A/N: Hi! So.. I'm back! Ya missed me? Of course ya did. Whadya mean ya didn't? It wasn't a question!

Anyway, really glad you guys are back. Or, more like, i'm back. Huh. Interesting thought. Oh well.

Just came around to tell you that THIS IS THE NEW REWRITE! It will supposedly be a more refined version of the source, and even though the source wasn't really big to begin with, it'll be better. Just, give it a chance aye? I'm struggling! Lolz, JK. Everything is fine! Right? Right?

Crap.

Welp, without any further ado, ONTO THE STORY!

A lone figure, cloacked in a black hood, can be seen walking in the shadows. Or rather, can't be seen. this, figure, this, man, is no ordinary man. No, this man has seen it all. Pain and suffering, torture and shock, disgust and humility. He's been through all of it. but he wasn't meant to. Or was he?

Fate can be quite decieving. At one moment, everything seems to be okay, and in the next, you are in torture chambers for so long you forget what the term 'walking' means, or how to use those things called 'legs'. But, if there's one thing you can say about fate, is that it is balanced. And if one have suffered, his revenge is only waiting for the opportunity to strike. And when it finds it, well, not much will be left for the imagination, now will it?

The figure stepped out of the shadows. You can't really see much of his face, but of what you can, you can tell this man would have women drooling on him, should he want them to.

But such things are not his goal. And they never were. He was tought better then that. And he keeps true to his teachings.

Never show your feelings. Never show emotion. It makes you seem weak. And, in a world filled with monsters, and not just mindless flesh eating creatures, having an emotionless mask put on, will always be the better option.

The man kept on walking in the now deserted streets, his cloak belowing behind him from the cool night's wind.

Without the cloak, this man would appear somewhat normal. Somewhat. He can never be normal.

Not with his past.

Athens, Greece

683 B.C (I realized that Athens was built in 900 B.C so it can't be in 2694 B.C... curtesy of Wikipedia. Hopefully i'm correct. Feel free to correct me and point me to the right information if im wrong.)

Percy POV

I was walking down the beautifull streets of Athens. as i roamed about, i thought of what i'm going to do today. My father's birthday is in 3 days or so, so i wanted to buy him a gift. I weighed my options with a couple of 'favorites' i could think of; A new and improved guard for his sword. (He switched it 4 times in the last 2 months, it becomes annoying. And he doesn't want to replace the sword because of the blade; He's grown quite attached to it :D). Or, a couple of steel arrow tips to penetrate tougher surfaces. (These are really usefull against monsters with leather armor; You'd be surprised how many there are). Or, i could get him an almost unbreakable magical bow string. (Yeah those exist! It's pretty awsome what some money to the right child of Hecate can do...). Or, i can get him a new bow altogether. Or, i can just find something else usefull along the way... So many options!

Now, you are probably wondering why do all of the gifts I plan on giving him have to do something with weaponry. Quite simple really. You see, my father is a clear sighted mortal, coming from a legacy of monster hunters. (That means I am clear sighted as well, and I'm already going on monster hunts with my father). We go out to the woods and hunt random monsters, or get contracts from people complaining that there are 'beasts' {In ancient times they could see the weapons perfectly as it was what everyone used, but monsters were still hidden by the mist for them} destroying their crops or whatever. Whichever works.

When we finish a hunt/contract, we take what is left of the monsters; Be it animal hide, weapons, or even armor remnants. Then me and my father go to the market. But not just the normal market everyone uses. It is a special market made for demigods, clear sighted mortals, minor gods, and the likes. You can buy a lot of things there that you can't find in the normal market, such as spells, weapons, potions, etc.

So I entered a little house that was pretty concealed between all the buildings in Athens, and there was a guy behind a desk, reading something. He looked to be in his mid thirties or so, and his name is Asamaiah. He is of a family much like my father's in the sense of being a legacy. Asamaiah is the legacy of a family that protects the demigod market for centuries now. My father told me that the previous guardian who was a pretty close friend to him and quite friendly overall, Orleg, told him that the elder family males of the generation are trained until they reach the age of 18, and then wait until the current guardian quits or dies to take his place. The last guardian died before I knew him, so the only guardian I met is Asamaiah. He takes his job reallllly serious. I mean, he barely jokes. Yeesh, at least have some sense of humor. It's not unhealthy or anything.

So I came up to him and said without any specialties (because I know he will still be his monotonous and boring self as usual) "Hey Asamaiah. can I enter the market?"

He only looked up and said "Who are you? state your name and buisness!"

I sighed, "my name is Perseus, son of Alego, and I would like to enter the demigod market."

"The Pantheon Market. It would do you well to respect what my family protects for centuries, monster hunter, but I will ignore your disrespect for now and let you pass." Then he said: πόρτα, ανοιχτή! (door, open!) {I know, not very original, but cut me some slack!}, and the blocks in the wall behind him began to fold back to expose a secret corridor leading to the market.

I sighed mentally and said "Sure thing Asamaiah. Thanks for letting me pass."

He only huffed in annoyance and moved to give me access, muttering something about 'disrespectfull brats'. I ignored him and walked through.

The 'Pantheon Market', as it's called, consists of all kinds of stands, small shops, and walking merchants selling and buying wares. I went to one of the stands me and my dad know well; Kierses' stand. Kierses makes weapons. They are not top quality, mind you, but he has the most justified price. The others are much more expensive for just a little more improvement, so we buy our stuff at his shop. They work pretty well, although there are some exceptions that need fixing. {*ahem* sword guard *ahem*}. Now, of course Kierses isn't the only one selling weapons, but as I said he is the best price compared to performance in what he sells. Although, if I will decide to buy my father the magical bow string, for an example, I will need to find someone else, as Kierses only sells normal, non enchanted heavy sharp weapons such as; Swords, knives, axes and etc.

I went to his stand to look at what he has available and decide what to buy for my father. "Hey Kierses! what's up?"

He looked at me and said "Ahhh! Perseus! What a nice surprise! I see you are alone. Is Alego alright?"

"Yes," I assured him, "I just came here to buy him a gift actually, as his birthday is in 3 days from now, and I would like to get him a surprise. I thought about a couple of stuff, but I would like to ask you for an advice. With everything connected to weapons, you know my father better then I do. What would you give him if you were me?"

He sat and brought his hand to his chin, thinking. "Hmm. That's a tough question. What would Alego want... Ah! I got it. We always have a friendly argument about what is better; A silent kill with a bow, or a strong slam and kill with a heavy weapon. Obiously, I am on the side of the big weapon. Well, I can't help it, I am after all a legacy of Ares. Big weapons call out to me! Anyway, your father always says that the bow is much better, but the only problem is that the string breaks way to often. Also getting a new bow is hard, as they are pretty expensive and hard to make. What i suggest is you get him a better bow or something."

Ok. So enchanted bow string and new bow it is. Now how to get that... It's going to be pricy, so I will have to manage it carefully, to not go over budget. I dont want to have debts or to need to go back home to get more money from my savings and get back. Oh yeah! There's that son of Hecate that owes me a favor. I can have him enchant the string to be stronger. Obviously it will still cost me, but he'll give me a discount, and maybe, just maybe I will have enough money to buy a decent bow as well. Father is going to be so happy!

I told Kierses of my plan to get an enchanted string and a nice bow. He approved and wished me good luck with my surprise.

First of all I'll need to get the bow and string. The string comes with the bow so it doesn't really matter, but I would need to take it off anyway for the enchantment to work. I got to a different stand. This one's merchant specializes in archery stuff. Everything from training bows for 10ft distances up to bows with 65 kilos of draw power and all the way to targets with fake arrows to cheat in competitiones... Well, he does have a variety, I'll give him that.

I went to his stand, which I'm quite familiar with. We visit him somewhat frequently to buy arrows and arrows tips. His name is Ergolon. When I arrived closer to him he looked at me and smiled "Hello. Your name is Perseus, am I correct?"

I felt happy that he remembered me as whenever my and my father would go to him I didn't really speak and just let father do all the talking and buying, while I stood on the side, waiting. "Ahmm yeah, my name is Perseus. It's nice that you rememeber me. Anyway, I came here to buy a gift to my father. I would like to get a good bow for him. What are your options?"

"Well, let me see... How much are you willing to pay young lad?"

I pulled out the little sack I had with me that contained my money. Not all of it, but a nice chunk. In it I had 150 drachmas. "I have 150 drachmas. Do you have a bow that is somewhere around 110 - 120 or so?"

"Hmm. 110 - 120 you say. That's a nice amount there pal. Now about the bow. I'll have to go through the stocks and check. May I ask; You already have a bow. Why are you buying another one? Did it break?"

"Oh, no it didn't break. I'm simply buying my father a birthday gift. I know he really wants a better bow, so I decided to buy him one."

He whistled "Wow, that's very kind of you lad. Ok now let's see the bow..." He went back and went through the stocks behind the counter deck. "Ah, here is one I think will fit. It will cost you 120 drachmas." he pulled out a black bow made of poplar wood, one of the best for bow making, with beautifull designs and carvings. The nocks were made of gold painted wood and designed with elegance. The riser had grip shields, so if you happen to block a hit from someone with the bow and the blade slides across the limbs, it will stop and not cut off you fingers. Well thought out. The bow had no arrow rest, but it's ok. My father never used one anyway. Overall the bow was looking amazing. How the Hades does this thing cost only 120 drachmas?

"Wow. This bow is amaxing. Are you sure that this costs only 120 dracmas?"

"Yes, you are right, theoretically I should have sold it for a higher price. This thing is a master piece, but it also exists in my storage for quite some time and I never really paid a heed to it. Actually, I kinda forgot it exists but now... Now it felt as if the bow calls out to me to give it to you. So I decided to sell it to you for 120 drachmas. Do you want it?"

"Wow. Yeah, of course I do! I mean look at this thing, it's amazing!" I said and counted 120 drachmas and handed them to him.

He chuckled "Alright. Pleasure to do business with you young lad. Go make your father happy eh?"

"Sure will. Thanks Ergolon!" And then I continued in my journey for my father's birthday gift. Now I only need to take the bow to that child of Hecate for him to enchant the string. What was his name again? Ah, yes. Spitha.

And so I went over to Spitha's stand. He isn't too far from Kierses' stand, which was how I got to him owing me a favor in the first place. Don't ask how it happened, but it involved some burning cats and a magenta colored cloud of smoke. It was hilarious, and I got a favor out of it, so I consider it a succesfull day overall.

I got to his stand and said "Hey Spitha. How's it going?"

He answered "Ah! You! You know I'm still gratefull for your help with that accident Mr..." "Perseus" "Perseus, yes. So, anything you need?"

"Actually yeah. I wondered if I could cash in that favor for an enchantment I want to make to this bow's string." I said as I showed him the bow in my hand. "To make it stronger, you know. I'm doing it as a gift to my father, his birthday is in 3 days so I decided to buy him a better bow with a stronger string so it wont tear all the time."

"I see. Ok so, as you probably know, enchantments are quite difficult to make, but I'll lower the price for you. Usually it would cost 70 drachmas for something like this, but for you I'll make it 25. Then we're even. What do you say?"

25 drachmas? Perfect! I only have 30 anyway, so that plays out well. "Yes please. And consider us even, Spitha." I handed him the string with a smile (after detaching it from the bow of course), and he took it and exemined it. "A very high quality string I see. good, it will make the enchantment faster. It will take about 30 minutes I think for the enchantment to complete. I could make it faster, but it might not work, or work poorly, or even destroy the string, and this one is exceptionally high quality, so I'll do it slowly but surely. Go do whatever you like but be back here in 30 minutes to recieve your string."

I told him thank you, and went to just roam around the market, with a string - less bow in my hand, a wide smile plastered on my face and 5 drachmas to my name. I looked around the stands for something that might intrigue me. I found a stand that sells all kinds of bags, be it little sacks for drachmas, or huge ones for wares. I found a sack big enough to put the bow in with the string and bought it, so when I'll give father the bow it would add to the surprise effect. I paid him the rest of the money I had, took the bag, and put the bow in it.

I continued to go around the market just looking at stuff that I might buy next time im here. 26 minutes pass and I decide to go over to Spitha's stand to see if he finished the enchantment on the bow string.

I arrive at his stand to see he actually just finished it. He lifts up his head from his work and sees me. "Ah, Perseus, good thing you are here. I just finished your bow string. It is perfectly well, and ready for use. Here, give it a go!"

I gratefully take the string, which now has a little gold - ish tint to it, attach it to the bow, and do a couple of practice draws to see if everything is fine. It works exactly as it should, although it will take a bit getting of used to.

"Thanks Spitha! This is awsome. Father will be so happy to see this!" He laughs "Sure, my boy. Have fun presenting it to your father!"

I take the bow and the sack and quickly run out of the market. I turn to my house and hide it in my room. Good thing my father isn't home yet, and instead is on some contract he found, it gives me the opportunity to hide it from him until the birthday.

I pass the rest of the day doing some house chores, being with the family and planning for the birthday. Soon enough, night comes and I go to bed.

I fall asleep quickly, thinking of how much father will be happy on his birtday.

A/N: Well! That is the first chapter for all of you nice people. Sorry for the delay, it was firstly meant to be published yesterday, but for some reason I couldn't write on my phone. You see, the computer in my house isn't very accesible, so i write on my phone. With that weird bug resricting me, I can only write on the computer, which is occupied most of the time. I'll try to find a way around it, and hopefully I'll be able to withstand the update scheduel I set up. Updates will mostly be on Mondays and Thursdays, hopefully. REMEMBER TO REVIEW, So I'll know what are your opinions on the story! Until next time,

Evyplayz signing out!