The Gift of Power TG AP by DancingSpartan, literature
Literature
The Gift of Power TG AP
William was an orphan wandering the streets of Western Erstfell. Being only five years old left him as weak even among the other homeless kids in the district and what little money he could salvage was quickly beaten out of him by the older kids as soon as he found it. Nearly every night, he would look up to the sky wherever he chose to stay the night at and wish he could have some type of confidence. Some type of power! Something to get him through this little Hell of a kingdom that he had no choice but to call home. But that was all he could do. Wish…
However, William’s luck actually managed to flip one day while being chased
“Harpies have had many iterations within mythology,” Mr. Evans explained while bringing up pictures on his PowerPoint presentation. “In early mythology, they were seen as beautiful, winged maidens. They were like the Greek angels. However, later writings describe them as having faces like ugly old women and the claws of a hawk.” He brought up a slide of what looked like an eagle with the head of a vampire woman. An ugly vampire woman, to be exact.
“Sir,” Alex said while raising his hand, “how could their image change that much?”
“It’s actually quite simple,” the teacher grin