Chapter One

Duck! Slash! Dodge! Parry! Stab! Hello, my name is Perseus, gladiator in the city of New Titania's coliseum. Dodge! Parry! Stab! We've been training hardcore for 2 months now, and I'm quite convinced that we're the next batch of gladiators the titan scum will be watching cutting each other to pieces.

Now you may be wondering, 'Aren't the Titans the good guys? Didn't they save us from the Olympian oppression?' Well, you're wrong. The Titans are much worse than the Olympians. The Titans manipulated this thing called the mist to make us mere mortals see the Olympians as the evil ones. But not me, I know the truth.

Dodge! Slash! Block! Roll! Stab!

I remember when it all started.

*FLASHBACK*

Sirens were blaring, people were yelling and running around, officials were trying in vain to restore order to the chaos. Fires were going all over threatening to burn everything in their wake. But the most prominent threat was the giant battle raging all over between human warriors and monsters straight from Tartarus. Slowly but steadily the warriors were killed or captured.

Then suddenly, the most horrific thing you will ever see, raised its fist and pummeled a large island in the sk- wait WHAT?! What the hell is an island doing there?

The island exploded with a huge CRASH! Rocks plummeted down to the city, sparing none in their barrage.

'This day just keeps getting crazier by the second' I thought to myself.

Once the rocks slowed their barrage on us, a big, ancient voice sounded out to all. It said, 'Olympus is destroyed! I have my revenge! You mortals will all bow before me!'

Immediately, we all dropped to our knees, under the power of the being with the voice. His voice sounded out again, saying, 'all those who will come to me will be spared their life. All who oppose will be crushed.

Many people quickly cried out to the being, begging to be spared their lives. The voice commanded them to stand who wanted to accept. Almost all stood, except for the warriors, and me.

The voice then laughed a bone chilling laugh, and spoke again saying, 'It seems that we have some with no reason in them. Very well, I will make the best of your deaths. We will host gladiatorial games in honor of my victory against the evil tyranny that is the Olympians.'

As soon as he said the last sentence, almost everyone started blinking their eyes, murmuring, 'Olympian tyranny', 'evil rulers, them'.

*END FLASHBACK*

I also remember when I first became a gladiator. They brought my family to try and convince me that my decision was idiotic, stupid, and irrational. When I said that my decision was final, guards came in with a man who had one brown eye and another blue.

*FLASHBACK*

"Please Percy, you're being unreasonable. This can all go smooth if you'll just stop all these shenanigans an-"my mother said.

"No" was my simple reply.

Suddenly the door swung open and in stepped a man with one eye brown, the other blue. He smiled a truly wicked smile and said, "Well well, since your decision is to oppose us, we have no choice but to make you regret your decision."

Then two other men dressed in black armor stepped in and grabbed my family. The man with the funny eyes looked towards me and said, "Restrain him." I was then seized by four sets of arms and could only watch in horror as the funny man brandished a wickedly sharp looking knife and brought it to my mother's throat. He then laughed an insane laugh and sliced my mother's throat. She fell to the ground, chocking.

The lunatic then marched to my father, and made quick work of him. Lastly, he stalked my little sister. He laughed that sickening laugh again and said, "Perhaps we should have fun with your sister?"

He and the two other guards then violated my 12 year old sister before my eyes. When they finished, the man whipped out his knife and killed her.

The man cleaned off his blade on my shirt, and left with the guards. I then mourned at the loss of my family. That day, I swore all that made this possible would die by my hand.

*END FLASHBACK*

How was it? Did this suck? Or was it okay? This is my first story so don't be too harsh. All coments allowed, like how would you like to see this story go and so forth.