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"But it's true," Selyne countered as they entered Artemis' room. Selyne point to her parent. "Or my parent won't be sucking each other's face off."

Apollo stared in shock at them before he quickly sank into the nearest chair, clearly trying to process everything that's happening.

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Artemis and Percy pulled apart quickly and blushed at their daughter's comment. Selyne giggles before sitting down next to her uncle and softly rubbed his back. "You okay there?"

"I can't believe it," Apollo mumbled under his breath. Selyne sighed before asking Apollo again.

"Are you okay?"

"Fine," Apollo said, finally looking up to look at Selyne. "I'm fine. But I think you should explain the whole true love thing."

"Maybe in front of the council," Selyne decided before running toward her mother and pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm so glad you're okay."

Artemis hugged her daughter back before asking them a question she was scared to ask. "How long was I out?"

"Just a few weeks," Percy replied. Artemis sighed in relief, glad that it isn't a mouth or more. He was still holding hands with Artemis, afraid that once he let go, she would start fading again. "Let's get the council meeting over with."

"Of course," Artemis said with a grin before she kissed Percy again, causing Selyne to fake gag. Apollo chuckles at her expression but choose to not comment. "Come on."

Selyne smiled before taking her mother's outstretched hand as the family flashed away. Apollo flashed into the throne room after them.

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Hera was pacing outside the infirmary, don't know wheater to go in or not. Her son, Hephaestus was in there, having a major injuries. She hasn't been a good mother to him at all and she dreads going in there.

In the end, she gathers her courage and steps into the room. Hephaestus was laying there, staring at the ceiling. Even now, when he is injured, he's still fiddling with some metal. Hera sighed before approaching her son.

"Hello, Hephaestus," Hera mumbled softly. Hephaestus turned so he was facing his mother. He never likes her but she is still his mother. Hephaestus let out a sigh as well.

"Hello, mother," he greeted her. Hera sighed before sitting down next to her son on the bed.

"I'm sorry for being so mean to you," Hera started, and once she did, she couldn't stop herself. "I'm sorry for being a bad mother. I regret the day I throw you off Olympus. I realize that no child deserves that fate. I was a really, really bad mother. I judge you by your look and not by your heart. Can you ever forgive me?"

Hephaestus didn't answer for a long time, leaving the room in an awkward silence before finally answering his mother. "Yes, I will forgive you. But it'll take some time for me to trust you."

"Thank you," Hera whispered before pulling her son into a hug. Hephaestus melt into the embrace, for the first time for a long time, being hug by her mother. When she wasn't bonded or forced. She did it in her own free will.

Suddenly, thunder bloom overhead, singling a council meeting. Hephaestus smiled at his mother before they both flashed to the Olympus throne room.

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Persephone laid in bed, bored out of her mind as she grows flowers around her bed, making her feel safe. A knock on the door brought her out of her thoughts. Hades walked in a small smile on his face.

He never smiles, only around his wife, who makes him happy. A grin appeared on Persephone's face as well. "Hey, Hades."

"Hi," Hades greeted as Persephone sat up and made her way to the edge of the bed as Hades sat across her in a chair. "Love the flower."

"Why thank you," Persephone grinned. Hades couldn't help but smile as well. "So, how is everyone doing?"

"A lot of people are still hurt. But nothing Apollo can't fix," Hades replied. They both left out the part about Artemis, knowing everyone close to her is not going to feel fine at all. But finally, Persephone took a deep breath and asked Hades.

"How is Artemis?"

"She's fading even faster," Hades admitted sadly. "She only seems better when Selyne sings to her. Percy talks to her every day as well."

Persephone nodded sadly before another knock on the door brings them out of their thought. "Come in!" Persephone called out as her mother, Demeter walked in, not even sparing a look at Hades.

"Persephone!" Demeter exclaimed. "Are you feeling any better?"

"Yeah," Persephone started. "I'm feeling pretty well."

"You just need to eat a few bowls of cereals and-"

"Mother!" Persephone exclaimed. Hades mentally facepalm. That woman, always talking about cereal, he thought to himself. Demeter spoke up again.

"It really helps," she turned to Hades. "You need extra bowls of cereals."

Hades crossed his arms. "Woman, I'm not eating any useless cereal."

"Cereal is NOT USELESS!" Demeter shriek. Persephone had a smile on her face as she watches her mother and husband arguing back and forward. It' make things seems like it's back to normal.

Thunder boom overhead, singling a council meeting. Persephone waved her mother and husband goodbye before they flashed out, glaring at each other as they did so.

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Athena and Poseidon sat side by side on the sand on a beach. They want to take a break from all of the fighting even though they knew that it's selfish. They visited their son and granddaughter every day but they want time for themself after the war.

"The sea is so calm," Athena commented, her head resting on Poseidon's shoulder as he wraps his arms around her.

"I know."

"We should be helping out fellow Olympian rebuild Olympus," Athena added.

"I know," Poseidon said again, making Athena looked at him with a frown.

"Can you say something else other than I know?"

"Yes," Poseidon replied before standing up. "Care to dance?"

"Sure," Athena decided. Poseidon pulled her into his arms as they danced to the rhythm of the wave. But all peaceful moment is interrupted when thunder bloom overhead, signaling a council meeting.

Poseidon looked at his wife. "Did I tell you how much I hate these council meetings?"

Athena chuckled and nodded her head before they flashed away from the beach.

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The Olympian plus Hades and Hestia flashed into the throne room. When they saw who summoned the meeting, half of the Olympian almost fainted on sight. Some like Hermes rub their eyes, checking if their sight is working well or are they seeing things.

There, in the middle of the throne room, stood Artemis, alive and well, no sign of fading on her. As if she had never faded. Zeus stared with his mouth wide open. "Wha-Wh- How did this happen?"

Artemis pointed toward her daughter who smiled and moved forward, reporting what she knows to the Olympians. "True love."

Aphrodite literally fell off her throne. "True love is real?"

"True love?" Ares asked, bored out of his mind. "What the Hades is true love?"

"Hey," Hades protested. "Don't use my name as a curse word."

Ares didn't look apologize at all. Hades rolled his eyes before Aphrodite and Selyne took turn explaining.

"True love is a relationship a pair of soulmate and achieve," Selyne started slowly. Hera looked up.

"Soulmate is real?" Hera asked simulatory as Athena asked. "How did you know this?"

"Yes to Hera's question," Aphrodite replied and Selyne answered Athena's question.

"I found a book," Selyne answered matter of factly before Athena's eyes lit up.

"Can I borrow that book?"

"Of course," Selyne replied before snapping her finger and giving it to her grandmother. Athena wasted no time diving into the pages.

"That didn't explain how Artemis' is here," Zeus stated before Selyne shushed him.

"Don't worry Grandpa Z, we're getting to that," Selyne said before continuing. "If a pair of soulmates achieve the relationship of true love, they could heal each other."

"Oh," was heard around the room before Zeus, only having one goal in mind through this whole meeting spoke up.

"Now, it's time to party!" Everyone looked at him weirdly, wondering why the sudden subject change. "What?"

"Nothing," Hermes replied before grinning like crazy. "Party is my thing!"

The Olympians disappeared one after one, all having a smile on their face as they spread the word of the party around. Everyone was invited. Demigods, gods, minor gods, satyrs, mermen, mermaid, dead spirits, and many others.

It was a party like no other. And for Athena and Poseidon, a party is how their story started. This party is where their story ended.

AN: Hi guys, how was this chapter? Good? Bad? Make sure to leave a review/comment on your opinion! Tell me if you guys want to see something in the story! The next chapter will be the party and the chapter after that, well, it'll be the Epilogue.

Look for a new chapter this Saturday! Have a good day everyone!