The Marauder's Era (And Others) React To New Life;Second Chances

Chapter Thirty

"So, we're coming into this now?" Nico asked.

"Well, if it shows it, there's a small part before that," Henrik mentioned as the next part was about to show up on the screen.

Orion, Henrik, and Dahlia were outside the Las Vegas Strip, they were waiting for Hades and Persephone as Persephone offered to go get them.

"Why couldn't you two go?" Frank asked.

"Because of the fact that I see ghosts, Las Vegas isn't the best for that and Orion is somebody that senses sins, he love Vegas a little too much," Dahlia said as Orion started smirking remembering Vegas. Henrik, Nico, and Bianca started silently laughing remembering that day.

"Why is Orion smirking?" Abraxas asked.

"Oh, you'll see, it might not be in this part, but it's coming," Dahlia answered. The Originals, both sets looked intrigued seeing Henrik's amusement over the situation.

While there relationship has gotten better Hades and Melinoe were quite surprised she offered. While they were walking around, they happened to see a blonde man with a godly aura that Tom saw before he had left.

"Is that Apollo?" Nico asked, catching other's attentions. They were going to see more gods? Dahlia and Orion nodded, Dahlia leaned back against her husband as he wrapped an arm around her waist to offer comfort, remembering Apollo's breakdown.

He was sitting at a bench looking quite depressed, "Apollo?" Dahlia questioned. The God jumped and looked at us, "Aren't you Orion and Dahlia Black?" he pointed with a curious look. They nodded, "Oh," he sighed. "What's wrong?" Orion asked. Dahlia and Orion both seem to have sensed someone else, they turned and saw another man. He had curly hair and a muscular build; he had dark eyes that were also a bit red, kind of like Orion's but not. "I knew you were Dahlia, I know what you did last timeline and I have mad respect for you," he said.

Nico, knowing who the newcomer was, looked at Dahlia with wide eyes, she actually got the God of War's respect?

From the look on Apollo's face, the exhausted and stressed look he had when he saw the newcomer, "I'm Ares," he introduced. "I'm not going to do anything," he added afterwards, seeing Orion's eyes flash red.

"Nice to know I got the God of War's respect, now Apollo what's wrong?" Dahlia asked. "What's wrong brother?" Ares said, he knew Apollo is usually cheery and well, sunny.

Nico, being the only demigod in the room that had known the gods personalities, other than, well, his other self and maybe the other Bianca, was watching with wide eyes as Ares was actually comforting his brother.

Melinoe, Hades, and Persephone had shown up as Apollo started talking, "I'm just tired of everything," he admitted. They all looked wide eyed that that came from the God of the Sun's mouth. Dahlia sat next to him and Hades sat on his other side, "What happened?" Hades softly demanded from his nephew. "I'm getting tired of Artemis threatening me every time she sees me, after what happened with that Orion," Orion flinched, that was the only reason he didn't like his name, "she just judges every single male she sees and is causing the girls in her group to do the same, even my own daughters," he took a shaky breath, "She just started to ignore me, and eventually I got pissed and gained my plague domain and caused the Black Plague, sorry Uncle," he added to Hades who nodded in forgiveness, "And then after that she continued to ignore me unless I acted out, so I continued doing it, trying to get her intention, and then everyone listens to Athena and not me, even my own twin. They forget, I may act stupid but I am the God of Knowledge, that's as good as wisdom, but nobody listens to me. They think I'm lying but I can't lie cause of my Truth domain, and Hermes had tried to vouch for me but they don't believe him either. Now that I've gone through this twice, its just taking it's toll on me. All they want is prophecies and me to have children. Of course that immediately brands me as a man whore to my sister cause she's never there when I get told I need to have more children so the camps will have healers," he finished his rant and started sobbing.

Everybody was stunned about the Sun God's breakdown, the Prewett Twins wouldn't dare do that to the other twin. Dahlia knew Thanatos was pissed with way Artemis treated her twin, he wouldn't do that to his twin either, no matter how much he annoyed him at times when he randomly fell asleep.

Good thing it was night time or the others would've known something had been wrong. He de aged himself to a five year old and curled in to Dahlia,

"Still have a way with children, a god de-aged himself to seek comfort from you like a mother or an older sister," Orion quietly spoke to his wife.

"It's a big deal if a god de-ages himself in front of someone because it makes them vulnerable. Hestia is the only exception because she's an eight year old a lot," Henrik explained. James and Lily looked proud that that their daughter was that person for the sobbing sun god. The child versions of themselves looked a bit sheepish as they, along with the others usually went to Dahlia for comfort and to rant too. Of course they would go to their parents, but there was also Dahlia. Sirius, Regulus, and Lyra would get jealous that they were stealing their mom.

"Apollo," Dahlia said softly. He looked up at her, "I think you need a break from your twin, she's been getting to you for so long along with the pressures of having children that it's getting to you. You be you, not Artemis' twin, not the God of Prophecy, you be yourself, you be Apollo, leave Artemis alone, and see what she does," Dahlia advised. "I'm sure you have other people you can visit and stay with," Hades had muttered something and Apollo jumped before turning to look at his Uncle, "You are now able to go into the Underworld, no problem and being Underground won't bother you," he said. The young looking god smiled and jumped at his Uncle, thanking him. Hades had smiled back and patted his head, "And you'll be allowed on our property to visit, it is a bit of a dark interior just to let you know. Ask Hades, Persephone, Thanatos, Melinoe, Gaea, or Hecate and they will tell you where," Dahlia added after a silent conversation with Orion. "Yeah, and I wouldn't mind getting to know you a bit better, I thought the same as everyone else, but now I know you're not," Ares added. Apollo nodded and smiled at all the offers before turning to look like an 18 year old.

Nico sat there a bit stunned about how nice his father was acting. Did he really seem nicer to him the second time around?

"I believe it's time to get my children out of the casino," Hades said. "It was Nico and Bianca right?" Ares mentioned. Hades nodded, "Yeah I didn't agree on what Zeus did," Ares grunted.

Both sets of Nico and Bianca looked at the God of War on the screen in shock.

They all looked at him, "I don't really consider him my father, I leave children out of wars I don't agree with them being in it or becoming victims. And part of my domain allows me to know when acts of war had started. The death Maria di Angelo was considered one of them, so I've got respect for you Uncle for not going after him," he revealed. They group were wide eyed, before Persephone says, "I should get them," she says. "Can I come?" Apollo asked. Persephone nods, smiling softly as Apollo gets up and leaves with her.

Dahlia's words definitely did seem to help Apollo, "So why are we getting them out now, isn't it like another 50 to 60 years until they come out?" Apollo asked Persephone. "Hades didn't want them in there that long again, he saw how hard it was for Nico to adjust, he was waiting for an opportunity to be able to get them out that follows the Ancient Laws and so one came up. Thanatos had mentioned his Mistress and her husband that was to become my husband's top Ghost Rider, they were already going to take in Henrik Mikaelson, I'm sure you know his siblings, you liked to burn there kind," Apollo nodded, a slightly sadistic smile on his face that was very unusual for him, "So, he added in the siblings as Maria had also been a witch," she explained. "So Hades would still be able to see his kids as that group is void of the Laws even though they are kind of deities in a way," Apollo concluded. Persephone nodded and they entered the casino.

The vampires in the room shivered seeing the sadistic smile on the Sun God's face after the burning vampires comment.