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I do not own Bleach. Or greek mythology. I don't even own the chair I am sitting on to type this.
Warning: Yaoi, Mpreg in later chapters. This fic is going to be either 14 or 16 chapters. The trials will be one chapter each.
Greek god and description and source at the end of the chapter.

The lunar cycles in this story happen only once a month. The moon changes over the course of the month. Thank you.
*rises up from the middle of the stage with the microphone with fake fire and dramatic battle sounds* Our lovely seer has been captured, by a man who is more of a beast than the Kraken. Ares' trial is not one to miss for even the bravest could fall to death's sweet kiss. *falls back through the stage*

Trial 2: Into the Heart of a Lion (Ares' Trial)
The current moon cycle was not yet over and for that Renji was thankful. It would take a bit of time before he was able to get into Sparta. Not to mention, he currently had no way to figure out where in Sparta, Kenpachi was holding Byakuya captive. Renji kept going straight following the path through the mountains stopping only when the horse could no longer move. He found a small stream of water on the mountain watering both the horse and himself as he sat down and rested. Sparta. He should have expected no less from the god of war.
Renji must have fallen asleep because all he knew when he awoke was a cold dark feeling that seemed to be entering through his pores. He opened his eyes to find himself staring into the barely visible eyes of one of the lesser deities. He sat up quickly figuring that if this deity wanted to fight him then it would have attacked already. Instead the being seemed to be watching with cold sad eyes as if waiting to see what Renji would do now that the mortal had sat up.
"You are not one of this world.", Renji said softly. "May I ask what business you have of me?"
"Prince Renji, ever so the fine speaker. I do have a quest for you, and it shall help you in your quest as well. You do wish to save the seer and save Athens from destruction.", the creature said.
"I do wish to save both my home and the seer.", Renji told the shadow creature. "Do you have something which may help in my quest?"
The shadow creature took on a slightly more solid looking appearance as he sat on the ground with Renji. "I am Erebos. The primordial deity of shadows and darkness. Most believe I spend endless days in the Underworld primarily ruled by Hades, but every now and then I come from such a dark place. I will help you sneak into Sparta and save your seer because someone very precious of mine had been taken and kept imprisoned in such a place.", he said to Renji looking at the prince. "We will have to collect a few things and in return you have to help me free my wife from the demon of Sparta."
"If you do not mind me asking how did Spartan leader Zaraki get a hold of your wife? Forgive my ignorance but surely she must be a goddess.", Renji said as respectfully as he could. He did not want to anger the gods.
"That she is, Prince Renji. She is the goddess Nyx whom is also my sister. Zaraki called for her. She was of course a bit curious as no one really calls for deities that are not of the twelve Olympians. So she went down to see what the Spartan leader of all people wanted from her. Once she went down there Zaraki was waiting with a specially made sword that he had been given Hemera the goddess of the daylight and the sun who is also our daughter. He stunned her with the brightness of the light and used a jar given to him by one I do not know and imprisoned her inside. I want the jar to free my wife, Prince Renji.", Erebos said to him.
"I shall help you as you will help me in my quest, though I have but one more question. Why would your daughter give Zaraki something in which he could use to entrap her mother?" , Renji asked.
"They are not always on the best of terms and have been less on good terms since Hemera fell for the Spartan leader. If they fight during the daytime, then she will blind their enemies for them to be able to overtake whomever and take whatever they pleased. Nyx was not happy that her daughter seemed entranced by this mortal man with an severe lust for bloodshed and voiced her opinion on it. Needless to say my daughter was angry.", Erebos said to Renji looking away. "Your first task is to collect three pieces of the ripest fruit you can find in these parts on your way to Sparta. The tree will be found in a place with no others. I suggest doing it before the end of the first moon cycle."
"May I ask why fruits?", Renji asked Erebos.
"You may. You will have to fight three of Zaraki's guards to get to where they are kept. The first is Ikkaku Madarame. He is a fighter who wont stop no matter how much he is being beaten. You will require the horns of a bull to defeat him. The second is Yumichika Ayasegawa. While you may find him to be a pretty male, do not let his appearance fool you. He is a fierce fighter, but surprisingly you will just need Aphrodite's mirror to defeat him though getting the mirror is another story. The last guard you will face is Yachiru Kusajishi. She is the one you will require the fruit for as she likes sweets. However, the fruit will cause her to pass out and then you have only fifteen minutes to leave Sparta before others are alerted to your presence.", Erebos said placing a bag made of darkness next to him. "I shall see you once you obtain the fruit."
Renji nodded and then fell into a deep sleep. He would start his search for the fruit tomorrow. After all he still had a few more days of this moon cycle left before the next started.
~The Fifth Week~ (Waxing Crescent)
Renji awoke still on the riverbed days later than he had meant to. He could tell it was the first week of this moon cycle simply from having lived through plenty of moon cycles before. He wondered how he could have overslept so much and then remembered that his trials were set by the gods of Olympus. If they did not want him to finish this to early then surely it would have been easy to cause him to fall in a deep sleep and make sure that he couldn't awaken before they were ready for him to. He looked around noticing that the horse seemed to be laying and waiting for him to wake up.
I have just awoken and yet I still feel a bit tired. It couldn't hurt if I just went back to sleep for a little bit, Renji thought before a flash of Byakuya came into his mind.
He got up remembering what Erebos told him he needed to defeat one of the generals of Sparta. Having dealt once with a goddess who all but told him directly that the one he needed to find was in fact in front of his face the whole time, he figured that the guards Erebos spoke of were actually generals and not guards. Walking over to his horse, he leaned down and stroked down the horse's mane before it arose and he mounted it speeding off towards Sparta. Erebos had said the fruit would be found on a tree in a place with no others.
The first couple of days, he stopped thinking he found the tree Erebos spoke of. However these trees that looked to be alone were found along with others that just happened to be hidden. So he continued usually not stopping his search until it became too dark to see more than an arm's length in front of his face. He almost wanted to give up, to say he couldn't do this, to pray for forgiveness for what Athens had done to anger the gods.
Three days.
He had three days left of this moon phase to find the fruit on that tree. The horse was tired of running for the moment and so they moved along at a slow trot. Night was fast approaching and Renji knew he would need to rest soon or else risk being lost or attacked in the dark. They rode until they were close to a mountain in which a huge boulder could hide him while he rested. He was currently west of Sparta, but he could not go there until it was time.
He sat down by the boulder speaking his frustration at not being able to get the things and rescue Byakuya in time quietly and to himself.
"Oh you look sad. I don't like it when people look so sad.", a woman said coming out from behind another boulder. "May I ask you why you are sad? Perhaps I can help you, but I wont help you if you lie about it.", she said softly.
"I am on a quest for the gods of Olympus. I have to go through twelve trials or else Athens will be destroyed. For this trial I am being aided by a god to rescue the one I love from Sparta, alas I do not feel I will be able to complete it.", Renji told her.
"Why is that Renji?", she asked him tilting her head to the side curiously.
"I was to find the ripest fruit from a tree that stands alone with no others. I have not been successful in my quest and I fear for what teh Spartan leader may do to the seer.", he told her.
"Fruit? From a tree that stand alone? Stand up Renji.", she said with a smile. Confused, Renji stood up and followed the woman past the boulder and to a small clearing with a single tree. "You may pick four pieces of fruit from my tree. One must be given to the seer. While the other three can be used as you need."
Renji's eyes widened as he looked around and saw that this tree was all on its own with no other's around it. "How? Your tree?", he asked.
The woman giggled lightly. "Yes, my tree. Its my special one that I tend to every chance I get. I am Karpo, goddess of the fruits of the earth. However you may call me 'Momo'.", she said with another giggle.
"Thank you 'Momo'.", Renji said as he walked over to the tree. He chose three fruits that he was sure would get the generals attention. He chosen a banana, a strawberry, and an apple. He wasn't sure that strawberries could grow on trees, but he did believe the gods were able to do what they wanted to. He looked at all the fruits on the tree before taken an orange from its branches. He felt the seer would enjoy the sweet treat. He placed all the fruits into the bag Erebos had left for him and turned around to thank the goddess again, but she was gone. He turned to look back at the tree which was also gone before going to leave.
"Very good Renji. You have one of the things needed to retrieve both your seer and my wife.", Erebos said as he came out of the shadows. "And with two days to go. Perfect. You next have to get the horns of a bull. They will be needed to defeat Ikkaku. You must travel south and find a place darker than the darkest night. There will be someone willing to give you the horns for something in return. I shall see you after you retrieve them. You have until the end of the next moon phase.", Erebos said before disappearing.
~The Sixth Week~ (Waxing Gibbous)
Renji had moved at a slightly slower pace to allow the horse not to become too worn down and because the road was not exactly kind for neither him nor the animal he was riding. His mind went over all the possibilities of what he could possibly give to someone in order for them to give him bull horns. On top of that he didn't see any place that would be even so much as decent for a farmer or a cattle herder in this place. There was little grass and very tricky to get to water hidden all around the place. For a lone person or even a pair traveling together it would be easier, but for all the animals one usually herded this would not be the ideal place.
He continued going along his way and as he did, he wondered what was happening in Sparta. Was the seer being treated with respect? Or did the brutes in Sparta treat the seer as if he was a common whore or do something even worse? Renji felt pain in his chest and even worse when the images began to assault his mind. He would not let that happen and could only hope that the gods would not all harm to befall the seer while he completed the trials that he needed to.
Renji closed his eyes momentarily as they were going on straight path for the moment. He could remember what it was like to ride on this horse with the seer when they were traveling into Argos. Not to mention the attractive blush that took Byakuya's cheeks when he had saved the seer from the creature before that. Renji needed to get Byakuya back, if nothing more than to have the closeness of the other near him.
Renji opened his eyes and blinked. He was surprised that he felt that way. Most of the time whenever he was with someone, he rarely ever just wanted to be close to him. His thoughts were usually comprised of having intercourse with them or getting them to give him pleasure. He rarely cared about theirs or took things slowly, but when he thought about the trials and the fact he was to have a child with Byakuya it was different. He wanted it to be special and sweet. He wanted to make love to the seer and not just use him for sexual gratification. While the gods could do many many things, he doubted they could make him feel just deep...love...was it? It had to be. Since they had been moving slower than normal and only at night six nights had passed which meant he needed to find this place. Sighing heavily Renji looked up to the sky and felt both relief and worry.
This place had no light or stars. He could barely adjust his eyes to see his own hand when he heard the light chuckle. "I am surprised Prince Renji. I thought you'd be here faster. You are not late however, so do not worry. I have the bull horns you need to defeat Spartan general Ikkaku Madarame. However, I wish for something as well. I would like a piece of fruit to be honest. In the realm of Hades, there aren't as many trees that bear deliciously sweet fruit. The fruit there is sour and bitter reflecting the feeling of the place.", the spirit said. "I am Menoetes**, herder of the cattle of Hades."
"A piece of fruit?", Renji said reaching into the bag and pulling out the apple. "Would this be enough?", he asked holding out the shiny red apple that seemed to almost glow brightly in the darkness.
"Yes...", the voice near hissed as it took the apple and in return handed Renji the sharp bull horns. "Good Luck Prince Renji. Thank you.", the being disappeared and suddenly there was a little light in the area as if it had only been hidden rather than actually gone.
Renji took the horns and placed them into the bag, only to feel the cold feeling of Erebos' arrival. "It seems you were able to get the horns. The next item you need is the mirror of Aphrodite. It is guarded by Morpheus, the god of dreams. He will have his own task for you to be able to get it. You will find him in a cave not too far from Sparta.", he said to him. "Once you get out of there make haste to Sparta. Do not forget to leave your horse once the city is in sight. They will know you are there if you try to ride in. I will come to help you at nightfall.", he said to Renji and disappeared.
~The Seventh Week~ (Waning Gibbous)
Renji rushed off to find the next place. The god of dreams might require something which would take time and time was working against him at the moment. It had taken him almost a full week to get the fruit. It was slightly longer to get the bull horns, and now he had another side trial to get the mirror of Aphrodite. He was lost as to what a mirror could do in this situation though. The things he had to get so far made sense.
The bull horns were sharp and could probably pierce through any armor the first general would have. He was told that Ikkaku Madarame like to fight and keep fighting. Perhaps the horns were even to silence him so that he would not alert many other people to his presence. The fruit for a woman who liked sweets made sense too especially since Erebos said the fruit would make her fall asleep. However, he didn't understand how a mirror could stop one of Zaraki's feared generals.
He kept pushing forward stopping only for five hours each night to ensure he got there in a hurry. Four days. It took him exactly four days to reach the cave in which the god of dreams was said to be protecting the mirror of Aphrodite. The moment he was close to the entrance he hopped off the horse and almost ran inside.
"Morpheus. I have come for the mirror of Aphrodite.", Renji called out when was a bit deeper into the cave.
"Have you child?", a man came into half view. "Are you worthy of such a precious item as the mirror of the goddess of beauty?"
"I can never say I am worthy of an item of the gods, but if it will help me save my home and the seer than I shall hope I am worthy enough.", Renji said with determination in his voice.
"So it seems. I am Morpheus, god of dreams. You may call me 'Muramasa'.", the god said stepping out into the cave a bit more. He produced a golden mirror that was absolutely breathtaking to look at. "I can give you this, but you need to pass a test for me first.", he told Renji as he walked up to him. "Sleep...", he whispered as light smoke came out of his mouth.
Renji's eyes closed falling asleep as he inhaled the smoke from the god.
"Interesting place you have in here Prince Renji?", 'Muramasa' said to him as he walked around.
"Where are we?", Renji asked looking around the familiar and yet not quite familiar place.
'Muramasa' looked at him. "We are in your dreams. Here people can not lie. The truth can always be found in their mind...their dreams.", he told Renji.
"So you test is an interrogation?", Renji asked as to not be confused.
"Yes. I wish to know where your heart is before I give you the goddess' precious mirror. I shall begin now.", 'Muramasa' told him. He started asking lots of questions and Renji didn't lie once as he answered each not wanting to fail because he refused to answer a god's questions. "Very good Renji. Now three more questions. Do you love Byakuya?", he asked.
"Yes, I believe that I am in love with him.", Renji said to 'Muramasa'.
"Do you promise to never revert back to your old flirtatious ways and tell the seer the truth when you are ready?", 'Muramasa' asked him next.
"Yes. I do not want another. Byakuya is the only one on my mind and the only one I want there.", Renji answered as 'Muramasa' looked around and saw he was being truthful.
"And the last question. If you had to choose between Byakuya and Athens, who or what would you choose?", 'Muramasa' asked staring at Renji intently.
Renji closed his eyes. "Byakuya.", he whispered without hesitation.
'Muramasa' smiled. "Wake up Renji. You passed.", he said and Renji opened his eyes.
Renji looked around to see he was still laying down in the cave. 'Muramasa' looked at him, helping him up and then handing over the mirror of Aphrodite. "Take care of it.", he said before disappearing again.
"Thank you 'Muramasa'", he said and then left the cave only to find out he had six days to get Byakuya. Luckily, Sparta wasn't that far from this place.
~The Eighth Week~ (Waning Crescent)
Renji kept going until he saw Sparta. He stopped and wondered how he was going to get into Sparta and how the items would work exactly. He moved away from his horse with the bag from Erebos. The horse backed away, but Renji was paying no attention to the animal at the moment. His only focus was getting Byakuya away from Kenpachi. Renji moved as close as he could without alerting any of the Spartan guards of his presence. There he waited until night fall.
Erebos appeared next to Renji. "Now, I will get you in unseen to the place they are being kept. However, I can not interfere when you must face the generals. Once you get them, you must hurry out so that I can shield you. Do NOT come back to me the way you went it. Find another way.", Erebos warned.
Renji nodded holding the bag close to him as Erebos shrouded him in darkness. They moved together as they slowly made their way into Sparta. There were a few times in which Renji was afraid that someone saw him, but no one spared a second glance as they looked to be part of the shadows. Both men stopped at a large door and Renji opened it feeling the shadows of the god leave his person. This was where they were kept and he had to do this in a hurry for he did not know how long it would be before Zaraki came to visit his prisoners. The first general was leaning against the wall waiting for him.
"I told them you'd be here soon. After all, who would abandon such a pretty seer when they could use them for much more?", Ikkaku said rushing towards Renji in attack.
Renji blocked the attack with his sword and proceeded to battle the male. He had a split opening in which he took out the bull horns and stabbed Ikkaku with them, but nothing happened. He frowned and blocked another attack dropping the horns as he had to stay on the defensive. A moment later a loud grunt was heard from behind Ikkaku and both men turned to see a raging bull ready to charge. "You want a challenge? Fight me. A glorious fight to the death.", the bull of Hades said to the male. Ikkaku got a crazed smile on his face and started fighting the bull leaving Renji able to go through the next door.
"Oh...its the prince.", Yumichika said with a smile. "Not much for style though I guess being a prince makes up for that. Such pretty eyes too.", he said with a smile before it settled into a more evil looking look. "Too bad you have to die. I can't let Zaraki down."
Renji looked at Yumichika. The mirror...a voice sounded as though it whispered in his mind. Renji blinked and dodged Yumichika's attack glancing behind him to see the that impact of Yumichika's weapon had made a deep dent in the wall. He was stunned momentarily that the somewhat feminine looking man could do as such, before promptly reminding himself that he was in Sparta. Everyone here was a warrior or mocked for not being able to fight according to the rumors heard in Athens. He dodged just barely out of the way of Yumichika's next attack. This one seemed to fight with strategy in mind. He quickly moved out of the way again before going into the bag and pulling out the mirror of Aphrodite.
He pointed in Yumichika's direction hearing the girly scream that came from the man's lips. He paused confused only to have Yumichika take the mirror screaming at it. "I am not this ugly. What kind of evil trickery of Hades is this?", Yumichika said to the mirror yelling at his appearance. Renji took this time to go through the next door.
He stopped a moment surprised to see a young woman standing there. He knew that Yachiru was female, but did not expect a young woman of perhaps twenty one at the most to be a Spartan general. She looked at him and smiled with pretty pink dyed hair that he could only assume was done with some kind of berries as well as the clothing dye. "Oh look. I have someone to play with. Did you bring me a present?", she asked with a childish smile.
Renji smiled and took out the big beautiful strawberry from his bag. "Perhaps something sweet will suffice. That way you have a lot of energy for our battle.", he said with a misleading smile.
"A strawberry. I haven't had one of them in a long time.", she said taking the fruit. "Even though you gave me this, I will kill you when I finish eating it. Zaraki said we are to let no one past lest they take what he has taken for his own.", she said and ate the ripe piece of fruit. It was absolutely delicious to her and she then drew her sword only to fall back against the wall asleep.
Renji took the keys away from her and opened the door.
"Renji?", Byakuya asked not having seen the prince in a month and had almost given up hope on becoming rescued. Kingdoms could be rebuilt, and so he was a little worried. What if Renji had not passed his first trial at all? Would he have waited here until Zaraki decided to use him for purposes the seer didn't even dare think about.
"Yes.", Renji said unlocking the cuffs binding Byakuya to sitting in the chair. "We can talk later, but for now we need to leave before Zaraki knows of our presence.", he said scanning the room before he saw the jar that Erebos had talked about. He went over and grabbed it placing it gently in the bag made of shadows. He held out his hand for Byakuya, in which the seer took and Renji started scanning the room. The warning of the god had not yet left his mind and therefore he needed to find another way out.
"Behind that the tapestry on that wall. There is a servant's door, but I do not know if that would be the best possible way to leave.", Byakuya said to him quietly.
Renji moved towards the tapestry. "Its amazing that they have thought of things not yet or completely thought of in Athens.", he murmured and then went pushed the door open to see that it was clear. "I need you to stay close. Spartans are not known for their good speaking manners and famous hospitality. They will attack and ask questions never." With that last sentence Renji held tightly to Byakuya's hand and ran through the door. It wasn't complicated to maneuver their way outside of the building though it was worrisome that someone would catch them and alert Zaraki. Renji made it to a place that looked like they could escape and looked around for the god that had helped him.
Erebos appeared by Renji. "Did you get the jar?", he asked.
"Is this it?", Renji asked producing the jar and handing it over Erebos. The god in question seemed to have a happy gleam in his eye.
"Thank you for this Prince Renji. However, I regret to inform you I can not help you escape from here. You have something on you that will take you and the seer to safety, but before that you will receive your next trial.", Erebos said. "My apologies, but even I can not go against those higher than me." Erebos nodded once more and disappeared.
A hand touched Renji's shoulder only for him to see it was Byakuya with the same ethereal golden glow to his eyes as he had when Artemis had given her trial. "Prince Renji. You have passed Ares' trial even though you are not yet out of the lion's nest, so to speak. You're next trial shall be given by me. I am Hermes, messenger of the gods and many more things. You trial is to travel to Cydonia located in Crete. I want you to steal for me a pretty blue orb, and kill the creature that guards it, but not its master. If the seer gets seriously hurt or killed, Athens will fall. However, the seer must witness your fight with the creature. Good Luck Renji. Oh~ Before I forget that banana will help you escape.", he said before disappearing leaving the seer disoriented once he left.
"Why do they never say anything clearly? Byakuya hold on ok? I think I need to go to a more open area.", Renji said just as an arrow flew by his head. He pushed Byakuya down and out of the way as another arrow hit his shoulder. A grunt left Renji's mouth as he opened the bag and pulled out the banana.
Byakuya raised an eyebrow before a loud 'neigh' was heard. Everyone looked up to the sky to see the winged horse Pegasus descending down to the earth. Renji blinked and then realized what the god had meant by their way out of here. He stood up fully wincing and pulled Byakuya over to the winged animal. "We have to go now Byakuya.", he said and they both got on Pegasus, who flew away with faster speed than any mortal must have thought possible and yet managed to not throw off his riders.
"Where are we going?", Byakuya asked wishing he could move and tend to the prince's wound.
"Cydonia, on the island of Crete.", Renji answered as Pegasus flew that way at top speed.

Next chapter: A Simple Retrieval (Hermes' Trial)
**Menoetes can be spelled as Menoetius. There are a few stories with heros and such of the same name. In this story, I used him as a cattle herder for Hades. Sorry if this is not the story you heard, but this is the one I used. Thank you**
List of Greek Gods (that I am using anyway) http:/ / en. wikipedia . org/wiki/Greek_gods
Lunar Cycle reference I am using. http:/ / en. wikipedia . org/wiki/Moon_cycles
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