Chapter 13- I knew it was the wrong thing to do

Poseidon POV

I knew it was the wrong thing to do. I knew it would not end well. But I had been so angry at being beaten by that brat.

Maybe I should have told someone else about it before I did. They would have stopped me. It's too late now though. I cannot change the past but I have to deal with the present.

No-one but Hephaestus knew it was my fault. He'll be so upset though. He'll hate me for what I told him was a lie.

And so Erichthonius was born.

Chapter 14-

Ares POV

We were at Athena's 'initiation' test. We will soon know what she will be a goddess of. The first thing I noticed when she came back from my brother's forges was that she was silent. I actually get along with my brother better than my father and uncles so I don't rush to blame him. Sure we have our fights but what siblings don't?

I'm a god who doesn't have many worries in the world, know what I mean? But I was really worried when she didn't talk to anyone, not even Hestia. I don't usually care about other people's lives but Athena is my little sister and I care. At first I thought that the fact that I care was a sign of love or whatever soppy stuff the girls said but it wasn't. She's my little sister and that's the only reason I care.

Zeus POV

The Initiation test was theoretically quite simple if things don't go wrong. First there is a room (which all of us are in now) that has a table in the middle and some clay. Prometheus sits on one side and she sits on the other. This is the room in which her sacred animal will be picked. She has a choice either describe an animal to Prometheus who will then sculpt his interpretation of it or sculpt it herself. She chose the latter.

She then begins to sculpt. At the end the finished 'masterpiece' will be looked at and the closest looking animal to it would become her sacred animal.

So she begins to carve. She is actually very good at carving and modelling the clay in to a shape. Better then I was in takes a while but it is a pleasure watching her work, Prometheus just sits there watching waiting for her to finish or ask for help. Half an hour later she finishes. The final piece of work is unlike anything I've ever seen. It is a bird, a wonderful bird of prey from the looks of I now have to tell her there are no animals like it but before I can... she breathes life into it. Even for Powerful gods like me and my brothers that skill is beyond anything we could dream of doing. But she breathed life into it with such ease it really was remarkable. Maybe she'll be the goddess of magic. Who knows?It is soon time for the next test and by far the hardest to pass.

Chapter 15

Athena POV

Why were they looking at me like that? I did what they asked me to. I got my sacred animal. What's wrong?

My sacred animal is quite sweet actually. He could probably hurt you if he needed to. I think I'm going to call him Talon.

"The second test will be in the forest." Zeus told me

"Okay, what's the test?"

"I'll tell you when you get there."

Prometheus POV

Did she just seriously do that? I wish I could make my statues come to life. I'd have a whole other race/species. I'd call it the human race if I could bring it to life. Maybe then I'd have someone to talk to.

Zeus POV

There were actually several tests in the forest. To work she had to not know what they were.

The first was navigation. Can she trust her instincts? Were her instincts even correct?

The second was responding. How would she respond to being on her own in the forest? Will she be able to leave? Will she panic?

The third is monsters and animals. How would she respond to them?

There were many other tests that would declare what she was a goddess of and as long as she didn't know what they were, we'd be able to work it out.