Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus Series.

AN: I hope no one hates with what will happen in this chapter, just remember there is a method to my madness.

Story: Immortal Seas

Chapter Quote: "Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal." by Victor Hugo, Intellectual Autobiography.

Chapter 3: Death is the Beginning

Manhattan, NY

Fifteen girls dressed in silver hunter's garb walked through the dock area of Manhattan. Their leader was a tall girl with dark spiky hair. She looked to be fifteen years old and the silver circlet on her head made her look like royalty. Her electric blue eyes scanned the docks until they widened at the sight of the destruction in front of her. She motioned for her fellow hunters to follow her as she crossed the street. She approached the site of the destruction. A large warehouse seemed to have collapsed upon itself.

One of the hunters, a girl that was at least two inches taller than her leader approached the blue eyed lieutenant of Artemis. "Thalia, what happened here?" the girl asked.

"Phoebe, I have no idea," Thalia said. She looked at the wet ground and the soaked remains of the warehouse. "If I had to guess, I would say my cousin had something to do with this."

Phoebe nodded. "What should we do?" Phoebe asked.

"Search through the rubble; look for any survivors, or victims," Thalia said with trepidation evident in her voice. Phoebe nodded at the orders of her leader. She rushed towards the other hunters before they began a systematic search of the ruined warehouse.

An hour later, a young hunter barely ten years old named Heidi yelled toward Phoebe and Thalia. The two hunters raced to join her. The young hunter stood around the remains of the destroyed roof of the warehouse. Phoebe and Thalia reached her and gave her a curious look. Heidi pointed toward the object to her right. Thalia and Phoebe looked to see a three foot long celestial bronze sword sticking out of the ground. Thalia's eyes widened at the sight. The three hunters began to remove debris from around the sword. Monster dust littered the ruined floor of the warehouse. The sight made Thalia nervous. A gasp from behind her made the lieutenant of Artemis turn around.

Thalia looked down at Phoebe's feet. She saw the body of a teenage boy faced down in the debris. His blue shirt and jeans were ripped to shreds and crimson blood pooled under the lifeless body. She looked closely at the boy. He had jet black hair and skin that she could tell once held a deep tan. Thalia felt something heavy on her chest. Her hands began to shake as the knowledge of the boy's possible identity filled her mind. She reached down and turned the boy over carefully. She gasped at the sight. The boy's face was bruised and broken, but his eyes were still open. The sea green eyes were now dim and lifeless, but Thalia would recognize them anywhere. The dead boy at her feet was her cousin, Percy Jackson, the hero of Olympus.


Elysium – The Underworld

The sound of laughter and children playing echoed through the beautiful green field. The green grass blew lightly in the wind near a flowing stream and forest filled with tall oak trees. Two men that looked like brothers sparred by the edge of the stream. They were shirtless as they spun and dodged each other's strikes with their wooden swords in hand. Both brothers were dark haired and tanned. The oldest was a few inches over six feet in height. He looked to be in his early to mid thirties. He had a slight tan and was well muscled. His jet black hair was cut short and he was clean shaven.

The other was around the same height with the same jet black hair, but his was much longer. The hair shined in the sun and was tied into a pony tail. This young man appeared to be in his mid twenties. He had a deep tan that looked like he spent most of his time outdoors and his body was lean and muscled. He had stubble on his chin and appeared that he shaved only a few times a week, unlike his older brother.

The two brothers continued their dance with the swords, until the oldest brother spun under a sword strike and at the same time completed a leg hook on his brother sending the younger man to the ground. The older brother held his wooden sword to the other's throat. The younger brother frowned, but then the two smiled at each other. The older man helped the younger to his feet.

A large splash in the stream broke the two away from their revelry. The two brothers ran to the stream and jumped into the river. They looked into the slow moving stream to see a body floating in the water. They swam to the body and found a teenage boy. He looked to be in his late teens. They pulled him towards shore and then lifted him up onto the stream bank. The boy seemed uninjured and looked like he hadn't been in the water very long.

The older brother placed his ear agains the boy's chest. "He's breathing fine," he said. "I've never seen him before. He's got to be a new arrival."

The younger brother stared at the boy. "He looks familiar," he said. The older brother nodded.

The two brothers watched the sleeping teenager carefully. Suddenly, the boy's eyes opened. The two brother's gasped at the sight of the boy's sea green eyes. The teenager looked around and stopped when he saw the two brothers. He stared at both of them in disbelief.

"You both look... like... dad?" The teenager said in shock. The two brothers looked at the teenager carefully. The same thought running through their minds.

"Hello little brother, I'm Theseus, son of Poseidon," Theseus said.

The younger brother smiled down at the teenager. "Yes, little brother, I'm Orion, son of Poseidon," Orion said.

The teenage boy stared in awe at his two brothers. He cleared his throat as he sat up. "I'm Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon," Percy said. He looked around at the stream and the green field. "Where in Hades am I?" The question made Theseus and Orion laugh.

The two older brothers helped Percy to his feet. Theseus looked at his little brother carefully before answering, "Percy, welcome to Elysium."


Camp Half Blood

Hazel sat at an empty picnic table overlooking the lake at camp. She felt uncomfortable here at the Greek camp, but it was the closest thing to home she had on the East coast. She felt a few tears stream down her face as she remembered the happenings of the passed day. Percy's death had nearly hit her as hard as Frank's. She felt so alone now. Nico and Jason were now gods and they couldn't see her very often because of the ancient laws. Even her Greek friends like Piper and Leo were gods. She felt like she had no one to talk to or confide in.

"I'm sorry Hazel; these have been a tough few days for you," A girl said from behind her. Hazel turned around to see Jason's Greek sister, Thalia, the lieutenant of Diana or Artemis.

Hazel looked at Thalia carefully. She could see the sadness in the girl's electric blue eyes. She knew that Thalia missed her cousin. "I'm sorry that you had to be the one who found him," Hazel said. Hazel looked down at the ground. "I should have stopped him."

Thalia sat down next to the daughter of Pluto. "You couldn't have stopped him. When it comes to his loved ones, he'd do anything to save them," Thalia reassured.

"He was the last friend I had left," Hazel confided.

Thalia wasn't usually one to console someone, but her heart went out to the young girl in front of her. Thalia put her arm around Hazel's shoulders. "Don't you have friends at Camp Jupiter?"

"Jason, Frank and Percy were my only friends there. Sure, I know people there like Reyna and Dakota, but I wouldn't call us friends."

Thalia nodded. "I know what you mean. I don't have any friends left here at Camp Half Blood. Percy and Annabeth were all I had here." Hazel flinched at Annabeth's name.

"You know what she did to him?" Hazel asked.

It was Thalia's turn to look at the ground. "Yeah, Lady Artemis told me what happened." Thalia played with her wrist band. "We shouldn't be mad at her. I know she feels bad about what she did. Her fatal flaw is hubris; she didn't mean to betray his loyalty."

Hazel shrugged off Thalia's arm from her shoulder. She turned and looked into the electric blue eyes of the daughter of Zeus. "You weren't there Thalia. You didn't see his eyes. He was broken and betrayed. I know how much he loved her. I can never forgive her for what she did to him and a part of me will always blame her for his death." Thalia nodded sadly in understanding.

Hazel stood up. "Where are you going?" Thalia asked.

"The ceremony is ready to start." Hazel said before she walked off toward the ocean. Thalia stood and followed close behind her. After several minutes the two demigods could hear the sound of ocean waves roughly crashing against the sandy beach, Poseidon was angry. As they walked onto the beach they saw the entire camp gathered around a small wooden raft. On the raft was a body covered in a sea green shroud with a golden trident emblazoned on it. Hazel and Thalia walked up and joined the campers.

Chiron stood in front of the raft. "Today is a sad day for Camp Half blood. One of our own is dead. Percy Jackson was the epitome of what a hero should be. He was brave and skilled, but he was much more than that. He had a kind and loyal heart," Chiron said. Hazel and Thalia looked at each other sadly. "He was a leader, even though he never asked to be one." Many of the campers had tears in their eyes. "Many of you new campers didn't know Percy like the rest of us. I ask you to talk to those that knew him. Learn about the hero of Olympus and what he stood for." Many of the younger campers nodded their heads. "Now Percy was never one to let the mood stay grim and serious for too long. He always had a way to make people laugh or shake their head at his sometimes stupid comments or questions. However, Percy wasn't stupid. He was like the sea; his mind always thrashing about with jumbled ideas." Several older campers smiled at the description. The ceremony you see before you is an ancient one. One used for the burial of sailors in ancient times, but also one used for funeral rites for the sons of the sea god. Children of the sea like Theseus and Orion were memorialized in such a way. Therefore, I find it fitting that Perseus Jackson, son of Poseidon, follows in the wake of his brothers." Chiron nodded. Travis and Connor Stoll, Clarisse and Chris along with others like Will Solace, Katie Gardner, Malcolm, Jake Mason, and Butch all pushed the wooden raft into the sea.

The waves had almost completely stopped as the campers pushed the raft into the ocean. The sea seemed to cradle the wooden raft in it's arms as the current pulled the raft away from the shore. The campers all huddled around to watch the small wooden raft move further out to sea. Chiron motioned toward Will Solace and the other children of Apollo. A group of archers stepped forward with flaming arrows at the ready. Will gave the order as the bows were readied and the arrows pulled back for release. Will lowered his arm before the arrows were released. A dozen flaming arrows sailed through the blue sky before hitting their target. The wooden raft caught fire and seemed to glow against the horizon as it floated further into the sea. The campers stood and watched the glow of the fire as it engulfed the raft and the body of the son of Poseidon.

Chiron gave the raft one final sad look before he trotted off toward camp. Thalia and Hazel were the last two left on the beach. Hazel's cheeks were tear stained. Thalia put her arm around the shoulders of the daughter of Pluto before the two began the trek back to camp.

In the shadows of several trees that stood on the edge of the beach a lone figure watched the ceremony. She witnessed the fire burn the raft before the sea claimed it's child. The teenage girl's face was pale and her grey eyes were red. The new goddess looked one more time at the ocean before disappearing into a golden light.

AN: A sad chapter I know, but to answer several questions from the first two chapters; Chaos will not make an appearance, there will not be another pairing for Percy, will Percy and Annabeth get back together (who knows, well I guess I should), what happens to Hazel, what happens to Percy's family, and does Percy come back from the dead. I guess I only answered a few questions and then added some of my own. Again, Starlit didn't review this, but all of your reviews compelled me to post this. Stay tuned and all will be revealed as the story continues.