Chapter 1

The place that once stood as the home of Gods, the place which is known for its eternal beauty is now burning in ashes.

The place which was once filled with the giggles of the minor godlings, and soft sounds of the birds and animals is now filled the sounds of the scream of the demigods and nature spirits getting slaughtered by the vile creatures.

The only sound that can be heard other than the gut-wrenching scream is the wail of a young toddler who may not be older than six months. A brunette woman with warm chocolate brown eyes is trying to silence the wail of the toddler. The woman looked at the bright sea green eyes of toddler and whispered "Shh Perseus. Everything is going to be okay" biting back a sob. She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked back at the sea green eyes as same as the child which is now filled with sorrow.

She immediately flung her arms around her brother and let out the tears which she kept in bay ever since the invasion started. Her brother rubbed circles on her back trying to soothe his eldest sister while looking gratefully at his other sister who has now taken his son and started to sing a gentle lullaby to console him. His sister pulled back and looked at him with the brown eyes which was once filled with joy and warmth but now it's full of tears of sorrow and sadness.

His sister started to say something, but he was soon disturbed by a loud booming voice echoing throughout the Olympus sending shivers through his spine.

"Poseidon it's the time now", a weary and tired voice of his younger brother called.

Poseidon looked at his brother and said "A minute brother" before walking towards his Demeter and taking his son from her.

He took his son and looked at his face which has now brightened at seeing his father. Even during times like this Poseidon couldn't help but smile at the amusement on his son's face.

Poseidon summoned a locket from his and looped it around the baby's neck. It was a simple locket with a trident inscribed at its centre. It will always be with him, and it will help him when he needed it the most. Then he leaned towards his son and whispered "I am sorry Perseus. The place where you are going now, I may not be there to see you grow. I may not be there for you when your powers develop. I may be dead. The whole universe may be dead but there is still hope and that hope is you. The hope to destroy the plans of the Dark God is you Perseus. One day you will bring justice to our people son along with the millions and billions of lives he destroyed. You will become an Avenger to avenge the deaths caused by the Dark Lord and you will become a Destroyer to destroy the Dark Lord, but you will always be my son Perseus. Your mom and brother loved you son. Remember that ". He finished and wiped a tear running freely down his chin.

Perseus smiled at his father and clapped his small baby hands happily not understanding a word he said but only smiling happily at the sight of his father.

Poseidon looked at his son one last time memorising his face before hardening his heart and walked towards the place where Hecate is waiting to send the baby to the place where he can stay safe till, he is powerful enough to defeat the Dark Lord.

Poseidon muttered something causing the baby to sleep instantly before handing him over to Hecate with reluctance.

"Are you sure the place is safe Hecate?" Hera asked looking with concern at the baby who is now sleeping peacefully.

Hecate looked around the Elder Gods gathered around her before looking at the child in her arms who is prophesised to not only save the world but also the entire existence from Tartarus.

She looked at the Gods with absolute certainty and said "I am sure Queen Hera. It is the place where the Gods abandoned the Earth and settled in the Olympus. It will take years for the Dark Lord to find him ".

"If so send him there quickly we don't have enough time. I can feel Athena and Ares presence being faded from existence" Zeus said gritting his teeth with fury burning in his eyes. Poseidon could say Zeus wanted nothing more than to tear Tartarus with his bare hands. Everyone in the council room wanted nothing more than that. Even Hestia who is the calmest of them all looked like she would burn him with fire, but everyone present there knows no one possessed the power to defeat Tartarus once and for all.

Hecate quickly chanted a spell in a language which even the Elder Gods found difficult to understand. A golden colour portal appeared in front of them. Hecate summoned a cradle and placed Perseus in it before looking at Gods who all nodded knowing what to do. All raised their hands and chanted the incantation provided earlier by Hecate.

Rays of light appeared from their hands and formed a dome around them. The cradle floated in air and entered the portal. As soon as the portal vanished a loud voice echoed throughout the place "NO".

All the Gods turned towards the source of sound and froze at the sight of him. Tartarus is monstrous in his physical form, standing at immense height, his purple glistening flesh rippling with muscle. His fingers are tipped with razor-sharp black talons. However, his most terrifying and distinguishing feature is his face- in place of a normal face is a swirling whirlpool and inward spiral of darkness, and his voice sounds like it is being drawn back inward rather than projecting outward. Tartarus' black Stygian iron boots are each the size of a coffin, and his hands are as large as crane scoops. His breastplate has faces of gorgons, monsters, cyclopes, dragons and other vile creatures all pressing against his Armor as if trying to escape.

The Dark God roared in fury unleashing a wave of dark energy slamming against the Gods. Poseidon could feel the pain in his body which was already sore from the battle at Atlantis. He knew he has reached his limit. The same can be said for others. Amphitrite usually called him as a stubborn fool he as he won't surrender easily. His heart clenched at the thought of Amphitrite who died trying to protect their son along with Triton. He glared at grinning sight of Polybotes who took his wife and son away from him. He used to say he is not stubborn, but he knows he is big stubborn ass just like his brothers. So, he stood up dusting off the debris summoning his trident ready to kill Polybotes like a stubborn fool he is. He knows he will not survive; he will meet the same end as his wife and son even if he managed to kill Polybotes, he may die at the hands of the Dark Lord but still a small smile graced his lips knowing not everything is entirely lost. His son is still out there somewhere. He knows his son will have a hard life than others, he will face many downfalls, but he is the son of sea and like he usually says "Blood of sea" cannot be contained.

-BREAK-

Somewhere across space and time a girl who is nearly nineteen is walking along her deceased uncle's farm thinking about what happened in her life last week. Her uncle who had been suffering from lung cancer had passed away just like her parents. Over the past week she felt alone. Sure, she has some friends who were there for her especially the Grace couple who had just arrived at the house near her uncle's two months ago with their two months old son Jason Grace. He is the cutest child she ever saw. The tuft of blond hair with the sweet baby smile is the one that attracted her to visit their house frequently. Over the two months they bonded well. They even asked her to stay in their house till her classes started but she denied it not wanting to disturb them with her problems. It's like a piece of her heart is filled with void. She feels like her life is not meaningful.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a loud neigh coming from the stable. She ran towards the stable rolling her eyes assuming it as just a fight between Blackjack and Guido for apples. But she was greeted by the sight of a cradle. She walked towards the stables slowly with hear pounding in her chest. She leaned towards the cradle and frozen by a sight a baby with raven dark hair sleeping peacefully. As if the baby could sense her presence, he opened his eyes and smiled brightly at her. She looked the boy who may six months old and was mesmerized by his eyes which were a bright sea green. She was wrong Jason is not the cutest baby instead this child is the cutest one she had ever seen. Her hands involuntarily picked the baby who giggled and clapped his hands brightly. She momentarily lost herself at the sight of the giggling toddler. She smiled for the first time since her uncle's death and whispered with a smile "Hi cutie I am Sally. What is your name?". The baby not understanding what she said started to pull a strand of her hair causing Sally to yelp.

She gave the baby a playful glare and muttered "You are a mean child". This only caused the baby giggle more and the baby started to pull her hair again. After finally keeping the baby at her hips away from her hair Sally started to look at the cradle to find any details about the child or his parents but to her disappointment, she only found a sea green paper in which the name 'PERSEUS' was written. She sighed disappointedly and looked at the boy in hip who is now sleeping peacefully with his small hands grabbing a strand of her hair.

She angrily thought who could throw away a child like this and felt disgusted by the parents' actions.

She walked away from the stable not noticing how the horses were looking at the baby like a priest looking at the God with devotion.

She stood at the doorway of her house and saw the sun set which was quite beautiful before looking at the child in her arms. She didn't have courage and the heart to give this child to some orphanage who knows what will happen to this innocent soul. Besides looking at the child always brings a smile to her face. After a long time, she feels like her life has meaning. But at the same time, she thought what will happen to her dream of being an author. Her mind is filled with conflicts. She did what her uncle used to say when she was small. She closed her eyes and took a long breathe when she opened her eyes it is filled with determination and took an oath, she will achieve her dream and raise the child as her own as Perseus Jackson.

Hai everyone this is one of the stories I wanted to write for a long time. Finally, now I have some free time so I thought I could give it a try. This is just a prologue so that's why it is short. I will try to release a chapter every week and usually each chapter may contain 3500-4000 words.

Many would have already guessed but I will confirm it. Yes, it is a story with superheroes, but it is not a Marvel/DC crossover. It may contain elements and some characters from both universes but, mostly the characters will be from Riordonverse. As of now pairing is not decided but if you have any suggestions please comment.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Review as it helps me to write better.