dogbiscuit1967- I believe you guessed part of what I had planned next for the story!
Chapter 52-
Tension ran high in the titans' throne room. Demigods stood along the side lines with their godly parents. Everyone was ready for a fight. The doors boomed open and more demigods swarmed in. This time, they were in full battle armor. They marched forward until they reached the very middle of the room.
"Where is your queen?" A boy, no more than sixteen stepped out. Blonde hair fell into his eyes and Apollo gasped softly as he saw it was his own son.
"Here." Percy stepped out from behind a pillar. Soft gasps came from everywhere around them. Persephone walked forward slowly, a dress flowed smoothly around her. A circlet headpiece adorned her head. A teal jewel held position on her forehead as she stepped forward into the middle of the room. Its silver wiring stood out against her raven colored hair and perfectly matched her dress armor.
"You? But-" he looked around the room, then back at her in shock. Percy stood about twenty feet away from him.
"Me what?" she questioned, tilting her head as she watched him with light colored eyes. The crowd collectively held their breath.
"You can't be queen. You're just a demigod." He had his knife in front him and the others behind him watched him with uncertainty.
"Yes, but just a demigod came here to kill the queen of the titans." She smiled softly "Here I am, go ahead." And with that, she stepped forward, right into his knife. It was held against her neck and she stared him straight in the eye.
Almost as if something clicked in the boy's brain, he gasped and quickly dropped the knife. Falling to his knees, he held a shocked look upon his face.
"I'm sorry!" he cried "I didn't mean it, someone, he-" he stopped and Percy crouched in front of him.
"I know." She whispered. "I know." As if the spell was broken, the others dropped back in surprise and confusion.
"How?" he looked at her in confusion and she smiled warmly at him.
"I've been around this stuff longer then you have, I knew the moment you dropped the knife." Still kneeling in front of him, she reached out and gripped his shoulder.
"If it had been me though, I would've killed you." He was horrified, but she kept him in front of her by holding his shoulder.
"Yes." She paused "But, would you have?" she questioned, looking him deep in the eye. She stood as he did.
"I-" he paused "No." he grinned and shook his head as she stepped away "How?" Percy just shrugged.
"Maybe someday, you'll be able to tell me that." With that, she turned, but stopped "Go, I don't want you in the middle of this." She stood and watched as they shamefully approached their parents. The gods accepted them with open arms and Percy smiled softly, before creating an expression of steal once again.
"That was incredible." Perseus came to stand beside her. Persephone held out her hand and he handed Riptide to her.
"Here's for a more difficult task." She strode towards Zeus and he eyes her with caution, not knowing what was coming.
"May I speak directly to Ares." She questioned. He was confused, but nodded for her to go ahead.
"Persephone, what are you doing?" Perseus followed her as she approached the war god. Percy shook her head, eyes filled with anger.
"Ares." She growled his name "I need to speak to you." She swept past him and he turned to glare at her "Privately." And with that, she continued out. Perseus stood, waiting for the god to follow her. He held a threatening look on his face.
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"Ares," Persephone paused and took a deep breath. "What did you do?" she growled, having not calmed herself at all. Ares grinned at her.
"Persephone, I merely used my resources." He leaned against the pillar and Perseus growled a threat from behind Percy.
"Your resources! Your resources!" she screamed at him "They're children. They aren't weapons for your war."
"They aren't?" he shrugged "Then why are they there. I think you should be happy I didn't use them for my entertainment."
"No, you used them to gain this." She growled and he grinned, nodding his head. Percy turned to Perseus with a grim expression.
"Will you go tell your father that Ares will no longer be allowed in Tartarus." Perseus studied her a moment before nodding curtly and striding away.
"Well, that was convenient." He stepped closer to her and Percy gripped the pen in her hand tighter.
"You are a monster." She growled, staring him straight in the eye. Ares stepped closer so they were less than a foot apart and she had to look up at him.
"I'm a monster." He laughed cruelly and shook his head "You better watch out then." He was speaking more softly and he was now six inches away from her, leaning down threateningly "Monsters are dangerous," he paused again, but she didn't back down "Kings are dying like flies."
"It's a good thing I'm not a king." She smirked at him, but Ares just snorted, eyes dark with the fires of war.
"You never know. Monsters like to change it up." He crossed his arms "Maybe one will go after a certain queen next." He was wording his sentences so he didn't directly threaten her, but Percy knew who he was talking about.
"Leave, Ares." She growled, "And never return." He laughed and sauntered off about five feet before flashing away. Percy had just barely closed her eyes.
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