I opened my eyes. The sudden brightness had blinded me for a second. I took a look around. I was in a room peculiar room…it was completely white. The bed I was lying in was the only thing in the room. No drawers, no mirrors, nothing. I don't remember ever coming here. I stared at my hands. Am I still alive? I gently got off the bed. There was a pair of shoes conveniently placed beside the bed. Definitely not normal…When I looked around the room for a second time, there was a door. This wasn't here before. Cautiously, I walked over and opened the door. I stuck my head outside. Whatever room this was, was the only room in the hallway. The hallway was similar to the room. One, it was completely white, and two, it creeped me out. Where the hell am I?
"Perhaps I can answer that question", a voice said.
I jumped back, "Wh-Who's that?"
Suddenly from the corner of the hallway, a beautiful women appeared. She had blonde hair and a slight smile on her face though it was obviously forced.
"Wh-Who are you?" I said in a series of gulps.
The women nodded as if she had expected that very question. "I will answer of your questions. Though let us go to a more suitable place. Close your eyes."
I complied, I sensed that whoever this was, had a very powerful aura around her. I didn't feel like it was a wise to disobey her.
"You may open your eyes", she said after a few seconds.
When I did, I couldn't believe my eyes. This place was the most amazing sight I had ever seen. The room must have been as big as 2 regular houses combined…it was huge to say the least. The walls were covered in a brilliant golden glow. The floor was made of a shining marble. Furniture was sprawled around the floor.
The women directed me over to a couch, "Take a seat" she said.
I sat down on the plush sofa. She sat down on the chair across from me. Before either of us could say anything, what I'm pretty sure was a servant came over.
"Drinks my lady?" He asked.
"No thank you, how about you Percy?" She asked me.
Wait, how does she know my name? "Ummm, no thanks." I replied.
After the servant left, the women looked at me with deep sorrow. "Perseus, do you know who I am?"
I shook my head.
She got up and motioned for me to follow her. She stopped once she reached one of the windows. "Take a look", she said.
I thought I had seen it all. I thought I had seen everything from beauty to horror. Now, I could honestly say, I was wrong.
I was overlooking a stunning city of gold. It was absolutely beautiful. Each building was made of pure gold. There were a bundle of tall trees every here and there and several pristine, shimmering lakes. But what was probably the most interesting feature of all were the Angels. Yup, you heard it, Angels, and they looked exactly like they did in the fairytales. I saw a mother angel walking her child down the bustling yet clean streets.
"Wow…", was simply all I could manage to get out of my mouth.
"Wow indeed", the women said with a smile. "But is that all you noticed?"
I gave her a questioning look.
She pointed towards the far end of the city.
I took a close look. "It's white…and fluffy…wait are those clouds?"
She nodded, "Indeed they are." She turned to me. "This, Perseus, is my city, Heaven."
I was shocked, I was in Heaven?
"I am Hemera, Primordial of the Day. I believe you have some questions for me, am I right?"
I stared at her with wide eyes before shaking out of it. "Uhhh, yeah I do. First of all, why am I here? Last I remembered, I was about to get clubbed by Gaea herself."
"Ahh the most common question of all." Hemera said. "To answer that question in simple words. You are one of the greatest hero in the existence of the universe."
"Me? One of the greatest heroes in existence? I couldn't even save my own family…" I stared down in shame.
Hemera looked at me with sadness evident in her eyes, "That is why you are here", she said softly. "This will take a lot of explaining, but I feel it is necessary. Sit back Perseus, this will take a while."
She started, "When the universe first came to be, there was one being. His name was Chaos. Chaos, started creating galaxies, stars, planets, everything. However there was one planet that he was to make the core of the universe. That is Earth. Earth is the only planet in the universe in which there are gods and also the central power of Chaos himself."
It was a lot of information to take in. It contradicted everything I heard in science class.
"When Chaos first emerged, there was also a prophecy that came along with his arrival. The prophecy is too old for me to even remember, but it stated that a selfless and heroic demigod from Earth would finally be defeated in a battle against one of Chaos daughters. It was him that Chaos would choose as his right-hand man." Hemera finished.
At the end I must have given her the impression that she was joking because laughed.
"Perseus, I must tell you that I never lie, these words are the truth. You are the one to be Chaos right-hand man. You have saved Olympus plentiful times, saved many lives, fought two wars and only lost to Gaea in a fight in which she would have lost if it weren't for her 30 or so bodyguards."
I shook my head, "What happened after I supposedly died?"
Hemeras facial expression suddenly turned into one of pity. "I am sorry Perseus, but the gods lost the war."
A fear slowly crept into my heart, "Where's Annabeth?"
"We were lucky to get her and a few others before she was sent to Tartarus along with the rest of the gods and some of your friends", Hemera said.
Anger started boiling in me, "What did those monsters do to them", I asked in a tense voice.
The Primordial of the day just sighed, "Gaea and the giants have taken over the world. They are not yet planning to exterminate the entire human race. Your friends and the gods are being held in Tartarus. From the intel I could gather, your friends have been made immortal so they could suffer for eternity."
I clenched my fists, "Gaea will pay dearly for this…"
Hemera nodded, "Indeed she will, however you will have to train first in order to be able to deal with Gaea, especially now since she has assumed full control of herself."
"If you don't mind Lady Hemera, I would like to see my friends", I said.
Hemera smiled, "Yes of course, they will be great in assisting you in the upcoming fight. Perhaps they can become assassins as well."
I nodded, "I would love for them to be with me. May we go now?"
"Yes we may, and let's make reunions quick, we have a meeting with Chaos afterward.
