A/N: I want to thank everyone who has looked at this fanfic so far. I know that its really short and not really the best, but I was having some confidence issues about writing and now that I see that there are over 200 views in less that 2 weeks, I am feeling a lot better about myself.
On another note. I started this fanfic with a clear route in mind for how I wanted this whole thing to happen. But I feel that my original plan isn't going to make this story very long, or very enjoyable. Because of this, I want to ask for your guys' opinions on a few things as this story goes. This being said, the first issue I've been having that I would like to bring up is the pairing. When I started this, I wanted it to be a PercyxVelvet pairing, but now that I've been re-watching the series so I don't screw anything up I have begun having doubts about who I want. This is why I am going to ask for your opinions on the matter. The current pairing options and the reasons behind them are;
PercyxVelvet – I want to do this one because I think that it would be a good one to make Percy's character open up a bit more. Velvet is a very shy and friendly, forgiving kind of character. This would remind Percy of Hestia and the relationship that they had. Him being the hot-headed protector and her being the one that grounds him (both literally and metaphorically)
PercyxPyrrha – I want this one because of the heavy Greek note in the entirety of Pyrrha. Even her name is Greek in origin. I am going to make her speak Greek and have Mistral be like Remnants Greek equivalent and Atlas the roman one. This is something that I am going to make Percy take note of no matter what happens. I just feel that it would be great for them to be a couple because this would give Percy an immediate sense of home and the life he used to have while also moving forward with his life.
Anyways, these are the pairings that I am thinking of. They probably won't happen for a few chapters yet but I am also going on a bit of a writing binge and am currently downing an entire pot of coffee on my own…. Probably not healthy but whatever, college is done for now and I can do what I want. Also, please send in any OC's so I can make other teams for the tournament and other things in the fanfic. When sending them in I need a few details about them.
Name:
Race: (if a faunus, what type and what is their animal trait)
Kingdom
A bit of a backstory. You don't need to make a full thing if you don't want to. But at least something for me to go off of please. I can fill in the blanks.
Personality:
Weapon:
Combat specialties: (Speed, heavy hitter, marksman etc.)
Aura colour and amount:
Semblance:
Combat clothes: (armour, footwear, combat skirt according to Ruby and Weiss, etc.) whatever you want.
Now that I've written so much and probably bored you all to death and scared you away from the story, Imma shut up and let you get back to the actual thing you came here to read. I hope you enjoy the newest chapter.
"Perseus Jackson," Zeus rasped out upon my entry. "I am glad that you could make it in time. There is something important that we must do. You may like it, or you may not, but you have no choice." Zeus paused, whether it was for his usual dramatic effect or because he needed to catch his breath, I don't know. Before I could think more on it Zeus continued. "We have failed. We have failed the world, each other, and life itself." I was in complete shock at what Zeus had just said. Zeus was the most prideful of the gods, and for him to admit failure was something else entirely. But recent years have made me bitter.
"No shit. What made you notice that one Sherlock" I responded in my old sarcastic manner. "I don't know if you've noticed but I've been fighting for my life since the age of 12 and quite frankly, you've failed at a lot of things. The world is literally ending and I've lost every SINGLE PERSON I'VE EVER LOVED, BECAUSE YOU, ZEUS, COULDN'T SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE AT THE BEGINNING OF BOTH WARS!"
The gods just sat there in their thrones, in a complete shock. Even though the very world was ending, they never expected anyone to shout at them like I did. "He's right you know" I whirled around and reached for my sword as I heard a feminine voice behind me speak, only to remember that Hephaestus disappeared with all my weapons and armour at the beginning of the meeting. I immediately calmed down as I saw a face, I never thought I would see again, Katie Gardener. "Hey Percy" She said smiling towards me. But it didn't fool me. I could see that the smile never reached her eyes. That the fun, happy go lucky daughter of Demeter has lost just as much as I have, that she felt the same pain and bitterness that I felt. She had four wicked looking scars that ran from the top of her right shoulder to the middle of her ribs of the left side, as if swiped across her back by a hellhound while shielding someone, which is exactly what had happened the last time that I saw her. But she also had a lot of new ones that ran all over her arms and one on her face, and I could only assume that there were more underneath her clothes, along her torso. We both crossed the room and embraced each other in a bone-crushing hug.
"You have no idea how good it is to see you here Katie" I whispered into her ear. We puller apart as she looked me in the eyes and said, "I'm pretty sure I have a good Idea, Percy"
After that we both smiled a bit, A genuine smile. We were glad that we weren't the only demigods left, we weren't alone, we had each other to lean on. We both turned to face the gods and clasped our hands together, letting each other know that no matter what happens now, we face I together. What surprised us when we faced the gods, was that Zeus looked genuinely upset.
"We know, I know that we have wronged every single person in this world, that we have failed in far too many ways, but we will not fail you." This left both me and Katie confused, but I didn't miss the way that Zeus had stressed the word this. We both looked at each other, and I went to speak up but Zeus cut me off before I could. "we are all fading, not now but soon. We have decided that instead of holding onto what is left of our lives, we are going to give the both of you a chance at life. There is another world, one that is very similar to ours in some ways, and very different in others. The Fates will take care that you are prepared and know what you have to in order to survive in this new world."
Now we were really confused, What the hell does he mean by another world. "do you think that he's finally lost it?" I whispered leaning into her ear. As she was giggling from my comment there were three flashes from behind us. Before I could say anything smart Katie stomped on my toes to shut me up.
"What he speaks is the truth child" three voices spoke in unison with their usual raspy tone.
"I think the last time anyone had the right to call me or Katie here a child was before you three decided to bend us all over the table without the courtesy of lube." I shot off with a glare.
The reaction was immediate, Apollo was on the floor laughing along with Hermes, Artemis had a smirk, and Athena's usually stoic expression was now in a full-blown smile. Zeus and Poseidon looked appalled all of the others were in various states of giggling and laughter. The Fates themselves also had varying reactions. Atropos and Clotho were both laughing at their sister while Lachesis looked Furious as it is actually her job to give out the fates of mortals while her sisters give and take their lives.
"haha, laugh it up. In the meantime, I'll remind you gods that if you had all, save a few, decided to swallow your pride and act, then this wouldn't have happened. I may make Perseus' fate but your screwups are your own" Lachesis stated, sobering up those who were laughing and making the mood in the room very somber.
At this point, Hephaestus returned with our equipment and handing it back to us. He looked much weaker than when he had taken it. I could only imagine that his state was from the fact that he used his powers to do something to our armour and weapons. As I was wondering what he had done, as if reading my mind, which I guess he probably did, began speaking. "I have modified your weapons and armour in order for it to match the world that you are going to. Percy, both your trident and sword are the same weapon and can transform if you want it to. They also turn into a longbow. I'll leave it up to you to figure out how. I have also modified your shield so that it turns into a Gauntlet. And duplicated it because I know that you are ambidextrous. This way, you have a shield ready for either arm and can just switch which arm your sword is in." He then turned to Katie. "I have turned your scythe into an autoloading heavy-crossbow. You can still fire the crossbow while it is in the scythe form, but it will have a lower firing rate. I have also repaired and modified your armour for more coverage and higher mobility." As he said that, I looked over at Katies new armour set. It looked like a traditional Greek style, but it went farther to cover her shoulders and upper arms with interlocking plates of metal over a layer of leather. My own armour was a simple spartan design as well as my shield.
"wait a second… I'm terrible with a bow. When is it ever a good Idea to give me a bow?" I stated; confusion etched on my face. Then Artemis spoke up. "we are going to use what power we can to bless the both of you, to help you survive in the world to come. You'll understand what we mean when you get there." After saying that, Artemis came up to both Katie and I, placed a hand on the both of us. A short second later we both glowed a light silver. As it faded away, she began to speak again. "with this blessing, you both now have the potential to become great archers, and no longer have dyslexia. You will also be better at keeping yourselves hidden, heightened senses, able to see in the dark. To explain these abilities in the world you are going to, I am going to turn the both of you into beings known as Faunus. Faunus are people with these heightened abilities that also show an animal trait like a tail, or wings, or even fangs. But be warned, Faunus in this world are treated as second class citizens in this world. Think of them as coloured people back in the 40's and 50's. So, what feature would the both of you like, they don't have to be the same."
Me and Katie both looked at each other. "well you've been awfully quiet for the meeting; what feature do you think we should get?" I asked Katie.
"I think that we should pick a feature that could be useful in any situation. I think that I am going to go with serpent after my mother. Being able to spit venom at people should help me a lot out there. Plus, serpents are on of my mothers sacred animals." She responded, a bit happily at the last remark.
I paused for a second to think, "If I chose for a set of wings, would it be at all possible that I could have them able to retract into my back?" I asked Artemis. She paused for a second to think. "I don't see why not, but it will be a painful process for the first bunch of times you would do it." She responded thoughtfully.
Immediately after she said that, I looked at her and gestured to the long scar running from the top of my left eyebrow to just past the corner of my lip and said "does it really look like pain is an issue to me at this point in my life?" Artemis smiled at me knowingly and asked, "what kind of wings would you like Percy?"
"Would I be able to have crow wings, please."
"that shouldn't be an issue. Before that though, Hephaestus, would you please put slits on the back of Percy's armour so that he may take his wings out during combat?" Artemis asked looking towards the God she had spoken to. He waved his hand towards me and then said, "it is already done."
Artemis then grabbed both of us by the shoulders, and looked at us in the eyes with more emotion, and care than I have ever seen come from one of the gods. It was at this moment that I realised that this, this was going to be the last time I ever saw any of them, that in doing this they were taking the last of their power and in their dying breath, saving our lives. What I did next Surprised even myself. I pulled Artemis into a hug. "Thank you, for doing this. I'm sorry for everything that has happened. You were always one of my favorite gods, may you find your peace in the void" I whispered into her ear. We pulled ourselves apart and she looked me in the eyes. "Prepare yourselves, it is going to hurt while your bodies grow and adapt to the new parts." After she said that, I felt a blinding pain coming from the back of my ribs, I fell to my knees as I could feel my back tearing open in two long slits. As I leaned forward, I felt a new weight pulling me forward. As this was happening, I could hear Katies groans of pain as her new fangs forced her old canines out and grew in place. She was also holding her neck in pain as the venom sacs grew inside her body.
After the pain stopped, I stood back up and looked over at my new wings. For some reason I knew exactly how to use them and put them into my back. I looked at Artemis puzzled. She must have guessed what I was about to ask because as I opened my mouth she just smiled and nodded at me. "Holy shit that fucking hurt!" Katie said, her voice raspy and slightly higher pitched than normal. I looked at her and smiled as I tickled the back of her neck with some of my feathers. Her totally fun response was to swat me upside the head. After that, we both started to practice retracting our animal parts. It was painful, like Artemis said it would be, but it wasn't as bad as it was growing them.
As we were practicing with our Faunus traits, Zeus began speaking to us again. "It is time that we bring this meeting to a close. We have enough power between all of us to give you both one more blessing each. Any more and we won't be able to send you away. Pick a God or Goddess and if they haven't yet faded, they will grant you their blessing. The Fates will then give you the knowledge that you need, and we will send you to Remnant, the new world."
I looked over to Apollo, and he smiled to me. "I would like it if Apollo gave me his blessing. I believe that it will be one of the ones with the widest range of abilities. It should help us survive the most." After I said that, Apollo came over to me and put his hand on my shoulder. I began to glow golden and when it faded away, he began to list off the abilities that I would get from it. "My blessing has a lot of abilities that go with it, but not many of them are very powerful. These include, better skills at archery, it has also combined with the fact that your father is a sea god, this means that when you sing, people will become entranced and put there guard down. You also heal slightly faster than normal, can't get sick, you will also be able to slightly predict your opponent's moves in battle. That last one should be one of the more useful ones." By the time he was finished I had a wicked smile on my face. Apollo went back to his throne and then everyone looked to Katie to see what she wanted for her blessing. She looked thoughtful for a second and then smiled. "May I have the blessings of Asclepius, the God of medicine and healing?" Apollo simply smiled and then flashed out to grab his son. After a few seconds he came back and Asclepius gave Katie the blessing. In short, she is now really good at healing others and can make almost any medicine if she practices. And given her Demeter powers, she won't really ever run out of herbs to use.
"the time has come for you to go, to live on in our memory." Zeus then looked to the other gods in the room and began chanting in a language older than Greek. Katie and I began to hold hands for comfort as we began to dissolve. At the same time, we began to learn immense amounts of information about Remnant and its history, the white fang, the creatures of Grimm, but I could also tell that there was something that the Fates were leaving out. Just before we finished dissolving into nothingness, the Fates looked at me and said in unison "of course we've left some stuff out. We can't make everything too easy for you, now can we?" With that, we vanished.
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As we both came to, we realized that we were in a forest. I helped Katie up and began to scan our surroundings. The first thing that I noticed was that there was a rustling in some bushes somewhat near us. As I was focusing on the Bushes, Katie got my attention. "Hey Percy, look at the trees."
"What about them?"
"There are cameras on some of them you dunce."
After Katie pointed that out, we both noticed that the rustling sound got closer, but also that it was coming from multiple directions at once. Immediately, we both went back to back. I leaned back with my weapon at the ready and muttered to Katie so that the cameras wouldn't hear me "we shouldn't use our demigod powers unless it's a last resort." Katie replied by saying "good idea, we can't stand out too much, we need to somehow unlock our aura's and find our semblances." Right after she said that a larger group of what I recall to be Beowolves began stalking out of hiding towards us. "we need a game plan. No shooting, we don't know how long we're gonna be on our own out here." I said confidently. "good point," she told me. "we also shouldn't try to shift our weapons; we don't want to get stuck without a proper weapon or anything."
It was a good think that she said that because that was the first thing that I was going to do… Probably should've thought that through. As I thought that I felt the hairs on the back off my neck stand up. I looked to my left and saw one of the Grimm lunge at me and we both sprang into action. I stepped forward with my right foot, spun to the left and brought my arm down in an arc taking its head off in one swing. Katie turned towards me and shouted "Kneel" as she said that, I kneeled down and she rolled over my shoulder and brought her scythe down and impaled another grim into the ground, killing it. As soon as she was off of me, I sprung up and blocked another slash from a beowolf covered in bones. After I blocked the attempted slash, I swung riptide sideways through the bonelike armour and then laughed. "The white bone stuff is what they think armour is, this is going to be pathetically easy." After I said that, we both began cutting through the Grimm like they are nothing. We danced around each other in a flurry of death. But while this was happening, there was someone else watching on the cameras, trying to puzzle out what this school year is going to be like.
POV – Ozpin
I was sitting at my desk going over the transcripts for this year's first year students when Glynda Goodwitch came storming off of the elevator. "Ozpin, you need to take a look at this." As she said that she handed me a data pad. "five minutes ago, the sensors that are in the Emerald Forest began going haywire saying that something big happened, but when I checked the footage, it was just two teenagers laying down." After she said this, I was looking at what was happening and saw them wake up. "Glynda, I need you to take a bullhead and immediately pick these two up. They're either in trouble, or they could be exactly what we are looking for to help us. Either way we need to get them to the school because when night comes soon, they will be in a lot more trouble.
POV – Percy
It's been half an hour of non-stop battle and I can honestly say; Grimm are weak but determined. Just as I thought that though what looked like a bony, black, demon elephant burst through the trees. "oooohhhh shit, this is gonna hurt." I stated "Katie, I need you to hold off the small ones while I focus on this Goliath." Luckily, she heard me and didn't get too distracted. "I think they're falling back because the big one showed up" she shouted back. After she said that I Rolled between the tusks of the goliath as it ran past me. As it came to a slow stop, I looked over to Katie and saw that she was right and there were only three Grimm left. After she finished them off, she also turned her attention to the goliath that was facing us both. I faintly heard what sounded like engines in the distance. "Katie, we need to wrap this up soon. I think our ride is almost here" I told her. "If I distract it, can you get on its back and use your scythe to cut its spinal cord. That should kill it rathe quickly." Katie nodded her acceptance of the plan and got ready to climb. It was about to charge but it was going to run at Katie. "Hey! Over here you overgrown hippo!" As I shouted at the Grimm, I threw my sword into one of its eyes. The reaction was immediate. With a mighty roar the beast began a heedless charge to try and kill me. As it passed Katie, she jumped on and began slicing her way up its side. While she did that I jumped to the left and went over its tusks narrowly avoiding many broken bones. Almost right after it passed me the bullhead came into view overhead. As the bullhead prepared to drop someone off to help, Katie killed the massive Grimm and it fell to the ground in a giant heap.
After we had a chance to catch our breath, the bullhead landed and a somewhat tall blonde woman got out and began walking towards us. As we both began to look her over and scan our surroundings for anymore Grimm, Katie leaned over to me and muttered "is that a riding crop that she's holding?" at this point I was confused, I looked into the woman's hands and there it was, a riding crop right there. I leaned over to Katie and replied "yup, it's a riding crop alright. Who does she use it on the pilot?" This comment sent Katie into a fit of giggles. I followed up that comment with another one "that's just fifty shades of fucked up man" at this point we were both laughing. The woman looked at us both confused as to why we were laughing but decided to not comment. Instead she began to introduce herself.
"Good evening, my name is Glynda Goodwitch. I'm a professor at Beacon academy." She stated. Before we could say anything else, she continued. "The headmaster of Beacon would like to have a word with you. If you would please follow me, this bullhead will take us all to Beacon academy. Me and Katie looked at each other and both shrugged.
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POV – Ozpin
As I was going over the footage of their combat one more time, Glynda walked in with the two teenagers following behind her. The one on the left looked to be a 6'2" male, black messy hair and sea green eyes. His face looked as though he was a battle-hardened veteran with the way he carried himself to the jagged scar running down the entirety of his face, and the other one along his jawline. He wore what looked like an ancient mistral style armour with a heavy duty chest plate, leather and metal plated skirt, grieves that to armoured boots, gauntlets and extra additions on the shoulders that go down to the biceps. On his side was a sword strapped into its sheath. The overall look was pretty intimidating if he tried to be. I don't doubt that whoever he is, he will either be a great ally, or a horrible enemy to have. His partner seemed to be much the same in the way that she carries herself. She is a lot shorter than him, sitting at around 5'9" with light brown hair, slightly tan skin with some freckles, and brown eyes with a greenish tinge to them. Her armour was almost the exact same as the boys except for the fact that it appeared to be built for more speed and flexibility than for durability, but it still looked extremely effective. She carried what now looks like a heavy crossbow strapped to her back.
"I just want to start this off by stating that you aren't in any trouble here. I am simply curious as to how you managed to randomly appear in a secluded forest out of thin air? And then perhaps your names, and where you came from?" I asked looking from one to the other. The boy looked over at me and stared me straight in the eye and then began to speak. "we got into the forest because our family sent us here. The place we were living in was dying from war and everyone was dying. The eldest and most powerful of our people combined their aura's and sent us away, hoping that we would be safe, and live on in their memory." As he spoke, he began to look more somber. When I was about to ask if they wanted to continue or not the girl spoke up. "before you ask, we are fine, we just need some time to come to grips with it. I'll take this moment to introduce us. I am Katie Gardner and this is my cousin Perseus Jackson." When she finished, I took it as my turn to speak. "My name is Professor Ozpin. I am the headmaster here at beacon academy. Beacon is a school where we train the next generation of hunters and huntresses. Now" At this point I was cut off by the boy, Perseus, "sorry, but uuuuuhhhhh, what are hunters and huntresses?" he asked. I was personally shocked. How could they not know what hunters and huntresses were? "Are you saying that you have no clue what hunters and huntresses are?" he nodded. "Huntsmen are the people who stand up for those who cannot do it for themselves. They come to combat schools and then eventually academies like this one for years of training before they go out into the world and protect the innocent from the creatures of Grimm" as I finished, I looked back towards the both of them. "If you don't know what a huntsman is, how did your village protect itself from the creatures of Grimm? More importantly, where is your village so that we can help them?" as I finished the question the boy began to look even more bitter if it was even possible.
"Finding our old village is irrelevant now. Everyone there is dead now. It used to be an island between Mistral and Atlas." He told us. Used to be? He must have seen the puzzled look on my face because he continued shortly after. "our leaders, the ones in our village that could use their auras and semblances, had a civil war among themselves a few years back. We had just gotten out of a war with another faction on the island and our leaders were left weak. Then an old enemy struck, someone who had hidden away and gained their allies in secret. The elders didn't want to acknowledge the issue so it just kept getting worse. In the end it was our family that had to fight the war. A lot of people died, but we won. But what we didn't know was that the enemy we were facing had done. She had used her semblance over the earth to tie her life force to the island. When she died, the island began to fall apart, The Grimm began running rampant and killing everybody. We managed to create a safe haven to protect everybody, but in their rage, they blamed us. They said it was our fault because we were different, that we attracted the monsters. So, one day as we were preparing for an assault, we had all of our people out and in ranks. We were prepared to lay down our lives to protect them." He let out a dry chuckle, as if bitter about what happened next. "right after the battle, while we were weak and recovering, the very people we were protecting took their guns and began to shoot us in the back. There were hundreds of us that survived the battles, and the wars. But we never thought we would be gunned down as we fought to save the humans. In the end only me and Katie escaped with our lives. I didn't know that Katie had escaped until today, when I saw her at the meeting of our remaining elders." He finished his story there, but there was something that peaked my interest. Glynda beat me to asking about it as she looked over to them and asked "Humans? Are you saying that you aren't humans?" after she said that the two cousins looked at each other and then nodded. I never expected what happened next.
POV – Percy
I was glad with how the stories were going. It truly looked as if they believed me. Of course, it's easier to lie when there is some truth mixed up in there. Now it was time to reveal to the professors that we are both faunus. As I felt the familiar tearing in my back, I could see Katie dislocating her Jaw as her fangs came out. As they looked at her in shock at what she had done, they were completely taken back by the wings that had sprouted from seemingly nowhere on my back. "Is this going to be an issue" I asked giving my best wolf stare. As they looked as my glare they visibly flinched as Ozpin opened his mouth "of course it won't. this is a faunus friendly school as are all others. But some students may be unkind towards faunus. There isn't much we can do about it though, unfortunately." I smiled on the inside as I noticed something in the way he was talking. "Professor, you're talking to the both of us as if we will be attending Beacon this year. How is this possible when we haven't applied? Not to mention the fact that we aren't from any of the kingdoms?" He looked at us and smirked. "I'm glad that you caught onto that, yes, I would like to invite the both of you to attend Beacon starting this year. You are the around the right age to be first years. (A/N they are both 18 in this fic, meaning that there was about 2 years-ish between the heroes of Olympus and this fanfic) And don't worry about any of the paperwork or anything. I will get it done. If you accept this offer, I will have anything that needs to be signed sent over to the both of you tomorrow" The man, Ozpin, said. I looked over to Katie and she nodded. I looked back to Ozpin and smiled, putting my wings away. "Professor, you have yourself a deal. But there is also another issue at hand. We have no clothes or money as well." I told him that last part quite sheepishly. He only smiled and reached into his desk as he pulled out four objects. Two of them looked like see through phones and the other two like credit cards. He handed one of each to the two of us and said "the clear one is a scroll. It is used to communicate with each other using the CCT network. The other is a credit card with some Lien on it. Lien is the currency used within the four kingdoms. You can use these to buy new clothes tomorrow morning. I am arranging for you to stay in a hotel room for tonight in Vale and then tomorrow you will fly back in with the rest of the students in the afternoon for the orientation and initiation. This means that you can spend the morning shopping for anything that you might need. Now if that is everything, I have a few things that I need to do before it is too late. Please have a nice night, And I hope that things get better from here on out." After he finished saying that, Professor Goodwitch began to user us towards the elevator. As the doors began to close Katie looked back over her shoulder and shouted "thanks for everything"
Today is winding up to be a somewhat good and bad day. But at least we have food, a bed, and a roof as well as a way to train and be ready for whatever the Fates want us to help with here. With that in mind, Katie and I made our way into town and immediately went to bed after bidding goodbye to Goodwitch because we were going to need our rest for the days to come.
A/N hey guys. I ended up writing this in a long coffee induced ADD riddled writing binge. I hope that it turned out well. It was pointed out to me that I should make the chapters longer so I am going to work towards that goal. My end goal is that in about 3 chapters the length will be somewhere around 8k – 10k words. On that note, please send in your OC's and your opinions on what the pairings should be. If you want, you can also send in some semblance ideas and reasons why and I'll hold onto them until they are used in a poll and in the story. I hope that you enjoy this chapter. I tried to change it up by doing actual time skips and changing the point of view in order to make it more interesting. Please tell me what you like and don't like so I can keep getting better at writing and ultimately, so that as I get better so does the story. Anyways, have fun and ill catch you guys next time.