*Athens, Greece, two years ago*
*Flashback*
Percy's POV
My hand aches from holding my sword, Riptide. I had been fighting alongside the six demigods and the gods for over ten hours. Man, Gaia is pissed. Wave after waves of monsters came at us. My dad, Poseidon, didn't look better than me. Both of us were exhausted. Riptide's blade was nearly blunt from hacking and slashing into monsters. I asked my dad,
"Dad, you alright?"
He replied,
"Never better. Now focus." And he sent an energy bolt to a monster behind me. I turned and re-entered the fray of battle. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Jason and Zeus fighting Porphyrion. Annabeth my girlfriend, alongside with her mother Athena, fighting Enceladus. After two more hours, all the giants had been slain. But there was no trace of Gaia. I was confused, as well as the other demigods. Then I heard a voice,
"FOOLISH DEMIGODS. YOU THINK EVEN WITH THE GODS' HELP, YOU CAN DEFEAT ME?!" Then, I saw her, the mother Earth herself, standing on the cliff, dressed in full combat armour. I stepped forward and yelled,
"You may have risen Gaia, but you cannot win. Your children have been slain. You are POWERLESS!" and I let loose a war cry and charged, much to the others' dismay. I leap into the air and swung my sword at her, my sword slashing her from shoulder to hip. Once my sword left her body, I immediately called upon my hydrokinetic powers and froze her in a block of ice, rendering her completely immobile. But, I can feel her fighting against my powers; the wound was already closing up. I turned to the others and yelled,
"Hurry, attack her with everything you have. I can't hold her for long!" That shook them out of their shock. My dad sends a tsunami wave to the immobilized goddess, rejuvenating me as well. Jason combined his power with Zeus and they send a lightning pulse to the primordial goddess, shattering the goddess ability to recover and heal. Piper and her mother, Aphrodite, charmspeak her to a daze, preventing her to fight back. Annabeth and Athena attacked her flanks, driving Gaia to her knees. Leo and his father, Hephaestus, sent a massive fireball to the goddess, setting her on fire. Frank and hazel, together with Ares and Hades, sent a mixture of shadows, jewels and Mist to the goddess, blinding and disorienting her. Finally, I delivered the finishing blow, a swing from Riptide, covering with sharpened ice, cleaving her into two. As she fall, she said,
"You may have defeated me Perseus Jackson, but hear this, you will be tossed aside, alone and betrayed. I swear it."
I replied,
"We'll see Gaia, we'll see." But little did I know, her words will come true.
Later, at the Olympian throne room, rewards were given out to the six of the demigods, except me. I was baffled. I helped them win the war, but no reward was offered to me. When Annabeth accepted immortality to be the immortal head of the Athena cabin, I knew something was wrong. When it was done, Zeus bellowed,
"Everyone leave!" Everyone, even Annabeth, left the throne room until I was the only one left. Zeus said,
"Perseus, the council has seen the prowess of your actions and has agreed that you are too powerful to be offered immortality. Thus, on the council's agreement, I hereby sentenced you to exile." I was shocked and angered. I hurled back,
"This is what I get?! Exile, even after all I did to keep Olympus safe?! Hear me Zeus, when there is another war and you need my help, you will not get it!" I took out Riptide, uncapped it, and threw it at my dad's throne, and said to him,
"All I had done for you, still you side with them. Since you have betrayed me, I hereby sever all relations with you. Do not come and look for me again Poseidon, for you will not get help from me." My former father was shocked, and tried to say something, but I was already gone.
When I stormed out of the throne room, things got worse. I saw Annabeth kissing Mark, my half brother. I clenched my fists, and with a familiar tug in my gut, a wave of water erupted from the fountain and doused them from head to toe. Annabeth turned and saw me. Her eyes widened and she said,
"Percy, it's not what it look like..." I cut her off and yelled,
"Oh yeah?! I saw you kiss him. It seems that I am just a plaything to you. I loved you, yet you cheated on me." I held out a small box and opened it. Inside was an engagement ring crafted by Hephaestus and continued, "I wanted to marry you. It seems that it will not be possible now." I tossed the box at her feet and ran to the elevator, tears running down my cheeks. As the elevator door closes, I wiped my tears away. Since no one cares about me and the gods had me exiled, I will leave and never return.
*Time skip 5 months*
I pant as I run. My only weapon, a spare sword, has broke yesterday. I was fucked. Two drakons was close on my heels. My food and water supply has run out. I ran into an alley (which is a bad choice) and into a dead end. I turned and faced my adversaries, but I am unarmed and hurt. I closed my eyes and braced myself to die. Then it happened. A bright light exploded in front of me, turning the drakons to dust instantly. I look up and saw a man standing in front of me. His eyes were black in colour, but with a yellow glow in it. He said with a calming effect,
"Ah Percy Jackson, finally we meet."
I look at him warily and said,
"Do I know you? Don't tell me you are sent from the Olympians to deliver my punishment?"
The man frowned and said,
"I am not under anyone's command. I am Chaos, the Creator. I have seen what happened to you. The betrayal, exile and many other things. You may have been beaten down, but you held strong. That attitude is lacking in many people and gods. Thus, I came here to give you an offer."
I replied,
"What kind of offer?"
He replied,
"One that I know you will accept. I want you to be my personal Assassin."
*Present time*
Warpath's POV
That was how I became Chaos' Assassin. I trained constantly, becoming proficient in all types of weaponry, from swords to bows and arrows. Not just that, I am well trained in different form of swordplay, from Greek swordplay to fencing. Other than that, I am a master in all types of guns, from pistols to rifles. My senses are amplified due to my training. I can move silently and kill my targets and vanish without a trace. Currently, I am stalking another target, Miguel, guilty of slave trading on the planet Abydos. I saw him duck into an alleyway and I leapt to the ground behind him. I saw in an emotionless tone,
"So, you decided to disregard our warning." He turned and saw me. His face turned pale and he stammered,
"I-I don't k-know w-w-what y-you a-are t-t-t-talking a-a-about."
I replied in the same tone,
"Cut the bullshit. You have forfeited your right to live when you disregard our warning to set the slaves free." At this, my phantom blade extended into a wrist crossbow and with a speed that no one could match, I raised my arm and fired the crossbow bolt. The bolt hit his head with deadly accuracy and he fell without a sound, dead before he hits the ground. I immediately took out the feather that Chaos gave me and stain it with his blood. Then I activated my radio on my left vambrace and said,
"Foxtrot, mission complete. Tango has been neutralised. Require exfil at my location." The radio cracked and I heard my second-in-command reply,
"Copy that Atlas, Warbird inbound to your location. Eta two mikes" I walk out to the open square and look up and saw a Warbird, a VTOL aircraft armed with machine guns on the underside of the cockpit and missiles on the side of the aircraft. It hovers and lands in front of me. The side of the Warbird open and I climbed in. Immediately, the side of the Warbird closes and the aircraft takes off, engaging stealth mode. I engaged my radio and said,
"Chaos, Miguel has been dealt with. En route back to base." The radio crackled and Chaos replied,
"Copy that Warpath. Once back at base. Report to my office immediately."
I replied,
"Roger that. Warpath out."
*Two hours later*
After two hours in hyperspace, we finally reached Chaos planet, my home for the past 5000 years. The Warbird docked at the hanger and the side of the aircraft open. Gideon, my second-in-command, and I jumped out and start to walk to the citadel, where both of us, illona, Mitchell and Joker live. As we walked, both of us struck up a conversation. I asked,
"So, Gideon, how fares your life. Managed to beat Illona in the range yet?" He replied,
"You know that it is impossible to beat her in the shooting range right. Only you managed to beat her Perce." (Only Gideon, Illona, Mitchell, Joker and Chaos know Warpath's true identity.)
I chuckled at that, and walked to Chaos' office. Mitchell, Illona and Joker were already there. That sparked a sense of dread in me. Nevertheless, I walked to Chaos' table and placed the feather on it. Chaos took it and said,
"So the slave trader is dead. Well done Warpath. But I have some bad news for you." At this I replied,
"Don't tell me, Earth is in trouble and you want me to help those idiots who exiled and betrayed me." He nodded and said,
"Percy I know you do not want to help. But this will drive all humanity to extinction. I don't think you want that. So, if you agree, I will send all of you to Earth to assist them. But once you have won the war, you can come back here and never be disturbed again." I nodded shortly and stormed out of the office, cursing all the way out.
Chaos POV
I expected Percy to act like this. He was betrayed, tossed aside like yesterday's trash and now he has to help them again. I turn to the team and said,
"All of you will go as I said. Use your assault Exo. Gear up. You are leaving tomorrow at dawn. Dismissed." They saluted and walked out of my office. I placed my palm on my face and rubbed my eyes and muttered,
"Time to tell those fools what they got themselves into."