The twelve thrones sat in pairs on six marble steps. Each throne was near the wall with a space in the middle for demigods to approach Zeus and Hera on the top platform. On the next platform sat Poseidon to Zeus's right and to Hera's left sat Hestia. On Poseidon's side was Aphrodite on the platform beneath him and next to Hestia was Athena. Sitting next to Aphrodite, on the next platform down, much to Hephaestus dislike, was Ares and across from him sat Demeter. The fifth platform was occupied by the twins Apollo and Artemis. On the main floor were Hephaestus and Hermes' thrones. Hephaestus was unable to walk up the platforms due to his dumb leg so he sat there while Hermes's was nearly always empty.
Each throne was decorated depending on the god or goddess that sat there. The back of Hera's throne was shaped as peacock feathers while her husband's next to her had clouds and the arm rests were supported by gilded lightning bolts. On the sides of Poseidon's marble throne a sculptor had carved horses galloping and the back-rest had the appearance of waves. Hestia's throne was homely, instead of gold or some other precious metal; hers was made from cedar wood. The throne of Aphrodite was silver, she believed it looked better with her flaxen hair than gold, and carved to resemble the oyster mortals seemed to believe that she came from; anytime that Aphrodite chose to grace the council with her presence Eros sat at her feet. Across from Aphrodite's silver throne was Athena's copper; the back of it carved in the image of an owl while the rest of the frame had the design of an Athenian chariot. The second copper throne, decorated by carved battle scenes, was Ares. Demeter's throne was a duller gold color and carved with grain, wheat, and corn; during the spring, summer, and fall when her daughter was with her Persephone stood behind her mother's throne. Apollo and Artemis' throne's were as opposite as they were, his golden one with the appearance of a sun over his head while hers was silver with a U-shaped crescent over her head. Hephaestus' throne was the only one made out of iron which was his favorite metal; over one arm rest was the magical net he'd caught Aphrodite and Ares with that he kept to remind them of their embarrassment. The last, the nearly always empty throne of Hermes, was marble and the only decoration was the carved wings on the sides.
The throne room had two large ash wood doors that were now barred shut. The marble pillars that stood at decoration holding up the roof while granite walls were the true support. Any other deities, Eros and Persephone mostly, were outside the barred doors and were trying to get in. Cronus walked slowly up the platforms, each god or goddess he passed cringing as he did, until he stood before his son and daughter on the top platform. He was naked, a sign of his barbarity.
"Hera, Zeus," he turned his attention to every other deity that was his direct child, "How could you destroy my in such a way? Well, attempt to destroy me." His black eyes were trained on to Zeus' sky blue ones. Since it didn't appear his son had any intention of answering his question he turned on his heel and left. At the exit he turned back to the twelve gods. "Say goodbye…to your Olympus."
Athena sent her owl to the demigods outside the barricade and told them to flee, that Olympus was falling. Inside the antechamber the gods devised an escape route. They would die and Hades would arrange for them to be reborn again in a new era. The building shuddered and the gods looked at each other in fear. For brief