Ok, so I've noticed a new type of stories in the Percy Jackson fandom, Percy being blind. Before this little twist is over used, I'm going to try for a great story. So, here it goes.
It's funny how when the world goes dim, you can see more light. How when you become blind, you can finally see.
"Brick by brick! That was my promise! I will tear down Olympus brick by brick!" The voice of Kronos could be heard as Annabeth, Grover, Thalia and I gathered ourselves after almost falling of Olympus because of the dissolving skybridge. Farther into Olympus a golden temple exploded in to a pile of bricks and gold.
"That was a temple to Artemis. He'll pay for that" she grumbled under her breath.
"We need to keep moving, he's getting close to the throne room!" I shouted over the chaos of the city being demolished.
"Couldn't we for once go away from the explosions and very dangerous Titan?" Grover said. But we weren't paying attention as we sprinted to the throne room.
"Of course not." Grover grumbled as he clip-clopped after us.
We were half way to the throne room passing under the statues to Zeus and Hera when a terrible yearn was heard as the stone Hera tilted and started to fall.
"Look out!" Yelled Thalia, pushing us out of the way as the statue collapsed on her.
"Thalia!" Screamed Annabeth. When the dust cleared Thalia was there coughing.
"Defeated by a stupid statue, embarrassing." she said trying to tug her foot out from under the stone Hera.
"It's Hera!" Annabeth exclaimed. "She had it out for me ever since last summer!"
I tried to push the statue off but it would take a dozen cyclops to move this statue.
"Percy, just go, I'll be fine. Go kick some Titan but for me." She said, she didn't look so sure but we were wasting time, Kronos was probably at the throne room.
"Let's go guys, Thalia, we'll be back for you." I said as I turned to sprint for the throne room.
"I'm not going anywhere!" She yelled after us.
We reached the throne room where the giant doors that usually marked the entrance where off there hinges on the floor crumpled like they had been hit by a cruise ship. Inside Kronos was swinging his scythe looking as if he was trying to decide which throne he would destroy first. Close by Ethan was trying to stay clear of his masters arches. Neither Lady Hestia nor Rachel where anywhere to be seen.
"I wonder which Olympian throne I should destroy first." the Titan lord wondered out loud. Ethan became aware of our presence and beckoned to his master as Kronos turned to face us. "Ahh, Jackson, you have arrived. But alas, it is too late. I have made it to the throne room, Typhon is just across the Hudson, and you are alone."
"I am never alone, I have my friends with me and with them, I simply can't lose." I said confidently. But something was off, I could feel it, and the feeling was only enhanced when Kronos smiled.
" You think so, do you? You will find Perseus that no one can be trusted in life. Not even the ones you hold closest. Look at me. I was the son of Ouranos. His favorite child, then I betrayed him. Later, I took my sister as my wife. I myself was betrayed by my wife and son. So you see, there is no one you can trust. Because if there is one thing I have learned, it's that all beings work for their own good. Whether it be titans, gods, demigods, family, friends, those you love." There was something about the way he said those you love, almost as if he knew something I didn't, but I can't dwell on that now," Pride and ambition get to everyone. But enough talk, you are dying now!" He said as he got in a defensive stance.
"Alright grandpa, you asked for it!" I said. I got into my stance about a yard away from him. Are swords touched. We pause for a second, pondering our first move, and waiting till the other made a move, till finally, he made the first strike.
He swung his scythe in a sweeping action around his head from my right. I caught the blade with my sword and in the same motion, turned into a round house kick, and hit him straight in the mouth. He stumbled back, but I didn't give up my assault and followed my initial attack with several more combos. Keeping him on the defensive, I got a quick respite to see what else was going on around the room. Annabeth was handling Ethan, but she couldn't put to much power into her swings because of her arm. Grover was playing his reed pipes, which is when I noticed the grass growing on the throne room floor and something that looked suspiciously like roots, trying to grow around Kronos's feet. But due to his constant movement they never took hold.
A wave of force hammered me out of nowhere and sent me flying all the way to the other side of the massive throne room, landing right at the foot of my fathers throne.
"Ah, this one will make excellent kindling for my new hearth." He said stomping over to me. I definitely wasn't going to let that happen. I jumped up to my feet and charged at him. But as I charged, time slowed down around me. Kronos was playing with me again. He was just standing there swinging his scythe back and forth waiting for me to reach him.
" It's over Mister Jackson, the gods have been defeated finally." He said pointing to the hearth where an Iris message was playing in the coals. The gods were still fighting the storm monster near the Hudson River.
In the distance I heard Grover begin to play a lively tune that began to fill me with energy and I started to break the time spell. Kronos didn't notice as he was still staring at the image intently. But something was missing in the air, a sound I hadn't heard for quite a while. And the lack of whatever it was, was unnerving, I couldn't figure it out. I pushed it out of my mind and turned back to the image.
Typhon was just crossing the river when a massive horn resounded throughout the air, so loud, I wasn't sure if I was hearing it through the image or all the way from the scene itself. The horn was the call of the ocean, the conch. The water churned for a moment before it exploded with humongous cyclops, merman, and all the creatures of the sea. Leading them was my father now at full strength as he should be, and...Tyson! He was so big now at full height, easily as large as his cyclops brothers and he was bellowing swing an anchor while he charge the king of monsters.
"Now my family, strike for Olympus!" My father bellowed to the Olympians as he threw his power filled trident at the Giant, hitting him in the throat as golden ichor spewed from his throat and the trident flew back to my dad's hand. Immediately after a bright light flashed through the seen and a deafening boom was heard as Zeus blasted Typhon with his master bolt, followed by a bombardment of silver and golden arrows from the archer twins. Athena flew in and stabbed the giant, followed by a blast of energy from Hera, Demeter, Hermes, and Aphrodite. Finsihing the assault Ares flew in and stabbed the giant in the heart, dragging his sword down to its waist and jumping off back onto his chariot. Quickly, the cyclops threw their chains around Typhon, tying him up and pulling him down with their wait. The king of monsters fell into the sea where my dad made a tunnel of water straight to Tartarus.
"No!" Exclaimed Kronos with a furious face he swiped threw the image. He turned to me fuming and pointed at me with his sword. "You will pay for this Jackson. Dearly." He swung at me just as the time spell broke thanks to Grover and I dodged. His momentum carried him into Hephaestus's throne and alarms went off as lighting shot out from the throne. Catching Kronos straight in the face. I risked a scan of the room to check on my friends and what I saw, both confused and scared me.
Annabeth was standing over an unconscious Ethan, with a knife to Grover's throat. "Annabeth what are you doing?" I exclaimed, dread setting in. All of a sudden, Kronos's comment about not trusting those I love made sense.
"You thought I ever was your friend. You stupid fool. I've been playing you the whole time. You were just to blind to see it. I stole the bolt. I poisoned the Thalias tree. I jumped off the cliff the manticore in purpose, I kept us going in circles in the Labyrinth. Silena was never the spy, I was, I framed her, had Hecate place fake memories in her head, made her think she was a spy. No one ever suspected the goody goody blonde that was the best friend of 'Perseus Jackson'" she said making my name sound like poison in her mouth. My heart broke, I... I LOVED this girl, and she had put innocent Silena in the line of fire just to get away. She had sabotaged us through out the whole war, gotten my friends killed. I felt Kronos behind me still trying to get up but I could only think of one question.
"Why?" I asked close to tears.
"Why does anyone do anything Percy. Power! The titans promised me power and I accepted. Who wouldn't?"
I couldn't speak, and barely could breath, my whole body was in pain, my mortal point was severed, and Achilles said that it was that one thing that kept me mortal. If I lose my point, I lose my invulnerability. Annabeth, my point to the mortal world, had betrayed me. "I... I loved you." I said.
" But I most certainly did not love you Perseus. Now say goodbye to Grover here." She said getting ready to slit Grover's throat. I was NOT going to let that happen, so I threw the only thing in my hand.
My sword flew across the room and hit her right in the wrist, severing her hand from her knife. Her screams filled the air as she clutched her wrist. Grover scampered away pulling Ethan with him. But I had no time to think about it as Kronos had finely recovered from being shocked by the lighting bolt. His sword came in a downward arch straight for my face. I tried to dodge but couldn't get away from the whole of the scythe. The very tip struck across my eyes and the world went black.
I wasn't asleep, I could still here the hearth, still feel the pain and feel the cold floor of the throne room. I was alive but not for long. The blade was sapping my life from the cut. I couldn't see anything, but I couldn't let Kronos win. I felt for my pen in my pocket and pulled it out uncapping it and I heard my sword spring to life. I had to hold him off for as long as I could till the gods got here. I raised my sword in a defensive position just in time to block a powerful downward strike. I rolled to the left and sliced where I thought his leg was. I missed and spun into my stance in time to block another swipe but again his scythe cut me, this time vertically across my left eye.
I felt a kick to my chest and again I went sprawling across the room. I looked up but now I noticed something different with my sight. I could see an outline that I figured was Kronos walking towards me. I saw Grover being held back by what looked like Ethan, and Annabeth still on the floor clutching her arm. Annabeth's knife was right near me so I clutched it. With my sword I stood wearily and faced the Titan Lord.
"Now Perseus Jackson, you will die, without a friend, without a love, and without your sight. Goodbye Perseus, say hello to my friends in the pit." He raised his sword arm for the final blow. As I saw the outline of his hand comedown I sliced at his hand. He was still invulnerable but, I shocked him with that block. I continued on the offensive, judging where his sword was by the position of the outlining of his arm. I could tell he was surprised but it didn't last when I rapped him on the top of his head with the flat of my blade. He hit the ground. I kneeled down and put my weight on my sword.
"Percy. Help...please. I can barely control him. He is getting ready to unleash his true form. Give me the dagger, only I can stop him. He'll stop you. I can barely keep him under control. Please... Give me a chance to do something right for once." He begged me from on the floor. I took the dagger from where I have it in my belt and slid it to him. I saw him grab the spot on the floor where I thought the dagger was and he raised his arm simultaneously rising to his knees. He held the his arm with the knife above his head, as I stood before him, unable to defend myself.
He then raised his other arm, and stabbed himself in the armpit. It wasn't a deep cut, but it was his Achilles "heel". Even through my blindness, I could see the silhouette in front of me glow and then faded. As the outline of Luke fell to the ground. I collapsed as well. Right next to him. Luke. Who I thought was my enemy from the beginning, ended up being the one to save us.
"Thank...you Per-cy." He whispered with his final breath.
I smiled at him," You were a hero in the end Luke." I turned towards where Annabeth should be and wasn't really surprised to see it empty. Another problem for another day. It will be handled in time. I leaned back facing the ceiling and closed my eyes. Finally, some peace after this long war. I felt a warm sensation from the thrones and assumed it was the gods coming to "save the day". A little late I thought wryly. As the world faded I smelt a familiar sea breeze smell and a comfortable warm feeling over me before fading to darkness.