Untamed Chroma

Chapter 2 - Levyathan meets the Hippocampus

Atlas's grandma and Asclepius were hard at work, busy preparing a dinner table, his grandma had made him his favorite meal, to celebrate him being back. Atlas has been gone on a trip to Kemet with his friends. Dionysus had quite the rough time, meeting Sobek, the god of the Nile. Not only that... having to say goodbye to his twin sister, Nephthys, the person he grew up with and saw almost everyday in his 20 years on this planet. Dionysus couldn't be too sad though, knowing him and his sister now share the same power, she was chosen by the Egyptian gods as one of their powerholders, being nothing short of proud would be unfair.

Atlas too had quite the long trip. Meeting Lady Athena herself, learning about his father, and his Grandfather, Poseidon. He was no longer a regular mortal like his friends, he had Olympian Ichor in his veins, if only he could meet his father, the one he thought was dead for most his life.

His grandma was running around frantic, worried if she'd finish it in time "Gods above I'm so late" She said as she stirred around the pot, mixing different ingredients together

"Ma'am please calm down, I'm sure Atlas wont mind, the table is set, everything is ready, plus he said he called me and said he just reached the airport, you've got plenty of time" Asclepius said. He was just a nurse, but he's lived with this family for around 20 years. He's used to both Atlas and his grandma and knows their habits

"Knowing him he would be starving now, he'd want to eat something right away"

"He's always hungry ma'am" Asclepius chuckled

"Is his room tidy? Blast, I forgot to clean it earlier, he's probably bringing over his sweet lady friend and she's gonna see a total mess!"

"I already took care of it, I made sure its nice and neat"

"Oh gods bless you" she said as she rushed to put something in the oven "Alright, what time is it? Nearly 9, okay, set a timer for 15 minutes, I'm gonna get started on the dessert" She said as she opened the fridge and got some milk, butter and eggs outAfter a bit of hurryingly making some cake batter, she went to the cupboard to get some other ingredients, when they heard the doorbell ring"Ah! He's already here?" she said

"What? That cant be, he'd need at least 10 more minutes, maybe he came with a friend?" Asclepius asked

"Please go open the door but don't let him in! I don't want him to smell it I'm almost done"

"Don't let him in, what should he stay out in the cold, its raining out there." he replied as he sipped from his cup of water, and went to open the door, his face lit with excitement. He unlocked it and opened with a smile "Well look who it is, welcome back son-" he said before pausing. His expression instantly changed. The bright wide smile changed in a flash. His eyes grew, his heart sank, his hands started shaking "B-By the gods..." He said in a low voice, as he dropped the glass of water, causing it to shatter and the water to spill. A shock hitting him like a train as he saw the man standing in front of him

"What the, what happened are you okay? Where's Atlas?" She whispered, her back facing him as she focused on the cooking

"Hello Asclepius..." The man said to the still bewildered Asclepius. An inhuman voice. A voice from the likes of those up above. The shock of memories was just way too great, the laughs and the trauma that he remembered hit him hard, his eyes watering as he looked at the man. His indigo skin, dark blue fluffy hair mixed with touches of violet, his tall stature, his god like build

"H-How are... what-" He said, stuttering, not knowing what to say. She knew something wasnt right as she heard him, also the fact that she still didn't hear Atlas. She grew more and more concerned as she wiped her hand and went to the door, where it all made sense, she understood why he was freaking out. She couldn't hold it in like him, she instantly burst to tears at the sight of the man, covering her face with her hands, crying and sobbing, as she fell to her knees.Normally Asclepius would rush to help her up, but he was just too shocked, he didn't know what to do, what to say. She kept crying louder and louder, praying between her cries and weeps, which suddenly paused as she heard someone at the bottom of the porch stairs