Reading Confused By Time

Chapter 24: Reading the First Battle

Chapter 24: Reading the First Battle

"I can't sense or see them in Australia," Apollo said, and Athena nodded, marking a cross over Australia.

"Anyone else?" She asked as she looked around the council. "They're not in India or any other Asian country, and now we're sure they're not in Australia."

"We could be concealed in plain sight you know," Hyperion said and looked at Oceanus, who had decided he wanted to read, his voice was calming, like the ocean...

Luke glanced at Thalia who sat opposite him with a frown, it wasn't filled with anger... but empathy? He wanted to know why, Percy sat not to far from Kronos, supporting hickeys on his neck that weren't allowed to be hidden. He also had a few bruises which had been healed immediately. Ares sat on his throne with a broken leg and drained energy.

Three hours ago, just before breakfast, Ares and Annabeth had strike-d a plan, they would attack Percy, their anger/betrayal had led them to being almost killed by an avenging father and lover.

Athena had come when she had seen the Titan's rush forwards, they were anxious to see a fight and were nervous on what would happen.

"I checked France," Aphrodite said helpfully. "They're not there either."

"Hephaestus can you, Apollo, and Hermes scour Africa for any sign of the Titans?" Zeus asked.

Hephaestus nodded. "Of course."

"What if they're blocking their presences?" Artemis asked. "We won't find them unless we're within metres of them if they are."

"They'll slip up eventually," Hera said confidently. "And we have eyes on Othrys in case the Titans decide to pay the place a visit. We'll be prepared for them coming."

"No, you wont," Kronos smirked and fiddled with Backbiter, his hands, cleaned all along the swords sharp blade, he blew his breathe on it and inspected it for any dirt,

"You've been saying that for the last few days, Hera," Poseidon snapped. "They're not going to hide somewhere we'll find them easily, and you know that."

"We will find them, Poseidon," Hestia promised. "Don't worry."

"Nine days," Poseidon said as he stared at the holographic map of earth which hung in the middle of the throne room. "It's been nine days. How is Kronos able to stay hidden for nine days? I'd have thought he'd have destroyed something by now that would've alerted us to him."

"We have been hiding forever, we've roamed the earth in spirit without you knowing, Krios even managed not bang up a girl!" Atlas said and laughed as his father reprimanded him with a smack.

Hermes summoned his caduceus to his hand in mobile phone form, George and Martha curling around the antenna as he turned his attention to the screen. "Obviously he's trying to lay low," Artemis said calmly. "But we'll find him. The Titans aren't exactly inconspicuous."

"You're right," Hermes announced. "There's a category five hurricane over Miami, Poseidon. I thought you liked Miami?"

"Apollo likes it as well, that is why there is sun their most of the time, so it's a perfect place to go to the beach." Poseidon said and smiled at his nephew, who now wore: Was at Miami, now I swim like A dolphin!

Poseidon narrowed his eyes. "I do. That's not me."

Hermes grinned and summoned a screen of mist in the middle of the council with a wave of his hand, showing them what he'd looked up on the internet. Along the west coast of Miami, a hurricane was sweeping up houses and cars and causing general chaos. "According to the mortal news," Hermes said, "it just appeared out at sea only ten miles off the coast." He pulled up another screen. "And this. Wildfires in Thessaly. Near the original Olympus and Othrys."