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(BETA and corrected by: FireLily16)

Chapter 4

Percy

He went into the forest full of anger, not caring how many monsters there are in it. His first encounter was a hellhound. Percy just slashed it angrily, taking out his anger towards the monsters that dared pass by him.

Finally, after hours of slaying monsters, he slumped against a tree trunk and closed his eyes. The bitter feeling of sadness and betrayal ached in his heart, forcing him to sob unconsciously. He just sat there; musing over the fact that his friends were no longer there for him and had just turned their back at him.

Then suddenly out of nowhere, there was a blinding flash. Startled by the sudden flash, Percy got into a defensive stance, and brought out his weapons, expecting another monster to appear. But what he saw was no monster. No, it wasn't even close to it.

Instead of another hellhound or something more disastrous, in front of him he saw Gaea, the primordial goddess of earth that he had supposedly defeated.

He stared at the primordial for a long time, shock and surprise evident in his face. 'How could this be?' Percy wondered. He was sure he defeated her!

He was disrupted from his thoughts as Gaea spoke to him.

"Hello Perseus, it surely has been a while since I have last seen you," She said to him, sounding fully awake.

"Gaea…, how are you still h-,"

"I will answer your questions later," the goddess cut off. " I have an offer for you,"

"What kind of offer?" Percy asked, curiosity laced in his voice.

"I am offering you to join me and defeat the gods and to accept you to make you my own son," she told him.

"And why would I join you?" he said suspiciously. After his encounter with Gaea, he wasn't sure if he should trust her.

"Don't you want to get revenge on the campers for abandoning you? How about your father who disowned you? And how about that stupid son of Zeus who took away everything you care about in your life?" she questioned him.

Percy lowered his weapon, thinking about her offer. It was so… tempting.

"Plus, you will have a parent again to take care of you again," Gaea added.

Percy closed his eyes and exhaled. He wasn't sure about this, but the anger in him still boiled. The feeling of betrayal came back to him, how his friends just threw him away like trash.

"... Okay, I accept your offer." Percy finally said.

Gaea smiled warmly on Percy. "Great! Now come, let's go."

She held out her hand at Percy, who hesitantly took it. Another flash of light enveloped both the demigod and the Goddess. He opened his eyes and blinked a few times before observing his surroundings.

He wasn't in the forest anymore. Rather, he guessed that he was in some sort of underground tunnel or something. He let go of her hand.

"Where am I? What is this place?" Percy asked her.

"We are in my… lair, you could say," she explained.

Percy gave her a puzzled look, but she ignored it.

The two began to walk through the tunnel, taking numerous twists and turns. Percy wasn't sure how Gaea could navigate in a tunnel like this. If he was stuck in here without her, he would get lost for sure!

Finally, after another few minutes of turning left and right, they finally reached the throne room, where Gaea's throne was laid. A throne carved into beautiful designs from the earth sat in the middle of the room while ornaments and furniture was plastered along the walls.

"I will answer your questions but first, come here," she said to him as he stepped forward.

As Percy stepped forward, the goddess raised her hands up in the air, and started to chain in Ancient Greek.

'I, Gaea, goddess and primordial of the earth, officially adopt Perseus Jackson, as my son.' Her voice echoed.

She lowered her hands and placed them together in front of her chest, summoning a small dagger. Taking the dagger, she slid it on both her and Percy's hands, drawing blood. Percy winced at the pain, but said nothing.

The two then pressed their palms together. A bright green light surrounded both of them, and somehow made Percy feel more powerful than before.

Once the light disappeared, Gaea smiled and handed Percy a mirror. Percy looked at Gaea in confusion but took the mirror and looked into it. He gasped in surprise when he saw his reflection. He quickly noticed the sudden change of eye colour in his pupils. The sea green eyes he once had has now turned into a marvellous shade of earth green.

"Okay, now I will answer your questions. I had been awake for a long time Perseus. In fact, decades actually which is why you were not able to defeat me. I was merely pretending at that time knowing that afterwards, they will be celebrating, unaware that there is an army marching towards them. As for your eye color, remember Poseidon disowned you so your appearances can change when another god or goddess adopts you. And just for you to know, you will still have your water powers," she explained to him.

"Oh."

"For the first few months, I will train you on how to use your earth powers." Gaea said.

"Wait, wait, I have earth powers?" Percy asked in disbelief.

Gaea nodded. "Why, of course! I have adopted you as my own. It would be expected if you have inherited my power to control the earth."

Percy blinked.

"Once you have mastered you earth powers, I am going to improve your swordsmanship to fight easier, as well as your speed, agility, coordination, balance, strength, and endurance. Next will be your water powers. I will teach you how to liquefy your body, to control the water in other people's body, to create water out of air, and to mist travel. And lastly, you will train on how to use other kinds of weapons like a spear, dagger and the likes." she finished.

Percy groaned loudly. "But La- mom, I suck at using a bow," he whined. He wasn't exactly used to calling the goddess a mom but hey, he should at least try right?

"Well son, you have to learn even if it takes years," she said to him sternly but couldn't help from forming a small smile.

"But-"

"No buts."

He pouted. "Fine," he sighed, knowing that this argument isn't going to take him anywhere.

"Good, now let us go, I am going to show you your bedroom. You will need all the sleep you can get tonight because tomorrow, you are going to start your intense training." Gaea said, almost sadistically.

He gulped visibly when she emphasized 'intense'.

When they reached the door of the room, Gaea said, "Good night."

And with that, she left.

Left alone, Percy decided to go inside his new room. The bedroom was very spacious, unlike the one had back at the camp. It had everything he needed; a bed, a kitchen area, his very own wardrobe complete with hangers and some new clothes, a table and chair, and lastly a bathroom.

He didn't even bother to change his clothes. He just went on the bed and lay down, folding his arms behind his head, and thought about the events that had just played out today.

Today, his friends had been taken away from him and found out that Annabeth cheated at Percy for some stupid son of Zeus. Then he finds out that Poseidon disowned him and that his other parents were murdered. And when he finally felt like he wanted to die, the goddess that he had supposedly defeated, had somehow tricked him into thinking that she was asleep when really, she had planned to make an army and go against Olympus. And aside from that, she actually asked him to be his son!

He sighed. "What a crazy day…" Percy muttered. "And even crazier than what usually happens when you're a demigod…"

Soon enough, Percy yawned and realized how tired he was from today's events. He rolled to his side and closed his eyes, first greeted by blissful slumber.