A.N: This is my first real fanfiction to attempt to write, the idea has just come to my mind and I wanted a story written about it.
Ch. 1
The Journey to Rome
Pov: Sally Jackson
I was running for the life of my child and I. We were being chased by the Minotaur, as it must have captured Perseus and I's demigod scent. I am a child of the Roman god of war, Mars. I was a hunter of Diana for the past several millennia until I finally decided it was time to have a child. My son, Percy, is different from the majority of demigods since he is not only a direct legacy, but also having a godly parent.
"Come and get me you ugly cow" I screamed towards the monster. I knew there was little chance of defeating this horrendous monster in my weakness after just giving birth to a powerful son of Rome. Therefore, as I engaged the hideous creature, I prayed to Diana to hopefully rescue my son. You see, Diana and I are still on good terms as I have retained her blessing even after losing my maidenhood to Perseus' father.
As I shot arrows at the monster, He brought down his axe and narrowly missed my side. I slid to the left and drew my hunting knives. I slashed at his torso and created a deep gash. This enraged the monster as it bellowed out. I was tiring fast and continuously praying to Diana to come to the rescue. As I was a little distracted the Minotaur threw me into the tree next to Perseus. It began to charge towards us and the only way I could save my son was to run straight back towards the beast. We met head on, his axe cutting me fatally in the chest. However, the damage I caused him caused the beast to crumble to golden dust. I knew I was going to die.
Diana appeared in a flash of moonlight and became mournful when she saw my condition. I called out to her "Milady, please get my son, Perseus, to camp Jupiter." She whispered back "of course Sally, I will make sure he finds a home in New Rome and I will put my blessing on him as well." I began to cry with relief knowing that my joy will be looked after and Diana hugged me as Mors (Thanatos) claimed my soul.
Pov: Diana
I prayed to my uncle making sure he allowed Sally directly into Elysium along with the rest of her fallen hunters. I had cherished the service of one of my greatest hunters ever. I always knew however that she had wanted a child, so I had released her from her oath.
I walked over to the newborn, Perseus, and contemplated on how to get him to Camp Jupiter. I knew that Lupa required demigods to go to the Wolf House, but he was just a mere newborn.
As I looked at his eyes, they reminded me of the sky. However, I knew this was not a son of my father. I was confused as to why he had eyes similar to those of Jupiter. Nevertheless, I began to chant in Latin placing my blessing on Perseus. He glowed silver and shifted in his sleep.
I then decided to summon Lupa, that way I could get the son of my friend to safety. Lupa arrived in a silver hunters outfit similar to mine and was astonished to see me holding a baby boy.
She asked "My dear friend why do you hold a baby boy, where does he come from."
I simply replied "Lupa, this is the son of Sally Jackson, she has passed away protecting her child and prayed to me asking for the delivery of her son to New Rome."
Lupa sniffed the young lad and questioned "do you know who the father is? This boy has the scent of not only a legacy but also of a powerful god. He must be not a halfblood but three quarters of a god."
I became very thoughtful, who was this deity that Sally had fallen for? I looked up at Lupa and stated "no I have no idea who his father is, but if he is a powerful as you claim, he may even be the child of the great prophecy."
Lupa looked puzzled and said "but the prophecy has always been meant for a child of the big three and he is most certainly not a child of them."
I decided to share with her my hunch "Lupa the prophecy says a child of the eldest gods, that could mean a wide variety of things. It does not necessarily mean a child of my father or uncles."
Lupa then asked me whether or not I could deliver Perseus to Rome as her pack was chasing a group of rogue monsters and she was needed to lead them. I decided that it may be a good idea for an Olympian to deliver the child and not the strict wolf goddess. I flashed with young Perseus to the outskirts of Camp Jupiter where I spotted two guards. The two young maidens immediately bowed at my presence and asked what I requested of them. First I asked for their names and patronage. The older one who had dark black hair and sea green eyes claimed her name to be Lacy and stated that she was the daughter of Triton (Roman Equivalent is same name). The other girl had blonde hair and blue eyes and I was immediately able to tell that she was the child of my idiotic twin, Apollo. She told me that her name was Cassie.
Cassie asked "Milady, why do you have a baby in your arms?"
I told my niece of how Perseus was the son of my friend, a daughter of Mars, and how his mother had passed. I then went on to explain how I brought him to New Rome to be adopted, safe, and eventually join the Legion. Cassie and Lacy immediately brought me to the two Praetors. Along the walk, I was able to observe the beauty of New Rome, a place that I haven't been able to visit for a very long time. Rome was such a wonderful place with its architecture and honor, and it was quite obvious these Roman demigods were very proud of their heritage.
I finally reached the Praetors, one male and one female. The male decided to speak first before I snapped at him saying "Do not speak unless spoken to boy; this maiden can answer all of my questions far better than you ever could".
The male Praetor, Jack a son of Hercules, excused himself and hastily left after I had ridiculed him. Oh how I hated children of my blasted sorry excuse for a brother. Ever since he almost raped Zoƫ, I learned to despise all of his spawn.
Turning my attention to the female Praetor, she looked at me saying "Milady, I am Bailey daughter of Mars." She looked to be about 17 and had beautiful brown hair that flowed down her back. The eyes of the maiden were an astonishing maroon color that seemed to be extremely homely. She was lean and visibly battle hardened. Wearing her purple cape, the soldier looked like she could command armies with ease. The daughter of Mars clearly knew what she was doing. The confidence with which she carried herself made it obvious that she was a great leader to her people.
"Well daughter of Mars, as you see I have this baby that needs a home in New Rome. His mother, your sister, has passed away and I promised to look out for him. This boy is the son of a god, I do not know who, he is a first generation legacy of your father, and he is my champion."
Bailey looked astonished at the fact that I was Perseus' patron. She exclaimed "but you despise all males, how in the world has this one gained your favor."
I shared with her of how Sally had been a part of my hunt since the early Roman Empire and how I had released her from her oath to finally have a child. To say this young woman was astonished would be an understatement.
"Well Milady, I will personally adopt my nephew so he can become a man unlike others and learn to respect women. I will train him to become a great warrior that will make you proud."
"Thank you Bailey, and so you know, every couple of years or so I will take young Perseus for a couple of months to learn from the hunt of Diana."
With all of that being taken care of I flashed out leaving Perseus with Bailey. I was going straight to find my Lieutenant and tell her of all these events that have transpired. She will be astonished that Sally had a child with a god, and she will be heartbroken by the death of one of her closest sisters.
Pov: Bailey
After Lady Diana left, I was overjoyed by looking at my precious little nephew. I swore an oath to the Styx that I would look over him and raise him the right way making my aunt proud. Perseus finally had woken up and I saw his eyes for the first time. They were sky blue and seemed to be filled with lightning bolts. I immediately became afraid at the prospect of this boy being the son of Jupiter. However, I knew Jupiter had sworn not to have any more children so it must be just a coincidence.
Over the next couple hours I shopped for baby supplies for my nephew. I purchased a crib, a toy wooden gladius and shield, and all kinds of baby clothes.
As the day wore on Jack came to see what all the gossip of me carrying around a baby was about. When I explained how I had taken in Perseus, he became enraged and stormed out of my house. You see, Jack was my ex-boyfriend and he still seemed to want to control me. I could not stand the son of Hercules and constantly avoided the spawn.
I continued spending the day with Perseus when it was finally time for the damned Senate meeting. I loathed the senate. I hated politics, politicians, and all the drama it caused. I decided that Perseus would be sharing in my torture of the Senate meeting. Putting him in his new stroller, we headed off. Once we arrived all of the obnoxious senators who had already heard of Perseus via gossip began to look at me as if I had grown a third eye. The Lares continually looked at Perseus with caution as if he was a threat to them. What really confused me though is when one particularly troublesome Lare came up to us and looked at Perseus and spat Nordmanni. This was rather odd, as this is the Latin phrase for people of Norse descent. Perseus was obviously a Roman as his mother was a daughter of Mars. However, his father remained a mystery.
As the meeting progressed, I could not stop thinking about what the Lares had said. I had no idea what it meant and this frustrated me greatly. The senators were busy discussing how they could fund a renovation of the bath houses as that all the ever seemed to care about. So it mattered not that I was not paying the slightest bit of attention. As the meeting came to a close I decided to go spar with my friend, Lacy. She used a trident made of Atlantean Steel gifted to her by Neptune, her grandfather. Her weapon, named Mare, was magical and turned into a sea green bracelet. My weapon of choice is an Imperial Gold Gladius that was used by Augustus Caesar, my older brother. My father had gifted me the weapon after I had completed my first quest and had gained the rank of Centurion of the second Cohort. I told Lacy about my day as we lightly practiced, Perseus watching us from his stroller. Lacy and I had come to camp together when I was ten and she was seven. She is my best friend and I love her like my own little sister.
Eventually, Lacy and I decided to ramp up our spar. She swung her trident with great force at my throat. I ducked and stabbed with gladius cutting a light gash in her side. Lacy jumped back yelping in pain before composing herself rushing at me. As Lacy rushed forwards she stabbed with Mare and I was just able to block it before the middle prong punctured my abdomen. We continued going back and forth each of us gaining cuts and gashes before eventually she over extended her thrust. I immediately used my favorite disarming technique causing her trident to go flying off into the stands. I put my gladius to her throat and demanded her to yield. Now that our match was over, we headed our separate ways. I bathed Perseus and then myself before I was able to finally drift off to sleep after an exhausting day.
I began to have a demigod dream, oh how I despise those. However, this one wasn't normal as I felt a god's presence enter my mind. The man looked to be about twenty five and bulging muscles, blonde/reddish locks of hair, and sky blue eyes. He looked every bit of what a warrior should and the posture that he held showed tremendous confidence.
The god looked towards me and spoke "Young Bailey, I am Perseus' father. I wanted to thank you for taking in my son. He is the first demigod I have sired in almost a millennia. He will be an extremely powerful legionnaire and will play in crucial part in a war which is coming for Olympus."
"Who are you, what war do you speak of" I exclaimed.
"I will tell you, but you must swear on the Styx to not reveal this information until I have claimed Perseus".
"I swear on the Styx to your terms" I stated.
The god looked at me as if I were amusing and bellowed "I am Thor, God of Thunder, Lightning, and Storms. God of Strength, Fertility, and Consecration. Son of Odin the Allfather. Wielder of the mighty Mjolnir. And this war I speak of is the imminent rise of Saturn, King of the Titans."
I was beyond shocked that this Norse god was Perseus' father. How in the world did the Norse gods even exist? Next thing you know, Greek and Egyptian gods are going to end up being real. And a war with Saturn, are you F****** kidding me! How in the world are we going to defeat the Titans? "How can we prepare for this war Lord Thor"?
"Raise my son as a warrior, he is destined to battle Saturn and destroy The Crooked One. I leave with you a weapon to give my son when he is of age. A sword, called Anaklusmos, made of Celestial Bronze used by Hercules during his days as a demigod. Although it is of a Greek warrior's style, it is destined to be wielded by Perseus. Also, young daughter of Mars, I bless you with my domain of strength which will greatly help you with the difficult path you must walk."
With those final words Thor disappeared and I awoke scared and excited to be raising the son of The Thunderer.