Gods' Eye View
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Strings of Fate by Keyseeker
Fandoms: The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
12 Jul 2022
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Carefully, I picked out Apollo’s string. It glowed vibrantly, as the strings of all divine beings do. Mine most brilliantly of all, of course, though Apollo’s always seemed to be trying to outshine it. I firmly grasped hold of it, matching its own glow with my own. Slowly, I exerted my will, my power, pressing my radiance against the manifestation of Apollo’s, slowly increasing my light until it overpowered his.
Yet, it resisted me, its glow strengthening, refusing to surrender. I grit my teeth. “I am Zeus, King of the Gods, and your father. Submit to me.”
-----Zeus tries to turn Apollo into a mortal. It does not go as well as he expected.
That only incenses him further.
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- Part 1 of Gods' Eye View
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Gods' Eye View - Book 1: The Hidden Oracle by Keyseeker
Fandoms: The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
27 Nov 2022
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I tried to keep my face impassive as my little brother hurtled through the air.
It did not pay to show weakness while in the company of other gods. Passion, yes- but not weakness. That’s why Father had called a council meeting, after all. To show us Apollo’s trials, everything my twin would have to suffer through for having dared to oppose him. It was his way of reinforcing his iron grip on us, of showing he still had power, after the debacles and humiliation from the Second Titan War and the Second Giants War - particularly the latter, as Zeus did more to hinder the efforts to combat Gaea than to help. If we’d all done what he’d commanded, we’d be destroyed by now.
Zeus would never admit to that. Not out loud. But he knows we’re all thinking it.
So naturally, my little brother is his scapegoat.
------------Zeus calls the Council together to watch Apollo's punishment.
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- Part 2 of Gods' Eye View
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Gods' Eye View - Book 2: The Dark Prophecy by Keyseeker
Fandoms: The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
03 Sep 2023
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I relaxed, watching Apollo, Leo, and Calypso fly around on Festus.
Well. I say “relaxed” but it’s more like “bored out of my skull”. Much as I was glad I could watch over my brother in some form, simply observing him sitting - even if it was sitting on a large bronze flying dragon - got dull fast. Especially when this had been going on for SIX. WEEKS.
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The Council continues watching Apollo's punishment during his trial to keep the second Oracle out of the Emperors hands. Artemis attempts some intervention of her own... but can she pull it off without getting caught?Series
- Part 3 of Gods' Eye View
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Gods' Eye View - Book 3: The Burning Maze by Keyseeker
Fandoms: The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
07 Jul 2024
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The rest of the Council seemed to have picked up on Apollo’s sudden lack of skill - I’d heard surprised murmurings whenever he’d missed a shot that normally, even one of his untrained kids would make with ease. Thankfully, none of them seemed to suspect my involvement in his skill decrease. While I wanted them all to be aware that crossing me had bad consequences, it was best to let them believe that I had not interfered in the trials I had set him. I had every right to do so, of course, being the king, but some of them may not see it that way, just as some of them complained whenever I dominated a game using my kingly powers.
It was unfair how some of them judged me, but that was sometimes the way of things. A king’s burden was truly heavy at times. I had to do what was best for everyone, even if they couldn’t see it.
---The Council watches the events of the Burning Maze. Poseidon has a crush, Ares is gunning to adopt a satyr, Artemis is ready to leap through the screen, and Zeus is a dick - but what else is new?
Updates on Sundays.
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- Part 4 of Gods' Eye View
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Gods' Eye View - Book 4: The Tyrant's Tomb by Keyseeker
Fandoms: The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
09 Oct 2024
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My brother was a pragmatic coward. Those who might possibly become threats later he did his utmost to… neutralize before such a thing could come to pass, but those who already were threats, he sought to placate in such a way as to avoid them coming after him. If they were “beneath him”, like demigods and the more minor gods were, he may still do things to try to “put them in their place”, humiliate them in small ways – but try to avoid doing something that the person would truly not be able to forgive.
Jason was not yet a threat. He did not have that protection. Yet he persisted in trying to reason with my brother anyway.
I was not surprised at Zeus’s lack of mourning over Jason’s demise.
---The Council continues to watch Apollo's adventures. Athena still carries a grudge against the Romans (though she's stopped sending demigods to die over it), Poseidon mourns Incitatus's tragic death, and Pluto would like everyone to appreciate how hard it is to keep his minions in the Underworld.
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Already complete, updates every Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday.Series
- Part 5 of Gods' Eye View
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Gods' Eye View - Book 5: The Tower Of Nero by Keyseeker
Fandoms: The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
01 Dec 2024
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Apollo failing at completing his duties allowed Python to reassert his claim over Delphi to begin with. It made sense Apollo would have to clean up his own mess. This was simply another trial he’d have to pass if he wished to be a god again. No one could fault me for not interfering in his struggles – the Fates themselves had decreed that he’d have to be the one to retake Delphi.
If he actually succeeded at doing so, then surely he would have been appropriately humbled by then. The Fates would not allow him to reclaim godhood unless he’d demonstrated sufficient deference towards those above him and a commitment to fulfilling his duties.
This was just another way the Fates had arranged for Apollo to be tested.
---The Council watches the final Trials of Apollo book. Zeus is deep in denial, Artemis is ALSO in denial but for a different reason, and Demeter does not like Lu.
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- Part 6 of Gods' Eye View