Cracked God

BOOK 1 CHAPTER 2 “ICARUS HAD A GREAT FALL”

I find it necessary to mention that, while this event was of great consequence to Tifon at the moment, and surely inspired some great change in him that would set the woodworks for his fate. His family life, however, remained much the same.

 Tifon lived with his grandparents, on his mother’s side. He’d never had any communication with his father’s family. Even more, interestingly, his parents’ death was quite vaguely explained to him when he was little. What was much hinted at by his grandparents’ though, was that they had both died by his father’s hand. What’s more, the latter’s family wanted nothing to do with him. And so Granny Lia and Grandpa Radyon took him in and cared for him as if their own. Radyon, a grey man of around 60, seemed to always be busy with his work. Being an architect by profession. He was either at work or designing his work when not, sometimes even while eating, much to Granny Lia’s dismay. On the other hand, Granny Lia was quite different. Still in her early 50s, she had a lot of energy and would spend much of it disciplining and raising little Tifon. But not to say that the child was much of a troublemaker out of infantile malice, but more simple ignorance. And to add to that, finding out Ichor ran through his veins only worsened his behavior.

It's past due saying that having ichor for blood is not only rare but almost unheard of in these times. It is said that only fated heroes favored by the Gods may have this bespoken fortune. Well, that, or those related to them, and apparently Tifon preferred the latter. Fancying even being related to Zeus Himself and one day standing next to His Throne on Mt. Olympus when his abilities manifested. Though he kept this fantasy more to himself.

However, things were much different in Tifon’s school life. Suddenly falling from the popular, yet arrogant child prodigy to the pitiful wash-up. To say the least, middle school was looking grim.

Even worse may have been the fact that all those he had under his thumb, without any special effort on his part, of course, would afterward at times even turn against him out of nowhere. As if to revenge themselves for following a disappointment all that time. But nothing could compare to the malice shown him by the few he had ‘trampled’ in rightful popularity. One being, the now school-famous Eion: bestowed with one of the world’s few confirmed X grade Boons. Not to mention the countless others, he now, had under his thumb. One of which, was Arian. While hints that Eion would have an X grade Boon were very much apparent in his early childhood, not least by the sheer number of house fires he had caused, Arian was quite different. Having only recently discovered his powers and reevaluated as having an X grade level Boon of his own. The nature of his Boon, however, seemed to wonderfully contrast that of Eion’s. Being essentially a frost Boon, much discussion would be had in the school staff on whether it was the favor of Demeter or Boreas. However, one thing was agreed upon by all: their sudden brotherhood would seal their intertwined fates forever.

All of these events boosted the class’s fame, to nobody’s surprise, along with the entire school itself. Not to say, however, that the school was before that of little repute. In reality, it had always been a famous school for gifted children, some classes even requiring a Boon of minimum W grade to enter, and, this too seemed to put Tifon under the chopping block, spreading murmurs that his expulsion was imminent. No such thing would happen of course, but that didn’t stop his enemies’ jeers and reproach on the subject.

Taking all of his aforementioned circumstances into consideration an imminent wave of depression was expected in Tifon. Accounting for the fact that his entire world had changed. But something else had changed too, Aurora, the class president, and pretty girl, one of the few people Tifon had not been able to entice through the means of his Ichor, had grown a sudden interest in him. Their long-lasting friendship would be set in motion from then on.

NOTE; 

APPEARANCES MATTER

TIFON

Tifon has always stood out in a crowd, but not only thanks to his Ichor.

Having puffy black hair with golden streaks and an extreme case of heterochromia, one of his iris’s being a brilliant shade of crimson and the other bright off-yellow color. He was born quite pale, it’s even said one could see the boy’s veins holding Ichor through his skin at the time. He was awfully tall in elementary and middle school, averaging around 180 centimeters. His growth would decline in high school, however, sitting now at little less than 186cms. All this was coupled with his sharp features and endearing smile, though he didn’t smile as often now as he used to, that seemed only to increase the rare occurrence’s beauty. The lad could be seen as quite handsome… when his eyes were closed.

AURORA

Aurora’s beauty in the class was undisputed, to the extreme that it's now almost glossed over due to redundancy.

Although possessing the obvious favor of Eos, the matter of her pink hair and pleasant features aroused some fancy that she’d been blessed by Aphrodite instead. She had pastel pink eyes to match her hair and a petite figure that, only in high school barely reached 156cms. Her delicate appearance inspired a sense of fragility, and, although she often acted the part to her benefit, the truth was quite different. She was more than capable of standing her ground when confronted… more often than not by jealous girlfriends.

The disparity between Eion and Arian is apparent from a glance when they are seen together, almost intentionally contrasting each other.

EION

Eion’s appearances seemed to match his short temper throughout his childhood.

Keeping his bronze hair short and straightened although it seemed naturally curly Eion stood out with his impressive muscle definition, especially when he was younger, having trained rigorously since childhood and standing now at around 182cms. He has dark brownish skin and his countenance had also grown sharper after puberty

ARIAN

Arian’s timidity was always reflected in his demeanor and did him no favors garnering attention during his childhood.

Now having his silver hair straightened and down to his chin, Arian almost used it as a curtain to cover his soft and snowy curved countenance, in turn, however, this only attracted more attention to him. Due to his hair's majestic and spotless appearance. A sudden growth spurt during puberty had him at around 184cms, his unaccustomed bearing to the height was reflected in an ever-present slight slouch.