Chapter 1

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The Second Giant War was finally over. Gaia was defeated and all was well. The gods rewarded every demi-god who participated in any of the battles until only the seven of the prophecy and a few others were left. We were all called to the center of the throne/council room in the middle of all the Olympians looking down from their thrones. Each one of them had a smile on their face, even Zeus... Which was weird to me.

Zeus spoke first. "Thalia and Jason Grace, step forward." They did. "For your heroics in the war and aiding in the fight against the Giants you are both offered Godhood." Jason looked back at Piper while Thalia looked up at Artemis. Piper nodded yes, as she was sure she was going to be offered the same deal. They would be immortal together. Artemis nodded yes to Thalia as well, already knowing what her domains would be. So they both accepted.

The Olympians stood and began to chant in Ancient Greek to fast for any of the demigods to understand. At the end of what I assumed to be a spell to grant godhood, a burst of light erupted forth from each Olympian to the siblings in the center. Once the light cleared, Thalia and Jason were both glowing with a bright aura. Three distinct flashes of light appeared in font of them and the fates called out in unison.

"Hail Jason, son of Jupiter, minor god of Storms, Duty and Heroes. Hail Thalia, daughter of Zeus, minor goddess of the Hunt, Heroes, Warriors and co-leader of the Hunters of Artemis." The three fates stepped of to the side instead of flashing out since they probably knew they were going to be granting more domains and titles as the reward ceremony progressed.

At the title of co-leader of the Hunters of Artemis she turned to Artemis in confusion and excitement as Artemis gave a knowing smile. They had a lot to talk about later.

Aphrodite spoke up next. "Piper McLean, please step forward." Aphrodite spoke kindly but formally. As Piper stepped forward you could tell Aphrodite was absolutely giddy that one of her children was recognized as such a great hero. "Daughter, you are offered Godhood. Do you accept?"

Piper didn't even hesitate to accept as the Olympians once again chanted their spell and Piper was granted godhood. The Fates stepped forward once again to announce her domains and any titles she would possess. "Hail Piper, daughter of Aphrodite, Minor goddess of Love, Compassion and Heroes. Guardian of true love and Judge of Broken Vows." Everyone was surprised that she got such powerful titles, especially as a minor god. None were more surprised than three ladies in the room, Piper, Aphrodite and surprisingly Hera.

"It's about time we got a goddess who could officially call out a god for breaking a vow!" Hera exclaimed. Zeus shifted uncomfortably in his throne as Hera gave him a knowing glare.

"Yes... well... congratulations Piper McLean," Zeus said a bit uncomfortably. He was clearly afraid of Hera's wrath if he broke his vow again, which of course he eventually would.

Hephaestus spoke up next, "Leo Valdez, come forward son." Leo did so. "You too are offered godhood, as well as a place at my side in my forges." Leo was awestruck, he could see his father everyday and work with him on any projects to his hearts content. Though, Leo hesitated to answer. Seeing his reaction and knowing what was in his heart, Aphrodite spoke up, "Do not worry, she will be joining you. She should have been released a year ago anyways. After all, it was a condition of Percy's when he defeated Kronos after the battle of Manhattan."

Most in attendance didn't know what they were talking about, but Leo lit up like a Christmas tree when he smiled and accepted godhood. The Fates stepped forward after the gods chanted their spell. "Hail Leo, son of Hephaestus, Minor god of Fire, Forges, Advancement and Human Ingenuity." All very good domains, especially for a Minor god. Percy was impressed.

Ares shifted into his Roman aspect, Mars, and called forth his son. "Frank Zhang, step forward." Frank did so, somewhat timidly as he was somehow still unused to being around so many gods. After accepting the offer of godhood like those before him, the fates stepped forward after the spell to announce his domains.

"Hail Frank, son of Mars, Minor God of Archery, Heroes, Shapeshifting and War." The center Fate stepped forward and spoke individually. "As a special favor we have untied your life force from the piece of firewood that controlled your destiny."

Frank dropped to the floor in tears with a massive smile on his face. Very unlike him. After he collected himself he stepped back once again as the next demigod was called forth.

"Hazel Levesque, step forward." This time it was Hades, who had been granted a temporary throne for the awards ceremony. Again an offer of godhood was accepted and the Fates granted her domains.

"Hail Hazel, daughter of Pluto, Goddess of Deep Earth, Precious Metals and Wealth. Minor Patron of Horses." The Fates stepped back once again. As Hazel joined her father who had shifted to his Roman aspect, finally able to claim his daughter, they embraced for the first time as the council saw a side of Hades/Pluto they were not used to.

"Annabeth Chase, please come forward." This time it was Athena. "My daughter, For you we offer something different. As you are the official Architect of Olympus already, we offer you godhood as a Major Goddess instead of minor. You are a survivor and hero of two wars, as such you would ascend to a power just below us Olympians. Annabeth accepted without a second thought after hearing this. The Olympians chanted a longer spell than the others had received as Annabeth glowed with incredible power. The Fates stepped forward to grant her domains.

"Hail Annabeth, daughter of Athena, Major Goddess of Intelligence, Architecture, War Strategy and Heroes. Patron of Camp Half-Blood. Architect of Olympus. Bane of Arachne." The Fates stepped back after their announcement of domains and titles. To say she was excited was an understatement. Everyone congratulated her as she was glowing with pride. Percy kept a smile on his face. It looked genuine, but his eyes didn't meet the smile as he had just had his heart broken by his now ex-girlfriend, as he was not planning on accepting godhood. No one noticed his pain except the few gods sensitive to such things. Namely; Artemis, Aphrodite, Athena, Hestia, Piper and Poseidon. Each one giving the two time Savior of Olympus a sad smile to try and comfort him.

"Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano, step forward." It was Jupiter, as he had just shifted to his Roman aspect for this one. She did as asked. Jupiter motioned for someone from the minor gods in attendance to step forward from their position in the audience. Of course it was Reyna's mother Bellona.

"My daughter, we offer you one of two things. You may choose either, or neither. If you choose neither, you will be granted one equivalent request that will be fulfilled by this council. First, you are offered minor godhood and a place of leadership in New Rome that will be fitting of the domains you would be granted. Or second, you may choose immortality such as what the hunters of Artemis have. You will be made immortal as a demigod and made a permanent Praetor in New Rome, with the Senate's blessing of course. You will have more judiciary rights than normal, such as the punishment of those who seek to destabilize New Rome for their own benefit and gain." Bellona explained. As all of Camp Half-Blood and New Rome were in attendance, the Senate could only agree with Bellona and give Reyna their blessing for the position offered as they would not dare disagree with the gods. Octavian visibly gulped and paled at the thought of punishment for his actions.

Reyna accepted the second offer, becoming a permanent immortal Praetor of New Rome. Not needing to grant domains, the Fates simply offered their congratulations and blessing as they told her they would alter her fate accordingly so that her role as praetor would be met with as little hardship as they could realistically limit it to. Obviously they could not eliminate it all together. Reyna was very relieved to hear this.

Pluto shifted back to his greek form and as Hades called forth the next hero. "Nico DiAngelo, step forward." Nico did so and accepted the offer of godhood he got as well, which was similar to the one Annabeth got, as he was also a hero of two wars technically.

The Fates once again stepped forward and granted his domains and titles. "Hail Nico, son of Hades, Major god of Ghosts, Punishment and Heroes. King of Ghosts. Selector of the Judges of the Underworld. Guardian of Elysium." After the congratulations of all his friends he stood by his father and sister's side as the ceremony continued.

Now was the big moment for the gods. Most of them knew that Percy would deny godhood and they could only hope Zeus wouldn't blow his top in anger of a second refusal. Poseidon called out loud and proud. "Percy Jackson, step forward." Percy did. He kneeled in front of the gods, somewhat distracted by his broken heart at Annabeth's actions. She still hadn't realized what she had done. He was considering accepting their offer this time as he had nothing holding him back anymore. Though he still wanted to do what he was originally planning on trading his reward of godhood for.

"Percy," Poseidon began. "The council has agreed to grant you two rewards for your actions in this war as well as the last. We all know you will deny godhood, as you did last time." At this the other Olympians, including Zeus, nodded their heads. The fact that Zeus agreed with this caught Percy by surprise. Poseidon continued, "First, we will grant you your reasonable request that we are sure you had planned to trade for the gift of godhood. We know it will be one for the betterment of others, you're too selfless to do anything else."

Percy smiled a bit despite his heavy heart. "You know me to well, dad." The council chuckled at this. "My request is for two new seats to be added to the council. Not only will it keep the balance, but it will right the wrongs committed so long ago. The seats are for Lady Hestia and Lord Hades."

The audience gasped at Percy's request. That was a very big request for Zeus to acknowledge. No one knew how he would react. Percy looked at them in this order, first was Zeus who had a surprising reaction to the request. Then to Hades, who was so surprised he looked like a deer in headlights. Then to Hestia, who was simply smiling warmly at Percy.

Zeus's reaction was surprising because he was not angry, nor was he surprised. He just snapped his fingers and two thrones appeared in the council. One for Hades that looked just like his throne in the Underworld. And one for Hestia, whose throne looked like it was made of embers found underneath burning wood. It smoldered and flowed in an almost hypnotic way. The two gods stood and approached their thrones, sitting on the council as equals.

Hades and Hestia both sent Percy a mental thanks for their thrones. Hades also told Percy mentally that he would always be welcomed in the Underworld, as well as other things they would discuss later.

Poseidon then continued his little speech. "Second, we offer you not just godhood, not just major godhood, but Olympian godhood. You will be an official Olympian and join us on this council. Before you say no, think hard on this. As a member of this council you will be able to continue to help us change for the better."

Zeus added, "Perseus, all of us on the council agree that the changes you have made in the past few years have all been for the better. We are closer to our children than ever before. As such, I would be honored to add you to this council. And before you ask, no you will not be replacing anyone. You were to originally become the 13th Olympian. But now with the addition of my brother and sister, you would instead be the 15th Olympian. Now that I think about it, I think an odd number would be best so this council can not end in a draw anymore. Many arguments will be avoided this way I suppose."

Percy stared at the floor for what seemed like hours. In reality it was about 5 minutes. 5 minutes of a tense silence while everyone watched the two time hero. It was during this silence that Annabeth finally realized what she had done. She had abandoned him without a second thought since everyone knew he would have originally turned down godhood. But now...?

"I..." Percy began at last. "I accept your offer." Percy Looked up at the gods as they all smiled and sighed in relief. Not only did the 14 Olympians chant a spell longer than any of the others so far, but the three Fates joined in, as well as every Major and Minor god and goddess in attendance, including the newly appointed ones who joined the pantheon just today during the celebration. After they were done, Percy glowed with the power of an Olympian. And not just any Olympians, but his glow of power was equal to that of the six children of Kronos and Rhea, Making him equal in strength to any one of them.

The Fates stepped forward and before they announced his titles they informed the council of something shocking. "We three," they said in union, "have held on to something special for a very long time. Our mother Ananke, the Primordial of Fate and Inevitability, faded long ago. She entrusted us with her domains to grant to one who is worth. She told us she knew who it would be and she locked the knowledge within us in such a way that we would not know who it was until he had chosen godhood. We ourselves were unable to access her power, as it should be. When you, Perseus Jackson, accepted godhood, her knowledge unlocked in our minds. Prepare yourself Perseus, for your domains and titles are long."

Clotho spoke alone first, "Hail Perseus, son of Poseidon, Olympian Primordial God of Fate, Inevitability, Deep Seas, Tides, Heroes and Loyalty."

Lachesis spoke next, "Two Time Hero and Savior of Olympus. Protector of Demigods. Guardian of Olympus. Bane of the Minotaur. Champion of Fate."

Atropos spoke last, "Destroyer of Titans and Giants. Bane of Hyperion, Krios, and Kronos. Bane of Ephialtes and Otis. Ally of Damasen. Ally of Nyx. Heir of Ananke. Foe of Gaia."

The three spoke in unison again for his late title. "Keeper of the Ancient Laws of Immortals."

Everyone in the audience was speechless, including the Olympians. But none more so that Percy himself. His domains and titles alone made him the most powerful on the council, but the fact that he was now the keeper of the Ancient Laws essentially meant he could rewrite them at will and at his own discretion. Zeus would normally be both nervous and outrages that someone would have this power. But three things kept him cool headed. First, it was Percy, who was just made the God of Loyalty. Second, he was on the council, and thus his loyalty was to Olympus for all time. Third, Zeus actually respected the demigod made god for all his deeds. Over time Zeus came to actually like his nephew.

The fates stepped towards the new god and pressed their right index fingers to his head. "We have given you the knowledge of your new domains, as well as the scriptures of the ancient laws exactly as they are written by Lady Chaos herself before the birth of the second generation of Primordial Gods. As their new keeper, you are only bound by one rule. Lady Chaos must approve of any changes you wish to make."

Percy gasped as the knowledge was passed into him. His eyes turned to the council with such power in his eyes that many members gasped in awe. In his eyes you could practically see the fate of the world swirling in a never ending sea-green vortex. He spoke to the council, "How many of you know the full decree of the Ancient Laws?" No one raised their hands, as they only knew the laws that pertained to Olympus itself. No one but Lady Chaos and Lady Ananke knew the full decree, not even the Fates. "I think it's time the council heard them all." A few nodded in agreement. Athena spoke next.

"Perseus, while I agree we would like to hear them, I don't think it wise to do so now during the celebration." Percy nodded in agreement.

Zeus spoke next, "As King of the Gods I declare the next part of the celebration to begin. Let us Feast!"

And so the greatest party of the century took place throughout Olympus. Only one did not partake in the festivities. Percy just couldn't celebrate knowing what he had learned of the Ancient Laws. The council was in for a bit of a shock when they learn that they have misinterpreted them. The council meeting tomorrow would be interesting to say the least. One thing that Percy was happy about though, was the fact he was the Protector of Demigods and the God of Quests, which meant that he was less bound by the Ancient Law of Interference preventing a true immortal from interfering with a quest. That meant that in certain instances, he could directly interfere in a quest if it was to save the life of a Demigod. And as god of Heroes, he could even directly interact with demigods in there every day life if they prayed for him and he deemed the request worthy. Though he wouldn't do so every time, otherwise demigods would become dependent on him and wouldn't be able to take care of themselves in the real world. Thus he decided he would only interfere if it was truly necessary.

As those thoughts passed, his mind wandered back to Annabeth. He couldn't believe she could abandon him without a second thought. Sure he accepted godhood after all, but that was only after what the Olympians had agreed to and told him. Before that, he was going to turn down their offer and everyone knew it. Including her. How could she do that to him? His fatal flaw had become one of his domains, so now his loyalty truly knew no bounds. So to be betrayed so completely was heart breaking to the point he almost wished he had never fallen for her in the first place. But no, he couldn't wish such a thing. After all, it had helped to mold him into who he was. Yes, her betrayal hurt, but at the same time, he knew that in time his heart would heal. After all, he now had all the time in the world.

TIMESKIP: Next Day

The council was meeting today at noon to inform the two new Olympians how the council was going to run now, as well as to reintroduce a returning Olympian. Sure Hades and Hestia already knew how it was going to work, but the meeting was more for Percy's benefit than anyone. It was a 'welcome to the council' meeting of sorts. However, like any council meeting, any member could bring up important topics or issues regarding their domains or areas of influence. So Percy planned to talk about what he had learned of the Ancient Laws.

He had about two hours before the meeting began, so to pass the time he decided to go to the central courtyard of Olympus and have a look around. Sure he has been here before, many times in fact. But he always had something important going on. So for the first time, he took a real look at Olympus. He found shops where various immortals and even some gods were selling wares, such as nature spirits selling enchanted fruits and automatons selling wares in a shop belonging to Hephaestus. Turns out there is even a bank of sorts where both drachma and mortal money could be stored or exchanged. 'Interesting', he thought. He'd have to check that out later.

He also found the residential area of Olympus. The city was much larger than he had at first thought. Small palaces belonging to the minor gods, large palaces for the major, and colossal palaces for the Olympians all arranged along streets of celestial bronze and imperial gold. Somehow the metals didn't cast a powerful glare under the light of the Apollo. 'Must be enchanted,' he thought.

He came across an area of empty plots of land with small signs in each with a name on it. He recognized the names as those who were granted godhood of some kind yesterday. He found his own and it appeared to be the size of a football field in both length and width. It looked like it could fit a palace just as large as the other Olympians. 'That makes sense I guess. I was made a council member yesterday after all. She will probably be tasked with building it. I'll have to come up with what I want I guess. I'll probably make it small and just use the rest of the land for something else... who knows.' As he was pondering what to do with his land he didn't notice someone coming up behind him so he was startled out of his thoughts when a cough was heard behind him. Turning around he say the Queen of the Gods standing before him.

Bowing slightly he spoke, "Lady Hera, what can I do for you?" He supposed being formal would probably be the best since he figured Hera still didn't like him despite voting in his favor yesterday. He figured a few of them did it so they didn't feel like they owed him anymore.

"No need to bow Perseus, we are not in a formal setting and you are now an Olympian. As for why I'm here, I was looking for you. Do you have a moment to speak?"

"Of course, Lady Hera."

She led him over to a bench on the side of the street. "What we told you yesterday was the truth. You have been the cause of many changes on Olympus. Though they are not all met with open arms, they have been for the better in the end. I'm sure many more changes are to come in the future and I was curious as to what you had planned. Many of the others are no doubt going to seek you out for the same information. All of us have changes we have wished to make over time, but no precedent has ever allowed such change to occur. For the first time, the opertunity for true change is before us and we all wish to make it so. As the god of Fate, you have more control than you realize, hence why I am here. So, what do you have planned?"

Percy was somewhat startled. He hadn't realized that he would be a central figure. It was obvious, but he has been called oblivious many times in the past and it seems becoming a god hasn't changed that. "Well..." he began. "I suppose my first change is going to be to the Ancient Laws themselves."

"What do you mean?" Hera questioned.

"Well, the law stating that gods may not interfere in their mortal children's lives for one. I'll explain more in the council meeting so that I don't have to repeat myself too much, but in general the gods will be able to take in their children if they wish. I now see what the laws truly meant and they have been misinterpreted badly."

"Well, as one of the goddesses of family, I can appreciate that change, but as goddess of marriage I can't help but think that it will only encourage certain individuals to break their vows more often." Hera frowned at that thought, but Percy only smiled.

"That's just the thing though, I'm going to be changing the way that works. Gods and goddesses will be able to have their children without breaking their vows the same way Athena does if they choose to. That means we won't lose demigods, and at the same time vows won't be broken as often. I have no doubt that certain gods will still break their vows, but it should be less often than before. I hope..."

Hera pondered this for a moment before responding, "It could work, but I'm not so sure. Half the reason the vows are broken so often is simply for the, ah... pleasure involved..." Hera was obviously referring to Zeus and his unending appetite for mortal pleasures.

"Well, there's not much I can do in that department. However, I believe Piper could help there." Percy reminded Hera of the new Judge of Broken Vows. Hera smiled to herself before standing up. Percy followed suit so as not to accidentally offend the Queen of the Gods.

"I thank you, Perseus. I believe I will seek her out and discuss this further with her. I will see you at the council meeting."

"Goodbye, Lady Hera." And with that she walked away. Percy looked at his watch/shield and saw he still had an hour and a half so he wandered around more.

During his wandering he ran into two gods who have been looking for him since his disappearance from the party last night. The two eldest of Kronos and Rhea were looking for Percy to thank him. When they saw him walking around deep in thought they approached. Hades coughed lightly, gaining Percy's attention.

"Nephew," Hades began. "I've been looking for you."

"How can I help you Lord Hades?" Percy asked. Hestia just chuckled while Hades scowled a bit.

"Perseus, no formalities. I owe you for my throne and position on the council. For the first time in our immortal lives I am no longer looked at as an outcast, as are my children. That is a debt that can never be repaid in full, so as a start, you do not need to call me Lord. Just Hades is fine, or even Uncle if you wish." Hades clarified. Hestia just chuckled again at her younger brother warming up to someone.

"Okay, Uncle." Percy smiled. "That will take a little getting used to, but I'm glad I don't have to be formal with everyone. I'm not really sure how this stuff goes, gods talking with gods. Wait, that came out wrong. Ah, I don't really know how to explain it."

Hestia stopped him, "It's alright Percy, we know what you are trying to say. You'll get used to it soon enough though. The only time you need to be formal is in the council, or when talking with one of my more stubborn siblings."

"Thank you Aunt Hestia." Percy sighed in relief that he could be himself around most of the gods. "Anyways, how can I help you two?"

Hades and Hestia looked at one another before the goddess answered. "Well, we would like to thank you for our thrones. Our family is complete for the first time. That is something I can never thank you enough for."

Percy just being the selfless person he is said, "It's nothing, you two are by far my favorite Aunt and Uncle. It's only natural I would want to help you both return to those you love. I'm happy I could help you both."

Hestia could only smile at Percy as Hades reminded him, "Perseus, this is the third time you have help me in a way I can never thank you enough. If you ever need anything at all and it is within my power, you will have my help. This I swear on the Styx for the rest of our immortal existence." Thunder rumbled overhead sealing the Oath as Hestia and Percy both stared wide eyed at the vast promise that Hades had just made.

"Thank you, Uncle. Though I hope a situation never comes up in which I need such a thing, as that means I'm in trouble yet again." All three of them just laughed at that. They said their goodbyes until the meeting in an hour and went their separate ways.

As Percy was walking around yet again to pass the time he slowly made his way to the throne room for the meeting. Along the way he was stopped yet again. 'I feel like this is going to become a regular thing,' he thought as he chuckled to himself. This time he was stopped by Hephaestus.

"Hello Percy," Hephaestus said.

"Hello Hephaestus, how can I help you?" Percy asked smiling at the god of the forge.

"Actually, I'm here to help you." He said.

"What do you mean?" Percy asked.

"Well, I need to know what you'd like as your symbol of power. Every Olympian must have one and it cannot be the same as another Olympian's, so I cannot forge you a Trident like your father."

Percy thought for a moment before asking, "Can you take an object that already exists and reforge it into a symbol of power?"

"Of course, I'm guessing you would like your symbol of power to be Anaklusmos?"

Percy nodded his head yes. "Yes, Riptide has been with me since the beginning and it seems only fitting that it stay with me for the rest of time. Though, there is one thing I'd like to change. Can you change the hilt to Imperial Gold? And on the opposite side of the engraving of it's name could you engrave SPQR in honor of my short time in New Rome?"

"Of course. Also, since it is a symbol of power, it will respond to your will. Meaning you can turn it into any weapon or object, not just sword or pen." Hephaestus explained. Percy handed his trusty pen over to the god of the forge. Hephaestus pocketed the pen/sword and walked to the throne room for the upcoming meeting with Percy right behind. "I'll have it done for you by tomorrow evening," Hephaestus informed him as they walked.

"Thank you," Percy said entering the throne room and making his way to the center when he realized he didn't know how to take his godly size, nor did he remember Zeus ever actually making him a throne. Luckily Zeus and Hera were already there, and seeing his dilemma Zeus created his throne next to Poseidon's before speaking up. "Just concentrate and imagine your self growing to your full height and it will happen," Zeus informed him.

Percy did as he said and was amazed when his full height reached 15' matching the Elder Gods in the council. The few who were present were also surprised as his godly height meant he was of equal power to them. Even though they were sure he could actually defeat any one of them in single combat.

Percy walked over to his new throne and was amazed at it's appearance. It was as if the tapestry of fate had been given the form of a massive throne. It depicted every battle he had ever been in as well as a symbol for each of his domains. It made sense as his primary domain was Fate and Inevitability. It was actually kind of strange to him that he was above the fates now and that they seemed to be okay with it. For years he thought they were always cruel and manipulated his life to be so horrible as some kind of joke to pass the time or something. But after interacting with them yesterday he thought better of them. He'd give them a chance after all.

As it struck noon, the rest of the council flashed into the room as Percy closed his eyes on instinct before remembering he could see their Divine Forms now. Opening his eyes he could see their forms briefly and each and every one of them filled him with awe as they were the pure essence of who they were. (A/N: I will describe them later if you want me to. Just leave me a review to let me know.)

Zeus called the meeting into session and each god and goddess took turns talking about the happenings of their domains. Apparently these regular meetings were just to keep everyone updated on the various aspects of the world. Percy was the last to go. Nothing important had happened since yesterday so it went by fairly quickly. When it was Percy's turn he shifted a bit uncomfortably since he wasn't used to being in a position of authority like this. Sure he had led armies in two wars, but this was Olympus. It was a whole new league apart from what he was used to.

After a moment to collect his nerves he spoke. "I'd like to propose a few changes to the Ancient Laws." At this everyone gave him their full attention. Especially Athena as she had always wanted to know what the full decree of the Ancient Laws actually said. No one knew. It was the Ultimate Knowledge to her. It kind of irritated her that Perseus of all people learned it before she had. But she couldn't complain as it was his domain after all.

Percy continued after everyone nodded for him to go on. Using the knowledge the Fates gave him the night before he summoned a stone tablet in the middle of the room facing the gods. It was about 25' tall. Taller than the full size of any in the council. Written on it were each of the laws governing each generation of immortals in a language none of them recognized. Percy noticed this and frowned as he concentrated and the words translated to ancient Greek. The Tablet was divided into Four sections.

First was the Primordial Gods. The tablet stated the following laws to govern them.

1: Primordials shall not usurp one another's domains by force. Any who attempt to break this law shall immediately fade for all time.

2: Primordials shall not wage war upon one another. Breaking this law will allow Lady Chaos to intervene and punish the aggressor at her discression.

3: If a Primordial should fade, their essence will be locked away until a worthy successor can be found. Upon receiving the essence of a Primordial, the heir shall receive the full power of their domains and that of a primordial after a period of one year as he/she adjusts to the power.

4: Primordials may not take their true form in the mortal world as it could destroy the mortal realm beyond repair. Any who attempt to take their true form at full power in the mortal world will be brought before Lady Chaos for judgment and punishment.

Next was the laws governing the Titans.

1: Titans shall not usurp one another's domains by force. Any who attempt to break this law shall immediately fade for all time.

2: Each Titan must tie their power to a symbol. This symbol become an almost indestructible symble of Power. If this symbol is destroyed beyond repair the titan will lose the majority of their power. Until a new symbol can be forged. The reforging process will take one century in which the titan cannot be disturbed else they must start from the beginning.

3 Upon fading, a Titan's domains shall pass to a worthy successor.

Next was the laws governing the Gods that each Olympian was already aware of.

1: Gods may not usurp one another's domains by force. Any who attempt to break this law shall immediately fade for all time.

2: A god's power must be tied to both a symbol and a throne. If either the symbol of power or throne are destroyed the god will lose half of their power and must construct a new one. A new symbol of power will take one century to reconstruct. A throne will take one year to reconstruct. The reconstruction process must not be interrupted else he/she must restart.

3: Upon Fading, a God's domains shall pass to a worthy successor.

4: Gods cannot steal one another's symbol of power nor may they sit on another's throne else they will fade from existence immediately.

Last was a section dedicated to shared laws affecting all immortals from Primordials all the way down to the Gods.

1: Immortals may not directly interfere with mortals lives without provocation.

2: Immortals may not attack a mortal unless officially challenged to combat by the mortal in question.

3: Immortals may challenge one another to single combat for the rights to a single domain. No more than one domain may be taken per challenge. If an immortal only has a single domain left, they may not be challenged. Immortals sharing a domain may not challenge one another for the shared domain.

4: Immortals sharing a domain with equal power have an equal say in how the domain is ruled. Equal power is the equivalent of generation of immortal paired with major versus minor domain. For example, A Titan with a Major domain is still below a Primordial with the same domain weather major or minor, however a god with a major domain is equal to a titan with the same domain. And a Major domain always ranks above a minor domain.

5: Should the immortals of one generation wage war upon immortals of another, such as Titans against Primordials or Gods versus Titans, The winning generation becomes the ascending generation ruling over the mortal world.

6: All immortals are tied to their domains in such a way that the prayers of mortals pertaining to their domains will fuel their power. So long as a single mortal is offering prayers each year an immortal will not fully fade. A trace of their power will remain until it can pass on to a worthy successor.

7: These are the Ancient Laws written by Lady Chaos and Lady Ananke, Keeper of the Ancient Laws. Only the Keeper of the Ancient Laws with Lady Chaos's permission or Lady Chaos herself may change these laws.

The Olympian's all read through the laws for the first time, finding many surprising things they were not aware of. A few of them had broken a few of the laws in the final section. Luckily the punishment for these laws wasn't fading, so they had all survived. Now that the laws were known though, They were going to take greater care to uphold them. They all turned to Percy somewhat nervous that he had the power to change them at will with Lady Chaos being the only one who can deny his changes.

Athena spoke first. "First, what changes are you proposing. Second, how are you supposed to get Lady Chaos's permission, she has not been seen in many millennia."

Percy turned to her to answer, the rest of the council eager to hear his answer. "First, I wish to change Section 4, Law 1. I will rewrite it as follows: '1: Immortals may not directly interfere with mortal lives without provocation with the exception to care for their mortal children.' This will allow you to have a more direct role to play in caring for and raising your children. Next I'll be adding a law in section 4.

8: An immortal may only have one mortal child every two years. The only exception being if an immortal has twins, triplets or any other number from a single birth. After the immortal has their maximum number of children in a time period he or she will become temporarily infertile until the time period resets.

This way, we don't have an imbalance of too many demigods of a single parentage at a time. At the same time, there will always be the chance of a demigod having siblings no matter who their parent is."

Hera spoke next. "While I agree with limiting the number of children, I can't help but think the law seems to encourage having them, and by extent it encourages immortals to be unfaithful to their spouse. I cannot condone that."

Percy smiled, expecting this. "That is a fair point, and I'll admit I don't have a way to ensure immortals be faithful to one another. I cannot make that a law, otherwise we would not have demigods. As much as you may not like it, demigods are necessary. After all, I was a demigod. Dionysus was a demigod. Many minor gods and goddesses were demigods at one point. If it weren't for demigods, The last two wars would have been lost."

Hera had no argument to this fact, but she still couldn't condone cheating. Sighing, Percy continued. "That's why I propose we alter the oaths of marriage. Each couple will set rules for themselves together regarding mortal children. I will personally take the changes to Lady Styx as she cannot refuse Fate. This will make it so that mortal children do not break vows of marriage. This also means that any goddess who has taken the vow of chastity will be released from said vow. After release you may retake the vow if you wish."

Hera looked at him surprised. "That still doesn't change the fact that it is still cheating."

Percy looked at her and only her as he asked one simple question, "Is it cheating if it's mutually agreed upon in the vows to allow it within limits?"

As goddess of marriage she had seen mortal couples take a vow similar and always allowed it as it was their choice. She had never considered the gods taking such a vow. "Very well Perseus, the changes to the vows have my blessing." At this nearly every member of the council, especially Zeus, was shocked that she had agreed to this. "But with all this," she continued, "you still haven't answered Athena's second question of how you will get Lady Chaos's permission to make the changes to the Ancient Laws."

Percy smiled, "Actually that part is simple. I will attempt to make the changes to the tablet before you and if Lady Chaos doesn't like the changes, the tablet will not change. If she approves, the changes will be made." He snapped his fingers and the changes he had mention making were all before them on the tablet. Apparently Lady Chaos either liked his changes or simply didn't care and allowed them. The first common law of all immortals changed to allow them to raise their mortal children and the proposed eighth law appeared at the bottom of section 4. "The new law takes effect as of this moment. Be careful not to have all of your children at once." Percy to himself at that. "Uncle Hades, could you take this note down to Lady Styx when you return home? I have written the changes to be made to the vows beforehand in case Lady Hera approved of them as it is her domain and as such not a council decision."

"Of course Nephew. I'll take it as soon as the meeting is adjourned." Hades said.

Percy waved his hand to the tablet and it faded from sight, disappearing to wherever it is kept for it's safety.

Zeus spoke up at that point, "So does anyone else have anything to discuss with this council?" No one responded. "Very well, council dismissed until next solstice." Zeus flashed out in a bolt of lightning. 'Drama Queen' Percy thought to himself, glad that Olympians couldn't read each others mind without permission. Most of the council members disappeared in a flash of light corresponding with the color of their power. Six stayed behind to talk to Percy. Poseidon, Hestia, Athena, Artemis, Apollo and Hermes all stayed behind.

Poseidon walked up first. "I'm proud of you son. You've done great things today. Your first day as an Olympian and already you've gained the approval of the entire council and are changing things for the better. Though, don't expect a brother or sister anytime soon," he laughed.

"Of course dad. Thank you." Percy said.

Poseidon flashed away to Atlantis after that as Hestia came up next. "Good job today Nephew. I see you're taking to your responsibilities well. After a while your domains will become second nature."

"Thank you Aunt Hestia. So will you be taking up your vow again? I couldn't change the wedding vows without rescinding all the vows made about either marriage or lack there of. Sorry." He rubbed the back of his head with a slightly lopsided smile as he got a bit embarassed.

Hestia smiled, "I haven't decided yet. After watching my family for so many millennia I always wondered what it would be like to have a child of my own. A goddess of family without a child is an empty thing."

Percy smiled sadly at that. "Well, there isn't exactly a time limit. A vow can be taken at any time."

Hestia smiled back as she disappeared in a burst of flame. Athena came up next. "Thank you for showing us the Ancient Laws. It was surprising how much we did not know. I believe the changes you have made today will be for the better. It was wise of you to add the new law to the tablet with the change you made to the vows. Otherwise we may have had quite a large growth in demigods in the next few years."

Percy chuckled at that. "Well, I'm glad my changes were met with approval. I'll admit I was nervous Lady Hera wouldn't take to them well."

Athena chuckled, "Yes, I can see how that would be cause for nervousness. You've gained a fair amount of wisdom as you've grown. For a sea spawn that is. I'm sorry for my daughter's unwise actions yesterday. I hope you can forgive her eventually."

Percy winced a bit at the mention of Annabeth, but recovered and waved it off. "My fatal flaw in my domain now. I'm loyal to my friends and family. She may have broken my heart," he said sadly, "but I'll forgive her eventually. My domain wouldn't allow me to hold a grudge anyways."

Athena just nodded and flashed away herself, as Artemis was the next to come up. "Perseus." She greeted him with a nod.

"Lady Artemis, how can I help you?" Though Percy already knew she was probably here to retake her vow.

She got right to the point. "I will retake my vow, as I cannot keep the hunt without it."

"Not true," Percy said, catching Artemis off guard. "You never swore your Oath to the River Styx. As goddess of the hunt, you may always have your hunters weather you are a maiden or not. As for your domain of virginity, that too is not actually a requirement for you."

"What do you mean? I'm the goddess of virginity, I must remain virgin."

"Did the tablet say anything about an immortals domains ruling their way of life?"

Artemis paused at that. "No, but it doesn't change the fact that we are the embodiments of our domains. How can I embody virginity without being one?"

Percy sighed, "well first of all, Apollo is the god of music, but he can't sing worth a damn can he? So by your logic he shouldn't be god of music. Dionysus is god of madness but he isn't actually crazy, he just controls it. Nike is the goddess of victory, so she should be the winner of anything she does by your logic, but if that was the case then you would never need to worry about who would win in a war because whoever she sided with would always win. But it doesn't work that way. The same goes for your domains. You simply watch over those who remain virgin. You are their patron, not their embodiment. That domain has nothing to do with the hunt."

Artemis thought about this for a few moments before saying, "Very well, but what about my hunters?"

"Their vow was made to you, thus theirs are tied to your rulings. If you decide to change them, there's not much anyone else can do about it. I will say this though, Fate covers many other domains. Did you know that every person on Earth is fated to meet their soulmate once in their lifetime? Turns out Aphrodite wasn't lying when she said everyone has a soulmate, that one person who will complete you. That includes you and your hunters. I don't know who they are so don't ask. I can tell you that your hunters' soulmate's are men who would never break their heart or betray them like the males you despise so much."

"So if I altered my vow to allow room for a soulmate as you call it, theirs would too?" Artemis asked, genuinely curious.

"Yes," I answered honestly and simply.

"Very well, I'll alter my Oath, for them." She said.

Percy was simply explaining how things worked, he didn't expect for Artemis to actually change her mind about her oath. "I'll be taking the oaths of gods tomorrow with Piper present. Until then," Percy said as Artemis flashed to her hunters.

Apollo and Hermes came up next asking if Percy would join them for some drinks down in the mortal world as Percy reminded them that even though he was now a god he was technically still under age. They left muttering something under there breath. Percy could only make out the work 'killjoy' as they walked away.

Percy made his way to the square in the center of Olympus, the whole time wondering what he was supposed to do with his time now. As he was thinking about what to do two goddesses walked up to him. One he expected as he had just altered a lot of her domain. The other he expected as well though he didn't want to deal with her at the moment. Piper and Annabeth.

Piper reached him first as he explained what happened in the council meeting and why she felt so many vows change. After she was satisfied with his explanation she left, leaving Percy with Annabeth.

They shuffled uncomfortably for a few seconds until Annabeth spoke up. "Percy, I'm-"

"Don't," Percy said. "If you're going to apologize, don't. It's too soon for me to believe. You didn't give it a second thought. You knew I would turn down godhood and that we'd be seperated and you didn't hesitate to accept it. The fact that I changed my mind when they put a new offer on the table doesn't matter. You. Abandoned. Me."

Annabeth couldn't do anything but look at the ground in shame as tears rolled down her face at the magnitude of her mistake. She had just lost the trust of one of the people that meant the most to her. She only hoped she could one day earn his forgiveness. Maybe even one day get back together, but if it ever happened it would be a very long time from now. Percy didn't trust people very easily anymore. Especially if they lost his trust already.

"So what did you want Annabeth?" Percy asked. "I doubt it was just to apologize."

She just nodded slowly, reigning in her emotions to do her job. "As architect of Olympus I'm in charge of all the building and temple designs. I need to know what you want your temple to be like. How many rooms. What to do with the land. How tall. What material. What style. All that."

Percy nodded and thought for a moment before answering. "Well, keep it simple. A two story house at the front of the lot. Convert the rest of the land into a training ground with a large pond. Don't fill it with anything but salt water. Don't decorate the interior of the House. I want the inside to be sea-green. Greek style. Nothing too fancy."

She nodded taking notes while he spoke. He'd put in a lot of thought about this last night. When he was done they went there separate ways, not knowing that the other had tears flowing freely down there faces.

A/N: Well there's chapter one. If you've read what I have of my other story, don't worry, I haven't abandoned it. I still plan to continue it. I just needed to get away from it for a while cause I messed up bad on the last chapter and I'm trying to figure out how to fix it. As far as this story goes, hope you're enjoying so far. I left the pairing open. I want you readers to select who Percy will end up with. Just put your vote in a PM or review. Everyone is open, weather they are single or not. I know it looks like I'm leaning towards Artemis with that last conversation, but honestly I'm not. If that's what you choose then so be it. I'm not going to tell you who I'm leaning towards because it's not my choice. Haha. It's yours. Only one rule. They will be immortal. If you, the readers, choose a mortal then I will make them immortal. If you choose a monster, then okay. They are immortal after all. If you choose a hunter so be it. If you choose a camper, okay then. I'll make it work. Can't wait to see who you choose. Hope you like the story so far.