Title: The Heirs of Olympus (1/?)
Author: Kate R.
Disclaimer: Own nothing and no one used herein. All belong to their respective creators.
Hades was waiting when they appeared with their groups. Ripper and Ethan and Wesley were together with Ripper’s group. Hugh was there with Cerberus. Gryphon was there, the Heir of War and god did he ever look like a winged version of his father. He looked at Hades and then to his brother Ripper. A moment later, Darius was there as well. Wild Aggression that he was, he looked it.
Hades and Bliss watched as their own sons came forward. The Heart, Mind and Soul of Humanity. He smiled. If the children were here, it was indeed time. He himself had summoned them but if it hadn’t been the right time, William would have arrived still tied to his demon. And yet, here they were. Without the demon that had arrived first, going down to Tartarus but Hades was going to reward that one.
“Is father going to recover?” Darius asked. Wild Aggression he was, but still with a heart of gold. Hades nodded.
“Zeus is trying to give Ares’ Houses to his favored children. I can feel the power refuses to settle in them,” Hades told them. Gryphon laughed.
“Because the Heirs exist. Come one, guys, lets go and get into our positions. Stop this bullshit before it starts. As to those who came with us, can you please wait until we get back for an explanation?”
“Of course, Kermit,” Caine said as Kermit nodded to his brothers. The three sons of Hades and Bliss walked to three thrones that were sitting between the thrones of their fathers. Hugh sat next to Hades, Spike sat next to Bliss and Wesley sat between his two brothers. Ethan stood off to the side considering. He knew what side he would be on in this War. He was preparing to draw his Godhead to himself and take a great chunk of power from Zeus. Zeus was so going to be pissed. Ethan couldn’t wait.
On Olympus, the Council was gathered, all but Ares. On the table before Zeus, were the symbols for the three Houses Ares headed.
“Athena,” Zeus called as he looked at the sword of War. She smiled with avarice and stepped forward. She went to touch it and it suddenly shot off the table and a voice no one had heard for years spoke then. A voice that had Cupid grinning.
“I’ll take that, thanks. It’s my job so long as my father is incapacitated.”
“Gryphon!” Cupid yelled as he ran to his brother. The man who stepped out of the shadows looked like Ares except for the streak of silver in his hair. The sword touched his hand then and there was a flare of silver light. When it cleared, his wings were tipped with silver, marking him the Head of the House of War.
Zeus stared slack-jawed as he saw the other two. They raised their hands and the other two symbols shot off the table and to their hands. Darius caught the armbands and Ripper the belt and ring. They, too, were covered in silver light and when it cleared, both had silver accents on their clothes.
“You honestly thought we wouldn’t notice didn’t you?” Ripper asked as he stood on one side of Gryphon. Darius stood on the other. The Sons of War had returned to Olympus to take care of their Father’s Houses until he was well enough. And they radiated power. And Rage.
“Our father’s houses will never be yours,” Darius spoke coldly. “You made a huge mistake attacking him. Because you caused us to be called back and, Zeus, we do not care about your false royalty. We only have loyalty to the true King of Olympus. Oh, and the House of Humanity is here as well. I hope you’re ready to meet your maker because they are as pissed with you as we are. If I were you? I’d start praying. False King.”
They flashed out, Kermit not having had to say a single thing. The fact that he summoned the sword from the table making it very apparent exactly what kind of power he ahd at his command. All of those who worked in Ares’ Houses stood and left, obeying the summons of the Heirs of War.
“Later, Daddy Z,” Aphrodite said as she flashed out. Hera followed her, as did Hephaestus, Cupid, and all of Ares’ family. Eris and Strife grinned and Janus lost all color suddenly.
“I’d say Ethan is here as well,” Lust said as she too, flashed off the Mountain and down to Asphodel where the others had gone. That left only Zeus and his children sitting and getting very worried. With the Sons of War home and the House of Humanity and the Lord of Chaos, they were in trouble. And they knew it. Sitting up on their mountain, they began to be very afraid. Especially when Hestia, too, flashed out. This did not bode well for those who remained loyal to him. The House of Humanity would be able to order the other houses if it so chose. Asclepius too, vanished from the tale. Leaving his father in shock. It was now realized He was Ethan’s father. They all began to be very afraid. There was a lot of power on the side of Hades. Zeus knew he was in trouble now. He sat, on his great gold throne, and he waited for what he new was coming. He and those loyal to him would fight, yes. And they might be able to take a few of them with them. But the House of Humanity and the Sons of War here at the same time pretty much sealed his doom. He was afraid. And his children sensed it. His fear scared them. They didn’t know why, but they were afraid.
With very good reason.