my first story. i don't own anything but the plot and ocs.
The exiles returnChapter 1: The Titans Return and the Nightmare
Percy POV
I was running through a forest in Colorado, trying to get to where I knew Artemis was being held by the titans. As i was running I saw a cliff. On top of the cliff there were some loose rocks so I used my powers to cause an avalanche on the cliff and just as I sped by, the rocks hit the ground burying atlas and the other monsters chasing me, but what I saw in the clearing brought me to an abrupt halt. Kronos, Hyperion, and Oceanus stood with Artemis bound in celestial bronze chains at their feet, bloodied and barely conscious. She looked at me and her eyes widened in realization and she yelled "No Percy dont sacrifice yourself for me just go you have to warn Olympus of the attack ."
"Sorry Artemis but I can't do that, you mean too much to me I won't let you get hurt because of these monsters." I say with certainty and stubbornness letting her know that I wasn't changing my mind.
"Damn it Percy, why do you have to be so stubborn? Just go."
"No." I say and then use the water that they were standing in to freeze them long enough to get to Artemis and carry her behind me to safety and manage to block the throwing knife that Hyperion had hurled at me. I erupted a wall of earth and Greek fire in front of them before picking Artemis up and running to the left. After a few hours of running I decided to set up camp, so I laid Artemis down in the tent and went to take first watch. At about midnight Artemis walked out of the tent and told me to lay down I smiled in thanks and went to lay down. The second my head hit the pillow I was asleep and had the nightmare again.
-NIGHTMARE-
I looked down at the ring I had bought last week, it was a 12 karat gold ring with a emerald green diamond in the center surrounded by a ring of smaller pale diamonds with gray owls running down the sides of the band. I thought about how peaceful the last year had been since Gaea had been put back to sleep. I had assumed it was the perfect time to propose so that we could have the ceremony before the monsters began acting up again. I closed the box and put it in my pocket before heading to the beach knowing Annabeth would be there. As I walked I saw Nico looking pissed beyond reason and was walking to the cabin area and I made a mental note to find out what was bothering him later. As I reached the beach I saw a couple kissing in the sand and when they pulled apart I felt my heart shatter when I recognized the two. It was Annabeth and Josh my half brother. Once the realization hit me I got so mad that I couldn't think straight. I threw the ring box and it hit josh in the face causing him to yell out
"ow what the hell who threw that!"
He looked around until he saw me and he seemed down cast like this wasn't something he had wanted to do but quickly changed it into an evil smirk while Annabeth paled.
"It's not what it looks like Per-" she began to say but I cut her off roaring
"NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, DO YOU REALLY THINK IM THAT STUPID ANNABETH I THINK IT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, YOUR CHEATING ON ME FOR MY HALF-BROTHER!"
As I said it the sea began to churn and waves rose. All the while typhoons and whirlpools began swirling and rain clouds covered the entire camp as it began to rain giving me even more power.
"AND YOU-" I said turning to josh
"HOW COULD YOU, YOUR MY BROTHER AND YET YOUR WILLING TO GO AND TRY TO STEAL MY GIRLFRIEND FROM ME THAT'S ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THAT HAVE EVER HAPPENED TO ME BY FAR. HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON, HUH, HOW LONG!" I screamed at him
"Six months and if you don't stop talking to me like that your going to regret it." he replied
"I'd love to see that there is nothing left for you to do to me that could make me regret anything" i said in almost a whisper.
"Arena five minutes then I'll show you how I was able to survive in two wars and fight some of the most powerful beings in the universe."
"Fine and thats where your going to die," he yelled to me. I looked around and I saw that the entire Olympian council was here and the whole of both camps had shown up as well and had heard my challenge. I looked over to Artemis and she had a worried expression on her face and it confused me to no end. As I walked over to her everyone moves to make a path once I reached her I bowed and asked if I could speak with her in private. She agreed and we went to her cabin. Once we arrived she sat on a bunk and looked at me expectantly. I looked her in the eyes and asked
"Why did you look worried when I challenged Josh?"
She averted her eyes and sighed as if expecting that to be my question
"there is something you should know about your brother Percy, several days ago he finished a quest for my father and he was offered godhood in exchange for its completion. He accepted and well he's the god of heroes he is only allowed to fight when challenged and now that you challenged him he doesn't have to hold back he could very easily use his powers to destroy you I don't want you to be killed you are my first male friend in millennia and as such I am entitled to worry for your well being am I not?"
"Thank you for your concern, but I'll be fine, I promise you that. And yes you are very much entitled to being worried about me if you so wish, although you shouldn't worry to much. I've seen him train, I know his fighting style and his weaknesses, plus I have the Achilles curse again I can't be hurt unless hit in my mortal point and no one knows my spot. I changed it this time and I always wear extra Armor when in these kind of battles to be safe."
"Ok but don't let him hit you too much alright," she said smiling slightly. I returned the smile and handed her a small note telling her to read it when she's alone and not tell any one what it says because it can't become common knowledge. I also asked her to burn the note after she read it and she swore on the Styx to do as I asked. Then we went to the arena to await Josh. There was a flash of light and josh appeared across from me while murmurs went through the campers saying only gods could do that.
"So not protecting your true identity anymore josh just gonna walk around like you own the place now?" I taunted. He smiled slightly and replied
"Who told you was it Artemis your new little girlfriend?"
"You might be a god but your still stupid, Artemis is the goddess of maidens she has an oath to abandon the company of men retard, so there is no possible way for me to be dating her and if you talk about her that way again I'll send you to Tartarus." I replied and got in my stance. He huffed and got in his then charged and gave a slash at my left side but I jumped back and he missed then I gave him a long cut on his arm causing him to bleed the gold blood of the gods and everyone gasped while he blasted me back with a beam of energy then he charged me while I was on my back and brought his blade down on my neck while everyone cheering me on screamed
"NOOO"
But as soon as his blade made contact it shattered while everyone gasped again.
"The small of his back that's his weak point you've got to hit him there."
I stood up and knocked him to the ground before kicking his reforming blade from his grasp and placing riptide to his throat before walking off.
"Leave Percy, Leave and never come back you are not welcome here or on Olympus there's no one that cares about you any more. Did you know that your mother and step father were murdered by a mortal robber last week there's nothing left for you in this city leave, I Josh Torrez, god of heroes and guardian of camp , hereby banish you from the world of the gods and all affiliations to it on pain of death, go now and never return."
"Fine just fine I can see I'm not wanted I'll leave but I warn you now this won't be the last you see of me. Just know that when you need me the most I won't be there to help you and you will fall when you want to know who to blame look to him for your explanation." after I said that I walked to my cabin and saw Artemis Apollo and my father standing there with Hermes.
"Dad what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to say that I'm sorry for what happened to you today and to give you power over the seas equal to my own and give you an exact copy of my trident that will meld with your sword and you will have all of my powers at your disposal including being able blast people with godly power."
"Dad this is a lot to give to me are you sure you want to give me this?"
"Yes I am and your going to need more power to survive with out the camp boundaries all the time. And not having friends to watch your back."
"That's true, thank you father." I say bowing slightly.
"I'm here to give you my blessing from now on you'll be able to shoot an arrow as accurately as I can and in the wilderness you will find everything that you would need to survive." Artemis said smiling sadly.
"I too am here to give my blessings you will be able to heal yourself if injured an with a single thought you'll be able to summon ambrosia and nectar plus you will be able to shoot an arrow better as well if your as bad as people say, you'll need both blessings." Apollo said jokingly.
"Thank you lord Apollo Lady Artemis." I say bowing again.
"I'll give you my blessing as well so you will always know where you are going and which way to go to get where ever it is that you decide to go." hermes told me when there was a sudden column of fire and Hestia appeared in front of us and said "so are we all giving out blessings to my favorite nephew before he leaves? I'm not letting you get away with out my help as well Percy. You will now be able I summon food whenever you want with a thought and have complete control over all types of fire."
"Thank you lady Hestia and lord Hermes." I say and they all say that they have to go and see to their duties. With a flash they all leave and I turn around to see Zeus and hades standing there with pained expressions on their faces.
"Percy-" Zeus began "I do not wish this for you, you have shown us the importance of family and made Olympus stronger for it so in return we are going to give you something that no child of Poseidon has ever possessed, in fact no one has ever had this gift in all of history. I will give you power over my domains and abilities above that of even my children and hades is giving the same gift, you will be the first to possess the powers of all of the big three as well as the other gods in the most part, will you accept this?"
"Yes my lords I will gladly accept your most generous offer." I said confidently. They both smiled warmly at me and began to chant in ancient Greek
"εμείς Δίας βασιλιάς των θεών και τον Άδη βασιλιά του υποκόσμου δώσει το παρόν ο Περσέας γιος του Τζάκσον δύναμη του Ποσειδώνα για τομείς και ευλογίες μας για την περαιτέρω ενίσχυση της δύναμη και τις γνώσεις του πάνω από τους"
"thank you my lords," I said shakily form the sudden influx of power.
"Now go Percy and know that you will never be forgotten" Hades said and the two disappeared and I packed my bags and set out for Alaska where no one would be able to find me when I found a note that upon reading let me know that if I ever needed some one to talk to then as the moon rises chant the prayer "I Περσέας Τζάκσον καλέσουν την θεά του φεγγαριού και το κυνήγι της Αρτέμιδος. ας της να προοδεύουν και να μιλήσει μαζί μου για όσο χρονικό διάστημα είναι το φεγγάρι στον ουρανό." there was an A at the bottom of the note telling me it was from Artemis. I murmured a prayer of thanks for her and heard the echo of a your welcome from her cabin and chuckled to my self before setting out for good. I say to myself looking back one last time "Alaska here I come."
read and review. did ya like it or hate it let me know i accept flames and critisism. I have eight chapters finished I'm just waiting for more reviews before I post them. A reviewer gave me some criticism about my sentence length and my use of commas so I rewrote this chapter so I hope it is easier to read now.
