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I am sorry for not updating in a long time but I have been busy. Adjusting to year ten school, homework/essays, social life, drinking a Mother and having what I hope wasn't a seizure. Well yeah, life goes on.

Also, I have been working on a project. More of a story of my own design. It's in a magical world (Same old, same old) but with different races. Why different races? Because Orcs and Elves are too mainstream. Also my own gods. here are the races and gods.

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Races

Fein - Magical people.

Golems - Rock people.

Humans - Pretty self explanatory.

Keer-etein - Savage Shapeshifters.

Arekur - People of Darkness.

Elunfir - People of Light.

Ut'ermai - Bird people.

Ignarein - Dragon people

Gods

The Young Ones

Syran - God of Warfare, Mountains, Endurance, Strength, Honor, Independence and Leadership.

Acteton - God of Fire, Day, the Forge, Harsh Light, Volcanoes and the Sun.

Miator - Goddess of Night, Tides, Islands and the Moon.

Denydios - Goddess of Earth, Chastity, Language, Writing, Knowledge, Architecture and the Seasons.

Rievern - God of the Sea, the Unknown, All Water Sources and Storms.

Nitheros - God of the Sky, Responsibility, Sanity, Bravery, Order and Law.

Tagerin - God of Death, Guilt, Music, Pain, Hidden Beauty and Darkness.

Kitari - Goddess of Life, Soothing Light, Innocence, Beauty, Poetry and Love.

Emerin - Goddess of The Hunt, Archery, Speed, Agility, Skill, the Wilderness and Animals.

Semeneas - Goddess of Motherhood, Home, Harmony, Childbirth and Loyalty.

Thariqas - God of Deceit, Disharmony, Treachery and Thievery.

Emuljar - Goddess of the Stars, Chaos, Fear, Insanity, Irresponsibility and Anarchy.

The Ancient Ones

Barayta - Gravity and the Void

Psychar - Matter and Positive Energy

Piros - Anti-Matter and Negative Energy

Irikash - Time and Humanity

Umantei - Creation and Destruction

Thylei - the Beginning and the End

Zeulen - Existence and the Elements

Lyrevita - Destiny, Emotion and Fate

The Ancient Ones are genderless while the Young Ones have genders. I want your opinion on those things. Please tell me if they are any good or not. If there is anything I should or you would recommend to change about the gods domains tell me and I will consider it.

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Anyway this isn't the confrontation between Erin and the girls. This is absolutely essential to the story though, not for a while but probably near the end.

There is an OC introduced here that me and 'the one who lives in darkness' came up with, mainly him.

To the reviews!

Lilith Jae - Okay... In short, yes they have recuperate his feelings. With the don't get thing is that parts of this story or the whole thing in general. I want your honest opinion, helps me write better, so please tell me. Just don't flame please, I'll ignore it if you do.

Percabeth02 - I don't understand where you got Silena from. And he is with ten girls, not just those three. He might tell who he is.

LyingTruth123 - He probably won't, at least for a bit.

Mundster Madman - Yes that tends to happen. Were they little words, less complicated? I tend to stuff up smaller words more then large and complicated ones.

Gothic Math Freak - For your four questions:

1) I actually have a cool idea for that. Think the movie, Immortals. Not really that good a movie but awesome ending battle scene.

2) In a way Blake did.

3) I won't say on this one.

4) In the end they will most likely have a shaky relationship. He will probably stay as EE, he gave up being PJ a long time ago.

Addicted to PJO - Thank you and from what I have read on this site, my storys are actually a rather good size.

patzhang05 - Nope.

MagicGold34 - I have that happen many times before, just not on an as large scale. I feel for you man, I feel for you.

AssassinInBlackisEzio - Eventually.

Blackcurse11 - I'll write it but it is in the summary. Thalia/Artemis/Zoe/Bianca/Clarisse/Athena/Aphrodite/Calypso/Reyna/Piper. There you go.

book study - The irony was exactly what I was thinking :P

ko1111and - I don't plan on stopping this story. This is lots of fun to write and a great learning experience.

Arty the Smarty - I like your suggestion and am happy that you are contributing. I may or may not use that idea actually, it really depends.

TheMuncher - Lol. I update when I can.

L Lawliet - Thank you. It's been a while since you updated one of your stories. My favorite was The Four Seasons of Chaos. Beautifully original and just plain amazing.

To the story.

Chapter 12

Two Sides of the Cosmic Coin

Erin

Erin came back to Eden after everyone being dismissed. He was aware of the meeting Aphrodite had set up. He knew he had to keep an eye on those ten while staying away from them at the same time. If anyone knows who he is and could reveal him to the others he knew it was them.

Before he left he saw Athena watching his every movement with her deep grey eyes, analyzing him, while taking notes in a little book. He guessed she was writing down similarities between his current self and his old self.

He arrived at the garden of castle Equinox, right in the middle of the kids training session. They looked at him for a second before tackling him in a dog pile. His humorous laugh was heard easily by Fable and Mist.

"Dad!" they all yelled. They started calling him that when Gwen, Caleb and Regina called him 'daddy' constantly. He was technically their father, added to the fact that he loved to be called that and would never let them be hurt, he thought of them as his own.

"We missed you daddy!" Gwen yelled cheerfully from where she was in Erin's arms; right next to her proclaimed little sister, Regina Effigy, and above her little brother now clamped to his leg, Caleb Effigy, as they now have his surname.

"I missed you too" he said, smiling lightly. He frowned when he remembered where he had to be.

"It's a bit late don't you think?" they frowned at him, knowing what he was going to say "Come on, you should be getting to bed" they pouted but didn't bother arguing. He was always right and he did know what was best for them, he was the father they always wanted.

"Can you read us a story daddy?" asked Regina, giving puppy dog eyes times ten, the rest followed suit. He knew he had to be there soon but couldn't resist those eyes.

"Alright" they cheered and rushed through the garden, to the lounge that connects to their rooms, or hang out room as the children call it. They clambered onto the soft, plump couches of linen next to the warm fire.

Erin, Mist and Fable came in behind them. Fable and Mist sat next to each other by the fire place, with Gwen and Alabaster cuddling up to them, Erin sat in a comfy armchair, only to have Caleb and Regina on his lap.

"What story do you want to hear?" he said, after getting the duo comfortably situated on his lap.

"Tell us about Percy Jackson" said Isabelle. Erin soon whipped his head to face her with wide eyes. He soon turned to glare at an innocent looking Fable and Mist, how two wolves the size of two baby elephants put together looked innocent, he had no idea.

"How did you know about him?" he hadn't told them the tales of his adventures yet, he hadn't said one word about his old life and would like to keep it that way. It brought out bittersweet memories.

"Fable told us. He said that Percy Jackson was a true hero, he was modest and selfless. He said you knew him, can you tell us about him" William, at least Erin assumed it was William, took over for Isabelle.

The unknown king sighed dejectedly "I guess you could say that" he almost smirked. Despite the bad and good memories that it brought up, much to his chagrin, he loved talking about himself from a third person point of view, it was funny to see people's reactions to the shit that he went through and to see their sympathy for a man that is right under their nose, once literally. He had a big nose, end of story.

"Then tell us about him, please" said Aaron, or William.

Erin couldn't say no to the faces they were giving him "What do you want to know?" he asked, distracting them for a moment so he can collect his thoughts about how he may be put through hell later because of this.

"Tell us when he first went to the Greeks and his first quest" they were shaking with enthusiasm and eagerness.

"Well…" he took a deep breath "Percy Jackson lived in New York, Manhattan, before the shift. He went to Yancy Academy during sixth grade with his friend Grover Underwood" Kimberly interrupted him.

"You mean the lord of the wild?" she looked at Erin incredulously. He nodded with a small smile on his face, he missed G-man.

"His Latin class, led by Chiron in the disguise of a school teacher, Mr Brunner, and chaperoned by Mrs Dodds, went to a museum" he was cut off again, this time by 'Bells.

"What museum was it?" she enjoyed the look on his face. Despite being quiet most of the time, when she knows and cares for someone she can be really loud and protective, but mostly pulls pranks or does anything to irritate said people.

He continued while ignoring her question, much to her displeasure "Mr Brunner led the tour and they went back outside for Lunch after" he talked faster seeing that Alabaster was going to say something, undoubtedly, about food, his favorite pass time.

"Nancy, a person who constantly bullied Percy and Grover, dumped her Lunch onto Grover's lap. Percy lost control and the water reached up and grabbed her, flinging her into the fountain" his voice was lost in the giggles.

He continued as the giggling stopped "Mrs Dodds took him deep into the museum, before she accused him of theft. She transformed into Alecto, the fiercest of the Furies" the children gasped, while the wolves rolled their yellow eyes at Erin's dramatics.

"Chiron and Grover showed up just as she was going to kill him" the tension was rising "Chiron threw a pen to Percy, which transformed into the sword he used his whole life, Anaklusmos, Riptide" they noticed that Erin's was tight, almost reminiscent.

"He killed Alecto. Chiron and Grover used the mist to make everyone in the school believe that Mrs Dodds never existed and they always had a teacher called Miss Kerr. The only reason he knew that something happened was because Grover was a bad liar" he smiled fondly.

"When he left to go home Grover caught the same greyhound he did. The greyhound broke down and the passengers had to get off. Over the other side of the road sat three old ladies. One held a basket of yarn while the other two knitted it. They were the Fates" the children gasped.

"One extended a pair of shears and cut the yarn. At that moment the greyhound started back up" the tension in the room was rising "When they got back on Grover made Percy promise to let him walk Percy home. Percy promised".

"When they arrived at the station Percy ditched Grover, who ran off to the toilet. He took a cab to his mother's apartment, Sally Jackson" his throat clenched. He decided not to mention Gabe "They soon left to Montauk, Long Island for a few days. The night after they arrived there was a giant storm".

He looked up slightly as he heard the quiet opening and shutting of the door to the courtyard. He knew it was the only other person other than Hecate, himself and a few others that can come and go from this island as they please.

"Grover arrived at their cabin, in full Satyr form. Sally, Percy and Grover left in the direction of camp, being pursued by a powerful monster. On their way there they were blasted off the rode by a lightning bolt sent by Zeus" they children scowled at the kings cruelty "They survived and ran for the hill separating them from Camp Half-Blood, which is now known as New Athens".

"The monster caught up with them. It was the Minotaur" Regina and Caleb cuddled closer into Erin's embrace. The large man at the door lightly chuckled, only loud enough for Erin and the wolves to hear.

"It clamped its hand closed, making Sally vanish in a flash of golden light. Percy, blinded by anger and the need to protect Grover, who was unconscious, taunted the Minotaur into attacking him. He managed to get onto the Minotaur's back and tear off one of its horns".

"The Minotaur charged him again. Percy, acting on instinct, rolled to one side and came up, digging the horn into its side, killing it" the children shook off the tense silence and cheered for his victory.

"What happened next?" asked Kimberly, it was after her question that the large man stepped out of the shadows of the door, into their sight. He made a faint chinking sound from the metal armor that adorned his body and clanking sounds from the many pots, pans, and cooking utensils that were strapped to his armor.

"He dragged Grover down the hill, past the boundary and passed out on the steps of the big house" the man's voice was gruff and held tints of something dangerous, something mad and bloodthirsty.

The people surrounding the flame could clearly see his over-sized blade strapped to his back. There was a bow and quiver that looked to be made of grey-green stone, like castle Equinox.

The bow was like two snakes extending for the limbs of the bow. The heads had the string held in their mouths, spread taught between the ends and the end of their tails entwined for a grip. The quiver was like many snakes side by side, their heads as the opening and tails curling together in a blunt point at the bottom. It was a bow and quiver he took from a demon named Lucifer that once served the Fates, it was named Serpentsfang.

On his back rested most people's nightmare, Erin not included. It was a five foot long meat cleaver, with a one-sided blade. The whole blade itself was blood red in color and engraved with scenes of slaughter, chaos and madness. This was a blade wielded by the demon Satan, once in service of the Fates and called Heartstriker.

"Uncle Nero!" the children pounced on the now chuckling, black, almost purple, haired man. His flaming red pupil and maddening purple irises were filled with mirth at the children's enthusiasm.

"Now, now, you don't want to crush your uncle, do you?" said Erin, winking at 'The Monster Cleaver' as he is sometimes known, since he literally cleaves monsters in two with a cleaver. It's kind of obvious which cleaver he uses.

Erin gave Nero Constantine a pleading look, he needed to leave. He would be in enough trouble as it is.

"It's late, isn't it time for bed?" the recipients of his question groaned "Come on, off to bed, you can finish the story tomorrow" They groaned once more before giving Erin, the wolves and Nero a hug and heading to bed. Erin carried Gwen and Regina to bed while Nero carried Caleb to his room, all three were already asleep.

After they were sleeping soundly Erin and Nero had gathered in front of the fireplace, Mist and Fable having already left. Erin went fishing in one of his pockets before drawing a coin out, making Nero watch it nervously.

"I hate that coin" he murmured, eying it like it was the bane of his existence. Erin smiled tersely.

He fingered the coin for a moment "You'll have to watch them till morning, I have a feeling that this week's training will be more intense than usual" Nero sighed, but nodded nonetheless.

Erin smiled evilly "All it takes is a flip of the coin…" he flicked the coin into the air. The light caught on its void black surface, making the side displaying Earth and the other side displaying a grand star shine.

"To make the bodies re-join" Nero finished, getting into position to catch Erin. The coin landed in the battle-mages open palm, star side up. It shimmered like blue fire before disappearing. Seconds later, Erin collapsed into the unwillingly immortal son of Bacchus' hands.

He carried the man to his room and unstrapped the katana, making it fall to the ground. He left it there because he knew that no matter how strong, it would like trying to lift a hundred tonnes to a mortal.

He threw Erin unceremoniously onto the bed and walked out after draping the sheets across him.

Moments later red eyes snapped open. They took in the familiar surroundings. The room he was in, unlike his room in castle Equinox, was bright and excessively cheery.

He sat up and ran a hand through his jet black hair. He got out of the warm bed and slipped on some once modern clothes, specifically, a tank top and shorts.

He quickly grabbed his katana, strapped it to his back, and walked out the door. The path he needed to walk down the corridor has long since been burned into his mind. Left, right, left, left, up, down… don't ask. It was all a monotonous walk, like always, and the unadorned bright and unreasonably cheery walls did nothing to assist in that task.

When he arrived at a large set of double doors he was wary to enter. Summoning his courage, which was insanely low at the moment, he pushed his way through the door and into the room beyond.

The room was a giant circular dome supported high above the ground by multiple sturdy pillars. There were no walls, except surrounding the door Erin came through, and was instead, open space, specked with stars and galaxies.

The open expanse of space was only noticeable because of Erin's acute eyesight. A mortal, if they could live in this temperature, would only see an orange, yellow and red wave-like pattern, the innards of a sun.

Erin could distinctly see a blue and green planet swirling with white storms. One single landmass stood out amongst the vast ocean. It was the planet the sun was being orbited by. He could also make out Mercury and Venus before Earth and Mars and Jupiter after it.

He turned to the other end of the open hall when he felt a piercing gaze on him. Slouching into a twenty feet tall throne was a twenty feet tall ten year old girl. Despite being physically ten, she was ethereally beautiful and held an air of control and power around herself. Her currently black-hole like eyes were locked onto him, revealing no emotion.

He hastily bowed to her, gods can be extremely temperamental, but they haven't got anything on this girl.

"Milady" he remained bowing. Despite being older than all the gods and titans ages put together, she the most impatient person he had ever known.

"Rise" she said, her voice was icy cold. He rose nervously, not knowing what might happen. It all depended on her constant and mostly violent mood swings.

Her face shifted from the emotionless mask to bright smile, even brighter then Apollo's. The smile and rapid shift in mood made her eyes go from violent black-holes to warm stars.

"Today we are just going to do the usual training!" she waved her hand and they appeared in a larger room with a carefully constructed course. It was all shiny and complex, technology way out of any humans reaches, even before the shift, rendering it useless to explain.

He sighed in relief. The obstacle course may be tormenting but his mentor can be extremely creative in making something much, much worse.

"Move it! Move it!" she shouted, pushing him towards the course. He sighed and set off. He continued on for hours. Time was different in the centre of this solar system. It seemed like it was going impossibly fast while being at a standstill at the same time. Erin had long since guessed it was due to his mentor's presence.

After what felt like days, and it might have been days to weeks or months to a single second, he collapsed from exhaustion. He saw a figure kneeling in front of him through blurry eyes.

"This may be one of the last times I can train you" she waved her hand over Erin's fallen form and he felt instantly invigorated.

"You must defeat the king of darkness. That is your ultimate destiny, Percy Jackson" she smiled sadly. Erin cringed at the invocation of his old name.

"Please milady, do not call me by that name. I am no longer Percy Jackson, not anymore" he said. She reached into his pocket and pulled out the coin that brought him here.

"We are friends are we not" she settled the coin in his hand. He nodded uncertainly "Than, Erin, please call me by my name, not any titles" he rubbed the coin thoughtfully.

"I will remember that friend" he said. She gestured to the coin "Go back to your planet, bring freedom and prosperity with my training, and defeat Erebus" he didn't need further urging.

He flicked the coin high in the air "All it takes is the flick of a coin…" he looked down into her eyes "To make the bodies re-join" she gave him a cheesy salute.

"Good luck, Erin Effigy" he held out his palm and the coin fell into it.

It shimmered and disappeared, along with Erin's consciousness. The last words she heard from his mouth were "Thank you for everything, Chaos".

Did you like it.

I give a shout out to 'the man who lives in darkness' the man who made Nero.

I may not update for a while, just bear with me, I won't abandon this story, I love it to much.