From the other side of the tree Sky could see Atlas, in an orange and black jester outfit with stars, this time no hat but a body suit that continued up until his head. He smiled as he walked forwards from the gigantic broken wall, behind him eight individuals emerging from the shadows. Sky recognized Elsa, Rune, Nebula, Neutra and Nova but there were four others with them.
Slowly Sky made his way around the tree and stood a few steps in front of Atlas.
"Welcome to The Eagles Nest." He smiled, opening his arms as if presenting the entire cave to him.
Instinctively Sky looked around, even though he had done so already.
"Now then, a formal introduction is due I believe." He moved to the side signaling for the others to step up.
It was Nebula who walked up first. "I'm Nebula, One of Atlas' three moons!" He beamed proudly, grabbing Sky's hand aggressively and shaking it before joining Atlas on the side.
Neutra walked up next and studied him. "Neutra, another of Atlas' three moons, it'll be nice fighting with one of my own." She said before moving to the side.
"Nova, three moons." Nova said quickly.
Once they had finished, the others took a step forward. A strange sense of intimidation took over Sky as he stared at the five individuals, all smiling and chuckling.
Suddenly Elsa leapt forwards and did a twirl. "You already know me! I'm the daughter of Dionysus!" She laughed, turning around and grabbing someone behind her.
Once she pulled her forwards Sky had to rub his eyes to make sure he was seeing them correctly. The other person looked just like Elsa, the only differences being that she had longer, puffier hair, was extremely muscular, and had a larger chest. She was wearing a white bra band with a puffy, green windbreaker over it with black shorts and boots.
"And this is Faust, my younger twin sister!!" Elsa exclaimed.
"Y-younger?" Sky mumbled.
"I heard that!!" Faust shouted, "Don't think that just because I'm bigger than her that I'm older, you hear me walking cottonball."
"Cottonball?!" Sky shouted.
Suddenly Elsa pulled Faust, mumbling something in her ear.
Rune stepped up next. "Rune, son of Athena, forgive me, I get shy sometimes." He said quickly as he moved to the side.
"Shy…?" Sky mumbled, remembering how when they had first met he had been studying Sky extremely closely and how he'd taken full control of the town hall when explaining the plan.
The next person to step up was a short, blocky man that reminded Sky of Bjornn. He had short orange hair that had been spiked up in a mohawk, and a long orange beard that had been braided with golden pieces. He had a large, reddish nose and wrinkles surrounding his eyes and lower mouth. He wore a white apron, burned and colored, over a white tank top and thick black pants with brown boots.
He continued walking up until he had reached Sky's shoulder, grabbing Sky's hand and forcefully shaking it. Sky's first instinct was to pull back due to the extreme heat his hand omitted but very quickly it died down.
"Blitz! Son of Hephaestus!!" He said cheerfully and with a hearty laugh, "Pleasure to have you on board!!" He shouted, smacking Sky's back as he continued to join the others.
Finally the person standing in the back, the one who had a different air around them, walked forwards, sending every instinct in Sky's body off. Unconsciously Sky took a step backwards.
"I don't bite." The person said as they approached him.
She had a muscular yet slim build and wore a red bandana, hiding her long, pink hair that was tied into a tight bun yet still visible from the side and back. She wore a black leather jacket with stones and a white tank top underneath with green cargo pants tucked into black boots. Strapped to her hips was a long blade, to her thighs, a pair of daggers, across her back, a retractable spear and a bronze wristband on her right arm. Sky saw that despite the weapons she carried and the way she dressed, she looked beautiful. She had gentle, blue eyes, a small, petite nose and a small chin. While looking at her chin, Sky saw something white along her back, a pair of small wings fluttering.
"Lea, daughter of Aries," She said, almost sensing Sky's gaze, she fluttered her wings even more, "Love tribe." She said as she joined the others.
"And the man that had been watching you this entire time!" Atlas said loudly pointing to behind Sky.
Sky's eyes widened as he suddenly spun around. From the right corner of the entrance, he saw the shadows dancing and moving as a figure formed there, slowly walking out. He had long, flowy, silver hair, green eyes and sharp pointy ears. He wore a purple cloak that had its hood on with black gloves and boots and a black face covering, hiding his face from the bridge of his nose down to his chin. From the distance Sky could make out a beige pouch that was strapped to his lower back, to his leg a small metallic device and just above the pouch a silver quiver full of arrows.
He continued walking until he was face to face with Sky. The two studied each other as they sensed a strange connection to one another.
"Silk…" He said quietly, "Son of Artemis."
"You were the one who jumped behind the building weren't you?" Sky asked.
A look of annoyance danced in Silk's eyes. "It was the girl…" He murmured as he walked past Sky and joined the others.
"He's also the same age as you." Atlas smiled.
Sky turned around and looked at the individuals who were standing together, next to the large tree. They seemed strong, united, powerful, giving off a warm yet powerful feeling.
"Just like Hero's Stronghold as its demigods, these are our masters!" Atlas shouted beckoning to the others.
Sky stared, wondering what that meant.
Seeing the perplexed look on Sky's face Atlas quickly started again. "But don't worry boy, you won't have to join them!" He said.