I screamed as the bolt tore my body into shreds. Suddenly the pain stopped, and I supposed I was dead.
The great traitor-hero Percy Jackson was dead.
Sure, being a Big 3 kid, I didn't expect to live that long, but a few more years would have been nice. At least until I was, say, twenty five. But the fates are cruel.
On the brighter side, I would finally be able to see my friends who had died in the wars, considering that I get into Elysium. Bianca, Zoe, Luke, Beckendorf, Silena, Nico and Maya would be my new family. I could maybe even try being reborn, and I'll be someone luckier: a normal city boy with an ordinary life A/N Maya is my OC. I know Nico didn't die, but for my story purpose, Nico died trying to save Maya in a battle, but Maya died anyways. Thanks!
That's when I realized I didn't know where I was. I should have been floating around as a semi-translucent ghost next to the river Styx, waiting for Charon to let me across and into the underworld. Instead, I was nowhere.
By nowhere, I mean literally nothing. No obsolete shapes clouded in mist, but instead black darkness oozed from every corner of space. The black was darker than Nico, Nyx, and even the color black.
In front of me, two small reflections of my face disappeared and reappeared.
'Eyes,' I thought.
"You have good senses, Perseus Jackson." A deep chuckling voice came out of everywhere, and a figure formed in front of me. Weird was an understatement. The unisex figure was wearing a raccoon skin hat, 60's sunglasses, Imperial French style cloak, clothes made from Zimbabwe, and straw sandals from Japan's Imperial dynasty.
"Whoa, you monsters need a makeover. I can introduce you to Aphrodite if you want!" Shocked, I stuck my hands into my pockets in search for Riptide.
"A monster." The figure laughed. "In a sense, I suppose so. Boy, I already know who Aphrodite is. I am Chaos, creator of the universe. There is no use looking for Riptide, you're dead Perseus Jackson."
"It's Percy." The words automatically tumbled out of my mouth.
"No matter. I have come to you with an offer. Join the League of Chaos. You will travel the universe to protect the innocent. With a new identity, you will learn to harness your new powers and live throughout ages unless you fall in battle. I can give you power that will rival that of a titan or a primordial."
"I'm not interested in the power. But I accept your offer." I shrugged. Percy would cease to exist, but I would have a new life, full of adventure. Saving the innocent seemed like a pretty heroic thing to do.
Chaos waved its hand, and a swirling portal opened up into thin air.
If you are afraid of dissipating, shadow traveling, or rollercoasters, I suggest that you never use a swirling portal, even if it's been offered to you by the creator of everything. You would think that with all the power Chaos had, it could have been a bit smoother rider.
I stepped through, and after a moment of unconscious want to throw-up, looked around. Other than Chaos, there were five other people. All of them were wearing pale white cloaks, which I discovered I too was suddenly wearing.
"Warriors," Chaos gestured to us. "All of you are the top at your skill, and dead, hence the reason I picked you to become the leaders of the new Chaotic League."
"What happened to the former leaders?" a female voice called out.
"I killed them." Chaos said, "Continuing on, today, each of you will form a new identity and I will bless you with my powers. I can give you my word that none of you will have to return to your old lives. From this moment, none of you will ever take off your hoods: they have been enchanted so only you can take them off. Break any of my rules, and I will not hesitate to send you to the Void."
After a few minutes of intense chanting, Chaos motioned for the figure on the far left to begin their introduction.
"I'm from Xios. From today, my name will be Wolf." His cloak shimmered and turned a dark platinum color. In his hands appeared a long black chain that wrapped around his arm and disappeared into his cloak. "This is my power. I am the wielder of the Chains of the Void."
"I'm from Earth." The girl next to Wolf spoke. Her voice seemed oddly familiar. "From today, my name will be Grey. I am the Strategist, bearer of plans and owner of System 72. It's the system that keeps this place running." She explained, as her cloak turned a sea green.
The next girl was Aconitum. She had six arms, was from Planet Vilia, and could control the organic elements. Kronos was from Earth, and was master of the monsters. While he couldn't command every action, he could summon them and make sure they wouldn't attack us. Orange was literally orange- or so he claimed even though we couldn't see under the green cloak. He loved oranges, adored anything that was orange, and of course, came from the Planet Orange.
It was my turn. The name I picked had to be special- something that was cool, but meaningful too. "I'm from Earth, and my name is Alp- no I'm Beta."
For a moment, I paused. What titles did I have? What powers? Suddenly, I felt like my mind had expanded in a million directions. "I am the commanding general of the Chaotic League, right-hand assassin of Lord Chaos. I influence emotion and water." I mentally screamed as a set of white angel wings irrupted from my back, tearing through the cloak, which lightened into the same color as my wings.
Cool? Yes. Amazing? Definitely.
Chaos began to clap and the others joined in. "Well done. If I were you, I would rest and test out your powers. Your first mission is coming soon."
It left, and we all stared at each other, wondering what to do.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" I said. "Let's go explore our new home!"
Hey Pineapples !
Thank you for reading and helping me, I appreciate the feedback. Wow, this chapter was a lot of fluff… What do you guys think? Any guess as what will happen next? As for now, I don't have any plans to match Percy with anybody. The next chapter will either be in Annabeth, Maya, or Nico's POV.
FindingSkyFan3 Here's the update!
cooldog692 Thank you!
Joe #Truth. Although, we'll see if it's actually what happened.