Filius chaos

9 - I become a Primordial

Sekrit

I had sent Dresella to summon Perseus to the portrait room.

Chaos, our children, Gaia, Hades, and Hestia were already waiting.

We had been waiting for what felt like two hours.

Of course, time worked differently within our realm, so in reality it hadn't been nearly that long.

Still, I was beginning to wonder where my son had gone.

Then the doors opened.

Perseus walked inside.

His clothes were correct, but his hair was still wet, water dripping from the ends.

I raised an eyebrow.

He looked as though he had dressed in a hurry.

"I'm sorry I'm late," he said. "I lost track of time."

I almost smiled.

I had seen him dash toward Hades' chambers earlier that morning.

So I had a fairly good idea where he had been.

Apparently, my son had decided that his uncle was easier to interrogate than his parents.

I couldn't blame him.

He had spent his entire life believing something completely different about himself.

He needed answers.

And I would give them to him.

Eventually.

Chaos chuckled.

"Before we tell you why you were sent away, let us begin the ceremony."

Perseus frowned.

"What ceremony?"

I exchanged a glance with Chaos.

How had no one taught him about Primordial ceremonies?

Had the Olympians truly kept him so far away from our world that he didn't even know the traditions of his own kind?

Eros stepped forward.

"Brother, you are a Primordial."

He gestured toward the center of the court.

"There is a ceremony to formally induct you into the Primordial Court."

Perseus hesitated.

I could see the uncertainty in his eyes.

He had already rejected the idea of becoming a god.

A Primordial was something entirely different.

More powerful.

More ancient.

And much more dangerous.

But after a moment, Perseus nodded.

Chaos and I exchanged a look.

It was time.

Chaos stepped forward.

The entire court became silent.

A brilliant light appeared beneath Perseus' feet.

Ancient symbols began forming around him.

One by one, the symbols representing his domains appeared in the air.

Loyalty.

Bravery.