ATLOP: Lessons in Water

Blue Homes

Surprise! Bonus early chapter <3

Hope you all enjoy the chapter :D We're finally reaching school stuff... sorta.

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I studied the silver mirror in my hand while I waited for Triton.

It was very shiny and perfectly round and smooth. It was used to symbolize the moon and would be brought up to the surface so that the full moon could shine on it and power it until the next full moon.

There were a lot of moon Gods. I'd known that of course, there are a lot of pantheons around the world but... getting the full lecture really put it into perspective.

Most in the sea honored the local moon God, or whichever one they were raised honoring. In Atlantis it was most common to honor Selene as the Greek Moon Goddess (well, Titaness). She hadn't been seen in a long time, but it was still proper because She was the Moon. Since Artemis drove the moon chariot She was also honored and respected.

Triton said they would be leaving out a table setting for Artemis at dinner tonight alongside the always open seat for Selene that hadn't been filled in a long time.

Most in the sea left a table setting for a Moon God on the full moon. It was meant to recognize the Moon Gods as equals with great importance to the sea, but also Gods didn't worship other Gods. The normal mer in the sea might do more to honor them, but the Sea Gods didn't do much beyond it.

Well, they would also make the ponofa that mers would bring to the surface. I had some of the cakes (strange pressed fish and anemone and seaweed cake cookie things that look surprisingly good) to share when I went to the surface with Triton.

I was looking forward to going to the surface, it'd been weeks and I did kinda miss the sun and moon.

"Are you ready to go, Percy?"

I perked up, flicking around to face Triton who was swimming towards me with two hippocampi.

"Yeah!" I grinned at him as he handed me the reins to one of them.

"This is Chelsea, she's very sweet and easy to ride."

I nodded, I'd only ridden a hippocampus two times, both brief and just for practice. Hopefully this went okay.

"I'll be on Belle and following behind you," Triton said as he settled on Belle, his hippocampus. "Chelsea knows the way so don't worry about getting lost."

I nodded, settling on Chelsea.

"Hi," I murmured.

Chelsea nickered, tossing their head as I held the reins.

"Hello Prince , " Chelsea replied. "Are you settled?"

I nodded, curling my tails tightly around their sides. "Yeah, all set."

The hippocampi took off and immediately proved why they were the favored steeds of the mid seas by gaining speed rapidly until the ocean was a blur around me.

My breath caught and I couldn't help the grin stretching across my face.

Oh wow, this was amazing.

The world was a blur, the water rushing past me, I was being pushed back some by the force of the water as Chelsea moved.

Magic thrummed beneath my hands as Chelsea's inherent magic, the reason Hippocampi were such good steeds, made us move even faster. Their power bent the ocean around us so that we could reach the surface even faster.