A/N Hey everybody. I have finally been able to finish this chapter. Yay. Finals week is right around the corner for me and this was the only thing that helped out relieved my stress. Also, it took me a while to finish this too since I was engrossed with a new story I've been writing. I would post that new story after this story since I don't want to be torn apart which to update first.
I don't know whether I did justice for his betrayal here but I felt sorry for Percy here. I got into swearing here too though. I hoped you guys would enjoy this chapter. I would update as soon as finals will be finished. Enjoy and reviews are appreciated :)
Percy's POV
I, Perseus Jackson, has officially have the worst luck in the history of heroes. Why you may ask? When I was twelve, I had the biggest surprise of my life. I was plunged into the world of mythologies and if that wasn't bad enough, I was not even supposed to be born. The three elder gods had forbidden each other from siring any children but my father couldn't keep his pants on when he saw my mom. So, most of the gods had the tendency to have the thought of smiting me down with their godly powers. If that wasn't bad enough, listen to this. I was part of a prophecy that could decide the fate of the world when I turned sixteen.
You think that's it? Noooo. The fates seemed to like to put me on my limits when the Giant war unfolded. You would think that the fates hate me since it was barely four months after the Second Titan before I got abducted by a certain cow loving goddess. Then, my whole world expanded even further by making me learn the Roman aspect of the mythology world. Then the quest turned sour when the Romans, instead of helping us, came seeking for our blood. I wish I could have succumbed to the Romans since Tartarus was something I wouldn't want to revisit for a vacation. Well at least, I had only about fourteen close calls on dying and that didn't include the times I was saved by my invulnerability.
After all that, the worst part came when the camp betrayed me. Betrayal was something I didn't think of. Betrayal was the last thing I would think of when I was desperately trying not to die. I was then saved by Lady Chaos so that I could be an assassin. 500 years later, I was tricked to save the people who betrayed me. Then, complications arises that I thought was impossible and that is what I'm about to explain to the immortal campers. The problem that the titans and giants are not being sent to the void.
We were back at the rec room which didn't change a bit for the last 500 hundred years. I was sitting with the rest of my team waiting for all the immortal campers to arrive. Chelsea had just explained to me the reason why our enemies are not being sent to the void. She looked grim as well as the others. Red was just speechless, Danny, for the first time since I've met him, had finally clamped his big mouth for he is unable to say anything, and I think Vince couldn't clamp his mouth because of the shock.
For me? Just the same as them. Speechless and unable to form coherent sentences that is fitting for an all-powerful being.
I was still wearing my hoodie which I have only taken off when I showered (Yes, I shower. Shocking isn't it?) since I need to cover up my back. The only thing that marred my body that I have kept to remind me of the pain I experienced in this camp. I was lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice everybody had arrived. Annabeth had coughed to get my attention. She was still as beautiful as I can remember. Her golden curls is in a ponytail and her grey eyes seemed to pierce me even more. I could see the gleam in her eyes return a bit ever since I got here. I think she thinks we could still be together. I don't know about that though.
Before I could have a mental breakdown by just thinking about her, I started my story.
"So before we start—" I noticed that Jacob was nowhere to be found. "Umm, not like I care, but where is the son of Nemesis?" Everyone looked at each other asking whether they've seen him but no one had noticed him ever since the fight.
"Oh well, anyway, before we start, do you guys know why you are called here?" I asked. They just looked at me and shook their heads.
"It's about the reason why you kept Gration alive?" Annabeth guessed. As always, she's correct.
"Yes." Everybody sat up straighter with this news.
"And?"
"We kept him alive because of Gaea." The shock is evident on their faces and I knew they were thinking if we're going to use him against her.
"Gaea? What do you mean because of Gaea?" Jason asked.
"You all know that the titans and giants are children of the Earth goddess." They all nodded. "Well, I don't know how or why since she wouldn't tell me," my head twitched a bit since Lady Chaos still doesn't want to tell me something quite important, "Anyways back to the story, I don't know how but when the Primordial gods had their children, they gave off part of life force to their children." All of them looked puzzled except for Chiron and Annabeth who seemed to get the gist of what I'm trying to say.
"What?" They looked dumbfounded that I actually found this annoying. Was I this dumb before?
"It means her powers diminished when she gave birth her children because part of her powers has been transferred to her children." Annabeth summed up for them. They nodded finally understanding it.
"Gaea had a lot of children actually but it was the titans and the giants who got most of her energy that left her weaker and the reason why she is in slumber most of the time.
"So, what does that have to do with anything?" Leo haven't changed even after 500 years.
"It means that when they killed the titans and giants, Gaea had somehow took back her powers from them and erasing their whole existence." Annabeth deduced grimly and I nodded.
"Oh"
"Oh and Tartarus too," I added. They just glared at me.
"So, how powerful are they now that you guys killed most of them?" Reyna finally spoke and her eyes flashed dangerously.
"With the energy she got, she doesn't pose a threat that much to us but she had claimed a lot of her powers back so she is more powerful than the last war. Lady Chaos is trying hard from afar to stop the energy Gaea and Tartarus is giving off because their presence are killing mortals but if they collect all the energy from them, Lady Chaos had to be here to stop it but that means removing her limiter as well." I said
"And removing her limiter is bad because..?" Clarisse butted in dimly.
I just rolled my eyes, "If she removed her limiter, only the Primordials would be able to withstand her presence. Her presence can cover the whole world."
"What about you? Can't you do anything since I remember you saying you're her right-hand man." Nico questioned me from the shadows.
"Just the same as Lady Chaos, not one of you would be able to withstand my presence if I removed my limiter as well. Lady Chaos made sure I didn't have the full use of my powers."
"Please, you can't be that powerful." Thalia snorted. I just gave her a dry look.
"The day Lady Chaos recruited me, she gave me most of the powers over the universe. So in truth, you could say I'm on par of being a primordial if not more powerful." They all sat stunned when they heard the extent of my powers.
"Anyways, I thought we could just kill them off so that these things won't happen again in the future. We didn't expect for anything like this." I didn't say about the fact that this happened before Lady Chaos' time which made me confused when she said this in a whisper. I don't think she wanted me to hear that little information.
"So, are you telling me that because of your interference, things got more complicated?" Jason asked.
"I guess so," I answered nonchalantly but I could hear the accusation in his voice.
"So, this is your FAULT then!" He shouted at me. Even though I knew they might blame me, they could have at least be grateful I tried to save them. If it weren't for me, they would have been decimated from their first battle.
"And why is that my fault, son of Jupiter?" I try to bite my anger.
"If you didn't even come here, having Gaea in full power would never occur!" He shouted once more.
"Well, he is kinda right." Nico muttered and a few of the immortal councilors nodded a bit in assent. Annabeth kept quiet but I know she is blaming me as well.
"So? Does everyone feel like this?" I just looked at them blankly but my blood boiled at this people. I can't believe I felt a connection towards this place. I can't believe I had thought of forgiving them and helping them. Loyalty is really my fatal flaw because it only brings me pain.
Most of them nodded and that did it. I know I have to get out of there before my temper control me. "Well then, I'll guess we'll just leave you guys." I walked towards the door in anger and before leaving the area I spoke without turning my head towards them, "So, it's my fault again, huh Wise Girl?" I said despite telling myself not to use that name again. She turned rigid as I reminded her my old nickname for her.
"Thank you for reminding me, son of Jupiter, that I have no place in this camp. I guess you're the better leader." I then left before they saw tears in my eyes. My team knew better than to follow me so they just sat there. Memories flood me as I remember how they ganged up on me 500 years ago.
Flashback
I guess I know now why Greeks were infamous for their tragedies. I thought history just like to exaggerate the lives of the people in Greek Tragedies. I have never been more wrong in my whole life.
Life in camp had become unbearable. I had become a hollow shell of my former self. There was nothing to look forward to after Annabeth had left me. I could always see her attached to Jacob happy and I could see how she had moved on quickly. I had become bitter and would have plunged myself in training only. What should I do when the reason for my living is gone now? The worst part is that she's just there but she's gone. Her heart belongs to another now and I'm all alone. The nightmares had become worse and worse and my body had become weak. I don't know why but my back is always killing me now. I was always in fatigue but I pushed on. I don't want any one's pity. They always look at me like I'm just someone to be pitied on.
I feel betrayed by everyone because they had known this and didn't bother to tell me. They didn't bother to help the person who was there for them when they are in trouble. I could feel everyone's whispers about me and it just angered me even more. Annabeth had been a taboo around me because I would break down and my powers would go haywire.
I thought about this as I walked around the camp which had become a norm for me. I was so enraged that I had created a storm around me while I was walking in the gardens of Katie. I was so shock because I had destroyed them all and I saw Katie standing there with her mouth open. She then locked her eyes on me and her eyes blazed with anger.
"What the hell, Jackson!" I knew then that I had pissed her to the point she could literally kill me now because I have never heard her call me by my last name.
"I'm sorry, Katie. I didn't mean to. I'm sorry." I tried to amend with her.
"Sorry?" She laughed at me mockingly. "Just because Annabeth had left you doesn't mean you could go destroy everything around you!" She shouted at me.
I couldn't even open my mouth. Her accusations still ringing in my ear. How dare she say that?! I couldn't even register anything and I didn't even notice that I have brewed another storm and pushed her off.
"Oh my gods, Katie!" I saw her sprawled against the ground with her glaring at me murderously.
"No wonder she left you! You are despicable!" She then trudged towards her cabin while I broke down with no one comforting me.
I then ran into the training arena to clear my head off. I wanted to be too tired to even lift my head. I wanted to be too tired to even dream.
"Hey Prissy!" Clarisse called me. I saw her in her armor with her new spear. I wonder how many spears she had stored because it always seemed to last long for just about a few days.
"What!" I know it must have been unfair to Clarisse but I'm too mad to care.
"Chill, Jackson. I was wondering if you want a sparring partner since those training dummies don't give you enough practice." I was kinda glad that Clarisse is always there when you wanted to spar.
"Sure."
We then began to spar and over time my strikes had become fiercer. With every slash, I could see Clarisse having trouble keeping up with me. The winds howled around us as my powers are going haywire once more. I didn't even notice that we had the Ares campers watch us but they knew that they shouldn't be there since it was only Clarisse who could take on my rampage head on.
I didn't even know but my consciousness seemed to slip off of me and my body went automatic. Slash, dodge, parry, roll and counter were the only things that would register that I didn't notice that I had cut a huge gash on Clarisse and I still continued on. Her siblings tried to stop me but to no avail.
I don't know how but the youngest of them all had been able to get close to me but my mind registered him as nothing but an enemy. The kid was able to block it but I had knocked him off. Clarisse seemed to forget about her injuries as she blocked my death strike. Her fury had built up when she saw me about to strike her sibling to death. She had then kicked me so hard that I got out of my trance and saw the damage I had done.
"You fucking asshole! You almost killed him!" She was fuming that the blessing of Ares was flickering around her. "Was this the cause of Annabeth leaving you?! Maybe you almost killed her that's why she left you! Fucking trash." Like Katie, she left with her siblings, leaving me once more alone.
One by one, my friends have left me with their accusations why Annabeth left me. Their voices still ringing in my head how I deserved this tragedy.
Grover had gotten mad at me when I couldn't control my powers again and I had destroyed a forest. Just like Clarisse, he called me a trash within a trash and left me.
Travis and Connor called me unworthy to be loved when I went haywire when they tried to prank me. The left me as well.
Jason and Piper had called me a worthless leader when I went on a rampage and caused for our team to lose in the Capture the flag game. They left me as well.
Reyna who was just passing by to relay a message to us had joined into the party as well. She was trying to say hello to me and ask how I was but my mind registered her as a monster and almost shish-ka-bobbed her. Just like everyone, she left me.
With every person leaving me, my body become weaker and weaker. I had to do endure pain beyond measure to look normal in front of these people or as normal as any heartbroken man.
It wasn't until Thalia's leaving me caused me to crack and ultimately lead me to my death. The Capture the flag had just finished and we had lost because of me. It was hunters versus the campers again and I was the reason why they were able to get our flag.
Nobody wants to see me since I was the reason for our defeat. It was like I've been nothing but a has-been hero and right now that I'm doing poorly because of my grief, everyone seemed to hate me.
Anyways, I sat down by the creek alone since no one wants to see when I sensed someone was about to strike me from the back and I know that they will my Achilles spot. My mind went auto mode once more and I pinned down the offending person and had pierced the person in her stomach.
I then saw to my horror that I had stabbed Phoebe of the huntresses.
"Oh my god, Phoebe." I quickly removed my blade out of her while she is spluttering blood. I then saw in my peripheral Thalia storming over to our place with fury in her eyes.
"JACKSON!" I was then hit by a lightning blast that was meant to kill me. It was one of those days that I wish I didn't have my invulnerability because I should have died instead I still lived on to suffer.
I kneeled in front of Thalia in hopes of her having to forgive me. "I'm sorry, Thalia. I didn't know it was her."
"You fucking retarded demigod! Even if you didn't know it was her, you wouldn't just attack anyone and try to kill them! She was just trying to ask whether you were okay!" She tried to stop the bleeding but she knows she can't do it. One of their healers came forward in desperate attempt to save her.
Another bolt came to strike me and for the first time in a long time, I felt physical pain. The pain was immeasurable that I only registered one word from Thalia's mouth before leaving me, "…disloyal.."
They all left me alone just like Annabeth. They didn't know how much I was in pain. Mrs. O'Leary came bounding to me and lifted me up from the ground since I can't stand. She then brought me to my cabin where I kept myself holed up in there.
I knew I was dying since my body is getting weaker and weaker. I don't want anyone to see me in this state. People kept trying to talk to me but Mrs. O'Leary and Blackjack didn't let them in.
Almost two days had passed when I could feel my death incoming. I threw up blood so often that I was pale as Nico right now. I tried to stand up before I die to look at myself. I was only wearing my pants and I could see my back in total black. I knew it was my curse that was killing me because I lost the one thing that kept me anchored to this world. I knew that the river is overwhelming me and right now I could see my life flash. I walked shakily towards my bathroom when I felt my body being consumed right there and the last thing I saw was a woman.
Flashback Ends
Those memories kept assaulting and tears stained my face. I hadn't felt this vulnerable since Lady Chaos had assigned me as her new assassin. I didn't even notice that my feet had carried me towards the beach.
Then, anger replaced my sorrow. Anger at the people who left me when I was grieving. Anger that they have chosen Annabeth over me. This was all Annabeth's fault! If she could have just loved me and only me, then nothing like this would ever happen. I wouldn't have to experience this kind of life and then they had the gall to blame everything to me when I tried to save them.
Those people had used me over and over yet I didn't learn my lesson. Right there, I decided that after this war, I would beg Lady Chaos to remove them from my memory. They are nothing but people who will be only loyal to you when there is a great tragedy incoming to their life.
"You should really keep your powers in check." Poseidon had materialized near me and I remembered I promised to meet him tonight.
"You know that because you couldn't kept your powers in check, they have left you thinking you're nothing but a loose cannon." He said while taking a sit near me.
"Me?! A loose cannon?!" I was riled up and my anger was in its peak that waves crashed and I know the Poseidon is doing his best to calm the seas that was reacting out to me. "They left me not because of my powers going haywire! They left me because they have been using me! They have chosen her before me! They have chosen her when I was the one who did everything for them! I tried to be loyal to them but look where that got me!" I know that everyone in the camp can hear because I know that my voice is reaching the heavens right now.
"No, they're not like that.." He tried to say but I was on a roll.
"Aren't you the same, dad!" I said with my voice dripping heavily with hatred and I could see him cower by my anger. "You gods had used me to the point you gods had broken me!"
I was livid and my hand is twitching to slash something or someone and send them to the void. "Are you happy now?! Are you happy for pushing me away?!" I stood up and tried to get away from the man who disowned me but Poseidon grabbed my wrists. I turned to face him and I could see his eyes tearing up and I know right now that his palace is being attacked but he didn't care. As long as our relationship would be mended, he didn't care about his palace. I knew about this. I could feel it that much but right now, every pain, every memory is assaulting my head.
"I'm sorry, Percy," his voice sounded so broken and defeated, "I was just so mad about your mother dying that I didn't care about you at that time. I'm sorry." He was now kneeling in front of me and I could hear him sob.
"I have never blamed you for the fact that you took out your anger on me when my mother died. Even today, I am still beating myself up for I know that I have become too engrossed with Annabeth. What angered me was the fact that you my father had watched Annabeth's betrayal unfold without telling me. All of you people had watched it without telling me. You only told me this to spite me, to hurt me even further." My voice was full of hurt but I willed it to sound more with venom and coldness.
"You also watched me die. I know you know that I was dying at that time yet you did nothing!" I shouted my accusations at him. I was breathing heavily as I watched my father break down in front of me like a little child. I could almost feel everyone's stare at us. Even the gods are watching down upon us.
"Right now, I just want to end this war and get away from all of you people. I don't have any family with any of you." I said coldly and turned away from him and stomped my way towards our cabin.
When I reached our cabin, I saw Red running at top speed towards me and I could see fear in his eyes. I knew right there that we had to act now because a person like him with fear in his eyes could never be good.
"What happened?" I thought I would be able to at least rest my mind but I should have known that things like that don't happen to me.
"Gration is dead. I don't know how but it was your sword that killed him." I was so shocked and tried to locate my sword on my belt. Nothing. Shit. How the fuck did that happen.
"We need to get to Atlas, right now." I said with urgency.
"What about Oceanus?" He asked.
"Capture him, too."
"What about Porphyrion and Kronos?"
"They're with her. They'll be dead as soon as she takes the two titans." I have forgotten to tell them that Gration was the last death Gaea needed for her to get enough energy to kill her children by herself and right now, she is aiming at Atlas and Oceanus to have enough energy to kill the Giant King and the Titan King.
A/N Hope you enjoyed it :)
