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ARES
Ares yawned as he sat on his throne, absently picking at the leather armrests. He hated these stupid council meetings. His time would be much better spent training those punks who dared to call themselves his children. They were good, yes, but not quite good enough for their father. He was the god of war, after all, punks. He was DOMINANT.
Zeus was saying something about the Seven. Hmph. He couldn't care less about them, since none of his children were one of them. (Well, if you counted Zhang, but he was Mars' son, not his.) Although he hoped that their quest succeeded, because even he had to admit how much of a threat Gaea was to the gods' continued safety and (relative) happiness.
Ares sighed, then jerked up as the gods started to cheer. Realizing that Zeus must have announced that Gaea was gone, he bellowed out a "THANK YOU, THE SEVEN" to express his enthusiasm.
Then Zeus prattled on about how two demigods had died, which got Ares' attention. He had been expected all seven of…well, the Seven, to pull through. Two deaths was surprising. They were all smart and strong and brave, yada yada, in their own way. The only question that remained was, who had died?
Zeus apologized to Poseidon and Athena.
Ares wasn't as dumb as everyone seemed to think. He immediately made the connection, and to his surprise a wave of sadness crashed over him. He understood the complexity of war and appreciated its beauty in a way few others did, and part of that was being able to tell who was good in a war and who wasn't. Percy and Annabeth were-no, had been, very useful. They had won the war, after all, with the help of their friends. And Percy was one of the few demigods who had ever defeated him in battle. Rare. And he was strong, besides.
So Ares, pretending not to care on the outside even as Athena screamed and Poseidon looked like he was the one who had died instead of Percy, paid a silent tribute to Percy and Annabeth. Thank you, he thought with a clear sincerity that surprised him-again. Jeez, those two's death was full of surprises. Anyway, he thought, thank you for everything. For being worthy opponents.
For once, Mars was useful-he offered a phrase in Latin that Ares thought suited the situation fairly well, and so he whispered it under his breath as a token of honor.
Ave atque vale. Hail and farewell.
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