Chapter 4

Hera

Lady Hera's palace the day before the closing of Olympus.

I sat alone in my garden. Thinking, I have been doing a lot of that recently. That and watching the half-bloods from both of the camps hoping to understand them better. It's funny how even after such a bloodly war where in danger they banded together to protect one another. And yet now even though it's still so soon after the war they have managed to go back to their old routines with gusto.

I watch them as they work together to rebuild and move on for the greater good of their families and the homes they've made at the camps. If anything the war brought each of their individual groups together and made them stronger than before. Even though the camps know nothing of each other I see how much a like they really are.

I never agreed with the decision that was made so long ago. That all demi-gods would be labeled as either Greek or Roman it was the fuel added to the small fire between them causing them to divide forever.

I remember watching them fight all those years ago. To the Greeks their roman siblings were too caught up in blood shed and lacked of any real feeling. The Romans were somewhat jealous of the Greeks, and thought their lack of military power was a sign of weakness. So the demi-gods hated each other's faults, and forgot the respect they held for each other's most renowned strengths.

For in truth Greeks respected the Romans military and the empire that it made. Romans had once respected the Greeks so much that they admired their culture and later accepted it as their own.

Now many on Olympus referred to them as the "deathly opposites." No they're not opposites anyone who would watch them both carefully would see how much they're alike.

I myself had almost forgotten until I saw Perseus leading the building of the new cabins with his friends after just seeing Jason working with his own companions. Those two demi-gods could be brothers both are born leaders, both have faced challenges and overcame them. Neither of them asked for power but had it expected from them because of their birth, and they both lead even though they were questioned.

If you were to switch them you would see little change in leadership. The two could either be the best of friends or the wriest of enemies to one another. Too bad they'll never meet.

It's a shame that the Olympian family is so divided. I am the goddess of family and yet mine is divided. Was it my fault? Maybe that ungrateful daughter of Athena was right, and I am too caught up in making the prefect family?

To have a prefect family at all I need to have a strong family, and here mine is completely broken. Not just the demi-gods but the Olympians as well. I need to have a family for me to make prefect and right now there isn't one. Maybe if I work on bringing them together then my mind will be at peace.

I could do it at the solstice and have the-

"Hera may I speak with you a moment?" I turn to find my husband with a trouble expression on his face. Was I so caught up in my thoughts that I had not heard him approach?

"Yes what is it?"

"I was watching over the mortal world and felt that the earth was stirring."

"Gaea?"

"Yes."

"What are we going to do? We're too weak for another war so soon."

He sighs and looks at me troublingly, "that's what I came to tell you. I believe that if we withdraw from the world, it will lull our enemies back to sleep."

I couldn't believe he was actually proposing this idea if anything they'll grow stronger and destroy us whiles we're hiding and playing it safe. We should just give up to save Gaea and her allies the trouble. "Go on," I ask him knowing there is more.

"I believe that we Olympians have become too involved in the affairs of mortals and in the fates of our demi-god children. Especially now that we have agreed to claim all of them and that's what is causing our enemies to stir."

Usually I am content to fallow his wishes but this is so unlike him, too paranoid. "How could you say that? Think of all those who were lost in the war two-thirds of the camps made it back alive. When this doesn't work it will be the demi-gods who suffer. They'll be taken out so that they cannot help us when the time comes."

"No, we're too much involved there is no other reason why Gaea would wake up after so many years. We have no choice but to withdraw from the mortals."

"How do you plan to withdraw when the mortals depend on us and us on them?"

"Simple we will close all of Olympus, and cut it off from the mortals until we are strong again."

I could see so many flaws in this plain but I held back the words to argue. From the look on his face I know he won't change his mind for anyone. I need to save us from this destruction that I could sense coming. "Very well promise me one thing though before you do this."

"What?" he asks slowly.

"If this plain should fail and our enemies start to arise you will reopen Olympus and allow those on Olympus to protect the mortal world and their children as soon as we get word of their return. Promise on the river Styx and on your loyalty to our family"

"I sewer to it on the Styx and in the name of loyalty I have to my family." There was a rumble of thunder it was done now I need him to leave so that I can make a plan. "I call a meeting for tomorrow and inform the others."

"Thank you dear. Now I have things that I must tend to so I won't be at your meeting."

"Alright Hera I will speak with you later, on how it goes." And with that he disappears in a flash of light.

Once he was gone I start thinking of a way to save us, at some point the gods would swallow their pride on getting showed up by their children. And be thankful that they were there to help. Right now I need to find those I was told of so long ago. I think of the warning I was given years ago after the war between the Greek and Roman demi-gods.

A few days after the Demi-god Civil War.

I was sitting alone in my study when there was a flash of light, as it cleared I saw the Fates sanding before me. They glared and told me what I would never forget.

"Listen well Hera for we see danger for Olympus. Centuries from now after the second first war there will be of little time before the lady of the earth fallows. And with her stirring, will those of greatest threat to Olympus rise again.

You must look out for and protect the seven great ones that will save all. They will hold more power than those before them, and stand out from the rest. Look for them as children of Jupiter, Mars, Apollo, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, and Poseidon.

You will know who each of the seven are, when it is time, for some will need you before the others. If they succeed all will be saved and an aria of true peace and happiness will fallow. Do not fail."

I still don't know who the seven are. Wait seven Apollo's new oracle gave a prophecy about seven half-bloods recently. What were the words again?

"Seven half –bloods shall answer the call.

To storm or fire the world must fall.

An oath to keep with a final breath.

And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death."

This is what they told me about the return of the giants and who would save us. I know for certain who four of them are, but the others I am still not sure. Clearly the half-bloods of the camps need to work together or at least seven of them do. But how do I get them together?

I am going to need help with this from someone who is very good at getting people to get along. I just hope she will be willing to help me go against my husband's insane plain. Taking a breath I draw some more influence and strength from my Roman side Juno. Not daring to transform in case someone saw me and reported me to Zeus.

It's time I got started saving our skins from the war that was coming. And my first stop was to see my sister maybe she could/would help me with a plain to get all the seven together, maybe even the Greek and Roman camps to.

Well that's chapter four. The next one will be Hera's point of view to. This chapter was going to be up to when Hera gets captured but that would be way too much info for one chapter. So I will have the second part of how Hera got captured up soon. The pole on my profile will be up until Friday then it will be closed. Also I don't know who the sevens parents are so I picked the most likely ones. That's all for today folks so like always-

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