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Chapter 2: Chaos On Olympus

Chapter 2: Chaos On Olympus

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE'S GONE?" Zeus thundered (sorry).

"I mean, she's disappeared. She's not in her palace. It looked like a tornado had tore through it." Hermes said, taking a step back unconsciously and teleporting to his throne.

It was the next day, after the Titan War had ended, and chaos ensued on Olympus. Hestia had disappeared.

"She was captured?" Athena said.

He shrugged. "When I knocked on her door, there was no answer. The door was locked with something different from our usual magic, so I could access it. The place was completely destroyed."

"This is a serious matter," Artemis muttered. No one agreed with her verbally, but the assent was mutual. Being one of the few goddesses that could keep the peace within the family, if Hestia wasn't present to act as mediator, gods only knew what would happen if a quarrel broke out.

"Ask the guard if he allowed anyone in last night," Hades suggested. With that, Hermes vanished once again, this time reappearing with the guard. The guard immediately bowed. "Lord Zeus."

Zeus waved his hand. "Rise, Thaddeus. We have a question for you."

Thaddeus raised his eyebrows. "Yes, my Lord?"

"Did you let anyone in Olympus last night?"

"Hmm, last night..." Thaddeus snapped his fingers and a small logbook appeared in his other hand. He flipped to a page and ran his finger down. "No, my Lord, no one visited Olympus last night. Is something wrong?"

Athena took this up. "Thaddeus, if we do tell you, swear on the River Styx to not tell anyone."

"I swear on the River Styx that whatever information is relayed to me from the Olympians will be kept a secret." He replied. Thunder boomed.

Poseidon sighed. "Hestia has gone missing."

Thaddeus' eyes widened.

"You must understand why we cannot tell anyone. I assume you understand very well the reason as to why?" Artemis insinuated with a frosty tone.

"I do, Lady Artemis." Thaddeus said.

"Thaddeus," Hades suddenly spoke up. The guard turned to him. "Could you check if anyone had used the card to enter the elevator?"

Thaddeus frowned. Again, he snapped his fingers, and three cards appeared. He touched the base of them, and he gasped. 

The sound of the metallic cards clattering on the floor heralded the arrival of the God of Wine. Wthout greeting anyone, Dionsyus spoke directly at Zeus, "Father, a new demigod has appeared, unclaimed...and the children from the Ares cabin have disappeared."

The shoulders of the Olympians tensed as though Zeus had sent an electric current running through them. All eyes flickered towards the God of War.

"Wait," Ares said, his tone dangerous, "my children?"

Dionysus nodded.

Seeing as many things were about to happen at once, Aphrodite leapt from her seat and screamed, "WAIT!"

Immediately, the fire in the God of war's eyes dissipated and Thaddeus collected the cards he had dropped on the floor in shock.

Athena's eyes narrowed. "First, Dionysus, how did the demigod appear?"