In this story Hestia and Hades are both considered Olympians. Just wanted to warn you.- AthenianDaughter
A figure stood before me. No… 14 figures stood before me. They centered around a basin, that a had a strange mist swirling on top of it. I heard the figure closest to me speak in a cold, regale voice. I got closer, and realized it was a woman.
"Olympians, thank you for joining me." I recognized the voice of Athena, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom and Crafts. I could feel the power rolling of the group like the waves of the ocean. Such power only could belong to the Olympian gods. Athena continued. "After the turn of so many of our own children and descendants only a few years ago, I thought hard on this subject. I have come to the conclusion that this may have been avoided if we had found a way to show them that we do care for them. Well… most of us. I believe that if we send them a continuous reminder that we are here for them."
"What are you suggesting, Athena?" Asked the gruff voice of Hephaestus.
"A new goddess." She answered bluntly. "One with all of our powers, but in moderation. Similar to that of our demigod descendants. The god of our children."
"What will we do with her then?" Zeus questioned. The tension in the room started to rise. "How will the other gods react? The demigods? How do we give her our powers? Then what? We can't make her an Olympian!"
"We let her live as a demigod for a year. Let her understand their pain. Then, on her sixteenth birthday, we reveal her power. We give the half-bloods her, to show them we are here for them. No, we will not make her an Olympian, but we call her to meet with us as a representative for the demigods."
"You still haven't answered how you plan to do this" Hephaestus challenged her. "There is no way to give her all of our powers" The tension in the room crackled like electricity.
"Oh, but there is… With the sacrifice of all your blood, I can create a girl in the ideal image." Athena's children was born from her mind, and I had a feeling she was confident that she could do this.
Aphrodite stepped forward
."The ideal image? Or your ideal image? How about we model her after… say a lost cause?" Hermes looked up from his phone at these words.
"Luke…" he said quite at first, then louder "Luke" Everyone turned to him.
"A reminder" Aphrodite continued "Visually similar, even the scar that marred his face." Athena nodded.
"What if this girl follows in the footsteps of her inspiration? We can't make her decisions for her. We have to have a backup plan if chooses a path we don't want her to. Mortal minds are easily swayed. None of us can claimed her, and that could alter her view of us." Ares argued.
"Do you doubt I have considered this in full, Ares?" Athena's eyes burned like fire. "I will give her the power of wisdom. Knowledge will protect her from the choices children of yours have made."
"And if that knowledge fails?"
"She is only a god if we choose her to be one. Whether she lives or dies is our decision. If she fails us, she looses all power and we kill her. If she is successful, we keep her alive and make her a god."
"How will we know if she is wavering in her faith in us of not?" Ares fired back.
"That's easy" Athena turned to Dionysus with a cruel glimmer in her eyes. "We have a god at our disposal to watch over her." His eyes got wide as he realized what she was implying.
"No! Not another one of those little pests to deal with! She will not be my responsibil-"
"We should vote" Zeus interrupted him "All in favor of the new goddess?" Many hands went up, but a few reluctant hands stayed down. However, it was obvious that most were in favor. Athena drew a gold dagger from her dress folds and pricked the palm of her hand, letting two drops of Ichor, the golden blood of the gods, fall into the basin. She pressed a cloth to her hand, and passed the knife to Zeus. Zeus followed suit. They passed the dagger around. Aphrodite, Apollo,Ares, Artemis, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hera, Hephaestus, Hermes, Hestia and Poseidon all sacrificed the blood, whether or not they wanted to. There was a small golden pool at the bottom of the basin.
She brought her hands to her forehead and her face suddenly contorted in concentration. She stood for several seconds before she brought her hands back down to the basin. In them, The mist collected in her palms, forming the shape of a girl. The blood flowed into her palms and was absorbed into the girl's shape make her appear more solid. More mist and blood joined to the shape, and I was able to make out her features. She had long, wavy, golden hair that fell down her shoulders to her waist and fair skin. She was dressed in a loose, white chiton and leather sandals. She had a splash of freckles on her nose and cheeks, and a long, curved scar that ran from just below her eye to her jawline. Her resemblance to Luke Castellan was striking. Her eyes drew my attention, though. Her left eye was a clear, Icy blue and her right eye was a warm, dark brown.
"What will we call her?" Poseidon questioned. "What about Imitera?" Aphrodite laughed.
"The Mother' in Greek? Really? Greek names are soooooo outdated. No, she needs an American name!" She looked at the girl. "We are giving her looks a theme, why stop at her name? Let's call her… Luka." No one objected.
"We'll have a new goddess" Athena concluded "Named Luka"
I woke up in a cold sweat. My girlfriend, Annabeth, was shaking me awake.
"Percy! You were whimpering in your sleep again!" I have been having this same dream over and over again for the past week. I woke up like this every time. I buried my face in my hands. Annabeth recognized my reaction. "The dream again?" I nodded as she pulled me into her arms. "Come on, let's go for a walk."
Cold morning air stung my exposed skin and I suddenly wished I had grabbed my swim team hoodie. I walked with my arm around Annabeth's shoulders, wind blowing off the ocean. I walked with my feet in the waves, but Annabeth stood just beyond the waves.
"What happened this time?"
"It was almost the same, but I saw the girl. The new goddess. She looked just like Luke. Almost identical, but one of her eyes were brown and the other was blue." Annabeth looked like she was remembering something painful.
"His eyes were brown, but turned blue when… when Kronos…" I could tell she was on the verge of tears.
"Shhh… Its okay. I also learned her name."
"Really?"
"Yes, Luka. After Luke." This seemed to comfort her. "She had long golden hair, and a few freckles-
"Percy! Look!" She pointed down the shore at what looked like a beached animal. I sprinted down the beach to the form. As I got closer, I made a horrifying discovery.
"Annabeth… It's a girl." She laid in the waves, her brown hair sprawled out around her. She wore Nike shorts and a purple t-shirt that looked like it lost a fight with a cat. Her legs were cut and bruised, and she was barefoot. She a 4-inch bleeding cut just below her ribcage and a rasty looking gash on her forehead. On her cheek she had a scar that was hard to see, because of how pale she was. She had a gold necklace around her neck. She looked familiar, but I didn't know what from. She was passed out and I knew we had to get her to the infirmary. I placed one arm under her shoulder blades and my other arm under her knees and lifted her up. She was surprisingly light. "She's probably 13 or so" I guessed as I ran up the beach towards camp. As I passed the Apollo cabin, I saw Nico walk out.
"Nico!" I screamed "Get Will" he didn't even question me, and a few seconds later I heard the sound of Will running after me. I got to the Big House and pounded on the door. "CHIRON!" Argus opened the door and I pushed passed him, into one of the infirmary rooms. Will had caught up and got to work. Chiron came in, his tale still in curlers, and started running around in confusion. The room was crowded, so I slipped outside. Annabeth sat on the porch, looking like she just saw a ghost.
"Percy…" She croaked. "Her necklace"
"What about it?"
"It said a name on it"
"Huh?"
"The necklace... It said 'Luka' on it"
Suddenly, I knew why she looked familiar.
Luka
