When he got to the 600th floor, Percy did not take the time to marvel at the sight of Olympus. Instead, he stormed straight to the throne room. 'Percy Jackson how dar-'Zeus thundered before being cut off. 'My lord' Percy began 'I have a request that you may like,' Zeus scratched his beard, 'Oh really, and what is this request of yours?' Percy looked up, his sea green eyes watery with tears. 'I want to die my lord,'
The throne room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. All of a sudden Aphrodite flung herself out of her throne and onto Percy, sobbing on him. He was surprised, to think that a betrayed hero such as he was still eligible to live. 'Percy! Don't say that! You're too hot to die!' she sobbed. 'Well that explains everything' Percy thought glumly to himself. 'I'm sorry milady but my heart has been played with by Ann- by her,' he explained. 'HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE MY DAUGHTER OF CHEATING ON HER! YOU ARE PROBABLY THE ONE WHO CHEATED ON HER AND ASKING US TO DIE, HOPING WE'D HAVE SYMPATHY ON YOU AND MAKE YOU A GOD!' Athena all but screamed. Percy was stunned. The gods favored him that much?
'Lady Athena, I swear on the River Styx that I meant what I said. My heart was broken by your daughter,' Percy said. Thunder boomed in the distance and Athena was left speechless. 'Perseus Jackson' Zeus boomed(again), 'Are you sure you want to die?' 'Yes my lord,' Percy said. 'Is it because the Athena was your will to live and now that she has cheated on you, you have no will to live?' Zeus enquired. 'Yes my lord,' Zeus put on a thoughtful face. Suddenly, his face brightened and he stared at Artemis straight in the eye. They seemed to be having a telepathic argument and Zeus was obviously winning. After a minute, Artemis turned away from her father's glare and looked around the whole room, avoiding the other gods' and goddess' eyes.
Zeus turned to Percy, triumph present in his eyes. 'Perseus Jackson,' Zeus boomed (Yet again? Seriously?)'I-We have come to a conclusion. Do you accept the role as the Guardian of the Hunters?' Percy just stared. 'The guardian? Of the Hunters? Those girls know how to take care of themselves. Heck, they probably eat monsters for breakfast!' Why would they need a guardian?' Percy exclaimed. Artemis smiled at the could-be compliment. 'Well Perseus Jackson, my hunters barely survived a monster attack last week. You being their guardian,' her smile disappeared at that second,' You being our guardian is just to my fathers' consent.' 'So if it was up to you, you would not want me on the job? 'Absolutely not!' 'How nice it is to have such a nice boss,' Artemis smiled evilly. 'Oh yes, thanks for reminding me of that fun fact,' Percy stared at the goddess in horror. 'Oh crap. I'm in for a ride aren't I?' he addressed the other gods. 'Yup,' the other gods said in unison.
'There are a set of rules of course,' Artemis said. 'Oh really? What are they?' Percy asked. 'No flirting with the hunters. No eating with the hunters. No going near the hunters. No peeking on the hunters while they are showering. No disturbing the hunters for petty things…blah…blah…blah…' Artemis went on and on and on and on with the list of stuff not to do while he was at their camp. 'Personally, I don't think you'll try to protect us,' Artemis said.
Percy got hurt when he got an idea. He walked towards Artemis' throne, knelt there and made an oath. 'I Perseus Jackson, son of Poseidon and Sally Jackson swear on the five rivers of the Underworld and on Chaos himself to protect Lady Artemis and her hunters until my last breath escapes my lips,' All the gods stared at him in awe. Poseidon cleared his throat. 'Um Percy, maybe you shouldn't have said that' he said. Percy just stared at him. 'Wut?' All of a sudden a massive black ball (not to be racist or a perv) appeared out of nowhere. 'Who hath called the name of me?' a voice inside the ball asked. Percy steeled his nerves. 'Me,' he said. 'Just to let you know, if you ever break your oath, you will be wiped from the very existence of the cosmos,' it said. 'I understand. But you see, I have no interest in breaking this oath,'
'Very well,' the ball said. 'Good luck Perseus Jackson. You are an interesting human. I shall grant you my blessing,' it said before launching itself into Percy's chest. Percy screamed in pain as his body tried to absorb the massive amount of power it was suddenly exposed to. He shook and seemed to have seizures before he stopped completely. Apollo ran to his side and checked his vitals. After that, he grinned his thousand mega-watt grin. 'The little dude is fine. E just needs a little rest. I'll just take him to my temple to rest,' Apollo said. 'Very well. I pronounce Perseus Jackson the new guardian of the hunters. Council dismissed!' Zeus boomed (again? What is it with Zeus and booms?) before disappearing in a flash of lightning. The other gods soon started disappearing as well. Poseidon was the last one other than Apollo and he just stared at Percy mournfully. 'Apollo please tell Percy that I have some business to handle if he wakes up before I get to your temple,' Poseidon asked Apollo. 'Sure thing Uncle P. I'll make sure he gets plenty of rest,' Apollo reassured Poseidon. 'Good,' Poseidon murmured before disappearing in a waft of sea salt. Apollo himself disappeared in a flash of sunlight with the unconscious Percy by his side.