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Chapter 5
Thalia's POV
I couldn't comprehend what happened in the past five minutes. First of all, I saw my cousin, Raina, got blasted by my father's masterbolt and I guessed she had a one way trip to Tartarus. Then, the room went dark as Percy unleashed his anger. I shivered from the power that radiated under his rage. His sea green eyes were covered with hatred and resentment as the green flames stacked up before his eyes. The aura was powerful enough to stun all the Gods and Goddess in shock. Note to self, never get on Percy's bad side, or else bad things will happen.
Percy maneuvered to Zeus calmly. The tension was only increasing, as if the silence before the storm. From my past experiences, I always saw Percy as a weakling. Being the daughter of Zeus, I thought I would be able to smash that sea spawn easily, but I was so wrong.
If I was in Zeus's position, I would rather run away than face Percy's wrath. I thought Percy was planning to do something crazy again like summoning a tidal wave or a massive hurricane, which would be a dangerous move by him. Before I could stop him from doing something stupid, it was too late.
He declared war on Olympus, for his family and justice for his friends. I didn't know how that would end up, but I had to admit his bravery. This time the Gods were being ridiculous and had crossed the line. Zeus's ego was getting bigger and bigger, and eventually someone has to step up.
Percy then walked by and dragged me by the wrist. Just when we were about to exit out the throne room, the skin on my neck tickled a bit. All my hair stood up from the strong energy that was approaching to us swiftly.
However, it wasn't aimed at me. The lightning was meant for the new threat of Olympus. It was too late for me to warn him because by the time he realized, the lightning had struck him hard in the chest.
Once the bolt of lightning made contact with Percy, he immediately disappeared from my eyes. With tears streaming down my eyes, Artemis grabbed my wrist and quickly flashed both of us to a safe place.
We landed on a rock near the beach. It was pitch dark and completely quiet as the moonlight shined on the beach. However, the color of the moon was dim, and I looked at my mistress, who sobbed quietly beside me. Tears rolled down quietly from her eyes before I embraced her tightly.
I knew Percy stood a place in Artemis's heart. She admired him a lot, and indeed, Percy was different from all the men, especially Orion. Percy was a real man as Artemis recalled. No man would hold the sky up for a woman nor would he sacrifice himself to ensure the safety of his friends.
"So why did you flash us here, my lady? And what are we going to do now?" I asked cautiously.
Artemis stopped sobbing after a while, but her eyes were really puffy and red. "An hour ago, Percy and I were here talking." Artemis said quietly. "He told me that he had chosen his path, and no matter what happened, he will not accept godhood."
"My lady," I began. "You still don't understand Percy, don't you. When he made up his mind, nothing is going to change his decision." I said softly to her.
"Why will he not accept godhood then? I understood why he rejected the first time because of that Annabeth girl," Artemis said. "But what about now? I mean, that girl dumped him" Artemis said disgustingly.
"W-WHAT! ANNABETH DUMPED PERCY?" I couldn't fathom the information that Artemis gave me. "How did you know?" Clearly, anger was rising from my chest as my tone became harsher.
"Well, he told us when we Gods, um, 'invite' him to Olympus the first time" Artemis said with guilt. "The time when we tortured him," Artemis mumbled the last part under her breath.
I shook my head disapprovingly. I couldn't believe that Annabeth would do such thing to Percy. They looked lovely together, and it was the only time that I could feel happiness from her, ever since she was twelve. Why did she dump Percy? I asked myself. Artemis, as if reading my mind, answered the question in my mind.
"She dumped Perseus because she thought that Percy's life was full of chaos, which was true, but that wasn't the main reason. Her pride overtook her because the war was over and Percy was no longer the Hero of Olympus anymore. She realized that there was no point to waste her precious time on an ordinary demi-god. However, what shocked me the most was the fact that she chose a mortal over Perseus!" Artemis finished furiously.
"Why were you so angry all of a sudden, my lady? Is it something about Percy?" I asked skeptically. I thought I saw Artemis blushed under the moonlight, but her face immediately morphed back into anger.
"Because he is my friend, and to be honest, I am sick of my father's ego as well." Artemis said, trying to cover up her blush, but failed miserably.
"Or, maybe you have feelings for my cousin, but you don't want to admit it." I said cheekily as Artemis gave me a death glare.
I snickered and thought about Artemis's reaction when I talked about Percy. It seemed to me that she got nervous when I talked about Percy. I was pretty sure I saw a blush from her. Wait, does my lady like Percy? I quickly shook the thought off of my head and reminded myself that she was a maiden Goddess, and she would kill any men on sight, well except for Percy. I looked up again and saw Artemis was staring straight at the sea.
"You know, Perseus told me that the sea always calm him down. I guess he was right." Artemis whispered. "I hope he was here with us now."
We sat there for an hour, enjoying the breeze and the sound of the wave hitting the shore. Artemis rested her head on my shoulder and fell asleep from exhaustion of crying. My thoughts drifted back to Percy. Images of him floated in front of me.
I remembered the day we met, and the quest to save Artemis. To be honest, I thought he was another annoying son of a Poseidon at first, for example, Orion.. However, his courageous during the quest proved me otherwise.
During the fight against the Titan, Atlas, Percy sacrificed himself by holding up the sky, so Artemis could dual Atlas. Who would do such a thing? The selfless boy had grown into a man, yet his fatal flaw still withstand.
Two years after the quest, I joined the hunters, and a war against the Titan, Kronos, began. A battle at Manhattan was fought for three days. Percy, being the leader of the Olympus army, lead all the demi-gods to protect the city and held off waves of monsters that attacked ceaselessly. He knew that it was an impossible fight, yet he still strongly believed and fought against the odds.
On the third night, he defeated Kronos, and ended the war once and for all. These were some nostalgic memory. However, was it fair to torture the Hero of Olympus? After all he had done for the Gods, he deserved nothing more than having a peaceful life. The thought of that made my anger boiled. I couldn't believe the Gods thought that Percy humiliated them by rejecting Godhood, well, twice. My dad's ego was too damn big. Someone needs to teach him a lesson by kicking his ass. Without myself knowing, sparks of electricity shot out of my body and Artemis bounced to her feet.
"Ow! Thalia, what was wrong with you!" Artemis said angrily as I accidentally shocked her awake from her sleep.
"Sorry my lady, it was Percy. I was thinking about him, and the ways that the Gods treated him were not fair." I sighed.
"I have to agree with you. Although I sided with Zeus in the beginning, I saw how his pride had blind him, so I chose to go against him. I never wanted to hurt Percy because I-"
"It's ok Lady Artemis, I am sure that Percy will understand." I cut her off and confronted her. "Besides, if he knew that you cared about him, I am sure that he will forgive you." I grinned widely.
Artemis punched me hard on the shoulder and glared at me. "I do not have any feelings toward Perseus Jackson, Thalia. If you say that one more time, you will regret that you were born."
I stuck my tongue out and shrugged. "Ok,ok, my lady. Don't need to be so moody about it." I said. "Also why was your face red. Never mind, don't answer that. I don't want to die yet. Now let's get out of here before the other Gods find us."
Artemis nodded and flicked her fingers. We were flashed into a room that I didn't recognized. The room was dark, yet a strong and ancient aura radiated from the man who stood before us
The man wore a grey robe but had his hood on. He flicked his fingers and summoned two chairs out of nowhere, and gestured us to seat without questioning. Authority fused from him, giving us no room to question. I looked at Artemis confusingly, but judging from her expression, she had no idea what happened as well.
"So where are we?" I asked carefully to the stranger.
Ignoring my question, the man pulled off his hood and answered. Hades. The man looked like Gandalf or Dumbledore, depends on your perspective. He had streaks of white tracing down from either side of his ears, and a beard tangled down from his chin to waist height He seemed so, peaceful to me.
"Good to see you Artemis and Thalia Grace. Your friend Perseus Jackson will be here soon. He had some unfinished business to complete."
Percy's POV
Dark. Dark was the only word I could come up with. I seriously didn't think that Field of Punishment would be pitch dark. I would imagined it as the River of Fire flowing down from one side and sounds of screaming would collide through the air. Where am I?
My body was aching, literally all my muscle was burning like fire. All I could remember was the lightning bolt that hit me square in the chest. After that, I thought I heard a voice in my head then my body went limp.
"So Perseus, you feeling better?" The same voice that I heard spoke in my head casually again.
"I guess so." I returned with the same tone. "Where am I? Who are you? Why am I here? What do you want from me? Are-" I began to fire numerous questions at the voice but was cut off before I could finish.
"Woah there Perseus, slow down. I see you are a curious boy. I like it." The voice said amusingly. "To answer your first question, you are in your mind, duh! For your second question, I am Chronos, the first Lord of the Time." The Primordial God finished.
"Uh...Should I bow to you or what? You know, I would like to, but I don't think I would be able to do it under this condition." I replied, not knowing exactly what to do.
To my surprise, the God chuckled lightly.
"Perseus, you truly are different. No, you don't need to bow to me. First, I don't like formality. Second, I don't think you will be able to do so." Chronos said cheerfully.
"Wow, you are truly a different God." I said, being slightly sarcastic.
"Yes, Perseus, and I love your sarcasm as well." he said while laughing. "Anyway, don't move and close your eyes. I will teleport you to my realm, and I will explain everything to you."
Within seconds, I landed on a hard solid surface. The pain shot through my back before I blinked several times to regain focus. I pushed myself up and took note of the surroundings.
It was dark but with few green torches that sparkled the room. A hooded figure stood before me, and I could only guess that it was the Lord of the Time. His appearance stilled reminded me Gandalf in the mortal movie, Lord of the Rings I watched with Annabeth. Why...Annabeth...why?
He was now holding a time staff on his right hand, and an hourglass necklace hanging from his neck. His pupils were gold as well, just like Kronos. But the power that Chronos radiated consisted of positivity and just.
"Ok, so Perseus. Let's began, shall we?" Chronos asked. "Sit." he demanded before flickering his finger and summoned two chairs, facing each other. I nodded slightly and sat down across the God.
"Perseus, we saw your courageous move against the Gods, even Chaos was impressed. You had influenced the behavior of the Gods for the past few years. Yet, you will be doing it again this time." he said. "But, this time, you have the help of us, Primordials."
My eyes widened in shock. "But...but... why?" I stuttered out my words. "I mean, aren't the Olympians your great grandsons? Why will you help me instead of them?"
"Well, as you can see, Zeus' ego is getting out of control. It was your choice to become a God, but instead he got butt hurt and interpreted the wrong way." Chronous said simply. "Therefore, someone needs to step up, and you, Perseus, is the one."
"W-What? me?" I said incredulously. "I am just a demi-god. I only did it for friends, not for pride."
"Yes Perseus, that was very noble, but you do know that you are the most powerful demi-god, and we primordials will be backing you up."
"Um...I guess. As long I can save my friends from getting perish by Zeus. So what should I do now. You know... technically I am dead." I said.
"Don't worry about that. I froze the time before you the bolt of lightning approached you." Chronos answered my question as realization shot across my face. "Now, you will need a more powerful blade to fight. My dear friend Tartarus will explain it to you once you meet him."
"When is that?" I asked, still couldn't believe the fact that the Primordials were helping me.
"Chronos gave me an uneasy smile, and I knew something bad was about to happen.
"Now!" Chronos said before snapping his fingers, teleporting me to Tartarus. The same nauseous feeling shot back to me after I landed in the world's most toxic place.
I looked around the place and located the five rivers of the underworld. The taste of fire wasn't that great. I looked up and saw the familiar acidic clouds of Tartarus, floating few feet above my head. The ground was hard as rock, probably made out of obsidian. I looked across the horizon and saw exactly the same thing: endless obsidian platform.
In front of me was a gigantic house that was similar to the one of Hade's. It was pitch black with a silver colored gate in front of me. Judging from the look and the size of the house, I could only guess that it was the realm of Tartarus.
I took a step closer to the gate, then acidic fumes sprouted out from the wall. The thoughts of dying in Tartarus flashed away quickly, once I realized that it did no harm to me. However, the creepiest thing just happened.
"Who are you, and why are you here?" The voice in the fumes asked, which really scared me.
"Um... I am Percy Jackson, and I wish to speak to Lord Tartarus." I replied back politely.
Then, it went into an awkward silence where I stood in front of the gate, waiting patiently. After about ten minutes, the smoke appeared again and the same voice spoke to me.
"Permission granted. Lord Tartarus is waiting for you."
I quickly skidded across the hallway, hoping to leave the creepiest place on earth as soon as possible. Soon enough, a door appeared before me, and it opened silently once I reached it.
In the middle of the room, a figure with all black sat with crossed legs. His right hand was toying with a hellhound's skull and occasionally, purplish colored flames would sprout from his left palm. It was a completely different kind of fire. It wasn't like the Greek fire that I possessed.
Without turning his back and face me, the figure spoke in a low and ancient tone.
"Well Perseus, Chronos told me about your visit. Before we start, I must explain some miscellaneous things to you. From what I heard, you have a lot of questions, young one." The figure spoke. And I could only guess that it was Tartarus.
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter. Haha, it's not Chaos. Anyway, next chapter should be out either sometime this week or maybe next week :( Thank you guys for reading it, really appreciate it. Drop down a review if you can. Until then, see ya next time, take care.
