Thieves Of Olympus

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3RD PERSON

Tulad ng klaseng nasa recess ay hindi kumpleto ang mga diyos sa mga trono ng Olympus. Some were hiding, others choose to stay. Zeus, Hera, Ares, Artemis, Hermes and Athena stayed in their thrones. Wala naman si Apollo, Poseidon at Hephaestus. They went to their families to spend time with them. Dionysus is, as usual, dead drunk in his temple. Aphrodite is... well, just guess where went this time. While, Demeter tends to her beloved plants in the mortal realms.

"Wanna go hunting?" Hermes asks out of the blue. He feels naked without his helmet and shoes.

Kumulo naman ang dugo ni Artemis sa narinig. She kept calm. Kahit gusto na niyang ibuhol ang bow string sa leeg nito. "Shut up, Hermes." sita niya dito.

"I'm serious!" he retorts.

Artemis glares at him, "I'll shoot you down when I see you in your winged shoes and helmet." She threatens him, "I'll just think that you are wild bird passing by the forest!"

"Fiesty!" Ares chuckles, "Athena do know who will be targeted next?"

"Am I Apollo? You should have asked him before he left. I don't fortell visions and future," she spat.

Ares stands and looks at her. "Fight me," he challenged her.

"Don't you have something to do? I don't want to waste my time playing with you. Do it with hermes if you want," naiinis niyang tugon.

"Are you afraid Athena? I can't count the times I defeated you." he taunts her.

"Because you played dirty! You only win with your dirty tricks. Sucks to be a loser, right?" she scoffs, "Train hard, Ares. Your son might surpass your skills." She puts her hand on her chest mockingly and smiles, "Oh... Didn't he?"

Athena had the last laugh. Napikon si Ares sa sinabi niya. Nagsimulang maglaba ang dalawa. Their spear and swords fly to the walls and pass above the other Gods and Goddesses heads. Nag-eenjoy naman si Hermes habang pinapanood ang mga ito.

"That should be me and Hephaestus," he sighs.

"Why don't we try it?" Artemis raises her brows.

"I don't hurt girls," he boredly says.

"Really? How many girls did you leave with your child?" she starts counting off her fingers, "....Dillia, Juanita, Fridget, Lilia, Sophie, Cindy, and the last one? Ah! Your son's mother. Lucinda Cameron, right? And some of my huntresses before." her eyes grew out of anger.

He gasps, "Are you a spy? I thought you only recruit huntresses."

"I did and still do but they end up pregnant when you and my imbecile of a brother met them," she grits her teeth.

Minamasahe naman ni Zeus ang pagitan ng mga mata niya. He is a polygamous assface too but he never heard of such doings from his sons. Worse is that they choose Artemis followers.

Hera is silent as she is feeling something wrong. She feels sadness, pain, and anger inside her chest. It made her agitated with what is happening around her.

While in the mortal realms...

Apollo sits by the swivel chair as he helps his wife with the work. Ang daming paperworks na naiwan simula ng mabuntis ulit ito. Her cravings made him go down from Olympus.

Nasa sariling Hacienda naman si Demeter. Mga malagong halaman ang sumalubong sa kanya paglabas ng pinto ng kubong tinutuluyan. This is her secret place. Narerelax siya tuwing nandito, tulad ngayon na nagkakagulo sila sa Olympus. She hums a song that she learned before. Kinakausap niya din ang mga halaman na parang mga anak niya.

Hephaestus switches from visiting the company, his forges and... Kajiya's graveyard. He pretends as his crippled uncle from his father's side to visit him. Sometimes he forges weapons for the camp. Most of his days he spends in the company with Rica.

Poseidon returned to his kingdom under the sea. Amphitrite sits on the throne beside him. Pinapanood nila ang mga nangyayari sa ilalim ng dagat. Once he punished a dynamite using fisherman by flipping his boat. Mas mabuti ng maging pagkain ng ibang isda ang nahuli niya kaysa ulitin niya ang ginagawa.

Nainom naman ng wine si Aphrodite habang pinapanood ang city lights. Pinapaikot-ikot niya ang laman ng basong hawak. She broke two noong magpadala si Zeus ng mga kidlat galing langit. One directed at her wine bottle kaya nagpadala siya ng kalapati sa kanila. "GIVE ME A BREAK!" was written on the piece of paper.

They feel exhausted from being the rulers. Sometimes they just want to be a mortal but at the same time do the things only immortals can do.

Because being a mortal has limits... famine, death and emotions so pure no immortal can explain. As an immortal having emotions is like a card game. Whichever you pick will be the one you will feel. It masks the reality and stains the purity that should be felt.

Hades has no problem at all, he has his own vast kingdom. Pwera na lang mga 'di kabilang na kaluluwang dumagdag sa pila. Some are younger than the usual demigod's age for claiming. His kingdom is flooding with sea of souls.

"Hi, Baby boy! What' s your name?" Persephone talks to one of them. He is between 7 and 8 years old.

"Iver po. Nasaan po ako?" he had tears in his eyes. He is searching for his parents but he can no longer see them.

Umiwas ng tingin si Persephone. She felt pity for this child. Masyado pang maaga ang pagkawala niya. "Nasa... N-nasa ibang mundo ka! You can play here anytime you want. Do you like that?" she hides the pain behind her smile.

"Hindi magagalit sa akin si Mama?" tanong nito.

She shakes her head. Under her feet a flower blooms out of grief. "You will have friends and many playmates here. Just like them," she points to the other children older than him. Curious and running around the gates of the underworld.

"Wow! I will join them, too!" he runs to them with a grin.

"Shush, my love. That's part of their destiny," alo ni Hades. "I'll send them to Elysium if that will put you at ease."

She hugs him tight, "Please... I don't want them to suffer like the others."

There's a big gap between mortal and immortal. Ang pagkakapareho lang ay parehong buhay ang dalawa. One with an end, the other watches that end.