Turning of Tides

Prologue

Nerissa Jackson... if she wasn't a girl I doubt you could tell the difference in appearances, she has the same tan skin, the mischievous smirk, and the jet black hair. Percy and Nerissa were twins, both children of Sally Jackson and Poseidon, God of the Sea. When the two were born, their parents couldn't have been happier, however when the Gods became angry for Poseidon neglecting his duties the God left his love and children to appease them. However the Sea God was distraught from not being allowed to interact with his kids like he wanted to, so when the day came that the Council had found out about Zeus's daughter, Thalia, a fight arose resulting in the Gods knowing that a mortal woman gave birth because of Poseidon.

The King of the Gods was outraged and try as he might, Poseidon could not take it back. So Poseidon allowed the council to believe he had one child, a daughter named Nerissa. Zeus attempted to have both the mortal and the child killed, but Hera stopped him. As she so delicately put, he was in no position to pass judgement for siring a child. The council decided to see this daughter before passing judgement on her fate whilst the mortal could not be blamed and therefore was spared. With a heavy heart, Poseidon went to Sally Jackson and told her of what he had done. She wept for hours begging for any other way but eventually resigned to place her faith that he would protect their daughter, unbeknownst to her he was unsure if she would be allowed to live or die after this day. Poseidon looked at Sally as she said goodbye to her year old daughter and placed Nerissa is his arms.

Arriving at Mount Olympus Poseidon hesitated at the sealed doors to the throne room. Looking down and the child he created and hoped she would survive this. With a final breathe he opened the doors carrying in his daughter for the Council to see. Unexpected to all in the room, including Zeus, one look at the sweet eyes of the baby and each god and goddess felt no anger. Apollo and Aphrodite had stopped their bickering as soon as the doors opened and with one look at the child each had soft smiles on their faces, Ares had stopped sharpening his axe and looked on with a smirk at the bundled baby, Dionysus and Demeter did not complain completely enraptured with the peace in her eyes. Athena though stoic relaxed in her chair remaining silent which was all the approval needed. Aphrodite gasped and cooed at the young girl prompting a giggle from the baby which left smiles on all of the Gods faces except Ares, Zeus, and Athena. Hephaestus was grinning from ear to ear and the first to speak.

"We can't hurt this child; she's innocent in all of this." He pleaded.

"Regardless she could be a threat. What happens if one of you plots to kill my daughter? Then this sea-spawn will become the child of the prophecy! We have to do something even if we don't eliminate the child." Zeus yelled.

"I will not allow you to hurt my daughter; she is my responsibility. We both broke the oath. Your child, as well as mine, could either save or destroy us but we won't know for sure. Would you agree to allow her to stop aging the day before her 16th birthday, granting her immortality so we can be sure she will not be a threat? My wife, although upset with me, is ready to accept her under our roof." Poseidon reasoned. He had been thinking of this plan since he accidentally brought his child up in the argument with the others and was quite sure it would work, at least he hoped it would.

"What would we do with her until then? She can't just exist in the mortal world this young; she'll become a target for every monster there is.. "Artemis said looking at the baby.

"I say we-" Zeus began.

"She will be raised here on Olympus. As well as with her father Poseidon in Atlantis, and her mother will be told she was killed. We will train her to become an Olympian, not a demigod; she will not be the child of the prophecy." Hera interrupted him with a firm look that said there would be no more discussing it. After all, Zeus was in no position to piss off Hera.

"Very well, but we all will have the domain to train her as we see fit. Is that clear?" The King of Gods said specifically looking at Poseidon.

"I will agree to that, but if I believe any one of you are overstepping your bounds, I will not hesitate to remove Nerissa immediately." Poseidon declared looking at Zeus then Ares.

"You will no-"

"Agreed. Now take your daughter and leave, all of you are dismissed. My husband and I have things to discuss." Hera said cutting off Zeus's protest.

Everyone had left, but for the next few days there were storms across the country, and only the Gods on the Olympian Council knew what that meant. The weather seemed sadly fitting for when Poseidon was forced to tell Sally that her daughter was gone. At that moment, no amount of thunder from the storms could block out the mother's cry.

Amphitrite was not happy with Poseidon, but soon fell in love with the young girl. She never seemed to cry. Nerissa was always smiling and had such a peaceful aura encompassing her. She became a perfect fit in the royal family.