#Eris Greek mythology
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snaakesnack · 7 months ago
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black winged strife
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psychicbluebirdmiracle · 4 months ago
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"maleficent is so evil she wasn't invited to one party so she cursed a baby"
Well eris wasn't invited to one party so she ruined the lives of everyone in Greece and troy for the next 10-20 years and started a whole war that ended the lives of hundreds including babies but you never hear anyone complain about how evil she is
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ooc: should I make an Eris rp blog?
I love her and her silly kids and family
Idk if I should but if ya'll would be interested.....
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queeradhdstudent · 2 years ago
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I’d also like to point out that in the story Helen is the only one to feel any guilt or blame regarding the war. She feels absolutely terrible that there’s a huge war being fought over her. No one else feels any guilt whatsoever.
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pruechaosbracket · 2 years ago
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ROUND 1-B: Eris VS Phonegingi
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daughterofzeus-the-novel · 4 months ago
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Young Eris (ft Nyx and Echo)
I let go of her sleeve, teeth flashing in what might’ve been a smile.  Us goddesses of the dark were not skilled in such arts, the ones of Aphrodite and the nymphs above.  I was not born to lure gods to my bed.  I was not born to fall in love.
My fingers twitched.  The nymph I saw on the mountain flashed before me, her gaze sparking like flint against stone.  I knew not why I felt so drawn, why my heart beat as it never had before.  Perhaps she knew something.  Perhaps she had the keys to my fate, and was only waiting for me to grasp them.
Morpheus can wait.  I brushed past Mother with a softer, less toothy smirk.  I need to . . . I trailed off.  Wander.
Why I was keeping this secret, I didn’t know.  If it was important to me, surely it would be important to her.  But Mother only waved a hand, pointing to the mountain in the distance.  Hurry.  Gone was her warmth, and even amusement.  Eos is beginning to rouse from her rest.
I hiked up my chiton and made for the rocks, stumbling over them as my eyes scanned for my nymph.  There she was, clustered with her kin, perched on a stone as a river flowed at her feet.  She tossed back her hair, green as the moss dotting the jagged ground.  “Minthe!”  Her voice was high and bright, a lotus in full bloom.  “Have you heard what Ouranos said to Mother Gaia?”
@heleniad @helen-of-sparta
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mythology-headcannons · 1 month ago
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Eris, the goddess of Discord (Chaos), absolutely adores thanksgiving.
Her second favourite day is Black Friday.
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ilmaris · 10 months ago
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Eris - The Chaos Spreader
In Greek mythology, the winged goddess of discord, chaos and disorder. She had two manifestations: a dangerous and a benign one: Destructive Discord, causing wars, and Creative Discord, which was the spirit of competition and stimulated urgent action. It made carpenters envy carpenters, made every artist envy another, and yet love his own work. Eris arrived uninvited at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis and by throwing an apple with the inscription "For the Most Beautiful One" among the goddesses, she indirectly provoked the Trojan War, because it caused a dispute between Hera, Athena and Aphrodite, which was decided by Paris, who chose Aphrodite.
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artsandseances · 2 years ago
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Gotta say, all those fairy tale villains have it all wrong. You don’t head to a baby’s christening or whatever and curse them. YOU YEET AN APPLE AT SOME GUESTS AT A WEDDING, CAUSING A WAR THEIR CHILD IS PROPHESIED TO DIE AT, AND HE ACTUALLY DIES! Unlike all those fairy tale people who survive. Eris had it all right you cheap villains.
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nooowestayandgetcaught · 2 years ago
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Fic: “Tree Of Life”
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read on AO3
Fandom: Ancient Greek Lore & Mythology
Rating: M (for suggestive content)
Summary: Eris steals a golden apple, intending to disrupt one of the weddings happening on Olympus. Someone disrupts her.
@flashfictionfridayofficial​​​
Wherever she may, Eris feeds into what already lives there. 
It is not hers to decide. 
The plight of men… how they groan and weep and snivel at her feet, as she casts strife and toil into their midst… and yet, they turn towards her so eagerly. A need to harm, to revolt, to destroy the peace…
As is her need…
Eris, with her pale, covenous eyes, dwells within the aether. 
She listens haughtily to the celebrations within Olympus, as they drink alongside Peleus and Thestis, blessing them, uplifting their hesitant spirits, and yet… warmth and welcome has not been intended to her?
She broods, gazing upon Mount Atlas.
Very well.
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The Garden of the Hesperides, gleams and goldens. As Hera's apples.
Eris departs, her hands feeling warm from the touch of naked skin and lips. Those clear-throated maidens swooning. Craving company. Forgoing their duties of harvesting and guarding Hera's many treasures. 
They flocked upon Eris, kissing her mouth and dancing in the orchard and baring breasts. One of the maidens, brighter than an evening star's light, lays with Eris. 
When it is done, a golden apple cradles between her hands.
She steals into Olympus, with no guard in sight. 
With Ares' knife, Eris carves upon the apple's flesh—
 ΤΗΙ ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗΙ
—and murmurs out its meaning: For the most beautiful.
Peace be damned.
Eris' satisfaction ruptures when the Apple of Discord pries from her. With the strength unmatched of Olympus's gods.
One of Zeus's companions grins nastily.
She recognizes Bia's hand. The hand that bound Prometheus. 
It holds the golden apple against Bia's teeth steadily sinking in. 
Furious, she curses, Eris' tongue lashing until Bia silences her with a tenacious kiss. The juices, tinglingly light as the heavens.
Warmth… and welcome…
Eris quells her fury, casting it aside.
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allmythologies · 1 year ago
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greek mythology: goddesses & personifications
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bpdbeehive · 5 months ago
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I made a list of every single Greek god ever
Keep in mind some of these may be different from what you know because they have multiple different stories
Eros- god of love, passion, and fertility
Tartarus- god of darkest part in the underworld
Thalassa- goddess of the sea
Phanes- god of creation, new life, procreation, fertility, and light
Caligine- goddess of creation
Gaia- goddess of earth
Erebus- god of darkness and shadows
Nyx- goddess of night and darkness
Pontus- god of the seas
Hydros- god of water
Uranas- god of the heavens and sky
Achlys- goddess of the death-mist, misery, sadness, and deadly poisons
Aether- god of light and the upper sky
Ananke- goddess of inevitability, compulsion, and necessity
Chaos- god of the void
Cronus- god of time, fate, justice, and harvest
Caelus- god of the sky
Coeus- god of the North, intelligence, and resolve
Hemera- goddess of daylight
Hypnos- god of sleep
Nemesis- goddess of vengeance, retribution, and rightful fate
Thalassa- goddess of sea
Rhea- goddess of motherhood, fertility, childbirth, comfort, and good living
Oceanus- god of freshwater
Tethys- goddess of fresh water and nursing mothers
Hyperion- god of heavenly light and watchfulness
Theia- goddess of sight and vision
Lapetus- god of mortal life
Crius- god of constellations, stars, and the south
Phoebe- goddess of intellect, prophecy, and the moon
Themis- goddess of justice, law, order, and divine will
Iris- goddess of rainbows
Mnemosyne- goddess of memory
Zues- god of sky, weather, thunder, lightning, and law and order
Demeter- goddess of the harvest, agriculture, and fertility of the earth
Poseidon- god of sea, storms, earthquakes, and horses
Hades- god of the underworld and the dead
Hera- goddess of women, marriage, family, and childbirth
Apollo- god of sun and light, poetry, healing and disease, justice, archery, music and dance, prophecy and truth
Artemis- goddess of hunting, wild animals, and the wilderness
Aphrodite- goddess of beauty and passion
Ares- god of war and courage
Hephaestus- fire, volcanoes, blacksmithing, metalworking, craftsmanship, sculpture, forges, and metallurgy
Hermes- God of wealth, trade, thieves, and travelers
Athena- goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare
Dionysus- god of wine, festivity, and theater
Hestia- goddess of domestic life, home, and hearth
Hecate- goddess of magic and necromancy
Aeolus- god of the wind
Asclepius- god of medicine and healing
Eris- god of discord, jealousy, and strife
Pan- god of the wild, shepherds, flocks, rustic music, fertility, spring, and theatrical criticism
Eileithyia- goddess of childbirth, birth pains, and midwifery
Enyos- goddess of war, violence, and bloodshed
Evrynomi- water meadows, fertility, and pasturelands
Psyche- goddess of the soul
Hedone- goddess of pleasure, enjoyment, and delight
Dolos- god of trickery, cunning deception, craftiness, guile, and treachery
Senectus- god of old age
Oizys- goddess of misery, grief, anxiety, and depression
Moros- god of doom
Momus- god of satire and mockery
Tmolus- god of Mount Tmolus
Nereus- god of the sea
Phorcys- god of the sea and the hidden dangers that lurk beneath the waves
Ceto- goddess of sea monsters and other marine life
Eurybia- goddess of power over, and mastery of, the sea
Eurus- god of the east or southeast wind, fall, and storms
Aergia- goddess of laziness, idleness, sloth, and indolence
Eos- goddess of dawn
Astraea- goddess of justice, innocence, purity, precision
Boreas- god of the north wind, winter, storms, ice, snow, and cold
Chione- goddess of snow
Orithyia- goddess of cold mountain winds
Zephyrus- god of West wind
Notos- god of South wind
Euros- god of East wind
Hesperos- god of the evening and the evening star
Morpheus- god of dreams and nightmares
Pasithea- goddess of relaxation and rest
Icelus- god of nightmares
Phantasus- god of dreams that feature inanimate objects
Aigaion- god of violent sea storms
Achelous- god of fresh water
Alpheus- god of the Peloponnese
Clymene- goddess of fame and renown
Eurynome- goddess of water meadows, fertility, and pasturelands
Idyia- goddess of knowledge
Metis- goddess of wisdom and cunning strategies
Styx- goddess of oaths and the River Styx
Helios- god of the sun
Selene- goddess of the moon
Atlas- god of strength, endurance, astronomy, and navigation
Prometheus- god of fire, forethought, and crafty counsel
Astraeus- god of astrology and stars
Pallas- god of witchcraft
Zelus- god of dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal
Nike- goddess of victory
Via- goddess of force and power
Perses- god of destruction
Asteria- goddess of falling stars, nocturnal divination, and the connection between the heavens and the earth
Leto- goddess of motherhood, childbirth, modesty, and fertility
Eirene- goddess of peace
Dike- goddess of fair judgment and law
Persephone- goddess of grain and agriculture
Alatheia- goddess of truth
Asopos- god of the river Asopos
Ate- goddess of blind folly and ruin
Britomartis- goddess of hunting and fishing
Elieithyia- goddess of childbirth
Eirene- goddess of peace
Ersa- goddess of the dew
Eunomia- goddess of good governance
Harmonia- goddess of harmony
Hebe- goddess of youth
Hephaistos- god of smiths
Eunomia- goddess of law, governance, and good order
Kairos- god of opportunity
Aglaia- goddess of beauty, splendor, glory, magnificence, adornment, good health, and the glow of good health
Lakhesis- goddess of life and fate
Phasis- god of the river Phasis
Despoine- goddess of certain Arkadian Mysteries
Macaria- goddess of a "blessed" death
Melinoe- goddess of ghosts, nightmares, and propitiation
Zagreus- god of rebirth
Ploutos- god of wealth, riches, and abundance
Albion- god of the sea
Tilphousia- goddess of vengeance and justice
Phobos- god of fear, panic, flight, and rout
Pothos- god of sexual longing, desire, and yearning
Anteros- god of reciprocal love
Himeros- god of sexual desire and unrequited love
Hermaphroditus- god of effeminacy, androgeny, and hermaphroditism
Rhodos- goddess and personification of the island of Rhodes
Priapus- god of fertility
Erichthonius- goddess of earth
Tyche- goddess of fortune, luck, prosperity, chance, and fate
Horkos- god of oaths and the curse that befalls those who break them
Epione- goddess of soothing pain
Hygieia- goddess of hygiene and cleanliness
Panacea- goddess of universal remedy
Aceso- goddess of healing and wounds
Iaso- goddess of recuperation from sickness
Machaon- god of surgeons
Pandia- goddess of the full moon, dew, and youth
Telesphoros- god of recuperation
Enyalius- god of soldiers and warriors
Phosphorus- god of the planet Venus when it appears as the morning star
Triton- god of the sea
Carpus- god of fruit
Bia- goddess of force, power, might, bodily strength, and compulsion
Narcissus- god of vanity
Cephissus- god of the Cephissus river
Ismenus- god of the river of the same name
Eucleia- goddess of good repute, glory, and honor
Eupheme- goddess of good omen, praise, and acclamation
Euthenia- goddess of prosperity, abundance, and plenty
Philophrosyne- goddess of friendliness, welcome, and kindness
Euphrosyne- goddess of joy, good cheer, mirth, and merriment
Hephaestus- god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes
Delphin- god of Dolphins
Aristaeus- god of beekeeping, cheesemaking, olive growing, and hunting
Electryone- goddess of the sun and morning
Circe- goddess of magic
Silenus- god of forests, wine-making, and drunkenness
Triptolemus- god of agriculture
Lyssa- goddess of rage, fury, and rabies
Soteria- goddess of safety, salvation, deliverance, and protection from harm
Leucothea- goddess of hope
Palaemon- god of harbors and sharks
Pasiphae- goddess of witchcraft and sorcery
Perses- god of destruction and peace
Phaunos- god of the forest
Maron- god of Maroneia
Astraeus- god of stars and planets
Limos- goddess of famine, starvation, and hunger
Benthesikyme- goddess of ocean waves
Amphitrite- goddess of the sea
Kymopoleia- goddess of violent sea storms and storm waves
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gigizetz · 11 months ago
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Eris
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mcsiggy · 6 months ago
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Eris Hades game has such a short skirt yall u_u
#suggestive
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daughterofzeus-the-novel · 4 months ago
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Word Count Breakdown
Some of these have overlapping words because I copy paste around. Also a lot have small word counts because I tend to jot down snippets I separate into other docs later
Planning to write a Helen of Troy retelling where she gets into a love triangle with Eris, goddess of strife, and the prophet Cassandra, sister of Paris. It would also be heavily character focused, and delve into her relationship with her sister Clytemnestra. Basically it's all about the circumstances which lead to her making the choice to leave Sparta and kick off the Trojan war. A traditional Greek Tragedy with a sapphic twist.
Aphrodite: 15 words
Apple: 1064 words
Ariadne: 7 words
Artemis: 128 words
Bleeding: 376 words
Blood: 11 words
Cassandra: 9 words
Chariot: 205 words
Clytemnestra: 298 words
Daughter of Zeus MASTERDRAFT: 4983 words
Duties: 475 words
Egg: 1127 words
Eris: 684 words
Eris POV: 964 words
Leda: 13 words
Letter: 53 words
Night: 1163 words
String: 8 words
Swan: 247 words
Zeus: 2474 words
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k-nayee · 3 months ago
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It's Giving...Igor Percy Jackson and the Olympians
wc: 4.3k a/n: lol I'm having so much fun with these oneshots y'all. I hope you do too!
Traveler M.List
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The sun hung lazily over Camp Half-Blood casting a golden hue on the wooded area.
Percy Jackson, now somewhat accustomed to the camp's ebb and flow, still found himself feeling out of place.
Though the events of his first quest had solidified his place in the world of Gods and monsters, the reality of being a Demigod was still sinking in.
He strolled through the camp watching the campers in their daily routines; the clang of swords from the training fields, distant chatter from the dining pavilion.
But amidst it all something caught his attention—a bright and bubbly figure bouncing around the Ares cabin kids without a care in the world.
Percy blinked as his gaze trailed your movements. You was a complete contrast to the scowling battle-hardened Ares kids.
Not to mention you didn't look like a typical child of Ares. Hell you didn't seem to belong there at all.
"Who is that?" Percy muttered partially to himself.
Annabeth, who had been walking the camp with him, followed his gaze.
A smirk curled her lips. "Oh that's ____. She's from the Eris cabin."
"Eris? As in...the Goddess of strife?" His brows furrowed in confusion.
"Yep," Annabeth confirmed with a chuckle. "Goddess of discord and chaos."
He stared at you laughing with one of the Ares kids, passing them a bottle of water as though it was the most normal thing in the world.
It was hard to accept the idea of you being related to a Goddess of chaos when you seemed so gentle. "She doesn't really look it...like at all."
"You really think so? Awe thank you!"
Percy and Annabeth jumped, startled to find you standing just a few steps away with a sweet smile plastered on your face.
How you got that close without them noticing was beyond them.
You were practically beaming—a stark contrast to the usual gloom that seemed to hang around the children of Eris.
"I get that a lot ya know," you continued, rocking back on your heels as if completely unaware of the scare you caused. "If I'm honest it's probably cause of my dad. Sweetest man you could ever meet...wouldn't even guess he was a serial killer."
There was a beat of stunned silence.
The two share a quick wide-eyed glance of disbelief, clearly unsure whether to laugh or be terrified.
Before they could react you dart forward and grab Percy's hand with both of yours, shaking it enthusiastically.
"Percy Jackson!" you chirp, shaking his hand so vigorously that it left him wobbling on his feet. "Can't believe I'm finally meeting you in the flesh. The son of Poseidon! Wow. I've heard so much about you."
Percy found himself lost in the whirlwind that was you. Your energy was so sunny in comparison with the words that had just left your mouth seconds ago.
"Uh...y-yeah," he stammered trying to collect himself. "That's me."
You didn't let go of his hand right away, instead holding it just long enough to make the situation a little awkward.
"So! You really fought the God of War Ares huh? That must've been something. Although..." You leaned in a little with a head tilt as if you were sizing him up. "I was expecting more. I mean for someone who fought Ares, you look like you could barely take on a mortal bully."
Percy was caught off guard. "W-What?"
"You know with all the talk around camp I was expecting it to be a little more...epic. Then again you did the best you could. I mean, if I were facing a God I'd probably want to take the easy way out too. No shame in keeping it simple."
He opened his mouth to respond but nothing came out. What was he supposed to say to that?
Annabeth stifled a laugh, clearly amused at his baffled expression before looking to you.
"You're really good at that aren't you?" Her tone was light with an edge of knowing.
You give a half-shrug.
"At what? Being honest? Someone's gotta keep him humble Wise Girl. Though," your gaze slid to Annabeth with a mischievous glint, "Of all people you should know all about fight with Ares right? Oh wait—never mind. You weren't there. Shame really. Could've used the help."
Annabeth's lips twitched into a tight smirk.
"Yeah well someone had to stay behind and do the thinking." Her words were sharp and calm as if this exchange was nothing new to her. "I figured you'd be better at that considering your parentage."
Your eyes sparkled with amusement.
"Touché," you give a dramatic little bow clearly unfazed by Annabeth's quick jab.
Meanwhile Percy was still trying to wrap his head around what was happening. "Wait...what do you mean I couldn't take on a mortal bully?"
You turned back to him with a bright smile as if you hadn't just insulted him. "Oh no offense of course! It's just with all those big stories about you I was expecting someone a little more...I don't know, formidable? Then again tales exaggerate things. Kind of like when you hear all about a store's big sale, but when you get there it's just old clearance stuff that no one wanted anyway."
Percy blinked. "What?"
You pat his arm as if to console him. "It's fine really. Happens all the time. I'm sure you're...adequate."
The Jackson boy once again didn't know how to respond. Was he supposed to be offended?
It wasn't like you were directly mocking him—more like you were making him doubt himself in the weirdest way possible.
Before he could say anything, your gaze suddenly drifted over Percy's shoulder and your eyes lit up.
"Oh!" Bouncing on your heels as you focused on whatever had caught your attention you turn to the pair with a smile. "Looks like I'm needed! Well it was fun meeting you Son of Poseidon."
You give Percy a teasing salute and then turn to Annabeth with a wink. "And you and I definitely need to have another round of wits Wise Girl."
With a little wave you skip off leaving them in the dust.
For a long moment Percy and Annabeth stood there, both staring after you.
"I don't get it," Percy muttered, finally breaking the silence. "What's her deal?"
"She's from the Eris cabin," Annabeth explained with a shrug as though that summed everything up. "Being chaotic is kind of her thing."
Percy blinked. "Chaotic? She's weird. Her dad's a serial killer Annabeth."
She sheepishly rub the back of her neck. "Yeah I wasn't expecting that either. But trust me she's not dangerous. Not to us at least. She just likes stirring things up."
"Yeah but..." Percy shook his head, watching you with a deepening frown. "I don't trust her. She's too..."
"Too what?" She asks with a smirk. "Too nice?"
Percy shot her a look. "She just told me I was like a disappointing clearance sale!"
Annabeth chuckled. "Yeah that's pretty standard for her to keep people on their toes. You get used to it."
Percy frowned. "I don't think I'll ever get used to that."
As they spoke Percy's gaze caught sight of you now across the camp.
You were laughing with a group of Aphrodite and Artemis kids, flitting between them like you belonged everywhere.
It was weird. The way you moved so easily between groups always smiling and lighthearted—yet there was something unnerving about it.
Like you were playing some game that no one else knew about.
"Look," Percy said nodding toward you. "There she goes again."
Annabeth followed his line of sight just in time to see you lean in close to one of the Aphrodite kids, whispering something with an exaggerated gasp.
The Aphrodite kid's eyes widened and she looked at you for confirmation with shock coloring her face.
Seeing your nod, she becomes visibly shaken till the point a few of her half-siblings swarmed her trying to console her.
While they were distracted you effortlessly slid over to a nearby Artemis camper and whisper something in her ear.
The Artemis girl's face hardened instantly. Eyes darkened with fury, without hesitation she marches over to the Aphrodite camper.
Tension between them crackled as they exchanged words.
The Aphrodite camper snapped something sharp at the Artemis camper who fired back with equal heat.
Within moments the two girls were yelling and nearby campers began to picking sides.
It wasn't just about the two of them anymore—campers from both cabins were dragged into the fray.
Shoves were exchanged and even the onlookers who had initially tried to mediate were swept up in the full-blown fight.
You slipped away completely unnoticed, leaving the chaos to spread behind you as counselors rushed in to contain the fight you had so subtly instigated.
Annabeth's mouth fell open. "Did...did she just—?"
Percy nodded with an darkening expression. "I told you."
Annabeth shook her head in disbelief. "She really does live up to her mother's name doesn't she?"
Percy sighed, his gaze following you as you joined back with the Ares kids as if nothing had happened.
"Yeah," he muttered. "And I'm pretty sure she's way more dangerous than she lets on."
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Percy couldn't shake the unsettling feeling you left in your wake.
You weren't like anyone he'd ever met at Camp Half-Blood—and that was saying something.
All day he kept noticing you; flitting between groups of campers, always smiling, always helping.
But for the Ares cabin? You didn't just help—you managed everything for them like a personal servant.
You'd bounce from one camper to the next, making sure everyone had what they needed.
A strap needed tightening on someone's armor? You were there.
Someone's sword needed fixing? Off to Hephaestus Cabin to get it repaired.
You even carried a pile of weapons over your shoulder like it was nothing, making sure every spear and sword was in pristine condition.
It was strange the way you handled things.
To everyone else you looked like a wimp. A pushover trailing after the Ares kids like a loyal dog.
Some campers even joked about it, wondering why someone as bubbly and soft as you would waste your time with them.
You didn't have the brutal intimidating energy the Ares kids were known for.
And yet despite your soft appearance and sunny attitude, they seemed to tolerate on you.
As lunchtime approached Percy found himself alone.
Annabeth was busy welcoming a new camper, leaving him to make his way to the pavilion by himself. 
Plate balanced in hand, he scans the rows of tables where campers sat in their respective groups—most sticking to their own cabins.
Though the tables around buzzed with laughter and conversation, but Percy still felt like an outsider, even after everything he'd done.
He hadn't fully found his place, not yet really.
Tearing his gaze away with a sigh the Son of Poseidon makes his way to the central hearth to make an offering.
With a portion of his meal selected Percy gets ready to offer it to his dad when—
"Hey Jackson!"
Percy nearly jumped out of his skin. You had appeared beside him, tray in hand with a grin like you'd just won the lottery.
"Uh...hey." he managed caught off guard.
You leaned forward, watching him with wide eyes as he prepared to toss the food into the hearth. "Whatcha doing?"
The Demigod glances down at the hearth then back at you. "Just uh, just giving an offering to my dad."
"Oh cool! It's sweet you do that," you replied with a grin, humming thoughtfully as you looked at the flames. "Guess I should do that too."
Percy's brows raised in curiosity as he watched you step up to the fire.
He assumed you'd pick something off your plate—maybe a small portion to toss in as an offering like everyone else did—but instead you did something that made his heart skip a beat:
You reached directly into the flames.
"Whoa wait—what are you—?!" Percy sputtered eyes widening in disbelief.
Instead of pulling your hand away with a scream of agony, you calmly pluck a half-cooked piece of [food] from the fire.
Percy's mouth dropped open in a mixture of shock and confusion plastered on his face.
"What?" You blink at him before following his gaze to the still-flaming food in your hand. "Oh there wasn't any more of my mom's favorite left at the bar. I figured I'd just grab something quick before it burned all the way through ya know?"
Percy stared at you like you were from another planet. "Your mom's favorite food?"
"Yep," you confirm with a grin. "She's a picky eater sometimes. Then again I guess Eris isn't the easiest Goddess to please."
Shrugging as though this was common knowledge, you turn the food in your hand to inspect it further. "I usually only give blessings for her. Oh and Ares too—only if he hasn't ticked me off though."
Percy's brain tried to catch up with the words you'd just said. His mouth moved, but no words came out for a second. "Wait so...you're only making offerings to Eris and Ares?"
You make a small prayer for your mom before throwing the food back into the hearth and turn to the blonde boy.
"Uh-huh! The others don't really care much for me. I mean can you blame them? No one likes messing with my mom, and by extension me. She causes too much trouble even for them." You flashed him a playful grin. "Plus, I think I'm her favorite."
He shook his head unable to wrap his mind around how nonchalant you were about everything.
"You're...impossible," Percy mumbled, his tone equal parts baffled and impressed.
"You're not the first person to say that," you teased with a wink and nudge him lightly. "Anyway, looks like you're all alone today. Mind if I join you?"
Before he could respond you were already dragging him to one of the emptier tables.
Percy was still trying to figure you out. You weren't dangerous—at least not in the way he'd expect a child of Eris to be.
But you were unsettling in your own way; friendly yet... strange, an almost too carefree energy about you.
"So," you lean forward with a bright-eyed grin, "What's your story? I mean I know the basics—son of Poseidon, fought the God of War, saved the day and all—but how's a guy like you end up doing all that?"
Percy gave you a sideways look. "You already know all that stuff. You seem to know everything that goes on around camp."
"True," you admit with a pout. "But I wanna hear it from you. Stories are way more fun that way."
He hesitated, still unsure if you were genuinely curious or just setting him up for another round of subtle digs.
But surprisingly the more you pressed, the more you managed to pull bits and pieces of his story from him.
He talked a little about his mom and how much she meant to him—though he skipped over the worst parts.
"Wow only child in both worlds huh? That's a bummer. I was an only child out in the mortal world too, but Camp Half-Blood gave me a bunch of moody gloomy brothers and sisters." You waved vaguely in the direction of the Eris table, where your half-siblings sat.
Percy followed your gaze, eyes narrowing as he observed the difference between you and the others from your cabin.
They were all starkly different from you—dark, brooding, exuding an aura of chaos just by being around.
Like storm clouds or a brewing hurricane while you were the sunshine in the middle of it all.
It didn't make sense.
"You don't really fit in with them though," Percy said, gesturing to your siblings. "You're...not like them."
You tilt your head with a playful smirk tugging at your lips. "You'd be surprised. It's easier to blend in with chaos when you wear a smile. Keeps people guessing."
Satisfied with the answer Percy suddenly shifts in his seat.
His gaze dart around, unsure of how to bring up the topic that had been bugging him ever since your first meeting.
Finally he cleared his throat. "Uh...speaking of family. You mentioned your dad before. That he was...y'know..."
"A serial killer?" you finished for him, smile unfaltering.
Percy flinched at how easily the words rolled off your tongue, like it was just another quirky fact about your life.
"Yeah that."
"Oh my dad's the greatest!" you exclaimed, leaning back with a nostalgic sigh. "The sweetest man you'd ever meet—total golden retriever energy, always in pastels and soft colors. He's truly the last person you'd expect to have over two hundred bodies to his name."
Percy nearly choked on his drink. "Two hundred?!"
"The official documented count. They estimate there's more. He never really kept tabs so who knows," you add with a shrug.
The pre-teen was silent, his mind reeling as he tried to process what you'd just said. "And you...seem okay with that?"
"Why wouldn't I be? He was a good guy! I mean he only went after people who deserved it—kinda like Jigsaw. Strong moral compass and everything."
He purse his lips. "That's...that's not really the same thing."
"Eh. But hey, at least he stopped killing when I was born. Wanted to focus on raising me. He did start back when I turned six though." You smiled fondly as if reminiscing about happy childhood memories. "We even went on father-daughter hunting trips together. Great bonding time."
Percy's jaw dropped. "H-Hunting trips?"
"Yup! He'd teach me all about tracking, stealth, how to dispose of bodies. Said I had a natural gift for it."
He tried not to grimace at the thought of six-year-old you going on murder trips with a serial killer, a disturbingly vivid picture appearing in his mind.
"That's messed up," he blurted out unable to stop himself.
You giggled, waving it off like it was no big deal. "He got caught when I was nine. That's when I ended up in foster care."
The casual way you spoke about your past made Percy's skin crawl but he was too curious to stop listening. "Foster care?"
You poked at your food absentmindedly as you spoke. "It wasn't the best. Different homes, different people. It was toxic really: thrown bottles, yelling voices, a bruise here and there..."
Percy stiffened, the similarities between your childhood and his life with Gabe hitting a little too close to home.
Though it crashes at the sight of your dreamy expression, "...it was so chaotic. So beautiful."
"You're serious?" his voice was barely above a whisper, unsure if you were joking or genuine.
"Oh completely," you reply without missing a beat. "Chaos is unpredictable, uncontrollable. There's just something so freeing about it."
He swallowed hard feeling the gulf between how you both saw the world. What you called beautiful, he called trauma.
Not knowing how to respond to that he gives a stiff nod. "So um. W-what happened after that?"
You snapped out of your reverie and perk up again. "Oh right! So when I was around eleven I found out I was a Demigod. Arrived here and figured out who my mom was—Eris, goddess of strife and chaos, all that jazz."
A sense of relief filled him, feeling the conversation veer back to something he could at least wrap his head around. "And your dad?"
Your eyes brightened as if he'd asked the perfect question. "Well of course I started visiting him in prison once I figured out how to shadow travel."
"Wait," Percy blinked in surprise. "You visited him? Like you actually met him?"
"Yup," you said cheerfully. "I'd pop in during the night. To everyone else it just looked like he was talking to a dark corner. But I was there right beside him. Kept him company until..." Your voice trailed off but your smile didn't falter. "Well until he got the lethal injection when I turned twelve last year."
Percy stared at you, his mouth dry. "You were there?!"
"Duh. Who else was gonna be there for him? That's my dad after all...stayed with him until the very end."
A fond look appears on your face. "He even said his last words to me. Go out there and keep shaking things up sweetheart. The world's better with a little disorder..."
"Wow..." Was all Percy managed to say. He leans back in his seat as his mind reeled from everything you'd just told him. "I...uh...I'm sorry for your loss?"
You giggled, waving your hand dismissively. "Oh don't be. It's all good. He lived a full life you know? And I got to see it all."
Before either of you could continue the conversation a familiar voice cuts through the air. "____!"
Clarisse stormed over, her heavy boots thudding against the floor as she approached.
"Where have you been?!" She barked. Her scowl deepened when she saw Percy sitting across from you. "And what the Hades are you doing sitting with him?"
You simply smiled at her as if you hadn't noticed her foul mood at all.
"Just keeping Percy company," you chirped. "He looked lonely."
Clarisse huffed, her gaze sliding back to Percy with an unimpressed sneer. "Lonely huh? Poor little Seaweed Brain."
Percy bristled at the insult. He couldn't understand why you hang out with them, why they relied on you.
The question had been gnawing at him since he first noticed your strange connection with the Ares kids.
And now, with Clarisse glaring at him, he couldn't hold it in anymore.
"What's the deal with you and those Ares kids anyway? They treat you like—like you're their servant or something."
Clarisse's sneer twisted into something darker, her voice dropping low as she leaned over the table toward Percy.
"You don't know anything," she growled. "Just her mother is to our father, she's everything to us. Without her we wouldn't be able to fight the way we do. Spill blood the way we do. She makes us stronger."
The intensity in her voice caught Percy off guard.
There was a fierceness to her words, but there was also something deeper—something like reverence. Maybe even admiration.
The Ares cabin respected you, needed you in a way that went beyond simple reliance. It unsettled him.
He looked at you perplexed but you only smiled at him as if you'd heard this all before.
Sensing the tension building you gently place a hand on Clarisse's arm, your touch instantly diffusing her aggression.
"Relax Clarisse," you say with a grin. "Percy's not so bad. He's just curious."
Clarisse grumbled under her breath, clearly still annoyed but less intense now.
"Fine. Just don't take too long. You know where to find us." She glared at Percy one last time before turning on her heel and stomping away, though not before giving the Demigod one last warning glare.
You turn back to Percy with a playful glint in your eyes. "Looks like I saved just you from an ass-whooping. You owe me one."
Percy couldn't help but chuckle with a shake of his head.
"You sure are a wild one," his words slipped out before he could stop them.
"Wild....?" The word roll off your tongue. Your smirk darkened ever so slightly as if those words triggered something in you. 
Percy's brows furrowed unsure what you meant, but before he could ask, you raise your hand.
Dark inky smoke began to twist and curl from your palm, snaking around your fingers like living shadows.
The air seemed to thicken with energy and Percy could only watch transfixed as the smoke condensed into a solid shape—a golden apple.
It seemed to shimmer with a strange otherworldly light, pulse softly as though it had a heartbeat of its own.
Percy's breath hitched. There was something mesmerizing about it but also deeply unsettling.
He knew enough about myths to recognize what this was: The Apple of Discord.
"Wha—" Percy began, but the words died on his lips as you twirled your hand with an elegant flick of your wrist and the apple morphed.
In its place appeared a sleek new phone and a vape pen, both gleaming as though they had just been pulled out of a store display.
Percy barely had time to process what was happening before you casually tossed the objects a short distance from the table and stood up.
"Hey look!" you called out loud enough to catch the attention of the surrounding campers. "The newest [phone model] and a [flavored] vape from the mortal world!"
Heads snapped in your direction, eyes widening as campers spotted the coveted objects lying on the ground.
In an instant the entire dining pavilion erupted into chaos.
Campers lunged for the phone and vape, shoving and pushing each other out of the way desperate to claim the prize.
Voices rose, chairs screeched across the floor, and fists flew as they scramble for the items intensified.
Percy could only sit there watching in stunned disbelief as the scene unfolded around him.
Campers who had been peacefully eating moments before were now engaged in full-on brawls all over a phone and a vape.
It was like a bomb had gone off and you had lit the fuse.
From across the way, Clarisse and the Ares kids along with your half-siblings, watched the chaos unfold with bored amusement.
They barely paid attention as they continued eating, as if this kind of spectacle was a routine occurrence. It probably was.
You calmly sit back down in your seat with a soft giddy sigh as if you had just finished a particularly satisfying task.
You didn't even glance at the chaos you'd caused, your focus entirely on your food as you took a slow bite.
"Wild you say...?"
A pale-faced Percy turned to look at you. The sheer ease in which you'd thrown the entire pavilion into disorder left him speechless.
Finally, you turn back to him, still smiling that sweet carefree smile. "...you have no idea~"
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