Okay everyone at this point the poll is completely useless so here is the thing. Screw it. Instead throw me story ideas, this time you give me and idea and you will be listed in the special thanks I if I use it. Also, anyone who might want to collab with me on COF, just PM, I would love your help, I know it seems a bit pretentious of me to ask, but I am hoping you will say yes.

-Y.A.R.N.

PERCY POV

'How did it get like this?'

That was the one thought that was running through my head as the three girls decided to stick around long enough for me to give a tour of the underwater palace. I walked from room to room, explaining what I knew. My dad nearly burst out laughing when he saw me, but managed to stifle his giggles somewhat with his hand. The broad grin on his face gave away his amusement all too clearly. I was so tempted to yell. At him to shut the hell up, but he hadn't said anything, so I restrained myself.

As we finally passed the game room I realized we were done, "Well that is that, any other things you want me to show you because I have a training schedule I need to get started on soon."

They looked around, "This place is so cool!" Said Luna.

"I have to admit the craftsmanship is simply amazing, the colors are beautifully tinted here." Murmured Clara as she ran her hands over a pillar.

Shi simply nodded in agreement.

I chuckled, "Yeah well I am not sure what emissaries do in their free time so you can hang around here I have some training I really need to get started on, so I'll be taking my leave."

Clara sighed, "The Fates did say you are too weak right now."

I huffed, "Just hang out here if you want I am going to get going."

I swam to the surface of the water and shot across it like a motorboat. Soon I reached a large uninhibited island. I was walking to the middle and noticed a massive flat expanse of land with a few scattered mountains and boulder dotting it. I smirked, this would be perfect. I bean to descend into the valley, I was thinking I could call Silv here and have him train my reaction time, at least until I was faster. I had seen him use a rapid-fire ... well fireball machine gun. I lost track of how many shots he had fired and knew he would be perfect to train me. I jumped off the side of a rock outcropping and flipped landing gracefully at the edge of the plain. I began walking towards the middle and looked at the area, it seemed just right for what I wanted, and what more I was completely secluded, which was rather odd.

"Man I can't believe how lucky I am...still, there has to be some sort of catch..." I muttered.

I finally made it to the center of the flat plain and was looking around when my senses sparked, right then something incredibly hard smashed across my jaw. I hadn't even begun to stagger sideways when a hand closed around my throat and slammed me into the dirt, making me gag. Whoever it was lifted me up by my throat and punched me in the stomach so hard, several of my ribs almost broke. Silver Ichor cascaded out of my mouth and I was tossed into a boulder. I hit it and slid to the ground stunned and shaking in agony. I hadn't even looked up when a foot shot into my face so hard the boulder crumbled around me and my nose crumpled as my head hit the rocky ground. I let out a muffled yelp in pain, and a voice floated around to my ears as the foot shifted from my face to my throat, choking me.

"Honestly I can't believe I actually lost to someone as pathetic as you."

I looked up and saw a figure I was hoping never to see again. The primordial Erebus was looking down at me, his expression completely neutral. He stepped off my throat, but before I could inhale, he kicked me so hard I tumbled for a literal mile across the plain, breaking several of my reinforced ribs. I was skidding to a stop when he landed on me making a sizable crater in the ground. More Ichor pushed it way out my already choking throat. I coughed and wheezed trying to roll onto my side but a foot smashed into my ribs and I locked a scream of agony behind my teeth.

Erebus was inspecting the cuff of the black suit he was wearing, "Well Jackson, how are you feeling?" He asked smugly.

I didn't respond and tried to stand up before he slammed his foot into the back of my head, pushing my face into the ground, "I believe you should respond to a question, or did you lose your manners when you were reborn?" He questioned grinding my face into the floor.

"Screw you." I choked out into the dirt.

He sighed and picked my up by the front of my cloak, "Tsk, tsk, Percy! What a shame, no polite greeting?" He said sounding incredibly sad.

He slapped me across the face and flipped me over his shoulder and into the ground making another crater. He squatted down next to my prone form. I couldn't make a sound, much less move and it felt like I had broken my ribs in several new and very painful spots. He ran a hand over my hair.

"Aw is poor little Jackson hurt? Let me help you." He said raising his hand in a fist.

My anger exploded and my Niger Ignis roared out, I caught his hand as it came down and kicked him as hard as I could manage in the chin. I rolled away and covered my aching torso with my arms, gasping for air. My Niger Ignis licked across my body and I staggered back, trying to create more distance.

His head was tilted back from the kick but he swiftly straightened out, "Well well, Niger Ignis, who could have known you would retain a trace of my power? The Fates must have augmented it by changing your blood."

He stepped forward and suddenly he was behind me, the wind was displaced by his speed. I didn't even turn when he kicked me straight in my leg shattering it. I fell with a pained scream, clutching my broken limb. He took a step back and chuckled.

"Whimpering already Percy? You're lost your touch." He laughed.

I tried to get to my feet but my leg crumbled under me every time I tried, eliciting a few hisses of pain from me.

"Oh?" he said, raising his eyebrow, "It seems you are still as tenacious as ever."

"What do you want, you freaking reject." I growled past the silver blood filling my mouth.

He held out his hand and black energy wrapped around me and flung me into the air. I was in to much pain to try to the control my fall and screamed in pure agony as I landed on my ribs, again. I fought hard not to black out from sheer pain.

"Such a crude insult, Percy. Anyway I came to end this little time travel trip of yours, but you aren't even worth my time. I was expecting you might be a bit more of a danger, but what can I say? You're a pathetic excuse for an Emissary of Fate. I wonder whatever they saw in you?"

He laughed and turned, "Oh and I forgot, I you get in my way I will kill you. Ta ta, you lowly little boy. Have a fun time."

With that he walked into a black portal and I finally lost my battle with unconsciousness, and sank into a blissful oblivion.

I woke up sometime later and then I realized two things.

One: I was in the cave of the Fates.

Two: I was completely healed.

I looked around and noticed the three fates looking at me with an emotionless mask.

"Do you see now what we meant by annoyance?" They asked in unison.

I winced remembering how easily Erebus had knocked me around, "How the hell do you expect me to fight him now? Especially if there are three others like him, are you trying to get me killed?...Again?!" I yelled.

"No, we expect you to gain more power." They replied calmly.

"Even my Niger Ignis was useless against him! It didn't even make a dirt mark on him! He is way to freaking powerful for me, hell he could kill an army of Emissaries the way he is now!" I screamed.

"You can-"

"No I can't!" I interrupted, "I was tossed around like a cat playing with an already dead mouse! I am useless against him! You should have at least tried to bring Ouranos or another Primordial-like being to fight him!"

"Do you know why Hercules was so incredibly strong?"

I stuttered, a bit surprised by the change in conversation, "Um...he was just born with it right?"

"That is partially correct. He was lucky enough to activate the hidden power that is usually hidden in a demigod at an unusually early age. Most demigods only can focus on one aspect, and that too even if they can unlock it. Things like strength, speed, endurance and other physicality related things, and some intelligence related traits. You, Percy, have the ability to increase all of them, and with the number of blessings you have obtained in both your old life and new life, the hidden talents have only been growing. You haven't tapped into the vast ocean of power you hold." They said.

"How am I supposed to tap into it? If I am anything like what you say, then shouldn't I have hit by now?" I said confused.

"No, you usually must find out how to tap into it, it's hard for all demigods to usually tap into it. You must focus and meditate, train your mind as well as your body." They replied.

"So the problem is my mind, not my body?" I said slowly.

They nodded.

"But how do I train my mind?" I asked, "Please tell me it doesn't require homework. Please."

A smile tugged at the fate's faces but they replied, "We don't know, usually you must find that out for yourself, every demigod is different, and due to this their training must also differ as well."

I sighed, "Can't I at least get a hint of some sort?"

They frowned, "Come here."

They each pressed a hand to my forehead and I felt a warm feeling wash over me. My eyes slid closed and I fell back onto the hard floor.

"Ow!" I growled, rubbing the back of my head, and sitting up, "Wait, that didn't hurt. Why didn't hurt?"

I noticed I was glowing with a faint light, it was subtle, not enough to really stand out. I got up and flexed and I could feel power running along my body. Like when I had that dream when I was Hercules. My eyes widened.

"What did you do?"

"We let you access a small bit of each, you must practice and become stronger on your own from here on out." They said.

With that they wave their hand and the next thing I knew I landed in a heap on the same island and in the same crater that I was in when Erebus beat me up. I sat up and l looked around for a sign of Erebus.i still felt that crazy power running through me. I flexed and walked over to a boulder. I punched it as hand as I could and a crack appeared running through it. I frowned it was still nowhere I needed to be, Erebus had shattered one larger than that without even trying.

I took a deep breath in and inched the rock again.

"I am going to become stronger, and then, I am coming for you Erebus." I growled.