The skies rumbled as Zeus remained seated in his golden throne, his right hand stroking his chin in thought. He could sense his daughter's anger, pain, and his son's troubles of being the man that the others expected him to be. If only his children knew what he had sacrificed for them. He didn't want to leave their mother, but to keep her safe, he had no choice.
Before the Olympian Gods had built Camp Athens and before the Titans creation, the very first God, Uranus, had created the entire universe which had been crafted from his own flesh and blood. He created others like him and had many children. Uranus wanted others to praise their powers and worship them as Gods. He wanted weaker beings to look up to them as protectors and providers of their very lives.
After the mortals were created and given a home, Uranus became fascinated by how they evolved over time. They were intelligent, happy, and loving to each other. Proud of his creations, his son Cronus grew jealous and wanted everything for himself. So, as soon as the time was right, he waited until the other Titans were fast asleep before he threw Uranus off the highest peak of the cosmos, sending him into the abyss. Cronus quickly became the new King and threatened to send all Titans to join his father if they did not bow before him. Every one of them did out of fear, for Cronus was the first Titan that Uranus had regrettably created.
The world had grown dark, splitting mortals between good and evil. Cronus enjoyed the countless of murders that the mortals inflicted upon their own kind. It was entertainment at its finest for him. He took many wives, but there was only ever one which he truly cared for and loved. She was the mother of Zeus. Every night she would sing to her boy, telling him stories of his ancestors and how they became to be. Sadly, their happiness wasn't able to last.
Her angered husband was looking for all of his children since the fates had warned him of a prophecy, a prophecy of which his children would become the new Gods, and destroy him. Cronus began to eat every one of his children, but Zeus' mother was the Goddess who had been the one to trick her husband into swallowing large rocks after hiding her son on Earth among the mortals.
More years went by, and it almost seemed as though the Titans and Gods had died out since hardly anyone worshipped them anymore. They believed their Gods did not care for them, so they gave up hope. Cronus became angry once more, and as he planned to wage war on the ungrateful mortals, Zeus had learned about who he was and what his father had done. His revenge was to save his brothers, and together they would destroy Cronus and all who still followed him.
During his time with the mortals, Zeus had met Susanna, a beautiful woman which had stolen his heart the second he lay his eyes upon her. They had their first child, Ajax, but Zeus could not stay. Cronus would soon find his son and if he knew about their half-mortal child, he would kill the baby and the mortal who had birthed it. Susanna never knew she had fallen in love with a God, and Zeus made sure he kept it that way before leaving her to keep her safe.
He went back to his homeland, to Greece, and saved his brothers and other Gods who were willing to follow Zeus to battle against Cronus. He had found out about the half-bred child that Zeus had been raising, and stormed through the golden gates with other titans behind him. The heavens shook as a war began between both sides until it came to an end.
Zeus and the Olympians had won. They had trapped Cronus and the Titans in the fiery depths of Tartarus.
SON OF ZEUS
Hex: Green
He stood by Ajax, no doubt waiting for words, a grunt, or anything else to indicate where his head was, but the silence spoke for itself. Ajax felt Duke's hand on his shoulder before he left Ajax to himself. He felt like a bad friend, a bad boyfriend, and a bad brother. He turned around, parted his lips to call Duke back, but the words never left his mouth. Duke had gone inside of the hall to avoid the storm which had covered the camp. What he wanted to tell Duke would now have to wait. He headed to his cabin and found Alex there, leaning over the table before she slowly straightened up to look at him. She was still covered in blood and dirt.
"Are you okay?" his voice deep, yet gentle as he approached her.
DAUGHTER OF ZEUS
Hex: #d63b71
"You can't leave. You know how--"
"dangerous it is?" she finished for him. "I can handle myself. I need to get away. I'll be back once I have found myself again." she began to pack her rucksack.
"Al, listen to me." but she ignores him. "Al, you just...fine." he had to let her do this. He didn't want her to resent or hate him, hell, he didn't want her to leave but if this is what she needed then he would just have to step aside and prepare for the worst. As she headed out with her rucksack, Ajax watched from the doorway, his brows furrowing as he folded his arms, fighting back the urge to chases after her.