Chapter 282

• Ajax turned back to Michael and James, raising his bull head proudly. "I am Ajax the Pathfinder, I was a friend of Tarnun, whom I succeeded as a Brave. I am a descendant of Minos, and I am a Minotaur of the Tahoma Tribe," he proclaimed loud and clear enough for everyone to hear.
• Michael and James looked at each other and smiled. They then turned back to him and held their hands out to him, palms upwards. Above them in the cloudless night sky there was a flash of light followed by rumble of thunder. Then a bolt of lightning came down to impact over the two Angelics. The clap of thunder that came with it was deafening. When Ajax's vision cleared, there was a massive spear in their hands that looked like it was straight out of the movie 300. Ajax peered at it when he saw a single word engraved on the side in a language he didn't recognize.
• Michael spoke up. "During times of strife, the Lord and Lady will select a hero to perform great deeds and to protect those who are unable to protect themselves. The Greek Hero that you are named after was one such person. He fought side by side with Achilles at Troy and after Achilles fell, Ajax the Greater took it upon himself to recover his comrade's body, armor, and weapons in order to give his friend a proper funeral. When his own spear broke during the fighting, he took up Achilles' legendary spear that was forged by the demigod Hephaestus. We present that spear to you today as you are now the chosen hero for the Minotaur."