Previously :
I turn to Nico and Annabeth. Both had tears running down there cheek smearing the grim on their faces looking like tracks.
"Look Annabeth, Nico. The stars. I can see the stars. So bright. And Zoë. I can see Zoë. I'm sorry Zoë. So sorry." and with one last lung shattering breath that I drew I went limp. I didn't move again."
Annabeth's POV:
They all just stood their. The depressing atmosphere surrounding the remains of the throne room. Nico lent forward and shut his now lifeless sea green eyes. Them once sparkling with youth and happiness. Now nothing.
I looked at Nico he had tears running down his face. The rims of his eyes red and his brown eyes black. The throne room door opened. Thalia and the rest of the saviours' from Camp Half Blood walked in. What they saw was the gods standing their watching something. So they walked over to get a closer look. What they saw shocked them to their very core. They saw me and Nico sitting beside a lifeless body of their former leader and their best friend Percy Jackson.
Thalia came over and knelt beside her cousin. Her face was emotionless. Her electric blue eyes told us how she felt though. They were a much darker blue almost navy. Her eyes were glassy from unshed tears. A single tear fell from her eye. Her only male friend lay dead at her feet.
" W-what h-happened?" she said in a dry voice. She was nearly at breaking point.
The rest of the campers stood there in a muted silence. Then all at once they bowed their heads in respect. Even the Ares cabin who hated him. They admit they were wrong. He had guts to do the final battle along. He was the hero everyone wanted to be. A selfless , loyal and funny friend. He was humble and never had a big ego. Never.
"Let him live in the stars. Let the world know their true hero. The one who gave his life to keep like it is. Let him live on in the stars forever. Let us remember what he did. Let the only true hearted hero live on and never be forgotten." To my surprise it was Artemis who said it. She had always had a soft spot for the boy. He had done so many things for them so it was time to repay him.
The gods all nodded in agreement. As she knelt beside Percy, me, Thalia and Nico. She whispered in such a gentle tone I almost didn't hear her.
"Αφήστε τον να θυμόμαστε για πάντα και ζουν στα αστέρια." She caught a small blue wisp in her hand. It had had tings of greens , gold's ,slivers and greys. Percy's body disappeared. She let the wisp go to the sky. Then it appeared. The most brightest constellation in the sky. Their stood Percy. You could see his figure. Sword drawn. Waves where crashing around him like hurricane. They were like shooting stars. Darting all over the place.
" Thank you Lady Artemis." I bowed my head in respect. Her sliver eyes shone with sadness.
"Don't thank me Annabeth. Thank Percy. Without him we wouldn't be here now. Standing. He meant what he said he be watching over us." I looked at the figure now standing in the sky. I could've swore he was looking straight at me.
Now stood my favourite star figure. My only love and my best friend.
Their stood the most loyal, brave and one of a kind seaweed brain their every was. I stood up and help Nico and Thalia to their feet. Their cousin had died today. On his sixteenth birthday. Every August 18th instead of been celebrated for his birth would now be celebrated for his death. His great life and for the hope he gave us.
We would never forget how he had problem with gods and always ended up hacking them off. We would never forget his beautiful see green eyes. And his funny humour. The play fighting him and Thalia had and the friendly banter me and him had while doing sword fighting.
No one could have being so perfect. I was proud to call him my friend.
Thalia, Nico and myself walked over to the other campers. We stood next to them. Their eyes shining with sadness over another life wasted in the war.
" Heroes." Hera said. " As for you we would like to award you the gift of immortality.
My shoulders dropped.
" Clarisse La Rue. Do you except immortality to live up in Olympus as a goddess?"
" No I do not. It is unfair that many died. We did not fight t become immortal. We fought to live our lives. That is my wish. To live my life as a demi-god. Fall in love have kids. And I know that is everyone's wish as well."
We all nodded.
" I want a wish." I said. " my wish is Percy's wish. I want you to recognise all of the gods. That includes their children and Hestia and Hades. They proved their worth to you. Their will be no 'Big Three' as you put it and every demi-god will be claimed at 13. Know one should be left in the world to defend themselves against monsters. They will be brought to camp and trained. They will be able to live. And no-one will be in another war. Look how many lives were taken. The greatest hero we have ever seen has as well. I for one will never be near one of you gods again. You have cost me dear. You have cost everyone dear. Think of the mother's and father's when we tell them their son or daughter is dead!" I yelled the last bit.
I turned to look at Poseidon. " I am sorry for your loss. Percy was a great person you should be proud." then I left.
" Annabeth where do you think your going?" Thalia yelled at me.
" I'm going to tell Sally. She deserves to know Percy is dead. Her only son was a toy for Olympus to make sure they could live while he dies!" then I left I took the elevator down to the empire state building. Their stood Sally Jackson yelling at the security person. She looked at me with hopeful eyes.
I shook my head. She ran over to me.
" Percy where's Percy?" I pointed to the star figure.
" I'm sorry h-he's d-dead." my voice cracked and the flood gates opened. Sally fell to her knees crying. Of course she would cry her only son dead.
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