Hey guys, me again! Sorry about the wait, again I've been really distracted… I'm really surprised by the reactions to this story, I've already got 17 reviews for the first chapter, and with Hunters Assassin for Ch. 1 I only had 5! Thanks for the massive amounts of support!

Also, I know that chapter was extremely similar to TTC, but that's because I couldn't change that much too much until I actually got to the part where it was going to end differently.

Pairing results as of Today:

Styx: 38

Hecate: 33

Medusa: 15

Iris: 13

Amphitrite: 12

Circe: 10

Kelli: 7

So, Hecate is quickly catching up with Styx, but it's up to you guys to decide who will win. Btw, if Styx and Hecate tie, I may consider having them both paired with Percy, but again, it's up to you.

Anyways, on with the chapter!

Last Time:

'No!' Zoe screamed. She leaped between her father and Artemis and shot an arrow straight into the Titan's forehead, where it lodged like a unicorn's horn. Atlas bellowed in rage, and lashed out at Zoe with the back of his hand, but she nimbly dodged the strike, and fired at her father again, this time striking him in the eye. Atlas bellowed in pain, and dropped his javelin, which Artemis quickly grabbed. She stabbed upwards, piercing Atlas through the stomach. He bent over, clutching his midsection. In his moment of weakness, Artemis thrust his javelin straight through his neck. The general of the Titan army burst into golden dust, his essence being sent back to Tartarus.

Artemis stood up from the ground and moved to her lieutenant, placing a hand on her shoulder. Zoe was enveloped in a silver glow, the poison from Ladon slowly expelling itself from her body. The goddess of the Hunt removed her hand and headed towards me. She touched the centre of my forehead, and I saw a gold glow surround me briefly. She glared at me, before taking hold of Zoe, Thalia, and Annabeth, and teleporting away, leaving me to hold the sky.

Now:

I was stunned for a couple of minutes, shocked that I was left to hold the sky. Atlas had said that I couldn't drop it, otherwise everything within 100 leagues would be flattened. I had no idea how big 100 leagues was, but I was guessing that it was a huge distance. I felt strength surge through me, and saw my blood beneath me was slowly turning gold. Artemis had made me immortal and left me to hold the sky! Why? All I ever did for the gods was show them loyalty. After what felt like an eternity of holding the sky, my strength suddenly vanished, and I collapsed on the ground, the weight from the being too much for me. I desperately tried to stand, even if the gods had left me here, I couldn't let any mortals die. I prayed desperately to Ouranos to lighten himself so I wouldn't die, and to my great shock, the weight of the sky lessened. I mentally thanked him, and felt a sliver of strength course through my body.

Just as I was beginning to rise, a bolt of lightning came down from the sky and struck me. Thousands of volts of electricity coursed through my body, and I knew instantly that I had been struck by Zeus' Master Bolt. Most of the energy I had just gained disappeared in a split second, and I fell back to my knees. I tried praying to Ouranos again, but he was unable to give me any more power, otherwise Zeus would strike me again, and he needed to save power to return. When I asked him what he was meaning, he told me that he had gradually been gaining power to return, to get revenge on the Titans for overthrowing him.

'Lord Ouranos, I'm going to run out of energy soon and die, but before I do, could you tell me why Artemis put me under the sky?' I tentatively asked the primordial, fearing the answer.

'Are you sure you want me to show you my boy? It will be quite disturbing,' He replied.

I nodded my head slowly, not wanting to waste too much energy.

'I'm going to open a one way message to Olympus to show you what is happening now. I believe they are just starting a reward ceremony,' Ouranos said.

A fine white could descended from the sky and morphed into an image showing me the throne room of Olympus as if I was standing at the doors. The doors opened, and Artemis led Annabeth, Thalia, and Zoe into the room, before taking a seat on her throne.

Third Person POV

She turned towards Zeus. 'Father, the mission you tasked me has been completed. Atlas is in Tartarus, and the incompetent son of Poseidon is holding the sky.'

Zeus smiled. 'You have done well daughter. The threat to our rule has been eliminated, the son of Poseidon is holding the sky, Hades' daughter killed by Talos, and Hades' son killed by my masterbolt. Artemis, you want to ask the heroes a question?'

'Yes father. Thalia, daughter of Zeus, and Annabeth, daughter of Athena, you have shown the skill of a true Huntress. If you will accept, I ask if you will join my Hunters, and become one of my immortal hand maidens,' Artemis said.

The two girls looked at each other, shock covering their faces. I could see a silent understanding pass between them, and they nodded. They walked towards Artemis, and knelt in front of her, reciting the oath in unison. Artemis accepted their oath, and a silver glow encased them. Zoe walked to the two demigoddesses and pulled them into an embrace, welcoming them to the sisterhood.

Poseidon cleared his throat. 'Now that my son and Hades' children have been killed or trapped, we need to kill the Ophiotaurus. No one shall sacrifice its entrails to gain the power to destroy us.'

Zeus nodded and rose, his masterbolt appearing in his hand. He raised it over his shoulder, and threw it at innocent creature, incinerating it in a blast of light. The dust cleared, leaving a small black spot on the floor of the throne room.

'We have defeated the great prophecy my friends!' Zeus' voice boomed around the throne room as he sat back on his throne. 'Our father shall no longer rise, and our rule shall continue. Now, let's party!'

The gods cheered, but before they could flash out to celebrate, the sound of slow clapping reached their ears.

'Who is there? Reveal yourself and bow before the mighty king of Olympus, or I will smite you where you stand,' Zeus arrogantly shouted.

Three figures slowly stepped out of the shadows, still clapping in unison. Their pale wrinkled faces showed no sign of mirth. The one on the right and left both held five strings under their arms, and the one on the middle was holding a huge pair of gold and silver scissors. The Fates. The gods all gasped and some quickly bowed before the triplet daughters of Chronos and Ananke.

'What brings you to Olympus miladies,' Zeus asked as respectfully as possible.

'Congratulations Olympians, you have done what no other has done before. You have defied fate,' Clotho, the fate of life said.

'See Olympus, I am all powerful! I have done what no other has done before and defy the Fates,' Zeus proclaimed.

'And caused your doom,' Atropos, the fate of death finished.

All the gods went silent at this proclamation.

'The daughter of Hades was always meant to die on her quest, however her brother was never meant to die. The son of Poseidon was not supposed to be trapped under the sky. He was to be the prophecy child, and would be your saviours. He, along with the son of Hades and daughter of Zeus were to defeat the titan Iapetus together. The son of Poseidon was supposed to bathe in the Styx, gaining the curse of Achilles, to help defeat Kronos. But that was all destroyed by your arrogance and paranoia Zeus,' Lachesis, the fate of longevity said.

'So, with no children of the big three able to reach the age of sixteen, Kronos will never rise,' Athena said.

Atropos rounded on her with a harsh glare. 'Silence wisdom goddess, before I take your voice.'

Athena quickly shut up.

'As my sister was saying,' Clotho continued, 'the titan of time will still rise, despite there being no children of the big three able to reach 16. You doomed the man who was to be your saviour, and now will suffer the consequences.'

'And now a third side has entered the war,' Lachesis stated. 'The primordials are rising, returning to free the world from your enslavement, and we stand by our parents. This will be the end of the fifth age. A new age is approaching, where immortals and mortals live in perfect harmony, and many of you will not be alive to see it. Let us give you a lesson,' Lachesis said as she rounded on Artemis. 'Artemis, goddess of the Hunt, you are prejudiced towards men, believing that they are only capable of heinous acts towards women, and your anger has blinded your judgment. Whilst some men are evil, the majority are innocent of the crimes of which you blame them. Women can also be just as evil, just as women can be victims of rape, likewise can men. The son of Poseidon is one of those men. Athena, goddess of wisdom. You proclaim yourself to be the wisest being in all creation, yet when some mortal is better than you in some area, you curse them into becoming a monster. That is not wise, that is foolish, and will be your downfall. Your pride has always been your weakness. Whenever something does not go your way, you have a tantrum like a spoiled brat. You cursed the mortal Arachne to become a spider, just because her weaving skills were better than yours. You cursed Medusa to become a monster when she came to your temple praying for help after being raped by Poseidon. You cursed Poseidon and his children to all become unwise because of your fight over Athens. If it wasn't for the intervention of our cousin Oceanus, the mortal world would have been destroyed by Poseidon's weaker mind. It takes a lot of power to control the seas, and if Oceanus hadn't intervened, you would have faded millennia ago.'

Atropos continued from where her sister left off. 'Ares, there isn't much to say about you except that you are far too violent and bloodthirsty, and these characteristics allowed you to be controlled by Kronos two years ago. Hermes, you and as you say, your 'bro' Apollo weren't too bad in the ancient times, but you both have become increasingly arrogant. You neglect your own children, even when some other gods and goddesses send them gifts or dreams to help them in quests, whilst you sit on your thrones basking in the glory coming from their sacrifices. When you are not doing that, you are out in the mortal world, impregnating, raping, and sleeping with women. Dionysus, you were originally a demigod, but once you achieved godhood, became vindictive towards any demigod you encountered, when you could have been helping them reach their potential. Aphrodite, you are the goddess of love, not lust. You have a husband that loves you with all his heart, yet you rub that in his face by having sex with his brother, because he is 'ugly'. As the goddess of love, you should have been completely faithful to your husband, but alas it is not so. Hephaestus, you are actually fine, you rarely cheat on your wife, despite her having slept with most males alive. Keep up the good work. Demeter, you are also fine. You were originally angered when Hades kidnapped your daughter, but since you made amends, you have become a very strong woman. Congratulations. Both you and Hephaestus did the right thing by voting for your brother's children to live. Now for the last three. Hera, you are the goddess of marriage, and you are permitted to be angry at Zeus whenever he cheats on you. However, that gives you no right to act against demigods, whether they be Zeus' spawn or not. Just because you are Queen of the Heavens does not give you the right to act like you are above everyone else. Your spitefulness and hate will be your downfall.'

'Poseidon, god of the seas,' Clotho began. 'You proclaim your fatal flaw is loyalty, yet where was that loyalty when you voted for your son to be killed? You were frightened that he would overthrow you if he was the prophecy child, despite you sharing a fatal flaw. You sent your wife, who has been undyingly faithful to you, despite your many children, to Tartarus for talking to another man, thinking she was cheating on you. You were wrong by the way, she would never cheat on you, she was simply getting guidance to try and make you more faithful, as it hurt her every time you sired a child. Because you killed her and sent her to Tartarus, you made the oath of peace between you and Oceanus null and void. He has subsequently sided with the primordials, and you are at the top of his hit list.'

'Finally, we reach you Zeus.' Lachesis said. 'You are married to Hera, but are constantly cheating on her, even going as far as to impregnate the same woman in both your forms. You filled the council with your children, securing your rule as king of Olympus, and removed the two eldest children of Kronos and Rhea from the council. You believe yourself to be almighty, but you are wrong. You are both the youngest and weakest of your siblings, and both Hestia and Hades were meant to rule Olympus. However, you in all your arrogance proclaimed yourself king, despite being last in line to the throne. You care little for the lives of mortals, striking them down even if they accidentally curse you. Your paranoia has led to both Hades and Hestia abandoning you in favour of the Primordials, and they will be spared. You proclaim yourself as a better ruler than you father, yet what did you do when you found out a prophecy about Metis, your first wife? You took the exact same path as your father, and ate her. You disrespect the minor gods, not even allowing them to have cabins at Camp Half-Blood, despite some of them being more powerful than you. You are the reason that they have abandoned you for either the titans or primordials. You run the council like a dictatorship, and you are always fighting with your siblings, which is never what a king should be doing.'

'Remember this Olympians, you caused your own deaths. Demeter, Hephaestus, you can come with us and be safe if you wish,' Clotho said, and the mentioned god and goddess nodded, relieved they wouldn't be dying.

'This is treason!' Zeus roared as the two Olympians rose from their seats to stand next to the Fates. 'I shall strike you down where you stand!' The masterbolt appeared in his hand, as he threw it at the five immortals.

Clotho waved her hand, sending the masterbolt flying back towards Zeus at the speed of a bullet. 'That is the very paranoia we told you about Zeus.'

'What did you mean when you said that Percy was one of those men?' Artemis asked the Fates tentatively.

'Percy is one of the men that has been raped, both by his former step father and a few women that his step father brought home, so they could have some 'fun.' He has been abused viciously from the age of four, yet you believe that men are always at fault and that every woman is a righteous saint,' Clotho said. 'Get it right woman, you are completely wrong.'

'What about Hestia? She always loved the family, and would never abandon us.'

'And again, you are wrong. Hestia cut all ties to the Olympians when you all voted for the children to die. Whilst you may still be her family by birth, she and Hades hold no love for the Olympian gods any more. You caused this, it is your problem.'

'Goodbye Olympians. The next time we shall meet will be on the battlefield,' Lachesis said, as she and Clotho held up the ten strings.

Atropos said nothing as she snipped the cords, before disappearing in a flash of light.

Percy's POV

I stared at the now fading mist in shock, my mind still trying to comprehend what I had just seen and heard. My own father had been one of the gods that had voted for my death.

'Young one, I know you are about to run out of energy, but you don't want to let go in fear of killing everyone in the area. Do not worry. When you fall, you will go to Tartarus where you can meet with my siblings. They will be able to help you. The sky won't touch the earth here, I will make sure they stay separated. You must survive young one, you are more important than you know,' Ouranos said.

I weakly nodded my head and choked out a small sob as my energy finally ran out.

'Thank you for everything milord,' I said as I collapsed to the ground as the sky pressed down on me, before bursting into golden dust, my essence entering Tartarus.

So there we go, I've finally finished this chapter! Remember, vote for the pairing, either in the poll or in a review. If you like this, please follow and favourite, and if you have any criticism (that's not a flame), or have any comments, feel free to leave a review, I love getting feedback!

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