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Here is a list of primordial gods and goddesses so you guys don't get confused. This is not all of the primordials, only the ones that may be used in the story.
Aether- god of light, husband to Hemera, present at meeting. Blonde hair, blue eyes
Ananke- goddess of goddess of inevitability, compulsion, need, and upper air, wife to Chronos, present at the meeting. Black hair lightening to brown, purple eyes with green swirls.
Chronos- god of time, husband to Ananke, present at meeting. Black hair, gold eyes.
Erebus- god of darkness and shadow, husband to Nyx, present at meeting. Black shaggy hair, black eyes.
Eros- god of love and attraction, not present at meeting but has not faded yet. Black hair, any colored eyes
Gaea- goddess of earth, wife to Ouranos, present at meeting. Brown hair, green eyes
Hemera- goddess of daylight, wife to Aether, present at meeting. Golden hair, blue eyes
Nyx- goddess of night, wife to Erebus, present at meeting. Black hair, dark blue eyes.
Ouranos- god of the heavens, husband to Gaea, present at meeting. Whitish hair, blue eyes.
Ourea- primordial of the mountain. No spouse, dark brown hair, green eyes with streaks of white and black. Not present at meeting, but has not faded..
Pontus- god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures, husband to Thalassa, present at meeting. Black hair, green eyes.
Tartarus- god of the deepest, darkest part of the underworld, ex husband to Gaea, no one knows where he is, suspected he has faded
Thalassa- Spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos, wife to Pontus, present at meeting. Black hair, green eyes.
Thesis or Physis- goddess of procreation and nature. Black hair, multicolored eyes.
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Five months after the primordial council gathering, in the month the mortals called March, Chaos (the man, if you didn't figure out) was looking at the planet earth through a device on the table that earth would later call the iPad. Nyx liked to call it, the great destroyer of the world and mankind that would one day destroy all of mankind if Tartarus or Eros ever got a hold of it. It actually could do that with a few taps, but luckily, Chaos never wanted and never would use them.
He clicked on the state of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States of America. The Greek gods dwelled in America, the Empire State Building to be exact. Chaos sighed. Those Greek gods never were good at keeping at promises, especially the more powerful ones. The big three, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades had made a pact after Gaia's attempted rise to not have anymore children. Hades, the smartest of the brother of the bunch, had hid his current children away in the Lotus hotel and casino, a place where time stopped. Hades was actually a loving father who couldn't bear to kill his children, so he had hid them away. Bianca di Angelo, the older sister of the twins, could be the child of the prophecy, had there not been another big three child who could be older, depending on the time the children were removed from the hotel. Her twin brother, Nico, was there to support her or if needed be, be the one of the prophecy.
A picture that was taken last week comes up of the two twins standing by the skyline of Las Vegas on top of the hotel. Snow covers the ground around them and falls gently onto the hotel and them. Their arms are around each other, and they look excited to be together. A box of the clay pigeons sits between them, ready to be pitched off the building and shot.
Bianca is thirteen years old at the time. (I'm messing with the ages a little, bear with me) Her long black hair is back in a braid so she can freely shoot. A floppy green hat is settled on her head. She is wearing black jeans tucked into snow boots with a furry top and a large dark grey windbreaker. A gun rented from the Casino is slung over her shoulder.
Nico is the same age as his twin Bianca, thirteen, but several minutes younger. Still the two stand at roughly the same height. His messy black hair is wind swept and his mischievous eyes glint happily. He wears all black, but not in a completely goth way. He has his gun in his hands, ready to shoot.
Tapping a little farther west, Chaos clicked on Big Cloud, California, just outside of Hollywood. How ironic that Zeus, the Lord of the skies, had decided to fall in love with a famous actress who lived in Big Cloud. Just three months ago, Jasmine Grace had given birth to a little girl, Thalia. The girl had black hair and electric blue eyes like her father. For a while, Zeus had to leave his lover and young daughter, but he had returned in his Roman form, Jupiter. Chaos suspected that a child of Jupiter would be born in the next year or so.
Clicking on Seattle, Oregon, the image adjusted until Chaos was looking at a house in the suburbs of the city. Neptune had been regularly visiting this house. When Chaos investigated further, he found Melissa Cadrin, a young woman with brown hair and blue eyes. Currently, Melissa was about two months away from giving birth to Neptune's son.
Zooming out from California, Chaos tapped on the city of New York, focusing on a small apartment complex in the bustle of the city. A young woman with brown hair and kind brown eyes looked out the window while a man stood behind her, massaging her shoulders. Sally Donaldson had just found out she was pregnant. Poseidon visited her often, but the visits would end soon with the Ancient laws restricting him.
Relieved that none of the children were threats, Chaos had relaxed yet kept a close eye on the di Angelos and the Graces. Thalia's mother was a bit wild, but currently Zeus, or Jupiter, took good care of Thalia. Bianca and Nico were safe together in the Lotus, while their father often watched them in the shadows and had hellhounds patrolling the outside at night to keep them safe. Sally and Melissa were both kind women who would take good care of their children. Poseidon was the only one whose children had not been born yet. The prophecy about preserving or razing Olympus applied to both Greeks and Romans, the Romans just didn't know about it yet. All of the children should be on good terms with Olympus, so no interference was needed. If Kronos and his brethren were to rise as Chaos had foreseen, the children must be on good terms with Olympus. Especially Bianca, Nico, Thalia, or the unborn son of Neptune, who might be the children of the prophecy. If Olympus fell, Kronos would surely attempt to awaken Gaea on earth, ripping her from the void forever.
A knock rattled the door of the meeting room. "Come in," Chaos called. The door swung open and Aether rushed in, his blue eyes wide.
"Father, the children are being born," Aether babbled out. Chaos' eyes widened. Primordial births were weird at the least. The mother could have her baby at any time after four and a half months. They could also choose at what moment to have the child. Chaos had never had blood children before, just creations, so it was bound to be weird. Chaos ran out the door, Aether right behind him
It was nearing sunset; a good time for the children to be born. Nyx was growing in power as night began, and Gaea was stronger as the sun and the moon reached the ends of the earth. Ananke drew her strength from need, and the need for the sun to go down was great at this time. Thalassa was also stronger as both the sun and moon danced over the sea.
Chaos reached the hospital in the void very quickly. Inside, he found Ananke giving birth to the eldest of the last, Thesis helping her and Chronos holding her hand. A baby's cry pierced the evening and soon more followed. Soon, all thirteen children were born, placed in cribs after being checked for any diseases. They were in order from oldest to youngest, their hair matching black tufts. Soon, all the primordials gathered around the cribs. Ananke was tired from the long process but manage to stand with only a little help from her husband, Chronos. Nyx was doing better, only slightly being supported by Erebus. Gaea, well, after having the Cyclops, the hundred handed ones, the titans, and the giants, she was used to the pain. Thalassa had only had one child instead of four like the rest, so she was not overly tired.
Chaos picked up a boy with a little tuft of hair the of midnight black like his father's and cradled him in his arms.
"Fellow deities, may I present to you, Hayden, son of Ananke and Chaos, eldest of the last," Chaos announced. With this, baby Hayden opened his eyelids to reveal purple eyes like his mothers with a few silver swirls like his father's. Most mortal babies, did not immediately open their eyes. But immortals, especially children of the creator were special. Ananke reached out her hands for her child and Chaos handed it to her. Chaos continued.
"Ethan, son of Nyx," Nyx held her new son, brushing the shadow black hair out of the child in his arms' face. His eyes opened to reveal dark blue orbs with the same swirls of silver that Hayden had.
"Max, son of Gaea," Gaea looked down at her black haired baby boy with his handsome hazel eyes staring up at her in wonder in her arms.
"Alabaster, son of Ananke."
"Paul, son of Nyx."
"Oliver, son of Gaea."
"Perseus, son of Thalassa," Chaos handed the boy to his mother. Perseus opened his startling sea green eyes and looked at his mother. "Leader of the Last children," He added.
"Now to the daughters. Amy, daughter of Ananke."
The baby girls looked much like their older brothers except for the fact that they had slightly more feminine features. Their black hair was slightly silkier than their older brothers. Gaia's children had hazel green eyes, Nyx's had dark blue, and Ananke's had purple.
"Mia, daughter of Nyx."
"Imogene, daughter of Gaea."
"Holly, daughter of Ananke."
"Keira, daughter of Nyx."
Chaos approached the last crib, holding his second youngest daughter. By now everyone in the room was holding a baby even Chaos himself. The mothers were all holding their first born, Hayden, Ethan, and Max. The stepfather's were holding their first daughter, Amy, Mia, and Imogene. Thesis, Eros, Aether, Hemera, Pontus and Chaos had split the rest of the children between them. There was no one to hold the daughter of Gaea. Suddenly, the shadows deepened and the lights dimmed. The wind seemed to whip around in an eerily way. Someone screamed, but Chaos wasn't sure who in the mayhem. Babies cries echo around the room. Out of the deepening shadows stepped a man in dark clothes. The lights brightened again and the shadows return to normal. The cries ceased all together.
The man was the definition of dark with his black pants, black shirt, black cape, shaggy black hair, and pale skin. "Damn signature entrance. I use it once and the fates make it my normal way of entering," The man mutters. He looks up at them, giving them a view of his almost black eyes.
"Tartarus," Gaea calls to her brother. She steps forward to hug him, before remembering the baby, Max, in her arms.
"It's okay sis. We have to take care of the children first. Then you can give me a hug. If you can reach around your belly."
Gaea looked offended, before poking at her pregnant belly, minus the babies. "Fine."
"How did you know about the children?" Eros asked. "You weren't at the last meeting. We thought you had faded."
Tartarus rubbed his neck sheepishly. "Yeah, sorry about that. I had to take care of an attempt to dry up the rivers in Tartarus. After the meeting, Gaea and Ouranos being the sweet and kind siblings they are informed me of the plan. I came as soon I could. As for fading, I had to lie low. The Olympians or Hades anyways is getting suspicion of activity in my pit.
Chaos nods. He could keep tabs on most of his children, but Tartarus, being under the earth, was the exception. "Let's get back to the introducing."
"Right," Tartarus said, walking over to pick up his niece who's hazel green eyes were wide. He picked her up and held her comfortably in his arms. "Aren't you a cutie?" He cooed, tickling her toes that peeped out of the green blanket.
Chaos raised his eyebrows. This was a new side of the ruthless Tartarus they all knew and not really loved. "I present to you, the youngest of the last, Willow, daughter of Gaea."
"And my niece," Tartarus added.
"My stepdaughter," Ouranos added.
"My cousin," Hemera mentioned.
"My sister," Erebus said. Everyone turned to stare at him.
"What?!" Gaea asked.
"Well, I'm a son of Chaos and she's a daughter of Chaos, so we are siblings," He tried to reason, his face going a tomato red.
"So my niece is also my sister?" Tartarus asked.
"This just got weird," Gaea said. If she weren't holding Max, she would have face palmed.
"Anyways," Chaos said, clearing his throat. "I suggest we leave the children to rest and plan training for them in the meeting rooms."
The primordial gods nodded and put the babies back in their respective cribs. "Can we get food on the way? Keeping track of monsters makes me hungry. I like McDonald's frosties," Tartarus complained.
"You're a primordial god!" Thalassa whacked him on the head. "Summon your own!"
They continued down the hall, their bickering dying down.
Little did they know what their new born children were doing.
So there are the last. What did you think? I know I changed Bianca's, Nico's, Thalia's, and Jason's ages, but please bear with me. There is a purpose.
I have already decided the pairing so don't send me reviews or pm your requests. And it will not be Peranca, Perlia, or Percy x Last girl. No Percabeth either. Just saying.
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