I shivered as I was forced to my knees by Zeus' power. His thunderous voice filled the empty marble hall and it made my bones rattle.

"So this is the bastard daughter of Poseidon's lust?"

They laughed at me. I felt my anger boiling. I was not going to sit here and be made a spectacle of these arrogant gods joke. They were powerful, way more powerful than me, but I wasn't going to just let them talk down to me.

I rolled my eyes and stood even though Zeus powers fought against me. The laughter stopped.

I sighed. I had had this happen to many of my friends when we were in school. They'd deal with bullies who were ten times their size but they never stood up for themselves. I wasn't that type of a gal. I had a backbone as strong as an ox and if they thought I was intimidated, well they would be right….but I would damn to let them belittle me.

I cleared my throat. "Now that I've gotten your attentions… can we please move on and decide what to do next. I didn't ask to be born the way I am, but I am that of which I am. We've established I was conceived out of sure impulse…. So let's continue on please…"

Zeus raised his eyebrow. "She has your temperament Po. In the end she is your responsibility. I'll leave the decision to you."

I looked at them. The three. Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades just staring at me trying to judge me. They thought I was a threat; being that I just found out that I was Poseidon's daughter I had no idea I had powers or that my mother was a witch and had been ,in his words, seduced by him. I'm sure there was more to the story than her melting in his arms and having his kid willingly. My mom was stubborn like me. All of it was a lot to take in and considering that they plucked me from my 21 birthday party just a few hours ago, needless to say, I was not in a good mood. I sighed.

I knew either way it went I wouldn't see my family anymore. They were going to kill me or throw me in a cell deep down in hell either way I was screwed.

Poseidon shifted. He was just like the epic paintings of him all buff and grey haired. His eyes were a whirlpool of blue. Zeus also looked that but his features seem more stern. The air seemed to sizzle around him with electricity. Hades looked the same except he had jet black hair and his eyes were black rimmed with a ring of fire. I couldn't make eye contact with him for too long it sent chills down my spine he had a dark aura around him.

"Well, she's not trained in her powers. Her mother has bound them." Poseidon spoke after staring intently for at least five minutes.

"-Are you serious! Look at her…she's teeming with power. Zeus you let that brat-" Hades stopped for a brief minute as Zeus shot him a warning look. He grumbled and continued. "He killed my creation…He tried to kill you. All because you thought Peruses wouldn't be a threat to us! I refuse to sit by and let you make a fool of me and yourselves…I won't let you endanger our family."

He stood in the midst of his angry tirade. The room seemed to get darker and his eyes burned brighter, but it was weird how I was frightened not terrified. Poseidon stood and meet his burning gaze without one flinch and said "I will not smite her just because you abomination, the cracken, got killed!"

I found myself thinking waaawhoo! Go dad! Show him who's boss! I've never said that word before….dad. It was strange I could almost feel we were connected. I shook it off…

He looked down at me. Zeus sighed "He makes a valid point Po. We should learn from our mistakes. Don't kill her but we must do something to-"

"Give her away…" Hades voice sounded like a ghostly whisper. The room got colder. A slow mist surrounded me.

Poseidon looked at Zeus. They looked as though they were talking to each other and after a couple of facial expressions he nodded. "Hades you make a good point, but all the men in our Pantheon have wives and surely you don't want her..."

I gaped. "Don't I have a say so in this?"

They all looked at me with the same look that clearly said HELL NO!

I got quite. Well Hades had messed up in his plans! All the men had someone. I laughed to myself. Ha! Evil bastard tried to hitch me to someone. Hades laughed. "Brother have you forgotten about our uncles… the titans of which we over powered. Give her to one of them."

Poseidon slammed his fist down and the entire building shook. "How dare you! Those naves would rip her apart-"

" I wouldn't…"

I flinched as a deep voice came from above us. Zeus roared! "YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MY DOMAIN!"

Poseidon gave me a sad look. Then I heard a voice in my head. It was Poseidon. "Daughter…. I am sorry for this. I will not let them kill you and being that…Thanatos is the safest bet. All the others are wild…set in their murderous ways. They'll hurt you. They hate us and giving you to them would only result in your death. Thanatos has been around for the longest. He is neutral. Do you understand?"

I nodded.

I could hear the snapping of Zeus' aura. Poseidon said "She is yours. She will study with Hecate. I trust no one but her. Agreed?"

Thanatos agreed and next thing I knew I was yanked hard and everything was a blur. I came to a complete stop in front of me stood a guy in long black and grey robes. I inhaled as the world seemed to still be spinning and I fainted.