First off, I'm going to apologize to hug the ents. I realized during the past week that I forgot to publish this when I said I would. I also didn't work on it as much as I thought I would and therefore only have four of fourteen chapters finished. Sorry!
Secondly, I'm telling you guys now that dwarves and gods/goddesses were chosen randomly. No matter how much it may not seem like it at some points, it was random. Promise. Also, the chapters will be done in order of choosing. Pairings will not be revealed before the actual chapter is up, so sorry if you're wondering. Bad news is that the Durin family (I'm including Dis in this, by the way) are all toward or at the end. So most of the other dwarves are first.
Anyway, I do not own The Hobbit or Percy Jackson, no matter how much I may want to.
Olympian Dwarves: Chapter One
Dwalin and Ares
Ares stalked in a circle around Dwalin, invisible to all but himself. He had taken a liking to the tattooed dwarf, despite said dwarf worshipping another god. Still, Ares knew the other Olympians, Hades, and Hestia also preferred - or had preferred, in some cases - other dwarves. And why shouldn't Ares help a fellow warrior in battle?
"That's it." The god of war encouraged while beheading an orc, even while he knew he wouldn't be heard. "Knock 'em over the head!" With a quick sweep of his double-edged blade, Ares took off two more heads, barely missing Dwalin's own as the sword skimmed past.
The muscular dwarf glanced around, searching for his unknown helper, and Ares grinned. "Nope, can't see me!"
Dwalin sent out two throwing axes, embedding each into the chest of two orcs attempting to engage Thorin in battle. The god fighting beside Dwalin grunted and ducked beneath the axes, grumbling as he rose and conveniently forgetting that he himself had nearly taken Dwalin's head off just moments before.
"Watch it with the axes." Ares grunted. "Me liking you won't keep me from taking your head if you take mine."
The pair continued working in a haze of gray, black, white, and red. Even invisible, Ares received some cuts and scrapes, even a long cut on one bicep from swinging swords, axes, and daggers. Dwalin himself, Ares was certain, would have fallen if not for himself. He blocked several attacks on the dwarf, even using his favorite throwing knife to kill an orc standing above Balin when Dwalin yelled his brother's knife. Ares grunted in annoyance after at the realization that he probably just made his own brother happy.
Still, he stayed at Dwalin's side throughout the Battle of Five Armies, ignoring the cries of two fellow Olympians when their favorites fell. He ignored everything around him and focused on making sure his favorite dwarf stayed alive. Finally, though, the battle ended.
Ares grinned at Dwalin.
"Nice job." He said, and then vanished.
Yeah, so it's kind of short, but pretty much all of them will be. And yeah, I pretty much gave away who favors Balin, but oh well. They'll be up soon, so it's not that big of a deal.
Anyway, what'd you guys think? Any ideas for improvement are welcome, though flames will be used to keep the dwarves warm. Please review!