Chapter 17

WELCOME BACK BOYS AND GIRLS TO ANOTHER CHAPTER OF THE NEW TITANS! I'm Zayden StormVoid, here to pick off to where we left off in the past chapter. In the last chapter, we saw what is happening with the Olympians and their attempts to replace their lost numbers and looming threat of fading, Percy's flashbacks to his trials, involving becoming whole with himself and destroying the Titan Typhon, and the Percy's dream visions and him deciding for a council meeting. This will also be the last chapter before the war between the New Titans and the Olympians begins.

I'm so so SO sorry over the long wait for this but college work has been seriously impeding my ability to write. I also wish to inform you all that these updates will become few and far between. College has been a real bitch to me and my family to conserve money for my college and for my sibling's school. I also have lots of difficult homework, online classes, being pressured to take tutoring classes, and pressured to find a job, mainly in that of managing college sports for both money and scholarships. It is has been a pain.

Anyways, I have also been finally drawn into the video game, gore-filled phenomenon known as Mortal Kombat. I have heard and known about it before but I mostly ignored it because my family would kill me if I was interested in that gory game, but now I'm an adult that can watch R-rated movies and such, so here I am. I am now exited for the obvious Mortal Kombat sequal where it might have Dark Raiden back, Liu Kang and Kitana as rulers of the Netherrealm and evil, and a possible four-way war. I have also been smitten by the lovely Kitana, and I know that it is weird to like a fictional video game character and that it is irritatingly obvious why I would like Kitana, but it is more that just her revealing, provocative figure. I also love her character backstory, personality, and skill, especially how she can turn such harmless weapons like a fan into a brain-slicing weapon! She is just awesome and so SO hot!

Anyways, moving on from summaries, life troubles, and drooling over a hot, murder chick, it is time to begin the chapter! Remember, I don;t own Percy Jackson blah blah blah, entertainment purposes only blah blah blah, let's get to it.

AND BEGIN!

Meetings and Beginnings

Location: Percioples, Mt. New Genesis

Date: June 17, 2071

Third POV

The city of Percioples was coming along splendidly. As the days passed, the construction and developing of shining city was progressing, adding careful and painstaking effort to every shop, building, and structure around the city, showcasing the beauty of the future utopia city. Over the course of a mere three weeks, the city and its mountain were created by their founders and leaders, was under continuous progress and growth of the city's architecture, and already had over hundreds of citizens living in its walls.

These loyal citizens of Percioples consisted of demigods both major and minor, Titans of old and minor gods that have turned their back on the corrupt Olympians, and nature spirits and friendly monsters that seek a life of peace and prosperity. The city's many different environments and architecture made it a utopia for all mythological beings, whether they were of the Sky, Sea, or Underground, whether they prefer bright and colorful or dark and modest, or if they prefer a modern environment or ancient, wild environment. It was a haven and home that Olympus couldn't compare.

And with a great city must come great leaders. As for the leaders of Percioples, the Neo Titanius Council, they were now in the main Grand Temple, that rested near the center of the city. They gathered for a meeting called in by their leader, the former demigod of Poseidon, as well as former Savior of Olympus, Percy Jackson, now formally called Perseus.

Perseus sat upon his throne, his size over 30 ft tall to accommodate the size of the throne, looking at his fellow New Titans. The thrones of the Neo Titanius Council were arranged just like that of the Olympians, in a semi-U shaped formation, with him and Artemis at the middle. Artemis sat by his left, where the council members that sat left of her were arranged as followed: Zoe, Thalia, Triton, Luke, Hermes, and Apollo. Those that were to my right were arranged as Aphrodite, Piper, Nico, Hades, Hestia, and Leo.

I decided to start the meeting as everyone was here and ready. I said "Good day, my fellow Neo Titanius Council. Thank you all for arriving fast and on such short notice. I have called you all in here to discuss important matters."

Apollo called out "Did you brought us here to brag about how your dates went?" At this half the council chuckled in amusement while the others, that being me and the girls blushed at that.

I shook myself from the blush and said "No, nothing like that. I believe it is time to discuss on our preparations for the war. Thalia, how are we on the conversion of other New Titans?"

Thalia responded with "Spectacularly. I'm sure you all remember our previous council meeting, where we helped turn others into New Titans? As planned, the positions for the domains of the North, South, East and West Winds have been filled and under our side, as planned to conflict with Zeus and his domain of the sky. Beckendorf, Silena, Khione, and Bianca are reporting to have secured palaces and bases around the four corners of the globe."

After the ceremony where me and the rest became the New Titans, we also made sure to reward our fellow comrades and allies by becoming New Titans of their own, except these being ones that have proved themselves worthy so far. As Beckendorf, Silena, Bianca, and Khione killed the four wind gods, it only made sense to made them the new Masters of the Four Winds, with all of them reporting directly under Thalia who is the new Master of the Winds. Khione became the New Titanness of Ice, Winter, Snow, Hail, Cold, and the North Winds. Bianca became the New Titanness of Illusions, Spirits, Discord, Fall, and the East Winds. Beckendorf also became a New Titan with his domains of Summer, Heat, Crafting, Flames, Courage, and the South Winds. And finally, Silena officially became the Neo Titanness of Spring, Love, Change, Redemption, and the West Winds. They also were tasked to create their own bases/palaces to take charge of the wind spirits.

Thalia continued with "Also, they have managed to wrangle in the wind spirits, which can be a big help. Continuing on, Alabastor has returned from their missions to safely relocate the Roman Camp and set up base near Mt. New Genesis."

To prove himself fully worthy, Alabastor volunteered to safely transport Camp Jupiter and New Rome for fear that the Olympians would transport instantly towards the Roman Camp and obliterate it. Alabastor was a huge help with his expert use of the Mist and magic, keeping them far from the the Olympian's prying eyes or attacks from hungry monsters. We have prepared to award him by turning him into a New Titan but at a later date.

I said "Good, thank you Thalia. Hermes, how have the base establishments coming along?"

With the advantage of immunity from the Olympians for the month, we have been setting up bases of operations across the country for military and espionage purposes.

Hermes responded with "It's going great. We have so far fully established stronghold bases across Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Northern New York, Wisconsin, near Toranto, and Vermont. This blockade of bases have secured teleportation panels to each of the bases and have enough forces to keep the Olympian forces at bay. We have also fully established other bases for espionage, detainment, armory, and safeguarding across the country. Ethan and Reyna have also send word that the progress on Fortress Base: DIVRSN in the Rocky Mountains is near completion."

I nodded at that, pleased with the news. I knew assigning Ethan for that particular base was a wise decision. I asked again "Do they require anything else to complete progress?'"

Hermes said "They has requested both Alabastor and Nico to help him with the final piece and stages, along with a bit of Hestia's assistance."

Nico and Hestia nodded at this. Nico said "Alright, please send word to Ethan and Reyna that we shall come as soon as possible." Hestia nodded in agreement.

I continued on with the next agenda, this time directed to Hades. "Hades, how have your troop deployments going along?"

Hades answered saying "They are progressing well. I have been amassing my Underworld army and granting them our latest weaponry. I have also enchanted the weapons to disintegrate should it come to the hands of an enemy. Also, the creation of the Golems have progressed well, with near 50 Golems ready to be sent to each battalion."

"Good." I said. I turned to Hestia and said "How about you, Hestia? Have you any news?"

Hestia answered "Yes. I created new bunches of 'polemistses tou prasinous' (Warriors of the Green), all ready for battle. I have also been successful in the creation of a new fire/plant hybrid species that will be useful."

I nodded and said "Excellent." I turned towards Luke this time and said "Luke, how have the training regiments going with Camp Jupiter and our acquired forces from Camp Half-Blood?"

Luke responded "They are progressing rapidly. Though I think more time to fully improve and perfect would have been necessary, the demigods and legacies of both Camp Jupiter and those from Camp Half-Blood are showing greatly improved combat, skill, and weaponry use. I have made sure that almost every fighter to have at least medium to high expertise in swordsmanship and make sure that they have selected a primary and secondary weapon."

I nodded and said "Great, I want you to up the training to higher difficulties, but do not overtax them. I want our forces to be strong and skillful, not worn out and tired."

Luke nodded and said "Agreed."

I turned to Leo and said "Leo, how have the city defenses going along?"

Leo said "Swimmingly. We have onager catapults ready to unleash burning, Celestial bronze cannonballs, plasma turrets, and Greek Fire cannons along the walls, ready to blow oncoming ground and air forces the old explosion to the face. I have also sucessfully placed explosive mines and traps all along the mountain and placed anti-air defenses secured and powered to keep any flying ships from reaching even 10 miles from us."

"Good." I said. "And what about the armor and weapons distribution?"

Leo said "I have been creating special type armors for all the forces and have been teaching our newly aligned Cyclopes and forgers how to efficiently craft and forge these equipment. With the Cyclopes help, the process has been going faster than expected and we should have enough armor and weaponry for the whole army and more."

"Excellent." Next, I talked to Apollo. "Apollo, how has the new projectile weaponry instructions going?"

"Going alright." Apollo said "I have been training the campers how to efficiently use the guns and weaponry that the Chaos Army has. We may need more practice but so far I am seeing promise and excellent progress."

I nodded, pleased. I turned to Nico this time and asked "Any news to report for you, Nico?"

Nico nodded and said "Yes, Perseus. Our total troops and program forces are going along well. As Luke and Apollo have stated, all our forces are now proficient with two forms of weaponry and have expertise with our new high tech weaponry. We have also made sure that all the soldiers are of fighting age, which have set standards right now as 15 and older with only a few exceptions made for any experienced fighters or glowing recommendations, just as you instructed. They are all old enough to fight, make rational and smart decisions, and, with the soldiers from the Army of Chaos we have enough to outnumber and outmatch that of Olympus."

"Excellent." I turned to my brother, Triton, and asked "What about you Triton? How has things been going in the oceans?"

Triton said "The situation under the seas is escalating. With the news of your return and the news of the Olympians' treachery, many of the loyal people of Atlantis are in outrage and demand to side with you. Unfortunately, our former father still sides with Olympus and is trying to enforce order on Atlantis but is slipping. He has tried to make Ryan the official 'Prince of the Seas' but with my Intel, that didn't go well for the Atlanteans. Speaking of which, just as we have many forces siding with us, so are the forces of the sea and some have deserted Poseidon for us. My mother and some of our fellow ocean allies have been sneaking refugee Atlanteans and warriors to our newly established ocean bases near Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. We have also established teleporters linking their bases to the Great Lakes underwater bases and have established spies within Atlantis to be kept informed."

"I see, Interesting. Make sure to proceed with establishing our undersea forces." I turned towards Artemis and said "Artemis, what is the progress on the stealth combat, spy and assassination training, and special forces training going?"

"They are progressing well." Artemis replied. "We have received many volunteers for the groups from our forces. Many of the stealth, spy, and assassination forces came from our Camp Half-Blood forces and from the Chaos Army. My Hunters have also been training in these arts as it is their specialty. As for the Special Forces divisions, we have received many volunteers from all sections and have proven to be adept in the training simulations and war games."

I nodded in acknowledgement. I turned to Piper and asked "Piper, how have the citizens of the city been doing? Are there any safety and security issues?"

Piper replied with "The citizens are doing well. The many different environments and architectural designs have given the coming citizens a sense of security, peace, and comfort. I used my Emotion-reading powers only to sense their current states and aside from the low, but ever-constant, fear of Olympian retaliation, they are right now happy and content with the city. As for your second question, no, there haven't been any signs of danger at all present within the walls. The citizens have taken in their Oath of Citizenship seriously and with a could tell they were sincere, no signs of deception or trickery in them. Not even Prometheus."

I nodded again. The Oath of Citizenship was a policy that we of the Neo Titanius agreed on for anybody that joined our side or that lives in the city. What it states is that all citizens of Percioples and the New Titan Kingdom are sworn in under an oath to the River Styx to abide by the laws of the city, follow the orders of the Neo Titanius Council, swear in loyalty tot hat of the New Titans and Chaos, and to never disclose information or have contact with any on the side of Olympus, unless approved and heard by the Council. At first, I thought it was no better than Zeus and the Olympians demanding loyalty and making us seem as paranoid as Zeus, I sometimes still feel this, but after a fair debate, we agreed that it was for the better of Percioples, so that there could be no chaos or fear inside the city and so that there can be no spies to report to Zeus. Plus, we agreed that this was a willing process, that if anybody wishes to live here and be a part of this new kingdom then they can come forth and make this pledge and if not then a form of reason will be needed. Besides, if there were any form of deception or lie in the citizens, then Piper, Apollo, Hermes, and Luke would sense it. Plus, the oath to the Styx was now fully set in stone.

Speaking of which, I turned to Aphrodite and asked "Aphrodite, how has progressed gone with the River Styx?"

Aphrodite smiled and said "Things are going great. Using my mind water powers, I was able to help cure the Styx of the millennia of corruption and broken dreams and hopes. With her spirit now healthy and restored, Styx has agreed to fully enforce the rules of her Oaths and nullify any previous oaths, including oaths to Olympus, making it easier to persuade other minor gods to our side and make the River Styx Oath actually affect the Olympians."

I nodded, pleased. I turned to Zoe and asked "Zoe, anything to report from your spies?"

Zoe replied with "Yes. As you all know, I placed magical charms and spells with my star magic, with incredibly high anti-detection magic, making it completely invisible to the any of the Olympian forces, even Hecate. I have managed to place several around Olympus, including the Throne Room and palaces, Camp Half-Blood, and the Amazon base. Through these charms, I have reported that as predicted Zeus attempted to replace the lost Olympian positions and domains with Ryan Markus, Zane Skye, Phobos, Deimos, Jason Grace, Hercules, and Chase."

Zoe growled at the mention of both Hercules and Annabeth. Her reasons for hating Hercules were obvious enough, but her hatred of Annabbeth came from both mine and Artemis's stakes. She found Annabeth ultimately responsible for the reason of Artemis's capture back by Atlas and her death, and she hated her especially when she found out about her betraying and cheating on me. All the girls had a grudge on Annabeth, even Thalia, for what she did, even though we were all together because of that action but they hated the truth more, finding it insulting. As for the others, Piper, Nico, and Leo cringed at hearing about Jason, especially Thalia who is still distraught over the change that Jason took. As for the names of Phobos and Deimos, caused graons of annoyance coming from the former Olympians, and made Aphrodite frown and sadden. They may have been brain children but I knew Aphrodite still loved them. Anyways, hearing Ryan and Markus's names caused everyone to groan in annoyance and anger.

Zoe shook her head, clearing away her rage, and continued. "Anyways, I did say attempted. While they were successfully turned turned into Olympians, they weren't able to gain the domains they wished and what's worse for them is that nothing else changed for them other than their titles. They still have the same relatively weak power they had before. The Olympians are now running around scared, confused, and disoriented. This has also spread to their forces. If this continues, we should expect to defeat and destroy the Olympians by the end of the year, maybe sooner."

I nodded, pleased with the results. I then said "Very well, I guess I should report on what I have deduced further on what Zoe has said. As you remember, when we became the New Titans, we were granted our individual, and some shared, domains. The claiming of these domains was of a plan that me and Chaos came up with. You can feel that every day, your power grows and your hold on your domain becomes greater, right?" The Council nodded their heads in acknowledgement, their eyes brimming with curiosity. "Well, consequently, as our power and hold on our domains grows, the Olympians' power and hold over their domains weakens, such as Zeus's domain over the sky and winds diminishing when Thalia, Beckendorf, Silena, Khione, and Bianca gained thier own domains of the sky and wind. This process will make the Olympians weaker over time, to the point where they lose their domains completely, causing for them to start fading from existence."

The Council's eyes were wide in astonishment. Apollo raised his hand and said "Wait, but wouldn't that violate the oath of one-months peace? I mean, if we are taking away their domains and weakening them, we are basically attacking them and their domains of power."

As I was about to explain, Aphrodite beat me to the punch and said "Not necessarily. This process of taking control over the domains may seem like attacking the Olympians, but we aren't exactly doing this purposefully. The domains are going onto us subconsciously, similar to how Helios and Selene faded by Apollo and Artemis drawing in the domains subconsciously and unwillingly. As it stands, we have not made a official attack on the Olympians that would hinder the rules of the oath, I believe that this plan was a means of not only exerting ourselves into the mythological world but also a way to drain the Olympians of their power discreetly to accelerate our victory."

As she finished, the entire Council looked at her with wide, shocked eyes, with myself actually a bit impressed on Aphrodite's deduction skills. I knew she was smart, but she caught on quicker than Hades and Hestia, who are undoubtedly the wisest and most experienced out of all of us. It seems she was fit to obtain the domain of Wisdom, more so than the prideful Olympian goddess.

Aphrodite noticed the stares and said "What? I'm the air-head that I have portrayed myself back then. I can be smart and wise when i want to."

At this, the Council shook their heads from their stupor and looked to me for agreement. I said "Aphrodite is correct. This plan will ensure not only that their impending demise will come faster, but it will make it so that this upcoming war will progress quickly and, hopefully, spare many lives in the process. Besides, there is another reasons of the decline int he Olympians' power." I raised and swiped my hand in the air in front of me. Instantly, a holographic image of a massive burning hearth appeared floating in the middle of the throne room.

"The Flame of the West." I said. "Before we made our appearance to the Olympians, Hestia was able to take the Hearth of Olympus and replace it with an illusion, complete with a small portion of her powers to make it indistinguishable. When we appeared to the Olympians, the illusion, serving its purpose, faded away, revealing to the Olympians that their Hearth of Olympus was gone. We now have it our possession and with our combine power and the will of Chaos, we have now tied the Flame of the West with the city and denizens of Percioples, the Neo Titanius Council, and the kingdom of the New Titans. With this, even if they had the balls to try, the Olympians could not risk to attack us in fear that our destruction will destroy Western Civilization in the process. It may seem like degrading ourselves to their cowardly level, but it is necessary decision to do if we were to destroy the Olympians without destroying mankind as we know it. And with the Flame of the West and its influence freed from the Olympians' clutches, their strength and hope will dim while ours grows, and mankind may regain the hope they have lost and make a brighter future."

The Council starting to clap in agreement and cheer, their faces proud, hopeful, sincere. Normally, I would have dismissed the cheers, but I realized that as King I might want to start to get used to the appraisal and criticism of the Council and the kingdom. Not that I'm feeling proud and arrogant of myself, but that I see this as a good sign that everything was going according to plan and to reassure myself that I was doing fine.

I raised my left hand slightly, signaling that the cheering was enough now. I then said "I also have something else I need to share with you." The Council was silent, waiting for what I had to say. "Recently, while I rested in my chambers I had a dream of sorts. It was more of a memory really. I saw myself completing the first two trails I did, such as becoming whole with myself and facing Typhon." The Council shuddered, the memory of the fight between me and the behemoth an unpleasant thing to recall. Aphrodite and Piper paled at remembering the fight where I nearly died, and Thalia and Zoe had looks of sympathy and concern in their eyes. Artemis reached out and held my hand, a gesture of concern and care. I squeezed her hand and smiled in reassurance. She smiled as well and let go.

I continued with "Afterwards, when the memory was finished, I had what I could only describe as visions as I have never had memories of these events." I proceeded to tell them about my visions, and looking at their reactions I knew they were shocked. Hestia paled in horror, especially at the mention of a city burning and an army of monsters marching from Olympus. Nico seemed especially intrigued at the one with the twin mountain tours and the purple lightning and the glass of mist shattering. Triton paled drastically and shivered at the mention of the Demon he fought, with him paling more along with the council of what seemed to be 5 more creatures just like it. Thalia looked intrigued of a ruined Olympus with crackling lightning in the sky. As for Hades, he seemed especially intrigued about the cave with the shining pool of water, as well as Luke. The girls were all looking at me with extreme concern and worry of the vision where the shadow of a three winged man murdering someone, and I could see int heir eyes that they had the same realization that I had. Apollo, Hermes, and Leo looked scared of the dragon that I described and Leo looked thoughtful about what it could be, while Apollo looked concerned about these visions I had. As for Hermes, he looked horrified and had a faraway look in his eyes and I could tell that he knew something. Maybe it had something to do when he time-traveled? I will ask him later. And when i told them about the last vision, the one with the red serpent eyes and the monstrous looking chest, they all looked gravely concerned and worried.

As if finished, I waited for any to speak up. They were all silent, not knowing what to say. I decided to speak "I have no clue as to what these could be. Could they be visions? Glimpses into the future? Prophecies?" I looked to Apollo and said "Apollo, what do you think? You have experience with prophecies and the future, do you know what these could mean?"

Apollo scratched his chin and said "Hmm, I don't know. I know that gods, demigods, and Titans can have visions of things but they vary from time to time. For example, when demigods dream you could see something that is occurring at the moment or visions of things to come. It is random. But from what you have said and from what I can gather, they could be potential prophecies or crisis that can will come to pass in the future. But to be sure, I should consult my Oracle Rachel after the meeting."

I nodded and looked to Luke 'What about you Luke? You are New Titan of Time, after all, do you think that these could be of the future?"

Luke thought for a bit and said "Its possible. I can remember how Chronos taught us how to use our chronokenisis to look into the past and sometimes the future but only to predict an opponents move or to see what would happen in a few minutes. You could accidentally tapped into the domain of Time and looked into things that will happen. Though some our weird like the coffin and the eyes, as well as the misty orb. I also have suspicions of the shining cave pool but I need to make sure. I will inform the Council as soon as I find the answer."

Hades spoke out a second later saying "Do you mind if I accompany you on this matter? I fear I may know of what this could be but I would wish to make sure before I throw around assumptions."

Luke nodded and said "Of course, the more help the better."

I nodded and said "If anyone has any information or may know of something, please look into it before advising the Council." I then said "Is there any other news to report or anything else that needs to said at this moment?" The Council was silent. I responded with "Very well, then that concludes today's meeting. Remember to report any new occurrences, keep track and train hard, and get everything ready for the war to begin in the coming week. Nico, Hestia, remember to visit Ethan and Ryena to complete the stages for Operation: DIVRSN. That is all."

I finished with "Council Dismissed!"

The Neo Titanius Council started to rise from their thrones and flash themselves to other places, some speaking with the others before leaving. I said bye to the girls and promised to talk to them later, explaining that I had things to take care of and to talk with someone. They understood and flashed to their palaces. I looked upon the empty Throne room and sighed.

Finally, I said out loud "You can come out now, Dad."

As I said that, Chaos materialized out of the shadows, a big stupid grin on his face. He said "How long have you known I have been here?"

I answered "Ever since the beginning of the meeting, I figured there was a reason that you decided to hide yourself, so I played along."

Chaos smiled and said "Smart, alert, analyzing, decisive. All good things a leader must have, I commend you my son, you are truly forging yourself into a wise, noble King."

I said in reply "Well more like I sensed you through the shadows with my umbrakenisis and not wish to delay the meeting. Also, Hades and Nico sensed you too and kept quiet as well. Do they have the makings of being a great leader?" I said the last part playfully sarcastic.

Chaos bellowed in laughter. He said "As members of the Neo Tiatnius Council, they too need to display the skills and attributes of leadership, the same with the rest. As for the sensing me part, I thought we talked about not degrading yourself for the sake of being humble, there is nothing wrong with being proud of yourself ever so often."

I sighed and said "I know, we did, its just that I don't want to be too caught up in pride or arrogance, its my nature to be humble, I can see that now, and being humble keeps me grounded and good-hearted...and further from becoming prideful and arrogant."

Chaos sighed. He said "Perseus, you don't have to be humble to remain good-hearted or fear the thought of pride. You are good-hearted not by your humbleness or selflessness, rather they are stems, branches to the true root of your good-heartedness: respect, hope, and love. You look towards the good in others, even if it is clouded in darkness and despair, you hope and seek to bring out the best in people. Your love for those you care for is so strong that you treasure them above all others in the world, which is why the Betrayal you experienced was so painful on you." I looked down slightly in sadness.

Chaos continued with "And as you treasure, love, and respect their flaws and strengths, you humble yourself in hopes to be like them, to never let your accomplishments and own strength detach yourself from them, but the truth is that your strength inspires and strengthens them as well. When you were still a young demigod, your actions and accomplishments inspired greatness, strength, and courage to that of the younger demigods and even those older than you, your strengths and good nature inspired others to follow your lead, and your courage strengthen them even through the most darkest, most uncertain of times. It is in your nature to hope and love the good things and to burden their weights and troubles so that they may remain happy. You should take pride in that, as pride is not just a source of sin and arrogance but a motivation to be pleased and improve, a crouch to when you find yourself in doubt and despair."

I smiled at my father, tears in my eyes, and said "Thank you, Father. I hope to be as wise and great of a King as you."

Chaos smiled warmly and said "I feel that you already have, my son. Maybe greater than myself. But I have made my fair share of mistakes in the past that wouldn't show me as wise and great. Just like me, you are going to struggle, make mistakes. But do not let them weigh you and diminish your good nature, for we make mistakes to get back up to learn and improve." Chaos placed a hand on my shoulder, gripping it with care and reassurance. "You are a good man, Perseus, with a good heart, and it is hard for a good man to be King."

I smiled at my adopted, yet real and true, father, placing my hand over his in thanks and love. We smiled at each other. I then said "Now who is being humble?"

Chaos bellowed in laughter and I joined in, contagious from the Creator of the Universe's laughter. We hugged and walked out of the Throne Room, as Father and Son.

Location: Ogygia

Annabeth POV (*GASP* What a twist eh? :) )

Sadness. That is what over 60 years of my painful immortal life had been. Ever since I believed the lies of a vindictive, manipulative mother, an equally manipulative and silver-tongued bastard and his equally bastard friend, and, what was worse, by my own prideful, fear-filled self.

Ever since I betrayed the trust and love of the man that I loved.

As I sat upon the rocks and sand of the cursed island known as Ogygia, I thought in retrospect how I could have ever believed the lies and deceit of Ryan and Zane, of my own mother, no less. I should have ignored and lied to my mother about believing her, I should have realized that my mother hated Perseus, a son of her most wretched rival, Poseidon, I should have realized the evil and manipulative natures of the sons of Zeus and Poseidon.

I should have believed in the trust and loyalty of my Percy, my Seaweed Brain.

But I didn't. When I saw the pictures of Percy with the Hunt, especially Thalia and Artemis, Aprhodite, and Piper, my mind just shut off all reason and logic. I knew that Perseus was with them because of an assignment for the Olympians, I knew that Percy was cheering up Piper after her break up with Jason, I knew he and Aphrodite were friends. But when I saw the pictures, all that knowledge and wisdom that I have proudly proclaimed over and over, was just thrown out the window like dust in the wind.

I wondered how I could have easily accused Percy of cheating and disloyalty, especially when loyalty is his FUCKING FATAL FLAW! Especially when he yelled that to me that fateful day. Maybe it was jealousy? Maybe the thought of Percy close to another woman made me afraid and worried? Worried that he would toss me aside for someone better. Maybe I was too trusting of my mother? That I forgotten of the crimes, horrors, and lies she committed and was famous for when she too would be afraid. Or maybe I was just trying to find a fault in Percy? Maybe I thought that he was too perfect and loyal that he had a flaw, something that would show he wasn't as great as he was? Anything that would make me gain the feeling of being the 'perfect' one in the relationship, the better that my pride demanded of.

In the end, I decided it was all of the above.

I remembered the events of that fateful day like a fish remembering to swim. I remembered the heart-broken look on Percy's face, the betrayal in his eyes, the rage that pulsed off him like crashing waves, they all were sledgehammers to my heart. I remembered the words he yelled at me, I remembered what I yelled at him, only to find myself laughing sadly, the words I said now sounding weak and pathetic, I remembered the crushing weight of my actions and of the truth crash in my mind, all of these hot needles in my brain and pride. I remembered Ryan next to me laughing in triumph, remembered how he was brutally beaten by Percy, how Percy fled away, leaving me alone, sobbing on the sandy shores crying my eyes out and holding on to the ring that he was going to propose to me.

How I wish I could have changed it all, but I couldn't and instead was forced to wallow in my misery and regret.

I remembered seeing the Camp half destroyed, knowing it was Percy's rage. My prideful brain sought this as an excuse to be in the right, but I knew that it was futile, and, what was worse, I felt shame and horror that the destruction that occurred, the lives of innocent demigods put into harm, all of it happened because of my actions. I can remember how the Olympians came to Camp the next day proclaiming Percy a traitor, a threat, and banished to Tartarus, how Ryan and Zane along with their brainwashed followers, even Grover and Will, cheering in spiteful triumph, how the Romans and Percy's friends cried out in outrage, how I wished Hades would have opened a hole in the earth to swallow me.

And then, a few days later, Ryan and I were made official to everyone. The results were as I expected. While his followers cheered and agreed, those of Percy's friends, once my friends, had looks only of horror, disappointment, anger, and disgust. Clarrise and Chris would spat and jeer at me to leave them alone since then, Jake would forge me crappy armor and weaponry, the Stolls pranked me mercilessly for years on end in vengeful spite, even the happy, peaceful Katie would glare at me with the vilest of glares and would curse at me and my actions. I barely escaped with my life from Nico's unholy wraith if not for the intervention of his father, Hades. I couldn't blame them.

But what hurt me the most were the reactions of Piper, Frank, Hazel, Malcom, my siblings, Chiron, and Thalia. Frank and Hazel yelled at me mercilessly, threatening me to never set foot in Camp Jupiter ever again or I would face the worst Roman punishment imaginable, and believe me I know a lot. Malcom and half my siblings looked at me with disgust and disappointment, some because I betrayed Percy, some because I was dating another son of Poseidon, one that was extremely worst than Percy. They would glare and ignore me, directly defied any orders I give and would treat me like I had the plague. Chrion would only look at me with disappointing, sad eyes.

Whenever the Hunt came, they would glare at me and treat me just like they would treat males, claiming me no better than the perverted, traitorous men that they have seen for thousands of years. Piper would glare at me constantly, and the last we spoke she threatened me that she will kill me on the spot, if I ever even approach her, no matter if we were once friends. I tried to speak with her later, but she would fire arrows at me, forcing me to flee. Thalia was no better. She glared at me, claiming that she didn't recognize the little, innocent girl that she saved and befriended all those years ago. She said I changed, for the worse and she threatened that if I ever approach her again, that despite our past friendship, that she will bring down thousands of storms upon me, for hurting her best friend. She then left, leaving me crying and in pain. My oldest friend, my best friend was gone. All because of my mistake.

In the span of a few days, I lost my friends, my comrades, a father figure, and a friend that was like a sister. And, of course, the love of my life.

I continued to sleep with Ryan and Zane, only because of two things. One, because I knew they would be pissed and make my life hell if I rejected them, and two, because I thought that they would be distraction, a way to escape my mistakes and pain. It didn't. I looked to Grover for aid, where I found nothing but Grover's constant 'I have no time Annabeth.' or him seducing and cheating on Juniper. I tried to comfort her but she would turn me away, finding me a hypocrite and my help weak, especially since I was no better than Grover. I saw the same hurt in Juniper's eyes as I saw in Percy's, and I was swallowed in shame and sadness.

My life became a tattered mess of depression and regret. I felt hurt when I found Ryan cheating on me and would have left him, if not for the feeling of being completely alone terrifying me. My battling skills took a nosedive, along with battle strategies and smarts. My dreams of going to college and raising a family shattered, architecture being the one thing that I would find comfort in, especially New Athens. But when that was done, I felt once again empty.

Then came the day where I became a goddess. I remembered how Frank and Hazel were made immortal praetors of Camp Jupiter, but their rage at the Olympians evident. I remember how Ryan and Zane immediately accepted godhood, and were outraged at their more 'disappointing' domains. I remember my former friends such as Clarrise, Chris, Katie, the Stolls, Malcom, and Jake receive partial immortality. And then I was offered godhood and I accepted, thinking it my chance to find happiness. I found nothing but more depression and sadness.

I remember marrying Ryan and the constant affairs of his with other women. Now I know how Hera felt. What was worse was when I was cursed by Aphrodite. She cursed me with infertility, taking away what I thought was my final chance to find happiness. But that wasn't enough for the love goddess, as she cursed me and Ryan to feel pain whenever we would have sex, causing him to mistreat and leave me more.

I remember other friends and siblings pass away while I stayed in my miserable state as always. Now I know why Percy rejected godhood, and the thought of that made me feel more ashamed and miserable. When I would be alone for some nights, I would take out Percy's engagement ring and put it on, holding it like it was the most precious thing in the world, as I imagined a different life, one where it was Percy who I married, where we would have a family, a mini version of him with his face and skin, but my eyes and hair, and a mini version of myself with my face but with her father's eyes and hair. And then I would see them fade away, my daughter, son, and husband vanishing as I would wake from my dreams only to cry and beg for them to come back.

I witnessed the Titans revolting again only to fall as well. I remember how Zeus and his Olympians would mistreat the minor gods and demigods once again, how half the council would yell and scream at each other every council meeting I would appear in, and constantly feel hate and spite towards me. I remember how Chiron was forced to leave Camp Half-Blood, a number of half-bloods leaving with him. I also met the new famous Hunter of Artemis and one of the new Heroes of the new generation, Andromeda. Who was almost exactly like Percy. The same skill and grace in combat, the same sarcastic, rebellious, and carefree nature, the same fury and power when she was angry, which I had faced multiple times. She was a daughter of Hestia, which also caused an uproar until it was resorted out that she was adopted, she would treat me like Percy would have treated Ares or Zeus, only more enraged and spiteful. Our animosity grew legendary and my suspicions of her origin grew too, and I wanted to prove to her who was superior and destroy her more her impudence. But I soon realized that I was becoming exactly like my mother, who I would secretly hate and yet still love for her trickery, filling me with shame.

The cycle of sadness continued and I would start becoming more irritated, more short-tempered that I would lash out at people, mostly Ryan and Zane. And this cycle continued, until the day came where Percy came back. I was filled with shock and horror at seeing Luke alive and powerful, I was frozen in horror when I saw him decimate Zane and Ryan like they were ants. And when I saw Percy again through the Iris Message, I was filled with horror, shock, and terror. I saw horrified as how he declared himself an agent of Chaos, the Creator of the Universe, how he had killed the Fates, Typhon, and Ares, how he managed to have half the remaining Olympian council to join him and declare war on the Olympians and anyone who stood with Zeus.

Things started to become crazy after that. A council meeting was held in response to the appearance of the New Titans, where I attended along with Ryan, Zane, and the other remaining representatives of Camp Half-Blood, the Council of Clover Elders, and the Amazons. It was a chaotic meeting filled with shouting, panic, and chaos, ironically. Then Zeus had enough and cried out for order. He was about to tell us about what had happened previous to Percy's appearance, until the wall with the mural of past heroes glowed blue. It then flashed and created a holographic recording of the council meeting where Percy introduced himself to the Olympians. I was horrified to see him incapacitate the Olympians to their thrones with just a flick of his wrist, the dead bodies of the Fates, and Percy destroy the Master Bolt. Me and everyone saw the meeting and its events, how Percy yelled out the truth of what happened to him and who he was, how he exposed Ryan, Zane, and the Olympians for the betrayers and liars they were. We saw how he demolished and killed Ares, terrified beyond belief at the power that he possessed. My inner Athena was perplexed of the power the Percy used known as Dragon and God Slaying magic, the transformation that happened to him, and how we were able to see Ares in his godly form. Maybe it was because it was a holograph?

Either way, when the holograph faded away, the wall changed and the mural now depicted Percy accomplishing all the things that he had done, from defeating Kronos to Gaea, showing Percy fighting Ares to get the Helm of Darkness back, and now revealing the events of Percy being betrayed by the Olympians and me. I had looks of disgust and shock on me and Ryan, Zane, and the Olympians. The meeting went to hell after that.

Afterwards, in the past weeks, chaos reigned in Camp Half-Blood. Zane, Ryan, and the Olympians whipped the remaining loyal demigods to train and fight hard, to the point of torture. Some demigods went missing, probably leaving to join Percy. I trained my hardest as well for the coming war even though I felt deep down that I would freeze at facing Perseus. So in a rash decision by Zeus, we tried to replace the turned Olympians on Percy's side with new Olympians loyal to only Zeus. I was obviously included because of being Athena's 'favored' daughter and the one of the only members of the Prophesied Seven to not have joined Percy. Ryan and Markus were obvious because of their constant pestering to their respective fathers and the pampering that said fathers give to the two. Hercules and Jason were also obvious as I would expect Zeus to replace the traitors with more of his sons. As for Phobos and Deimos, they were wildcards and I felt the only reason Zeus chose them were to replace Ares and manipulate them with the promise of Percy's head. But deep down, I knew that wouldn't be the case. I knew deep down that we wouldn't win this war. We couldn't. The New Titans now outnumber and outgun us and we don't have any heroes that can save us now. We don't have our Savior anymore. For now, our once greatest Hero and Savior is now our greatest Enemy.

But what scared me most was the feeling that, one way or another, I will have to face Percy again. And that I won't make it out of this war alive.

My life would end as one filled with nothing but regret, mistakes, and pain. With almost nothing that gave me peace.

"Mama?" A voice called out behind me.

Almost.

I turned behind me to see a little girl. She looked the appearance of a 5-6 year old but was actually only a few months old, the trait that all new born gods go through after birth. She wore a blue blouse and khaki shorts, her feet bare and her toes hugging the sand beneath them. Her skin was of a Californian tan and her face and hair, in a curly ponytail, made her look like a mini-version of me, except for some slight features. Such as her hair's raven black color, as deep as midnight, and her eyes sea-green...just like her father's. This girl was known as Amara Beryl Chase, my daughter.

I know, impossible with Aphrodite's curse, but my mother showed me a way around it. As Athena gave birth to her children from her mind, I too conceived Amara from my mind, from the loving memories I have of her father. They were so real, so powerful, so full of emotion that I was able to create Amara as the brain child between me and her father.

And no, it wasn't Ryan. For her Amara's last name is Chase only to conceal her true name: Amara Beryl Jackson.

I created her from the memories between me and Percy, as a way to maintain a part of him with me, a part of Percy that I can love and, in return, love me back. A way to escape my mistake and try to regain the future that me and Percy would have had. Amara's very named means 'grace' while Beryl means 'sea-green jewel'. My graceful sea-green jewel. The last thing that connects me to Percy, my sea-green eyed love of my life.

Of course, I couldn't have anybody knowing of her true father, through memory, and so I lied about her last name and told everyone that she was the brain child of me and Ryan. It convinced perfectly, as they mistaken her eyes and hair color for Ryan's but failed to realize that Ryan's eyes were duller while Amara's were piercing and glowing, just like Percy's. I could very well picture him holding and playing with Amara with tender, loving eyes, and make fun of me for the name Amara Beryl Chase, saying in his light, joking humor how her initials were 'ABC'. But as I thought of that, I remember how that future would never come to be.

As Amara grew fast, thanks to her godly heritage, she began to speak and think at a rapid rate, a mind truly that of a legacy of Athena. She began understanding things that the demigods at Camp Half-Blood wouldn't understand. She also began wondering who her father was. I couldn't stomach even the thought of lying to her, so I told her the truth of her parentage and how she was conceived. I told her of Percy Jackson, his adventures, a bit of his betrayal caused by his family, and why she must never declare herself his brain daughter and say that she is Ryan's. It wasn't hard to keep it a secret. Even though in his mind Amara is his daughter, his attitude and demeanor didn't change at all. He would barely notice her or me, going around, trying to lift Aphrodite's curse and seduce demigod girls.

Amara didn't like Ryan at all. I feared she would have slipped up and accidentally told the truth so I made our home, a home just for me and Amara, on Ogygia, Calypso's old home/prison. I knew it felt like violating someone else's home, especially one who loved Percy in the past and cursed me, but I felt with Calypso missing and the island empty, that it would be the perfect home away from the Olympians. A place for us to live peacefully. A life I feel will come to a halt.

I smiled at my daughter and she smiled back, a smile that was disturbingly similar to Percy's. I picked her up in my arms and placed her on my lap, hugging her. Amara whined a bit saying "Mama, stop. It's embarrassing, I'm not a baby."

I looked to her with an amused smile and said "You are a few months old, you are literally like a baby."

Amara stuttered out "Y-Yeah w-well, I smarter and wiser than a regular baby. I look like a regular kid."

I smiled at her. It seems she also inherited Percy's cute stutter and amusing defenses. I said "Maybe, but to me, you will always be my baby, my little graceful jewel." I gave her a raspberry on her neck and tickled her sides, causing Amara to laugh and giggle wildly, telling me to stop.

Afterwards, we watched the light crashing of the crystal blue waves. I always wondered why Calpyso would consider this a prison with such a beautiful place being her home, untainted by man, but I remember that a millennia of solitude from the outside world, unable to experience the wonders of the world, as well as a dozens of men washing upon her shore that she was cursed to love and forced to see leave was in fact the worst punishment that the Fates have ever imagined. Its fortunate that they will no longer inflict this on anybody, not ever again.

Amara looked at me and said "Mama? What's wrong? You look sad."

I snapped from my thoughts and realized that my memories over Percy and his recent appearance and actions caused me to look sad. I looked towards my daughter and said "Its nothing, my dear. Its just that...someone very dear to me has come back after I never thought I would him again."

Amara tilted her head, eyes brimming with innocent curiosity. She said "Who Mama?"

I froze, not knowing what to say to her. But I supposed that she had a right to know of her father. Annabeth said "Its your father, Amara. He has come back."

Amara's eyes widened to size of dinner plates in shock. Only to be filled with joy, wonder, and hope, her agape mouth stretching outwards in a wide smile. She started bombarding me with questions in rapid fire, making me comically sweat drop as this was definitely inherited from me. Her questions ranged from 'Where is he?!' 'How is he?!' 'Is he here?!' 'Is he coming to see them?!' and 'Why do I look sad about it?'

I raised my hand slightly and gently tried to calm her down, or I wasn't going to say anything. She immediately shut up and looked at me with eyes full of impatience and hopeful curiosity. I sighed and tried to tell her the best way I knew I could given the circumstances.

"Yes, Amara, he is back. As you remember what I told you, his name is Perseus Jackson, a son of Poseidon, the god of the seas, and a kind mortal woman named Sally Jackson." Amara nodded her head so fast I thought she was going to have whiplash. "I have told you all of his adventures and his accomplishments, and why he couldn't be with us here, yes?" Amara once again nodded, her eyes dimming in slight sadness at the remembrance of her father's troubles. "But what I haven't told you is that where he was banished to and why he has never tried to come to see you." Amara now looked extremely confused and curious.

I braced myself and said "The you know of Tartarus, right?"

She nodded and replied "Yep, I read about it in your books. A pit of mean, bad monsters, a dangerous place, how it is easy to remember by saying 'Tartar Sauce.'"

I was taken back from that last comment and said "Where did you read that last part you said?"

Amara answered "From the books you gave me. At the top of the page that had Tartarus, there was a scribble that said that. But it didn't look like your writing mother, it wasn't cursive or neat, it looked messy too."

My eyes widened at that as I remembered. Percy would look over some of my books when he had to study for those Greek mythology lectures and I remember how he would constantly write something on my books. My smiled warmly at the memory, my eyes watering a bit.

Amara said "Mama? Why are you crying?"

I shook myself and wiped my eyes. I said "Oh, its nothing sweetheart. Just a happy memory." I remembered what I was going to say and continued "Well, anyways, when your father was betrayed by his father and the Olympians, who he fought for and protected, they banished him to Tartarus for eternity. They claimed that he was a traitor to Olympus because he was a threat and a spy for evil people, but in truth, it was because he denied being a god to be with me and his friends."

Amara eyes widened in sadness and shock of her father's fate, who she held in high regard, praise, and a daughter's wanting love. She said in a worried voice "Oh no, is he ok?! Is he safe from the bad monsters?!"

I held her tight and said "Yes, yes he is. Your father is strong and full of courage. The monsters themselves fear your father, and for good reason. But others feared him, like the Olympians. They thought he would destroy them and take their power for his own, but all he wanted was to keep his friends, family, and others safe. But he was wrongfully betrayed, they manipulated others that were once his friends to turn on him, and even tricked me into believing them. I regretted it everyday when I learned the truth by I had no choice but to play along and pretend to be on their side. I was filled with nothing but sadness and grief, my life was meaningless. Until you came into my life and you brought love and light back into it. You represent the best parts of me and your father, your loving nature, your selflessness, your wisdom, and your courage. You were my love incarnate and you reminded me so much of your father, who I have not seen for many many years."

Amara was silent, her eyes teary and wide. She then looked thoughtful and said "B-But mama, I know how people make babies. I secretly read one of your books on it. If papa, wasn't here with you for so long, how could I be here? Did papa come back one day?"

I was surprised that Amara knew of reproduction and would scold her later on that but I knew that I had to tell her the truth of her origins. I said finally "No, papa never came back because he was thought to be stuck in Tartarus. And even when he found a way out, he never came back because he was angry. He was angry at all those who betrayed him and all those who took everything away from him, including his mother, you grandmother was killed by one of the Olympians, Ares the God of War. He was also angry at me because he thought I betrayed him too and he had every right to be angry because I betrayed his trust too." I started to tear up and I couldn't face Amara, but I continued on. "For 60 years, your father was gone from the Earth and wasn't here to conceive you like you read. Instead, you were born differently than fro what you read from the books. You see I was not born normally. As a child of Athena, a virgin goddess, she created me from her mind and and the memory and love of my father. I was born from my mother's brain...and so were you."

I could hear Amara gasp slightly at the revelation. "I was cursed by a goddess named Aphrodite, because she was angry and distraught that I betrayed Percy who she also loved and cherished. I was cursed to never be able to have children normally and so I thought I could never have a daughter. Until my mother, Athena, taught me how to conceive a child through my mind as well. And so I did and I created you from my mind and the loving memories of your father. That is how you were born."

Amara was silent and I couldn't look at her in grief. Amara then said quietly "My papa doesn't know I exist, does he?" Her voice sounded strained as she sounded like she was holding back tears. I was forced to say "No, he doesn't know that he has a daughter. He doesn't know that you exist."

Amara sniffled and shook. She said, with her voice terribly sad and strained, "He doesn't know me. He doesn't love me." She started to sniffle and cry.

I looked to her quickly and saw rivers of tears flowing from her eyes. I quickly hugged her and said "No no, shhh shhh. Don't say that such things. Even if he doesn't know you, he is back, here on Earth. He is alive and well and he will know about you. And when he does, he will come and he will love you with all of his heart. No matter how deep in in pain or darkness he is in, he will be happy and will love you SO SO much, like how I love you."

Amara hugged me and cried. It hurt my heart more to see her cry. It hurt as much as it did when I betrayed Percy, and it filled me with shame to see her cry like this. I consoled her and whispered caring words in her and kissed her head. She finally calmed down and tried wiping away her tears. I sent her a reassuring smile that she returned.

She said "Where is papa now? When can he see me?"

I said "He is somewhere far from here, but we will seem him soon. He is in the middle of beginning a war against those who wronged him and will seek justice. But don't worry, I will speak with him. I will find him, I will go to him, I will tell him of you, and I will bring him here to you."

Amara said "I'm coming too. I want to see him."

I grew fearful at that and said "No, you can't come with me sweety. The journey will be long and difficult and I don't want to risk your safety. You are too young and I can't lose you. Your father will be angry at me but I will make him understand, I will have someone here to look after you while I go to your father. I promise you that you will seem him, I promise on the River Styx."Thunder crashed in the background, making Amara flinch and jump slightly. I cursed at myself mentally at that, forgetting that Amara was afraid of lightning.

I soothed her to which she calmed down. She then looked at me with serious, sad eyes. She raised her hand and to me and held out her hand, her fingers tight around her hand with he pinky pointed outwards. She said "Pinky promise?"

I smile warmly at her and raised my own hand. I held out my pinky and said "Pinky Promise."

In a strange but somehow unstrange way, I found that simple gesture and promise to my daughter more powerful and binding than that of the River Styx.

I was filled with determination. I had my goal. I will find Percy, I will find track him and find him to the ends of the earth if I have to. I will go to Taratrus once more if it meant to find him.

I will find him. For my Amara's sake, I will find her father.

Time Skip: One week, the day the War begins.

Third POV

Percy stood upon the balcony where he and Artemis were during the coronation ceremony. He had on a suit of armor that was fit only for the mightiest of kings. The armor was primarily black and secondarily gold, armored heavily with Chaotic titanium and Temporal Chronium in a polymer tri-weave. The chest was plated decoratively, his Symbol of Power traced in the middle with the white in the Yin now gold, but it actually incredibly strong and nearly indestructible. Golden traced waves were also around sides of the chest, mostly near the ribs. His legs were guarded with black and gold shin guards with the spikes and plating plated like something out of the Batman Arkham Knight game, which was ironic as this suit was made from a similar design. Extra designs, the trace of the design golden, were on his legs. Designs of golden flames came out of both of the legs blow the knee while earth was on above the knees. The arms were also plated and guarded with three spikes on each of his wrists and a crafted look of a wolf's head was on his left shoulder blade while the right had one of a phoenix. An extra design of golden traced lightning was on the right arm while the left had a design of ice. His face was uncovered and clean, his raven black hair flowing with the wind, his eyes glowing slightly in power. A ceremonial cape was attache to him that had his Symbol of Power etched into it, with golden trace designs. While covered by the cape , the designs on the armor were of two twin dragons facing opposite sides of each other and in the middle, The Sword of Percioples was placed behind him. The suit was light for Percy, steady and strong, and nearly indestructible, forged by Chaos himself in the Void.

As he looked over the balcony, the sun beginning to rise from the mountain top, with Apollo setting the sun chariot into autopilot. Percy looked down at the city and saw a portion of the army so big that it covered the surrounding area around the Grand Temple and the forward path to the defending gate. The army was large, most of the Army of Chaos and the Roman Camp, and some of the Amazons, Camp Half-Blood, and numerous allied friendly monsters, gods, and immortals. They were all looking upon him from his high perch and roared out in cheers.

Percy looked to see the Neo Titanius Council hovering in the air on their wings. They each had armor of their own that was each different and unique to themselves, like Hades with his Helm of Darkness placed on his head or Hermes with his Taleria boots on him.

Perseus decided to join them. He willed his wings to appear and they did. From his back, through the slits made for his wings, his dark neon blue and sea-green dragon wings, his fiery phoenix wings, and his black and white angel wings. They appeared out in a dramatic reveal that caused the cheering down below become louder. He then flew gently towards the Neo Titanius Council, until he was in between Artemis and Aphrodite. They hovered in a semi-U shaped formation, the same as the positions of the thrones. They looked upon their kingdom, their allies, and their warriors, all cheering and ready for the coming war to take down the Olympians. Percy and the others floated there awaiting for the sun to rise.

Meanwhile, on Olympus...

Zeus walked out and stood upon the top of the main Temple of the Throne Room, his fellow Olympians, old and new, beside him, wearing armor and their weapons out. He wore his decorative armor. He was in his Greek white chiton, with a set of golden armor on his legs and hands, all gold and bronze with a design streak of electric blue. His chest was guarded by decorative gold and white armor and had designs of lightning and skies all over him. In his hand he held a new spear to use as a temporary replacement for his Master Bolt

He looked towards the mass crowd in front of him that consisted of cheering war cries of gods and demigods alike and the pounding of shields and swords. He also looked upon his newest addition to his forces that he desperately recruited: an army of monsters, some mercenaries, some monsters of old that the Olympians bargained over, but unlike Perseus's monsters, Zeus's were not friendly, they didn't seen themselves as their allies but a means to an end only here for the promise of money and demigods, both rogue and non-rogue, to eat.

Zeus didn't care. As long as they helped him destroy Perseus, he will allow them to take demigods on a regular basis after the war. And he was sure that they would win. They have won wars with Titans, Giants, Primoridal forces, what would make things different now, one former demigod hero that they cat out like the trash they thought he was? They will prevail and that is what Zeus deemed it so, in a surge of pride and arrogance. He saw how the sun was beginning to rise, causing him to growl and remember to skin Apollo alive in the end.

As the sun was about to fully rise, Zeus started lifting the spear with lightning sparking from it. The Olympians followed his action and began to raise their weapons.

As for back in Percioples, as the sun was nearly out, Perseus reached behind him and pulled out the Sword of Percioples and began to raise it slowly, the sword glowing in incredible energy. The other pulled out their Weapons of Power and the army started to raise their weapons slowly.

As the sun reach high on Olympus, Zeus raised his spear high and called the lightning, and so it did, causing sparks to fy and a dramatic show of power.

And in Percioples, as the sun came up high, Peter raised the sword fully and everyone followed his action. Once raised fully it glowed in immeasurable power and and so did the others.

The cheers of both armies roared out. The Monsters of Zeus's army growled, roared, hissed, and howled for blood. The remaining demigods of Camp Half-Blood and the Amazons banged their shields in bloody roaring. The demigods and immortals of Percy's army cried out, raising their weapons high and proud, the gods and Titans, like Bob and the Giant Damasen, roared out and raised their own weapons, Small Bob roaring and Scales hissing out loud. The helllhounds and Lupa's wolves of Percy's army, especially Mrs. O'Leary howled, the allied Cyclopes raised their clubs high, Tyson leading them, and the Centaurs and Party Ponies hollered in mania their weapons high and their front legs up, with Chiron there leading them.

And as the sun rose in the sky so began a new era for the world. A war would begin that would shake the very heavens, crack the earth, and split the seas. A war of cosmic proportions that will define the fates and destinies of everyone.

Percy and Zeus looked out into the horizon, the two knowing that the other was out there looking right at the other, and they were, and were ready to finish what they had unknowingly started since the day they met. A clash between good and evil, justice and desecration.

Where one shall stand, one shall fall.

As Perseus and Zeus both closed their eyes, took deep breaths, and opened their glowing eyes, they both said the same thing.

"Let it Begin."

ANNNNNNNNDDDD DONE! Phew. That took a while.

I'm so so so sorry that this took a while to write but my hands were otherwise tied for the moment. College has been a nightmare already as I have been rushing to complete assignments, learn and read stuff myself, and focus on online classes and get the books I need. Then I had other things like a weekend with my dad, Destiny 2: Forsaken coming out and me trying to put Uldren in the ground, watching gameplay of the new Spider-Man game, and handling my responsibilities have practically butchered all of my free time. But never fear ladies and gents, I will always find the time for this story.

Anyways, a lot of things revealed in this chapter huh? The forces of Perseus and the New Titans are ready, the war has begun, and Amara is the brain child of Annabeth and Percy. First off, yes this will be big later on and it will lead to the eventual meeting between Perseus and Annabeth, ooh I can just feel the tension coming. Also, just in case any of you guys are wondering, this DOESN'T mean that Percy will forgive Annabeth, she has made her mistakes and nothing can make Percy forgive her, but Amara will put in some conflict with Percy, Annabeth, and the girls. And I can't to hear what you guys think might happen or ask the obvious questions. Like, 'What is Project: DIVRSN?', 'Why do Nico and Hestia need to be there?', and 'How long will I be torturing you guys with suspense?' We shall see.

Anyways, that is it for now. Remember that I will be alternating between this story and my other one, so expect some long wait times unfortunately but never assume that I will be putting any of these stories on hiatus, I will never do that and I will always update, sooner or later. I wish I could make more time but I can't split myself into three people to do both college, this story, and the other. As always, review you comments if you wish, helpful advice always appreciated, and I will see you guys later.

Zayden StormVoid Signing off!