I'm sorry y'all. Like I said in my A/N, I've been balancing work life with more work life so I barely have any time to myself. (I still would not expect regular intervals if I were y'all.) Even before then, I had to rewrite this chapter like, 3 times, and warning: it is a long one. I just could not figure out what to do with this one. So give me some help here and review! And if I don't like your opinion PLEASE don't take it personally! It could just be that your suggestion may not be the direction I'm trying to go. PM me even! But please, please, no flames. I accept constructive criticism and "well dones." I may even put some polls up if I get stuck. Well, here's part 7 of this not-sure-how-many-parts-there-will-be story, enjoy!
NORMAL P.O.V
(CHB Dining Pavilion)
Chiron had the campers go to the dining pavilion because he had felt that it was necessary everyone knew what was going on. It's the first time in forever that there has been 2 great prophecies. Percy, Jason, and Nico sat at the head table while every camper sat at their corresponding tables, all watching the head table, eyes glued on Chiron who had taken control of the chaos that erupted not 2 minutes earlier. Chiron had managed to get an Iris Message through to all the Olympian Gods, it sat floating above the campers, facing the head table so everyone could see. Chiron cleared his throat nervously, having the 24 eyes of the Olympians on him. "My lords and ladies." He said, bowing his head to the Olympian throne room and then to Artemis who sat behind him in a mini version of her throne that sat empty in the throne room, Dionysus was on Olympus today for a party. Chiron cleared his throat again, sweating and stamping nervously.
"Why have we been summoned, Chiron?" Poseidon said, trying to calm the nervous centaur. At this Chiron's face changed from anxious to curiosity, "My lord, do you not know of what has just happened? Another great prophecy was just given by the Oracle." Poseidon's face paled as his eyes widened. Zeus however, did not believe this. "Bah! There couldn't have been. If there had been one, Apollo would've declared it!" he said with a pompous smile on his face while he crossed his arms and leaned back into his throne.
"Uh, actually father, there was a prophecy given but it wasn't through me. It went straight through to the Oracle." Apollo corrected the god of theater. Said god's eyes snapped open and his face reddened. He slammed his fist down on the arm of his throne and looked at Apollo. "WHAT! WHO DARES!" He thundered.
In that moment a bright light filled the Iris Message. The campers and Chiron were forced to look away but Percy, Jason, and Nico stared at the three beings in the light with determined eyes. Determined and angry. Zeus, enraged that someone had infiltrated Olympus grabbed his bolt, stood up, and prepared to throw it. If it weren't for the light dying in time there would've been a crater where the three, withered, old ladies sat in their rocking chairs, knitting giant, human sized socks. The three fates starred the now sweating and frozen mid throw Zeus dead in the eye, never stopping their knitting. "Sit down, child before we decided to end you." The three said in unison while the one on the far right grabbed a ball of golden yarn and raised it as a threat.
Zeus immediately complied and dropped back into his throne. "Lady Fates! What do we owe the pleasure?" Athena asked, trying to be as civic as possible.
The fates humed at her. They turned to look at the Iris Message and spotted the three titans. Said titans knew instantly who they were looking at. They were angry at the three women but knew better than to tangle with fate. "We are here to discuss the great prophecy. The prophecy given to the three titans in disguise from our mother, who directly contacted them through the Oracle." The fates said, turning to look at Athena in the eye.
Athena began sweating. "Wh-what do you m-mean directly? I thought lady Ananke had faded."
At this the fates began laughing, almost falling off their rocking chairs. Some of the campers even began snickering, much to the annoyance of Athena. When the fates finally sobered up, the middle one looked at Athena and while wiping her eye said, "Dear, the amount of stuff you don't know could fill your personal library." Athena flushed red in embarrassment and anger. She may not have been as smart as she boasted but she knew better than to try anything.
"We believe that it might be best to explain from the beginning going by the amount of confused faces." The fates said in unison.
"What do you mean?" Zeus hissed as he clenched his fists on the arms of his throne, having a good guess at what was coming next.
The fates smirked and answered his question by beginning their story. "It started long ago, before even Olympus was born." at this, another, larger Iris Message appeared and began rolling film like a movie.
Flashback (Normal P.O.V)
Rhea sat on her knees, tears streaming down her face as she watched Kronos consume Hades, her latest child, while sitting on his throne casually. He had consumed her other 5 children, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, and Poseidon, just as soon as they were born out of his completely outrageous paranoia. He feared that each one would overthrow him and his kingdom. 'If he had feared his children overthrowing him, why did he sire them in the first place? Why did I let him sire them?' Rhea thought to herself angrily as she clutched her lower abdomen. She was furious but refused to show it to Kronos. She stood up quickly and left the throne room, leaving Kronos sitting his throne with a confused look on his face like he didn't even know how wrong his actions were.
'I've got to get out of here! For the safety of my child!' She walked as fast as she could without drawing suspicion to her personal chambers where she stayed when she didn't want to deal with the Cannibal King, which was hardly ever lately. She quickly packed as set of clothes along with a tent and other camping supplies. She shouldered her bag and began to stomp out of her room. She swung the door open only to find the door frame blocked. In her path stood one of the few people she trusted anymore. Her hard, angry eyes softened at the sight of her family member.
"Cousin, what's with the bag?" Jason asked after he lowered his hand that he was going to use to knock. Rhea almost had tears in her eyes before she pulled Jason into her room. She made sure the coast was clear before she closed and locked her door. She turned to find Jason's arms around her body in the most comforting hug he could give. Rhea couldn't handle it anymore and broke down in Jason's chest. He rubbed her back and tried his best to calm her bawling with soothing words.
After her tears slowed to a couple sniffles Jason pulled back and looked his cousin in the eye. "Now, explain to me what's going on." and Rhea did so. Everything that has been going on behind closed doors since her marriage. By the time she was done, Jason was seething, his eyes glowing with power as small bolts of lightning jumped off him, striking and scorching the floors and walls. He was about to storm out the door to find his youngest cousin and kill him but he was stopped by a firm set of hands on his arm.
"Please Jason, I'm angry too but he's still my husband. I just need to get out of here." Rhea pleaded with new tears forming in her eyes. Jason relaxed and nodded and began to walk out the door only to be stopped again by the same hands. He grabbed them in his own and looked Rhea in the eye and said, "Do not worry, I am just going to go get my brothers, we will help you. I'm sure Percy or Nico has a safe place for you." Jason smiled softly to console his cousin the best he could. Rhea sniffed and nodded, letting Jason go.
Rhea tried to calm down by sitting on her bed and hugging her knees close. She was scared, not just for her but for her unborn child and the future it might grow up in. After a few minutes of silence there was a knock on her door. Before she could get up to see who it was, Perseus charged into the room and engulfed Rhea in a hug. "Do not worry, cousin. I have the perfect spot for you."
Rhea smiled gratefully as Nico grabbed her stuff and slung it over his shoulder. Percy then placed his hand on Rhea's shoulder and dried her tears for her. She smiled in thanks. Percy then grabbed Jason's shoulder who in turn placed his hand on Nico's. Percy then flashed them out out of the room and away from Mount Othrys but more importantly, Kronos.
When the light died down, Rhea saw that they were on a beach. She could feel they were on an island, but where? She had no idea. "Where are we?" she ares asked Perseus, who was looking at the ground and area around them in thought.
"Well, we are on an island I like to call Crete." He said with his hands on his hips, still judging their surroundings. "This beach is too open." Percy said with finality. "There's a cave not far from here at the top of that mountain where she would be safer." Nico said, lazily pointing with his thumb at said mountain. Jason nodded and snapped his fingers. Suddenly all of them were floating, being pushed by the winds, to the top of the mountain. Rhea finally had a good chance to look at the island. It wasn't big but it was in no way small either. It was close to the mainland, something that concerned her.
As if reading her thoughts, Percy turned to her, "Worry not, only I know the true location of this island and how to find it. You will be safe here until your child is old enough to overthrow his father." He smiled at her and turned back around. But what he said just caused more panic to rise in the titaness.
"Overthrow his father! What are you talking about?" Rhea questioned wildly.
"I'm sorry Rhea, but it has to be done. Not only is it necessary, it has be prophesied by Prometheus. He's a snake but his foretellings are always true." Nico said to her without turning around but she could still see the hard look on his face.
Rhea was distraught. She hated Kronos, sure, but despite all of what he's done there will always be some part of her that will love him. But she knew it was for the best that her children rule instead of the Titans. It was time for change, no matter how hard it might be. This time, Jason slowed down till he was next to Rhea. "Don't worry, we'll be there to help your children make the right choices." He said with a warm smile causing Rhea to smile back. It wasn't long after their conversation had ended that they finally approached the cave. It wasn't a big cave. It was wide but stopped about 30 feet into the mountain.
Rhea looked around the cave, her hands on her belly, which had grown quite swollen since that morning. It wouldn't be long till she gave birth to her son, a day at longest.
"Well, cousin, this is your safe house for the time being. We will help you get settled in but then we'll have to be back at Othrys unless we raise suspicion. I have assigned some of the local spirits to help you in birth. If you need anything, just pray to one of us and we'll be here as soon as we can." Percy said as he laid his hands on Rhea's shoulders. Rhea smiled and pulled him into a hug.
Pulling back she said, "Thank you all so much for what you've done for me." She said with happy tears streaming down her face.
Nico smiled, oddly enough, and said, "Don't bother with thank you's. We did this because you're family and family sticks together. Unless that family starts eating their children." This managed to get raise a small chuckle out of Rhea. She hugged her cousins again, said her goodbyes and then stepped into her tent, that Jason had put up, getting ready for bed. She then stepped out of her tent to find a fire already going with rabbit and wild chicken roasting over the flames. Rhea smiled at the effort her cousins went through to make her as comfortable as possible.
She ate her dinner then got into her sleeping cot, bracing herself for the events of tomorrow. She decided she was going to name her son Zeus. She prayed to the primordials that her child grew into a fine man, one held high in respect.
Time Skip 4 months *Zeus fully grown*
*Still Normal P.O.V*
Kronos sat leisurely on his throne, eating grapes off the vine, not caring about a thing in the world. His peace however was disrupted quite loudly. The doors to his throne room being slammed open by his nephew, Atlas, his face one of panic. Something rarely seen on the Titan of Strength and the General of Othrys. This instantly put Kronos on edge, his paranoia reaching its peak. "Atlas, what's wrong?"
Atlas quickly ran forward and kneeled before Kronos, "M'lord! It's awful! An enemy has penetrated the walls of Othrys, they are on their way here now. There is but one but they are aided by Perseus, Nico, and Jason. Traitors m'lord." Atlas finished, keeping his head down, refusing to look his king in the eye lest he be punished on the spot.
Kronos' face was livid, his eyes glowing gold while his hands gripped the arms of his throne till the marble cracked. He stood up quickly and raised his left hand out straight. Like Mjolnir of Norse legend, his scythe came flying to his hand from the hall on his left. The farming tool glowed with power in the hand of its master. Kronos marched past Atlas, who was still kneeling, summoning his armor as he did. His armor was completely gold and looked like that of a medieval knight but slimmer and with less armor around his middle torso, shoulders, elbows, and wrists, as to fully exploit the strengths of the scythe without armor getting in the way. He marched through the throne room doors and out onto the terrace across the hall from the throne room. Kronos looked down upon the destruction of his city.
Buildings were on fire, minor titans running around in confusion, just adding to the chaos. Kronos scowled, 'those traitors will pay with their heads.' Kronos thought as he moved away from the balcony. He marched down the hall and down the stairs to the main gates of his castle. With a hefty kick, he flung the doors off their hinges and down the main stairs, he was so angry he didn't even care he had crushed some of his subordinates. Lightning flashed as he stormed towards the center of it all, where he could clearly see a typhoon appearing out of nowhere. Large bolts of lightning struck the ground sending defenders flying.
With a snap of his fingers, time slowed to a crawl, like molasses in winter time. By slowing down time he was able to cover the distance from the palace to the fighting in a mere second. As he approached the still striking bolt of lightning, he released his hold on time and everything began playing in normal speed.
The bolt of lightning finished its decent and blasted a crater into the cobblestone road, sending debris and deities flying. Kronos continued walking, the minor titans moving aside as they saw him approach. The fighting came to a standstill as he finally laid eyes on Perseus, Jason, and Nico, and one other whom he had no recollection of.
He stood 10 feet away from them, the butt of his scythe planted firmly in the ground to his right. He looked each of the four intruders in the eye, one at a time, his eyes finally resting on the one invader he did not recognize. He lifted and pointed his scythe at the young, black haired, lightning blue eyed infiltrator.
"Who are you, young one?" Kronos asked with a sneer.
The young Zeus laughed lightly, raising his sword and settling into a defensive stance. "Wouldn't you love to know?" He shot back. Kronos glared at Zeus, angry that the young titan had the attitude to talk to him in such way. *Kronos is just assuming Zeus is a Titan because he does not know that Zeus is his child and therefore a god. And I'm only saying 'Zeus' because I didn't want to call him anything else trying to keep his name hidden, Kronos does not know his name.*
With a yell, Kronos jumped at Zeus, scythe coming in for a horizontal swipe. Zeus rose his sword to block, succeeding, but failing to block the kick to his chest that followed. Zeus crashed through the crowd of minor titans. He lay on a couple, groaning in pain.
Kronos went to follow Zeus but was forced to act fast to dodge the three pronged fishing tool that came flying at his neck from his right. Kronos bent backwards, knees bending as the trident almost grazed his Adam's apple as it planted itself in the wall on his left. Kronos, still bent, looked at Percy who stood with his arm outstretched. Kronos sneered as he righted himself. "Perseus, nice to see your true colors." Kronos scowled.
"Kronos! Nice to see your children didn't got straight to your hips. Not too high in fiber though, are they? Still getting indigestion?" Perseus shot back. Jason snickered as Nico cracked a smile. Perseus tugged his hand back. Kronos once again having to sidestep to avoid the sleek, black trident, as it exploded from the wall to its master's hand, causing debris to fly everywhere. The wall threatened to fall on Kronos but it stood firm.
Nico didn't give Kronos time to breathe however, as his shadow weapon shot forward at Kronos' chest. Said titan lord barely dodged in time. *Ha! Puns.* But he didn't come out unscathed. The shadow had drawn blood through the gap in Kronos' armor at his shoulder. Kronos growled as he looked at the blood.
Kronos grew tired of this fight. He swung his scythe in a wide horizontal swipe. From his scythe shot a crescent of pure energy. He then slowed time down for the three titans, who were raising their weapons in response to the attack, hoping to block but with their time slowed, they wouldn't make it in time.
Kronos smiled cruelly as he watched them move as if in slow motion. His smile didn't last long though as he was forced to block a sword swipe from above, aimed at his neck. His scythe catching the offending blade, causing his focus to waver on keeping time slowed. The three titans broke free from his hold and managed to avoid the attack. Nico melted into his own shadow as Jason jumped over it. Percy however was not fast enough to avoid it and was forced to plant his trident in the ground and block the beam. He grunted as his feet dug into the ground from the pressure behind the attack. All of this happening within couple seconds.
Kronos locked eyes with offender to find angry, electric blue eyes glaring right back at him. Zeus pushed off Kronos and gained some a good amount of distance. His celestial bronze sword crackling with electricity. He flipped his hold on his sword and held it over his shoulder to throw it like a spear. He stepped forward and flung his sword at his father, electricity pumped into the blade. The sword erupted from his hand, streaking through the air fast enough to cause a vacuum behind it. The resulting noise from the air collapsing back into the vacuum sent shockwaves through the earth, causing the weakened wall behind Kronos to begin fall. Kronos turned around to catch the wall but could not stop the lightning blade rocketing at him.
The area exploded as the sword met its target, the heat greater than the surface of the sun melted the surrounding rock. Where Kronos had stood, nothing but a smoldering crater, smoke billowing out of it. Zeus walked to the edge of the crater and peered into it, smoke covering his vision. He heard Percy, Jason, and Nico step up next to him. He looked at his teachers. "Is it over?" Jaso just shrugged in response. But Zeus' question was answered by the laughter coming from the crater.
Jason waved his hand and a gale of wind swept through the crater, blowing away the smoke to reveal Kronos, heavily burnt, the top half of his armor in shambles. He lay on the ground, laughing. The four scowled at the sight. Kronos continued to laugh until he started hacking up ichor. The golden blood dribbling down the sides of his chin and mouth. "HA ha ha! It hurts to laugh." He said with a pained tone.
Zeus and the three titans carefully lowered themselves into the crater. Zeus walked up to his father as Percy, Jason, and Nico stopped behind him. Zeus kneeled in front of his father, anger in his eyes. Kronos looked at him with a bloodied smile, causing Zeus even more rage.
"Ah. I know who you are. You must be my youngest, I wondered why what I swallowed was heavier than the rest. Should've paid more attention. He he" Kronos said weakly as he looked back towards the sky.
"Do you have no remorse? You ate your own children! Not only just one! But 6! Why even continue to have kids if you're just going to eat them?" Zeus growled at Kronos who in response laughed some more. "Ah! The joys of youth, you'll understand when you're older, my son."
"Don't call me that." Zeus seethed. Zeus then proceeded to stand up and walk over to Kronos' scythe. The blade glowing white hot from where Kronos probably used it to block most of the attack. Zeus grabbed it by the coolest part of the handle and walked back over to Kronos. Kronos was silent as he watched Zeus raise his own weapon above his head, blade pointing down to strike.
"This, this is for my siblings, for mother. May you perish in Tartarus for eternity." and with that, Zeus brought the blade down on Kronos, blade cutting through his midsection. Zeus went to bring down the blade again but was stopped by a blinding light protruding from Kronos' belly. Everyone was forced to close their eyes, when the light died down, there standing in front of Zeus were five people. Each glowed with power. 2 men and 3 women, each wore basic white chitons.
Zeus stood in shock, in fact, everyone did. No one was expecting this. "Who are you?" Zeus asked, suspicious, raising the scythe a little.
The shortest of the women stepped forward, her fiery orange eyes kind and welcoming. Her auburn hair blowing gently in the wind. "Calm yourself little brother, we are your siblings." She said as she stepped forward and placed a gentle hand on Zeus' forearm. His eyes widened at this revelation. His mouth gaping like a fish, his brain scrambling to find the right words. Hestia giggled.
"I am Hestia, the eldest of your siblings, the, uh, first to be swallowed."
Zeus having finally found the ability to move embraced his sister tightly, dropping the scythe to the ground. "Sister! I am glad you are unharmed, I am Zeus, youngest of Kronos." Zeus said as he pulled away from Hestia, who stood with a broad smile on her face.
Zeus then proceeded to meet all of his siblings. The happy reunion was cut short however by the sound of strangled coughing. Zeus turned around and looked at the slowly dying Kronos with empty eyes. Despite the pain he was in, Kronos smiled, laughing a hacking laugh. "Oh… you think you've won… how naive you godlings are…" Zeus growled and rose the scythe to strike, only to be stopped by a firm hand on his wrist. Zeus turned to find Percy with his fingers wrapped around his arm. "No Zeus, let me. He was our responsibility anyway, it's our fault he got this out of hand." The firm look on Percy's face left no room for argument.
Zeus slowly handed the farming tool over to his teacher. Percy took the tool and slowly stepped in front of the fallen Titan king. "I'm sorry, Kronos, that it has come to this. You could've been the best king this world has or would have ever seen had it not been for your own paranoia." Percy's eyes and face showed grief, grief for having failed his family, grief for having to do what he was about to, and grief of knowing it was only a temporary solution. "He he… I wish you luck Perseus, you're going to need it… if the apple hasn't fallen too far from the tree." Percy rose the blade without a word and with one last look at the Titan lord's face, brought the weapon down.
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Hello! Or would it be goodbye? Well whatever it is I hope you enjoyed that. Took me a long ass time to figure out what I wanted to do and where I wanted to go with it. But here it is! Anway! Thanks for reading and please review!