Chapter 10:

3rd Person POV

Percy left Camp Half-Blood and was now tracking the army of monsters that escaped Tartarus. Percy was shown and given a way of tracking by Chiron and his father, he was taught to be observant but also because everyone: monsters, gods, mortals, all have water in their blood Percy can track it because the monster can leave traces. Although now Percy didn't know if what he was doing was right. The trace led to New York. Weird. He thought. Oh well I guess I'll just follow... Percy walked through the streets of New York following the trace until a TV in a shop window caught his attention. A video of police trying to shoot a person who had murdered a kid but the bullets didn't work. Key word trying. Percy instantly knew this was the monster. In the corner of the TV he also saw where they were and he saw a dog just sat their waiting. A dog?... Oh no... Percy made his way to where the monster or should I say where the monsters were.

He saw that the one of the monsters, had changed appearance and was walking casually through the street. He decided he needed to lure her somewhere else. He brushed past the monsters with his head down so they wouldn't recognise him. Instantly the chihuahua caught his scent. The monsters began tailing Percy. Percy smirked. He went into a secluded alley and hid behind a bin. He saw the monsters follow and come into the alley. Percy stepped out from where he was hiding.

"Hello Echidna and nice to see you too chihuahua or should I say Chimera." The. Chimera snarled and Echidna looked delighted.

"Look sonny soon you'll be feasting on the flesh of the Hero Of Olympus." And with that the Chimera charged and swiped at Percy. Percy jumped back and slashed at the paw that it used to swipe me. The Chimera then breathed fire and Percy tried to dodge but was caught by surprise however he wasn't afraid as he just stood there. And came out unscathed.

"H-how?" Echidna asked.

"I've had lava throw on me and I'm a Son Of Poseidon with enhanced heat resistance a little fire won't hurt." Percy smirked. He then lunged at Echidna and slashed at her cutting a gash where her hip was. She was taken aback but soon composed herself and lashed out at Percy. He met her strike with his new sword SS. Faster than Echidna could see he quickly spun and slashed at her leg making her scream in agony and then stabbed her through her heart turning her into dust and sending her back to Tartarus. Percy was then tackled from behind by an angry Chimera who had knocked away Percy's sword and was too heavy for Percy to push off and I didn't help that the Chimera was stepping on his arms and legs. The Chimera snarled again and opened its mouth. Damn does he ever brush his teeth? Even Mrs O'Leary has better breath. He thought. The Chimera's head lowered until Percy managed to jerk his hand to his pocket where he pulled out riptide and as The Chimera was near his neck, no more than a couple inches, Percy uncapped it with one hand which was hard, and stabbed the Chimera through its neck and severed its head. The Chimera burst into dust as he was sent back to where his mother was just sent to.

Percy POV

I stood up and rubbed my neck then took my sword SS out. I hated the name 'Silver Shine' it sounded too girly. Can I change the name to something else such as Jason loves Nico? As soon as I thought about changing the name the writing on SS that said 'Silver Shine' changed to 'Jason loves Nico.' I grinned. Ok what name... how about keep the SS initials but call it... Silver Slayer. The sword shimmered and glowed like it did when Percy first picked it up and the writing on the sword changed to 'Silver Slayer.' Cool. After I dusted off the dust left from the Chimera and Echidna I walked back into the streets of New York and saw a little girl, she was being ushered into an alleyway. To the mortals the monster, and two other people who I'm guessing are actually mortal, looked like a mortal but I could see through the most clearly. The monster was a cyclops. I stalked quietly into the alleyway treading lightly and hid behind a bin to hear what was going on.

"Finally you little bitch! You caused us enough trouble now so your going to have a small punishment here and you'll have a bigger one at home." Hissed the mortal woman. The man next to her glared and nodded in agreement and so did the monster. The woman swung a bat that she had with her but was stopped by the monster.

"What are you doing?!" The woman screeched. The monster grinned and lashed out so I stepped out and killed the monster from behind.

"W-who are you?" The woman asked me fearfully as the little girl trembled in the corner. I finally got a good look at her. She had brown hair and blue eyes. Daughter Of Hermes perhaps. She had a bruise on her cheek and a few cuts and she was limping. This filled me with rage. I saw she was looking at me in curiosity, hope and fear.

"Hide little one you don't want to see or hear this." She leaped behind a bin and covered her ears.

I turned on the two mortals.

"Are you her parents?" I asked harshly.

"No aunt and uncle, now this is a family matter so leave." The man said. I shook my head and the man roared and lunged at me with a knife. I sidestepped and grabbed his wrist and twisted his arm. A sickening Crunch! Was heard. I then punched his face and kicked him where the sun doesn't shine even for Apollo. He doubled back in pain and I advanced picking him up by his throats and used all my strength to crush his neck. I snapped it and twisted it before it was crushed completely so the man could fell the pain. I turned to the woman. I don't hurt women but she hurt the girl and it made me mad. So I decided her death would be quick. I walked to the woman who looked at me in fear as she retreated until she was against the wall. I picked up the knife the man had and with one quick movement I swiftly slit her neck giving her a quick and painful death. I turned back to the little girl who saw me walking towards her and got scared as she backed away. I stopped and knelt down.

"Hello little one, I'm not here to hurt you. I promise." I said. She looked unsure and I made a surrendering gesture with my hand.

"How can I trust you?" She asked me quietly.

"I promise I want to help and I'm sorry you had an aunt and uncle like them."

"...can-can you tell me what that thing was? It always stayed with my aunt and uncle and me but it wasn't human. And whenever I brought it up to my aunt or uncle th-they beat me and s-said I was d-dumb and that monsters d-didn't exist." By now the girl was in tears. I walked forward and gave her a hug. She stiffened then hugged me back and cried. She let go finally and I stepped back.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Leilasia Bank and I'm 7" I chuckled knowing she was definitely a daughter of Hermes I mean Bank as a last name and Leilasia is 'plunder' in Greek so her name means 'bank plunderer' fitting for someone like her.

"Percy Jackson" I said. "Leilasia is it ok if I call you Leila for short?" She nodded "ok Leila do you know your mother or father?" She shook her head.

"My mommy died when I was 5 and I never knew my daddy I was told he died." She said sadly. Right at that moment a symbol of Hermes' Cadeceus appeared above her head. Her eyes widened.

"What's that?" She asked. I smiled and said what Chiron normally does when someone is claimed.

"All hail Leilasia Bank, Daughter Of Hermes. God of Thieves, Messengers and Roads." I announced.

"Hermes?...God?!" She spluttered. I smiled and told her about how the gods existed and how they couldn't visit their children although they did love them and I told her she was Hermes' daughter and reassured her that of all the gods I've met Hermes seem to care about his children the most, I mean he always still had faith in Luke, and that he definitely loved her.

"He's the voice I heard giving me advice."

"Yup, see your father does care he just isn't allowed to see you but I bet if he could he would visit you and would take you to a nice family and would have killed your aunt and uncle long before I did." I told her. Just then a flash appeared. Hermes himself arrived. I bowed.

"Lord Hermes" I said and Leila looked wide eyed at her father. Hermes smiled at her then grinned at me and pretended to act like my mother.

"Now now Percy you do not bow to me after everything you've done for Olympus and for letting Luke be known as a hero. Also I'm sorry about Callum I was... displeased at what he said." He the. Turned to Leila who looked scared and clutched my hand. I smiled and gently picked her up and walked over to Hermes.

"Leila meet your dad, Hermes." She still stayed with me and Hermes looked ashamed.

"I'm sorry my daughter Percy was right I always loved you but I wasn't aloud to come and when your mother died and you had to live with your extended family" He said with disgust, "I just wanted to toss them into Tartarus for how they treated you. I'm so so sorry for not being there for you but now that you know your a demigod. Maybe if you send letters... I could, ah take a route close to you and visit." He smirked a little knowing if Zeus found out he had an excuse. Leila had tears in her eyes but she launched herself at Hermes and hugged him.

"I really wanted to meet you daddy and yes I want you to visit." Hermes smiled and promised then turned to me.

"Percy could you take her to the hunt? She never was comfortable with men I watched over her and she only like you because you saved her and me because I'm her father but that's it so I would appreciate it if she went to the hunt rather than camp." I nodded and he said goodbye to me and Leila then kissed her cheek and flashed out.

"What's the hunt?" Leila asked.

"It's run by Artemis. Goddess of the Moon, Hunt, Chastity, Virginity and Maidens. It's the safest place for girls where there are no men you have a family as the other hunters are your sisters and a good friend of mine is part of the hunt and they also get partial immortality so they don't age or get sick but can die from a fatal wound or poison or something like that but they have to swear off love and boys which is easy for them seeing as many hunters' stories are not nice." I explained she nodded and I realised she still had the cuts and bruises.

"Leila let me heal you." I told her and handed her some ambrosia. She stopped limping, her bruise faded and all her cuts went away.

"Wait who's your godly parent?" She asked.

"Poseidon, Son of Kronos, Titan of Time and Harvest, one of the Big Three. God of the Seas, Earthquakes and Horses." I told her. She nodded and I scooped her up. I bought her some food from a fast food place and she devoured it quickly.

"So Leila, time to go to the hunt." She beamed and jumped up and down in her seat and I laughed and picked her up and walked out to the streets and used my little tracking technique to locate the hunters. They were camped somewhere outside New York. I began walking in their direction with Leila on my shoulders.

Time to see the hunters...I hope they don't kill me...

A/N and that a wrap. So most stories normally have it a daughter of Athena Apollo or Aphrodite but I thought, why not Hermes? And no when Percy gets their he will not become guardian of the hunt or taken to Olympus or anything but... how was this? I will write more about his quest in the next chapter but will he return to camp or not? And as I already said HE IS NOT BECOMING THE HUNTERS' GUARDIAN. But you will have to find out later so until then...

ELDER OUT!