The Banished

by Lummontum

When Percy's father has another son, Percy's life turns upside down. He goes into hiding from them for years only to be dug up by the Hunters of Artemis. Seeing them reignites the sad truth within Percy. He must return if he plans to lives. There is no defying the gods... forever.

1. Chapter 1

I skewered the wild moose with my celestial pointed spear. It fell with a loud squeal and then silence. Laying my spear down I used my trusty sword to chop off its head and lay a nice fresh tuft of grass in its mouth. I gave it a prayer and then began to extract all the importance off the moose.

I learned that from the Eskimo village about 15 miles north of here. When all the meat and juicy yellow fat was loaded in the sled and my hound and I took of for our shelter east of here.

I believe introductions aren't in order here. Hello, my name is Percy Jackson. I guess you could say I'm son of the almighty Poseidon, but I haven't seen him in almost 5 years. "My family" and I hit a rough patch you could say. I went into hiding away from them. It started when my Dad had another son. Honestly, I didn't care. I just wanted to protect him, but he thought he was too good for that.

He started to pin blames on me until people believed it. All my friends turned against me. The gods turned against me. I was banished from the one placed I actually called home.

It was believed that I was endangering the camp. I couldn't believe it until one day I lost everything. My girlfriend dumped me and my favorite teacher in the world told me it was time for me to go. My mother died that same year.

I remember the tears pouring down my face in the streets of Manhattan when I found out. Two days after that somebody from camp came looking for me. Search parties were out everywhere in the city, but I avoided them. I got spotted once, but I used the rooftops as an escape.

After that I knew it was time for me to leave. Leaving the city where I grew up was one of the hardest things ever. I knew I may never see the city again. Bidding my final farewell I took buses and trains up through Maine and into Canada. To this day I still live in Northern Canada.

I have many friendly Eskimo tribes around me that I visit. That's the only civilization I really see. I enjoy it here because everything is so wild. It's so enclosed here and peaceful. I don't think I ever want to leave. I don't have a reason to ever leave here. That's why I won't.

Staying up here alone is the best feeling in the world. That's why when they came, everything in my life changed...again.

-Percy Jackson