Hello everyone! Welcome to my story and I hope you enjoy!
This is my first story and I'm very excited. I have ideas for two other stories so I will let you know how they are progressing every so often.
There are a few things I want to cover.
Gods age like a normal human in this story, and Percy is almost a year old in this chapter.
Takes place after 1st Titan War, in Ancient Greece.
Pairing is undecided... Leave a review on what you think it should be.
ENJOY!
P.S. I won't be writing author's notes every time.
The Son of Calypso
Summary: After an angry God washes up on Calypsos shores, he commits a horrible crime against her just before leaving the island. She asks Poseidon for help to hide her son from Zeus. What will happen when a young Artemis is introduced to the god? Will Zeus find out it's him? And how does the father relate to all of this?
Chapter 1
A young woman was sitting outside of a cave on the island of Ogygia. She had her back to the stone, which was also served as the walls of the cave. She had bright caramel colored hair with glowing almond eyes. She sat there, looking down at the sleeping child in her arms eyes with sadness.
The woman looked towards the beach as she notice the waves growing higher with every passing second. She continued to watch as the water rose from the sea, forming the figure of a man. She looked back down as the man strode towards her.
"It's time." Said the man softly. The woman clearly saddened clutched her child closer. She looked up at him again, only to start crying and quickly looked back down at her child. She slowly leaned forward covering the child with her body. The man watched as her body shook silently. A few moments later she looked up again, tears slowly sliding down her cheeks. "Please, Poseidon," She spoke, "Can't he stay with me for a little longer? This could be the last time I see him."
She watches him shake his head softly, "I'm sorry, but you know how Zeus will be when he arrives. I have stalled him for as long as I could, but it was inevitable. I can however promise you that you will she him again." She slowly breathes out, tears still sliding down her face. "And you're sure that Amphitrite is alright with this?"
Poseidon nods his head in confirmation, "Yes. You are like a sister to her, and she jumped at the chance to help. Do not fret, we shall watch over him like he is one of our own." She nods her head slowly, accepting the fact that this had to happen. She stood up and brought her son close. She leaned in and kissed her son's forehead. "Don't you worry, we shall see each other again."
Poseidon looked on as she said her last words to her son. He noticed that she seemed to be reassuring herself more than anyone else. She leaned away and walked towards Poseidon. She handed her son over to him tentatively, as if afraid something bad was going to happen to him.
He carefully took the child and held him in his arms. "Don't worry. Like I told you, he will be safe. And he will know of his true parentage." "Thank you Poseidon," She said, "I will forever be in your debt." Poseidon shook his head, waving her off. "No, it's the least I could do after what happened."
Poseidon looked up to the sky, watching the clouds darken. There was a flash, and they saw a bolt of lightning hit another part of the island, causing both of the to jump. They both took off towards the beach. "I must go. Zeus is on his way. Stay strong, do not fear him." He said seriously. "I understand. I will deal with Zeus, please get my son to safety." She glanced up at the sky quickly before turning back to him. "Thank you."
Poseidon nodded at her before he started walking into the water. Once he was waist deep in the water he held his hand over the child. Blessing him so that he would have no difficulty seeing or breathing underwater. As he finished he turned around and cast one last concerned glance towards Calypso. She met his with her own sad but determined gaze. He then turned and fully submerged himself in the water. Taking the son of Calypso with him.
After Calypso watched him go, she stood on the beach for a while, gazing out towards the ocean. The tears have stopped, only leaving the face of a broken mother in its wake.
After minutes of staring she finally turned back towards her cave, only to be blinded by another flash. She staggered back a few steps before her vision finally cleared. A man stood in front of her cave, holding what looked to be a miniature lightning bolt in his hand. She took a couple of steps towards him, before coming to an abrupt stop when the man turned and pointed the lightning bolt towards her.
"Don't you move." The man warned. He started slowly walking towards her, not taking his eyes off of her the entire time. Calypso stood still, her eyes showed her fear. She did not dare move, for she knew he would not hesitate to fire that weapon if she did.
"Where is the child?" He questioned, "Hand him over and you shall not be punished."
Calypso looked down at the ground, still standing in the same spot. Suddenly she looked up, her face full of determination. "No." Was all she said, her fear having been replaced with the determination to defend her child.
The man's eyes widened incredulously. "No?" He gaped, momentarily stunned. But he was only stunned for a moment, and then his face was filled with fury. "You will do as I command!" He shouted, "I am the king of the gods! No god shall ever defy me, let alone a titan!" With this he stormed up to her. With each step she was able to feel the intensity of his aura, almost forcing her to her knees.
He stopped less than a foot away from her and leaned in, looking her directly in the eyes. As she glared into them, she noticed a mysterious glint in his eyes, sending waves of fear through her entire body. All of her confidence left in an instant, her body shaking as she remembered all the horrible memories. Zeus raised his hand in a threatening manner, causing Calypso to cower in fear.
"Ah, so it looks like the little titan in scared," Zeus drawled on, "Now. I will not ask this again. Where. Is. The. Boy?" As he finished he reached down and roughly grabbed her neck, pulling her up and effectively cutting off the airflow to her lungs.
Her hands shot up, clawing at the hand that was wrapped around her neck. Tears were now pouring down her face. Unable to do anything else she nodded her head as best as she could with the hand around her throat.
He held her up for a few more second before turning and throwing her across the beach. She landed roughly on her side, sliding for a couple of inches before coming to a stop face down. She brought her hands up to her chest desperately trying to catch her breath. She heard the man slowly walk up to her. She looked up slowly and saw he stopped about a foot away. She tried to crawl away, but stopped when he pointed the lightning bolt at her again.
"Answer me." He demanded. She squeezed her eyes shut, hoping that Poseidon had made it back to his palace. "He's gone." She croaked out. Zeus narrowed his eyes before kicking her roughly on the side, causing her to gasp for breath again. "Where?" "Po-Poseidon." She gasped out. She rolled over onto her back, and looked up defeated at Zeus. She watched as his lips curled upwards in a menacing smirk.
He took a couple of steps back and she breathed out in momentary relief. "Well, my dear Calypso. It has been fun," He said menacingly, "Don't expect to see your son again. He will be dead by the end of the week." With that final statement he left, the flash momentary blinding Calypso again. Once he had left she stayed there lying on the ground. Her face was full of regret and sadness. She started crying slowly, but it soon quickly turned into horrible sobs. Her whole body shook with sadness at what she had just did.
"I'm sorry!" She wailed, shouting into the sky, "I'm so sorry! My Perseus!" She continued wailing, unable to stop, knowing that she would truly never see her son again.
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Expect an update every 5-7 days at most. It will most likely be shorter, but it depends how busy I am.
Also, chapters will definitely be longer in the future.
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