The Muses: Titans Return

Chapter 9

"Anastasia! What's going on? Why is Alpha Elijah coming?" He says catching up to me outside the kitchen office. He turns me around and look at me.

"Rouges were approached by witches working for Valentine. That means the Titans have witches and werewolves. I have access to both groups Deities so I decided to take things into my own hands to get them to accept. Jace needed pushed by Hecate. Alpha Elijah needed to be reminded that at the end of the day his title of Alpha means nothing to Goddesses." I walk in to the office with a smile on my face greeting a scowling Mystis. The only way she would willing get extra rooms and buildings ready is if I had a conversation with some of the Nymphs that were working in the kitchen as extra hands since we have an army here. I agree and decide that I will have that conversation later tonight.

I look over and realize Cerberus hasn't left my side and I pat his head with a smile, "At least I know you won't argue with me." Cerberus puts a goofy smile on his face and sits next to me. I walk to my blacksmith shop and I see Hephaestus talking to one of my blacksmiths about the swords. "Excuse me Hephaestus, I have the papers from Deimos that you asked for?" I say handing him the folder I was handed a while ago.

"Oh fantastic now I can see what you guys are wasting precious materials on!" Hephaestus opens it and looks through the papers. He eyebrows shoot up shocked. "Well either Deimos is really Athena's son or you are not Hades' daughter. One of you guys are smart and averaged materials accordingly." I chuckle and Hephaestus looks at me with a slight smile.

"Well my step father is the Alpha of a wolf pack. I was taught how to care for a home as an Alpha and Luna even though I didn't follow the shifter side of me." I chuckle. Hephaestus looks at me shocked and then back at the papers.

"I will say Deimos and Phobos did not need new weapons, but it didn't take away from the production and quality of the other weapons. Do not show Zeus or Hera this because they will fire me." He laughs, "Where are the extra weapons housed?" I motion for him to follow me and we head to a church like building right next door to the mansion. When we entered the Sons and Daughters of Ares were training and so were some of the other Gods and Goddesses kids.

"In the back there is our Armory." I lead him back and when the double doors open his eyes get wide.

"You guys did this in four years?" He asked looking around shocked. I didn't think this was impressive at all. In total we had on record roughly thirteen million arrows, three hundred and seventy swords and four hundred shields. All four hundred and fifty members of Kaydagra had their own full body gladiator armor to fight.

"I actually feel like we could do better than this. That's why we require everyone to learn to fight starting at the age of 8 with basic combat." I say looking around the room and stopping looking at Hephaestus. He looks at me shocked and shakes his head.

"Wow, I knew Ares had the boys doing rigorous training but I didn't realize it was too that extent. Who sets the training schedule?" Hephaestus asked as we walked out of the Armory and back into the training hall.

"Bo makes it up but Deimos has the final say. He makes sure that everyone can at least protect themselves to some degree. At 15 they start basic weapon combat. Then when we are attacked we have them in a safe room with the elderly and children to protect them." I say as we pass the different age groups. We want everyone to be able to have the chance to survive.

We finally walk out of the building and I give him a wave as Cerberus and I walk back to the house as Hephaestus goes back to the shop to increase weapon making. I call a meeting with the kitchen staff. They all walk in and I see the one I know I will have an issue with. An Underworld Naiad Nymph.

"I have been informed that some of you think that kitchen work is beneath you. I am here to remind you that, you couldn't be so wrong. It doesn't matter who your related to and who you know." I look at one person and everyone looks at her too. This Nymph looks around at everyone upset. "Your Gods have demanded your service to serve other Gods. Minthe," I call out the Nymph, "Hades commanded you serve under my rule while you are in my home. You will do as I say."

Minthe opens her mouth trying to speak, "I do not care that you have or had a s****l relationship with my father. He has told you to listen to me. What ever Mystis says you can assume I approved before hand. Minthe glares at me and huffs, "If you have an issue you can take it up with my dog. He's not as nice as I am." As I say this Cerberus comes up behind me growling. He stands behind me with one of his three heads above my head, one to my left and one to my right. He growls and most of the Nymphs pale nodding their head. Minthe just glares at me. I give her one last glare and stepped out of the kitchen leaving them to continue their work.

The rest of the evening goes by uneventfully. Deimos got a text from Jace saying that he had gotten a letter from Hecate and that he and his coven were on their way. Alpha Elijah lands in 20 minutes so Deimos, Phobos, Melinoe, Selene and I stood out by the runway as his planes come in. He came in with 5 large military transport planes and a private jet. Three of the planes had the Conservation Team and two planes had resources, weapons and medical supplies. Alpha Elijah emerges from his private jet with Beta Luke and Gamma Taylor behind him. When Elijah locks eyes with me I can see a glint of approval and pride in his eyes. He would never show it in public but Elijah was the father figure my own couldn't be.