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Chapter 2: The worst side of the best people

Previously:

"Perseus Jackson killed Kronos!" The fates shouted, causing there to be a immediate silence once again, before they continued, "but it was at a cost. The essence of Kronos was created when he was killed, and it went into the nearest living thing there." The fates held an air of finality as their gaze rested on Perseus. "Behold, Perseus Jackson, son of Poseidon, Saviour of Olympus, and the bearer of the essence of Kronos..."

3rd Person POV

Silence... Pin drop silence. Of course, when that occurs it cant last, and that was certainly true in this case. The uproar of hectic and chaotic noise was greater then it had ever been before. Panic swept through the lines and halls of Olympus like it had never done before. Such was the volume of noise that even when Zeus bellowed for silence it sounded like a voice of a mouse.

But then came the noise that silenced everyone. That silenced everything. The noise of such mind wrenching pain that only could come when someone's soul, someone's very essence was being torn apart. This mind wrenching pain came from the mouth of none other than the hero of Olympus, Percy Jackson.

All eyes turned to the figure on the floor, but when they rested their eyes on him they did a double take. Percy's eyes were no longer sea green, but a deep, flowing and endless gold, containing vast pits of power and knowledge. His aura stunned everyone, knocking some of their feet. It was one that showed the true power of a titan. A scream pierced the silence once again as Percy collapsed onto the ground, his eyes back to their sea green, his aura back to one of a powerful demigod.

Attention was swiftly back on the fates when they spoke once again, there being a weight on their voice that had never been heard before. The emotions in the room was just so strong! The feeling of elastic feeling of winning the war, the confusion and worry of Percy's condition, and the mysterious visit of the fates, beings so ancient and powerful that the gods themselves fear them.

The fates spoke. "What you have born witness to is young Perseus's curse. He bears the essence of Kronos, the titan lord who is currently trying to gain control of his body."

The fates seemed to realise that there would be a outbreak of noise again so fired off quickly. "The titan lord is slowly turning Percy into his knew host, the most powerful demi – god in existence joint with the king of titans will bring Olympus onto its knees. The saviour will turn into the destroyer, and there is nothing anyone can do to remove Kronos essence. You may think that Percy should be able to fight the essence of Kronos like Luke, but what Luke faced was a fragment of Kronos's true power. Percy faces one that is more powerful than what Kronos was in the olden times, he faces the whole power of the titan king!"

The whole crowd was pale faced, silent and stunned, hanging of the ancient Fates every word. The whole world was in shock. Poor Annabeth, over herself in tears, Thalia on the verge of killing something for the unfairness of it all. Percy's friends were on their knees, crying at Percy's misfortune.

Finally the King of the Gods, Lord Zeus himself spoke up. He was never one to let anyone stand in the way of the preservation of Olympus, but even he realised that smiting the hero of Olympus in front of everyone may not be such a good idea. In fact, its what you call a disastrous decision. So instead he addressed the fates. "What would you have us do? We cannot stand idle and let him crush Olympus, but we would not want to execute him either!" He said. The fates looked genially sadly at Perseus, something that would have seemed strange to anyone paying attention to them.

With a snap of their fingers, a portal appeared in the middle of the room, and from it immediately emitted a strange power. A dark power, an evil power. 1 Person in particular recognised the power, and it was none other than Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena. Said person shot to her feet and literally backed in fear, horrific sights obscuring her sight as she backed away from the energy. The gathered crowd watched her strangely, but only those closest to her caught hold of the words that had been uttered softly. "Tartarus..."

Uneasy murmuring spread through the crowd as that single word was passed from person to person. The fates once again took it upon themselves to speak. "Here lies the entrance to Tartarus." The room appeared to get colder as if some great source of evil suddenly appeared, and it emitted from the portal. "The choice is yours, Olympians. Keep your hero and try to help him, and possibly securing your downfall... Or get rid of him, for if he goes to Tartarus, you will be free of Kronos using Perseus's body, and powers."

With that last ominous statement the fates flashed out of the room, leaving the people in a gobsmacked silence as to what exactly happened. Of course, that lasted for about 2 seconds before cries for getting rid of Perseus broke through the gathered people. Weapons were raised and without warning, the area was split into screams and shouts. Thalia, Nico, Clarisse, Chris, Hazel, Piper, Jason and Franc were immediately in front of Percy's body, weapons out in a protective manner. When they realised where they were, they turned to look at the ones who didn't step out to protect Percy: Leo, Reyna and Annabeth. Annabeth! The few heroes turned to look at her in shock, but she was just sitting there.

Bright flashed erupt in front of the heroes. Poseidon, Hades, Hestia and Artemis all appeared, taking defensive stances in front of Perseus as well. That's when the defence was pushed apart.

Percy POV

Never have I felt as much pain as I was in right now. Not just physical, but emotional as well as something in my mind kept showing me the worst of the worst that could happen to me. I was shown so much... so so much! I was shown Annabeth being captured, then tortured. I could hear her pleas for me to help her, to save her. My heart lurched. When we were finally back together, I saw her cheating on me under my very nose, breaking my heart. I could see all my friends, Thalia, Nico, Jason, Franc, Hazel, all of them! Hurt, lying there betrayed and broken. I could hear ancient voices speaking in the background, talking about me being possessed.

I could hear them talking about a portal to... Tartarus! Unbelievable! Suddenly, the pain ceased, and I was able to open my eyes once again. I immediately noticed a portal of sorts in the room, and I recognised its power. My eyes widened as I saw the portal to Tartarus. If that was true, how much of the rest of it was true?

I saw friends making a circle around me as if they were... protecting me? I groggily stood up, much to the alarm of masses of people in here. All fighting stopped, and all eyes turned to me. I saw Thalia, Nico, Clarisse, Chris, Hazel, Jason, Piper and Franc in front of me along with Poseidon, Hades, Hestia and Artemis. But then I realised that Annabeth was nowhere in sight.

I immediately paled, thinking back to the visions shown to me. I looked around, slowly, desperately until my gaze rested on hers. I took a step towards her, so relieved that she was safe that I didn't notice that she wasn't helping me. I stepped forwards, but what happened next shocked me to my core. She visibly flinched back, fear evident in her eyes as she stumbled backwards. My eyes widened in shock.

My wise girl, my Annabeth thought that I would harm her? That she was in danger from ME!? I looked at her, before my sight was blocked by a large figure. My last sight of Annabeth was the bask of her head as she turned away from me, away.

Feral anger took over, my instincts turning into one of a killer. My eyes exploded with power, as did my mind and body. Gold exploded everywhere as everyone was flung 20 feet into the air up and away from me. A animalistic bellow came from within me. I found myself cut off from my body, unable to watch. I knew that this sprit would force me to slay everyone, so I fought for control. Regaining a little control. I croaked out, "Help!" for all too see. No one did. They all came towards me, ready to kill. From the people that had helped me, there were so few left. Only Artemis, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Thalia and Nico kept fighting for me, trying to make their way to me.

All of my friends, the other gods, everyone had turned away from me. I caught sight of my 'friends' but they quickly turned away. It seemed that I was nothing anymore! After everything that I had done. Everything that I had sacrificed, THIS is how I was repayed! By being inflicted by a curse and having my whole family, my whole life turn away from me!

NO! I would not give them then satisfaction of watching me on the ground. I would NOT stand by those that have betrayed me. 4 gods and 2 demi gods. That was it. That was all that believed in me. EVERYONE else had turned away. The one time I needed them, the one time it was I that needed the saving, WHERE IS MY SAVIOR? Why isn't anyone helping! I threw everything at breaking the control on my body, and roared in defiance. I am PERCY JACKSON! I am a HERO! I will NOT be controlled!

The second I felt my legs free I dashed to the 1 place that the puppeteer inside of me didn't seem to want me to go. I ran forwards and launched myself straight into the portal, into the dark abyss once again.

3rd Person POV

Cries of pain, tears of agony and failure. That was what was going on inside Thalia, Nico, Artemis, Hades, Hestia and Poseidon. All those who didn't help Perseus felt broken and guilty. They saw how even in death he saved them. They saw how they turned from their savior, how they stabbed them in the back. Maybe the whole Christian belief about Jesus and the cross wasn't that false after all. After all, isn't that what just happened here?

The minor gods, the ones who this hero had single handedly made their lived better crumbled, having chased away the one that helped them for no other reason other than it was the best thing to do. What did they do to their saviour and hero?

They stabbed him in the back.

The major gods, whose life Perseus had saved in both the wars, as neither the titans or the giants would have let any of them live. The people who owed the man their immortal life. What did they do to their saviour and hero?

They stabbed him in the back.

The Olympians, who on 2 occasions were saved all their powers by this man who risked his life to protect their thrones. The same man that helped their children, gave everyone a second chance, saved lives and gained allies. The man that only tried to help everyone. The strongest demi god to ever live. How did they repay their saviour, their pride and joy?

They stabbed him in the back.

The demi gods, the nature spirits, wind spirits, Satyrs, etc. The very creatures that this man spent his whole life with and trying to protect. The ones that had grown to love the man for what he was, to look up to him, respect him and follow him. How did they answer to their hero and inspiration at his one time of need. What did they do when for the first time HE called out to THEM for saving?

THEY STABBED HIM IN THE BACK!

Those few that stood by him were not enough. They never could be enough. Here we stand, mourning the passing of a great hero, the greatest hero of all time. This man once said that his favourite hero was Hercules, not because he was strong or powerful, no, it was because Hercules's luck was worse than his. It seems that this is no longer valid, for none could or have had worse luck that Perseus Jackson, twice saviour of Olympus.

May the name Perseus Achilles Jackson, Son of Poseidon, bane of the Minotaur, defeater of the giants and the titans, and twice saviour of Olympus be carved into history, and let his story never be forgotten, for now it is the time to remember, as his story has come to an end. The fates have cut the string, so to say...

A/N That's it! Hope you enjoyed this story, it is not completed! NOT! The fates have cut the string. Hmm, have they really? Well, stay tuned, review, favourite and follow to find out!

AS for the pairing, I will put up a poll on my profile soon! Ill let you all know when that is up.

Thank you for your brilliant response to my first chapter, there was a massively positive response to that. Please keep that up, it makes writing these stories worth while! I have no problem with criticism; it's what helps us all improve! Thanks all.

Dragonhitter signing out!