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A Surprise for Mount Olympus
Hermes burst into the Throne Room of the White House. All of the Olympians are already seated on their respective thrones, which are arranged in a circular manner. Everyone seemed so serious, nervous, or unsure. No one was putting on a happy face, or daring to. Even Apollo, who used to be cheerful and laid-back, has creases between his brows. Ares stared intensely at his surroundings as if somebody's going to punch him at any second. Zeus was seated in the middle of the highest three thrones which belonged to the Big Three, sitting so stiffly you will wonder for a second whether he is a life-sized wax statue or something. To his right is where Poseidon sat, who was currently having a dead-serious conversation with the goddess of wisdom, Athena. Both of them were speaking so fast that they sound more like arguing than talking. Meanwhile, the other Big Three seat was empty, which was supposed to be for Hades, the lord of the Underworld.
So all of them are present for the Council Meeting…except for Hades.
Hermes stormed into the heart of the room, so all of the Olympians could see him. He cleared his throat and everyone fell silent and turned their attention to Hermes. Zeus shifted an inch on his seat.
"Well? What have you found out?", Zeus calmly asked but they could feel something was wrong. Zeus's powers were really tensed that a cool, windy breeze blew into the room. Lightning streaked across sky and the skies thundered softly. If you were an ordinary mortal, you would have already hidden under your bed and cried hysterically like nuts, but Zeus's powers don't seem to bother the other Olympians. To them, it was like normal for the skies to growl when Zeus is not in good mood.
Hermes was panting as though he had just been chased by a stampede of minotaurs or laistrigonians. The messenger god never pants, nor any other god on Mount Olympus. This means only one thing: there is a very big, deadly-threatening problem. A huge catastrophe is going to happen. The future of the Olympians is in trouble.
Hermes, after calming down, straightened up, and spoke in a loud voice.
"Confirmed . Another half- blood child of the Big Three was born", he announced.
