Once upon a time, there was a woman running through the forests. Following her, was one of the most terrifying creatures in the Greek mythology, the Minotaur. She finally got tired of running and turned around, she pulled out a pair of daggers and threw one at the Minotaur, and she would have hit the target, if not for the bundle in her hands. She put the bundle on the ground and raised her dagger.

She charged at the Minotaur, not wanting it to get close to the bundle. But the Minotaur's brute force forced her to dodge to the side. The Minotaur barreled forward towards the bundle with incredible speed, and the woman appeared to be too late to save what appeared to be a baby. Just when the Minotaur's horns were about to make contact with the baby, a force made the Minotaur went back a few inches. The confused Minotaur tried to touch the baby again, but this time, it got blasted back by a ball of water.

The woman named Sally instantly knew that one of the gods were helping her. She flipped a drachma like coin and caught the bronze spear that came out of it. She jabbed it with her spear, but the Minotaur dodged it. This caught her off guard and gave the Minotaur a chance to slam its body into hers. As she groggily looked up, she saw the Minotaur lumbering towards her. Now she understood why the Minotaur was able to dodge her strike, the red aura surrounding it was the reason. It was the blessing of Ares!

Sally rolled out of the grab of the Minotaur and used her powers over wind to lift her into the air. Her spear morphed into a sword, and Sally charged it with electricity. She brought the sword down with all of her might, it went straight through the Minotaur and cut it into two halves. However, she used up too much energy in the last attack, and her life force was fading away.

"You have no power here war god. It would be wise to walk away. Go. I promise you will not get to him." The woman hissed at the now enraged creature.

Perseus watched in utter shock at the way the woman talked to the monster, as if it were a person, even calling it a god.

Without warning, the boar lunged forward but the woman unleashed some of the true power of the sea, catching it with a colossal wave of water that sent it crashing back into the woods from which it came, crashing through branches and trees until she was satisfied with the distance between them.

The woman turned back to the child and knelt down, "What is your name young one?" She asked softly.

Perseus was looking at the woman in shock, unsure of how the woman had protected him from the monster.

"P…Perseus." He said nervously.

The woman nodded, "Hello, Perseus. I need you to trust me, child. We cannot linger here long for the beast shall soon return."

Perseus nodded but his eyes drifted to the limp body of his mother as fresh tears welled up into his eyes.

The woman noticed his gaze and nodded sadly. She raised her hand as the sea rose up and gently raised his mother up from her place in the sand, cleaning her body of the sand and blood before the woman flicked her wrist and the woman vanished into a blue light.

"She will be given the final rights she deserves, I promise child." The woman said sadly.

Perseus was shocked at the things the woman could do but ignored it and quickly hugged the woman's leg, trying to show his gratitude for helping both him and his mother.

The woman looked down at the child sadly, knowing who his father was. She was irritated his father left his lover and own child on their own when they came to the sea in hopes that he would protect them.

The woman pushed those thoughts out of her mind and turned her attention back to the child. She gently unwrapped the child's arms from her leg and knelt down picking the young child up in her arms.

"Perseus," the woman said softly. "I have a son who is much like you, my child. You two are about the same age. Would you like to come with me? I will protect you so that creature can never find you."

Perseus looked at the woman nervously. He looked into her pale green eyes noticed how similar they were to the ones his mother had had.

Slowly the child nodded and the woman smile softly at him.

"Close your eyes Perseus and I will introduce you to my son. You will be the brother he has longed for." She said softly.

Perseus closed his eyes as a very unfamiliar feeling came over him, like that his body was dissolving before the feeling vanished and he slowly opened his deep sea green eyes and found himself outside a small home at the water's edge.

A small child came running from the house but came to an abrupt stop when he laid eyes on the child in his mother's arms.

"Who is that?" He asked in confusion.

The woman smiled softly at her son, "This is Perseus, son. He is going to live with you. He will be your new brother."

The boy's eyes widened before a big smile appeared on his face.

The woman smiled at her son, "Go inside. I must talk to Perseus for a moment. We will be in the house shortly."

The young child nodded and returned to his house, unable to keep the smile off his face at the thought of having a brother.

Once the boy was inside, the woman set Perseus down and knelt down in front of him.

"Are you okay with this Perseus? I am only offering this. If you wish, I can find somewhere else for you to go." The woman asked.

Perseus eyes widened before he quickly shook his head, "No. I want to stay. I… I don't have anywhere else to go. I… I don't know who my father is."

The woman smiled, "Good. You shall be my son then. You and your brother will have a long and glory filled life ahead of you, my child."

Perseus was slightly confused by her words but nodded, "Who… Who are you?" He asked.

The woman smiled, "My name is Thetis. And that was your new brother Achilles. Would you like to get to know him?"

Perseus smiled and nodded quickly.

Thetis smiled, grabbed his hand, led him into their new home, smiling at the thought of her two sons and the future they would have together. Someone to watch each other's back in the difficult lives she knew both would face. They would be ready for it, together. She would make sure Perseus had the same advantages that she had given her son. Once he settled in, she would give him the same strength she had given her son, knowing together they would be a force to be reckoned by the whole universe.