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Chapter 6

Olympus-

"A few months ago The Shield had fallen, attacked by Hydra, a terrorist organization and two days ago Avengers defeated Hydra's head named Wolfgang von Strucker in Sokovia a small country in Eastern Europe. Is the threat named Hydra truly gone or two more heads will take its place? Talking about the Avengers today is the celebratory party of their victory in Sokovia…"

Percy was lying on his featherbed watching the news on TV. The news did not concern Percy; he knew what had happened and what was going to happen. He turned off the TV and walked onto the balcony of his room. He was in his mansion on Olympus. Previously it was called the Water Palace of Neptune, now it's called the Jackson House. The palace was surrounded by a huge lake. In the lake, Andromeda and Argos were swimming snapping at each other. He brought them here because he didn't want Avengers or Hydra to get their hands on them. On one of the beaches, Naiads and Mermaids were swimming chatting with each other. The Stingray was anchored in the dock bellow.

(A.N. – I didn't know what other names I should give to the palace. If you have a better name for Percy's palace then write it in the Review.)

He was getting bored and restless. He hadn't gone out for a whole month. His last trip was to Vegas where he found Odysseus and a Siren named Venus. Odysseus was hired to harm and scare Venus but accidentally he shot her in the abdomen. Now the Siren was in a coma and showed no signs of waking up. Percy had ordered Odysseus to take care of the Siren and contact him immediately when she wakes up.

Percy was thinking about diving into the lake and playing with his mechanical Megalodons when he heard a knock on the door. Percy opened it and in the door was Asterius, the Minotaur. He was bare-chested and was wearing camo boxers instead of his usual white toga. "My Lord, Your presence is needed in the Council."

"Finally, something interesting!" Percy said.

Percy followed by Asterius entered through the main door. The Pantheon Hall was lively that day. All the gods of the Olympian pantheon were present.

There were heroes present as well, Achilles, Ajax, Bellerophon, Perseus, Odysseus are the ones Percy had met. But there were others as well, the Amazonian Queen Atlanta, Cerci who is a guardian of the British Sanctum of. Jason, who was the captain of a battleship in the American Navy. Percy was seeing these three for the first time.

Jason was wearing his Navy uniform and was talking with Ares and Achilles. He had blonde hair, common for the child of Zeus. Percy had already met Ajax. He was a seven-foot-tall giant with bald head and handlebar mustache and beard. He looked intimidating. He and Perseus were with Hercules, it looked like Perseus was giving Hercules another one of his lectures.

Cerci was standing alone near one of the pillars. She had silky black hair and was wearing a red, sorcerer's attire. She did not look like the Cerci he remembered. As she noticed Percy her eyes widened in surprise. With a sweet smile, she bowed her head and greeted him. Percy blushed.

(A.N. – I know what you are thinking, but NO! She's not)

Queen Atlanta was standing near the throne of Artemis talking with her. She had Silver blonde hair tied in a ponytail. She was wearing a skin-tight armor and a sword was hanging from her hip, it had a glowing ruby embedded in the hilt. Her expressions turned to disgust as she saw Percy. It was to be expected from the Amazons, the race of female warriors. They hated men from the bottom of their hearts, and on top of that Artemis was their patron goddess. Percy smiled at her but she averted her eyes and ignored Percy.

The Entire hall went quiet in just a second when Percy sat down on his throne. Hestia stood up and addressed the meeting. It was about the problem with Atlas. Apparently, Atlas was slowly becoming visible which was a huge problem. Normally Atlas would be in a different plane of existence which existed simultaneously with this reality. Hestia herself went to him to learn more about this phenomenon.

"He said that this phenomenon is occurring because his time as the Axis Mundi is nearing its end. Atlas is the Centre of the Olympian world, but he represents the Old Olympus. The arrival of Percy and his influence on this world created a New Era, a New Olympus. Now Atlas is no longer the Axis of Olympian world, it needs a new one, a New Axis, the one which Percy himself has to set."

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"What the hell does that mean?" Percy asked he was completely surprised by this. "How am I supposed to do that?"

"After winning the war with Titans, Zeus sent two Eagles in the opposite direction and where they met, he imprisoned Atlas on that land holding the weight of the Sky. That became the Axis of the Olympian world. That land was then named Atlantis, the Land of Atlas." Hestia explained.

"Does that mean I have to send two Seagulls out in opposite directions?" Percy said. "Zeus was born a God and he had magic to do things like that, I can't do things like that!" He glanced at the hall and saw a couple of disappointed faces.

"Percy, Zeus had his own ways to do things. You don't have to follow in his footsteps. You should make your own path. You decide what will be the center of your world."

"How? Is there an instruction manual, 'How to set up the Axis Mundi?'"

"You have to figure that out yourself," Hestia said.

Percy sighed. He did not expect becoming a king would be this difficult. "Anything else?" He asked.

"About the Siren girl you found whom Odysseus was sent to kill, I know that girl." Percy's ears perked up as Hestia said.

"You know her? How? You were in stasis for more than a thousand years." Hercules said.

"Yes, I know her. She is an Immortal. Though not well known and was born just before the war with the Celestials. The girl, Venus is the daughter of Calliope and Poseidon." Percy was shocked to hear that. "She was born as a Siren, a being with no soul, thus she was given to the Sirens to be raised on their island. While she was growing in Lemuria, The Celestial Host came and the war erupted; her mother died in the war. After the war as everything was settling down; Venus, now all grown up was the most beautiful mortal woman after the Helen of Troy. She left the Island of Sirens and ventured into the human world. There she quickly gained fame due to her beauty. Men fell in love with her at first sight. On top of that, being a Siren her voice charmed people. Soon people started comparing her with the Goddess of love, Aphrodite."

"Let me guess Aphrodite did not like that!" Percy said with a smile on his face. He remembered Piper's mom.

"Indeed, Aphrodite was furious with the comparison. She sent men, monster and other things to kill her, but Venus survived by winning their hearts. She wasn't arrogant about her beauty or her charm but rather used it to help countless people. She traveled the lands to spread the true meaning of love. Aphrodite did not see that and challenged Venus to a battle of songs which she lost. Blinded by the jealousy and loss she cursed Venus."

"Typical Aphrodite!" Ares exclaimed.

"The curse gave Venus immortality, but after every few decades, she would lose all of her memories except her name. Venus accepted the curse with a smile. That brought Aphrodite to her senses. She apologized to Venus but couldn't take the curse back. As an apology, she made Venus a complete being by giving her a part of her own soul. She also gave Venus her Golden Cestus. She realized that she wasn't dedicated to Love since the Trojan War and apologized to her and offered her seat on Olympus to Venus. Soon after that Aphrodite faded away and Venus disappeared due to the curse taking its effect. She's not just any Siren; she's the Goddess of Love."

"If she is a Goddess then why was her throne still broken? It should've been intact like our thrones." Artemis asked.

"Because Venus never accepted her position," Hestia answered.

"If she is immortal then how is it that when I shot her, which I now regret, she went into a coma. Shouldn't her wounds have healed within hours?" Odysseus asked.

"Because her mind thinks she's a mortal, so it reacted the same way."

"How can we remove the curse on her?" Hercules asked.

"I believe her curse could only be removed if she took the position of Aphrodite," Hestia answered.

"Then that's what we'll do. Odysseus, it is your responsibility." Percy ordered, "Bring my sister home. Do not disappoint me." Suddenly the air in the hall became cold and heavy. Percy learned this trick to intimidate from Zeus and Hades in his world. He glanced at Atlanta, her mouth was wide open. 'Serves you right for looking down on me.' He thought.

(A.N. – This is my favorite scene!)

"Hercules, is there any progress with the Ennead?" Percy asked.

"Apparently, Bast is hiding his presence and does not want to reveal himself. From what I have gathered is that Bast is somewhere in middle Africa." Hercules answered.

"Any news on our missing hero?"

"Theseus is an unpredictable person, there is no way to find him," Ares said.

Percy was about to say something when a raven flew in and landed on the armrest of Percy's throne. It had a scroll in his beak. It dropped the scroll on Percy's lap and flew out of the hall. Percy unfurled it and read it.

The scroll read, "Dear Perseus, it is a matter of utmost importance. The Dievas/ Slavic gods are getting out of control. Their internal feuds are causing havoc in Eastern Europe. I ask of you from the Council to resolve the matter. To make it beneficial to you, your missing hero is also in their territory. Yours Truly, Odin.'

Percy gave it to Hestia. "Ares would be a perfect partner for this." Hestia said after reading it aloud, "Theseus would only listen to him."