Chapter 14
Hello Everybody, my name is Zayden StormVoid, and I'm back to write yet another chapter of the New Titans: Fall of Olympus. ALSO, HAPPY 4th OF JULY! DUN DUN D-DUN DUN D-DUN D-Dun D-DUUUNNN! DUN DUN D-DUN DUN D-DUN D-DUN D-DUN! I have, since writing this, have returned from my vacation to Disney and Universal and celebrated 4th of July. I have been started back into writing this after tackling all the activities and experiences that completed consumed my time to write this. I brought my laptop to write this chapter when I left for Orlando but with all the walking, rides and attractions, and distractions I could not find ANY sort of time for me to write clearly without making it seem lazy and half-assed with how tired I was each day. My feet felt like they were on FIRE! But otherwise my trip to Orlando was in three word: amazing, magical, and exhausting! I even got VIP access to see Hollywood Studios's 9:00 pm night finale of movies and especially Star Wars. It was fiery hot, loud, and EPIC! I even got access to a VIP Star Wars dessert party that made me feel like I was a wealthy, pompous, First Order supporter. I even got this weird ice cream treat where the waiter would dump a scoop of ice cream into a steaming pot of water, but I didn't know if it was hot or cold because the ice cream gained frosty, frozen look coming out and it tasted delicious. I was also treated to a Japanese dinner at EPCOT where the cook made our food in front of us which was amazing! I also used my knowledge of Japanese, thanks to basic lessons and watching anime, to say hello, thank you, and bye. My little sister was amazed at me while my little brother sighed and groaned like the stuck-up, criticizing brat he is.
The only thing I would say that ruined my time at Orlando would be the sun, the walking, and my siblings. The sun felt like someone stuck a giant magnifying glass on top of me, feeling like the sun was roasting me alive. I know that is an obvious complaint because its Orlando but it is really prominent when I live in a more Northern environment of America recently had a weird winter and even weirder spring. Luckily, it rained occasionally but it made it also more humid. The walking around is another obvious complaint but you would complain too if you walk around the numerous parks everyday, the sun at your head, standing around for rides, and almost no brakes. As for my brother and sister, they would sometimes complain, whine, and yell at me for just wanting to do something that I thought would be fun for everyone and for seeing and doing something I enjoy. My little brother, who claims to be have a superior intelligence and maturity than me despite him being 12 and me being 18, would groan at me, call me stupid and an idiot, and would criticize EVERYTHING I say and do without thinking it clearly and even when I DO explain it he STILL he calls me an dumb and says how I act like a 5 year old, despite me actually being wiser, more patient, and less prone to raging mood swings that can lead to him hurting my sister and everyone near him. I'm not saying this just because he is my brother, he criticized me and called me offensive when I spoke Japanese at the Japanese restaurant despite the people looking unfazed and actually happy and amused by it. But he is my brother, I take what I can get and try to love and care for him. Although, it was fun to see payback immerse itself in the form of a Stormtrooper scaring the shit out of him and nearly making me and even him laugh my butt off on the floor.
I have also been once again submerged into the fandom and complex, confusing story that is FNAF, along with the videos of the ever-charming and hilarious Markiplier. I have even got the two books the Silver Eyes and the Twisted Ones to read. I have also seen the new Spider-Man game that is coming EXCLUSIVELY on the PS4. With both this game and God of War, it makes me wish I got the PS4 instead of the XBox. No offense to it, but all the games I have on the XBox One can be played on the PS4 and doesn't have the exclusive games that I wish.
Anyways, enough with all that, it is time for the story. Last with left off, Perseus had returned, killed Ares, declared war on the Olympians, and shown his allies killing the five main wind gods. How will Olympus take the fall of the God of War and how will it reverberate across the mythological world? This we will see today. I have also seen the reviews about my question on a base for Percy and his army. Mostly its a tie between Options B and C, but I'm hoping for an alternate route that will appease everyone.
Anyways lets get into the story. Remember that I don't own Percy Jackson, all credit of this world belongs to Rick Riordian, and it is not canon.
LET'S BEGIN THE STORY!
Fallout
Location: Long Island Sound, Camp Half-Blood
Time: During Percy's and Ares's fight
Third POV
If one were to experience a true look of an untouched or blemished view of nature then it would be at Long Island Sound. The shining, luscious, green plains, the deep, wild woods and trees, and the shining, sparkling waters of the beaches and shores, it was truly a magnificent place. But the reason that this place is in such a way, how it escaped the notice and polluting destruction of humanity, isn't because humankind suddenly gained awareness and consideration to nature or by sheer luck. No. The true reason doesn't lie with the natural, it lies with a more supernatural force. For deep in its woods and plains lies the safe haven and comforting home for the children and soldiers of the gods: Camp Half-Blood.
If a normal mortal were to try and tread deep into these woods and plains they would just see an old barn and have the sudden feeling to leave the area unexplored and leave it untouched, thanks in part to the powers of the Mist, a magical force that has kept the monsters and sights of the mythological world away from the prying eyes of mortals. This force is so strong it makes a dragon, to the mortals, look like a plane or bird and make a hellhound or giant beast look like a car or truck. All to keep the monsters from the mortals and the mortals from the monsters. I mean what would the United States government feel about a massive city full of powerful immortal beings, that can wipe out an entire city with a flick of their wrist and endanger civilians, floating high above the Empire State Building. Probably not well. And as the Mist keeps away the immortals from mortals, the mortals are kept far from one of the only safe havens for demigods.
If one were to go into Camp Half-Blood in a perfect world, they would see a massive camp full of numerous, weirdly designed cabins, tents and other structures filled with godly weapons, materials, armor, and tools, a massive forge for creating godly weapons and armor, an amphitheater and hall for food and entertainment, fields of strawberries and fruits, lush gardens, flowers, and fields, and a tall, main, red and blue farm house. They would also see boats for sailing, areas for recreation, an arena to train and archery fields, and somehow, despite all logic and physics, a wall filled with molten lava!
But what would astonish most would be the shining city that is New Athens. It was a glorious city, with buildings and structures as high as 40 feet, which at first seems small in comparison to other cities but it was just right for the demigods and immortal beings of Camp Half-Blood. The buildings were usually colored white and silver, probably made constructed with marble or metal. The streets were filled with marketplaces, smaller buildings that resembled schools and colleges, and parks, all gathering numerous people, all demigods, satyrs, nymphs, and immortal beings. The demigods ranged from teenagers to adults, children to elderly, some were demigods, some were legacies, but all safe and sound in one of the only places for them to thrive. Over on the hills of the city were temples constructed for the gods, both Olympian and non. There was even some construction going on that suggested that there was more to come. This demigod utopia seemed to be one filled with happiness and joy.
That is if you saw things by appearance, but underneath it was just the opposite.
The skies that once many many years ago were bright and shining were now clouded gray and had a depressing mood to them. The skies would thunder and clash violently through the clouds, almost erratically, yet somehow almost a tiny bit more erratic than usual. An aura of depression and sadness seem to sweep across the whole area of Camp Half-Blood.
The children played and laughed with each other in New Athens, blissfully, happily ignorant of the mood that seems to always envelop the place. The many demigods that wander around the big camp had a sunken, depressed look on their faces, their eyes seemingly devoid of humor or life, clouded by fear and oppression. This could be especially seen by the Amphitheater bonfire. The magic fire would always change in size and color in response to the mood and attitude of the campers. Once it could change from the red to purple, from big to small, the intensity different with every color and size. But now, in this time, the fire is weak and pale, tiny cinders barely able to escape the barely lit coals, the color of the cinders being a sad, depressing gray.
This has been the mood of the campers for what most seemed like forever. While many demigods still laugh and smile and have fun, there is always that sense of something missing in the camp, like the joy was sucked out of the place. The ones responsible for this change to the once happy camp was Zane and Ryan.
The two sons of Zeus and Poseidon have practically ruled over the camp with an iron fist for as far as many can remember. For the new demigods and children, they were told that they were heroes and rightful leaders of the demigods for their amazing actions in the wars of the past. They have heard how they defeated the Titans and Giants, especially the likes of Kronos and Gaea, how they saved the camp on multiple occasions. Some idealized them; others feared them for these knew of the true nature of the two immortal demigods. These children were taught the truth by those who still believed the legend of Percy Jackson.
Although the two demigods made it a crime to even mention the former Hero of Olympus's name, those who knew of him and the truth behind him passed this to their descendants for decades. This stories were told by the children of those who took Percy's side against Zane and Ryan 60 years ago and were also told especially by the immortal Veteran heroes of Camp Half-Blood. These included Clarrise, Malcom, Jake, Katie, Chris, Travis and Connor. They were granted immortality by the Olympians, along with Will Solace, as they were capable warriors that had served them well through the wars. These Veteran demigods would tell stories about the real Percy Jackson, swearing on the River Styx they were true and that the stories of him being a traitor and spy for the enemy were false. They passed down the stories of the true Savior of the Gods, all his accomplishments, and how he was betrayed by those he loved and trusted. Many believed these stories while some didn't, causing a seemingly endless, yet silent, war between the camp as to the truth of the former son of Poseidon.
It was one that was spoken in silence due to fear of Zane's and Ryan's dictator-like rule. The two demigods would parade around the camp like they owned the place, which they say they do, they order and boss the demigods to do whatever they say, even if the tasks were dangerous and deplorable, and anybody who tried to stood up would be tortured by Zane and Ryan, usually in public and painfully by Zane using his powers over lightning. They would try to train demigods on how to fight yet they were horrible teachers and would cause most demigods to be sloppy and weak. The Veteran demigods would try to pick up the slack in teaching the new generation of demigods.
Many fights and riots would occur under Zane's and Ryan's rule. The most popular of these being the exile of Chiron. Almost the whole camp was furious at Zane and Ryan for this. The only reasons why Zane and Ryan banished Chiron was because he still supported and cared for Percy Jackson, his favorite student, and because he has been the only thing that has stopped them from gaining full control of the camp. They thought if they exile him that their problems would go away. They only grew worse. Almost half the camp that day left with Chiron and gained refuge at Camp Jupiter.
Speaking of Camp Jupiter, the paradise Roman camp was mostly sparred from the notice of the Olympians. The Olympians thought them too loyal to even think about ignoring the gods' orders. They were also wrong. Almost the entirety of the camp believed Percy Jackson to be innocent, the remaining people who didn't believe fled to Camp Half-Blood for fear of scrutiny and harassment. The Romans still openly told the story of Percy Jackson, unless the gods were around, and they would hardly worship the gods that betrayed Percy, even that of Jupiter and Mars who they once adored and once again causing Athena to have a deeper hatred of the Romans. Frank and Hazel were gained immortality to become the permanent praetors of Camp Jupiter, yet they still mourned for the loss of their friend.
Jason Grace, the new god of storms, lightning, thunder, selfishness, and humiliation, would arrive occasionally to try and brag about his new status and pick up girls to have sex with. Unfortunately, he was shown nothing but disgust and humiliation enough that he was forced to leave and spend most of his time either of Olympus or Camp Half-Blood.
Communication between the two camps has been near quiet, growing more so over the years and 30 years ago turned to absolute silence, their Roman cousins seemingly disgusted by the Greeks' actions and refusing to acknowledge them, another thorn in Zane's and Ryan's egos.
And while the demigods had it bad, the same could be said for the satyrs and nymphs. Back at Camp Half-Blood, another person to fall under Zane's and Ryan's trickery and influence was Grover, the new god of the wild. Grover had been promoted and gained godhood by the Olympians in exchange for full loyalty, forever. The satyr gladly accepted. He married Juniper, his girlfriend, and had satyr and nymph children and loved them, but as time went on, he changed drastically. He became more angry, paranoid, and lust-filled. He went around cheating on Juniper and never even tried to hide it, causing the nymph to become heartbroken and his own children to grow in hatred of him. It was also revealed that Grover had supported Zane and Ryan in their campaign against Percy. It had seem as if the satyr was jealous of Percy, for almost always taking the spotlight and attracting the attention of Artemis.
Another change that happened to the Lord of the Wild is his infatuation with Artemis had turned to downright obsession. He would stalk the Hunters and Artemis whenever they came to camp, tried sneaking into their cabin only to nearly die, and even tried bribing Zeus into letting him marry Artemis. Despite Zeus being the uncaring dictator he is, the only thing that would make him feel anything was his children and he treated Artemis as his little girl and, like any other father should, banned Grover from ever trying anything to Artemis, yet he still tried. Overall, the once loyal, innocent, shy Grover became a disgusting shell of his former self.
But if anyone had the biggest, most unstable transformation of all in Camp Half-Blood, it was Annabeth Chase. After the events of the betrayal, Annabeth became a shallow wreck of her former self. She would be prone to outbursts of anger and depression, get herself drunk in bars, stopped caring about architecture projects, including New Athens, forcing her siblings take care of it, and became more bossy and sassy. She would continue having affairs with Zane and Ryan but would always cry about Percy Jackson, her former lover, behind their backs. She tried seeking aid to her friends and siblings but almost all of them shunned her and would refuse to talk with her. Piper, Hazel, and Frank would either ignore her, yell at her, and almost attacked her, Malcom and most of her siblings would not speak with her, even in their own cabin, and even Chiron and Thalia would stare at her in disappointment. If it weren't for Artemis and Chiron, Thalia would have killed Annabeth, causing their friendship to crumble.
She tried finding solace in Ryan but he barely did and would neglect her from time to time, and when they were married she thought things would turn around. But Aphrodite cursed the two to have pain in sex and made them unable to normally conceive children. This pushed Annabeth further down the lines of depression. She would often disappear for a few days before returning, albeit strangely happier, but would once again become depressed and sassy again. The once striking, gray, calculating eyes of the daughter of Athena turned to a cold stone gray and her bright blonde, princess-curled hair became frizzy and pale. And every night, behind her husband's back, she would take out the engagement ring that Percy dropped when he saw her cheating on him, the one he would have gave to her, and would slip it on, crying and twisting it in sadness.
As for Zane and Ryan, they were having both a ball and yet hell at the same time. They relished in their rule over the camp and loved seeing the demigods forced to bow before them, believing them to be in their rightful place. They would barely care about their training and health and just focused on their pampering or finding the next girl to have fun with. Ryan, despite married, would still try to have sex with other women but would still feel the curse of Aphrodite every time, making him more enraged and lusting by the day. Zane, however, relished in being single and not cursed, knowing that Aphrodite would curse him the same way as she did Ryan, if he ever married. Yet what he truly wished for was a goddess, thinking in his absurd brain that only a goddess would be worthy of him and his sights were set on Artemis or Aphrodite. He would try to woo Artemis and her Hunters, but failed every time and did the same with Aphrodite with the same results. He has been currently trying to bribe Zeus for their hands in marriage but with little success.
Yet with all their success and rule of the camp, they still craved for more. They had their sights on taking over the Roman Camp, but with very little contact or meetings with the Roman Camp, not to mention how the Roman Camp openly dislikes the two demigods, there was no success in that regard. Zane would constantly push his father to make him an Olympian, unaware that Ryan was doing the same with his own father. This was also met with little success.
Zane and Ryan, for the past 60 years, have also been trying their absolute hardest to banish the very name of Perseus Jackson. But no matter the torture or rant of their 'greatness', people still spread his name and true accomplishments, making it a constant thorn in their butts to find the guilty parties. They tried taking this frustration out on the demigods, especially the minor demigods, trying to get rid of their existence in Camp Half-Blood, like they were clones of Hitlers and the minor demigods were their Jews (P.S. sorry for bringing in that Hitler persecuting Jews joke).
Another thorn in their royal butts was the infamous Andromeda. Although she would usually be seen with the Hunters, ever time she came to the camp she would cause trouble for the two. She both insulted and denied their advances towards her, constantly upstage them, and would grow in popularity and fame. They grew jealous of her when she became a leading role and warrior in the Titan Revolutions, as they called when the Titans were causing an uprising once again. Ryan swore that there was something familiar about her, saying she reminded him of someone but would never figure it out. Overall, they showed as hate to her as they did Percy Jackson, completely unaware of her relation to the former hero. But even though Andromeda displayed a sense of hope for the demigods, sense she was a Hunter, she wouldn't be around often and they would sink into despair again when she would leave.
Overall, Camp Half-Blood became a bleak shell of its former self. Everyday, many prayed for a solution to the problems they faced, they prayed for a hero, a savior to come free them from this torturous nightmare. Wouldn't they know that that prayer would come to fruition, sooner than they expected.
For today was the day that everything changed.
Zane looked towards the sky from the Big House, watching the sky flash in thunderous roars. Ryan walked towards him, switching his gaze repetitively from Zane and the sky.
"What do you think is wrong with the weather? Is your dad having a temper tantrum?" Ryan asked Zane, his last question voiced in a mocking tone.
Zane glared at Ryan and responded with "Shut up! If its anybody that could cause this storm, it would definitely be your father, Ryan."
Ryan narrowed his eyes and said "Zeus is the one that controls the sky and this happens whenever he is mad, which is almost everyday mind you." Zane shot a challenging glare at Ryan, practically daring the Prince of the Sea to make another remark about his father, but Ryan just rolled his eyes, unaffected by Zane's glare. Ryan then said "But no seriously, do you know whats with the sky? It feels weird somehow."
Zane shook in frustration and looked back to the sky. "No, I have no idea what this is." Zane said. "This doesn't feel like my father and this storm feels unnatural. By the way, have you been feeling any weird energy pulses or something?"
Ryan replied with "Yeah, it feels familiar but yet really different as well. It feels like whenever I get angry but bigger. WAY bigger."
"Or when Jackson knocked your teeth in." Zane said mockingly, flashing a teasing grin.
Ryan's eyes flashed in anger as his face turned red. He replied angrily with "I TOLD YOU NEVER TO REPEAT THAT! HE DIDN'T BEAT ME UP! HE CHEATED AND CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE! BESIDES, I SEEM TO RECALL THAT SOMEONE GOT THEIR ASS KICKED BEFORE!"
Zane growled in anger as well and shouted back "YOU BETTER NOT BE TALKING ABOUT ME, MARKUS! JACKSON WAS USING HIS BLESSING FROM ARTEMIS! TRUST ME, IF HE DIDN'T HAVE THAT BLESSING, THEN I WOULD HAVE CREAMED HIM!"
Ryan shouted back with "YOU ARE JUST JEALOUS THAT JACKSON CAUGHT ARTEMIS'S ATTENTION AND YOU DIDN'T! RIGHT, SKYE?!"
Zane's red face became purple and he said "WHY YOU PIECE OF-!"
The conversation turned into another heated fight between Zane and Ryan, something that demigods were used to. They mostly would steer clear of the two demigods, but there would be usually someone to break it up, that being Annabeth.
Annabeth got in between the two and knocked them both on the head, causing the two to stop and clutch their heads in pain. "How old are you two, ten?!" Annabeth scolded the two, sounding like a mother. "Honestly, I have to always break up your fights and I'm getting sick of it! Behave, the both of you."
The two just glared at each other before turning away from each other, crossing their arms and both said "Whatever."
Annabeth sighed in defeat. She would sometimes think why she ever married Ryan. She already knew of his cheating and his attitude only made it worse. But she supposed that in her fragile, sad state that if she divorced Ryan then she would sink further into despair. Plus, she though Poseidon and Athena would argue endlessly afterwards.
She suddenly heard slow-clapping. She and the two, Big Three demigods looked around for the person, but he seemed hidden. Suddenly, they heard a mocking voice call out.
"Wow! So THIS is what the leadership of Camp Half-Blood has been reduced too? I have to say that I'm disappointed." Annabeth's eyes widened in pure shock of the sound of the voice. She knew that voice from anywhere. After all, she looked up to the person since she was little.
Zane called out "Show Yourself! Unless you are too scared to fight my awesome power!" He said that last part mockingly.
The voice just chuckled, sounding amused, which ticked Zane off. The voice once again called out "Amusing, but you are the least threatening child of Zeus I have ever seen. As for me hiding, I haven't. I've been in front of you this whole time."
The three demigods whirled their heads to their front to find a young man standing there. He wore ragged, armored-looking jeans and a black and gold motor leather jacket, similar to Soldier:76 from the game Ryan constantly plays, called Overwatch. The man also had black and gold sneakers and a hidden black shirt underneath the jacket. The man himself looked young, possibly in his early 20's, standing at a high 6'7 feet tall, and had short-cropped blond hair and bright blue eyes, but what was most distracting and noticeable was the large scar on the side of his cheek that nearly reached his eyes.
Annabeth's eyes widened in shock and terror at the man, tears forming in her eyes. She said his name almost like a whisper "Luke?"
Luke, in response, grinned, but instead of being a kind one, the smile seemed malevolent and disappointing. Luke then said "Oh, I see you still recognize me Annie. That would almost be comforting and happy for me. Almost." He then sighed, closing his eyes and shook his head. While doing this, he said "I, however, can't even recognize you. Cruel, unpleasant, bitchy even, and you cheated on Percy of all things?! Whatever happened to the sweet little girl I tried protecting all those years ago?"
Annabeth flinched under the rightful, yet hurtful, scrutiny of Luke and looked down, shame and sadness all over her face. A big crowd of demigods, in the meanwhile, were gathering around in interest.
Ryan's eyes widened in fury and drew out his Atlantean royal sword, Wave Crasher, and pointed it menacingly at Luke. He said "You dare mock me and my wife! I will gut you for your insolence." He tried sounding old and powerful, but Luke laughed instead.
Luke said mockingly "Ooh, my bad. I didn't know that she was your wife. Oh wait, yeah I did, and I honestly don't care and find it even more disgusting."
Ryan growled and would have charged at the former host of Kronos but was stopped by Zane, who put his arm out blocking Ryan. Zane pulled out his own sword, Bolt Slasher, which sparked in electricity, and pointed it at Luke. "Who the hell do you think you are?! Do you know who the hell we are?!"
Luke made a mocking, concentrating face, rubbing his chin with his hand and then said "Hmm, yes I do. You are Tweedledum, he is Tweedledummer, and she is what me and my friends like to call Annabitch." Zane and Ryan growled in anger, while Annabeth looked shocked, hurt, and angry that Luke, who supposedly died a hero and was her friend, called her such a thing. Luke continued with "As for who I am, I'm quite shocked you don't know me, after all you have been spreading lies about how you two fought me during the Titan War, especially when Kronos was using me as his puppet."
The crowd of demigods gasped in shock at what the man said and Zane and Ryan looked shocked and afraid, their eyes widening and sweat beginning to form on their faces.
Luke smiled menacingly and brought his arms up in a showing way. He said "My name is Luke Castellan! Son of Hermes, and once host to the Titan Lord of Time, Kronos!" The camp grew quite, shock and fear in everyone's faces. Luke then said "Oh and if you don't believe me because I am suppose to be dead, i was brought back to life and I swear on the River Styx." Thunder rumbled loudly in the sky.
Zane shook himself from his fearful shock and said in a prideful voice "How are you alive? Last I saw you, I stabbed you in your weak spot and killed both you and Kronos." The demigods all around were also snapped from their shock and looking at each in confusion and fear. Zane smiled as he thought this was his chance to fully cement himself as the true hero. His hopes crashed from what Luke said next.
"Hmm, really? You killed me? I have to say that I have never met you until today, I'm pretty sure that I stabbed myself to kill Kronos and that Percy Jackson helped give me the knife." The demigods became more shocked and confused at the statement. Zane and Ryan looked worried and afraid that their lies were being quickly unraveled. Luke continued saying "Yes, I remember it clearly, I was fighting for control over my body while Percy Jackson was fighting Kronos in the Olympian Throne Room. I remember how he was an amazing fighter that even Kronos struggled, how I regained control of my body and pleaded with Percy to give me the knife, that I gave Annabeth, to kill myself and Kronos. I remembered how he gave me the knife, I stabbed myself, which hurt like motherfucker, and how with my dying words asked Percy to help the minor demigods and gods. What exactly have you been teaching these poor people?"
Zane and Ryan were frozen in place, trying to figure out the words to say but couldn't. Luke instead of waiting just sighed and shook his head "Honestly, I know that the Olympians mess up a lot of things, but this is a new low. Well, I guess should inform the masses of the lies that you and the Olympians have been telling." Luke turned to the demigods crowed and was about to talk before being interrupted by Ryan.
Ryan said "You are the one that speaks lies here and we will kill you just like we did last time!" Ryan then launched a wave of water towards Luke while Zane fired a bolt of electricity. Just as they were about to hit him, Luke whirled around and raised his hands, his blue eyes, turning golden. The bolt and the wave suddenly stopped in mid-air, shocking everybody. The man somehow froze the bolt and the water in time!
Luke said in response "Really, attacking me while my back is turned? And you claim to be heroes." He then vanished from the spot he was standing shocking everybody once again. Suddenly, Zane and Ryan were grunting in pain and everybody saw that Zane and Ryan were flailing their bodies around madly, like they were being punched repetitively by an invisible force. Finally, Zane and Ryan were flung out far, their bodies crashing into the nearby cabins, their bodies bruised and their eyes closed. Some of the demigods, Zane's and Ryan's lapdogs, rushed to help them before they too were frozen in time. Luke, suddenly, reappeared before the crowd of demigods, his eyes still gold and looked like he hadn't broken a sweat.
Luke then waved his arms around the area and multiple Iris Messages suddenly appeared in front of the crowd and all over the camp and New Athens. Luke's face was projected from the Iris Messages and announced to the whole camp and city "Demigods, satyrs, nymphs, and legacies of Camp Half-Blood, my name is Luke Castellan and over 60 years ago I was once a leader and follower of the Titan Lord Kronos, during the 2nd Titan War. Some even heard how I was the host of Kronos and fought against Olympus. This is all true but you have also been lied to. For years, these pitiful excuses for demigods," the Iris Messages switched to Zane and Ryan lying beaten and weak before switching back to Luke, "have lied to you about the events of the wars between the Titans and Giants and the legend of Perseus Jackson. The truth is that all of the achievements during these wars, like the recovery of the Master Bolt, the finding of the Golden Fleece, the holding of the sky, the Battle of the Labyrinth, the Battle of Manhattan, and the rest of the 2nd Giant War were not achieved by these two demigods, the truth is that the real hero of the wars and the TRUE Savior of Olympus was Perseus Jackson! Don't believe me? Well then take a good look at the past of Percy Jackson."
Luke waved his hand again, this time his eyes and hands glowing in golden. The Iris Messages changed once again to the a fast replay of everything Percy Jackson had done, from killing the Minotaur to the battle with Kronos and Gaea, and of course the events of his Betrayal. All the while, Luke spoke "Perseus Jackson was a true noble hero, a demon on the battlefield, a savior and hero to the demigods, and extremely loyal to his friends and family. He saved Camp Half-Blood and the world from destruction multiple times. He saved the gods and made them into better beings and parents, his goal being to save those he calls his friends and family and improve the lives of demigods and gods alike. He even went as far as rejecting godhood, TWICE, and using his wishes to create cabins for the minor demigods, pardoned the minor gods of their transgressions during the Giant War, freed the peaceful Titan wrongfully imprisoned, and gave the goddess Hestia and the god Hades their thrones back on the Olympian Council. But instead of the praise, love, and peace that a hero deserved, he was betrayed by his friends, who sided with these liars and cowards, betrayed by the gods he considered family, including his father, Poseidon! He was even betrayed by the woman that loved, who cheated on him with this pathetic coward." The Iris Messages showed Annabeth with Percy and their times as friends and a couple, and then Annabeth kissing Ryan and Percy's reaction to it. Some of the shocked demigods in the crowd looked at Annabeth who was crying and fell to her knees. Luke continued with "All of this I swear happened upon the River Styx and I swear this upon the being who brought be back from the dead and I now serve: Chaos!"
Everybody was shell-shocked at the oath to the creator and assumed that the man would be destroyed. Instead the whole camp and city grew dark and cold, while a symbol of Chaos appeared glowing on top of Luke's head before it vanished and grew bright again. The oath was made and what was said was confirmed true. This only furthered the shock that the whole camp felt.
Luke then continued with "To make up fully for my actions and to make things right, I was brought back to life by the Creator of the Universe, trained under his and the Primordials' teachings and have come to overthrow and destroy the tyrannical dictators that are the Olympians! I serve the Creator and he deems the gods guilty of falsehood, abuse of power, and the wrongful betrayal and banishment of Perseus Jackson, the new leader of the armies of Chaos!"
Everybody was shocked beyond belief at the final statement, especially Annabeth, whose eyes widened to the size of plates. She whispered silently "Percy?"
Luke finally announced "What I have spoken is truth under my oath. Now I believe that the rest should be said by my leader and friend, Perseus Jackson!"
Luke waved his hands a final time and the Iris messages changed once again.
Location: Olympus, Battle Arena
Time: After the battle
The once glorious, shining city of Olympus was now dark and gloomy. The once busy streets and markets were empty of people and the bright atmosphere of the paradise of the gods seemed bleak and filled with dread.
The reason for this sudden change in atmosphere? The reason was held inside the Olympian Battle Arena, which is now the final stand of the God of War.
Olympus seemed to resonate with the god's death and seemed as it was mourning itself. There was no sound, no people around, the atmosphere was dark and full of sadness. The silence was cut off by a cry, a woman's cry.
The Olympians themselves were still in the stands of the Arena, high above, able to fully see the unbelievable sight that they saw. Down below, laying on the cracked, war-torn floor of the Arena, was the broken and destroyed body of Ares, now dead. Hera was the one who unleashed the wailing cry, her eyes filled with tears and her face filled with sadness. Zeus's face red in anger, his fists clenched tightly against the invisible dome that kept them away from Ares, they were clenched so tightly that they seem to turn stark white.
The source of this anger being directed towards the other figure down at the field: Perseus Jackson. The once former son of Poseidon stood triumphantly, not a scratch shown on his powerful figure. His appearance was different than before, with most raven black hair spiked up and over half turned blinding white while the other was as black as space, with tiny sparks of white flashing in the black depths of his locks. His face was covered with black and white lines, their appearance at a closer look seemed to resemble scales. His left eye was almost fully black, with a ring of sea-green and cyan blue, and the right eye was glowing white, with a ring of blood red. The demigod cracked a feral grin, showing some of his white teeth looking like sharp, feral fangs, like a wolf's or a dragon's.
Suddenly, Perseus's appearance changed once again to its original form, looking once again like the raven-haired demigod from long ago. Perseus then started moving slowly towards Ares's corpse.
Zeus shouted out towards the once demigod "DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HIM YOU FILTH! RELEASE ME AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN!"
Perseus seemed to not have registered Zeus's outcry, or he just didn't care. Once he reached the dead body of the war god, he stopped, watching the broken form as if half expecting for the war god to suddenly wake up, but he never did. Perseus then knelt down before the body and reached towards Ares's belt. He returned his hand to be holding one of Ares's black barbarian swords and seem to examine it. Perseus thought 'This sword is the same one that killed my family, the one that I found in Paul's chest. Seems weird that I now hold this, so long ago from that day, with its master now dead.' The sword shook and hummed in power, glowing a slight cyan blue, so slight that the Olympians did not notice, but Perseus did. Perseus seemed to flinch, seemingly startled and felt a rush go through him and the blade, but Perseus shook it off, thinking that it was just in his head.
Perseus stood up with the sword in hand. He then spoke out "Funny how things work out, don't they? I first fought against this weapon so many years ago, when I was just 12 on my first quest. Then several years later, I find this in my step-father's chest after its master killed my family, my last reason to live at the time. Now, after centuries later, I fought against this sword and its master again, with the very god now faded, his broken body laying beneath my feet. Only fitting that I give to him the same courtesy as he gave my family." He then spun the black sword till he held the blade pointed downwards, and with a sickening sound, Perseus stabbed the sword into Ares's chest, causing Hera to scream once again and Zeus to cry out.
Perseus then walked away from the body a few yards over. Suddenly, the invisible dome that kept the Olympians away seem to fade, Zeus realizing this when he felt the dome go away and his body nearly jerk off the balcony. With this realization, Zeus and Olympians hopped off the balcony and jump over to Ares's body. Hera was the first to reach it as she removed and tossed away the sword swiftly and cradled her son's dead body, the sword flying off and embedding itself in the dirt. The others stared menacingly at Perseus, their weapons out and ready to attack Perseus, while in Zeus's case his hands were sparking in lightning.
Zeus said dangerously "You will PAY for what you did today, JACKSON!" His eyes were filled with power and electricity.
Perseus, unaffected by the Olympians, said calmly "Hmm, not really. If I seem to recall, I told you over 600 years ago that you would pay for betraying me, and I'm just getting started." Perseus smirked.
Zeus growled in hate and was about to strike Perseus when Athena interrupted him by her words "600 years? What nonsense are you talking about? It has only been 60 years?" Her eyes then widened in terror. "Do you mean that you spent 600 years in Tartarus?!" The other Olympians' eyes widened in the ramification of that question and what it would be if it were true.
Perseus seem to be startled at the question before chuckling darkly. He then said "Oh, did I say 600 years? Oh my mistake, I forgot time works differently were I have been, but no, I didn't spend 600 years in Tartarus, in fact I didn't even spend one day down in the Pit." The Olympians looked confused at the statement the former demigod said.
Poseidon then snarled in annoyance and said "That is impossible! We cast you down into the Pit like the trash you are! There was no way that you escaped Tartarus alone!"
Percy glanced at his father, his smile sinister while his eyes held venom and annoyance. He said "Why yes father, despite your colorful words and idiotic mind, you are half right, I didn't escape Tartarus alone, I was saved before I fully entered the Pit."
The Olympians' eyes widened again. Hephaestus said calmly "Who busted you out of there then?"
Perseus sighed and face-palmed, shaking his head in annoyance and disappointment. He then said "Did you idiots even listen to what I said back in the throne room?! I already told you that I was saved by my master, I even swore it on his name:I was saved by Chaos, remember?"
The Olympians eyes had utter fear in them, unease filling their immortal souls. Zeus then snapped out of his stupor and yelled out "Whoever saved you does not matter to me at all! You have destroyed my Master Bolt, humiliated me, and killed my son! Today, I will destroy you and turn you into ASHES!"
Perseus smirked evilly and replied "While I like to see you try, I'm afraid that you can't touch me. You are under the oath of Chaos that we swore onto, if I won, which I did, you wouldn't be able to attack me or my forces for a whole month, I even gave you the courtesy of staying away from you as well until the month's end."
Zeus growled, his teeth clenched tightly, and said "I don't care a damn about your oath because YOU won't be around in a second! OLYMPIANS, DESTROY HIM!"
Afterwards, Zeus unleashed a bolt of lighting at Perseus. Poseidon followed by throwing his trident, which was glowing in power, and Athena tossed her glowing powered spear as well. Hera got up and unleashed a blast of pure energy as well, while Demeter lifted her hands and a trail of thorns and vines made there way towards Percy. Dionysus unleashed a purple beam of energy from his thyrsus and Hephaestus tossed a hammer covered in flames.
Before they reached Percy, they were all stopped, but not by Perseus.
A wall of shadows exploded in front of Perseus and swalloed Zeus's lighting and Hera's blast. A blast of bright flames burned Demeter's vines to ashes. A silver glowing arrow struck the fiery hammer and they both exploded while a fiery golden arrow struck Poseidon's trident, making it fly far away from Percy. A laser beam of blue energy struck and canceled Dionysus's purple beam and Athena's spear suddenly glowed purplish-pink and froze in midair, nearly an inch from Perseus's face, who didn't flinch.
The attacking Olympians were shocked. Perseus then said with a snarky grin "Cutting it a bit close don't you guys think?" The Olympians turned to see who prevented their attacks and found half of the council gone. Then they heard Apollo's voice coming behind them, in Percy's direction, saying "What can we say cuz, we wanted it to be a bit more dramatic." Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, and Hephaestus turned to see Aphrodite, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Hades, and Hestia standing next to Perseus, all calm and smirking.
The Olympians looked horrified at the sight, their brains not processing what they were seeing. Poseidon whispered out "Brother? What is the meaning of this?!"
Hades responded, smirking evilly "What this is, Brother Poseidon, is what it looks like. We side with my nephew to bring your tyrannical rule to an end."
Dionysus called out "Hermes? Why are you standing with the boy?!"
Hermes spoke out "Its really easy actually, Dionysus. Percy here is my friend and he is one of the greatest demigods to exist and then you all betrayed him because he was trying to make us better to each other and to our kids. I can stomach your misdeeds no longer! We side with Perseus, and we will save both the immortal and mortal worlds from your corruption."
Hephaestus cried out next "Aphrodite, what are doing? Aren't you loyal to Olympus? Perseus has killed your lover and you stand with him?!"
Aphrodite called out angrily "That beast was NO LOVER OF MINE! I could never love such a hideous, disgusting excuse of a man! I only dated him to get back at you for forcing me into your marriage! Now I say this with full confidence and reason: I, Aphrodite, daughter of Ouranos, hereby side with Percy and divorce my marriage to Hephaestus!" The ring on her finger, that signaled her marriage to Hephaestus, was cracked in half and fell to the floor. Hephaestus's ring also cracked in half, leaving him speechless.
Athena called out this time to Artemis saying "Sister? How could you side with Percy Jackson, a male?! Aren't you loyal to your family?!"
Artemis replied with "I AM loyal to my family." She then gestured to Percy and the rest and said "THIS is my family. The family who has loved, cared, and respected me while you all represent everything that me and my Hunt despise! You all tried to banish my mother again and failed your promises to Olympus and the other gods and I will not be apart of it any longer! I break my ties with Olympians this day and will NEVER be a part of you tyrants again!"
Zeus grew in anger with every word and he looked to Apollo in rage. He yelled out "APOLLO! STOP THIS MADNESS AND GET OVER HERE WITH YOUR SISTER! YOU ARE LOYAL TO ME AND OLYMPUS!"
Apollo glared menacingly at Zeus, catching the King of the Gods off-guard. He yelled back "Sorry pops, but I side with my sis, my cousin, and the rest of us." He gestured to Percy and the rest. "They have treated me with respect, love and friendship, something that you never did! All you ever did was criticize me, yell at me, and look at me with disappointment while you treated Athena and Artemis like princesses. You turned me mortal and banished me from Olympus to fight your stupid quests, you broke your oaths, and you lied about all this to make yourselves look like heroes. I will no longer side with a power hungry, lying, conniving tyrant like you!"
Zeus was about to explode then and there, but his wife's voice snapped him to what she had to say. Hera said "Sister?" Hera referred to the Goddess of Hope, Hestia. Zeus and his side of Olympians almost forgot that she was Perseus's side, thinking that it would be impossible that she would betray your family. Hera continued with "Why are you with them?! Why would you betray your family?! Why would you side with failures and misfits than your family?!"
Hestia replied calmly, a hint of sadness in her eyes, saying "Forgive me sister, but you and Olympus gave me no choice. The consequences of your actions, the oaths that you have broken, the lives you have destroyed, your overwhelming, hurtful impact you brought to the mortals cannot go on. The hope in and for Olympus is but cinders now and I know, better than anyone, that you all will not change, even if your lives were at stake, like they are this day. I side with my adopted son, my brother, and all of us. We have been given this task by the Creator, our practical great-grandfather, and he has shown me kindness, love, and, most importantly, hope, hope for a better future where demigods and gods treat each other as equals, a future that we will never come under your reign. I wish not to fight with you sister or any of my siblings or family, which is why we have agreed that if any of you surrender, join us, or declare neutrality, then you will be spared. I hope that most of you will take this offer, but if any of you fight against us, if anyone hurts MY family, then you will receive no mercy from us." Hestia said that last statement with such a fiery vengeance and fire in her eye, one that just promised pain suffering if that happened. "And make no mistake, sister, if you call my family failures again, sister or not, I will burn you to a pile of ashes!"
Hera had tears in her eyes, as did Demeter, even Dionysus had a glimmer of confusion and uncertainty in his eyes, but Zeus's only held rage and hate. Zeus cried out hastily "NONE OF US WILL EVER JOIN YOU! NONE OF US WILL EVER SURRENDER! THERE WILL BE NO NEUTRALITY! EITHER THEY ARE WITH US OR THEY ARE AGAINST US!"
Perseus, with a hard, cold look on his face, said in reply "Then let's see who is the better king."
Perseus then waved his arms and giant Iris Messages appeared around the Arena, alerting the Olympians. When no more came, the Olympians took the opportunity to notice all of them. There was he original five that had Khione, Silena, Beckendorf, Bianca, and Thalia killing the wind gods, then there was one that had Camp Half-Blood, with three separate crowds of demigods and, in a corner, Zane and Ryan bruised and unconscious, another held Camp Jupiter, with an entire assembly of demigods, with Frank and hazel in their praetor clothing, then there was an image that showed the Hunters in their camp, with an image of Andromeda and Piper up front, an image of the Amazons appeared with two large groups of them staring off, and finally there were separate Iris Messages that showed various other groups and gods. The Olympians were especially startled when they saw what looked like Luke Castellan at the head of one of the demigod groups.
Perseus then announced in a high, commanding voice "Demigods, Gods, Hunters, Amazons, Satyrs, Nymphs and more, my name is Perseus Jackson! Once, over 60 years ago, I was once but a humble, loyal soldier of Olympus, serving under the gods, fighting against multiple threats of Olympus and the mortal world! I retrieved the stolen Master Bolt when I was 12, I found the Golden Fleece a year later, I held the skies, saved the goddess Artemis, and fought the Titan Atlas later, I fought against the Titans in the 2nd Titan war for two years, I took part in the First Great Prophecy as I turned 16 and, with the help of Luke Castellan who redeemed himself from betrayal and died, we defeated the Titan Lord! I then fought against Gaea and her Giants, taking part in the 2nd Great Prophecy! I defeated Giants, I became a praetor of the 12th Legion of Rome, fell in and survived Tartarus, helped seal the Doors of Death, and force Gaea to fade for good. I served Olympus, the gods, and demigods through all my life and never once did I do anything wrong! But then I was betrayed by the very gods that I saved, the very people that I bled, fought, and suffered for, I was betrayed by own demigods, people I called family, with only few standing with me in the end! I was betrayed by the love of my life herself and by MY OWN FATHER! I was labeled a traitor for not accepting godhood, THREE TIMES! I was called a threat for being too powerful! I was named a monster for refusing to be a pawn to the Olympian tyrants! I WAS CAST INTO TARTARUS FOR WISHING TO LIVE MY OWN LIFE! AND I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!"
Perseus calmly breathed and continued. "But as I fell into the Pit, I was saved by unlikely ally, a friend I never knew existed, a true father that I never knew. I was saved by the Creator of the Universe himself: Lord Chaos! He saw the injustice dealt upon me, the gods, demigods, and mortal of this world by the Olympians and he had enough as well! He asked me to join him to defeat the gods and gave me the power to do so! I sought friends, allies to help me and now, after years of preparing, we are here to announce this! I, PERSEUS JACKSON, UNDER THE WILL OF THE CREATOR, HEREBY DECLARE WAR ON THE OLYMPIANS! I have now destroyed the Sister of Fate, I have slain the Titan of Storms, Typhoon, and I have slain the God of War, Ares!"
The Iris Messages changed to show the dead bodies of the Fates, a massive, monstrous, dead giant, formerly known as Typhoon, and the dead, beaten body of Ares. This caused numerous shocked, large, audible gasps, and looks of terror and from everyone.
Perseus continued with "My forces have already slain the wind gods Aeolus, Boreas, Notus, Zephyros, and Apheliotes! My most strongest lieutenants and allies have traversed Tartarus and Earth to defeat the last remaining enemy Titans and Giants! My army was granted by the Creator, an army that has trained for THOUSANDS OF YEARS to follow his command, and now they follow MY command! Not to mention that I have gained allies from Earth as well." Perseus then gestured towards the gods on his side, causing more shocked faces and reactions.
Artemis spoke up saying "I, Phoebe Artemis, Daughter of Zeus and Leto, Goddess of the Hunt, Moon, Archery, Chasity, Maidens, and Childbirth, hereby, with sound mind, body and soul, swear upon the River Styx and Chaos to follow, join, and serve under Chaos, and fight alongside Perseus Jackson!"
Aphrodite spoke up afterwards with the same oath "I, Aphrodite, Daughter to Ouranos, Goddess of Love, Sexual Affairs, and Beauty, with sound mind, body, and soul, hereby join, follow, and serve under Lord Chaos and fight alongside Perseus Jackson! This I swear on the River Styx!"
The others said their own oaths, drawing more shocked reactions, mostly from Camp Half-Blood and the Amazons, while the Romans and Hunters looked surprisingly normal. After they were done, Andromeda announced from her Iris Message saying "I, Andromeda, declare for the Hunters to follow and continue to serve our Lady Artemis but also serve the Creator under his name and the River Styx! I also swear to stand, follow, and fight alongside my brother, Percy Jackson! I swear this under my true name: Andromeda Jackson!"
This caused a shocked, deadly silence from both demigods and gods alike. Zeus and Poseidon looked especially horrified at the news of Andromeda being Percy Jackson's sister. Poseidon finally realized why the girl looked so familiar and interesting to him, it was because she looked like his once lover who he practically killed: Sally Jackson. Zeus at the while couldn't stand that they were not just one but now two Jacksons to deal with.
Then the next announcement came, this time from Camp Half-Blood. The image that showed the camp was directed towards the group of demigods standing next to Luke Castellan, which at closer inspection included almost the whole Apollo cabin, the whole Hermes and Aphrodite cabins, a whole bunch from the minor god cabins, half of the Demeter cabin, a slight few from the Ares and Athena cabins, and half of the Hephaestus cabin. Looking closer, the gods saw that several of the Immortal Veteran demigods, such as Clarrise La Rue, Chris Rodriguez, Katie Gardener, the Stolls, Malcom, and Jake.
Luke called out "I, Luke Castellan, the former Host of Kronos and now soldier to the Creator, swear to follow and fight for Chaos and serve with Perseus Jackson! We all swear this-"
"ON THE RIVER STYX AND CHAOS!" This last part was called out from everyone in the crowd alongside Luke. The fear and shock in the Olympians grew by the second with each passing betrayal. They then heard another announcement from the Camp Jupiter Iris Message. At the helm stood Frank and Hazel in their praetor clothes and the full Roman Centurion Consensus, the Council of New Rome.
Frank spoke up with "After the events that have happened and the atrocities revealed that the Olympian gods have done, the council of New Rome has reached a unanimous decision as well as the rest of the Roman camp. We, the people of New Rome and Camp Jupiter, no longer serve and worship the Olympians anymore! We now worship and praise the Creator of the Universe, such as the past."
Hazel continued with "We, the people of Rome, hereby swear our allegiance to Perseus Jackson, a true hero, a true Roman, a true friend! We will no longer abide by the tyranny of the gods and will see to their defeat or surrender!"
Suddenly, Frank move to his left while Hazel moved to her right. A figure came walking out of the shadows, in her old praetor robes and armor. She held a spear in one hand and carried her helm on her side, her black hair tied in a braid as her stoic face appeared. This shocked the gods again for this was another dead demigod come back to life: Reyna.
Reyna then spoke "We, the people of Rome, swear our allegiance to the one Creator! We swear this in Chaos's name and on the River Styx!"
"WE SWEAR THIS IN CHAOS'S NAME AND ON THE RIVER STYX!" said the rest of the Romans.
Shock was not the only feeling that the Zeus's Olympians felt at that time. They felt a wave of nausea and pain ring inside their cores, like they were being ripped in two. They could hear violent roars and cries ringing in their heads and they were feeling ever weaker by the minute. They would not know what it meant until later.
Then the image of the Amazons showed two people of one of the Amazon crowds coming forward. It was Hylla, Queen of the Amazons. There was also someone standing next to her, a black haired girl with Persian-tanned skin and onyx black eyes. In a shocking reveal, it was Zoe Nightshade, former Lieutenant of the Hunt, also formerly dead.
They stood side by side looking at the Iris Message. Hylla spoke up with "As these events have occurred, I have made my decision! I, Hylla, Queen of the Amazons, hereby side with Perseus Jackson and Lord Chaos! To those Amazons who wish to follow me, then stand with me, and those who do not and stand with the Olympians will be treated as an enemy."
Almost half of the Amazons gathered around Hylla while the rest backed off into another group, but even then some looked hesitant, unsure of what to do. As for the male worker slaves, they were as well split between the opposing groups, depending on which Amazons a worker male belonged to. Hera felt a ringing pain go through her when she saw that some of the Amazons, who she is patron of, have split and betrayed her.
Finally, several gods who appeared on the remaining Iris Messages also shouted out their allegiances. Gods such as Hypnos, Morpheus, Thanatos, Hebe, Nike, Iris, Persephone, and several more pledged their allegiance towards Percy. Some like Hercules, Phobos, and Deimos joined Zeus but it was small in comparison to Perseus's support.
With all that out of the way, Perseus continued with his announcement "As you see, your very allies turn against you! The consequences of your actions have been realized today! The Fates are gone and won't cheat for you! Your war god has fallen by hand! Your own kin betray you, just as you my kin betrayed me! As they say, an eye for eye!"
Perseus yelled out,power applied in his voice "TODAY MARKS THE END OF THE OLYMPIANS! One by one, they will fall! And from the ashes of their rule, WE WILL BUILD A BETTER ONE! But make no mistake, I don't wage war on Olympus or the world or the mortals! I don't seek the world's destruction, I seek to save it! I seek to dismantle the millennia of oppression and fear! I WAGE WAR NOT ON OLYMPUS, I WAGE IT ON THE OLYMPIANS! But I made a promise! In accordance with an oath, sworn by me and the Olympians, that I would fight one of them to the death and, as you can see, I won! In accordance with the oath, the Olympians shall not be able to attack me or my forces for a whole month, whether by themselves, their allies, or outside interference and I, in return, will not attack them until the month's end!"
Perseus glowed with such strength and power that the earth shook and the Olympians quivered in fear, powerless to do anything. Perseus then yelled out "TODAY THE WAR BEGINS AND TODAY IS THE BEGINNING OF YOUR END! THE FALLOUT OF YOUR MISDEEDS HAS FINALLY COME TO PASS! KRONOS AND HIS TITANS ARE NO MORE! GAEA AND HER GIANTS ARE GONE! YOUR AGE ENDS AS OUR AGE RISES! A NEW GOLDEN AGE FOR THE WORLD! WE CALL OURSELVES BY THE TITLE THE CREATOR HAS GIVEN US! WE ARE THE NEW SUCCESSORS OF THE PRIMORDIALS! THE NEW CHILDREN TO THE FIRST BEINGS!"
"WE ARE THE NEW TITANS!"
And with a thunderous boom, a bright light clouded the Olympians sight. As it faded, Perseus, Artemis, Apollo, Hades, Hermes, Aphrodite, and Hestia vanished. The Iris Message of the Roman Camp and the Hunters vanished too, as did the ones that held Khione, Silena, Beckendorf, Bianca, Thalia, and the other gods. The group of demigods that joined Perseus had also vanished. The rogue Amazons had also disappeared.
What was left behind was the distraught Olympians, demigods, and Amazons. Some fell to their knees in overwhelming horror, some even fainted in a soft crash. No one, no man or god, could know the full extent of what was to come, the war that moments ago the Olympians thought would be far away had just now begun.
No one knew what to do.
No one knew what to expect.
They knew only three things.
Their once Savior, whom they cast out and betrayed has returned, and now has come with vengeance.
The Creator had passed judgement upon them, and found them guilty.
And worse of all, this is a war that they could not win.
DUN! DUN DUN! DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNN! There you have it! The New Titans have emerged, half their allies are gone, and a war of world-shaking proportions has just begun!
Sorry if this seemed forced or lazy, a lot has happened and I'm trying to bet back into rhythm again. By now, I have just gone back from Disney/Universal vacation, gotten new books to read, watched awesome movies, and had the 4th of July! I have also been going through how to manage my time and priorities. All in all, it has been a BUSY month!
I have seen the Incredibles 2 and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and HOLY CRAP THEY ARE GOOD! Incredibles 2 felt like a direct sequel to the original and I loved it! Although, I think the flashing lights and stuff gave me a tiny bit of pink eye or something, but it was worth it. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was also amazing and I really felt like I was in an alternate world where the reality of dinosaurs being treated like other animals and their significance in the world was a big issue. I was also scared out of my mind of the Indorapter, the perfect, horrifying predator. And once again, I don't understand the hate and criticism for this movie. No offense to the originals, but the criticism and rage of this movie is completely generic and unoriginal as anything you may find in this movie can be easily traced and found in the original Jurassic Park, whether you may call into cartoony or whatever.
I heard a quote from this guy on Youtube, Klayton Fioriti go check him out, from this philosopher that I really like to share with you guys and make you guys see my point in why I hate all this criticism: "Human beings never think for themselves they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity. We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion"-Michael Crichton. I found this from
Now, not to say that people should like this movie, your opinions are your own but I ask to think carefully on something before just passing verdict because a bunch of people thought otherwise. This kind of quote is realistic with our society today. like how half the people didn't like Star War: The Last Jedi because their fan theories were wrong and because of how some just listen to the opinions of other rather than themselves. Whoa, sorry for that rant but I just had to get that out of my chest, hope you guys learned something.
Anyways, I sure you saw that I said that Perseus killed Typhoon and are wondering: What? Well, remember those trials that Perseus's friends had to do to complete their training and prove themselves worthy? Well, killing Typhoon was one of Percy's four trials. I will explain them in a future chapter. Also if you are wondering how so many joined Perseus like half of the Amazons, Camp Half-Blood and the WHOLE Roman Camp, well it is because Hazel and Frank convinced the Romans and erased the minds of those who didn't agree and sent them off to Camp Half-Blood. Reyna also convinced the Romans and Amazons, as well. Going into detail of those in future chapters.
Also, sorry Grover fans and Annabeth fans for how I made the two, but they are a necessary part of the story, more so for Annabeth. And before you Annabeth shippers start begging for me to do this: No, I will NOT include Annabeth in the harem and I will NOT be going easy on her, she has her part to play and I will see to it.
Another thing I wish to talk about is the the question about Perseus's base. I have seen a lot of comments about whether it be a new mountain, secret bases until capturing Olympus, or use the old Titan mountain. Most support leans towards options B and C, and so to make everyone contempt, I will be trying to blend the ideas or make an alternative for everyone to enjoy.
Anyways, that is it for now, make sure to post your comments and reviews for this chapter, helpful, constructive advice always welcome, and tune in for the next chapter.
This is Zayden StormVoid and may the Force be with you!