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The Tale Of Damonitus

The Tale of Damonitus Long ago in the year of 513 B.C., a young man named Damonitus was sitting his barracks wondering about the art of discus throwing. He lived on the outskirts of Athens, an ancient city of Greece. Damonitus has always wanted to be a discus thrower. He wants to play the amazing sport but since he is a soldier in the Athenian army he does not have time to. Eventually he runs away from the army to participate in the discus throwing preliminary rounds. When it is his turn he gets a good start and throws the discus so far it is lost forever. The crowd is amazed by his ability and screams his name to the sky. By now the army of Athens is looking for Damonitus. They send special officers to find him and bring him back where his trial will be held

Damonitus knows that Athens will be looking for him. He changes his name and moves to the wilderness where he hones his skills as a discus thrower. After three long and hard years the crowds of Athens have forgotten about their discus hero that performed for them and have moved on. Also the army of Athens is desperate to find Damonitus and kill him.

Damonitus travels to the city of Athens where he signs up for the annual discus throwing competition. The army's General is at the competition running the security around the arena. Damonitus knows not that the General will ask the name of the victor. normally he could just lie, but the General has a magical serum that can make the person tell the truth.

Damonitus easily blows though the competition and is named champion. The General of the Athenian army steps forward, he asks for the winner to stand forward and drink from the cup of the tournament. When he does the general asks him now what is your name.

Damonitus can not help it he blurts his real name out in a slurr. The general orders to seize Damonitus. Damonitus, cursing the Athenian army, throws the discus high into the air so high that it arrives at Mt. Olympus and strikes the mountain so hard it makes an imprint of the discus in the side of the mountain.

Damonitus is captured and sentenced to death for treason and running from the Athenian empire.

That is the tale of Damonitus, a hero who believed in something he loved so much he died for it.