Two years. It's been two years since I've lost everything. And better to say, everyone. How, you might ask? Gaia. She won. And she took away everything I held dear. My camp has been destroyed. My home in New York is gone. My family, both on the Greek, Roman and human side, gone. What hit me the most was her lifeless body in my arms, the faded light in her eyes. Annabeth, my Wise Girl, swallowed by Earth. Gone in a blink of an eye. Wonder how it happened? I can tell you, but it's gonna hurt both me and you, so breace yourselves.

Flashback 1

I just defeated Kronos, winning the first war. Annabeth and I became official. It was one of the happiest moments of my life.

Flashback 2

I was in my cabin when a familiar face of the Queen of Olympus appeared in front of me. Before I even had time to think, I passed out.

Flashback 3

My head hurt as I woke in Lupa's Wolf House. I started training as soon as she was in sight, not even knowing my name. Annabeth was the only thing I remembered.

Flashback 4

I was elected for the quest to retrieve the Legion's Eagle with two of my now very good friends, Hazel Levesque and Frank Zhang.

Flashback 5

I hit the ground as Annabeth judo-flips me. When I saw her, happiness took me over once again.

Flashback 6

We were falling. Annabeth hugged me as we flew trough the air, straight to what seemed like our doom. Tartarus. The worst place I ever visited.

Flashback 7

The battle started. Romans and Greeks fought side by side. I sliced through as many monsters as I could, trying to save my home, my camp. Annabeth was right beside me. I dared look up to see how Jason, Piper and Leo were doing. A mistake, none the less. A cyclops hit me straight in the chest and I went flying. I noticed my ribs were broken, but I had to keep fighting. I was on the ground again, as Jason and Piper fell from the sky right at me. Jason helped me up, as I held my broken rib. The look in his eyes suggested that what went on up there was not good.

"What happened?" I managed. My chest hurt like hell. I caught the glimpse of Annabeth slicing a hellhound in half. She's always been a good fighter.

"Leo's gone", Piper cried, " And Gaia is not."

As she said it, the ground shook and everyone but me fell over. Annabeth got up and I tried running to her, but I seemed frozen. A monsterous laugh tore the air as the embodiment of Dirt Face rose up. She was fully awake by now. No,I thought, No, we can't lose. Not after everything.

"On the contrary, Perseus", Gaia laughed, looking directly at me, " You can. And you will!"

I heard a terrible scream as my Wise Girl started sinking into the ground like it was quicksand. She called my name and I jumped to her, trying to catch her hand. All of a sudden, familiar terror that I experienced only in Rome came over me.

All I caught was dirt. Annabeth was swallowed by Gaia. I stared at the ground. No! I wanted to scream, but I couldn't. Unfortunately, someone else could. I turned around only to see Jason disappearing. Then Piper. Then Hazel. Frank. Nico. Reyna. Clarisse. Will. Drew. Connor and Travis. One by one, each demigod was gone. Monsters either ran away or were also swallowed by Gaia. I trembled. I couldn't do anything to save them. I failed.

"Yes, you failed Perseus", Gaia laughed. I wanted to put my sword trough her heart, but I was frozen with terror.

"They're all dead Jackson! But I will let you live. You suffer all alone. Every human is gone. The gods will fall in a matter of seconds. And you will be all alone. For all your life!"

With that, Gaia dissapeared. I dropped on my knees, burying my face in my hands, crying quietly. No, I thought, the gods are my only chance. I have to save them! Luckly, an old friend of mine survived.

"Hey boss", Blackjack spoke in my mind, "Ready to save the day again?"

"Let's go bud", I said mounting him, "To Olympus!"

We took off. The Empire State Building was abandoned. All of New York was. Gaia kept her promise. She killed everyone.

Blackjack and I landed and I ran in. No one was at the desk so I took the card for the elevator. It was still playing annoying music. I uncapped Riptide, ready to fight. Too late. When the doors opened, my hopes shattered. Olympus was in ruins. All it's power was gone. No nature spirits, no immortals, no one was there. I rummaged trough a couple of buildings in hope to find someone. Again, no one. I entered the throne room of the gods, but no one was there. Just some weapons. Hermes's kaduceus, Zeus's bolt, Athena's shield, and, my dad's Trident. He was also gone. I sat down beneth his throne. What am I going to do now? I thought, holding his trident in my hands.

The air turned cold. Everything became dark. I gripped Riptide harder, taking a defensive stance. A black hole appeared. This was unusual. What was more unusual was the fact that out of it walked an all powerful diety, that I could have never imagined meeting.

"Perseus Jackson", he called. I fell to my knees, Riptide still in my hand.

" Lord Chaos", I whispered. I was genuenly scared. Why would Chaos himself be here?

Rise hero, for you are this realm's only hope", he said warmly, but I was still cautious.

" Milord, I do not understand", I stood up, looking him in the eyes. He had a black cloak with galaxies covering it. His hood was up, but I could see his unhumanly pale face. He had a devilish smile and bright red eyes.

"It is all right, Perseus. I am sorry for your loss. But you must not waste time mourning. Gaia has won the battle, but she has not won the war yet."

I gave him a questioning look. I honestly didn't understand a thing he was saying.

"Perseus, do you know why she has not killed you?" he asked. I shook my head.

"I only know she said she wants me to suffer", I replied. He smiled.

" That too. But Perseus, that is not the reason you still live. I am. Not so long ago, when you were born, I sensed a great change coming to the universe. This change. I also knew you were born with a great burden upon your shoulders. You were destined to be the Saviour. The person I have been searchibg for since what you call the Big Bang. I gave you my blessing, giving you protection from anyone who would want harm upon you. It also gave you a fragment of my powers. But my blessing can only do so much. You have to earn the title I meant to give you. This is your final test."

Okay, what the hell is going on?!

Recap: Chaos blessed me when I was born, preparing a role for me then. I am supposed to be some Saviour. I still didn't understand. He seemed to see it.

"Okay, this might take a minute. Sit Perseus."

"Percy, Milord, if you don't mind", I still hate when people call me Perseus. He nodded and sat on Zeus's throne, as it turned dark as the night. I sat on my dad's as it only seemed fit. He began.

" So, I just told you how you have my blessing upon you. That is what's stopping Gaia from killing you. Through your life, you faced many tests in order to achieve the title meant for you. This is the final one." He paused, "Percy, Gaia is and has always been a traitor. She wants this realm all for herself. So, she betrayed the Primordial Council. There was an agreement made a long, long time ago, that if one of the Primordials ever wins over Earth, they shall split it again and rule over their domains and over Earth together. Now that that has happened, Gaia betrayed them, taking it all for herself. The others can't fight her due to some new laws. But, as I said, she can not kill you yet and you can fight her. And your task, if you chose to except it, will be issued by the Council and me, and will not be easy."

"Chaos, sir, I can tell you this", I sighed, "I am desperate. I can not let my friends down. At this point, I will do anything to save them. And I am used to 'not easy'."

"Good. But know this, I am binded by Void's laws, I will not be able to help you on this quest", I wanted to ask about Void, but he cut me off, "Yes, Void is my mother and yes, she is gone. But I keep my promises. Now, if you don't mind, I will call the rest of the Council to give you your quest."

"But Milord, if you don't mind me asking, why do you care about Earth? I mean, there are so many other planets you created. Why save this one?"

He laughed. "Perseus, Earth and it's citizens are my best creation, so I do not wish to see it destroyed. And Gaia is my child that has never obeyed orders, so I definitely do not want her to rule over anything. If she sees a chance, she will destroy everything. And then I'll have to start from scratch, which I don't want. Do you have any idea how many tries it took me to create all this?"

"As you say", I laughed slightly. He smiled back and started chanting. Soon, one by one, Primordials came. First was Ourea (Primordial of Mountains), then came Pontus (Sea), who I was especially excited to see, then Tartarus (Pit and Underworld), who I did not want to see ever again. Then came Erebus (Darkness), Nyx (Night), Aether (Light), Hemara (Day) and Eros (Love). Gaia was kicked off and Uranus still hadn't gotten himself together. I bowed before eah of them, but it was especially hard to do it before Tartarus.

"Perseus Jackson, I see you are still alive", he laughed, but I just stared at him, "Relax demigod, I am glad you are alive. Someone needs to teach my sister a lesson, and since the new laws forbid us to fight among eachother directly, I am glad you will be doing it."

"Uh... Thanks?"

Some were aparently excited to see me, saying they heard stories about me. I was nervous. All I could do to calm myself down was think of Annabeth. I wanted to drop down and cry. How could I not save her? I just let Gaia take her like that.

"Percy", Chaos called me and I noticed the Primordials all looking at me, and the tears silently rolling down my cheeks, "I know what happened to your friends is terribble, but remember, you are doing this for them. They need you. And we need you now, to start the meeting."

"Of course", I wiped the tears and stood in the middle of the throne room. The Council sat on the thrones of the gods. I was terrified, but I kept it together as much as I could.

"Now, as I have told you years ago, I am sure Percy is the person we have been looking for. If he succseeds here, he will be granted the position of my apprentance, or as I like to call it, my Champion. He can also progress to other titles which we will discuss when the time comes. Now, Percy", he turned to me, "Do you accept the task the Council of Primordial deities is about to give you?"

"I, Perseus Jackson, accept the quest and promise to do all I can to complete it", I gave my word, not only to the Council, but to all the people I lost.

"Good", Chaos smiled, "Now, Aether will give you the details."

"Well, we can't tell you much, to be honest. But we can give you a hint of might be a mean of your succsess. You have to travel back in time. You must also find a way to go back and to kill Gaia. It would be best if you could do it for good, but if not, still fine. We might be able to keep her down then. Now, we as the Primordial Council, give you partial immortality as a gift of gratitude for taking on this task."

I felt a little tug in my gut and I saw a light surrounding me. I felt timeless, but also stronger. I looked up at Chaos as he started talking.

"Percy, as you know now, I have selected you as my Chosen One. That gives you a small portion of my power, which will increase if you succseed at your task. You have been given partial immortality. With my powers, you will be able to summon different elements in small waves. It will be very drainining in the beginning, until you get used to it. We wish you good luck. I now conclude this meeting."

I thanked him and bowed to each of them as they left. Pontus and Chaos were the only ones left. I approached him and shook his hand when he offered it.

"I believe in you Percy. I know you will win this fight. You're a strong young man. And you can be sure that we will do all we can to help you without breaking the laws", Chaos smiled at me. I had an idea what to do first.

"Lord Chaos, if you do not mind, I have dyslexia, but I have a good idea where to start the quest. Is there any way you can help me get rid of it? That is all I ask."

"I suppose", he raised his hand and it glowed for a second. He said it was done when he lowered it. Pontus coughed, attracting attention to himself.

"Percy, I rest the power of seas in you now. I know you will need a good hideout and, being Poseidon's son, water will be the best place for you to stay at and use as your HQ. I enhanced your powers so you can have more control over the water. I suggest using your father's trident when making major water summons", he smiled at me. I smiled back.

"Thank you, Lord Pontus. I will not dissapoint", he nodded and left.

"Percy", Chaos spoke once again, "I wish you good luck once again. I have to leave now. We can not be in contact during your quest. Beware of the monsters. Almost all of them work for Gaia. Tartarus will try and keep them from leaving his realm, but not even he can stop the process of their regeneration, just slow it down. Gaia will do all she can to kill you."

"I know that", I replied confidentaly, "And I'll do all I can to give her hell."

"I expect nothing less from you. Oh, and I have a little something prepared for you. It will appear once you determine where you will settle. I hope it fits you. We will meet once again when this is over", he said, "Fairwell."

I thanked him and he left the room. I was all alone from now on.

I left Olympus, not before I took some stuff, which included my dad's tridents (as Pontus advised me), which shrunk down so it could fit in my pocket, and Athena's shield (it's handy), which transformed into a wristwatch. Blackjack waited patiently for me on the street. We took off for Camp. But, I had one more stop before Camp. I left Blackjack on the roof of my mom's building. Sadly, my hopes died once again as I realized she was gone as well. I cried for a few minutes. My mom was all I had for twelve years, or until I met Annabeth. And now, she is gone as well. I pulled myself together and left as soon as I got some stuff I needed, like some food, clothes, a backpack, some of my spare weapons and a photo of mom, Paul and I. Then Blacjack and I left for Camp.

Gaia is cruel. As soon as we were past the borders, I could see the product of war. Not just the destroyed Camp and weapons, but the bodies of those who I held closest to my heart. As soon as I got off Blackjack, I ran over to her. Annabeth was gone. I knew it. But a part of me hoped it was all just a bad, very, very bad dream. I took her in my hands and quietly called her name. She was cold. Her stormy grey eyes were completely lifeless. I could almost hear Gaia laughing behind me. I knew she wasn't there. The sea was becoming wilder. I had to calm myself down. I will honor all those who were fighting next to me. And I will avenge them.

It took me a few hours, but I managed it. A dozen holes made with my new elemental powers on the beach. I layed each of my fallen friends in one and burried them. I also carved signs with their names and godly parent. Annabeth was there, Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel, Frank, Nico, Reyna, Will Solace, Connor and Travis Stoll, and Clarisse. I let a few tears fall down my face as I left flowers on each of their graves and said my good-bye. I stared at Annabeth's for a few more minutes. I took her dagger with me and was staring at it at the moment.

The sun was setting. I should get going. I stopped at my cabin to grab some more clothes, a photo of Annabeth and I and then by the armory to get a suit of armor and some more weapons, among which were a bow and a quiver of arrows (even though I was a terrible archer), another sword, one more dagger and some knives. I also got a kit for sharpening all of these. Then I stopped by the kitchen and got one of the plates, enchanted to serve all the food you could imagine. I thought it might be handy. I told Blackjack to wait for another minute until I find a good place to hide. I used my powers over the ocean and found a spacious cave nearby, a little deeper under the surface. It might be good, in case I am chased by monsters. I swam down to it and checked it out. Then I tried to use my powers to get all the water out. It was good as long as I concentraded on it, but as soon as I turned around, it was the same as when I got there. An idea came to my mind. I took out the trident and embaded it into the ground. The water obeyed me immidiately. I let my concentration down and it was good. Amazing, hideout spot found. I got back to the surface and brought a trunk, a bed, a desk, an armor and weapons stand and some other necesities to the beach. I transported them in air bubbles to the cave which was now completey dry. I had a little home set up. Then I had a short conversation with Blackjack on wether he wants to stay down with me or not. He decided to stay up among the clouds with the Pegasus rather than underwater. I didn't blame him. He needs space and doesn't like water. He promised to come to me whenever I need him. I gave him some sugar cubes and went back under.

What I saw when I got down surprised me. I thought I was imagining it. Two adult wolves sat in the middle of my cave. They seemed friendly. A note appeared in front of me.

Percy, I sent you these two as they were to become your companions when you got the title, but I decided you might need them now more than then. Do not worry, they know you are their master and will obey you. I also sent you a stelth suit. It looks like it came out of Assassin's Creed, but those are very handy. It has space for all the weapons you might need and has plates of iron from here. The weapons Gaia uses should not be able to cut trough it, so you should be fine. I also sent you this enchanted plate, as the one you took from camp will not work in a few days. Good luck once again.

Chaos

I thanked him mentally and went over to the wolves. One was a male (he was slightly bigger then than the other one), black as night with bright gold eyes. They reminded me of Hazel, which made me sad. The other one was a female, white as snow and had icy blue eyes, almost like Thalia's. They bowed to me slightly and I patted them on the heads. They panted happily. I decided they needed names. I named the black one Bucky and the white one Coco. They started jumping around happily when they got them. I looked on my bed and saw the suit Chaos left me. It did look like it was straight out of Assassin's Creed. It was black, with a big hood and a lot of places to stash my weapons. I put it on. It was as light as my usual clothes. I unpacked. I found one more suit, the same as the other one, but white. I settled nicely and went to sleep soon after. It was a long day.

So, there you have it. The story of how I lost everything. I hope you didn't cry too much over that, because some more sadness is to come. Two years have passed. Two years and I still haven't figured out how to go back and fix everything. I went trough every single book in Athena's library up on Olympus. Nothing. Chaos came through and cured my dyslexia, so it was easier to read though. I then started going trough the books we had at camp. Still nothing. I even tried going to the Underworld to try and get some answers, but I knew it wouldn't work. I tried it few days after Gaia killed everyone. No luck. I tried a couple of times again, but every time it was the same. I started visiting different libraries, still with no luck whatsoever.

I always had to be wary. Every single day I was attacked. And it was not cool. My wounds healed quickly as my home was underwater, but some were bad. Luckly, I had my two great wolves with me. They were fierce and fearless. They chopped up monsters like hellhounds or dracenae in seconds. I loved both Coco and Bucky. Blackjack was there whenever I needed him, as promised. Bucky and Coco were almost as fastas Arion, so when I flew, I didn't have to worry about them. They are so fast and can taks down monsters in their own way.

It was hard going through all that, you know? All alone for two years? I had no one but three animals, two of which do not understand me. And the one that understands what I'm saying is not always here, but only when I need him. But, I managed. I visited the graves of my friends whenever I could. I cried a little each time. I missed them. I missed her. I missed Annabeth. Her stormy eyes. Her bright smile. How she teased me all the time. Everything. It's been two years and I was no closer to bringing them back. What am I going to do?

I considered going to Europe to look for answers in Greece and Italy, but I didn't know if I was ready for that yet. And how am I even going to get there?! I didn't have a plan or anything yet so I pushed that thought aside.

It was just dawn, which I could see by the color of water above my home. The summer was almost ending, so it was still pretty warm. Bucky and Coco were still sleeping, so I got up and put some water and food in theit bowls for them to eat when they wake up. As soon as I put it down, Bucky being Bucky shot up and started eating. Coco just turned to the other side. I smiled and prepared my own breakfast. By prepared, I mean just said eggs and bacon and they appeared in my plate. I ate like a wolf. I didn't eat much these days, but I was still strong. After I finished breakfast, I started training. I am no Leo, but I managed to make some dummies to practice on. Meh, they weren't that bad. Just a little sliced up. After I finished, I went up to think. I found a nice cliff looking over the ocean. Bucky and Coco joined me soon, sitting beside me. I patted her on the head and stroked his back.

"What am I going to do guys?" I asked. I knew they can't respond to me, but I just needed to say it. We sat there for a while and then I decided to go back to New York to Olympus and get back to work. I called Blackjack who got to us in a minute. Soon, he and I were flying over the, now mid-collapsing Empire State Building. The elevator didn't work anymore, so he had to literally fly me up to Olympus. It was draining for him at first, but he said he got used to it by now. I dismounted him in front of Athena's library for the millionth time! I left him in front with some sugar cubes. Bucky and Coco couldn't get up here without the elevator so they were at home, I think. I rummaged trough some books. I went through all of them already, some even twice. I took a few and eaned against a wall.

Something was odd. As I put my body weight on it, I realized it was hollow. I knocked and concluded there was definitely air in there. I punched it once, but it only made a small dent in the wall. I pulled out Riptide and hit the same spot with the hilt of it. It made a hole. Something was definitely there. I capped Riptide and reached in. I expanded the hole by pulling the wall out. There was a very dusty, leather-binded book. I pulled it out and dusted it off. The letters were made using golden thread that shined in the dim light of the library. I understood the writing, as it was in Greek (most books here are).

Relics and how to harness their power

This could be it. I took the book with me, putting it in a bag I always bring along. Blackjack was still waiting.

"Buddy, this might be it!" I said, sorta happy for the first time in two years. Amazing boss! Am I going to get more sugar cubes and hay when you beat everyone?

"Sure bud", I laughed, mounting him, "Let's go back home now."

We flew back over to the ocean. I said good-bye to Blackjack and jumped in, diving over to my cave. Still in one piece. Good. Bucky and Coco were there too. I gave them some more water and layed on my bed. I opened the book and started skimming through pages. It was big, it had like, 1500 pages.

"Let's see, pendant of Theseus, no, Knife of Artemis, no", I murrmered, skimming through page by page. There were some interesting items there, but nothing that could help me in this situation.

"YES!" I screamed. I found it.

What do you think guys? This is a start of a new story I am writting. I am planning for it to be like two "books?" series, with this being the first, but I'm still debating on that. If it does turn into it, you'll know it. I have a new character planned to appear, someone I loved in the books and has appeared only briefly, but has changed the series a lot. I didn't mention them in the tags, because I don't want to spoil it. Anyway, new chaper is coming soon. See ya :)