A/N: I do not own Percy Jackson. Here is the next chapter, enjoy!
Artemis POV
Apollo and I rushed into the Throne room. Already assembled were the ten other Olympians, and the other minor gods. Nemesis, Eris, Hestia, Persephone, Alpheus, Hebe, Eilethiya, Cratos, Ganymedes, Iris, Nike, Morpheus, The muses, Dione, Bia, and Pan. At the sight of the lost God of the wild I blanched.
"Pan….? You have finally returned!" I couldn't hide the disbelief and shock in my voice. I, of all people, should have noticed if Pan had returned.
"Yes. I had the help of Grover. He saved me from my prison. I rushed here when I saw the Lightning."
Normal POV
Artemis and Apollo both gasped. Zeus waved his hand impatiently. "We have no time for this. I can feel it. My powers are waning. My father has risen."
At that the whole assembly fell silent. The seriousness of the situation sunk deep. Most of the Olympians hadn't been born at the time of the First Titan war. Only the sons and daughters of Kronos had fought in that on, them being Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia.
"We shall awaken the Hecatonchries. I have just received news that Poseidon is engaged in a war with Aigaios." Zeus paused, and continued. "Ares, Athena, you two shall go and aid him. It is likely that he is losing. I am guessing that Briareos is with his father."
Athena nodded, her grey eyes serious. Personal vendettas would have to wait, even if she hated Poseidon. Both exited, disappearing in flashes of light.
"I also have heard that the Gigantes and the Kampe are on the rampage. They have already destroyed Oakland and San Jones. They are heading for LA."
"So it's true? Mount Othrys has risen in San Francisco?" Hera asked.
"Yes. I want Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hestia to go to LA and stop the Gigantes and Kampe. Nike, you follow Athena and head for Puerto Rico. Morpheus, Dione, Bia and Pan, you shall follow Apollo and Artemis. Hasten, now." Zeus stood tall and commanding. One might just begin to understand why he was the King of the Gods. His charisma was overwhelming, and he was a born leader.
"Hades please shall seek out the Hecatonchires. Their help will be much needed. I shall remain here with the rest and prepare for and assault on Mount Othrys. We shall strike them before they us!"
Immediately, the Gods and their Allies prepared for battle. Battle horns sounded, and Mount Olympus was alive once more with the sound of metal against metal as the Forges worked overtime. Heroes from Elysium arrived, their home now taken over by the Titans. Heracles, Orpheus, Achilles, Jason, Hector, all the greatest heroes of the ages assembled in full battle armor.
The awesome spectacle of the Olympian Army was blinding. This celestial display of arms far surpassed the previous Titan war. This time it was truly the Gods against the Titans. Just as the Olympians made plans, the Titans did.
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"I am not going to fight."
Rhea, Theia, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe and Tethys looked at their husbands.
Kronos growled at the female Titans, and snarled, "This time we will win. If you will just join us, we will crush those weaklings. We lost the last time because we lacked manpower. Now that you are here, we will definitely win!"
"Even with his many flaws, Zeus is a better ruler than you. Why shall we help you?" asked Theia.
"Because you are my wife." Hyperion snapped.
"Zeus is your son, Kronos, and yet you two are fighting to the death." Rhea said sarcastically.
Kronos seethed in anger. "I spent three millennia in pieces. When I get hold of that pup, I shall show no mercy…"
Coeus, the titan of intelligence, held up a hand. "This is no time to be arguing now. Right now Poseidon is engaged with Aigaios. Zeus would probably dispatch some gods, maybe Ares or Athena, to aid him. Zeus would also send some gods to fight the Gigantes and the Kampe which we unleashed. This means, Olympus is now weak. I say we strike at Olympus now, and crush them, and when the gods come back one by one we shall deal with them one by one."
Kronos smiled slyly. "Yes. We shall do that. We don't need the help of the Titaness with this brilliant plan of yours, brother. To Olympus!"
Gathering their Allies around them, the Titans, with the exception of Rhea, Theia, Themis, Phoebe and Tethys, departed for Olympus. Rhea watched as the host departed. "There he goes again. Fool. He can't beat Zeus. He never will. Zeus's time has not come. That much has been said."
With that, she sighed and turned to her sisters. "Let us go to Olympus too. We shall watch but we shall not intervene."
Theia nodded, and they followed Rhea towards Olympus.
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Percy slashed down upon a Dracaena, slicing of its head. He waddled through the battlefield, cutting his way through to his Father. His father was heavily engaged with Aigaios. Poseidon was terrible to behold in his wrath. This Robe was billowing around him, and his glowed bright green. His trident spun continuously, humming and vibrating. The sea around the two immortals boiled as their combined powers met and exploded.
Aigaios swung his Javelin around and back towards Poseidon, who deflected it and the both of them blazed with power as their weapons met, creating a force field around the blasted monsters and Merman alike in smithereens.
Percy suddenly felt enraged, and his blood boiled. This feeling was weirdly familiar. He wanted to smash something, and he vented his anger on the nearest serpent, impaling it and slicing of its head with a spinning motion. The sea around was virtually blasted away as raw untamed power annihilated the Legions of Aigaios. Ares, mounted on a skeleton warhorse and wearing his shimmering armor wielded the familiar skull-encrusted broadsword, No wonder, the presence of the wargod also seemed to affect the Merman, who suddenly fought with more gusto, who moments ago looked on the verge of defeat. Athena, looking exquisitely beautiful despite the terrifying look in her gray eyes, held forth the original Aegis that she had made for Zeus. Monsters fled at the sight of the famed shield, with Medusa's unholy gaze turning the unlucky and hapless monsters into stone. The arrival of the two olympians spelt doom for the army of Aigaios, and the monstrousities of the titans were annihiliated. Now, all that was left was the insane titan Aigaios.
The three gods enclosed the mad titan on all sides, and still he continued fighting like a madman, swinging his Javelin. In his berserker state even three Olympians could not beat him yet, and the fight dragged on. Seeing Athena fight reminded Percy of Annabeth. They looked extraordinarily alike, her eyes, so vividly like her daughters. Those beautiful grey orbs that Percy had loved so much. A searing pain tore through his heart as he through about her again, how he had refused to trust her, and how she had repaid him by sacrificing her life for him. Suddenly, he didn't care. He wanted to die, he wanted to see her again, and never leave her again.
He uncapped Riptide, and the peculiar bout of energy coursed through him again. He felt the sea around him heat up as well, and he focused on one thing; Aigaios. Percy began spinning Riptide in a circular motion, gathering momentum and taking in the kinetic energy from the currents around him. Then, he lunged and aim straight for Aigaios, charging into the midst of four battling Gods.
A/N: How was it? Please Review! My term has just started, so I might not be able to update that regularly. But I promise I'll finish this Fic. Please R and R!
