Thanks to Lexie Daughter of Athena for editing this chapter
Hephaestus POV
I took a break from building armor for the battle against Typhon and checked up on my son, Charles Beckendorf.
He was on a mission to stop Kronos's ship, the Andromeda, from making it to New York. He was with Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, and obviously the Prophecy Child.
Charles was my favorite son, only rivaled by Leo Valdez, my poor boy lost his mother because of his fire powers. I loved Esperanza so much I blessed our child with power over fire, also because Hera told me that he would play an important role in something soon. I blessed Charles with building skills like no other, just a level under mine. More like a minor god of building.
Anyway, Charles had to stay in the engine room to finish the Greek Fire bombs, while Percy bought him more time because guards were coming. I helped him set them up faster because I could sense more guards coming. A few minutes later, he finished setting up the bombs, he went outside, but then was forced to pretend to be sneaking back to the engine room because of the monsters coming. He pretended to struggle like he needed to set up the bombs.
He knew he was going to die and accepted it.
When he was brought before Kronos, I looked away. I knew he was going to die, and it hurt, it hurt that I couldn't do anything about it.
He was dating Silena Beauregard, daughter of my wife, Aphrodite.
I find it ironic that Aphrodite's daughter and my son can love each other but we can't, or at least she can't. She's in a permanent affair with my brother, Ares.
Even if I don't know Silena that well, I know she made Charlie happy so I approved. I hoped she'd be okay, Charles meant almost as much to her as he did to me.
As a last gift for my son, I made his death painless.
It was the least I can do. As long as he didn't feel pain as he died I would feel better.
I hope Hades lets him go to Elysium because he was a true hero especially for his sacrifice.
Go to Elysium, my son, go.