Reading the Legacy of Asgard

Chapter Twenty

Percy gagged as Reyna glared at the book.

Nico gulped but marked the page and held it up. "That's the chapter. Who wants to read now?"

"I will..."

"Actually, how about we all get some rest first?" Hestia said, to which Zeus nodded.

"That's a great idea sister. We will go rest and get some food, before resuming the next chapter with Zoe reading." Everyone then filed out of the Throne Room for some much needed rest.

-A Couple Hours Later-

"Ch. 20" Zoe read.

Last Chapter...

Without any kind of notice, a wall of darkness appeared in front of them. It moved too quickly for them to even react before it overwhelmed them. When the darkness cleared they knew things were about to get interesting. In front of them stood a handful of beautiful dark-haired women. But their eyes were immediately drawn to the forty foot tall woman seated in a throne of darkness. All around the room where dozens of Hellhounds, their eyes glued on the two mortals now standing in the middle of the room.

She looked down at the two demigods before a pleased smile appeared on her face. She made to stand up but simply vanished, reappearing in front of them as a tall mortal sized woman in tight black dress. Her cleavage was quite visible as her long legs strode towards them, appearing when moving to being nothing more than black smoke. She came to a stop in front of the duo and looked at them with a smile that sent a chill down their spines. Her hand reached out and touched Percy's cheek, stroking it softly.

"So handsome this one. I believe you were worth the wait. We will have some fun Perseus Jackson, yes we will."

Now...

"Um," Percy said feeling slightly awkward and utterly confused. "What?"

Reyna glared at the goddess. Despite the fact that Nyx could kill her with as little as a snap of her fingers, she felt anger bubbling up inside her. No one was allowed to touch Percy like that, she belonged to him now. They had been through more than enough together that now he belonged to her and her alone.

She was a bit nervous too. While Hemera had been gorgeous, she was put to shame by her mother who simply radiated beauty and was downright sexy. And now she was looking at Percy like a tasty piece of meat and Reyna doubted she had much interest in him as a snack. She knew goddesses were beautiful and they rarely were turned down when they wanted something or someone."

"This is very true." Aphrodite said, and Athena, as she still had children, Bellona and the minor females gods nodded in agreement. Artemis scowled as did Hera. Hestia simply shook her head and tended to her hearth.

Nyx just smiled at Percy before she turned, slowly walking away from him and towards a Hellhound who nuzzled against her leg affectionately as she stroked its head.

"You want to reach the Doors of Death, do you not?"

Percy glanced at Reyna who kept her eyes narrowed at the Primordial goddess.

"Um, yeah." He answered. "That was kind of the general idea. You know, find our way out of Tartarus before something decided to eat us."

Nyx turned back, a sly smile gracing her lips.

"You know Percy Jackson, I could be a valuable friend to you; make the journey to the doors far easier for you, if I wished it. Your chances of getting there without being confronted by my brother, Tartarus, are next to none. I could veil you in my darkness so that you could go unchallenged. You would be there within a day, free to return to the world and fulfill that destiny that has been on your shoulders."