*I DO NOT OWN ANY CHARACTERS FROM THIS STORY. ALL RIGHTS GO TO RICK RIORDAN.*
Date: August 1, 2018
*Olympus*
3rd Person POV
The Olympian throne room was complete chaos. All of the gods and goddesses were quite confused as to what had called for an "emergency council meeting", but the confusion was forgotten in favor for anger. The council room was full of yelling and screaming, with some of the immortal beings arguing over quite foolish and unimportant issues, like Hephaestus and Ares on who was more compatible for Aphrodite, or other, urgent issues, like the rising number, and power of monsters around the world, between Poseidon and Athena. All of the arguing was put to a halt when Zeus, King of The Gods, flashed into the room and sat on his throne. The confusion once again surfaced in the gods (A/N: I know that it's technically "gods and goddesses" but I'm just going to say gods from now on) minds as to why this meeting was called. Before anyone could ask, Zeus said tiredly, "I know that all of you are wondering why this meeting was called. Well, I received a message from the fates in a dream. A threat is rising in Tartarus, and we, the gods, must find out what it is, and how to stop it. They have rejected the idea of sending any of our children down to The Pit, as the mission would be destined to fail. They have decided to send us down instead, because we are obviously immortal. I have visited the Oracle, and she has given us a prophecy. The prophecy states,
'Night will awaken, with forgotten enemies to carry out forsaken deeds.
From the spawn of sea, fire will form to oppose the darkness,
With the unexpected hero compelled to lead.
The foes merged power is destined to incarnate,
Only to unlock the buried prophecy,
Which reveals the order for the great odyssey.'"
All of the gods sat in silence, digesting the large amount of information they had just had thrown at them. Athena, being the wisest and one of the most intelligent, was the first to recover from the shock, and stated, "Well, the 'spawn of sea' obviously has something to do with one of Poseidon's children, being the God of the Seas, but that's about all that I can think of. Poseidon, have you broken the pact and had any children recently? Answer honestly." "No, I have not, if I had, I would have told everyone already," Poseidon retorted defensively. How is one of Poseidon's children in the prophecy when one hasn't been born in years, Athena thought. Guess we'll find out. Gods, I hate not knowing things. Those same thoughts were mirrored across the rest of the council as well. Everyone was brought out of their thoughts when Artemis pointed out, "Also, 'night' will probably have something to do with Nyx, as she resides in Tartarus, and is currently asleep." The gods nodded in agreement, but most of them were still in shock. The council room was silent for several more minutes, as the gods were still processing what was happening, and what needed to be done. Zeus, feeling the need to help ease the heavy tension in the room, said, "we will be leaving in 2 weeks, so there is still time to process what you have been told, and for all of us to make a plan as to how to handle the quest. This meeting is now dismissed." Slowly, everyone flashed back to their own realms or palaces to pack and inform their acquaintances what they had just been told.
