On October 31, 2024, Jorge Rivera-Herrans released the second-to-last saga of Epic the Musical, titled The Vengeance Saga. However, on October 30, he held two live streams to let viewers see all the songs in order. The first live stream covered Act 1, and the second covered Act 2. The live streams featured animatics and short clips of animation.
Epic the Musical is based on Homer’s Odyssey. Jorge Rivera-Herrans is the writer and creator of Epic. The story so far follows the main character, Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, who is trying to return home after a 10-year war against the Trojans. Throughout his journey, he faces many challenges, which take another 10 years to overcome. Now, he is finally attempting to return to his homeland to reunite with his wife and son, whom he has not seen in 20 years.
Jorge commissioned several artists to work on the live stream. The artists involved include Tododokii, Gigi, Samsational Art, Gwendy/NS2D Studios, El_Crafts, Mircsy, Tamattuta, AnniFlamma, Wolfythewitch, Ainhoa Velasco, Luiza Xavier Mazzei, Drawing_Angie, vladislay.arthouse, and LTHS.studio.
The Vengeance Saga consists of five songs: “Not Sorry for Loving You,” “Dangerous,” “Charybdis,” “Get in the Water,” and “Six Hundred Strikes.”
In “Not Sorry for Loving You,” Calypso is told by a god to let Odysseus go. When she informs him, she begs him to stay with her, offering to make him a god in return, but Odysseus refuses.
In “Dangerous,” Odysseus is trying to return to his homeland but wonders how he can manage with only a handmade raft. The god of messengers, Hermes, provides Odysseus with guidance, warning him that the journey will be perilous. Before leaving, Hermes gives Odysseus a windbag to help protect him from Poseidon’s storms.
After Hermes departs, Odysseus encounters the monster Charybdis, a creature capable of creating deadly whirlpools. Odysseus manages to escape unharmed. Eventually, he reaches Ithaca and is overjoyed to see his wife and son, but just as he gets close, the water begins pushing him away. He realizes that Poseidon has found him.
In “Get in the Water,” Poseidon confronts Odysseus and offers him a choice: die by his hands or let Ithaca drown. In a final attempt to save Ithaca, Odysseus begs Poseidon to let the past be the past. However, Poseidon remains ruthless and refuses to forgive Odysseus, creating a massive wave that supposedly drowns him.
The final song of this saga is “Six Hundred Strikes.” Somehow, Odysseus doesn’t drown. Instead, he ties the windbag around his back and uses it as a jetpack. He and Poseidon engage in a fierce battle. Odysseus strikes Poseidon six hundred times, one for each man in his army that Poseidon had killed. In the end, Poseidon taunts Odysseus, claiming that opening the windbag will prevent him from returning home. But Odysseus refuses to accept this. He grabs Poseidon’s trident from the ground and begins stabbing Poseidon with it. Poseidon begs for mercy, but Odysseus reminds him that when he asked for mercy, Poseidon showed none. Odysseus also recalls how, during their first meeting, Poseidon mocked him for being helpless, and now Poseidon is the one who is helpless. After several more strikes, Odysseus stops and resumes his journey to return home to his wife and son.
