Percy Jackson : Gods Annihilation

"N-nothing mom," he replied shakily, paling until his skin was more of a baby blue.

"So you weren't insinuating that I'm getting old?" she asked as her smile grew.

"Urk!" was his reply, choking on air as he backed up out her reach.

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Amphitrite kept the unnerving smile for another minute or so letting the sea god sweat it out before she finally turned her attention to Jason, the winged god having been watching with far too much amusement. He looked back at the woman that had been the focus of his thoughts for the last week, smiling softly at her and being rewarded with the faintest blush.

"How are you feeling?" he asked gently as he leaned closer, resting the back of his hand against her cool forehead, making her blush deepen. "You were a little warm before you went to rest earlier."

"It's okay," she replied almost shyly while turning her gaze down getting him to chuckle.

"Good," he replied before deciding to be a little bold and going as far as to give her a quick kiss on her forehead after removing his hand. "Then I'll be letting the two of you get some peace and quiet together," he added as he straightened up.

"Are you sure? We don't mind the company," she returned as she looked at him, her blush slowly dying down.

"No worries," he replied with a light shake of the head before turning to glance at Triton, amused as the sea god watched him like a haw-err, shark. "I'll visit again if you're feeling better later tonight," he continued looking at her again with a warm smile.

"I'd like that," she answered with her own smile, tucking one of her wet hairs behind her ear.

Triton for his part was making fake gagging sounds in the background but quit it the moment Amphitrite sent him a sharp smile. Chuckling at the mother-son antics Jason made his way out of Amphitrite's room and into the main patient ward for Will's clinic in the city. It was slowly growing with new floors being added to the already impressive floor size ranging close to that of a small school and with three floors already complete.

The patient wards was on the second in fact with ER and check-up rooms in the first while the top floor was meant for physical therapy and a safe exercise zone. Granted they were right next to a park added by Rhea and tended to by several nymphs. Lastly was a sub-level dedicated to medical research or testing such as blood work and the disposal of biohazardous material.

Not one for hospitals in general Jason tended to only come in if he wanted to see someone, otherwise he'd stay clear since the smell of disinfectant bothered him but at least Will specified a design with many windows and warm color schemes to make it feel far more welcoming.

As he walked Jason noticed some staff passing him by, a mix of minor gods interested in medical fields, some mortals who were in fact parents of demigods and already worked in the profession, or even young demigods already showing talent for healing and shadowing currently on duty staff.

Many gave him slight bows and greeting to which he returned, even if he didn't find it necessary but it seemed that some people just really couldn't get over it. He passed another section of the ward with younger arrivals, a slight frown making itself known as he happened to glance into one room.

There was a girl, probably around 13 years old, dirty blonde hair and a tan complexion, crying her eyes out into the chest of a nymph working as a care provider for younger residents. The dryad in this case was gently running her hands through the girl's hair, her light and musical voice speaking in soothing whispers.

The dryad possibly noticed his presence, turning to him and giving him a smile and nod before returning to the girl at which point some movement attracted Jason's gaze lower to see one of Percy's black wolves sitting next to the bed with its head on the bed, comforting the crying girl with simple presence.

Percy, being one of the first gods in the city to get prayers through dreams, especially nightmares, had added a significant number to his pack but these newer wolves acted with the intent of protecting the citizens of the city and provide comfort for the young.

Wolves like the one stayed with their given charge at all times until no longer needed, in which case they would move on to the next in need, and considering the girl was one of those rescued from the slave trade ring Raven eliminated, that support was desperately needed.

Hoping that the girl was on the steady road to recovery he moved on, making a silent journey to the closest set of stairs and to the first floor. Aside from a few glances and plenty of blushing nymphs and/or minor goddesses making way for him, he was out and about in short order.

Looking at the night sky above he sighed, letting a cool breeze tussle his hair before he spread his wings and gently took off.

He glanced behind him, smiling at the bustling and growing city within the second district as gods, some with their mortal lovers, their demigods, and other mystic creatures went about their nights.

'And it's only a matter of time before Prometheus finishes preparations for a full school to open up,' he thought as he glanced further down the city to a less crowded space with the construction of a rather large school meant to house all grades through to college.

Taking his eyes off it he soon arrived to hover just before the entrance of the Primordial Temple and with a quick tuck of his wings, dropped that few meters or so to land squarely on his feet.

Seeing as it was already well into the night most gods had returned home save for those that tended to stay out later or had domains corresponding with the night. He glanced around and could see the torches to several surrounding temples still lit indicating their use but he shrugged it off and walked inside.

It was rather quiet as he walked the enormous halls of marble and obsidian, the marble torches burning with golden fire rather than solid light lamps casting a warm glow up above with the sound of his boots echoing around. As he neared the corridor connected to the primordial offices he noticed both Percy and Andromeda speaking softly and made to approach them. Both noticed and gave light greetings that he returned before he asked the question, "How did it go?"

The pair glanced at each other before Percy answered, "Success." He then glanced down the corridor to one of the extra rooms dotting the end of the corridor meant for meetings.

Some gods tended to feel uncomfortable meeting with a primordial within their office, their mindscapes manifested, leaving them at the absolute mercy of said primordial so the neutral rooms were added for whatever use they might need.

"We have Athena," Andromeda answered while also looking to the rooms though there was no way of knowing what was going on unless they went in themselves since the rooms were made with the intent for privacy.

He was pretty sure several gods had made use of them to get off a quickie between work and boredom.

"She's in there … with Medusa and Arachne," she continued getting Jason to wince.

One unarmed goddess, regardless of being an Olympian, against two powerful, skilled, and major god-class pseudo-goddesses with a bone to pick? That wasn't going to end well for the goddess of wisdom in any way.

"Are you sure that isn't a little … much?" he asked as he looked at the room in question.

"It's between them and we promised them they could get everything off their chests after millennia of pain," Percy said even though he didn't look happy at the thought of Medusa or Arachne going too far, even if he wouldn't actually stop them.

Jason could understand why. Throughout the years in Tartarus many of the council members had gone to great lengths helping many of their allies deal with their traumas and grudges against Olympus. Not to necessarily forgive and forget but to help each come to terms with what happened in the past and what is going to be the future.

Especially Percy, knowing how much his hatred for Artemis and Poseidon could turn him into a ruthless killer if pushed enough, didn't want to see Medusa consumed by her own grudge after helping his Shadow move past it as much as he could. Still, in the end he would always offer his support and drop any judgment on his part, knowing that in the end Medusa had to do it for herself.

Before he could ask further on what the rest of the plans were his head turned to the entrance of the temple along with Percy and Andromeda. They could feel Raven's presence upon arrival, though both of them could likely feel where Raven was anywhere in the world if they wanted to. However, it was the second, vaguely familiar presence that tripped Jason up.

He looked, half in disbelief, as Raven walked in along with a woman Jason hadn't seen in (for him) over a decade. She'd grown in the last few years, truly filling out to become a beautiful woman the likes of which would make mortals green with envy.

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Don't forget to throw some power Stones, to keep the story going.

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