Chapter 2
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"Come now brother is that the best you can do" laughed Thor as he dodged the business end of a beautifully engraved golden spear.
"You wish to see my best brother?" asked a smirking 16-year-old looking prince.
At this statement, Thor looked a bit sheepish remembering the last time his little brother had done his best.
"On second thought Perseus you better not, our father wasn't very happy when we destroy the arena last time," said Thor finishing with a laugh.
"Excuse me, Milords," said a guard saluting before the two brothers.
"What is it Bronkmir?" asked Perseus holding his spear by his side.
"The king wishes for your presence in the throne room" answered Bronkmir.
"Very well, thank you" replied Percy.
With another quick salute, the guard marched off.
"What do you think father needs us for," Thor asked before taking a quick drink of water to cool off.
"I haven't the slightest idea" replied Perseus as his spear transformed into a hammer. "Now come we can't leave father waiting."
Twirling his hammer in his hand at seemingly impossible speeds Perseus shot up into the sky towards the large palace in the distance followed by Thor. Upon reaching the palace the two brothers quickly strode through the magnificent palace before reaching the throne room of the gods and took their places on their thrones.
"Ah now that we're all here let us call this council session to order," said the Allfather.
"What seems to be the trouble Allfather," asked Njord god of the wind and sea.
"It seems there is an unfortunate amount of trouble on Midgard, trouble that we cannot let the Olympians handle any longer I'm afraid" answered The Allfather.
"Has the oh so mighty Zeus failed in his rule" spat Thor in disgust of the king of the Greek gods.
"Not yet but he and his fellow god's will soon. His father, Kronos is rising out of Tartarus. He has not fully formed yet but he will eventually rise, I estimate two Midgardian years before he has fully risen" said The All-father looking grim "although we may no longer walk on Midgard it is our duty to still care for Midgard and its inhabitants."
"How do you wish for us to help them my king?" asked Tyr the god of war.
Glancing out the corner of his eye, The All-father smiled slightly before replying "Perseus will go to assist them."
Looking up at hearing his name, Perseus looked angry at this statement "Father may we speak in private" looking straight into the eyes of his father.
Looking at his son with an apologetic look Odin knew what his son was going to ask "my son I know what you're going to say but there is a reason I am choosing you."
"And why is that!?" asked Perseus although he already knew the answer to his question.
"Because you are half Greek and half Norse which will allow you to more easily co-operate with them" replied The All-father.
"Still, I don't like it" pouted Perseus causing some of the council members to chuckle.
"Oh come now brother you will finally be able to put the Greeks in their place," said Thor saying Greeks as if it was acid on his tongue.
"Well, when you put it like that" smirked Perseus. Weighing the pros and the cons in his head, Perseus quickly came to a decision "Very well father I will accept this task, how shall I proceed in revealing myself to the Olympians?"
"I have already been in contact with Lady Chaos who in turn has communicated our intentions to Lady Ananke and her daughters. The three fates will inform the Olympian council during their next winter solstice which will ensure most of the gods are present" replied The All-father answering Perseus's question "Go and prepare yourself, my son, then go and see Heimdall, he will open the Bifrost and send you to Olympus.
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"Order! Order!" shouted a man dressed in a suit with lightning crackling around him "I said, ORDER!" and with a twirl of his hand the man threw a bolt of lightning in the sky which was soon followed by a crash of thunder so loud it caused everyone to stop their bickering and turn the man. Straightening his suit the man continued. "Now as I was saying we have overwhelming evidence pointing to the rise of the Titans thanks to my son," said the man looking down at a blond haired boy in camp half-blood who had a smug smile on his face, as he was looking at something. "We can no longer avoid this, we must prepare for war."
"But father what of the ancient laws?" asked woman clad in armor holding a shield with the most grotesque face in history on the front of it.
"I am temporarily lifting the ancient laws for the duration of this war, as a means to help our children" replied the man.
"Hmph" scoffed a figure cloaked in shadows.
"Do you have something to say Hades" spat the man.
"Yes, you have neither the power or the authorization to lift the ancient laws, that power lays solely with the fates, even you know that Zeus" the man named Hades spat back.
Turning back to look at Hades, Zeus's face grew red in anger over the disrespect his brother was showing him "I am the King of Olympus, my will, will be done. The fates will obey…"
Before Zeus could finish his sentence there was a bright flash of light and there standing before the gods of Olympus were the three fates.
"I suggest you do not finish that sentence, Lord Zeus," said the middle woman "Our authority has always superseded yours, we take orders only from Lady Ananke or Lady Chaos. Do we make ourselves clear?!"
Shrinking back into his throne slightly, Zeus nodded lightly to acknowledge the three powerful deities before him.
"How can we help you Lady Fates" interrupted an auburn haired goddess
"We have come concerning grave news about the upcoming war. The Titans have gained a power from an unknown source and are far more powerful than any of you gods right now. This power source comes from a different pantheon," said the fates.
At this revelation chaos erupted in the throne room, as all of the gods yelling and bickering amongst themselves about this new source of power.
"SILENCE!" shouted the three fates as one.
"Lady Fates, how are we to overcome these odds? We have never dealt with powers beyond our own pantheon before," asked Athena.
"At first even we did not know what could be done" This statement was met with stunned reactions "…as you said this has never happened before but as we were deciding what to do, our mother and Lady Chaos contacted us to discuss an option which after careful consideration, we have come to the conclusion that this is the best course of action" the fates said pausing slightly to allow the information to sink in "…as you are aware there are a number of different pantheons of gods and contrary to what you Olympians think, you are not the most powerful. Many eons ago before even Lady Chaos came into existence, her father The Presence" At the mere mention of the first beings name the air seemed to buzz with power which gave pause to the fates words "…as we were saying, The Presence created the tree of life which gave birth to the cosmos. At the top of the tree is a flat celestial planetoid which he named Asgard and he created life on this planetoid. He entrusted the safety of the tree and its ten most precious planets to the Asgardians and its Allfather."
"What the heck is an Allfather?" asked Apollo, a confused look on his face.
"The Allfather is Lord Odin the King of Asgard, he has supreme authority over nine of the ten planets, as well as protecting the rest of the universe should the need arise" answered the Fates.
"Why only nine of ten?" asked Athena, curiosity evident in her voice.
"The middle planet, Midgard or as its most commonly known as Gaia, was gifted to Lady Chaos by her father, so her creations had a place to call home. Anyway back to the topic at hand, when the Asgardians presence became known on earth they became known as the Norse gods which you know all about," replied the fates.
"So how will these Norse gods help us, we believed that they faded long ago?" asked Poseidon.
"They did not fade, The Allfather saw that you Olympians were becoming more influential so he reduced the Asgardian presence on Midgard and entrusted the care of the planet to you, gods. And as to how they will help you, one of the Allfather sons, Prince Perseus, is actually half Greek" again chaos reigned over the throne room at this declaration. Shouts of impossible and how had he been allowed to enter the realm of the Norse when he is Greek. Finally, the chaotic chatter of the gods finally quieted down allowing the Fates to continue.
"The prince was allowed in the realm of Asgard because he was adopted by the Allfather, after being abandoned by his godly parent after his mortal parent died" this caused a few gods to shift uncomfortably "…so he was taken back to Asgard and raised. And so due to him being half Greek he has somewhat agreed to come and help in the battle against the Titans." said the fates.
"What do you mean somewhat agreed?" asked a puzzled Hera.
"The prince will most likely not hide his disdain about how you Olympians rule, but be warned do not become hostile with the young prince, his power is unimaginable due to him being a prince of Asgard as well as the only blessed warrior of The Presence. Although his powers will be somewhat contained due to this world not being used to so much power." Surveying the room the Fates eyes came to rest on Zeus "do you all understand?" they finally asked.
"What if we don't want this punk's help?" asked Ares arrogantly.
"Then you are doomed to fail and the rule of Olympus will fall" answered the Fates truthfully.
This seemed to hit home to most of the gods.
"When will the prince arrive?" asked Hades.
"The last we heard from the Asgardians, they are having a council meeting to discuss the finer points concerning the war and how they can best be of help. Once finished the prince will arrive via the Bifrost," replied the Fates.
"Eh, stupid question but what's a Bifrost?" asked Hermes with Apollo in the background muttering how he was just going to ask that.
"The Bifrost is a rainbow bridge that connects Asgard to anywhere in the universe. It was built by The Presence during the creation of Asgard and is guarded by the god Heimdall. For now, we will let you continue your council session." And with another blinding flash of light the Fates vanished from Olympus to continue their duties.
"Well that was eventful," said Apollo trying to ease the tension in the air.
"You don't say" replied Hermes amusingly.
"Father perhaps we should carry on with the council session later, perhaps when the prince arrives. This will allow everyone time to process the information we have just received," suggested Athena.
"Yes, I think you are quite right" replied Zeus noticing everyone's lack of attention, once again "…council will convene until later, dismissed" with a strike of lightening he disappeared off to who knows where probably with another mortal woman.
Rolling their eyes at Zeus's dramatic departure, the rest of the gods slowly returned to their duties or domains until there was only the crackling of the fire in the middle of the throne room with a little girl tending to its flames.
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