Personal Narrative: Calypso's Island
“Before I suffered the loneliness forced upon me on Calypso’s Island, I had sojourned on the Island of Zýmosi. My visit lasted merely ten days, but a brutal ten days it was. The island overflowed with trees as tall as the mast on a Greek Bireme circa 500 BCE. I slithered my way into the trees, hoping to find a soul kind enough to provide Xenia, however the maze of trees clouded my view of the path. The miniscule pathway encrusted with dirt and pebbles, led to the tree towering over all. My eyes ascended up the trunk hoping to encounter the owner of the land. Instead, my eyes united with the eyes of a man dangling from the most elevated branch in the tree. His limbs flailed around in the wind with no sign of control. I thrusted myself upon the branch grasping onto the ground and my body vanished into the cyclopean bundle of leaves. Bustling through the greens, a flailing body laid upon a thin branch waiting to snap, caught my eye. My feet leapt ahead of me in an a desperate attempt
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Many call it the dark island of Zýmosi. The monster is horrifying and intoxicates everyone in sight. The alcohol shot by the monster denatures the brains of his victims, leaving them useless and only slaves to Zýmosi. Zýmosi has an exceptional power that allows his hearing to pick up the slightest of sounds. There has been not one man who has survived the wrath of Zýmosi. Many say he longed for his love, who had been killed by the men passing through the island. Zýmosi will not stop till he eliminates all of the creatures responsible for the death of his precious Anapnéo. His lover was his breath of fresh of air, she retained his sanity. Without Anapnéo, Zýmosi is left without a true air to breathe in. He is left with carbon dioxide, creating the alcohol within him. When his lover abandoned his side, he was cursed with no chance to live in a world full of humans. Zýmosi needs the carbon dioxide to fuel his power.’ The man explained in great
Many call it the dark island of Zýmosi. The monster is horrifying and intoxicates everyone in sight. The alcohol shot by the monster denatures the brains of his victims, leaving them useless and only slaves to Zýmosi. Zýmosi has an exceptional power that allows his hearing to pick up the slightest of sounds. There has been not one man who has survived the wrath of Zýmosi. Many say he longed for his love, who had been killed by the men passing through the island. Zýmosi will not stop till he eliminates all of the creatures responsible for the death of his precious Anapnéo. His lover was his breath of fresh of air, she retained his sanity. Without Anapnéo, Zýmosi is left without a true air to breathe in. He is left with carbon dioxide, creating the alcohol within him. When his lover abandoned his side, he was cursed with no chance to live in a world full of humans. Zýmosi needs the carbon dioxide to fuel his power.’ The man explained in great