New York ~Olympus

The Olympian Gods were all gathered in the Throne room on Olympus, furious. Percy Jackson, Hero of Olympus, was killed in the battle against Kronos. Despite the fact that Luke stabbed himself, Kronos managed to deliver a killing blow before his vessel died. The catch, neither of the boys was in the Underworld, DOA studio, or any other realm under Hades. Percy Jackson and Luka Castellan were missing.

"How can he not be in the Underworld?" Zeus roared, "That's impossible! All dead must travel to the Underworld?"

"I do not know brother. Neither Luke nor Percy has appeared in my realm but the condition their bodies are in proves that both are dead," Hades responded grimly. He was on Olympus because of the dire problem. At the moment, he was trying to comfort his brother, Poseidon, who was sobbing silently to himself. He was worried for his son. What happened to him?

"He's right father," Athena supported, "Apollo himself diagnosed Perseus. There's no way he's alive. We all saw Luke die." At this, Poseidon sobbed in agony. Hermes looked at him in sympathy, tears running down his face. They were both mourning over the loss of their sons, heroes until the end.

"Search for them. Don't stop for nothing. Perseus Jackson and Luke Castellan are to be found, clear?" Zeus commanded. Everyone nodded and exited the room to search for the missing heroes.

Shibuya ~Room of Reckoning

Neku Sakuraba stared at the Composer. Was he serious? He didn't just say what he thought he said, did he?

"Neku, dear, you look confused. Thought my Conductor would understand what I was asking. I guess I was wrong," Yoshiya Kiryu aka Joshua, the Composer of the Shibuya, teased as he fingered a silver curl in his hair.

Neku sighed, pulling his headphones over his orange hair. "I understand what you're asking. What I don't get is why? Why do you want to participate on the Game? Isn't it against the rules for both me and you?"

Joshua giggled as he looked at Neku with plotting eyes. "I thought it was obvious. The answer is the same as last time Neku, dear. I make the rules, dear. I can just as easily break them."

"Hate to burst your bubble, J, but you don't make the rules. The Higher Ups make the rules. Listen to Phones. You could lose your position if you play," Sanae Hanekoma, Producer and owner of the Wildkat Café, corrected. Josh pouted at the statement, folding his arms over his white, button up shirt.

"I think it would be a great idea. This way we could check up on Shibuya. Make sure she's perfectly healthy," Joshua stated. Sanae scratched the back of his head thoughtfully.

"Whatever floats your boat, J. I can't stop you. Just don't do anything stupid."

Josh smiled, "Thanks Sanae. So Neku, will you be my partner in the Game? I don't want to be paired up with some newbie."

Neku rolled his eyes before gazing at Joshua's violet ones. "Fine, Josh. Just don't get close to any of the players. I don't want to end up Erasing them."

"Glad you'll play, Neku, dear," Joshua responded slyly. They were going to have fun for a change. Not sit around the UG, busy preparing for the Reaper's Game and taking care of Shibuya.

"That reminds me. Sanae, would you be this week's Game Master?"

"Not at all, J. Don't expect me to be easy just because you and Phones are in the Game. It's nice to have a different job for a change," Sanae answered laughing.

"Let's get going Neku, dear."

"One second." Neku quickly texted someone on his cell phone. They were then, on their way to the UG.

Shibuya ~UG

"Ugh…" Perseus Jackson aka Percy groaned as he sat up. He was lying on the ground of a densely populated. The people walked by him without sparing him a glance. He seemed to be in the middle of an intersection. How could they not notice a person lying in the middle of the street? Percy ran a hand through his messy black hair before standing. He felt something heavy in his pocket. Reaching in his pocket, he pulled out a cell phone and two pins. The cell phone was plain silver and displayed the current time and battery. The first pin was black with a white graffiti skull on it. The second was yellow with a blue pen: Riptide. Percy stared at them in confusion. One: Percy didn't have a cell phone because using one resulted in being attacked by monsters. Two: Riptide was now a pin, A PIN! Three: he had no clue where he was. And four: how the Hades did he get here?

Percy tried to remember what happened. He remembered Luke stabbing himself and Kronos stabbing him- Wait! If he was stabbed, why wasn't he bleeding? Where was the wound? What happened to me? His phone chose that moment to go off. Percy opened it to find a text message from an unknown sender and no return number.

Travel to 104.

You have 30 minute.

Fail and Face Erasure

~The Reapers~

Percy stared at the message be for exclaiming, "What the Hades!"

Just as Percy closed the phone, a burning sensation covered his palm. It was like someone branded his hand. Quickly placed the phone back in his pockets and looked at his hand. On his hand was a number. 30:59, no 30:58, 30:57, 30:56.

'Oh my Zeus,' Percy thought, "it's a timer!' Suddenly, a graffiti frog appeared in front of him. What Percy's mind comprehended was a lazer-thingy hit him in the arm. So Percy did what any logical person would do if being attacked, he ran like his life depended on it. He stopped when he found himself by a dog statue and caught his breath. As he was leaning against the foot of the said statue, Percy noticed a familiar blonde running toward him. The blonde had blue eyes and a scar running down the side of his face; it was Luke. Luke collapsed next to me, panting. The graffiti frog nearby looked confused but soon hopped off. I was so relieved. I found someone I knew and he was back to his old self.

"Luke? What happened?" I asked watching him. He looked up at me, exhaustion evident in his eyes.

"Percy? What are we doing here? I remember dying, but how can I be alive?"

"I don't know, Luke. I remember dying as well and waking up here." Luke eyes widened. He realized that he let Kronos kill Percy.

"Percy…I….I'm so sorry. I didn't" Luke was cut off by someone running by. The person had spiky orange hair and blue eyes. He wore a blue and yellow t-shirt with white shorts. He had a pair of headphones on top of his head. He was being chased by the graffiti frogs. Percy's eyes widened. The kid wasn't going to make it. He and Luke rose to their feet, about to help the kid when he yelled "Josh! Form a pact with me!"

A silver haired kid swirled around, violet eyes wide before shouting back, "Neku! Of course!" A blue light surrounded them. They both blinked in perfect sink. They light, then, faded. 'Neku' did what I least expected him to do. He pulled out a pin, red in color, and grasped it in his hand. The graffiti frogs were suddenly engulfed in flame, diminishing into static. 'Josh,' on the other hand, took out an orange cell phone and started pressing buttons. Nearby objects began to fly by and land on the remaining frogs.

When the last of the frogs were vaporized, Luke and Percy approached the two boys. Neku watched them, excitement in his eyes. Josh's calculating eyes reminded me of-that girl. I can't seem to remember her. I just remember her being there. A headache began to spread through my head, ending my train of thought. Josh was the first to speak.

"Well, well, well. Look what we have here Neku, dear. And here I thought we wouldn't meet any other players on the first day." Percy knew one thing from that one sentence; Josh was a bratty jerk.

Neku sighed. "Can you at least pretend to be nice for one day? Or do you only know how to act like a spoiled brat and a cold jerk?"

Josh giggled darkly. "You should know by now Neku, dear. What do you think? I, for one, have no clue what you're talking about." This received a glare from Neku.

"You don't know how to give a straight answer do you?"

Luke decided to intervene. "Who are you? Where are we? How did you beat those things? What's going on?"

Josh answered first. "You're in Shibuya, Japan We beat the Noise with our pins. I am Yoshiya Kiryu. Call me Joshua."

"I'm Neku Sakuraba. Where might you be from, if I may ask?"

"Luke Castellan."

"Percy Jackson. We're from Long Island, New York."

Neku and Joshua shared a look, having a private conversation. Finally, Joshua shook his head and broke the contact. Neku frowned and asked, "Then what are you doing in Shibuya?"

"We don't know," Luke said hesitantly, "We woke up here after…" Luke trailed off.

"After dying?" Neku asked, an annoyed expression crossing his face.

I watched them cautiously before saying, "Yeah…. How'd you know?"

"That's how you and up in the UG and a Player," Joshua responded in a know-it-all tone.

"UG? Player?" Luke piped up. Joshua frowned before writing on a small slip of paper from his back pocket. He handed it to Luke. Peaking over his shoulder, I read the note. My dyslexia made it hard to read. Luke didn't seem to have better luck.

Sanae Hanekoma

WildKat Café

Neku obviously saw the note because he said, "He'll answer most of your questions. For now, make a pact and start for 104. We have ten minutes left."

"Luke, will you make a pact with me?" Percy asked, holding out a hand.

Luke grasped Percy's hand, nodding. They glowed a golden hue, both blinking in perfect synchronization before the glow faded. Neither felt any different. Both turned to Neku and Joshua commanding them to lead. Neku and Joshua turned on their heels and led them to the populated intersection.

"The Scramble's just as lively as I remember it," Neku murmured to himself.

"Scramble?" Percy asked.

"Uh… Yeah. This is what we call the scramble," Neku said hesitantly. They walked up to a guy with dark pants and a red hooded sweatshirt. The guy had this creepy aura about him that reminded me of Hades and Nico. He reeked of death.

"Objective complete," the guy said, monotonously, "Gate open."

We walked past the creepy guy and to the front of a giant store that reminded me of the skyscrapers back in New York. The TV screen had three numbers on it: 104.

"Welcome to 104, shopping hotspot," Neku announced.

"Is the mission over?" Percy asked, unsure if he could trust this place.

"The timer is gone isn't?" Joshua asked in an irritated tone. Luke and shared a look before looking at our hands. The time was gone.

"Good luck tomorrow. You'll need it," Neku said to them before turning on his heel and disappearing into the crowd, Josh following close behind.

~End of Day 1~