Ria's POV

"Hala gago hindi pa gumigising si Ria?!" narinig ko ang pagpapanic ni Thea.

Something blinding caught my eyes as I tried to open them.

"Ayy hala- nasisilawan lang pala!" sigaw niya. "Yan kasing pakpak mo Chase eh!"

Umupo ako at inangat ang aking tingin sa kanilang lahat na pinapaligiran ako. Lahat sila ay may suot na nag-aalalang ekspresyon sa mukha. Sinubukan kong alalahanin ang nangyari dahilan na mapatayo ako at panandaliang mahilo.

"Calm down, Ria." hinawakan ni Seht ang magkabilang balikat ko.

"Si Cal-" I stopped when I saw him standing infront of me.

"Ay okay na yun Ria eh di niya naman kasalanan yun. Wag mo na palalain yung pakiramdam niya.." nginitian ako ni Art.

Siningkitan ko ng mga mata si Cal dahilan na bigyan ako ni Kara ng nagbabantang tingin.

"We need to summon the Olympians." ani Kara. "They're trapped in the Underworld."

"Teka- nasa'n si Cal?!" tanong ni Chase.

"Yan kaseee!! Inaway nyo eh nagtampo tuloy!" Thea waved her pointing finger back and forth while receiving serious looks from us.

"He must be looking for the other deities." sagot ni Kaye. "I can feel his presence below us."

"We better help Cesia and Trev then." suhestyon ko. Nagtinginan sila sa isa't-isa bilang sagot.

"What?" my brows furrowed. Umikot ako para makitingin sa tinitignan nila. The moment I realized why they didn't take my suggestion, my jaw dropped.

The clouds dimmed so dark I thought I became blind.

"Oh shit." napaatras ako nang bumagsak sa harap namin ang naputol na kamay ni Cronus.

"Oh tara na! Uwian naaaa!!" sigaw ni Thea.

My eyes stared at her then I noticed.

Now did I only fucking noticed that her eyes were glowing the color of gold.

"SHE HAD HER DIVINATION ALREADY?!" naiinis kong tanong.

Umiling si Kara. "You haven't seen the rest of it... yet."

Once again, what she said left me confused kaya patuloy ako sa panonood sa babaeng nakalutang sa harap nina Hecate at Nyx.

"That's not her." puna ko.

"That's her." sagot ni Kara.

With one motion of her hand, she deflected the huge boulders being thrown at her. Mist crawled from Hecate's palms to Cesia's. I saw Trev looking at her direction and the mist started to scatter into thin air.

"Literal na power couple ah.." puna ni Chase.

Both their eyes became like lone stars in the middle of the night. Naalala ko ang unang training na magkasama silang dalawa. At first, I wasn't sure why I enjoyed watching them.

And now I know.

Maybe because the both of them were destined to fight side by side in the first place.

Or maybe because they make each other whole.

It could be both.

Nagkaroon ng lindol at lumabas mula sa ilalim ng lupa si Cal kasama ang mga Olympians. Their clothes were unharmed but their faces were filled with gold liquid.

"What happened in there?" curious na tanong ni Dio.

"Let's just say we managed to throw some rebels to Tartarus." with a hint of pride, Poseidon answered.

"You were almost thrown, Poseidon." naiiritang sabi ni Athena, her eyes constantly changing colors between intense green and bright gray.

Sa likod niya ay si Aphrodite na nakatingin sa direksyon ni Cesia nang nakangiti. A smile of a mother that is more than proud of her daughter.

"Persephone is taking care of the other deities." ani Hades. He was emitting ice cold air around him. Alam ko dahil umabot ito sa kinatatayuan namin.

"Are you sure they're going to be fine, Hades?" nagdadalawang-isip si Demeter sa sinabi ng God.

"Of course." Hades answered. "She is not just your princess, Demeter... She's also my Queen."

"Can we stop arguing now and change outfits?" itinaas ni Aphrodite ang kanyang kamay at pagkaraan ng ilang segundo, nakasuot na sila ng bagong chiton. Hindi na ito kulay ginto kundi iba't-ibang kulay na naaayon kung anong uri ng God sila. Pati ang mga hitsura nila ay nagbago rin.

Athena's dark hair was braided in a crown and she was wearing a gray chiton with gold trims. She looked at us as an owl landed on her left shoulder.

Hermes' hair shortened and curled. His eyes was the color of dust and then sunset... a staff appeared in his hand and the wings on his sandals grew bigger. Nakasuot na rin siya ng helmet na mayroong maliliit na pakpak.

Apollo got covered in light for a few seconds and then wore clothes and sandals made out of... the sun? I swear it looked like it. And on top of his head, lay a golden wreath.

Artemis on the other hand, bathed in moonlight. She wore a black garment with a silver belt and a strip of fur lying on her shoulder.

Hephaestus simply wore clothing made of leather and a belt made of spotted fur. He held in his right hand an axe.

Demeter's body was covered in vines that changed into thinner strings of green, yellow and brown threads forming a long gown. Flowers bloomed around her hair and at the edge of her clothes.

Aphrodite wore a sparkling gown of different colors, like her eyes that was constantly changing colors too. Her hair grew longer and glowed brighter. Butterflies adorned her laid-down hair.

Beside her, Ares wore a red chiton under his golden armor. On his head is a helmet literally on fire.

Poseidon and Hades didn't change much, only, their clothes became cleaner. Now that I think about it, they both look like their demigod descendants....

Zeus and Hera on the other hand changed that much. They both wore white clothings layered with a transparent gold. Hera's hair was down and a gold crown was on her head. Her long gown had a slit on the other side revealing her slim legs and a gold anklet. Zeus didn't wear a crown though, the aura he was emitting is already enough to tell others what kind of God he is.

It was suffocating, I tell you. To be surrounded with them. My legs were shaky pero hindi ko lang pinapahalata.

Damn.

"Listen warriors, this is what we are going to do..." nagsimula nang ibahagi sa'min ni Athena ang gagawin namin.

Out of nowhere, napangiti ako.

The Olympians and the Omegas.

Working together.

To save the realms.

•••

"You okay?" tanong sa'kin ni Ares. Tinulungan niya akong tumayo pagkatapos akong sapakin ni Cronus. Being hit by a hand that's a hundred times bigger than you is awful.

"Ria." napalingon ako sa direksyon ni Cesia na nakatingin sa'kin.

She tilted her head and I felt a slight push as Cronus' legs almost hit me.

What the fuck.

When the fuck did she learn how to use her weapon with just her damn mind?!

Anyways, ibinalik ko ang aking diwa at nagsummon ng weapon. Hinagis ko ito pataas lagpas ni Athena at Kara hanggang sa noo ni Cronus kung saan naroon sina Zeus at Trev.

Kahit ipagpapatong kaming lahat, hindi parin kami aabot sa kalahating height ni Cronus.

Oo.

Ganon kalaki ang hari ng mga Titans.

I remembered, we had a hard time defeating Gaia's head. So how much more Cronus' with his whole body standing up?!

And whenever we tear an arm or a leg, it just grows back!

"Zeus, is it ready?" tanong ni Poseidon.

Hindi sumagot si Zeus na patuloy sa pagbato ng kuryente sa katawan ni Cronus. Every time he hits it, Cronus' body goes numb for a few seconds.

And then.

Something surprising happened.

Not one of us can move our bodies.

'He's using time to prevent us from moving.' ani Hermes. 'Don't get too close-'

'Hermes!' napasigaw si Demeter at kasunod na nakita ko si Hermes na hawak-hawak ni Cronus. The titan proceeded to crush the God several feet under the ground.

I gasped when I saw Hermes lying in the middle of a pool of gold liquid.

Sumunod sina Kara at Athena.

'No. Not her. She's mortal.' napuno ng pag-aalala ang boses ni Aphrodite.

'Cronus!'  tinawag niya ang titan. 'Take me!'

'What are you doing?!' galit na tugon ni Ares.

Sinunod ni Cronus ang sinabi ni Aphrodite at binitawan si Kara. Kinuha niya si Aphrodite and with both her and Athena on his hands, the titan crushed them with all his strength.

And like them, the hope left in me was finally crushed to bits and pieces.

Impossible.

My heart tore to pieces when I saw Cronus grab my father and eat him alive.

Followed by Hades.. and Poseidon...

'Z-zeus...' mangiyak-ngiyak na tugon ni Hera. 'N-not now... Not ever... I beg you-'

Everything happened in slow motion. We were all watching. How the titan grabbed the God with force and with full strength, push him to the earth.

So deep.

So painful to watch.

The thing is, wala akong nagawa kundi ang ipikit ang mga mata ko.

A few seconds have passed and I decided to open my eyes.

But I was shocked...

...because the blood on Cronus' palm was red and not gold.

And when he lifted his hand, I saw not a God but a demigod has taken his place.

Oh Gods.

OH GODS.

Nagulat kaming lahat nang sunod-sunod kaming bumagsak sa lupa. We were still unable to stand when a girl walked past me.

"T-Trev?" I heard her whisper. She tried to reach out to him but ended up falling down.

"S-si Trev namin..." gumapang si Art patungo sa direksyon nila pero bumagsak siya na umiiyak.

Napatingin ako kay Chase na iniwasan ako ng tingin at kagat-kagat ang labi niya.

We saw it.

And it was obvious.

He'd have to be dead after what happened.

I let out a sigh as tears begin to fall from my eyes.

Hindi dapat to mangyayari.

But my tears stopped flowing when the ground began to shake.

I gasped.

The sky moved on its own. It moved so fast.

Night and Day.

The sun and moon began encircling us on the speed of light.

It was like a glitch in the timeline.

Rain fell and then it was dry again.

Thunders roared and then there was sunlight.

I saw my wrist and the symbol was disappearing and appearing again.

Sinundan ko ng tingin ang mga bato na dahan-dahang lumutang at tumungo sa taas.

The sky bursted into flames and meteors started to fall.

Pero bago pa ito tumama sa lupa, tumigil ang mga ito sa ere.

At sa gitna, nakatayo ang isang babae.

Her clothes torn apart.

Her fingers dripped in blood.

Behind her are the mountains closing and the horizon, never to be seen again.

Napalunok ako nang makita ang mga mata niya.

It was purple.

And then gold.

But it wasn't both.

Her eyes.

It only had our reflections, like mirrors.

It didn't have any color at all.

Nakikita ko ang repleksyon namin sa mga mata niya at sa ilalim nito, ang matinding galit na hindi niya kayang itago.

And in her eyes, I saw it.

I saw the world ending.