I left CHB just yesterday, and I thought this would be a piece of cake, but I was wrong. I remember most of the way from Camp Jupiter, but not from here. I guess I should just move upwards right? Well, which way is up? I need a compass. Maybe I do have one. I search my bags. I have one.

You see, Annabeth packed my bags, and she is always prepared for anything. Anything-but there is an exception. If a (Insert color here) elephant came (insert verb) at me, I would be doomed. But anyway, I point it forwards, and at first it was confusing. But then it said North was backwards. I had just walked like, 20 miles, and now it's telling me I walked the wrong way.

"Dam compass" I muttered, remembering our little joke. I immediately frowned when I also remembered that Zoe was basically dead, Thalia was basically immortal, and gone, and that Annabeth is at CHB. Maybe I can like stop for a break, and continue later. I search for the nearest water source. I close my eyes and focus, there seems to be a tiny river a half-mile away.

I decide to go there, and then rest. I walk, and in half an hour (don't judge me, you would be tired if you walked 20 miles too) I got there. I almost collapse when I got there, but I need to keep my strength. I sit down calmly, roll my jeans up, and dip my feet in the water. Maybe yoga would help. If I want to calm myself. I think the best way is to be a tree. Like Thalia. Focus on my tree Zen. I close my eyes, and think I'm a tree. I'm a tree. Tree Zen. I have my inner tree Zen. Thalia would've hated this. She wouldn't want to be a tree. Or maybe, she woodn't want to be a tree.

I keep focusing, but I find it hopeless. Stupid trees. "The water does not like to be calm, or restrained" I heard a female voice say. I immediately take out Riptide and point it at the voice's neck. I open my eyes, and see it was a naiad. "Hey, hey, easy." I slowly lower Riptide. "You're the son of Poseidon right?" I nod. She seemed different. I mean, most naiads are just giggling messes. "What do you want?" "Jeez, this is my river, if you're going to be rude, at least do it outside of it then" I sigh. "Ok, I'm sorry. I'm just tired." She nodded. She pointed to the spot beside me. "Mind if I sit?" "Go ahead."

She climbed up and sat beside me. "All water nymphs have heard the story of the son of Poseidon not given immortality. Poseidon has been acting weird around the topic of his son. I don't know why." "If this is all you want to talk about, I'm not interested" She huffed. "Are all son of Poseidon's this stubborn and rude?" I chuckle, and she laughs along too. "When humans come into my river, I can sense emotions, like one of those satyr-demigod links. I don't remember what they're called" She looked right at me, "When you went in, all I could sense was distraught, frustration, sadness, and anger. Those aren't good for a son of Poseidon" This confused me. "Why not a son of Poseidon?"

She was silent, as if debating to tell me. She sighed. "When part of Ouranos fell into the ocean, born was a very powerful goddess. Aphrodite." "Aphrodite?" "Aphrodite can confuse the strongest of people, because love may be good, but there is an extremely evil side to love. One can die for love, one can lose his/herself for love." My head spun. Aphrodite? Powerful? What does this have to do with me? She chuckled, sensing my utter confusion. "What I'm saying, is that even though Poseidon is powerful, even more powerful is the ocean. It can do anything." I raise my eyebrows.

"You sure are stupid" she said. She laughed, but then immediately straightened, as if scared. I remember what happened with the naiad near the stables. I guess it's with all naiads. "I'm saying, is that the water can give you more powers. You haven't unlocked about, like, half of them. One such, is vapor travel. It is an extremely nice way of getting around, and also doesn't take much energy like shadow travel. Another such, is Ice manipulation. If you can control water, ever thought about Ice? It's basically water. You can do it with steam too, but I doubt that would be that helpful. She went back into the water.

I feel energized now, after sitting in the water for so long. I pointed my hand at the water, and brought out a small ball of it, raised in midair. I imagined it freezing, the molecules getting closer together, and I saw it happened. I had a small ball of ice in the air. I raised it higher, and focused on it exploding into sharp ice arrows. All of the arrows hit the ground, point-first. I continued doing that, moving the ice into different shapes, which was a little hard, consider it was solid, but soon it became easy. I started practicing weapon shapes.

Then I let it fall into the water, and thought about ground water. I pointed my hand at a grassy patch 6 feet away, I imagined the water under it. I closed my eyes and focused. I open my eyes, to see an entire patch of grass gone, instead a huge ball of water. Too much water. Oops. I practiced with that for a while, eventually getting everything right. Now the other one. Vapor travel. I imagined going a few feet away. I close my eyes and try very hard. Nothing. Dang it. I try again, focusing very hard. I open my eyes, to see I did, in fact, move a couple of feet. But I was upside down. So I was sitting on my head. And I went in the wrong direction.

I kept practicing all night, trying my best. I eventually could do it. I realized it was now like, midnight. Oh well. I wanted to say thank you to that nymph. I took a pretty big amount of water, and formed it into a rose. I made it delicately crafted. It sparkled under the moonlight. I slowly put it to the water, and it sunk into the water, and some blue aura came out of the water and into me. Whatever that was. I think it meant: Thank you.

I decide that before I go to sleep, I should go to sleep in Alaska. I'm going to do a long distance vapor travel. I close my eyes and focus. I think of Alaska, maybe right outside the border, near where Frank and Hazel and I defeated the giant. (A/N: Giant? Titan? Hyperborean? I don't remember what it was)

I feel disorganized, which is exactly what I was. I was right now just billions of molecules flying to Alaska. The moment I got near Alaska, I turned back to human/demigod form. Long distance vapor travel=tired. I felt so tired, that I arranged the ice/snow to make a very comfy bed, and not feel cold to me. I didn't need to do that, because I didn't feel the cold anyway. I made myself a pillow and blanket, and went to sleep. With great power comes great need…to take a nap. (A/N: remember whose quote that was? He/she is one of my favorite characters)

I wake up peacefully. I realize I have snow all over myself. I will the snow to melt, and that every bit of snow molecule that comes near me melts. I soon felt warm. I keep walking, and then I realized. The note had said to meet in Alaska, but not where in Alaska. I feel like an idiot. It was some stupid prank. I feel so mad. The gods probably already know that I'm against them. I can't go back. I have to stay here, because the gods don't rule here. I have nothing left. What's the use of living, if all I'm going to live is a life of sorrow?

Those gods. The gods that took everything from me. Now I won't ever see Annabeth again. My heart ached at that thought. Maybe, after I kill myself, she'll accept immortality. Maybe she'll continue life. The gods aren't fit to rule. I thought about Maria Di Angelo, murdered because Zeus felt scared. I thought about Beryl Grace, who went into depression, after Zeus/Jupiter. I thought about my mom's parents, who died in an airplane crash. I thought about Hades, who wasn't even allowed on Olympus. I thought about Calypso, who got free after 2 people wished for her to be free. She was imprisoned. I thought about all the parents like my mother, left alone with a child because of the ancient rules.

The gods were unfit to rule. Hestia was nice, but she didn't do anything. She was just the home and hearth, but when all home and hearth is destroyed by her siblings, she becomes nothing. What is a home and hearth with no family for hope? Zeus is the main problem. He is terrible, ruining innocent people's lives. But what can I do about it? I was stupid to even come. Annabeth's probably waiting for me.

I turn to leave, when I felt some presence near me. Quick as a flash, I took out Riptide and aimed it at…an old man? He had laugh lines, but he seemed serious. I look at him eyebrows raised. Gently, he said, "I am the creator, more powerful than Chaos." As he said that I felt immense power come off of him. He was really powerful. I felt the need to bow, so I didn't. I just slowly lowered my sword.

"So you're the one who sent the note?" He smiled. "Straight to the point, I like you. Yes, I sent the note. I wanted you to know about your true heritage." He smiled wider, if that was possible. "Fine. Who's my ancestor?" "My son, is your father." I racked my brain hard, thinking of the creator's sons. There was Chaos and Order. "Order?" He frowned. "Oh heavens no, you're too good and powerful for him" That left one option. "Chaos? I'm a son of Chaos?" "No, not at all."

"But you said-" "I know what I said, I have more than 2 sons. I have three. "Who's the third?" I know what you're thinking. This is the creator of the universe, why are you being rude? Well, if you had not known you're father until you're 12, then you barely knew him, and 5 years later know there was somebody else? You'd be just like me. Stop judging.

"My third son, was my most powerful. His name was balance. You see, my sons were the only thing in the world. I had Chaos, and Order, the world should be balanced, but when Balance doesn't exist, how can there be balance. It was all still fine, but then my two sons started changing. Chaos turned good, and Order wanted to be evil. Balance was tipping, and we're talking about the world. That's where my third son came in. He was the most powerful, because he controlled Chaos and Order, basically being me. He had the exact powers as me, and was almost my level. But I was older, and had more experience."

I listened closely. "So you're saying that I'm a son of Balance?" I asked. He shook his head. "Balance has faded" I got mad. "Wait- I mean, he hasn't exactly faded, but passed his essence into somebody else." "What does that mean?" "It means, that he went into somebody else's body, giving them his powers and immortality, but not his memories." "Oh, so, my dad's gone?" "Not necessarily"

"Would you stop talking in code and just tell me" He didn't move. "Fine, just tell me who he passed on too." "Oh that one's easy. You."

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