Helios: A Short Story

It was one time, that I let my thoughts control me, take me to heaven, then set the world on fire. The sky was a soft shade of blue, the birds were chirping, and the sun was bright and radiant. My friend approached me in our free period, and we had a conversation that grabbed my attention.

“What’s up?” asked Arden.

“Not much.” I said

“You should stop telling your friends that you are the son of Helios. Everyone is over it already. Just an advice.”

“Hey….if you do not believe me ask my mom.”

“How can you be the son of the Sun god with no super abilities? Ha. Maybe your dad did not like you much, so he made you mortal.”

I walked away. It was not worth talking about, but somehow I felt the need to prove that Helios is my father. What if my mom was not telling me the truth? I needed to find out and I knew just where to find him. My mom, Clymene, told me that he was always in the sun palace. I have not really thought about going there in my life, but on second thought it was worth it, at least to see how my father looks like. Surprisingly, my mother agreed to let me go. I wondered. If my father was really the Sun god, then

My mother said you were, but the boys at school laugh when I tell them I am your son. They won’t believe me. I told my mother and she said I had better go ask you.” I said as boldly and fearless as I could. The Sun god took off his luminous crown and smiled. “Come here Phaethon. Clymene told you the truth. You are my son.” I smiled, I was proud to be the son of Helios. My father was the Sun god. “How do I know that you are my father?” I said, as I suddenly doubted him. “I expect you will not doubt my word too? But I will give you proof. Ask anything you want of me and you shall have it, and I call the Styx to be witness to my promise, the river of the oath of the gods.” His generosity amazed me, and I remembered watching him riding the Sun chariot through heaven, and wishing to be in his