The god of war was busy inflicting punches onto his dummy. He was mad as a bull! Once again the war was over and it was time for peace. He hated it! War was the only thing constant about humanity. It was the only thing that made sense: win or lose, as simple as that! And now he didn't see a point to living except for preparing for whatever was about to come next. Stuffing flew all over the room as Ares destroyed the poor dummy. He panted heavily in rage.
His thoughts were then interrupted by loud crash nearby. He turned around to see Jake, the so-called god of everything on the floor with his wings all puffed out. The older god stared unimpressed.
"Ugh! What the you want punk?!"- he asked, annoyed.
"I need you to give me insight on the war that's about to happen!"- said Jake, getting up.
"There's a war coming?!"- replied Ares enthusiastically.
"Um, shouldn't you know this thing? Hades is mad that so many people were resurrected so he is threatening war!"- explained the newbie god.
"So that's why my senses have been tingling!"- Ares concluded.
"OK, now that that's clear, can you give me some insight? Any advantage I could obtain, any weapon I should know about, any secrets, any way to prevent the war..."- Jake demanded.
"Whoa! Where's the fun in that?"- huffed the god of war.
"Fun?! This is war!"- pointed out Jake, dramatically.
"Exactly, my domain! Why would I ever want to stop the very thing that allows my existence?!"- yelled Ares.
"There has been enough war the past few years to last you at least five centuries! We don't need any more!"- the younger god said, defensively.
"I beg to differ! As long as humanity exists there need to be war! Otherwise, what's the meaning of life?"- replied the flame-eyed man.
"Are you gonna help me or not?!"- asked Jake, annoyed. Instead of an answer he god kicked out. Great, he needed to find someone else that could shed some light on the situation!
The goddess heard a knock on her door, just as she had expected.
"Hello, Jake!"- she greeted the young god after opening the door.
"Hi, Athena!"- he said, deadly serious.
"What brings you here? Your father and I are still not on the best terms."- she wondered.
"We have a common enemy!"- Jake explained.
"Do we now?"- the goddess replied.
"Ares!"- he said.
"Come on in then!"- Athena decided. Once Jake was in she continued: "Let me guess you went to him to investigate the war that Hades is declaring and he threw you out so you were hoping I would be more helpful"
"Maybe? Yes!"- he admitted.
"Alright, we can discuss this after I teach you to use your wings!"- she said.
"What make you think I need any help with my wings?"- Jake responded.
"You chose to walk here!"- the woman smirked. She escorted the boy to her dojo.
"Alright, extend your arms!"- she ordered. Once Jake did she got some rope and tied them up in every knot possible.
"Hey! What was that for?!"- complained the newbie god.
"Your arms are getting in the way! Your body needs to learn to feel its wings which are had to distinguish from arms! Now try to raise your self in the air!"- she explained. Jake was surprised to actually be moving his wings without the slightest bit of effort, but they were only flapping up and down which didn't lift him one inch. Athena slapped her forehead.
"You need to create circular, vertical motions, it's basic physics!"- the goddess scolded him. He obeyed and soon he was up in the air.
"Whoa, awesome! How do I steer?"- he asked, grinning like a dork.
"You'll need to use your arms to point the exact direction! Position your wings like a parachute and come down so I can untie you. Jake did and skeptically said: "Yeah, good luck with that! Your knots are tighter that Nico's pants!"
She glared unimpressed and pulled one thread, causing the entire rope to fall apart. Jake stuck his tongue out, childishly.
"Regarding the war, I don't think Hades is just mad! He's always mad but he's also smart and knows not to declare war on the king of the gods unless it's absolutely necessary. Which means he must have a greater reason, something that would make him think he has to! You need to find out what that is!"- the goddess informed him.
"Great! I need to go to the Underworld!"- Jake huffed, annoyed.
"Don't pout! Your friend Luke will join you!"- Athena smirked.
"Luke?!"- asked the god in shock.
"Annabeth really missed him so I had to do something. Bringing him and his friends back as gods would have been dangerous considering everything they've done but angels are a different story!"