Original: The Minotaur then attacks Hercules and Hercules ends up killing him, as the Minotaur lies dying he reverts to his natural human form and Zeus tells him that it didn't have to end that way.
Simplified: The Minotaur then attacks Hercules and Hercules ends up killing him, as the Minotaur lies dying he reverts to his natural human form and Zeus tells him that it did not have to end that way.