Chapter 4
Percy
The war was over and now it was aftermath. So many deaths, much more pain, but they had won. Percy was sad. May be if he were a better leader, may be if he had gone to Styx earlier, he could have saved them saved them all. But his love Annabeth convinced him that the deaths were not his fault and if he had gone to have his invulnerability way before the Titans would have found his weak spot and she would have lost him. Annabeth was up at Olympus bringing here designs to life. Percy sitting by the sea shore gazed at sea thinking of all that had happen all these years after he had killed his very first monster.
Percy had a connection to the sea; he felt a presence in there. Huge waves started form and then suddenly everything went calm. A head sprouted out in the water. If Percy did not know better he would have attacked but he stood up in his eyes you could see love and respect for the person now standing before him, his father. "Son, how are you?" Poseidon greeted his son. There was love in his voice and pride in his eyes. "I am good father, how are you?" Percy replied bowing. With a smile Poseidon said "I am good as well son. But you must be wondering as to why I am here" as a smart person Percy was he wanted to tell yes but he decided to go with the truth "well actually no, the truth I did not even give it a thought. Why are you here dad? No offense and all." Poseidon kept smiling and answered "well you remember the day I told you that you are my favorite son." Percy nodded and the god continued "I was not lying with those words. You see Percy just because you are grown up the monsters won't stop attacking you. In fact more of them will try to kill you. It is also truth that you are the most skilled of all my sons and wielded your powers better than any other. But there is more, you are much more powerful than that. There are powers in your of which you know not. So I am here to offer you to train for those powers in my palace. Of course the training will be only on Saturdays and Sundays. Do you accept?" Percy was stunned his father was asking him train him personally. Now if your dad was a god and offered you something how could you not take it? Saturdays and Sundays were the days when Annabeth was most busy and Percy had those days free. Percy had a dilemma, should he accept or should he decline. Before he could think it any further seeing his expression Poseidon began "I know what you are thinking son, why I did not give this offer before the war? Well that is because if I had done so your uncle Zeus would have taken that as an act of war against him" Poseidon wanted to say more but Percy cut him off " no dad that was not what I was thinking. I was just thinking should I accept it or not. You see I cannot just leave Camp and come down to sea to you, and then what will…" "Annabeth say." Poseidon completed the sentence for his son. Percy blushed. This did not stop Poseidon "I know son that you rely on her for your decisions. But now think of it this way, you have a family with her won't it be better that you are well trained so that you in a position to protect her and your children?" the comment about children got Percy blush harder. Poseidon gave his son his trade mark grin; he knew that he had hit his mark. Before Percy could say anything Poseidon spoke "I will not push you for an answer right now, take time, and ponder over it. If your answer is yes then your training begins tomorrow. Come to the sea sharp at 10 hours in the morning. And one more thing I will not be making this offer again." With that he gave his son a hug and then disappeared into the sea, once again he wasn't able to forget what awaited Percy at Atlantis, he knew he made the right choice back then but couldn't stop himself thinking about what Hades said.