From The Void

Chapter One: Viva La Viva.

At the dawn of the beginning, primordial beings slowly started emerging from the yawning gap of Chaos. Tatarus was the oldest of Chaos' children, being the first to form. He was followed quickly by Erebus, Nyx and Gaea.

The very first ruler of the cosmos was Erebus who gave the 'scepter' to his wife and sister, Nyx and together they ruled everything in creation. Later it was given to Gaea and Ouranos who brought forth their mighty children: the Titans. Before it went to Kronos and Rhea and eventually ended up with Zeus and Hera.

But that is a story for later.

The youngest of Chaos' children was one male: Perseus.

He was the Primordial Personification of the Seas and Waters. Mating with Gaea, they brought forth Oceanus who would later be known as the Titan of the Sea and a daughter, Tethys who later became Oceanus' wife. Their other son was Pontus, who later took over his father as the Primordial Personification of the Seas when Perseus chose to fool around. Phorcys and Keto were also Perseus' children. Phorcys wife was Keto, and he is most notable for fathering by Keto a host of monstrous children collectively known as the Phorcydes.

And this is his story.

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Perseus was bored.

Horribly so, he regretted choosing to remain neutral as the Titans battled the gods. But it truly was none of his business. Kronos, his little nephew did something wrong—and so, no matter how much Perseus is fond of his youngest nephew—and must pay the price.

He merely watched as Kronos—chopped to little pieces like he once did to Perseus' nephew, Ouranos—was thrown into the depths of Tatarus. He chided himself for not softening Kronos' fall into Tatarus—"Oops! I forgot. Haha..."—but decided that breaking his beloved nephew out of jail would only make things worse for the universe.

Chaos would murder him if she'd ever found out that he'd played a role in the world's end.

He watched as Zeus and Hera—his... grandnephew and niece?—took Kronos' and Rhea's throne and ruled the universe then. And he must say that they didn't do such a bad job at it. Mating with mortals to form demigods however... was interesting. But it got bored in a century's time for Perseus.

But the birth of Aphrodite made things interesting .. for awhile anyway. She wasn't meant to be born; Perseus didn't know that his true form would affect the foam—which belonged to Oceanus—from which Aphrodite was borne. Perseus couldn't believe, however indirectly, how he and Oceanus had somehow had a daughter.

Then he met Leto, whom he courted and sired the Letoides—their children: Artemis and Apollo. He got the chance to hold them for, like a few days before he left... to spread rumors that will definitely reach Hera, Zeus' consort, that the twins were Zeus'. It was also how he met the sea deity, Poseidon who had taken over Oceanus' domain.

To tell the truth, Perseus had mix feelings about the middle son of Kronos. He took over Oceanus' domain and had almost cast his son into Tatarus—but luckily, Perseus was there to save him; Oceanus didn't do anything to reclaim his domain, he retreated into the deep seas on his own will—even though said son didn't so much as lift a finger in the war.

But he supposed Poseidon made it up by helping his lover to find a place to give birth since Hera forbade Leto from giving anywhere on earth or anywhere the sun shines, but the floating island of Delos which the sea god guided her to.

After realizing that Hera had made a mistake and that Artemis and Apollo were not Zeus' children, Hera and Poseidon insisted that Zeus take them in as his foster children for the trouble Hera'd caused. After which he agreed and made them gods on Olympus.

They never did knew who Artemis' and Apollo's father were, however.

And Leto wouldn't give him up—just as he'd requested.

Perseus viewed Poseidon as a good person. But he took that back when Poseidon's demigod son, Orion cheated on his daughter Artemis. Orion was a man who had broken the hearts of many women. Apollo and Perseus knew of his treachery, but Artemis didn't. While Orion was bathing, Perseus, disguising himself as Apollo, challenged Artemis to shoot Orion in the head, which was bobbing above the water. Not knowing it was her companion, Artemis shot him and killed him. It sparked an argument between the twin archers but it was later resolved once Orion's true nature was revealed by his father.

In his eyes, Orion was properly punished. But he still wasn't exactly satisfied so he decided to take it out on Orion's father and half-siblings. He forbade Poseidon from ever siring a female demigod, knowing full well that Poseidon at wanted at least one child. And his children were never to have a happy ending. Perseus would still cackle when he remembered how he'd planted lies in Theseus ears that Adrienne was an evil witch, which resulted in the demigod son of Poseidon to dump her on an island.

Then, when Poseidon was seeking a bride, Amphitrite, Perseus—disguised as a woman, mistaken as a sea nymph—spread lies about the sea god. Which resulted in Amphitrite fleeing from the sea god's woes.

Unfortunately, Poseidon spotted Perseus in his female form. Predictably, Perseus rejected his advances and fled. He did, however enjoyed their game of hide-and-seek. But Poseidon wouldn't be Poseidon if he wasn't stubborn. The god chased him until he was tired and gave up on ever escaping, producing Rhode and Euphemia, twin daughters—children which Perseus promised himself on the River Styx that he wouldn't give to Poseidon. He couldn't believe he broke his own vow by giving birth to two daughters—but that didn't mean he didn't love them.

Perseus left Euphemia and Rhode in Amphitrite's care whom Poseidon later married in compensation of Perseus—or, in his female form, Pallas whom Triton, a son from Poseidon and Amphitrite's union, named his daughter after.

Perseus was also the namesake of a demigod son of Zeus. A hero whom Perseus liked, and blessed him with a long lived life along with his descendants. But Hercules, a descendant of Perseus was an asshole. The son of Chaos didn't lift a finger to help as Hera cursed Hercules, merely smiling as she did so.

Which, unfortunately, drew Zeus' attention.

Perseus didn't know what was so attractive in his smile. Zeus saw him and fell in love with him, and tried to woe him the way Poseidon did. Perseus realized too late that he hadn't changed from his female form; he'd cursed himself enough for his forgetfulness. Their—reluctant on Perseus' part—union brought forth Enyo, the goddess of war and consort of Ares and Eris, goddess of chaos, strife and discord.

Demeter, the middle daughter of Kronos drew Perseus' attention with her dedication to her work as the goddess of agriculture But the son of Chaos thought her to be too lonely; he seduced her for the fun of it. He gave Persephone, his daughter, his blessing before leaving her in Demeter's more than willing hands.

Then there was Hades, Perseus' favorite child of Kronos and Rhea. During the Titanomachy, he proved to be a ferocious warrior and greatly aided in the ultimate downfall of Kronos and his followers. Although it was Hades' birthright to be named his father's successor, he agreed to divide the Titan King's former domain with his brothers and acquiesced, albeit resentfully, to taking the Underworld as his he distanced himself from his family, Hades was lonely and wanted a wife to fill the void.

Perseus pitied him but he himself wasn't willing to tie himself down.

Not when the world's full of things to toy with.

Seducing Hades proved easier than he'd thought. His empathy and kindness surprised Perseus and it was almost enough to make the son of Chaos stay in the Underworld with Hades.

Almost.

Their union gave way to Melinoe, the goddess of ghosts and Anastasia, the goddess of forgetfulness and reincarnation. Then, despite Hades' objections, Perseus left Hades, leading him on a trail to Persephone, his daughter who sought for love. Though their love story was rather rough on the edges, it ended up well.

That was also when Perseus realized he was old, very old.

And he was tired. Oh so very tired.

He retreated into his mother, Chaos' comforting void and slumbered in peace.

For years and years.

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When the son of Chaos awakens again, there's a girl standing over him. She's maybe thirteen or twelve, with a shock of spiky black hair and big electric blue eyes. She looks at him oddly, twirling a ballpoint pen between her fingers. "Are you crazy?" she says. "Why are you sleeping in the dumpster?

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A/N; Yeah, I heard that this kind of story is cliche, but I don't think anyone has ever did this before. And no, Percy wouldn't be too overly powerful. And I know that Artemis, Apollo and some other deities aren't Percy's children. But in this AU story, they are his children. It's important to the plot.

P.S: Perseus is Percy.

Tell me what you think?