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“Macaria, are you quite alright” Father asked. It was my first time going to Mt. Olympus, which is nice that Father let me come with him, he normally never lets me come. We traveled through the shadows and suddenly we were at the entrance of the Empire State Building. The security guard looked up from his magazine, nodded his head to the elevator. Father looked displeased but we entered the elevator.
As the elevator played the most boring music, Father turned to me and said “Macaria, I want you to not get your expectations too high for this meeting, most of the meetings are very dull”. The elevator doors open to dazzling light. There were busy streets full of life. Living in the underworld of all of your immortal life you don’t get used to seeing the living often.
Oh, and the palace, it was just as magnificent as my home. I guess I had dazed off so Father grabbed my hand as we walked.
When I saw the throne room I gasped.
“My diamond, you might want to increase your size,” Father said.
“Father, you know I can’t”
“I just want you to try”. I tried to focus on being ten feet tall but like always nothing happened. I frowned, I just wish I was normal like the rest of my family, able to use my powers without limits.
“It's alright sweetheart maybe next time”. Father said
Then the large, booming voice of Zeus calling out “This meeting of the Olympian council has been called to order”.
Father got into a stone seat; he gestured for me to move away. I lean against a white pillar, I see a group of half-bloods and their mentor, Chiron. The meeting drags on; I nearly fall asleep till I hear the meeting get adjourned. I move from my spot to see my father, with a harsh look on his face. He always gets like this after a meeting, as a child I remember when he would be so angry coming back to the Underworld, the halls would shake. Before I got to him, a half-blood with dirty blond curly hair came up right beside me.
“That meeting was boring” he said, shaking his curls
“Do I know you?” I ask
“My name is Sebastian Murphy” He holds his hand out
I take it “Nice to meet you, but on your previous statement, yes that meeting went on for far too long”
He gave a smirk “Thank you, goddess” Sebastian walked away to the other demigods, he was talking to a blond boy with a large scar over his face. I finally got to Father, he sighed
“Macaria, let us go,” Father said.
“Yes, Father,” I nod. We walk out, away from Olympus and back to my dull life in the Underworld. Look, I love the Underworld, it's the only home I know but it hasn’t stopped me from wanting something different. Father and I get home, walking out of the shadows, I trip as he walks full of grace and pratice. Father would usually show concern or comfort me in some way but this time, he speeds past me.
“Father, is something the matter?”
“No, my diamond, nothing is the matter, go and see how Elysium fares”
I sigh, “Yes, Father” Fine, I’ll just eavesdrop tonight when he and Mother are talking. But before I can fully walk to Elysium I hear him mutter
“Where is my helm?” Now that’s got my attention.