A New Breed (Μια νέα φυλή)

Chapter One: The Unforgivable Deed

A/N: Just something I'm testing out. Let me know if it's any good and if it should be continued. Enjoy

It was a dark and stormy night. You could hear the thunder rumble in the distance and the lightning crackle as it struck the ground. Percy was running. He was running from something, no not something someone. He didn't look back he just kept running for the fear that if he stopped he would die. Then a voice spoke in his mind

"You killed them." Percy tried to block the voice out. Then another two voices spoke

"You killed us Percy."

"I'm sorry Thalia."

"Why, Percy? Why did you kill us? We didn't do anything to you Percy. So why did you kill us?"

"I'm sorry Annabeth. I didn't do it. It was something in my mind."

"Why Percy? Why us?"

"I'm sorry! I didn't know what I was doing. The pictures flashed in his mind.

Flashback

Percy had been walking in the woods. Why, you ask? He didn't have a clue. He needed to catch some air. He had just returned from the awards ceremony after they had won the Second Titan War. He had used his wish to help people. He didn't need to become a god. He just wanted to help people who thought they were never going to get help. Who did he help you ask? Well take a look.

Flashback in a flashback?

They were in the throne room waiting for their rewards. Percy stood there. Usually the throne room always took his breath away, but today he just looked around stunned. The room was cracked and shattered. The battle that had erupted in here earlier, had it not been won by Percy the gods would've died. Suddenly Percy's name was called by Zeus

"Perseus Jackson!" Percy walked forward and noticed Hades and Hestia had temporary thrones. He reached Zeus' throne and bowed really low before he walked to his father's throne and knelt down.

"Rise, my son," Poseidon said.

I stood uneasily.

"A great hero must be rewarded," Poseidon said. "Is there anyone here who would deny that my son is deserving ?"

I waited for someone to pipe up. The gods never agreed on anything, and many of them still didn't like me, but not a single one protested.

"The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods."

I hesitated."Any gift?"

Zeus nodded grimly. "I know what you will ask. The greatest gift of all. Yes, if you want it, it shall be yours. The gods have not bestowed this gift on a mortal hero in many centuries, but, Perseus Jackson—if you wish it—you shall be made a god. Immortal. Undying. You shall serve as your father's lieutenant for all time."

I stared at him, stunned."Um . . . a god?"

Zeus rolled his eyes."A dimwitted god, apparently. But yes. With the consensus of the entire Council, I can make you immortal. Then I will have to put up with you forever."

"Hmm," Ares mused. "That means I can smash him to a pulp as often as I want, and he'll just keep coming back for more. I like this idea."

"I approve as well," Athena said, though she was looking at Annabeth. I glanced back. Annabeth was trying not to meet my eyes. Her face was pale. I flashed back to two years ago, when I'd thought she was going to take the pledge to Artemis and become a Hunter. I'd been on the edge of a panic attack, thinking that I'd lose her. Now, she looked pretty much the same way.

I thought about the Three Fates, and the way I'd seen my life flash by. I could avoid all that. No aging, no death, nobody in the grave. I could be a teenager forever, in top condition, powerful, and immortal, serving my father. I could have power and eternal life.

Who could refuse that?

Then I looked at Annabeth again. I thought about my friends from camp: Charles Beckendorf, Michael Yew, Silena Beauregard, so many others who were now dead. I thought about Ethan Nakamura and Luke.

And I knew what to do.

"No," I said.

The Council was silent. The gods frowned at each other like they must have misheard.

"No?" Zeus said. "You are . . . turning down our generous gift?"

There was a dangerous edge to his voice, like a thunder-storm about to erupt.

"I'm honored and everything," I said. "Don't get me wrong. It's just . . . I've got a lot of life left to live. I'd hate to peak in my sophomore year."

The gods were glaring at me, but Annabeth had her hands over her mouth. Her eyes were shining. And that kind of made up for it.

"I do want a gift, though," I said. "Do you promise to grant my wish?"

Zeus thought about this."If it is within our power."

"It is," I said. "And it's not even difficult. But I need your promise on the River Styx."

"What?" Dionysus cried. "You don't trust us?"

"Someone once told me," I said, looking at Hades, "you should always get a solemn oath."

Hades shrugged. "Guilty."

"Very well!"Zeus growled. "In the name of the Council, we swear by the River Styx to grant your reasonable request as long as it is within our power."

The other gods muttered assent. Thunder boomed, shaking the throne room. The deal was made.

"From now on, I want to you properly recognize the children of the gods," I said."All the children . . . of all the gods."

The Olympians shifted uncomfortably.

"Percy," my father said, "what exactly do you mean?"

"Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their parents," I said. "They felt angry, resentful, and unloved, and they had a good reason."

Zeus's royal nostrils flared. "You dare accuse—"

"No more undetermined children," I said. "I want you to promise to claim your children—all your demigod children—by the time they turn thirteen. They won't be left out in the world on their own at the mercy of monsters. I want them claimed and brought to camp so they can be trained right, and survive."

"Now, wait just a moment," Apollo said, but I was on a roll.

"And the minor gods," I said. "Nemesis, Hecate, Morpheus, Janus, Hebe-—they all deserve a general amnesty and a place at Camp Half-Blood. Their children shouldn't be ignored. Calypso and the other peaceful Titan-kind should be pardoned too. And Hades—"

"Are you calling me a minor god?" Hades bellowed.

"No, my lord," I said quickly. "But your children should not be left out. They should have a cabin at camp. Nico has proven that. No unclaimed demigods will be crammed into the Hermes cabin anymore, wondering who their parents are. They'll have their own cabins, for all the gods. And no more pact of the Big Three. That didn't work anyway. You've got to stop trying to get rid of powerful demigods. We're going to train them and accept them instead. All children of the gods will be welcome and treated with respect. That is my wish."

Zeus snorted. "Is that all?"

"Wait!"

"What now child?" Zeus boomed

I also want Hades' and Hestia's thrones back on the council." Hades eyes widened with a small smile on his face. Hestia even looked up from her hearth a smile the duplicate of Hades on her as well. That was the last straw the Olympians were in uproar. All of them were arguing. Percy looked to his father with eyes that told him what to do. Poseidon raised his trident and slammed it into the throne floor.

"SILENCE!" There was an earthquake that shook the room. The Olympians were quick to shut their mouths.

"Perseus! You think my judgment was wrong when I kicked Hades and Hestia off the council?!"

"You really want to know what I think?" Percy said trying to loosen his collar before he realized his shirt had been ripped off. He made a mental note. 'That's why Aphrodite had been looking at me strangely and why Artemis wouldn't meet my eyes. Wait, why wouldn't Artemis meet my eyes. She's probably thinking that I'm stupid for not realizing I didn't have a shirt on. Gods why am I thinking about this now.'

"Yes I do want to know." Zeus said.

"Well in all honesty Lord Zeus I think you did it out of fear." Zeus nostrils flared. Hades looked on in shock.

"You dare accuse me?! The King of the Gods of being scared!"

"I do. You are afraid of Hades, you fear Hestia, you cower at the power of my father."

"Percy," Poseidon said, "you are treading on thin ice."

"Why would I be scared of them?" He spat.

"Because they hold more power than you."

"That is absurd."

"Then explain to me and your older siblings why only your children sit on the council."

"..." Hades spoke up with a new found strength in him.

"Go ahead. Enlighten me little brother."

"Well I...thought it was a good idea."

"For who, YOU!?" Hades burst. "I'm leaving. Since this little bastard can't even stand up for himself. But I will be back in 24 hours expecting my throne right there." He said pointing to where Zeus throne sat."I should be at the head of the gods as I am Kronos eldest son and next to me Hestia." He got up from his throne and walked into a shadow. He was gone. There were murmurs all around the throne room. The only one who seemed a little bit happy about this was Ares as he could see there was trouble brewing. It took a couple of hours but the council finally settled down.

"Percy," Poseidon said getting over his shock, "you ask much. You presume much."

"I hold you to your oath," I said. "All of you."

I got a lot of steely looks. Strangely, it was Athena who spoke up: "The boy is correct. We have been unwise to ignore our children. It proved a strategic weakness in this war and almost caused our destruction. Percy Jackson, I have had my doubts about you, but perhaps"—she glanced at Annabeth, and then spoke as if the words had a sour taste—"perhaps I was mistaken. I move that we accept the boy's plan."

"Humph," Zeus said."Being told what to do by a mere child. Look what he has done..."

"All in favor," Hermes interrupted.

All the gods raised their hands except Zeus.

Poseidon spoke "Overruled." Zeus glared at him.

"Um, thanks," I said.

I turned, but before I could leave, Poseidon called, "Honor guard!" Immediately the Cyclopes came forward and made two lines from the thrones to the door—an aisle for me to walk through. They came to attention.

"All hail, Perseus Jackson," Tyson said."Hero of Olympus . . . and my big brother!"

Flashback in flashback ends. Back to regular flashback.

That's who he helped. His father had told him that he was greater than Hercules. He was so overwhelmed he just needed to get some air. Then he heard rustling in the bushes. He reached into his pocket and pulled out riptide. The thing jumped out from the bushes. Percy looked at it. It was like a wolf. It had grey fur and was at least twice as big as a regular wolf. Percy asked

"What are you?" The thing seemed to snicker.

"Not what. Who." Percy eyed the beast.

"Who are you?" The beast smiled revealing his teeth.

"Well I'm Lycaon."

"Who?" Percy asked. The smile was wiped off of the beast's face.

"Have you not heard of the great Lycaon?"

"Um sorry but I haven't."

"I am the king of wolves. The first king of Arcadia. Cursed by Zeus to this cursed form." Percy frowned

"I told Zeus to relinquish all peaceful deities of their curses."

"Oh I'm no deity nor am I peaceful." Percy narrowed his eyes.

"Well what do you want with me?"

"Are you not the hero of Olympus?"

"Well, you could say that but I'm just Percy Jackson."

"The great Percy Jackson. I have been looking for you."

"Why?"

"You will be my eye."

"Your what?"

"You will be The Eye of Lycaon."

"I still don't understand."

"You will be known as Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon, Savior of Olympus and the Eye of Lycaon. You will harbor the great Lycaon as a part of you."

"But you said you weren't peaceful. You fought for the Titans in the first war?"

"No I came into the world later. Didn't I say I was the first King of Arcadia. That comes after the Titans during the reign of the Gods." He said with distaste.

"So you are considered a bad guy?"

"Yes, you can say that." Percy twirled riptide in his hands.

"Then this conversation is over." Lycaon snarled.

"You will become the eye of Lycaon whether you want to or not. You can choose the easy painless way or you could choose the hard and painful way. It's up to you."

"I just fought a war." Percy muttered "Can't I get just one break?" Before he could even react, Lycaon was lunging. Percy raised riptide and impaled the beast in the chest. "I thought you said this was going to be hard and painful." The beast smiled at him. Then suddenly as Lycaon dissipated into gold dust the dust rose and went straight into Percy through his nose and mouth. Percy threw his head back as the gold made its way through his lungs and body. This was painful. He felt as if the gold dust was ripping his lungs apart. When it finally stopped he collapsed to the ground unconscious. When he woke up he was being picked up by Thalia and Annabeth.

"What happened?"

"We don't know. You tell us."

"I don't remember." As Percy finished his sentence he looked down to his hands and realized they were hairy and he was growing claws. "Guys get away from me."

"What?"

"Now! Get away!" He threw himself to the ground. Thalia knelt down next to him only to hear him growling.

"Percy? Are you okay?" He whipped his paw(?) around and caught Thalia in the neck. He cut her jugular and she fell back holding her neck.

"PERCY! What did you DO!?" He whipped around to see a feared Annabeth. He snarled. She rushed him dagger in hand. She brought down the dagger on his back and it just bounced off. Then Lycaon spoke

"Ooh so the blessing of Achilles actually carries over. Verrrry Interrresting." Annabeth clutched her hand.

"Who are you?!"

"I am Lycaon." Annabeth gulped

"The...the one who fed...fed Zeus one of his son...sons." Lycaon smiled.

"The one and only." Annabeth looked down to a motionless Thalia around her a pool of blood. The silver circlet signifying she was the Lieutenant of the Hunters was gone. The anger resurfaced on Annabeth's face.

"YOU! You killed her! I am going to kill you." Annabeth yelled. All she needed to do now was around Lycaon so she could stab him in Percy's Achilles heel. She rushed forward and Lycaon hit her legs and knocked them out from under her. She fell on her back and before she could stand up Lycaon pounced on her.

"Uh Uh little daughter of Athena. You are not going to kill my champion." Her eyes widened. Before she could say anything else. Lycaon began mauling her. The screams could be heard throughout the forest and word quickly spread among the nymphs and soon reached Olympus of "Percy's" doing.

Flashback ends

Percy's eyes widened in shock. "I didn't kill them you did!" Lycaon laughed.

"They should have listened to you when they had the chance. Now the gods are furious with you. I mean look behind you to see who's following you." Percy turned around to a fuming Zeus chasing after him. Zeus looked like a human storm as lightning crackled around him. Percy kept running until he came into a clearing in the forest. Percy turned around and found Zeus with his master bolt out.

"Wait Zeus! Let me expl-" Too late Zeus was firing the bolt as Percy closed his eyes waiting for the pain to come. When the bolt hit his body he shuddered as the power coursed through him. He fell to his knees every hair on his body standing up. He spoke again. "ZEUS! Wait let me explain..." Zeus was squeezing the bolt as if charging it, this time he didn't fire lighting from the bolt he was getting ready to launch the bolt. Something he hadn't done since the Great Giant War. When he threw it Percy was on his knees and suddenly he was being pushed into the earth as the force of the explosion knocked all the air from his lungs. The force of the explosion looked like a nuclear bomb had just gone off vaporizing everything in a three mile radius and in the center a huge crater with Zeus standing in it. There was dust and ash thick in the air. He sighed but then the dust cleared. Zeus eyes widened

"That's impossible."

Line Break

Percy looked into the never ending darkness. Then a voice spoke out.

"Thank you."

"Who's there?"

"It is I, Hades. Your uncle."

"What has happened Lord Hades? Am I..."

"No you are not dead but you are unconscious."

"What about" his voice cracked, "Thalia and Annabeth?"

"Well they have um...joined the land of the dead."

"Uncle it wasn't my fault. I swear it."

"I know it was Lycaon. That is actually why I am here. I am here to retrieve him. He should be back in the Fields of Punishment. Now close your eyes." Percy did as commanded. When he opened them again in front of him was Hades holding a wolf cub. "There we go. But I'm afraid I can't remove his power or appearance from you."

"What does that mean?"

"Well it means that you still have the power of a god along with the ability to change into werewolf form, at will oh and you have slightly larger canines. But that's all, his influence on you has dissipated." Hades turned around and started to walk away before he remembered something. "Oh yes I almost forgot something. Do not be scared at your sentencing I will be there to protect you."

"My WHAT?"