Blinded
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So I'm going to explain something. I had Percy go around the world, because one: He's blind. He'd be killed easily. Two: Sally knew #1 and took him around the world to teach him about the world he's in and to prepare him by finding Martial Arts masters to teach him. (Some ex demi-gods)
Also I had him train with the Merman because, as you know, Poseidon is aware of his blindness and if Percy was more aware of being a demi-god and trained with water, he'd be able to see using water. (Water Molecules)
I got the idea that his other senses would increase from Grimm, and in a movie this hero could see with vibrations due to blindness, but when it rained he saw everything in the city, due to all the vibrations. So having Percy learn some fighting skills would increase his self-confidence, as it was low due to him being blind. It also allows him to be able to defend himself.
Also when I said I raised Percy's age a bit, I meant that he's now around Thalia's age, as this chapter and the last takes place a few years before she dies.
Disclaimer: Read the first chapter
Chapter 2
Percy (Not his POV)
"Hey! Big piece of lard! Turn around yah stupid dog!" half the Hellhounds, including the biggest one turned and started to growl at Percy as they crept up to him. He just stopped running and was breathing a bit deeply.
"Good, I got your attention. Now what was my next move?" Percy said as he quickly rolled to the right when a Hellhound pounced. Luckily, Percy was able to dodge it. Unluckily, another jumped and bit into Percy's arm.
"OW!" Percy shouted as he pressed into the dog's pressure point, long enough for it to die and turn to dust. Percy looked at his left arm and whimpered a bit when he saw the ripped up flesh. But due to the rain caused by the storm, the water healed him.
"Thank the gods." Percy struggled to his feet as the Hellhounds eyed him warily, surprised that an unarmed boy killed one of them.
"Alright, I'm done being nice. Come and get me." Percy was angry at allowing himself to be hurt. He was taught that when one Hellhound jumps at him, it's probably a distraction so another could finish him off. He was broken from his thoughts as another Hellhound jumped at him. He turned and a big wham! Sound was heard as a block of water smashed into the monsters head. It dropped to the ground and Percy smashed in its skull a bit before stopping when it turned to dust.
"Wonderful, two down and six to go." Percy backed up as they all approached him, discreetly forming and ice dagger in his hand. He was surprised when two jumped at him at once, but he predicted where they'd land and smirked. He ducked under them both and stabbed behind him, catching one of the monsters and killing it.
"Remember to use your environment to your advantage." Percy told himself as he remembered what the merman, Captain Daniel, taught him. And yes, he was also surprised by the name at first. Percy saw a fountain and a water fountain about twenty yards behind him. So he sent a miniature wave to distract the Hellhounds before running to the water. When he heard them behind him, he grinned. He jumped onto the fountain and felt a tug in his gut as he controlled the water. The water exploded out of the fountain with a nice statue and the water fountain, drowning the Hellhounds and killing them.
"I need to practice more." Percy panted. He was exhausted from all the water power he was using. His arm was still sore, and he wasn't sure if he'd live if he got attacked again. But to his luck, the other demi-gods killed the rest of the monsters. The boy and older girl turned to see Percy sitting on a ruined fountain, with his legs dangling of it.
"Who is he? And how'd a ten-year-old kill eight fully grown Hellhounds?" The older girl, with spiky black hair and electric blue eyes whispered to a blonde haired guy.
"I don't know. Let's ask him." Luke ignored the other girl's warnings and walked across the park, dodging trees and debris causing by the storm that just disappeared. Percy, having heard their conversation from his spot, waited for the boy to approach. He was nervous on the inside, as he was hoping the demi-gods wouldn't hurt him or take him away from his mom.
"Who are you? Were you sent from the gods?" The blonde guy asked, causing the older girl to whisper fiercely.
"If he was do you think that we'd be standing here now? We'd be at that camp!" The boy, Luke, suddenly stopped and slowly held up his sword to Percy, who smiled.
"I'm not a monster if that's what you're thinking. But I wasn't sent by the gods. I was just walking down the street and thought you needed help. Now if you'll excuse me, my mom's waiting." Percy jumped down before walking to his mom.
"Wait." It was the younger girl this time.
"Annabeth, what are you doing?" The older girl asked.
"Thalia, he helped us. He might've saved us, because he took on half of the Hellhounds." Annabeth shoved past Thalia and Luke before standing behind a silent Percy.
"Are you a demi-god too? Like us?" She asked him quietly. Percy just turned and looked her in the eyes. She gasped when she saw the gray. She knew a blind person would usually have worse eyes, but a demi-god wouldn't look like that.
"You're blind?" She whispered, as she didn't want to alert Luke and Thalia.
"You're smart, very smart. Not many catch on. Now go back to your friends. You'll need them." Percy whispered before he turned and walking away, leaving a curious Annabeth and a Suspicious Luke and Thalia. Percy started to sprint towards his mom, who was still looking at him.
"You could've died! No more fighting or powers or anything for a week!" Sally hugged her son.
"Whatever you say mom, whatever you say."
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A few years later….
"Percy! Come on! We're going to be late!" Sally shouted for her son in their apartment. Paul, who was eating breakfast, rolled his eyes while laughing.
"It's a camp Sally, what's the rush?" He asked her. Sally thought about that. If you consider the part where Percy is going to meet a few Merman for the entire summer, then there isn't a rush. But she was nervous. She was scared that Percy would get hurt, even though monster attacks have increased and Percy just kept killing them quicker.
"I'm coming! Just gimme a minute!" Percy shouted as a sudden thud was heard. Then, a second later, a 12-year-old Percy came crawling through the doorway holding his stomach.
"I just fell, and it hurt. It hurt a lot." Percy grumbled as he stood up unsteadily. Sally laughed a bit to herself before picking up his bag and carrying it to the door.
"Goodbye Paul! Don't hurt yourself in the few hours I'm gone." Sally told him as she and Percy walked out the front door to her car. They got in and drove away, not knowing that the nice world they knew was about to get ugly.
About 1 hour later as nothing happens until then…
"We're here Percy, wake up." Percy groaned as he sat up, cracked his back, and stretched.
"Do I have to?" Percy said as he laid down in the backseat again. Sally rolled her eyes as she grabbed a bottle of water and dumping it on Percy. She knew he'd stay dry, but it'd energize him, making him get up.
"Jerk." Percy grumbled as he fully got up and stepped out of the car. He saw that there were a few other people walking around. At first he thought they were tourist, but noticed right after that thought that they weren't tourist. They were merman.
"Oh gods, I'm sorry." Percy apologized to Captain Daniel, who laughed.
"Do not worry about dit. Lord Poseidon is just as bad!" Daniel has a big white beard, blue skin, white hair and a fish tail of course. He had green eyes that always showed laughter. The others had similar appearances, but some didn't have beards or had different colored eyes. Daniel was one of the oldest mermen, but had refused higher ranking positions. He preferred to be on the front lines.
"Alright, so what now? Do I just follow you?" Percy questioned as the merman went to the beach. He had already said is proper goodbyes to his mom and Paul, so she just left when he was dropped off.
"Yes. But you know where we're headed. To your Montauk cabin. I thought a familiar setting would help with your training." Percy smiled and looked at the cabin as it came to view. They walked along the beach until they were in front of it.
"Let's start now, eh? Just to get warmed up for later." Percy dropped his stuff as he nodded and waited for Daniel's instructions.
"Alright, I know that another merman was teaching you water powers. I want to see what you've learned. Get into your stance." Percy immediately got into his fighting stance and he got into his battle mode. His hearing increased along with how he saw. Everything started to move in a slightly slower motion.
"Summon a sword." Percy created an ice sword and shield. Daniel taught him about sword fighting and knife fighting. Another merman, Angelus, taught him archery. A third, that didn't reveal his name, helped him with water powers and combos.
"Good choice. Now attack." Percy charged forward and jabbed at his stomach. Daniel dodged to the right and summoned an ice sword also. He swung at Percy's side, making him jump back. When Percy did, Daniel quickly moved in close and tried to hit Percy with what was the hilt of the ice sword. Percy raised his shield and was a little surprised when no attack came. Suddenly, he was on the ground with a sword at his neck.
"Don't raise your shield that high. It blocks your view of me, which allowed me to take you down. Next time, just dodge like you did at first or counter. Now again.
They went on like this for the rest of the day, as they started at 2:00 PM and ended at 8:00 PM. Percy was getting better, and actually started to beat Daniel a lot towards the end. He stopped using a shield and that allowed him to use his martial arts training and combos. Daniel was surprised at Percy's ability to adapt to his fighting skill so fast, but was happy. Water adapts to its environment, and knew that this ability of Percy's was going to be useful. He decided to test it the next day by having him fight a Spear specialist and a Knife specialist. Yes, things already looked great.
A few weeks later…
"Good Perseus, good! Remember to use your water powers to help. Your enemy won't play fair, so why should you?" Daniel talked as Percy fought three mermen at once. Each one was a specialist with a different weapon. At first, they easily beat him, but as Daniel thought, Percy adapted and started to do better, until he won a match. Percy dodged a spear thrust, jumped over another merman, and swipes at their feet. They jumped, and while in the air a jet of water slammed into them, sending them flying. They were sent flying into the ocean.
"Due to being sent flying to the ocean, Jon and Chipper are eliminated." Daniel announced. The other mermen cheered as Xavier, the last merman who was a sword master, fought Percy.
"Come on Percy! Finish the fight!" Daniel shouted as Percy, who at the edge of the training ring, sprinted forward. Xavier went to meet him, but Percy slid on the ground and through his legs. He went to turn around, but was met by a sword to his throat. How did he get up so fast?
"Percy is the winner of round twenty-two!" Daniel announced as some mermen cheered and other grumbled, as they paid up bets. All of them were trainers, and trained Percy in different aspects. They all had to fight Percy at some point, and eventually he beat them. The more he fought the faster he won.
"Percy, get over here." Daniel beckoned him over. When Percy reached him, Daniel grinned.
"Ready for your first mission?" Daniel asked him. Percy smiled and nodded.
"Great, because I have one for you. A pack of monsters has been roaming New York. I know that Zeus probably sent the Hunters, but your father wants you to kill the pack before them. He wants you to build up a mysterious persona so that when you're revealed, people will know you're powerful." Daniel said as he led Percy up a sand dune and to a parking lot. Daniel snapped his fingers and suddenly they were in a dense forest.
"Why didn't you do that at first?" Percy asked, as he turned to find no one.
"Thanks a lot. Now I have to find them in some random forest. What fun." Percy said to himself sarcastically. Then for the next two hours, Percy stumbled about cursing like a sailor. He was making such a loud ruckus that it was a wonder no monster had sneaked up on him. Yet. Though his luck was about to change when he stumbled upon a clearing. There were about two dozen monsters, and he sensed a mortal. Until he saw the huntress outfit.
They must be close the, Percy thought as he approached the monsters. A few were Hellhounds, some were Dracanae, and there were a few rogue Cyclops.
"Hey! Pile of meat! Bacon! Turn around!" Percy's insults were once again lame, but it did the trick. The monsters all turned and laughed while the Huntress glared at him. She was on a stick that was turning over boiling water.
"What'sssss Thisss? A Blind Demi-god?" A Dracanae laughed. The Huntress then looked at him like he was crazy. Good, he was already underestimated. And the first thing drilled into his head was "Never underestimate your opponent. Ever."
"Yes, I'm blind. But that doesn't mean I can't see you." Percy gave a cold chuckle as he drew out a celestial bronze sword. Daniel had given it to him a few days into summer training. He said it'd be useful for missions. He was right, as some of the monsters flinched at the sight of the sword, while others growled.
"So he wishes to die? Then let's give it to 'em!" A Cyclops yelled. Half the Hellhounds and half the Dracanae charged him. He simply waited, and waited until he felt them all step over a crack. He smiled as they entered what he called the "Kill Zone". A Dracanae threw a spear and net at him, but he dodged the spear by simply leaning to his left and cut the net in half. The monster looked shocked that he could even tell where the spear was.
"Show time." Was all Percy said before he charged forward. The monsters growled as they all sprinted to meet him, with the Hellhounds reaching him first. He raised his sword as if to strike, but felt a tug in his gut as a stream of water shot out and grabbed the devilish dogs. They whimpered as watery hands appeared and crushed them. Percy then turned and stabbed a Hellhound that thought it could sneak up on him.
"A pity, as I thought this would be a challenge." Percy grinned when he saw that he successfully angered the remaining monsters. He ducked under a sword, rolled to his right, and jumped as he dodged multiple monsters. He did it with such precision that it seemed flawless, which it was due to his ability to see using vibrations and water vapor. Suddenly, he saw everything in slow motion. With the moisture level rising due to a storm approaching, his senses heightened. He ran forward, stabbed a Dracanae, kicked a Hellhound, and beheaded another in less than two seconds. Time sped up again and the monsters were shocked.
"How'd he do that?" Percy silenced the snake women with a sword to her throat. He then moved based on instincts and a club smashed the ground where he was a second ago. He turned to see the last Dracanae and Hellhounds with the trio of Cyclops.
"Nice try demi-god, but you can't beat three fully grown Cyclops!" The lead one growled. Percy just smiled.
"I don't have to." Suddenly, a volley of silver arrows shot forward and killed the remaining monsters in the clearing. Percy just whistled innocently as he walked by the pile of monster dust. He reached the captured huntress, cut her loose, and gave her the bow that was on the ground.
"Have a nice day." Percy nodded to her as he turned to leave. But he was met with a knife to his throat. He saw about thirty mean looking girls. But one radiated power. She looked to be a 12-year-old, and was in the back. He then turned his attention to the brunette holding the knife.
"I'm on your side, so if you could please…." When she didn't put the knife down, he sighed. He looked to his right as the now freed huntress joined her sisters.
"Really? No help? Ok, fine. Maybe I won't save you next time." This received a hard slap.
"OW! What was that for?" Percy asked as he rubbed his now red cheek while trying to not get cut by the very sharp knife at his throat.
"Stop speaking you insolent fool! We should kill you for interfering with our hunt." The brunette growled. Percy's moth made an 'O' as he realized why they were ticked off.
"Look, I know you're angry, but can I please speak to your leader?" Percy asked politely. The slapped him again.
"Ow! What's your deal?"
"You asked for a man to talk to you!"
"No, I asked for her." He nodded to the girl with auburn hair and silver eyes. Lady Artemis. She seemed a little surprised that he gestured to her, but stepped forward. The brunette lowered her knife which allowed him to bow, as being a jackalope wasn't on hit top ten list of things to do.
"Lady Artemis."
"What made you interfere with our hunt? Maybe trying to save the captured girl and touch her?"
"What! No! Of course not. There was a group of monsters terrorizing the forest, so I found and killed most of them. She was just there, I honestly didn't expect her to be there."
"And how do we know if you're not lying?"
"I was raised by a single mom. I don't lie."
"Really, and how can we believe you?"
"Will you please stop? I just want to go on with my business. I'm sorry if I'm being disrespectful, but this my first time meeting you. I'm not going to respect you because you're immortal. Respect is earned, not given." Artemis glared at him before backing away. She saw what he had done, and if she was correct, killing him would only result in worse happening to her hunt.
"Fine, go. But I have one more question. Why haven't any of us seen you around camp?" She asked. Percy gave her a crooked grin.
"Who says you haven't?" He replied before disappearing. The hunters looked around wildly for a bit, but after Artemis gave orders of a new hunt, they left. When gone, Percy reappeared in the spot he was just in.
"Wow, I'm surprised. Why didn't Lady Artemis tell them that I was there? I just affected the light reflecting off the water vapor." Percy muttered before making his way back the way he came, hoping that Daniel would teleport him back, not noticing the eyes watching him from the shadows.
A/N: Whaddya think? Good? Bad? Ok?
I truly believe that Respect is earned and not given. Considering Percy's personality, I believe that he also thinks like that. I hope you guys liked this chapter, and as always…..
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