Child of Hades
A child of darkness
Of hell
Of death
Of eternal punishment
That is what I am.
What I must live with
What I must endure, must bear
How do I hold on, you ask?
How do I cope with my curse?
I have an anchor, an idol, a hero
But this comes with a price,
A secret,
A humiliating confession
One that few know
And one that some have guessed at
This being that I am anchored to
Has no idea, no fathoming thought
Of how much I care for them
Of how much I would do to prove that
One day I hope to change that
To bring it to light,
To confess
But now I must suffer
Because my anchor is in mortal danger
And he has asked of me an impossible task
But I must do this for him
For if I don't, all will perish
Child of Poseidon
A child of the deep
Of rivers
Of lakes
Of oceans
That is what I am
What I must live up to
What I depend on
What heals me
The water is my friend
My guide
My healer
My father
Loyalty is my weakness
I am unable to step away
From friends in need
And one day it shall consume me,
Shall make me helpless
Shall kill me
But until that day comes
I will continue to fight for my family
For I am a child of the sea
Of the big three
And I live to help those
Who can't protect themselves
Child of Athena
A child of knowledge
Of strategy
Of wisdom
Of the owl
That is what I am
Why I am respected
Why I am feared
Why I am never silent
Wisdom guides us all
She is our guardian
She is our life-saver
Our plan-giver
My mother, my inspiration
I wish to rebuild the world
To make it beautiful
To make it powerful and self-sustaining
To make it wise
But first I must prove myself
To those I fear
To those I dread
For they live in those, dark shadowy corners
In homes and fortresses made of silk
Waiting, waiting
Waiting for me to wander in
Child of Jupiter
A child of the skies
Of storms
Of rain
Of lightning
That is what I am
Why I must never fail
Why I don't know who I am
Why I must be careful who I call family
The sky is my domain
My happy place
My source of power
My king
My father
The one who left me
Who left my mother to go out of her mind
Who left my sister, forcing her to run away
Twice
This why I wander
Always searching for where I belong
Whenever I feel like I fit in
I always change, I'm always the loner
I was born on accident, and named to appease her
She, the queen, the cheated, the wife
She who destroyed me to remake me
Child of Aphrodite
A child of beauty
Of charm
Of fame
Of love
That is what I am
Why I feel useless
Why I find trouble
Why I want to get noticed
Charms and beauty are my weapons
My secret
My fortune givers
My nightmare
My mother
The one I dread
For I am nothing like her
I strive to be unattractive
While others want me beautiful
I want to be myself
My friends are my lifeline
At first you may look and see, I'm just a shy, harmless little girl
But once you get me talking, I can have you on your knees
I can make you love me, kill me, help me, commit suicide, or fear me
And I hate that most of all
Child of Hephaestus
A child of fire
Of the mighty volcano
Of automatons
Of the forge
That is what I am
Why I am cursed
Why I am lonely
Why I am the seventh wheel
My wits and sense of humor are my shields
My fire is my curse
My hands are my life
The forge, my father, my guide
I was cursed, played, used
By one who wants me to live
I fight to change my fate
I have a promise to keep
A promise that someone else made not long ago
But failed to return to her
Now I must be her savior, her rescuer
Her prison bail, her curse breaker
She will make me a new fate, and I shall change her fortune
But to do that, I must betray the ones I love
I must save the world, and make the ultimate sacrifice
I must die
Child of Pluto
A child of wealth
Of riches
Of wealth
Of curses
That is what I am
Why I am afraid
Why I am an outsider
Why I am old beyond my years
My gifts are my weapon
But also, my dreadful curse
The underground, my friend, my father
I loathe him, he killed us
My mother, forced to serve the Earth
Until the day we both died
My brother rescued me from hell
But I am now a stranger
Not of this world, but from the past
I am rich beyond measure, yet still poor
I would but give away my treasures
But do not, for fear of many perishing
I wish to make myself better
To be useful to my friends
But first I must free myself from my past
Such horrors are there, lurking, full of sorrow and heartbreak
If it wasn't for the one who claims to be my father
I would still have a family
Child of Mars
A child of violence
Of bloodshed
Of mass murder
Of war
That is what I am
Why I refuse my ancestry
Why I seek a different father
Why I try to be someone else
Arrows and animals are my weapons
My secrets
My pride
My father's shame
My life depends on the food of a fire
One match, one flame, and I perish
The fire maker scares me, despite his harmless stature
I feel like a joke and a mistake
My ancestors offer no help, no guidance
My family a mess, my mother gone
Perished in my father's domain
I hate, fear, and yet admire him, can't make up my mind
He has helped me, yet cursed me
And I can never seem to please him
I wished to find my destiny, to find one that understands me
Who knew that she was right next to me all along