"… House of Primordials?" Percy asked after several minutes of silence much to Cronus' amusement.
"Yep," he replied with a smirk. "Think of it as a 'Welcome to the Club' gift from dear old mom." The room suddenly darkened as everyone felt a shiver run down their spines while Cronus got panicky as he looked up.
"I mean, dear, beautiful and not-at-all-old mom!" he corrected and then the oppressive atmosphere disappeared much to the council's relief.
Cronus still looked a little skittish but relaxed after a bit as he checked his watch before returning his attention to them. "So, are we going up or what?"
Percy glanced around to the others, getting mostly curious faces and excited nods so he added his own.
"Excellent! Then everyone come up and put a hand on me. Once I've flashed you there, you'll be able to travel freely to and from," Cronus instructed to which they followed.
Once everyone had some form of contact with Cronus and Percy gave a quick glance to the silent Lupa, Cronus flashed away with them. It took a few seconds before Percy felt sudden ground beneath his feet before he started to look around and gasped along with everyone else.
To put it in short, the House of Primordials was on a small island however … the crucial part was that it was a floating island in space! Percy marveled as he looked over the edge of a platform they'd landed on to see the entire western hemisphere below them.
Tearing his gaze from the sight of the planet, Percy looked across the horizon, spotting the actual moon itself and the sun across from it. He squinted slightly at the direct line of sight, feeling only mild discomfort but otherwise fine with the exposure. He then turned around to marvel at their island and their home on it.
Rather than some palace or temple, their home looked far more like a massive villa formed to the natural terrain of the island, at most being two floors.
It was made of marble, with a large set of stairs leading up from the platform they'd arrived on to the villa entrance. Surrounding the villa and covering the island was a literally silvery foliage, much like the garden he'd formed with Nyx for the House of Night.
The grass and small bushes seemed to be made of solid silver and white light, fluttering in a non-existent wind and giving off a gentle glow. The entire island seemed to glow in fact and unless looking at the sun directly, it almost felt like the island was in a perpetual twilight.
"Well," Cronus started with far too much amusement in his voice, "Unless you all plan to gawk away for the rest of the evening, let's head inside."
No one said anything as they followed almost numbly, Percy just barely registering that they were mortal size again considering that Nico wasn't on Jason's shoulder anymore.
"Mind you, only a primordial can teleport here. Regular gods can't even if they've been brought here before. Think of it as a privacy and security feature," Cronus added offhandedly as they walked.
After the small flight of stairs they entered a large foyer though a grand archway and he could see the living room beyond. Taking a few minutes before everyone got an eyeful, Cronus walked on, talking all the while.
"So this will be your official home and don't worry, similar spirits to the ones in the Palace of the Sky will tend to it. That way is a large dining room and kitchen separated by a half wall," he said while pointing to said room with a high ceiling and sun roof allowing for them to see the unending expanse of space.
"White Oak and Redwood for most of the furniture, solid moonlight silverware and pottery with a fully stocked kitchen for those of you who cook," he continued on with a wink directed to Rhea and Hestia.
They arrived to the living room and took it in, noting for the first time an entire wall was glass with a patio and pool of all things, an artificial waterfall creating a gentle sound of running water. It took all of three seconds for Thalia to take to one of the rather nice couches and look around as the others spread out.
Cronus kept droning on about their villa and some of the facilities, like a personal gym (sparring ring included), garage for little projects that possibly weren't safe for Earth until finished, and so forth.
Percy just took it all in as he walked out to the patio and looked out at the world. 'It looks so … small now. Is this really all there is to us, with one little world, or is there more out there?' he wondered as his eyes shifted to the stars beyond.
Sometimes when he looked up at the night skies he felt like there truly was. His domains of Darkness, Shadows, and Cold were distinct to Night, a domain dependent in a way to the motion of celestial bodies.
But his other domains had no such restriction and at times he felt like he had far more input than he should. Even now he could spot the moon far off to the horizon and without being able to see beyond it, he knew what the dark part looked like.
'I wonder … could I?' His thought about possibly asking Cronus if he knew but his ideas were derailed when a pair of slender arms wrapped around his arms from behind.
"Hey handsome," came a sultry whisper right next to his ear making him shudder as he glanced to see the beautiful face of Rhea. The look in her eyes was one that he recognized well and a part of him was tempted to act on it right there, not caring about the audience.
Her knowing grin was all he needed to know she was purposely riling him up before she continued to whisper.
"Tonight, I'll be waiting in our new room … after all, that new bed needs to be broken in." She then gave his ear a nibble and ran off like the little minx she was before he could do anything about it.
He couldn't get stop grinning in anticipation though.
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Percy was resting against the headboard of his new bed, still taking in the sight. His, Rhea, and Hestia's room was on the second floor and across from Jason's, with Thalia and Andromeda to the sides.
Much like in the House of Night the walls were rare black marble, smoothed and polished till they sparkled, with equally dark tiles.
However the walls also had carvings marked with ruby and emerald, depicting forests and small fires with tiny bulbs of solid light mirroring his favored constellations. In all it felt as if he was actually out at night, a warm fire near and the beauty of a clear night.
How he relished in it and knew Rhea and Hestia had loved it just as much. He was dressed in little more than boxers while resting on the satin sheets, his gaze locked on the closed bathroom door.
Once he'd arrived Rhea had called to him from the other side, telling him to relax on the bed and leaving him to his thoughts. He frowned slightly when he thought of Hestia though while also wondering where she was.
To not make her uncomfortable Rhea and Percy had held themselves back from going further than making out and heavy petting while in her presence since that was all Hestia had shown to be comfortable with in participating herself.
At times he and Rhea would have some oral whenever there was free time and Hestia's wasn't around as to not make her uncomfortable.
Now though he didn't think she had anything pressing to do but she wasn't here. His thoughts on her location though were thrown out the moment the bathroom door opened and his higher brain functions stopped.
There, leaning against the doorway, was Rhea dressing a black and red, lacy corset that pushed her breasts together to the point Percy wondered if they would pop out. Accompanying the corset was a bright red thong that tied at the sides and garter belt attached to dark stocking reaching mid-thigh.
Lastly were the little red pair of devil horns she'd probably used her power to form peeking out from her rich brown hair freely spilling over her shoulders, her hazel-gold eyes looking at him like a fine cut of meat. He took in her every supple curve and inch of exquisitely exposed skin, relishing in the slightly silvery blush adorning her cheeks as he eyed her.
"Oh dear," Rhea said in a throaty voice making him growl much to her enjoyment, "It seems the beast is barely holding back … and to think this isn't all …"
Percy didn't catch her meaning initially, his mind more focused on getting her to the bed. However nearly all mental facilities left him when Rhea was joined in the doorway, his eyes widening and jaw dropping at the sight of Hestia.
Unlike Rhea, Hestia had a shy smile and large blush as she tapped her fingers together adorably. She was dressed in a white, lacy and all but transparent nightgown that didn't pass her belly button, white booty shorts with the same type of garter belt as Rhea and white stockings.
However, unlike Rhea, Hestia had a little golden halo hovering above her head. Next to Rhea, the pair pulled the perfect angel/devil pair.
Hestia hesitantly locked eyes with him, silently asking his thoughts on her appearance with Rhea smirking beside her. Then, ever so gently but with an oh-so delectable sway to her hips, Rhea led Hestia to the edge of the bed until both had a knee on the bed. Only then did Hestia speak softly, "W-what … do you think?"
Percy didn't say anything, instead slowly crawling towards the edge like a wolf, a part of him taking delight in the slight squirming both goddess did under his intense gaze. Once he was in front of both he took one of their hands kissed the back of their knuckles without looking away from their faces before speaking.
"You both look absolutely stunning," he said in a warm tone with an underlying growl, his self-control waning by the minute.
"Really?" both asked in soft voices, their blushes increasing with their big eyes drawing him into them.
He gently cupped their cheeks as he leaned and said, "Really. My loves, me perfect queens …" He then leaned closer until his head was between theirs and huskily whispered in their ears, "… And I'm going to show you both how much my queens mean to me."
He relished in how both shivered in anticipation, their scents of arousal starting to permeate the air as he wrapped an arm around each …
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