Perseus: Son of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Hey guys. I couldn't fit the entire summary in the description box so here's a more detailed summary.
Most of us have seen stories where Percy is adopted by Hades and is the son of Poseidon. Then usually Zeus wants to execute him and for the rest of the story he's the huge dick in the sky. Well in this story Jupiter is Percy's dad. Percy is the eldest child of Jupiter/Zeus and Beryl Grace. However something is different about Percy. It's because of something that was different with his conception and birth, something that both aspects of his father is desperate to cover up.
(Percy is currently six and a half, Jason is four and three months, and Thalia is five and a half. The ages are messed up I know but it would be really hard to write if I left them the way they were in canon.)
House of Beryl Grace: 3rd Person Pov:
Beryl looked down upon her three kids. Her eldest was laying there holding up his little brother and allowing him to pretend to be an airplane. The whole time Thalia sat there and kept touching the outlet. Most moms would panic and rush to get their kid from the outlet but not Beryl. She knew that they'd never get hurt by electricity. They were children of the god of the sky. Thalia was intrigued by the fact that she could pull electricity from the outlet. So she just sat over there touching one finger to the outlet and one to a wall plug. Then pulling electricity from the outlet and shooting it into the plug which powered a little light across the room. Of course, this was something that her older brother Percy had showed her.
Percy had noticed what Thalia was doing. "Hey, Thalia. Can you play with Jason for a bit?" Percy asked his little sister. She looked back and dropped her little project and walked over to play with Jason. Percy walked over and plugged the cord in. Then he shook his head a bit and went to get a glass of water. When he came back however he noticed that his mom was muttering to herself. Then he saw that there were a bunch of those cans that said "Budweiser" and some bottles that said "Vodka" The rest were words that were too complicated for him to figure out as he was only in first grade. Even though he skipped kindergarten he was still learning to read those complicated words. Even though that fact remains he still recognized a pattern. Cans like that = mad mom and abuse to him and his siblings.
Percy decided that he should see if he could divert the anger however as he walked towards his mom she looked into Jason's eyes and flipped out.
"Your eyes! Dammit your EYES! They're just like his!" After that she slapped Jason hard across the face. This angered Thalia and she yelled a bit even though she knew what would happen.
"Mommy! Stop it! Don't huwt Jason!" (She can't pronounce her "R's" or her "L's") "He Onwy fouw yeaws owd!" Thalia yelled bravely at her mother. This just caused her mom to get even more angry. "Shut up!" She yelled and hurled a half empty can of beer right at her daughter's head. making Thalia fall to the ground clutching the side of her head where it head and groaning trying as hard as she could to not cry.
Percy was angry, however he was also smart. He slowly walked around. He grabbed Thalia and carried her over to where Jason was. He put Jason on his back and held Thalia with both arms and he went around behind the couch.
Beryl didn't notice though because she was sobbing in her chair. "You left me! WHY! I only asked for eternal beauty! It's nothing that drastic, just give me immortality, PLEASE! I'll do anything!" She sobbed/yelled at the ceiling.
She eventually drank herself to sleep.
Time skip: later that night:
Zeus flashed in the room. He saw all the alcohol. "Oh Beryl, I never wanted you to turn into a drunk. I just simply couldn't stay anymore. I had to go back to Olympus." He whispered remorsefully.
Then he noticed his three kids all sleeping behind the couch. He saw a red mark on the youngest who was positioned under his oldest brother's arm while Thalia was curled up on Perseus's chest but he could see a circular bump on the side of her head.
"What!" He whispered/yelled. 'She gets drunk and beats our children? Well, it's a good thing Percy keeps them remotely safe. I must get them out of here. But Jason must have one of them with him. I must get them out of here in two years. However The aspects make this very hard.' After that thought he changed into Jupiter.
He was wearing a black suit with a dark with a white shirt under it and black dress pants with black and white socks and black and white dress shoes. However you could barely see the socks. He was much more serious and stern.
'The aspects make this challenging. The way that Percy came out it... complicates things. I will keep him on the Roman side of things. To keep Jason safe. I will give them faster access to their powers so they aren't killed before they reach their respective camps. I will arrange it so Thalia runs into that Hermes child. Yes, this must work; and when it does... ohh it will be wonderful, Perseus has the potential to be the most powerful demigod to ever live. However if word gets out on why that is, well that could cause a war. I must tell Neptune, he'll understand. I mean the same thing happened with his own child right?' Jupiter said to himself. Then he chuckled a bit. 'Although he'll be Poseidon just like he always is. He's weaker in his Roman form unlike me so if I can get him to change aspects I should be awarded a medal. Although Poseidon is much nicer hmm...' And with that he tapped all of his children's heads. Allowing them to develop their powers and skills faster. Then he flashed out and summoned a light breeze that would blow through the windows to make in a nicer night for his kids.
AN: I though about ending it there, however then I decided that I should get the beginning out of the way right now... after this one each chapter will be about 10k or more since this will be my second priority for now.
One year later: June, Percy's school: Percy Pov:
I left the bus with a bright smile. It is the last day of school, I also am finally able to meet this guy that told me he knows about my dad. He had this stern face with a trimmed beard and a black business suit. However his eyes looked just like mine. They were electric blue. Also he smelled a little like Ozone. Another thing that is the same with me. I think that he's my uncle or something. He said that he knows about my dad not that he is my dad. However my mom told me when I was much younger, before she began drinking that my abilities to pull electricity from things that have massive amounts of it was from my dad. However about two years ago I realized I can make electricity on my own. And last year when I got really angry it began to thunder and lightning outside. Also I had caused 35 MPH winds one night from a bad nightmare. I think my abilities are increasing. They were minimal two years ago and about a year and a half ago I was able to create small sparks. But randomly about 11 months ago I was able to create large sparks and when I got angry the wind would pick up and during extreme cases it would thunder once or something. But now, it's more like small and short term storms. I don't know what's going on and it scares me greatly. I hope this man can clear it up. Also My sister is having similar effects as I did when I was a year younger than she is now. I know it's from our dad, and I need to get to the bottom of it.
Time Skip: 11:00 AM. End of the half-day for the last day of school: 3rd person Pov:
Percy had told his mom that the end of school was just like normal, 3:20 PM. , however it's really 11:00. That's exactly what the man had told him to tell her. Now, he has to cross the street and enter the woods and the man said he'd find him once he got to the clearing that's about a mile in. 'Hmm, well I know that the big pine tree is two miles behind my house. And it's about six hundred feet from the school. So I gotta go right? Wait, no I gotta be South of the lake. Okay, this way.' Percy thought to himself as he navigated the woods.
About nine minutes later he came jogging into the clearing and was met with the same man he had met a week ago. In the same suit as well.
"Okay, I'm here. Now will you please tell me who you are?" Percy asked in-between breaths.
"No. You will figure that later on. I am here to tell you about your dad and some things that he wants me to tell you. Now stand up and listen." The man ordered. However Percy sensed a lot of care deep in the voice however the man tried to hide it.
'So he does care for me, he's probably an uncle of mine.' Percy decided.
"Okay, fine. What's his name?" Percy asked inquisitively.
"No. Listen to me. You will stand up straight with your hands by your sides and your chin pointed towards the speaker, when speaking to your superiors." The man said. However it was more like he was preparing Percy as to make sure he doesn't make the same mistake again. Percy followed instructions and did as he was told.
"Okay good, now to answer your question his name is Jupiter. No not the planet, more like the Roman god." The man said. 'Okay, so my dad's got an awesome name then hmm?' Percy thought to himself humorously.
"Next. He is very important and was not allowed to stay with your mother and your children because it's against the rules. He made a pact with his brothers that they wouldn't have any children because they are always very powerful. Also, usually when he has children they end up starting wars against children of his brothers. They are the most important three people in the world." The man said quite plainly like it is a commonly known fact.
"Wait, what? If my dad is so important why are we living in that dump of a house?" Percy asked with slight apprehension.
"That is because you and your siblings are against the pact your dad's oldest brother hates your dad and his brother more than the others. He is very angry however that is your dad's fault even though he won't admit it." The man said. However the beginning was with anger while the ending was with great remorse.
"Okay, so what would he do if he found out?" Percy asked with slight annoyance thinking that there isn't much he can do since he can't exactly kill him.
"He'd kill you and all your siblings. You see, he's the only one that hasn't broke the pact even though he was forced into it. He's very reserved. He basically stays hidden away ever since your dad and his brother banished him from their group I guess you could say." The man said with slight annoyance as he tried to pick his words.
The man shook his head and gained a determined look. "Okay, listen up. You're dad is a god. He is the god Jupiter you can look him up all you want. Then you'll know all about his brothers. Now, that's why you have control over lightning, electricity, wind, air, the sky in general, and also why you are always taking on the position of leader. It's just in your genes. It's the way you are. You are a demigod. Don't tell anyone unless they are named Lupa. After that you can tell everyone like you. Now, there is one thing that is very different about you. I can't tell you what it is for your father's safety, however it makes you much more powerful than your siblings and makes you the most powerful demigod to ever exist. The only one to ever have the same thing happen to them was Heracles or also known as Hercules. The only difference was that when I had him I was only at 50% power so he wasn't anywhere near where you are. Your brother and sister are also special but they are for different reasons that your father will explain to you in time. Now listen. Do not ever, hit a mortal once you're ten unless you are required to. The reason why you can throw, carry and pick up your siblings like they are nothing has to do with Hercules. It's something that is a special gift from me that you get if you happen to be special like you and Hercules are. There is one other like you that is living currently but he is a son from my brother and is four years younger than you are. You hopefully won't ever meet him. Now don't ask me any more questions as I must go. I am being called. Remember none of this is told to anyone else until you meet Lupa. Goodbye." And with that a large lightning bolt slammed down and collided with the man. Then he heard a "whoosh" and the man was gone.
"What the absolute hell?" Percy questioned out loud.
He had just learned that there's a god that will kill him if he finds that Percy exists. He also found out that his dad is a god and that he and his siblings are demigods. Also he learned that his dad is the god of Lightning, thunder, electricity, air, wind, and the sky. Ummm, what? And to top it all off he's apparently like Hercules, is extra strong, and is apparently special... So it's understandable that he's a bit shocked.
13 months later: 3rd Person Pov:
Zeus had persuaded Beryl Grace to allow him to take her kids. She would tell Thalia that Jason and Percy died after Jupiter took them both to the wolf house. Then Thalia would get a dream that would tell her to run away, how to run away, what to take, and where to go. Then Zeus would drop off weapons to her a few days after she runs away so she can protect herself and give her directions to a son of Hermes that would help her run away as well as a sword for the boy. Then He'd drop off the weapons that he wants Lupa to see which boy gets which depending on which they do the best with in the 14 months of training he requested she gives them as opposed to the usual 12 months since Jason is so young, and Perseus is to be the child of the prophecy. Even though she Also Zeus had granted Beryl partial immortality with the oath on the Styx that she'd fake her death in five years.
Percy had changed a lot. He had grown to five feet tall already and he's only eight and 7 months. His hair had became dark, dark black. He had became much more intelligent and had been paying a lot more attention in school. He already was the only of his siblings to not have ADHD or Dyslexia however his reflexes are impeccable. He is running at speeds up to 18 mph. At the age of eight and a half. This is because of his superior strength gained from his "special" birth. He had began to workout before he went to sleep exactly 13 months earlier. He began eating like a soldier. His haircuts went from not giving a shit to getting a one inch buzz cut and practically a tenth of an inch on the sides. He transformed into a machine basically. His attitude to his siblings didn't change at all, however he walked with a straight back, shoulders back, and a raised chin. He always paid attention whenever someone who was "above him" was talking. However when around his mother it's more of a listening but waiting for an outburst. He's always shield his siblings though. Also he'd sneak out whenever he could and it would usually result in random lightning bolts and random increases in wind. Then he'd sneak back in... panting and sweating like he just ran a marathon. Then he'd take a shower. He transformed completely. However the reasoning behind it? That's simple, his dad's the king of the gods and he had enhanced strength. This means he has to represent the king, also it means that he has the abilities to make sure his siblings aren't hurt. So, he thought that he should take advantage of that. He knew that he'd meet this "Lupa" in time and when that happened the same thing would happen to both his sibling. However what he didn't know is that while both his sibling were about 10% stronger that mortals with great genetics, they aren't like him. He is special.
"Percy, get your brother and sister we have to go to the park!" Percy's mom yelled from the kitchen. She has been nicer and had drank less alcohol. She was still unstable but she was being a better mom. This was because she'd finally gotten what she wanted. Eternal beauty and Zeus visits her in her dreams once in a while. She isn't constantly pissed at the world and loving a man who can't ever see her. All the while having to take care of both of his kids. She even was getting back into acting and had an audition in six weeks. However Thalia still didn't like her at all. Thalia was six now so she now realized that her mom wasn't a normal mom. She hated Beryl now. Jason was still only six so he was still a little unaware since he's only but he knew that it wasn't good that he was being slapped.
"Okay mom, I'll get them. He shouted from his room. "Nine-hundred ninety five, nine-hundred ninety six, nine-hundred ninety seven, nine-hundred ninety eight, nine-hundred ninety nine, one thousand." Percy then stood up from his squats
and wobbled a bit before drinking some water and touching an outlet and pulling some electricity into him which in turn healed him about 30%. Not enough that he could do 1000 more but enough that he could walk well. He snuck his arm under his bed and took out his secret whey protein and added some to his water before downing it. "Hey, Thalia and Jason. We're going to the park." Percy said after catching his breath and whiping the water from his mouth. Jason jumped of the top bunk of their bunk bed and Thalia came off the bottom bunk where she was reading a book about lightning which she had just learned she attracted when they were in a storm and she yelled at Jason. Then a small squall started overhead and a small bolt of lightning landed next to her.
They both jumped up and followed Percy out the door. As their mom got into her outside clothes Percy did stretches for his quads, hamstrings, calves, and glutes. He was very tense after doing 1000 squats. Then he did a full split.
"Oh my god!" Thalia shouted. "You can do a split Percy?" She asked. "Yeah, I did my first full split four months ago." Percy stated like it was obvious.
Then Beryl came out. "Wait what? Percy when did you become so flexible?" she asked. "I started doing lots of stretches about nine months ago mom." He answered honestly. "Well that's good." She said a few seconds later. The truth was she was absolutely giddy. She knew that the life of a demigod was very perilous so it's great that her son is exercising.
Line break:
About an hour later Beryl had told both Jason and Percy that she loves them and kissed both of them. Then she nodded to no one in particular. Seconds later both boys lie unconscious on the ground and a man appeared in a pin striped suit. "Hello Beryl. I understand Thalia is over in the field?" He asked. "Yes Zeus, now turn into Jupiter and take them, I want to get back to Thalia. She'll run away tomorrow right?" She asked with sadness in the back of her voice. "Yes, and then I'll activate your partial immortality." Zeus replied before turning into Jupiter and flashing Percy and Jason away.
Then Beryl turned to walk back over to Thalia.
The Wolf House: Jason POV?: OOOO, cool new POV:
'Ugh, I feel like I just slept on a wooden board.' Jason thought as he opened his eyes. "Wait I did just sleep on a wooden board, a wooden floor. Wait, where's mom. Now that I think about it where am I?" Jason asked to himself. Then just as I was about to panic I noticed Percy about three feet to my left sitting there smirking at me. "Nice entrance bro." He said trying not to laugh. "What do you mean entrance? No one else is here." I said. "Well, if you look directly in front of you there is a wall, if you look to your left there is an incredibly awesome kid and a wall, if you look behind you you'll see another wall but this one's broken down a bit. And finally if you look to your right you'll see... ready?" He asked with intense sarcasm. "Shut up, yeah sure." Jason replied laughing. Well to the right we have a large pack of wolves. I looked over and panicked backing up really fast. Then the lead wolf gave me the closest thing to a wolf grin. Then she turned into a woman.
Same place, 30 minutes later: Percy POV:
I laughed at my brother's reaction to Lupa and her pack. However she turned into a human and was very strict. She was very happy with the way I stood, walked, and how I was built. I have been working out extensively over the past 13 months and have gained 30 pounds of muscle and lost 12 pounds of fat leaving me at 111 pounds at the age of eight while I'm standing at five feet. I have learned that I am in fact very strong for my age. That man who I have determined to either be my father himself or a brother of mine due to his powers over lightning and wind.
"Perseus, you will train with me while Jason will train with my beta, Warrick. Then I will train both of you once my beta get Jason appropriately fit. Now, here are the weapons that you will be practicing with. For Perseus a Gladius, and a Xipthos. For Jason, a gladius and Xipthos. For Percy a Hasta, for Jason a Hasta as well. For Percy a bow and for Jason a bow, also you will both be given a shield.. Now Percy come with me and Jason follow my beta, his name is Warrick. And with that Warrick turned into a human too albeit a male, and took Jason to a place to exercise.
"Okay Perseus I will teach you how to use each weapon over the next six months. Then we'll have eight months after that for conditioning, advanced techniques and schooling. You see your dad is a special case so he got you fourteen months of training here instead of the normal eight. This was mainly for the factor of how young your brother is and because he wants you to become an impeccable warrior like he knows you can. Most kids get eight-nine month training so you're really lucky. Now, let's go. And then she handed me the gladius. "Begin!"
Four months later: 3rd Person POV:
Now, Percy had learned how to use each weapon well. However he favored the Xipthos over the Gladius due to his style of combining spins, with swings and slices, along with stabs, kicks, and dodges. Most Romans used a nearly all stabbing strategy however Percy was more of a combination of everything. This did not go unnoticed by Lupa at all.
Basically this is what he has learned.
Gladius: You have to get up close and stab or do short slashes and combine the strategy with many kicks and a very aggressive approach.
Xipthos: Attack from a medium distance and stabbing, thrusting, , swinging, slashing, and hacking are all very viable techniques.
Bow: It's quite obvious, shoot, generally from a distance, he is quite good with this. Also he learned to channel electricity into the arrow which makes it stun or possibly knock out the target. (Or kill them if you use enough)
Hasta: Best used with a shield. Stay back and stab, If it has a more leaf shaped blade like the one Lupa switched him out with you can also slash with the spearhead. Also you can swing it and use it like a sword for defense if it's all metal.
Shield: You block shit... that's about it other than using it to smash windpipes and to shield bash.
He had been taught basic techniques and how to fight using them. He preferred the Xipthos to the Gladius, however he didn't dislike the Gladius at all, also he preferred the leaf shaped tip on his hasta vs. a more arrow head like design.
He also preferred a circular shield to the rectangle looking ones that most legionnaires use, however the circular style was very commonly requested by centurions who usually fight in the front of the phalanx or inside the phalanx cutting down all the monsters or troops that get around or inside the phalanx. So he was very similar to other sons of Jupiter in that respect.
Percy was currently fighting Lupa for the last time before he and Jason move onto more advanced techniques and to get much more practice in.
Percy raised his Xipthos to block Lupa's gladius before spinning his wrist and slicing the strap that attaches the right of her breast plate to the rest of her and her armor. Which in turn left her chest plate drooping so the thing leather padding she had over her right breast was all that was left of her right side chest armor. He then brought up his knee to stop her shield bash before slamming the pommel of his sword into her shoulder effectively knocking her back a bit and weakening her front deltoid along with her bicep. She then parried his slash to her legs with her sword before feinting to his left. He noticed the feint though and instead of blocking he ducked and put his hand down while spinning so he basically did a breakdance spin while kicking with his right leg which knocked Lupa off her feet and because of the way she landed loosened up her shield on her arm. Then Percy utilized his extra strength to punch the shield with a right hook just as she was bringing it back up when she got back up. This loosened it even more so that when he shot a full powered side kick to her after dodging her front kick it knocked her shield away.
Then he sliced with his xipthos up towards the unprotected part of her arm. (her armpit region) She noticed the move much earlier when she noticed his front deltoid flex up and his bicep flex together which signaled that he was slicing up so she drew her "Pugio" its 13 inch blade was not long enough to block my attack, however she knew this and came at my Xipthos at an angle which in turn diverted my attack to hit her vambrance which merely dented a bit albeit weakening her left shoulder.
Percy knew that he had to end this battle very soon or else he'd lose as she pulled another dagger from her belt however this one was 18 inches, just about four inches short of a long length gladius (22 in.) which is what most legionnaires used now. She spun over and over slamming each dagger down with massive force. I blocked every time with my shield however it began to dent as she used her godly strength as well. Percy was still able to hold his arm strong due to his "super strength" however the shield he had was not made of plaited Imperial gold which was the kind that her weapons were made of and the kind of metal that centurions and above used. The metal kept bending as he backed up and blocked every strike until he knew that I'd lose the duel if Percy kept backing up so he pushed with his shield very hard. This caused the wolf goddess's wrist to bend and with that opening he twisted his entire body and spun once while slamming his blade down which she barely deflected and took a step back. Then he used that momentum to spin again and this time he used the most powerful kick in "Taekwondo" the spinning back kick. As he spun he ducked and switched directions of spinning. He blocked one strike with his left vambrance before spinning again and lifting his back foot and rotating on the ball of his lead foot. Then he bent his leg at the knee as hard as possible. His super strength combined with the perfect form slammed his heel directly into the mother of Rome's temple making her crumple to the floor unconscious.
This was his first victory against the goddess. However the main reason he had won was due to his form on that last kick. He had never hit the perfect form on that before in his life. He had always had the basic form however he had never been able to twist on his ball of his foot before that well. But now in the moment he just subconsciously realized that to rotate on the ball of your feet you have to push with the side that your rotating towards to keep the energy flowing into the ground and giving you increased propulsion. Due to this and his flexibility his heel had collided with a soft part of her skull therefore resulting in a knockout.
one hour later:
After Lupa regained consciousness she got the two coins that she had been ordered by Jupiter to give to the respective brother due to their promise with which weapons. The coin "IVLIS" is Plaited Imperial gold reinforced with an very conductive and sturdy alloy of "Bolt gold" a metal only found where Jupiter's Lightning bolt strikes imperial gold blessed by Vulcan. And it can turn into a Gladius (26 in. length eventually however it grows as Jason grows so it's more like 10 in. ATM) made of the same stuff along with a leather grip on the handle. It can also turn into a 7 foot straight spear. Made of the exact same stuff again. It has an arrowhead shaped tip.
The other, AUGUST. Not the month but the Roman word for Augustus. Arguably the greatest emperor of all time along with having the longest rein of 41 years and being the second emperor. This is similar to how Percy is the most powerful demigod in history. It is made of the same metals as Jason's. It forms a Xipthos that can change length from 30 in. up to 48 in. and the other side of the coin transforms into a gladius that can change length as well, 18 in. to 30 in. due to Percy's increased strength, intense workouts, and 5 foot 2 in. height he can operate both forms at near maximum length. Jason's can change length as well however only his gladius and his shrinks and extends 4 in. past the normal which is 10. in. at his current size however it will increase to 26 in. and will be able to extend to 30 in. Same with the spear which will be able to be either 6 Ft. 7 Ft. or 8 ft. However 7 ft. is perfect for 5 foot 8 in. - 6 ft. 4 in. So they can basically change length if they need to but will increase in size as the two grow... it's not that complicated.
She first went to Percy's deerskin rug and his multi-skin tepee that he had hunted and is currently living in next to the wolf camp.
As she walked into vision Percy stood up at attention and looked her straight in the eye and said, "Hello Lupa, are you feeling good now?" He asked with honest concern.
"Yes I am, thank you. However that's not why I'm here." She handed him the coin. Percy looked at it confusedly since he already had plenty of denarii. "It's your new weapon. It can turn into a Xipthos if it lands heads and a long gladius if it lands tails, you can will it to land on whatever you want. Also you can change the length of each of them to a max of 48 in. and 30 in. respectively and they will be at whatever fits your size automatically unless you will them longer or shorter. They are made of indestructible and incredibly conductive metals. Use it well. Now I must go to your brother." And with that she flashed away before he could thank her.
"Hmmm, thanks dad. Really." He said as he flipped it to heads and held the perfectly balanced golden Xipthos and then flipped it again forming the perfectly balanced golden Gladius in his hand.
She reappeared right in the opening of Jason's tent. He was laying down with a bunch of water beside him and his sword next to him.
Flashback:
Jason was fighting his mentor.
He had his miniature gladius and his little shield. And he prepared to fight the man. "Listen. I'll only use a gladius and no shield alright?" The man said before attacking Jason.
Jason's six years old, almost seven. He's grown quite fit over the past four months. He's about four foot seven, 80 pounds.
Jason blocked the thrust with his shield by making it glance off the side. Then he took advantage of his mentor not having a shield. He shield bashed his knee causing it to buckle. Then Jason launched a side kick at the same knee. This caused the knee cap to pop off and the man could no longer use his knee. However he always kept ambrosia on him albeit not telling the child. As the werewolf like being blocked the flurry of strikes from his young student he slipped the ambrosia in his mouth unnoticed.
About thirty seconds later and two small cuts on his arms later his knee was healed. Jason noticed him put weight on his knee and waited for it to make him crumple to the ground however instead it ended up with his left fist slamming into Jason's skull. However the young child of Jupiter used this to his advantage after the ringing went away, he rolled back twice and thrust with his sword as Warrick came towards him with his gladius raised. The man just had enough time to deflect the strike however when he did a shin came up and hit his left knee once again. Then it was followed up with a shield bash to his gut. At the last minute he tightened up his abs however that only kept him from throwing up, he still doubled over a bit. This was just what Jason was waiting for, he gripped Warrick's head and sent a knee into his nose. This broke the mentor's nose however he was used to pain so he merely stood back up and swung his sword towards Jason. However, once the boy noticed Warrick getting up he tensed his legs, ready to leap forwards to attack Warrick's arm.
And attack his arm he did. Jason leapt up and blocked the strike with his shield before swinging with his sword at Warrick's arm. He was able to dent the right vambrance, and send powerful vibrations up his attacker's arm causing his shoulder and forearm to weaken from the strike.
Jason and Warrick then traded blows over and over again until Jason got angry that it was taking too long even though he could have won if he had stayed on him since Warrick's strikes and blocks were getting slow and repetitive. Jason was growing tired of it so he yelled and did what Warrick had been training him to do, although it was not allowed in the duel. He summoned a bolt of lightning down and directed it at Warrick. This would have killed the wolf man if it had not been for his partial immortality gifted to him via Lupa.
Then Jason fell unconscious. Legally he lost the duel. However that was only because Warrick had weak powers, only able to smell and hear better in his human form than a human. So powers weren't allowed. However Jason knew that in a real fight nothing's illegal.
Flashback end. AN: Yes I know that Jason's fight was very short however that was due to his short temper. He had been aggravated over the whole time from not being able to eat the stuff he usually does and having to train constantly. He wasn't as conditioned to the life as Percy was. He couldn't adapt quick enough due to his young age.
As Jason woke up he noticed a coin and a note next to it. It had the face of Julius Caesar on one side while having an axe on the other and the word "IVLIS" under it. This is the Roman word for "Julius" and a double bladed axe represented Julius Caesar's victory over Gaul.
He read the note: 'Hello Jason, I understand you're very exhausted so I didn't wake you up. However I do have something that I have to give you as per request of your father. Percy also got one and you may go see him about it. Your coin that you have received will turn into a Gladius that is the perfect size for you or a Pilum/spear combination. It's great for throwing however it won't bend and it's a great spear if you want to use it like a Greek Dory. Both are the perfect size for you and will grow as you grow however they can be altered by a few inches if you want them to be. Just think of them a bit bigger or longer and they'll increase in size although there's a limit. They are both made of plaited Imperial gold coated and reinforced with a metal that is incredibly rare. It's electrified gold or another term that is used more commonly is "bolt gold" It is the single most conductive metal in existence and is formed when Imperial gold is struck by Jupiter's Master bolt at full power and then blessed by Jupiter himself along with Vulcan. The energy stored inside your weapons are about 95% of Percy's. You can absorb energy from your spear or gladius to use as electricity or wind however it will take a while for it to reenergize. This is the case of your brother's as well. This metal is the best possible for a son of Jupiter. Use them sagaciously."
PS. There is a third weapon that will form whatever weapon the user needs the most. It can make two. For example, for you as you have a Pilum/spear and a gladius it would form a bow and a spatha while for your brother it'd form a bow and a Hasta/Dory.
It will be given to whichever of you is the most promising. We'll have a competition later tomorrow.
With regards, Lupa
Percy had gotten the same message that Jason had received and was excited as he couldn't wait to see how his little brother was doing.
Percy POV: Next day:
I had woken up with a grin and now I'm standing in a competition field with my brother Jason next to me.
"Hey Jase, you've changed a lot since we got here huh." Percy stated. "Yeah, thanks man. However we're gonna have to fight aren't we?" Jason said. He was happy at the beginning but he sort of growled the last part.
"Yeah, probably. However they probably won't base much off that since it wouldn't really be fair. Since our ages and how long I've been working out compared to you. So they probably won't base much off that like I said a minute ago." Jason nodded as that made sense and was certain that he'd be able to win.
Lupa walked over. "Okay, you are here to compete for this coin. It is called "Auxilia" it is made of the same materials as both of yours' are. It's very powerful. Now, you both get this last magical item before we begin the competition. She brought out two large circular shields. These both have the same properties as IVLIS and AUGUST. They will both turn into Rolex watches made of Imperial gold and "Bolt Gold" they will change size to suit your needs as well. And because you will start out as simple legionnaires you will need them to be able to turn into the rectangular shields used by most legionnaires so just think about them turning into one and they will. To activate them you must push the button on the side." She nodded as we did so twice and then kept them as watches on their left arms.
"Good, now you will first complete the same obstacle course. You will be timed. Now, Percy you go first." She said and looked at said demigod.
"Okay." I simply said.
I walked up to the beginning and she said "GO!"
I sprinted down the line as fast as possible. I went 50 yards before a bunch of people popped up 10 yards ahead of me. Wooden cut outs. Then 12 wooden, blunt tipped pilums were launched at me from further down the range. I activated my shield and gladius before summoning a gust of wind to knock them all to the left. Then I shot four little bolts of lightning from my blade's tip into the first four. Then I closed in on the last six. I thrust my gladius into where the first one's throat would be before I spun. Smashing my shield into the one next to him using my enhanced strength to knock it off the hinges and fly into the one behind it before I finished a 180 and slicing two more guy's in their throats. Then I delivered a spinning back kick surprisingly with perfect form right to the tenth and final guys' temple knocking his cut out back into it's spot.
Then there was a lava pit. I had to zip line over it however, to get to the zip line I'd have to kill two guards. So I improvised and summoned the wind to propel my already strength enhanced jump far enough to get well over the lava pit. Then there was a sign. "Do 100 pushups then leap over this 5 foot gap and roll. Then as you get up from the roll stab the Greek." It said.
Okay, easy enough. I did 100 pushups in 72 seconds before leaping up and rolling into the Greek and deactivating my shield then stabbing him in the throat and running past him to the next part. It was of course, another wooden cut out.
I sprinted as hard as I could to get to the next part as fast as possible. It was a 500 yard (1500 ft./457.2 meters) climbing wall with minimal holds for feet and hands but it has a net below it. So it wasn't that dangerous. "Easy." I scoffed as I leapt up 20 yards with the wind assisting me before climbing up the next in 30 seconds. I would climb for a second before jumping up and using the wind to push me even higher to get me to the next big hold which I would use to jump from again. When I got to the top I used the winds to fly me down. I put my hands in front of me to made me as aerodynamic as possible and used the winds to propel me the next 100 yards before tucking and rolling to get to the quarter mile sprint. I sprinted as hard as possible which got me there in a little under a minute. I was sweating really hard now and breathing hard too.
The last was two hundred feet swimming. 'That's easy, I've always been a good swimmer.' I thought to myself. I leapt up and jumped in turning my gladius back into a coin as I did. I landed with a gust of wind propelling me. I brought an air torpedo around me and just willed the air to push me along at about 85 mph. I was out in barely five seconds if not less. Then I had to fly fifty feet and land on both feet and the timer would stop. So I summoned the wind and did the superman thing and I flew 50 feet and landed in about one or two seconds. However once the timer stopped I collapsed. "186 seconds, or 3 minutes and 6 seconds!" Lupa screamed. Clearly excited. No child of Zeus has ever done it that fast, it was 75% the time that Hercules did it in!" She said excitedly.
'Well I am supposedly the best... so I guess I am, that's awesome!' I thought to myself excitedly as I swore that I'd never exert that much energy in that short period of time again until I get older and have more energy to exert.
Jason did the same things as Percy albeit slower and he had to actually swim as he can't do that with wind yet and he had to actually hit the cut outs as he can't use that much lightning without getting a bit tired. His time came out to 5 minutes and 56 seconds. Being the third fastest child of Jupiter.
Next we had to do as many pushups as we can in ten minutes.
I did 800 while Jason did 604
Sit-ups in ten minutes 1200
Jason did 900
Squats in ten minutes I did 1250 while Jason did 789
Basically we did everything bodyweight and Jason was always trailing behind but never by a ton. We did rope climbing times, sprints, jumps, lightning bolt sizes and power. Weight proportionate bench press, everything. However, Jason always trailed behind. Then it came time for the fight. And just as I said earlier they don't count it for much
We got ready. I was standing ready with my Shield still in watch form whereas my sword of choice was my xipthos. This confused Jason as he is used to fighting against a gladius.
He had out his gladius and had his shield ready.
"Go!" Lupa shouted and Jason rushed me. He had his shield to the side and his sword back and ready to thrust. I was ready for this however. I side stepped left last minute since his sword was right, then I ducked under his shield and did a breakdance spin/roundhouse like I did against Lupa however Jason isn't an ancient goddess, he's a nearly six year old boy with four months of training. So he fell hard on his face when I did that. Then before he could get up I opened up my shield by pressing the little button on the side of my watch and my shield came spiraling out which I then hovered right above throat.
"Yield?" I asked. In response he spit in my eyes and rolled out of the way as my shield came down hard and went about 6 inches into the ground. Then before I could work to get it out of the ground He front kicked me on the side of the head causing me to roll to my right however I rotated as I rolled and did a somersault before coming up on my legs with my sword mid swing which made him to block with his sword instead of slicing at me with it. Then I capitalized on that by jump kicking his shield as he brought it up before he thrust towards my shoulder. I knocked the shield from his arm and caught his arm before he could get the sword to my shoulder. I then turned that into an arm bar and kept pulling tighter saying "Yield?" each time and he kept saying "No!" each time. Finally I pulled so hard his arm almost broke and if I had pulled any harder it would have. "No! he yelled before stepping as hard as he could on my toes with his heel and using that shuffle of my feet that responded to said stomp as an opening. Since the shuffling greatly lowered my amount of balance Jason was able to kick me away. Then he used that as another opening as he caught me and put his Pugio behind my neck and his Gladius in front. "Yield?" he asked with a huge smirk.
This time it was my turn to surprise him. I touched both of his arms and discharged massive amounts of volts into him however because of his heritage it wasn't enough to knock him out or to paralyze him however I touched certain muscles and the electricity made the muscles tighten up and this caused him to drop his swords. I then stopped the electricity before using the wind to trip him and I straddled him and flipped my Xipthos turning it to a Gladius in moments before holding both of ours to his throat.
"Yield." I ordered him. He moved his neck as much as he could without touching the immeasurably sharp blades and after an entire sixty seconds of searching for a way to win he finally laid his head back down and barely mumbled "I yield."
"Percy Grace wins, and his reward is Auxilia!" Lupa announced. After that she handed me the coin and I put it in my left pocket as opposed to AUGUST which is in my right pocket. All of your magical items cannot be lost. They will always return to your pocket whenever you want it to.
I took AUXILIA and flipped it once, willing it to land on heads for my bow which then appeared. However there was no quiver. "Why is there no quiver?" I asked Lupa. I was worried that I would have to carry around a quiver with arrows everywhere. "Just pull the string back." The goddess replied And I did. There appeared an arrow made of electricity. "You can choose how much electricity each arrow has. Once it hits the opponent it will cause just as much damage as a very powerful arrow would plus the electricity will do massive damage as well. However each arrow will take a bit of energy from you. So if you will an arrow to appear as just imperial gold then it will. You choose what the arrow is made of. Electricity? Or Imperial gold. Each shot can be one or the other. Also you can make up to ten appear on the string if you get good enough to accurately shoot that many." Lupa stated.
Then I willed the bow to turn back into a coin before flipping it and making it turn to tails and when it did a six foot hasta appeared with a leaf shaped tip. This confused Jason.
"Percy why would you want a leaf shaped tip and not an arrow head like tip?" He asked. "Well, for starters I can slice, hack, and cut with it that way. Also I can stab deeper and I don't have to pull hard to get it back out. Also this way it'll fly straighter." I answered honestly. Jason just shrugged.
"Good job Percy. Now I want you all to eat a large dinner and do your workouts then I want you to wash off in the river and prepare for advanced training tomorrow.
8 Months later: 3rd Person POV: Percy's nine and a half Jason's seven and a three months: Lupa's camp:
"You two are far more well trained than legionnaires that had about two or three years of experience. So you two are really ahead of the game. I'll send a letter to the Praetor, Cassidy to adopt you two as sons of Jupiter should not have anything but the best for teachers and inheritance. The other Praetor, Jeremy his name is has Jupiter as great grand father. His grandpa is Harry S. Truman the president of the U.S. during WWII and his dad is Clifton Truman Who was the centurion of the first cohort and the praetor who retired about 15 years ago before a boy named David took over before Jeremy took office a year ago. He's a legacy and he barely holds any of Jupiter's powers bar a small control of lightning and wind. Cassidy is a daughter of Ceres. She's surprisingly powerful. You will go to New Rome. You'll feel the tug of it. It's west. You'll have to fight monsters and such. It usually take about six months to get there. If you get there much faster you should just stay near the entrance until it's been at least four months for if you get there faster they will think you are too much of a threat to New Rome, far too powerful. And they will treat you badly and try to keep you out of powerful positions." She said to Percy and Jason.
"Now go." She said.
"Okay, see you sometime again Lupa?" Jason said.
"Possibly, I come by every once in a while. So yes, probably." She said in their minds as she was in her wolf form now as she had to go greet another child.
"Great! Talk to you then Lupa." Percy said before he flipped August forming his Gladius and Jason did the same before they took off into the woods heading west.
AN: Yes! Finally, I am uploading this story! I've had this chapter laying around for a few weeks now and I decided that I need to have a 100% Percy Jackson story on my profile. I mean I love the book and my other story is a crossover with Supernatural so I gotta get a story out that's only Percy. You see, I'll probably post this story more on the side after I get the first five chapters out of the way within the next couple weeks as I have large openings in my weeks. Since fortunately not much has been going on that I need to stay later for and I don't have Taekwondo three times a week anymore as the competition ended and I got 2nd place wooo! However I'm still gonna be very active in other things but that's four more hours each week that I have open so I'll be able to update two more chapter each week most likely so that's what I'll do. For those of you who never read my other story well... I want to say I recommend it however I don't. You see it's a crossover and if you're looking at this you might not watch "Supernatural" which is an amazing TV show that I suggest you guys check out however I don't know. Also the plot is so weird and it keeps changing and the beginning sucks sooo bad. Reviews are LOVED! If you like the story then tell me why. If you tell me why I can then add more of that in and such. Like if you say you love the plot but hate how Jason is getting put in the backpack then you tell me that and I'll beef him up. Maybe I'll give him some powers that they didn't really spotlight in Canon from Juno like the ability to resist mind control and things like it. Or I could give him a blessing from a wind god or something so that his aerokinesis is at least almost on par with Percy's. Things such as that. So that's my recommendations to you, however I want recommendations from you, so review!
PS. don't feel like I'm ordering you to review. I just really love reviews. Even if you want to tell me to kill myself. I'll still read it. However if you want me to kill myself well, I won't but if it's a creative enough way to tell me off then I'll reply for sure lol.
Also I'll reply to any comment bar ones that are telling me to kill myself as it's kind of hard to reply to that. Any other kinds of hate I will reply to as well along with pretty much anything else even if you just say "Cool story." I'll reply. Because I'm a tiny author. NO ONE knows about me.
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