If the tribe worshipped gods, he would become their god. He roared with authority as he stepped into the light and withdrew his sword. A sea of faces whipped around in his direction, and several of the indigenous people picked up their wood pipes. Captain Stone stormed across the camp and walked right onto the pyre. There was a hush, and everyone watched with bated breath as Captain Stone became engulfed in flames. Tongues of fire licked his body and set his sword ablaze. “I am Hephaestus!” he roared. “And I command you to release this woman!”