Chapter 2
As the days rolled by, the three brothers, War, Famine, and Death, all looked out for their sister whom they sensed just a few days prior to the present. Since then, there hasn't been any death by disease, but that doesn't mean that Pestilence is gone.
"Still nothing?" Sally asked her son who shook his head.
"No, there hasn't been a new death by sickness in the last few days," Percy replied. "And that makes me worry."
"How come?" Sally asked.
Percy sighed and said, "As you know, me, Jaune, and Izuku are from different worlds that the Lord pulled us from to save us from untimely death and the ones who betrayed us. Of course, Izuku was pulled out too late and died at the hands of Overhaul. Jaune and I were betrayed by our friends. I was forgotten about and found my girlfriend in bed with another man, while Jaune was pushed to the side when his transcripts were revealed to be fake. Only a few of our friends actually stayed by our sides. Thalia and Nico along with the Hunters of Artemis who I trained with during a quest that I undertook for my beloved's hand in marriage, and for Jaune, it was only Pyrrha Nikos who stayed with him... But for Pestilence, it was different."
"How?" Sally asked.
"She was raped by her fiance and was then banished from her home," Percy said as Sally gasped in shock. "The Lord pulled her out of her depression and gave her a home in heaven. In doing so, she somehow became an Angel. After that, she only ever smiled when it came time for the apocalypse in her world. She enjoys using her power to bring pain and despair upon those who harm the innocent. The four of us embody Death, War, Famine, and Sickness. We can bring about death, war, famine, and sickness with just our aura alone and if one of us goes rogue then the other three have to kill the rogue. That is what I'm worried about mom, that I and my brothers will have to kill our sister."
"Well, you won't have to kill me, brother, for I'm not going rogue."
The mother-son duo turned around and saw a woman with vibrant red hair, a large bust, and wearing a red satin dress and high-heels.
"Pestilence," Percy said with a small smile.
"Death," the woman, now known as Pestilence, said with a nod of her head. "My family is nearby and I need you and the others' help to run them out of town."
"We aren't supposed to use our power for that," Percy told her. "Not for revenge, not for personal gain, but to prepare the world for the Apocalypse and for the wicked souls out there... I'm sorry sister, but I cannot help you."
"Please, Death, I need your help," Pestilence said, her tone changing to pleading. "They're here for me. Do you know what they will do to me? They will force me into a marriage that I don't want to be a part of. I will be forced to carry that bastard's child! Please, brother, please help me."
Percy took a deep breath, closed his eyes, before opening them again and looking into his "sister's" eyes, before saying, "Fine... I'll help you, but only if you tell me your real name and I'll tell you mine. Deal?"
Pestilence sighed and said, "My name is Rias Gremory and yours is...?"
"Percy Jackson," Percy replied.
"Nice to meet you, Percy," Rias replied with a small smile, her pallid green eyes looking into his dark sea green ones. "Now then, my family will be here in 3 days. I'll need you and our brothers to take care of them, but leave Sirzechs to me."
"I thought you said they were nearby?" Percy asked with a raised eyebrow. "Why would they be here in three days if they were nearby?"
"It takes them three days to get here by a portal," Rias replied, her eyes harder than diamond. "Don't ask how, because I do not know."
"Anyone else going to be with your family?" Percy asked as his mother gave them some tea and Percy said, "Thank you, mom."
"Thank you, Ms. Jackson," Rias said with a small smile that seemed forced.
Both Jacksons noticed that and they both frowned, before Sally said, "Your welcome Rias. You know you can stay here anytime you like."
"Thank you, but I already have a place to stay," Rias said before turning her attention back to Percy and saying, "The Phenex Family will be there as well, along with the Red Dragon Emperor."
"The Red Dragon Emperor may be a problem, dear sister," Percy said, taking a sip of his tea. "But I'm sure we can take care of him."
"Ddraig and Albion are highly resistant to our powers, brother," Rias stated as Percy raised an eyebrow. "They are the Heavenly Dragons that managed to make Destruction, Chaos's older sister, fade. They are not to be underestimated."
"So it was them that managed to do that," Percy stated with a thoughtful look on his face. "I always thought that they were the ones to make Destruction fade... No wonder the Lord had a grim look on his face."
"But she was a Pagan God," Rias said.
Percy nodded and said, "Yes they are, but the Lord still does love the world and its inhabitants... And the Pagans are part of the world and, as such, the Lord loves them. For they are still his creations, and the Lord loves all of creation even if they don't follow him."
Rias nodded and said, "My family believes the Lord to be dead and the horsemen to be myths... But as we both know..."
"Yes, yes, Rias, the Horsemen are real and they are the ones to bring about punishment to the wicked and sinful," Percy said with a sigh before looking at a clock and saying, "We should get to bed. It's getting late and we have a full day tomorrow."
"We?" the female horseman asked, confused.
"I and Famine are going with War and his family to his grandfather's ranch in Montana," Percy replied. "We are taking a plane to Helena, Montana then driving the rest of the way."
"Do they know?" Rias asked, taking a sip of tea.
"Yes, they do know, but they aren't happy about it," Percy replied, putting his cup of tea down. "I'm inviting you along, not just to meet your brothers, but also to relax and have fun. What do you say, Rias?"
"I'll join you brother," Rias replied, getting up just as her "brother" did as well. "I'll see you at the airport tomorrow morning. What time should I be there?"
"6:00 A.M.," Percy replied.
"I'll be there," Rias said as she walked towards the door with Percy behind her. "It's nice seeing you again, Percy, I just wish it was in different circumstances."
"It's fine, Rias," Percy said as he opened the door. "Just be here by 6 and then the two of us will go to the airport together."
Rias then walked out of the door, but not before hugging her "brother" goodbye. Unknown to them, Jake Aquarius, the boyfriend of Annabeth Chase and the most popular guy at school saw them, before taking pictures and posting them on Instagram.
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"When is dad coming home?" one Pyrrha Winchester asked her mother.
"I believe that he and his brother are hunting a Wendigo in the Blackridge Mountain Range," Jessica Winchester replied with a small smile thinking of her husband. "I think your Uncle will be staying with us when they return from the Hunt."
Pyrrha smiled wide and said, "I can't wait to see Uncle Dean again. It's been a few years since he had last been here."
Jessica nodded and said, "You know how your Uncle is... He can never stay in one place. He's always moving."
Jessica sighed and said, "It's one of the things Sam doesn't agree with."
"I had a dream last night," Pyrrha told her mother, getting Jessica to look at her daughter. "There was a figure wearing red armor, a greatsword in hand resting on their shoulders and riding a red horse. I could definitely tell that the figure was a male and he had a sense of familiarity to him. Almost like I knew him once upon a time."
"What you saw was the Red Rider, Pyrrha," Jessica said looking at her daughter. "He goes by another name: War."
Pyrrha's jaw dropped in surprise and the huntress said, "B-But how?! I thought that they were just myths! Like Olympus was thought to be originally!"
"Your father and uncle faced the original riders," Jessica said. "They managed to defeat them, but it appears that they were reborn or War is. Just please don't fight them if you meet them."
"I won't mom," Pyrrha promised as Jessica smiled and said, "Thank you. Now then, your grandfather called and wants you to come over to stay at his place for a while. Sound like fun?"
Pyrrha smiled and said, "Sounds great! I'll get packing immediately."
As Pyrrha went to her room to begin packing, Jessica said, "I'm just glad I got that deal with destiny out of her head... I hope that that never happens again."
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"Mistress!"
"Yes, Phoebe?"
"Your brother is here," Phoebe said as her mistress walked out into the daylight unaffected.
"Hello nightwalker," a man with yellow golden eyes and auburn hair said. "Father said to come and get you for a meeting."
"Why should I go with you?" the woman asked. "And it's Artemis, brother. It's not my fault if I'm a Vampire. Blame the fates."
Apollo frowned and said, "Whatever... You're still a freak of nature."
Apollo didn't notice Artemis's hurt expression before she said, "That's exactly why I don't return to Olympus. You all treated me like I'm some kind of freak. Do you know how my Hunters are treated when we go to Camp Half-Blood? Or do you not care?"
Apollo frowned and said, "Of course I do! But how can I stop them from being afraid of you?!"
"You know how!" Artemis retorted. "But you won't because father won't let you! You follow him blindly because he has power!"
"I follow because he's my father and my king!"
"He's no king!" Artemis said, her eyes now as red as the Blood Moon. "He's a tyrant! He cares for nothing, but power and uses women for entertainment!"
"Do not speak of father like that, monster! He is still your king and your father!"
"He is no king! He is no father!" Artemis shouted. "I, Artemis, Queen of Vampires and Goddess of the Hunt, disown Zeus and Jupiter as my father! No longer am I the Daughter of Zeus. I am only the Daughter of Leto."
Apollo stepped back as Artemis's aura glowed violently and she gained a silvery-red aura, before looking at her ex-brother and saying, "I will come with, but I'll only appear on Olympus if it's important."
Artemis then flashed away and Apollo said, "What have I done?"
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[You ready partner?] Ddraig asked Issei who was leaning against a wall during a meeting between Akeno and her lover Riser.
'Of course, I am, Ddraig,' Issei replied. 'What was the energy wave that came from the states anyway? And why was I the only one who felt it?'
[Because you have a Sacred Gear,] Ddraig replied. [I haven't felt that energy in a long while, Issei, and I still know exactly what, or more like who, the energy belonged to.]
'Who?' Issei asked with narrowed eyes, which went unnoticed by all, but Koneko.
[The Horsemen, Issei, that is who.]
Fear shot up the Red Dragon Emperor's spine and the room seemed to grow as cold as a late winter's night.
"Buchou," Issei said as Riser turned to look at the [Pawn] and said, "What is it [Pawn]?"
"I'm going out for some air," Issei said. "You obviously aren't doing anything important so I'm not needed."
Issei then walked out of the clubroom, before saying to Ddraig, "How powerful are the Horsemen?"
[They are the ones who will cause the Apocalypse, Issei, they are not to be underestimated. Are we clear?]
Issei nodded and said, "Loud and clear Ddraig."
Issei then sighed and Ddraig said, [Thinking of her, aren't you?]
"I have no idea who, or what, you're talking about," Issei replied.
Ddraig just sighed as he knew that his partner wouldn't dare speak her name with the others close by...
[Rias... I hope you know what you are doing...]
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