If you're wondering why it sounds so modern, well I can't do old style talk it would drive me and you guys insane, well, that and the problem that I would have no idea how to write old talk...so...yeah.
-Y.A.R.N.
PERCY POV
I woke up to the sun beginning to rise in the horizon, orange, dark blue and black painted the sky. I yawned and materialized my clothes, my cloak, jeans and shirt. I was tired of wearing old clothing. I wrapped my cloak a bit tightly and walked outside. The area where the party was held, was almost perfect, servants had already cleaned it and were finishing cleaning the last few areas. I smiled and walked into the dawn and made my way to the cliff where we took town the Kraken. I stared at the sun and imagined I was back at Camp Half-blood's beach, enjoying the warmth of the sun on my skin. I heard the campers talking about monsters and activities, the sound of arrows hitting targets in the field, and swords clashing with each other. I shook my head dispelling the memories of the future, I if kept looking back..or was it forward? Stupid time travel. I looked at my arm and at the SPQR with the six blue lines right below it (if you're forgetting when Percy died in TWB he was 22 but never got his seventh stripe as he was on the run). I rubbed my forearm and smiled, maybe it would take a few years but maybe one day I would be able to show I was roman as well. Greek and Roman, that was going to be a difficult thing to explain, my style was Greek, I had the weapons and beads to prove it, but the marks on my arm don't lie.
Just then my senses flickered and I knew Perseus was awake. I got up and brushed my cloak of any dirt before getting up and walking back to the palace, I wort a note in Greek and handed it to one of the female servants.
"Hello? Could you make sure this note reaches Perseus?" I asked.
"What do you want me to tell him?" Asked the girl, blushing.
"Percy sent it."
I dove into the sea and made the currents propel me to my father's palace. When I arrived I noticed my dad was looking at a scroll and turning it this way and that. I walked up and bowed, "Hey dad, what's up?"
"Oh hey Percy, these are plans for redecorating the palace, and then I have to go to mermen negotiations, which are way too stressful at the moment considering the mermen demand my help in a certain argument between territories." He slumped slightly, "It's taxing."
I chuckled, "Just make through each day, dad. Oh hey, by the way, I wanted to know about all the gods, you know, as they are now."
"Would you rather I start with Artemis, and maybe Selene?" He asked a small glint in his eye.
"Dad..." I sighed, "...I don't care, start wherever you want."
He gave me a look, "You honestly don't?"
I snapped, out of nowhere all my resentment bubbled to the the surface and boiled over, "What do you want me to say? Huh? I wish everyone remembered? Well I do! I wish I didn't have to be the screwed over pawn who even in death doesn't get any rest? I do! Hell, I know I shouldn't be bitter, but I am, I screwed up her life, forget just her's I screwed everyone's life up, and I refuse to do it again come what may!"
I glared at the floor while the currents swirled around me, "I'm just so damned tired Dad, I really am."
"It's okay." He said, patting my shoulder, "I know your under a lot of stress, sorry for messing with you."
I rubbed my forehead, "Yeah sorry for snapping, I am really stressed about all this." I said, waving my hands in all-inclusive gesture.
My dad chuckled, "Well, that aside, most of the gods are the same, Lighting head is still a Drama queen, Deathie is well...pale and reclusive and the rest of the council are pretty much the same, the ones you should know about are Helios and Selene, they are very similar to Apollo and Artemis, you should be fast friends, or more..." He nudged my shoulder.
"Dad!" I growled, embarrassed.
He let out a rolling laugh and I grumbled about annoying fathers and stomped down the hall, unfortunately, I only looked like a five-year-old having a tantrum. I threw my self in my bed and sighed tiredly, thinking about my relationship status. As much as admitting was bad, I was still in love with Artemis, but that didn't mean I didn't feel anything for Selene.
I groaned angrily and started flipping about in my bed, "Gah I hate Drama so so much!"
I decided to head to the beach and try to calm my jangling nerves. I swam to the front of the palace and shot up to the surface of the water. I suddenly felt something rising out of the war and leapt into the air. Just then a massive monster shot out of the water and snapped it's teeth where I had just been.
"Jesus...that thing needs to watch who it tires to eat, guess I better teach it a lesson."
The creature was a serpent of sort and was dark, venomous green. It tried to wriggle away but it wasn't going to happen. I forced the water to grab the creature which immediately began to thrash and struggle. I lifted one arm in and forced the currents to send the monster skywards. I summoned Atman Ragnarok and lifted it in one hand, it began to gleam and shine. I swung it and cleaved the monster in half.
I landed back on the surface of the water and sighed, "I need better enemies..."
Just then a burst if fire lit the beach in the distance. I saw and decided to check it out. I skimmed across the surface, skating over it like it was ice. I skidded to a stop and walked ashore. The sand had turned to glass and in the middle of it stood Ares, a wicked grin stretched across his face.
"Um...Can I help you?" I asked, politely.
He heaved a broadsword onto his shoulder and grinned cockily, "I believe you can, boy."
I looked at him steadily, "How?"
"In this time of relative peace, I have been, how shall you say...lacking entertainment."
"Oh Zeus." I grumbled, rubbing my forehead.
"You seem to be a strong boy for a demigod and I just was hoping you could allow me to test just how strong you are." He continued.
"We'll I suppose you could kill my boredom, and help get my mind off some annoying thoughts, so what the hell, sure." I shrugged.
He swung his broadsword and hit the ground and suddenly the scene changed, we were on Olympus, in a colosseum/stage/arena . The gods were sitting in the VIP area, and the minor gods and other denizens of Olympus were filling the stands. I sighed, I should have expected that. He stabbed his weapon into the ground and held out his arms like he was going to hug me. I raised an eyebrow and suddenly, aides walked up to him holding out armor and strapping it to his body. Nymphs walked over to me holding armor but I waved them off (much to their disappointment). I punched my vambrace and my armor and shield covered my body, I stretched my fingers and joints, and everyone could hear the popping and cracks. I held my arm out and summoned Atman Ragnarok. Ares whistled and took his stance, a predatory grin stretching across his features. As my armor shifted to cover my face, I shifted into my stance and waited. Each of us were waiting for the other to make he first move. Ares didn't make the first move but did throw the first taunt.
"Come on and attack or are you-" he began, and I made my move.
I shifted my legs into wolf legs and shot past him, just to give the adequate amount of room. I dug my feet into the ground and jumped back slashing backwards. He twisted and blocked m blow just before it hit his midsection. He grunted and swung his blade pushing me back, launching me towards the side of the stadium/arena. I flipped and hit the wall launching off of it at him. I brought my sword up as if I was going to slash him. He swung his broadsword horizontally and I dissipated into mist just before it hit me. His eyes widened and I reappeared behind him and slammed my leg into the back of his knee and swung around him as fell to one knee. I let my arm ripple with muscle and hit him in the face with the hilt of my weapon so hard that he tumbled back several feet and skidded for two feet.
Gasps erupted from the stands, "That was giving a slight idea of what you're up against Ares, I suggest you fight seriously." I said calmly.
He growled and pushed himself into a standing position. He ripped his broadsword in half, creating two single-edged swords. He crossed them in front of him and ran forwards. I ran forward to meet his charge head on. I slipped under his first slash and using one hand launched myself over his next strike. I flipped over his head and slashed with Atman Ragnarok, which he blocked as he compensated for the sudden shift in our positions. I landed and pulled wavebreaker back into my armor before summoning Obsidian Heart, if I was going to fight acrobatically, I needed to lose the shield or it would weigh me down. He tried to slash at me but I kept dodging or countering with my blades, he kept on getting more frustrated. I cart wheeled backwards as he stabbed the ground, he left the blades in and summoned a spear and shield.
Exactly as I wanted.
He overstepped one jab, and created an opening for just and instant, and instant too long. I swung and covered my blades with icy power. I hit the inside of his shield, breaking his defense and sending the shield flying off in a burst of cold. I kicked the spear out of his hand and spun. The blades hit his breastplate and sent him flying into the wall of the arena, ice covered the entire floor of the arena. I held my blades at my sides loosely.
"You can do better than this Ares, you're the god of war! You can use some powers right?"
No sooner than I said this than fire roared out of the hole towards me. I held out my hand and blasted frost into the oncoming flames, stopping them from reaching me.
"Oh sorry I forgot to mention, fire doesn't work too well against me." I said offhandedly.
He walked out of the pile of rubble the wall had become. The majority of his breastplate was gone, the rest was nothing more than a few shreds of metal that were strapped to other parts of the armor. He stalked towards me and I closed my eyes and called upon my power. The ground began to shake, everyone began to grab onto their seats for dear life, except for my dad who looked around like he was enjoying watching. I made a raising motion with my hands and pillars of ice shot up everywhere. One hit Ares' chest and he stumbled back growling. I began concentrating frost into a single blade and walking forward slowly. Ares formed a sword out of thin air and swung it, fire roaring out of the slash and destroying all the pillars. He roared towards me and swung his sword down with the force of a meteor. I lifted Atman Ragnarok in one hand and met the strike head on. Ice, fire and steam filled the arena, obscuring both of our visions. I closed my eyes and jabbed Obsidian Heart forward, straight into Ares stomach.