A.N Hello again all! Sorry about not posting for a bit but I hope I have not lost all of you due to my own dilemmas. Rest assured that those dilemmas concerned this fic..well partially I've been having to decide some events at least another four chapters out and well they were kinda important. So to write before those decisions were made would have been counterproductive. As always I do not Own PJO, and please read and review nothing helps me to write like reviews, and who knows I may like your idea enough that I incorporate it Thanks again my faithful readers now onto the chapter.
CH.7
"ORDER!" Jupiter thundered.
The throne room of the Olympians was in chaos almost all the god's arguing about what to do about the current crisis in New Rome. The missing seer and the swath of destruction that had been carved through New Rome concerned all of the gods. For the last few days sacrifices had been offered day and night from the Roman camp, some for vengeance, others protection, and a few for answers…answers the gods did not have. The only gods abstaining from the debate were Neptune and Minerva, both of them smug with a sense of satisfaction of rightness, vindication, someone out there agreed that the roman's needed to pay. After a few more minutes of arguing the council died down into a brooding silence. Finally Jupiter spoke breaking the silence.
"Has anyone heard anything about the monster that has ravaged New Rome?"
Diana sighed, "The hunt has searched far and wide constantly for the last few days, nothing has been found, the closest thing we came to was a prickling in the back of our minds, a shudder ran through Diana at that "Somehow this…creature brought out the worst memories in all of my hunters and myself. We thought it was just the location we were camped at but I'm beginning to think it was a presence now more than anything else."
The other gods stared at Diana contemplating what she was describing, their minds raking themselves over for an idea as to what the creature was. Minerva's face lit up with knowledge before slowly changing into that of Athena, Athena stood up from her throne her face a mixture of sadness and hatred.
"Let them burn…let them all suffer his wrath." She stated venom lacing her words. With that she started to stalk out of the throne room amidst shouts demanding her to return and tell them her discovery.
Neptune having watched Minerva's shift in form figured out her logic faster than the others. After all it did concern his son. Shifting back into Poseidon he rose to follow her.
"You will not walk out on me Daughter!" Jupiter bellowed throwing his bolt towards Athena.
Seeing this Poseidon thrust his trident into the bolts path intercepting it in mid-arc. Jupiter stared at Poseidon gob smacked briefly his face twisting into a snarl of rage.
"You dare to oppose me brother?!" Jupiter screamed.
Athena stared at Poseidon curiously wondering if he had figured it out, if he was really willing to take things to the point of no return. Poseidon marched over to Athena looking into her eyes and nodding at her unspoken question. They both faced Jupiter, grim determination radiating from them both in palpable waves.
Looking back at his throne Poseidon waved his hand causing it to revert back to his domain, as Athena manipulated hers as well. The god's even Jupiter were taken aback by this action, to remove yourself from the council without being asked was tantamount to declaring war on the other deities. It was a vote of no confidence in the council, in the god's leadership.
"Why?" Jupiter spluttered his form flickering between that of Jupiter and Zeus.
Athena's steely gaze met his only one word left her lips "Annabeth."
Poseidon's firm voice replied in unison with Athena's "My son."
"Your son!?, half the council demanded, "how does he relate to this matter?"
Poseidon's back straightened he did not always approve of his son's relationship with his daughter but he couldn't deny his son chose wisely. The only feeling that came to him was pride, pride that it was his son who wasn't willing to let the matter rest, pride that it was his son who dared to risk making the rest of the god's angry. "Perhaps it slipped your minds but my son was practically engaged to Athena's daughter. That being the case she is family. I will not allow Rome to go unpunished for their murder of my daughter."
Athena's eyes widened as Poseidon spoke not realizing he had considered her daughter that way. Laying a hand upon Poseidon's shoulder she teleported both of them to her palace, leaving the remaining Olympians in chaos some arguing in favor of Jupiter others supporting Athena and Poseidon. No matter the outcome, a line had been drawn in the sand, plans needed to be made, war was coming.
