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History...is a lie.
Everything that you have ever been taught about the past...is false. History...can be manipulated. Lies can be told. Truths...twisted. The greatest stories you have ever heard...the most inspirational tales...nothing but a web of lies.
Such is the tale of a young goddess...you may have heard of her...oh wait. You haven't. The reason being...she was erased from history. Her name forgotten by all but the immortal gods and those before them. Her feats of bravery...of sacrifice...removed from the memories of hundreds. She saved the world...and the world forgot about her.
Her name...was Persephone. Not the spring goddess...no...in fact...she usually went by Seph to make it easier. She was not by any means...a minor goddess...she was powerful...the goddess of stars, of time, and the void. She was the younger sister of Artemis and Apollo. At least...she was once. But we will get to that part of the story later...much later.
We will begin now...500 years after everything known about Seph was forever destroyed. Her story...erased. Her legacy gone...500 years after she was banished from her home by the Fates themselves.
2010:
In the council of the gods:
Zeus glared down at the son of Poseidon before him. He was annoying by any means. A boy who was likely to get them all killed. Dylan White. Zeus sighed as he and his companions stood before him. It was only a week before Dylan's 16th birthday...and no one on the council much liked their chances of survival at this point.
Make no mistake...he was a natural with his powers...and handy with a sword...and he was a nice kid. But he was a coward. It was his fatal flaw after took in a deep breath as the rest of the council waited impatiently for his speech. Athena spoke up "Father...the heroes are waiting for you. They do not have much time." Poseidon stood up for his bropther for once "Come on Athena...he has to make this count...it may be the last thing thee demigods hear from us,"
Zeus began "Heroes...you have come far...and...and..." he looked up just as three bright flashes filled the great throne room. Zeus grimaced as he realized who had just appeared. The Fates...The Moirai. Clotho, the kindest one and the life-givers snapped her fingers and the demigods vanished all except for Dylan. Lachesis, the middle sister and the life-measurer said quietly "A grave mistake has been made." Atropos, the eldest and the life-taker said "No sister...Fate has made a mistake...not the gods."
Clotho spoke again "Dylan is not the child of the Great Prophecy. He...like Thalia has an important role to play. One so important...we became confused..we mistook him as the child of the Prophecy..." Artemis asked "So who is the Prophecy Child?" Demeter asked "Is it Nico? Hades boy?"
Atropos sighed heavily "No...it is someone from the past...so far back...our greatrest mistake." Lachesis finally answered "The child of the Great Prophecy is Persephone...your daughter Zeus...the exiled goddess."
The entire council exploded into uproar. Questions, exclamations...everything flew around. Atropos raised her voice and said "Enough!" the council settled down and Athena asked "Wait...but how is she the chosen child? She...if i am not mistaken is far over 16...and she is no half-blood."
"Yeah...and if you forgot. YOU banished her." Apollo spat. His normally warm eyes blazing with anger. "Why on earth would she help us...especially since you are the ones who need her?" Lachesis said softly "Calm down Apollo..." her eyes narrowed "You do not want to challenge us...as your sister was foolish to."
Artemis said "If i recall correctly...she won that battle." Atropos sighed "Yes yes and was banished not a month later...now can we get back to the point?" She looked at Athena "Yes...Seph is over 16 in her actual years...however her physical body was only 14 when she was exiled. While it is hard to tell when a god or goddess specifically grows a year older...we know for a fact she will "turn" 16 in 37 days. Also...she is in fact a half-blood. Or did you forget that Leto was a titan?"
Clotho began to speak "We will need you to use those 37 days to convince Seph to help...and Apollo...its her. Of course she would." Zeus said "I dont know...it has been 500 years since we have last seen her. Hermes doesn't even know where she is anymore. She has most likely changed." Atropos rolled her eyes "Oh thats easy...she is on her own island. After she was exiled she creatred herself an island much like Calypso's...only much much harder to reach. It is in the underworld...far in the deepest darkest corner of Asphodel."
Hera asked "Does Hades know?" The fates shook their head. Clotho said "No he does not...Seph...as you know is extremely powerful. She essentially created a break in the flow of time and space to make her little home." Hermes decided to speak up "Hey wait...since when could Seph create things like islands?"
Athena scowled "You idiot...think about her domains." Aphrodite said "What about them dear? Stars, Time, and the Void. She has no domain over creation." Athen rolled her eyes "No...she does. The void." Lachesis nodded "The void...from which all was created...for in the beginning...there was nothing...All was empty and void. And then...creation." The three fates spoke as one "Our time is up. Find Seph...find her and bring her back. We hereby rescind our banishment on her and allow her to return." And then...they vanished.
Dylan asked tentatively "So...what do i do now?" Zeus frowned "Apparently you still have a role to play..."He mulled over it and finally decided "I shall teleport you to the location of Seph's home...which i have just recieved from the Fate's...perhaps a new face will cause her to look more kindly upon you."
Dylan asked "Wait...who the heck is Seph again...I got she was a goddess from the conversation...and Lord Apollo and Lady Artemis sister...and I get she was banished...but why dont I know anything about her? Why isnt there any record or myth which includes her?"
Athena sighed "Because she was erased from history. Believe me...almost every myth you can imagine...Hercules? Odysseus? Theseus? She was in them all. She convinced me not to outright kill Arachne...she was family." Hephaestus looked up "Seph was...special."
Hera smiled "She was almost impossible not to love. When i heard that Leto had children with Zeus...i went after her. The weakest, youngest child. I intended to kill her...but when i got there...she was too innocent...so cute..." Demeter fondly remembered her niece "She was a little shy, she often hid behind her sister...and she loved playing with the flowers Persephone and i would summon up for her."
Poseidon spoke up "She wasa very good fighter to say the least. She easily bested Ares. She defeated her own father when she was just 10...well physically. She was actually like 250. However...she wasnt without her flaws...like Demeter said..she was very shy. She didnt open up to many of us and she seemed almost depressed at times. Her fatal flaw...was loyalty...eternal and unwavering loyalty...which is most likely why the fates believe she will forgive us." He smirked "She also had a knack for pissing off very powerful people."
Hermes said "To sum it up...she was a really cool girl...at least until she fought with fate. She saved a girl's life...a demigod of Hecate's who was destined to die...as a result...she directly opposed fate. When the fates confronted her she fought them...Like literally...pulled out her sword and fought them. She barely won...and only because Clotho and Lachesis managed to convince Atropos not to blast her to dust. However...a few weeks later...they exiled her for it...along with the daughter of Hecate she saved...I'm not sure if the girl is still alive...I think the Fate's immortalized her...something about reversals and fate crap i guess...and none of us have seen her...not in 500 year. 5 centuries."
Dylan asked "Why couldnt Seph and the Moirai just compromise?" Zeus sighed "Seph was rarely one to speak her opinion...even when asked. But the fates wanted to kill Lila, the daughter of Hecate after Seph saved her. That didnt sit well with Seph, since Lila's life string had already been cut...she was immortal now. Thats what really happened Hermes." Hermes shrugged "Ah"
Zeus continued "Even though fate had already rebalanced...Atropos wanted Lila to still die...sort of a need to regain the sense of control she had lost...Seph fought for the girl's life. Literally." Poseidon said "In the end...she was banished over a petty grudge. Im believe Atropos has only refuserd to allow Seph baack out of pride."
Aphrodite exclaimed "Oh she was so pretty! She had wonderfully soft black hair...blacker than anything! And her eyes...but Artemis and Apollo over here refused to let me...ah...hook her up." Artemis scowled "Try it now Aphrodite and ill string you up." Dylan said "Wait...so i have to convince a girl strong enough to defeat fate...and who is also possibly harboring a grudge against the fates...who is also possibly accompanied by a 500 year old witch-girl who may or may not also hate the fates...to come back to Olympus after being banished for 5 centuries and help the Fates...who are also the people who banished them?"
Apollo laughed "Yup. Thats it in a nutshell." Dylan sighed. He breathed in deeply before he clapped his hands together "Alright. Let's go get ourselves killed by the all powerful goddess who no one know about." Ares smirked "Thats the spirit punk." Hera frowned "Aren't you in the least upset by not being the Prophecy Child?"
Dylan smiled "Look...Lady Hera...you and I...and probably everyone in this room knows that i am not "prophecy child material". This...Seph girl? She is a goddess. Im sure she could do a better job than me. And besides...I like my soul unrazed thank you very much." He smiled easily "Now cmon...teleport me down...its time to go to hell..or well...Asphodel at least."
Alright how was it? I know the chapter was short...ill try to update soon. Please review. Oh and who do you think Seph should be paired with? You can send me your thoughts in a review. Also...what should Seph's symbol of power, weapon, sacred animal, and chariot look like? You can send me those in a review or PM.
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