A/N Quick Author's note up here, I will explain why I haven't updated this story in like 3 or 4 months. Down at the bottom.
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own PJO or HoO, but I do own this plot and any Ocs I may or may not make.
3rd person POV
Percy screamed out in pain. The gods and goddesses finally quit their chanting, but Percy still looked to be in pain. And just as suddenly as the pained look came, it left. Percy shakily stood up, and looked at the ground. It was covered with red blood, his old blood; the blood he no longer needed. He then looked at my hands, not believing what had just happened.
Suddenly, Percy realized that he didn't have any domains, only raw, untrained power. "Zeus, what are my domains and powers going to be?" Percy asked.
Zeus' eyebrows were pulled together in confusion. "We don't know, usually the three Fate sisters show up and decide that" he answered. As soon as he got done saying that, three bright, golden lights appeared out of nowhere and three raspy voices declared:
"Perseus Jackson, you shall be the god of monsters, shadows, and rivers." The Three Sisters of Fate proclaimed.
Suddenly, all the raw, untrained power became more defined. More controllable and manipulable. "Lord Zeus, who is going to train me how to use my powers?" Percy asked.
"Demeter will be your first trainer, she will teach you how to control your divine form, how to flash, and all of the basic godly powers," Zeus answered. "Poseidon, you will train him to control the river domain. Hades, you will train him on his shadow power."
"Brother, why should I have to train the sea god's spawn?" Hades spat, venomously.
"Because, you're the closest thing to a god of shadows we have. Erebus, is a Primordial God. He shall not be consulted on this lowly matter. Also, it doesn't help the matter that he isn't loyal to Olympus." Zeus answered, for once, calmly after being questioned by his brother, Hades.
"Fine, but if I have to train this worthless Spawn, I'll definitely train him harder than he has ever been trained. I will not go easy on him just because he's the "Hero of Olympus"," Hades shouted, angrily.
"Good, you should not train him easily. That only makes him weak. And any weakness may get him killed. Also, I have reasons to believe that if Perseus were to have any demigods, they may be too strong. We need to think of a way that will make them weaker, yet still be worthy of being a demigod." Zeus said.
"What if Perseus chooses what domain his child has control over, when he, um, conceives the child?" Athena suggested.
"Hmm, that should work." Zeus agreed.
"So from now on, Perseus, you will be training with Demeter until you master your godly powers, then you'll work with Poseidon with your rivers domain. Then you'll work with Hades, in the underworld that is, on your shadows domain. All the while working on your control of your monsters domain." Zeus finally said, ending the awkward silence that had since filled the council chambers.
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Percy is beginning his godly training with Demeter
Percy's POV
"Perseus, we will begin with containing your divine form, then we'll work on flashing, and finally we'll work on your demigod problems." Demeter started.
"Okay. Also call me Percy. Not Perseus, just Percy. Perseus is too formal, and I also don't feel like I have a right to be called such a name, the original Perseus was far greater than I could ever could be." I replied.
"Perseus, do not berate yourself. You're the greatest hero that's ever lived. We don't make just any demigod a god. And we especially don't offer people to be an Olympian. We wouldn't offer that to a B listed hero." Demeter responded, agitated.
"Yes Lady Demeter." I responded.
"None of that 'Lady Demeter', I'm not my arrogant brother, Zeus, who demands everyone and everything to bow down before him." Demeter said.
"Yes Demeter. I'm sorry," I said, "But you're still on the eldest gods of Olympus, and in my opinion, you should be respected the most. As without your guidance and wisdom of the domestication of plants and animals, the human race wouldn't have ever gotten to where they are now. You're also one of the kindest god or goddess I know, even if you voted to have me killed. Which, why did you vote that way?" I asked
"It was a mistake. A foolish and naive mistake. I thought that you would be the end of Western Civilization. I doubted your loyalty. And for that, I'm sorry." Demeter apologized.
I was stunned. Never before has a god apologized to me before. "I-it's alright." I managed to stutter out, still stunned that she actually apologized.
"Now, let's get on to your training. To contain your divine form, all you have to do is not get angry. But, if for some reason you do get angry, all you need to do is think about staying in this form. Think firmly on keeping it contained," Demeter explained. "So let's practice."
"How exactly are we going to train on containing my divine form, when all I have to do is not get angry?" I asked, confused.
"Well, you see, that's part of the training. I have to get you angry. So everything I'm about to say to you and about your family isn't what I really think." Demeter responded, somewhat worriedly.
"Wait, why would you..." I started asking, before Demeter suddenly started spewing out insults about my mom.
"Yo mama is so poor, that when I saw her rolling some trash cans around in an alley, I asked her what she was doing, she said Remodeling," Demeter yelled, "Yo mama is so poor, that we were on a road trip and she stopped by a dumpster and got out. So I asked, what are you doing, and she said, I'm booking a hotel!"
I started getting really mad. People always assume that only weaklings are mama boys, but that isn't true. I love my mom, and I'm not ashamed too admit it. All of a sudden, I felt like I was pure energy. It felt awesome, yet also bad. I could feel the insects and birds and other animals spontaneously combust. "Demeter, help. I don't want to kill all of these innocent animals." I cried out.
"Percy, just relax. Calm your mind, and let go of your anger. That's how you control your divine form." Demeter said.
"I'm trying to." I replied shakily. I started thinking of happy memories. Of who I am. What all I've done. That's when I noticed that I was slowly coming back into my human form. As soon as I got back into my human form completely, I asked Demeter, "Why did you do that? You could have said bad stuff about anyone, but my mom"
"I'm truly sorry, but I couldn't think of anything else that would've made you that mad. So I said stuff about her," Demeter answered, "Also, good job Percy. I'm pretty sure that the great and powerful Heracules took about a month for him to control and contain his divine form. You seem to be a natural at this. Now we're going to work on flashing."
"Thanks, it feels nice to actually get complimented by a god or goddess for once, and not being threatened or something like that." I replied, "Also, how do I flash? Can I flash into my mom's house. What about the girl's bathroom at Goode high school?"
"Yes you could. But you're not going to Perseus. And you're going to swear it by the river Styx before I even tell you how to flash. Got it?" Demeter said, kind of pushy.
"Fine, you fun-killer!" I said, hen I swore to the Styx," I, Perseus Jackson, swear on the River Styx that I will not flash into any girls bathroom, or go and visit my mortal mom, Sally Blofis."
"Good, now all you really have to do is think about the location, get a nice, clear picture, and just will your body to go there." Demeter instructed, "But you might mes..."
I flashed before she had the chance to finish what she was saying. In my head I was thinking of the dining room of Burger King, in downtown Manhattan. But as soon as the light died down, I looked around and noticed I wasn't in Burger King, I wasn't even in a building. I was in the middle of a cornfield. Hmm, maybe I should have let Demeter finish giving the instructions.
So naturally, I tried flashing again. Except this time to a place I knew real well, Camp Half-Blood. Atop Half-Blood hill. As soon as I got the metal image, I saw the light building up that signified that I was flashing. And when it dies down, I was atop Half-Blood hill. In Camp Half-Blood.
A/N So here is the explanation... So my house caught fire in mid January. About Jan. 20. So naturally I grab my iPhone and the charger to that, but not my computer and its charger. My grandmother had to buy me new cloths, wallet, backpack, and pretty much all the school supplies I needed. I wasn't allowed to come and get anything... Including my laptop. And then when I did come back, I had to re-read my story, and try to continue my half-completed chapter. (What a hassle, Lol, just kidding) And that's where I hit a thing called writer's block. So sorry, and I hope you all liked this chapter. And remember Favorite, review, and follow.
P.S.- Review if you want Percy to stay and catch up a little with his friends at Camp Half-Blood.
