Rewards and Heartbreak

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Percy POV, 1000 Years Ago

Olympus

"Welcome home heroes!"

That was what I heard as my friends and I entered Olympus after defeating Gaia and the Giants in the Second Giant War. Nymphs, Dryads, Satyrs, Centaurs, and others gathered around us as we walked down the streets of Olympus to the Olympians Palace. Annabeth, Me, Will, Leo, Jason, Piper, Frank, Hazel, Clarisse, Chris, Travis, Connor, and Katie were grinning ear to ear, taking in all of the celebration around us, as well as the crowd shouting our names over and over again. As we neared the palace, the crowd dissapated and we walked in silence. Leo, broke the silence and cracked a joke.

"Man, all this fame and attention and STILL no girls fawning over me!". We all heartily laughed at his comment and started to converse among each other, complementing how we did in the battle against Gaia. I had battled Gaia herself as well as Polybotes and Hippolytus. Annabeth battled Enceladus with her mom, Athena. Jason battled Porphyrion with his dad, Zeus, so on so on.

When we finally arrived at the palace, we kept on talking until someone cleared their throat.

"Ahem, young heroes of the Second Giant War, you have done well." Boomed Zeus. "Yeah right Zeus, you know that without them, we would have been destroyed," my dad said. "Okay, okay, down to business. These heroes shall be rewarded handsomely. Heroes, you shall each receive one gift from the gods, even godhood if you wish." Zeus started off with Jason. "Jason, do you accept godhood from the Gods as my lieutenant for eternity?" Jason immediatly said yes, and the Olympians started chanting. Jason was hit by a blast of golden light, and was covered in it. Suddenly, he emerged with a golden aura covering him, he looked more toned and muscled than before. The Fates appeared, and kneeled. "All Hail Jason Grace, Minor God of Lightning, the Sky, and Battle." they chanted in unison.

Everyone kneeled and then rose. Then the tedious task of granting godhood to my friends began. Jason was the minor god of Lightning, Sky, and Battle, Piper was the minor god of Love, and Sexuality, Leo was the minor god of Machines, Flames, and the Forge, Frank was the minor god of War and Honor and Hazel was the minor god of Darkness, Redemption and Precious Metals and Gems. The next hero was Annabeth. "Annabeth, my daughter. Do you accept the gift of godhood?" Then came the one word that broke my heart into many pieces. "Yes." I stood there with a calm facade as she was immortalized and her domains were announced. "Hail Annabeth Chase, Minor Goddess of Wisdom, Architecture, and Wits."

Surprisingly, Clarisse, Chris, Travis, Connor, and Katie denied godhood but instead, took partial immortality like the Hunters of Artemis. Finally, it was my turn. "Perseus Jackson, my son, step forward." Poseidon boomed. I stepped forward, slightly shaking. "Does anyone here deny that my son is deserving of a great gift?" None of the Olympians objected.

"My son, if you wish, you shall be made into an Olympian, the thirteenth Olympian. No one else has ever received a greater honor. Do you accept?" I was a bit shaky when I replied. "No, dad, I have another wish." The gods were in uproar. "You deny our generous gift?", Zeus replied with a dangerous tone in his voice. I hesitated ever so slightly, before looking Zeus straight in the eye, and saying,

"Yes. I have another wish in mind, but you must swear on the Styx to uphold my terms as long as it is in your power to grant." The council swore the oath hesitatingly, after all, I had just rejected their generous offer and last time I rejected, I had something crazy in mind. "Gods of Olympus, my wish is for Hades and Hestia to be granted thrones on the council, it has been long overdue. I would like partial immortality like the Hunters, and finally, I would like the peaceful Titans such as Leto and Calypso to be freed." There was silence, Hades and Hestia were shocked. "We will grant your requests.", Zeus finally replied. "Now let the celebrations continue!" As soon as Zeus spoke those words, the new gods dispersed, and the immortal heroes stayed.

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