See you later Queen Alcmene.” said Amelinda then hurriedly walk after Heracles. Quickly they appeared in front of their building. They strode cross the garden which grew many kinds of flowers. All were looked after carefully and blooming. The Old Gardener was inside doing his job. Heracles and Amelinda said hello to him then kept striding. The garden was large and beautiful, rounded by hedges which protected it from any of sabotage. Heracles and Amelinda rushed. They came to the place where their friend Gwen was standing by a carriage on the road. Gwen grinned as he saw them.
“Hi Heracles, Amelinda.” said Gwen.
“Hi Gwen” Heracles and Amelinda said together.
“Come on,” said Gwen, “We will go to the town and found something for our journey tomorrow.”
Heracles and Amelinda made their way to walk in the carriage. Gwen followed after them. Then the carriage rolled heading to the town.
“Do you know anything about the place where we go tomorrow?” asked Amelinda.
“Yeah, I know because my father had ever studied there.” said Gwen, “It’s known as the first place the gods and goddess gave their power to human to protect the world. The people had separated and performed their duties. When the world came into the order, they came back the place, built it and made it a place to train new people who would replace them and perform the duty of protecting the world when they left the world. They name the place Hippocoon and it existed from then until now having only one purpose training new people to keep the world in order. You know,” Gwen raised his voice, “My father lives in this country and looks like he serves our king Amphitryon but reality he doesn’t. He and his fellows who came out from the place are not bound by any country or king. However, there had some rules which make them live as like normal, not to attract any attention from others. When the world is in order, they live like normal people but if the world is in chaos, they strip off their covers and do their duties.”
“So they all live in secret.” said Amelinda.
“It is not entirely true.” said Gwen, “Some of them are known as heroes. The stories were created to honor the heroes and obscure everything else, about the magic world and chosen people.”
“You mean all heroes who know come from the place?” said Heracles.
“Yeah, you are right.” said Gwen.
“How many of them living inside us?” asked Amelinda.
“Very few compared to us.” said Gwen, “But do not underestimate their strength. If they want, each of them can destroy a country.”
“You mean that each of them strength can match the army of a nation.” Heracles raised his voice.
“Honestly, not all of them, Heracles,” said Gwen lowering his voice, “as I know strength is not the only thing they own. Some of them are great in healing while some are great in training beast, crafting or building. They are not the same.”; “However, they are all amazing.” Gwen said proudly, “When you come there, you can see what I say. Now what we need to think about is money. Do you both have the money used in Hippocoon?
“What’s it? I don’t know about it.” said Amelinda quickly.
“Is it?” said Heracles, took out his pocket then opened it. There had many of strange coins made of white gold inside. Heracles took out some and gave to Gwen.
“Ghost, where do you have these things?” Gwen creamed. He received the coins observing. There was a lightning bolt on one side of a coin, and an eagle on the other. “100 Reni” were the letters below the eagle.
“They are all one-hundred Reni coins.” squealed Gwen. “They are coins created by God Zeus. This is the Zeus lightning symbol on the coins so they are also known as the lightning coins. They are the most valuable coins and also the least quantity.”; “How many coins do you have like this?” asked Gwen.
“All of this pocket.” said Heracles.
“God! Don’t you know you own great fortune?” groaned Gwen. He grabbed on Heracles’s hand.
“No, I don’t know Gwen.” said Heracles shortly.
“Is it a lot?” asked Amelinda curiously.
“Yes. For us it is a lot of money.” said Gwen, “You need to know that there are other coins here as well. All of them are of the same material and were created by the gods and goddesses Olympus, Zeus, Hera, Are, Athena, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Hestia, Hermes and Hephaetus. And depending on the creator and the size of the coins, they will come in different denominations, one hundred Reni, fifty Reni, twenty Reni, ten Reni, five Reni, two Reni, one Reni and the value less than Reni is the bud. One Reni is equal to ten Bud. With one Reni you can have few breakfasts in Hippocoon.” he stopped a while, “One more time, I want to ask you Heracles,” Gwen turned to Heracles, stare at him, “Where do you have them?”
“I got them from my mother.” said Heracles, “She said they are a gift for me as I was born.”
“I think it come from someone your mother’s relatives. I heard your mother is one offspring of Perseus, son of Zeus, right?” said Gwen thoughtfully, still looked at Heracles.
“Donu. She didn’t talk to me.” said Heracles. He mused.
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