Or when Meg was taken by the Myrmekes - just a couple pages before he was thinking of nominating her for the Demigod Sacrifices award, yet as soon as they actually drag her out of sight, he stops any form of joking and just collapses in tears, running off through the forest, completely unprepared, to try and get help - then running right BACK in as soon as hes armed. You know?, But you showed me. Honestly dude your an amazing author this is amazing. You have every right to! 1000000/10 ! Athenas smart enough to see that this new council is working out better than the old one anyway, and does her best to help thoroughly explain different sides arguments, if they have good arguments but arent necessarily the best at articulating them. I do think that if the story continued forward that something more would need to change with Zeus - I cant see Apollo being willing to put up with Zeuss dickery when it comes to the demigods - but for where it ended and what it was trying to do, I think the ending with Zeus, though anticlimatic, was good. If she waited for them to reform naturally, it would take millennia. Artemis knows who it is immediately - how could she not recognize her baby brother? Skylar looked at Apollo, looked at how his hands were trembling, how tears were prickling at the corners of his eyes, at his pleading expression, like hes afraid that hes going to endure the loss of another person he cares about. And people that you were willing to give your life to protect. Honestly with Reyna and Piper both taking a break from romance in order to find themselves, I think that Apollo may lay off the romance for a bit after ToAs over, work on his more platonic relationships instead. Plus, it makes for an interesting dynamic when you pair him with Meg. Another ficlet, this one based on a writing prompt, by @fallensun: A universe where everything is the same except Apollo actually acted hurt from Cade and Mikey. So gradually, without really intending to, without any formal announcement, Apollo becomes the leader of Olympus. While Meg was at Camp Half-blood with Apollo, shed heard stories from Percy and Annabeth about their friends from Tartarus, who died protecting them: Bob, Damasen, and Little Bob.
Do not repost or transform without permission. Hell try to avoid most votes that make it clear how much he cares for the demigods, unless he has to serve as a tiebreaker. That hardly ever happens though, most of the council are pretty on-the-ball about trying to keep their children alive. Commodus makes a request. Some of them still believe that the Marsyas story is true, though. Hed been glad that his friends were safe, but had secretly felt guilty that hed broken the promise hed made to himself, to keep Apollo safe from his father. Nothing unusual or alarming about that until they found out who his minion IS. Why are you looking at me like that even now, like somehow, for some reason, you CARE about me?! Apollos MOSTLY be back to his regular self by the time hes 10. He wishes he could meet Jason or Jupiter, get to know those members of his extended family, but Jupiters been sentenced to some punishment which most of the campers dont know the details of.
She takes her duties as a goddess seriously, but she separates out a part of her essence to just stay around Camp Half-Blood and be a normal kid, getting the childhood she had been denied for so long. Apollo slowly, carefully moved forwards, rested his arms on Skylars shoulders, and gave him a gentle, fatherly smile, one hed seen a million times before. And people LIKED you. And maybe, just maybe, one that Zeus wont have control over. Apollos experienced these sorts of caring relationships with Leto and Artemis at least, so theyre not totally a foreign concept. You are family., Skylar would have sobbed even harder, but his tears were drying up. The satyr exclaims I bet Im even better at the pipes than you!. He wants to live, thats true. Megs still not entirely sure what happened, but at least Apollos safe. Now he doesnt even try. She tears off a portion of the dress, and wraps Apollos essence in it. I think it was powerful, the way Tower of Nero ended with Zeus. I wouldnt have to deal with you threatening my throne. Frank went into that tunnel knowing he might die. Which means that the dryads in her territory pray to her for assistance when needed. Ok cool. Now was a different story. Tend it and make it grow healthy and tall. Her dress. Apollo stumbles around, trying to figure out WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPENED. Maybe Ill make another analysis focusing on Meg later, but Ill skip over her for now.
He escorts his son down to the Underworld, and watches as hes judged. MANY. Thats when Zeus had growled, Dont get on the wrong side of my lightning bolts, boy. Zeus was tied up in a celestial bronze net on the floor. Calypso sings him a lullaby, Jo and Emmie tell him what Zeus did was wrong, and little Georgina offers him a stuffed animal and some advice, telling him what her moms used to tell her when she was scared of thunderstorms. I woke up to the face of my new mother, reborn into the world of Percy Jackson. He hadnt had time to sort out the memories, before he was hit by the last set of memories. You should HATE me! Apollos still standing there, waiting for Skylar to make the next move, not wanting to scare him off. And what they see in themselves. Apollo seemed to have learned his lesson, at least for now. Were I that Burning Star by @californiannostalgia: Apollo interacting with various other gods after the events of TOA. At least on the drafts page. until Apollo teaches one especially musically talented young satyr a complicated piece, and Apollo praises his musical skill. And him completely failing at being suave. You did what I didnt think was possible, and proved yourself to be even stronger than me. Meg, Artemis, and Leto take baby Apollo to Delos to recover and grow up a bit. And he tells him to keep on playing. Now, Im not saying there arent some flabby Lesters out there : some artists made him with a bit of flab, or a little paunch, and on top of that it was cute or good-looking drawings, so thats satisfying. Im glad I got it through. Apollo is more than the sum of his history, of what he has done, of what has been established by the older gods. Id always wondered what it would be like to have a younger sibling.
But the person hed most wanted to run away from was himself. Promise by TheEternalEmpress: Apollo makes a promise to Meg. Apollos dead, and Meg is summoned by Zeus to face the consequences. Finally, Zeus had gotten tired of throwing the lightning. I murdered Nicos and Biancas mother. Meg sends him to be reborn. Some more clarification on Megs duties - while her most unique power is being able to bring back immortals, thats not exactly something she does regularly. Apollo wasnt really trapped like that. Hey, Apollo, you- you know the difference between a faun and a satyr?. I-I-I- how could I do that?! As the afternoon went on, I coaxed and pleaded. The Suns Rays by Wyrenfire: A collection of oneshots centered around Apollo. Like on my dashboard, but not when I look on my blog. Calypso is also a former immortal whos learning to deal with the loss of her powers (though not TOTAL loss) and being thrown into the demigod world headfirst. So yeah. So his character development is about how he can figure out how best to function even though he CANT get out of Zeuss toxic reach entirely.And theres a lot of value in that!
Demeter hasnt really been fond of Zeus since he allowed Hades to get away with kidnapping Persephone, plus Meg will often try to talk her around (or rather, tell her shes being stupid and explain why). You were trying to take my place. About thinking - or having others think - that she needs to be healed romantically? Both Apollo and Zeus are shocked. Do gods have pity? Instead, the Rebirth part of her duties often goes hand-in-hand with the Redemption portion. How can you look at me like that, knowing what I did to you? Skylar had trembled in anger as hed comforted his father, silently vowing that hed protect Apollo from his MONSTER of a father. (I think I just listed Nico initially, but I figure they could both use one). Its just a perfect-looking god suddenly becoming average and as a result, since for himperfect is normal, average will befat. Hes the one who got on the wrong side of the lightning bolts. In the spot where his heart had been, a tiny sapling emerged from the soil. It would die down whenever some time had passed between Zeuss punishments, but returned in full force whenever Zeus was angry. The greater parallel however comes later, with Apollos hypothesis for how Frank survived his stick burning up. Not so long ago - like this morning, for instance - the idea of these young demigods being able to help me would have been ridiculous. You cant always control other people, and sometimes you cant control the circumstances - but you can control yourself, how you respond. He looks like hes about to bolt, when Apollo calls out,WAIT!. He made sure that Apollo felt EXACTLY how deadly and accurate his bolts were, when he electrocuted him repeatedly for the insult, ensuring that Apollo would NEVER forget who was in charge. Dunno why that fixed it, but it did. The difference is seeing it applied more broadly to themselves by people who dont already know them well, and then applying it to others that same way in turn. Apollo should have known better. It surprised me at first when I read Tower of Nero, and the meeting between Apollo and Zeus was so understated, but it made sense. Like with my other Masterposts, I will keep the original version of the post updated. Ill just have to tell the emperor that he resisted arrest. (TDP 152). But its not really an overnight change, is it? He doesnt show any obvious signs of remembering anything during those first few days, but its apparent hes growing fast, at roughly the rate of aging a year per a week. They work together to make sure that demigods get to camp safely. After a second, the young satyr (and I do mean young. The period right after Austin and Kayla go missing comes to mind, as he abruptly drops all of his bullshitting to tear after them. Luckily, while his immortal family sensed that Zeus is back, they cant actually sense where he is, so Zeus has some time to try to sort himself out.
Maybe. A moment later, his body collapsed with a noise like a relieved sigh, crumbling into fresh loam. That did nothing to erase the fear in his fathers eyes, when he had confided to him how frightened he was of Zeuss return, and feeling guilty for feeling frightened of him still, when Zeus would already have proven himself capable of being a good person, three times over. Don has only a small role, but what Apollo says about him - what he thinks about him - says a lot. I changed some details, though.Thanks to @gracethe-fangirl for betaing! And it wouldnt be MY fault. Millennia ago, he was cast from Olympus, exiled to the Pit. realizes what he just said, and who he said it to. She follows her Redemption senses, as she calls them (they tell her when someone has the potential to redeem themselves, and give her some nudges on how to give them the tools to do it) all around Tartarus. Now they are stuck there till they read all the books that are given to them with Gods. Gradually, even the ones that didnt meet him while he was cute little kid, begin to lose their fear of him. I - I like myself as Skylar more than I did as Zeus. And then I Skylars voice breaks once again. And I did that so MANY times I never cared before. Apollo knows which House he DOESNT want to get sorted into. Where Fate Lies by MsAngelAdorer: Emmies life from when she was a kid through TDP. NEW. EDIT: OH WOW I THINK IVE FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THELINKS NOT SHOWING UP PROBLEM. The throne room had clearly just been through a massive battle. She unwraps his head and turns him towards the others, so everyone can see him. But I knew I was lying to myself., So when I found out that Octavian had promised to make you the most important god of the legion, I was furious! Because its the kind of thing that he believes is EXPECTED of a god. Here, Apollos noting that the difference between satyrs and fauns are purely societal. Those cords will let her return, but not Apollo - and thats unacceptable. I added more onto it immediately afterwards. This set an example for Apollo, one that he carries forwards to Lit. A better version of himself, in fact, but that has nothing to do with him being mortal - not in and of itself. Leo comes up with SO. What will happen at camp halfblood? Fairly superficial similarities here. She was wrong.. Being the Goddess of Redemption and Rebirth, Meg can naturally tell that Estelle is Nicos sister reborn, but wisely keeps her mouth shut. You were strong, multi-talented, and intelligent. But youre not the kind of person who would do that anymore, are you? I made a promise to pay more attention to our kids, and then abandoned them! Apollo has started regaining his memories and his ability to speak as he grows, including the memories of the people hes lost and those hes afraid he might lose. I could not add my children. Hades and Poseidon to make sure that Zeus stays trapped, and Hera because she really doesnt care for Apollo. If anyone gives you trouble, Kayla will shoot them. He spends the first few weeks on Delos with Leto, Artemis, and Meg. Its actually only been two and a half months, since hes aging a year per week). Hes in charge of his own destiny now. Grief by oneshotagency: Reactions to Jasons death. First I was amazed to see just a few of it, and much more art about the other, minor characters, but the book was still freshly released so that wasnt so much of a problem. She/Her Apparently for the foreseeable future, this is mostly gonna be a Miraculous Ladybug blog. I threatened to murder Percy, just for flying! And Lit just sits there with tears in his eyes, stroking Apollos hair while he sleeps, not seeming to believe that this little kid who he once tried to behead, now trusts him and loves him so much. The problem I have with "unalive" is that its so fucking swagless at least in cartoons when they were told to tone it down for the kiddos and couldnt use kill and hell they used destroy and shadow realm or whatever but unalive???? The oracle gripped her hair and slowly tore it open through its tangles. Just looking at the cover art for the three books, and Virias artwork (which since Riordan is using her artwork of the characters on his official website, can probably be considered official art), hes not chubby. Poseidon and Hephaestus are generally very reasonable in the Riordanverse, so while they occasionally serve as dissenting voices, they usually have good reasons behind their concerns. His explanation says as much about him as it does about what he thinks happened with Frank. They also both get to meet little baby Estelle, who they both coo over, though Meg more so. Shed be dead and would feel that Apollos essence was with her, but was slipping away, and if she went to the afterlife like she was supposed to, hed be gone for good. Romance is fine, but theyre not the only fulfilling sorts of relationships. If he fails well, the council can decide on his fate if it comes to that. Showing him - showing Apollo - showing Lit - that level of kindness, mercy, and concern, when theres no ulterior motive, showing it just because this is another person, and they havent really done anything toearn compassion beyond that simple fact - that threw both of them for a loop. Hm I have a FF.net account. Now. A collection of different TOA scenes. That also falls in line with Apollos development. It actually didnt take that long for Zeus and Apollo to reconcile, thankfully - Apollo was in shock, but his Papa Wolf instincts wouldnt let him just stumble around in a daze. But she did NEED that fragment. Zeus will have proven himself a good mortal, achieving Elysium three times in a row, but this was still the man who liked to electrocute Apollo, who tried to murder Meg and even sorta succeeded. or Theres a fairly decent amount of TOA art. Hes decided that in order to lead the Legion effectively, he has to put one hundred percent of himself on the line. Apollo carefully approaches him. Thats what a lot of his facade is built on - acting the way he believes a god is expected to act: arrogant and uncaring towards others, utterly confident in everything they do, and with no possibility of changing that, with no desire to change any of that. Lit also has never been shown this sort of kindness before, kindness when hes at his most vulnerable, compassion without an expectation of a return, and most especially, compassion when hes given Apollo and the Waystation residents every reason to reject him. So thank you. (405-406). Caligula, about to kill Jason. Here: @gracethe-fangirl Thank you! Apollo confesses that Meg told him that his own father, Zeus, was on his third life, and may die and have his divinity restored in the next few years. All the other satyrs are recoiling in horror, believing that they will see their friend murdered right in front of them. I love you, whether you call yourself Skylar or Zeus. Apollo isnt used to thinking about relationships this way - not for the most part anyway. He was my son, but I was ready to incinerate him, just for REASONING with me. Hes constantly surprised at himself, at the kind of person he is now, at the sort of things hell do. I know. I dont need a partner at least, not until and unless Im ready on my own terms. So as soon as Apollo and Festus are alone, he tells Apollo about Lits fears, which is what causes Apollo to seek Lit out. The kid bursts into tears and hugs Apollo, sobbing. Demigods Grief by @authorgirl1111: Sequel to Olympian Pain. After a small amount of prying by Jo, Apollo confesses why hes freaked out by thunderstorms. He suspects who Estelle is, but keeps it to himself. 
