Champion Of the darkness and light
CH1: I MEET DARKNESS, NIGHT, LIGHT AND DAY
PERCY POINT OF VIEW
I was running from past 3 days from a pack of blood thirsty hellhounds. Every time I slashed them, they would disappear into the shadows and re-appear 5ft away from me. I was tired, hungry and angry at what the camp and my friends did to me, well except for some Romans and Nico.
(Flashback)
"Percy Jackson! My son" My dad said appearing with some teenaged kid "I would like you to meet your brother Andrew Scott; he was born before the pact and hidden in the Lotus Hotel. I hope you get to know each other very well." He said and disappeared in sea breeze.
"I was left with my brother who was short for a 17 year old and had elf like ears, sandy blonde hair, dull sea green eyes , pale skin, limbs like twig and scowl plated on his face".
The first thing that he spoke was "Hey! Dumb brother, quit staring at me and show me some hot chicks like that one coming towards us." I turned to look at who he was showing and I was pissed off, he was pointing at my girlfriend 'Annabeth Chase', who was walking towards us.
Well, usually I do not blow up at people, but this guy is already starting to get on my nerve. I gritted my teeth and replied, "She is my girlfriend Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena."
He gave me a smug look. When Annabeth walked towards me she said, "hey seaweed brain. Who is this?"
"Well he is I began..." but was rudely interrupted. Jerk I taught
"I am Andrew Scott, son of Poseidon". He bent down, took her hand and gave a kiss.
"Well nice to meet you too. Andrew!" Annabeth said- a small ting of bush adoring her face.
"So what were you doing Percy? I mean, before your dad came?"Annabeth asked curiously. Just like a child of Athena.
I just shrugged my shoulder "destroying the camp dummies, you know the usual".
"How about you" I asked.
"Helping new camper, getting them settled in their new cabins since Chiron is busy helping with archery".
"Ok, love birds. If you have stopped bickering can you help me out here" said my egoistic brother.
I just gave Annabeth a short kiss, grabbed my brother's hand and took him to our cabin before; he used that awful mouth of his which by the way smells like dead fish.
(Line break)
Well, didn't I tell you; when I said he had an ego. Now it is way bigger than Zeus's underpants.
He was able to make the whole Ares cabin attack me just because I insulted their dad repeatedly. Which I did not.
Demeter cabin actually tried to strangle me with vines because that stupid jerk of a brother destroyed their garden.
Just like that every one stopped talking; the Stoll brothers don't come for asking help in their pranking or new kids avoid me in sword fight well, except for 'Ares' cabin who would try to pulverize me.
Everyone wanted to me to go away; only a few roman campers talked to me when they visited camp. I was given the opportunity as praetor but I declined. I did not want to be a leader again, Frank was way better at it than me.
The last straw was when Annabeth came up to me and said "Percy! I think we need see other people, I do not feel the love we had for each other anymore".
I just broke down then and there, she was the only thing that kept me going all this time.
I cried myself to sleep. The next day the breakfast bell sounded and I got up took a shower and looked myself in the mirror, I had red puffy eyes and my hair was more messed up.
When I reached the dining hall; they were 14 flashes and I bowed before the Olympian council.
"Perseus Jackson! We the gods; have decided to banish you from camp for the things that you have done".
I looked at my dad, if he would help me out but he was talking to my brother. I looked at him with hatred in my eyes and asked
"Poseidon!" All the gods flinched including my so called dad.
"Did you also agree as well?" He just looked away, not meeting my eyes.
"Answer me, Dammit!"
"I am sorry but you destroyed the camp and harming others as well." my dad replied.
"Is that your answer?"I asked. He just nodded his head.
"In that case: I Perseus Jackson renounces my linage to Poseidon god of the sea".
They was a bright glow around me and I felt no connection to the sea. I just looked at each Olympian and said "Percy Jackson is dead, do you hear me? He died when he got disowned and thrown out by the Greek camp. The Romans were right about you Greeks; you may be kind and easy going but you will leave a fellow comrade just to save yourself. Just has a reminder of your ex-savior I will leave 'something' for you.
I uncapped riptide and said "I bind this sword to next great hero, may he be noble, kind and loyal by heart and plunged it deep into the earth in the center of the cabins".
I walked up the hill and turned back to see camp one last time. Everybody was frozen in shock and was just staring at me.
"Goodbye". I said quietly and ran down the hill.
(Line break)
"What can I do for you Pup?"
"Lady Lupa, I wanted you to send one of your Wolfs and tell the Romans about what happened before Frank and Reyna send the Roman's to attack the Greeks because of me". I said my voice breaking.
"Why cannot you go by yourself Pup?"
"The pain is still fresh and going to the roman camp brings back bad memories, so could you please do that my lady" I pleaded with the wolf goddess.
"I will send some wolf but how can you protect yourself? You have disowned your linage and have no weapon to defend yourself. Stay here pup I will train you more before you leave". Lady Lupa said telepathically.
I nodded my head too tired to argue and walked to a corner and fell asleep.
(Time skip)
"Pup, I have taught you everything that you need to know and as a gift I would like to present you this gladius and a shield"
"Pup!" she said again. "Those weapons was used by a general in ancient Rome wield it well, child of Rome. She said and disappeared into the bushes".
I sighed and looked at my gladius which was studded with many precious gems and waved it in a stabbing motion. The shield looked brand new made of imperial gold with rubies' and emeralds' around the edge.
(Flashback end)
Just then a hellhound pounded on me; with no food and dehydration. I blacked out from mere exhaustion.
When I got my conciseness back, I was clearly in a room which was pitch black. I immediately searched for my gladius, which was not there. I started to panic when a figure strode towards me and stopped a few feet from me and said "master is awaiting your presence in the throne room".
"Who are you? And what am I doing here?" I asked sternly.
"Your questions will be answered eventually" he said.
He motioned for me to follow him. I walked out of the door beside him into hallway which was mixed with light and darkness with beautiful designs of war fought through ages, plants which would make Demeter and Persephone's flowers and plants look like toddlers. I mean each plant itself was alive and moving, the weird part was that they were being fed meat. They were giant pillars mixed with the color of white and black, it was like combinations of life and death.
They were houses at the side of the road with either black and white as well, which was kind of creepy to look.
"What is with the colors?" I asked him.
If he heard me he did not respond or he was just trying to ignore me. At last we came in front of a door which you may guess is black and white.
When he opened the door all talking seized inside. I walked nervously into the throne room where they were 4 people sitting on different thrones and looking at me in mixture of both awe, surprise, anger and no emotion. What's with the blank look I taught?
The guy who brought me here went forward and bowed. The man seated on the throne who had pale skin, jet black hair, pointed nose and black eyes said "rise Steve, thank you for bringing our guest" the guy nodded his head and disappeared into the shadows.
I walked up to them and stood their awkwardly and asked, "Who are you? I asked politely as to not anger the being who said I was a guest here.
"Perseus Jackson! It is an honor to meet you. I am Erebus personification of darkness and consort of night. I just stood their mouth open and my reply was
"hmm…..oh ...ok."
The guy sitting next Erebus was laughing at seeing my expression; he had golden curly hair, is teeth were bright as Apollo and is irises were mixture of blue and white.
"Dude, you know a way to lighten up the mood and I am already taking a liking to you; are you good in pranking?"
"Yea" I said smiling.
"Aether! You will not prank any one, do you understand young man?"
"Yes mother!"
The woman looked at me with midnight black eyes, pale skin and also glaring daggers at me.
"Why is he here husband?" she gritted he teeth and spoke.
"Nyx, I wanted to help him."
"But did you not see how; they pranked me when they entered my domain she argued with her husband".
My lady "Nobody will enter Tartarus for pranking" I said with deadpanned expression.
"Where is that girl travelling with you?" she snarled.
"She… I shuttered, she broke up with me for unknown reasons and just like that I told my life story." with tears almost in my eyes.
"Oh…You poor thing. I am very sorry for being rude to you, Percy" she said and hugged me. I let the dam break and started crying on her shoulder, she was whispering soothing words to me and I fell asleep on her shoulders feeling tired and embracing the woman who acted like my mom in some ways.
(Line break)
I woke up groggily and herd shuffling. When my eyes focused; I was in a white room and sitting next to me was a beautiful girl of my age, she had blonde hair, bright skin unlike Nyx's pale skin and light blue eyes that looked like blue sky on a cloudless day and they were mesmerizing.
"The beast has awakened from is slumber," teased the girl making me blush.
"Sorry, who are you?"
"I am Hemera personification of day sister of Aether and daughter of Nyx and Erebus." She said
"You drool, when you sleep!" she commented when I wiped the drool at the corner of my mouth
"It …" I would have spoken further, but Aether interrupted.
"I see you have awakened; mom and dad would want to meet you!" I just nodded, got up and walked with both of them to the throne room.