CHILD OF A PROPHECY
ASTER's POINT of VIEW

Tumango naman si Circe. "Yes... what Poseidon knows now is that Diane is her daughter, but no. Diane is only a half-blood daughter of Artemis. Poseidon would kill Llyr if he knew. You must not let him k-know."

Poseidon will kill Llyr becuase he is afraid to be overthrown?

"What is he doing now?" tanong ko.

Pumikit si Circe, at nagsimulang bumangon mula sa pagkakahiga niya.

"Hindi ko rin alam. Hindi ko nga alam kung s'an niya napulot na anak niya si Diane. Who the hell told that to h-"

Natigilan kami nang makarinig ng isang malakas na splash ng tubig. It came from near the seas. Was that caused by the Rebels? Where are they, anyway?

At alam kaya ni Llyr na isa siyang pureblood?

"Take my wand, daughter of Apollo. This shall keep the prophesied son safe. Just chant this, κρύβω την αλήθεια."

κρύβω την αλήθεια? If translated, that means 'conceal the truth.'

"To whom shall I chant it?" tanong ko. "Kay Llyr?"

Tumango naman siya, at tinulak na ako palayo. "They must be here. I'll just regain energy, and I'll follow."

Tumayo na ako at iniwan na si Circe d'on. Minabuti kong pakinggan ang paligid, and I could hear faint voices far south. I wonder what my Dad is doing?

I made big leaps towards the direction of the voices. Tumingin ako sa daan, at sinundan na rin ang foot prints. I just hope I won't be too late.

Napansin kong ang butterfly sa tip ng wand ni Circe ay naging kahel ang kulay. Puti 'yon kanina, ah?

Natigilan ako nang mabasa ang aking mukha.

"What are you doing, Poseidon?!" I heard my dad say. Kinusot ko ang mata ko, at tumakbo na sa direksyon ng pinagmulan ng boses.

"Stay out of this, Apollo."

Then, I saw Diane around a water ball or bubble. Nakalutang ang bubble sa ere, at tila walang malay si Diane sa loob. I noticed that she was holding Artemis' bow and arrow. Did she see her?

"She's a Semideus. You should be protecting them, Posei-"

"And let your twin sister vanish, Apollo?"

Natigilan naman kaming lahat dahil sa biglaang sabi ni Poseidon. Then, he smirked and looked at Diane.

"You won't find Artemis because her powers have transferred to her daughter, Diane. That also means that she has lost her physical body. She can only return if her daughter dies. That is her vow to Styx."

"W-what?" nanatiling nakaawang ang bibig ni Damon dahil sa gulat.

Keep the moon alive, or make a new moon rise. 'Yon ang ibig sabihin n'on? Mas humigpit ang hawak ko sa wand ni Circe.

I stared at Diane, and noticed that something indeed has changed within her. She must have summoned Artemis' bow and arrow because she has her powers now... but how?

"Ako rin ang nagnakaw ng Ambrosia sa Golden Hind. It is to keep Artemis alive. Once her daughter eats the ambrosia, she will have the energy to receive Artemis' powers. And it happened now-"

"I-Ikaw 'yon?" Poseidon was that 'someone else' in Hebe's island?

Tumango naman siya. "I knew from the start that Diane was Artemis' daughter. His father was a mentee of mine."

W-what? Akala ko ba... akala niyang siya ang ama? Or was it just a cover up to get Diane?

"There has been a prophecy that someone will be overthrown. If we think through it, it would be us, Apollo. The Olympians. And it has started with Artemis now. That Golden Hind of hers stole the ambrosia from me. Hahayaan ba nating magtuloy-tuloy 'yon?" ani Poseidon habang pinaglalaruan ang water bubble ni Diane.

Poseidon smirked. "You know it, Apollo. Bakit mo hinahayaan? Dahil lang utos ng kambal mo? At bakit naman ang tanga ng kambal mo para ibigay ang kapangyarihan niya kay Diane?"

"That's because she is not greedy for power. She has a heart for her daughter, unlike you, Poseidon," malamig na sagot ni Dad habang naglalakad papalapit kay Poseidon.

Sinamaan naman siya ng tingin ni Poseidon. I could already feel the tension in the air. Wala naman akong magawa para maipakawala si Diane sa water bubble ni Poseidon.

Where are the Rebels anyway?

Apollo scoffed. "Pre, alam mo. Kung ako sa'yo, hayaan mo si Artemis. Desisyon naman niyang hayaan ang anak niyang mabuhay. Besides, Artemis will return. The Halfbloods aren't immortal like us. It will just take time-"

We stopped when the water bubble suddenly burst. Napatingin kaming lahat d'on at hindi na ako nagulat nang makita si Llyr na hawak-hawak na si Diane sa bisig niya.

He looked around, and his eyes landed on Poseidon.

This is it! I should chant Circe's spell now!

"κρύβω την αλή-" halos napairit ako nang may mabilis na kamay na humablot sa wand ni Circe. Napatingin ako sa paligid, at nakita si Irish na nakaupo sa isang branch ng puno.

She smirked at me, and shook her head while holding the wand. What the Olympus! Pinanlakhan ko siya nang mata para ibalik ang wand.

Tinaasan naman niya ako ng kilay bago iripan.

"Who are you?" asked Poseidon. Llyr smirked a bit. Oh no, please don't say it, Llyr.

"Your downfall?" sarkastiko niyang wika, at bahagyang tumawa. Lumuwag naman ang paghinga ko dahil sa sinabi ni Llyr. At least he didn't tell Poseidon that he is his son!

Poseidon raised his trident because of his anger. Water encircled it, but then nagulat nalang kami nang maging yelo 'yon. Ice... Zeref?

He went out of the shadows of the trees, looking serious. Nilibot niya ang tingin niya, at tila may napansing kakaiba. Nagkatinginan ang nga Rebels.

"Zeref?" gulat na wika ni Poseidon. "What are you doing here?"

Sinamaan lang siya ng tingin ni Zeref, at nagkibit-balikat. Then he looked at Llyr.

Mas uminit ang tensyon sa paligid. Poseidon raised his chin, as if he was looking down to Llyr. Lumabas naman si Gideon sa likod ni Llyr, at kinuha si Diane mula kay Llyr.

I turned to the two Olympian Gods, and shock was obviously written in their face. Sino ba namang hindi magugulat kapag nakakita ng akala mong patay na?

"Son of Hephaestus? Gideon?" Apollo whispered, then he looked at me. Nag-iwas tingin naman ako.

Yes, my ex is alive, Dad.

"How are you alive?" gulat na tanong ni Apollo. Gideon just shrugged and mockingly smirked at them.

"Where are you bringing Diana?" Poseidon asked, and water encircled his trident again. Nagulat naman siya nang bumagsak sa lupa ang tubig sa trident niya, in just one snap of Llyr.

"Who am I exactly, Poseidon?" Llyr said while walking forward to Poseidon. Every step of him made the ground shake. He didn't need a trident to do it!

Nagtagis-bagang si Poseidon habang pinapanood si Llyr palapit sa kaniya.

"I am Llyr. Son of Thetis, prophesied that I will become more powerful than my Father."

Nanlaki ang mata ni Poseidon, as if he saw his downfall. And I couldn't do anything to conceal the truth because of Irish!

"Speak more," hamon ni Poseidon.

Llyr looked at Zeref and Gideon, and they gave him a nod.

"I can control the waters without a fucking trident. I can shake the world without a fucking trident again. Most of all, I can be powerful without killing anyone."

He was obviously mocking Poseidon! What bravery!

Tinapat muli ni Poseidon ang trident kay Llyr, at mabilis siyang pinaulanan ng water blades. However, Llyr just absorbed it all.

"You must not harm any Semideus, Poseidon. Once you lay a finger again on Diane, or anyone around here. I'm going to overthrow you-"

"How would you?" Poseidon scoffed.

Saglit na nanlaki ang mata ni Llyr. "Potangina, akala ko naman gets mo na. Gago, anak mo ako kay Thetis! Bahala ka kung ayaw mong maniwala. Basta 'pag pinahamak mo pa mga kasamahan ko, 'wag ka nang magugulat 'pag isang araw patay ka na. Tandaan mo 'yan ha. Kung may balak kang patayin ako, Poseidon, 'wag mo nang balakin, at baka ikaw mamatay."

Tumikhim naman si Zeref, "Let us live, and the Olympians shall not be threatened. We will not rise if we will not fall, Olympians. Remember this."

Then Zeref almost made a growl before all Rebels left our sight. Fire surrounded us, as if trapping us in our places. Malamang kagagawan 'to ni Gideon.

Poseidon left our sight immediately, and I looked at Apollo who was deeply thinking. Napatingin naman ako kay Damon, at-

Wait... where is Xynthea?!

The Semideus
By lostmortals
Plagiarism is a crime.

Just to be clear, this is not Xynthea's story alone. This is a story of the Children of Prophecies. :) more updates later :)

Thank you for reading!