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Daughter of Shadow, Legacy of Water	By : Emereld_Kitten_Tail Category: M through R > Percy Jackson & the Olympians Views: 13988 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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It was a dark night in Manhattan with violence and deceit were everywhere you looked, at least that’s the way it seemed to one Sally Jackson. She had just broken her relationship with the Sea God Poseidon when she caught him sleeping with another woman on Sally's own bed! She ended up screaming with tears flowing from her eyes as her heart ripped in two by the man she loved.
So, she did what she knew how to do. She ran from her apartment in the late of night, not caring where she ended up or what happened to her. All she wanted was for the pain in her chest to go away. It didn’t help that she was two months pregnant with the bastard’s baby.
When she finally stopped, she took notice of her surroundings. She was somewhere in central park but she didn’t have the faintest idea where to be exact. Fear started to sink in as she notices the shadows around her shimmer and ripple like a piece of glass or water. Her head whipped around as the fear intensified. She would run but her legs were too tired from the run her and she was too emotionally exhausted to even try again.
Soon she was swallowed in shadows, as something blocked out the moon from above. She knew instinctively that it wasn’t natural in the sense that humans knew, meaning it could only be a god of some kind. Then it happened; right in front of her the darkness ripped like a fissure in the ground but this time it was just the darkness. The intake of breath that came to her made her wonder who this man is. She wanted to speak but for some reason the words escaped her.
The man only chuckled at her reaction. He stared at her for a moment before closing his eyes. She could feel an ever so small tingle of energy flowing over her and the fetus growing inside of her reacted making her gasp. Almost instantly his eyes shot open before fixing themselves upon her, or more exactly on her distended tummy. There was a glint in the man’s black eyes that she couldn’t read but she knew it was warm, almost loving.
"I see my brother hasn’t change in all these years. Would you like some help, Ma'am?"
She wanted to turn then man down, to tell him that Poseidon would love her and their child. But inside she knew she was only half right, if even that. That man had thrown her away in the worst possible way. So, what did it matter if she went to another immortal for comfort? It's not like has a say in what she does with either her or her baby's life anymore.
"Please? I don’t know what to do." her voice was like I whisper in the wind but she knew the man had heard her. He walked over to her until he was just a foot away but he did extend his hand down to her.
"That depends on what you wish for your child. I can help but I need your permission to do so." Even though he looked like a rocker she knew exactly who he was. But it wasn’t who he was that got her attention. It was his voice; smooth as honey and as warm as coco. There was no hesitation or underlining lust in it, unlike his brothers.
She bit her lip as she worked through her anxiety, "Would it hurt my baby?" his answer was instantaneous.
"No. But it will affect both the sex, personality, and abilities that they will have. In essence I will be changing them into my child with all that it entails but my brother’s abilities will still exist, only severely diluted."
There was silence for a long moment with crickets chirping in the night. Could Sally do this to her own baby? Take away almost everything of the man that created her in spite of what he had done. Yes, she could do that but not because of just Poseidon's action but due to the love for his children that shown like a beckon in Hades' eyes.
The only down side she could think of is that her child would have an extremely powerful demigod scent due to her mixed heritages. Sally wasn’t scared of what the monsters of the world would do to herself but to her child. Life would be infinitely more hard for it but on the other hand they would have more power to fight off those monsters. That was how she made her decision.
"Do it." it wasn’t a command but an agreement that she willingly signed. Hopefully nothing would come about it and that bastard Sea God wouldn’t come looking for her little one anytime in their life.
Hades simply nodded his acceptance as he prepared to essentially create his own child with this woman. So, with as much concentration he poured his power into his hand, making it glow in a beautiful black light against his albino pale skin. Slowly he kneeled down next to her before resting the palm of his hand right on her womb. Then he started feeding the child his power.
It felt like it took hours to complete but in reality, it had only been 10 at the most. Now normally when he did something like this wisps of steam would rise off the woman in the color of the father’s power. But for some reason this time it didn’t happen nearly as much as normal. Is it possible that the unborn child took on all his power and assimilated it with Poseidon’s? NO there's no way that possible. IT must have been that this child was unnaturally weak for a child of the big three and used his to fill in the gaps.
"It has been done." His flashed one more time making a large envelope appear. "This will be your new home. I have all the legal matters handled already, along with your old lease being canceled. There is a card in there that is linked to a bank account for you both. Don’t worry about money it will be covered."
Sally tried to take in everything he said but it just didn’t sound possible for such a thing to happen to her. Honestly this had all happened so fast that she didn’t know what to really think. But if anything, she knew Hades was a good that always kept his word. She would be able to raise her child how she wants and not need to worry. Hopefully the money won’t go to their heads. Maybe she would get a job anyway just to fill the time. If anything, it could be used for something else. this will be where he life turns around and it’s all thanks this god of the underworld.
Getting up off her knees she swooped in and wrapped her arms around the man that was helping her so much. She couldn’t keep the sobs from escaping as she finally let her relief show. Hades didn’t really know what to do with her if the awkward patting her back was getting told anything but she didn’t mind. Heck Maybe in a few years she conceives a child with him if he was willing but that’s a thought for another day.
They stayed there for a moment just taking in the warmth of each other. When Sally finally let him go, he gave her a small soft smile before leaving once more in a flash of light. With nothing but an envelope in her hands Sally headed off to see what her future holds for her.

0/0

It had been three years since little Persia Jackson had been born. She was beautiful in such a way that only a Goddess could be. With her long wavy Black hair, primarily black eyes with bright sea green rings around the outside of the iris and the pupil. Her lips were a soft pink color and had a pouty disposition to them. She had an Aristocratic look to her but it wouldn’t really be shown until her teenage years, so there was time to grow.
Like many girls, she loved animals, especial cute and fluffy ones, but she also loved running in the woods that was around their home. For one so young little Persia was a bundle of energy that already didn’t care what others thought of her. There were times when Sally had caught the child just lazing around in the nude or even playing that way. Whenever Her mother asked her why she did that all she ever said was, "I just like being this way, mama." Thankfully they didn’t have any neighbors for miles or Sally would have been worried.
Most would think that Persia was a normal little girl but they were wrong. According to the doctor her little girl was intersex and had both reproductive organs. It would be unknown of which organ would work entirely until she was older. So, for now Persia was her little girl.
In the last few years Sally had changed a little bit. She went to work every other day, just to keep herself entertained. She was also waiting until Little Persia entered the third grade before going back to school herself. the only big thing that had changed in their life was where they lived.
Funny enough, even though she had a bank account with unlimited money she didn’t spend it like crazy. It had been a gift after all. Instead she bought a home for herself and her daughter. The land was a good 10 aches large with a small pond in it for swimming while the rest of it was all lush green yard. Sally did have a small greenhouse out behind the house but it only had fruits and vegetables in it. the house itself was a decent two story home with two bathrooms and one master bath, along with four bedrooms, a kitchen, basement, and a small library/study room.
The two Jackson girls spent most of their time reading, learning new things, and playing out in the yard.
To Persia their home was a place to do as she pleases and no one could stop her, well except mama. She knew she was smart for a girl her age and she wasn’t scared to show it but I did make her wonder if there were other people out there like her. There were times when she felt like her clothing were burning he so she would take them off and feel better but mama said that she can’t do that in school or in public. Persia honestly thought people were silly with their modesty and clothing. But then again sometimes she felt like she was older then she was and according to mama she would have this wisdom in her eyes but then at others all she wants to do was roll around and play in the grass, so maybe that makes her silly too.
Her Mama said that she would be going into school next year and she couldn’t wait! She would get to meet other kids her age and learn a bunch of new things too. Mama said they also had a playtime before lunch and naptime afterwards. Then she gets to come home for the rest of the day.
When Persia was Six she joined a ballet class that was held at her school after hours. It was fun and she got to make friends with all the other girls as well There was even one boy in the class too. Some of the girls had asked him why he wanted to do ballet but he wouldn’t answer when they asked him. One time Persia had asked him why he wasn’t wearing tights and a leotard like the others and he blushed red like a tomato. She thought it was cute but when the teacher told them that boys weren’t allowed to wear leotards she couldn’t help but ask why. Clothes were just clothes so it shouldn’t matter what you wear. A few of the other girls agreed with her while I few just giggled at the image of Nathan, that’s the boy, in a leotard.
In the end the girls never did get him into that leotard but Persia did manage to become his only friend in the class. Apparently, she was his only friend outside of it as well. They went to the same school together but he was a year higher than her. Well word got out that he liked ballet and the boys started making fun of him for it. Soon the pair were always together, both in and out of school. Eventually Nathan's parents decided that he could come over to her house for a little while. Her Mama was supposed to watch them but she decided that she would read a book while they went swimming in the pond.
This of course lead to Nathan learning her little secret. Given the fact that the only reason he learned of it was because she didn’t care that he was there before stripping down to jump in the water. Once she resurfaces she ran out to grab him to get him to actually join her. Mama was laughing to herself about the look on Nathan's face but managed to hide it in her book from him.
Nathan freaked out though when she grabbed him though. He had ripped his arm out of her hands making him fall on his butt. The pain didn’t seem to register to him as all he could do was stare at her and point.
"Are you okay Nathan? What’s wrong?" Persia was really getting worried about her friend as tears started to well up in her eyes.
"You’re a boy!" his voice was kind of shrill but she thought it was because of the shock.
"Noope, I’m a girl." She shook her head making her hair fly around like crazy.
"You have a peewee like me so you have to be a boy! Girls aren’t supposed to have that. My mom said so” It was at this point that Mama broke in before the friends could start arguing over who's mom was right. That argument was just too old to have going again.
"I’m Sorry Nathan but your mother is wrong. My Daughter may have the same thing as you but she is in fact a girl. Some girls are just born special; Persia is just extra special." If only Sally knew just how true her words were.
"So, she's got a peewee like me but is a girl?" both Jackson girls nodded, neither caring about the casual way they spoke on the subject or Persia lack of clothing.
"So, it’s alright if I go swimming with her? Mama said boys should never me naked around a girl." Persia almost wonted to cuddle up to the boy with how cute he was with his innocence and his blushing cheeks.
"Its fine dear. In fact, I would insist on it, or bring a pair next time, because Persia looks like she is about to drag you in either way." the boy looked over at his friend and almost felt dread creep into him at the glint in her eyes and the way her body was starting to quiver from lack of movement. He had learned long ago that this girl had a lot of energy.
Seeing no other way out of it Nathan stripped down to his birthday suite before his friend dragged him off into the water to play. And play they did, for hours they swam and splashed before eventually just laying out in the yard. By that point Nathan had lost all his anxiety about his lack of clothing. By the time his parents came and got him he was dressed, fed, warm, and completely knackered and ready for bed.
It was this after school playdate that had turned them from friends to best friends. Nathan would come over after school while his parents worked and would always have to call Persia's Mama to be let it since they had a gate across their drive way, thus allowing the kids time to stop what every game they were playing.

0/0

It was when Persia turned ten that she learned that her Papa was a God. Sadly, it wasn’t her Mama or her Papa that told her of this. It was actually a Cyclopes that had wondered onto their property. It was well over twelve feet tall with big muscles and yellowing teeth. Before she could even ask what it wanted the thing attacked her. She just barely managed to swerve out of the way of its fist when it started talking.
"Daughter of Hades! I will enjoy feasting on your flesh!"
Persia froze for a short moment but that was all the creature needed. With as much force as it could use he punched her in the chest which knocked the air out of her. Gasping for breath that she couldn’t find Persia freaked out inside her mind as the creature came closer to her. With her eyes closed she couldn’t see what happened but that didn’t mean she couldn’t hear it.
It was short slicking sound like you get when you cut a juicy fruit or vegetable. She didn’t want to but she opened her eyes anyway. And screamed at what she saw. There were shadows like spikes pierced all throughout the creature’s body with blood pouring out from the wounds. She could see the blood as it leaked from its mouth and stared in horror as it pooled underneath it. But then it gasped one last time before exploding in a shower of golden dust. The spikes sunk back into the ground as if they were never even there. Then all of a sudden, her eyes rolled up into her head and she fell to the ground into the pool of blood in a dead faint.
This was the scene that Sally had ran into when she heard her Daughters scream. At first, she was scared to death when she saw her, once again nude, daughter face down in a puddle of blood. The first thought that came to her mind was that her daughter was hurt but then she saw the golden dust and instantly understood what happened. Her little girl had her first encounter with her father’s world.
Stooping down she clung her unconscious daughter to her chest, not even bothered by the monster blood getting on her clothing, and ran into the house. One super thorough cleansing later and a pair of pajamas Sally had her daughter all settled and tucked into bed. Now that her daughter knew of her heritage Persia would be even more at risk. Sally knew that her little girl would have to go to camp but she also knew her daughter wouldn’t fit in there like the others. Greeks may be free spirits but her daughter is a few notches higher than that. But the girl needed training.
Taking a deep breath to call her nerves, Sally walked over to the fireplace before reaching up inside and pulling out a small bag full of little gold coins. Not caring about the cleaning, she would have to do later she walked into the kitchen and took the spray nozzle before turning it on and letting if mist in front of the window, forming a rainbow.
"Oh Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, her my plea. I must speak with Hades as once."
the Rainbow seemed to go all static before the man she was looking for face appeared. He hadn’t seemed to age at all in the last ten years but then again, he was a god and could probably control what age he looked like.
"Ah Sally, it’s been a while. Four years if I don’t believe. How has little Persia been?" Sally almost wanted to crack a joke at him about the Persian empire being good for millennia but this wasn’t the time for that.
"Persia killed a monster today and I'm pretty sure it told her of you before it was killed. It was strange though. Usually when you hurt a monster they don’t bleed out, only turn into dust. But for some reason this one did?" Hades seemed to sink into himself at her first set of news. He hated it when his kids activate their scents; it’s always traumatic for the child.
"Wait a moment and I’ll be there. I want to see if this is true." He swiped his hand through the rainbow, cutting the connection. But it didn’t last long before the shadows darkened momentarily before he appeared in the corner.
"Come with me, it happened outside." She didn’t even stop and wait to see his answer before heading back outdoors. Sally needed to know why this monster acted differently than the rest when her daughter attacked it. It only took a few minutes to get there at walking speed and when they did she could see Hades' eyes widen in a mixture of disbelief and amazement.
In a blink of an eye he was crouched down next to it with a vial in his hand trying to get some of the blood. It took him a few tries but he managed. Then he dropped it into his own shadow, probably sending it there for safe keeping. Once that was done he seemed to scan the scene with his powers just trying to get some kind of reading.
When he was done, he stood back up and looked back at the woman of his child. Honestly, he didn’t know how to say about what he was finding. it did make any since and should be impossible. And yet, this child had somehow done it. All those years ago, he though his powers had just filled in the blanks when it came to her powers; Instead they melded together.
If he was right, then the girl should be able to use both shadows and water but also a variant like shadow liquids or something similar. Just like normal but twice as powerful. the thought just made him shiver. Maybe they should limit to mastering one element for now and then the other before letting her experiment. For now, all they knew was that when she uses her shadow the creatures bleed but they also can’t be sure if it’s just this type of creature or others as well.
When he looked at Sally he could say a few words, "This...is frightening."

0/0

Meanwhile Persia was going through a bit of a moment of her own. She didn't know what was going on or why that monster had attacked her. Then there were those dark spike things that had stabbed it. And the blood! There was so much of it that it made a noxious just thinking about it.
At the moment, she was sitting in what looked like a dark grey room with a single chair in the middle. The room had nothing in it besides that chair but there was a door on one of the walls. The door itself looked like it was made out of clay but it was etchings of little people on it with a single adult women that they all surrounded. It didn't make sense to her but she doubted it was a bad thing.
The door looked brittle but when she tried pushing on it a little the door held like a normal one. Seeing nothing else to do she grabbed the door knob and gave it a twist. When the door clicked, showing it was unlocked there was a loud gong like noise echoing throughout the room. The moment it ended she tried pushing the door open but it only opened a little bit. It wasn't much but it was enough for a white light to shine through the cracks. Almost instantly a memory came to the front of her mind.

*flashback*

It was a rainy day outside her cave and it wouldn't do her any good to go hunting today, all the trails were gone in the downpour. She was only 9 years of age but she knew how to survive in this lonely but dangerous world. Seeing that she had nothing else to do she got up from her spot at the mouth of the cave before walking back into the cave some more.
There were a few rooms already made such as the kitchen and a small washing room that had a feed from a nearby hot water spring. It was tempting to go take a bath but she didn't feel like. usually when she takes a bath she ends up sleepy afterwards and if she did that then it would mess up her plans for the day.
Her plans...well they were a little daring. She was going to try and make something that she could wear to symbolize, if only to herself, that he mother was Selene. It wouldn't be clothing since the titan forbid her from every wearing any but that doesn't mean she couldn't make a something to put around her neck, waist, wrist, in her ears, or even in her hair. She had a brief thought about doing something to her little belly button but decided against it. If she ever did it would be when she was all grown up.
So, she took out some extremely basic carving tools and a small pretty whitish blue stone that she had found by the ocean. It was a little bigger then she needed it to be so she carefully took her little chisel and hammer and started the painfully slow process of rounding out the stone. IT took her more than half the day but she finally got it done. It was as close to a circle as she was going to get along with the little loop like thing on top. with a little bit of string that she had braided out of her own hair she tied it around her neck. She made sure it was a foot longer then need so it would fall a few inches above her belly button. The girl figured that when she grew up that this way it would be directly under or resting on her bosom.
Then ever so slightly it glowed in a silver light before dimming but while that happened she felt as if somehow her necklace had anchored itself onto her soul. she didn't know if it was possible but it wouldn't surprise her if it had. Besides it’s not like the Titans would know what could truly affect her, she was the first of her kind after all.

*Flashback end*

With yelp in shock Little Persia sprung away from the glowing doorway until she was pressed up against the wall a crossed from it. Her breathing was labored and her body was soaked in a cold sweat. She couldn't understand what she just saw. Did that really happen? Who was that girl? Was it possible that the first human was like her in body? What was with that necklace though?
It was at that moment that her mind stopped working when she felt something with a tiny amount of weight to it fell around her neck, only to hit the spot a few inches above her belly button. Persia looked down at the offending object before staring in wonder. It was the Necklace from that vision. the exact same one, down to the finest detail, even the cord was still made out of that girls light brown hair.
With shaky fingers, she reached up and fingered the pendant. When she touched it, the pendant glowed ever so briefly before dimming once again. And just like in the vision she felt it anchoring itself to something deep within her.
Grabbing her head in frustration she wanted someone or something to give her an answer to just what was going on. First, she was attacked, then she had a vision about some little girl in a cave, and now she has that girls necklace. None of it was making any sense to her. IT was at this time that the world around her started to dim before it disappeared around her.
Then with a gasp of air her body lurched up, seemingly in pain, before collapsing back down on her bed. Her body hurt like the dickens, especially her chest. Quickly throwing off the covers she had to blink a moment. She almost never wore her jammies to bed and when she did it usually meant that she had fallen asleep somewhere and Mama put her to bed. Of course, being the Mama that she is she put her in the super cute pink ones with those Disney princesses one them.
Personally, if she wore clothing, Persia liked to wear the darker colors. Pink wasn't bad as long as it was of the dark variety. This was, for some reason, the one thing about her mother couldn't seem to understand. But she didn't wont to upset Mama so she staid into the disgustingly cute clothing. Besides, the only princesses she liked was Ariel and Jasmine. The rest are all goodie goodies.
One thing that did pop in her mind was the connection between the girl in her vision and herself. Both of the for some reason preferred being all natural over clothing. The girl because she was raised that way, probably didn't know how to make them, and the Titans had forbid her from doing so. Kind of sick if you think about it. A bunch of Millennia old gods wanting a young intersex child naked all the time. But then again from the books she read it didn't seem like than gods or any immortal cared about incest or pedophilia.
All in all, it did make sense to her. Maybe she was connected to this girl in her past life and that feeling crossed lives, along with the love of the outdoors. That girl seemed to enjoy hunting, maybe Persia would be good at it if she tried? One thing she could help but wonder was if that was the result of one memory, how much would she change if she unlocked that door all the way?
When her tummy growled in hunger her mind forgot all about her confusion and jumped right for food. She didn't even take a step before she found herself tumbling to the floor and feeling a little feint.
"Persia! Are you alright?" Lifting her face off the wood floor the girl in question was acquainted with the sight of her Mama and some man sitting at the dining table.
"I'm okay Mama. Just a little confused is all. I swear I was up in my room a moment ago, and now I taste floor polish." the man chuckled at her expense which of course earned him her ire. Seeing that she was glaring at him the man explained himself.
"I remember the first time I shadow traveled. One minute leaning against a tree, the next I was face first into a pile of cow crap. Trust me you got lucky." Persia couldn't help the giggle that escaped her at the look on the man’s face as the memory, apparently, Mama couldn't hold hers back as well. When the girls calmed down some the rest of his word hit her at once.
"Shadow Travel? What’s that and how am I able to do like you, are we related somehow?" Persia wanted to frown when the man looked at Mama for a minute before seemingly getting her approval and turning it back to her.
"Shadow traveling is a way that people can travel from location to another as long as they have the power and there is a shadow in the area." he waited for a moment to let it all sink in but it was simple to her. Apparently, shadows are like doors. You step through one side and end up one the other in a 'new' location. "As for relation...well I’m your father?"
Her mind blanket for a moment before it pieced it together. That monster had said she was the daughter of Hades, then there’s the shadowy stuff she can do, and finally there is the fact that this man has the same nose as her. I guess the nose doesn't tell any lies.
"PAPA!!" She didn't even care that he was sitting down before she ran over to him and launched herself up into his chest while giving him the biggest hug she could. Two things she notices at that though. One she was still wearing that necklace under her clothing. And two, her papa was leaning back in the chair so only two legs were touching the ground.
In a rather loud crash the pair slammed into the ground. Persia jerked a little bit when she slammed her own chest into her fathers. It hurt like crazy and was probably bruised from that thing the other day. She hadn’t bothered to check before she came down.
The room was silent for a few brief moments before Mama started laughing so hard she was clutching her sides in pain while tears ran down her face. The two shadow users could only stare at her in morbid fascination as the woman tried and lost to calm herself down. Seeing nothing else to do Persia stopped caring and gave her Papa another good hug while he was laying on the floor with his legs pointed up. If Nathan was in the room he would probably be passed out from laughing at the scene...or teasing her about something or other. Stupid Nathan.
When everyone was called down and sitting back up correctly they discussed what had happened and what it would mean for the future. One thing they learned was that his brothers were very cruel to his children and tend to kill them on sight for very little reason. Of course, there were a few exceptions in history, like Hitler, but those ones tended to ignore his words of advice and do as they please to piss of the gods or other humans for that matter.
Another topic they talked about were her powers. She would be able to manipulate shadows into anything she imagined, travel through said shadow, control the dead, raise skeletons, and listen to conversations through the shadows. Both Sally and Hades decided that they wouldn't tell Persia about Poseidon’s abilities within her until she was finished with her underworld abilities. That means that until Hades found them at a masterful level they wouldn't be moving on to any others. Then there was the trained for said powers. Hades had mentioned that meditation would be good for her. This way it teaches her how to control her mind and eventually be able to split it between her powers to eventually get them on a subconscious level. Her Papa said that he won’t coincided them mastered until it is a subconscious use, especially the shadow manipulation.
It sounded very hard but Persia was one thing it was stubborn.
The final thing that was brought up was now that she knew of her parentage her demigod scent would start coming into effect. This would eventually end up calling all the monster in the area to come and get her. Persia didn't wont to endanger her Mama but she also didn't want to go to that camp her Papa was talking about. She liked it here with her Mama and didn't want to lose her home to monsters. Then there was her friend Nathan....yeah, she wasn't even going to go there yet.
"Well I could put up a barrier around the property but it will only last two years. I would have to reapply it every few years but I doubt it would last more than three application in one area before becoming useless." As soon as he said it would last two years both Jackson girls were sending the god pleading eyes. It would crush them to have to separate when she was so young. It would take more courage than Hades currently had to risk separating a mother from her daughter or vice versa. Finally, after a few seconds he cracked.
"Fine I’ll do it. But it would be better if I do it at night. All the Shadows will give me a needed power boost. Is that agreeable for you two?" you would almost thing Hades was an idiot. Of course, they would wait until night time if it let them stay together for a few more years.
So, it was agreed that the family of three would feet up at around half past eleven. This way Papa had more than enough time to gather as much power as he can for the spell. Although they Jackson girls couldn't help but wonder what the Olympians reaction would be to Hades casting such a large spell on earth. Seeing that he had done all that he could for the day Hades headed back down south to torture some poor souls into becoming his accountants. Apparently the last one started wiring money out of Hades' account to his wife to keep her afloat and Hades didn't like that.
Seeing as they had all day to kill the Jackson Girls decided that today would be a nice day to work on their tans and just generally enjoy the nice summer day. Now unlike her daughter Sally had a sense of modesty and wouldn't dare got around the property in her birthday suite. But at the same time, she also is one that hates tan lines. So, she simple went topless but kept her bottoms one. Hey if the people in Europe can do it so can they.
Persia spent her times sitting on a towel while trying to meditate. It helped though when her Mama was nice enough to lather her up in sunscreen. A sunburned butt is not fun. So, she calmed her mind as much as she could with the breathing technics she learned in ballet class. Who knew those silly little things were going to be useful? Slowly her mind pushed out all the sound around her, then it was the smells, followed by her sense of touch. Finally, she just felt for her power deep inside her. If she was more trained she would have noticed that her well of power seemed to have two levels to it. Shadows and such on top but there was another one hidden beneath.
Anyway, with a little bit of concentration Persia pulled a small amount of her underworld mana out of her. Not a lot but enough to fill up half a cup. However, when she brought it to the surface she could feel it struggling to against her hold. then right before she was almost positive that she had it the mana smashed back into her well making her grunt at the feeling. it was like getting gabbed in the gut.
So, she tried again and again and again but kept getting the same response. There was something that she was missing here. something stupidly simple that she just isn’t seeing. Then an idea came to her. If she can’t pull the mana out what if she let it flow? Like keep it all throughout her body but turn a lever when she wants it to work. But how would she do that when she literally has a hell holding her powers?
It didn't take long for her to come up with an answer. Piping! They have set paths and valves to stop and start water from moving. Of course, channels and damns have the same effect but she felt the piping idea would allow better control. It would be a steady flow with a pipe and the water is already at the end while with a channel is like a wild rapid that has to go from start to finish in seconds.
So, with a plan in mind she started her idea. First thing she did was imagine that her well was the center of a human shaped island. It was simple for her to do it this way seeing as the well is the source that will feed the rest of the land. Once her island was complete she started with one single pipe. This one would flow up from her well and halfway into her mind. She figured that if her mind is covered in underworld mana then it would adapt to it quicker and be able to direct it with little thought sometime down the like.
This was also her first mistake as well. Once she turned one that pipe and flooded her mind with mana her head started to hurt something terrible but that wasn't the worst part. According to her little island body that when she flooded her mind with mana with spilled out into the area around it which lead to her brain feeling like it was busting out of its skull. And so, she went about correcting it. Her answer was a very strong wall around the borders of her island. this way in case there is any floods then it will get directed elsewhere. In the future, she would have to try putting in other little wells or storage points everywhere if her mana becomes too much.
Feeling that she had done enough she slowly pushed herself back out of her center and into the material world. The first thing she noticed was that she was on her back, the next was that her nose hurt and her lower face, neck, and chest were warm. Looking down her eyes widened at the sight before her. Those warm spots weren’t because of the sun, it was because she was covered in blood...again! Being the totally rational person that she was she did the most logically thing for a girl her age. She screams bloody murder!
Instantly her mother was there with a warm washcloth whipping the blood off of her. If this was going to become normal, then maybe Mama sound look into taking some first aid or nursing classes.
"Shh...Shh... dear it’s alright. Your father told me this might happen. It’s fairly common for his children to have this happen to them when they are trying to control their powers.... though yours will be twice as worse because of Poseidon." The last past she didn't say aloud though. They didn't need Persia worrying about something she wasn't ready for yet.
"Mama....I think you need to take some nursing classes. I have a feeling I’m going to need it." Sally could tell her daughter was trying to make a joke but it was the truth, a sad truth.
"I plan on it."
They stared at one another while Mama cleaned her up some more. Persia knew she wasn't going to work anymore on her meditation that day. That was when her tummy made itself known once more. She couldn't help but wonder how long she had been lost in her core. minutes or hours, it was a mystery only to her.
Not wanting to do anything remotely dangerous for the rest of the day the Jackson girls headed inside, one for a bath and the other to start preparing lunch.
In the meantime, Persia was lost in her bubbles. she had an always loved being in the water. whether it was swimming, bathing, or playing. It was like it was always calling to her. So anyway, for the next hour she splashed around in the bubbles and just relaxed into the warm water. Too bad Nathan wasn't here to enjoy it with her. He was always fun to take baths with. Although she never did get him into that darn Leotard; maybe the next time he comes over they can give it a try.
Once she was all nice and dry Persia headed downstairs. Her Mama had made some kind of macaroni salad and fish with a big glass of strawberry milk for her. Mama’s was the same, except she had regular milk.
One delicious lunch and washed dishes later the girls were off to do whatever they were doing. Mama had gone off to her room for something a wouldn't be out for a few hours, her daughter thought she was taking a nap, while Persia was sitting in the little study room looking for a book to read. She wanted to learn something but couldn't find anything all that interesting. She could practice her shadow powers but she promised Mama and Papa that she wouldn't do that until she had gotten go at her meditation. Being limited SUCKS!!
Seeing that there was nothing else to do she decided to take a little cat nap. Literally, Persia curled up in a ball on top of a fluffy pillow that she had put in the room for when she was bored. Her Mama had thought it was cute so it was never moved. Now it was used for when she wanted to take a nap.
By the time Persia had woken up it was well past dark and she was scared she had missed her Papa. Like always she ran out of the house without a care in the world that anyone could see her body she looked around the yard for her parents. Luckily off in the distance she could see her Mama, that periwinkle blue bathrobe was good for something. Making a mad dash for the pair she ran up to them at her top speed. It wasn't until she was dozen feet away that she noticed the glow around her Papa's body and knew that he must be getting ready for the spell.
Persia hugged close to her mother as they watch her father gather his energy to cast a spell to protect them. It wasn't that she was cold that she cuddled into her mother, most winters don’t even make her cold anymore, it was because she could feel the mana inside her wanting to reach out and help her Papa. So, in order to keep all of herself grounded she clung to her mother while burying her face into the older woman’s tummy. She was so focus on keeping herself together that she didn't even notice that he Mama was naked under the robe or that she could feel some kind of hair touching her chin.
Then like a dropped in pressure her Papa released the spell. For a moment, there was a pure black dome all around the property. Nothing could get it or out. Heck not even the moonlight could penetrate the dome; then all of a sudden it was like turning on a light and it was gone. The scenery around them came back into view and the moonshined once again. Persia could feel her necklace warming up on her chest ever so slightly and couldn't help but wonder what it meant.
"Thank you, Hades. You didn't have to do this but you did anyway. I don’t think there is any way I can show you how much I truly appreciate this." a large smile spread across her Papa's face and if she was just a couple more years older she would have realized it was more then it appeared.
"Think nothing of it sally. It was my...Pleasure." there was that strange feeling again in the back of Persia's mind. It almost made her think someone had said that to her many times before but she knew it was impossible since no one had ever done that before.
And as a family the trio walked back inside. Persia had had enough for one day while her parents ran off to her Mama's room. Maybe they were excited to get to sleep as well? Especially Papa after he used such a big spell just a short while ago.
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