Zeus strode into the grand Throne Room of Olympus. Light glimmered off of each of the seven thrones. It truly was a beautiful sight. Only a few short days prior, Zeus's siblings had been in the belly of Kronos, the Titan of Time. With the help of his mother, Zeus freed his siblings and ended the reign of the Titans. Since then he and his siblings had ruled the world as best as they could. The gods had finally been able to set mankind straight and give them land in which to build a new kingdom. They named it Greece.

A lone figure stood in the center of the Throne Room, catching Zeus's attention.

"Brother, is everything alright?" The figure turned around and smiled at Zeus.

"Better than alright," he smiled. His smile was contagious and Zeus found himself smiling as well. "Everything is finally in order the way it should be." Zeus stared in admiration of his older brother.

"Gabriel, is the war truly over? Are we finally at peace?" Gabriel smiled down at his little brother. He stood much taller than Zeus even in his godly form.

"Yes, Zeus. You have accomplished a great task. We are finally at peace. At least for a good long while." Gabriel grasped his brother's forearm as was custom, and turned to seat himself on his throne. Zeus followed suit sitting to Gabriel's left.

Gabriel watched as one by one his other siblings flashed into the room. First came Hera, his beautiful sister, Zeus's wife of only two days. She was already pregnant with their first child. Zeus smiled at her and stood to give her a hug and kiss.

"Hera, you are looking as lovely as ever." Hera smiled at Gabriel.

"Gabe, you are too kind." She flinched as the baby kicked. "I don't know how lovely I will be when this baby decides to come. He kicks as if he is trying to tear me apart!" Zeus looked stricken while Gabe only laughed.

"He will be a great warrior, Hera. You and Zeus will both be proud parents." They both smiled brightly. Soon Hades, Poseidon, and Hestia flashed into the throne room as well. They each smiled at Gabriel before going over to hug Hera and Zeus. When all the welcomes were said and done they each sat themselves upon their thrones.

"Brother," asked Poseidon. "What is going on that has us all here together?"

"We have business to attend to. We have had our time for celebration but now it is time for responsibility." The other gods nodded their approval. Gabriel was, after all, the god of balance and fate. The Fates themselves had granted Gabriel the sole responsibility of keeping the balance of all things. In order to do that, he needed to be able to understand fate and be able to guide life on the necessary path. Just as he was about to talk another flash came from the center of the room.

"Ah! Pan, my dear friend glad of you to join us." The young satyr smiled embarrassingly and clopped over to his throne.

"I apologize, Gabriel. My duties in restoring peace to nature were keeping me quite busy." Gabriel smiled easily.

"It is no matter. There will always be a time for such things. But for now we have important business to attend to." Gabe looked around to his siblings and Pan. "Greece is thriving and soon we will have more duties and responsibilities. We must all understand what we must do in order to make Greece a beacon of light and knowledge to the world." Gabriel turned to Zeus first.

"Zeus," he said. Zeus looked at him with unwavering attention. "You are the God of the Skies. It is your duty to watch over the world." Zeus nodded, understanding. "You nod but you do not truly understand my brother." Zeus looked confused as did the other gods. Gabriel sighed and his siblings could see the utter grief and pain that he was obviously feeling. "You have such an important role to play in the world, little brother. The time will come for the men and women of Greece to look towards Olympus for a king. I have seen you fate and it is your duty to become the King of the Gods. But do not worry. For while it is a daunting responsibility, I will always be here to guide you. I will not bow to you as a subject, and nether will any of the others here. You will be the King of the minor gods that will come into being, as well as any children you or any of the rest of you may have." Hades and Poseidon looked upset, but they knew better than to question their brother.

"Hera, you will be the Queen of the Gods. You will be Zeus's better half, keeping him in line and making sure that he remains fair and impartial in his dealings. You will guide him as is your duty as his wife and the Queen." Hera smiled slightly at her brother, not quite sure how to take in the new responsibilities.

"Poseidon, you are to continue to be the ruler of the seas. You will have the great responsibility to watch over all the water of the earth and to keep the peace and balance that is necessary in the world. Do not be dismayed that you are not the King of the Gods. It is not for you. You have much power and are the only one able to keep the seas in check." Poseidon thought for a moment before smiling greatly at his brother.

"I understand Gabriel. I will do all I can to keep the balance. I don't know if I can possibly contain so much power." Poseidon's voice trailed out before Gabriel's deep, resounding voice calmed him.

"Do not second guess yourself. You have enough power. But even so, it is my duty to keep the balance of life, and so you too will not be alone." Gabriel turned to Hades next.

"Hades, my brother, you have always understood the balance of life and death. You must be the one to preside over the afterlife. To keep souls in check and to protect the circle of life. You have great power as well, my brother, for death holds great power over life. You will not be alone either. I will be here always to help keep the balance for you as well." Hades, not being one of many words, simply nodded.

"Hestia, my sweet, sweet sister." Hestia smiled brightly at her brother. A fire danced in her eyes showing her appreciation. She had always been Gabe's favorite sibling. "You are the cornerstone of this family. Without family we have nothing. You have the duty of keeping us all in check and to remind us all of our strong ties to one another. There is no greater power in the world than the love of family." Hestia smiled and nodded, but then she frowned.

"Brother, what is it you're not telling us?" Gabe turned to her once more, and the gods flinched at the sight that they saw. A tear streaked down the god of balance's face.

"There will come a time when I must leave you all. The balance of power must be kept. There will come a day when the pantheon of Olympians will be full and the power will be too great." The other gods stood up from their thrones immediately, shouting. Gabriel simply held up his hand and they quieted down. "I know that this is hard for you to understand, but it is not for many, many years. For now let us celebrate in the birth of Hera and Zeus's child and forget about this sadness." The other gods frowned but nodded. Gabe never lied about the future. If he said it would be many years into the future he meant it. Just as they sat down, Hera cried out in pain. As if expecting it, Gabriel smiled and flashed everyone into a separate room, dedicated for one special purpose: childbirth.

Ares was born only hours later, and as the years went by several more children came into being as well. The Olympians had many difficulties. First, Zeus nearly died when Athena was born from his head, his head splitting open too far. If it hadn't been for Gabriel and Hestia's intervention, he would have died and taken years to reform. After Athena, Hera and Zeus had Hephaestus, the god of the forge. Hera in shock of having such an ugly baby accidently dropped him off of Olympus, disfiguring him. Gabriel had calmly picked up the baby and returned him and helped fuse the tension between the family. Hephaestus still felt bitter towards Hera, but Gabriel's intervention helped keep them from having a severe problem. Next, came Zeus's infidelity. Artemis and Apollo became the newest gods to join Olympus. Hera had blown up, nearly killing the twins, but Gabriel saved them as well. However, in order to keep the world in balance, Zeus and Leto had to be punished for breaking the vows Zeus took with Hera. Leto was banished from Olympus, however, Artemis and Apollo were allowed to visit her often to compensate for the bad turn of events. After Artemis and Apollo became the newest Gods, Pan and Gabriel met to discuss the balance of Olympus. Pan understood that in order to keep the balance he needed to step down as an Olympian. He was glad, however, being able to focus all of his attention on the world he loved to protect. Soon after, came Hermes who had also been born from Zeus and another woman. This required Gabriel to intervene once more. After Hermes was Dionysus.

When Dionysus became an Olympian, Gabriel brought the Olympians together.

"Family, today is the day that we have wished would never come." The younger gods had no idea what it meant, but Zeus, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Hestia immediately began to cry. "Do not cry, for as I promised I will always be here." Gabriel stepped down from his throne and wiped the tears from his sibling's faces. "I may be leaving, but I will never leave you entirely. I will always be here to keep the balance. It is my fate, and you all must follow your own. Remember, you may not see me for many years but I will never be far." Gabriel turned to his throne and closed his eyes. Immediately his throne disappeared into the ground and the Throne Room rearranged itself. Zeus's throne was put in the middle with Hera to his left and Poseidon to his right. "It is time my family. Do not mourn for me for this is not goodbye. No, it is only until next time." Gabriel smiled sadly at everyone and turned to leave the Throne Room. As he made it outside he heard footsteps coming up beside him. He smiled at the goddess before him.

"Artemis, you should be with your hunters." Artemis did not smile.

"Are you really leaving?" Gabe nodded sadly.

"Unfortunately, it is my time to leave. But do not be afraid to call for me. I will be only be an Iris call away." Artemis smiled slightly before hugging Gabe. Gabriel was shocked before he hugged her back. "What is this?" he laughed. "I thought you were Artemis, the eternal man-hater." She smiled up at him before hitting his arm.

"OTHER men," she corrected. "You will always be the greatest Gabriel. I will miss you dearly. Who else will keep me sane from Apollo and Hermes?" Gabriel smiled again.

"Thank you, Arty," she scowled at the nickname. "But it is time for me to leave." Artemis gave him one last hug before he flashed off of Olympus. She smiled sadly, refusing to let the tears fall. The only great man had just willingly left his power and throne for the sake of balancing the world. She knew she had sworn off men, but Gabriel was the one exception. However, she knew now that it could never be. He had left and she did not expect to ever see him again. She flashed to her hunters. She needed to hunt some monsters to free herself from her grief.

A/N: Hey guys this is my first time attempting to write a story and post it on fanfiction. This will be, hopefully, a new and different type of story that has never before been told. I hope you all enjoy it. Reviews are more than welcomed! Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or anything else affiliated with Rick Riordan. I however, do own my OCs and my unique originality that will be throughout this story. Enjoy!