Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Rick Riordan does, I am just writing for fun.
General POV:
The day after the defeat of the Titans, the Olympians and their allies could be found in the throne room on Mt. Olympus. The seven children of Kronos and Rhea were each sitting on their thrones while their allies all stood around the room. The Olympians were each dressed in a chiton that matched their eye color. The thrones were in a straight line and the siblings sat in order of their birth. The Fates flashed in and everyone bowed to them.
"Before we determine your domains we have some unsettled matters to resolve" the Fates spoke as one.
"Come forth Oceanus" the Fates order and out of the crowd the Titan of the seas approached.
"Oceanus you remained neutral in the conflict between Olympus and Othrys so you shall be given a choice" the Fates say.
"What choice my lady Fates?" the titan asks.
"When the new lord of the seas is appointed you have the option to accept his rule and go into exile in a place of your choosing or you may return to your kingdom and prepare for war against Olympus."
Oceanus was furious; he could not believe that even though he choose to remain neutral, his domain was going to be given to one of Kronos' brats. He had the option of fighting, but he knew if his five brothers combined could not defeat Olympus then he had no chance alone.
"I will go into exile on one condition" the titan finally spoke.
"What condition is that?" Hestia asks from her throne.
"Whichever of Kronos' sons becomes lord of the seas must marry one of my daughters and make her queen of the seas."
"You are in no position to make demands titan!" Zeus bellowed from his throne.
"That is my condition and if it is not met then consider yourselves at war."
The four brothers looked at each other, none happy about a forced marriage but knew that another war was not the best way to start their rule, and even nodded his consent.
"We agree to your condition, but Uncle which daughter did you have in mind?" Carolos asks from his throne.
He had a calm expression on his face, but on the inside he was panicking. If he became lord of the seas he was going to be forced into a marriage and he was already sort of engaged engaged to Hera. The titan looked thoughtful for a moment, "You know my daughters nephew, I'll allow you to pick which one you think would make the best queen."
Carolos thought for a moment about the numerous daughters of Oceanus. All of them are beautiful so that was not much of a factor in his decision. Then Cal thought of his favorite of his cousins from Oceanus, Amphitrite. She was beautiful, a fighter and knew how to handle situations. She was only a year older than Carolos so they became fast friends. Carolos smiled and blushed at one memory he swore to Amphitrite he would never speak of to anyone. When they were younger, around the time of puberty for immortals, he had walked into her room to find her naked. He just stood there like an idiot and stared, well at least until she noticed and started yelling at him and throwing things at him. Carolos heard someone clearing their throat, bringing him out of his memories, and looked over to see everyone looking at him expectantly.
"Uncle I believe Amphitrite would make an excellent queen."
"Excellent decision nephew, "Oceanus said then turned his attention to the Fates.
"I, Oceanus, concede domain of the seas to the new chosen lord on the condition of his marriage to my daughter, Amphitrite, and I will exile myself to the deepest darkest abyss of the seas."
"Very well, now before we assign domains, the Olympians must choose one among themselves to serve as King or Queen of Olympus."
The seven siblings look at each other for a moment before nodding.
"I, Hestia, cast my vote for Zeus to become King of Olympus."
"I, Hades, cast my vote for Zeus to become King of Olympus."
"I, Demeter, cast my vote for Zeus to become King of Olympus."
"I, Poseidon, cast my vote for Zeus to become King of Olympus."
"I, Hera, cast my vote for Carolos to become King of Olympus."
Zeus threw a glare at his sister before speaking, "I, Zeus, cast my vote for myself to become King of Olympus."
Carolos rolled his eyes, 'did Zeus really just vote for himself', before speaking, "I, Carolos, cast my vote for Hestia to become Queen of Olympus."
"Very well the majority has spoken, Zeus shall become King of Olympus" the Fates declare.
The crowds cheer and Zeus stands basking in his applause while his siblings roll their eyes at his behavior.
"Thanks for the vote Hera, but Hestia should be Queen, she is the eldest" Carolos spoke in Hera's mind.
"That's true, but I think you would be a wonderful king" she replied back mentally.
"Doesn't have anything to do with wanting to be queen does it sis?" Carolos teased her.
Hera sent Cal a smile, "Of course not, but I would make a great queen."
"Be careful what you wish for sis."
Most people were unaware of the mental conversation, but Rhea could see her children's smiles and glances at each other so she guessed the two were mentally conversing. The vote did not surprise her; she knew her eldest children were extremely grateful to Zeus because he freed them from Kronos' stomach. All of her children were born to rule, and she was positive they would do a wonderful job at it, but she secretly hoped Carolos would be elected king. Rhea did not have any preference when it came to her children, well maybe slightly for Cal, but come on he was her baby, but she had hoped for Cal because he was raised in royalty and had been helping his father do kingly duties his whole live. Rhea was brought out of her musings when a large flash appeared and when it dissipated four bronze sticks were in the middle Fate's hand.
"Sons of Kronos come and draw a lot; this will determine which of the domains of the Cosmos you will rule over."
With that the brothers rose from their thrones and approached the Fates. Hades, Poseidon, and Carolos made the motion for Zeus to go first since he was king. Zeus drew a lot, Hades went next then Poseidon, and finally Carolos took the lot that was left.
"You may now be seated" the Fates said as soon as the lots were drew.
As soon as the brothers sat in their thrones a golden light hit the seven siblings and stayed on them for several seconds before dissipating.
The Fates spoke as one, "All hail Zeus, God of honor, justice, lightning, Lord of the skies and heavens, and King of Olympus."
"All hail Hades, God of wealth, the dead, and Lord of underworld."
"All hail Poseidon, God of destruction, earthquakes, hurricanes, storms, oceans, and Lord of the seas."
"All hail Carolos, God of ice, snow, strength, stamina, mountains, and Lord of time."
"All hail Hestia, Goddess of the hearth, home, family, and fire."
"All hail Demeter, Goddess of agriculture, fertility, sacred law, the harvest, and the seasons."
"All hail Hera, Goddess of marriage, home, family, motherhood, and women."
Carolos POV:
Wow! Out of all the domains to get I got time. I have nothing against time but it reminds me too much of father. Well it could be worse, poor Hades got the Underworld, which is the most demanding of the domains. Poseidon is officially engaged to a woman he does not even know, so like I said it could be worse.
"Now prepare Olympians, this will be discomforting" the Fates say breaking me out of my musings.
The Fates shot that same gold beam out of their hands and this time it slammed into us. I feel like my head is going to explode from the pressure it is being subjected to. That's when I feel my godly aura increase as I make my connection to my domains. I feel the cold places of the world, I sense the strength in the people around me, I feel all the nymphs connected to my domains, I feel the Ouare, beings that are and rule individual mountains, and the most powerful feeling I get is the ebb and flow of time. No wonder father felt invincible. I could literally see time and could manipulate its flow to my liking. 'Whoa, easy there boy, your father was just overthrown'.
The golden light finally died down and I hear everyone gasp. The aura coming off the seven of us is overwhelming and many people in the room subtly back away. The Fates wave their hands and our thrones appear in a new order. They were now in a reverse U shape with Zeus being in the middle with Hestia to his immediate right, with Demeter to her right, and Hera at her right. Hades was at Zeus immediate left, with Poseidon at his left, and me to his left.
"Lord Carolos stop time, we need to address the seven of you on a private matter" the Fates speak in my mind.
I grab the Omega Spear, and its aura explodes with raw power, before slamming its hilt on the ground. Everyone in the throne room is frozen except the Fates, my brothers and sisters, and me.
"Olympians since you hold the power to rule the cosmos you must anchor it somewhere."
"You mean like how Kronos tied his to his throne?" I ask.
"Precisely Lord Carolos."
The seven of us look at each other and we agree with looks to bind our powers to our thrones.
"We will bind our power to our thrones" Zeus speaks for all of us.
"Very well, but make sure to keep the throne room secure, because if your throne is destroyed you will be severely weakened."
The Fates then proceeded to instruct us on the ancient laws, which basically meant don't steal another gods symbol of power, don't trespass in another gods domain, and for me never do anything to alter the past or do anything to damage the timeline.
The Fates make the motion for me to resume time, but before I can Hera looks at me and gasps.
"Carolos why do you look different?"
I raise a questioning eyebrow and summon a mirror and look at my reflection with amazement. My hair has gone from its normal chocolate brown of my mother to the raven black of my father. The most shocking thing though is my ice blue eyes have turned to a startling golden. I look like so much like my father that it startles me. I resemble my brothers more now too. I make the mirror vanish and turn to Hera.
"I don't know sis."
The Fates speak up before she can reply, "Your hair changed colors to match your brothers as it serves as a status of your shared lordship. Your eyes will return to their normal color as soon as you resume time, and any time in the future where you are utilizing your time domain they will become gold as they are in tuned with the time stream."
'Well that was a very helpful explanation' I think before resuming time.
"My eyes back to normal?" I ask Hera through a mental link.
She smiles at me, "Back to their beautiful blue my love."
I smile at her and turn my attention back to the ceremony as the other gods and goddesses receive their domains.
I look back to Hera and find her looking at me, we share a smile and I can't help but be optimistic about the future.
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