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Two Titans
3rd Person POV
It has been a week since Zeus has been to Olympus. He doesn't want to go back, he is tired of it. He finally decides to go back.
It is already night fall. Apollo has retired to his chamber and turned over the sky to his sister. Zeus is walking down the abandoned street of Olympus when he sees an abandoned trinket shop. From inside the shop there is a bright light. Being curious he sneaks into the shop, he may not be the god of thieve but that doesn't mean that he can't break into a trinket shop.
He makes one of those bobby pins, which Hermes says is the best tool for unlocking a door, appear. He starts fiddling around with the lock. When he finally hears the click of the door unlocking, he smiles. I'm pretty good at this he thought.
He opened the door and slowly crept inside. He searched around the shop then he stopped when he found out what was making that light.
It was a glowing hourglass, about a foot tall, with carvings of cities on fire. One think that he noticed about the hourglass was the color of the sand inside. It wasn't tan or brown like you see at the beach. The san was gold. Solid gold.
Amazing, he thought. I bet this is worth a lot. It is, a voice inside his head told him. The voice was deep and cold. There is only one voice he knew that was like that. But it could be his voice. O but It is me, the voice said again.
"Father" he said shocked. How could he be talking to him? He is destroyed, turned to dust.
"Yes, my son, it is I, Kronos."
"What. Do. You. Want?" Zeus said bitterly through his teeth
"I know you are tired of Olympus. I know you are tired of the other gods, of Hera, of those worthless and stupid half-bloods"
"How do you know of what I've been thinking?"
Kronos laughed a cold-hearted laugh. Zeus shivered from the chill it sent down his spine. "I know you. You are like me; you seek power, control, and women.
"We are nothing alike, Father" Zeus spat
"I will give you an example. I killed my father and took over as ruler of the world. You killed me, your father, and took over as ruler of the world. You lust of power as do I. We are not as different as you think."
Zeus pondered this for a moment. Then looked at the hourglass. "What do you want from me? You just want to use me like you do everyone else!"
Another cold laugh from the Titan lord. "No I do not want to use you. I want you to join me. I will give you power, women, or anything that you want. You wouldn't have to abide by the Ancient Laws. You can do whatever you want whenever you want to. The only thing I ask in return is your loyalty"
"So you want to use me! You want me to fight for you! To help you rise! Then you will just throw me aside!" Zeus was furious, He is the Kings of the gods, and he will never be used.
"No." Kronos said calmly, "I want you to fight WITH me not FOR me. I do not ask you to be a loyal subject. I'm asking you to be a loyal ally. I swear on the River Styx" Thunder boomed outside. Wow, Kronos swearing on the River Styx that he wants Zeus to be an ally not a subject. Kronos must be desperate.
Zeus laughed. "I would have to think about it, father."
"Good, go and think about it. I know you will make the right decision, my son." This was easier than he thought. Zeus has already said yes, he just wouldn't admit it. Kronos didn't want to control Zeus, like you would think. He wanted to unleash Zeus' power; he truly did want him as just an ally.
When Kronos finished talking the hourglass stopped glowing. Zeus looked around and the shop was dark, the only light was that of the moonlight shining in through the window.
Zeus stumbled out of the shop. When he got outside he looked around to see if anyone was watching him. When no one was he started walking to him palace. The whole time his mind was having war amongst itself, his good and bad consciences were arguing with each other about what he should do.
"No, don't do it!" his good side said
"And why not?" bad said
"Because they are family, you can turn your back on family"
"O Please, they are annoying" True, too true, Zeus thought.
"Are not! What about Hera, what would she think?"
Bad chuckled, "She's the worst of them all, she kills all of the lovers that we have. And then she yells at us about having an affair." Zeus nodded at that, he hated that Hera kills all of his lovers.
"Ugh! We are already the King of the Gods, what more could we want?" good tried to argue. But it was clear that he was losing this fight.
"More power, more women, that is what we want!" bad said smugly, he knew he has already won. Zeus nodded, but then he sighed. He wasn't sure what he wanted anymore.
Zeus walked up his palace steps. He opened the door and walked inside. When he closed the door behind him the lights came on.
"Where have you been for the past week?" Hera tried to remain calm.
"I…I have been out." Zeus stuttered. He wasn't afraid of her but he can be terrifying when she wanted to be.
"With another whore no doubt." She said as she got right in his face. He was tired and just wanted to go to bed. He tried to walk past her to go to the bedroom but she stopped him by grabbing his arm.
"O we are not done ye-"she didn't get to finish because he slapped her across the face and she fell to the floor.
"I'm going to bed" he said and walked into the bedroom, got dressed for bed, and climbed in and fell asleep.
Hera started crying in the living room still lying on the floor holding her cheek. It's not like it really hurt, it did hurt, but it was the fact that he actually hit her that made her cry. That was the first time in their long marriage that he has ever laid a hand on her.
When she finally got over the shock of what happened, she walked up to the bedroom with dry tears on her face. She walked in and noticed that he was already asleep. She got in bed, turned away from him, and fell asleep.
While Zeus was sleeping Kronos came to him again in a dream. He was standing in the middle of the throne room of the Titans. All of the thrones were empty except for the one at the head, Kronos..
"Come and sit next to me" Kronos gestured to a throne to his right, it was the exact same as Zeus' throne. No, it wasn't the same, it was Zeus throne.
Zeus went over to sit down on 'his' throne. "What do you want, father? His dream self asked.
"I know you have already made up your mind."
"Yes I have. The offer is far too good to pass up." Kronos smiled. His plan on destroying Olympus and all of the other gods have been set in motion.
"Good" he said, "there is another god that I want you to get to join to our side. I believe that he would be easy to get, and also the only other god that would join us.
"Let me guess…"Zeus pondered on who it could be. Then he smiled, he knew who it was. "Ares"
Kronos nodded. The God of War would no doubt join, knowing that he could wage war all he wanted.
"When you get Ares, come to Mt. Tam. Then we can worry about helping me rise. They other Titans already know you will be coming. Both of your thrones will already be built. They will be exact replicas.
"But, father, why not take our thrones from Olympus?" Zeus asked. He loved his throne.
"Because one you leave and sit on these thrones that have been built you will no longer be able to sit on your former thrones."
"Why is that?"
"Because once you leave Olympus and sit on these thrones you will become Titans and no longer gods. You will take Ouranos' place as Titan of the Sky. And Ares would become the Titan of War."Zeus grinned. Titans are stronger than gods.
"Yes, father" His dream self bowed and the dream faded.
Zeus woke up happier that usually. He was going to become a Titan; no more wife nagging him, no more annoying gods bugging him. When he finished getting dressed he went straight to Ares to tell him of the plan. It shouldn't be hard to talk Ares into joining.
When he got to Ares' palace he knocked on the door. Ares answered the door and bowed.
"Father, what are you doing here?" Zeus Smiled
"I have a proposition for you." Ares raised an eyebrow at his Zeus.
"O and what might that be?" he asked
Zeus looked around then asked Ares if they could talk inside alone. Ares nodded and they both walked inside and Ares shut the huge door. When they were alone Ares turned to Zeus and asked.
"What is this proposition that you speak of?"
"I am going to the side of the Titans and I want you to join me." He said bluntly.
"What? Are you mad, father?" Zeus shook his head.
"No, I am tired of Olympus…I am tired of all the other annoying gods. I am tired of Hera always killing or harming my lovers. I am to become the new Titan of the Sky in the place of Ouranos."
"A Titan? You? But How?" Ares asked, dumbfounded that you can actually change from a god to a Titan.
"It is simple, you too would become one. The Titan of War. You wouldn't have to abide by the Ancient Laws. You can create as many wars as you want."
Ares thought of it for a moment. Not have to abide by the laws. As many wars as he wanted, he liked the idea.
"Yes, I will become a Titan." He said proudly.
"Good, now we will just have to tell the council that we pledge our loyalty to the Titans and that we will no long be gods."
Ares nodded. Zeus got Hermes to send a message to all the Olympians including, except for Hades cause he did not want him to know. Then when all of the gods were in the throne room Zeus and Ares entered.
"We have some new!" Zeus boomed all of the gods looked strangely at each other, wondering what was this news that Zeus speaks of.
"We have decided to join the Titans"
The throne room was silent. Everyone's jaw was on the floor. Then finally Hera got over the shock. So this is why he has been acting strange, she thought.
"What?" she yelled
"Ares and I are becoming Titans. We are tired of Olympus, so we are leaving."
Hera started crying. He couldn't do this, she thought, I though he loved me?
The Aphrodite looked at Ares, "You are tired of me?"
"Yes" there were gasps throughout the throne room. Everyone thought that Ares loved Aphrodite, even more than War. "You are to self-centered."
Then Aphrodite started crying. Poseidon looked at his brother with disgust. He was about to say something but they vanished.
When all the gods got over there shock Apollo spoke up.
"W-What are we going to do?"
"I don't know" Athena said
"There is one thing we have to do." Poseidon said. All the gods look at him with confusion.
"There are two thrones that need to be filled…" all the gods looked at each other and nodded their heads."…and we need a new king" All the gods looked at him like he was crazy, he was right.
"Who do you suggest?" Artemis asked
"Someone who has proved himself. Someone who is fair, loyal, and good-hearted."
"And who is that?" Athena asked but she didn't want to say who.
"There is one person I can think of" all the gods nodded their head in agreement. They knew who he was talking about. They all knew that it wasn't favoritism that make him think of one person, but the truth.
He would make a good king.
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Chapter 3 will come tomorrow I promise.