Kapitel 181: Thalia's past, the Great Prophecy.
Zeus' cabin seemed like a white marble box, with heavy, white columns in the front. This cabin was, without a doubt, the biggest and bulkiest of all the cabins. It has polished bronze doors that shimmer like a hologram, and have lightning bolts streaked down them. The dome-shaped ceiling is decorated with moving mosaics of a cloudy sky and thunderbolts. Another thing that surprised Drako was
"This is my humble home here in Camp Half-Blood," Thalia said.
"Not that humble, compared to the others, though," Drako said.
Thalia smiled a bit and entered inside. Drako followed near her.
The cabin has no furniture inside at all, described as looking like a bank. In only has alcoves with golden eagle statues and one intimidating statue of Zeus (Drako that it was Zeus) in the middle.
When I say that the place has no furniture means literally that. There wasn't anything there, not even a single bed.
Furthermore, that Zeus statue was weird. It seems like a glaring hippie that was teen feet tall and has sight of every place in the room.
No, there was a place on the room where Zeus glare didn't reach. It was the corner where Thalia was walking to, Drako could see that there were a sleeping bag and some photos.
Thalia has already left her package before on the room, Drako could see her copy of Aegis (a metal bracelet that expands into the shield) and her spear (a Mace canister that expands to form the collapsible spear).
Drako went near to Thalia to spoke to her but stopped when he saw the photos besides the sleeping bags. They were photos of three little kids, two girls and a boy.
At the left was a little girl with short black hair, she seemed to be around 12, that Drako didn't last to recognized. She was exactly a little version of Thalia.
At the right was the other girl, a young girl no older than six. She had curly honey-blond hair similar to a princess. She had stormy grey eyes, which amazed Drako as it was quite strange.
"She is… Annabeth, right?" Drako asked.
"Yeah," Thalia looked at the photo. "This photo was from back then when I met her for the first time."
"And he is…" Drako looked at the boy in the middle.
Drako was looking at the sandy blonde-haired boy with a mischievous smile. He seemed to have the same age as Thalia, 12 at that time. Now, he should be 3 or 4 years older.
Drako could see how Thalia's eyes saddened while looking at the boy.
"He is Luke."
So he was Luke, the "traitor".
Drako sat beside Thalia, who had been on a bad mood since Annabeth disappeared.
"Hey," Drako brought her attention. "Can you talk me about your past?"
Thalia hesitated, probably thinking whether she should tell Drako or not. They were actually almost strangers, as they had only been together for a few hours. Still, they were now partners, their past was no secret either.
More importantly, Drako had promised to help them rescue Annabeth. Explaining the current situation between them, Luke and Kronos, was almost necessary.
"It's a long story," Thalia said. "Are you sure you want to hear it?"
Drako nodded his head.
He was interested in Zeus' daughter, though not romantically for obvious reasons, and wanted to know more about her.
(Thalia Grace in the original novels was born in 1987, but I changed it into 1985 for plot reasons xD. Right now, they are 2004, so she should be 17 and not 19 like in the original novels.)
"I was born on December 22. 1985 to Zeus and Beryl Grace, a beautiful actress in her prime."
This was the first time that Thalia mentioned her mother, and she didn't have any good feelings towards her.
"As is the custom among the gods, my father left after my birth. I have few memories of the first years of my life, but I can recognize that my mother became very unstable at that time." Thalia didn't seem to like Zeus either. "When I was six years old, Zeus reappeared in the house. He seemed a little different, but at the time I didn't think much of it. He was very affectionate to me at that time, and he spoke Latin very often. It wasn't until years later that I realized it wasn't Zeus, but his Roman version called Jupiter."
She stopped for a moment, and a happy smile appeared on her face for the first time. It seemed she had remembered something beautiful for her.
"That same year my little brother, Jason, was born. "
It was obvious that Thalia loved her little brother very much.
"However, my mother became even more unstable when Zeus left her for the second time. She wanted him to take her to Olympus and give her eternal beauty. She fell into alcoholism and started doing silly things to get attention, which led to her career being ruined."
Drako understood what Thalia was saying, and he could understand why her mother went crazy.
For a mortal woman, getting the attention of the most influential God could become the most important thing in their lives. She only wanted attention and to be the most beautiful, so she went crazy when she saw that she could not get it. Her children were completely in the background.
"It was two years later, the incident that made me leave my home and run away." Thalia gritted her teeth in hatred as she said it. "Mother took us on a picnic when I was 7 and Jason was 2. At some point, she sent me to the car to get some things, and when I came back, I found her alone crying."
Thalia had her fists clenched while she was crying. Yeah, she wasn't holding back the tears anymore.
Drako rushed to hug her and she buried her head in his chest.
"She killed him! She killed my little brother!" Thalia cried as she screamed. "She killed him, Drako! She killed an innocent two-year-old boy!"
Drako simply held her tightly, indicating that he was there to support her.
Thalia finally calmed down a few minutes later, and wiped her tears on her T-shirt sleeve.
"That was the last straw. A few years later, after an argument with that woman, I ran away from home, never to return again."
Drako nodded his head. He probably would have done the same thing if he were in Thalia's situation.
"I was only twelve at the time, what could I do? Nothing really, but I soon found my father's help. He sent Amaltheia, the goat that took care of him when he was born, to guide me and help me survive."
"Why didn't he help you directly?" Drako asked.
"Ancient laws. The gods cannot directly help the demigods. The same thing happened to Percy, he was almost killed by a minotaur before he came to the camp for the first time."
Drako really couldn't believe it. The gods really couldn't help their children? What kind of nonsense was that?
"I followed Amaltheia, and she led me to a dragon cave where I found another demigod. He was a son of Hermes, and his name was Luke. It didn't take long for us to become friends, and we joined together to survive from the monsters that were coming for us."
Finally, Luke showed up.
"We followed Amaltheia for three more days, and she took us to a very dangerous house. There we found a son of Apollo, but it turned out to be a trap for demigods. I went there where I discovered my shield, and we barely survived because of that man's sacrifice. Before he died, he gave Luke a knife and a diary."
She stopped to look at Luke's picture, and sighed slowly.
"After escaping, we met Annabeth, a brave seven-year-old demi-goddess with blonde hair. Luke admired her courage and gave her his knife, promising that he would not fail her as his family had done."
Thalia unhesitatingly spat out the word "traitor."
"We switched places several times to protect ourselves until I ended up hurt in my leg. We were forced back to Luke's house, where we found his mother and Hermes, his father. She bandaged my leg, but Luke had an argument with his father and ran out of the house. We didn't hesitate to follow him."
That argument with his father... Drako had no doubt that Luke was beginning to rebel against Olympus at this time.
Thalia smiled a little bit once more.
"Soon we found a satyr named Grover," Drako recalled the goat playing with Nico. "He helped us a lot on the way to the camp. However, Hades discovered my existence and sent powerful underworld monsters to hunt us down."
"Why would Hades do that?" Drako asked out of curiosity.
Why would Hades try to kill his own nephews?
Thalia looked at Drako and asked, "Don't you know about the Great Prophecy?"
"I'm new to everything about you guys, remember?" Drako smiled bitterly.
"I'm sorry, I forgot," Thalia apologized. "So, let me recite this prophecy that marked a turning point in our mythology."
Thalia closed her eyes, trying to remember exactly what the prophecy looked like.
"This is a prophecy given by the Oracle over seventy years ago. Around World War II, when the sons of Zeus (America), Poseidon (Great Britain and the Soviet Union), and Hades (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan) fought each other, other mythologies were also involved, the Oracle foretold of a future event that would end their affairs with mortal women for the next seventy years. The prophecy goes as follows:"
A half-blood of the eldest gods
Shall reach sixteen against all odds
And see the world in endless sleep
The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap
A single choice shall end his days
Olympus to preserve or raze
"The three main gods made a pact, not to have any more children with mortal women. However, it seems that Hades is the only God who knows how to keep his promises."
Hades, the so-called evil God, is the only one who keeps such a significant promise.
Zeus had two sons, Thalia and Jason, while Poseidon had one, Percy.
"I joined the Hunters of Artemis, so I'll never make it to 16. That leaves the only option to..."
"Perseus 'Percy' Jackson," Drako finished.
Thalia nodded. "That's why Hades, seeing that Zeus had broken his promise, sent those monsters. Finally, we were about to die because of some Cyclops. Luckily Annabeth is a daughter of Athena, and she came up with a way to save us from the situation.
"On the way, we met the Hunters of Artemis, and Zoë almost convinced Annabeth and me to join them. However, we were not willing to leave Luke. Zoë and I argued, and she finally told me that Luke was going to disappoint me just like someone disappointed her at the time. And she was right, so I joined her group later.
"Because of the Cyclops, the monsters had enough time to get close to us. When we were at the camp borders, the three furies and an army of Hellhounds attacked us, and I sacrificed myself to save my friends. My father turned me into a tree so that my soul would not go to Hades."
Drako listened quietly to Thalia's story. Without a doubt, she's had a hard life since birth.
At least she seems happy with her current life with the Hunters.
"I understand the situation better now. Luke and Annabeth, you're very fond of them both." Drako said.
"They are my family. I don't understand how he could do all this..."
You didn't know him that well if you don't understand his reasons. Drako thought.
Even with what little Drako knew about Luke, he understood why he might hold a grudge against the gods.
Drako stroked Thalia's head as he spoke. "Okay, thank you so much for trusting me and telling me your story. It's late, shall we go to sleep?"
Even though Thalia is physically 16, and was born 19 years ago, she shouldn't be older than Percy, who is 13. Although she's indeed more mature because of everything she's been through since she was a child.
"Yeah, I think so, too."
"And... where do I sleep?"
"Ah! Here, I got a sleeping bag for you before."
"Thank you?"
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Okay guys, I suck so much. This chapter was supposed to be released yesterday, and yesterday chapter was today's.
Agh, fuck me. Anyways, order doesn't mean to much in this two, I'm a least relieved on that.
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