Prologue
Pain shot through my side. Blood. Her blonde hair covered in crimson blood.
Well, I guess this is it.
We were on a mission. We had to rescue two demigods captured by a Cyclops. Simple, right? The problem was there was an invisible monster. Such bullshit.
I am letting so many people down by dying this way. They died so I could save Olympus. Zoe. Selena. And now, Annabeth. I can't even rescue two fucking demigods.
I blacked out. When I woke up I was in a pitch black room. Fog hung over the floor. A voice boomed in a low growl like tone, "Perseus Jackson. Do you know who I am?"
I snapped, "No. Can we please just get this over with. I just want to be alone."
"Your destiny is not over yet hero," boomed the being.
"What do you mean?"
"I am the Judge of Fallen Heroes. I judge what they have done to see if they deserve a second chance to live."
"Well you can send me on my way to Hades then. I'm no hero. I couldn't even save two demigods. I get everybody around me killed. I'm a worthless hero if you could even call me a hero," I replied.
"Perseus, you have done more in your lifetime than you will ever know. You've saved more people than you could imagine. Not once, but twice. You have saved The Gods twice."
"Well it sure doesn't feel like it," I said with an angry tone.
"Perseus Jackson, I have never bestowed this upon a hero before. None. But you have more life to live. There are more people to save. Even if on a smaller scale and in a different way."
"You have been given a second chance at life. Do you accept?"
I thought about it. I mean why wouldn't you take it you might ask? Well everybody I love is dead. I only had Annabeth and my Mom. Now it was only my Mom.
My Mom. She is the only reason I would even consider this. The only thing I loved that tied me to the mortal world.
After a moment I gave him my choice. "I accept."
The being responded with a voice louder than before, "Perseus Jackson, I bestow upon you a second life. Ascend to the mortal world!"
The last line echoed. A pure light beamed upon my pale skin. The cut in my side healed. I became warm with blood running through my veins restored to my body. My skin returned to its previous tan.
I started to catch on fire. It was not painful. It was warm. I fell asleep in the flames' warmth and awoke on a bench.
A/N This is the prologue my first story. Sorry for it being short. I have decided to make the first few parts about a friendship between Percy and Artemis, plus a little about what Percy does after he is resurected. I am eager to start work on the first chapter of act one, and will be started immediately after this and it should be uploaded tonight or tomorrow morning. I want to make a goal of at least 2000 words for the next chapters and maybe bump it up to 3000 later on. The mistake I made on my last FanFiction account was extremely short stories and constant POV swaps (it's so annoying to read now). The last account was made in 2009/8 and I was 14 so gimme a break. See you again tonight or tomorrow. Please review (obviously too early in the story to ask for favorites). I have most of the storyline points in my head blah blah blah /ramblingauthorsnoteftw