A Wager Between Thor and Zeus on The High Seas Short Story

Long time ago, in a time where the Gods of old once reigned supreme and long before the birth of Christ. On top of Mount Olympus in Greece, the legendary king of the Greek Gods and the Greek God of Thunder, the wise and noble Zeus was visited by the cocky and manly Norse God of Thunder Thor. Thor and Zeus were both bored, so they decided to play a little game that involved a mortal named Lina. Lina is quite the strong young woman with the appearance of a giant Amazon warrior. Yet Lina is more bonded to the seas and loved to sail whenever she could. Lina is the daughter of a fisherman named Luke and comes from a long line of fishermen. Lina will do anything to make her father proud, so one day as she heads off to catch a legendary tuna known simply as Tuntona, that legends state is a large as two temples and which is a fish that no one has caught. Lina’s father Luke almost caught the monstrous Tuntona, but he sadly lost his arm to the legendary tuna instead. Lina vowed to avenge her father and catch the deadly Tuntona to make him and her village proud. 

That’s the day Zeus and Thor decided to make a little wager. Whoever could hit Lina’s boat with lightning first and sink it, wins. As Lina begins her fishing trip, she has no ideas about Zeus and Thor’s little game. It started out as a lovely magical morning, but slowly turned into an insane brutal lightning storm that covered all the vast mighty ocean. Lina bravely steered her ship through the lighting storm as Zeus and Thor thought of her as nothing more than a simple target to hurl lightning bolts at. As the storm started getting rough, Lina steered her boat as if there wasn’t a storm at all. “Damn, this mortal and her boat are hard to hit,” says Zeus. “You’re thinking of giving up already Zeus?” asks Thor. “No, I know what to do. I know what she wants and by thunder I’ll give it to her,” says Zeus. Zeus whistles while he and Thor continue to hurl lightning bolts at Lina’s boat. Lina using her vast strength, just kept on sailing until it appeared. The legendary tuna of myth, Tuntona, appears and attacks Lina’s fishing vessel. “It’s him. Tuntona, I will catch and slay thee. For the honor of my father, his father, and my village. You will be mine,” shouts Lina in battle cry. Lina pulls out her spear and aims it at Tuntona. Tuntona growls and roars so loud that the planet itself shook and quaked. Lina jumps on the back of Tuntona and stabs him in the back repeatedly. While Zeus is distracted as he watches Lina slay the mighty Tuntona, Thor uses this chance to hit the winning blow and sink Lina’s boat. “I win and you lose. Now pay up, Zeus,” says Thor. Zeus sighs and is about to pay Thor, only for him to spot Lina riding the wounded Tuntona back to shore. Zeus cheers as Thor is about to hurl a lightning bolt at Lina, Poseidon grabs Thor’s arm. “So, you two have forgotten who the king of the seas is, haven’t you?” asks Poseidon. Poseidon releases Thor and Thor moans in pain. Thor sets his powerful hammer down for a second and holds his arm. “I’m sorry. Geez, it was Zeus’s idea anyway,” cried Thor in pain. “No, it was your idea Thor. We’re lucky we didn’t kill that poor mortal,” yells Zeus. “Enough you two, it’s time for me to fix your mess,” said Poseidon. 

Poseidon lifted his monumental terrifying trident up into the air and slams it to the ground so hard to the point where Mount Olympus nearly shattered. As the sun rose up, with the storm clearing, Lina rode Tuntona back to her village where her family and fellow villagers cheered. Lina had slain the fearsome huge tuna Tuntona and the little Greek fishing village ate Tuntona at a grand feast. Lina made her father proud that day and she continued to work in the family fishing business for the rest of her long life. The next day, Lina found a gift from the Gods on her doorstep. It was a smaller scale version of Poseidon’s very own trident. Like Poseidon, Lina can now control the sea and all the sea creatures within it. You think Zeus and Thor would never make a wager like this again, right? Well, you think them being Gods would make them wiser, but they truly never learn from their past mistakes. 

THE END