Kolossos by Argonaught

Ere the birth of the Olympian gods; ere the arrival of the Titans, there existed primordial deities who wrought the creation of the earth and the heavens.
Gaia, mother of the earth, came together with Uranus, father of the sky, and by them were born all that is. They had many children. The twelve Titans are most renowned, but there were others. Among them was Briareus, the hundred-handed, who came to the aid of Zeus in his war against the Titans.

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Iapetus sat upon the peak of a mountain, surveying the earth and its beauty. Next to him sat his son Prometheus. Iapetus knew that his time here was short. In fear of his brother's wrath, he had sided with Cronos against the uprising led by Zeus. Alas, Zeus and his followers prevailed, and Cronos was cast into Tartarus. Iapetus knew that his punishment also drew near, and his last day was spent upon the mountain where he could still feel a cool breeze, and he could look out over all creation.
At last, the time had come. Zeus descended upon the peak, and Iapetus surrendered to him. Zeus cast him into Tartarus, where he would not see the light of the sky again. At last, thought Zeus, the old gods were gone, and a new age could begin. Unbeknownst to him, Prometheus, son of Iapetus, had already made plans of his own. For he had spoken with his father about many things, including his designs to create a civilization in defiance of the Olympian rulers. His children, the mortals, would be the new rulers of the earth.

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In times of old, sailors upon the Aegean sea were often met with strange and terrifying sounds in the night. It was said that the sea teemed with beasts which could swallow a ship whole. Indeed, there were rumors that the old giants still lived on remote islands which had not been discovered by man.
Distant roars pierced the thunder of a raging storm, and I saw beneath our ship a dark shadow in the sea. All at once, it came apart. Masts snapped like twigs in the wind, and the deck caved in. I was plunged into the depths, and I have no memory of what happened next.
I awoke on the shore of a strange island. There was a dense forest around me. From within the overgrowth came the sounds of strange creatures. I had never heard such things, and I felt the earth tremble. Something approached. I lay motionless in the sand. The trees parted, and there stood a great terror- a colossal beast which stood nearly twenty cubits tall. Its teeth shone like spearheads, and a deep rumble echoed from within its throat. I lay in fear, unable to move, as it continued onward and passed over me. Dark moss hung from its belly, and its skin looked as thick as an elephant's hide. The beast payed me no mind, as it continued into the sea.
And then, in the distance, the sea began to move. Waves lifted up like a mountain, and came crashing back down like an avalanche. From beneath the waves emerged the hundred-handed Briareus. The sky darkened as he lifted high his fifty heads. The beast which had seemed so terrifying to me moments ago was now dwarfed by this ancient god. With one hand, Briareus plucked the beast out of the sea and swallowed it whole. Then he sat there, basking in the sunlight. He was an awful sight, and it seemed as if his mere presence caused the clouds to swirl around him. As he moved, the wind became like a hurricane. The sea rose up around me, and I ran for the forest. The sight of Braireus was quickly lost in the fog of the storm, and I barely managed to escape the tide.
Once the storm subsided, I saw the hulking figure wading away into the distance. Though he was several leagues away, he loomed high over the horizon. Then, Briareus slowly submerged back into the depths of the sea, and I never saw him again.

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