Chapter One: The end of the Titan War
Third Person POV
While demigods cheered and Gods celebrated the heroes of Olympus sat on the marble floor, weeping for the boy in his arms. No one noticed except for the most unlikely goddess, Aphrodite. But that was to be expected. She had been keeping an eye on the lovers for a long time now, since the beginning. Started as lovers, forever kept apart, first by the Titans and now by death. They were her new Helen and Troy. The only difference is that what they had was true love, unlike the famous story, and it truly pained Aphrodite to see such pure passion be torn apart and broken. She would help them, but not now. They should be allowed to spend their parting moments in each other's embrace.
Luke POV
I lay in Percy’s arms, how much I loved that boy. I hadn’t allowed the war to keep us apart, and for that, I was grateful in these moments. I gazed into his tear-filled eyes, such beautiful eyes.
“Please don’t leave me, Luke! Don’t leave!” he sobbed in desperation.
“Don’t worry Percy, I will see you again. I will wait for you in Elysium,” I replied.
“Just don’t leave me alone. What will I do until then?”
“You will never be alone Percy. The necklace. I will feel it when you tug on it. We will be connected, do not worry,” I say as I see him clutch the necklace in his hand. It was a gift I gave him before I let Kronos take over my body. I have a matching one that heats up when he tugs on his, as he does when I tug on mine. That way we'll always feel each other's presence even if we are worlds apart.
“I love you, Luke,” he told me.
“As I love you, my sea prince,” I say as my vision turns to darkness.
Percy POV
No. No, he can’t be gone. He cannot be gone. I clutch my necklace to my heart as a salty waterfall of tears flows down my face. I look down at his face. He looks so peaceful, so beautiful. He rarely looks that carefree, only during our secret moments have I seen him like this. Smiling, laughing, and blissful. The scar running down his face nearly disappeared with his calm expression.
I don’t know if I will ever get over him. I truly doubt it. Luke was the love of my life and I will see him again. I decide to head back to my cabin while everyone else parties on Olympus. Because I don’t see that joy in what happened today, so I laid down and cried myself to sleep.
Third Person POV
In the following two months, Olympus has stood witnessing as their hero drowns in heartbreak. The problem is, no one understands why. His best friend Annabeth has tried everything. From getting him to play Capture the Flag to volunteering to go swimming with him. However, nothing could get his mood to brighten. He would often be witnessed holding a necklace with a pendant of bright blue stone, the color of Luke’s eyes, with a circular bronze plate. However, no one glimpsed the inscription on the back of said plate. Forever and always my love, my Sea Prince. However, its counterpart was six feet under with a sea-green pendant, being clutched by a blonde man who would tug on it every few minutes as it began to heat up at the base of his neck.
The gods had enough of this. So they called a meeting to uncover the reason behind the young hero’s grief.
