I sailed an ocean, unsettled ocean
Through restless waters and deep commotion
Often frightened, unenlightened
Sail on, sail on sailor
I wrest the waters, fight Neptune's waters
Sail through the sorrow of life's marauders
Unrepenting, often plenty
Sail on, sail on sailor
Caught alone like a sewer rat, but I sail
Bought like a crust of bread, but oh do I wail
Seldom stumble, never crumble
Try to tumble, life's a rumble
Feel the stinging I've been given
Never ending, unrelenting
Heartbreak searing, always fearing
Never caring, persevering
Sail on, sail on sailor
-"Sail on Sailor" - The Beach Boys
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Maritae's life has been nothing short of long and complicated. She was born in 1260 BC in Athens, Greece to Poseidon and a secret goddess. The goddess remains a virgin, however, so there was a way to have her without... well... you know. She was taken to be raised in Atlantis with Poseidon and Amphitrite and passed off as their child. To do so, Hecate was in on the plan to hide her traits that she got from her mother, which were colored streaks in her hair and specks of another color in her eyes. She was also told to not use certain abilities outside of the palace. She grew up a happy little goddess, always swimming about, making friends, and making others laugh. She also enjoyed music, so she would sing with Amphitrite every day at a certain time. Her mother never came to visit her (or so she thought), but some of the other gods and goddesses did. She actually didn't know who her mother was for a while.
When she was 8 years old, Chaos, the creator of the universe, picked her and 27 demigods to go with him and train. So for 12 years, she trained hard with her abilities over water, the abilities she gained from her mother, swordsmanship, etiquette, so on and so forth. During training, she met a boy who was 2 years older than her named _____. He was a demigod son of Apollo and she was just naturally drawn to him. They became the best of friends, along with several of the others. Chaos watched them diligently, even when they thought he wasn't watching. He was proud of their seriousness. Everything started to change for all of them when Maritae turned 12 years old.
On her 12th birthday, Chaos, called them to the throne room. Once they were there, they saw all of the primordials, gods (including Hestia and Hades), and about 1,200 people. Slowly, Chaos started a speech on training, hard work, and all the works. It was hard for a bunch of ADHD demigods (aside from Maritae, since she was a full goddess) to pay attention. He talked about starting up two programs and he was going to sort the 27 of them instantly.
One by one, she watched as they got their title as guardian. Kallias (son of Zeus) became Hera's guardian, Lykourgus (son of Hephaestus) for Hestia, Zenais (daughter of Dionysus) for Demeter, Sappho (daughter of Athena) for Ares, Kallistrate (daughter of Demeter) for Dionysus, Athanasious (son of Apollo) for Aphrodite, so on and so forth. Neither her nor _____ got a guardian position and she was interested. He went through the successors and again left them out. This was what he said, "You may have noticed I left Maritae and _____ out. I have a reason for this. _____, you are going to be Maritae's guardian. Maritae, you are going to be my successor." Everyone's jaws dropped at this as they received their blessings. When they did so, White wings grew from _____'s back and black from Maritae's. The 1,200 other people were recruited into his army. So began their new lives with the successors (plus _____) not being on Earth.
Through the next four years, Maritae and _____ started dating, then got married when Maritae was 16 and _____ was 18. Maritae continued her princess duties, since technically she was considered princess of the universe as Chaos's successor. Also, she formed a group of assassins that included the successors and some other elite members of Chaos's army. Over the millennia, Maritae and her husband had many kids, some who fell in battles/wars and others who are still in the army. They have seen way too many wars. As well as losing some of their kids to wars, they lost Kallias, Lykrougus, Athanasius, Kallistrate, Sappho, Corinna, and Zenais. It hit them hard, seeing as they trained with them as kids.
In 1929, Hecate warned Chaos, Poseidon, Artemis, _____, Apollo, _____, Athena, _____, Hera, Hestia, _____, and Maritae that Zeus was catching on to Maritae's heritage, which confused Maritae because she never knew Amphitrite wasn't her real mother. They told her and she was understandably upset for a time, but quickly gathered herself. Hecate turned both her and _____ into demigod children, erased their memories, and sent them off to mortal families. The mist was messed with in order to make the families believe that they were their babies. Maritae was placed with a Cuban family, whose names were Idania and Elian Torres under the name of Marina Novia Torres.
When Elian held Maritae for the first time, he knew she wasn't his by her sea green eyes. He went on a rampage and tried to kill Idania, but Poseidon intervened and nearly killed the man. Luckily, Ananke was able to erase the guy's memories of Poseidon, but wasn't able to about Maritae not being his. Whenever Idania left the house and left Maritae in his care, he refused to feed her and would often beat her. He found she healed in water, so he was able to hide it well. Her step-sister, Emma, was born when she was only a year old and was the light of her father's eyes. This left Maritae a little jealous of her, but she loved her "sister" nonetheless.
As she was testing for Kindergarten, they diagnosed her with dyslexia and ADHD. This started the verbal abuse from her "father." Despite the rough times with him, when he was gone, her mother would always talk her down. Tell her to kill him with kindness. Not give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry. Be as sarcastic and witty as possible and just keep on keeping on. Luckily for her, her heritage as a daughter of Poseidon allowed her to be laid-back, relaxed, and unpredictable. She only had one friend in school. His name was Ackley and he was a disabled kid.
At 7 years old, her "mother" pulled her aside and gave her a necklace. When she pulled something on the necklace, it somehow extended into a 3-foot sword that she would have to grow into. She was also told her parentage and that she had been fighting monsters since she was born to keep the family safe. This made her feel guilty. Idania eventually put her up for adoption, and she was adopted by a nice old couple in Woodbridge, New Jersey who lost their kid when she was only 12 years old. She felt betrayed by her mother, but the old couple treated her nicely. They loved her. They would hug her in public. They told her they loved her. The only time they raised a hand was to brush her hair or something of the sort. It was nice.
But, one night when she was 8, a cyclops ventured into their backyard and killed the old couple while they were gardening. She quickly killed the cyclops, grabbed a few things, and ran away. She didn't know where she was going, but she found herself on a beach. On the beach was a man in his early to mid-thirties, wearing a Tommy Bahama shirt, Bermuda shorts, and sandals. He turned around and it startled her. He had unruly black hair, sea green eyes, tan skin, and next to his eyes were laugh lines, showing he loved to smile and laugh. She instantly felt safe and broke down to her knees, crying. The man came over and introduced himself as her father. She unloaded questions on him about why he wasn't there, but he reminded her of what Idania told her about Greek mythology.
They sat on the beach for what seemed like hours before she heard a familiar voice. When she turned around, Ackley was hobbling towards her. He grabbed her hand and, before she could protest, started running up the beach. But then, they were met with a harpy. She fought the harpy, but soon passed out from exhaustion. She woke up in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people around her except for Ackley, who now had goat legs. It took a second for things to click into place as they explained what was going on. She felt like she already knew this stuff, however. When asked if she had a weapon, she activated her sword, appropriately named Hurricane, and everybody gawked at it. They talked about some kind of legend and Maritae started to get a headache. So, they left her alone.
She quickly became friends with two boys named _____ _____ (son of Apollo) and Andrew Reed (son of Athena), as well as two girls named Minnie McFarland (daughter of Hermes) and Peggy Johnson (daughter of Dionysus). A year later, which brings us to 1938, Hades declared war with Zeus, the other gods and goddesses taking sides. Thankfully, the quintet's parents were on the same side so they didn't have to fight their closest friends. It was the longest 7 years of their lives. _____ and Maritae dated, then got married at age 16, even though they felt like they had done it all before. They lost friend after friend after friend and couldn't do a thing about it. It drew to a close when the final battle began. They were facing the leader of Hades's army, Hades's son, Hitler.
She then watched her friends die in front of her. Andrew fell after being burned to death. Minnie died due to internal injuries after getting slammed into a tree. Peggy was stabbed in the gut. This angered _____ and Maritae. They fought with renewed vigor. Finally, it was just Hades and he challenged Maritae. Maritae spat at his feet and told him to bring it on. The fight didn't last long. Maritae had more motive to win. She finally stabbed him through the chest, spat in his face, and said, "Erre es koraks (go to the crows)." The shroud burning lasted for weeks. Maritae and _____ barely said a word to anyone. Through that, they had found out Maritae was pregnant during battle and lost their kid, so they were filled with even more grief.
Finally, Hecate decided Zeus was off their trail. She did something and the two finally had their memories back and they were angry. But, they knew it had to be done and that was out of their control. It took a few decades to make peace with it, but they finally went back to their old selves.
Despite all the hardship she went through, Maritae is still the same as ever. She loves to smile and laugh. She loves to make other people smile. Her favorite thing in the world is to hear her husband sing and play an instrument. She'll even join him most of the time. She's laid-back, relaxed, but unpredictable. Much like the sea, her attitude can take a complete 180. One minute, she's joking around, being her witty and sarcastic self, then one person says something to anger her and she explodes. She's very attuned to the ocean, so this could spell disaster. Most of the time, though, she's calm as can be. She's nice and she's a just ruler and commander.
Maritae got her unruly, curly black hair and sea green eyes from her father. She has some traits from her mother, but they're hidden heavily by the mist. It would take a long time for anyone to discover anything unless she willingly showed you. She has Jersey tanned skin and she's tall, standing at 5'9. She's only about 125 lbs, so she's pretty light. She likes to wear vintage clothing, but she wears jeans instead of skirts and dresses. She always thanks Chaos for the turn of the 19th century, when women took up their independence and started wearing pants. She wears tennis shoes, as well, unless she has a peace meeting. When she does, she has to wear special armor she received from chaos and a crown she hates to wear, as well as black flats. At least they didn't make her wear high heels anymore!
Here comes the sun
Do, do, do, do
Here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Little darling
It's been a long, cold lonely winter
Little darling
It feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, do do do do
Here comes the sun and I say it's all right
Little darling
The smiles returning to the faces
Little darling
It seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, do do do do
Here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
-"Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles
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