Chapter 10: The Burning Drink
"We are close enough to Olympus now." Dia said happily. "I can transport us there."
Jamie nodded, relieved that this quest was finally reaching its conclusion.
He blinked, and the next moment he opened his eyes, they were filled with a radiant light. The sound of applause surrounded them. They were in the middle of the throne room of Olympus, and the gods were applauding.
Jamie turned as red as a clam. He looked over to the throne of Artemis, and his heart skipped a beat. He could she her again. She smiled and waved. He waved back.
"Father! Mother!" Dia yelled happily. She ran up to Zeus and Hera and embraced them tightly.
Hermes attempted to sneak out of Olympus. Dia turned suddenly. "Hermes!" she yelled, her voice echoing across the sky. "You and I have to have a little talk"
Hermes squirmed but there was no escape.
"What's the deal with going around saying that you invented the internet?" Dia said; her hands on her hips. "I'm the goddess of the Internet, I should know. All you do is email."
"Hey!" Hermes said. "E-mails really important"
"But it's not the entire internet!" Dia shot back.
"ENOUGH! Hermes! Dia! Stop your bickering" Zeus echoed. "Jamie O'Ryan. Step forward."
Jamie sheepishly took a step.
"You have returned my daughter to Olympus. As you might have noticed you can see Artemis."
Jamie smiled.
"However, I do not approve of the relationship between you two. My daughter is a goddess, and you are a demigod. Her son at that."
"Father" Artemis interrupted. "I am willing to step down from my position as goddess and become a mortal, if it means I would be able to see Jamie."
Gasps washed over the entirety of Olympus.
"Sister," Apollo began to say, but was immediately cut off by the harsh gaze his sister turned immediately upon him.
"Well Father?" she asked.
"You love him that much?" Zeus said softly. "Enough to give up your immortality and become a mortal?"
"I do." Artemis said firmly.
"Then…" Zeus began.
Jamie prayed that Zeus didn't like being interrupted so often. He hoped that it wasn't something that happened so much that it had become cliché. "Wait." He said.
He took Artemis's hand in his. "Artemis, I can't let you do this."
Aphrodite hastily scribbled a note and the Olympians passed it down to Zeus. Reading it he smiled.
Artemis returned to her throne. "Jamie. Aphrodite has suggested an alternative course of action. We have all agreed for it." Zeus handed him the note.
In pink, cursive letters it read. "Make him a god. Y or N" Below were check marks, all under the Y next to each god. (except artemis, her spot was blank)
"Jamie O'Ryan, son of Artemis. We have decided that you shall become a god."
"Ganymede!"
A young boy walked up to him, from next to Zeus's throne carrying a golden cup. Steam wafted from the contents. Inside was a golden amber liquid. Ambrosia.
"Take from glass, the Burning Drink, Never to sever true love's link" Jamie recalled the words of the prophecy.
Jamie took the glass and drained the contents into his mouth. The fire struck him instantly. It was as if he was being burned alive. His hair singed, his bone exploded into flames.
"Kneel Jamie, and you shall be decided." Zeus said.
Through the pain, Jamie could do nothing but obey.
(a/n: sorry the Greek text didn't work, I was going to have all three, Greek, Latin, and then an english translation)
"Jamie filius Artemis. Statutum est. Surge Deus spatii, Protector ut astros nautos." (Latin)
"Jamie, son of Artemis. It has been ordained. Arise, God of the Wild of Space, Protector of astronauts."
A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed it. That's it for the Child of Silver trilogy.
Reactions? Entire saga overall?
Fret NOT. THE WAR OF ERIS is the sequel!
What kind of duties might you expect Jamie to perform as the God of Space?
If you have read the prologue to that story, that "newly made god" at the beginning. Yep, it's Jamie.
I was really thinking about Artemis stepping down, but Jamie stopped her. Oh, how romantic. Now that they're both Gods, virginity smurginity…I mean take a look at Athena. Gods can do WHATEVER they want.
