Prologue

"They will return, Son of Perseus." The oracle spoke to Helius in his dreams.

"When? How will they return?" the boy asked.

"When 12 children, descended from the gods and the sacrificing mother stand to call them from Oblivion, the gods will return. The children will be touched by the hand of death, rescued from its grasp by the Twelfth child, Little Death."

"Who is Little Death, what is the child's name? How will we know to find these children?"

"The Little Death will come to you, and you will give her the names of these descendants."

~ Centuries Later~

"Come on Cher, it's the anniversary of your mama's death, you shouldn't be working." A raven haired male took the dagger from her hand.

"I ain't workin' least not on anything for money. That damn owl finally coughed up mama's last letter. Besides cleaning my weapons is relaxing." The girl snatched it back, "Read it."

' My Lucinda,

At last the Owl of Athena has given this letter to you, this means you are ready to fulfill your destiny. In doing so, you will finally meet your father and he will meet you. But first I have one final job for you, leading to this destiny of yours. Take Raven, pack a couple suitcases and go to the Safehouse in New York City. There you will find pictures and a dossier on your first targets, and a better explanation as to what's going on.

Go by the Grace of the Gods, Ma Petit Morte,

All my Love,

Renee Devereaux.'

"Looks like we're going to New York." The male chuckled.

"The tickets are bought and our bags are packed." She kissed his cheek.

The couple flew to New York and went to the safe house as ordered. There the Owl led them to another letter and a manila envelope with the dossier inside. This letter read:

'My Darlings,

When all the gods, but Hades fell into Oblivion centuries ago the last Delphic Oracle saw that they would return called back by their descendants. As you know, Hera the Goddess of Marriage has no such descendant, so an embodiment of the loving mother will stand in that place. Raven, you are descended from Ares, God of War, and you will be a part of this ritual. The other lost boys, and tiny Tina are descendants as well, so you will only have two others to find. The dossier speaks of Aaron and Jaiden, his companion, find them for Aaron is the descendant of Zeus, king of the Gods. There is money for tickets back to the Estate for them. Then you will open the instructions to find Jacobi descendant of Poseidon. Once they are sent on their way you will continue to find Helius, Son of Perseus. He will explain further and take you to your father.

All my love,

Renee Devereax.'

The couple went in search of their target, walking the streets of New York asking anyone they passed with pictures of the pair. After the first day, they decided to take a different approach. Lucinda decided to make a phone call.

"Tech head, I need a favor." She got up the next morning.

"What's up Morte?" the boy on the other end sounded agitated.

"I know you're tired Travis, we were out half the night trying to find this kid."

"Sorry Wendy-girl, the guy doesn't own any credit cards, bank accounts, he's living off the grid."

"That's it, Travis you're a genius." She jumped up, "The grid, Zeus was the Sky god so lightning, we'll look for freak electrical surges."

"By we, you mean me right"

"You know I love you tech head." She smiled.

"Alright, I'm checking now for Freak lightning incidents, power surges and anything electricity related…and, boom, there's an apartment complex on 8th that has had several freak power surges."

"Can you send directions to my PDA, I'll grab Raven and we'll get to him this morning?"

"So Mama Renee's letter said he's one of us, Raven told us."

"Yeah, which explains why you're such an egg head." She teased.

"Just because I get to be the empowered descendant of the Goddess of Wisdom, doesn't mean I'm an egg head." He chuckled, "Direction sent, good luck."

"Much love egg head, I'll see you soon."

"Ditto"

She got off the phone as she walked into the kitchen, hugging Raven as she came in. He kissed her then pointed to the coffee pot and she returned the kiss. "So did Tech find him?"

"Yeah, come on I'll drive."

They finished up, got dressed and got into a black Dodge Charger. They went to the apartment complex, waving Private Investigator I.D's, asking for the manager. An older gentleman came from the office to meet them. "I'm Oliver Randall, I manage this building. Is there a problem?"

"Yes, sir" Lucinda stepped up, her Cajun accent laid on thick, "we're looking for these two, names are Aaron and Jaiden. They ain't in no trouble, we're on an assignment lookin' into some unknown family members. Their names came up in the course of our investigation." She showed him the picture of the two.

"Great kids, they're early twenties and both work nights. Aaron's a dancer so he spends time practicing for shows and Jaiden really don't talk much about his work. They pay their rent on time if not early. They might be up, I can give them a call." Mr. Randall offered.

"That'd be mighty nice of you sir," Raven nodded, "we wouldn't want to go up and make a ruckus if they're sleepin', not for something that can wait."

"You two are the most respectful P.I's I've ever seen, awfully young too." The old man picked up the phone.

"Well I should hope so, mama raised us right." Lucinda hugged him around the waist.

"Her ma took me in when I was eleven, she was thrilled when she saw how smitten we were with each other." Raven explained as the old man looked at them strangely.

Mr. Randall called up to the apartment waited a moment for an answer, "Yes, hello this is Mr. Randall, with whom am I speaking? Jaiden, yes, I'm sorry to call so early but there are a couple of Private Investigators here needing to see you and Aaron about some missing relatives case they're working….send them up? No problem, I just wanted to make sure you boys were awake…you too, son."

"So are we all good?" Lucinda looked hopeful.

"He said Aaron is still asleep but he'd be more than happy to meet with you. That poor boy, he's been sick all week." Mr. Randall sighed, "It's on the fourth floor, apartment 4B, he said just to knock."

"Thanks so much sir, we really do appreciate your help." She smiled, pulling Raven behind her up the stairs.

They went up several flights of stairs to the fourth floor and quickly located the apartment. Lucinda knocked gently, mindful that at least one resident was sleeping still. They listened, a chair moved, footsteps then one, two, three, four locks clicked before the knob was turned. When the door opened a pale blond with green eyes answered the door.

"I'm Jaiden Lawrence, you must be the P.I's Mr. Randall called about." The blonde moved to invite them in.

"Actually we're a little more than that." Lucinda replied, "Our missing family bit is true mind you, but we were curious as to the special nature of your room mate."

"He isn't just my roommate and what special nature do you mean?"

"The freak power surges when he gets emotional, you can't tell us you haven't noticed."

"I've known since we met about his electrical gift, there are no secrets. So what are you real intentions?"

"You wouldn't believe us if we told you."

"Miss my lover gives off enough volts to knock out the entire block, you can't really surprise me."

"Fine then, he's the descendant of a god." Lucinda crossed her arms, "Zeus to be exact, there is an old prophesy that says twelve descendants and a loving mother figure will call back the Olympians from Oblivion."

"That's a little hard to believe."

"Trust me if you met some of the people we live with, that'd be nothing."

"So you need him to help you summon an ancient god?"

"More or less to reinstate an ancient Pantheon because apparently if we don't the world's going to end or something, I just know we have to do this."

"That's the funniest thing I've ever heard." A brunette male came from the bedroom, Jaiden rushed to his side.

"Love, you're still sick. Go on back to bed."

"No, I want to hear how I'm important to someone who doesn't exist. I want to hear with my own ears how the hell I went through my whole life had a purpose." The brunette growled, "Come on then, what's this grand scheme?"

"All I know is that Hades is the only god left and there is very little keeping the Titan lord in his cage. Surely you've felt it, empowered as you are."

"What's in it for us?" Aaron glared.

"Something better than a downtown rat hole, second hand clothes and working as a stripper." She answered.

"How'd you figure that?"

"I have an a great sense of observation, no doubt Jaiden here's the bartender there or security," she looked at the blonde, "No doubt with your looks you're a bartender."

"I have too many personal issues to get on the pole." The blonde shrugged.

"I can respect that, now I have a set of plane tickets back to my estate with a room set up for you already no doubt knowing Ethan. You can take them and live with us or you can watch the world fall to hell together. The choice is yours." She handed him the envelope.

"Are you like me?" Aaron asked.

"Yes"

"Who was the god you two descend from?"

"Ares" Raven answered, "God of War"

"I don't know, my mother left me a letter, I go on to meet with someone who might."

"Good luck to you both then, and we will meet again at this estate of yours."

"They'll be waiting for you, each of them have learned they are a part of this too. Trust me when I say they are as lost as we are."

"Until then, good luck."