Drink Immortality
Mr. Johnson, a widower millionaire living in Manhattan, led a simple yet stressful life. He was a generous individual who took pleasure in assisting the poor. Mr. Johnson had a kind heart but feared the possibility that upon his death, his children would have a disagreement over the distribution of his property, as they hated each other.
Olympus, home to 12 Greek gods, was the scene of another kind of distribution discussion high in the sky. Gods couldn't die but could fade away if forgotten, which was what had just occurred in Olympus. Olympus orbited the globe, currently residing on the six hundredth floor of the Empire State Building. Her children had forgotten about Nemesis, the goddess of balance, and joined the monster forces fighting against the gods. As a result, Nemesis had vanished. The cupbearer to the gods, Ganymede, was given the order by Zeus, king of the gods and Lord of the Sky, to find a kind-hearted mortal who would be made a god of balance because Olympus needed a kind-hearted replacement for this position. Because Ganymede was the gods' cupbearer, he owned a chalice whose nectar could make any mortal immortal with just one sip! Ganymede was hard at work figuring out how to hire the right candidate. He got the perfect idea to disguise himself as an old man and see who would help him. In order to test his method of selection, he went to the cold streets of Manhattan and sat as an old beggar. Hours passed, and people were just passing through without paying any heed.
Mr. Johnson was also walking that night on the same street, very upset as he had just seen his children fight. He saw Ganymede as an elderly, hungry beggar in torn clothes while depressed. Mr. Johnson, being the kind man that he was, went to help him and gave him money but then saw his state and thought it wasn't enough. He took him to a clothing store to get him a jacket and some clothes because it was cold. He then took him to a restaurant and bought him soup because it was cold outside. Through the soup's steam, Ganymede started the conversation about becoming immortal, thinking he had found his man. Mr. When Johnson told Ganymede about his fear and how his children hated each other, he was thrilled. Ganymede told him that if he took the post of the god of balance, he would be able to distribute everything evenly among the children. However, there was a problem: he had to live on Olympus.
Mr. Johnson was quite sorrowful to leave his family, but he could bring justice to the world, so he accepted it and took a sip of the nectar in the chalice. His body was changing, and he could feel it. He felt more powerful and invincible. Ganymede was prepared to immediately travel to the Empire State Building, but Mr. Johnson pleaded with his family for some time to say goodbye. He quickly went home and met his family, telling them that he would be back for dinner, but obviously, that wasn't the plan.
After the goodbyes, Mr. Johnson and Ganymede left for the Empire State Building. On the way, Mr. Johnson had a strange feeling about running out on his family. Ganymede noticed Mr. Johnson's nervousness, so he calmed him down with lemonade, his favorite drink. Mr. Johnson asked Ganymede how he knew what he liked and didn't like, and Ganymede laughed and said it was his job to know what gods like. Ganymede and Mr. Johnson began telling Ganymede stories about how he had become a god. Ganymede told Johnson that Zeus had pulled him up to the sky because he was beautiful, and because of this, he had made many enemies along the way. When they reached the Empire State Building, Mr. Johnson realized there were only 102 floors and wondered how they would get to the six-hundredth floor. "Watch and learn, my friend," Ganymede said as he began to laugh at this. When they got to the reception, Ganymede showed the guy his Olympian badge and asked, "What's up, G-man? Have we made an immortal out of another mortal?" Ganymede exclaimed, "Yup!" with pride. Mr. Johnson stood silent and felt his eyes open wide at the realization.
They then proceeded to the elevator where there were only 102 buttons. Mr. Johnson inquired, "What now?" "We all follow Lord Zeus," Ganymede said. Suddenly, a red button appeared labeled 600. Mr. Johnson was taken aback to the point of heart attack. They pressed the button, and it started shooting up to the skies. In the elevator, Ganymede explained the protocol to Mr. Johnson: First to bow down to Zeus, secondly to Hera, queen of gods (and also wife of Zeus,) and third to bow down to Poseidon, who was Zeus's brother, lord of the sea.
When Mr. Johnson entered Olympus, he was flabbergasted as he hadn't seen anything as mesmerizing and magical. He was close to forgetting to bow to the gods. All the gods were extremely tall. Even Ganymede shot up in size upon entering Olympus.
The gods of Olympus stood 20 feet tall, but when they were outside, they grew to human size and took on the form of humans, animals, or whatever else they needed to be. Surprisingly, Zeus didn't impress Mr. Johnson was unlike the other gods, who were sitting up straight, fiercely, and gracefully, as gods should be. Johnson's posture was detached and laid-back. After observing Olympus and the gods, Mr. As directed by Ganymede, Johnson bowed to the three gods. Zeus was updated about Mr. Johnson's past by Ganymede. Zeus warned Mr. because he was so attached to his children. Johnson that there would be no turning back once he had been made a god, to which Mr. Johnson agreed reluctantly. Zeus started chanting a spell, and before Mr. Johnson knew it, he was 20 feet tall and was looking eye to eye with all the gods. He suddenly felt the power of being a god in his blood after Zeus congratulated him on becoming the god of balance. Zeus gave him his godly name, Sophorious, meaning wise in maintaining balance. Zeus, through another magical spell, transferred all necessary information to Sophorious so he could commence his godly duties.
As Sophorious' first mission or godly duty, Ganymede requested Sophorious to bring balance between him and the rest of the Olympians as they were jealous of his beauty. Sophorious felt sorry for him, but after much deliberation, he was unable to come up with
anything else, so he turned Ganymede ugly with pimples and rashes all over his face. Ganymede got scared and angrily said, "Yo man, what have you done? I don't want to look bad. Just then Zeus entered, and he was confused as to who Ganymede was, and asked who he was. He was crying at this point, and while he was crying, he told Zeus what had happened. Even Zeus was unable to contain his laughter. Sophorious was sat down by Zeus and told that this was not the right way to balance things. Sophorious asked, "Now what shall I do?" and Zeus instructed him to restore Ganymede to normal. Sophorious did as he was told and then changed back. After that, Zeus gave him the advice to go to all of the gods and tell them that Ganymede was beautiful and that there was no reason not to like him because he was so noble inside. Sophorious agreed, but before he did so, he consoled Ganymede and apologised to him. After that, Sophorious set out to inform all of the gods about Ganymede. That was the least he could do for his friend, despite the difficult work. Sophorious also revealed to Ganymede a secret about the gods' stubbornness while they were laughing about the day's events later that night. In response, Ganymede asked, "What do you know? I have dealt with these difficult creatures for centuries here!" Because he quenched their thirst, Ganymede finally received the respect he deserved and all the gods started to appreciate him. Days passed, and Mr. Johnson hadn't returned to his home and was now presumed dead by his family, who were extremely disturbed by his sudden absence. As Mr. Johnson had anticipated that there would be a problem with the distribution of his children's assets, but now that he knew how to proceed calmly, he divided the property fairly and gradually instilled affection between his children. In no time, they were the children which Mr. Johnson's late mortal wife would have loved to see.
Sophorious liked Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, to have support in the immortal world, start an immortal family, and have an heir to his throne. His wife had been very supportive of him in the mortal world. She was drawn to his kindness, and they both wanted to start a life together. The feeling was mutual. Soon after becoming comfortable in the world of the gods, they both got married.
Zeus decided to give Sophorious the task of balancing the war between The Republic of Guluna and The State of Khumariyaan after seeing how patiently and confidently he handled the situation in his family. Sophorious was a little ambivalent when Zeus told him about his new job, but after Zeus gave him a boost, he buckled down and had the courage to go and strike a balance between the two. As he considered a plan to put an end to it, all the gods cheered for him. First, he thought he should find out what they were fighting about, then found out that there was a piece of land which the Khumariyaan had captured but the Republic of Guluna claimed was theirs. He then discovered that half of it came from Khumariyaan territory and the other half from Guluna. He decided, after doing extensive research, that he ought to go talk to leaders on both sides and try to persuade them to leave peacefully. Everyone laughed when Zeus told him not to make people look bad before he left. After Sophorious left for the negotiations, the Guluna government began to pay attention, but all they wanted was their fair share of the land. Khumariyaan stayed put and refused to cooperate, which led Sophorious to the last option to weaken the army of Khumariyaan. Khumariyaan gave in as a result, and Sophorious divided the land equally, which pleased both parties. After the war had subsided, Sophorious fixed all the damage he had done to Khumariyaan. Everyone in Olympus was proud of Sophorious.
These were just a few among many things Sophorious did to balance the worlds. In no time, Sophorious knew everything about the Greek gods and learned all their traditions. Even though he was thought to be one of the minor gods, he still thought big and made big changes in both worlds. Zeus made Sophorious head of all minor gods, and as the head, he gave all the minor gods the respect they deserved.
Sophorious would miss his human children every day, despite this new magical and exciting world. He would take up different disguises, from delivering mail as the postman to being the grocery man, just to get a glimpse of his children, and when he learned that they continued missing his presence, it was heart-wrenching for him. After that, he came to the conclusion that, as the god of balance, he had not been particularly fair to his children. It was not fair to remove the presence of a father from his children before the designated time. He went to Zeus and asked him to release him from his duties as a god and allow him to live with his children as their father when his guilt was taking over and the memories of his children were making him sad. Sophorious was reminded by Zeus that when he got his title, he was told what would happen and what he would have to give up in order to get this immortal life and status. He was informed by Zeus that all he could do for him was show sympathy. Sophorious, who now longed to become the simple Mr. Johnson was here in a world where he had to fulfill endless obligations and responsibilities. He came to the realization that nothing is free, and that sometimes we have to make life-altering sacrifices in order to realize our dreams and put our fears to rest. In this circumstance, his loving wife Aphrodite was the only thing that brought him comfort, and he was very thankful for her. Now all he wanted to do was make Aphrodite happy, and with her by his side, he would do everything with dedication and fairness. Although Sophorious learned to balance his own existence between two worlds, finding peace in his eternal duty, there still are nights when he looks down at the earth and wonders whether Mr. That night, Johnson should have taken a sip of immortality, or he should have passed the elderly man who was starving on that cold night in Manhattan.
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