Alexis' POV

I was surprised to see my mother Aphrodite, walk into New Rome. I was even more surprised when I saw Zeus behind her carrying my unconscious brother. Well, actually, he may have been dead judging by the huge burn on his chest. It also looked like Zeus was having trouble carrying him, like Eric was too heavy. Another also, last I checked, Zeus and Eric were mortal enemies, so seeing how much Zeus seemed to care for him confused me even further. Upon seeing him, some of the campers took Eric from Zeus' hands and carried him to the hospital in New Rome. I dropped off my sword with Terminus and ran to the hospital as quickly as I could. Once I reached the hospital, I saw Zeus and Aphrodite anxiously waiting outside the room Eric was in. I probably would've started yelling at them for letting this happen to him if Will Solace hadn't appeared in the doorway and began to speak.

"He's still alive, but he won't be for long," he told us in a mournful tone. "You should say your goodbyes."

I ran into the room, tears streaming down my face. I approached my brother, who I could tell was focusing all of his energy on keeping his eyes open. Nico was beside him, obviously as upset as me. Will walked beside him and Nico starting sobbing into Will's shoulder.

"Hey, no crying allowed," Eric said in a quiet, raspy voice. A small smile appeared on both of our faces.

"How?" I asked. His smile disappeared immediately.

"Ouranos is alive," he replied. At this point, Reyna, Jessica and Percy ran into the room.

Jessica and Reyna ran over to Eric's side while Percy joined Nico.

"I have to try something," Reyna said with a determined look on her face. She took Eric's hand and concentrated. After a few seconds, his pulse steadied and his eyes didn't look as tired as he once second earlier. Reyna, on the other hand, looked like Tartarus. She was clutching at her chest as if she was in extreme pain. Her eyes also looked more angry than normal.

"I think he's safe," Nico said in disbelief. "His soul isn't trying to escape his body." What really confused me was that Eric was a primordial, which should have made him immortal. He would fade, not die. I could think later, my brother was going to live. I had reason to celebrate. The mood in the room suddenly became brighter.

Eric's POV

It was like the pain was being taken from my body. Suddenly, I had the strength to open my eyes. Everyone in the room looked like they had just been crying except Reyna, who was crying in pain. Despite the protest from Will and the pain erupting throughout my entire body, I exited the bed and tried to comfort Reyna.

She looked at me with eyes full of anger and asked, "How do you deal with the anger?" she asked.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I lent my strength to you, I can feel what you feel," she replied. Zeus chose the worst time to walk in. Upon seeing him, Reyna immediately lunged at him. Reyna was pouring every ounce of her energy in hurting Zeus. It took Will's and Percy's combined strength to pull Reyna away from Zeus. I would've joined her if it weren't for Aphrodite's charmspeaking me not to.

"I need to speak with you," Zeus said with a look of guiltiness on his face.

"Go to hell," I replied, venom laced in my words.

"Look I'm sorry, you made me realize the error in my ways," he said. "In a way, I'm thanking you for showing me my weakness, that's why I helped you mask your identity by claiming you."

I still wanted to send him to the Fields of Punishment, but I could tell that his apology was sincere. Plus, with Ouranos rising, I couldn't afford to have Zeus as an enemy, even if he was incredibly weakened.

"I won't kill you, but don't think for a second that I will ever forgive you," I told Zeus. He nodded eagerly and exited the room. As if sensing my feelings, Reyna stopped resisting Percy and Will.

"When will he stop feeling what I feel?" I asked Nico, knowing that Reyna had lent him strength before.

"She'll never really stop feeling, but it should settle down now that you are no longer connected." Nico replied.

"Well, now that Eric is going to live, I need to treat the burns on his chest," Will finally spoke up. "You guys should leave, but I'll inform you if anything major happens." Everyone obliged and filed out the door, leaving me alone with Will.

"Hey doc?" I asked.

"Just call me Will," he responded, grabbing some ambrosia.

"Will, I think I have a secret I'll need to tell you for medical reasons," I said.

"Sure, what is it?" He asked while handing me an ambrosia square.

"I'm kind of a primordial," I answered.

His eyes widened, but he didn't look as surprised as I thought he would. "I guess that makes sense," He said. "I you weren't that blast would've killed you instantly. By the way, what caused the burns?"

"Ouranos zapped me with lightning," I replied.

His eyes went even wider. "He's alive?" he asked.

"Yes, and I should explain some other stuff." I'm skipping the details, because you already know about my story.

"Well then," he replied. "Why do you have human needs?" he asked.

"Not sure, but I think it might have something to do with Ouranos telling me that I have been around for millennia," I replied.

I could tell a light bulb went off in Will's head. "Maybe, since you're aging now with human needs, you might have control over your aging and needs," he explained. For some reason, the thought sounded familiar, but then again, all gods have that power to an extent. It was like when he mentioned age, he put a word on the tip of my tongue. "It's like your powers are immortal, but you aren't," he reasoned.

That was when my memory started flowing back like a waterfall. Being given my domains by Chaos, being born, and then being tricked into falling into a deep sleep by Gaea. I even remember why she banished me to sleep. She was afraid that I would kill her. It was because I could make her mortal. That was my domain. I could control mortality.

A.N.

Just to be clear, I will explain this further in the coming chapters, but I really wanted to reveal Eric's domains. I'm probably going to have a shorter chapter explaining exactly what happened between Gaea and Eric when he was born. Also, I have band camp for two weeks starting tomorrow, so I may not be able to update every day like I'm doing now. Regardless, I'm really having fun with the story and plan on seeing it through. So, goodbye and stuff.