Sketchy Behavior

Mask of The Spartan

There was once a town with a great gift called the Mask of The Spartan. The mask allowed the townsfolk to look into the future and avoid unfortunate events that would come to plague the town by allowing them to prepare in advance. The town prospered with the help of the mask. In response to their prosperity, a neighboring town became very jealous of the other towns good fortune over the years, and shunned them.

One day, a resident of the prosperous town looked into the mask and saw the ultimate horror- the town had been burned to the ground, the people slaughtered and death at the hands of some unknown enemy.

So as usual, the town began to prepare for this vision- by training an army, creating armaments of which to defend themselves. They stood prone and ready for this assault, convinced by past situations that they would prevail with the forewarning from the mask.

Ironically, the jealousy filled neighboring town noticed that their rivals were arming themselves- looking prepared for battle, or even war. Themselves having no army, and fearing for their safety, the panicking town requested help from a nearby kingdom with a great army to suppress the town who had been recently Increasing their armaments. The Army stormed the town, burning it into the ground. None survived.

It is still a mystery how the mask earned such a name, considering the circumstances.

© 2009 Art Charger.