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Chapter 4: Death in the Family

Camp Half Blood

Percy's POV

I ran through the forest as fast as I could. I could sense Triton as he ran after Perseus. I knew that Perseus was goading Triton into coming after him and my poor brother was so distraught over Calypso he was falling for the trick. I heard a laugh and I knew exactly who it was, I ran in that direction and standing before me holding Triton in front of him with a dagger at his throat was Perseus.

"So good to see you Percy." Perseus said. As he held the dagger closer to Triton's throat. I could see Triton wince under the closeness of the blade.

"Leave my brother alone, its me that you want." I yelled. Perseus just laughed at me, his laugh made my skin crawl. The evil, the hatred and the anger was visible in those deep black eyes of his.

"I've been ordered not to kill you, but to make your life a living Tartarus, but I would do that without the order of that fool Crius." Perseus said.

"If he's a fool why are you working for him?" I asked hoping to delay him long enough for Theseus and Poseidon to arrive.

"I have my reasons and your stall tactics will not work." Perseus said.

Suddenly several golden lights appeared nearby, when the light subsided Theseus, Poseidon and Athena were standing next to me. I saw their shocked faces, join the club I thought.

"Unhand my son." Poseidon said. Perseus just laughed again and I could see even the gods wince at the evil in that laugh.

"Father, brother, sister-in-law good of you to join us. Its one big family reunion. I'm sorry father, but I like Triton in this position." Perseus said.

"You're not my son, you evil bastard." Poseidon said. Perseus eyes darkened if that was even possible and he glared at my father. If looks could kill my father would have been dead ten times over.

"Do you see this blade that I hold against your son's throat? It has been dipped in the blood of the golden hind and it can kill a god as well as an immortal like that little bitch Calypso." Perseus said. When he called Calypso a bitch Triton tried to move under Perseus's grip, but Perseus just slid the blade cutting Triton's throat in one kick cut. Triton's eyes closed and his body went limp in an instant. We all screamed in unison as Perseus dropped my brother's lifeless body to the ground.

"You piece of shit, I'm going to kill you again." I yelled as I began to move forward. Perseus held out the blade just daring us to come forward. My father's trident appeared in his hand and he pointed it at Perseus.

"Now it is time for me to kill you." Poseidon yelled.

Perseus held up his hand. "Only if you want to kill Percy." Perseus said. Poseidon stopped as he looked over at me. I shrugged not knowing what Perseus meant. Then Athena gasped in understanding.

"Don't you see, we always thought that Percy could live without a dark side, but thats clearly not true, Perseus was never really dead." Athena stated. I understood now, if Perseus was destroyed then I would die as well. My father lowered his trident as he gazed at Perseus hopelessly. "I still don't understand how Percy's dark side could be sentient." Perseus began to laugh hysterically.

"Finally the question that I longed for." Perseus said. We all stared at him as he smiled at each one of us with an evil look on his face. "Percy's dark side could never manifest into a living breathing and thinking being, no matter how powerful Percy was, nor with his link to Theseus and not even with the power of Oranos. There needed to be a consciousness or at least a part of one." Then the realization hit me.

"Kronos" I said. Perseus smiled and bowed his head at me.

"Awe, Percy finally you realize the true power behind me. Yes, that sliver of Kronos's mind that was imbedded in your psyche. Where I lived infecting your dreams with sadness, temptation and hatred. That sliver is me and I was more than enough to use all that power and all that darkness that was locked up behind your goodness to manifest into Perseus." Perseus said.

"Kronos" Poseidon said.

"Only a small fraction my son." Perseus said to Poseidon mockingly. I gave a subtle look at Theseus as Perseus was distracted with my father. Theseus immediately understood my plan.

Annabeth's POV

Thalia, Nico and I walked through the forest until we heard yelling. We made our way to the noise until we abruptly came out of the woods behind Athena. We saw Perseus and he looked at us menacingly and then all Hades broke loose. Percy and Theseus ran toward Poseidon. They both grabbed a hold of the trident and with their father they pointed it at Perseus and fired. The sea green beam of energy hit Perseus, but it didn't disintegrate him it merely encased his body in a blue aura. Then I could see Percy, Theseus and Poseidon chant something and then I realized that it was the spell of the dioscuri. The energy beam changed to a blue-green color and then I saw an image of a person or in this case a titan hovering over Perseus as if it just came out of him. The titan was Kronos and he was in terrible pain. Suddenly a white light exploded and we all closed our eyes from the pain. When I finally opened my eyes I saw Perseus on his knees with his eyes closed and the manifestation of Kronos was gone. Then I noticed that Percy was on his knees in a similar position. Theseus grabbed Percy and ran toward Perseus. Percy opened his eyes and grabbed Perseus into a bear hug and then a blinding green light engulfed both of them. When the light subsided only Percy was left. Theseus stood up and walked over to Poseidon to make sure he was all right. Percy stood up slowly and opened his eyes looking at something in his hand. I couldn't make out what it was, but I could see the sadness, the desperation, he looked like his world was just destroyed. Percy dissolved into water vapor and he flew away towards camp at an incredible speed.

I noticed my mom walk over to where Percy was standing and she picked up a piece of paper. I saw the shocked and terrified look in her eyes. I ran to my mom and all she could do was hand me the paper, but it wasn't a piece of paper it was a photograph. It was a photo of Paul Blofis, Sally Jackson, and Percy's baby sister Zoe. In red letters written across the front of the photo was the word dead and then I realized the letters were written in blood. I dropped the photo and gasped. My mother engulfed me in a hug as I cried into her shoulder. Perseus has killed Percy's mother and family.

AN: Sorry for the short chapter, but I wanted to end the chapter here.