The pairing poll is officially OVER! Here are the final results:
Artemis and Hera-46
Artemis-31
Hera-19
Thank you to everyone who voted. To anyone who doesn't like the pairings, I'm sorry but this is what was chosen. Maybe next time.
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Still third person pov
Ladon lunged at Zoe, his over 3,000 teeth bared.
Right before he could rip her apart, there was a loud explosion and the ground under Ladon exploded.
Zoe was blown back a couple of feet but was unhurt. There was smoke everywhere and no one could see a thing. Coughing was heard from different places in the garden. The smoke began to clear out and when it fully cleared, you could see Ladon lying on the ground. Two of his heads were lying on the ground but other than that, Ladon just looked stunned. Then he let out a loud "ROOOOOAAARRRR" that almost blew out Zoe's eardrums.
Standing in front of Ladon was Percy. Zoe almost shouted in shock but she knew that that would direct Ladon's attention to her so she kept quiet.
Percy was wearing his signature orange hoodie and blue skinny jeans with a pair of blue Nike sneakers on. Zoe had to admit, though, he didn't look bad at all. Now she understood what the Aphrodite girls at camp were talking about when they sat outside their cabin talking about every person that walked by. Not that Zoe listened to them, she just happened to be walking by and she heard them talking about him so she hid and listened for 15 minutes. Yeah.
Anyways, Percy stared at Ladon and Ladon stared back at him. No one moved a muscle as the stare down lasted over two minutes. Then Percy made a slight movement with his his hand. Phoebe, Thalia and Annabeth slowly began to crawl away from Ladon. He didn't notice ax they safely made it to the other side of the garden. Zoe moved slowly, careful not to let Ladon see her. All Ladon's eyes, though, were locked on Percy's.
Zoe didn't make a noise as she crept over to the other side. One of the heads turned to her but then Percy said "Ladon" to get the attention back to him.
"You're not a monster" Percy said. "You don't have to kill people just because someone tells you to." Ladon seemed to be confused. Percy raised his hand slowly, not wanting to surprise Ladon. Percy took one step forward and a couple of Ladon's heads growled. Percy quickly stopped moving. He waited a couple of seconds before taking another tentative step forward. Then he brought his hand down and slowly patted Ladon's head. None of the heads attacked. They just whined. Percy smiled and petted some of the other heads. Then he whispered, "You have to let us through, though, Ladon. Please."
Some of Ladon's heads nodded but others looked angry. Then they looked at where Zoe was before. When they didn't see her they let out an angry, "ROOOAAR" and looked around. When they spotted her, they lunged at her, teeth bared.
"No!" Percy yelled, and dived in his path. When the heads closed their teeth, they closed on the sides of Percy's stomach.
Percy sank down to the ground, racked with pain. Ladon gave a cry of despair and leaned down next to Percy, not knowing what to do.
The girls tried to rush over but Ladon roared right in their face and they quickly retreated.
Percy screamed until his throat was dry and than his world turned black and he faded into unconsciousness.
Unknown placeThe tall man sat in his throne, the three fates kneeling in front of him in their younger forms.
"Please, we need your help all-father" they said. The tall man raised an eyebrow.
"What for?" he asked, leaning forward.
"The hero has just died. He killed saving the huntress girl" the one on the left, Lachesis, said. The man leaned back, looking slightly amused.
"Oh? And this is what brought the all powerful fates to their knees in front of me, begging for my help?" the man said, smirking. If the fates weren't utterly terrified of this man they probably would be glaring daggers at him.
"This is the boy that holds the fate of Earth, possibly the universe, in his hands" the one on the right, Clotho, said. The smirk on the man's face never left.
"And your father cannot handle them?" he asked.
"My father cannot interfere. He himself restricted himself with his own laws. He swore not to interfere in his children's affairs. He has technically already broken that law when he helped the boy with the blessings of the primordials. He won't risk it again."
The man let out a booming laugh. "Did he not make those laws himself? What is he going to do, spank himself?" He laughed loudly again. The fates glanced at each other.
"Please. Earth would be destroyed permanently and Erebus will try to fade all the primordials. We will not be spared" Clothos said.
"Oh, so you're doing this for yourself. I see. You know, I don't have to concern myself with the problems of your world. I just watch you people like a TV. You're hilarious. But I will help you now. Because if you people are destroyed, where will I get my entertainment fix?" the man said. "So what to you need me to do?"
"We need you to revive him. Bring him back to life" Apophis said. The man raised an eyebrow.
"You do know that I cannot revive anyone unless I bless them, right" the man said.
"Yes, we know" the fates said.
"And you know that no mortal or even minor god can receive my blessing without exploding right? There is too much energy, too much power."
"He is already dead. What is there to lose?" Lachesis said. The man thought about it for a couple seconds before sighing and saying, "Fine, I will visit the boy. We will see what he says. Remember, he has to agree to get my blessing first." The fates nodded.
"And one more thing" Clotho said, "don't be so sure about Erebus. He can surprise you."
Percy pov I woke up in a bright room. The room was humongous, bigger than the Olympian throne room. There were pictures on the walls of big, brolic, men standing over huge, blue, monsters.
"Aaaaahhh he awakes" said a voice. I looked forward and there was a tall man sitting on a throne. He had shoulder length blonde hair and he had light blue eyes. One was covered with a black eyepatch. He had wrinkles all over his face and he looked around 60 years old, though he didn't have a strand of grey in his hair.
"My boy" he said.
"I've never met you in my life" I said. "So would you mind telling me who you are?"
The guy laughed. "I like you already. You got an attitude. I will tell you who I am in due time. Right now, I have to make you an offer." I narrowed my eyes.
"If you're offering me-"
"I'm not. I wouldn't do that. And you'd most likely decline anyway" the man cut me off.
"So what do you want?" I asked.
"You're dead" he said bluntly. My eyebrows shot into my forehead.
"What?" I said.
"You're dead. As in not breathing, no pulse, stone cold-"
"Okay I get it but... how? I'm talking to you right now correct?" I asked, thoroughly confused.
"This isn't your real body, obviously. You're lying on the ground in the garden of the hespirides, dead. Right now you should be in the underworld but I brought your soul here instead. That's how you're talking to me right now" the man said.
"Oh. So why'd you bring me here?" I asked.
"The fate of Earth rests on your shoulders. If you die then Earth will be destroyed completely. As you know, Erebus wants the universe. He is already one of the most powerful primordials and he's getting stronger. I want to revive you" he said.
"Uuuuum, okay but why did you need to bring me here. You could just revive me."
"Yes, but the problem is, to revive you, I have to bless you" he said.
"Uuuuhhhh, I still don't get it" I said, still confused.
"I need your permission to bless you. Only then can I bless you" the man said.
"Ok, go ahead. Bless the crap out of me. I have no problem with that" I said.
"Also, you will most likely spontaneously combust" he said casually.
"WHAT?!" I yelled.
"You'll spontaneously combust" he repeated.
" Oh okay, I was just making sure" I said. "Go ahead. Do your worst. I'm already dead what'll happen to me."
"Weeeeeeelll your soul could also get torn apart" the man said really quickly.
"What?! My SOUL could get torn apart? Then what'll I be, nothing?" I asked incredulously.
"Yes" the man said.
"Ok, just making sure" I said again. "Go ahead. You have my permission." "Really? Okay. Get ready. This will hurt a lot, especially if he is spontaneously combusting" he said cheerfully. "Stand still."
I didn't move a muscle. I stood stock still as the man closed his eyes and stretched his hand out in my direction. Honestly, I was scared as shit. The fact that I could explode? That's terrifying as hell.
I stood still for two minutes as a multicolored ball formed in the man's hand. Much like the one Chaos shot me with. This one was way scarier though. I almost fell to my knees from the pressure emitting from the ball of energy.
Suddenly, the man flicked his wrist and the ball shot towards me. It hit me straight in my chest. My body exploded with pain. It was the most pain that I'd ever been in. I couldn't feel my body anymore. I was numb. I was screaming in pain. I didn't even know how long I was screaming. It could've been ten seconds or ten minutes or an hour. The only thought in my mind was pain.
Finally, it was over. I lay on the ground breathing heavily. I sat up and struggled to catch my breath.
The man was staring at me, jaw on the floor.
"Y-You're still alive. How are you still alive? That's not possible! This is amazing!" he shouted. I just stared at him.
"This has never happened before! I have attempted to bless seven people before you and none have survived. What you've done is incredible!" he shouted.
"Uuuuuuuuh, okay" I said.
"Uh okay? UH OKAY? That's all you have to say? Do you know what you can do now?!" he asked incredulously. "You now have the ability to take the power of anyone you defeat in battle!"
"That's it?" I asked.
"What do you mean that's it? Think about what you can do!" he yelled. I thought about it and I realized, this power could be incredible.
"Wow" I said.
"You're damn right wow. And I didn't even give you my full blessing. It is impossible to receive" he said.
"Didn't I just receive an impossible blessing?" I said.
"No, my full blessing is different. Not even Titans can receive it. It will completely destroy the soul in under three seconds. I have never dared to attempt to give it to anyone."
I sat on the cold floor for a few seconds before the man finally said, "So, you ready to live again?"
I nodded. "Then let's get right to it. Just stand there and don't move like you did before. Any last words before I transport you back to your body?"
"Thanks for your help. I'll never forget. And also, who the hell are you?"
The man smiled. "That's for me to know and for you to find out." Then my body dissolved into black mist and I sank into darkness yet again.
And there goes chapter 11 guys. Make sure to drop a review in the story and this chapter in particular.
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