The Unveiling: Chapter Two

Alex
"Order, order in the council!" Zeus screamed.

Silence resounded around the room, blossoming in the wake of the past arguing. Zeus's hair was wet, his face grey and eyes tired. Black circles were appearing under the eyes of all the gods. Athena's normally golden hair was droopy and straw-coloured while Aphrodite's glow just wasn't there.

I twitched. All the campers, gods and other beings stood in Olympus. Matt Miller had betrayed us. He had told the mortal world of our secret. The council now took place with our world, our betrayed people, as witness. For once, I wasn't happy. I saw Apollo sitting with a hunched back and Poseidon looking...Well, he looked like all his son Percy Jackson had done many years ago had gone down the drain.

The Hunters were not even glaring at the males in the room. Dionysus wasn't even looking at the nymphs. Everyone was just... there. If I had been happy, I would probably describe them as zombies. Zeus started speaking again.

"This morning, we were betrayed. Matt Miller, my own son, has betrayed Olympus, the gods and all of our world. He has told the mortals of who, of what, we are." Zeus's tone was sad and withdrawn.

Athena started speaking, filling us all in.

"The mortals knowing of us can cause many problems to arise. If we try and hide, they will seek us out and hunt us down. While they cannot kill us, they can kill our children. We have strived to keep the demigods safe. We must keep doing so. I believe the only answer is... revealing ourselves. The gods revealing themselves."

Voices raged as people went against this.

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