Zythus
A man named Zythus had a great tragedy cast upon him by fate.
Not only was he blind, but he was given a sword to discover the world.
His father Magnorium was quite cruel by nature.
Magnorium was given two great swords by a marvellous blacksmith.
One would be his and the other for his son.
Zythus was not only frowned upon by fate, but his father was especially cruel to his son.
Zythus was trained, but his blindness rendered him an obsticle; a burden.
Magnorium's cruelty was only furthered by this great deficiency.
One sword was white, while the other was black.
One sword was sharp and blunt.
The other was double edged.
With great malice he presented the double edged blade to his son.
In seeking to simply find his way, a great loneliness stirred in Zythus's heart.
Flailing about with his sword in hand.
Zythus was looked upon as a madman.
It brought Magnorium great joy to watch such a sight.
The Goddess Aphrodite rarely felt pity for men.
Although this particular man instilled a great sadness into the Goddess.
She devised a plan hoping to cure him.
Although he was blind, mad, and clumsy, Zythus was quite beautiful.
He had a wonderful voice and was very soft hearted.
But his appearance was carefully crafted.
A man to mock and also to fear.
He was a miserable sight for the crowds.
But there were many who longed for his touch.
There were some who wished to present him a path.
In this Kingdom the blind were left for death.
No one offered their hand to hold.
Aphrodite came to her most gifted follower Urlipses.
Urlipses was well known for casting out great sadness with her voice.
Aphrodite called upon Urlipses to sing, for she was wrought with sadness at the sight of Zythus.
Upon hearing the song she sung, Aphrodite knew what she must try.
She kindly asked Urlipses to sing her most beautiful song to Zythus.
As he was flailing and stumbling about, Zythus heard a very beautiful voice.
He drew nearer and nearer as she sung.
The beauty of this sound accompanied him, and pushed away his loneliness.
Aphrodite knew that she must keep Urlipses distant. A single blow from such a blade would prove quite painful.
It lifted Zythus to great heights, a most beautiful sound of love laid upon his heart.
Still tragedy lurked behind his sword, for the sound of love can fade.
Magnorium sensed that his great torment had been lifted.
Zythus had dropped his sword, and begun to feel the world with his hands.
Such was the power of a gift from Aphrodite.
Cruelty does not sit passively by, especially in the heart of Magnorium.
He quickly brought in his son and taught him the ways of the sword once again.
It was not easy to dissuade Zythus from his gift.
Magnorium demanded that he apply both hands, and to never let go.
Yet one hand would remain on the sword.
Magorium was thrilled and enraged by such defiance.
With this new found freedom, Zythus sought a hand to hold.
The power of Urlipses song was still as strong in his heart,
as the day he first heard it.
The feeling of joy given to him by touch guided him much differently than the sword.
The embers of fire had burned his feet, but Zythus had never grasped flames.