This is heavily influenced by the 'timeless warrior' by Anaklusmos14.

There will be similarities and differences to it. I highly recommend that you read it as it is probably one of my favourite fanfictions.

Chapter 1

I was being chased by a huge creature. It snorted while it ran. I had to get Perseus away from it.

Zeus had sent it after us to kill my son; he was a son of Poseidon. I ran to the sea hoping the boy's father would protect us. I ran through the forest. The branches whipped my arms and face but I could not slow down. He must not get my son. I heard a roar from behind me. I knew it was getting closer. When I got there I saw a woman. She was about to cry out in warning but it was too late. I felt a pain in my back and then nothing

Woman's POV

I watched I horror as the Minotaur caught the woman. The son managed to wriggle out from under his mother's dead corpse.

I saw the Minotaur bring up his axe and I knew I had to do something. I pushed forward a wave and made a fist. It grabbed the child at the last second. The beast looked around for its missing prey. It saw me and I stared it down. I watched it walk off in defeat. It bent over the mother and cut her open another time. He covered himself in blood and ran off back to his master.

I looked down at the small toddler. He was about two years old. I smiled at him and he opened his eyes. They were a beautiful sea green. 'Poseidon' I thought to myself. I felt his presence approach. "Who is the child?" I said already knowing the answer.

"His name is Perseus, he is my son."

"Was that Minotaur sent by Zeus?"

He nodded. "Could you… could you raise him with your child?" Poseidon asked hesitantly.

I looked at him, his eyes were full of hope for the child, and they were also full of fear for the child. "Yes, I will take him. I will raise him as my own."

"Thank you Thetis."

I nodded in thanks and he disappeared in the sea mist. I looked down at the child. "You will be a mighty hero like my son. You will be remembered throughout history as one of the two sons of Thetis. The brother of Achilles."

Sixteen years later

Perseus POV

I ducked under the blow from my brother and pulled back sweating. We had been fighting for almost a full day.

Achilles put out his hand, "A draw brother."

I smiled and put out my hand. We went back inside chatting and took off our armour. We both had armour made by Hephaestus himself. He liked us a lot as our mother Thetis had been one of the gods that nursed him back to health after he was thrown off Olympus by his mother.

"So Achilles what do you think we should do?" I asked.

He thought for a bit. "I believe that as Greeks we should go with Agamemnon to Troy. As people I think that that would be an unnecessary loss of men. Our men may be the best in the world but we will still lose some."

"Whatever we do we should do it before they leave. They would not be able to take the beach otherwise." I joked.

"I agree, although at least they have Ajax and Odysseus going with them. They are men of honour and I believe them to be going." Achilles said.

Our cousin came in through the front door. "Patrocles why are you here?" I said.

"The men are restless. They wish to sail to Troy."

I grimaced. "We are deciding whether or not we should go. We are Greeks yes but we are also Myrmidons. We are not from mainland Greece. We do not want to get caught up in this war if we can help it. I would most like it is we were able to avoid the loss of men."

"The men will go with or without you, they want to serve Greece."

"What about Agamemnon? He is not a worthy king to serve under. I would rather serve under Priam. He is a much better ruler."

"Brother, if the men are going we should as well. We have trained all fifty of them personally. We will teach the Trojans to fear the twins of Thetis."