Novelette. On the night of Crown Princess Phoibe’s coronation in New York, she is granted two guardians to assist her reign from among the many gods and goddesses in the Greek pantheon. Artemis, as expected, remains her fervent protector, but the identity of her second guardian is an unsettling omen of what is to come. His sudden involvement in her life marks dramatic change not only for her, but for the world. No sooner is her new protector appointed than the longstanding peace between humanity and gods is shattered. The fourteen-year-old Queen of Greece faces a grim reality: there may be no one left alive to stop the gods from destroying everyone, if she doesn’t turn to her unwanted protector for help. The Theta Beginnings Miniseries occurs five years before “Omega,” and is a continuation of the Omega Series saga.

At first, hardened mercenary Niko is thrilled to watch the gods destroy the planet from the heart of the safe zone in DC, especially when he learns of the death of the man who forced him to work in the shadows. His excitement is short lived, however, when he realizes the reach of such wide scale destruction. His own son, whom he has never met, is caught in the middle of a war zone, and the one person who can guarantee his long-term safety is someone Niko knows not to trust. For once in his life, Niko must think beyond today, and he doesn’t like what the future holds. He’s faced with an uncomfortable choice: become the father he never wanted to be, or continue to live life by his own set of rules and let the two people he cares about fall beneath the wrath of gods.

Lantos, the demigod son of a Titan, is left stranded in a forest during the attacks that are wiping out humanity. Unable to access his magic, he is helped by two unlikely allies, including one woman whose agenda is too hidden for even the master of secrets to decipher. But soon, those secrets are revealed to him, and he begins to wish he’d never met the enigmatic woman who gives him the keys to the dangerous double omega prophecy.

Herakles is living a happy life in a tranquil forest in Northern Maryland, a life far removed from the violent existence of his past. As a doting father figure to Alessandra and the other girls at the orphanage, he has almost forgotten who he used to be. Until the world outside their forest refuge ends, and he is forced to remember the truth about why he is involved in Alessandra’s life in the first to protect her, no matter what kind of monster he must become to keep his Lyssa safe.