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Percy's POV
"Kronos." I said.
As I said Father Time's name, there was a sudden chill in the wind and a sudden rough breeze to be felt in the air. As I have mentioned, names have power, and this name, the one I dared to actually speak, I felt a sudden yet powerful chill run up my spine.
Kronos, the youngest, yet the most powerful and evil of the twelve original titans, the children of the primordials Oranos and Gaia. Titan god of time, agriculture (I don't know why agriculture though), king of the titans, father of the elder Olympians, and former ruler of the entire universe. Kronos is a force of evil unlike any other. You know how there are evil beings like Darth Sidious from Star Wars, Sauron from The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings, Voldemort in Harry Potter, and Sargeras in Warcraft? Well, imagine Kronos being all of them and a lot more morphed together into another being, only like a million times more powerful. Yeah, I know, we're fucked.
"K-Kr-Kronos?" Artemis stuttered, which caused that sudden chill in the air and sudden rough breeze in the air to come back, only a little stronger.
"I'm afraid so, but please, don't say his real name. Just address him as The Old One or Father Time or some other nickname please." I said.
"The king of the titans. This isn't good." Zoe said holding onto herself as if her life depended on it.
"I don't get it though. What could Kro . . . *clears throat* . . . What could Father Time want with Atlantis? I mean, what value is a ruin city to him?" Clarisse asked confused.
"Percy?" Zoe asked sitting next to me.
"Perhaps even after the city's destruction, he still desires control over the city like how he did last time." I guessed.
"Father Time had control over Atlantis?" Zoe asked.
"Most people believe that the people of Atlantis all worshiped my dad Poseidon. But that's not entirely true. Atlanteans who were good did worship Poseidon. But those who were evil worshiped the titans instead of the Olympians because they knew that the titans could always have a chance of escaping Tartarus and return to the earth. They thought that since the titan came before the Olympians even existed, they were more worthy of being worshiped than the Olympians. Eventually, a time came when Kronos was able to gain himself the title King of Atlantis and was close to exacting his revenge towards Olympus. In my opinion, the Olympians are more than just lucky to have been able to banish him back to Tartarus." I explained.
"Atlantis also possessed some of the greatest secrets of the universe and some of the most fearsome powers to ever exist. When Kronos gained the city under his control, he was extremely close to destroying us all. He must want to gain that title to gain those secrets and powers for himself. Which is very bad, because as it is well known in this world, ancient weapons and ancient artifacts are just as powerful and dangerous as they ever were in the past." Artemis added.
"But how does he plan to do so? How can he possibly achieve this if he's locked away within Tartarus?" Zoe asked.
"Maybe there's more to it than what we already know." Artemis suggested.
"Either way, whatever Father Time's planning, it's something very bad and we need to find out what." I said getting back up which was followed by Zoe getting back up to.
"I'm afraid I can't Percy." Artemis said.
"What, why?" I asked.
"Because I wasn't chosen to be a part of this quest, and I'm a goddess, not a demigod like you. I'm afraid I am forbidden from being a part of this quest. It's my role of an Olympian goddess. It's the law of my father Zeus." Artemis said looking away and having a tear or two beginning to form in her eyes.
"You weren't chosen, yes." I started and grabbed her hand. "But considering the fact that you were captured by my three brothers Chrysaor, Antaeus, and Phineas just like Clarisse and Zoe, I'm pretty sure that makes you a part of it now. Plus since Zeus banished you, you're not really an Olympian goddess anymore. So I think you can be a part of this quest." I said.
She looked at for a moment with those tear filled eyes, then she wrapped her arms around me. She held me tightly as I tried to hold her the same. She laid her head on my shoulder and judging by what I felt on my neck, she had her eyes tightly shut.
"And what if I make this quest harder?" Artemis asked.
"What's life without a little risk?" I countered.
"Yeah, Percy's right. What kind of life would we be living in if we didn't live it through some risks?" Clarisse added.
"The way I see it, this is Percy's quest. So if he asks you to be a part of his quest, then that's a perfect invitation and opportunity to join the quest if you want." Zoe added.
Artemis just continued to tightly hold me. She didn't say anything, just sniffed a little and let a few tears drop. I couldn't see her dropping tears, but I sure as hell could feel her drop tears because they were dropping on my neck and on my shoulder. We were all right. Plus as Zoe said, I really want Artemis to be in this quest. I don't give a fuck if it makes the quest harder, or if it makes it a lot easier for monsters to pick up our scent, hell, I don't even care if it gives Kronos a better chance to keep tabs on us. I wanted Artemis on this quest, and while I didn't want to force it on her, I wasn't going to take no for answer. I'm sure that Clarisse and Zoe felt the same.
"Thank you." Artemis said placing wet kisses on my neck.
"Milady." Zoe said coming towards us in a hopeful tone.
That's when I let go of Artemis as she did to me so she and Zoe could have a moment. Artemis looked at Zos for a few seconds, and then Artemis wrapped her arms around Zoe and brought her in for a kiss, which Zoe returned right away. I have to say, I can get used to seeing this, but at the same time, I don't think I'll be able to get used to it. I mean, how can I possibly be able to easily get used to it? How often does a guy get this lucky? Three hot women head over heels for you, more than happy to share the love they have for you with each other and not try to slit each other's throats open, and getting to spend what is as of this moment, I life of death situation. What more can I possibly ask for? Nothing really. . . Well, maybe one thing, Not have cancer so I can live every second with these three.
"They look like a married couple that are both ready to bring in a child." Clarisse said.
"Yeah, it quite a sight. And I have to admit, it turning me on." I said.
"Oh?" Clarisse responded with a wild smirk on her face.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing." Clarisse said, but I knew it was something.
She wrapped her arms around my neck and brought me in for a heated kiss. I responded immediately and wrapped my arms around her waist. Along the line of that kiss, Clarisse somehow removed one of her hands from around my neck without me noticing and grabbed ahold of my crotch through my jeans. I jumped a bit at that, I wasn't expecting her to go for a move like that. At this rate, I'm gonna be so hard, it'll feel like a crystal in a snowstorm or whatever. I know, awkward assumption there, but hey, I can't really think straight right now. Then Clarisse broke the kiss moved her lips to my ear.
"Well Artemis and Zoe got a child from you. So when do I get one Mr. Jackson?" Clarisse asked followed by kissing and licking my ear.
"One day, I promise. But we have a quest to complete and the universe to save. And since we're starting to understand how serious this quest truly is, we not only need to move, but we also need to be on better guard from here on out." I said.
"Does this mean we don't get to distract you?" Zoe asked with a mischievous smile on her face along with Artemis having one to with an eye brow raised up and a hand on her hip.
"I dare you to try." I said with a smirk.
"I just might." Zoe said.
"So, what's the plan Percy?" Artemis asked.
That was a great question, where do we go from here? I had no idea. We've learned a little more about the quest, but I don't really think that we've learned enough. That kinda makes me wish Phineas wasn't dead yet, that way we can an answer out of him and learn a little more about what Father Time is planning. So I guess whatever move we make next depends on how much we take heed of the prophecy. Let's take a quick rode call, shall we?
Son of the sea shall travel east,
To fight an evil that will be released,
A ruin city shall rise from the seas,
To bring Olympus down on its knees,
You shall be betrayed by one of your family,
From the depths you will fight great monstrosity,
Heart of the seas shall be claimed by death,
Secret of Zeus will be reclaimed to the final breath.
Let's see what we've figured out and what we haven't figured out yet. "Son of the sea shall travel east," That obviously refers to me traveling to Greece, which I have already accomplished. "To fight an evil that will be released," We just learned that the evil the prophecy is referring to is my grandfather Father Time and that he's returning or already has and is biding his time wisely, lucky mother fucker. "A ruin city shall rise from the seas," We just learned that the city is actually the ancient city of Atlantis, thanks to my love Artemis. "To bring Olympus down on its knees," That we just learned about to, or at least have a lead on since we don't Father Time's purpose just yet. So far, our lead is that Father Time must want to regain the title King of Atlantis for himself. While it could be because of the city possessing many things that will help him ensure his victory this time, I personally don't see how he'll be able to put the city to good use. I mean sure, he did the last time he had control over the city, but that was back when he had some of the atlanteans supporting him. They made very powerful allies for him and they were the ones who ensured so much for him. Now that there aren't any atlanteans left, now that they'll all extinct now, how can he put the city to good use? I don't know, but we're gonna have to find out if we're going to stop him. "You shall be betrayed by one of your family," I have no idea who that could be. I just hope it isn't my dad. Another reason why Father Time gained control over Atlantis was because he was able to trick Poseidon and was able to gain his support as well. My dad may have been foolish enough to fall for his father's tricks once before, but he wouldn't be foolish enough to make that mistake a second time. I hope at least. "From the depths you will fight great monstrosity," I would like to think that that line was simply just referring us getting involved in a tangle with my three brothers Chrysaor, Antaeus, and Phineas, but I have a strong feeling the line is referring to something else, something a lot worse. "Heart of the seas shall be claimed by death," I had a feeling of what that line was referring to, but I don't want to think about it. "Secret of Zeus will be reclaimed to the final breath." I have no idea what that line is referring to at all. I know a lot about Greek mythology, but a secret of Zeus doesn't sound familiar to me at all. We may have learned many things, but we still have much to learn about the prophecy. Both reasons make it all the more important that we need to be extra careful. We need to make sure we don't end up doing something Father Time will want us to do.
"I think that we should all find a place to call it a day. I think we can all use some rest." I suggested.
"I know a five star hotel we can stay at for the night. It's on the other side of the island, but with me being a goddess and since I've been there multiple times, I can easily teleport us there." Artemis offered.
"You mean the Lesante Luxury Hotel & Spa Milady?" Zoe asked.
"Yes." Artemis replied.
"Let's go for it then." I said.
"We'll need to have skin to skin contact if I am to teleport all four of us." Artemis explained.
At that, Clarisse, Zoe, and I each came to Artemis and with the skin to skin contact, we teleported.
Leo's POV
Darkness is once again beginning to spread. The only thing that actually amazes me about it is the fact that it's actually not because of any of my brothers and/or sisters. Out of all of Chaos' children, I think I'm the only one that can actually be considered a good child of hers. Well, maybe not the only one. Gaia, Nyx, Tartarus, and Erebus are all pretty nasty siblings of mine. Eros on the other hand, well he's actually okay, when he's not on my ass trying to talk me into finding love. God, I swear, the love addicting turd is just as annoying as my mother. Yeah my mother actually annoys me. She annoys me by being a typical mother, so fucking what? Like none of you never get annoyed by your mother every once in a while.
Oh, and another thing, for those who actually think that Eros is a son of Aphrodite, he isn't. He's the original son of Chaos. Think of it this way. If Eros wasn't a son of Chaos and a son of Aphrodite instead, then how would've Gaia found love with her original son Oranos, and how would've Nyx found love with our brother Erebus? If Eros wasn't a son of Chaos, then my brothers and sisters would never have discovered love. There wouldn't even be such a thing as love as a matter of fact. After all, my brothers and sisters did find love before the universe was even populated with any other beings beside themselves. It's pretty logical people. How can anyone possibly think of Eros as a son of Aphrodite instead of Chaos? Oh and another thing. I know there aren't too many details about her and I know she isn't a very common being to talk about in Greek stories, but honestly. How can anyone believe Chaos is a god instead of a goddess? If you do you mythology homework, you read that my mother gave birth to the universe, just like how she gave birth to me, my three brothers, and my two sisters. I'm sorry to say this, but if any of you actually get facts as simple as these wrong and/or mixed up, you really need some help.
Anyways, my nephew, Kronos is once again up to his no good schemes. I tell you, that time controlling kid is just like both his mother and father, which is completely bad. He possesses his father's hatred and anger issues, he possesses his mother's intelligence, her skill to tempt and fool even the greatest of beings, and from both of them, he possesses their darkest traits and their black tainted hearts. He is a being that some used to say in old times to be evil reincarnated, the core of all evil, and even evil's greatest servant. In some ways, he actually is all of those things, and in some others way, he isn't but is pretty close to be described as such beings.
I wish there was something I could do to help Percy Jackson. But by sacred law, laws of my mother, I am forbidden from interfering, even if he did want my help, which I'm pretty sure he most certainly would. But like the Olympians, thanks to my not great, great nephew Zeus, I have my limits of what I can and can't do, thanks to my mother. If only there was more I could do for Percy Jackson, but I fear I have already done all I can really do for him. May God watch over and protect you son of Poseidon.
Again, sorry for the long wait. I had a lot going that I unfortunately couldn't ignore. Plus I'm still trying to write my novel, which is planning okay so far, though like with my fanfictions, I'm having trouble with writing for it. At least I only have two days of school this week thanks to Thanksgiving. I may try to focus more on my novel this week, but I'll see what I can do during that time for my fanfictions. Hope the chapter was alright.
