Percy POV, 1000 Years Ago

Olympus

"Welcome home heroes!"

That was what I heard as my friends and I entered Olympus after defeating Gaia and the Giants in the Second Giant War. Nymphs, Dryads, Satyrs, Centaurs, and others gathered around us as we walked down the streets of Olympus to the Olympians Palace. Annabeth, Me, Will, Leo, Jason, Piper, Frank, Hazel, Clarisse, Chris, Travis, Connor, and Katie were grinning ear to ear, taking in all of the celebration around us, as well as the crowd shouting our names over and over again. As we neared the palace, the crowd dissapated and we walked in silence. Leo, broke the silence and cracked a joke.

"Man, all this fame and attention and STILL no girls fawning over me!". We all heartily laughed at his comment and started to converse among each other, complementing how we did in the battle against Gaia. I had battled Gaia herself as well as Polybotes and Hippolytus. Annabeth battled Enceladus with her mom, Athena. Jason battled Porphyrion with his dad, Zeus, so on so on.

When we finally arrived at the palace, we kept on talking until someone cleared their throat.

"Ahem, young heroes of the Second Giant War, you have done well." Boomed Zeus. "Yeah right Zeus, you know that without them, we would have been destroyed," my dad said. "Okay, okay, down to business. These heroes shall be rewarded handsomely. Heroes, you shall each receive one gift from the gods, even godhood if you wish." Zeus started off with Jason. "Jason, do you accept godhood from the Gods as my lieutenant for eternity?" Jason immediatly said yes, and the Olympians started chanting. Jason was hit by a blast of golden light, and was covered in it. Suddenly, he emerged with a golden aura covering him, he looked more toned and muscled than before. The Fates appeared, and kneeled. "All Hail Jason Grace, Minor God of Lightning, the Sky, and Battle." they chanted in unison.

Everyone kneeled and then rose. Then the tedious task of granting godhood to my friends began. Jason was the minor god of Lightning, Sky, and Battle, Piper was the minor god of Love, and Sexuality, Leo was the minor god of Machines, Flames, and the Forge, Frank was the minor god of War and Honor and Hazel was the minor god of Darkness, Redemption and Precious Metals and Gems. The next hero was Annabeth. "Annabeth, my daughter. Do you accept the gift of godhood?" Then came the one word that broke my heart into many pieces. "Yes." I stood there with a calm facade as she was immortalized and her domains were announced. "Hail Annabeth Chase, Minor Goddess of Wisdom, Architecture, and Wits."

Surprisingly, Clarisse, Chris, Travis, Connor, and Katie denied godhood but instead, took partial immortality like the Hunters of Artemis. Finally, it was my turn. "Perseus Jackson, my son, step forward." Poseidon boomed. I stepped forward, slightly shaking. "Does anyone here deny that my son is deserving of a great gift?" None of the Olympians objected.

"My son, if you wish, you shall be made into an Olympian, the thirteenth Olympian. No one else has ever received a greater honor. Do you accept?" I was a bit shaky when I replied. "No, dad, I have another wish." The gods were in uproar. "You deny our generous gift?", Zeus replied with a dangerous tone in his voice. I hesitated ever so slightly, before looking Zeus straight in the eye, and saying,

"Yes. I have another wish in mind, but you must swear on the Styx to uphold my terms as long as it is in your power to grant." The council swore the oath hesitatingly, after all, I had just rejected their generous offer and last time I rejected, I had something crazy in mind. "Gods of Olympus, my wish is for Hades and Hestia to be granted thrones on the council, it has been long overdue. I would like partial immortality like the Hunters, and finally, I would like the peaceful Titans such as Leto and Calypso to be freed." There was silence, Hades and Hestia were shocked. "We will grant your requests.", Zeus finally replied. "Now let the celebrations continue!" As soon as Zeus spoke those words, the new gods dispersed, and the immortal heroes stayed.

I turned to leave, but the Immortals (That's what I'm going to call the group of heroes that only took partial immortality) approached me along with Hades and Hestia. Hades spoke first. "Perseus, despite all that I have done to you, you still do the noble action and help me and Hestia. Why?" he questioned. I gave a long sigh. This was gonna be be long. "Hades, I don't really care what the heck you throw at me, I can take it with relative ease. But you have had this for a long time coming and you deserve to get what is rightfully yours. As for Hestia..." I looked towards Hestia. "Hestia, you have been like a mother to me, always being there for me when I most need it. You are truly the glue that keeps the Olympians together, you deserve a throne more than I do." Hestia blushed after I said that statement. "Well, Percy, you have always been like a son to me, so it is fitting you act that way, son." Hestia said the last part playfully.

Then, Clarisse spoke up. "Prissy, we want you to know why we are only partial immortals." she said. I looked at her strangely. "I thought it was because you didn't want to be restrained by the Ancient Laws." I replied. Connor, Travis, Will and Katie looked at me incredulously. "Seriously, Percy? That's why you think we only took partial immortality?" said Will. "We took partial immortality because we knew you would be such a oh, so noble hero and not accept godhood. So we took partial immortality to keep you some company." Connor and Travis replied simultaneously. I smiled a small, sad smile and said, "You guys are the best friends a guy could ask for." and with that, I walked away. I had to think over my feelings for Annabeth, she chose godhood over me, why? I pondered over this, why did she choose godhood when she knew that I would use my wish on something other than godhood?

I went to camp to clear my mind of distractions, and to call my mom. As I went into my cabin, I let myself fall into my bed and into a deep sleep. But Morpheus just HAD to meddle in my demigod dreams as I had a glimpse of something that quite frankly, terrified me. I was in the middle of a forest, that spanned far and wide, almost endless. I stood in front of a ruined temple, that looked like it was made before the world began. It was cracked and covered in moss, but what surprised me the most was the inscription in the front. It read, "Tomb of Perseus Jackson, the Hero of Legends". I took a few steps forward and into the temple, and I saw a horrifying scene. Annabeth was making out with some douche in my tomb! I stepped forward, and they looked at me. Their eyes were extremely creepy, like the color of a rotting corpse. Annabeth and the unknown man took out their weapons, and Annabeth rasped, "You were never the caliber of Nathan, he is way better than you." I stood in shock as they walked toward me, paralyzed. They stabbed me over and over again, but I felt a much deeper pain, one of betrayal. Behind them, I saw my tomb crumble, forever forgotten. I was shocked. Was this a vision of the future? Was this going to happen to me? I took a deep breath and hoped for the best.

The next day, I decided I would take a walk in the woods, but apparently, Rachel was too, because she bumped in to me and we both fell down on our behinds. "Hey, watch it... oh hi Percy, what brings you here?" she asked. I responded quickly, not wanting her to go all Oracle on me. "Taking a walk in the woods, how about you?" When she didn't respond, I got up, but was stopped by a vise grip on my shoulders. I looked at Rachel, her eyes were an eery green.

On a quest he shall go,

Into the depths, reside his foes

In the face of death, the hero makes his stand,

His allies shall find a new friend that they find grand.

Betrayed and forgotten, he must defend,

The wound in his heart, he must mend.

She collapsed, falling into my arms. I discreetly carried her back to her cave, and left. I was thinking about the prophecy and what it entailed. I went to my cabin to pack some supplies, I was going on a quest.

-Time Skip-

It was night, and I set off for my unknown destination. I thought to myself, "What possible location could my enemies live?" Then it hit me. Tartarus. I have to go to Tartarus. I used a technique called molecular reconstruction, or as I call it, mist travel to get to the closest entrance to the underworld, DOA Studios. I appeared in the lobby and as always, there were many people waiting to get in the Underworld. I walked up to Charon's podium, and slapped a drachma on his podium to get his attention. "I need a ride to the Underworld, Charon. He looked at me funny. "Ah, Mr. Perseus Jackson, long time no see. Thank you for the pay raise, I work 24/7 now, for 10 drachmas an hour!" he exclaimed happily. "Right this way." he gestured towards the elevator. I got in, but apparently I get VIP treatment because only I was in the elevator with Charon. As we descended, Charon's outfit turned into black and tattered robe, and his face became a skull with hellfire eyes. When we reached the bottom, he directed the boat to the other side of the Styx and I got off. "I'll see you later Charon. IF I survive." I said. He nodded and went back to his duties.

I walked through the Fields of Asphodel until I reached the foreboding stone temple that I stood in many years ago. The stench of evil and the cries of the tortured permeated the air, making me involuntarily shiver. I stepped near the gaping chasm of darkness, and looked down. It seemed endless, forever extending. I took a leap of faith and jumped.

Hurtling through the darkness, the air rippling around me, I plummeted towards the bottom of Tartarus. After what seemed like hours, I landed in a cold lake. It looked like it was a cave system meshed with a prison, as there were obsidian black walls and the caves looked like they were made out of lava. My stomach rumbled. It seems like I have to eat now, haha. I took out a plate and cup from Camp Half Blood and thought of a cobalt blue coke, burger, and french fries. I gulped it up quickly, I have to make it to the Doors of Death within a month.

A/N: Yeah yeah, Imma speed this up cuz I am not going to describe every single day in Tartarus.

-Time Skip-

"Ah, near the Doors of Death at last." I thought to myself. I was standing about 20 meters in front of the Doors. It was heavily guarded by dracanae, Laistrygonian giants, hellhounds, evil centaurs, and more. I saw Krios and Oceanus standing in the back of the defenses, looking bored. I shuddered, this was not going to be easy. I was covered in bruises, cuts, and gashes, courtesy of Evil Monster Co. Luckily, there was a river nearby. I dived into it, rejuvenating myself. Then I stepped out and the army noticed me, and pointed in my direction.

Krios and Oceanus smiled evilly before they gave a signal and the entirety of the monster defenders charged me. Lucky for me, I retained some of the effects of the Curse of Achilles, such as my profound battle skills and godlike endurance. I hacked and slashed, quickly decimating the army. Soon, only Krios and Oceanus remained. "Hello Perseus, we've been expecting you." said Oceanus in a creepy voice. I flipped him off and ran at him, but I was restrained by water. "Your water skills are dwarfed by mine, give up." he said triumphantly. I struggled against his hold on the water, but then I realized something. I could not control the water, but I could still change its three forms. The grip of the water on me disappeared as it dissipated into a gaseous form, still trying to restrain me but failing miserably. Once again unhindered, I charged at them, so quickly they had no time to react. Krios tried to cut me in half, but at the last second I dropped Riptide and shot forward, grabbed the hilt, and impaled him on his own sword. He was flailing on his sword, ichor spewing out of his wound like a waterfall. Oceanus looked fascinated and horrified at the same time. I reached into my pocket and grabbed Riptide, uncapping it. He finally reached his senses as he attacked me, pulling out a... snake? I didn't move because I was laughing so hard, at least 'till it bit me. Sudden pain coursed through my body as the venom reacted with my blood. I grunted, but came back to my senses and ignored the pain. "Slash, duck, roll, stab," the routine went through my mind as I became a whirlwind of death, cutting Oceanus in many places.

He fell before me, on his backside. I stepped forward, with a manical gleam in my eyes. I put my sword in between his legs and moved it forward, inch by inch. He squealed like a girl as he scooted backwards, causing even more pain. I decided to have mercy on him as I needed as much energy as I could get to bust down the doors, so I incapacitated him. Hacking and slashing at the doors did no good, so I cut myself and opened the doors. Dragging Oceanus to the doors and cutting his hand, I pressed it against the door from the inside and sprinted out, panting. I started limping towards the nearest train station, I needed to get back to Camp Half Blood.