A/N: I do not own Percy Jackson.

Chapter 26

Olympus

"Hades has fallen, my lord Zeus."

There was a shocked silence in the room. The twelve Olympians sat there and stared at the messenger in disbelief.

Zeus sat back down on his throne, brooding. Hades had fallen? That means Tartarus had been unleashed, and that Kronos had been revived.

"Where is my brother?"

A dark figure shimmered into view, holding a bronze helm plated with darkness. "I am here, Zeus. I could not stop them. My skeleton warriors have been annihilated, and Charon has defected."

"This is dire news, brother. How fare Poseidon?"

Hades shook his head. "I have not heard from Atlantis. It seems likely that they are also engaged with the creatures of Aigaios."

"We must aid Camp Half Blood immediately." Artemis made herself heard, standing up.

"We cannot interfere, Artemis." Ares said scathingly, sitting in his throne and lazily cleaning his nails with a knife.

Artemis stamped her foot in frustration. "You stupid egghead. This is no longer some Hero's quest. This is open War!"

Apollo got up as well. He seemed to have lost his usual coolness, and was looking dead serious. "I agree with my sister. Without the heroes we will be seriously handicapped. From what I heard they are in trouble right now."

Zeus held up his hand in silence. "So be it. Apollo, you and Artemis shall ride for Camp Half blood and provide assistance. Ares, you shall go and find out what is going on in Atlantis." He took a deep breath, and continued issuing orders, "Athena, you, Demeter, Aphrodite, Hera, and Hestia will remain here and see to that the defenses are set up properly. This is code red. We will be expecting an invasion. Hades and I, we shall seek out the worst of the titans and make sure that they remain in their prisons."

The other gods looked shocked again, the second time in three minutes. Then, one by one they went forth to do their duty. Zeus closed his eyes. This could not be happening. Where are you, Poseidon?

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Mount Othrys

The sarcophagus glowed brightly as Coeus added bolt after bolt of energy into it. Mnemosyne and Hyperion joined in, adding their own power to it.

"Soon… Our lord Kronos will be with us," Crius hissed.

Standing around the sarcophagus were the Titans, eleven of them. Oceanus, Tethys, Hyperion, Theia, Coeus, Phoebe, Cronus, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Themis, Crius, and Iapetus, the Elder gods. Their lord was still in pieces, and the Male titans were restoring him.

As they poured their power into the golden coffin, their eyes glowed brightly and mystical runes and hex signs appeared in the sky around them. One by one, their Allies returned to them. Leto, Asteria, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius. With the exception of Atlas, all the Elder gods were assembled in their base.

A blinding flash filled the immediate area, and the sarcophagus disintegrated, leaving a pile of ashes. Out from the ashes, like a Phoenix reborn, a form got up and dusted its robes. The Titan lord, Kronos, ruler of the world, was back. Finally reformed out from the millions of pieces, he held up his hands and a wickedly sharp scythe appeared in his hands.

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A/N: Sorry I spelt the name Aigaitos wrongly. It's Aigaios. I'm having a kinda writers block now, but then I'll try my best to complete this.