“Ohno!”thoughtKingDimitri.“Ieverallowthattohappen!”Takinguphisbowandarrow,hewasabouttoshoot,whenoutoftheerofhiseye,heglimpsedApollo,hisbowtaut,abouttoshoottheinalsunrotatingonitsorbit.
“Ohno!Heotdothat!Itwouldbeacatastrophe!”Atthiscritient,KingDimitriletflytwoarrows.Oowardsthesuicidalroguesun,hititandforcedittofallintheabyssbelow.TheotherarrowwentstraightforApollo’sgoldarrowwhichwasaimedattheinalsun.ThoughdispatchedslightlyafterApollo’sgoldarrow,KingDimitri’sarrowcaughtupwithitjustinanieandhititawayjustasitwasabouttoreachitstarget.ThesoldierswerealstoundedbyKingDimitri’sastonishiandpletelymesmerizedbyhisalmostmagicalskiltarchery.TheSunGodcriedangrily,
“Dimitri!Whatdoyoumeanbythis?Whydidyouhitmyarrow?”
“Pleasedon’tbeangry!”saidKingDimitripacifyingly,herarrogantnorhumble.Headdedrespectfully,
“MostbenevolentandmercifulSunGod.Ifyourarrowhitthesun,whichwasonlydoingitsjob,rotatingonitsorbit,theentiresorsystemwouldforeverfallintodarkness.Withoutsorenergy,thetemperatureoftheearthwoulddropdrasticallyandalllifewouldbewipedout.Idon’tthinkyouwouldliketoseesuchthingshappen,yhness.”Hesmiledmodestlyandtinued,
“Whatjusthappenedwasryingtoshowoffmyexpertise.IbelieveifIcouldhityourarrow,you,too,couldhitmine.Right?”Apollodidnotanswer.Zeus’sonorousughwasheardfromafarandhewavedatthetwoofthem.Theyswiftlywentbyhorseandchariottowardsthepcewherethetwebannersflutteredinthebreeze.
KingDimitrijumpedfromhishorseandApolloalightedfromhischariot.TheybothbowedtoZeusandtheostandbyhisside.Zeussonorousvoicesoundedagain,
“Iwillbethejudgeandpronounceajustandpeacefulsentence.KingDimitrishotdownfivesuns.Apolloshotdownfour.ButifhisgoldarrowhadnotbeenshotdownbyKingDimitri,hewouldalsohavegottenfivesuns.SoIdecrethematchadraw.Letthismattereoday.Fromnowon,youtwoturnfromeofriendsandbeebrothers.”KingDimitriandApollolookedateachother.Theysmiled.Fourhandscspedtightlytogetherandtheyembracedeachotherwarmly.Heroesknoreciateeachother.Mutuadmirationwasevideheirexpressions.Zeustinued.
“Thoseninesunsseemhighlysuspicious.Ibelievetheyarethepersonificationofsomemonstersanddemons.Iknownotwheretheyarefromnowwhytheygatherheretoday.Ittookyourbinedeffortstodestroythem.heroneofyouwouldhavebeeodealwiththemsingle-handedly.Iamveryhappythatwhatbeganasapunitiveexpeditionendedtallyinsuchamagnifitvictory.Itehetwoofyoutomeetandfighttogethertodestroythesemonstersandeliminatesfortheuniverse.Iamveryhappyaboutthis.....”HestoppedforamomentaaringatKingDimitri,hesaid,
“Ineverdreamed...Ineverdreamedthatatthisremotepartoftheuniverse,inatinyunknownkingdom,thereisakingsuchasyou,brave,ceousandintelligent.Good!Good!Fromnowon,Inullifyourpreviousretionshipofliegelordandvassal.Youarenolongermysubjedowemeallegiance.Fromnowon,wearebothkingsaonequalfootingastwosns.Ourtwokingdomswillbefriendlytoeachother.”
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