Chapter 3 – The Sea of Monsters
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Percy Jackson and the Olympians, I instead do own the new characters as well as the story line! Warning! This Chapter will have very little interference from the original Story line and I lied, Annabeth is alive except she is caught in a limbo where her soul is removed from her torn apart body!
Before Percy's return to Camp Half-Blood, 12:00am; Egypt: Underground City of Necropolis, Throne Room
"It seems, you're majesty, that Thalia's tree has begun to die!" announced the Demon: Belial as she stepped before their Dark Emperor, like Barubelo she was loyal to Lucifer due to their lust except Lucifer showed no interest in the two demons as he had Alexis and Barubelo impregnate themselves to mass produce demons for their army, Lucifer however gave about as much respect to the two as he gave a washing rag found in Ancient Egyptian Digs and the two demons preferred not to incite their master's wrath.
The Lord of the Demons ignored their constant bickering as he concentrated on expressing his mental capabilities towards a specific ship known as the Princess Andromeda where he was in constant mental contact with Luke Castellan who had turned on the Olympian Gods in favour of working for Kronos, the Princess Andromeda was a ship designed to carry 5000 people and that didn't include monsters either that could nap in little areas on the ship or even lie about on deck without worry or care, known only to Luke was that Lucifer was using the boy to spy on Kronos as well as his plans for the near future when it came to the invasion of the Olympian homeland over Manhattan and New York City to a less degree, to do this it seemed more logic that they were to attack through the Labyrinth as it opened up in New York at many locations with a river separating Manhattan from their exits. Lucifer considered if they were to destroy Daedalus' Body then if they could get their hands on Daedalus' Soul then he could make sure that the Labyrinth though it would degrade would still be usable, Luke Castellan seemed to shudder when he felt the aura and force of Lucifer's mental powers crush down on him before opening his entire mind to Lucifer's hold who was gracious to the being's mind, he welcomed Luke's scared mind into the fold of Lucifer's mind and protected him from Kronos' mind or his mental eavesdropping.
'What happened to Thalia's Tree!' questioned Lucifer Mentally.
'I had it poisoned, my intent was to either weaken the barriers around Camp Half-Blood or Revive Thalia, that way the Prophesy of the Olympians' Destruction reach an even higher eventuality' spoke Luke in Lucifer's mind and Lucifer nodded as the boy had done as he had hoped.
'I see, but the only method I know of without having to use Forbidden Arts is to use the Golden Fleece to Heal Thalia, if she were in a human state I could innovate her but she is still in her Terrestrial Form I believe!" announced Lucifer with a sigh as he prepared to stand 'I will be sending Ryan to the Princess Andromeda, he will oversee the gathering of the monsters needed to manipulate the turn of the war in our favour, Typhon will also need to be awakened and the Telekhines must begin work on the smelting outline for Kronos' Scythe'
'Understood, however, what will you be doing when it comes to the preparation for invasions?' questioned Luke and Lucifer smiled at his interest.
'I will be mustering the Navy as well as all the monsters in Eastern World that are forgotten by the Olympians, they are considered Earth bound demons, once everything is ready we will be setting all ships to a location to prepare!' explained Lucifer as he stood from his throne 'I want you to carry on what you are doing, gather as many monsters as possible, once Kronos fails they will be rallied around by me!'
'Yes, my Lord!' announced Luke before he cut off from Lucifer's mental chatter.
"So, where are we to go?" asked Ryan as he walked over to Lucifer with a smirk, he didn't even kneel like the others upon the dais before the throne of the Demon Lord.
"Alexis has been giving the Light Destroyer named the Shiva and will be entering the Sea of Monsters soon to join up with her old friend Circe, she has legions of monsters to protect herself as well as a number of her own Immortal Copies to serve her, meanwhile you are to go and aid Luke aboard the Princess Andromeda as I'm getting the feeling that Kronos is starting to get to him, I will head for the Tiamat and settle in aboard it as my Flagship before heading for Cuba!" announced Lucifer as he began to give out command while opening a Dark Portal for himself "everyone else are to spill some blood and make some Immortal Copies!"
"Yes, my Lord!" announced the other Half-Bloods turned Immortals as they looked in Lucifer's direction with a salute, Lucifer nodded before walking through the Dark Portal he had created.
"So, what are you going to be looking for, Ryan!" asked Atrocity as he walked over, before becoming an Immortal, he was a Half-Blood Son of Athena.
"I am looking for a entrance to the Labyrinth at Cuba, since their Island Nation is neutral and is swayed to join the Eurasian Federation, it has announced that our ships can stay there and are known to believe in the Supernatural as noticing the Olympian Gods was one of the reasons in which the Island of Cuba turned on America back in the Cold War!" announced Ryan as he looked about "also, we are looking for the River of Anguish, it runs through the Labyrinth and even exits into the River Styx in the Underworld!"
"I see, then please permit me to enter the Labyrinth and search for the entrance to the River of Anguish, I will locate the exit in Central America and keep you informed!" announced Anguish with a smirk at the irony of the river's naming "we will need to make our move soon or our plans will fall through and the Olympians will notice, I will take my leave aboard the Alexander when I get to port!"
"Very well, the rest of you are to train the demons and Immortals, prepare the forges for armour and weapons of war!" announced Ryan before leaving in a Dark Portal.
Before Percy's return to Camp Half-Blood, 2:00am; Hell: Sheol, Lucifer's Palace: Labs
"Everything is going according to plan, we have designated over a million Scientists to make sure that your armour and weapons are in tip-top condition for the war against the Olympians, we have also begun using Biological Engineering to make a number of man-made monsters for the wars we have in the near future" announced Andras as the Immortal/Demon Scientist walked forwards and presented a report which Lucifer nodded at while considering "but shouldn't you be aboard the Tiamat?"
"I wanted to make sure that all military preparations were going as planned" answered Lucifer as he walked over towards the back of the room where a Black Armour sat with Technicians looking it over with advanced technology "I assume the upgrades have been made?"
"Yes, my Lord, it is ready for battle" nodded Andras and Lucifer smirked slightly before stepping away.
"Then have it placed into limited production as a downgraded versions, I want two of similar attributes made for Alexis and Ryan, dismissed!" commanded Lucifer and the Scientists bowed slightly before leaving the room.
11:00pm; the Atlantic Ocean, the Princess Andromeda: Bridge
"You have been doing well when it comes to the strengthening of your forces, in the last year you have garnered a thousand monsters to this very location, even before we gave you the Princess!" announced Ryan as he looked at the way the ship was being kept "Cuba is weakening to our side, it is due to your rebellion from the Olympians that have turned their interests to us and made them believe that they can survive a war with the Gods, my forces are now heading to their location to meet with our ally in the Titan's Hierarchy: Corneous!"
Luke shuddered at the name of the traitor Titan Twin of Kronos who held power over Atlas and Oceanus; he also had gained allies in the form of Prometheus and Iapetus which those Titans could easily manipulate power towards Lucifer's side as well as garner more Titan allies, Lucifer seemed to be in touch with the Titans: Astraeus, Pallas and Perses, also.
"Our Forces…are growing Large…in such a short time" muttered the Bear Giant known as Oreius before breaking down laughing causing Ryan to glare.
"Your irritating our Lord, fool, go punish yourself!" commanded the Bear Giant's Brother known as Agrius, the younger did as the older commanded.
"I believe that we will be having a few guests before long, I will go an meet them and greet them aboard this ship, also I intend to give them a gift!" announced Ryan with a smirk as he walked out of the bridge "the rest of you are to consider how many soldiers we have garnered off the ship as well as on it, we need a ground based army as well as a naval one, they can gather their forces at Iceland and will be able to march from there towards Manhattan without much of a problem!"
"But what about the Gods!" shouted Luke suddenly and Ryan smirked.
"If Typhon awakens, then we won't have to worry about the Gods, we need simply wait for the King of Monsters to assemble all his power in readiness!" shrugged Ryan as he walked off with a wave.
11:50pm; the Atlantic Ocean, the Princess Andromeda: Main Deck
"This ship is like a ghost ship" muttered Percy but suddenly he felt the air get cold.
"Yo!" announced Ryan who sat on the stairs leading up towards the bridge area, the guy wore a leather armour that Percy knew was as strong as steel if attacked and also there was a large sword strapped on Ryan's back that looked like sapphire from the handle, Ryan sighed and shook his head.
"What are you doing here!" questioned Percy causing Ryan to sigh.
"I could ask you the same thing, you are on board of a Anti-Olympian Ship owned by Kronos and Luke, yet you ask me why I'm here!" countered Ryan as he stood while rubbing the bridge of his nose "if I knew you were going to commit suicide then I wouldn't have wasted a feather on you!"
"A feather!" gasped Percy as he looked back to his right lower arm where the sapphire feather mark glowed in the moon light.
"Yes, I have consummated into your evolution into a Immortal, but now I believe you want to go see Luke" smirked Ryan but raised a hand to stop Percy from passing "be warned, your sixteenth birthday will happen on the month and day of your birth, however your powers will mature fourteen days before that and you will evolve into a Immortal while your body will keep ageing until the day of your birthday, just a news flash for the upcoming of your sixteenth birthday however I also fail to mention that you will age at an extended rate"
5:30pm; Sea of Monsters, Circe's Island: Room A1
"Why you need the boy's genetics is something I cannot understand" muttered Circe as she watched her servants working around Percy's unconscious form "you also don't want me to have my fun with the male before he is allowed to get away"
"That is for we Immortals to know and you to wait in suspense, trust me though, the wait will be worth it" sneered Alexis as she also watched the work being done to the young man "Lucifer will award you greatly, but what we plan for itself is of no consequence to you and any slight of Lucifer's loyalty and you will be…disposed of"
After the Sea of Monsters; 12:00am; Egypt: Underground City of Necropolis, Underground Lab
"Welcome, Alexis, you have the DNA that I asked for?" asked Cassius with an insane grin as he took interest in Science as a Son of Athena turned Immortal and Ryan rubbed his forehead.
"You two disgust me, your now creating a demon in other ways than impregnating a woman, neither of you are keeping the child" snarled Lucifer as he looked back and forth between Alexis and Cassius "and don't give me the crap about Science, the child will be a willing member of this Empire's Royal Family, not a test subject!"
"Of course, my Lord, we would think nothing of it!" announced Cassius with a smirk while Lucifer simply ignored the two of them as he walked away, after the child was consummated he would make sure that Ryan brought him to the safety of Lucifer's chambers.
"A demon replicated from the Genes of a Son of Poseidon, will wonders never cease, you know the only reason that Ryan allowed this to go ahead?" asked Alexis as she looked at the insane scientist.
"Lucifer will use the Replica to increase the link ratio between Percy Jackson and Ryan, once the link is perfected…everything will go as Lucifer plan, the Ark will then be his!" announced Cassius with an insane grin.
"I'm surprised anyone knows about the Ark" announced Alexis as she pulled at the hood on Cassius' cloak "keep it under the hood for now!"
"Of course" agreed Cassius as he got back to work "and you would be wise to have done the same, Alexis"
Info – And that is the end of the Sea of Monsters, short I know, but remember that Percy and Co aren't the true target of our observation as we're looking into what the reason behind the 2nd Immortal War is about, only I know those answers. Review!