Aftermath

Gone

Percy's pov
I went into the woods to escape being followed by atlas and Iapetus. Sitting at the foot of the tree, i felt relaxed. I felt like a normal kid. No wars, no immortals and no enemies who wanted revenge or the apocalypse.

I heard the sound of leaves rustling and opened my eyes. Three campers were approaching me. What they were doing here, i would never know. They weren't supposed to be here but then again i wasn't supposed to be here either.

"Well, what do we have here? You are finally alone." Max said. He was a child of Ares.

"What do you want. I'm not really in the mood to be disturbed so if you have nothing important to say then go away.

" Don't worry. We aren't here to disturb you. We just want to make a simple deal. You come with us and neither Kronos nor the camp would be hurt." A boy i recognised to be Michael a son of nemesis said.
"And do you think you would hurt Kronos. He's a titan. And as for the camp they can hold their own against whatever army you send."

The three of them laughed like i was making a joke.

"Do you think we are stupid? We do not need an army for that. Let me explain. Take a good look at this." Henry said bringing a bottle filled with a liquid that seemed to be alive.

"This is a poison that was created by order. No immortal except the creator can sense it. Meaning only order can sense it. It was created with only one cure. Orders blood. Now, imagine what would happen if they were to eat this during lunch. The gods and Titans would also be there. I'm sure we don't want that to happen. All you have to do is come with me. We will be waiting for you here during lunch." He said not sounding the least regretful that he was betraying his loved ones.

"Fine I'll come. But swear on the Styx that nothing would happen to them." I said holding back tears so I wouldn't look weak.

"First, i swear on the Styx that they won't be harmed as long as you come with me. And don't even think of telling anyone. There are more spies than you think. If you make one wrong move, the whole lot would suffer it and you would still be taken by force." Max said.

"I don't understand why you are doing this. Your parents all love you now. And you have no excuse for joining order. You are betraying your loved one for no reason." I said.

"You see Percy, that's where you are wrong. I am a child of eris, goddess of discord so I like it when there is a war going on. Michael's mother is a goddess of balance. You've won the war twice. Now its time for the enemy side to win. Then there is max whose father is a war god. Its in his blood to cause wars or aid them. And taking you to order would do just that. Don't forget our deal or the poison may accidentally be in the air around the dining pavilion" The three campers turned leaving me alone to cry. I had to stay strong. If not for myself then for others.

"No one's POV

The gods sat with their children in the dining pavilion trying to get along with their children like normal parents. Ares was talking about wars related things with his kids. Aphrodite and her kids talked about latest fashion and latest gossips. Hephaestus cabin talked with their dad about new styles they could use on weapons.
Athena and her kids ate quietly observing table manners. The other gods were doing all sorts of things with their kids.

Jason's POV

I was really surprised when ju... sorry Hera joined us on our table. My father on the other hand didn't look surprised. As a matter of fact, he looked like he'd been expecting her. But I was more surprised at what happened next.

"I'm sorry" she said with sadness etched into her features. "I shouldn't have acted the way I did. I should never have taken Jason away. I was jealous and acted without thinking. I took my anger for what my husband did on demigods when I should have known it wasn't their fault. Please if you can find it in your heart to forgive me then I'll be in your debt. If you can't then all I can say is I'm sorry and I'll try to make it up to you."