I didn't find Annabeth that night. I didn't even make it to the village three miles down. Half a mile out of the camp, Hermes appeared in front of me and without a word, bundled me up, and took me to Mount Olympus. Once we were there, he dropped me to the ground, and led me into the throne room. There, sat all of the gods, bar my father, and a couple of demigods. Nico looked over at me disbelievingly. The other demigods were Pollux, Thalia, Connor and Travis. All of them looked at me with a look of disbelief in their eyes. This unnerved me, and I stepped forward, no clue what to do.
'Perseus Jackson… Before you, the gods had never given a gift to a hero… And you chose the gift wisely… However, that gift, can no longer work. Camp Half-blood is gone, and revealing our children would only put them in more danger. The lesser gods have earned our respect anyway, in their bravery in that fight… They showed more of it than some of the main gods… He looked over at Dionysus angrily, who didn't seem to notice.
'Anyway, as the promise has been broken, involuntarily, may I add, we once more offer you the first gift. You will not reply now, we will give you the option to reply when we feel you have had a chance to fully think it through.' He concluded. I would have argued that I would never want it, but he simply waved a dismissive hand, and told me to go find somewhere to stay here. Anywhere would let me in.
Eventually, I settled for a six star hotel style building, with a pool. The receptionist offered me breakfast in bed. When I got into the hallway, I noticed the wall-sized aquariums. The water was deep blue; with fish I had never seen swimming around in them. I wandered over to the nearest door, and saw a small, green trident on a plaque on the door. I realised what the building was. It must have been some kind of holiday home on mount Olympus for my father. I smiled slightly, and wandered the hall. Eventually, I chose the largest, grandest room I could find, and dropped down into the bed. As soon as my head touched the pillow, I was asleep.
I dreamt of myself as a god, a scythe in my hand, eight feet tall, slashing at a Titan. I let out a booming laugh, and the Titan fell down, screaming in pain. I didn't see the Titans face, but the fact I had just made a Titan collapse in pain was fun alone. The scene shifted. I was a teenager still. I was playing Basketball with Hermes, scoring with every shot. I was laughing, in the best shape of my life. It all seemed perfect. Then, the scene shifted once more. I was a teen still. Sat in front of me, was Annabeth. She was eighty. She had white hair, wrinkly skin. The reason I didn't want to become a god. I would be immortal. I would be the same, and Annabeth would die…
I woke in a cold sweat, breathing heavily. Beside me, lay a plate of the most delicious food I had ever seen. The smell alone was like heaven. I guess it would be, seeing as I was in the land of the gods. A quick meal later, I slid from the bed. In front of me was a fresh change of clothes. I changed into them quickly. They were my favourite T-Shirt, converse and jeans. I wandered outside, looking around at the place that could become my new home. It was paradise. But I knew why. Annabeth had designed this place. The entire city had been destroyed last year, by Kronos. Now, white towers, steeples, domes, rose above the last, the city like a mountain. At the heart was the very tallest building, where the gods resided. I knew that if the Titans were not stopped, the city would be destroyed. Western civilisation abolished. Annabeth would die. If I chose immortality, my invulnerability mixed with the powers of the gods would be well, incredible. I could destroy the Titan threat, be a hero, and Annabeth would survive. But I wouldn't be able to love her in the same way. I would be a teenager, frozen at the perfect age of seventeen. She would get older, I would have to watch her die, and I would just keep on going. Never fading, never changing. If I would become the god of something lesser, I would maybe be able to fade. But the earth will always have heroes. I sighed slightly, and strolled toward the throne building. Inside, the gods were talking about the threat of the Titans. Zeus was arguing that we continue the fight, Athena against it. Poseidon was still missing, which was odd for a god. Athena was using this to her advantage, saying we're missing one of our most powerful gods, and need to find him first. Of course, I volunteered to find my father. I didn't tell them he was fighting two Titans, otherwise they would never let me go as a mortal. After a brief, I was sent down, and driven to the nearest river, where I propelled myself out into open sea. After focusing for a short while, I was directed toward my father in the currents. I flew through the sea at an incredible pace, toward my dads' kingdom. As soon as I arrived there, I knew something was wrong. The temples were collapsed. The palace cracked in two, flaming with Greek fire. The sea was calm, no fish swimming in and out of the area. In the middle of the courtyard, stood four men – Atlas, Oceanus, Poseidon and Triton – all fighting. Atlas charged Triton, slamming into his chest. They smashed into the palace wall, bringing an entire wall down onto the two of them. Atlas pushed his way back out of the rubble, which collapsed down further, crushing Triton more. Poseidon roared in anger, his hair grey, looking older than ever. He swung his trident at Oceanus, who swayed off of it easily. Atlas charged at Poseidon, sword in front of him. I pushed myself down with an immense speed, propelled by the sea currents. I span my blade down toward Atlas, cutting straight down into his head. I slashed through the bone, cutting down further still, propelled by the tide. The pressure slammed me down onto him, but seeing as I was invulnerable, I took no harm, crushing him down into the sand. The blade cut through him easily, slicing him in two. I span my blade around him, moving it with ferocious speed. I cut off his extremities, leaving him completely useless. It wouldn't last forever, but it'd give me time to save my father. I span in the water, blade at the ready, just in time to see my fathers' trident impale him, Oceanus having pulled it from him. The two were being propelled through the water, my father jammed onto the prongs, the G-Force pushing him onto it. Helplessly, I watched my father fly off through the water…