Percy's Point Of View

When I woke up, I had no idea where I was. I was lying on a concrete floor in what looked like a warehouse.

"If I just threw myself off of Olympus, then I should be dead, right?" I thought to myself. "But I've been to the the Underworld, and it doesn't look like this. Maybe their going through some remodeling."

I got up and uncapped Riptide. I scanned the room, and saw no threat.

"Hmmmm. That's weird." I thought to myself. "Normally I would have been attacked by a bunch of monsters by now."

As soon as I said that, I felt a chill in the air like I was about to become a Percy pancake on the ground. In front of me, a tall man with black wings appeared. I swung at him with Riptide, but he waved his hand and my sword fell to the ground. I scowled.

Without any weapons, this guy could kill me with no trouble. If he can control me like this, then he was probably a really powerful god.

"What the Hades is happening here." I muttred. As if on cue, I heard a voice to my side.

"You know, I really hate it when people use my name as a curse word." The voice said. I turned my head and saw one of the worst possible people. Hades.

Maybe if he was in a good mood he wouldn't kill me painfully. Maybe.

"Lord Hades. Why are you here?" I said as bowed, desperately hoping that I would not get blasted into dust.

"I am here, young demigod, because this gentlemen and I have an offer to make you."

He must be talking about the winged dude that had put my arm behind my back. What would they offer me?

"And what would that be Uncle? And who is this winged man?"

I don't know why I was speaking so recklessly. Maybe because I knew I would be dead in the long run. Either the gods found and killed me, or these two would send me to a eternity of painful damnation.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't want to die, it's just that things seemed bleak right now. Really bleak. Really really bleak.

I should probably stop myself before I get even more depressed.

Hades chuckled. "Ah. That is Erebus. Primordial god of darkness and shadows. He was the one who teleported you here. Me and him have an understanding. We are in the same realm, and we are rarely acknowledged by the gods. We saw what happened on Mount Olympus, and have decided to make you our champion."

For the second time that day, I was too stunned to react. This really wasn't the way Hades acted. Was this "being tracked by the gods and meeting Hades and Erebus who offered to make me their champion" thing just a big prank?

Any minute, I expected everyone to pop out from behind some crates and start laughing at me, and telling me that this was all a joke. Unfortunately, that never happened.

Then, Erebus, who had been silent the entire time, spoke.

"Percy, I have been watching you for a long time."

Big surprise. Some god was watching me any point in my life.

"And over your adventures, I have seen you unleash a huge amount of power. Like at Mount St. Helens. Or when you single handedly took down Hyperion. With Hades blessing and you being my champion, you could become more powerful than the gods."

Oh I see their plan now. They want me to become their champion so I can kill the gods, because they think that I would resent the Olympians now.

Even though my respect for the gods dropped considerably, I don't want to destroy them. That would make way for monsters to come through and destroy Western Civilization.

"So this is just a plan of yours to get me to overthrow the gods?" I asked. "You would never get me to do that. My fatal flaw is loyalty." Erebus and Hades looked surprised, like that thought never crossed their minds before.

"No no no Percy. We don't want you to betray anybody. We have no quarrel with the gods. " Erebus said quickly. "A new great prophecy has been issued, and it mentions a being of incredible power. We think it means you, and with our power, and the proper training, you could save the world again."

"What is the new prophecy?" I asked.

If there really was a new great prophecy, then maybe I really might be in it. I was still doubtful that what they were saying was real. Maybe this was just a trick.

Hades and Erebus looked at each other. Hades pulled out a drachma. He tossed the drachma into mid air and said, "O Iris, goddess of the rainbow, show me the third great prophecy." The air shimmered and green smoke filled the room. A reptilian voice hissed.

"Darkness lies in a deep sleep

The blood of a god the werewolf shall reap

The lone demigod will climb the high tower

And he shall unlock the creator's power."

The green mist emptied from the room as soon as it appeared. So there really was another great prophecy. But from what it looks like, a god would die, or his/her essence would be destroyed. If I said yes to their offer, then I might be able to stop more bloodshed. Assuming I really was the one in the prophecy.

I can't believe I was about to do this. Maybe I was crazy, but I felt like this had to be done. I

looked at Hades and Erebus, and took a deep breath. "I accept."

Erebus's Point Of View

I am a little bit surprised that he accepted our deal. I am also shocked that he thought that we were trying to get him to overthrow the gods, although I can see where that thought came from. At least now we can train one of the greatest heros of this age to become extremely powerful and complete a third great prophecy. I just hope that Percy will defeat what evil is to come.