Hey guys, so this is the first fanfic I made, once again, comment on how I could improve it grammatically, plot wise, and stuff. If you're going to criticize, restrain the cussing please, cause I will ignore it and for all I know, I could be missing some good pointers despite the cussing. Also, I don't own any of the characters and all of Percy Jackson and HOO! So enjoy!
Percy almost died again, but out of all the times he almost did, this one hurt the worst. After all this time, Annabeth tried to kill him in the throne room where it was only Kronos, him, and her. There she made the confession of how stupid he was to believe her and that it was funny watching how he reacted as she played around with him all this time. In rage and grief, Percy once again unleashed the power of the sea within him, this time controlling it as Kroos and Annabeth watched in shock at this newfound amount of power that was contained in Percy. before they could retaliate, slivers of water soaked into them, destroying them from inside out, not even the curse of Achilles stood a chance against the raging son of Poseidon as he screwed in frustration for his foolishness and then blacked out...
Several hours later...
"Apollo, is my son alright?" said a voice. When Percy opened his eyes, he immediately shut them, momentarily blinded by the amount of light the sun god Apollo was radiating off of him.
"Yup, should be coming around now. There he is, the savior of Olympus. how ya feelin Percy?" grinned Apollo as Poseidon came rushing over.
"Turn off your ego Apollo. You're giving me the worst headache I've had so far," Percy complained as he look over and saw the other gods who were smiling at his ill attempted joke, the remaining campers, and saw the two bodies, instantly reminding him of what just happened. "Father! I was a fool, Beckendorf, Zoe, Bianca...they all died because I was blind! If's she's not rotting in Tartarus, I'll make sure that Tartarus is a reward for her!"screamed Percy, unable to hold back the tears. He didn't care, people who accepted him when the rest of the world didn't because he was half-god died because of him falling for that traitor.
Athena almost killed him right then and there, until she was slapped by Hestia, shocking the remaining gods. Hestia then pointed at Percy with her eyes brimming with power as she once more read his memories up to the traitorous confession before he blacked out. Seeing this, Athena was at a loss for words, her very daughter betrayed Olympus and had been part of the cause for others death, all she could do was stare at Percy in shock while Poseidon comforted him before revealing something else.
"Percy, I know how upset you're feeling right now, but there's something else I have to tell you." Poseidon said, unsure of how to break the news to Percy after all he went through.
"What happened Dad?" asked Percy. Immediately, he knew he was in for something even worse when he saw his father's face, a look of pure sorrow.
"Paul and Sally was murdered, and we believe it's Annabeth, being that it was her shield that was there after knocking them out with it and...," unable to describe the horrendous scene he saw visiting Percy's parents after defeating Typhon before going back to Olympus.
Percy couldn't cry any more, for after all he did to kill them both, to discover this struck home. All of this happened because he wasn't strong enough, cause he wasn't smart enough, despite being the son of Poseidon, Percy couldn't feel more pathetic and helpless. It could've been the grief that spurred him into action or it couldve been his fatal flaw to help protect others no matter what, a plan, which was unlikely of him, began to form in his head. "Dad, I'll deal with my emotion later, right now, Kronos is dead and we should celebrate, lighten the mood, not darken it, cmon." Percy said determined to bottle up all the anger and grief he had until he had a way to deal with them.
"Very well, brother, I believe a rewarding ceremony is order." Poseidon said, regaining his composure while walking to his throne.
"Yes it is, first up...," Zeus agreed, happy to reward the heroes for defending Olympus in its dire time of need. Thalia was promised in help in her advancements among the hunter ranks, Tyson was made a general and given the best stick they could possibly offer, Grover was made Lord of the Wilderness, and last but not least...
"Perseus Jackson!" boomed Poseidon, eager to reward his son, silencing the council. "Without Percy, Kronos would have killed us all through our seats of power, is my son not deserving?" Not one council dared to say other wise, if they even wanted to, for Percy did save them after all and they were grateful not to fade away.
"Percy, we offer you the greatest gift among them all, immortality, you would live forever and be able to serve your father." announced Zeus. All the campers looked at Percy in awe of the gift he was offered, knowing that he deserved that and possibly more."
"I refuse." said Percy as he outright declined the offer.
"You would refuse our generous offer that only few demigods have ever received?" questioned Zeus, the scent of ozone increasing, worrying the rest of the gods and campers.
"I have another idea, it's in your capability but you must first swear on the River Styx as someone once told me to always get a solemn oath." staring at Hades who raised both hands admitting that it was him. Zeus and the rest of the gods swore on the River Styx, thunder rumbling as confirmation. "First, I want all minor gods given amnesty and to be given a cabin. Second you must all claim your children as they're one of the reasons this war was started due to your neglect. Third, return Lady Hestia and Lord Hades thrones back to them as they have helped in the war and without them we would have failed. Fourth, instead of immortality, I would like partial immortality as the hunters of Artemis do and a blessing from every council member if they are willing. The last one is for Zeus only to hear as he is the only needed for my "gift" to be completed." explained Percy, letting the entire council sink in what he just said.
"Percy, you ask for much." stated Poseidon.
"How do we know you won't become a threat to Olympus, an immortal not bound by ancient laws aren't to be trusted unless they have sworn fealty." said Zeus, eyeing the puny demigod before him.
Percy immediately knelt on one knee, head bowed, and swore, "I promise my allegiance is to Olympus and to Olympus only, when Olympus is in need I will fight beside it and only will death take me away from it." Thunder boomed louder than ever, sealing the oath as the campers stared at Percy wide eyed while the gods looked at him in surprise, even respect for the young demigod.
"Very well then, all who wish to bless him before they leave the council room with the campers to the party?" asked Zeus, as he was the first one to bless Percy, proud to have such a loyal demigod to serve Olympus when needed. One by one, each of the Olympians came up to bless Percy, changing his eyes each time. As Aphrodite walked up to bless him, he took a step away from her.
"I do not need your blessing, for love has blinded me long enough." Percy whispered coldly only loud enough for her to hear. Aphrodite just simply narrowed her eyes and vanished with a puff of perfume to the party. Artemis being the last to bless the boy after Aphrodite's rejection, was surprisingly amused at what just happened. She then blessed him, only a second longer than the others as she gave him another blessing, which she shook off as sadness that he too blamed himself for Zoe's death, before departing for the party.
Percy then turned towards Zeus, kneeled once more, as he told him the last request. After hearing him, Zeus couldn't be more surprised, here was a demigod who constantly surprised him. Knowing that he couldn't understand what Percy was going through at the moment, he agreed, as it would only continue to benefit Olympus for the better while saving Percy from falling into the darkness. Zeus then flashed Percy Jackson away, unaware of the fact that he would be the last one to lay eyes upon the demigod as he vanished for two years, as if Percy Jackson never walked the earth.
Aaaaaand that wraps up the first chapter, a bit long for some of you and a bit short for the rest of you. As you can see, I won't go entirely by script of the books and I may skip a few events here and there. If you like this so far, check out Anaklusmos14 and his story Queen's Champion. Have a nice day and hope to see you again in the next chapter!