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    Athena's Ring and Ares' Ring
    Athena's Ring and Ares' Ring
    Athena's Ring and Ares' Ring
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    Athena's Ring and Ares' Ring

    By Krista Simcox

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    This book contains two short stories. The first, Athena's Ring revolves around Michael, a battle weary lan defaulter. He fights other people in an arena to pay off his debt and an obstacle in his mind to keep his sanity. The second story is a continuation of the first. Michael is now in a mental rehabilitation hospital attempting to reenter society. Both stories are about 1000 words long.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKrista Simcox
    Release dateMar 20, 2016
    ISBN9781310087639
    Athena's Ring and Ares' Ring
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    Krista Simcox

    Krista is a student at Full Sail University. She is currently working towards a writing degree. In her spare time she enjoys video games and painting.

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      Athena's Ring and Ares' Ring - Krista Simcox

      Welcome to Athena’s Ring everyone, conveniently located under Athena’s Loans and Services, where if you don’t pay then you had better pray! Today our main event features father against son…

      Michael blocked out the announcer’s voice. It was grating and didn’t help his peace of mind. Something at the back of his consciousness told him that perhaps he should have been listening, but it was ignored. Instead, he focused on an image of his son, the reason he battled to pay off a loan. His son had his looks, with black hair and light brown eyes. He could almost hear Mark’s voice, so like his

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