Hey guys, sorry for not posting, internet has been crap the last few months. Anyway I know it is a short chapter, but I will do better when I get into the meat of the story and have someone to help write it/keep me focused on it. So yes I still need a beta, and preferably someone who has cool ideas and knows how to write.
Reminder that as cool as it would be, I am not Rick Riordan.
The ride up to Olympus was silent and awkward, from always being watched by Zoe. She was just staring at me. Meneceling. I decided to replay the events from earlier in my head. My plan was so simple. She loved me, or at least used to love me. She knew I would do anything for her. Hades I'd even jump into gods damned Tartarus for her. The fact she kissed him. If she did not want me why didn't she just tell me. WHY DID SHE PUT ME THROUGH THIS.
Just as I was doing this Zoe grabbed my shoulder. "What are you doing? Trying to get me killed again?" "What are you talking about?" "You just unleashed a huge earthquake, and while they will not affect you, I do not have the benefit of being the daughter of the sea god like you do so with you stop it? Or will I have to knock you out and drag you to the throne room myself?" "I am a lot stronger then you are" I retorted "True, but due to your fatal flaw, you will NEVER hurt me, or at least on purpose." She smiled back, sticking her tongue out as she finished.I groaned knowing she was right.
A few moments later we stepped out of the elevator and onto Olympus. Now even though I have seen Olympus a few times and am in a very depressed state, I always am taken back by the sheer beauty of this place. As I look around, I see some minor gods and goddesses staring at us with mixtures of disgust and thankfulness realizing who I was and helping them get some recognition among the council.
As I continue to look around I notice something that gives me an idea. With a quick glance at Zoe seeing that she is still wearing the mask that blocks me from view partially, I make a run for the railing off Olympus. I was ducking and weaving past the gods and goddesses. As I got to the railing, an arrow pierced my baggy pants and got wedged into the rail. "Why won't you let me die!" I yelled knowing Zoe was coming to now physically drag me to the throne room. "Because I care about you, if Zeus allows you to die, then you can. But we will let him decide. And that is final!" "Fine let's go and get this over with. Hopefully Zeus is in a bad mood and just smites me for who my father is." I grumble and stomp off after her only to be stopped by a very tasteless minor god stopped us.
"You there, demigod, bow before me or else I will end your miserable life." Heracles told me. I looked up at his face. Now I am not short being 6 foot nothing, but this guy was a full foot taller than me. So, being in the state of mind I was in right now I told him to fuck off, knowing that would piss him off. And let me tell you it did. He swung his mighty club at me and I was about to be hit by it, but Zoe moved me out of the way.
"What the Hades is wrong with you, you said if a god wanted me dead then I could die." I spoke softly to her.
"No I did not, I said if ZEUS said you could die, then you could die" She shouted back.
"Well he is a son of Zeus" I countered. "It does not count. He is a disgusting pig of a god and deserves Tartarus."
"That may be true, but...
We stopped our bickering when Heracles started laughing. " Oh man I am going to have fun with the lady after I rip you a new one. I am going to fuck her up so bad, she will look worse than Hephaestus."
That set me off. Before anything else could be said, the fountains erupted and surrounded me. "First off, dickhead, you will not lay a finger on her. She is under my protection and therefore will not be messed with. Secondly, you should know better than to insult the god that in control of that weapon of yours. And thirdly, if you get in my way, I will personally send you to our uncles realm." With each sentence I was being surrounded by more and more water until the water lifted me off the ground where I was at least a foot over his head. With that I took Riptide out and took his right arm away. After that I fled to the throne room with the sounds of the pained god echoing behind us.
We made our way to the throne room and stopped in front of the door. I looked at Zoe "What is the plan? Just walk in there and tell him to kill me? And what about you? Do you not think he will kill you based solely on your heritage?" "He will not, I will keep my hood up while you two talk. Besides before I took the express to Earth, he was not alone in there." With that she fixed her hood and opened the door.
As we walk towards the thrones I can hear people talking.
"-lp you without assigning you one and I think my son would be the best as he is the strongest ever and he is also your brother." Zeus proclaimed.
"I DO NOT CARE, HE IS A FILTHY PIG OF A MALE AND DESERVES WORSE THEN TARTARUS!" another voice, whom I am to assume is Artemis. So that is why Zoe was not worried, knowing that Artemis will take her back. "What if we bring back a demigoddess, like Joan. She is smart and strong and a daughter of Ares." She offered, Zeus was about to respond, that was until Zoe pushed me to the center of the room.
"Perseus? What are you doing here? You should be back at camp, should you not? Zeus questioned. I was going to make a run for it, but I glanced back at Zoe to see her aiming her bow at me and ushering me to continue. Now I know what you are thinking, she is going to kill you that is what you want, but she would not kill me. No. She would just maim me. With a deep breath I stepped forward to speak "I came to die" was all I said to him. To say he was shocked was a thundering understatement.
"Why? You are the hero of Olympus. Be honored." He spat back " And who is that behind you. SHOW YOURSELF." Within seconds I found Zoe standing next to me with her hood up. "Who are you and take off the hood." She reached for it, but I placed my hand on her arm and told her to wait. She shook her head and took it of. There was a gasp and a blur of auburn. Zeus called me closer so they could have some time to talk, knowing how important they are to each other.
"If I gave you a purpose would you want to stay alive? Or at least until you give it some time?" He asked me with a raise eyebrow.
"Well its not like you are going to kill me and I made a deal that if you said no I would have to wait. So fine what is it?" I huffed out, irritated that it was a no.
"I want you to be the guardian of the hunt" With that Artemis turned. "NO IF I AM TO HAVE A GUARDIAN THEN IT WILL BE A GIRL." Artemis screamed. "ALL HE WILL DO IS FLIRT WITH MY HUNTERS AND NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP US." Before Zeus could answer her an earthquake started rumbling Olympus. Everyone stared at Percy.
"do you know what i went through? do you know how i feel? I wish I was dead right now. I WOULD NEVER FLIRT WITH A HUNTER. I RESPECT WOMEN AND I AT LEAST RESPECTED YOU, NOW I DO NOT KNOW BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO COMPARE ME TO OTHER MALES WHEN I GAVE UP GODS DAMNED IMMORTALITY FOR A GIRL JUST FOR HER TO DUMP ME. I SWEAR ON THE RIVER STYX AND ON CHAOS ITSELF THAT I WILL NOT FLIRT WITH YOUR HUNTERS." I bellowed.
Zeus sat there, mouth agape, until he said "Perseus, you should not have sai-" Thats when the doors blew open.
Oh no, cliffhanger. But seriously I am sorry for taking so long, I need someone to keep me accountable and someone to help me with the story. Have any ideas on how this kind of story could go? PM me and I will consider them.