Chapter #2: A new start
Disclaimer: All characters belong to rick riordan
Percy POV
He woke up in a clearing with small river and bushes surrounding him. He was confused at first. Why wasn't he in his cabin? Had he taken a night stroll, and gotten lost? Then he remembered. It was no longer sadness or despair what he felt. It was anger. She thought she could just toss him when she was done using him and expect him to feel sadness. No he wasn't going to show weakness. He couldn't show that she had meant something to him. He wasn't going to let her win.
He surveyed once more his surroundings. He was curious of where he had ended up. How far was he from camp? No. He couldn't go back. He wouldn't be able to see her face without feeling a mix of emotions. He couldn't go to his Mom's either. He hadn't seen her since before Hera kidnapped him. But it wasn't an option. His mom had called him at camp and told him that she was pregnant. He couldn't put his mom and growing baby sister in danger. He would have to stay away. Even if it hurt him.
He decided to keep walking and wait until he reached a road or something. He could probably hitchhike from there to the nearest town. However, everywhere he looked he was reminded of her. The sun reminded him of her sun kissed skin and her blonde hair. The rivers reminded him of their underwater kisses, and every time he saw an owl he sweared their eyes were gray like the pair of gray eyes he had fallen in love with.
Love. Such a unique word wasn't it. It could be the most wonderful thing in the world, yet it could also be the worst one. You could love someone, but they could break your heart one day. Percy had fallen in love with Annabeth's eyes, but know all they brought him were bad memories and heartbreak. His brain no longer remembered the kisses and laughs. All he could seem to remember were the tears and the arguments, Annabeth's terrified expression when he had faced Akhlys. Her betrayed eyes when she thought he had left her during the battle with the Arai. Was that what had caused her to stop loving him, or had she never fallen in love with him in the first place.
He gazed disappointedly at the mass of green and blues ahead of him. He was in such a beautiful place, yet he could only hurt. Instead of beauty, he saw ugliness. Instead of brightness, he saw darkness. Instead of hearing the birds beautiful songs, he thought they were making fun of him. The hero of Olympus, the son of Poseidon, the defeater of Kronos the Titan and Gaea the giant, drowning in self pity. Had he become that broken. So broken that the animals made fun of him. Did he look helpless and lost. Was he the Great Percy Jackson nothing more than another victim of false love.
He sighed, He had been walking most of the day, but had found no way out of the forest. Was he walking in circles? Was he in an enormous forest? Was someone stopping him from leaving? He wondered. Of all his guesses he had gotten one right. Chaos the creator was staring at the teenagers hunched back, and tired expression. He felt sympathy for the poor boy. His love had just left him, and he thought it was his fault. But at the same time he was amazed. The boys heart had just been broken, but the boy refused to let it affect him.
CHAOS POV
Chaos had enough of watching the poor boy and had decided to offer him something. He had been searching the cosmos for someone to become his lieutenant, and had finally found the right person. She appeared in front of Perseus Jackson, and created a blinding gold light. Out of instinct the teen immediately looked away. He knew of the consequences that came from looking at the godly form of a god. Little did he know that the being appearing in front of him wasn't a god nor titan. It was a primordial.
The boy looked up and saw a woman clad in a dress that resembled the galaxy. He seemed confused. She wasn't an Olympian, but seemed too powerful to be a minor goddess. Was she a foe or an ally? Percy immediately grabbed Riptide, and took the cap off. The pen sprang into a celestial bronze sword and reached the primordial beings neck.
She just laughed and assured the boy that she was and ally, and not someone to be wary of. " I am chaos Perseus, I thought you would at least recognize me". The boy quickly kneeled at the primordial with respect and bowed his head. He looked extremely embarrassed, and muttered something under his breath. It sounded like he was saying that he had learned never to trust a new god.
She just laughed and said, "Stand young hero. I am not here to give you a quest, but to give you a proposal". She continued on, " I have built a city in space, and created an army. My army helps me protect and help my planets when they're in trouble. The position of my lieutenant and leader of the army of chaos, has yet to been filled. I have some very talented and loyal people in my army, but none have been able to fill that position yet. That is why I would like to offer it to you, Perseus Jackson. Your the greatest hero to grace my galaxies and have done feats, that only few people have been known to accomplish. You have killed the Minotaur, carried a goddess, retrieved the Golden Fleece, bathed in the river styx, killed Medusa, cleaned Geryon's stables, held up the sky, defeated a titan and a primordial, and last but certainly not least, survived Tartarus.". She gazed at his broken face when she mentioned Tartarus and continued, "You've done more than I thought any human being would ever be able to accomplish. That is why I am honored to offer you this". She looked at him seriously and said, " do you accept my offer ?".
The boy looked conflicted and seemed to have an internal struggle.
PERCY POV
Should he accept it? It did have advantages. He would never have to see Annabeth again, and he would live in space. He wouldn't have to worry about what to do now that he had nowhere to go. But was it worth it? He wouldn't be able to know his sister, or see his friends anymore. He would have to join an army, and probably would never get a rest.
He thought with himself for one more minute before making a decision. He looked up at the goddess with a look of fierce determination, and said"Yes, I would be honored",
