pain. he only felt pain. he could remember dying. he remembered the arrows that penetrated his skin. He remembered her screams.

He knew he was going to die. he was prepared for it, and he had no intention of changing his fate. He died to protect the one thing he couldn't live without : Piper.

sure, they broke up. but he still could feel that she loved him. Piper was everything to him. he couldn't let her die when he knew he could save her. She was planning for her college and future. She wanted to have a normal, happy life. She had a father to love her and look after her.

he, on the other hand, was a son of Jupiter. He knew he wouldn't live that long. His mother had died when he was six, four years after she left him with Juno. His father was Jupiter, the roman aspect of zeus, who was famous for having a LOT of affairs and siring many children. His sister, Thalia, loved him and he loved her, too. but she was a hunter of Artemis, so they rarely got to see each other.

So that left him with Piper, his only solace in life. and now, everything was over. he was dead. maybe he could have peace.

All his life, he has fought and fought. He has killed monsters, titans and giants. he was tired of fighting. maybe here, he could rest.

And that's when Jason noticed something was wrong. his surroundings hadn't changed. he was supposed to be in the underworld right now. but all he had seen since dying was ... darkness. at first he had assumed it was normal since he hadn't died before and didn't know how it felt. he didn't know how long he was there. time was a complicated matter in afterlife.

Suddenly, there was a bright flash. Jason closed his eyes. the light began to fade away just as quickly as it appeared. Jason slowly opened his eyes. He was staring at a ceiling. he quickly got up and scanned the room.

"What the ...? this doesn't look like elysium. or even asphodel."

the room was really big. and dark. the walls and the floor were made out of stone. there were some torches on the walls that did a poor job of lighting up the room. Jason noticed some carvings on the walls. he looked closer so he could see them better as the torches provided little light.

The first carving showed people dying from a nuclear explosion. the second one showed a lot of corpses lying on the ground. the third , showed some romans running from an erupting volcano.

"Pompeii ..."

"Yes. those romans were quit unlucky."

Jason suddenly jumped and looked around the room. he didn't see anything, but he could feel someone or something staring at him from the dark corners of the room. he looked around to find a door,

but there were none.

"Who are you ?" Jason asked, his voice shaking, despite all his efforts to keep it stern.

the voice spoke again, getting closer :

"oh, sorry, son of Jupiter. allow me to introduce myself."

A figure stepped out of the shadows. he wore a helmet with two horns attached to it and a black, heavy armor. his face was covered by shadows. a black cape was also attached to his armor.

"I am Moros, god of doom and son of Nyx."

Jason was surprised, to say the least. he had never heard of this god. and he had no idea why he was talking to him, while he should be in Hades's realm.

"what do you want from me ?"

Moros laughed, his voice becoming deeper "Your a bold one , son of Jupiter. you sound like if I owe you something. but it's actually you who owes me."

"What are you talking about ?"

"Don't fool yourself, son of Jupiter. you know exactly what I'm talking about. I resurrected you. i am the reason you are breathing right now."

Jason looked at himself with disbelief. this wasn't happening. not to him. he couldn't be alive.

"how could you do this to me? who allowed you to resurrect me?" Jason shouted.

"Calm down, son of Jupiter. I resurrected you to be my champion" Moros said

"your what? let me tell you something.

i died to save my friends. i didn't fight my fate, because I had nothing to lose. i am done fighting. i won't play this game of your's."

"If you do not accept my offer, I will return you to the place you should have gone, Elysium. but if you accept my offer, Jason grace, not only will you become the greatest hero that ever lived, but you will save your friends and the next generations of demigods. I can take you to Elysium after your mission has fullfilled, if that is what you desire. I will give you thirty minutes to think about my offer." Moros said, before he disappeared.

Jason was shocked. and confused. the god of doom resurrecting a son of Jupiter to offer him to be his champion and save his friends? this wasn't normal, even by demigod standards. and what was he talking about? A chance to save his friends? to save the next generations of demigods?

he didn't want to live anymore. after all, he had lost everything. but if he could save all the demigods, if he could stop all of this suffering that has been going on for centuries ...

by the time Moros returned, Jason had made up his mind.

"So, Jason grace, son of Jupiter, have you decided to accept my offer or not?"

Jason stood up and nodded "I accept your offer. I will be your champion. but I need answers for my questions."

Moros chuckled "follow me, Jason grace. I will explain everything."

Moros raised his hand and twisted it. a large door appeared behind Jason. the door opened to a dark hallway.

Moros gestured Jason to follow him. he entered the hallway, wondering what will come next.