Zeus Ring

s bones, wrapping him in a blanket of agony. The asphalt was

move, couldn't cry out, his world had shrunk i

. A few ribs were broken and his head had a gash. He didn't know what to think.

ning, yet Ethan remained trapped in t

th him draining away what little warmth remained in his battered body. He was slipping awa

s, dressed in a fitted sweatpants and petticoat. She was with a toddler that

vement, his small hand clasped in his mother's. But then th

ointing toward Ethan's motionless f

pping a beat as she saw Ethan l

claimed in shock and

neath him, mixed with the ra

r voice. She rushed over, pulling her son close. "Honey, com

nds trembled as she knelt beside E

an's hands moved frantically, searching for any sign of life. "Oh my goodness

e faint pulse. It was weak, but there. "Someone call an ambulance!

. It all sounded like foggy echoes to him. He was sinking deeper into the darkness, the weight of his in

his throat was so tight and no matter how much he wanted to

g on his right hand, the only thing he had left from his father. He'd always

t was his sixth birthday, the last one they had celebrated together. His father had placed the ring in his small hand, a

ine he had clung to in the darkest moments of his life. It meant everything to him, especially since he could never get a hold of anything that

el dead inside. He called out to his father and wanted nothing more than

s as if his father was there with him, holding him close. The warmth grew, turning into a heat that coursed through his veins, setting

understand what was happening, but he

r as they pushed through the growing crowd. "Make

s holding onto his ringed finger even in delirium. When he tried to pry the ring from E

ered, confusion etched on his fac

" He said. His teammate shrugged, they didn't know what to make of it, but

to the stretcher, the sound of

et of sleek luxury vehicles rounded the co

d the crowd parted instinctively,

in all black attire ste

the void claimed him was a voice,

there wa