Hello. Remember me. I didnt actually warn you guys that I was gone in mexico for two weeks.
My bad. Anyways, school is now around the corner and I have a heap of work coming my way. I will post the story when I can. But I do not promise it will be frequent or routine like it was this summer. I have the story mapped out. We've come a long way from that room in the hospital but the story is far from over. Lets get to it. I am introducing a few new povs into the story. Just a few.
Jay:
The darkness of the night began lifting as I entered my courtyard. The sun was yet to reveal itself and the air was crisp as a dead leaf. The air was cool and a breeze reflected off of my skin, revealed by the toga. Mount Olympus had come a long way since I was a teenager. The place was no longer a massive room of windowless hallways, isolated from all existence outside. After the second titan war, zeus had the place renovated to become the symbolic look of a city that we all thought of when we thought of heaven. At the peak of the mountain, I looked out past my waist high wall onto the vast valley below. Sheppards had begun their daily work among their sheep and goats, unaware of the great city above them.
I was all by myself. I knew that one day, the armies of the darkness would come. We would have to fight again. But for me, my friends would not be by my side. Only the fearless gods of greek myths. Out there, somewhere, was an evil so great, it kept the gods awake at night. Out there, was the only hope for us.
My son.
I heard footsteps behind me. Graceful and quiet, but strong and distinct. I turned to see a woman who had those traits in more than just her footsteps.
"Its a little early for you to wake up Hera." I greeted her. She remained silent. Her sad eyes told that she was not here for a cup of wine. they reminded me of why I came outside in the first place. I sighed sadly and looked back to the valley, wanting to forget about it.
"I take that you heard." She finally said.
"Heard about it? I felt it the second it happened." I drooped my head, breathing deeply.
"I'm sorry for your loss."
"Don't be. She's at peace now. She's with Herry, she will feel no more pain."
"So will you tell Herry?" She asked.
"When he gets to sleep, yes." I turned around to see her lecturing eyes pierce through mine.
"I think that this situation requires a bit more of a personal talk. Don't you think. Herry would prefer to hear it from you over the television."
Looking back into space and back to her, I said, "where is he now?"
"On the roof of the brownstone. Where has always been at this time of night the past week.''
I nodded. Hera left as quietly as she arrived and it left me to ponder. I decided that maybe it was time to finally talk to Herry face to face.
Herry
The past week was a well deserved break full of sleep and relaxation. Full of movies with Ashlynn and peaceful sleeps. As usual, I went upstairs to the roof to stare at the once mighty skyscrapers. Few lights were on. It was a shame to see such beautiful architecture got to waste. Ashlynn was already asleep downstairs. The time was around 9:00PM.
I was thinking, about how to get to the underworld. There was no way I would find anything about locations of the underworld in the old library. Most of the books had been burned anyways. The only things of use I had found were physics textbooks and encyclopedias in Odies old room. Until I figured out a soloution, we were stuck here.
All of a sudden, there was a glow to the right of me. I turned around to see a growing orb of light. It got bigger and bigger until it formed the shape of a man. When the light faded, I saw my father. He was dressed in a silk white toga. His hair was longer than before. and he looked alot younger. Like my age. He held a short xiphos at his waist and despite his aura like glow, his grim expression was cold as ice.
"D-dad. What are you-"
Stopping me in mid sentence, he began talking. "Herry, I am not here to help you on your questions. I cannot interfere with it. I bring bad news."
I stood, confused that he had come all the way to see me to say stuff that he could in my dreams. "Well, lets hear it."
"Its your mother. They found out she was one of the heroes. The security guards were so outraged at the news, they beat her to death."
He stopped talking to let it soak in. I collapsed into the sitting position I was originally at. Emotions full of despair and sadness engulfed me. Tears fell from my cheeks and onto the gravel at my feet.
"I'm sorry Herry." I was suddenly engulfed with a new emotion: anger.
"You. You're a god. Why didn't you stop them?"
Surprised by my question, he replied. "I don't control fate Herry..."
"So what happened to being an all mighty god huh? She was your wife and you let her die! You killed her."
"Herry, please, just let me-"
I stood up and kicked clean through the wall i was sitting on. "YOURE A MURDERER GO AWAY! I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"
At that moment, I saw my fathers heart break. I meant everything to him. and from my anger, I pushed him away. Not that I noticed at the time. He stepped back, speechless. Staring at the ground.
"I SAID GO AWAY!" And with that he vanished. I was left alone again with only the sky for company. I curked up against the wall, and cried myself to sleep under a clear but starless sky.
Lovely start to the next couple of chapters eh? Please review and give your opinion on the whole story so far. See ya all next time. :)