Chapter 2

Previously

Percy asked "So why do we have to be legacies of Hecate?"

"Because your mother was a daughter of Hecate."

Present

Percy pov

Kai stood up from his chair at the table "Ok I have I question. Why are you telling us stuff about our mother now? Why couldn't you say anything back when we were kids? I mean what's her name? What does she look like? Why did she leave? Why-"

"Whoa Kai, calm down!" Dad raised his hand and Kai sat back down in his seat. "I could have told you all about her, but I guess I was just scared to show a weakness to you four. I will make it up to you right now by answering any questions you have. For starters, her name was Sally Jackson and yes, you have her last name because I wanted you guys to have some part of her."

Dad looked down at the table with a fond smile. It was a smile he gives us every time we did something that made him proud. Like the time I first beat one of soldiers in sword fighting. I spoke up "So what did she look like."

He laughed and looked at Elli. "All you got to do is look at Elizabeth. She's a spitting image of what Sally looked like. Well, of course a few years younger. Right down blue eyes. I mean you could look at Kai but it's not as effective." We all looked at Elli. She was blushing hard, she never did like attention. I have to say that Elli is very beautiful even though she doesn't think so. She always says she wishes that she could have our wavy hair but Mila has always been jealous of her hair. Elli has waist length brown hair that's always has what Mila calls "Beach curls" or whatever. But you would never know because her hair is always up in a bun. Her blue eyes are always covered by those glasses. I never understood why she wore them, we all have 20/20 vision.

"So why did she leave?"

"For Elizabeth."

"What-? What's that even supposed to mean? If anything she should have stayed for Elli, for all of us." Kai was getting into that over-protective brother mode. I mean sure I'm over-protective to but not as much as he is with Elli. Maybe it's because their twin.

"Kai calm down and let dad speak." I scolded him.

"Thank you Percy." He nodded to me. "Sally wanted to stay, trust me she did. She stayed as long as she could. I would hold her most nights as she cried herself to sleep. She ended up leaving after eight months after Mila was born. She did it to protect Elizabeth. Let's just say if your mother didn't leave, Elizabeth probably wouldn't be here today."

"What was so bad that Elli needed protecting?"

"Hecate herself. She didn't like that her favorite daughter had fallen in love with me and have given me four children. And what she didn't like most of all was that Elli was older than her most recent born daughter."

"And what does that have to do with anything?"

"Because there was a prophecy that stated that a daughter of ocean and magic would be the chosen one."

Mila looked so confused "Chosen one of what?"

Poseidon shrugged his shoulders. "No one knows."

Mila pondered for a moment before asking "So about this ocean and magic child. How is she able to get one of those when she's only the goddess of magic? Unless-! Eww, dad you didn't get with her did you?!"

Dad looked like he was about to vomit. His face turned green and he cringed so badly. He took a moment before answering. "Mila, do me a favor and never, ever speak about that again. I think I might really puke next time." Poseidon composed himself further before continuing. "Anyway, no. It can work two ways. The way it happened with Elli is that she is my direct daughter and is a legacy of Hecate. The other way is that the daughter is a direct child of Hecate with a legacy of me. It doesn't matter how old the blood is as long as its there. Although I don't know anyone in their right mind who would get with that "Thing". No Poseidon, stop she is the mother of the woman you love."

Elli put her elbows on the table and rested her chin on her fist. She smirked and said "You know dad, you keep saying' love' as in present tense. What's that all about?"

He only stared blankly at her. "It means I still love her, no doubt in my mind that I do."

I laughed "Wow dad don't be so blunt."

"Continuing our previous conversation, so it was either Sally stay with me and Elizabeth dies or Sally goes with her and Elizabeth lives with a curse."

This time Elli stood up. "Ok! Hold the phone! Curse? I'm under a curse?"

"Yes." Wow he really needs to try to be more subtle. "The Curse is very unique in way. It's the reason why you can't use any of your abilities."

"So what you're saying is that I do have powers, but I just can't use them?"

"Exactly."

Elli smiled the biggest smile that I have ever seen her smile. She started to jump up and down shouting "YES! I'M NOT A TOTAL LOSER AFTER ALL!" We all laughed with her until she sat back down still smiling. "So how do I get rid of this curse?"

"The only way you can get rid of the curse is if Hecate herself takes it away"

Elli's simile dimmed a little hearing that "Is there nothing you can do?"

"I wish there was some way that I could help but the gods have this stupid rule about not inferring with other gods problems. Of course no one follows it but since I'm trying to get back on the 'Good List' there's nothing I can do."

"Ugh! Life sucks." She crossed her arms over her chest.

Mila looked up, "So if we go this school then there's a chance that we could meet her, right?"

Kai caught on, "And we could have a 'little' talk with her, right?"

I kept my mouth closed but dad looked freaked out. "You guys are freaking scary when you want to be."

Elli smiled wickedly, "We know."