Prologue


The feeling of broken glass, the dry taste in his mouth. Percy forced his legs to traverse the bleak and dull environment, the need for water too great. His tongue stuck to the roof and his eyes were in danger of closing. The various sounds of growling and whispering grew louder and closer and Percy bit his lip in frustration as he wobbled forward dragging bloodied leg behind him. Riptide reappeared in his ripped pants and he sighed feeling the familiar lid and pulling the ball point pen and gripping it tightly in his hand. The growling grew closer and closer, nearing him faster than he could run. His brow furrowed as the ugly bald head of the Minotaur came into view.

"Hey Ugly, about time you came back to fight me you coward!" Percy taunted raising Riptide into a defensive stance eyeing the half bull's new weapon cautiously. Clasped in the Minotaur's hand was the usual axe only it seemed to have a few 'adjustments'. The blade itself seemed to be glowing an eerie purple light and the metal's edge was now a serrated edge sticking out at odd angles and points.

"UUUAAARGHHHHHHH!" The Minotaur roared back as he raised his new weapon and charged at Percy using both of his beefy hands to support the giant weapon. Percy nimbly dodged the attack stepping to the side feeling the blade slice the air where he was before.

"Still haven't learned your lesson Beef Boy?" He yells at him as he brandished Riptide in front of him and charged the monster ducking down to narrowly avoid being chopped in half. Percy sliced at one of the Minotaur's legs only feeling Riptide bounce back surprisingly. He took nimble steps backward only to feel the cold feeling of steel cut through his back. He screamed and dropped Riptide as he reached to the throbbing pain from his back, the small amount of energy he has pulled together felt like it was being pulled from his very being. The half bull half human loomed over him, his beady eyes looking into Percy's weakened gaze. An evil grin was pulled across the Minotaur's ugly face. He reached down and grabbed the demigod's face as Percy made a futile attempt to grab Riptide and slash at the monster's arm with it. Again, the sword which should have killed him by now, bounced off harmlessly leaving the monster unscathed. The Minotaur continued to flash his sinister smile as he dragged Percy by his head and released a barking laugh as he watched Percy thrash around in his solid grip.

"Let go of me, you stinky bastard!" was his muffled reply. He stabbed riptide, upwards into Minotaur's arm only to have it bounce back again. Percy felt the grip on his face tighten and he let out a louder scream as he dropped his sword and it clattered to the ground. The monster lifted Percy in his arm and brought his fist into the ground grinding Percy's face into the ground. The Minotaur let out a low laugh that sounded like small children screaming in chorus. Percy went limp like a ragdoll on the ground, his eyes a hollow white. His bloodied limbs lay, hanging at odd angles from his body. You could barely recognize his facial details, his green eyes, the sharp nose, everything that made Percy 'Percy' was gone, replaced with a twisted version of his once handsome face. The Minotaur let out a satisfied grunt happy it had finally succeeded in executing its revenge. It bent down and poked the son of Poseidon in the chest, there was no reaction. An evil grin grew, as the Minotaur picked up the frail body by his feet and dragged Percy across the hard surface, adding to the already damaging scars. The Minotaur carried him down a few slopes and across mounds and hills until it spotted and stood looking at the looming fortress in the distance. Large black walls with spiked barb lining the top and a giant drawbridge large enough for 3 school buses to drive across together comfortably. What was the most terrifying was the severed heads of passing demigods who had fallen that were stuck on metal rods and were now rotting on the walls of the castle, black brick with the same eerie purple light and glow, pointed roofs and tall towers. The Minotaur stood in front of the moat, some sort of queer, bubbling purple liquid. He grunted a few times at the group of harpies who were perched at a guard station, they flew towards the larger castle in the distance as a ball of bright red feathers. A few moment passed where nothing happened and the irritated monster considered throwing the demigod into the moat. Its free hand twitched when a slowly mechanic clicking signified the lowering of the drawbridge. It crashed in front of monster and he lumbered across the wooden platform, the bridge creaking with every step taken. As the Minotaur emerged on the other side, crowds of monsters gathered around to poke and leer at the fallen figure of Percy Jackson, The Saviour of Olympus. Whispers were exchanged along with high pitch screaming and laughing, all wanted to see their greatest enemy collapsed and weak in front of them.


The Minotaur continued to drag Percy towards the castle where it held its giant fist up to the door and knocked three times before stepping back as the door opened inwards. The door opened up to a giant throne room, purple and black flames were lit in candleholders lining the walls. Huge, think spiraling columns supported the roof with had strange markings and symbols covering it. The 'room' was actually a hallway, and at the end of the hallway was a large silver throne with a single black cushion. The Minotaur dropped the demigod in front of the throne where Percy lay, his eyes still hollow unaware of his current situation. The Minotaur then backed away and fell onto one knee and bowed his head. The hallway grew two shades darker and the flames grew larger. A young girl materialized sitting on the throne in a cross-legged position. She had wild, midnight blue hair with shifting colors of the galaxy. She only appeared to be around 5, 6 at best but her dark irises seemed to hold the knowledge of the universe. Then she grinned, revealing pointed teeth and perfect white ordered teeth. All the monsters in the room went quiet and bowed down in respect. The girl bounced off her chair and bounded towards the fallen Percy an excited grin on her face. She crouched down and poked him in the cheek, over and over before pulling away slowly a frown forming on her face. She raised her head into the air, her smile turned sour, "Wake him." The girl took a step back as 2 gorgons, Stheno and Euryale appeared from the shadows holding a goblet of water each. They smiled a nasty smile and poured the water onto his head with no particular gentleness. The water started to make a slow progress of healing his body and face when Percy's finger twitched and then his left eye opened. He groaned as he propped himself up using his arms before they gave in and he crumpled to the ground again. He closed his eyes before he shot up realizing he was no longer wandering the plains of Tartarus. The girl smiled again. "Welcome, Percy Son of Poseidon. We've been awaiting your arrival."


Hey! This is my first fanfiction so please don't judge, I have a vague idea of where I want this story to go but if you have any suggestions, you're always welcome to DM me. Please review, it would really make my day. Thanks :D