Deku the Demigod

Auntie Hera

When Hera arrived at Camp she immediately hid in thin air as she watched the others dancing and talking around the large fire. She didn't want to talk to the others, only Izucious.

Hera had learned long ago not to ponder on simple things like feelings, so when she decided to visit the young demigod she didn't stop to wonder why. Though she had a guess at what it could be. It had been an awfully long time since a demigod had even liked her a little bit. She supposed, not that she would ever emit it, that she was a little lonely.

She crept along with the shadows as Izucious headed to the lake. Alone, perfect.

She watched as he looked out into the water, his feet dangerously close to the waves.

The boy had come out alone for some space to relax from the constant noise at the fireside. He had no clue who he would actually be meeting at the lake.

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Izuku looked out into the water as the waves calmly swept against the sand. He smiled to himself, and turned back, ready to face the noise again.

"It is good to see you again Izucious", a smooth and calm yet frigid voice called out.

Izuku felt his heart face from fright and recognition of the voice. He turned around slowly to become face to face with the very being that had been in his kitchen just over a year ago. She looked the same, her hair slightly longer and darker than it had been then and she now adored a simple white dress. Her eyes bored into Izuku's own as she walked closer and closer till she was directly in front of him.

Izuku had heard plenty of stories of the horrifying crimes Hera had committed and the tales of anguish from Percy and Annabeth. So many heartbreaks caused by the same woman that had gently placed her hand on Izuku's shoulder.

Izuku knew that fear was something he should've felt, but instead, he simply felt weary. He knew she wouldn't kill him... at least he thought so. Why else would she have saved him last year?

"You've gotten stronger, I can tell", The goddess told Izuku.

She tussled Izuku's hair with a small smile, and Izuku didn't dare to stop or warn her about the enviable shock. She simply laughed as his electric hair sparked around her hands.

"Hm... Already quite close to his precious lightning, I see", she mumbled quietly. Izuku only heard a few words but didn't dare to ask the goddess what she had said.

"Uh...," he coughed nervously, "I-If you don't mind me asking, what are you doing here?"

Her eyes shifted, they became colder and dangerous. Izuku felt a bead of sweat drop from his forehead. If Hera had come to talk with the camp then surely she would've gone to them at the campfire instead of waiting till Izuku was alone.

"I wish to be a good Aunt Izucious, I have decided to send you on a quest for me." Her smile turned frightening as she watched Izuku's reaction.

This could be bad. Like really bad. Izuku was trained; in fact, he was better trained than Percy had been when he had been sent off into the Titan Wars. Of course, that didn't stop Izuku's heart from beating as fast as the wind that rushed around him.

"It won't be a normal quest either..."

Oh great, not only was Iuzku being sent on a, no doubt, highly dangerous quest, he was also going on a quest that earned the title not normal from a goddess. This could be bad.

Izuku was already thinking of curses to yell into his pillow that night as Hera continued on.

"I will be attending the quest with you, it will be fun won't it!", the goddess clapped her hands.