Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus Series.
AN: A few reviewers have complained about the length of these one shots, remember this is only a preview of the story and not the full story. I will most likely do a few more of these, but I won't do another until after the next chapter of the Monster Force.
Story Title: Son of the Crossroads: the Lost Children of the Sea
Third Person's POV
Ancient Greece
A man in a dark green cloak walked through the ruins of an ancient temple. His head was covered by a hood of the same material and color. He bent down to pick up a broken statue of an owl. He peered into the stone eyes of the statue when he realized that this place had been a temple to Athena, the first Olympian child of Zeus. The goddess was now several hundred years old. He continued his walk through the ruined temple until he heard the sound of someone crying. He walked through the ruin until he saw the snake-like body of a woman lying on the ground, her head was missing. At the side of the dead body was a boy with golden hair and tanned skin, but he held his face in his hands as he wept over the dead body of the woman or monster.
"Child," the cloaked man said. The boy shot up with a golden sword in his hand. He pointed the blade at the surprised man that stood before him. The man's hood fell off his head revealing tanned skin, messy black hair and glowing green eyes. The boy stopped his attack at the sight of the man's face, but the man was equally as frozen at the sight of the boy's face. The boy's face was tanned, but his eyes were yellow with black slits like a viper. He didn't have a nose, instead there were two slits like the nose of a reptile and as he stared at the man, the boy's forked tongue flickered in and out of his mouth.
"Who are you?" the boy asked as his sword began to shake.
The man raised his hands with his palms held facing the boy. "I mean you no harm child. My name is Perseus."
The boy lowered his sword, but he still held it in his hand protectively. "My name is Chrysaor."
"Nice to meet you Chrysaor," Perseus replied. He looked down at the dead body of the snake woman. "was she your mother?" Chrysaor blinked away a stray tear before he nodded. Perseus knelt in front of the boy. "I am sorry." Chrysaor dropped his sword before he jumped into Perseus's arms. Perseus was surprised, but he only felt sadness as the boy cried into his shoulder.
A few moments later the boy pulled out of the hug. He wiped the tears away from his yellow eyes before he looked down at the dead body. "My mother's name was Medusa; she was a priestess of Athena, but she fell in love with Poseidon," he said, the god's name sent a shiver down Perseus's spine. "Athena found them together in her temple and she cursed my mother to turn into this monster." Chrysaor's face was now full of anger and hatred. "A hero came, a son of Zeus; he killed my mother and took her head as a weapon. I was born from her severed head along with…" However, the boy never got to finish the sentence. The sound of a horse echoed down from the skies above. Perseus and Chrysaor looked up to find a beautiful white horse with large white feathery wings on its back. The horse landed next to the body of Medusa. He kicked the ground for a moment before he looked down at the boy.
"Brother," the winged horse said.
Chrysaor looked up at the horse in wonder. "Brother," he repeated in awe.
The winged horse stomped his hoof. "I am Pegasus, son of Medusa and Poseidon."
"Pegasus, I am Chrysaor, your brother," the boy said with a smile on his face.
Perseus smiled at the two brothers. The Pegasus and the boy turned to look at the man questioningly. "As I told your brother, my name is Perseus, the son of Hecate and Poseidon."
Pegasus and Chrysaor stared at the immortal before them in shock. "Brother," they both said at once. Perseus smiled as he stepped toward his two half-brothers. "Yes, I am your brother," He replied has he placed a hand on the back of the horse and the other on the shoulder of the boy.
Chrysaor looked at the lifeless body of his mother before he looked into the glowing green eyes of the son of Hecate. "Where do I go now?"
Perseus smiled down at the boy. "You can come with me. I travel this world and help where I can."
Chrysaor looked up at his brother, but frowned. "Help, I want revenge for my mother," he spat.
Perseus leaned down and looked into the sad and angry eyes of the boy. "Revenge only begets pain, nothing else. I offer you friendship and a family, little brother. Your revenge will only offer you strife and death."
Chrysaor looked at his brother before he hugged him again tightly, letting out all the anger and pain that he felt in the tears that streamed down his face.
Pegasus stomped his hoof. "I will follow and join in where I can, but I'm a free spirit. I want to explore this world, but I would like to have a family to return to."
Perseus smiled at the winged horse. He pulled out of the hug with his little brother before he stood up. "Go and travel, brother; we'll be there for you, all you need is to think of us."
Pegasus nodded his head and stomped his foot in agreement; he ran off into a clearing and flapped his wings before he soared off into the air. Chrysaor and Perseus smiled at the sight of their brother flying through the air. Perseus looked down at his younger brother. "Let us go little brother. We have a world to explore as well."
"Together?" Chrysaor asked hopefully.
Perseus smiled down at his brother. "Always," he answered as the two walked away from the ruined temple. Perseus snapped his fingers and the temple caught fire as well as the body of Medusa. Perseus prayed to Lord Hades that Medusa's spirit would find peace someday, but he swore to himself to take care of her children, his brothers.
AN: Another short one shot preview. Remember this is only a preview of the full story. This one shot showed the reason for the other part of the title, the Lost Children of the Sea, and as you can see Chrysaor will not be a bad guy, but that doesn't mean that he and his brothers will be on the side of the gods or anyone for that matter. A few more one shot previews as I continue to work on Monster Force, so stay tuned.
