Hello all, I'm back! It has been quite a while but I decided I wanted to keep my writing skills fresh over the summer and what better way to do that than to write fanfiction? I was inspired because I read all of the other stories I've written and I was so appalled by my writing that I decided I needed to redeem myself and try to write something that isn't cringe worthy. I'm not sure I succeeded, but that's for you, lovely readers, to decide.
The whole north east side of America was engulfed in the rage of the gods. The seas howled their rage and skies flashed their anger. Electricity was so thick in the air is was almost solid. Earthquakes shook the land so strongly that many structures were razed from their foundations. Much like their dominions, Zeus and Poseidon were in an upset. The brothers were for once united. United in rage, but united none the less. Hades was the only brother of this trinity not to be united. Quite conversely Hades was the reason for the two brothers unity, the reason for their rage. However Hades himself was not wholly the target of the two brothers' rage; only half of him was subject to their wrath. The other half took the form of one Maria di Angelo. Together these two halves formed two small children, Nico and Bianca di Angelo.
Upon his arrival to the Underworld, the messenger god who was tasked to bring Hades to the god of Olympus, found that it wasn't necessary for himself to appear for Hades to get the message Hermes had been tasked with delivering. Apparently even miles below the earth's surface televisions, more specifically the news channel, could function. You would have to be an idiot not to connect the havoc being wrecked on the surface of the world to the two gods who controlled the natural forces doing the wrecking. And Lord Hades was not an idiot. The arrival of Hermes simply confirmed to Hades that there would be a face to face confrontation between himself and his brothers that he would be forced to deal with, or else force Charon to work triple time to ferry the growing number of dead into the already overcrowded Underworld.
Hermes delivered his message without a word, his eyes communicating more effectively than words could. With a pop, both gods folded in on themselves, disappearing only to reappear in the atrium of the throne room on Mount Olympus. The large room had never been louder than in the silent moments that preceded the Zeus' thunderous voice.
"How dare you violate the vow? You have completely destroyed any chance for peace among our children-"
Hades' voice cuts through the beginning of Zeus' monolog with a tone colder than ice. "Do not think that I am unaware of your violations of the vow."
The tension that forms in the long silence following Hades' proclamation is harder than rock.
"I have absolutely no idea what violations you are referring to but I assure you that I would never-" Zeus begins in a voice that hardly conceals his surprise and fear of the discovery of his own secret.
For the second time, Hades' voice stops his brothers': "Do not lie to me. I know that you, brother, like me have sired a child. However, you, unlike me, conceived this child well after the installation of our vow. My children were born before this vow was enacted, making them entirely legitimate. By thinking that you had the audacity to confront me about the matter only gave me the opportunity to confront you about your illegitimate child. Your eagerness to flaunt your power is your downfall, Zeus."
"Do not speak to me in that tone, brother," Zeus retaliates, having no real argument to combat the statement Hades has made. "Before things can go too far let us come to an agreement."
"Wait one moment," Hades interrupts for the third time. "I have one more thing to share: I am aware that not just you, brother, " referring to Zeus, " broke the vow." At this, all the color from Poseidon's face is drained. "I have received word that a mortal woman impregnated by no other than you, dear brother, is about to give birth." This time in reference to Poseidon. "This would make me the only one here who has not broken the vow. How ironic, considering I was brought here on the charge of being the only one guilty of this crime."
"Regardless," Zeus continues in a tone that suggests that this conversation was going exactly as he has planned, although the pallor of his skin would suggest differently. "We need to do away with the threat the offspring pose."
For the first time, Poseidon adds to the conversation. "Are you suggesting that we kill our own children?" His voice is strong, made loud by the intense anger brewing inside him, but even his powerful facade cannot conceal his fear.
"If that is what it takes to restore the balance, then yes." Zeus thunders in a voice that dares someone to challenge his authority. Hades does just this. "I will not kill my children- they are not the ones at fault here! If we are to punish anyone it should be the two of you-"
"You dare suggest that I be punished?" Zeus demands, thunder booming ominously as if to emphasize his power. "That suggestion is no more audacious than yours." Hades fires back, the air around him seeming to turn dark. If a mortal were to step into the throne room right now they would not be able to survive the sheer power radiating off the gods.
"Brothers, there is a simple way to fix this!" Poseidon cuts in before an all out war can begin. "By hiding our children away from children of the other gods we can prevent any discord. If the children cannot interact with each other, no harm can be done."
The other gods reflect over this for an eternity that lasts only several seconds. Hades is the first to respond. "I see no problem with this. It takes care of any harm that could be caused by the children. However I believe that to ensure that the children are indeed isolated, it will be necessary for them to be placed somewhere no demigod could ever find. I will hide my children in the Underworld. Poseidon can bring his child to his palace under the sea and you, Zeus can hide your children on Olympus."
Zeus nods his agreement then replies, "Then it is decided. As soon as the children are born, they will be placed into hiding. However, we must ensure that no other... mishaps occur. If, after the birth of the children, any complications arise- this includes interaction between the child and the outside world and interaction between one of ourselves and a mortal- the punishment must be severe. If any complications occur the punishment will be the death of the child and the mother. Are we in agreement?"
"Yes, Lord." The two brothers answer.
"Then let my will be done."
I sure hope some of you were able to make it through that rather awkward introduction to my story. It was pretty hard to get out and despite being only around 1000 words, it took me over an hour to write. I have no idea if anyone is interested in reading this but I would really love it if I could get some feedback. I am writing this story because I love Percy Jackson and want to write a fic for it, but more so I want to improve my writing. If anyone would give me suggestions to help me out that would be SSOO greatly appreciated. Additionally, suggestions for ideas of things for me to write about in this story would be awesome. I have a general idea but only for the very beginning. I'm just gonna write about Percy growing up with Poseidon and I'm only gonna write until my school starts in the fall so any ideas yall have to keep this story interesting would be super helpful.
Thanks for reading I hope yall enjoyed it!
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