Chapter 55-

Apollo paced the throne room anxiously and Ares sat at the base of Hestia's hearth. Both were in shock at what had happened. Hestia gazed at them sadly, having heard what had happened from a distraught Ares. She wished to visit the girl, but knew she'd be most help here.

The gods flashed in slowly, one by one. Apollo glanced at each one, but didn't speak until every Olympian was there. He'd asked for just them, so no other god or demigod was there. Many stared at him and Ares questioningly, but Hestia kept any of them from saying anything with a glare.

"I don't know how to put this kindly, so I won't." Apollo began, as the last of the gods was seated. Artemis was still missing, but Apollo knew where his sister was and wasn't worried. "Ares has been possessed by Order for the past few days. Last night," it was now very early in the morning and a few of the gods gave him a look that said 'it's still night!' "Persephone Jackson went to confront him about it." A few mutters here as they looked around and realized she wasn't present.

"Where is she?" Poseidon questioned, bringing a halt to Apollo's speech. Apollo stared at him and Zeus glared at his brother.

"When she confronted Ares, he was still possessed by Order. He overpowered her and-" he paused, choking on his words. The others sat, waiting anxiously "Ares won control right before Order raped her." Her struggled to get the words out "Artemis is with her now and I healed the worst of her injuries, but she's got a mild concussion and bruises on her neck and stomach." Cries came from all over and Apollo was overwhelmed with questions. Poseidon sat in shock on his throne, processing the information he'd been given.

"What?" Poseidon whispered, standing up and shrinking down to the others height. "Where is she?" he demanded, approaching Apollo.

"Tartarus." Apollo murmured, watching the sea god carefully. "I can take you to her." He mentioned, Poseidon nodded curtly, and they flashed away.

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"Where is she?" Poseidon questioned, staring at Artemis as she talked quietly with Perseus. The demigod was sitting with tears streaming down his face, a look of shock in his eyes.

"In her room." Artemis nodded to the set of wood, French doors. Poseidon strode towards them, slowing as he did so. Apollo sat down next to his half-brother on the couch. Artemis watched Poseidon pause in front of the doors and sighed.

"She's alright." Artemis sat down and leaned forward, holding her hands nervously in front of her mouth. "Right?" she looked to Apollo and he glanced up at her.

"She will be." He murmured, leaning back tiredly and looking towards the door. "I should make sure those two know what's going on." He mentioned, sighing.

"I've already done it." Artemis mentioned, looking towards Perseus. "I told all three of them at once."

"If I know Percy, she'll be back to normal sooner than anybody thinks." Perseus murmured, looking up at his siblings. Artemis nodded and Apollo grinned.

"That's the perks of being Percy." Apollo shook his head "Always on the bright side of things. Let nothing get you down."

"Protect everyone but yourself. Never have a plan, just go with it." Artemis finished. The three grinned, knowing that this wouldn't hold Persephone down.

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"Persephone." Poseidon knelt beside his daughter's bed, studying her face. She had been asleep, but opened her eyes quickly.

"Hi dad." She sat up slowly and he sat down beside her, wrapping his arm around her as he did so. Percy leaned her head on his shoulder and the two sat in silence. "I thought I had killed him." She murmured, looking up at him.

"Sometimes, stronger beings souls are able to possess another while waiting for their body to heal." He turned towards her and Percy nodded knowingly

"It makes sense, but-" she paused and frowned "He scared me, dad. I couldn't use my powers and I couldn't fight back, because it would have effected Ares." She leaned back into him and Poseidon sighed softly.

"Do you want to come home for a few days?" he questioned, looking down at her. Percy sat up and looked at him in surprise.

"Can I?" she questioned, looking hopeful. Poseidon hugged his daughter again and smiled softly to himself, although his eyes were filled with sadness.

"Of course. You'll always be welcome, Persephone." He paused, then stood up "I'm going to go let the others know, you wait here, okay?" she nodded and he quickly walked out, looking back once as she leaned against the wall tiredly.

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