Chapter 7: Settling In.
Sorry that this took so long to get out. I'm suffering from a case of writer's block for this story, plus the fact that i've started about 3 stories since the last chapter of this. One thing I want to clear up. Even though Percy, Bianca and Nico's ages have changed, no one else has. Ryan, Annabeth and Thalia were all 14 in the last two chapters, of course, they'll be 17 now due to time skip. Anyway, it's here now so enjoy!
Chapter 7: Settling In.
It has been 900 years since I was last in the mortal world, thought it was really only 3 years in the mortal world. Things went pretty smoothly for the next while, considering I had just found out that I was the long-lost son of Chaos, creator of everything. Hades had let Bianca and Nico live with me and Chaos since they'd be in danger on Earth, since Zeus would likely use them to learn my location. Hades and the other gods that had voted on behalf of my survival visited often, checking up on us and such.
Artemis didn't show up for a while though. It was the next day after our arrival that Apollo told us that she was being held captive on Mount Othrys. I wanted two storm down to Earth and help rescue the goddess that had believed in me but my mother and Apollo had both stopped me. Apollo said that five heroes had already been dispatched to rescue her. I asked who they were and the told me. My brother Ryan, Thalia Grace, the satyr Grover Underwood, Artemis' lieutenant Zoe Nightshade, and a hunter named Phoebe.
Though I had little faith in them, I begrudgingly let the matter go. My mother had different plans for the three of us. Though I was her son, she had all but adopted Bianca and Nico as well. During my stay at her palace in the Void, I had met my siblings as well.
The oldest was Gaea, primordial of the Earth, more commonly known as 'Mother Earth' or 'Mother Nature'. She was nice, if a bit cold at first. She didn't fully trust me, considering the conditions around my birth. I was the only one of my siblings with a father, as my siblings were the first entities after my mother, no male had existed before Ouranos, my brother. My mother had used her powers to create her other children, and Gaea didn't trust the son of a god at first, but she had warmed up to me.
After her came Ouranos, her husband. He was primordial of the sky, and was essentially based right above Gaea. He was alright, usually quiet and he never really engaged me in conversation. He was the quiet one in the family, not much to say on him.
Next is Pontus, primordial of the sea. Kinda like Poseidon in a way, Pontus spends most of his time in the water, making sure that his god equivalent doesn't screw anything up. Seriously though, the one day that Pontus doesn't watch over the ocean, Poseidon goes and sinks the Titanic.
Next was my brother Tartarus. Unlike Gaea, he was fond of me from the beginning, always acting the way any big brother would. He was the lord of Tartarus, sort of like Greek Hell. He always wore business suits and he had his hair slicked back. He walked with a cane that turned into a sword at his will and he spoke with a suave voice. Another thing, he also used to have a crush on Gaea, which made his relationship with Ouranos difficult.
Nyx was next. She is the primordial of the night, coincidentally, her daughter Hemera is primordial of day. She's always been nice to me and the di Angelos and she acts as if we've always been here. She lives in Tartarus with our brother in her home, the mansion of night. She is married to the last of my siblings, Erebus.
Now Erebus, where to start? Out of all my siblings, the is the only one I don't like. He's jealous of me and his siblings and he is the primordial of darkness and mist. Though they are married, he and Nyx don't get along very well. They barely ever see each other, and when they do it always ends in a fight. They have considered divorce for a long time now, but still haven't gone through with it.
Of course, the youngest in the family is me, and everyone (aside from Erebus) adores me. I'm the heir of Chaos, I'm one of the most powerful beings in the universe, equal with my siblings, I'm dating Bianca Di Angelo and I'm the commander of an elite team.
Now this team, how do I explain it? I'm going to put it in the words of Nick Fury: There was an idea, to bring together a group of remarkable people, to see if we could become something more, so that when they needed us, we could fight the battles that they never could.
The team was made up of six people. There was me of course, the leader. My codename was Alpha, and everyone followed my orders. I had no idea why they would pick me as leader. I'm not the kinda guy who leads, I'm the kinda guy who jumps in and tries not to die, but whatever. All the people in the team are my best friends, and we hang out alot after practices and stuff.
Bianca was my third in command, her codename was Beta. She honestly didn't seem that happy about being put in a position of power either. Bianca was always more of a follower than a leader, but she could still order people around and lead a charge well. Our relationship was going strong, so that was good. I honestly think the next step in our relationship was engagement, but neither of us were quite ready for that yet. We were only 19 after all. Well, 919, but you get the point.
Nico had no real position in the team, he was just Nico. Codename: Corpse. He mainly took advantage of his father's powers as his weapon, but he could hold his own with a sword. He seemed to be phasing back to the Nico that I had first met at Westover, cold on the outside but fun and cheerful once he trusted you. We still played Mythomagic together a lot.
The next member was slightly hesitant about the idea of joining, but she relented once she saw how everyone had been getting on in her two week absence a few years ago. None other than Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Codename: Lunar. When she saw how Olympus and the hunters were fairing while she was imprisoned, she packed her bags and left, wandering the world. Eventually, she came to the void and asked for a place to stay, but Chaos offered her something better. Now she's here and one of the most powerful members in the team.
Now, here's where it gets difficult. 300 years ago, or one Earth year ago, Chaos finally gave up on trying to find the last two members of the group. She realised that there were no living people worthy of the position. No living people.
Using her power as the creator of the universe, she forged a stone. The stone was mystical, and a strange aura floated around it. Chaos called the four of us into her office one day, and explained what it was. It was a stone that could raise people from the dead. Not Nico style, literally resurrect them. She asked us to choose two people two resurrect and we thought on it.
At the mention of death, Artemis' face fell. Even after all these years, she was still grieving the loss of her best friend. I knew what to do. "Our first choice is… Zoe Nightshade." At hearing those words, Artemis did something I would never expect the Man-hating goddess to do: she hugged me and cried. I knew I made the right choice. Zoe was strong.
Chaos nodded and raised the stone. It rattled for a few seconds before there was a blinding light and there stood none other than the former lieutenant of Artemis herself. Upon seeing Zoe, Artemis rushed up and tackled her in a bone crushing hug. I felt happy for her.
Chaos looked at us expectantly, as if waiting for our second choice. We had watched the second Titan War until the end, and one figure really stood out to me. He was brave, strong, determined, and smart. He had sacrificed himself to save the world and those the loved. I knew he would be the perfect choice.
"Our second choice is… Luke Castellan." Chaos nodded and the stone rattled once more, before there was a blinding flash of light and there stood none other than the blond soldier himself.
He looked around, confused as the tried to remember any of us. Then the turned two Artemis and Zoe and the bowed. "Lady Artemis and… wait, you're the girl from Mount Othrys, the one who died." Zoe nodded and Artemis glared at him. Luke gulped and looked at them both. "For what it's worth, I'm sorry." He then turned to us. "Who are you? Where am I?" Zoe nodded and stepped forward beside him. "I would also like to know that… wait, you're the kids from the Manticore Hunt." We nodded and smiled. "Where are we?"
Chaos stood up from her seat. She looked down at the stone in her hands, the glow it had been emanating before had faded, now it was just a clear crystal. She put it down next to two other stones on her desk, both were just crystals now but it was clear that they had been something else, something far more powerful.
"You are in my realm, young warriors. Your friends here…" She said gesturing to the four of us. "Have chosen for you two to be spared from death, in exchange for accepting their offer." Luke turned to us. "What offer?" The asked hesitantly and I grinned, my canines showing rather prominently. "To join our team." He looked confused. "Team?"
Chaos then explained to them about the team. About how it was a group of the universe's most powerful warriors, how they would go around saving the universe and the planet Earth. She explained that if a primordial ever went rogue (*cough* Erebus *cough*), or if the Titans rose to destroy Olympus and the gods were losing, then we were the ones that would be called in. Luckily, we didn't need two go in yet, and we weren't trained enough to fight in the second Titan War.
Zoe and Luke listened intently, trying to decide if they wanted to join the team and be given a chance at life again, or to go live peacefully in the afterlife. Zoe was the first to speak up. "I've already decided, Lady Chaos. I'd like to stay with my mistress, so I'll join thy team." Chaos clapped her hands together and grinned. "Excellent!" She exclaimed before black mist flew from her hands and engulfed Zoe.
The former lieutenant grew a worried look on her face. "What is happening!?" She looked at Artemis, pleading for help. "Do not fret, child. I am simply giving you a portion of my powers, as I have done with the other's. It will help you be more powerful and skilled enough to be in the team. Of course, with training you'll grow to be even more powerful, but this is like a starter boost." Zoe nodded and relaxed as she absorbed the power. When she was done, she almost collapsed from exhaustion, and instead went over to stand by Artemis. "Your codename is: Huntress" Zoe nodded.
Luke still looked undecided. "I spent so long preparing to die, I had fully accepted that I was going to die and I said goodbye to everything. Now here I am, being given the chance to live again." The chuckled without humor, and turned to Chaos. "I'll do it." He said, steely determination in his eyes. Chaos grinned, and gave him the power. "Your codename will be: Alpha, and you are second in command." Luke's eyes widened. "Me? Why me?" I knew how the felt. That was pretty much my reaction when Chaos said that I was commander. "Because, child, I have seen you through the Second Titan War, you are a great warrior, and an even better leader." Luke, though still confused, nodded.
Chaos stepped back and looked at us. A son of Chaos, A tragic hero, Two children of Hades, A goddess, and A Hunter. "I now pronounce you, The Warriors of Chaos."
That was a year ago, and so many things had changed since then. We had become immensely more stronger and powerful through training, we had liberated Pluto from an evil and corrupt king, and new romances had blossomed.
Yes, you heard that last one correct, we're all falling in love. Even mom, who I've found making out with some guy in the throne room at least four times. I questioned her about him, and she blushed and said he was just a friend. Yeah, right.
Luke and I have become practically inseparable since the arrived here, the's without a doubt my best friend. Luke's always there when my madness kicks in, more on that later, he's always there to distract Bianca when she's on a warpath to me, and he's overall just a really cool and fun guy.
The confided in me once that the had a slight crush on Zoe, but the was afraid she wouldn't like him since she was a hunter and had sworn off boys. I reminded him that she technically wasn't a hunter anymore since she died and she might have feelings for him. A few months ago, the had gotten the balls to ask her out, and she had said yes. Now they were a happy couple, except when Zoe playfully punched Luke, which happened a lot. One time Luke actually cried when Zoe hit him, and I got punched by Zoe for laughing.
The most unlikely couple ever is on the brink of happening, and you'll never guess who it is. Nico, the emo child of Hades, and Artemis, the virgin man-hating goddess.
Mind = Blown
They weren't officially a couple, and neither of them had ever confessed anything yet, but the spark was there. The way they looked into each other's eyes, the way they were always next two each other, and the way they just felt when they were near each other. You could feel it from a mile away. If they were in proximity of each other, a huge wave of this weird feeling would just overwhelm you. The rest of us had dubbed this the 'Nicotemis effect'.
Ah, now my 'madness' that I was talking about earlier, well that's a doozy. I have a split personality, an evil and twisted side, and a fragile and pure side. My mother says it might have something to do with me being a child of Chaos with an actual father, something that her other children don't have. It can be annoying sometimes, I'll have random freakouts, I can break down and suddenly lose all faith in existence, and I have once come close to slaughtering the whole race of Mercurians because one of them ticked me off. I hurt and injure myself intentionally, be it by crashing a motorcycle through a skyscraper and crash out the other end so that I can fall hundreds of feet, strapping C4s to myself and charging into an army of Saturnians, or simply stabbing myself. Being a son of Chaos, it is VERY hard to kill me, I just reform.
Anyway, onto the story. I was sitting on the beach with Bianca when we both got a telepathic message to come to the throne room. We begrudgingly got up, changed into our clothes and headed to find out what was wrong. We entered the room to find that the rest of the team was there and looking at me nervously. Chaos told Bianca to go stand by the other's and she obeyed. When she got there, Nico whispered in her ear and her eyes immediately widened, looking at me nervously like the other's.
I looked at Chaos and found that she was sweating, and looking around fearfully. She took a deep breath and began to talk.
"Lucifer, I have some news. Erebus, your brother, has decided to rebel against me by trying to conquer Earth. As you and the team are the only people aside from me who can stop him, IneedyoutogodowntoEarthandsaveeveryonethere." She breathed deeply again as she finished.
My eye twitched as I leaned in closer. "I'm sorry, what did you say?" Chaos actually looked scared for a moment, before sitting up defiantly and looking me in the eyes.
"I need you to go down to Earth and save everyone there" My eye twitched once again and my fists clenched.
Then I lost my shit.
I'M BACK. Though probably not for long, I could hardly write this chapter as I have writer's block and my love for Chaos and Percianca fanfictions has dwindled. I'm likely not gonna update again until I get into those types of stories again. I'm mainly focusing on my other fanfiction 'Son of Death', since I'm now into Preyna. Go check that story out, but for the time being, goodbye!
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