Sing for the Abyss [Greek Mythology] hiatus

13: Athena's Resolution

The gates slammed open as a brown-haired woman strolled in. Helmet in her hand, she bowed down to the inane god that sat upon his throne with a high head. 

"Father, you requested my presence?" She stood back up. Her knee-high black heeled boots clicked on the ground as she took a step back. 

Zeus nodded his head simply. "Indeed I have. Did you find him?" He questioned,  dim glaze in his eyes.

Athena nodded, "Indeed I have," She snapped towards the door to make it open.

Lily stepped in with a chained up blond. His hands were bound by blue string and his face was lifeless.

What the hell?! Chāpu thought, his mouth opening in disturbance.

"Dad!!" He exclaimed, going over to the god, "What the hell?!" He questioned out loud this time.

Lily pointed back to the spot Chāpu had just come from. "Go back, please. Refrain from touching the god," She demanded.

Chāpu was confused, "Why?! He's my father, I have every right to question and touch him," He growled at Lily.

Athena, the brown-haired woman, turned around to the Japanese boy. "You don't seem to understand. Apollo's lost his touch with reality, so he can't hear you anymore. He needs to be punished accordingly," Athena let out an awkward smile. Her smile was forced and showed that Athena rarely did that. Her smile would blind even a blind person.

Chāpu gritted his teeth angrily, "Why does he need to be punished? I don't understand."

Zeus cleared his throat, "Ahem," He looked down upon everybody, "Chāpu, it seems that you are very confused. Apollo has released a disease upon the Japanese people, an airborne disease that is basically a combination of Noma and FOP. The victim's muscles, joints and ligaments are replaced with bone, and the gums and skin by the mouth are eaten up by bacteria, " Zeus explained.

Hades, still being in the room along with Persephone who was weeping and Thalia that had a sassy look on her face gasped. "That's horrible! And it's airborne?!" 

Zeus tsked, "Hush, Hades. But yes, yes it is." 

Apollo's eyes slowly turned to Hades' direction. He squinted them and bared his teeth like a defensive, rabid feral cat. He clearly had a hateful look in his eye. It was mostly because of Miáou's remark and how he interpreted it.

Athena glared at her half-brother with a 'I'll F you up if you do anything reckless' look. Chāpu was shocked of what was going on around him. 

Socks decided to speak up, "Then, Athena, Zeus, what should we do?" Her eyes were wide as she was scared before the gods.

Athena tapped her chin, walking around the bound Apollo. She was in thick concentration, working her wise magic. Her heels clicking on the ground balanced out the silence in the room. She was contemplating ideas that would either work or fail. 

Then it clicked.

No, not her heels.

She paused her circulated movement and smirked. Goosebumps grew on Chāpu's arm at her awkward smirk. 

She's really scary sometimes...like a dictator deciding the fate of the country, Chāpu decided in his head. 

Athena, using her wisdom, spoke softly yet loudly, "We will send someone to investigate people we suspect to be working for the enemy," She suggested, with lovely intelligence that made everybody else in the room look idiotic. 

Zeus nodded, "Excellent choice, my dear daughter," He complimented, which caused Athena's bust to perk out in obvious pride, "However, we will need to send a demigod or two on this journey. The gods are way too busy to do something such as this."