Chapter 2
The new Baby sister
Orion's POV
I looked at my father "where am I going and who am I taking care of?" I asked.
"Shes a new half sister her name is Persephone Jackson." my dad said.
"Yes sir." I said,
"Good now here's her address, and the knowledge of what's been happening the last five decades." said Poseidon handing him a piece of paper and showing him everything that's happened.
"Wow Ares had a lot of good years of war and war preparation, and I feel like mortals are just getting more violent." I said.
"Yes, now go take care of your sister." said Poseidon.
"Yes patér." I said and teleported to the apartment in New York.
I appeared alongside dad in a bedroom with a cradle I saw dad smile the same smile he gave all his kids at their birth only this one felt far warmer I knew though I could sense it through my god of heroes domain this girl was going to go far and become one of if not the greatest hero in all of history of the greek gods and olympus.
"Good luck my son." said Poseidon, and he disappeared.
"I won't fail you father." I said to myself.
I sat next to the cradle and since I was a god I required only minimal sleep and tartarus just made it easier to deal with.
The Next day
I was sitting in the room when a woman came in "hello you must be Sally Jackson." I said.
"You must be Orion, Poseidon said you would be coming here." said Sally.
"Mrs. Jackson can I ask you how much do you know about father and me and your daughter for that matter?" I asked.
"I know everything I know your father is the god of the seas, I know your a new god, and I know Persephone is a demigod." said Sally.
"Good your well informed good miss Jackson, my job is to train Persephone and protect both of you from monsters and gods who would want my new sister dead, and I take my job very seriously." I said.
"I'm happy knowing that my daughter is in safe hands." said Sally.
Orion reunites with his hunters
I had been living with Sally and Persephone for a year and I adored my little sister so much but I thought it was time I let Acheron and Kyrian know I was back.
"Acheron can your hear me?" I said in Acheron's mind.
"Lord Orion is that you?" I heard him ask.
"Yes my friend listen I need you to come to New York but discreetly I don't want Zeus or my other family members to know." I said.
"Yes my lord." Acheron said.
A week later I met with Acheron and told him about my sister and told him that if my father sent me on other missions it was his and the other Dark hunters responsibility to watch my sister until I returned from said mission.
"I also know my uncle Zeus broke the oath and had a daughter I want you to send some dark hunters to keep an eye on her and Helen." I told Acheron.
"Yes my lord." said Acheron.
A few years later (Orion threatens Smelly Gabe in his sleep with a knife.)
I stood in Sally and her new husband's room, my eyes glowing a knife in his hand at Gabes throat but Sally woke up and looked at him mouthing no, I knew what she was doing but he didn't have to like it in fact he hated the idea.
Persephone Jackson age 8 (Orion watches his cousins die)
I sat on a roof across from my younger sisters room and watched as she came into her room exhausted Gabe treated her and her mother like garbage I rarely wanted to kill mortals but this mortal just made me enraged beyond belief I was ready to kill the bastard.
"Orion." Acheron called.
"What is it Ash?" I asked.
"Helen and Odessa and another new god son of Hermes are close to camp half-blood but they are being chased by furies and hell hounds, I would send dark hunters but my lord I think you should go you've been back for eight years but they need you not some random dark hunters." said Acheron.
"I can't I have a sister to watch." I said.
"Me and Kyrian can take care of her my lord." said Acheron.
"Keep her safe until I get back." said Orion.
"We will my lord." said Kyrian appearing next to Acheron.
Orion called Shadowmere and he turned into a motorcycle using the mist.
I arrived at half-blood hill in time to see Helen and her sister Thalia overwhelmed I dropped in the center covered in shadows and darkness like a black mist and smoke and I pushed them back.
"Helen." I said.
"Rion is that you, you came back." Helen said.
"Hang on i'll get you and your sister to Chiron and he can heal you." I said.
"No Orion let the last thing I see be you." said Helen and she kissed Orion.
"Orion I'm sorry I didn't stand up for you when you were banished me and Odessa love you and we missed you." said Helen.
"I missed you to but I have something I have to admit I had an affair in tartarus." I said.
"I forgive you Orion you were in there for five thousand years I'd be more surprised if you didn't sleep with any attractive primordials or titanesses down there, Orion I know you don't owe the rest of us anything after we left you to rot in tartarus for years but please look after the demigods they need someone an immortal that can show them the gods haven't abandoned them." said Helen and she and Thalia became a tree.
Orion got up and drew his sword his eyes no longer blue or green but crimson red and it was the last thing the monsters saw before they all turned to blood and dust.
Orion walked back onto the roof his sword covered in blood, "my lord are you ok?" Kyrian asked.
"She's gone guys Helen has become a powerful shield protecting demigods." said Orion.
"We apologize my lord we shouldn't have forced you to watch her pass my lord." said Acheron.
"It's alright, in fact it's reignited the fire that I had before Tartarus, the fire that got me thrown down the pit, the fire to protect demigods and heroes even those not descended from my father, I'm the god of heroes and yet I've been ignoring every other hero for eight years, no more I will protect the heroes of the world that I can." I said and my eyes glowed with power and determination.
Persephone age 12 a few months after the winter solstice
Orion walked towards the empire state building after, Zeus's daughters died he found out that Orion had returned but only Hercules knew about Persephone and for some reason the boy who was daddys good little soldier didn't tell his father, as a thanks for trying to save his daughters despite his decision to throw him in Tartarus Zeus agreed to never send Orion back unless he needed to go back as its new ruler.
Hercules promised not to tell his father about Persephone as long as Orion didn't make physical contact with Persephone till she learned who she really was.
Orion took the elevator up and was at the top of the Empire State building, meeting his cousin Hercules, "Hercules." said Orion.
"Orion." said Hercules.
"It's been many years." said Orion.
"What do you see?" asked Hercules.
"Thunder clouds." said Orion.
"But no lighting, stolen." said Hercules.
"What? You think I took it?" Orion asked.
"Your omnipotence has blinded you cousin, we are forbidden from stealing each others powers especially you and me since you made me your greek aspect and I made you my roman aspect." said Orion.
"But our mortal siblings aren't." said Hercules.
"Your accusing my sister I haven't seen her since she was eight she doesn't remember me or even know who she is because of you." said Orion.
"If your sister is the thief I will tell father about her and he will send her to the depths of Tartarus." said Hercules.
Orion grabbed Hercules by the shirt "If you touch her you will have the fight of your life." said Orion.
Hercules pushed him off "she must return the bolt to my father by midnight on the summer solstice." said Hercules walking away while Orion furrowed his brow then Hercules turned around.
"Or there will be war." said Hercules and a lightning bolt shot down and transported him back to San Francisco.
Persephone Jackson age 12 Persephone's POV
Look I didn't want to be a half blood it's horrible, scary, and gets you killed in horrible, nasty, ways, anyways I was sitting on the school bus from Yancy academy for troubled kids, am I troubled kid you may ask? Well yes, yes I am.
I sat on the bus with all the other students and my best friend Grover, the school bully Nancy Bobofit throwing pieces of her sandwich in Grovers hair, "I'm going to kill her." I said getting ready to get up but Grover stopped me.
"It's ok I like Peanut butter." Grover said.
"In your hair unlikely." Persephone thought.
All the kids got off the bus and went into the museum to a section about greek and roman artifacts.
"There are twelve olympian gods, the big three are the brothers Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades." the latin teacher Mr. Brunner said.
"They attained power by overthrowing their father Kronos chopping him into little pieces and the three gods have been rivals ever since always arguing always threatening war." Mr. Brunner continued.
Nancy committed about the naked guy on the stele "would you shut up." Persephone growled.
"Did you have something to share miss. Jackson?" asked Mr. Brunner.
"No sir." said Persephone.
"Tell us Persephone what does this painting depict?" asked Mr. Brunner.
"That's Kronos eating his kids." said Persephone.
"He did this why?" asked Mr. Brunner.
"Kronos was the king of the titans and he didn't trust his kids so he swallowed them erasing any threat they posed, but Rhea, Kronos's wife took their youngest son Zeus and hid him from Kronos." said Persephone.
"When Zeus grew up he returned to his father and freed his siblings there was a big war and the gods won." Persephone said.
A lot of people were snickering and I heard Nancy whisper to a friend of hers "like this is going to matter in real life, I doubt it will say on our job application please state why Kronos ate his kids." I was getting really pissed off at Bobfit.
"To answer miss. Bobofits question Persephone why do you think this will matter in real life?" asked Brunner.
"Busted." said Grover.
"Shut up." said Nancy.
"I don't know sir." I said.
"Oh, well half credit miss. Jackson Zeus did indeed free is siblings by feeding Kronos a mixture of mustard and wine." said Brunner.
"On that happy note Miss. Dodds would you please lead us out to lunch." said Brunner.
Me and Grover were about to follow my least favorite teacher to eat lunch outside when Mr. Brunner called me back, "Miss Jackson could you stay behind I need to speak with you." said Mr. Brunner.
"Yes sir?" Persephone asked.
"You must learn the answer to my question Persephone." Mr. Brunner said.
"About the titans?" Persephone asked.
"About real life and how it applies to your studies." Brunner said.
I wanted to get angry this guy pushed so hard and expected me to be just as good as the other kids, now he didn't expect me to he just as good, he expected me to be better.
"You may go enjoy your lunch now miss Jackson." Mr. Brunner said.
Persephone went outside but caught Mr. Brunner staring at the statue with sad eyes, as if he had been at the girls funeral.
Persephone sat down at the fountain with Grover, "Detention?" asked Grover.
"No, not from Brunner, but I don't get why he's pushing me so hard I mean I'm not a genius." said Persephone.
Orion
Orion stood in the shadows watching his sister and the satyr eating their lunch he knew the math teacher was Alecto in a human form so he had to kill her before she figured out who Persephone was, Orion still held a lot of hatred for Alecto and her sisters for what they had done to Helen and Thalia, but held none for his uncle despite the fact the furies just do what they're told from him.
The ugly red head approached Persephone and the Satyr and dropped her sandwich in the satyrs lap, Persephone had closed her eyes and looked like she was trying to concentrate on not hitting the girl then the water reacted to Persephone and shot out at the red head and pulled her into the fountain.
Orion would have been proud of his younger sister after all very rarely could his siblings use their powers like that it meant she would be very powerful, but he was also worried because he saw Alecto approaching Persephone.
Persephone
Persephone did not remember touching Nancy but somehow the annoying bully had ended up in the fountain and she heard the other kids talking saying things along the lines of "the water it was like it grabbed her." Mrs. Dodds approached her and Grover.
"Time to come with me honey." said Mrs. Dodds with a smirk on her face as if Persephone had done something that she had been waiting all semester for.
"Wait I did it I pushed her." said Grover.
"I don't think so Mr. Underwood." said Mrs. Dodds.
"But-." Grover was saying.
"You. Will. Stay. Here." said Mrs. Dodds, slowly.
"Thanks for trying G-man." said Persephone, Nancy was looking satisfied with herself and Persephone gave her, her personal I'll kill you later stare.
Persephone followed Mrs. Dodds back inside the museum Grover was trying to get Mr. Brunners attention but he was seemingly to engaged in his book, but unknown to all except quite possibly the hidden Centaur trainer of heroes a figure hidden in the darkness was inside the Museum ready to protect his little sister from danger.
Persephone was a little worried and wondered if they had found out that she got her report on Tom Sawyer from the internet, or about the stash of candy she was selling from her dorm, Persephone just thought that Mrs. Dodds was going to make her buy a new shirt but Mrs. Dodds brought her to the room with the statues of the gods.
"We are not fools Persephone Jackson." said Mrs. Dodds.
"Uh." Persephone said.
"Did you think you could hide forever?" asked Mrs. Dodds.
"What?" asked Persephone.
"Admit your wrong doing and it may be less painful." said Mrs. Dodds.
Persephone decided to do the safe thing, "I'm sorry." said Persephone.
"the time for apologize passed long ago." said Mrs. Dodds, and she began to change her leather jacket became giant bat wings, her eyes glowed red like hot coals in a barbecue pit, but her face stayed the same because it can't get any uglier.
Whats even weirder is Mr. Brunner wheeled in, "What Ho Persephone." said Mr. Brunner tossing her a pen, when Persephone caught it it had become a sword the same sword that Mr. Brunner would use on tournament day.
"Die honey." said Mrs. Dodds and she came down on Persephone, Persephone rolled out of the way and she came at her again Persephone did what came naturally she swung the sword and like a sand castle in a fan Mrs. Dodds spread into dust particles.
Persephone felt like she was going to puke up her lunch, her legs felt like jelly, she stood there in the middle of a room a pen in her hand and only the lingering feeling of evil yet also something oddly protective, "It's only going to get harder and scarier from her sister you must be strong like a spartan warrior, but I will always be here for you." said a voice that Persephone couldn't identify but still felt familiar as if it use to whisper her to sleep every night as a child.
Persephone looked around she couldn't she couldn't see anyone who could have said that so she just assumed it to be her imagination, Persephone then went outside the feeling as if she ate magic mushrooms still in her stomach.
Orion
From his place in the shadows Orion put his sword away sense his sister was already showing a natural talent for swords especially Riptide, Orion communicated with his father through a secret Iris message link that Zeus and the other gods couldn't monitor "shes safe for now, and it doesn't seem Zeus or Hades know who she is but the monsters definitely know shes a demigod, as does Chiron, it may not be long before she needs to go to Camp." Orion told Poseidon.
"Remember Orion keep your eye on her now especially as you know someone stole Zeuses master bolt if your uncle learns of her he'll try to kill her as soon as he can." said Poseidon.
"Yes father." said Orion returning to the outside to keep an eye on Persephone.