Chapter 29 – War's Soul
"When I hear that trumpet sound." Percy whistled to himself. He was walking through sheer nothingness, each footstep taking him hundreds of thousands of miles through space. He knew where he needed to be but he had all of the time in the world to get there, especially when he considered that timing was everything.
Singing to himself as he moved through the silent vacuum of space was something somewhat ironic considering that one single error of even the most minute margin would mean his utter destruction.
What he was planning had such a slim chance of success that it was almost suicidal but if he did succeed then the rewards of pulling off the precise plan of the Last Day would be perfect. A new world of immortals that would survive Void's purge. It was something that even set himself as 'mortal' in their new world.
As he continued to wonder what might happen if he got it wrong, he found himself quickly approaching the place that he needed to be, and the scary thing was that all FOUR Horsemen were vastly approaching Chaos' plateau for their final fight.
But that was wrong, that was all wrong, how had any of that happened, he literally couldn't believe what he was sensing, the soul of War had gone out of it's way to pick them of all people!?
Line Break. So early? Yeah, I know, I just had to set the scene.
Chastity was... Unsure of what Lust's real motivations were but he wasn't dragging his heels like a child during a temper tantrum, which is what she'd been expecting, quite the opposite in fact. He'd actually been fine with going to Olympus with her. The reactions a lot of them were getting was something that Lust couldn't help but love. The two opposing Sins appearing side by side on the surface of Olympus.
As they made their way to the throne room of Olympus, Chastity couldn't help but feel like something incredibly stupid was about to happen, Lust on the other hand was busy being impressively discreet by stealing glances at the forbidden fruit that had manifested in the form of one of Chaos' seven heavenly Virtues.
"There's quite a few people in the throne room." Lust told her quickly, walking along next to her with his arms folded behind his head which caused his t-shirt to ride up ever so slightly. He wasn't doing it on purpose but Chastity got the undeniable feeling that he knew the effect that he had on her just as she was aware of the way that around her, he seemed to be able to reign himself in. They were constantly balancing each other out, what with them being the two weakest Sins and Virtues. The same couldn't be said for Wrath and Patience as Death's Wrath far outweighed Chaos' Patience despite the latter being one of the most formidable concepts in reality as it was.
"I know that." Chastity responded, keeping her eyes firmly placed upon the bouncing soul in her hands.
"There's even a Demigod in there." Lust continued to list off. There he was, being a pain. It was only a matter of time before he started to grate on her nerves, she should probably have been thankful that it had taken him this long.
"I know that, Lust." She told him with a sigh, forcing herself to try and drown out the sound of his somewhat alluring voice.
"One of them is probably War." Lust told her, giving off a sight of his own, only his was far more content than hers.
"..." Chastity offered him nothing but silence and she continued to follow War's soul that pushed on towards the throne room. They all knew that they were going straight for the throne room but whoever it was that had been chosen was totally beyond them.
"Would you say anything if I professed my undying love for you?" Lust asked with a raised brow.
"..."
"We'd have the best sex ever." The Sin smiled as they stood outside the doors to the Olympian throne room. Lust gently pushed it open with a press of his leg, not needing to use even a fraction of his strength in case he accidentally broke the entire thing down.
"W-w-what!?" Chastity's face had burned hotter than the sun as she stuttered and looked at him in pure shock.
"Hey, look. War's found its new host." Lust pointed.
The floating orb shot out of Chastity's hands and flew around the throne room where a few Gods and Demigods had been gathered. It circled above, silencing whatever topic had been discussed. Hades was the strongest God present, having left the battlefield early. Zeus and Poseidon were both still fighting to their hearts content.
The soul slowed down as it circled and older man who reeked of divine blood. He had long black hair that reached down his shoulders and back. "What the fuck is that?" He asked in an immensely thick Birmingham accent.
Lust just stopped dead in his tracks, his face torn between shock and recognition. Artemis was sat in her throne, arms crossed and clearly furious. With a single glance, she could tell that the vision of Percy stood before her was a Sin and not Death himself.
The orb continued to swirl around the head of the man dressed all in black, clad in some golden chains that hung deep around his neck. "Is that Ozzy fucking Osbourne!?" Lust bellowed, squinting his eyes as if the trademark tinted glasses were just a figment of his imagination.
"What? Oh, hello. Where am I again?"
"Fanboy moment..." Lust took in an extremely over the top volume of air into his lungs. Chastity sighed, clicking her fingers so that Lust was suddenly muted to all of them. His lips were moving at the speed of light as he let out of all of pent up fandom.
Clicking her fingers once again, they were all able to hear him, "-and that is why, if you don't make that man immortal, I will tear this world apart." He said with a joyous grin. That would have been troubling to some, if they weren't already totally aware of the kind of antics Death and his Sins were capable of.
"I guess that really does make him the Prince of Darkness, what the hell is-" Lust had been about to ramble before a small explosion of air had erupted around the soul of War. That was when all hell had broken loose in the throne room, because War had been chosen.
A/N: I'm back. I'm sorry that I haven't updated in so long. I'm sorry that this chapter is only a thousand words. I'm sorry for whatever else I need to apologize for.
But guess what? I finally wrote that book, I wrote my own novel, and god damn am I proud of that thing. I'll probably self-publish it for free, so stick around, you'll probably get a free book at the worst case scenario, and best case you'll find something else to fall in love with.
More regular updated will be on their way, because I have returned. Also, for those of you who knew about the poll that I made. I genuinely cannot believe that you all voted that much...
