(A/N) WOW, 85 reviews fifteen more then I wanted. I stayed up all night writing this for you guys, you showed true dedication to this story, and I am giving a shout out to Sadie breezy. Okay guys I hope you like the chapter; it's a filler but you guys should like it.
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(Percy's P.O.V)
"I think we should all get some rest it's already 2:34 AM." I spoke.
"Okay" was the reply of everyone else in the room.
"Zeus" asked Percy as he beckoned him forward from the throne.
"What?!" he asked in between a mumble and a growl.
''Stay a moment, will you?" I asked
"Very well" he said as he tucked in his chest, as always prideful.
"I know you are not happy about losing your position as king of the gods I know you are angry with me, but I would like to make a deal with you."
"I'm listing" Zeus said intrigued.
"I'll give you back the position back as king of the gods-"he didn't get to finish as Zeus cut him off screaming in joy
"Thank you, thank you, and thank you!" over and over.
"Zeus you didn't let me finish" I said irritably, I just knew I was going to regret this…
"Oh!" he said, a little sheepishly, who would've thought Zeus could be sheepish.
"You can be king of the gods if you swear on the Styx to never ignore your kids; all of the gods major or minor get a cabin at camp Half-Blood; Hades And Hestia be made Olympians, and all demigods of all the gods be claimed by their godly parent before they turn thirteen and all of the gods will be allowed to visit their children every four days. Is it a deal?" I asked
Zeus almost looked constipated as he weighed out the pros and cons of the deal; finally love of power took hold.
"Deal" he said.
"Okay Zeus, just swear on the Styx to my terms and kingship of the gods is yours."
"I swear on the River Styx to follow your terms in exchange for my kingship back." Thunder rumbled in the background, signalling the now unbreakable deal. Then
"Okay Zeus now my turn, I Perseus Jackson, King of the Gods, renounce my title of king to Zeus." the same light that hit Zeus hit me then it hit him again.
Suddenly he was standing there in the same suit as the one at my wedding, "I gotta go" I said and flashed to my favourite place on Olympus it was at the tip of Olympus, right on the edge, overlooking Manhattan.
I felt someone shifting down to sit next to me and bit back a snarl. It was Lune, my ex-wife.
Immediately images started flashing through my mind.
::FLASHBACK::
At our wedding, I was standing at the alter when the organ started playing 'here comes the bride'
As she came walking down the aisle, I saw she was silently crying as her father Zeus walked her down the aisle. When I looked to the left I saw my Mom and Paul sitting in the front row, my mom crying and Paul was giving me a big smile. Then I looked over to my little sister Megan Lynn Blofis, when Artemis got to the alter Hera began speaking; (I don't know what comes next so I'm skipping over it; "I Pronounce you husband and wife, Perseus you may now kiss the Bride…"
::FLASHBACK END::
Then I remembered that day…
::SECOND FLASHBACK::
I was walking the stress of Olympus. I just got back from another planet in space; it's like earth, but no gods, the beings there are the same as humans except they have miss-matched eyes. Anyway I was back a few days early when I noticed some nymphs looking at me crying, I didn't know what was going on.
That was when i heard it, "Stop that Phoebus, It tickles." it took me a second to realize who it was then, it hit me like a tonne of bricks, it was Artemis. I flipped up my hood and started looking for Artemis.
I spotted her in a clearing and climbed a tree so I could get a better look; what I saw changed my life forever; Artemis my wife was cheating on me with Phoebus the god of phobias.
I didn't approach them, I took out a camera and videotaped those two saying loving things to each other, but I left when I heard this, "Let's go to your place and have some fun…" Artemis said. I drew the line at that one but I had to keep listing, "what if your husband finds out?" asked Phoebus "we've been doing this since four months after Perseus proposed to me, that's nine years and eight months and he is on some other planet 20,000,000,000 miles away."
That's when I left and went to talk to Ares. I knocked on his palace door, and he answered in his usual vulgar manner, "what can I do for you Punk!" asked Ares.
"Tell Phoebus to stay clear of me" I said.
"Why?" He asked in confusion.
I showed him the video, and his face went from shock, to confusion, to disappointment, then finally anger.
"I'm Gonna have a talk with Phoebus, even though I hate you. I am sorry for the way my son has acted how can it make it up to you?''
I stuck my hand out, "I want a truce, and I don't want you as an enemy." I told him.
He looked at my hand before grasping it and shaking my hand, "Truce, now how about you teach me some tricks? I don't want to lose when I get my rematch against you." He said.
"I'll show some to you later, right now I need to speak with Zeus and Hera" he just nodded and went back inside his palace.
I flashed to the throne room and yelled "Zeus, Hera, I need to speak with you!"
Soon two flashes of light and the king and queen were sitting upon their thrones, I spoke before they could question why I called them.
"I want to divorce Artemis" I said to them. A look of confusion crossed Zeus face, but Hera looked mad, no furious.
"What don't tell me you cheated on Artemis, and don't want to face her, huh? You gods are all the same." She Said
"Is this true? Did you cheat on Artemis?" asked Zeus, my father in law.
"NO! I have something i want to show you. So i summoned a TV and plugged the camera in and soon the video was playing. Looks of shock and horror crossed their faces.
"I am so sorry nephew, Please hide behind your throne." So I made the TV disappear and hid behind my throne but could still see the throne room.
"ARTEMIS GET IN HERE NOW!" yelled Zeus, soon a flash of silver was there and I saw Artemis with hastily thrown on clothes, her blouse was backward and she wasn't wearing a bra, probably forgot to put it back on, I thought. Her hair was messed up and she had white sticky stuff in her hair that I saw with my trained assassin eyes 'oh gods no!' I felt like screaming till my throat bled.
"Artemis is it true that you cheated on Perseus?" asked Zeus, his tolerance seemed to waver as he saw the now obvious signs.
"Father, why would I do that?" she said in her best innocent five year old voice.
Zeus showed her the video and as he did it he seemed to shake with barely concealed anger.
"Father please, please, please, don't show Perseus! He will divorce me!" she said desperately and my heart ran still for a second.
"I am afraid that is impossible…" spoke Zeus gravely, "As Perseus is the one who took that video." He said and sheer horror struck her like a lightning bolt.
"You can come out now Perseus…" spoke Zeus, his tone saddened; this was after all a mistake by his little girl.
If it was even possible she looked more scared, I walked out from behind my throne and walked straight up to Zeus and Hera "Can I divorce Artemis?" I asked.
"No! Percy Don't! I can explain!" Artemis said crying, I didn't even look at her. Zeus and Hera just nodded and started chanting. Soon a white light hit my left hand middle finger as I don't have a ring finger and my ring vanished.
The same happened to Artemis. I walked out of the throne room ignoring Artemis's sobs, but what she didn't know was I went straight to my palace and screamed; yelled; kicked and broke everything involving Artemis and screamed till my throat started bleeding. I cut myself and I smashed my head against the wall but nothing I seemed to do would make to pain go away or lessen. I was like that for a month.
:: END SECOND FLAHBACK ::
"What do you want?" I muttered darkly to the figure next to me.
"To explain," she whispered as she drew her knees to her chest, hugging herself.
"To explain why you cheated and basically broke my heart?" That sure as Tartarus didn't need an explanation and not wanting to hear it I simply walked away.