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The Achilles Who Died In The Battle Of Troy
Her heart was pounding inside her chest as she heard the sound of clashing armor getting closer and closer. She saw her army falling back in terror, so she clinched her hand on her sword ready for anything coming her way. Then running out of the moshpit of people was one of the greatest warrior alive, it was Orestes. Orestes was charging like a bull towards her and screaming out “You’re going to be a dead coward!”. Artemisia was standing on the smooth paved stone on the floor of the tholos, and then everything went silent. She couldn't hear the clashing of the armor anymore or anything just Orestes charging at her screaming hatred words towards her. His big body was running with the rays of the sun shining off his armor making him seem …show more content…
He said: “My name is Achilles, and I’ve been on my own ever since the war of Troy”, with shock crawling through her body she could couldn’t spit out her words. Then finally she asked, “Are you the Achilles who died in the battle of Troy?”, and Achilles responded with “Yes”. After the two talked to each other for awhile they walked off. Achilles took the little girl back to his camp which was about two miles away from where Artemisia was camping out. He then gave her a good meal and somewhere to sleep for the night. Since Achilles was so polite and nice to Artemisia, Artemisia gained respect and trust for him. Then after about two weeks she new she was in good hands and could trust the old Achilles. So she ended up staying with him for awhile. Achilles was an intelligent old man who taught Artemisia everything she knows. He taught her how to fight and how he defeated some of the greatest warriors in ancient Greece. She began training everyday with him and Achilles was amazed what a girl could do. But after awhile Artemisia notice Achilles slowing down and knew something was wrong with him, but it was to late he died of a heart attack. So she was on her own, so she decided to leave camp and take all the things she could find to

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