HI GUYS
I'm baaaaack! Sorry for a bit of delay. We bought aaaa... NEVER MIND.
Anyway so this might be stopped for a while.. maybe three to four days? I dunno... JUST REMEMBER, I'M STILL ALIVE AND WILL ALWAYS BE! Here's chapter E-leven!
Chapter 11
"Hey! Omega right?"
Omega turned around to see Thalia Grace running up to him. He raised an eyebrow. "Yes, why?" he asked, trying hard for his voice not to sound bored, since this is his cousin, long lost actually.
"Could I, uh- I mean, could we talk?" she stammered out. Omega thought this was one of Artemis' plans, and he was about to protest when Thalia added, "Like, getting to know each other, I mean." She looked at him expectantly.
Omega saw the glint of hopefulness in her eyes, and with that is sincerity, so he decided to oblige. On the bright side, he could ask her about the camp and himself from years ago, and maybe he could also get Nico with them, just chatting and joking around, just like old times. Nothing to worry about, just cousin bonding time. Finally, he nodded to her.
Thalia's face broke into a grin. True, she's doing this for Artemis but she also wanted to get to know the guy, maybe learn some of his secrets and so on. Maybe she could also get Nico with her, so she won't be too awkward around him. She pulled Omega by the wrist and dragged him to Percy's favorite spot of the camp: the beach. Omega, also being a son of Poseidon, would surely love to go there as well, and so that he could relax while they talk. Thalia really didn't want to tell Omega that Artemis is doing blah blah blah, because she just imagined how strong this guy was, undoubtedly, she had no match if she was to bargain with him, let alone to force him. Still, befriending is the first course either way.
The daughter of Zeus sat down on the soft sand, her feet touching the waves. Omega found this questioning, wouldn't a daughter of Zeus hate water? He eyed her skeptically before sitting down next to her. He sighed but didn't say anything. He waited.
Finally, Thalia decided to break the silence. "So uh.." she said, trying to strike up a conversation. "Where were you before you found camp?"
Omega glanced behind him uneasily. "I was with my..." he thought of an excuse. Of course, he couldn't say Masters, no. Parents in someplace? No, he doesn't have any parents anymore. And come to think of it, Sally is dead. A long time ago. Uncles or aunts? He didn't have any ungodly ones. And he didn't want to be related to those power-driven fools. Close friends? Yeah, he could say that. But maybe..
"My foster parents." Yes, better actually. Foster parents.. His Masters treated him like a real son. They gave him a family, friends, shelter; and a new purpose. The most important thing. Even before he was recruited into the Dark Army, he was roaming around like a homeless child. He found out that Sally and his stepdad Paul were killed by a house fire when he came home. He was almost into killing himself, but of course, Masters to the rescue.
Thalia noticed the hint of sadness in his usually emotionless eyes. Foster parents... "Where are your real parents?" she dared to ask. Nothing changed about him once she asked that; he didn't wince, his eyes didn't change, his face didn't move. And Thalia was a bit glad about that.
"Dead. House fire," he stated in a monotone voice. "With my friends when it happened." Yes, it was a half truth and a half lie, the first bit true, the last bit false. He didn't have any friends. Nothing, all claimed by his oh-so-powerful brother. He did have true friends, like Niko and the others, but this tragedy was five hundred years ago. He got his friends four hundred years ago.
"Oh..," Thalia said sympathetically. "Sorry." Omega winced. That is what he hates about people. They always give you sympathy when your parents die like you're a poor little kid who just lost his lollipop. He wanted to get angry, but he couldn't have himself to do it. Instead, he said, "It's okay."
"Um yeah, anyway," Thalia said, awkwardly changing the subject, "Who are these friends?"
"My friends now," the assassin replied. "Niko, Neal, Lily.." he trailed off. Thalia stared at him.
"Don't you have any other friends?" Thalia asked curiously. "Like, your past life?" A look of pain crossed Omega's emotionless mask, and Thalia, seeing this, immediately feels guilty. She added an afterthought, "Your normal life, I mean, erm, before you came here, to camp."
Omega didn't know what to say. An idea crossed his mind- why not tell her? She's his cousin. She wasn't there when he was betrayed. It's the same for Nico as well, so why not? He is aware that his two loyal cousins are angry at the gods for betraying him, so why not let them join in the team? No- they might not accept. They still have their life, their normal purpose- he won't dare to ruin that. He realized that he must've been quiet for a long time, because Thalia was looking worriedly at him. He cleared his throat and fixed his eyes on the ground.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked-"
"It's okay," he cut in grimly. "You wanted to know my past life didn't you? How my friends and I got so strong?" He asked, his tone rising in every word. Thalia looked taken aback. "No, that's not what I-"
"And more importantly," he added darkly, "My real name." Omega didn't know what he was saying. He shouldn't be telling these things, but he felt like he should. He didn't want to disobey his Masters; there's no telling what punishment they give or however violent it is. As if hearing what he was thinking, someone said, "You can say it," the voice said deeply, "Make sure it doesn't reveal your identity. Let them figure it out." Omega's head perked up at the sound. It wasn't in his head; it was like really behind him, but when he turned around, no one was there.
"Uhm, Omega..." the daughter of Zeus said beside him. "Can you t-tell me?" Omega turned to her slowly, carefully picking his words to say. Yes, he was sure that the voice was one of his Masters, and it told him that he could tell some parts, and let them figure out the whole. Omega naturally wasn't good at these kinds of things, but since he got recruited, he was honed to become a leader that everyone likes: courageous, strong, responsible, humble, and most of all, smart. He learned to use his wits, think on his feet, follow his instincts, and so on; thus, he was smart like Niko, strong like Jedrek (not literally though), humble like Irene, responsible like Lily, and courageous and loyal like- like Percy. Like the old Percy.
He started, "When I was just sixteen-"
"Hey Thals!" someone from behind them loudly interrupted. Omega recognized the voice- it was his other cousin's. He decided that it was the perfect time to apologize for his attitude- which hasn't been very well. He whirled his head around like Thalia to see the son of Hades casually walking towards them, with a goofy idiotic smile on his face. The assassin glanced at Thalia, who was clearly annoyed.
"What?" she snapped. "I'm having a story here!" Omega glared playfully at her. "Story?" he asked. "Life story, yes, but this is no fairy tail children's stories!"
"Wait, life story?" Nico asked. "Would you mind if I join?"
Thalia cocked an eyebrow at him. "Since when have you been so polite?" Omega ignored her and yanked Nico down with them on the sand. His face got buried in the sand and Thalia and Omega started cracking up. They did that all day, joking and playfully hitting each other, like they've known each other for a long time. Which they have, only, it was unknown for the daughter of Zeus and the son of Hades. Omega told them his make-believe stories that sound so real, you would believe it really happened. He told them some of his experiences in the past wars, which should've been obvious, but they didn't question him or anything. After all, he turned these into mortal-like stories, so it should've been okay for a mortal to hear.
They did this almost everyday now, for several days. Nico had trusted him completely, and told him about his past life, family and friends, including Percy. Omega was fascinated of how the two told him of himself, from their point of view; although they wouldn't admit it in front of him, they told Omega that Percy was the most awesome brother-figure, cousin, or friend they had, and all he could do was to try hiding his smile of delight. Of course, they also got to ask Omega, mainly about his real name, but he more or less told them that he is using an alias for a reason, and would know it when the time is right. They didn't question him further, which pleased the assassin.
They also asked him about his opinion on the gods, which was kinda hard for him to do. He could hardly control himself from exploding when his father's name was mentioned. Of course, he had to tell his long lost cousins that his father was oh-so powerful and great; he's the greatest god in the pantheon, etc. The truth? He was the worst, most insufferable, power-driven bastard that used his own son as a pawn, then forgot him after his job was done. Just like that.
Although, they got to some touchy subjects like his lovelife and his abilities, which Nico mentioned to him about shadow-travel, and he had to deny slightly. He was an assassin, he knew how not to cause suspicions. As for his lovelife, he still felt angry and betrayed at his former girlfriend. The two cousins seemed to understand that this was a delicate subject for him; they figured that he was heartbroken. If only they knew.. Omega thought.
-*A Week Before Month End - Olympus*-
Hermes was walking leisurely around Olympus with a big, mischievous grin on his face. Everyone was avoiding him since he had that grin, like they knew he was planning on pranking or stealing something from someone. The truth is, he had this big, mischievous grin, not because he was planning something, but because he was enjoying the looks of the minor gods, godlings, nature spirits and satyrs when they saw his crooked, troublesome grin on his handsome face. The people- let's just call them people- never knew, the Olympian god always looks like that.
Suddenly, he heard a rumbling of thunder in the distance, some storm clouds appearing dark and grey, and bright lightning flashed through them, then it just disappeared. It may be unusual to some people but, he understood: his father Zeus was calling for him.
He flashed to the throne room, still wearing his signature grin. Zeus freaked out, not because of him suddenly flashing in or out, he got used to that, it was his grin. Hermes inwardly sighed, I knew it, I'm so handsome.
"You called, father?" he asked gleefully. Zeus was still freaked out and blinking, but he regained his composure and replied, "Ah yes. We have a council meeting."
Hermes nodded. "Of course," he mused maliciously. "I knew that all along." After the last word, he flashed out. In exactly 1.67 seconds, he flashed back in, this time, with all the other Olympian gods. They each took their seats and waited for the meeting to start.
Zeus cleared his throat. "Before we start discussing the main agenda of this meeting, I would like to know if anyone has any clues about Perseus Jackson's whereabouts?" He looked around at his fellow gods for an answer but none volunteered to say anything. They have been looking for him, yes, and they where sorry for accusing him of such a fault. Everyone, and that means every Olympian god has been doing their part. And now that a new war is coming, they began to regret their actions; the only problem is: it was far too late. They knew Duke could replace their past hero, who happened to be the best, but still, they knew all along that no one could replace no one. The gods were learning that lesson the hard way.
"Very well," Zeus said uncertainly. "I would like you to continue until we find him, especially that we are approaching a war; we must hasten." The gods nodded. Artemis stood from her throne. "I think I have found the source of the strong aura," she announced.
The gods perked up at this. The strong aura could, more or less, be a threat or a key to winning the war. They believed that this be found quickly, before the enemies found them. Especially because the titans and giants haven't assaulted in any way yet again since the first, which theoretically, they are planning something big. The gods looked at Artemis in anticipation.
"I may have found them in Camp Half-Blood, though I am not sure," Artemis proclaimed.
"Them?" Athena asked, always the curious one. "You mean more than one?"
Artemis nodded. "Possibly," she agreed. "They are strange; newcomers who bested a titan without a week of training."
Zeus held his chin in his fist. "They could be it," he acknowledged. "Who are they?"
She thought for a while. "Omega, a son of Poseidon; Lily, a daughter of Poseidon; Jedrek, a son of Ares; Niko, a son of Athena; Sonny, a son of Apollo; Diana, a daughter of Apollo; Irene, a daughter of Iris; and Neal, a son of Nike," the moon goddess listed.
Zeus looked to Athena expectantly. She glanced at the king of the gods, then implied, "Perhaps you should investigate more."
"I say we bring them already!" Ares suggested loudly.
Hera spoke up, "Just investigate first, then bring them here by the end of the week." The rest of the gods nodded in assent.
Zeus glanced around the throne room and boomed, "All in favor for Hera's plan?" A chorus of 'All in favor's followed his words. He nodded. "Very well then, we are clear," he concluded. "Council dismissed!" he said, then flashed out in a streak of lightning. The others rolled their eyes and muttered, "Drama queen," then flashed out to their own palaces and domains.
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