I watched from the big house in horror at all the fighting that was going on. Gods fighting their own children! And the sad part was that the children… were winning.
Dane POVI fought my father with all the power I had. There was no way I was going to go back to being a baby seal. It was just AWEFUL! You can't even begin to be able to imagine how much the others mocked me. Especially Con and Lex, my two best friends.
Anyway, I was fighting my father with so much concentration that I didn't realize when he backed me onto the docks
"Give it up, father!" I shouted. "You can't beat me! I was trained to defeat Titans! Gods are no match!"
He glared. "Not necessarily. If you enter my turf, there's no way you could fight back."
I laughed. "Yes, but we aren't—" I froze. It was then that I realized where I was standing: On the very edge of a dock. Oh shit. Nervously, I glanced up at my father. "You wouldn't."
Now it was his turn to laugh. "Oh, but I would." And with that, he shoved me backwards. I stumbled, and fell into the ocean. When I entered the water, the first feeling I felt was panic. I hated the ocean. It brought back memories…
FlashbackI stalked through the halls of my father's palace especially angry. Triton had been messing with me from the day I had first decided to stay here. Stupid fish boy.
"Lord Dane!" Said a voice from behind me.
I turned around to see a familiar dolphin. "Drop the 'Lord' crap, Delphine. Now what do you want?"
Delphine looked a little hurt, but continued anyway. "Lord Poseidon wishes to see you right away! It's urgent!"
I groaned. "Can't it wait?"
The dolphin shook their head. "No. He said it can't wait."
Grumbling to myself about stupid parents, I walked towards my father's room. When I got to the door, I raised my fist to knock, but suddenly the door swung open, and my father pulled me inside, shutting the door behind him.
"Gah!" I exclaimed. "What's up with you?"
"There's no time for explaining things!" My father said. "We have to get to Olympus!"
"But I—" I began, but he cut me off.
"Zeus's orders." And with that, we both disappeared in a swirl of water.
End of Flashback
That had been the day the gods had tried to kill us. The day I became… ugh! A baby seal.
My head broke the surface, and I gasped for air. The salt water stung my eyes, and blurred my vision. I could still see my father, however. He stood at the top of the docks with a smug expression.
"FATHER!" I shouted angrily. "I HATE YOU!"
He chuckled. "I know."
I would've said more, but just then, the water jerked me backwards. With a shock, I realized it was pulling me away from camp, and farther out into the sea. Desperately, I tried to grab the edge of the dock, but my fingers slipped on the wet surface of the wood.
The currents pulled me farther and farther until I couldn't even see camp anymore. Then, they pulled me under the water.
Con POVHatred. That's all I felt as I fought my father. Hatred for him, hatred for the gods, hatred for everyone.
He had used me. He had lied to me, and he was going to do the same to Nico! No way was I going to let that happen. Although I hated the kid, I wouldn't wish that life on anyone.
I fought with power. Power I never even knew I had! My dad, however, kept summoning stupid skeletons, so they distracted me. But I was still better. And I know how. He was afraid of hurting me. Therefore, he was holding back. I wasn't. Pretty soon, my father's sword clattered to the ground, and I had my blade aimed at his neck.
"Wow, Con." My father said. "You're good. But not good enough."
I was about to ask what he meant, but then I sensed a presence behind me. Before I could turn around, something stabbed into my thigh. I screamed in pain, and dropped to my knees. Standing behind me was another stupid skeleton holding a bloody knife! Of course he would! He's too afraid of hurting me, so he has some pathetic pile of bones do it for him! Coward.
Enraged, I thrust my sword at 'General Hawrthford' or so it said on his nametag. He erupted in flames, and vanished, his knife clattering to the floor.
My attention turned back to my father who kicked my sword out of my hand.
He pressed his own blade against my throat.
"You won't kill me." I choked. His sword was making it hard to breath.
My father laughed. "You're right. I'm not."
Before I could respond, he sheathed his sword, and the shadows swirled around me. Then, I was flying through the shadow realm. I knew I was going to the Underworld. And last time I was there… bad things happened…
FlashbackI closed my eyes, and concentrated. My father had sent for me, and I was too lazy to walk all the way to his room to talk to him. The shadows closed around me, and I appeared in his room. (A/N The one from the PJO movie) I was concealed in the shadows, and my father hadn't noticed me yet. I was just about to step out when I noticed he arguing with Persephone.
"—can't just kill them!" She was saying. Wtf?
"It was Zeus's orders! I cannot argue!" My father replied. Oh shit…
"But they've done nothing wrong!" Persephone shrieked. "Surely he must see that!"
"I'm sorry, darling. But it's decided." My father said softly.
Persephone sighed, clearly still angry. "I just can't believe you're going to take that boy to his death."With wide eyes, I stepped out of the shadows. "WHAT?"
Persephone and my father jumped.
"You're-you're going to kill me?" I asked in disbelief. No, there was no way! I must've heard him wrong! Yeah, that's it!
My father sighed. "I-I'm so sorry, Constantine. But I cannot stop it." He stepped closer as if to hug me, but I backed away. Hurt flashed in his eyes. I didn't care.
I felt as if he had just slapped me in the face! "All this time…" I whispered. "I thought you cared… but now… now you-you're going to KILL ME?" Anger replaced any feeling of pain that was just there. "AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE DONE FOR YOU? YOU WOULD BETRAY ME LIKE THIS?"
"Con, please!" Persephone begged. "Calm down!"
"NO! I'M NOT GOING TO CALM DOWN!" I shouted. They have the NERVE to tell me to CALM DOWN when they're trying to KILL ME?
My father looked at me with pleading eyes. "Son, I-I'm sorry, but—"
"I don't want your apologies." I snapped. Then I looked at both of them with hate-filled eyes. "I hate you both." And when I said it… I meant it…
End of Flashback
Lex POVMy father was a good fighter. But not good enough. I easily disarmed him, and had my sword tip pointed at his throat in a few seconds.
He gulped. "Now now. Lexton, you know violence never solves anything."
Now, I would've stabbed him right then and there, but I saw something out in the ocean. It was a figure being pulled by the currents. And with a shock, I realized it was Dane. His father had beaten him.
I glanced over at Con, and my eyes widened. He was being engulfed in a huge swarm of shadows, and when they cleared, he was gone.
I was so shocked that I didn't realize when my father stepped away.
"Lexton." He said from a few feet away.
I whirled around, and stared into his, now glowing, eyes.
"I'm sorry." He whispered.
Before I could react, a gust of wind blew straight at me, and I flew straight upward, into the clouds.
Being so high up in the sky brought back memories… memories I'd rather not revisit…
FlashbackI stared into my father's eyes, and acknowledged what he had just said. He was going to kill me… kill me and my friends! All of the demigods around me seemed frozen in shock as well.
"Lexton, Lili, I'm so sorry." My father stepped over to Lili, and began to glow. Anger boiled up in my veins. No way was I going to let him kill my sister! And before I knew it, I had tackled him to the ground.
End of Flashback
The wind whipped my hair as I soared higher, and higher into the clouds. High above me, I heard a girly shriek. So Lili was up here too…
Hey! So, in my opinion, this chpter SUKKKKKEEEEEDDDDDDD! Bt, I said it would, so I'm sry. K, the nxt chpter will b about Eli, Naiomi, and Seraphine! AKA, Hephaestus, Athena, and Aphrodite. Hmm… maybe I should've done Ares instead of Athena… oh well! K, sry I decided to break up tha fight scenes like this. I just don't have time to put em all togethet. :( K, plz review! If u read this, nd liked it, review! I hate only getting like 2 reviews for some chpters! It leaves me no way of knowing if u liked it or not! :( Oh, nd for Con's flashback, Persephone didn't hate him! K, byee!