"No."
The word echoed in the throne room. Zeus bristled. "You dare-."
The throne room trembled, interrupting him. "No, I am sick of this, I'm done fighting your battles." He turned to leave. "Why? Is fighting for the gods not an honor to you?!" Percy slowly turned around, and Zeus almost started to congratulate himself. Until he saw his nephews face. It was of pure rage.
"Why? Why?! Because I've see too many of my friends, my family, die while you sit on your lazy asses! I was twelve! I was twelve when I got thrown into this world, and I knew nothing of it! You all call me stupid but none, NONE, of you even taught me anything, you fucking gave me a sword and said 'bye, have fun, the lord of the dead wants you dead, but oh well, tough luck, buddy'"
"I was ignored and ridiculed simply by the fact that Poseidon is my dad. Then you threw me into a war! I had to lead them into that war, their lives were on MY shoulders, and I heard their screams as they died, for your throne. But guess what?!" He said, hysterical, and everyone was honestly scared.
"I WON THAT WAR! But NO, one war wasn't enough was it?! You just had to throw me into ANOTHER war. But this time, this time, you FUCKING STOLE MY MEMORIES, threw me at a wolf goddess, who basically went, 'Oops, you don't remember anything, oh well, Now, bye, you'll find Camp Jupiter, have fun' I was hunted by two gargoyles that I just couldn't seem to be able to kill. Had to carry Judo's lazy ass to camp. Lost the Achilles curse, which hurt like Hell to get the first time. And then, with no memories what so ever, you send me off on a quest. Then I have to fight another war for you. Not to mention I had to go through LITERAL HELL TO CLOSE THE DOORS OF DEATH. You'll never understand what I saw done there, not even Nico and Annabeth, no I somehow pissed off Tartarus because he was gracious enough to allow me to see Tartarus for what it really was. Not to mention what I saw in Nyx's palace. But that wasn't enough for you! WE ARE NOT YOUR PAWNS, WE ARE YOUR KIDS, AND THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS SHOW US THAT YOU CARE EVEN A LITTLE. THIS IS WHY LUKE REBLED. HE FELT UNLOVED AND NEGLECTED BY HIS FAMILY!"
And with that, he swirled around, tears streaming down his face, as he stormed out of Olympus. Everyone was shocked, the demigods felt angry at their parents, and the gods were finally starting to see the damage they caused.
