Oh man! I feel so bad for not updating! I've been really busy! This is like the first time I've been on the computer ALL week! Now, you might have noticed that my screen name changed, well, yes it did. I am now sports990 instead of percyrocksmysoxs. Guess what: I got a rat! And music5692 (or Keegan), I love the name so much, that I named my rat Sholeh!! So I said to all my friends that I named my rat Sholeh and they are like "what the heck!" so I said it meant fire in Persian, and they looked at me like I was crazy. Then again, most people think I'm insane for getting a rat but she is the cutest thing ever! Anyway, I had forgotten to mention that the reason that Paul was not asleep is because he hasn't been in contact with any monsters for so long. So his half-blood scent has worn off, so he really isn't a half-blood anymore. But anyway…on with the story!

Dazed and Confused

Together, Annabeth, Thalia, and I trudged back to our cabins. I continued to contemplate what Nico had said, and my mind was reeling.

Everything I had learned was now completely messed up. My mother didn't want me to give up my life for hers, but she didn't know that if she died, Poseidon would fade. Poseidon seemed as confused as I was, and his letter made no sense to me, in fact, I was even more confused than before.

I crawled into bed, even though the sun had just risen to its highest peak in the sky. My eyes immediately closed, and I drifted off to dream.

I was walking down a corridor with no ending, but there was a light at the end of my visibility.

I tried as hard as I could to get to it, but it would go even farther away, until it was gone from sight.

I broke into a run that surely wood have left me out of breath, but I knew my breath, and heart would only quicken with anticipation.

I ran and ran as fast as my legs could go, but it didn't seem to do any good.

Giving up hope, I turned around, and was nearly blinded, because the light had appeared directly behind me.

Somehow I knew who and what the light was, and I was not surprised to see a form of Zeus unfold from the light.

He looked me over, as though x-raying me and it was several minutes until he spoke. "Perseus, I hope you understand that I am not really here. It is a mere form of me, coming to talk to you while you are dreaming." He said.

I nodded and said I understood.

"As you most likely already know, you mother is marked for death. What you most likely don't know is why. Well, it is your father, Hades, and my fault. As you know, we made a deal that we wouldn't have any more children. With that deal, came a curse. The children we sired would lose a loved one. Nico lost Bianca, Thalia lost Luke, and you are going to lose your mother. The reason why everyone is asleep is because Kronos knows of this curse, and he didn't want you to know. If you were to give yourself up, along with Nico and Thalia, Poseidon, Hades, and me would become so strong that one of us could vanquish Typhoon as easily as stepping on an ant. You can probably see why Kronos would rather you remained ignorant of the curse and its aftermath. However, there is a flaw in everyone's plan; Poseidon is now connected to your mother, that is to say, if Sally dies, Poseidon dies as well. Poseidon knew not of the curse when they had you as a child, but he learned, almost immediately after you were born, of the curse. He then connected his life to Sally's, so now if they die, all of Poseidon's power would be passed to you. So now, Kronos is at a loss both ways. No one, including your father, really knows why he connected his life with Sally's, but he did, and it is irreversible."

I slowly took in all that Zeus had said, but I don't really think I fully understood everything he said. "Lord Zeus," I began apprehensively, "are you saying Thaila, Nico, and I should give our lives up?"

Zeus, who had been looking around the dark and empty room, slowly turned to meet my eyes.

"Perseus, what I am saying is; think. Think about everything you have learned as a half-blood, and before you knew you were a half-blood. Your fatal flaw is the key part, but this time, you may need to give into it."

I stared into his electric blue eyes, and I realized just how much the gods did for us. They make life difficult, make you work things out for your selves, but they are the reason everyone is here.

I found myself looking up at my ceiling. The dream had seemed so real, and even though I knew it was just a dream, I knew that everything Zeus had said was right.

That left me even more dazed and confused.