Hey guys, another chapter. Probably only about 5 more chapters before the end of this story so it's important to let me know if you want a sequel. Enjoy!
Perseus collapsed onto his bed after a long day at school, the police had been called after he had broken a wall with the football team captain, poor wall, he had been questioned for hours on end until they finally let him leave. He went straight home and immediately into his room, Zoe didn't even say hello to him as he walked past her. Percy felt himself slipping into unconsciousness and his vision went black.
"hello Perseus" a voice said, it was the voice of the man from the Smithsonian,
"hello mysterious uber powerful guy who likes darkness almost as much as me" Percy thought, then realized his thought had come out verbally, the man laughed,
"you will get used to this way of conversing soon" he said, Percy nodded.
"ok, so why am I here? And who are you?" Percy asked, though all he could see was blackness.
"you are here because I have a gift for you, my identity is unimportant" he said, Percy's mind buzzed with activity,
"oh, wait I know who you are, you're the creator. You kept the fates from killing Zoe in the throne room!" Percy exclaimed, he heard chuckling and a man appeared before him,
"indeed, though I am not technically the creator, that would be Chaos, my consort." Percy nodded slowly, and thought for a momemt. He suddenly had all this knowledge about a time before even the Titans,
"so you're Void?" Percy asked, the man nodded, Percy bowed deeply in respect, Void didn't stop him.
"it feels good to be acknowledged after so long young one, but come, I have a gift for you" the surroundings shifted until they were overlooking Earth,
"this planet was the first, Chaos did not birth the universe here but this is where it truly started, the protogenoi started here." he said, Percy nodded,
"my gift to you is this; a title, and an opportunity. The title is yours to take whether you want it or not, for it will help you in your battles. The opportunity is simple, a single boon of me, the most powerful waking being in the universe, unbound by ancient laws, but only one. Think well on what you choose champion. Now, kneel so I may bestow your title upon you." Percy knelt and Void placed a single finger on his forehead, when Void spoke again his voice rang with power,
"Rise Perseus, son of Poseidon, champion of Jupiter, Hades, Lupa, and Artemis. Bearer of the Titan's curse, tamer of the Nemean Lion, avenger of the Aroktu'ul, chosen champion of the Void!" Percy stood and felt a new power surge within him,
"now all will know your name Perseus, wield your title well, for just by the uttering of it you may send many of your enemies running never to return in fear"
Then Percy opened his eyes. He sat up and noticed that tattoos covered his arms, on the right they were tribal and abstract black inc. On the left they seemed almost technological, straight lines that changed direction crisply and randomly, both glowed with power. There were two circles in each tattoo, one on top, one on bottom for both arms. On the top of his right arm the circle contained a scythe, on the bottom of his right arm the circle had a spiral design. On the top of his left arm the circle had what appeared to be a sciency looking gun, on the bottom of his left arm the circle had a radiation symbol. Percy realized he was under his blankets and wearing his pajamas, he hadn't changed or gotten under his blankets before he fell asleep. Zoe walked into the room, presumably to wake him, and Percy noticed he didn't have a shirt on, Zoe blushed and started to leave when she saw his arms,
"what happened to your arms?" she asked,
"tell you later" Percy responded, she left the room as he began to look around the room noticing a collection of poles jutting from the wall, perched upon one was a strange looking bird. It was pitch black and similar in size to a hawk, but the beak was a shining metal and the feathers looked completely otherworldly. The hawk looked at him intelligently from it's perch and hopped off, only to glide over to his bed, the hawk had shining metal feet as well, with razor sharp talons. Percy stood up and realized where everything had come from, Void, he sent a silent prayer of thanks to the ancient deity and offered an arm to the obviously extraterrestrial bird-of-prey. It took off and landed on his shoulder, Percy noticed that the talons had retracted so as not to rip his shoulder off. He summoned a shirt from the shadows and stepped out into the kitchen, Zoe was sitting at the table in the apartment camp had provided them, since Zoe was a hunter nobody worried about any funny business happening. She gasped at the sight of the hawk, who was really rather majestic, perched on Percy's shoulder.
"yup, I had a good dream last night" Percy said, Zoe looked confused,
"I was visited by Void, he gave me a title, some tattoos and a hawk apparently, though I was unaware of the tattoos and hawk until I woke up." he said, she nodded and pointed to a pile of pancakes on the kitchen counter. Percy quickly dug in, he even offered a piece to the hawk, who turned away and refused to eat it.
Percy and Zoe arrive at school early, the hawk, who Percy had named Red, flew onto the top of building and perched where he could see the pair walking inside. They went straight to their first class, English, and sat as far back as possible this time. Mr. Blowfis came in and said hello to the class, Percy settled in for a boring day and began daydreaming. He was jolted awake by the bell ringing, he gathered his things and followed Zoe into the hallway and to their next class, math. The teacher was even more boring than Mr. Blofis, Percy was asleep almost instantly. However he had been sleeping for only a few minutes before he was woken by Zoe's voice,
"get away from me" she hissed, Percy lifted his head and saw that the math teacher was sitting at her desk, listening to music on headphones and completely ignoring the class. Zoe was surrounded by four football players, they were harassing her and trying to flirt with her in disgusting ways. Percy stood up and walked up behind them, he tapped the biggest one on the shoulder and waited for him to turn around. Finally the kid turned and saw Percy standing there,
"fuck off punk" he said, Percy raised an eyebrow,
"no" he said, the bigger boy seemed taken aback, one of his friends turned around while the other two grabbed Zoe's arms and held her in place,
"what do you mean no?" the kid asked, he tried to push Percy but Percy was rooted to the spot,
"how about you and your goons get out of my sight before I break your faces, and possibly your dicks" Percy suggested, they ignored him and tried to intimidate him, he could see Zoe smirking,
"they just don't get it do they Zoe?" he asked,
"they never seem to" she answered,
"what are you talking about?" the leader asked,
"well you see, I have fought a lot bigger guys than you, with both of my arms broken in multiple places, so I'll give each of you one cheap shot, then I'll fight back" Percy said, the football players smirked and the first one pulled his fist back, he punched Percy square in the jaw, dislocating it. Percy snapped it back into place,
"is that all you got?" he asked, "I got worse from my step-father" he said mockingly, another player let go of Zoe so only one was holding her, the two who hadn't punched yet both pulled back and swung. They hit Percy in the chest with bone breaking force, Percy didn't even flinch,
"still got worse from my step-father, but do you wanna know what happened to him?" Percy asked, they nodded reluctantly,
"I ripped him limb from limb after he killed my mother" Percy said in a low voice, in the blink of an eye he had punched the two smaller goons and kicked the leader, sending him flying. The remaining player let Zoe go and ran, carrying one of the goons with him. Percy offered Zoe a hand up from the floor, she took it and he pulled her onto her feet,
"well, now I know what I want from Void" he whispered, Zoe looked at him questioningly but he waved her off. When they finally made it home that night Percy climbed into bed and gave Red a thumbs up before passing out, the hawk rolled his eyes and fell asleep as well.
"welcome back Perseus, have you decided on a boon to ask of me?" Void asked, Percy shrugged,
"first I have a question, not a hard question for you, or really anybody except me I suppose, but I'm just curious about Zoe's feelings toward me, she told me she loved me then changed it to platonic love and I'm confused" Void's laughter filled the room, or Percy assumed it was a room,
"aye, a confusing question indeed young Perseus, she returns your feelings young one, though she doesn't know what to do with those feelings" Void explained, Percy nodded,
"ok, I know what I want, but it's not just up to me" Percy said, Void nodded,
"if she wishes it, can you return my mother to life?" Percy asked, he nodded,
"yes, but I will not do it against her wishes, go now and ask her" Void said, Percy bowed and vanished.
Percy stood before the gates of Elysium still bowing, he stepped inside and found his mother sitting on a bench near a group of playing children, he sat down next to her.
"they are wonderful aren't they?" she asked,
"yes they are, but I have a question for you Sally Jackson" she looked at him and her eyes widened,
"if given the chance would you return to the land of the living?" Percy asked, his mother stared at him in shock,
"are you dead?" she asked, he shook his head,
"I am very much alive, but I must know, if given the chance will you return to life?" Percy asked urgently, she nodded. Percy sighed in relief and the two disappeared from that bench.
"Hello again Perseus, I see she agreed." Void said, Percy bowed and nodded,
"well that is good, now you must return to your waking world, your mother has some very important questions for you" Percy bowed once again,
"thank you" then everything went black.
Percy awoke to his mother and Zoe looking down at him in annoyance,
"Mother, meet Zoe Nightshade, Zoe meet my mother" he said, they acknowledged each other briefly and continued glaring at him.
"why didn't you tell me your plan?" Zoe asked in frustration,
"how was I supposed to explain that the father of the universe was talking to me in my sleep? Also he shrunk Skittles for me, and gave me the tattoos." his mother looked confused,
"we are gonna talk about those tattoos later young man, but for the moment, why would he shrink Skittles for you?" his mother asked, Percy whistled and his two companions emerged from a shadow, Buddy dragging Skittles.
"oh, so you have a pet dog and a pet lion" his mother said, Percy nodded,
"the lion is Skittles, he's the Nemean Lion" his mother's eyes widened,
"as in Heracles?" she asked, Percy nodded,
"oh, well good to know" she said, then fainted.
That's this chapter guys, I'm glad I could update so soon after my last chapter. Remember to leave a review or PM me with any questions.
