Previously on Perseus Jackson and the Life of the Gamer;
Just thinking of school made my mind roar in protest at the boringness of it. I've done all that I can do in the mortal world to advance but I'm starting to run out of options, as I have a lot of knowledge on Greek and Roman history; my swords play can't get better from my current teacher, nor can my martial arts. The best place to learn would be Camp Half-Blood, but that'd mean leaving my mother, which would make her unhappy.
"Ugh, stupid feelings." I mumbled.
I decided that a compromise can take place. The date right now is June, which means my birthday is just a couple of months away, and I'll be turning 11, which is when my scent will be blaring out.
"Perhaps I can convince my mother to send me to camp a bit earlier, even though she'll be reluctant, it's for the best. I needed to get stronger." I mused.
Sighing again, I decided I'll talk to her after school about this.
Bored, my mind drifted back to school; I only had about two weeks left I told myself, trying to get rid of the annoyance of having to go to school. 'Stupid dumb school, I'm the son of a god! Psh mortal school is for chumps, nubs!...'
5 minutes of mental ranting about school later;
…'idiots!' As I finished my rant I felt much better, and started to put my shoes on while my mother just got out of the bathroom and told me to get ready to go.
And such begins another day of a boring life, though I had a feeling that was going to change soon.
"UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" I thought to myself. It was 9th period, the last class of the day, and I was literally just waiting for it to finish. I was staring at the clock along with the rest of the class, not even trying to be discreet about it, while the teacher was droning on about the importance of algebra.
Sigh.
"Only 5 minutes to go, does he have to torture us?" I said out loud, louder then I meant to.
Most of the class giggled while the teacher just glared at me, but it seemed even he couldn't stop his lips from twitching upward into a small smirk.
"Perseus, Math is very important, it will help you in the future. You just have to endure this for a couple of more weeks, even though we finished our final I expect everyone to try their hardest…" He told the class and I, very seriously.
"I know Mr. Williams, sorry about my comment." I said, trying to be sincere. He was just doing his job…
He just nodded semi-convinced and told us to pack up and chat for the next couple of minutes before class ended, as the lesson was finished.
The students around me got into a group and went into their gossiping mode. Sigh, kids… Ironic isn't it, that I am the same age, yet so different even from my fellow demi-gods, I'd assume I'm different.
Before I could get dragged into their conversation about which girl had the biggest rack, the bell rang.
"Thank god." I thought. You'd think at 11, hormones didn't kick in yet, well too bad because that's exactly when we start to get curious…
Grabbing my backpack and my water bottle I quickly made my way through the hallways to the lobby of the school, making my way outside looking for my mother's car.
As I saw it I walked up the front seat with a smile trying to hide my nervousness. I wanted to bring up the situation with Camp, but I was nervous she might get upset.
Sighing, I opened the door and sat down, saying "Hey Mom, how was your day?".
"Very good Percy, I started a new novel." She told me happily while chatting all about it. I slowly zoned out, as us men do when women talk; thinking about how our life changed for the better as soon as she found out I was a demi-god. After we got home from our little vacation, I gave her the solid gold coins, along with some other loot I had gotten, making up a lie saying I got it from a treasure chest I saw while in the ocean, which had given us enough money for my mother to pay for my tutors, along with her being able to quit her job and start writing books, which was her dream. Unfortunately I only had enough gold coins for a couple of years, but luckily my mother's books had become very popular in a short period of time, which I can't say I was surprised about. They were awesome. Due to this we had enough money live comfortably for a long time. As she finished talking I broke out of my thoughts I quickly used my Gamer's Mind to suppress my emotions then spoke…
"Mom, we have to talk about Camp." I told her.
She looked kind of shocked that I had said that, but quickly replied, "What about Camp honey?".
"Mom, I know you're trying your hardest to make sure I am able to defend myself, getting me help on swords play, and mythology etc., but I've learned everything I can in the mortal world." I said quietly.
I saw her wince but I kept going.
"I want to go to Camp over the summer Mom. I know it's a couple of months early then what was planned but I don't want to risk you getting injured if something goes wrong." I said, ending with no room for argument.
As I said this we pulled up into our parking spot at our apartment building, and she turned to face me.
I could see the emotion in her eyes going from sadness, angry then determination to make me stay, but as soon as she looked at me, I saw it switch to resignation. She knew this was coming, and unfortunately for her I inherited her stubbornness along with as she often said my fathers'.
"I can see that you made up your mind Percy." She told me with a sigh, while turning off the engine and getting out of the car, gesturing for me to follow along.
As I got out of the car we walked silently to our apartment, her only saying that we'll get home, then talk privately.
As we walked into the apartment and closed the door after I went in, she just gave me a hug and said;
"Come know honey, today is Friday. It will be best if you leave at the end of the weekend, I'll call the school and make sure everything is set up, and you should still pass as you have taken all your tests already." She told me rambling.
I was confused, I would have expected her to have argued with me and at the very least try to spend as much time with me until school ended and I went to camp…
Curious; I voiced my thoughts.
She just smiled and told me;
"Honey, I've been selfish for a long time keeping you here. I can see that you surpassed the skills of many of your teachers long ago. I understand, you want and need to be stronger and you can't do that here." She told me.
I just blushed. I wasn't that obviously bored was I?
Yeah I probably was…
Sheepishly I rubbed my head while she kept talking.
"But I expect you to visit often, and learn how to Iris Message to contact me every week." She told me seriously.
Iris messaging, Roman gods? My mother has been keeping somethings to herself. I definitely need to know this information before I go to Camp. With that thought in my mind I went straight into interrogation mode.
"Mom… You got some s'plaining to do…" I said.
10 minutes later;
"…And you have to say 'Oh Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering and show me…', and say a name, and you show be able to speak to whoever you say, assuming they accept the message.
Interesting.
"Thanks Mom, is there anything else you're forgetting to tell me." I said sarcastically.
As I said that I saw a flash of guilt cross her face and she sighed muttered, "Might as well tell him now…"
"Percy, you're powerful. There is a reason why we must hide so carefully, not just because of the monsters. There was a prophecy, your father told me this, making sure I understood the risks of having a child with him. It goes like this;
A Half-Blood of the eldest gods,
Shall reach sixteen against all odds,
And see the world in endless sleep.
The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap,
A single choice shall end his days,
Olympus to preserve or raze.
She finished, giving me a minute to process this.
I just nodded dumbly while quickly using my Gamer's Mind to go over each line.
A half-blood of the eldest gods, that's my father, Zeus, and Hades.
When I turn 16, the world will go into an endless sleep? Does that mean death?
Hero's soul is reaped by a cursed blade, great. Whose weapon in Greek Mythology is able to injure souls again… I need to research this.
And finally Olympus to preserve or raze.
…
"We are hiding from Zeus aren't we?" I said realizing this after the last line. I was a direct threat to Olympus as a whole. I can't exactly blame him.
"Not just Zeus honey. There is more too this." She said softly.
"World War II was in fact a huge fight between the children of Zeus and Poseidon on one side and the children of Hades on the other. After dropping the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan surrendered, thus ending World War II on both the mortal and divine side, leaving Poseidon and Zeus's children as the victors." She sighed, but continued;
"The events of World War II resulted in the pact of the Big Three, which prohibited the brothers from having half-bloods, because their children were affecting the course of history too much. It was decided more demigod children of the Big Three would be dangerous for the mortal world, but from what your father told me, this was just a cover story. The prophecy that I told you about was given during this time, so he along with your uncles Zeus and Hades swore an oath to never have half-blood children again."
"So you think the prophecy is about me?" I said shocked at what I was hearing.
She just smiled softly and said; "Not at first honey. Many years ago Zeus was the first to break the oath, resulting in his daughter, Thalia. Hades; who was furious as he wasn't exactly willing to take the oath in the first place, sent an army of monsters after her and she was killed protecting some other campers sacrificing herself to save them before reaching Camp. As a final blessing for his child and in hopes she could one day be saved; Zeus made her into a magical pine tree, which put her in stasis, but also used her to strength the barriers which prevent monsters from entering Camp Half-Blood. You are, at this time the only child left who can fulfil the prophecy." She finished softly.
I just sat there thinking for a few minutes, and I just blurted out the first thing that came to mind; "So two of the most powerful gods in Greek Mythology are out to get me huh?" I said trying to lighten the mood.
She just scowled and slapped the back of my head but not before I saw a quick smile.
"Percy, you will have a terrible, but great destiny. The threats that can destroy Olympus are very powerful, you are going to need all the training and information you can get. I'm not telling you this for nothing, especially since your father forbid me to tell you this, he only told me because of my nagging..." She said.
"Why don't you think for a while and I'll go make some food for us." She told me softly after a couple of more minutes of silence while getting up from the couch, which we ended up on somehow, and walked into the kitchen to make some lunch, leaving me to think.
Well. Thank you once again Gamer's Mind, otherwise I'd be freaking out.
Going back to the beginning of our conversation I thought about the prophesy again. I had to defeat a threat which can 'raze' Olympus. There have only been a few entities capable of pulling of such a feat. The first thing that came to mind was Typhon.
"I'll come back in a little bit Mom and we'll talk again." I called out while heading to my room.
Without waiting for a reply I entered my room and took out a huge book on Greek Mythology, and found Typhon. I paled as I read it.
"Typhon (also known as Typhoeus) is the last known and most powerful child of the earth goddess Gaea, and is also known as the "Storm Giant" or "Father of all Monsters." His wife is Echidna and his father is the Protogenoi Tartarus. He is especially hated by Aeolus, because when he is defeated, thousands of Venti are released, thus making the master of the winds's job vastly more difficult. He is the single most powerful foe the Olympians have ever faced."
"Thousands of years ago, after the First Olympian War, Gaea was enraged at the defeat of the Titans (her children), and of how they were locked away in Tartarus. She attempted revenge by sending her last and most powerful child, the great monster Typhon, to destroy the Olympians. Typhon alone is the greatest foe the gods ever faced, even mightier than the Titans themselves.
Having never anticipated such a rival, the gods were quickly forced on the defensive and they eventually went into hiding, except for Zeus, who was frozen with fear. Gathering his senses, Zeus struck Typhon square in the chest with the tremendously powerful Master Bolt at point blank range, but Typhon merely stumbled, then shrugged it off. He knocked Zeus out of his chariot and held the poor god in a strong grip. Typhon tore out Zeus's divine tendons, greatly weakening him, and hurled him away. Hermes and Pan met Zeus and formulated a plan. Pan began to play soft music, which calmed Typhon and fell asleep. The gods stole the tendons and attached them to Zeus, who was massively grateful. Zeus then attacked Typhon and severed the monster's fingers with the Master Bolt. Zeus subsequently lifted and hurled Mount Etna on top of his foe, successfully trapping him. Ever since, Typhon's raw power itself caused lava to ignite from the mountain's top in the form of a volcano. After the defeat of her most powerful child, Gaea admitted defeat and fell back to sleep, allowing the gods to rule Olympus without interference ever since."
Oh fuck. Does it look like I have the Master Bolt, one of the most powerful weapons in Greek Mythology, and the ability to pick up freaking mountains! Hopefully the threat I must face isn't Typhon, but the alterative isn't much better; The Titans.
Flipping to their page in the Greek Mythology book, for a refresher I read something that made me pale even more;
"Kronos is the King of the Titans and one of the most powerful children of Gaea. He is arguably one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Kronos is the Titan Lord of Time, Evil, and Harvest. His Roman counterpart is Saturn."
Skipping Kronos' history as I already know that I saw something that grabbed my interest;
"Kronos' main weapon is his Scythe. The Scythe is six foot long, blade curved like a crescent moon, with a thick handle wrapped in leather. The blade of the scythe is made a mix of tempered steel, Celestial Bronze and Adamantine. It is Kronos' symbol of power. It was gifted to him by his mother Gaea to dethrone his father, Uranus. His own son, Zeus later used it to cut Kronos into one thousand pieces and banish the remains to Tartarus. Afterwards, Zeus gave the weapon to Hestia to hide, as she was the only one who he could trust with such a task, because he believed the weapon too powerful. "
"The Scythe had the ability to release enormous amounts of energy into a person, 'severing their soul from their body' with a single touch. The scythe was even able to destroy the most powerful of immortals, such as Uranus, Kronos' father. Its other powers were only known to the Titan King."
…Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck.
I remembered; "The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap"
KRONOS?!
I didn't even notice the room darken as I thought this…
The crazy dude who ate his own kids? The guy who is my grandfather, albeit I'm sure my father, uncles and aunts had disowned him, and vice versa…
"I have to fight him?" I muttered weakly.
"Well look on the bright side Percy, it's not Typhon…" I said seconds before fainting, Gamer Mind or not, knowing your destiny is to fight the most powerful Titan Lord, the King of the Titan and formerly the King of the Cosmos to save the world and Olympus from destruction is not something you find out every day.
I woke up seemly seconds later;
'Ping!'
You have passed out in your bed; HP and MP have been restored to 100% each. All ailments and negative statuses have been cured.
As I dismissed the message I suddenly remembered what happened minutes ago.
I had to think this out logically, I quickly used my Gamer's Mind and put everything into an objective view. Kronos is millennia's old, I needed to get much, much stronger and fast to be able to even fight his weakest lackey.
First thing is to get in contact with my father once I get to Camp. To fight a powerful immortal being, you need to be given help by another powerful immortal being. Hopefully he is able to help me…
In addition to this, the Titan King probably has many allies, I needed my own. Camp Half-Blood seems like the place to start as well. It's a good thing I pressed my mother to tell me this, otherwise I'd have been completely unprepared.
'Ping!'
Quest Alert!
Survive and complete the Great Prophesy; saving the world from destruction.
Rewards-
50M Experience
?
?
?
Failure-
Seriously? What do you think, the world goes back to the so called "Golden age"…
YES/NO
I quickly pressed yes, smiling at the rewards. I would do this, if not for what would happen if I failed, then for the potential rewards.
"Percy, foods ready." I heard my mother say as soon as I pressed yes.
I quickly made my way back downstairs and sat in the chair near the island in our kitchen as my Mom put me food.
I decided to be blunt and went straight to the point as she served me food.
"I have to fight the Titan King don't I." I said. She obviously had much more time to research this along with my father to get answers from, and if I found it that fast, she definitely would know.
She just winced and nodded slowly.
"Unfortunately." She said, while muttering something along the lines of stupid fates…
I tried to get angry at her for not telling me sooner, but I couldn't. I mean who would tell a 6 year old who just found out he was a demi-god that he must face the Titan of Evil.
"I see why you didn't argue when I decided to go to Camp early." I decided to say.
She just nodded as she ate another bite of pasta.
"Do the Gods know about who's raising?" I asked seriously. This was important.
Again she just nodded her head and said; "The Gods know he stirs, from what your father told me, but they are trying to delay it as much as possible. It was expected that Thalia would be the one to fight him, but she is currently… incapacitated, as you know."
I expected as much.
I just nodded and continued to eat; ignoring the message saying I gained 50HP and MP from eating food.
Stretching as I finished my mother asked; "Do you have any more questions Percy?" As she picked up the plates, etc.
"Not right now Mom, not right now." I said absentmindedly, while thinking deeply about the future.
2 days later;
I was in the shower trying to relax before I get to Camp Half-Blood. It was Sunday and I packed up what I needed into my backpack and made sure to stock even more stuff I might need in my inventory, to be honest I could probably feed an army for years with exquisite cuisine that only the highest class people could eat; thankfully I had enough money stashed away to purchase it from extremely talented chefs throughout the last couple of years.
Sure I might be a little paranoid, but that doesn't really hurt anyone, does it, and it's not like the food/supplies is being wasted?
I had stayed up most of last night touching up on my swords play, while my mother got in contact with the school to tell them an emergency came up I won't be attending the last two weeks of school. She also made sure to cancel the remaining tutoring sessions I had, as I would be going to a place where I would learn much more then I would from them.
I couldn't help but smile. Even though I had a huge destiny, I was finally going to Camp Half-Blood. I'd see other demi-gods. I'd see the legendary trainer of heroes, Chiron. Lastly, I would get to contact my father. I had decided it was the best way to make sure I would survive the fight against the Titan King.
Finishing up my shower I quickly used my powers to dry myself off and threw on my clothes. It was about 7am and my mother should be getting ready soon to make our way to Camp. Unfortunately that means a very long drive, as the camp is near the end of Long Island, past even Montauk.
I heard my mother enter the bathroom and had some spare time so I decided to use my skill points as I was going into an unknown area.
I quickly opened up my status;
'Status'
A blue box appeared before him and read;
Perseus (Percy) Jackson
Health-5800/5800
Mana-3300/3300
Title-The Gamer
Hidden genius(+5 INT)
Demi-god(+5 VIT and +5 DEX)
Son of Poseidon(+5 STR, +7 VIT, +7 DEX, +2 LUC -PERMANENT)+(+20 STR, VIT and DEX- only while in water)
Level – 21; EXP till level- 1500/55000
Race-Demi-god
STR-48(+5)=53
VIT-43(+12)=55
DEX-48(+12)=60
INT-42(+5)=47
WIS-49
LUC-45(+2)=47
SKILL POINTS-128
MONEY- 968$/225D
Perseus (Percy) Jackson is a demi-god, and the son of Sally Jackson and Poseidon. He is a smart kid but his mother asked him not to draw attention to himself so he doesn't attract monsters. He's a momma's boy. He currently goes to Yancy, and is in sixth grade, not that he needs to be there at the rate he's learning anyway… He loves blue food and the ocean. He wishes that his mother could have anything in the world, and would do anything to make that happen.
Status- Percy is the son of Poseidon and is able to breathe underwater, communicate with fish, and talk to horses, Pegasus or anything related to horses and control water.
I went through my stats and decided to give myself a nice upgrade, just in case we run into monsters on the way to Camp.
After putting them in I opened my status again;
A blue box appeared before him and read;
Perseus (Percy) Jackson
Health-5800/5800
Mana-3300/3300
Title-The Gamer
Hidden genius(+5 INT)
Demi-god(+5 VIT and +5 DEX)
Son of Poseidon(+5 STR, +7 VIT, +7 DEX, +2 LUC -PERMANENT)+(+20 STR, VIT and DEX- only while in water)
Level – 21; EXP till level- 1500/55000
Race-Demi-god
STR-60(+5)=65
VIT-50(+12)=62
DEX-50(+12)=62
INT-50(+5)=55
WIS-50
LUC-63(+2)=65
SKILL POINTS-80
MONEY- 968$/225D
Perseus (Percy) Jackson is a demi-god, and the son of Sally Jackson and Poseidon. He is a smart kid but his mother asked him not to draw attention to himself so he doesn't attract monsters. He's a momma's boy. He currently goes to Yancy, and is in sixth grade, not that he needs to be there at the rate he's learning anyway… He loves blue food and the ocean. He wishes that his mother could have anything in the world, and would do anything to make that happen.
Status- Percy is the son of Poseidon and is able to breathe underwater, communicate with fish, and talk to horses, Pegasus or anything related to horses and control water.
Satisfied with increasing my base stats to at least 50 each, and increasing my luck by around 18 skill points I decided to not use the remaining 80.
'Ping!'
Due to achieving 50 stats in VIT, STR, DEX, INT, LUC and WIS you have gained new perks!
Please choose 2 out of these new perks as a reward.
Speed Rush- Allows user to travel at crazy speeds with a cost of 50HP per minute. Present speed: 22 miles/per hour.
Lucky Charm- You get 10% more critical hits on top of your current bonuses.
Telekinesis- Ability to move objects with your mind.
Range- As long as you can imagine it, you can move it.
Weight limit- 25 pounds
Regeneration- Increases ability to regenerate MP and HP
+100 HP and MP per minute.
Oh shit. This is cool. When I reach 50 in my stats I gain the ability to get a perk, so when I get a 100 I'll get even better perks?
Interesting.
Looking over everything I took Lucky Charm out of the running, it just wasn't as cool as the others. In addition, though Telekinesis is awesome it wasn't practical at the moment, I really want the Speed Rush perk and the Regeneration perk, it seems like they were made for each other. With one last sorrowful look at the Telekinesis perk I chose the Regeneration and Speed Rush.
'Ping!'
Active Perks;
Regeneration- Increases ability to regenerate MP and HP
+100 HP and MP per minute.
Speed Rush- Allows user to travel at crazy speeds with a cost of 50HP per minute. Present speed: 22 miles/per hour.
I couldn't help but smile as I looked at these new perks. I will be able to use the Speed Rush perk without any down sides due to the Regeneration perk, and in addition I gain 100MP a minute as well, which can be lifesaving in a fight.
With a huge grin on my face as I thought about all the possibilities', I heard my mother call out;
"It's time to go Percy!" She yelled from the front door.
I just nodded my head I definitely need to try out these new perks. Camp should be perfect to do it at, along with all the other things I can do there.
Thanks for the reviews, favorites and follows guys. Definitely will be going to Camp next chapter.
Also to answer some of your questions;
Percy will be paired with Artemis, but don't worry, he won't fall in love at first sight. He will also, odds are, have a couple of girlfriends along the way. Also, I do plan on introducing drakons, not dragons though. Unless I change my mind sometime later, no dementors as well.
Also Percy having a pet drakon might be hard to fit into the story, but I will most definitely work on it. I might be putting a spin on the idea in "Percy Jackson and the Game" where he can make enemies he defeats into his servants.
Also just a side note, Zeus won't be an asshole. Even though he is paranoid and kind of a man slut; I think he's pretty cool.
If you have any questions make sure to leave them in the reviews. Thanks :)