The Five Demigods Who Saved Olympus | Book 1, 2, & 3

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Hypnos scoffed after reading his mind, finding out what he was upset about.

"You seriously want to do this now?!" Hypnos shouted in disbelief. Thanatos didn't reply figuring that was answer enough. Hypnos shook his head at him.

"I admit to it. I didn't tell you about the forbidden fruit. Happy that I've confessed?" Hypnos asked, throwing his arms up.

"You went behind my back. You betrayed me!" Thanatos yelled making Hypnos scoff once more. "You'd let your brother be alone for all eternity for your own selfish desires-" Thanatos said, but Hypnos was quick to cut him off.

"I am so terribly sorry things didn't go according to your plans. And it isn't like I fed her the bloody pomegranate!" Hypnos shouted.

"But, you lied! You lied to me, your brother!" Thanatos shouted, pushing his sword further.

"Oh, so now that matters to you?!" Hypnos exclaimed.

"It always has." Thanatos replied.

"No, it hasn't! Up until now, it's been 'get the girl and take over Olympus.' It's never been 'repair our relationship'. Now you can't have her, and all of a sudden you remember the role I play in your life! I'm your brother! Your twin! Your own blood! And up until now, it's never mattered. Not even when the Gods and Goddesses of Olympus thought we were unimportant. You were always important to me! But, that didn't matter. I never did." Hypnos said, taking a deep breath. "I never wanted to take over Olympus! I just wanted my brother back." Hypnos finished. Thanatos stared at him at a loss for words. Zander took this opportunity to strike Hypnos with the lightning bolt. Only, he didn't stop after a moment. He didn't hold back. When he released it, Hypnos was no longer there. Making Thanatos frantic.

"Where'd my brother go?" Thanatos asked in shock.

"I did what you did with Mother Gaia. I got rid of the personified version of himself. Think of it as banishment to the sleep realm until the end of time." Zander said. With that, Thanatos screamed out in frustration. He reached forward and took his head in his hands, smashing Zander's face into his knee a couple of times before letting go. Zander stumbled back only for a moment until Thanatos reached out and snapped his neck. Thanatos stared down at him, having felt satisfaction for avenging the brother whom he admittedly now realized he had treated wrong for centuries. He shut his eyes, feeling hopeful that his brother would've somehow known about his avenging. Noelle sat up, finding everyone on the ground, blood all surrounding their bodies. Noelle took this chance to grab Donovan's scythe and charge at Thanatos from behind. As Thanatos turned, Noelle sliced Thanatos with the scythe more than once with seemingly no control over her actions. She found herself out of breath making her drop the scythe. She waited for Thanatos to break apart into small pieces before dropping to her knees and using the leftover water from Heath's conjuring to gather the pieces and disperse them along the sea to ensure that it'll be a long time before he regenerates. Noelle let out a breath before remembering the state of everybody. Donovan lay on the floor with no breathing pattern. Amara had her hand over the jacket but Noelle knew with her mouth open ajar, she was gone. Zander had died with the snap of the neck and Noelle could see it in his lifeless form. Noelle quickly turned her head over to Heath's direction to find his breathing shaky. She crawled on her knees over to him and rested his head on her lap.

"Let's get this out so you can help me revive them." Noelle said as she went to pull but Heath stopped her.

"Noelle, you can't. It's stuck in there pretty good." Heath said breathlessly.

"Oh, come on! Bear with me for just a moment, Heath." Noelle said as she went to pull once more. Heath didn't stop her, but he did let her know how badly it hurt by letting out a yell. Noelle knew it was bad considering Heath hardly displayed pain. Noelle's eyes fell to his. She shook her head as tears slipped from her eyes.

"Heath, I can't do it on my own." Noelle said as he reached up and wiped her cheek. Heath gave her a sad smile.

"H-how do we know if you'll wake up? You've already died once." Noelle replied, her voice breaking with the thought that Heath may not awaken.

"I don't know." Heath said, making more tears slip from Noelle's eyes. "Baby, they haven't died as humans yet. You can still revive them." Heath continued.

"B-but what about you? What am I supposed to do without you? We're supposed to live in the beautiful darkness together, like we said. And piss off my dad every time we kiss or hold hands." Noelle said, making Heath chuckle. "A-and after maybe a couple of decades piss him off again to get married or have kids even though I really, really don't think I'd be a great mother." Noelle said, making Heath chuckle once more.

"You would be the most wonderful mother. Even if it isn't to our children." Heath said. Noelle shut her eyes and rested his forehead on hers, cupping his face with her hands.

"I have to say it this time. I didn't get to say it the first time." Noelle said. She pulled away to tell him just how much she loved him when she didn't hear his breathing. She rubbed her finger against his cheek, knowing the skin had always been cold but was freezing to the touch now. Noelle let out a shaky break and lowered her head, quietly sobbing. Cerberus joined her at their side, resting his head on Heath once more. Noelle rested her head back on his forehead.

"I'm not ready to let you go." Noelle said as her tears dripped down Heath's face. Noelle sniffled before sitting up straight. She carefully lifted Heath's head off of her lap and looked around. She made her way over to the middle of colosseum and sat on her knees. Footsteps caught her attention. She turned to her right to find that Medusa had followed through. Not only were Hermes, Ares, and Aphrodite awakened from Hypnos's death, but so were the other Gods and Goddesses, the demi-god's parents, Thanatos and Hypnos had taken control of. The colors of the world quickly changed, turning a bright white color, and standing in front of her with a smile was Mother Gaia.

"Now, it is my time to help. But, only this one time." Mother Gaia spoke as she joined Noelle on her knees.

"Noelle, you're a very dangerous being and a threat to the rest of the world. You are the Only Goddess to wield not one but two of the three greatest Gods in all of the Cosmos. You are all-powerful." Mother Gaia spoke as she placed her hands atop Noelle's. "He will awaken because he didn't die a natural death earlier in the day. He died as a result of your connection. And you and I will revive him along with the others." Mother Gaia continued, making Noelle let out a breath of relief. Mother Gaia then gave Noelle a rare, serious expression. A drastic change from her soft and kind expression.

"But, understand this Noelle. I helped create the five of you in my own vision of what Olympus needed. A child of lightning, of water, of Earth, of destruction, and of the afterlife. And though, every choice you have made was woven in the stars since before your birth and predicted and approved by the Fates, there is one choice you made that set you on a new path that we did not anticipate." Mother Gaia said.

"And what is it?" Noelle asked.

"You ate the pomegranate. It strays one from their natural abilities. It is why both Hades and Persephone do not use one another's powers." Mother Gaia replied. "You unbalanced the universe with your decision to eat the pomegranate. Once with Persephone was enough. Your decision was pushing it. But, if it is known that you have the ability to procreate a child with aquatic and afterlife abilities in addition to their given power from the Fates, it will start a war." Mother Gaia continued.

"So, I can't have children?" Noelle inquired.

"Darling.." Mother Gaia spoke, her eyes trailing down to Noelle's stomach. Noelle blinked before realizing what Mother Gaia had meant. Noelle shook her head at the piece of information she had just obtained.

"W-we can't talk about this now. They're still dead. You'll help me, right?" Noelle asked. Mother Gaia gave her a small smile.

"I am right here the whole time." Mother Gaia spoke before the colors faded back. Noelle could no longer see or feel Mother Gaia, but she knew she was right in front of her. She placed her hands on the ground beneath her and shut her eyes. She could instantly feel the breeze from inside of the dome around Atlantis pick up. The power surged through her body unlike anytime before. Black veins appeared on her skin. Her eyes flew open, revealing an ivory-white color. Her body shook violently as she said,

"Wake up."