Altered Destinies

Atlantis

Ch. 18

Out of nowhere, a huge wave rose up in front of them and crashed into the side of the ship. The ship somehow managed to stay upright before an even larger wave came crashing down from the other side. Zoe was shocked but she could feel Percy tense and knew he was confused as well. Out of nowhere, a huge bolt of light struck the ship dead on from above, cracking the ship clean in two.

Percy dropped to his knees in exhaustion as the hurricane began to dissipate before a figure materialized out of the water beside him and Zoe.

Percy narrowed his eyes when he saw Poseidon appear, the god's was a face of mixture of sadness and pride.

"Why are you here?" Percy growled.

Poseidon's face fell, "I just want to talk. I am going to teleport you and Zoe to my palace in Atlantis so we can talk in private. Is that okay?"

Percy tensed but Zoe whispered something in his ear before he grudgingly nodded. Poseidon smiled gratefully at Zoe before the three of them vanished from the sea.

The trio reappeared inside a giant throne room that was a vibrant mixture of sea green and blue. Zoe slid off Percy's back as the two looked around the throne room in a bit of awe. The entire floor was sea green marble and the ceiling was made of beautiful sea shells. In his opinion, Percy thought the throne room of Poseidon put the one on Olympus to shame in terms of beauty. He of course preferred his father's throne room. It was nothing like Poseidon's or Olympus' throne rooms; his was dark and made of the finest metals found in the ground. Its design had a more sinister feel to it that appealed to the darker side of Percy's persona.

He was brought out of his thoughts as Poseidon cleared his throat. Percy turned with slightly narrowed eyes towards the lord of the seas only to find him looking at Zoe with confusion.

That was when Percy realized they were underwater and Zoe seemed to be breathing just as easily as he and Poseidon. Percy smirked at the sea god's confusion.

"She is a daughter of the ocean, the sea goddess Pleione." Percy explained as realization dawned on Poseidon's face.

Poseidon nodded quickly before waving his hand and conjuring up three chairs for them to sit in. Percy and Zoe took the two seats that faced the third as Percy waited for Poseidon to speak.

"My brother demanded I ask this of you, but what exactly were you doing out there with that ship?" Poseidon asked.

Percy shrugged, "Taking out some of the enemy army, is that a problem?"

"No, but how did you know that part of Kronos' army was on that ship?" Poseidon asked confused.

Percy kept up his calm façade as he replied, "I was there a few days before having a chat with my lovely grandfather, why?"

Poseidon's eyes widened, "What do you mean?"

Percy's lips quirked just a bit but he restrained himself from smirking at Poseidon's pale face, "He made me quite a generous offer actually. He offered me the position of commander of his army and my own kingdom to rule over once Olympus was destroyed."

Poseidon's pale face somehow managed to lose more color, "Kronos has risen?"

"In a way. He is currently being hosted by the body of Luke Castellan, but he is quite powerful already and I only assume his power is growing by the day." Percy explained.

Poseidon nodded, "Have you spoken to him since?"

"No, I thought my answer to his offer was quite obvious with the trouble his cruise ship has been facing the past couple nights." Percy replied stoically.