In Mount Etna, Italy. The mighty forge of Hephaestus. The base of the God of fire, metallurgy, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, and volcanoes. The home and workplace of the sons of Themyscira.
And the place of a child throwing a fit.
"I wanna try now, Jeremiah. YOU PROMISED ME!!" A young boy shouted at an older man who was hammering a piece of metal. Another was massaging the bridge of his nose in frustration , and a few stopped working just to see this altercation.
"OK stop right there Jason, we agreed you would become my apprentice after a certain period of time has passed. " Jeremiah said putting down his peen hammer on the table.
"Its already been 25 years !!!" Jason shouted with pent up frustration and throwing his hands in the air in exasperation, looking quite cute since he looked seven years old. Causing the man to raise his eyebrows in surprise. He turned to the man who was rubbing his noses bridges and asked "Has it really been that long, Ben ? " and the man just nodded in return.
"OK, we'll talk about it at dinner." He told Jason, who ran to grab the smith's hammer and in his hand it disappeared. "OK that's cute, now give it back. " Jeremiah said in a mocking tone, not at all shocked by the act.
"NO." Jason responded back.
"Oooh, he don't respect your ass no more Jeremiah. After all you have done for him. BEAT HIS SORRY ASS!!!" A man said from the crowd that had just formed .
"Shut up, Larry !" Jason shouted. He brought the hammer back to his hand, then he walked to the walked to forge fire and dangled the hammer above it. "TEACH ME !!!"
"Fine we start tomorrow, you better not whine cause this is gonna be one of the most hardest forging periods !" He shouted back at Jason.
AT THE DINNER TABLE :
"Sho lema gyatt dis late." A man tried talking with food still in his mouth.
"CHEW YOUR FOOD YOU FUCKING ANIMAL!!! " A man shouted from a different side of the big table.
"Jason, please just explain it to them. I can't handle all this noise." John said, he was a big man he had red flaming hair looking imposing, but he was a kind man.
"LISTEN UP , YOU BARBARIANS ! "Jason shouted while standing on the chair since he wasn't at even half the man's height. He needed to do this so he atleast looked them in the eye.
"You have been graced with having the honor to raise me. The Future Greatest Blacksmith!!" He shouted out to everyone.
BAM ! Someone hit Jason on the head hard. "That don't explain shit, boy ."
"Damn you, what kind of bastard are you that hits a child !" Jason shouted back to the man.
"You're 50 years old "
"Mentally and physically, come on man that actually hurts. "Jason complained
"Jason you want the truth or some bs sugar coated shit ?" Randy, a man who was the oldest one here, had brown that had a few grey streaks on it, showinghow old he was actually. He was one of the most knowledgeable and wisest one here.
"Give me the truth. "He said knowing although this man rarely speaks, when he spoke it was needed.
"From the start of our birth our lives aren't the best of them all. We do a trade that isn't followed as much as others, our mothers abandoned us at birth leaving us nothing not even our names, but that's fine we don't need them . Don't let that discourage you kid, if you put your heart into something you truly love you'll actually be happy. " Randy said to Jason.
"Hmm he's right but you better not start whining about shit like you're tired, ya hear ." Jeremiah said to him making him curious.
"Hey you said the same thing back then as well, what's so busy about this time anyway ?" He asked .
"You mean you don't know."
"Yall don't include me in any of your discussion that you guys have. " He responded back.
"Well shit he isn't wrong though, guys." Someone from the table said.
"Well to put it simply its the Amazonian festival 'Feast Of The Five'. This is the most holy holiday for Themyscirians, celebrating their creation by the five goddesses: Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hestia, and Aphrodite. The day begins with a hunt in honour of Artemis and a harvest celebration for Demeter, followed by a grand feast." Jeremiah explained to Jason.
"This is also one of the busiest times for us amongst a few other events. "