Prince of Fate, Wisdom, Prophecy, Seas and Time
chapter 1
Percy P.O.V
"Don't touch her" I growled at Hippolytus the giant born to defeat Hermes, who was trying to sneak up behind hazel when she wasn't looking, I held riptide in a defensive stance as Hippolytus's sword deflected off mine and smacked my watch in a rapid motion to summon emerald sea my fourth shield in five years, my Cyclops brother repaired my old shield 2 months into the war and merged the celestial bronze with imperial gold, emerald (hence the name), oceanic platinum; a rare metal (platinum) found only in the deepest seas and even convinced Artemis goddess of the moon, hunt and maidens to give him some huntress moon silver a precious silver only given to Artemis's huntresses, a group of man hating maidens that I had unknowingly earned the respect of.
Anyway, back to the war, we, Frank, Hazel, Piper, Leo, Jason, Nico and I the seven of the prophecy with the additional two hundred Greek campers, four hundred roman soldiers and fifty huntresses were fighting the war against Gaea the primordial goddess of the earth and her children, the giants an entire race of immortal bad guys born and determined to destroy and take over the gods and Olympus (the original one in Greece)
Although Annabeth had originally thought to have been the seventh demigod of the seven she had completed a small side quest about her mother's (roman aspect's) pride and had rather return to camp to return her mother's statue than travel to Greece to save the world, oh and she remembered to dump me on the way back saying what she felt for me was admiration to a fellow soldier and nothing more, even after all I did for her, I held the sky for her, I fought titans for her, I gave up immortality for her, I bathed in the river Styx twice for her, and I even defeated half of the monsters and a third of the titans in Tartarus for her so she could get out.
My anger drained as I approached the anti-Ares Pelorus and I felt a sudden fear only he could make people feel, as the polar opposite to Ares instead of giving the people the effect of feeling angry like I had experienced once on my first quest Pelorus made peoples anger dissolve until only fear and uncertainty are left, "do… do you feel that Percy?" Nico questions of to the shadows to my right, and it took every nerve in my body not to jump out of my skin, especially with Pelorus's fear effect on me.
I turned to look at the young man Nico had become and to be honest he looked scary, and it troubled me, Nico had always missed out on a childhood with all the things that have happened in his life from his mum's death to Bianca's and then to the war happening right this moment and I couldn't help but blame myself no matter how many times Nico says I'm not to blame I'll always feel that I am, "the….the fear?" He continues openly shuddering and at that moment he looks like the small excited yet scared child I remember meeting all those years ago, to be honest I don't think anyone (including himself) expected Nico to be a part of the seven but when Annab… no when she left Nico really saved everyone's day joining us before my idiotic brother Mark Kenton and her new boyfriend wanted in.
As I let my thoughts drift I fail to notice I've engaged Pelorus in battle my mind is on overdrive automatically slashing, stabbing, dodging, ducking, swinging, ducking and deflecting Pelorus's massive long sword, Pelorus seemed mad that my mind wasn't in the battle and decides to step up his game by stopping where he is, glowing a deep crimson red with black eyes and sniffing deeply through one nostril he bellows loudly as his muscles expand, his body grows and he gets stronger, "I have just absorbed the fear of everyone on this battlefield" Pelorus screams eyes glancing from left to right "my brothers and I cannot be stopped, surrender now or face a painful death" he screams over the now still grass field.
Demigods glance to and fro, daring anyone to speak up, but nobody does, I vapour travel, a technique I figured out by myself one Tuesday morning in front of Pelorus's face about two metres off the ground and punch him in the face sending him fifty yards back, before myself or anyone could question the incredible amount of strength I portrayed in that punch I started up a massive cheer to reassure and raise the morale of all unsure demigods that we are all together and we can win with a simple shout of "FOR OLYMPUS" but as soon as the words fully leave my mouth I truly realise the effect it had on all the demigods, eyes narrowed, nerves steeled, fists clenched, spirits raised and a slow yet catchy clash of swords on shields started up and demigods regrouped to platoon like gangs to charge single giants like Mimas the anti-Hephaestus and Eurytus the anti-Dionysus or remaining monsters that have yet to taste celestial bronze on their flesh/scales.
Once the cheer started I noticed a group of young girls near the back of the field close to the trees gazing at me with what looked like grudging respect, but I didn't have time to triumph over gaining the hunters respect as I was punched from behind and my face met soil and grass in a painful head-butt to the ground, "ouch" I groaned rolling onto my back but quickly got up as Pelorus started running at me 'uh oh, I've pissed him off' I thought bitterly capping riptide and returning emerald sea to a watch "come get me" I said hands gesturing him forward.
