The Third labor, part 1

Farsight’s words instilled Sam with enough confidence that the blood-curdling roar he heard as he approached the monster kept his anxiety at bay.

[ALERT! Your HP has risen back to [50%]. It is still not advisable to approach the Nemean Lion without raising your health more.]

“Thanks for the advice, Triple-A,” Sam smiled at the floating notification, “but I can’t do that…”

He glanced to his left and noticed that a crowd of spectators had appeared on the other side of the bridge’s railing.

“Lesson number two… a true hero never stops to answer the call when it’s given.”

Sam was walking tall toward the savage personification of death, and those who watched him began to feel a stirring in their chests. He didn’t know it, but his courage—his resolve—was inspiring them. It wasn’t just humans either. Even the gods seemed glued to Sam’s unfaltering steps.

[Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, looks upon you with favor.]