✔ | [1] 𝒞𝒶𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓉𝒾𝒸 | ᴘᴇʀᴄʏ ᴊᴀᴄᴋꜱᴏɴ

𝓁𝓍𝒾𝒾𝒾. For Helena

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I'm taking it

I'm taking it all for love

Doing it all for love

⋆༺𓆩⚔𓆪༻⋆

⚔ Percy shuffled on his feet as he listened to Zeus drone on about the bravery of the gods.

He resisted the urge to scoff. What about the bravery of the demigods? The ones who had died for their cause?

Annabeth walked in and stood next to him. She looked fine for someone who'd recently passed out.

"Miss much?" she whispered.

Percy shook his head. "Nobody's planning to kill us so far."

"First time today."

Percy winces at the words, but Grover nudges Annabeth because Hera is giving her a dirty look.

"As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful—" he cleared his throat like the words were hard to get out— "erm, thankful for the aid of Hades."

The Lord of the Dead nodded. He had a smug look on his face, but Percy figured he'd earned the right. He patted his son Nico on the shoulders, but Nico just glanced down, trying to shrink himself into Ethan's side.

"And, of course," Zeus continued, though he looked like his pants were smouldering, "we must...um...thank Poseidon."

"I'm sorry, brother," Poseidon said. "What was that?"

"We must thank Poseidon," Zeus growled. "Without whom...it would've been difficult –"

"Difficult?" Poseidon asked innocently.

"Impossible," Zeus admits. "Impossible to defeat Typhon."

The gods murmured in agreement and pounded their weapons in approval.

"Which leaves us," Zeus said, "only the matter of thanking our young demigod heroes, who defended Olympus so well—even if there were a few dents in my throne."

He called Thalia forward first since she was his daughter and promised her help in filling the Hunters' ranks.

Artemis smiled. "You have done well, my lieutenant. You have made me proud, and all those Hunters who perished in my service will never be forgotten. They will achieve Elysium, I am sure."

She glared pointedly at Hades.

He shrugged. "Probably."

Artemis glared at him some more.

"Okay," Hades grumbled. "I'll streamline their application process."

Thalia beamed with pride. "Thank you, my lady."

She bowed to the gods, even Hades, and then limped over to stand by Artemis's side.

"Tyson, son of Poseidon!" Zeus called. Tyson looked nervous, but he went to stand in the middle of the council, and Zeus grunted.

"Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. Percy feels his eye twitch. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war and for leading the Cyclopes, you are appointed a general in the armies of Olympus. You shall henceforth lead your brethren into war whenever required by the gods. And you shall have a new... um... what kind of weapon would you like? A sword? An axe?"