A/N Second chapter yay! Sorry if you don't like my language. It's not exactly my strongest suit. Hope you like it.
INTRODUCTION PART TWO
Nico's pov
(A/N Nico is not gay)
These guys are totally funny. Ok first they take out a boomerang from thin air and now they are holding it in front of them as if it will protect them. It seems others were also thinking the same line of thought and the Stoll brothers started laughing. Greek gods also seem to think it funny and try to hide their smiles. This seems to annoy the girl even more that suddenly a beam of light comes out of the boomerang straight towards Travis and Conner, silencing us. We turn around to look see what happens only to notice where Travis and Conner sitting there are two not-so-happy ducklings. That. Was. So. Cool. The girl states happily, "Anyone else who wishes to turn into a duckling is happy to make fun of us." We Greeks could only stare at her open mouth. Damn it. If she was not wearing karate-style clothing anybody would have mistaken her for a huntress. "And close your mouth otherwise I will make one of you a bug and feed it to others." At her predicament, we closed our mouths. Lady Artemis and Thalia exchange looks that say Another huntress. That was when the boy who had cut off Lady Athena stood from his seat and comes closer to her. When she sees him she asks "What are you doing here?" He starts whispering something to them, most probably explaining the situation and her expression changes from wary to understanding. Then she turns towards us and says "I apologise for my deed. I didn't know about this proposition. If I had known I would have turned them into a less embarrassing thing like a dung beetle." At this, the other boy hides a smile. "Okay back to the topic" She again mutter something and a beam hits Duckling-Travis and Conner and they become their regular self. You know what this is pure blackmail material. Hehe. "Take it as a gift from me. Now can we just start reading?"
Nobody's pov
"No, we can't because there is one more person to come. By that time please take your seat. "Clotho says and produces a loveseat for Sadie and Walt beside the sofa. And they wait a few minutes later a ghost appears in the middle of the room. She was the ghost of Ruby Kane. When the Kane siblings notice her they came towards her. Ruby says "I was invited by the fates to read about your adventures and how could I resist this chance, so here I am." Excited they bring her towards the 4-seater sofa. Julius simply smiles looking at his wife and kids. Lord Zeus clears his throat and says "If everyone has settled let's start with the Greeks. "
The Egyptian gods open their mouths to protest only to get a sharp glare from Carter which clearly stated leave it be.
The fates say "Now many of you may not know us, we are the Moirai or as many call us the fates. We are the divine personifications of destiny. Our Roman counterparts are the Parcae or Fata." The first one says, "I am Clotho, and I am the one who spins the thread of life."The middle one says, "I am Lachesis, And I am the one who draws the lots and determines how long one life, by measuring the thread of life." The last one says, "I am Atropos, the one who chose how someone dies by cutting the thread of life with my shears."
Silence fills the room as the young Magicians ( A/N I am going to call Carter, Sadie, Walt and Zia young Magicians)gulp loudly taking in the seriousness of the situation.
Then Lord Zeus thunders"I am Zeus, king of Gods", at this Horus sends him a look, "ahm I mean the king of Greek gods, and God of the Sky, thunder, lightning, kingship, honor and justice and my roman name is Jupiter."
"I am Hera queen of Greek gods and goddess of Women, Marriage, Childbirth and Familial love and the Roman name is Juno."
"I am Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest, grain, and fertility. My Roman form is called Ceres."
"I am Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, civilization, mathematics, strategy, defensive warfare, crafts, the arts, and skills and intelligence and brilliance" Then she makes a face and says"My Roman form is Minerva"
" I am Aphrodite and I am the Greek goddess of beauty, love, desire, passion, pleasure, and fertility. So if anyone wishes for help please don't be shy to come to me. I am called Venus in Romans."Then she winks at Sadie.
"I am Artemis, and I am the Greek goddess of the hunt, archery, wilderness, animals, forests, the Moon, radiance, maidenhood, and childbirth, Roman form is Diana. And I would like to talk to you in the break.", she says looking at Sadie. Behind her back, Carter, Zia and Walt share a wary look.
"Now in continuation myself Apollo, the Greek god of sun, light, healing, disease, plague, music, art, poetry, archery, reason, knowledge, truth, and prophecy. And yes I have the same name in Rome."He then bows dramatically.
Hermes rolls his eyes and says "And Myself Hermes, I am the Greek god of roads, travel, gymnasiums, athletes, diplomacy, orators, thieves, commerce, trade, and invention. My Roman name is Mercury. "He ends smugly
Ares snots loudly and says "Oh ya listen I am Ares, god of War, and I am Roman god Mars. Hah Now say"
Dionysus yawns and says"My name is Dionysus and I am the Greek god of the grape harvest, wine, orchards, fertility, madness, parties, religious ecstasy, and theaters. Any questions? And yes I am called Bacchus in Rome. "
Hephaestus who was silent till then, says, "I am Hephaestus Greek god of forges, fire, technology, craftsmen, sculptors, volcanoes, and blacksmiths. My Roman form is Vulcan ."
Poseidon says " My self Poseidon, I am the king of the sea, Greek god of storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods and horses, and I am known as Neptune in between Romans."
"I am Hades, the Greek god of the underworld god of the dead, riches, misery and fear. And my Roman name is Pluto."
"And I am Hestia greek goddess of Home, hearth, family and Roman form I welcome you all to Olympus the city of gods." She ends with a smile.
Then Horus begins "I am Horus, Pharoah of Egyptian gods, god of war, the sky and kingship."
"Myself Isis, Egyptian queen of gods, Mother of Horus, goddess of magic, motherhood, women, marriage, childbirth and family"
" I am Osiris in a host, about whom you will find in the books, Egyptian King of the underworld and God of the Dead and the Living, Agriculture, Regeneration, Lord of Aaru (afterlife)."
"I am Set, the Egyptian god of deserts, storms, strength, chaos, and evil."
"I am Nephthys, the Egyptian goddess of Mourning, Lamentation, Sleep, Rivers, the Night and Protector of The Dead and I would also like to thank you for your warm welcome ."She ends with a smile.
"I am Thoth, the Egyptian god of writing, calculation, scribes, knowledge, moon, science and magic."He says all of it in one breath.
"I am Bes, the Egyptian god of dwarves, fortunes, fertility and the arts.."
"And I am Bast, Egyptian feline goddess and protector of pregnant women and children and third eye of Ra."
"Lastly, I am Ra, first God and pharaoh of Egypt, God of sun and creation. "
Carter remarked pointing at Chiron and the Greek heroes "Let's follow the sequence from earlier and they should begin their introduction ." They nodded in affirmation
Chiron starts"Myself Chiron, and I am a teacher of demigods. "
At this, the young magicians bowed their heads. Chiron and demigods smiled while most gods fumed in jealousy. Glancing at that Julius, Hestia, Nephthys, Bast and Bes hide a smile.
"Myself Jason, Son of Jupiter, Pontifex Maximus and One of The Seven"
Carter asks "What is 'The Seven'? Is it some kind of group?"
Before Athena or Annabeth could answer Clotho says"There was a prophecy which stated that seven demigods will save the earth from Gaea..."
"Hold on, Who are demigods? Who is Gaea? Why.."Sadie is cut off by Carter who says "Sadie don't interrupt the fates and demigods are children of mortal and Greek gods ."At this, Sadie shudders and turns green."And to answer your second question Gaea is the primordial goddess of Earth. It is a story that says Gaea was unhappy with her husband Uranus because he threw their firstborn the Cyclops and what was that name hecte..ya Hecatoncheires into a dark pit. So to avenge she asked her another set of Children, the Titans, to overthrow their father. Titans defeated him. They got defeated by the present gods etc. No need to go into details because I know you are yawning behind my back, Sadie."At this, Sadie blushes and sticks her tongue out. "So at God's victory, she become an unhappy grandma and set another race of monsters called giant after gods.." "Again take there a speed breaker, if there is a race called giants in Greek then what are gods called lilliput?"
At her comment, everyone except the Greek gods and Carter was laughing. Carter simply shakes his head and says "Sadie they were said to be as big as mountains and could lift one to two mountains with bare hands. Enough of it, for now, let us continue with the introduction. Otherwise, we won't be able to complete the books in time." "Oh, you don't have to worry about time. We have decided that until the books are completed you all will stay here in Olympus for easier interactions between the pantheon." "Oh, then we have to inform Jaz, Cleo and others about it before they turn the entire house upside down literally," Sadie says to Carter. He replies"We will talk about it later for now focus on this meeting."
"Ok my turn, I am Piper, daughter of Aphrodite, one of the seven and charm speaker. "After a few minutes when no one speaks, she turns to Sadie and asks "You don't have any questions like what is a charm speaker." "Nah, not really. Because I know if I ask my dorky brother or another dork from your side will give another lengthy explanation. And I don't think I or the people in this gathering can handle even one of them. And by the way, if we are going to stay here you could always tell me about it your way and here I am assuming you as not a Carter. "By the time she ends, Athena, Annabeth, Julius, Throth and Carter are glaring at her while others are smiling gratefully. Leo shouts "Thank god, someone has sense in this gathering."
At this, the glares were turned towards him. "Continuing on myself Leo Valdez, Son of Hephaestus, fire user, Captain and commander " "repair boy" " of Agro 2, and one of the seven"He ends glaring at Piper.
"Ahem, So myself Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto, Centurion of the fifth cohort, one of the seven."
"I am Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena, Architect of Olympus, One of the Seven and Heroine of Olympus"
"And I am Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon, One of the seven and Hero of Olympus."
"I am Frank Zhang, Son of Mars, Shapeshifter, praetor of camp Jupiter, and one of the seven."
Before Carter could open his mouth to ask something this time Zia clamps her hand to his mouth and says "Before he emits another question and further delays the session please continue."He simply huffs.
"Myself Reyna Avila RamÃrez-Arellano, daughter of Bellona, a Roman Goddess of War and praetor of camp Jupiter."
" Myself Thalia Grace, Sister of Jason Grace, lieutenant of the hunters of Artemis and heroine of Olympus. "She says eyeing Zia and Sadie. Carter and Walt exchange glances and shift closer to their respective girlfriends.
"Myself Nico di Angelo, Son of Hades, Half-brother of Hazel, Ghost king, Shadow traveller and hero of Olympus." Sadie smiles at him. Surprised, he smiles back making Walt jealous and Carter and Julius suspicious.
"My name is Grover and I am a satyr. I am the lord of the wild."He ends with a sad smile.
"On a more cheerful note, I am Travis"
"And I am Conner "
"Sons of Hermes and Official Pranksters"
They end in synch. Hermes gives them a thumbs-up sign.
"And I am Katie, Daughter of Demeter and If you're ever troubled by these idiots just say and I will cover them with rose bushes."At this, everyone laughs and gives her a thumbs-up sign while the sons of Hermes stuck their tongues out.
"I am Clarisse La rue, Daughter of Ares, drakon slayer and heroine of Olympus. "
"And I am Chris Rodriguez, son of Hermes ".He ends up only to receive a glare from Percy. He rolls his eyes and adds "And the hero of Olympus. Happy!"
"Myself Drew Tanaka, I am a daughter of Aphrodite and a charmspeaker. "Listening to her Sadie and Walt both jump on their feet only to be pulled back by Carter who scold "If I am not allowed to interrupt their introduction then you are also not allowed the same. "
Then Lacy says in a small voice"My name is Lacy and I am a daughter of Aphrodite. "All Carter, Sadie and Walt could do is stare at her which causes Zia to glare and others to look at them in confusion. A few minutes Carter gains his speech and asks" Weren't you the girl from Brooklyn Academy of Gifted who danced with me before the mass blackout session occurred".Sadie could only shake her head in the affirmative while Zia's glare deepens and Lacy blushed. Then she realise something and says "Wait a minute so you were behind the gas explosion? "Now it was Sadie's turn to become red. "Ok, here is a question. Who was the boy who was dancing with you that night? "This was Drew. "Wait you also go to bag "Carter asks. Walt replies, "Yes she and her goons are called plastic bags ." Then he turns to Drew and says "Why it was only me Drew. Didn't you remember Walt? "He answers with a smirk. Other Egyptian only snort knowing the real meaning behind his words.
"Can someone tell me what the Hades are you talking about? "Asks Piper. "Don't worry umm, Piper right "At this, she nods her head, "Everything is given in the books in a very detailed version. "Piper exclaims "So what are we waiting for?" "Don't you want to know about whom we are going to read about ? "Percy comments and turns to the Magicians and says "Your turn !"
Zia says, "OK let me start, I am Zia Rashid, I am specialized in Fire magic and was the Eye and host of Ra. Don't ask what is eye or host here because everything is given in the book. And also I am Carter's girlfriend."She ends up looking at Lacy. Lacy blushes and turns away.
"Ahem, Myself Ruby Kane, Well actually I am a ghost, So was a diviner and am the Mother of Sadie and Carter. "She ends proudly making the aforementioned blush.
"Continuing, I am Walt Stone, a sau or in English a charmmaker and I am host and Eye of Anubis God of funerals. And also the boyfriend of Sadie Kane. "He says looking at Thalia and Lady Artemis. Both of them huff and were going to comment when Sadie continues "I am Sadie Kane. My speciality is in spells, portions and hieroglyphs and I was the host and Eye of Isis."
"My name is Amos Kane and I am Chief Lector of the House of Life. I am the uncle of Sadie and Carter. "He states proudly"Also was once a host and Eye of Set about which I assure you I am not proud. "He ends with a sour face.
"And I am Carter Kane, A combat magician. I was the host and eye of Horus and also I am The Pharaoh of the House of Life. " By the time he ends, his speech the demigods and the Greek gods had their jaws on the floor. After some time, Lady Athena clears her throat and said"Moving on let's start the reading. Throth passes the first book to her
The Kane Chronicles -The Red Pyramid "
