Gather Round (Rhia, Nick)

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Saturn walked along the halls of Mount Orthys. They were reforming nicely, especially this section. The rooms were full, the ceiling up, the torches aglow. Everything was coming together. And here also was the place where he expected his little… guests to be. Somewhere. Unfortunately, Orthys was a large place. Fortunately, currently only part of it was habitable. So he decided to start there.

The halls of black stone were cool to the touch, and the flames on the torches did little to nothing to warm the place. Through one of the windows, he could see the swirling clouds around the top of Mount Tamalpais some little ways off, where Atlas still held the sky. Thankfully the other Titan had given up yelling about his unfortunate situation, even though the stone walls would have blocked the noise anyway. Besides, soon enough the Olympians would be taking turns at that particular duty and Atlas would be back to his former glory. It would be refreshing to see. A new age. A second Golden Age. And he was pleased to share this age – or soon share it – with like-minded individuals like Rhia and Nick.

Rhia had been easy to ensnare. So desperate for someone to care about her, for some way to matter. And she was so faithful too, so willing to do just about anything. And now she was here, escaped from her little camp and settled in to Orthys. At least, he assumed by now she had settled in. But that was what he was here to see to. Her, and his other little friend, Nick.

Nick had been a bit more of a challenge than Rhia had. It had taken a good bit of word twisting and convincing to get him here. Though it did help that he had been at least partially out of his mind. He was a stubborn one though, and Saturn had a feeling if it weren’t for current events, he wouldn’t have given in and joined up. Thank goodness for a little mayhem then. If the death of one inconsequential demigod got another one to his side, so be it. One less to worry about in the coming takeover. It would be wonderful.

He stopped at one of the rooms and walked in. It was uninhabited, but it offered a grand view down the mountain. He could see for miles. The land teamed with mortal life, all living blissfully unaware of the approaching storm. Well, possibly except for that little camp of demigods, but they were a ways away from here, tucked away in their valley as they were. Entering their own little civil war by the sound of it, from the last information he’d gotten from his spy there. Perfect.

Saturn left the room and resumed his walk, looking for the two young ex-legionnaires who now lived here. It was time to check in on his little friends.

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In the corner of a pitch black room was a wild haired girl. The room held no light, the candle that had been burning on the table over turned and in a small wax pile on the floor. The marble absorbed the light, the heat. It was cold, and she had picked a room with no windows. For good reason, it'd have been broken in a tantrum long ago. She stopped having chairs in her room, she'd waste energy on a strength spell to pick them up and break them against the walls. There was also the threat of throwing herself through the window, that wouldn't have been good. Since Nick came the flares of emotion had died down. She'd be so angry, at herself, at the creature that kept whispering in her ears, at Josh. The pillows didn't have the same satisfying crack wood did. Her bed was over turned, and she was trying to get her breathing calmed again. Some how the solid stone at her back helped. Perhaps because there was no way anyone could sneak up behind her that way. Pushing her hair back from her face she looked around the room, a sliver of light from under her door flickered with shadow. She couldn't do this. Josh lied, so what? He left her with tortured, oh well. She was abandoned, hey so are cute puppies on the side of the road! Standing up she made her way to the door, walking out so she could close it quickly behind her. That emotions gone from her face. Sometimes she'd forget why she was here, what she was even trying to accomplish. She didn't care anymore, Josh didn't care. He never cared. The best liar of them all. No one cared, Saturn didn't care, Nick didn't care, but appearances. They are nice. A frigid smile crossed her face. “Saturn, been busy?” He was using her, she knew that now. She didn't say anything, but she knew. No one ever really cared, who could? Look where she was, look at what she had done. She'd never given anyone reason to like her, only reason's to hate her. Undoubtedly what Josh already did. Hate her, for going against his precious camp. The camp he was willing to sell his soul for. Was Mercury telling the truth when he said Josh would be safe? That when Josh died he's just be a wind spirit? God of lies. Son of the god of lies. She was a fool for ever thinking either cared. “I've gotten with Nick and we wrote up what we could remember of Camps battle strategies from the last war, and I got a map of where they'll be coming from so we can plan accordingly. Any new on bonus troops?”

Dear lord, when I get to heaven Please let me bring my man. When he comes tell me that you'll let him in, Father tell me if you can. Oh that grace, oh that body, Oh that face makes me wanna party. He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds. Tag: Saturn, Nick Words: 463 OOC: Weee baddie thread!!

Lyrics from Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey
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This Animal I have Become The mount was... well a different place to live. Not as warm as camp Jupiter or crowded as New rome. it was full of creatures, but very little demigods, or maybe it would be fair to say that only two of them. but it was fine, not too crowded, no kids yelling and crying about mommy, no others crying because they couldn't defeat someone or accomplish a drill. in the Mount cries were forgotten, cries were not only forgotten but punished! no matter if you were a demigod, a god or a titan! not even Atlas was allowed to cry about his destiny lifting the sky on his back. Even less a bunch of monsters or a pair of demigods. But crying was something that Nick had forgotten how to do it, his last tears were produced when he said goodbye to his beloved Kaylee, when he left her body on a table in the infirmary, in that moment his last tears were spilled, and his mind got lost, his sanity was left behind with Kaylee's body. He turned into a beast that killed and ripped apart fellow campers, he blamed the gods that he sworn to protect, with her death. so when Saturn came it was easy for him to just leave camp and join the titan. Even now, his mind was like a bag full of crazy cats, at moment he was perfectly fine, rational and civil, but at other moments he was a beast, his mind was filled with rage and wrath and could be able to kill anything and anyone that stepped in front of him. Rhiannon helped him to get in order his new dorms, to get new weapons and armor. Also, she had helped him to settled down his mind from the twister where it was since he lost his mind. Some days, maybe a week had passed since he got there, he wasn’t sure about it, the moment he changed was still blurry in his mind. He walked out of that room that was his dorm now, and was going to meet Rhiannon for another chat about how much they could remember the sttrategies of Camp. But when he got there he saw that she wasn't alone, and the one with her wasn't other than Saturn, the titan that owned his life in that moment. "Lord Saturn... it is a priviledge to have you here." He smiled and walked into the room, then looked at Rhiannon and smiled at her as if he was just greeting her. then he looked back at the titan. Tag: Saturn/RHia Words: 433 Notes: --- Lyrics from Animal I have Become by Three Days Grace Code done by step

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Things were getting complicated around here. So many mixed allegiances. So many slipping away. He was running a little short of trustworthy people. The other Titans were either still imprisoned in Tartarus – which would end soon – or gathering forces for his army. Ah, his army. The idea was beautiful. He needed this. Deserved this. Power. Influence. Control. All his. It would be just as it had of old: him on the throne. Only this time he would be using the gods and entertainment, watching his sons strive under the weight of the sky, that sort of thing. He had had centuries to dream up his revenge, and he would have it.

Just that pesky problem of finding the right one to handle things. It would so help if Prometheus had yet decided to join his cause. His prophetic gift would be very useful right about now. But alas, last he had heard the young Titan was still on neither side. Best left that way. No, he needed to focus on the forces he did have. The Titans – Hyperion, Iapetus, the list went on – the minor gods – Discordia, Trivia, Janus, and more to come if he had any say in it – the prisoners – Neptune and the Roman praetor Jason Kyoto. The list went on. The monsters, the demigods, all answering to him. It was as it should be, all except for the simple fact that the gods still held sway on Olympus. For now. He looked forward to stopping that. Perhaps draw them out here to Orthys, then send one of the lesser Titans to destroy their seats of power while they fussed over trying – ha! – to defeat him. As though they stood a chance. He had his body back. He was unstoppable.

But some among his number were stoppable, and it was time to see to it that they were carrying on alright. Rhia was his first target. From his noting, she had lost touch with her sanity long ago. But she was loyal. Either that or foolish. But either he could work with. With the proper guidance and leadership. That was to say, with him. And he found the girl in the hallway just outside the room she had claimed for herself. He let her simple address slide this time. This time. But when he was king, things would change. “Quite. A war does not start itself. You will soon have more human company here, not to worry.” He nodded at her words. Good, so she was proving not to be as much of a fool as she could have been, with how easily she had fallen from his initial trap. “Good, good. Such information will be quite valuable. As for these ‘bonus troops’, they are coming. Give it a little time. Rome was not destroyed in a day.” He smirked. “Though I intend this time around to only take two days.”

He looked over at the second of his two latest demigod acquisitions. Nicholas Robinson. If there was anyone crazier here, he would be honestly surprised. The poor boy had been through a lot though, and it had split his mind clear in two. It was never quite predictable where he would stand: his more sane side, or his completely bloodthirsty side. Not the most trustworthy, but then again, he wasn’t so sure either of his company was. Though it should be noted that Saturn didn’t trust anyone. His own wife had betrayed him, after all. He did, however, much more like young Nick’s address as opposed to his feminine counterpart’s. He smiled, if a little coldly, but that was how he naturally smiled. He was anything but warm and fuzzy. “Thank you. It is good to see you both as well. Rhiannon was just telling me about your recent meetings. So do tell, what news do you have?” He had a spy at camp, of course, for the more current details, but news in general would be good too.

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Only Saturn, and only in front of the creatures he commanded, would she call as a commander or Lord. Not here in a hallway with only Nick, or only when Saturn and Rhiannon were alone. She'd call him as she always did, a habit she formed. Calling him Lord in front of everyone else was a manner of politics, if she wanted anyone to respect her as a commander she had to show respect to her own commander. Sometimes the thought made her eye twitch, having anyone be over her was annoying in the least. Even Stone and Kyoto she only called by name, not once in her life had she ever called someone by their rank. Except Saturn, and even that left a slightly bitter taste in her mouth. She never let it show, she was an emotionless soldier that she was always supposed to be. The soldier that Rome had wanted, but for the enemy. She could be exactly that, she could train with the cohorts, and be disciplined, but she always chose not to. How annoyed would that make Stone if he knew? Probably more than the hate seeing her face would probably bring. She wasn't even worth of his hate though. No type of emotion that used energy, or even a though that warranted space. If she could be erased from existence that would be nice. A small nod of acknowledgment to Nick, she never really smiled. Not anymore, and when she did it wasn't out of joy or happiness, but probably out of insanity. She wasn't particularly over joyed with the idea of human company, but it was necessary. People, more numbers, better training, were all necessary. She could only hope to not get a whole cohort worth of useless rejects from Camp Jupiter. "I don't know, I've grown rather fond of the Dracanae and their selection of stewed human recipes. No eating them, but it's always interesting to know just how tender a roast human can be." she said it with a straight face, and even tone. She was joking a bit, she did find it interesting and preferred monsters who's intentions you knew over humans who were more on the fence. "Joking." she stated plainly, thinking she might have forgotten to as the hint of sarcasm and the roll of her eyes. Being emotionless was funny like that sometimes, joking became harder. People couldn't always tell. "Good to hear, I've got some plans for divisions if you'd like to look over them. Cohorts I suppose since that's the term we've grown up using." Her brows arched and her eyes widened a bit in surprise. Nothing overly dramatic, but it showed. Two days? They would be quite a feet, they had fought for a good long time to take this place before. Though she didn't remember seeing Saturn in that fight. This time they would be taking the fight to camp. She wasn't expecting that, they'd have to split their troops, some for defending and some for attacking. The battle plans already started forming in her mind. She tried to remember the books she borrowed from the library, some recommendations she had gotten from Charlie. "Right, if we're taking it in a small time like that then...perhaps a small task force to break into camp would be best. Or a very powerful wedge assault. We'll work on that. I'll bring all plans to you, and other options. You'll probably be better at the planning than us at any rate." It was inevitable, he'd had his share of lossess, but he was the only one here who had been an army commander before and had centuries of experience. Yes, he was the person to go to. Rhiannon didn't do much without his consent, though the minor things like duties and things she wouldn't ask him every little question. Guard duty, was a simple enough thing. His smile used to always seem so warm and inviting, not it seemed cold and distant. She wondered if it was her state of mind, before clouded by her impressions of people. Thinking any type of good or trust could possibly be placed in them. No, even before this she made people work for that trust, but she did believe it possible. Saturn happened to appear in her dreams, and she did a lot of research on him before deciding if she wanted to continue to talk to him or side with him. This was no half baked scheme, and this was not for those warm fuzzy feelings she got when praised. Even before coming here to this fortress she was a very logical thinker, though she certainly would not have sided with him if he were a jerk like Stone the first time they met.

Dear lord, when I get to heaven Please let me bring my man. When he comes tell me that you'll let him in, Father tell me if you can. Oh that grace, oh that body, Oh that face makes me wanna party. He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds. Tag: Saturn, Nick Words: 796 OOC: Might have typed a lot

Lyrics from Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey
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This Animal I have Become Right before Nick got into the room he heard about rhiannon's joke about Dracanaes' recepies and also about the flasj attack, so Saturn was really thinking that they would be able to destroy camp Jupiter and New Rome in a matter of two days? Was that even logic? In Nick's head it wasn't he knew about their strategies, how Rhiannon was taking into account all of what they knew of camp. She had trained with Remus and Charlie, so as he had done it. Nick was a legacy of Mars and war strategies was something that he liked very much, that he had done since he was a kid, with his father, always as a game at first and then a bit older as a duty, he had to be good at war and he was. He had to reorganize his mind before walking into the room. It was difficult for him to get his mind in order those days, even more when they talked about war and camp Jupiter in the same sentence. He looked at Rhiannon again when she said that it was a joke about canibalism. "well personally I don't think I would like to eat humans, I've heard you can be driven crazy when you eat it!" he smirks, he was joking too. not about being crazy, but by the fact that Rhia and him were already crazy so it wouldn't really matter if they were a bit more crazier by some spoiled food! right? And even when she tried to explain that it was a joke or sarcasm, when she told them that word 'Joke', he didn't do it, he didn't care if Saturn himself thought he was crazy enough to eat human flesh, and he knew Rhiannon would know it was a joke... right? then he listened to her, prizing Saturn's ability to be a great leader in war. Well if he had been so good then he would have had won the first war and there would have been a second or a third, there wouldn't have been demigods in the world and they wouldn't be there, in that problem, betraying family and friends, their blood left behind. But even with that shattered mind of his, he knew that it wasn't smart at all to comment that to the titan, he didn't want to be one on his black list, not now, not ever, or maybe not yet? his mind hadn't been able to decide about that yet. Even less after that Valentine's letter that his grandfather sent to him. How could Mars, will all his hot headness and his pride, forgive him? he was dissapointed, yes! but he wasn't mad, he wasn't upset, he even offered him to come back and spar with him so he could get rid of the anger he had in his soul! "NO!!... it is a lie! it is just a stupid lie so you get back, they will torture you as they tortured Rhiannon!! They will never forgive you for what you did to them, to his daughters and sons, he simply can do it! what kind of a father would he be if he forgave you after how you killed his kids!?" He thought and breathed deeply to get a bit of sanity in his mind to be able to talk to the Titan and to Rhiannon. He then focused his eyes on them again and smirked at them, his usual smirk, the one he had since the moment he had lost his mind at Camp. Then he thought about Rhiannon's words about their plans and how they had been talking about it, how they had been organizing the Titan's army. Then he looked at Saturn when he asked him about what he had been talking to Rhiannon about it. "Well, as Rhiannon said, the army has been organized in cohorts, is the way we now an army should be and is the way we did it. Also I told her all the battle plans that I've learnt not only with The Centurion of the First cohort, but also as a centurion myself and also the recent plans that the Praetors had in mind before I left the camp. A slight minor problem is that some monsters seemed to be... reluctant to get orders and commands from demigods, but after yesterday I don't think many of them will have a word against it." In the last training he had with the monsters under his command, they didn't agree with him and even tried to kill him, well it didn't ended well, 3 of them death in the most horrible and painful way. and Nick only got some scratches and a deep wound in his right shoulder, nothing that wouldn't heal soon in fact. "I just heard you plan us to attack and destroy them in a period of time of two days. It won't be that easy, you won't be with us, right? you will be dealing with Olimpians, so as the gods on our side, so we will have to manage to get in there with the monsters under our commands, so our best chance is to neutralize the praetor, centurions and the first and second cohorts, if we do that, the rest won't be able to give a lot of fight." he said knowing that Saturn would keep his word of keeping save his cohort and also his family... ok he is a foolish demigod blinded by wrath and pain. Tag: Saturn, Rhiannon Words: 916 Notes: sorry the long wall of a post! XD Lyrics from Animal I have Become by Three Days Grace Code done by step

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He was perfectly aware that precious few in his ensemble were all together sane. Then again, how many times had he been accused of being out of his mind over his long life? To him, it was just another way of saying brilliant. Rhia and Nick, bless their hearts, certainly did not fail to live up to this ‘expectation’. Both were fierce and mildly – probably more so – off their rockers. Anger and hate were powerful tools, especially when used for the right cause; that was to say, his cause. He looked to Rhia with a cool smile. “Stewed human. Understandable for them, though, yes, I would discourage it for yourself. Messy thing, cannibalism. And no comment on me being one to talk, because technically speaking there is a great difference between Titans and gods.” He nodded when she added that she was joking. Good, because he would hate to have to kill her for destroying his troops. Most unfortunate at this stage in the game. He looked to Nick with a smile and a nod. Good, at least this one was still sane enough to remember what a proper food chain looked like.

Division plans? Good, good. She was making herself quite useful. Then again, he expected nothing less. The two he was meeting with right now were chosen for their skill and tenacity. He held them under high expectations. And should either fail him… well, the results would not be pretty for the one in question. He nodded. “Good. I should like to hear your plans. Both of you are well-trained Romans and I have no fear that you can handle such a… well, Roman thing as war.” Yes, the Romans had always been an elite team. Then again, he had a respect for many of the ancient peoples, in the time of empires. Babylonia, Persia, Egypt, even the ragtag Germanic tribes. Though he never had bothered much with them. Mostly because their gods were pigheaded and unsophisticated and were best left to their own devices. The one time he’d met his contemporary, El from Mesopotamia… it had been face palm worthy.

He frowned at Nick. “If they give you any further trouble, tell me. I will straighten things out. Though if I may, what happened exactly that makes you say that? I should hope you are not thinning out the troops yourself. Unless they show signs of treason, which only a fool would do. But beyond that, kindly do not kill off our forces. We need rank and file monsters just as much as we need those to command them.”

Apparently neither of them shared his, how to say, gusto? Two days had, of course, been an exaggeration. A bit of a joke, albeit from one who did not joke regularly. A play on an old saying, if you will. Neither seemed to get it. Ah well, there was no accounting for taste. He listened to both of them in silence, gold eyes attentive. “Yes, do bring any plans to me, if you don’t mind,” though his tone of voice made it clear just what would happen to them if they did mind. “Your main objective is to crush their hope, their will to fight. Nick, you’re on the right track. Aim for the leadership first. You have my full permission to kill the praetors and centurions. Do whatever it takes to weaken them, destroy their morale. If they end up leaving the fight altogether, it’s all the better. If they forfeit, they can be spared. But if they fight back, do not be afraid to use deadly force. Make them know how futile their attempts are.”

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A smirk played across her dead face, she did contemplate it once or twice. Just a taste. Though Nick was right, every creature seemed to go a bit mad when they ate their own kin. That might explain a few things really. "Of course, one major missing component called the brain." That seemed to be the biggest difference she had seen in more of the gods and titans. She had met Mercury, of course and he was witty and sly, but any other god she met seemed to lack a brain. Though she had to wonder about Discordia, which generation was she in? She acted like a god that was for certain. "I have no plans of eating humans, or letting the Dracanae eat humans any time soon. Not that great for troop moral." Even now she joked, just a bit trying to let her voice resound in sarcasm and jest. She might have pondered the way humans taste, but to be honest the idea of personally consuming human flesh disgusted her. Humans were foul in her eyes, both for personality and for food. Yes, she had heard of the incident in training with Nick and the Dracanae. That punishment was still going for him, three deaths caused for three times the work, at least. She punished the death of a monster the same as she might the death of a demigod, they were all in her army and all of equal value to her. To be honest she was not pleased at all upon hearing that, and went a little mad with fury. "I've told him he's not allowed to do anything extreme, we need as many able bodies as possible in a war. The Dracanae are not excited about having demigods in place of leadership, but I believe we've demonstrated our skill in battle enough that they should understand now." she was trying to cover a bit for Nick, neither he nor she had said anything about the deaths. She had punished him, for certain, but if Nick did such a thing repeatedly she would have to lock him up and possibly sentence him to death. With those deaths she had already set up a time for him to be locked away, and suffer a few rather painful punishments. In fact, after this conversation she might escort him to the dungeons herself. She had heard it was in self defense, but it was still death and as a son of Mars he should know how to disable an opponent instead of simply killing them. Or perhaps that would have required too much thinking. That tone of voice sent a shiver up her spine. Not out of fear, she did not fear him, as any sane person probably should, no this was a shiver of anger. How she hated that tone of voice. As if she had no other choice, of course she did. If she chose to disobey and get beaten, or killed then so be it! That was how she always lived, but with a small twitch she left the subject. "There is a line between diminishing their hope, and granting them vengeful anger. They are Romans, while they may bounce back with hatred if you kill some of them I think capture is the best form of control. Especially if we were to capture the younger ones, and hold them where the others can't get to them even with shadow travel or teleportation. If they try to come to us, send them a dead body. That will keep them still." That was at least what she knew of Josh and Stone, or what she had thought she knew. It was at least the face they showed everyone else, so it should be a rather safe bet. Not perfect, heavens no it wasn't perfect. However it was a plan, and a good one. At least that's what she thought.

Dear lord, when I get to heaven Please let me bring my man. When he comes tell me that you'll let him in, Father tell me if you can. Oh that grace, oh that body, Oh that face makes me wanna party. He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds. Tag: Saturn, Nick Words: 652 OOC: Good plan?

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This Animal I have Become He looked at Saturn and as always as he was in his presence, he felt that horrible cold vibe running down his spine. He might be crazy and out of his mind in that moment, still, he knew that the titan wouldn't hesitate to kill him in any second if he didn't act or reply in the way the lord of the titans required from him. A part of his mind, a deep side in fact, told him to run away, t get out of that place, to tell Remus all what he knew and let him handle him in any way the Praetor thought he should be handled, that being with the titan was the greatest mistake he had ever had in his life, but then, there was the other side, the mad one, the sick one, the one that brought him there in the first place. That side told him to stay, to do anything needed to stay and to hurt the gods in the same way they had hurt him, so why not to stay and listen to that maniac Titan?! then he heard about Rhia complaining about how poor Drakanaes didn't like that a demigod was in charge, he smirked at her and then rolled his eyes. "Well, Lord Saturn put them under our commands! Then if they don't like it, they should tell him, not try to kill me!" He looked at Saturn and at Rhia as he explained what had happened. "They attacked me, I was their officer in charge in that moment, and they attacked me! That is insubordination! so... as far as I know, that is a way of betraying! They died because of that! they were three of them, I killed them for their actions, not because of a moment of wrath. I may be crazy, but I still know how an army works." He said and then looked at them, if they were going to kill him for that, then so be it, but he wasn't going to allow that kind of actions under his commands and his leadership. Then Saturn prized him, He smirked at him and nodded, then looked at Rhiannon and listened to her, plan. It was a very good plan too. He liked it. so why not to do both things, they had the power and the resources for that. "then... why don't do both? As long as we had the kids, the leaders won't attack, we will be able to attack them then. less kills for our side, then without leaders, the others will be lost, messy, they won't attack fearing us to kill the kids, and if they attack we would only kill one by one of those kids and send the corpses to them. There is nothing better than the ripped bodies of kids to discourage the heart of a soldier. But we should send... quite a number... because only one body, will make them mad, but a dozen or a hundred... that number would break their souls." looks at them waiting to see if they thought that he was as crazy as he knew he was. Tag: Saturn/Rhia Words: 524 Notes: Sorry for his madness, he is worst now. XD Lyrics from Animal I have Become by Three Days Grace Code done by step