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~ Chapter 4 ~

Perseus pov

Sometimes, I hate my long, eternal live. A very good example was the situation I was in right now. Chiron began talking about my live in front of the whole class. Sure, they didn´t know it was me, but it was embarrassing none the less. He began talking…

"The god you forgot to mention, Perseus was-" and still is… I added in thoughts "-the oldest of the gods. He was the firstborn son of Krios, Titan of the South and Constellations, as well as Selene, Titaness of the moon. The domains he held were very powerful ones, what made him very feared among his family. Perseus´ domains were the night, the stars, heroes, loyalty and Shrewdness, what were compared to the other Titans and later Olympians many powerful titles. But even with this among of power, he was still very humble and he was said to have a good heart, fighting for the human race-" would do it over and over again. Ahh, good ol´ times. "- and protecting the weak.

His story is a lot different compared to the ones of the other gods. It begins, that he was born a god, other than his younger brothers Pallas, Astraios and Perses, who were all Titans. Another difference was that he was the one to support the human race and vote for democracy, instead of the tyranny Kronos would build later. Perseus was also one of the few, who defended the Primordial of the sky, who was, instead of cruel and ignorant, a caring father and good ruler. After he was sliced into pieces by Kronos´ scythe, Perseus saved the pieces from the Titan of time and threw them into the ocean, proceeding a very old, by now forgotten ritual. From Ouranous pieces, Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love was born.

After this act, Perseus went into hiding, helping humans in secret. As then the five children of Kronos; Hestia, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Poseidon were born, he watched in the shadows as they were swallowed by their father and vowed to help Rhea, the mother of the 5 gods hide her next child if there should come another one. Later, Zeus was born. Perseus gave Rhea in her dreams the idea, to give Kronos a rock, instead of Zeus to eat-" this proved to me, that Zeus appearance and brains were similar to that of a stone. "- and they hid Zeus with the help of Gaea, Primordial of the earth."

I zoned out for a bit from then. He was going to tell them about how Zeus grew and made a plan and yadda, yadda, yadda. Titan war yadda yadda, Giant war blah blah and then "-after the Giant war, the war against Gaea and her children, the Giants, the gods build their council like it´s known today.

Perseus, even though he isn´t a son of Kronos, counts under the "big four" (AN\ sorry, I know really cliché, but I couldn´t help it XD) -" still the most liked of us. Ha, beat that Zeus! "-so, he is very powerful. He always had a strong bond to the twin archers, Artemis and Apollo, so most stories about him involve at least one of these two." True, true "Sadly, this was not only to his advantage. One day he was given a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi. It is unknown to human kind what it says. Only very few know what it talks about and let us hope that it remains that way." He muttered the last part under his breath. At this Chiron sent a stern look in my way. I only raised my hands in mock surrender and had a fake, innocent smile on my face. He knew me way to well.

"Now, let´s get to the interesting point in his life." I inwardly groaned at this. Why, why do they always have to mention THAT point in my way too long, immortal life?

"The part that makes him in my point of view interesting, is that he is still a virgin, you could say. He didn´t swear an oath like Artemis and Hestia did-" Uhm, no. That would be kind of awkward. Perseus, the sworn maiden ( XD ). Nah, I am happy things are like they are and I would like to keep it that way, thank you very much. :P Back to the topic. "-But he is the only male god without children. In his life though, were a few moments, in which he nearly lost it. The last one being, when he fell in love with a woman. She was, so is it told, very beautiful, even matching Aphrodite. Sadly, like most lives in Greek Mythology-" at this word, I cringed slightly. Come on, is it that hard to at least call it stories. I mean, how you would feel, if I called you a myth. "- his was tragic. He didn´t want to go the ways the other gods went, so he disguised himself as a human, a mere mortal. Perseus was going to tell her soon about his heritage and powers, he was going to give her his heart, ask her to marry him and become his immortal wife, but as he went to visit her, he caught her in her chamber, lying in bed with another man; a god nonetheless. He became a little bitter afterwards-"

Of course I did. My love, my only love I might add, cheated on me with one of my relatives, one I was very close, at least until this day. I don´t want to mention his name here, it just brings back very sad memories. "-Till this day, he hasn´t fallen in love again.

So, that´s it with the tragic stories today. Please prepare for tomorrow lesson. I ask every one of you to choose an Olympian god or goddess and research them. Write down the main facts, such as the great events in their lives, their parents, sibling and if known, the names of their children. That´s it. See you tomorrow." He finished. Great, now I have homework to do. Not that I would normally mind, but the fact that I have to live with Apollo doesn´t make things easier. It´s sad that his sister isn´t with us. She is one of the very few people who can get the god of the sun to shut up.

Still in thoughts, I left the classroom and made my way to the cafeteria. It was lunch time and I would see Annabeth again. She had this aura surrounding her, it just felt… right. I don´t know how to describe it otherwise. I felt calm and like myself, my real one, not the façade I had to put on every day. She made me smile; something only few could do these days. But there was also something about her that made me think that I already knew her, like I had seen her before, but I couldn´t exactly place it. I quickly snapped out of my thoughts as I realized that I was at the doors to the lunch room.

As I entered I noticed how many people this school really had. Nearly every table was full, expect for the one, where Annabeth was sitting. She looked kind of lonely, so I decided to join her for lunch. I made my way to her table, ignoring the stares I got from girls and boys alike. (uhm, cross?) She hadn´t noticed my coming, so she was a little shocked. "Hey, would it be okay, if I sat with you?" I asked her with one of my genuine smiles. She offered one back and nodded, glad not to be alone.

"So, uhm how was Latin?" Smooth Perce, really? You are asking her in school how school was. I lost my touch it seems. This was what I thought; at least until she started answering me, amusement shining in her beautiful, stormy grey eyes… wait! Beautiful? Oh man, I knew all along that I must´ve lost it. I was going insane. It was only a little over half a century since SHE broke my heart and I already was looking at the next girl, seriously? It was way too soon to fall in love again… or was it?

"It was good, I think. My mum, Helen taught me some languages when I was little, Latin, for an unknown reason was one of them. I am not a natural at it, but I get more than most others. I am most interested in the countries it was spoken in though, such as Italy. The architecture they had there is just so amazing, how they build …" I zoned a little out, noticing how much she had to like architecture. Maybe, if we would become good friends, I could take her to Greece with me, showing her my temple and Athena´s too. We could even visit the Pantheon. She would surely like this. But this is wish-dreaming. It would take years to build a friendship that strong, and I won´t have that much time. Ugh, sometimes, if not always I hate the ancient laws. They not only forbid us gods the contact with our children, even if this doesn´t concern to me, it still makes me mad, they als forbid too long and intense contact to mortals. I know how much most of the gods love their children and would like to have some bonding time with them.

"What are you thinking about, Perseus?" She asked me. I hadn´t even noticed that she finished talking; being too lost in my thoughts (again).

"I think we should finish eating and then in our free period, we could head to the library. How does that sound?" She thought about it, and then nodded. "I think it´s a great idea. Hurry up, so we can go to heaven." She joked. And in this moment I truly realized, what an amazing person she really was. She not only looked very "hot" but she was, what mattered more to me, very smart. And she loved books.

"You know, I think that this is the beginning of a very good and long friendship." I said as I looked her in the eyes. She weakly nodded at this. " I think, you are right. This is going to be a great frienship. Now let's go." She said as she grabbed my arm, heading directly to the library. If only I had known, how important her role in my life would be...

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