I'm back peoples! Welcome to another chapter! Thank you Jackm052 for my first ever review and for helping me choose some certain plot areas to change! Also thanks to Jack282 for review 2! GO JACKS! Now last time we found out that Ares is a badass. Now we find out who found Percy. Remember to constructive criticize and point out spelling mistakes. IDK when Athena and Ares were born or how chronologically. Screw it. My fanfic, my way. Not everything may be accurate! Called fanfiction for a reason. Also, I always felt the two gods of war would have a deeper connection and wouldn't hate each other. They would be like twins more than just siblings… Or maybe even closer wink wink.

Ch. 2

Olympus Throne Room

Athena was stunned. Ares was back! Everyone thinks she hates him and she does. But not the God of War. Their domains both are dominated by the War and Warcraft. They were kin, in blood and powers. They always were closer than the myths said. She doesn't hate Warlike Ares, the disciplined, smart Ares, but she loathed the stupid, insufferable, arrogant, biker Ares. She was so happy that Ares truly was back.

"Ares?" Athena said tentatively, "is that you?"

Ares looked over to her, in full battle regalia. His eyes seemed filled with a nuclear blast, as opposed to the usual weak flames he used to have. His gaze was so fearsome, she flinched. She, the Goddess of War and an Olympian, flinched! Then Ares seemed to soften.

"Sister," Ares said, "I am back, it was the splitting again. The Battle Lust and War took me over and I had ignored the Order and Courage."

Athena understood. One of her many studies led her discover that gods sometimes get a problem called διάσπαση ον, or diáspasi̱ on, which meant split being in Ancient Greek. It was commonly known as 'the splitting'. The god seemed to become something other than themselves, seeming to lose respect for some domains and following only a few of them. It was something akin to mortals' schizophrenia. It can happen whenever, for whatever reason. It has happened to many deities, even to Athena herself. It happens to Demeter every winter, when her daughter Persephone leaves for the Underworld. Only something majorly against their normal principles or if the cause of the split came undone could pull them out of it. When Persephone comes back, Demeter regains her bearings.

Athena remembered how in the Trojan War, Athena had her first splitting. She became more violent and a braggart. She even attacked her brother and Aphrodite in a jealous fit while Aphrodite was trying to get Ares away from the combat while he was horribly injured. To many, that just did not line up with the cool, collected, steely eyed Goddess of Strategy. Then, even more unbelievable, she bragged about hurting the weakened Ares, saying he deserved not to be God of War if he couldn't defend against a girl. It even caused her to *shudder* side with Poseidon.

Ares's armor melted away as Athena ran to Ares and hugged him, tears falling down as she started to cry on his shoulder. All the other gods were stunned. Athena… crying?! On Ares's shoulder?!

Surprisingly, Artemis was smiling. She was always very close to Athena, so she was one of the three of ALL the gods minor or major who knew how much she missed her brother. Also, this meant Ares was not as stupid or arrogant anymore. He was now more respectable, even if he still was a male.

Ares started rubbing circles on Athena's back, whispering something in her ear. Athena looked up, surprised, and asked him something quietly. Ares nodded, stoically and whispered something else. Athena nodded, hugged him one more time, and flashed away.

The throne room seemed to come alive in one huge rush of yelling and shouting. Then, all went to Hades. Soon, everyone but Ares, Artemis, Dionysus (who fell asleep a while ago), and Hestia was shouting.

The War God then looked at Artemis while putting his sunglasses on, widely grinned, and flashed away. Artemis's mouth twitched before she smirked.

"Well," She thought, "looks like Ares still loves causing our 'family feuds'."

Then Artemis flashed away to find out what Ares wanted Athena for. She wondered what could be important enough for Athena to leave in the middle of a council meeting. She had never done that before.

Artemis could still hear her family arguing as she flashed out.

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Perseus woke up next to his mother. He rubbed his eyes, looking around. His sight landed on his mother. He saw a strange deity standing near her, crying and shaking her. He froze, remembering what happened and how a god killed her. They must all be evil, his common sense said, no, if so, why spare you? His mind said. Whatever, he thought it's not time for debating the motives and purpose of the deity. Percy played dead until the woman got closer. When she reached out to touch his cheek, the demigod jumped up and pushed her over. He heard a cry of surprise and pain. He started to turn when he remembered she was not human. He turned again and ran.

For Percy, as he ran it seemed the grass was tripping him, the trees reaching out, as if nature was trying to catch him. The goddess was not far behind. Yet he still ran as fast as his small legs could. Finally the goddess seemed to run out of patience. She yelled something, and he looked back. She seemed alarmed, pointing in front of him. He then turned back to look in front of him and screamed.

Percy had just run off a cliff.

And end, with a cliffy too. Literally and figuratively lol. I have a question for you peoples. Should Ares and Athena be lovers, close siblings, or were lovers but Zeus got in the way? Also Mr. Jackm052, it's coming. Shadowrwriter, your idea seems too OP but hey, you get part of your wish, which also pleases MJ-booklover. But you have to find the obvious clues! YAY!