“I swear on styx”He said. A rumble of thunder crackled in the distance and the crowd went silent.
“That was a very serious oath”Zeus tutted. His face flushed and he bunched his hands at his side, he wasn’t a child, he knew what he was doing. If gods could go mad with power just imagine what that could do to people. He didn’t want the power or prestige, he just wanted to explore.
“Not everyone craves power.”He said staring the god down, “I want this title to help my father, not overthrow him or bring shame to my family name”
“Nico…”Hades mumbled in warning.
But Nico didn’t care. He wasn’t too good at biting his tongue when assumptions were made about his character. He was definitely in for it with Hades but seeing Zeus try not to blow his circuit was well satisfactory. The corner of his lip quirked up slightly and he raised a brow. I dare you, his face read. I dare you to make a scene in front of all these heroes. The god narrowed his eyes at him and snapped his finger at Demeter who was holding the crown. He plucked the crown off the velvet pillow and raised it above the demigod’s heads.
“Gods, Heroes, you all heard the boys oath”Zeus said, “From this moment on Nicolai Di Angelo will now be known as successor to Hades throne and Prince of the underworld!”