Chapter IX – Andrew's P.O.V.
"Please! I have to protect him!"
I begged with Grandpa Chaos for me to be allowed to come with my Grandpa Kronos and Uncle Luke to Earth. As a 15 year old, I could be more stubborn than a two year old. "Please, Andrew, we can't risk your life." He would reason to me. Although I know that he wants to protect me, I want to make up for that mistake I've made―I'm the reason why Grandpa Kronos possessed Percy and I have to see that they'll both be alright because I, kind of, owed it to them.
"Please, Andrew, we've already talked about this. You are Percy's heir to this throne, we cannot risk losing you as well." It's been 41 (I've been made immortal when I was 15 and I was only 5 the time Percy was killed.) years since that dreaded night when I heard Chaos wake me up in the morning after Kronos possessed Percy. He woke me up and introduced me to his cabinet member and to the parliament. After a meeting the council, I asked him why was he doing all of this.
To respond to my question, he told me that I was Percy's heir since I was under his custody and that I was legally adopted through the means of Atomos' law. I am legally his heir, second in line to the throne, first if ever Grandpa Kronos decides to give up his right and give it to me directly or if he were to die in the war which is the very thing I need to prevent. That's the reason why I'm going to Earth with them. . .well, to be honest, it's one of my several reasons.
"Andrew, listen to me. The balance of this Universe is in the verge of collapsing this very minute. If I were to be assassinated by someone and no one in the line of the succession to the throne would step up to power, the world would cease to exist! Andrew, I know that you want to go and accompany your Kronos―" I cut him off swiftly as a dove of Aphrodite sent on a mission to repair the existence of love.
"To at least say goodbye to him! Grandpa Chaos, I heard you and Grandpa Kronos talk before, the night when you thought I was away, I heard the both of you saying that the sacrifice would be needed to completely and permanently defeat her. That's what you said, Percy is the sacrifice because he was one of the blood tributes." Gaea had cast a last minute curse that one of the blood tributes would have to die in order for her to permanently die to never return.
"You told him that, you would do that so he would come back! I understand your situation but do you understand mine?! He's my ohana," I was born and raised in Hawaii, "Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind or forgotten, okay? Before I lose the chance, I want to say that goodbye. He gave you the chance because he wanted to give you the chance to be a father to Omicron, he gave you a chance to say your goodbye to your other children!" I shouted the last part angrily.
"Why can't you give me the chance to say goodbye?"
I whispered softly. Chaos' eyes watered and he enveloped me in a hug. "Alright―But be safe, Percy is my son, to lose you is to lose Percy all over again." He gazed at a picture of Percy in his uniform (a navy blue army uniform with medals and a sash to prove his legitimacy and loyalty to the throne of succession), he was had a scepter in his hand and his black pen (which was a concealed sword) which he fondly named Anaklusmos II. I smiled at the photo, seeing that everything will be normal once I take care of the mess I've made.
"I will, I will be here. I mean I'm always here. I was here when you lost Percy," and I'm here when you get him back, I wanted to add but I knew that to allowed on this mission with Uncle Luke and Grandpa Kronos was as far of a favor I could get from Grandpa Chaos so I'd better keep my mouth shut about what I wanted to say.
"Go with Kronos and Luke. Be safe, return to me." I bowed in respect and gratitude.
I will make you pay, daughter of Athena.