Chapter 2
Percy POV
I woke up in a golden room, so bright that it was as if I was in one of Apollos personal medical chamber. But after examining the room, which I usually don't do, I turned to the conclusion that I was in a room owned by Hestia, most likely on Olympus, because of the blazing but peaceful and comforting hearth. (Que Italics) Wow, Athena's blessing is affecting me real fast (Que Italics). I also found that the room was simple, only containing a cupboard, bedside drawer, mirror and chair. I got up from the bed I was on and approached the cupboard, opened it and found a range of clothes, all my size. After a few minutes of surveying the room further, I slipped into a new change of clothes and opened the door opposite the bed I was in before. I then saw a sight that I thought I would never see - Hestia, Hades and Athena sitting around a table having afternoon tea.
Hestia, having noticed me enter the room said, "Ahh, my son you are finally here, come and sit with us." I cocked my head sideways when she said: "my son" then mentally slapped myself after recalling yesterdays events. Wait, it was Yesterday, right?
I sat down on the table and felt extremely out of place. Here were 3 Olympians, one of the most powerful beings in the universe, and there was me, a demigod, sitting with them. But then I noticed that Hades was here, obviously also seemingly out of place, as I wouldn't think he would be this calm, let alone have afternoon tea with the Goddess of home and the Goddess of knowledge.
"Perseus, you may be wondering what you are doing here. Well, we want to tell you a few things first of. Because I adopted you and Athena and Hades made you their champion, you now have half immortality, like the Hunters of Artemis. Also, because you have been given these new powers, we wish to give you back your old ones, something you are familiar with." At that moment, Amphitrite and Triton flashed in and Amphitrite announced, "We have observed what you have done, and we both believe that what Poseidon was done was very unwise. We will both give you our blessing so you will get your powers back."
To say that I was shocked was an understatement. 2 gods, who probably hated me as much, if not more than Ares and Dionysius were giving their blessing. Like previously, they raised their hands and fired a beam of energy at me and I stumbled back. This time, though, I didn't fall unconscious, possibly because I had these powers before what Poseidon did.
With this power, I felt the sent of the sea come back to me, as well as the familiar feel of power,
Athena continued on, saying, "We have also chosen to train you individually, two days with me, two with Hestia, two with Hades and 1 free day. We also recommend you do not go into your father's domain and that you use his powers to a minimum so that he does detect you".
I replied, "Yes Lady Athena. What shall I do today?"
"Granted that it is Sunday today, you can choose what to do today. You will be staying here. Anything you want, just think if it and it will appear."
"Ok Milad- wait, IT'S SUNDAY! I was unconscious for THREE DAYS!"
The three gods looked at me, Hades and Athena half committed to glaring at me while Hestia looked at me with her head cocked to the side. I shrank into my chair. Hestia then explained, "The power that we gave you was too much to handle since they were outside your past father's domain and that you were also a child of none". I nodded my head while saying something intelligent along the lines of "oh". Athena, still glaring at me muttered: "He will always be a seaweed brain". My hands under the table clenched, my knuckles white. Hestia, being the motherly figure, decided to intervene. "The powers you have gained from me adopting you are that you can control fire and the amount of hope in someone. You can also summon homecooked food made by myself, or someone close to you. Being the Goddess of the home, you can easily comfort someone if they are in pain, and will have an aurora of peace when you want to have one. Also with me adopting you, you can fire travel."
"Thanks, mom," I said and went hug her.
Hades then coughed, and spoke, "The powers you I gave you was that you can control the shadows and you can summon and control an army of skeletons from the Underworld. Like my sister, you can have an aurora of death around you, and you can shadow travel. Because you were a child of the big three, I cannot give you the full extent that I would want to without the full Olympian council."
I was still shocked by the amount of power I had at the moment, and with the blessing of Athena, I would be a force to be reckoned with.
Speaking of Athena, she began to explain, "Because you are my Champion, I have taken away any ADHD and dyslexia, but you will still have your battle instincts. You are also very smart and can make battle plans and decisions quickly. Your vocabulary is also advanced, as you could already tell. And an add-on, Because of all the blessings you have been given and after what Poseidon did, you do not have the curse from Apollo and Artemis on your archery."
Mentally, my head was spinning. All this new information that I was just told about was a bit too much. After a few seconds, I was able to compose myself, and respond, "What next? What will I do now? You were talking about training before..." I trailed on.
Hades then said. "Ah, yes, I was wondering when you would say that. You will be training with each of us for 2 days each, with one free day. You will first train with me, in the Underworld. Nico won't know, unfortunately. You will then go to Athena's palace on Olympus. Finally, you will train with Hestia, who will train you in more ... practical ways."
We then teleported into the exact same location that they blessed me.
"Before we let you go, we wish to give you a few gifts" He continued.
Athena went first, and she flashed in a spear and shield, "The spear is made of a Celestial Bronze and Imperial Gold alloy, and the same with the shield. To be more practical, think of what you want it to transform into, like your pen." I then thought about it for a few minutes, before the spear and shield dissolved into bright light, and reformed into to two bracelets on both my hands, one gold and the other bronze. The one on my left hand had an intricate design of a shield, and my right had one of a spear
"Thank you milady," I said, bowing my head
Hades flashed in a watch and chucked it at me. I caught it and slid it on my wrist. It was a black Marathon Search and Rescue TSAR Military Divers watch. He then spoke, "You can will this to transform into either one or two stygian iron swords. If you have one out, you can will the other one to appear, vice versa.
I again bowed my head and said my thanks.
"Now time for my gift," and she spawned in two identical hunting knives and a bow, which were both suspended in the air. She continued, "Many don't know this, even gods, but I'm a hunter, like Athena and Hades' gifts, you can will the hunting knives and bow into whatever you want it to be"
I already knew what to do, and in a flash of light, I wore a pendant. I looked to my hands and there was a tattoo of the hunting knives on each hand.
Hestia then spoke again, "With all these weapons, they will come back, and you can name them yourself. Good luck"
I was then teleported into the room I was in before and got ready for my training on the next day.
