Thank you, Mr. Kiza.
Lucidity! And a sword! I teleported to where the Nemean lion should be.
Climbing The Mountain
Our hero stood in a desert, nothing for miles except a large mountain. At the foot of it laid the remains of many fallen men. Not from war, but from beast. This was the right place. He set upon climbing the mountain. Half the distance complete, the hero listened. In the distance he heard a roar, and the shouts of a man in battle. Definitely the right place.
He completed the climb, and came to a flat part of the mountain. He saw a young soldier, cut and beaten. The soldier had a short sword in his hand, it was dented and bent. The large lion moved slowly closer to the poor boy. Our hero knew it was not his place to help. The lion swiped angrily at the young man, and with a roar, pushed him off the edge of the mountain. A cry, and then silence.
The lion slowly glanced at the hero, and went back to its cave. Unsheathing his bladed friend, he walked toward the lion. Cautiously. The lion erupted in violence. Roaring and swiping, it flew at the hero. The hero blocked with his sword, but noticed it had not affected the lion. He needed to test this. The lion took a step forward, and the hero sliced at its leg. The blade glanced off. He dodged a paw and crawled on to the lion's back. He brought his blade down. It was as if he were striking a shield. He dropped down, and rolled under the beast. He pushed his blade up, and again, no prevail. The lion could not be cut. The hero had to think of something.
The lion knocked over, its mighty paws in a fury. The lion took a step back, the hero looked backwards. He was near the edge. He moved forward, and the lion swiped at him. He was in the same position as the boy from before... The lion dove at him, and he rolled out of the way. The lion caught its footing quickly, and turned and dove again at the hero. Sadly, our hero didn't react as quickly. The lion's mighty jaws came down around him, and swallowed him whole.
The lion was victorious, and moved back to its cave to celebrate its newest meal. It laid down, contented. Not know exactly what was in him. The lion had not chewed. The hero was alive. In the dark belly of the beast, the hero unsheathed his blade. He swung madly, doing any harm he could. Shrieks and growls of pain came from the throat, which was soon dispatched. The hero felt his bloody abode slump in defeat. He crawled toward and out of the beast's mighty jaws.
Tunnel, Not A Cave
Our hero looked over the body of the lion. The cave continued. Lighting a torch, he followed it. The sun was still high, there was much time left. A need cave it was, he heard sounds of the shore coming from deep inside it, after a long while, he broke surface. There, in front of him, was a giant maze of wood and stone. The shore was near him, flocked with birds.
He saw the entrance, it was obvious. After entering it, he realized how ominous it was. Bits of bone riddled the path. Blood was smeared on the walls. And a horrible roar would occasionally erupt from somewhere deep in the maze. Our hero saw the sun move slightly in the sky. It was in the west now. The sea was to the east. And a mountain to the south. With these points, he could estimate where he was in the maze. He felt he was near the center, the roar was loud. But soon, the sun dropped. The pulled out his sword, and scratched along the side of the maze. He found himself at a dead end, and followed his scratches back. They soon changed to more erratic cuts. He ponder this as he followed it. It all became clear when he saw them lead behind a corner. He turned, and there it was. A horrible fiend. Legs and head of a bull, but the body of a man. It carried a giant axe, and howled at the sight of this intruder.
Blade unsheathed, and axe brandished, they charged at each other. The hero leaps as the monster swings at him. Quickly, the hero brings the blade down on the head of the Minotaur. A scream of pain, and the flow of blood. The Minotaur fell quickly. Our hero drives his sword into the chest of the monster. The Minotaur doesn't move. Our hero turns, and leaves.
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