"I hate ties," said Danny Jr. as he tried for the umpteenth time to tie his tie correctly. He had even Googled the instructions on the computer and everything. His first try had been the closest he could get. Now his tie looked like a human's large intestine.

"Here," said Alicia, dressed in a fitting black and green dress that ended near her knees. She was also wearing black high heels and small gold earrings. Her hair was in curls, a first for her. Danny was wearing a black dress shirt with a brown tie. He opted to wear black jeans since he hated slacks with a burning passion.

Alicia took the tie from his hands and carefully began to tie it carefully around his neck. She did it effortlessly whilst he looked on in amazement.

"Dad showed me how to. He said I should probably learn if I was going to make someone a good wife," said Alicia. Danny smiled down at her. In his mind he would have married Alicia when he got back, but he needed a career and to move out of his parent's house so that they could have that. He had already fashioned a ring for her as well. He had also gotten a GED since he logically couldn't go to high school at his age, and because of the extremely complicated story that went with it even when he bent the Mist around him, and he was also thinking of going to college later. For now he was working as a paid intern at his Dad's workplace. At the moment, their daughter was at her grandmother's house still since they could not leave her alone in the house.

"Ready?" he asked.

"Whenever you are," she said, smiling back at him. They kissed lovingly for a few seconds before they left his room. Out in family room, the Stones and Jacksons were dressed similarly with different varying colors. All the guys looked the same with different color dress shirts and ties. Once Danny and Alicia came in, followed by Seth and June, they were all ready. Danny Sr. had them all earth travel straight to Camp Half-Blood.

They arrived outside the Big House, where all the senior counselors stood. Jamal, Clarisse, Chris, Nico and his family, and others from out cabins were present. In all there were thirty. Once everyone was gathered, Danny Sr. earth traveled them all straight to the address David Kane gave them.

Once there, Danny huffed from the exhaustion.

"You okay?" Katie asked, concerned.

"I'm fine," he said, smiling to her, "just not as young as I use to be." The building they had went to when at first sight looked like an abandoned warehouse, but looking up, you could see the building itself. The five story, limestone building was huge. It resembled the architecture of buildings found in Ancient Egypt. Hieroglyphs decorated the building, depicting scenes from Egypt's past, and its mythology. The doorway was shut, two guards flanking the doorway. The unsettling thing about them was that they had the heads of jackals and the muscular bodies of men, and were carrying two-handed khopesh. The jackals viewed them all with contempt, unsettling some of them.

The doorway opened to reveal David Kane.

"Ah, you're all here. Come in, the Romans have just arrived too," said David. They all filed in, following him. They had entered a large Egyptian-styled room. All around, they saw the Roman demigods talking to what appeared to be wizards of some kind holding staffs.

"Percy! Annabeth!" said Jason Grace. The same age as Percy, Jason had aged well. His hair was still blonde, though lighter around the edges, and still sported his athletic build. Beside him was his wife, Piper McLean-Grace. She had stopped chopping her hair up with scissors and now wore her hair down, keeping two Indian braids on each side to frame her face. She even suffered herself to wear dresses from time to time, this time being an occasion.

"It's good to see you again bud," said Percy, shaking Jason's hand as Annabeth hugged Piper, two talking excitedly. That was when Jason saw Danny for the first time in three years, and to say he was shocked was an understatement

"Y-you're alive?" said Jason. The Romans had also taken notice and stared with wonder and shock.

"As alive as can be Mr. Grace," said Danny Jr. The Romans mingled with the Greeks, talking to friends they had made during the war and beyond it.

"Glad to see you back Danny," said Aeneas Grace, son of Jason and Piper. He and Danny had known each other since Danny had went to the Roman camp for a summer, serving in their auxilia. They became fast friends and had fought together time and time again.

"Nice to see you again too," said Danny, glad to see so many familiar faces amongst the demigods of both cultures.

Suddenly, the doors of the hall swung open again, and into the hall they came, about 25 of them. The Romans and Greeks glowered in their direction, remembering every negative thing about them. The Norse men looked tense, dressed in regular clothes for a change, their faces grim, and uncertain. These were the children/followers of the Norse gods. Their leader was Hunter Eriksson. He was the child of Thor, a rune tattooed on his cheek. He had long blond hair and piercing gray eyes that seemed like storm clouds.

"Good, our Norse guests have arrived," said a voice behind them all. They all turned to see a tall man with short, curly black hair. He had brown skin, bright brown eyes, and wore the robes of an Egyptian magician. By his side stood a stunning woman. She had jet-black hair cut at her jawline and kohl outlining her eyes. Her skin was the color of caramel and she possessed startling amber eyes. By them stood another pair of magicians.

The man was dark-skinned with short, cropped hair and a muscular face and body. He was taller than the woman he stood next to. The woman had caramel hair, fair skin, and blue eyes. She was beautiful as well, the magician robes flowing down her curves.

"My name is Carter Kane. The House of Life welcomes you all: Greek, Roman, and Norse," said the head magician. "This is my wife Zia, my sister Sadie, and her husband Walt. I've gathered you all here for one purpose."

"And what purpose would that be?" said Percy.

"To combat the evil forces gathering to destroy us all," said the woman next to him. In order for us to combat them, we must work together."

"Work with them?! Fat chance," said Clarisse, indicating to the Norsemen.

"Your hands aren't as clean as you believe Greeks," said Hunter.

"You started the war!" yelled Travis Stoll. A fight seemed about to brew as insults. Sensing the danger, Danny lightly pushed Alicia behind him, his fingers creeping to his gladius.

"Enough!" yelled Carter. A staff appeared in his hands and he hit the ground. The torches went out around them all, flickering back on after five seconds had passed.

"These arguments are getting us nowhere. We have to mend the rifts between us if we are to succeed. You have no idea the evil powers that are arraying to destroy us," said Zia.

"Percy, may I talk to you in the back in private?" said David. All the Greeks and Romans save a few of them, including Annabeth, looked to Percy, wondering how he knew him. Percy made his way to the front and walked with David to another room.

"Meanwhile, we have a common enemy," said Walt. "We may see the evils of this world as separate, but they are one in the same. They come from the very same source of evil that has plagued mankind from the beginning. And right now, they're gaining strength."

"How is that possible?" asked Hunter.

"Evil has the same origin, as does good. We're all more connected than you know," said Sadie.

"It's that bad?" said Percy.

"Yes. I've already lost ten magicians in one month alone," said Carter. "The darkness is getting stronger."

"How can we stop it?"

"There are deep magics and spells that go to the beginning of time. In your culture and the Norse culture you have your fighting powers and abilities. Together, we can vanquish it," said Carter.

"Forever?"

"No, it always come back, but we will keep it back to its normal level for quite some time," said Carter.

"Can this be done?"

"Hopefully. There's still a lot of bad blood between you and the Norse," said Carter.

"We know. I'm trying to fix it, but it's going to take time. Many families lost a member during the war," said Percy.

"Besides the attack that happened on your son's girlfriend, where there any other occurrences?" Carter asked.

"Yes. My son told me that my friend Danny's son, also named Danny, had a red hieroglyph mark on his chest after he was sucked into a portal of some kind," said Percy. At that, Carter's eyes widened.

"Describe this portal?"

"It was purple with a sandy swirl pattern, and it sounded like something was chanting in it," said Percy.

"What? That's a portal to the Duat? How did the Norse have their hands on that?" said Carter.

"I don't know. Their god Loki conjured it. I knew the Avengers were right when they made him a bad guy," said Percy. Carter looked at Percy with an 'Are you serious?' face.

"Riiight, can you take me to him?" said Carter. Percy nodded and the two headed out to the main room, where the demigods were talking amongst themselves. Percy made his way over to Danny.

"Danny, can you come with us for a few minutes?" said Percy. Danny nodded.

"Everything alright?" said Alicia.

"It'll be fine. It'll only take a few minutes," said Danny. She nodded, reassuring him. Danny left with the two men.

"Can you describe what happened in this land you were in?" said Carter.

"It was dark like an endless night. I would see all kinds of creatures and monsters in there, some I didn't even recognize, others I knew all too well. It was like being in the Underworld, only darker," said Danny as he sat at a chair, recollecting everything he remembered. "Everything was dry. I had to drink from this river of molten fire just to stay alive."

"The Phlegethon," said Percy, recollecting his journey there.

"And there was also another river that was murky that was there, yet also not there," said Danny.

"The River of Night. Any other places?" said Carter.

"There was this one area that had a river flowing at a rapid pace, but on its shore was..." said Danny.

"Was what?" said Carter.

"...Corpses. Thousands, no millions of bodies all around. It was so cold there, I left without looking back," said Danny, shivering to himself as he remembered.

"Hel," said Carter.

"Hell?" said Percy.

"Close enough to it. This is the Norse Underworld. This is exactly what I was afraid of," said Carter. "We are more connected then we originally thought. Tartarus, the Duat, Hel, they're all connected."

"Which means?"

"Which means that if they come into contact with each other, our worst fears will be realized," said Carter.

"How is this possible?"

"All evil comes from the same source. Danny, let me look at your mark," said Carter. Danny slowly took off his shirt, holding it in his hands. When Carter saw the symbol, his eyes widened.

"Impossible," he said. He said an incantation into his hand and placed it on the mark. Immediately, the mark on Danny's chest grew red and Danny's eyes glowed blood-red. He now remembered everything.

"Guh!" he grunted as the serpent's body squeezed him harder.

"I could squeeze you into a pulp child. Just one more squeeze from me, and you'll be nothing but another source of food for the demons that inhabit this realm," said the serpent, it's giant body hulking over Danny's small figure and its red eyes glowing. Danny could feel the strain of his ribs about to crack and give in, and he knew in the moments after that he would be dead.

"But instead, I wont," said the serpent. It loosened its grip on Danny enough for him to breath steadily. "I have something else in mind for you."

The serpent's head came closer to Danny and bared its fangs. Moving extremely carefully, the tip of its fang nicked into Danny's chest through his tattered clothes. Danny yelled in pain as the little amount of poison that came with it racked his body into seizures. The black poison coursed through his body. His convulsions finally stopped after a few minutes, breathing heavily as his exhausted body flopped in the serpent's coils A now bright-red mark was on his chest. The serpent released him and slithered away into the darkness.

"Apophis!" said Carter. "That's impossible."

"Believe me, evil beings always find a way to come back," said Percy.

"This is bad. We need to prepare now," said Carter, taking up his staff and heading into the main room.

"You okay?" said Percy.

"I hope no one else ever sees the things I saw down there," said Danny. "I've had nightmares since I came back. Some are small, and all I do is wake up. Most make me yell out in my sleep. Alicia tries her best to help me through it, but I feel like I'm still slipping from reality and back into that world again."

"You're never going back. Me, Annabeth, Seth, and your family will fight to make sure you and no one else go into that realm again," said Percy. "On my life."

Percy helped Danny out of the chair as the youth put his shirt back on and the two headed back into the main room. Carter was talking fervently with Zia, Sadie, and Walt. David Kane was beside them, listening intently. All the other demigod groups were talking to themselves as well. Once Carter finished, Zia nodded. Carter stepped forward again, his staff glowing blue to get all their attention.

"As some of you may know, Danny Stone was sucked into a portal into the Underworld. However, he has revealed something very shocking. He has not only been to Tartarus, but also to the Duat and Hel," said Carter. At that, stunned silence and furious whispers of shock and surprise echoed throughout the chamber. The Norsemen whispered the most.

"How can someone travel to all three Underworlds and back?" said one of the Norse.

"I do not know, but this revelation proves that our war is just beginning. I advise we all meet again at a later date. For now, we prepare," said Carter.

"Prepare for what?" said Annabeth.

"The possible end of the world."

Sorry, it has been way too long for me to update this story. I have to end it here because my ideas for it would be too big for this already large story. To do this, a third story WILL be made. However, when it will be published is another story in it of itself. It will take awhile for my ideas to go into effect, and also more time because I am trying to continue writing my Star Wars stories and another story for the anime One Piece. However, I met do some fillers for the Opposites universe. I hope this cliffhanger has you all excited for the next installment. This is cdog1917 signing out.