An: this is the shortest chapter yet, and I'm not even sorry. The next chapter will be coming soon, and it's gonna be long. review.
The room was silent. It always was at the start of a council, nobody wanted to risk angering The Queen and King. The demigods stood, backs straight, and heads held low. It was a sign of respect, almost, to have your neck showing. It placed you below The Queen and King, showed you were less, inferior, weaker. Percy and Annabeth swept into the room. All the occupants of the room fell into a low bow on the sight of them, only rising once The Queen said to do so.
The demigods took their places at the table. The higher you were on the table, the higher your authority was. The Queen and King obviously sat at the head of the table, with Piper and Hazel under them, Jason and Leo under them and Frank having the same power as Jason and Leo, just sitting at the end. Reyna, Thalia, Nico and Will stood in various places, sitting down made them feel trapped. It was harder to fight sitting down.
"Now, as I'm sure you have heard, the insufferable Athena is dead." Annabeth proclaimed. This statement was succeeded by a few mutters of "long live the queen" and "death to the gods".
"And, we would like to congratulate Jason Grace, Nico Di Angelo and Leo Valdez for their hard work in vanquishing Athena." Percy said. He grinned round at them, resting his hand on Annabeth's arm.
"The loss of the Olympian's strategist will be a heavy one, and I am delighted to say that it further secures our victory. However, we cannot celebrate yet, as the other gods are still out there. Most of the minor gods are neutral, or on our side. I propose that we attack one of the Olympian-loving minor gods first. I know that Hebe is sided with them." Nico says.
Frank clears his throat "Going after Hebe would be beneficial to our cause, " He paused, "But if we target Nike, the gods will have lost the one god who can almost guarantee their victory."
"You make an excellent point, General Zhang" Annabeth said "Do you think that the Mist-Manipulators will be able to hide us if the opportunity arrives to kill Nike?"
The demigods no longer define themselves by their parent's names. They are no longer their parent's children. The demigods (some call them halflings) go by names that represent their powers. For the disowned children of Hecate, they are mist manipulators, or misties. The disowned children of Athena are Wise Ones. Names hold power, and by ridding themselves of the god's taint, they destroy the hold their parents have over them.
"I think," Percy said, "That the misties will be able to help. Therefore, halfings, I believe we have ourselves the beginning of a plan."
Suddenly, a shout rang out. "Attack on camp!" The voice yelled. "Attack on camp by the traitor demigods!"
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