James Shaw and the Chaos Blade
Four years after the fall of Gaea, it has been rather quiet for everyone. As demigods, something should have happened by now. But right now, twenty-two year old Percy Jackson did not care about any of that. Because he was going to ask his longtime girlfriend, Annabeth Chase, to marry him. He had already asked her dad, who then gave Percy his blessing. When he asked Athena for her blessing, she reluctantly gave it. For now, he was waiting for her at their meeting place at the beach. After five minutes of waiting, she arrived. Percy was lost for words right there. Annabeth was wearing a sea-green, spaghetti strap dress, with blue lining. To top it off, she wore her owl- earrings, and her camp necklace. "Whoa, you look amazing," He stated. Annabeth blushed, "You don't look so bad either Seaweed Brain." After a few minutes of walking along the beach, he asked her to turn around for a second. She did so with excitement. He pulled out the box with the ring inside, and told her she could look. She turned and opened her eyes, as Percy got down on one knee and opened the box. She gasped, realizing what he was doing. "Annabeth, when I met you, I didn't know I was in love. Only years later did I begin to see the signs. All the danger we went through, it made me realize what I want to do with my life, and that is be with you. Annabeth Chase, will you marry me?" The ring was gorgeous. It was a sea-blue gem, with diamonds surrounding it. She only had one answer. "Yes," She said with tears of joy in her eyes. He smiled and slipped the ring onto her finger. They then kissed with such love, the world seemed to stop turning. They were engaged. But they were interrupted by a deep, dark voice they both knew well. "You thought it was over, didn't you? That escaping the pit would keep you safe? YOU WERE WRONG! Soon Jackson, Soon..." The voice subsided, leaving Percy and Annabeth terrified. "Tartarus..." Annabeth whispered.
The Throne Room of Olympus was in an uproar. With Tartarus waking up, the Gods were actually scared. "SILENCE!" Zeus yelled, everyone sat down as Zeus looked to Athena. "Athena, what are the options?" He asked. Athena thought for a second, then thought of something risky. "Maybe… the Cryo-tube" She said warily. Then the arguing began, after five minutes of it, Zeus agreed. Athena lead the way to a small building covered in vines and leaves. She waved her hand, and the vines disappeared revealing a door and a number pad. She pressed 2538, and the door opened leading to a staircase. They appeared in a room. On the other side of the room, was a bed, a sink, and some sort of holding tank, approximately 8 ft. tall. And inside the tank was a man, 21 years old, frozen alive. He was obviously asleep. "Who is that, and what is that device?" Percy asked. "The device doesn't matter, his name is James Shaw, and he is your brother." After 5 minutes of a verbal fight from Poseidon, Zeus had Athena open the tank letting James out. When he stepped out, he opened his eyes and asked, "Who am I?" The Gods looked confused, like he should have remembered his name. He then ran out of the chamber saying, "I must find out who I am," Poseidon then yelled to him, "YOUR NAME IS JAMES SHAW! You were born 1698 to Elizabeth Shaw. You must remember!" James then looked confused and said quietly, "But , that's the thing… I don't remember my past." He then ran out and Artemis followed.
She found him on a balcony a couple meters from the chamber, just staring into the clouds. She approached him and was about to speak when he spoke first. "So... Artemis wishes to talk to a man. Humph!" He said harshly. That stopped her dead in her tracks. "James," she started. "STOP! I can't even answer to that name because I don't even know who I am!" He yelled at her. She closed her mouth, and he turned back around. "So... where's your Lieutenant," He asked. Artemis hesitated for a second before answering. "Zoë's dead." James stopped to choose his next words carefully. "I... I am sorry. I had no idea of her death," he said solemnly. "It's not your fault, you had nothing to do with it," she said stepping next to him. James relaxed, not knowing why. "How long was I out?" he asked. She hesitantly said, "Almost 250 years." He sighed, hoping it wasn't long at all. Instead he was MIA for 2-3 centuries. "It's Tartarus, isn't it?" James asked quietly. She looked hesitant to tell him. But the look on his face said she needs to tell the truth. "Yes, he might find a way to escape. If he does, I don't know if we'll be able to stop him," she explained. James thought on this for a second, then thought of something...dangerous. "Come with me, I need to check something," he said. Then led the way through the dark streets of Olympus.
After 5 minutes of walking, they arrived at an old building, covered in dust. It honestly creeped Artemis out. James went inside for a couple minutes, while Artemis stayed outside. He then yelled to her, "Lady Artemis, I found something." She went inside and saw James staring at an ancient looking sword, embedded in the flooring. It was an empty house, with only the sword in the middle. The sword was longer than a gladius. It had a cup-guard on the handle, with a small green gem in the middle of the guard. But the oddest thing was that on the blade, just above the guard, was a shark pattern. It glowed with the power of the sea. James approached the sword and circled it, as if it seemed familiar to him. Then he picked it up and had a vision that was shared with Artemis. They saw a woman and a child, dead on the ground, and a bloody mace. Then they saw a man and the woman hug, and then the man said "Mother." Then the vision ended and James gasped and dropped the sword. "What manner of spell is this?" Artemis questioned. James then looked back at the sword. "A family heirloom, Artemis." He said quietly. She looked at him in realization. "You remember?" she said. He nodded with a face of anguish and pain. "A few broken images yes, but now I wish that I didn't see anything."
After seeing the vision, Artemis and James ran to the throne room of Olympus to tell the gods what they had seen. When they got there, the Olympians were in deep thought. James then began to speak. "I know that Tartarus is awake, and you think that I can defeat him. But without my memories, I don't think I'll be able to help." The Gods then looked down in sorrow, thinking the battle could already be lost. But then James added, "That doesn't mean I can't get my memories back." They looked at him in confusion. He then pulled out the ancient sword. Poseidon's eyes widened. "The Sword of Pontus, a piece of the Chaos Blade, made by the Creator himself, the Blade has the power to kill a Primordial," he explained. James nodded, and sheathed the sword. "The Sword contained just a little bit of my memories, but one's I didn't want to see," he said. "Like what kind of memories?" Questioned Athena. "My mother and brothers deaths…at the hands of Tartarus," He said with sadness, and a little bit of anger. The Gods and demigods gasped. He sighed, then ended the conversation with this, "I will recover the Chaos Blade, and end Tartarus' wretched, immortal life."
Knowing what Tartarus needs was one thing, finding the Blade and Tartarus' physical being was another. Annabeth and Athena were able to find out what the other pieces of the Blade were; Kronos' Scythe, Sword of Pontus, and Ouranos' Sky sword. They already had one piece of it, where were the other 2? They were about to look, when they found out Kronos' Scythe went missing from Hestia's care. 3 days later, an army of monsters began to march to Camp Half-Blood, with 2 people who radiated power in the lead. So James and the demigods went back to Camp to defend it, while the Gods would locate the Scythe and the Sky sword. When James arrived at Camp, he went to the Big House to check up on the defenses. Artemis and the Hunters agreed to defend the Camp. Everyone began to prepare for battle, they had the time. The army would not arrive for 2 days, giving the Camp enough time to make the defenses strong, and call on their Roman allies. They finally got a connection to Reyna, and she then began to get the Romans ready for combat, including trying to find a way to get to Camp in 2 days. Finally after two days, the monster army appeared a mile away from Camp. It was huge, almost 2X the size of the army that attacked Manhattan. "Thank the Gods the Romans got here before the monsters did." Exclaimed Chiron. But even with the Romans, they were outnumbered, 6 to 1. James then thought of something, something to do with the Sword. He ran to the beach before the battle, stunning everyone when he returned with dead people, with crustaceans and fish parts growing on them, like something out of Pirates of the Caribbean. Then one of the leaders, wearing a hood scoffed. "James Shaw, where was your bravery, when we bled your mother? And Gutted your brother?" James then had a momentary memory flash. "No… it can't be," he exclaimed, with fear in his voice. "What did you see James?" Percy asked, with worry on his face. He then looked at the figure under the hood, with pure hate in his eyes. "I saw the one who helped Tartarus murder my off the hood and show us your true face...Kronos," Every demigod present looked at the hooded figure in total fear. He then removed his hood, revealing scars all over his body, and solid gold eyes. "I challenge you to a 1v1. If I win, I get your scythe. If you win, I die, do you accept?" Kronos then pulled out his scythe, twirled it around, and created a shield around him and James. "I...accept," Then they charged.
The first minute was in James' favor. Kronos slowed down time to catch James off guard, but for some reason it didn't work on him. "I see your time spell has failed you Kronos, what will you do now?" Kronos smiled, "I don't need it to kill you James," Kronos then advanced, hacking and slashing at James, while James could barely keep up. Then Kronos got lucky, and slashed James' cheek with his scythe. James stumbled back in pain. Apparently, the scythe could still inflict serious pain to its victim. James could lose his life if he doesn't pull it together. Then Artemis broke through the barrier and tried to stop Kronos. He anticipated this, and picked up Artemis by the throat, she was in an adult form to fight, but didn't expect to be choked. James' vision turned red, just as Kronos' scythe changed into a sword. "NO!" James yelled, ran at Kronos, pushed Artemis out of the way, and took the sword through his gut. Artemis' own vision tunneled, as the scene played over and over in her mind. Then Kronos pulled the blade out of James, and left with the army. As he left he said to everyone, "This is but a taste, of what is to come." Then he disappeared. Artemis ran over to James saying, "No,no,no,no." Then she got to his side. James didn't look too good, the cut was deep, and it was glowing. All around the borders of the wound was an onyx black glow. The barrier around them dissipated, and everyone surrounded them. Then the gods arrived, and formed a circle around Artemis and James. She began to say comforting words to him. Then he interrupted her, "Artemis...if I don't make it...I want you to know something," he choked out. She answered, "Yes, what is it?" He then surprised everyone, cupped her chin, and kissed her gently. She seemed surprised at first, but then kissed him back just as gently. He pulled away and said, "I love you Artemis...always have, always will..." His life force then began to fade, quickly. Artemis began to react, "James? Don't die James! Don't you dare close those eyes!" His eyes closed...and he took his last breath. Everyones heads bowed in sadness. Artemis then rested her head on James' chest, and wept. James Shaw, was dead. After five minutes, she willed his body into the sky, and made him a constellation next to the Huntress, Zoë's constellation. It was named, The Blade Hunter. It looked like cross-swords, above an Omega. They made a tombstone for him that read, Here Lies James Shaw. Born 1698, Died 2015. Son of Elizabeth Shaw and Poseidon, God of the Seas. Titles; The Blade Master, The Captain, and the Love of Artemis, Goddess of the Moon. He was gone, and no-one could change that.
(James' POV)
I was dead, that much I was sure of. But before I went to the Underworld, I guess Artemis sent me to the Sky. Artemis, I just wish I could see her again. "You can," said a deep voice. My eyes opened, and I saw that I was standing before Ouranos, the Primordial God of the Sky himself. I felt really nervous all of a sudden. I mean, I was standing in front of him. His skin was constantly changing between a sunny day, to a dark night with stars. His face looked like a man in his thirties, with long dark hair. He stood on a cloud, and when I looked below the cloud, I almost got nauseated. I was looking down at the Earth. "Where am I?" I asked the God. He gestured to a window, and said, "See for yourself." I cautiously stepped past him, and looked out the window. I was looking at a city, with people milling about, chatting and having fun. "A City?" I asked with doubt. He then stepped next to me. "Not just any City. Welcome to Void City"
(James POV)
Ouranos started to walk down the tower I was in. He gestured for me to follow him. I had to walk, I felt like I had no control of my feet. We began to walk through the City, when he started to point out specific buildings. He showed me the barracks, the port, the market, when I noticed we were walking towards a large, dark tower. I was about to ask where we were going, but I decided to keep my mouth shut. We entered the tower, and the inside was amazing. It looked like a hotel in here, or a business skyscraper. We walked over to a reception desk, and waited for what I thought, no reason. After five minutes, an elevator came down and glided safely to a stop. The door opened and out stepped a man, around twenty-four years old. He looked like he had passed college. He had blonde hair, a face that girls would fall for. But what shocked me the most was the scar on his face.I knew who I was looking at, for I had seen his picture from the Big House wall. Someone who was supposed to be dead. "Luke Castellan?" I asked in shock. He smiled, really friendly-like. "Hello James Shaw. Welcome to Chaos Tower."
