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Past Tense | Inari & Zeus
Standing right outside of the Tengu apartment complex Zeus contemplated every decision he had made that day until this moment in time. His day had started out normal. The god had been able to enjoy a wonderful breakfast while seeing the sun rise in the sky and from the way it rose and shone so proudly already, the god could tell that today was going to be a very promising day. His mood certainly had gotten a boost from that tiny fact and thus the greek god had decided to go over to the park. Casually strolling around, he admired its nature in the late morning light as he took in all of the sights the park offered and the scents that came his way. Yet one sight in particular caught his gaze and in the blink of an eye his great mood dropped until a far point below zero. Up ahead he had caught sight of two men walking hand in hand, their backs turned to him so they weren’t able to see him. Of course it didn’t bother the god that two men loved each other and showed it to the outside world, but what bothered him was who those two men were. He had first recognized his own damn son Apollo. The guy who absolutely didn’t want to have anything to do with him anymore, which of course already angered Zeus, but next to him walked Inari, a Japanese deity with whom he shared history with.
The lightning had been crackling and dancing around both of his fists as he saw how both of the men were happily chattering away while walking out of the park. The lightning begged to him to be used, to be send out to strike the Japanese deity and demand him what in hell’s name the meaning of this was. He remembered full well how Inari, just like him, had been known back in the day for sleeping around and he didn’t want this deity to play with the feelings of his own son. Even though Apollo loathed him with every fiber of his entire being, Zeus wouldn’t allow anyone anymore to hurt his children. He loved his children too much to let them be used as puppets by others. It was only because he loved Apollo and didn’t want to make a big scene in front of him that he didn’t strike Inari down then and there. Instead Zeus turned on his heels and stalked out of the park to go find and find a safe place for him to release his lightning bolts into the ground.
The god had went back and forth between the thought of confronting Inari and leaving it be. It was his fatherly love for Apollo that made him decide to go and confront the deity about what he had seen. But of course the god of lightning had come up with a plan so Inari wouldn’t expect that he had seen him together with Apollo. Basking into the warmth the sunlight of the setting sun still provided him, Zeus took a deep breath in an attempt to calm the storm that was raging inside of him. Deciding that he was calm enough to meet with Inari, the greek god entered the apartment building. Asking the receptionist in which apartment Inari lived, the god rode the elevator to the right floor and headed to the right room. Halting in front of the right door, he checked the room number once more before he rang the doorbell. Having to wait for a moment until the door got opened, a slight smug yet seductive smile bloomed on his face when the door opened and he got faced with Inari. His stance not expression betraying the storm that still went on inside. “Hello again, Inari. I wonder if you still remember me after all these years?”
All Secrets of Past Tense Have Just Come My Way
All the secrets of past tense have just come my way, but I still don’t know what I'm going to do next.
-Richard Brautigan
Rommel Drives on Deep Into Egypt, 1970
An unreturned VHS tape from a store that closed in 1997.
The arcade closed. The rain didn't care.
Found on an unlabeled VHS tape. Shinjuku, late night.
Recorded. Forgotten. Found.