Alright fanfiction! Here is my 2nd story. so give it a read and tell me what you think! This is set a day prior to the battle of Olympus, the war of the worlds, the battle for the future of Olympus etc.
Chapter 1: The giant's war.
Percy POV
My eyes were flickering from one point to the next from the dawning horizon aboard the Argo 2. The other 6 from the prophecy of 7 were standing next to me. The general mood was anticipation as we approached the real mount Olympus. Coach hedge and Reyna had been shadow travelled back to camp half blood with Athena's Parthenon in the hopes that it will stop the war between the two camps.
As we caught sight of the original mount Olympus we gasped. The sight was beautiful, don't get me wrong, but what caught our eye was the massive army standing defensively at the base of it, with roman and Greek banners littering the stands and many powerful godlike presences standing in front of the army. All the Olympians stood there, as well as the majority of the major gods, and some of the minor ones that haven't betrayed Olympus.
Behind them stood an army of demigods around 1000 strong. I could mark out roman and Greek camps, as well as hunters and... Amazons? How are they all here!
That's when Annabeth squeezed my hand, her face pale. I followed her gaze and swore out loud. There, just on the horizon was a massive army of monsters, lead by 10 giants, all standing tall and proud. My friends all had a serious expression on their faces as we touched down near or allies lines.
Of course, everyone recognizes out ship, and we are let out unopposed, as we made our way over to the lines of the gods, to stand by the side of our breathen as we fought for the future of Olympus against a primordial threat.
We knew that there were tactics to be thought off, battle strategies to be formed and then we would need rest. From a first glance that army outnumbered us 2 to 1. When the battle starts, it would be extremely difficult to say the least.
LINE BREAK
Whirling around, I stabbed a covering empousa, and then parried the blow of an enemy demigod. Swiftly I disarmed him of his sword and ran him through with riptide, its blade glowing dimmer at the taste of a human's blood. I had a second to catch my breath, and looked around the battle field. The two armies had been completely split up, and for a second I was confused before I saw my father battling it out with Polybotes, his bane. I saw him send a powerful blast with his trident, and as the giant stumbled back I ran over to his Knee and stabbed him in the joint, making him bellow in pain. Poseidon made quick work of him, impaling him through the chest with the trident, followed by riptide courtesy of yours truly.
My father gave me a big smile, and then we charged into battle, side by side, the god of the sea and his son.
Immediately I was in the midst of battle once again. I was concentrating solely on the battle around me, stabbing, whirling and cutting faster and faster. My movements were a blur as I cut down monster after monster, but it just wasn't enough. Faster than the demi gods could kill the monsters more were coming after us. The answer was obvious really. The giants have to die.
I summoned a huge wave of water, washed away monsters near me and then I summoned a blast of power to propel me towards our forces. Whilst in the air I noticed Artemis struggling with her battle against Gration. I used the water to propel me towards her, and landed on the giants shoulder. Before he could even grunt, my blade found its way to its neck, releasing a torrent of golden Ichor. Faster than I could blink, there were 7 silver arrows in the cut of the giant, and he dissolved into golden dust with me still on the shoulder.
Thankfully I fell against something soft. Unfortunately it was on top of Lady Artemis. "Oh my gods im. Im. Im. So. So. Sorry! Please don't turn me into a jackalope!" I stuttered out. There was a lot of cursing but she waved her hand at me, saying, "Your lucky it's you Perseus, the gods need you in this war!"
Which of course didn't make me feel a whole lot better but hey, at least I'm not dead... yet.
Once again i scouted the area, only to see that the only giants still standing were Porphyrion and Alcyoneus, banes of Zeus and Hades respectively. I saw all the gods going towards them, but then noticed something was slightly off. All the demi gods, gods and helpers seemed to be moving in slow motion, as if walking through jelly – o. That's when I noticed a being with a pitch black scythe pointing to the sky, its eyes glowing golden. My knees shaked at the sight of the one and only titan of time, Lord Kronos.
His golden eyes so filled with malice scanned the faces of all of our forces, until they finally met mine. I could feel the cold hatred running off him in waves, his power crippling. When our eyes locked, a gruesome smile overtook all of his features, as he glared holes into me. Suddenly the flow of time jolted back into action, but only with him standing in front of me.
The battle raged on, but no one payed us and heed. "Yes, Perseus Jackson." Hissed the titan lord of time. "My whole purpose of coming back is to kill you slowly, tear you apart limb from limb. Mother Gaia sped up my regenerating process, bringing me to a strength stronger than ever before. If I bring her your head, than this is permanent, otherwise she will distill my essence from my body, so once again demi god, this is where we meet, but this time, I am in my true form, and there is no demigods or heroes to save you!" He spat out, before charging at me with the speed of light.
He had gone truly mad. His eyes were focused purely on me, and probably my blood. I couldn't hold the titan at bay, his moved wild and imprecise, but with enough power to chop a human in half with each stroke. I couldn't find any opening as he kept attacking, he was tiring himself out, but long before he stops I would make a mistake. His first strike completely shattered my shield, the other was a wild swipe across my stomach that started to bleed profoundly. I gasped in pain and fell onto the floor, just managing to keep hold of riptide. I looked up, knowing that this would be my last vision of the world.
I almost teared up thinking of Annabeth, my mom, Grover, Tyson, Nico, Jason, Thalia and all of the other friends that I would never get to see again.
Just as I accepted my fate, Kronos charged at me, and was suddenly knocked forward by a strike of water, sending him off balanced. The titan stumbled forward, and fell, face first into my blade. I watched in disbelief as his body conversed and throbbed, his scythe falling out of his hands. I couldn't believe my luck, but using the last of my strength I grabbed the scythe, and impaled Kronos straight through his back. His expression lost all focus as he dissolved, but into a spiral of wind, not dust. That's right, the scythe reaps ones soul, but what will it do for its master?
I thought the golden wind went inside my chest for a minute, but shook my head. My vision darkened, and spots began to dance across my vision before I lost focus and my eyes closed, still gripping the scythe of Kronos.
LINE BREAK
I let out a loud groan and my eyes finally opened, after gods know how long. There was immediately a flash of light next to me and in flashed Apollo, who immediately started looking through all my vitals to check that I was ok.
When he finally stopped he flashed me a grin and said, "Just in time, Percy! It's the reward ceremony!" I groggily understood what he was saying but quickly asked, "Lord Apollo, how are my friends? Did they make it? Reward ceremony means we won the war right? Where is Annabeth, is she alright?" I asked rapidly, causing Apollo to laugh in a carefree way.
"Yes Percy, we won the war! After you fought and felled that warrior it seemed like a spell was broken and we all could move normally again. It was only a few more minutes for the giants to be defeated. Gaia is no where to be seen, and of course with the defeat of her children she has been forced back into her slumber. As for your friends, they are all ok, and currently waiting for you!" Apollo boomed, laughing all the time.
I couldn't help but smile at Apollo's behaviour. I needed to go to Olympus, but I also had to thank whoever it was that sent that blast to Kronos, for without that I would be dead and at the mercy of the titan lord.
In a flash of blinding light, we appeared in the middle of the throne room, and Apollo immediately flashed to his throne. I walked towards my friends, receiving looks of apprehension and awe from the creatures standing in the room. Nymphs, demi gods, and even minor gods were eyeing me with respect. I caught the gaze of the council, and they too were a surprise. Athena, Poseidon, Artemis, Apollo, Hera, and even Zeus gave me a nod! Dionysus and Demeter looked unconcerned, and Ares still looked at me with hate, but the rest! Zeus and Artemis!?
I finally reached my spot beside Annabeth, last in the queue of the demigod prophecy of the 7, and some of the other worthy demigods. Then, the rewards started.
3rd Person POV
Zeus started, "Welcome all to Olympus, the original Olympus! We stand here today because of our victory in the Giants War, the greatest threat that Olympus has had to deal with since the dawn of our age.
We the gods stood victorious against our mother and her children, and before we go any further it is time to reward the demigods that worked so hard to gain us victory:
Nico! For your assistance to the prophecy of the 7 and your help in the wars, you are offered the title of Lord Nico, God of ghosts. Do you accept?"
Nico was standing there, his mouth opening and closing like a fish, before finally nodding hesitantly. The gods fired blasts of power into him, securing the process.
Jason was made into the minor god of storms and lightning, Piper was made into the minor goddess of beauty and of heroes, Leo was made into the minor god of the forge, Reyna was made into the immortal Praetor of Rome, Franc was made into the god of shape shifting, Hazel was deemed to be able to live and was made minor goddess of ghosts.
Then Zeus shouted, "Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase!" The room went silent. "Now, before we offer either one of you your offers, know that the deal will go to both of you." He said with a smirk. "Right, Annabeth, for your efforts you are offered the title Lady Annabeth, goddess of Architecture!" The room gasped, but Athena nodded her head to her favourite daughter, and so Annabeth, my precious wise girl, nodded her head, and too was blasted.
Finally it was Percy's turn. "Percy Jackson! For everything that you have done for Olympus you are offered godhood, as you would have guessed, but also, after a 10:2 vote you will be made into a Olympian, the Olympic god of Bravery, power and loyalty!" Percy gasped. Annabeth gasped. Everyone gasped. Even Zeus gasped, as if he wasn't the one deciding the titles! But then something happened that would change young Percy's life forever life forever.
Something that would shake the foundations of his life. My eyes turned golden, and suddenly there was 3 blinding flashes of white light, and in flashed the fates in front of us. "Percy Jackson cannot become a god!" They announced, clearly.
Uproars of conversation broke out amongst the crowd. Looks of confusion was present on everyone's face.
"SILENCE!" Bellowed Zeus. Anger was clearly plastered on his face. He couldn't have the same demigod turn down godhood twice! He whirled to the fates, and demanded, "What do you mean he cant become a god!?" The fates just pointed to Percy, and everyone noticed then the figure on the floor, withering in pain, his eyes a clear gold colour.
"Perseus Jackson played a more important part then you realise. With the help of an ungodly beam of power, he slew the titan lord Kronos during the battle against the giants. However, he killed Kronos with his own scythe." The whole council was in shock at hearing this, but then Athena gasped.
The fates looked at her with remorse in their eyes as they simply stated. "Yes, wisdom goddess. The scythe of Kronos reaps ones soul. Kronos will never rise as he was again." There was a immediate response of a huge amount of cheering and applause, but it seemed that the fates were not finished. They looked over Perseus sadly, looking with pity at his friends who were beside him, trying to help reduce his pain. They couldn't believe that they had been made to do what they would have to do next, this boy would really hate them after this...
"Perseus Jackson killed Kronos!" The fates shouted, causing there to be a immediate silence once again, before they continued, "but it was at a cost. The essence of Kronos was created when he was killed, and it went into the nearest living thing there." The fates held an air of finality as their gaze rested on Perseus. "Behold, Perseus Jackson, son of Poseidon, Savior of Olympus, and the bearer of the essence of Kronos..."
A/N: That's that! My first chapter of my 2nd fanfiction. Please leave a review of how you found it, what you think of the story idea and the chapter in general. Constructive criticism is welcome, thanks!
Dragonhitter signing out!