This is a crossover between percy jackson and Hetalia, and frankly I don't expect much views or even any reviews, but if you would be kind enough to it would be apreciated. Its about Byzantium and his rise to an empire, but with a twist. The gods of Olympus and their children have a plan for the city but it will span a long history form 1000's of B.C. to Modern times as Istanbul this is his story and that of which makes him unique. for you know their is only one city of the worlds desire.
Rating E
Chapter 1 A city for the times
Today would be an interesting day for the gods of Olympus for today they felt like giving something to the world, but not just their chosen. Today the gods would come down form their thrones and build a city that no one could resist. A second Troy if you would, but this time one that wouldn't fall to the evils of man, one that wouldn't be destroyed by time, no they would create a city to stand the test of time and man. They chose a pensula just above Greece. A spot with three ways in, two of them by sea. They put a marker to be found by the people of these lands and then depict how the city will be built. They didn't however want to create it themselves no they wanted to see if the people they put down on this earth knew how to create something grand and beautiful, but from their minds and those instructions. They didn't want a city of the gods… no they wanted a city of the worlds desires.
It has been many years since they laid down the foundation of the city for the people to build and at last some humans have been fortunate enough to stumble apon it. These were the people of Thrace. Thracians decided that this spot was grand for a city by the fact of the sign that their chief had saw and by the lay of the land. They began building the fortifications of the city and once the actually city itself was built in grew quickly. The Thracians called it Byzantium.
(this is were I entorduce Byzantium the only city to become a country apart form Moscow, at least in my story he will be told from a first person point of view) I found my self on a beach next to a city. I can't remember my name or even where I am, who I am, what I am. I went to the city to look around as I felt a distinct pull to it. I didn't want to even leave it once I got there it was so beautiful and it felt like a part of me was in this city like I was meant to be here. "Um hello… where am I?" I said speaking the first language that came to mind. He replied "You are in the great fortress of Byzantium, territory of Thrace." Byzantium… Byzantium. I said it over and over in my head at least a thousand times. The name sticks I thought and then it hit me… "My names… Byzantium." I studdered as if the thought was insane though I knew it wasn't. The man stared at me for a while the told me to follow him. I did as I was told and when I finished following him I came up to a very large building. He then said to me, "Wait here while I grab the chieften of the city ok." I did as I was told and he came back with an old man who looked as if though he had been around for 82 years… wait how did I know how old he was? The chieften the asked me a series of questions, "How old am I, how many people live in this city, and what are the five signs of the deities?" I answered in order, "You are 82, there are 5,469 people in the city, and the five signs are wisdom, strength, courage, knowledge, and family." He then nodded and told me to follow him inside and like before I did as I was told.
In the building where I had followed the old man to I found a spot to sit as he was already sitting when I had walked in. He then said to me, "We have waited many years for you young one." His voice was radiating wisdom and knowledge. "These a great times and it is no surprise that you have arrived when you did." I didn't know where to start as the questions flowed in, but I decided on asking what he meant. "What do you mean sir?" he replied, "I mean it is good that the personification of our grandest city has arrived now." Personification… what the heck did he mean by that, but then as I thought on it all the history, people, and the strength of the city hit me like a brick wall. I was the personification of the city of Byzantium that's why I didn't know anything when I awoke, because I didn't exist tell now. The chieften only watched on as I came to my relisation. "If I am the personification of this city than do all your cities have personifications?" he answered me with a very blunt no. "Then how did you know what the personification of a city is like or what a personification of anything is like?" I questioned him with this. He said in return, "Simple young one all things destined to be great are personified, Only the grandest of cities gain personifications, but others gains similar forms such at the unified tribe of Thrace has a personification and he knew when you would be born." I only asked him one more question, "If only grand cities are personified along with unified tribes and the like then why do I exist?" I asked only because it was quiet obvious my city was not grand nor was it a unified tribe not to mention it was only a matter of time before some other person tried to take us as is human nature. He said with a very serious tone, "You exist because you are destined to be great, though you may not be great now you will become something more what that is I don't know, but what I do know is that it is only a matter of time young one."
On that day I learned I was one of a kind the first city of non grand stature to become personified, why because I was destined to become great. I could only wonder what had made it so. On that day the gods of Olympus smilied down at their city and they knew why he would become great the only chose not to tell.