Previously:

Just then a female voice inside my head said, "Hello adventurer…welcome to your new life." A screen then popped up in front of me and it said:

Name: Perseus Jackson (Isn't it funny you have the same name twice?)

Age: 5

Level: 1 (XP 10/50)

HP: 100/100

Mana: 50/50

STR: 4

END: 2

VIT: 2

DEX: 1

END: 2

INT: 15

WIS: 20

LUC: 10

Skill Points: 5

Money: None (You're a kid, why the fuck would you have money?)

General: Perseus Jackson is the currently is the son of Emily and Shamus. He remembers his life from Earth and has lost his friends and family twice.

Additional: He has been blessed by ? (You will know when it's time kid)

"Are you ready to fight some monsters, Perseus?" asked the voice.

Current:

It was a calm and sweet voice, but those are the most dangerous ones. I thought I was starting to go senile because I was hearing voices in my head, but just to be safe, I said out loud "urm…who are you? And more importantly, where are you?"

"I am…Elina. I will be accompanying you on your journey as your…. companion. As for where I am, I am currently in your mind. Although if you want you can summon me in the physical realm by crushing the marble which is in your pocket" replied the sweet voice. The sound of her voice seemed to ripple through my brain in waves and had a calming effect on me. I remember swallowing the other marble, so I was surprised to find another marble in my pocket.

I was so confused at this random voice in my head but decided if I was going to speak to this person named Elina, I might as well make this easier on me and speak to her in person.

So, I took out the marble which was in my pocket and inspected it. It was surprisingly heavy and was white in color and had this translucent look to it. There were also several black rings going around the upper half of the marble and an unknown symbol in red on the bottom half of the marble. It kind of looked like candy and for a second, I was tempted to eat it.

Putting aside the silly thought I placed the marble under my foot and stepped on it with my right foot. I was surprised when it crumbled easily and suddenly there was a very bright light being emitted from where the marble was.

I closed my eyes and put my arms up in front of my face to block the light. The light dimmed and vanished as soon as it came. I looked down and was surprised when I found 2 things in place of the crushed marble.

One was another marble which looked like the first one but was a little smaller in size. It had the same black rings, but instead of the red symbol, it had a light blue symbol on it.

However, that's the boring part. The interest part was the second item: a pair of fighting daggers. They were curved and dark blue in color. The base was made from pitch black leather and right above the base, there were 2 spikes on either side of the blade which seemed extremely sharp. Above the spikes, there were 3 small blue crystals between the spikes and the blade itself. The middle crystal was a little smaller than the ones on the side and the crystals were not attached to the dagger; they were floating around right above the spikes. Then there was the blade. The blade, I could honestly say, was the most beautiful piece of this weapon. It had a gradient color scheme: it was dark blue at the base and got became lighter as it neared the tip. The blade's shape was also unique; it was wave-shaped on one side and curved on the other. The best part was that the blade seemed to emit blue light from it making it look very cool. There were also some symbols inscribed at the base of the blade which looked like some sort of rune, but I couldn't understand any of it, so I paid it no attention.

A.N: Look up "Glaceran daggers" in Google images to get a better idea of what it looks like.

I was so focused on the daggers that I forgot about Elina. Wasn't she supposed to appear in the physical world or whatever she called it?

"Hey Elina, I thought you said I could summon you to the physical world by crushing the marble…but all I see is another marble and 2 daggers. Where are you?" I thought in my mind. She could probably read my thoughts since she said she was in mind and I was proven right when she replied.

"You did summon me. The daggers are me and I am the daggers. The marble is also a part of me, but that's for later" Elina said in my mind.

I was still really confused by her explanation and so I asked her "could you please explain what that means? You are the dagger? And the marble? I thought you were a person."

She chucked a little and it was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard. Her voice was music to my ears and I couldn't get enough of it.

"Before I explain everything, go ahead and say PAUSE either out loud or in your mind so you don't get bombarded by notifications while I am explaining everything to you." Elina recommended.

I was confused by what she meant but did as she suggested. I said PAUSE in my head and suddenly the world around me just froze. By everything I mean literally everything froze: the cool, gentle breeze keeping my skin cool froze, the sounds of birds chirping froze, and essentially my entire world froze and in front of me were several options:

RESUME

SAVE GAME

LOAD GAME

"Just ignore those for now. Now, let me start from the top. I am a real person, or more specifically I am a spirit who lives in the spiritual realm and have been contracted by you. In case you don't know what a spiritual contract is, it is an agreement between a spirit and the summoner. This agreement can take on many forms, but the most common form is that of mutual benefit: the summoner provides mana for the spirit to sustain themselves in the physical realm, and the spirit carries out several duties for the summoner. In our case, my duty is to protect you from harm and fight with you in battles while your duty is to provide me with mana and grow stronger. You must grow stronger because my strength is linked to yours. The stronger you are, the stronger I get. Do you follow so far?" she asked.

It was a lot to take in, but I just nodded. I didn't even know if Elina could see that since she was in my head, or in the weapon, or…you know what? It doesn't matter because she continued, "Good. Moving on to the daggers, I meant what I said earlier. The marble and daggers are me and I am the marble and the daggers. What this means is I can take on many forms. Your power level is simply too low for me to take on my regular humanoid form, so I am limited to the daggers for now. When you grow stronger, you can crush, or activate, the second marble and that will enable me to take on my second form: a flying sword that can fight monsters autonomously."

Needless to say, I was shocked, yet impressed by what I heard. Basically, I had a spirit who will fight by my side and she can take on my forms. To unlock her other forms, I had to grow stronger. Seemed simple enough, yet I knew growing stronger was an arduous task. I put that thought aside for now and focused on more pressing matters.

"What happened back in Makais? There were monsters which appeared out of nowhere and…my family…" I tried to continue but my voice cracked, and I was on the verge of tears. I felt like there was a blanket of sadness encapsulating me: it wasn't the type of sadness which made you want to cry more, but rather the type which overwhelms your entire being and makes you feel weak and tired. It was the type of sadness which follows you around everywhere you go, even in your dreams. The un-escapable sadness. The sadness and pitifulness slowly turned into anger which was consuming me.

"Percy…I am truly sorry about what happened. I will explain what those monsters were as you grow stronger, but for now you just need to focus on surviving" Elina's comforting voice washed over me. It was soothing and subdued my anger a little as I agreed with her. The reason everyone died was because I was weak. This happened in my previous life and it's happening again now. Zoe, Bianca, Luke, and so many more. It was all my fault. Deep down I knew I couldn't have done anything about it, but on some level, I still blamed myself for their deaths. I pushed those thoughts away and focused on the present.

"You're right. I will do as you say for now. So how do I get stronger?" I asked Elina.

"I am glad you agree. While getting stronger in this world truly requires a lifetime's worth of hard work and dedication for most people, you are special. For starters, press RESUME and you will see what I meant by you being special" replied Elina in an almost cheerful voice.

A.N: First of all, thank you so much for all the follows and favorites and reviews. It truly brightens up my day.

For people who think this is a rip off from dark gamer, it's not. The premise (aka the starting chapter) is similar and I contacted the author for that story and asked for their permission for using a similar premise. I plan on taking this story in a different direction and if you don't want to read it, that's your choice.

Phew, now that the bitter part is over, I have a few questions. What do you guys think of this chapter? Is the length of the chapter good? I can make the chapters longer, but it might take me much longer to update. I prefer smaller chapters since that lets me update more often but let me know what you guys think.

Also, any suggestions/ideas for powers for Percy will be greatly appreciated. Gamer-y type powers would be perfect for now. I plan on giving him the ability to absorb some stats from the monsters he kills, and it could be what makes him "special." Also, something with better drop rates would be nice. Let me know what you guys think.

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy.

A.N UPDATE: I am going to be doing a lot of time skips until he is around 13-14 years old because writing about Percy as a child is a little awkward and it will be very time consuming and boring because he won't be able to do much as a child. So, my plan is to have time skips until ages 7, 10, 11, and 12 and will explain all the skills he gained during those time skips. If anyone has any better ideas, please feel free to share. Thanks.