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The story of Zeus is very convoluted and indeed a bit strange. It sort of plays around like one of William Faulkner's stories such as As I Lay Dying, filled with imagery, dream pictures and fast actions. It also resembles the stories of Clamp such as Tokyo Babylon, where evil people manipulate others. Still, You's drawings give it a twist of its own. I've yet to come across anyone who draws like her and this makes this story totally new.
 

In the heart of Zeus lies Kira, a young man who possesses some strange beads which allow him to bring people back to life and perform magic. His magic is incredibly strong, even if his nature is soft and he appears very weak, and his best wish is to live a healthy life with his friends. Still, his dreams hunt him. In them, he sees the memories of his house as it burns to cinders and a brother he can only long to see again. His dreams often scare him and the abuse he feels inside them, such as rape, wake him with tears in his eyes. Kira is an innocent and quiet boy, but his face is constantly twisted into pain-- pain that comes from the abuse of older men and sad memories-- and he feels a separation has occurred inside his soul.

This separation is his brother Sui, who remained close to their father after their house burned down. Unlike his kind hearted little brother, the intense fire that destroyed his past keeps on burning in him. It grants him the power to devastate everything around him with flames and it makes him into a lethal weapon. Blinded by pain and a hardened heart, he longs to united with his brother and to protect him, feeling for him a bond that is stronger that love. Still, Sui keeps such things to himself. He seldom speaks, scares Kira and the readers into believing he is evil, and knows little about friendship. It is as if the two souls that were once meant to be one person have been split into both Sui and Kira and neither of the brother halves is whole.
Still, Kira is not alone, and neither is Sui. Best friends since childhood, Inaba and Yuika worry and care for Kira like a sister and brother. Inaba's feelings for Kira see deeper into the boy's soul and, even though he looses his temper too often, will not allow for his life to be hindered. These two have also become aware of the powers inside their bodies and their growing potential. Sui, on the other hand, has no such close friends, but even though he does not see eye to eye with Yuiika and Inaba, they wish for his safety as well. Someday, if they all allow their hatred to cool down, they might realize how calming each other's company can be.
 
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