Chapter 4

Percy

The situation was going bad. Hercules? Were they kidding him? The strongest Hero who has ever lived verse a tiny teenager boy who wasn't even that good at fighting? Percy gripped his sword and he prepared to defeat Hercules no matter what happened. After all, Percy

knew that Hercules was weaker than one of the Ancient Ones and that he needed to at least beat Hercules to continue training in order to save his father. Hercules got on his Nemean Lion fur coat and got his wooden olive tree club. "I see that you wield my sword, young

Hero. But will it stand a chance against my club?" Hercules swiped at Percy from high and Percy dodged it with a hop. Hercules hit the ground which broke causing a crack in the middle of the center. Chaos started laughing as if it was amusing to watch Percy and Hercules

fight. Jason smiled and spectated the battle also. Percy swiped at Hercules's chest but was reflected by the sweater. Hercules chuckled as if the strike barely tickled him and struck Percy's head with brute force which should have destroyed the whole head of a normal person.

But Percy had invincibility . At times like this, it helped out a great deal. However, Percy flew away by the force and he felt him getting tired. He needed to sleep and rest. But he also needed to save his dad. He stood up, brushed the dust off his shoulders and charged. He

threw Riptide at Hercules like a spear and Hercules dodged it. Percy tackled Hercules from the front by hitting his legs but Hercules didn't even budge. Hercules literally grabbed Percy's hands with a death-grip and threw him so far up, Percy broke through the roof and

reached the clouds. It was even higher than the time he blew up St. Helens. He fell instantly at an astonishing rate and his acceleration increases every second. Then he landed on his face but did not feel any pain. However, he did feel tired. His stress was increasing every

moment and Percy's eyelids were forcing to close on him. Hercules summoned a lightning bolt and threw it. Percy took it in on purpose. He felt a little tingly around his back but his godhood and immortality also helped out. Hercules summoned another one and Percy willed

a tidal wave to engulf Hercules from behind. Water drops started appearing from the ground and Hercules was rambling on about how well Percy fought. Percy let all loose and the center engulfed with water. Hercules was basically getting electrocuted and Chaos disappeared.

Percy did not get electrocuted because the water absorbed electricity and he willed himself to stay dry. Hercules was putting his hands around his throat and then mouthed, "I surrender." The water disappeared that instance and Hercules did exactly what Jason said. He was

gasping for air and Chaos reappeared. Chaos smiled and said, "I think you're ready, Hero."

Chaos

Chaos took Percy to the Chamber where his sets of armor and weapons were. He grabbed a spear made out of Tartarus Obsidian that had a nice, round shaft. Chaos grabbed a robe that was made out of darkness itself and a helm that was made out of black crystal. He

signed Percy to get ready. He said, "Go!" and sent a dark energy ball to Percy. Percy slashed it with Riptide but the energy ball passed right through exploded in front of Percy which damaged his shield and blinded him. Percy staggered backward and Chaos threw the spear at

Percy's chest. To Chaos's surprise, a plant appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the spear with its roots. 'A blessing of Demeter,' Chaos thought. 'Let's see what is in store for our little Hero friend." He summoned another ball of energy, but this time it was red. Of course, it

meant fire and hotness. Percy was hard to burn, for he was the son of Poseidon but Chaos sent the ball made out of the surface of the Sun to Percy's back where his Achilles's Heel was. Percy was still blinded for the dark ball was quite powerful. It was a technique he had

invented since the dawn of time. The ball made out of the Sun was also intercepted by a blue ball which sprouted from all over Percy. The blue ball distinguished the red. The blue ball was made out of water from the Fountain of Poseidon where he spent his time a lot. Percy

got over the dark ball and stabbed at Chaos with the sword which was side-stepped by Chaos. Percy almost fell but he got back his balance and got a spear from on of Chaos's weapon collection. The spear was made out of Imperial Gold and Celestial Bronze mixed together.

Chaos often experimented with weapons and armies so he decided to make mixed stuff. For example, he made a bow made out of Moonlight Silver, strings made of Imperial Gold, and arrows out of Celestial Bronze. Percy dropped his shield and put the spear in his left hand.

He stabbed at Chaos experimentally, only to be met by Chaos's own spear. Percy threw the spear like he threw Riptide at Hercules and got ready to hit Chaos when he dodged. Chaos did the expected and dodged and Percy responded correctly. The next thing Percy knew was

that point of Riptide was touching the neck of Chaos. "Well, well, well..." Percy heard a familiar voice from the back and he turned around. Percy was genuinely confused. It was Chaos who spoke even though there was another Chaos in front him. The Chaos he fought

crumbled into dust and disappeared into the air. "That was my clone, I guess you could say. I can manipulate darkness and nothingness into an army of clones that are less powerful than me." Percy sighed. 'Of course, I couldn't defeat Chaos in the first try. After all, he is

the most powerful figure in the universe.' Percy started walking to Chaos and asked if he could have a rest for the day. "Of course. I know the Curse tires you immensely." Percy asked Chaos where he slept and Chaos made a portal. He took out a dark necklace that

resembled a black hole and said, "This is your dorm for now. You can open a portal by pinching your necklace." Percy thanked him, stepped in the portal, and disappeared into the darkness.