Perseus

As I relaxed on the bed of my bedroom, I thought about everything that had happened that day. I couldn't believe that I was among the Primordials.

Chiron had mentioned that they are the oldest race of Gods. They watch over everything and make sure that the Universe in balanced. I closed my eyes and slept.

The next morning, I woke up believing that all this had been a dream and I was back in Annabeth's arms with all our friends talking and laughing with us. But, my surroundings seemed to suggest otherwise.

Then, I remembered that Hades and Hestia had been in the room and wondered what they were doing here. When the door opened and an attendant came in, she put some clothes on the bed and told me that I had been called to the portrait room.

I saw the clothes and they were exactly what the male Primordials wore and suddenly I remembered something. How could I be a Primordial? I need answers and I need them now.

I asked a guard where Hades and Hestia were and dashed off to their room knocking on their door ignoring the attendant's request for me to get ready and meet my parents. I hoped I had not put her in trouble.

Hades

I was awoken from sleep by knocking on the door. I opened it to find Percy looking as if he had run all the way from his room which is on the opposite side of the palace. Which actually happens since guests and hosts lived in opposite ends of the palace.

I invited him after making sure that Hestia was covered up and he sat on the sofa. I poured two glasses of wine for both of us, gave him a glass and sat next to him knowning that he wanted to talk about something.

"Have you and Hestia always been with them? I mean, plotting behind your brother's back?" Percy asked.

"Yes, when Zeus became quite arrogant, I thought it was just a phase. But then, Poseidon joined him and so did the other Olympians. I felt that Athena, being the intelligent of us all would understand the direction in which her father and uncle have gone but she too followed them. With me being in the underworld a lot and Hestia with me and both of us not being Olympians, we did not follow them." I paused remembering all that had happened and how it tore us apart.

"When Chaos and Sekrit came to us in our dream, we came here and agreed to help them end all this. They told us to keep an eye on you and I was surprised by this. Until yesterday, I never knew you were their youngest child". I looked at Percy and it was obvious that he had inherited his features from both of his parents.

"what do you mean uncle?" Percy asked. "there was a rumor that some million years ago, Sekrit and Chaos had their youngest child, a son but he disappeared within hours of his birth. The family were the ones who saw him last and they did not speak about him nor did they grieve his disappearance".

"Why did they do that?" Percy asked me. I shrugged " they are the only ones who know what will truly happen."

I was curious to know why they had sent Percy to be raised by the Olympians. I think it has something to do with the prophecy.

According the staff here, Lady Sekrit was a very protective mother and seeing her son suffer through everything made her angry. Why did she send him away in the first place?

"Uncle, are you okay?" Percy asked removing me from my thoughts "The only thing we know about it is that there is a reason which is yet unknown to us."

"But, if I was born some million years old, why am I still young?" Percy asked surprised. I chuckled who wouldn't be? It's not everyday that you learn you are a million years older than you thought you were "Percy, time works differently here. Lady Sekrit and Lord Chaos are the only ones who can explain this all to you."

An attendant came into the room and looked relieved "my lord Perseus, I have been looking everywhere for you. Lord Chaos and Lady Sekrit want you to meet them in the portrait room. They are still waiting."

Percy left with the attendant in a hurry and I returned to bed to wake my wife.

How she slept through all that still remains a mystery to me. I think she just pretended to sleep.

Love,

secrecia2001.