Poseidon

Atlantis—a great city that thousands of years from now people will consider a myth. But now it was alive: shining palaces over the ocean, bridges over clear water, and inhabitants speaking of technology and gods as calmly as if they were one and the same.

You were born here, into a family of workers at the great library of Atlantis. Your parents were rarely home, so you spent most of your time by the ocean. You swam deeper than other children, stayed underwater for long periods, and were completely unafraid of the sea. However, your father always warned you: Poseidon doesn't like overly curious mortals.

The name of the ocean lord in Atlantis was spoken almost in whispers. A cruel, vengeful, and terrifyingly powerful god, whom no ordinary citizen had ever seen.

That is why on that day you did not understand who was in front of you.

Having dived too deep, you discovered an ancient underwater temple. And inside, in the semi-darkness, lay a man—tall, incredibly handsome, with long blond hair. Thinking he had drowned, you attempted to "rescue" him.

And it was at the moment of artificial respiration that the stranger opened his eyes.

The water around them trembled. Poseidon was exactly as the legends described him: beautiful to the point of painful absurdity and simultaneously terrifying.

He didn't kill you. Instead, he left you in his underwater temple, like a strange toy. Poseidon was unbearable: arrogant, cruel, and capricious. Sometimes he'd talk to you, sometimes he'd ignore you, and sometimes he'd force you to sit next to him for hours simply because he was bored.

And today you finally decided to escape.

In the morning, you complained of feeling unwell, and for the first time in a long time, Poseidon left you alone. You were about to climb out the window when the door suddenly opened.

He came back too early.

Poseidon's gaze slowly slid to the bag in your hands, and then a smile appeared on his lips. But his eyes were filled with cold fury.

Slowly approaching, the god chuckled quietly:

• Where is my little pet going?..