So first of, you've might have seen that I made two new fanfics because I retired three others. That means that there is a new schedule. Here it is.

Mortal Ties (Two Chapters)

Companion of Dragons (Two Chapters)

Phoenix Light

Child of the Moon

Forgotten and Betrayed

Chaos's Chosen

Demigods, Wizards and Magicians

The two chapters thing will stay until I decide to stop it if I do. Anyways, I'll see you next chapter everyone. - Steven

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Chapter 1: Fatal Flaws

Percy always knew Fate had been out to get him from the very start. His entire life had been turned upside down that one day in the museum. He didn't think he would ever have a happy ending after those five years of hell that he just tried his best to live through. And you would think that someone like himself who has done so much could maybe get even a moment of peace, but you would be wrong. He had defeated Kronos, and only had a couple of months before he was whisked away, only to lay the stepping stones for the next war to destroy Gaea. After all that, he thought that maybe finally this was all over, but of course everything started all over again. Enter Kevin Baker, a son of Zeus, brother to Thalia and Jason, although now they would never admit it. At first, people, including himself thought Kevin to be fine. Thalia and Jason were ecstatic to find a new brother. Many made friends with the new son of Zeus, and everything had been well. That was when everything of course turned upside down, bless his insanely horrible luck. Now everyone hated him except for his closest friends because of Kevin. He had thought that maybe he could put up with it, but then that other fateful day came. He never thought he ever see what he saw, but he did right there on the beach. Seeing that even she had left for him, he just decided to run away. After all, what else could he do here?

So that's where he found myself, running away to who knows where. He just knew that he had to get away from that place he once called home. Even though he would miss my friends, he knew that he just had to do this. It was his destiny. He just couldn't bear all of this anymore. Of course, once word got out that he had just vanished off the map, everyone went in a frenzy trying to find him. Believe me, he had many close calls with everyone running around looking for me anywhere. Sometimes he wondered how the even managed to escape, but he eventually brushed it aside. Perhaps it was just how this was supposed to go. Perhaps this was what was supposed to happen after he left, just dodging everyone keeping an eye out for him. Perhaps it was also fate that he found himself one rainy day on the banks of the River Styx once more. He wasn't even sure how he got there in the first place. But as he stood there staring downwards with a blank look in his eyes at the river, he made a choice. He had nothing to live for in this wretched life anymore. With everyone turning their backs to him to worship Kevin, he had nothing yourself. Even though he still had other people looking for him, he would just be a burden now. With that thought in mind, he let go as he tipped forwards and fell face first back into the River Styx.

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He expected Elysium to be in his vision when he fell in. After all, the River Styx killed all who entered it expect for a few, and on top of that, who had ever entered the damned thing twice? Either way, he had expected the Underworld, but instead he was met with someplace far worse. Tartarus. He immediately started to hyperventilate. That godforsaken place had been the source of many of his nightmares for who knows how long. Eventually however he started to calm down, as he realized that he wasn't in Tartarus once again, but rather having an aerial view of it, for who knows why. He decided to have a quick look around to see if anything could help him figure out what the Hades was going on. He looked down at the ground of jagged black glass, seeing nothing, not even the hints of any monsters being around down here anywhere. He sighed, about to look somewhere else when he saw something, or rather five some things, slithering through the red landscape. He realized what he was seeing: the five rivers of the Underworld. The biggest of the rivers, the Phlegethon flowed in the middle, glowing bright orange like lava. He recognized the Styx and the Cocytus on the left and right of the Phlegethon respectively. The Acheron and the Lethe were at the ends. All five rivers flowed through the Underworld and Tartarus, and each of them Percy realized he had came across.

Percy backed away as five figures, two female and three male suddenly shimmered into being above the rivers. As they solidified, Percy realized that they must be the five gods and goddesses of the rivers of the Underworld. He dropped to a bow as they walked over to him.

"Please, rise." one of them said, and as he stood back up, he realized that it was the Styx who said that.

"Why am I here?" Percy asked, getting down to the point.

"We came here to talk to you, Percy Jackson. Tell me, why do you do this? What do you have to live for?" the Lethe asked.

"Nothing." Percy said. "My friends left me, and I have nothing left. I'll just be a burden to those who still sticked by my side. I don't want to do that to them. They deserve better."

"That flaw of yours still there huh? I guess it was truly fatal." the Acheron muttered, only to get slapped in the back of the head by the Styx.

"You do know that they don't believe that right? If they still stuck by you, then they would never think that." the Cocytus said.

"Back to the point at hand, I have a proposition for you. You say that you have nothing to live for, but what if you got a new purpose?" the Phlegethon asked. That caught Percy's attention.

"What do you mean by that?" he asked, curious.

"A certain… person has requested us to come here and consult you before she arrives. She had a talk with the Fates and they told her what would happen next. She is willing to help you with all of this."

"We have also decided to give you something as well, should you accept. If you don't, then she will let you enter Elysium like you have intended. What will it be, Hero of Olympus?" Percy started to think. Whoever this person was, he wanted him for who knows what reasons. At first he had thought that maybe this could possibly be another enemy, but what would this person give the rivers of the underworld to betray the gods? Deciding that he might as well try and help this mysterious person out, he said,

"I'll help this man out." The five of them smiled at him.

"Then allow me to bestow upon you this." the Styx said. Something shimmered in front of Percy, floating in the air, and as it appeared, percy realized it was a fountain pen. He grabbed it tentatively before instinct took over and he uncapped it, as he did with Riptide countless times in the past. He watched as it grew into a long pole with five prongs at the top, the one in the middle being the tallest, with the two on the sides being shorter and the ones on the end well below the others, acting like a base for what was above. Long ribbon-like metal strands hanged off the two bottom spikes of the pronged weapon, and it was all made out of Stygian Iron.

"Is this… a pentadent?" Percy asked, holding the weapon in his hands looking at it in wonder.

"Indeed, representing the five rivers of the Underworld. We give this to you to help you on your way. With this, we'll also give you the ability to summon water from any one of our rivers anywhere through this weapon, and also give you yourself control over all aspects that our rivers bring. I'll also give you the blessing of the Styx once more, but be warned that since yout mortal point has left you, it will not be as powerful as it was before. If you are to retain the full benefits of my river's blessing, you must find another mortal point." the Styx warned me. As she said this, Percy could feel for a split second the burning sensation of the Styx's waters, but it passed as Percy felt the exact same feeling he felt the first time he had swam in the river as his mortal point once more became the small of his back.

The son of Poseidon nodded at the five beings. "I understand. Thanks, for all of this. I'll be sure to put this to good use, helping out whoever this mysterious person is." The five nodded.

"Then we will be on our way. Good luck son of Poseidon, for you have a long road ahead of you. We all bless you on your journeys." With that, they faded away once more, and Percy blacked out.

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When Percy had regained conscience, he found himself staring at the night sky and the stars, lying on his back at the banks of the River Styx and holding his newfound weapon in pen from in hand. He got up to a sitting position before standing up and uncapping his pentadent. He pondered it, remembering his conservation and drinking in its beauty before he capped it once more and pocketed it next to Riptide.

"Still need to think of a name for you too." he muttered.

He looked around his surrounding, looking for any signs of this person the rivers had mentioned. Finding nothing, he looked upwards to see the stars again, and he smiled slightly seeing his favourite constellation, the Huntress chief among them, bow in hand.

"I miss you, you know." he said quietly. "I miss everyone."

That's when suddenly he heard a sound, and as he pulled out Riptide, a huge black portal appeared in front of him, and out stepped a woman. She stood tall, and was wearing a long flowing black dress with high heels. Long black hair cascaded down to her shoulders, all like her skin covered with stars. Although the mysterious she that the rivers had talked about could have possibly been her, Percy still kept his guard up. he had been deceived far too many times in the past to not be too careful anymore.

"Who are you?" he asked the women as he crouched, ready for everything. "Why are you here?"

"Relax, please. You had a talk with the rivers, didn't you? I'm that person they were talking about, and I need your assistance in something." she said. Percy slowly rose back up, pen still in hand.

"Then what's your name?" The women stiffened apprehensively at that.

"I can't tell you at the moment, but please, I'll do so in time. For now, I just need your help. Please."

Percy didn't like where this was going, especially since she wouldn't tell him her name, but remembering his talk with the rivers, he sighed before he pocketed Riptide and said,

"Alright, I'll come." The women seemed relieved.

"Thank you very much. Just follow me, and I'll try my best to explain what is going on." With that, she opened other portal with a wave of her hand, causing Percy's eyes to widen and stepped forwards through it and disappeared. Percy was intrigued at this, and quite surprised. After all, one does not usually meet someone who just makes portals out of thin air. He looked at the swirling darkness that it was, weighing his options before he sighed again and made his way for it. As he stepped inside, he thought, "I'll come back one day, when I'm ready, at the right time. I promise." before he disappeared with the portal, with no evidence of whatever happened there that night.

Finally, some longer chapters. Anyways, if you want a better visual on the pentadent, search up Kyogre Trident and look at the primal evolution. If people don't know, I found this when I was reading one of imjusttryingtofindmyway's fanfics, and good god it's amazing. Now, I may sound like a copout when I say that I did the same thing as someone else, and also the fact that it's a fountain pen like that fanfic, but I promise its not the same. I just really like the art of those weapons and fountain pens are cool alright, and I was just planning that maybe Percy can write with it, along with maybe Riptide, but minor details aside, no flames. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you in the next chapter everyone. - Steven