Rise of New Olympus

Chapter 16

Pantheon Hall-

"The situation is getting very serious, very fast," Hestia said.

"What do you mean by that? It's just Atlas and he's friendly, isn't he?" Percy looked at Her.

"No, Percy. It's not that simple, Atlas arriving on Mt Olympus is very serious. He's holding the 'Axis Mundi,' and if the Axis Mundi has changed then this era of peace is about to end." Hestia said.

"Axis Mundi? What's that?"

"The Axis Mundi is the cosmic center of the, or the connection between Heaven and Earth. As the celestial pole and geographic pole, it expresses a point of connection between sky and earth where the four compass directions meet. There are many forms of Axis Mundi, one of them is Atlas." Odin explained.

"Then what's so special about it, that you all got serious when saw him?"

"Axis Mundi, is the Centre of the World, Percy. The place where Axis Mundi has been had changed the course of history. Look the USA, Atlas has been in Washington DC for almost four centuries and now it's the most powerful country in the world. Now that the Axis Mundi is on Olympus, it means from now on anything that will happen in the future will be centered around Olympus." Hestia explained. "There are many ancient things are sleeping, I'm afraid this might wake them up."

Percy was about to say something when a Minotaur came in followed by a man holding a Kopis.

"Did you forget what I said?" Drassus trotted towards the Minotaur. "I said don't disturb and if anything happens, deal with it yourselves. Is this a laughing matter to you? And who is this man?"

"I'm sorry Drassus, we did not forget, but this man entered through the portal holding a sword. We tried to stop him, but he beat all of us, including Miklos and Darius. He only stopped when the squadron of Centaurs came with their bows drawn. He then agreed to be led here. I was the only one conscious, so I brought him here." The Minotaur answered.

"You, human, you beat the bridge guards? How did you do it?" Drassus asked the man. He was wearing a polka dot shirt and blue jeans.

"I was trained by the first of your kind, Chiron." The golden-haired man said.

"You were trained by Chiron, the great? Do you take me for a fool?" Drassus mocked him. "Who do you think you are?"

"I am Achilles, one of the heroes of Olympus and the previous General of the Olympian Army. I offer the Great Council my respect." He knelt and bowed his head.

"What?!" Percy surprised rose to his feet. Other gods did the same. "Achilles?! The Achilles? From the legends?" Surprised and confused he looked at the other gods, they were smiling.

"Yes, I am. Who are you?" Achilles asked.

"I'm Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon and the King of Olympus." Percy declared himself.

"King of Olympus? Don't make me laugh kid. I've been around for hundreds of years, and never heard a joke this funny." Achilles laughed.

"This is true Achilles; Perseus Jackson is the new Olympian Skyfather," Ares said.

"How is that possible? He's just a kid." Achilles said.

"Try me, and you'll find out." Percy challenged him.

"Ooooh! This is going to be interesting. I bet on Percy." Herc said

"Count me in," Gil said.

"Ha! He fights good, but Achilles is trained by me, he will win for sure!" Ares claimed.