Athena

*Athena* is one of the playable Hypers in *Hyper Universe*.

## Introduction

This hyper can take hits and keep on rolling, making her perfect for aggressive advances. With all of her rushing and disruptive skills she excels at picking fights, but needs the support of her allies to finish enemies off.

### Story

The kingdom of Zaule is a small and weak country that is barely mentioned in history. Their lands are small and barren. They have one advantage in how they are positioned for trade, but that is a double-edged sword that also invites larger nations to pressure them. If one of those countries chose to invade, it would be no contest. Zaule has really only survived because of its insignificance, and its queen. If not for Athena, Zaule would have vanished into the borders of some other country long ago.

The people of Zaule worship the goddess of light, and so only women can rule the kingdom. The queen serves both as a ruler and head priest, and has absolute power. Athena was the first-born of the previous queen. She was designated the heir apparent the day she was born, an extraordinary event as Zaule did not follow primogeniture. In truth, she was appointed because of her appearance. She had red hair like the burning sun, deep and clear eyes like wells of moonlight, and snow white skin. As a baby she was so beautiful that everyone was immediately enchanted with her, and they often remarked that she resembled the goddess of light. Over time people began to believe that Athena was the reincarnation of the goddess.

It must be remembered that the goddess of light is not always loving and generous. She shines over everything with her light, but also has the heat of the sun. Perhaps this is why Athena grew so feisty as she aged. Above all, Athena knew herself to be beautiful. This was unavoidable as everyone has been praising her beauty since her birth. She was adored by everyone and therefore thought that everyone should serve her. It was extremely selfish and ignorant of her, but it was not groundless. When she took the throne as queen after her mother, kings from far and wide came to ask her hand in marriage, offering her their kingdoms in return.

Athena was a wise and powerful ruler, but she had a secret. Despite the proposals and power at her fingertips, her true love was the lowly stable boy. He was a rough fellow with a thin frame and a grimy look, but it was love at first sight since the day he saved her from a wild horse. He didn't match up to the reincarnation of a goddess in any way, but she sincerely loved him. Most importantly, he could see past her power and beauty to the woman within, and so was the only one who honestly told her not be so entitled and selfish. Athena's life was a life without hardship or uncertainty, so the stable boy was the only thing of true value in her life.

Her only fear in life was for the stable boy, because she could not make her feelings for him known. She knew that if she declared her love, he would become the target of every king and noble in the land. If they were to be together, she had to be able to protect him from the blades of assassins. She realized that she could not protect the boy with her beauty alone, so she decided to go to Hyper Universe to become stronger.