Son of Transformation

An impossible child, born of Human and Denizen, trained by Heaven's Flame, pulled into the world of Greek Myths in time to save a man hating Goddess. How will Harry Potter, son of Transformation affect the future of the world? Answer to Whitetigerwolfs Monstrous Challenge.

And we're back with the last chapter of the Titans Curse section of the story, this time for real. Enjoy!

Chapter 22

For Harry, the approach to Olympus was an incredible experience. He had seen pictures of the Gods Mountain, but he had never been their and pictures never truly managed to convey just how awe inspiring the City of the Gods was. In the early-morning darkness, torches and fires made the mountainside palaces glow twenty different colors, from blood red to indigo. Apparently no one ever slept on Olympus and the twisting streets were full of demigods and nature spirits and minor godlings bustling about, riding chariots or sedan chairs carried by Cyclopes. Winter didn't seem to exist here as Harry could see that many of the gardens were in full bloom, filling the air with the scents of flowers of all kinds. Music drifted up from many windows, the soft sounds of lyres and reed pipes. Towering at the peak of the mountain was the greatest palace of all, the glowing white hall of the gods.

The Pegasi set the Questers down in the outer courtyard, in front of the huge, silver gates as Harry landed next to them. He lowered himself so Thalia could help get the still sleeping Zoe off his back before he morphed back to human form.

"Are you sure shes OK?" asked the Daughter of Zeus, "I mean, she's been asleep for quite a while."

"Shes fine," said Harry, "Like I said, she's just completely drained. We do need her awake for this though, so…"

He reached into his coat and pulled out a vile of gray liquid that seemed to be bubbling slightly.

"Um, what is that stuff?" asked Thalia, eyeing the potion with trepidation.

"Pepperup potion," said Harry, "Cures the common cold and gives the drinker a boost of energy for a few hours before they crash spectacularly and sleep for 12 hours. Side effects include hyperactivity, diarrhea of the mouth and steam issuing from the ears. If mixed with Red Bull, the effects are amplified to the point of granting super speed and almost literally giving you wings."

Thalia blinked.

"How do you know that last part?" she asked.

"I was curious," said Harry, "Grandma wasnt impressed when I fed it to her cat and it wrecked the shop."

He opened Zoes mouth and poured in the potion. For a few seconds nothing happened, before she suddenly shot upright as steam billowed out of her ears.

"Morning Zoe," said Harry, putting the now empty vial away, "Sleep well?"

"What happened?" asked Zoe, looking around in confusion, "Where are we?"

"You passed out after I healed you," said Harry, "We let you sleep the whole way. We're at Olympus."

Zoe blinked and shook her head to clear the fog that filled it.

"Hey guys, we should probably go," said Annabeth, "It probably wouldn't be a good idea to keep them waiting."

"Good point," said Percy as he turned away from the Pegasi.

"Well, lets face the music," said Harry, getting to his feet and offering his hand to Zoe, "So, shall we?"

The Hunter eyed the hand for a moment, looking conflicted, before taking it and allowing Harry to help her to her feet.

"Lets go," said the Hunter.

Harry grinned and stepped up to the doors and pushed them open, entering the throne room with his companions behind him and Zoe beside him.

Twelve enormous thrones made a U around a central hearth, just like the placement of the cabins at camp. The ceiling above glittered with constellations, all in their proper places. All of the seats were occupied by 15 foot tall beings, each of which practically glowing with power due to being in the very center of their power base. As the Questers entered, the room fell silent and all eyes fell on the group.

"Welcome, heroes," said Artemis.

"Mooo!"

The sound of the cow drew Harrys gaze to the centre of the room where Bessie the Ophiotaurus was splashing around in a floating ball of water, swishing his serpent tail and poking his head out the sides and bottom of the sphere. He seemed to be enjoying the novelty of swimming in a magic bubble. Grover was kneeling at Zeus's throne, as if he'd just been giving a report, but when he saw the Questers he stood.

"You made it!" he cried.

He started to run toward me, then remembered he was turning his back on Zeus and looked for permission.

"Go on," Zeus said, although it didn't look like he was really paying attention to Grover.

Instead, the lord of the sky was staring intently at Thalia. Grover trotted over to the Questers, the clopping of his hooves echoing around the silent room. Grover reached the Questers and gave Annabeth and Thalia big hugs, before he grasped Percys arms and looked beseechingly at the teen.

"Percy, Bessie and I made it!" he said in a frantic tone, "But you have to convince them! They can't do it!"

"Do what?" asked Percy, confusion clear on his face.

"I think I know," muttered Harry, his narrowed eyes locked onto Zeus.

"Heroes," called Artemis as she slid down from her throne and turned to human size, a young auburn haired girl, perfectly at ease in the midst of the giant Olympians.

She walked toward the Questers, her silver robes shimmering in the column of moonlight that seemed to shine down on her

"The Council has been informed of your deeds," said Artemis, "They know that Mount Othrys is rising in the West. They know of Atlas's attempt for freedom, and the gathering armies of Kronos. We have voted to act."

There was some mumbling and shuffling among the gods, as if they weren't all happy with this plan, but nobody protested.

"At my Lord Zeus's command," continued Artemis, ignoring her family's apparent displeasure, "my brother Apollo and I shall hunt the most powerful monsters, seeking to strike them down before they can join the Titans' cause. Lady Athena shall personally check on the other Titans to make sure they do not escape their various prisons. Lord Poseidon has been given permission to unleash his full fury on the cruise ship Princess Andromeda and send it to the bottom of the sea. And as for you, my heroes…" She turned to face the other immortals, "These half-bloods have done Olympus a great service. Would any here deny that?"

She looked around at the assembled gods, meeting their faces individually. Zeus in his dark pin-striped suit, his black beard neatly trimmed, and his eyes sparking with energy. Next to him sat a beautiful woman with silver hair braided over one shoulder and a dress that shimmered colours like peacock feathers, the Lady Hera. On Zeus's right sat Poseidon in his fisherman's clothes. Next to him, a huge lump of a man with a leg in a steel brace, a misshapen head, and a wild brown beard, fire flickering through his whiskers, The Lord of the Forges, Hephaestus. Beside the God of Forges sat Hermes, wearing a business suit today, checking messages on his caduceus mobile phone. Next was Apollo leaned back in his golden throne with his shades on and iPod headphones on. Dionysus was next and looked as always bored, twirling a grape vine between his fingers. Finally, Ares sat on his chrome-and-leather throne, glowering at Percy while he sharpened a knife. He glanced at Harry with a look that clearly said 'looking forwards to fighting you.' Harry grinned and gave him the thumbs up, which Aries returned.

On the ladies' side of the throne room, a dark-haired goddess in green robes sat next to Hera on a throne woven of apple-tree branches, Demeter, Goddess of the Harvest. Next to her sat a beautiful gray-eyed woman in an elegant white dress who could only be Annabeth's mother, Athena. Then there was Aphrodite, who glanced between Zoe and Harry, a wide smile on her face.

Every single one of the Olympians was in attendance and their was so much power in this room it was a miracle the whole place didn't blow apart.

"I gotta say these kids did okay," said Apollo, breaking the silence, before he cleared his throat and began to recite: "Heroes win laurels—"

"Um, yes, first class," Hermes interrupted, like he was anxious to avoid Apollo's poetry, "All in favor of not disintegrating them?"

A few tentative hands went up—Demeter, Aphrodite.

"Wait just a minute," Ares growled as he pointed at Thalia and Percy, "These two are dangerous. It'd be much safer, while we've got them here—"

"Ares," Poseidon interrupted, "they are worthy heroes. We will not blast my son to bits."

"Nor my daughter," Zeus grumbled, "She has done well."

Thalia blushed and looked down at the floor. Athena cleared her throat and sat forward.

"I am proud of my daughter as well," she said, "But there is a security risk here with the other two."

"Mother!" protested Annabeth,. "How can you—"

Athena cut her off with a calm but firm look.

"It is unfortunate that my father, Zeus, and my uncle, Poseidon, chose to break their oath not to have more children," continued the Goddess of Wisdom, "Only Hades kept his word, a fact that I find ironic. As we know from the Great Prophecy, children of the three elder gods… such as Thalia and Percy… are dangerous. As thickheaded as he is, Ares has a point."

Harry cleared his throat, drawing attention to him as he stepped forwards.

"If I may speak?" said Harry, getting a nod from Athena, "Thank you. I don't think you've quite thought that plan through."

"What do you mean boy?" asked Hera.

"Trying to control prophecies is a very dangerous business," said Harry, "You may think that by killing these two you can prevent the Prophecy from coming to pass, but you may very well end up condemning yourselves. Kronos is rising and killing Percy and Thalia won't stop that. How do you know that, by killing these two you won't guarantee Kronos' victory?"

Silence filled the room for a moment, before Athena spoke up.

"The boy speaks the truth," she said, although she didn't look happy, "As much as I hate to admit it, he has a point. I only pointed out the risk as I see it. What we do, the Council must decide."

"I will not have them punished," said Artemis, "I will have them rewarded. If we destroy heroes who do us a great favour, then we are no better than the Titans. If this is Olympian justice, I will have none of it."

"Calm down, sis," Apollo said, "Jeez, you need to lighten up."

"Don't call me sis! I will reward them."

"Well," Zeus grumbled, "Perhaps. But the monster at least must be destroyed. We have agreement on that?"

A lot of nodding heads. Harry scowled and shook his head.

"And I come back to my point once again," said Harry, drawing attention back to him, "The Ophiotaurus is a Monster, whether he's harmless or not. That means that he will reform. If he reforms faster than expected and the Titans catch him and sacrifice him, you're all screwed. Even if he doesn't, he'll still be back somewhere along the line and if one of your enemies gets a hold of him, you're right back to square one. Keeping him alive and protected is a much better plan than killing him. Besides, hes an innocent and there's always a heavy toll on the murder of such a creature, even for Gods."

Silence again, before Athena sighed.

"Again, he is correct," she said, "It is tactically sound to keep such a vulnerability safe and hidden."

Zeus seemed to consider the point as his eyes drifted to his youngest daughter.

"And what of the risk?" he asked, "Kronos knows full well, if one of you were to sacrifice the beast's entrails, you would have the power to destroy us. Do you think we can let that possibility remain? You, my daughter, will turn sixteen on the morrow, just as the prophecy says."

"You have to trust them," Annabeth spoke up, "Sir, you have to trust them."

Zeus scowled.

"Trust a hero?" he asked.

"Annabeth is right," Artemis said, "Which is why I must first make a reward. My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has requested to leave the Hunt and I must have a new lieutenant. And I intend to choose one. But first, Father Zeus, I must speak to you privately."

Zeus beckoned Artemis forward. He leaned down and listened as she spoke in his ear. As they spoke, Harry turned to Zoe and raised an eyebrow.

"When did you say that?" he asked, "More to the point, why?"

Zoe shifted slightly.

"When I was asleep, Lady Artemis spoke to me in my dreams," said the girl, "We spoke and I decided that I needed to step down. I decided to leave the Hunters because I'm tired. I want to spend some time in piece, not hunting down Monsters. And for another reason…"

She trailed off and looked away from the Shapechanger with a blush.

"Well, OK, if your sure," said Harry, looking at the now former Hunter in confusion, before turning back to the front of the room as Artemis stepped forwards.

"I shall have a new lieutenant," she announced. "If she will accept it. Thalia, Daughter of Zeus. Will you join the Hunt?"

Stunned silence filled the room as all eyes turned to the Daughter of Zeus. Annabeth smiled as she squeezed Thalia's hand and let it go, as if she'd been expecting this all along.

"I will," said Thalia firmly.

Zeus rose, his eyes full of concern.

"My daughter, consider well—"

"Father," interrupted Thalia, "I will not turn sixteen tomorrow. I will never turn sixteen. I won't let this prophecy be mine. I stand with my sister Artemis. Kronos will never tempt me again."

She knelt before the goddess.

"I pledge myself to the goddess Artemis. I turn my back on the company of men, accept eternal maidenhood, and join the Hunt."

Her Oath made, Thalia walked over to Percy and gave him a big hug, making the boy blush brightly.

"Um… aren't you supposed to not do that anymore?" asked Percy, "Hug boys, I mean?"

"I'm honoring a friend," she corrected, "I must join the Hunt, Percy. I haven't known peace since… since Half-Blood Hill. I finally feel like I have a home. But you're a hero. You will be the one of the prophecy."

"Great," Percy muttered, "I'm proud to be your friend."

She hugged Annabeth, who was trying hard not to cry, before hugging Grover, who looked ready to pass out, like somebody had just given him an all-you-can-eat enchilada coupon. finally she walked over to Harry and hugged him too, whispering in his ear.

"Keep her safe," she said.

"Huh?" asked Harry, pulling back, "What do you mean?"

Thalia chuckled.

"Oh, you'll see, Magic boy."

Then Thalia went to stand by Artemis's side.

"Now for the Ophiotaurus," Artemis said.

"I believe I can help with that," said Harry, stepping forwards.

"Oh?" asked Zeus.

Harry nodded and reached into his coat, pulling out a snowglobe with a manor house inside.

"This is a Treasure Tool named the Little Garden," said Harry, "Its basically a self contained world within a pocket dimension that only the owner and those he or she invites can enter. Everything within the world is under the complete control of the owner and it can only be relinquished to another willingly. We can put the Ophiotaurus in here and he will be safe."

Hephaestus looked interested at the concept of the Treasures abilities while Athena looked thoughtful.

"But that will leave the creature under your control," she said, "And we don't know what your allegiances are."

"That is a very good point," said Zeus, "We know nothing of your allegiance. How do we know you aren't a spy for Kronos?"

Harry grinned.

"You're going to have to trust me," he said, "But I do think the fact I saved a lot of Half-bloods from Monsters and helped them to Camp or Artemis should count for something."

"Hes right," said the Goddess of the Hunt, "He is trustworthy."

The other Olympians looked at the Goddess in surprise, shocked that she would vouch for a male.

"If it bothers you that much, I'm willing to relinquish the Little Garden to another to keep safe," said Harry.

"Who?" asked Zeus.

"Who better than one who would never betray her family?" asked Harry, before turning to the Hearth, "Lady Hestia, would you take possession of the Little Garden?"

"I'd be glad to," said the girl sat beside the Hearth, smiling at Harry.

Zeus looked a little shocked at the action, but nodded none the less.

"Very well, all in favor?"

All of the Gods raised their hands. Every single one of them trusted the Last Olympian and had no problems with her being the one to hold onto the Ophiotaurus.

"It is decided," said Zeus, "The Ophiotaurus will be kept by Hestia within the Little Garden. Boy, you may do what you need to do."

Harry nodded and approached the bubble that contained the cow-serpent, holding up the Treasure Tool towards the creature.

"Be Welcome," he said as the snowglobe glowed slightly, before the Cow-serpent was covered in blue fire and sucked into the Treasure, water orb and all.

Harry held up the orb to reveal the orb was now in front of the manor. That done, he walked over to Hestia and handed her the Treasure, which flashed blue as it changed hands, before settling.

"I'll take good care of it," said the Goddess of the Hearth, smiling at the Shapechanger.

Harry smiled back, before rejoining his companions.

"Now that thats over, we can talk about what to do with the boy," said Dionysus, pointing at Percy, "He is still dangerous, even without the beast."

Poseidon growled and glared at the Wine God, his Trident appearing in his hand.

"We will not kill my son," he growled, his eyes glowing.

"And what the Shapechanger said still holds true," said Athena, "As much as I hate to admit it, keeping him alive is the best option.

"And why should we trust him?" rumbled Hephaestus.

"I'm only fourteen," said Percy, speaking up for the first time, "If this prophecy is about me, that's two more years."

"Two years for Kronos to deceive you," Athena said, "Much can change in two years, my young hero."

"Mother!" Annabeth said, exasperated.

"It is only the truth, child," said Athena, "It is bad strategy to keep the animal alive. Or the boy, even if I do agree with what the Shapechanger has said."

"The boy will not betray us," said Posidon, "I vouch for this on my honour."

Zeus thought about this.

"All in favor of leaving the Heros alive?"

A lot of hands went up. Dionysus abstained, as did Ares and Athena. But everybody else… "

We have a majority," Zeus decreed, "And so, since we will not be destroying these heroes… I imagine we should honour them. Let the triumph celebration begin!"

There are parties, and then there are huge, major, blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties. If you ever get a choice, go for the Olympian. However, Harry had other things on his mind, so he found himself stood on the balcony outside, looking out over Olympus and New York, a tall glass of nectar in his hand.

"Whats on your mind?" asked a voice.

Harry turned to see Zoe stood in the door. He turned back to look out over the nightscape below him as the ex-hunter joined him.

"Its something that's been bothering me for a while," said Harry, "I just haven't really had a chance to think about it with everything that happened on the Quest."

"Whats that?" asked Zoe.

"Bianca," said Harry, "I can sense the Life Force of others around me. Its a trick I picked up to help find Half-bloods that might be in danger."

"So what about Bianca has you worried?" asked Zoe, shrugging off the grief she felt at the mention of the girls name.

"I didn't feel it disappear," said Harry, "When Talos fell apart, I didn't feel her Life Force disappear like it would if she died. I didn't notice it at the time, but it didn't completely vanish, just became muted which is why I couldn't find her and assumed she was dead."

"So what are you saying?" asked Zoe, "That Bianca might have survived?"

"Maybe," said Harry thoughtfully, "Now that I think about it, that dormant Unrestricted System I sensed came active when Talos did. I thought it was connected to him in some way, but now I don't think it was the case. I think that something was sleeping there and whatever it was protected Bianca."

He looked at Zoe who was looking shocked.

"Zoe, don't tell anyone about this," he said, "I know you want to, but I could be wrong and, until we know for sure, we shouldn't get peoples hopes up."

Zoe looked like she was going to protest, but she sighed and nodded.

"As much as I hate to admit it, you're right," she said.

The two stood in silence for a few minutes, looking out over the city, before Harry cocked his head on one side and smiled.

"What are we doing just standing here?" he asked, "This is a party, lets have some fun!"

Zoe looked at the teen and saw him stand up and offer his hand, a smile on his face.

"So, Lady Nightshade, may I have this dance?"

Zoe smiled and took his hand as the music changed to a slow song. In the shadows of the hall, Artemis watched as her best friend of going on two millennia danced with the man who had managed to win her heart, a smile on her lips.

"Go and be happy," whispered the Goddess, "You've more than earned it."

The ex-hunter and the mage continued to dance the night away until Artemis approached them with Thalia at around midnight. Zoe looked a little guilty at being caught dancing with Harry, even if she was no longer a Hunter, although Artemis' smile was enough to put her mind at rest.

"How can we help you my lady?" asked Harry.

"We are leaving now," said Artemis, "I wanted to see if Zoe wished to come with us to say goodbye to the Hunters."

Zoe looked conflicted and glanced at Harry who nodded.

"Go ahead," he said.

"You can come along," said Artemis, "I don't mind dropping you off at Camp. You look exhausted."

It was true. The fights and large amount of magic the teenaged Mage had used throughout the day was beginning to catch up to him. Harry smiled and nodded.

"If you don't mind," said Harry, "I do hear the call of my pillow."

Artemis smiled and summoned her chariot, the group clambering on before it took off into the clouds, swooping over Manhattan in the direction of Camp. It didn't take them long to arrive, and when they did it was to find the Hunters already gathered at the boundary, waiting for Artemis to arrive. The Moon Chariot landed just outside the wards and allowed the Halfbloods and Goddess to dismount, before taking off into the sky and vanishing.

"My lady, welcome back!" called one of the Hunters as the girls ran up to greet Artemis.

Several directed glares at Harry where he leant against Thalias tree and curious looks at Zoe, how had changed out of her Silvery parker.

"Hello girls," said Artemis, smiling at her handmaidens, "Sorry I worried you all so much. Before we go, I have a couple of announcements to make."

Harry glanced at Zoe, who was nervously shifting from foot to foot and twisting the hem of her shirt between her fingers.

"You'll be fine," said Harry, patting her on the shoulder.

The formed Lieutenant glanced at the Shapechanger and nodded.

"First of all, their has been a change in Lieutenant's," said Artemis, "Thalia Grace, the Daughter of Zeus had joined us and has taken the role of Lieutenant."

"What about Zoe?" asked one of the older Hunters, glancing over at said girl.

"That brings me to the other announcement," said Artemis, "Zoe has decided to leave the Hunt for her own reasons."

Instantly, every single Hunter's gaze zeroed in on Harry like lasers. The Shapechanger gulped as many of the girls began to reach for their bows.

"Whoa, I didn't have anything to do with it!" yelled Harry, raising his hands in a calming gesture, "I'm just here because Artemis offered me a lift back to Camp!"

Before anyone could say anything else or shoot Harry, Zoe stepped in between the Hunters and Harry, raising her hands to stop her former sisters from shooting the Shapechanger.

"Be calm, he speaks the truth," said Zoe, "I have my own reasons for leaving the Hunters."

The Hunters relaxed, although many of them were still glaring at Harry. The Shapechanger gave a sigh of relief that he'd managed to avoid being turned into a pincushion.

"And with that, I'm going to bed before I fall over," he said, "See you."

He waved and began to make his way down to the cabins, leaping onto the roof of the Hermes cabin and laying back, slipping off into sleep.

The next morning, Harry was woken by a loud cracking sound. He sat up and looked in the direction of the Dining Pavilion where he could see Percy and Nico, as well as a massive crack in the marble. The teen watched as the young boy sprinted away, vanishing into the woods. Harry extended his senses out, intending to find the young Half-blood, only to find a second signature that felt a heck of a lot like Nicos overlain by the feeling of a Crimson Lord.

"So she did survive," whispered Harry, "And joined with a Crimson Lord. I wonder who it was?"

The teen shrugged and laid back.

"Awe well, none of my business. I'm sure we'll meet again."

With Nico

Nico stumbled through the forest, half blinded by tears. He couldn't believe he had trusted Percy to take care of his sister. Now she was dead and it was all Percy's fault. Eventually, the young Demigod stopped his blind charge and slumped down on a fallen tree, his head in his hands as his tears began to fall.

"Don't cry Nico," said a familiar voice.

Nicos head snapped up to see a familiar girl stood nearby, looking down at him with a smile on her face. She was wearing a black dress made of a strange, shifting fabric, a crescent shaped hair clip in her hair and a silver circlet.

"B-Bianca?" stuttered Nico, "B-but Percy said you were dead!"

Bianca smiled sadly.

"Yeah, I know," she said, "To be honest, I thought I was dead until I woke up in Talos' head with Asiz stood over me."

"Asiz?" asked Nico, looking confused, "Who's Asiz?"

"That would be me young man," said a deep voice coming from Bianca's circlet, "I am the Abyssal Ring Asiz, a Lord of the Crimson World."

Nico stared at the circlet in shock, before looking at Bianca. His sister giggled at his expression and held out a hand.

"I'll explain everything," she said, "But first, we should go."

"Y-you want me along?" asked Nico.

"Of course, you're my brother," said Bianca, "Now come on, lets go."

Nico smiled and took his sister's hand. The shadows around the siblings came alive and they vanished.

And so ends the Titans Curse segment of this story. How Asiz survived will be revealed at a later time.

I hope you liked what I did with the meeting. Next chapter will be set a few months later in the summer months. Until then, leave me a review on your way out!