Chapter Five

An= As promised. new chapter. enjoy.

Previously:

"CHAOS, I NEED YOU" Perseus shouted

(First Person)

The was silence for a few minutes before a black and white vortex opened in front of me and Chaos stepped out, a serious, stern expression on his face. I instantly knelt,

"My lord Chaos" I greeted him respectfully.

"Rise Perseus" he replied. I did as he bid me and rose gracefully to my feet.

"Tell me Perseus, why have you called me?" Chaos asked curiously.

"The Olympians have found me my lord" I answered, trying and failing to keep the anger and scorn out of my voice when speaking of them. Chaos' eyes widened slightly,

"Who came?" he asked,

"Athena, Artemis, Thalia Grace, Phoebe and Poseidon" I spoke, spitting out the last name.

"I see. What did they want?" he demanded, I smirked slightly,

"They want me to fight for them again" disdain clear in my voice, "An enemy that they apparently are unable to win against"

"Did they give a name?"

"No"

Chaos was silent for several minutes after that, personally I think he was trying to figure out who possibly could be planning to attack now.

"Tell me Perseus, for what reason did you call me, other than to reveal this?" he asked finally. I took a deep breath,

"I want you to hide this place my lord. I want this place to remain undetectable to everyone to do with that world" Chaos hummed slightly whilst he thought about my request,

"I will do as you ask Perseus but on the agreement that when I call for a favor, you will agree to it regardless of what I ask. Do we have a deal?"

That made me nervous. What could I possibly do for the most power deity in the universe? Thinking about it for several minutes I finally came to my decision,

"I accept my lord Chaos" I replied, bowing my head at the same time. Chaos nodded and smiled at me before clicking his fingers,

"There you go, no one can find this place if they have even a drop of godly blood in their system. Your unwanted visitors also cannot give any details to anyone about your whereabouts" he informed me. I bowed gratefully to him and gave him my thanks. He just waved them off and told me that he will collect on his favor sometime in the future before opening up yet another vortex and leaving.

I took a deep breath as he left. Finally I was now truly beyond the reach of those arrogant deities who called themselves Gods. The nerve of them, how dare they think they could come waltzing in here and demand that I give up my life and serve them again. Sometimes I wish Chaos had gotten rid of the Greek/Roman Pantheon and replaced it with another. Another that would actually take care and respect the mortals as well as the demigods. Men and boys wouldn't be turned into animals just because of their gender. Mortals wouldn't be struck down by lightening because they had injured their pride. And no one would have to die needlessly whenever Poseidon would get annoyed or kill them just because he was bored by sending another flooding. They are so selfish. I can finally understand just why so many had joined the Titans. I sighed before heading back into the forest; I needed to reset all the traps that my visitors had managed to set off. I smirked at the amount. There was a lot.

"Well Daughter, when will he come?" Asked Zeus arrogantly as though just because he said that Perseus will fight for them, he would. Athena rolled her eyes discreetly at the pompousness her father displayed. She honestly now realized what exactly Perseus meant when he spoke of the arrogance of the Gods.

"He won't Father" Artemis informed him. There was a shocked silence for a minute.

"WHAT!?" Zeus roared. "HOW DARE THAT ARROGANT UPSTART REFUSE ME?" He continued.

"He hates us father." Athena cut in. "he's had enough of being our whipping boy" they all looked at her. She shrugged, "That's the impression I got of him. He's fed up of saving our lives only to be forgotten about"

"If he refuses to do my bidding then he is too dangerous to be kept alive. He must be destroyed before he gets too much power and tries to overthrow me." Zeus thundered across the room. The rest of the Gods looked at him as though he had lost his mind, Hera included.

"Are you serious?" Apollo burst out. Everyone turned to look at him. "From what I can gather, Perseus just wants to be left alone. If we do that then he won't have any reason to go against us or join the new threat" the other Gods aside from Zeus nodded their heads in agreement.

"NO! I WON'T STAND FOR A DEMI-GOD THINKING THAT HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE US! WE ARE THE GOD'S. WE ANSWER TO NO ONE" Zeus thundered once more.

"You do actually." A voice stated by the doors. Everyone quickly spun round to face the intruder.

"WHO DARES INTERRUPTS THIS COUNCIL" Zeus shouted, a vein easily seen throbbing on his forehead.

"I do" the newcomer replied simply. Zeus readied his master bolt,

"AND WHO ARE YOU EXACTLY. SPEAK QUICKLY OR I WILL SMITE YOU WHERE YOU STAND" he threatened.

The newcomer walked forwards with a confident stride before taking off his hood,

"I am Chaos, Lord of creation" he stated calmly with a dangerous edge to his voice which translated to 'don't piss me off more than you already have otherwise you're dead' every single God and Goddess quickly knelt before him, some more reluctantly than others.

"Lord Chaos, what can we do for you?" Athena asked as they retook their seats. Chaos looked at her in slight amusement.

"Well Lady Athena, you can start by telling me why you thought it was a good idea to antagonize the last hope this planet had from total destruction?" his voice was almost conversational. Athena blushed,

"We er thought that it was our only option to get him to help" she admitted guiltily.

"I see." He said softly before his face twisted into rage,

"YOU ARROGANT PITIFUL EXCUSES OF GODS!" he roared at them. They all flinched and paled as they felt the sheer power rolling of the creator.

"IN YOUR PRIDE YOU HAVE CONDEMNED THIS WORLD TO DEATH AND YOURSELVES TO FADE" he continued.

"Can't… can't you force him to? to help us?" Ares asked in a tiny voice. Chaos turned his entire ire at the so called God of War.

"And why would I do that Ares? Hm? I am not like you prideful God's who use the mortals or your own blood for your own gain" he growled at him,

"It was your fault. Perseus may have helped on his own free will after he heard how bad things got. But now" he paused, his eyes looking over every member of the council, "Now you have simply reinforced his belief that the Gods are selfish bastards" a couple of outcries greeted that sentence, most prominent was Ares and Zeus.

"SILENCE" Chaos roared at them. "YOU ARE LIKE CHILDREN, SQUABBLING AND THROWING TEMPER TANTRUMS WHEN THINGS DON'T GO YOUR WAY" they all pressed their backs against their thrones.

Chaos made a visible attempt to calm down.

"Now you will all begin planning how to combat this threat. The threat by the way is Erebus" he informed them.

"What's the point of trying if we are just going to die anyway?" Ares are moodily.

"Because child" he spoke in a patronizing tone, "It is better to go out fighting then just roll over. You above everyone else should appreciate that sentiment War God" Ares cringed and leaned back.

"Now then, organize your forces, demi-gods and peaceful Titans included. I will leave you now. Let it be known however that I will pop in sometimes to over watch your efforts, although you won't see me. Good luck" with that last warning/encouragement he left.

"Alright let's get planning" Zeus said, trying to gain control back.

"What shall we do about Perseus?" Hades asked"

"Nothing for the moment" Zeus forced himself to say, "There is nothing we can do" and with that they all left the topic of their lost hero alone and focused on the upcoming war.

Thalia sat alone in the campsite, thinking about her cousin and how different he was. He was no longer the dork she always thought he was. She sighed.

"You know all this sighing isn't good for you right?" Phoebe asked from behind her.

"It's not gonna kill me" she replied.

"Thinking of Perseus?" she asked sympathetically. Thalia sighed again,

"That obvious huh?" Phoebe gave her a small smile in response.

"He's so different Bee" she said, almost on the verge of tears.

"It's been fifteen years Thals, you couldn't expect he would stay the same person, especially after what he has gone through"

"I know that, it's just that I think I may have just destroyed any chance of having him back in my life" she whispered, tears now making themselves known. Phoebe gathered her into a hug,

"We have forever Thals, if we survive this new war. He can't stay mad at you forever" she whispered comfortingly. Thalia looked at her and smiled weakly,

"Thank you"

"You're welcome. Now we need to get back and organize strategies, we need all advantages we can get. " she stood up and held her hand out to her sister in arms. Thalia took it and was pulled up,

"Damn right" she spoke, determination bleeding through. Together they turned round and walked away.

AN. So guys whatcha think?

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