The King of the Sea

6:23 pm, island south of Peristera, Greece

In an open and isolated part of Greece, on an island that is in the middle of the Aegean Sea, far away from any kind of civilization. At the end of the secret pathway, blocked by an untold amount of trees, bushes and wildlife is a big mansion, the type people could only dream of living. Its appearance was that of a mansion that has been around for a long time, yet keeps its original appearance, due to it being refinished. In the back of the mansion, there was a crystal clear pool as long as an Olympic pool. The outline of a man could be seen coming from the water as it gets larger and larger the glides closer to the edge, like a bird flying in the blue sky.

As the man touches the edge, he goes above the water and reveals his long, grey hair that went to his shoulders. His eyes were as blue as the fragile sea, while he had the face of a man that has seen and done things in his life, that only a select few have witnessed. He got out of the pool, showing off his well-toned and defined body, despite the man's age. He grabs the towel that was on the floor near the pool, but far enough that it wouldn't have gotten wet by him coming back to the surface, and drys his face. A lady with blonde hair in a business suit walks to the pool from the back door to the mansion. "Sir, your brother has been calling you for the past five minutes but you never pick up....." She trailed off as she was looking at her phone until she looks up to see her boss completely naked as he was drying his hair.

The man look at her and smiled. "See something you like?" He said in a cool manner, holding the towel to his side. "Y-Your brother, Zeus said that lord Hades has wanted an audience with you both. He said that it is urgent." She told him, embarrassed by the naked man. "Can you please cover yourself, sir," she said to him, clearly stating her embarrassment. He looks down and then back to the girl. "You didn't answer my question." He said. He walks over to her, with the towel over his shoulder. The sound of his wet feet getting closer to her made her heart beat faster and faster while trying not to look at his moral compass. "Do you see something you like Samatha?" He said, in a flirty manner. Samatha was speechless and couldn't think of anything to say, as she heavily blushed and slightly raised her head, looking at the approaching man.

The man reached Samatha and put his forefinger and thumb on her chin and lowered it back to its original position, to get a better look at her emerald eyes, while also establishing his dominance. "Poseidon!" A female voice said from inside the mansion, getting both of their attention. "Yes, my dear?!" Poseidon shouted in response. "I'm meeting Nauplios for dinner, will you join us?!" She asks. "I can't! Something has come up, but I might meet you there!" He said. "Alright, see you there!" She said. The sound of a door opening and closing could be heard from across the mansion. He turns his head back to Samatha and lets out a small, barely audible sigh. "Alright." He said begrudgingly, as he takes his uses both hands to put the towel around his waist.

"Now, what exactly does my Hades want to discuss? Is this about the weather, because I've told him before that while Zeus's domain is the sky and Olympus, I have rule over the sea, and just because I control storms doesn't mean I'm to blame when the wind is too strong for the mortals." He said. "No it's not that, you made it very clear to him the last time you two talked. All he said was that it was urgent." She told him. "What exactly does he mean by urgent? Sorry, let me rephrase that: What did he say exactly?" He asks. She takes a deep breath. "He said, and I'm paraphrasing here, 'Tell Poseidon to come to me and Hades on mount Olympus, yes I know it's cliche, but Hades was practically yelling in my ear about something to do with an evil presence in North America, and he wants us to meet at 8.'" She said.

"Did he say anything specific about this 'evil presence'?" He asks. "No." She responds. "Tell my brother that I will be there." He said as he begins to walk away from Samatha and into the mansion. "Yes sir." She said as she begins following him inside. "Shall I have your boat ready for you?" She asks. "No, I'll walk." He said as he heads towards the stairs. "While I'm gone, you'll be in charge of this place. I assume you know what to do." He asks the assistant, as he walks up the stairs. "Dust the library, feed the Kraken, see if Greece needs rain or not, as well as collect all the tributes the humans have given to you." She told him, as she was reading the list of chores from her phone. "Good, I'll be in my room if you need me." He said.

The two walks to the third floor and Poseidon open the first door on the left, going inside while Samatha stops outside of the room. As Poseidon was about to close the door, he stops himself. "I almost forgot: I'm supposed to get a package from Hermes, he said that it was the shield that I ask Hephaestus to repair. It's supposed to arrive sometime tonight, make sure you grab it and put it in my room." He said. He closes the door, getting ready for the meeting. Samatha on the other hand goes back to her walks away and goes back to her business.