Chapter 6
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If anyone had told Zeus that he would have a day as fucked up as this he would have smote them with his Master Bolt, yet here he is in the weirdest, most messed-up day in his life; and for the king of the gods that's saying something. It was bad enough when he found out his father was rising from the pit and then he received a visit from Lady Chaos, who said that help would soon arrive, oh and did it ever arrive in the form of a young disrespectful prince of another supposed pantheon of gods. If that wasn't bad enough this god was also half Greek and was the son of my damn brother Poseidon. Hmm is it any wonder the boy is disrespectful knowing that Poseidon is his biological father thought Zeus. And then after a series of other troublesome events, the boy finally arrives at camp and receives some type of message after which he calls for me (he actually calls for me the king if the gods the nerve I should smite him on principle alone) to give me a message. Once I had made my way over to the Asgardian he quickly informed me that his father Lord Odin has summoned us to Asgard. Talk about disrespect, I am Zeus king of the gods the most powerful being in existence and someone is summoning me! How dare them! Before I could reply I was suddenly engulfed in a bright light and the next thing I knew I was standing in a strange but magnificent room feeling slightly queasy.
"Steady Zeus steady" came a voice from Zeus's left "traveling by the Bifrost can be a little discombobulating the first few times."
"Unhand me! Where are we?" bellowed Zeus
"I told you that my father Lord Odin has summoned us," replied Perseus
"I summon people, I do not get summoned! I am Zeus King of the Olympian gods! I will not be summoned by some pretend king of some forgotten pantheon and realm! I will aaaarrrgggg…." Zeus yelling before he was violently interrupted.
"YOU DARE!" came a voice of rage. "YOU DARE TO INSULT THE ALL-FATHER, OUR PRINCE, AND ASGARD ITSELF!" Heimdall shouted furiously at the lord of Olympus as he had grabbed Zeus by his suit jacket and lifted him several inches off the ground.
"You believe yourself above all others? Above my prince, my lord, my realm! Let me show you how truly irrelevant you are!" exclaimed Heimdall as he began to stare into Zeus's eyes.
Zeus's eyes went wide in disbelief as he could barely comprehend what he was seeing.
"Heimdall enough!" yelled Perseus
"Heimdall now!" the prince reiterated as he threw his cape over Heimdall's eyes breaking the link between him and Zeus.
"I…I…I a…I am… sorry Milord." Heimdall said to Perseus as he bowed to his prince.
"Heimdall," Perseus says as he lays a hand on the guardians shoulder, "I would remind you that Zeus is a guest of the All-Father and that until today he believed he was one of the most powerful beings in the universe. I am sure it has been a blow to his pride to find out otherwise, I ask you to let it go this one time my friend."
"As you wish my prince." replied Heimdall as he turned to Zeus bowed and said, "my apologies Lord Zeus it shall not happen again."
"Hmm… see that it doesn't" Zeus replied in a gruff voice
"Heimdall," Perseus said as he nodded towards the guardian
"My prince" Heimdall nodded back
"Zeus if you would follow me please," Perseus said to Zeus
"Yes, lead the way. I am anxious to meet this… father of yours." Zeus replied to Perseus
As they made their way towards Asgard, a thought had weighed heavily on Zeus's mind so he asked "Perseus. How is it, one as powerful as Heimdall came to be the guardian of your Bi… Bifrost is it?"
"I do not understand what you mean," said a confused Perseus
"Well on Olympus we have magical wards to keep enemies from flashing in and we have a clear-sighted mortal guarding our entrance. Why would you use someone as powerful as Heimdall to be a guardian?" replied Zeus
"Ah, I see." Said Perseus "Heimdall is special. He can see and hear almost everything in the ten realms and even further. There is not much that escapes his notice, even on Olympus. If an enemy were to mount an attack more than likely it will be through the Bifrost. Heimdall would see or hear them coming and sound a warning to give the armies of Asgard time to prepare. Along with being a seer, Heimdall is an excellent warrior who always has and will always be our first line of defense. With his abilities, power, and unwavering loyalty Heimdall is perfect for his position to help protect Asgard and the ten realms."
"Ar… are… the enemies of the ten realms that powerful?" asked Zeus
"Yes, and I mean this with no disrespect but there are beings in the universe so powerful they make you father look like a child, power wise," replied Perseus
"Surely you jest?" said a nervous Zeus
"I do not jest about this. If not for the blessings I received from my father and The Presence I would have been destroyed long ago." a serious looking Perseus said to Zeus
"That is very troubling," said Zeus "very troubling indeed. Perseus… can you tell me what that was your guardian Hem… Heimdall, was doing to me?"
Perseus's expression had a serious look of contemplation on it before he finally said "It is a part of his gifts. Along with being able to see and hear almost everything, Heimdall remembers everything and can project it into the mind of another. He almost never uses this ability. The only time he has used it was when he punished someone for betraying Asgard. He showed them the worst things you can possibly imagine and it drove the person insane. If… if I had not stopped him he may have done the same to you. I ask you to understand that Heimdall is so fiercely loyal to Asgard that any who disparage it or its ruling family incites him beyond belief so his first recourse is to attack the ones who made the disparaging remarks."
"Ahem… I see. He does indeed sound like a powerful and loyal guardian." replied Zeus
After that exchange silence permeated the air when suddenly Perseus let out a loud shirking whistle "WWWWEEEEEE!"
"What was that?!" exclaimed Zeus
"I decided to speed up our trip and called a ride for you," said Perseus
"Ride? What kind of ride could that god's awful sound summon?" questioned Zeus
"That sound is what I use to summon my steed Blackjack," replied Perseus
"A horse? Are you summoning a horse to take us into Asgard? Can you not open a portal as you did at camp and transport us there?" Zeus asked wearily.
"I could do that, but I thought you might want to see Asgard itself instead of just appearing in the throne room," Perseus stated
"Hmmm… quite right." Zeus said as suddenly he heard the sounds of wings flapping and looked up, "this is your steed? It's a Pegasus. I have never seen one of its colors before." said an impressed Zeus
"Pegasus? I guess it could be called a Pegasus all I know is that Blackjack was a gift from my father and The Presence long ago." Replied Perseus
"Hey boss what's up?" asked the pitch black Pegasus known as Blackjack
"How many times do I have to tell you do not call me boss?!" Perseus exclaimed to his smirking steed.
"My apologies Lord Perseus" Blackjack replied neighing loudly "what can a lowly steed do for the prince of Asgard?"
"Smartass horse!" Perseus mumbled to himself. After taking a minute to recompose himself Perseus faced Blackjack and said: "I need you to give Lord Zeus a lift to the throne room so that he may meet with father."
"You sure boss? He looks kind of mean and heavy." Stated the still laughing Pegasus
"Yes, I'm sure Blackjack," Perseus replied
"Zeus if you would mount Blackjack we can be on our way to see my father," Perseus said to Zeus
"Is this safe?" Zeus asked anxiously
"It is very safe, I assure you of that," Perseus stated
"UUHH what the Hel does this guy eat! I told you he was heavy boss!" exclaimed a neighing blackjack
Perseus just looked at Blackjack with an expression that said that was enough of his crap.
Perseus looked up to Zeus and said "are you settled in?'
"Yes…um… yes, I believe so. Now what are we going to do?" a nervous Zeus asked.
"We fly! Blackjack let's go!" Perseus said as Blackjack took a few strides and was suddenly airborne with Perseus flying right beside them using Storm-breaker.
At first, Zeus was apprehensive about riding the Pegasus but now, he is in awe as he gets his first glimpse of Asgard. "By Chaos" Zeus proclaimed "I…I…have never…seen a city as magnificent as this."
"It truly is a sight to behold." responded Perseus "come let us make for the throne room."
Soon the prince of Asgard and the King of the Olympians arrived in the throne room. Even the throne room is one the most majestic things Zeus has ever seen he thought to himself.
After a moment, a voice brought Zeus out of his awe when Perseus announced "father Lord Zeus and I have arrived per your request!"
"Thank you , my son. Welcome, Lord Zeus. Please take a seat and make yourself comfortable." Odin said as he greeted the king of Olympus.
"Ahmm… yes… yes, thank you, Lord Odin." Zeus replied still in awe of Asgard.
"Is something the matter Lord Zeus?" Odin asked the still mesmerized Zeus
"Hm… oh…no I was just admiring Asgard and how magnificent it is." Zeus said to the All-father
"Yes, Asgard is one of the most majestic places in all the ten realms." Replied Odin "although it falls short of the beauty and magnificence of the Void which is a paradise for all faded immortals."
"Perseus… why don't you go and find your brother and spend some time with him while Lord Zeus and I talk." Odin discreetly ordered
"Bu…but father…I thought you wanted to talk with the both of us?" Perseus asked
"No…I needed you to bring Lord Zeus to Asgard so that the two of use might discuss things that need to be addressed." replied Odin
"Oh," Perseus stated "as… as you …wish father." And then left the throne room in search of Thor.
"My apologies Lord Zeus, my son can be a bit… headstrong." Odin said laughingly to Zeus
"Yes, believe me in the short time I've known him he definitely comes across as headstrong," Zeus replied smirking
"He does get it honestly. With Poseidon as his biological father and Thor as his brother we are lucky, he listens at all." Odin said with a sigh
"I see your point, I may need to remind myself of that fact in future dealings with your son. Not to be rude but why did you summon me?" Zeus asked the All-father
"I did not want to summon you Lord Zeus, but things have reached a tipping point that required us to meet and make plans for the future, or let me out it this way for there to be a future." said a sullen Odin
"Surely things cannot be that bad? Your son has only just arrived to help us." questioned a fearful Zeus
"I had hoped that the presence of Perseus in the war with your father would be enough to defeat your enemy but with the involvement of the infinity stones, the situation has escalated exponentially," replied Odin
"Ho…how bad… will it…be?" gulped as scared sounding Zeus
"It…it will annihilate the ten realms, the world tree, and the universe itself," Odin said to the disbelieving Lord of Olympus.
"Ho…how…how di…did you… come to possess…such information?" Zeus inquired of the All-father
"Normally I would refuse to answer that question, however with the threat looming over us I will tell you in the spirit of co-operation. I am sure that you have been told of my status in the universe. That Asgard and I were created by The Presence to safeguard the universe from evil. Not the kind of evil mortals perpetrates on each other as that is done as a necessary balance in the universe. No, what I am talking about is evil so dark that all it seeks is death and destruction. When The Presence created me he bestowed upon me great power, power almost if not equal to that of Lady Chaos. However, the one thing I did not possess was a great knowledge I would need to be successful in my position. I prayed to The Presence and asked why he did not bestow the necessary knowledge upon me he replied be saying that I have all the tools I need that I just need to learn how to access them. I am sure you can imagine how frustrated I was but when I took the time to reflect upon what he said to me I realized he was right. If he had given me everything I needed without knowing what it is to work towards a goal or sacrifice something to achieve said goal then I may become complacent and arrogant and become a threat to the universe myself. So I searched and search and finally I came upon the well of Mimir. This well was said to possess a wealth of knowledge of the past, present, and future. I asked and practically begged the demon of that well to share its knowledge with me but it refused and laughed at me. Until finally, it said it would share its knowledge for a price. Eager to attain the knowledge I agreed to anything, and that was my undoing for to receive the knowledge I needed I had to sacrifice one of my eyes to the well. As you can see I did indeed make the sacrifice and achieved the knowledge I sought. My lost eye is a reminder of how arrogance and a lack of humility can affect everyone, including us gods." Finished Odin as he touched the patch over his eye remembering the sacrifice he made and the good that's come from it.
"By the gods! I had no idea anything such as that even existed! And to sacrifice your own eye no less, I am ashamed to say that I would not have been able to have done that." said a stunned Zeus.
"It is not something I would recommend, but time is of the essence and we need to discuss the future," Odin said as a large disk formed in front of Zeus. "If events stay on their current course this is the future of the universe." As they observed a totally destroyed universe possessing no life, no planets, nothing but fire.
"Fates preserve us! Y…you…must be pranking me?" said a stuttering Zeus
"No! This is the future if events play out like they are now, however, this is the future if we can develop a plan quickly enough and make sure to enact said plan at the proper times this is the future that awaits us." Replied Odin
Zeus's eyes widened as the picture in the disc changed to reveal what he could only describe as seeing the universe achieving the Isle of the Blessed.
"I'm sure that I speak for the both of use when I say that this future is preferable?" Odin asked Zeus as he sat there nodding his head. "Then let us begin because this will not be easy."
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Five minutes after Perseus left the throne room
"Brother!" Perseus growled
"Ahh Perseus what brings you back to Asgard?" Thor asked his irritated brother
"Father…he sent Muninn to summon Zeus and me to the throne room and then he kicked me out!" exclaimed Perseus
"Calm down brother you know father. He has his reason for doing things even if we do not understand them at the time." Thor replied trying to cheer his brother up.
"I…your right…I guess that I am still a bit upset over having to go to Midgard and then having to accompany Zeus to Asgard, which means I have to be civil to him." said an exasperated Perseus
"I thought as much brother. Come, let us spar and see if we cannot relieve you of some of that aggression!" bellowed Thor
"You are so going to lose!" replied a now cheery Perseus.
After two hours of sparring, the two princes of Asgard received a summons from their father calling them to the throne room.
"Father…you called us?" both princes asked at the same time.
"Yes…yes, Thor I would like for you to meet Lord Zeus King of the Olympian gods." Odin said introducing his oldest son
"Lord Zeus," Thor said as he did a slight bow begrudgingly.
"Lord Thor. A pleasure to finally meet Perseus's older brother." Zeus replied.
"Perseus. It is time for Lord Zeus and yourself to return to Midgard. Do not question him on what we discussed. You will find out when it is the proper time." stated the All-father
"Yes, father. By your leave, Lord Zeus if you would please." Perseus said to Zeus as he created a wormhole to take them back to the observatory.
As they arrived in the observatory Zeus observed Heimdall and walked over to him and said "Heimdall, I must apologize for my words earlier. I was out of line and should not have disregarded your Realm and you liege like I did."
"No Milord, it is I who should apologize for my actions," Heimdall said with a bowed head
"How about we just say we were both wrong and leave it at that," Zeus said as he held his hand out to grasp Heimdall's in a show of peace.
"Agreed Milord," Heimdall replied as he grasped arms with Zeus.
As Zeus approached the platform leading to the Bifrost he observed Perseus smirking, "something funny Perseus?"
"With a wide grin on his face, Perseus said "you surprised me is all. That must have been some talk father and you had?"
"Ahem! Yes… even I must admit that your father is indeed a remarkable god." replied a smirking Zeus
Perseus just smirked at Zeus as they arrived at the platform and yelled "Heimdall!"
"Yes, my prince," Heimdall replied as the Bifrost opened and the two gods were returned to earth.
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30 seconds after Perseus and Zeus disappear
As everyone's eyes began to readjust from the bright lights of the Bifrost the entire camp started mumbling that Lord Zeus and the stranger had disappeared.
"What happened?!" exclaimed Poseidon as he looked around for any sign of his brother or his wayward and disrespectful son.
After a moment of silence, Artemis said "Uncle the raven that was on Perseus's shoulder earlier was from his father Odin. So I can only assume that Lord Odin has summoned Perseus and my father to Asgard."
"So… so…he kidnapped…Zeus?!" Poseidon bellowed
"Do not be so daft Poseidon. Odin probably needed to see Zeus and the only way for him to get to Asgard was with Perseus," replied Hades
"Milords, Milady" a voice came from behind the three gods as they turned to find Thalia approaching "what happened to Percy? Is he alright? When will he be back?"
"Do you not want to know about your father demigod?" asked an irritated Poseidon
"Oh yes, and him too," said an exasperated Thalia.
"Peace uncle. We believe that Perseus and our father have been summoned to Asgard by Perseus's father Odin." Artemis said reassuringly to the young demigod
"Oh… okay, I just want to make sure Percy was alright…. Oh and father as well." Thalia said as she started to leave
"Thalia wait" commanded Artemis. "Did you call Perseus, Percy?"
Suddenly Thalia's face turned a bright shade of red as she replied "ye…yes…I…I thought…it was…easier than calling him…Perseus all the time."
"I see" Artemis replied with an evil smirk on her face. "That will be all Thalia."
"Milady, Milords," Thalia said as she bowed and quickly left
"Hmmm," said a suspicious Hades
"Hmmm what brother?" asked Poseidon
"It seems that our niece has a crush on young Perseus." A smirking Hades said
"I do not!" replied a defiant Artemis
Hades eyebrow rose as he said, "I was talking about young Thalia niece, not you."
"Oh, I thought you were insinuating that I would break my oath." A red-faced Artemis replied
"I would never make such assumptions about you dear niece," Hades said to the goddess of the moon as she recomposed herself. 'However, I do now' he thought to himself.
"I see no reason to be concerned at the moment. If they have not returned in a few hours we will take appropriate action then." Hades said to the two gods standing beside him.
"I agree on uncle. That is the best option open to us at the moment." Replied Artemis
"I still do not like it!" Poseidon mumbled loudly
As the camper began attending their regularly assigned activities Artemis's thoughts drifted back to the prince of Asgard. 'Why did I react in such a way? Even I could see Thalia has a crush on Perseus but why should it matter to me?'
Suddenly a camper burst in bringing Artemis out of her thoughts. "Lady Artemis! We need help! A group of monsters is coming out of Zeus's fist and they have captured some of our female campers!" Exclaimed the male demigod whom Artemis deduced is a son of Hermes
Fearing for the safety of the female campers Artemis ran off towards Zeus's fist and the capture females with the son of Hermes following behind her.
As she approached Zeus's fist Artemis slowed and hid behind a large tree so she could evaluate the situation. Sure enough, the son of Hermes had spoken the truth a small group of monsters did indeed have two female campers held hostage. The thing that bothered her was that one of the girls she did not recognize, but the other is obviously a daughter of Aphrodite.
Summoning her bow, Artemis quickly deduced at what position and angles she would need to fire from. Once she had calculated this she walked out from behind the tree and began firing arrows too fast for the demigods to see. In a matter of seconds, the monsters were destroyed and sent back to Tartarus.
Ignoring her apprehension from earlier Artemis approached the females and asked: "are you girls alright?"
Looking up at the goddess, Aphrodite's daughter replied: "Thank the gods you came Milady. We were afraid of what they were going to do to us." As she lunged forward to hug Artemis.
It was then Artemis realized her mistake as the daughter of Aphrodite discreetly used a needle coated in a potion designed to paralyze a god.
As Artemis fell to the ground she heard the daughter of Aphrodite laugh loudly as the son of Hermes and her half-brother the demigod Max joined her.
"See I told you it would work Luke." said the unknown daughter of Aphrodite
"Yes, you did Selena. Now we need you to get back to camp and keep an eye on everything and report all activities to use." Said the demigod now known as Luke.
"My pleasure," Selena said as she kissed Luke goodbye and headed back to camp.
"Okay, Luke you grab one arm while I grab the other and we can leave this place!" said a still pissed off Max.
"I know the plan Max just calm down. We accomplished our objective and now we can leave," replied Luke
All Artemis could do was lay there and hope to all the gods that neither of these two disgusting males decided to try and violate her since she cannot defend herself. All she could do was grunt angrily at the demigods.
"Don't worry little huntress you will have a new home soon," Luke said laughingly as Max and he pulled a scythe charm on twin bracelets in tandem causing the four of them to disappear (don't forget about the other hostage).
Zoe was worried. She hasn't seen her mistress for over an hour and that is unusual unless she is in a meeting or on a solo hunt. To ease her mind Zoe started to search the camp for Artemis. This caused the feeling of despair in the pit of Zoe's stomach to increase. Finally, she came upon Hades and Poseidon and asked: "Milords have you seen Lady Artemis by any chance?"
"Not since we talked after Zeus and Perseus disappeared. I am sure she is somewhere around camp." Hades replied to the worried hunter.
"But I have been searching camp and cannot find her anywhere. I fear something has happened to her." said a dejected Zoe.
"The camp is a big place I am sure she is here somewhere. If you cannot find her soon we will send out a search party." Hades said trying to allay the fears of the hunter.
'Yes, Milord. Thank You." Zoe said as she bowed and left.
"Brother!" Hades whispered loudly "you do not think someone has captured Artemis do you?"
"With everything that has been happening lately, I would not be surprised." Said Poseidon "after we find Zeus we will look for Artemis."
Hades stood there and nodded as both gods contemplated their current situation.
Suddenly the same bright light that struck Camp Half-Blood before returned. The demigods gathered again to see what would happen this time and were surprised to see that Zeus and the stranger had returned.
As Zeus and Perseus turned around to get their bearings a loud voice yelled "Percy you're back!" as Thalia jumped at him and wrapped her arms around him in a hug.
"Uhhhh…yeah," Perseus said in confusion as he wrapped his arms around the daughter of Zeus as both of their faces turned beet red.
"Did you not miss me as well daughter?" Zeus chuckling asked
Thalia looked up for a moment and blushed again as she exclaimed: "of course daddy, it's just I know that you are so powerful that I didn't need to worry about you."
"Right" Zeus replied sending Thalia a pointed look
"Brother! Thank the fates you have returned we may have a situation that requires the council's attention." Hades stated to Zeus
"What has happened?" asked a concerned Zeus
"Artemis cannot be found. Zoe her most loyal hunter has searched camp and cannot find her." Replied the lord of the dead.
"H…ho…how cou…could this…happen here of all places!" Zeus exclaimed as he rubbed his head wondering what exactly can happen next.
"We need…" Zeus started to before Perseus interrupted
"Zeus, if you will let me I can find out what happened." Perseus requested of Zeus.
"Is that even possible Perseus?" Zeus asked
"Yes, but you cannot tell anyone of this." Perseus said, "you could say it is a forbidden technique."
Perseus closed his eyes and began to concentrate and time in the camp started to rewind. Perseus stopped when he observed Artemis sitting alone and watched her see what caused her disappearance. Soon a demigod appeared obviously upset about something and was telling it to Artemis when suddenly she bolted from where she was sitting. Perseus followed her and observed the same thing she did concerning the two female demigods. Perseus watched Artemis intensely as she carefully worked through her plan to save the two female demigods. A minute later Artemis struck with speed and precision that impressed Perseus. The monsters were destroyed and Perseus wondered what could have happened to Artemis; when suddenly one of the girls leaped at Artemis as if to hug her and very discreetly pulled a needle out and stuck Artemis with it. Perseus could only watch as the female demigod laughed that she knew the plan would work as the male demigod from before walked out with another demigod whom he knew to be the son of Zeus, Max. Perseus listened carefully as they sent the girl back to camp to spy on them while they retrieved Artemis and the other girl who was still tied up and gagged and promptly disappeared. Perseus was pissed that this happened while he was on Asgard. Perseus closed his eyes once more and will time to move forward faster than normal until he reached the moment he rewound himself into the past.
"We have a problem," Perseus stated to the big three
"What? What has happened?" Zeus asked Perseus
"Not here we need a secure place to discuss this" Perseus replied
"Come we can go to my palace in the underworld it is one of the most secure places on and under earth," Hades stated to the others
"Fine," said Zeus to everyone's surprise
Hades takes ahold of Perseus shoulder and flashes to his palace in the underworld.
A moment later Hades and Perseus appear in Hades throne room followed quickly by Zeus and Poseidon.
After summoning three guest thrones the gods sit and wait for an explanation of what occurred earlier at Camp Half-Blood.
Perseus sighed heavily as he said, "I am sorry to report that Artemis has indeed been abducted."
"What! How could this have happened?!" The three gods asked in unison.
"From what I observed, Artemis was approached by a male demigod telling her of two female campers that had been captured by a group of monsters. Of course, Artemis went after the two females and came upon the clearing where the monsters were waiting to hold the girls hostage. Artemis decimated the monsters when suddenly one of the girls hugged her and pricked her with a needle that seemed to make it so she could not move. Then the male demigod from before and… and… your son Max came into the clearing laughing about how the plan worked. They sent the girl back to camp to spy for them and took Artemis and the other girl and disappeared." Perseus told the three gods
"By the gods, the Titans have already infiltrated camp." Said a fearful looking Hades
"Perseus…are you sure it was my son Max?" Zeus asked
"Yes. I can show you if you like but I am certain he was the second male demigod." Replied Perseus
"What are we going to do?" Asked Poseidon
The four gods sat there contemplating the situation before Perseus cleared his throat and said: "I believe for the moment it is best if we do nothing."
"What!" Zeus exclaimed
"Please hear me out. At the moment, they do not know that we know she has been abducted. We can feed their spy false information and gather Intel on the Titans. Plus from what I understand your fates will issues a prophecy for a group of demigods to go and save her." Perseus explained
"How do we know that we will be able to trust the demigods sent on the quest?" asked Hades
"Simple. Because I will be following them." Replied Perseus
As Perseus was explaining his plan to Poseidon and Hades Zeus was smirking internally "just like Odin said. I must make sure the plan unfolds the way we planned it." Zeus thought to himself.
"Brother? Are you alright?" Hades asked Zeus
"Hmm… yes…oh yes I was just thinking over Perseus's plan. While I do not like leaving my daughter in the hands of those Titans his plan is sound. So we will follow his plan." Zeus stated to the gathered gods
"What will we tell the hunters?" Poseidon asked
"I believe it would be best if we tell them I sent her on a solo hunt and that I gave her the order before I went to Asgard." Replied Zeus
"That is a good idea brother, maybe you are Athena's father after all." Said a smirking Poseidon
"Smartass remarks aside, we need to return to camp and tell the hunters what we want them to know," Perseus said in irritation to Poseidon
Agreeing with Perseus the three gods nodded as Zeus placed his hand on Perseus's shoulder and flashed back to camp.
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