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Well, blog-wise. Since I started the Mercurial re-write and realized that the entire book would basically be different, I decided that I should start over (and also it'll be way easier to update this blog if I turn it into a sideblog). So yeah, you should all go follow that because I won't be using this one anymore.

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To everyone that's been asking me story related questions on my personal blog: I'll do a separate video answering questions related to Mercurial (or any of my other stories, I guess) on this blog. I'll transfer all relevant questions that were already asked to this one, and if anyone wants to ask any more, the ask is open. :)

To anyone that doesn't know what I'm talking about, I'll be making a video answering questions about the story. If you have any, send them in and I will try to answer. :) (And guess what? Now that the story's over, I don't forsee any need to keep secrets. :D)

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Where are the Olympians going to drop Hypnos when he's mortal? I was discussing this with a friend earlier and we had some really weird options. We thought that Hypnos his reaction would be quite funny if he got dropped in the Sahara or in the middle of the ocean. :)

They wouldn't be that cruel; since he's mortal now, if they did that, it'd probably kill him. While I'm sure many of them wouldn't be too disappointed if that happened, they're not supposed to deliberately kill him. Now that he's harmless, they're supposed to keep out of his business unless it's a direct danger to them.

Uzbekistan. They think it'll keep him out of trouble.

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"Goodbye."

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I've got a few questions about assistants. You said that they could turn down that offer. We've met one of Hades his servants and she was/seemed scared of him. So if she's scared of him, why didn't she turn down the offer? And what will happen with Hypnos' servants? Will they get any kind of punishment for what he did?

Servants are not the same as assistants. Assistants have more freedom and are, as you said, able to choose whether they'd like to accept the job. Servants...don't require consent. Let's just say.

As for Hypnos' servants, they'll be released. Their memories of their time in Hypnos' control will be erased, they'll be given new pasts, and they'll be set loose in the mortal world.

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Do Apollo's arrows have special effects (e.g. Hawkeye's arrows)? If yes, which ones and why? If no, why not? And what about Artemis' arrows?

Erm, yeah, the powers they traditionally come with. I believe there are normal ones, plague/healing related ones, fiery ones(?), etc. I'm sure if you looked them up, you could find them. I would myself, but I'm on my iPod.

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I think that Apollo is very terrifying when he's angry.

I would agree. All gods are terrifying when they're angry; that kind of comes with the territory.

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Hypnos paints?! What does he paint? Which styles?

He'll paint in any style, but he likes surrealism and transcendentalism the best. (Sorry it took so long to answer!)

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Why did you pick Hypnos as the leader of the rebellion? You could have picked anyone so why did you choose him?

Hm. I don't know. I think...Remember when I insinuated that Hades was the actual villan? And basically everyone got mad at me because "Hades is always the villan, that's so stereotypical and unoriginal, etc..." Well, I feel the same, really. It's always one of the Twelve who's the villan in stories like this, and I thought that in itself was interesting because what about the minor gods? There are tons of them, and they're rarely remembered, much less major characters in stories. So I figured, hey, I'm sure some of them were pretty upset about it. Hypnos, I thought, with his domain and the fact that his sons (though I really only used Morpheus) helped him with stuff gave him a lot to work with, rebellion-wise. And to me, Hypnos seems like a pretty crafty guy, somewhere up there with Hermes.

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Hi Lily, I was just wondering... How did you come up with the torture scene between Lucy and Hypnos?

Um...psychotic tendencies.... I'm sure it was at least partially subconsciously affected by the shows I've watched, but yeah, otherwise it was just me writing.

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Fighting Words

Hermes rounded on Apollo as they left the throne room. "What's your problem, Apollo?"

The blond god stood his ground and folded his arms across his chest. "What problem?"

Hermes scowled. "What problem? The problem where you seem to hate Lucy now. What. Is. Your. Problem?" With each word, Hermes jabbed his brother in the chest.

Apollo glowered at him. "My problem, Hermes, is that she's not good for you." He stepped forward, forcing Hermes backward.

"How?" Hermes growled furiously. He brought his hand up and Apollo mirrored his movements. A sword appeared in Apollo's hand just as a caduceus appeared in Hermes'.

"She makes you weak, brother." Apollo shoved his sword forward and Hermes leaped back, metal clashing.

"She does not!"

Apollo whirled around, thrusting his sword out and catching Hermes' arm. Hermes hissed and Apollo's lips curled up in a hard smirk. "She distracts you, making you weak. Every moment she spends alive is a danger to you."

Hermes narrowed his eyes, spinning his caduceus around to collide with Apollo's ribs with an audible crack. Apollo winced and limped backward, his hand pressed against the injury. "How much of this is objective, Apollo?"

"None of it, obviously. Were it to be objective, I wouldn't have told you at all because it's better for me to have your weakness pinpointed to exploit should I need to. I'm telling you this because you're my brother and I don't want you to get hurt again!" He healed as he spoke and rushed Hermes again.

Hermes threw him against the wall. "That's why? Not because of Cassandra, not at all?"

All emotion dropped from Apollo's face to be replaced with a flat, angry expression. "Don't bring that up, Hermes."

A cold smirk appeared on Hermes' face and he circled the god who hadn't bothered to get up. "No, this has nothing to do with Cassandra. The girl you wanted to protect so badly, and hurt so much. You're angry that I've protected Lucy better than you protected Cassandra."

Apollo flew over Hermes's head and grabbed his neck, holding his sword against his brother's throat. "Do not talk about Cassandra, Hermes," he hissed. "And if I remember correctly, you haven't done a much better job, since she's dead right now."

Hermes tensed. "I'm going to get her back."

Apollo laughed harshly. "Mortals never come back from the Underworld. Lucy's not going to be the first."

Hermes smashed his head against Apollo's face. When Apollo dropped his hands to cover his broken nose, Hermes whirled around and pointed his caduceus at his brother's chest. "She will," he snarled. "Just because you weren't clever enough to rescue Cassandra doesn't mean I'm not clever enough to rescue Lucy."

Apollo glared at his brother, wiping the golden blood away. "See what I mean? You never would have said any of that had it not been for your mortal. She's changed you."

Hermes dropped his caduceus and it disintegrated before it could hit the ground. "Maybe it's better that she did." He spun around, walking away.

He heard Apollo call, "I hope you're still my brother, Hermes."

Hermes clenched his fists and said nothing.

This is an interaction between Hermes and Apollo that I really wanted to put into the story, because it goes more into why Apollo doesn't like Lucy anymore, but it just never really fit. So here it is. :)

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I know that there are still questions out there... :)

Hm? I'm sorry, what do you mean?

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What are the favorite pastimes of Apollo, Hermes, Ares, Hypnos, Lucy and Artemis?

Apollo: music, archery, horse riding, pretty much any other competitive recreation.

Hermes: reading, racing, video games, arguing with people (he's very argumentative).

Ares: video games, fighting, competitive sports.

Hypnos: reading, painting, I suppose plotting.

Lucy: music, reading, artsy stuff.

Artemis: archery, wildlife care (like, hanging with animals and stuff), hunting with her Huntresses.

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What does Lucy's name mean? And did you chose it with a specific reason or did you just like it?

Um, behindthename.com says it's a form of Lucia, which in turn is a form of Lucius, which is derived from 'light'. I didn't choose it for any specific reason. It just seemed like a good name for her.

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This is a question for Morpheus. What kind of father is Hypnos? He doesn't seem very fatherly, so to say.

He's...he's a lot like Lucy's father, actually. They're both very demanding, not very emotional. They expect a lot out of their kids and don't give the affection that children expect from their parents. I think, out of everyone, Morpheus would understand Lucy's childhood the best because of this.

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How come that Hermes and Apollo became friends (seeing that Hermes stole Apollo's cows first) and why did Hermes actually steal Apollo's cows?

He stole them because he was bored and he could. They became friends because...I don't know, how do people normally become friends? They had stuff in common (their personalities).