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Being Used For Immortal S?
Being Used For Immortal S?
Being Used For Immortal S?
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ManyofusknowthestoriesofZeusandhismany,manychildren.Oneof
hissonsKonk,whosemotherwasamortalturnedouttobetheGodOf
Weather.Hera,ZeusswifehatedpoorKonkandhismother,mostly
becauseLinakeptpoorlittleKonkasecretfromeveryoneexceptforZeus.
HerafoundoutaboutKonkbecauseZeuswouldalwayssneakoutand
meetwithLinatoseebabyKonk.TurnsoutasKonkgotabitolderhis
motherfoundouthedidntpossesshermortalitybuthisfather's
immortality.
ThestorybehindKonksgodpowerswerebroughttolightbyHeraherself.
Shewenttothegodofrain/weatherTialocandaskedhimforaprettybig
favor.Tialoc,Ivecomebeforeyoutodaytoaskyoutocastastormover
theyoungKonkshead,andlethimdrowninhisownpersonalswimming
poolabovehishead.SaidHerraasTialocjustsatthereonhiscouch
ponderingwhyheshouldeverdoanythingforHerrabutwhensheoffered
tofindhimamortalwife,heagreedimmediately.Herawenttothemortal
worldandbeganhersearchfortheperfectwifeforTialoc.Herastumbledin
frontofastunningmortalbythenameofMonny.Ohdearmortal,please
comealongwithmebacktoMountOlympus,Idloveforyoutogettomeet
myamazingfriendTialocs.SaidHerra.OhuhmsureIguess.replied
MonnyscaredifshesaidnothatHerrawouldputherthroughalotof
sufferingsincethatswhatshesknownfor.
Tialocswasverymuchpleasedwithhisnewfoundmortalwife.Ohdear
wifeyoumaynotknowwhatsgoingonnowyousoonwillafterallthisis
over.SinceHerradidherpartheneededtodohissoTialocfoundout
whereKonkandhismotherlivedandandcastedthedarkstormcloudover
hishead.TialocwashopingforthestormcloudtokillKonkbecause
everyonethoughthewasmortal.But,thisiswhereKonkgotsoveryangry
thathefoundouthehadpowerstocontrolandmanipulateweather.Konk
grazedthecloudoverTialocsheadandstrippedawayhispowersandput
Tialoconhisdeathbed.OhTialoc,yourroleasgodofweatherhasbeen
strippedrightfromyourhands,dontforgetthatIamthesonofZeusand
youcantgoagainstme.SaidKonk.Nowwhosthismortalpoormortal
whoendedupbeingyourwife.
KonkknewHerrawasalwaysagainsthimbutbringingapoormortalinto
this,thatsjustdepressing.Konkwasntamajorfanofmortals,even
thoughhismotherisonehedespisedthem.WhenTialoctoldKonkwhere
hewaskeepinghisnewfoundwifehefeltobligatedtogoandfreeher
fromallthisnonsense.ThemomentKonklaidhiseyesonthismortalitwas
likeCupidhimselfhadstruckhimwithoneofhisarrows.Thismortalwas
stunning.
Dearmortal,whatisyourname?askedKongtothepoorcluelessmortal.
Monnysherepliedwith.ForsomeoddreasonKonkfeltasurgeofrage
gothroughhimonhowHerracouldjustusethispoorgirl,likeshewas
nothingandforherownbenefit.KonksworetogetbackatHerraforputting
thispoormortalthroughsomuchpain.Sincehewasabletocontrol
weather,KonkdecidedtostripawayrainfromthemortalsinAthens.He
madeZeusveryangryaboutthisbecause,Zeusdidntbelieveitwasright
tointerferewithmortals(Eventhoughheshadsomanykidswithmany
mortals).But,afterKonktoldZeuswhatHerrahadusedMonnyfor,he
wouldntbringtherainbackuntilHerrawouldbebanishedtoHades.Oh
sonsheismywifebutsheneedstolearnalessononhoweveryone
shouldbetreated.