BOO! Nah... that's not scary anymore... Anyway, in case you didn't realize it, it's MIKE (!) once again. Like I've said, pouting can get you anywhere with my sister so I'm typing this again. But I'll just shut up and give you this spicy and unpredictable chappie.

Chapter 21: Choice

Erebus's POV

"The great male is about to reach the gates. I'm going there for a little welcome. Just make sure that our "guests" are ready for when he comes." My brother said and walked towards the double doors before disappearing behind them.

"HELIOS! SELENE!" I called for my pets and the next moments both came to kneel in front of me.

"You called us, master?" They asked simultaneously without raising their heads.

"I did. Helios, I want you to bring Miss Carter here. Unharmed and with a cloth around her mouth. We don't want her to scream at Liam to kill the foolish king of the Gods. Not before we've had a little talk." I said, he got up bowing before he left the room.

"And what can I do for you my, lord?" The daughter of Hyperion asked not changing her stance.

"First of all, don't you dare screw this up. Don't go anywhere near my niece. Understood?" I asked and waited until she nodded. "Good. Now, I want our Olympian guest to be brought in here in a few minutes, because the great male will soon be with us. Now go!" I said dismissing her with my hand.

"I won't disappoint you this time, master." She said getting up.

"You'd better not. Your job couldn't be any easier." I said not even looking at her.

"Yes, my lord. Thank you for this chance to redeem my previous failure.." She bellowed before heading to the dungeon. After the news of her miscarriage, we moved Melanie to one of the chambers getting her as far away from Zeus as possible. Ever since she had attacked the king of the Gods, she hadn't stopped crying or screaming. Thinking of all that, I sat in my throne comfortable waiting for Liam to get in. Soon enough, the double doors opened and inside came Liam.

"Welcome Liam Kai Jackson." I said snickering.

Nyx's POV

The others kept talking about strategies and how we'd defend Olympus, while I was focused on Liam. I knew he had just had his first encounter with my most vicious of brothers: Tartarus himself. Now, it was only a matter of time before he learned about Melanie's and Zeus's abductions, the death of his unborn child and lastly about what Erebus was going to make him do.

"Enjoy the show my dear sister." I heard Tartarus's voice in my head.

"It's starting..." I trailed off and everyone's heads turned to me as they gasped.

Liam's POV

The amusement in his voice irritated me to no end, but I kept my cool and walked towards him slowly. I wasn't gripping Achilles as hard as I had been, but I was still cautious of Tartarus. After all, Nyx had told me that there were more vicious creatures down here than Erebus and if I was right that would be his brother.

"Any last words before I kill you?" I asked getting closer and closer to his throne.

"What makes you think that you can kill me, boy?" He asked chuckling.

"How about the fact that I've already killed your nephew? Does the name "Typhon" ring any bells?" I asked and saw the fear in his eyes right before he composed himself. That's when we heard a knock on the door to his right.

"Right on time. Why don't I show you why you won't kill me? Come on in." He said and the door opened revealing a man in a black cloak who was holding on a girl. Having my contacts on I could see who the girl was, although I really wished I didn't, and it made my heart skip a few beats.

"You son of a bitch. Let her go!" I yelled raising my sword so that it pointed straight to his head.

"Watch your mouth Liam." he said and the man in the cloak pressed a dagger to Melanie's neck. "You wouldn't want Helios to apply a little too much pressure, would you?" He asked as Helios pushed the blade a little bit more forcefully to her neck careful not to draw any blood.

"Don't drag her into this. It's me you and your brother want. Not her. My decision will affect Olympus's fate." I said.

"I would say I'm sorry I can't do that, but I'm not." He said chuckling. "She's my leverage." he said and there was another knock. This time round, it was on the door to his left. "Right on time once more. You see, I can't let your girlfriend go, because I want you to do something for me. Come in, Selene." He said as the door opened and Selene walked in followed by a rolling structure, made of what seemed to be steel, which was being pushed by two cyclopes. I could see that it had someone attached to it, but he had his head down and I couldn't see who it was.

"What do you want me to do so you can let her go?" I asked bringing my sword to my side.

"It's pretty simple, Liam. I want you to kill him..." he said gesturing to the guy that had just been brought in here, "... and then the rest of his damn family." He finished and went to the guy. "We've taken very good care of your girlfriend, Liam. All you need to do in order to have her back in your arms is kill this fucking bastard and the ones of his kind." He said and lifted the guy's head so I could see him. It was Zeus! He wanted me to kill Zeus and the rest of the Olympians.

"Okay... let me get this straight. You want me to kill Zeus?" I asked raising my eye-brows.

"Precisely great male. But the other Olympians as well." He said.

"Okay... Killing him is something I don't give a damn about. He's hated me my whole life. But why the fuck do you think I'd kill my family? My grandparents? My aunts? My uncles? The people that have been there for me my whole life? The people who trusted me enough to give me a sword that can even kill them? Why on earth would I do that?" I asked as my temper visibly started rising. Melanie was still in the arms of Helios with a cloth around her mouth.

"Simple. Because you wouldn't want Melanie to die. You love her too much to let her die. And calm down already. You're getting the floor wet." He warned.

I knew he was right though. I wouldn't leave Melanie to die. But if I did indeed kill Zeus, even without ending the others, the ones that remained alive would fight for power. It was in their nature. I had to think of something... "Just use your powers." Nyx yelled in my head. I looked over at Helios and my girl. She was now looking at me with her puffy, red eyes which were like that probably from crying and she didn't even seem to struggle against Helios's hold. But the way he held against him made it pretty easy for me to throw anything at him. But only Achilles could kill him... That's what Nyx meant.

"Will you still keep thinking about it?" He asked aggravated and I turned back to him. I also let Achilles loose being supported only by the water around me.

"Actually I'm done thinking." I said and threw my sword at Helios full-force with the power of the water. If I had used my hands to do it, it would never make it to its target. But with my grandfather's help, it did. It went right at the center of his head leaving him dead.

Helios dissolved into ashes as Selene cried out, Erebus was taken aback and Zeus as well. Right when Achilles hit the ground, it appeared on my right hand as a ring once again. Melanie fell down on the ground and quickly removed the cloth around her mouth. She tried to speak but no words came out. She just kept pointing at Zeus as I made my way to her. I cradled her in my arms as Erebus and Selene fled. Such cowards...

"Shhh... It's okay, Mel. Everything's over and I'm here." I said and she tried to speak again but her voice was hoarse and I didn't understand a thing. I pulled back and made her look at me. "Baby, what's wrong?" I asked softly kissing her forehead.

"He... killed... it..." she stammered.

"Melanie, who killed what?" I asked getting quite worried. She grabbed my head, turned it to the side and whispered in my ear.

"He killed... killed... our baby..." She said pointing at Zeus.

I pulled back and sat there stunned for a couple of seconds before she started crying. That made me see red. Zeus too my chance of becoming a father? HE KILLED OUR BABY! I didn't need any explanations. Melanie would never say something like that if it wasn't true. And this could also explain her current state. I got off of the ground and went to my child's murderer. On my way to him, I unclasped Achilles and when I got to him I started slicing him at random places, careful not to kill him... yet.

"How dare you asshole? What the fuck did the baby do to you?" I asked just as I pushed Achilles into his right shoulder while he screamed in agony.

"Less... leverage." He breathed and I went ballistic.

"LESS LEVERAGE! YOU KILLED MY UNBORN CHILD TO SAVE YOUR SORRY ASS? HOW'S THAT WORKING OUT FOR YOU, MOTHERFUCKER? IF YOU HADN'T DONE ANTYHING, YOU'D BE NOW WALKING OUT OF TARTARUS ALIVE!" I yelled and was about to finish him off when someone placed their hand on my shoulder.

"Don't do this Liam." Nyx said in a surprisingly motherly tone.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't. He's a fucking murderer." I said.

"Think of the consequences of his death. Those are the reasons. Anger is your fatal flaw, Liam. Don't let it cloud your judgment. No matter how much I want to kill him too, we can't..." She said taking her hand away. "The choice is your Great Male."

She stepped back and let me think about it as she went to tend to her daughter. I already knew what would happen if I killed him. The remaining Gods would fight amongst themselves and it would be ugly. Many lives would be lost. Human and demigod. A war more epic than Homer's Iliad or the Titanomachy would erupt.

But could I let him live? Could I stand the fact that he's alive when mine and Melanie's innocent child was murdered by him? Could I live with myself if I spared his life? I'd hate him with every fiber of my being, every single second for the rest of my life. That was for sure. Was this enough of an excuse to endanger the fate of he whole world though? Killing him would relieve some of the hate and heartbreak I felt, but it wouldn't change anything else. Except destroy life as we know it.

"Will you just do it already?" Zeus asked grunting. Having thought of both outcomes, I lifted my blade high in the air and stroke. His chains fell to the ground and I turned Achilles back to a ring again.

"Get the fuck out of my sight." I said kicking him in the gut once, before he got up and walked towards the exit grunting as I returned to my girlfriend and her mother.

"Liam..." Melanie's still hoarse voice called for me when I was near. I just hugged her close thankful it was all over.

"Liam... We're far from over." Nyx said and I looked at her confused.

"What do you mean? I just let him live. Erebus has fled. What else could I do...?" I asked letting Melanie bury her face in my chest.

"The seal is broken Liam." She answered and that's when I realized what had just happened.

So... what did you think? The lovebirds have ordered me to ask this: "Wasn't it more spicy DragoNik?" They also want me to thank ErIkA for her compliments and I would like to tell her that I'm just the one typing some chappies. All the writing and ideas are theirs. I'm just too eager to wait until they've typed it so I offer to do it for them. Later boys and girls...