It wasn't long before Azureus found his voice. The sudden appearance of these...apparitions and this strange place was a bit much to take in at first but the Greek Myrmidon gained back his bravery and held his spear outward towards the two spirits, shield held high for defense.<br/><br/>"What is this? Is this how Trojans fight, summoning strange gods? I expected Apollo at the very least...but you...you're different. What is this place? What am I doing..." a strange humming sound interrupted Azureus as he turned to see another man appear as if out of thin air. Then another and another stumbled into this strange realm, each looking just as confused as the last and each strangely dressed like the last. Only one other warrior was equipped with familiar weapons whoever foreign they were. But the other two...Azureus couldn't keep his eyes off the strange objects they held in their hands.<br/><br/>Azureus stood at the ready again keeping the other three in his sight but constantly eyed the spirits. His heart raced as if he were in battle but no one made a move. Then a voice rang out in their ears, resonating in their heads. It was a soft, feminine, and soothing voice. It was also refreshing as spring breeze and Azureus found himself lowering his weapon.<br/><br/>"Lay down your arms warriors, your fight is not with us or each other." Azureus took a deep breath as he straightened his posture, then after a long hesitant moment he thrust his spear into the ground, then removed his helmet and placed it on top of the spear.<br/><br/>"My fight was with Hector and the Trojans, spirit. And now I am not to do  battle with them? Tell me ghost, what enemy could possibly need the edge of my sword and the tip of my spear more than those Trojan dogs?"<br/><br/>The male apparition came forth as if it rode the air itself. Although its head held no eyes, Azureus could feel it staring into his soul. Slowly it turned to face all four men.<br/><br/>"You all have been brought here out of your times for a very important reason. You are the best warriors of man in your respective eras and now the very existence of those eras, of history, of the human race, space and time are all threatened to come to an abrupt end." the voice was elderly, ancient and wise. It was a voice that one couldn't help but respect. Azureus stayed silent and looked on at the others before looking back at the spirit to continue.<br/><br/>"An ancient long forgotten evil has gathered enough energy to resurrect itself. It has stayed dormant since the very birth of this planet and was sealed away by unknown forces long before your ancestors, the dinosaurs, and even before life could ever have sustained itself on the planets' surface. It is the original evil, the first demon. It is so ancient that it has no name to speak of. Its power is so great that its awakening has literally stirred the very fabrics of time and space, merging all eras in history which eventually cause a massive implosion, destroying the planet and everything that has ever lived on it." Azureus's heart sunk. He wished he could scream that the spirit was lying but there was an undeniable truth in its ethereal voice. But then something caught his attention.<br/><br/>"Well we weren't brought here for no reason, or so you say. You spoke of an unknown force that once sealed this...being away. Why can't it do it again? And what do you expect mere mortals to do about this? Even the Gods of Olympus cannot stand against such a foe. What hope is there for us?" Azureus's  words hung heavy on his tongue and it even hurt him to say such a thing but he felt that even the great Achilles would turn from this fight. The soothing voice of the female spirit echoed again.<br/><br/>"The unknown force that once sealed away the demon left behind Ethereal  artifacts that when together they hold the same power to defeat it once again. But these items are hidden in the merging voids of time and space. That is why we have summoned you all here. You are to venture into the voids, find the 6 Ethereal artifacts and bring them back here. Once together we will take you straight to the demon where you will use the artifacts to seal it away for the rest of time. The voids will transport you into familiar places but mind you they will be warped, twisted and contaminated by the evil of the demon. You will likely come into contact with fiends, servants of the demon who are also looking for the artifacts. We have precious little time, now go forth for sake of everything." and in that instant the ghostly images vanished leaving the warriors to their decision. Suddenly the ground shook and out from the edges of the small floating land mass they stood upon came 6 earthly bridges that branched out to 6 swirling portals. Now was the time for these warriors to take hold of their destinies.