Hello there, ladies and gents! I am creating my first great, fantastic, proportion of epicness, monstrosity of a story! I know hold you applause :D. This story is going to be a chaos story. I am quite fond of them so I'm going to take a crack at it. I swear on the river Styx that I will try my hardest to make it different than other chaos stories!
Alright! On with it!
Percy's P.O.V.
I was laying in my bed, thinking over the Giant War that just passes two weeks ago. I grimaced, that was one terrible war I never want to repeat again. It was a war all by itself getting the Greeks and Romans to cooperate, since Octavian tried every second of the day trying to get rid of the Greeks and get them killed.
I stopped thinking about that and jumped up from my bed to go see Annabeth. I quickly did my morning routine. I took a quick step outside to be revitalized by the sense of peace and quite here. I saw no one up and roaming about,which was unusual because people were usually playing pranks on each other and running around, until I realized it was past curfew. I quickly jogged to the beach to relax, since I couldn't go to sleep and wanted to avoid getting eating by harpies.
As soon as I stepped foot onto the beach, there was a flash of light and felt myself being teleported somewhere. I yelped in surprise as landed with an "oomph" on a comfortable couch. I looked around and what I saw surprised me. Ares and Athena was sitting on the other side of the room, sitting cross-legged and drinking what smelled to me like coffee. I got up and bowed to them just being respectful, because I didn't want to anger Athena, I didn't care too much for Ares, though.
"Lady Athena, Lord Ares" I said, mustering up enough respect to be put into my voice.
"Perseus, do you know why you are here?" Asked Athena.
I looked at her quizzically before I turned to look at an Ares, who was smiling with a light gleam in his eyes as if saying "Oh, this is going to be fun".
I gulped. "Umm, no?" which seemed like a question more than an answer.
"Well, I've seen you with a wedding ring and book of wedding plans under your bed in your cabin. Care to explain?" She questioned.
I started to become really nervous and anxious about this. How did she know that I had those things in my cabin? I decided to not question it, since, I am guessing, that gods and goddesses can see anything they want to.
"Umm, well, I love Annabeth a lot, and I've known her since forever, so I figured it was time to express the true love I have for her." I stated with heartfelt emotion. I really do love Annabeth with every fiber of my being, and I am guessing Athena noticed it to because she looked genuinely surprised that my love for her ran so deep.
Athena then gave me a look that shone with determination in her eyes, but I don't know for what.
"Well then you are going to have to prove yourself if you want to even look at my daughter again,"
Uh Oh. I coughed slightly to cover up my surprise, because after the two wars, it looked like she was warming up to me or at least didn't dislike me.
Ares hasn't even said a thing sense I got here, but he seems a bit disgusted at all this love stuff.
Anyway.
"What test do you have in mind?" I questioned. I looked at her with more determination than I have ever did in my life. I was ready to do anything for the sake of keeping Annabeth by my side.
"Oh, it is far more difficult than anything you have even seen, and if you do it, the hardest thing anyone has ever done, even by the god or demigod standards," she said nonchalantly. I stared bug eyed at her. She can't be serious! A task that a loner god couldn't even do. I regained focus though, bringing up a question that has been bothering me.
"Why is Ares here? He hasn't even said anything," He looked up from tapping on the table like a drum and smiled at me. A real smile. I was shocked more or less by that, but I guess underneath, we are just buddies talking trash to each other.
"I am here to be training your wimpy butt for the next 7 months, so I can have at least a little challenge for beating your ass up," Ares challenged. He had an ego the size of Mars. Haha, get it? Mars, as in the planet Mars, which is his Roman form? Ah, never mind.
"Is that so? Who beat you up when he was twelve years old?" I said, feigning innocence in my voice, while putting a hand behind my ear as a "let me hear it" gesture.
"I was going easy on you! It would be dishonorable to beat up a kid the size of a shrimp!" He exclaimed, obviously flabbergasted and trying to find an excuse.
"Enough!" roared Athena, "You can get back to your argument later. Perseus, go to camp and pack your things, you will be staying here on Olympus in your father's palace until your test, which is in 7 months, after your training. You will start the day after tomorrow, so you have all of tomorrow to tell your friends where you will be going, and get some sleep, you'll need it." I got up from the couch, laughing. Ares sunk back into the couch grumbling about how he should've put 4 inches of his foot right up my ass while he had the chance.
I nodded to Athena and she teleported me back to Camp Half-Blood.
I walked slowly back to my cabin, thinking of how my friends are going to take the news. Annabeth is going to be seriously going to be pissed. I was gone for eight months because I was gone to the Roman camp, and now I am going away for 7 months to train and do and impossible task to be able to love her forever.
It doesn't seem like training will be that bad, since I have seen Ares in a new light. This will help me get my mind off the deaths of the Giant War, because I seem overly guilty because Jason and I were leading them, but mostly me.
I walked into my cabin and fell asleep, hoping for a dreamless night, but too bad no one was listening.
A man about 7 feet tall was walking toward a huge building. While walking past people, they bowed to him as a sign of respect. He opened he doors and quickly walked toward a huge throne. He promptly sat on it and created a holographic image in front of him, and it quickly changed into a picture of Earth, and then swooped down until I saw myself sleeping in my bed.
What the Hades?
He quickly turned to face me, and smiling at me.
"Well, I didn't know you was spying on me in your dreams, Percy. I have quiet an interest in you.
But beware, pain and loss is surely going to come. Be on guard, and good luck."
He snapped his fingers and all went black.
So... how was the first chapter guys? Was it good? Bad? Super bad? If you don't mind please post reviews. If you have any constructive criticism to give me, don't hesitate to comment. I always love learning how to be a better writer. I am continuing this story know matter how many reviews I get, because I am just writing for enjoyment.
See ya guys Later!
~ChaosWillReign
