Embrace the Shadows
Chapter one
-Percy-
I stormed into my cabin and angrily started packing my bags. The camp had betrayed me, left me for my new half-brother Paris, even… Annabeth. Sighing Percy closed his bag and thought back to the worst betrayal that he had suffered.
-Flashback-
Percy walked into camp with a smile on his face and a ring in his pocket, even if most of the campers had decided that Paris was the greatest hero to ever live he still had Annabeth and that was all he needed and today he would propose to her. Cresting the hill Percy saw a group of people around the big house and decided to go see what it was, when he got close enough to see he froze and felt tears well up in his eyes. In the center of the crowd were two people passionately kissing, one was his brother Paris and the other… was Annabeth. Turning Percy strode towards his cabin, if those fools decided to choose his pathetic brother Paris over him then fine, let them rot for all he cared. Never again would he save their hides.
-Flashback ends-
Upon exiting the cabin he saw the only people left in the camp who had remained loyal to him, Clarisse and her boyfriend Chris, Lou Ellen, the Stoll brothers, the entire Apollo cabin which consisted of Will solace and his sibling (Austin, Kayla, and Victoria), Nico, and Thalia (who was visiting). "Percy I don't know if you know yet but…" Connor started before Percy cut him off.
"That Annabeth is cheating on me with Paris? Yeah I saw them earlier. I've had enough though, the people of this camp betrayed me and left me all for some weakling who is suddenly favored by my father. Well no more will I help them out, them or the Olympians. The next time a war comes around they will all be left to rot. You guys are the only friends I have left here and I wish you all the best of luck but I have to leave." Percy told them before walking off and through the gate taking everything he owned with him, everything but the ring and a letter to Annabeth telling her that they were done.
-Annabeth-
Sighing I walked over towards Percy's cabin trying to figure out why I had kissed Paris, sure she had enjoyed it but she was dating Percy not his brother. Shaking her head she walked into the cabin and looked in shock, Percy's side was completely bare and empty, save for a box and a letter on his bunk. Frowning she saw her name on the letter and opening it she cried out in sadness for it read:
Annabeth,
I saw you and my brother kissing and so I am letting you go with nothing but the last thing I was going to give you. I am done saving the sorry hides of you and the other campers who betrayed me. After saving you from the Titans and everything else you all have the audacity to right me off like yesterday's trash, but even if it had been everyone else I could have handled it but that you were willing to cheat on me is the straw that broke the camel's back. I held the sky for you, I followed you through the labyrinth when you had no idea what you were doing, I bathed in the Styx just to make sure you were safe and this is how you repay me. Well no more, enjoy your life with Paris.
Goodbye,
Percy
Slowly picking up the box she opened it and fell to her knees at seeing the engagement ring inside, he had been planning on proposing to her and she had betrayed him. Running to her cabin she went up the alter to Athena that she and her siblings had built and prayed to her mother to help her get Percy back.
-On Olympus-
-General POV-
The full Olympian council sat in session with all fifteen of its members there. "Athena," Zeus began "why have you called this meeting?".
"Because father Percy Jackson, the Hero of Olympus has practically disowned the gods and the demigods at Camp Half-Blood including my daughter. I feel he should be destroyed to prevent him from allying with our enemies." Athena said anger evident in her voice.
"Are you mad?" Apollo yelled in shock, "I was watching Percy, you're daughter betrayed him. As a matter of fact most of the demigods at Camp betrayed him but yours was the worse Athena. Percy was planning on proposing to her and he walked into her cheating on him with Paris.".
"Enough!" Zeus yelled, "We are not going to discuss what the other demigods have done but whether or not to destroy Percy Jackson for disowning us. I vote for destruction, he is more trouble than he is worth.".
"I vote for destruction." Hera said, "He will learn not to disrespect the gods.".
"I vote for destruction," Poseidon said shocking those assembled, "I told him to watch after and support Paris, not abandon him.".
"I vote for destruction." Demeter said still angry at how he had disrespected her in the underworld.
"I vote for destruction and want to be the one to do it." Ares said hoping for revenge from when Percy defeated him.
"I vote for destruction for hurting my daughter." Athena said.
"I vote against destruction. Percy has done nothing but risk his life for us and the camp and they betrayed him." Apollo said defiantly.
"I vote for destruction. He is just a male." Artemis said bored, getting an angry glare from Apollo.
"I vote against destruction." Hephaestus rumbled , "He has never shown me or my children anything but respect.".
"I vote for destruction, he shouldn't be messing with a cute couple like Annabeth and Paris." Aphrodite said.
"I vote against destruction. He honored my son Luke even after everything he had done." Hermes said.
"I vote against destruction. He is a good person." Hestia said in defense of her favorite demigod.
"I vote against destruction. He protected Nico and got me my throne back." Hades said.
"I vote for destruction." Persephone said angry at how he had threatened her during the sword of Hades fiasco.
"I vote against destruction." Dionysus said causing another surprise, Percy had gained his respect over the years.
"The vote is decided, Percy Jackson will be destroyed." Zeus declared before he and the others who voted for destruction flashed out.
"Now what?" Apollo asked, "We have to find a way to help him.".
"Leave that to me." a new voice suddenly said and out of the shadows three people walked out.
"Lord's Chaos and Erebus? Lady Nyx?" Hephaestus asked in awe bowing before the primordial gods of Chaos, darkness, and night.
"Rise old friend we are here to help young Perseus as well." Chaos said, "We will be sending him back in time but as the son of the three of us instead of Poseidon. He and the demigods who supported him will keep or regain their memories of this timeline when he goes to camp including those of his friends who died in the war. You six will have your memories the same as well.".
The six gods who had voted for Percy to be saved agreed and the three primordial faded into the shadows.
-Percy-
I was camped out in a forest a few miles away from Camp when suddenly three beings walked out of the shadows, "Who are you?" I demanded uncapping riptide.
"Be calm Perseus we are here to help you." one of the figures, a woman, said "The Olympian council has voted to have you killed but the three of us as well as the six members of the council who voted to keep you alive have a way for you to not only avoid death for now but to also put the fools at the camp and even the other Olympians in their place. You would redo your life as the son of the three of us instead of Poseidon who was one of the ones that voted for your death. I swear all of this on the River Styx.", when she made the oath Percy fell to the ground, pained that even his own father had betrayed him.
'No,' Percy thought savagely 'he is not my father anymore.', looking up at the three he said "I accept." and vanished in a burst of darkness.
-Time rewind fifteen years-
Looking around I found myself in what seemed to be the underworld, looking around I saw the three people that I made the deal with. "Ah Percy you're awake." one of the two men said, "My name is Chaos and I am the primordial god of Chaos. The two with me are Erebus, primordial god of darkness, and his wife Nyx, the Primordial goddess of Night. Right now we are in the underworld on the banks of the Styx and you are six years old instead of twenty one like you were when we left. Any questions?".
"Yeah one," Percy said sitting up, "What all am I going to be doing down here.".
"Training to use your new powers from the three of us. In this life Paris is the son of Sally Jackson instead of you but you were adopted by her when her best friend died in childbirth with you, this was the fates decision not ours. From me you have the ability of shadow travel and you can communicate with any creatures that predominately hunt by darkness. From my wife you only need to sleep one hour a night, can see in the dark, are stronger than normal at night, and can communicate with any nocturnal creature. From Lord Chaos you can control the seven base elements of nature: fire, water, earth, air, ice, lightning, and nature. We are also giving you the ability to change your age so that you can do more in depth training before you normally would be able to. This does mean that you will not be the child of the Prophecy as you are no longer the son of Poseidon." Erebus said cheerfully.
A thought suddenly struck Percy, "Wait you said the three of you are Primordial gods right?" he asked them and when they nodded he pressed on, "I remember reading that you were born in the beginning of time even before the Titans.", again they nodded obviously wondering where he was going with this "So wouldn't that make you the eldest gods?" he finished laughing at their surprised expressions.
"Yay my son is intelligent!" she practically squealed before squishing him in a hug.
Laughing Percy hugged her back and said "Let the training begin.".