Percy's POV.

"So did you talk to the fates Percy? Yes and they told me where we can find Medea. "Good lets go get my dad he will want to be the 1 to drag her back." Nico grabbed my wrist and shadow traveled us to the underworld.

Hades was tapping his foot against the floor however when he saw us he rose to his feet. "So Percy were the fates actually where you saw them?" Yes lord Hades and the fates told me that we will find Medea in the Lotus Hotel and Casino.

Hades shook his head, "Well that would be a great place for her to hide out Nico, and Bianca were there for over 40 years and the other gods didn't even sense them. That is a good job Percy I will go there now."

Lord Hades the fates told me that she has a power to sense if a god is coming there and they said if she escapes from a god coming for her she will escape and we wont get another chance to bring her back. "Very well Percy I don't want to take a chance for her to get away, do you think you can resist the temptation of the place and get her back?"

I have been there before and its power is strong however with my training from Aphrodite I think I will have a better chance at resisting its power. The sword of the fields of punishment, and a weird looking dart appeared in Hades hands.

Hades held out the dart and it was then that I realized it looked like a tranquilizer dart. "You shoot this dart into Medea, and it will prevent her from using any form of magical transportation, I don't know the extent of her powers so be careful."

The sword in Hades hand grew a ruby red jewel, and it transformed into the pair of sunglasses and handed each item to me. I put the glasses on and took the dart from Hades's hand. I came up with an Idea.

I brought out my armor and that was when I noticed that my armor was also different. My weapons combined into my armor and they were all in reach. Riptide was strapped sideways against my waist inside of a sheath like you would see in a ninja movie.

My war whip handle was attached to the top of the armor on my left shoulder. The bow was attached to my back, with sea storm intertwined with it but easily accessible. None of the weapons in their changed positions felt out of place and added no extra weight.

On the chest plate of my armor were 3 symbols, It had thunder terror across the middle and Ginger was atop of the thunderbolt, however they were resting in the middle of a giant picture of Medusa that was imprinted into my armor. Luckily I could feel that the picture of Medusa on my chest plate wouldn't turn anyone to stone however I watched as Hades and Nico took a couple of steps back.

I touched the dart that Hades gave me and I watched as it was absorbed into the mini water cannon on my wrist and the top of the dart stuck out of it. I put my armor back into place and Nico and Hades relaxed.

Hades walked up to me and he just seemed to notice the wrist gauntlets. "Percy what happened to your armor I have never seen it like that before?" I decided it was best to lie, I have no Idea lord Hades this was the first time it became like this.

My weapons never did that either riptide has never been in a form like that before. I better head out, but before I go are there any special demigods in their I should be aware of because the fates told me she was looking for demigods in the Lotus hotel.

Hades shook his head. "There is a very good chance demigods can slip inside not knowing the power the place holds If you can find any demigods in there contact lord Apollo and tell him to take them to camp, and I will inform the other gods about what you are going to do, although many of them will be skeptical that you actually spoke with the fates."

I shadow traveled a mile away from the Lotus hotel so that way she wouldn't be warned of me arriving. I brought forward the power of Hermes shoes and I was running off towards my destination. And I was at the doors of the hotel in under a minute.

I could feel the power of the hotel pulling me in just from looking at the electric sign advertising the cheap rooms and free shows. The doors opened when a couple walked inside and I could see the lights from the games inside.

I took a deep breath and made sure the sunglasses were secure on my face, and I walked inside probably 1 of the most dangerous places in the world, not in physical danger but if you didn't keep focused you might never leave.

I made it inside the doorway and I already felt myself not wanting to leave, a concierge clerk walked up to me and held out a clipboard. "Hello sir you came at a very good time you just won a free weekend in our presidential room no charge."

No thank you sir I only came here to meet a friend. The smile did not go away from the mans face, "but sir with this package deal you will get the VIP package, you get unlimited access to our video game room, free room service, and even a private swimming with the dolphin's pass."

It was like the guy knew exactly what to say to make me what to stay and I could feel my brain screaming at me to accept. And my hand was itching to take the sleek blue room key, however when I saw the guy's smile widen I drew my hand back.

I walked away from the guy, and he tried to follow me until he saw a family walk inside the lobby. It took all my willpower not to act crazy to drive the family out however I had much more important business to deal with.

The hotel felt like it was constantly adding new things to keep me here because every time I turned a corner there was an ever bigger video game, I almost started to go towards the cool game when an a group of fish in an aquarium on the wall next to me screamed in my head to do what I needed to do as fast as I could and escape.

I thanked the fish, and told them when I left I would get my father to rescue them. I noticed in my sunglasses a faint trail and I started to follow it. I was assaulted by the hotel staff of great new offers but from the pleas of the fish from earlier I ignored them all.

I had to climb 3 flights of stairs that were completely separate from the hotel rooms, in the very back of the hotel. I started to slow down when I noticed the trail growing wider meaning I was getting closer. I hid behind a column and the sight I saw before froze me in my tracks.

I saw a woman in raven black hair that reached her back standing in the middle of what had to be over 250 people ranging from the ages of 14 to in there mid 40's. The woman I recognized as Medea was making the people drink little vials of potions.

There was a man who was over 6 feet tall and was extremely muscular standing in the far corner of the room and I knew who it was immediately. Atlas was making sure Medea was doing her job. I had to be careful when I brought out my armor.

I summoned my armor and Atlas turned to look at me. Atlas was about to make a run towards Medea until I extended my hand and willed all the moisture in his body make him stand still and slam his mouth shut.

The people standing around Medea all had blank looks in their eyes I shot out the dart with enough force to puncture Medea's rib cage. Medea fell forward I took off my sunglasses and it changed to the Stygian iron blade.

I ran at Medea and was about to bring my blade down across her neck until Atlas broke free from my power and met my blade with a half ripped off table. And shoved me back, Atlas grabbed Medea by her waist and yelled in anger when he found out he couldn't transport her away.

"What did you why cant I teleport her away?" I answered him with a massive flood of water that hit him square in the face, Atlas staggered back and laughed at me, "Do you honestly believe that puny attack will affect me, I will kill you."

I gave him an evil smirk when I summoned thunder terror. The thunderbolt came to its full form, Atlas lost his smirk when I threw the thunder terror into his chest. I held off the explosion from affecting the demigods but the affected blast caused a giant explosion that sent Atlas flying out of the Lotus Hotel.

I turned back to look at Medea and she was staggering to knees. Medea gave me and angry glare and I watched as she drank a handful of potions. Medea glowed with power, and different aura's surround I even saw the familiar glow of the blessing of Ares.

"You will not bring me back to the underworld." I felt the power of charm-speak in her words and it was just as strong as Aphrodite. I answered her statement by getting into an attacking position. Medea summoned a spear out of thin air and I water traveled behind her.

I sent a silent prayer to Hades to let me use magic travel with her. I gripped her around the waist and water traveled her to the desert where Atlas fell and threw her from 50 feet into the air into the ground next Atlas.

Medea rose to her feet seemingly unaffected while Atlas was still trying to stand. Medea threw her spear with uncanny aim and it flew directly into my waist however the strength of my armor prevented the spear from killing me but I felt a couple inches of the blade sink into my stomach.

I fell to the ground but I rolled in the air and managed to land on my knees. I closed my mouth and ripped the spear out of me, and my armor. I felt the blood from my wound run inside my armor. I summoned myself a piece ambrosia and took a bite and I felt the wound heal.

Medea smirked at me and summoned another spear while Atlas finally managed to stand. I knew Atlas wouldn't be able to escape with Medea and I knew I was in for a tough fight because whatever Medea drank made her her strong.

I watched as Atlas summoned a massive 2 handed sword, and summoned his own armor. Atlas ran at me and tried to decapitate me in 1 swing like I was a rookie. I rolled to the ground to dodge his attack and slammed my leg into his and I tripped him.

I slammed my fist into the ground and sent a giant earthquake under us. The earthquake grew in strength and I watched as Medea struggled to stay standing. I took the metal ring off of my finger and threw it into the ground.

The ground split open and a giant 20 foot tall celestial bronze cyclopes wielding a large celestial bronze club jumped out of the ground. The cyclopes was crackling with electricity, it didn't wait for an order as it slammed down its club into the lower back of Atlas repeatedly and with each strike a bolt of lighting struck Atlas.

I ran at Medea with my Stygian iron sword. She ran to meet me and parried my sword strike with her spear and punched me in the face. I grabbed her fist with my hand before she could pull it away and I crushed every bone in her right hand in a single squeeze.

Medea cried out in pain and during her scream I jumped back and sent a round house kick into her ribs. Medea glowed with the power of Hades and ignored the pain. She aimed her spear at my feet, water traveled out her reach and sent out a stream of fire directly at her, however she blocked the fire by throwing a vial from inside of a hidden pocket into the ground.

The fire I sent at her turned into a giant snake and it coiled up ready to strike at me until Ginger came out of my armor on her own and charged at the snake. Ginger jumped on the snaked and held its head under her massive foot.

Ginger brought her fangs to the snakes neck and ripped it apart. The snake dissolved into a pile of golden dust. Ginger turned and ran towards the cyclopes who was busy fighting off Atlas. Ginger came up behind Atlas and shoved her massive tusks straight into his Armor and brought Atlas to his knees.

I turned the sword back into the glass and put them back on my face. I reached behind my back and unsheathed riptide, I commanded the cyclopes and Ginger to back up, I watched as the wounds on Atlas immediately begin to heal. I walked up to Atlas and stabbed him in the stomach, Atlas had a look of pure terror in his face when he felt the difference of the weapon from normal weapons.

Atlas looked down and saw that coming from his stomach wasn't ichor but regular blood. The deep gold aura surrounded me again. I was not expecting riptide to have this affect on Atlas I knew it would take him longer to heal but not this.

Atlas shoved me back making riptide come out from him in an odd angle. "I don't know what you have done to me Percy but you will get my revenge." Atlas flashed out leaving just me and Medea. I turned and sent the power of the underworld into the ground.

10 skeletal warriors came out from under the ground and broke apart and reformed into a straight jacket made up of dead bodies. Medea struggled to escape from her bindings but when I touched the straight jacket the bones turned into Stygian Iron.

I sheathed riptide and took off the sunglasses and watched as it turned back into the sword of the underworld. You know Medea I could kill you right here and now and send you back to the underworld as a dead person but I am not.

Lord Hades come here I have Medea. A dark fissure opened from the ground and dark shadows came out from the ground and started to form the shape of 2 bodies. Hades, and Nico stepped out of the shadows and walked up to me.

Medea was thrashing around and screaming however Hades snapped his fingers and a gag made of shadows formed around her mouth silencing her. Lord Hades she was here with Atlas trying to drug Demigods and take them.

We got well over a hundred demigods up there playing zombie. I pointed to the giant hole in the hotel. It would seem that the hotel have been helping Atlas to capture demigod's because I don't see how they got that many demigods together the exact same time Medea, and Atlas came by.

Hades seemed surprised at my comment, "Well we let the Hotel stay because we thought they just trapped people causing them no harm however if what you say is true I will be sure the other gods will hear of this."

Do you want me to try and look into her mind now and see who broke her out? Hades nodded his head so I walked forward and placed my hand on her head. I went inside her mind and saw all that she has been up to for the past week.

I saw her meeting going up to Alaska but the only interaction she had with others was with Atlas, Echidna, and the other demigods she drugged. I continued to look through her mind but I stopped when I saw her meeting up with Echidna in the fields of punishment.

I pulled myself out of her mind and looked at Hades who was waiting to here what I said. Well lord Hades it would seem it was Echidna who was helping her however I can tell you she worked with Echidna to brake out however as soon as she escaped Echidna double crossed her.

Hades took the Stygian iron sword out of my hand and stood in front of Medea. "I will be happy to tell you this Medea you will no longer be staying in the fields of punishment. Instead you will be thrown into my dungeons and I will personally be taking special interest in your punishment for now on and what you have been through for the past 12 hundred years will seem like a day at the park to what you will be getting now."

Hades stabbed the blade straight through Medea's chest. Medea's eyes widened and her body and spirit were sucked straight into the blade. Hades held up the sword in the air, and Alecto flew out of the ground and snatched the sword in her claws and flew back straight into the underworld.

Hades put his hand on my shoulder, "I will make sure the other gods know of what you have just done for me if you will wait here until Hermes, and Apollo can get here to retrieve the demigods." I nodded my head and Hades turned to Nico.

"Son I want to you to get Hecate and tell her to bring her children here, if what Percy said is true we will need to find out what Medea made the demigods drink and get it out of their system, when you are done go to my brother Zeus, and tell him about what Percy said about the Lotus Hotel."

"If what he said is true we will need to take immediate action." Nico nodded and shadow traveled away, followed by Hades. The ground healed and I walked up to Ginger and the Cyclopes. Thank you both for the help you gave me today.

The cyclopes sank into the ground and when he was gone the ring returned to my finger. I rubbed Ginger's head and summoned her a pile of bloody steaks. I iris messaged Apollo, and Hermes and told them they needed to get here and what has happened.

Ginger ate the meat with joy while I waited for the 2 gods to arrive. During the mean time I water traveled back to the room where the demigods and I started transferring them to the desert outside it took 15 minutes to get them all outside but using the water in their bodies I floated them down outside.

The demigods still seemed not to notice me but when 2 flashes of light appear next to me. Apollo's sun chariot appeared in the form of a giant bus, and Hermes talked on his phone for a minute before he put it away.

The gods walked up to the demigods and began to examine them I saw that some of the demigods looked like both Apollo and Hermes and the gods noticed that too. Hermes walked up to me and he was rubbing his eyes.

"Man I cant believe all these lost demigods you found some of these demigods have been lost for over 200 years." Hermes pointed a very muscular man in his twenties, "that man over there is Herc as you might guess from his name he is a son of Hercules."

I thought Hercules was dead lord Hermes. "No he was made immortal just before he died he is married to the goddess Hebe he just doesn't show himself unless called out by the gods." Apollo glowed with a golden light and came towards me and Hermes.

"Well I done a check and I have to a conclusion whatever they had to drink is not life threatening at the moment but other than that I cant be sure what it will do to them." Apollo, and Hermes decided to take the demigods to a hospital in Texas that was actually a temple of his that way they could undo what was done to them.

Hermes summoned his chariot from thin air and it also transformed into a bus. Hermes, and Apollo ushered the demigods into their chariots. After the demigods were all in the chariots flew off into the air.

Apollo's chariot left a trail of fire behind in his wake. I sent a silent prayer to my father to get any fish or sea life out of the hotel because they helped me complete my mission. Ginger finished eating and then she returned to my body as the tattoo. I used the armor I was wearing to pull the shadows around me and shadow traveled to the underworld.

The throne room was packed with Hades servants and they were all celebrating the prisoner back in her punishment. There was a giant flat screen TV showing Medea being tortured by Hades, I watched as Hades fed Medea to Cerberus, bathing her in the river Styx but I knew the way Hades was doing it that there was no chance she would become nearly invincible instead she was just in extreme pain.

Medea was brought back to the dungeons where the furies were fully reformed and each holding a razor sharp whip in their hands and they whipped Medea at every inch of her body. I didn't feel any sympathy towards her because of what she was trying to do when I caught her.

Hades appeared in the room with his servants and myself and he celebrated with the others in his own sort of way dark sort of way by telling his servants they got the rest of the day off. Hades snapped his fingers and a table of food and drinks appeared.

"You may all eat and drink and celebrate this food is directly from Hestia herself and you will not be stuck here if you eat." Hades snapped his fingers again and another table of food appeared in the back corner of the wall however it was there for the monsters.

Throughout the day Hades invited gods and monsters to torture Medea, and I watched as Hermes summoned his Caduceus however he pushed a button and George and Martha slither off and grew in size.

Medea turned into a giant rat and the snakes tore into her and ate her whole. And when they were done Medea's body regenerated. I saw a man who stood over 7 feet tall and was rippled with muscles appear in the room and he viciously beat her with his bare hands for over 20 minutes.

I recognized him as Hercules and when he was done with Medea he appeared in the throne room wiping the blood off of his hands. Hercules stopped in front of and looked directly at riptide that was in its pin form that I was holding in my hand.

"I see you have my sword Perseus Jackson." I just shook my head at him, no Hercules this isn't your sword it is mine, you lost any rights to it when you betrayed Zoe Nightshade. Hercules got an arrogant smirk on his face.

"What would you know about my relationship with that spawn of Atlas, and you better watch your tone with me. You may be the talk of Olympus right now but I am the true hero that everyone will still be talking about. I could take my sword back from you if I wanted to."

Hercules may have been over a foot taller than me but I walked right up to him. I don't know if you have been paying attention but I fought Kronos, retrieved the golden fleece, conquered the labyrinth, killed Medusa. And don't forget Hercules, I have been training under the big 3 mastering their powers, and have also got the blessing of multiple gods, and lets not forget I am the only male that lady Artemis has ever become a hunter so why don't you tell me what you have done recently.

Thunder Terror appeared in my right hand, while my left hand became covered in Greek fire. Everyone in the room made a wide circle of space for us and watched with interest. Lets not forget Hercules I have beaten Ares in a duel. And just today I beat Atlas in a fight so I would watch your words if I were you.

Hercules's eyes sparked with electricity and a two handed sword appeared in his hand. "Fine Perseus you want to be smacked around by the greatest hero in Greek history lets see how much of a beating you can take."

Hades was about to intervene until I signaled him to let me handle it. You better hope you won't be relying on your electrical powers because I got a weapon here that was created from your fathers master bolt.

Hercules's seemed surprised but he quickly replaced the expression with a laugh. "I don't need my electrical powers, my strength was legendary when I was a demigod and it has only got stronger since." Hercules tore off a leg from the table of food that was made of Stygian iron and he crushed it in between his 2 hands.

Meet me at the arena in an hour and I will embarrass you in front all of Olympus in the name of Zoe Nightshade. Hercules shoved me back and flashed out of the underworld. Hades laughed softly and walked up to me.

"You can't go a single day without picking out with somebody power can you?" It would seem that I cant lord Hades but this is going to be 1 fight I will be happy for, if you will excuse me I need to go get some new weapons.

"Whats wrong with the weapons you have now Percy?" Lord Hades I would tell you however if you want to know the answer we need to talk somewhere quiet. Hades started to walk away and I followed him towards his bedroom hallway.

We stopped in front of his bedroom, and I hoped he would let us go inside however he didn't go inside. "Okay here we are now what is wrong with using the weapon I gave you? I uncapped riptide and I saw that it still had Atlas's blood on it and I showed Hades the blade.

Lord Hades that is what covered my sword riptide when I stabbed Atlas during our fight today. Hades took the blade in his hand and touched the blood. How did Atlas get out from under the weight of the underworld anyway?

"It would seem that they convinced Koios the titan of the north and knowledge to switch places with Atlas, and they changed his looks to keep us confused. I don't know how this happened though the combination of what makes up your sword riptide, and your spear tombstone never should have done this."

Lord Hades if I may try something to test my theory? Hades raised an eyebrow but nodded his head. I took riptide in my hand and wiped the blood with a curtain on the wall. Lord Hades if you will roll up your sleeves.

Hades pulled up the shirt sleeve on his right arm and I dragged the tip of riptide along his forearm and we watched as his blood ran red, not gold. Hades jumped away from the blade and the skeletal warriors stepped forward and raised their weapons until Hades ordered them back.

Hades put his hand on his wound and shadows formed a bandage. "Let me see riptide Percy I want to try to see if the sword has the same effect on me when I use it." I handed Hades the sword and he cut his other arm but all that came out was golden ichor.

"Well it would seem that your trip to the fates has given you more than just a way to have found Medea but you can cause much more damage to immortals than we thought. I will have to inform the other members of the council about this and show them riptide."

I could feel a slight edge to Hades voice even though he was trying to keep calm. I will allow you to pick out more weapons from my room for your fight when your down leave the room and the skeletons will go back to guarding."

Hades capped riptide and snapped an order to the skeletons to open the door. Hades shadow traveled away. I did mental jumps of joy, and walked inside Hades's bedroom the doors closed behind me. The room was just as dark and gloomy however there were fresh flowers in the windows that I guess he had there to remind him of Persephone.

The first thing I had to do was grab the vial of poison. I walked over to the cage and the pit scorpion tensed up as a warning for me to stay away. I looked at the small vial and saw that it was pure black but had a red cap on top.

I sent a silent prayer to Artemis for a vial that looked exactly like that filled with poison and it appeared in my hand. I froze the moisture in the scorpions, and slipped my hand inside the cage, I grabbed the vial of poison and switched it out with the vial Artemis sent me and I stepped back.

The pit scorpion seemed really mad and it tried to jump out of the cage to get at me but when it jumped to where the cage roof should have been it collided with an invisible barrier. It tried a couple more times before it seemed to realize it wasn't going anywhere.

I turned my back and headed to wall that held the weapons. I finally found a great blade Xiphos Greek sword that was slightly thinner near the hilt but was wider near the tip of the blade, the sword was made of Stygian iron.

I also took a Stygian iron dagger and put the weapons in sheathes that I took off the wall. I opened the doors and left the bedroom, the guards at the door took their places again and I ran off to my bedroom and I found Nico sharpening his swords.

Nico I finally got what I needed from your dads room. Nico dropped what he was doing and ran up to meet me. "What is it you had to get Percy?" I brought out the vial of poison and showed it to him. "Hold on don't tell me that's the poison my dads pit scorpion guards."

It is and I can promise you that its important and if it wasn't I would have tried to find something else to use. I walked over to my bed and pulled out the celestial bronze shoe box and unlocked it. I put it next to the vial of potion Medea gave to me to mix the poison and locked the box. I put the box back under the pillow and turned back to Nico.

Now look you weren't there but I just challenged the famous hero Hercules to a fight so if you want to come with me I need to make a pit stop before the fight. I honed in on where the hunters were in the mortal world and when I found them I shadow traveled to meet them in Yellowstone national park.

There were 25 sets of bows immediately set upon us when we arrived but when they saw it was me the lowered their bows but they still sent the customary glare at Nico. I saw Artemis in her 12 year old form giving archery lessons to the newer hunters but when she saw me she called a 5 minute break.

"Hello Percy what are you doing here I thought you would still be celebrating your recent success." I was but the I challenged another arrogant immortal to a fight and I wanted to know if I can borrow a special set of weapons of yours.

"I am sorry Percy but I can't let you use my weapons whats wrong with riptide?" I wasn't talking about your weapons that you use but a set of weapons that belonged to an old hunter's of yours, and as for riptide Hades is showing it to the other gods because apparently it causes immortals much more damage then a weapon should.

I explained to Artemis of my visit to the fates, and then my fight with Atlas and Artemis didn't say a single word until I was finished. "Well I will talk to the other gods later but tell me about what weapons you need."

I wish to borrow Zoe's hunting knives, for my fight with Hercules I want to beat him in Zoe's honor. Artemis looked hesitant but she waved me forward, we headed towards her tent and I saw that it had fur rugs, and blankets from many different types of animals.

The walls of her tent were covered in bows, and hunting knives. Artemis lead me to a pair of hunting knives that were bigger than the others and had half moon symbols on each knife. The knives were hanging from above her bed in a glass case.

Artemis took the hunting knives out of the case and when I got a closer look at them they were almost an exact replica of her own knives. I took the hunting knives from Artemis and they had a heftier weight to them but when I made slashing, and sticking attacks with them in the air I found that they were a perfect weight and would cause a lot of damage.

Artemis had a sad look in her eyes and she wiped away a single tear. "I gave those knifes to Zoe on her 100th year of service to me I asked my dad Zeus for a replica of my own knives to give to her for her faithful service to me."

"I will allow you to use her knives because I know you will bring honor to her, and if she was here she would want you to beat Hercules to a bloody pulp. Although she never took revenge on him for what he did to her because she did not want to look petty in front of me.

I put the hunting knives at my sides and the disappeared. Like all hunters weapons they only appeared when you needed them. Artemis I would appreciate it if you and the other hunters would come and watch my fight.

"When is your fight Percy my hunters would be mad at me if they didn't get to see the man who hurt their sister long ago." I looked at my watch my fight is in less than 10 minutes. "I would like to take the hunters to watch the fight however the chariots would take over an hour to get there."

Its no problem I can take care of getting the hunters there. Artemis and myself left her tent where we watched the hunters shining the war chariot, and Nico was talking to Nico. Artemis explained what I would be doing and the hunters looked like they wanted to switch places with me and kick Hercules's butt but then they got the same look on their faces when they wouldn't get there in time.

Okay Nico I am going to need your, and Mrs O Leary's help getting everyone there on time. Nico nodded his head and summoned his armor, while the female hunter of Artemis who was Nico's step sister stood next to him.

I looked at the hunters and began to tell them my plan. Okay hunters 5 of you can climb on Mrs O Leary's back and she can shadow travel you to Olympus. While Nico, Haley, and myself can shadow travel everyone else to Olympus.

Artemis, took the 4 newest hunters and climbed on Mrs O Leary's back that way Mrs O Leary could get to Olympus and they shadow traveled away. Okay hunters grab each others hands, and then whoever is at the lead grab Haley's hand.

They did what I told them too while Nico and I summoned our armor. I noticed that the hunters were sheathed at my waist. I walked in between Nico, and Haley and we each grabbed a hold of the others hands and when we were done we were in a single file line.

Penny ordered the chariots, and the wolves to guard camp. Nico and I pulled the shadows around all of us and we shadow traveled to the arena on Olympus. Thanks to the armor I still felt great, I summoned a glass of Ambrosia and drank it just to make sure I was in peek condition.

I saw Mrs O learning sleeping with her head in Artemis's lap who was now in a 20 year old form and was sitting next to my father, and Aphrodite. The other hunters joined their sisters and wished me luck while Nico went over to sit next to his dad.

I saw Hercules warming up and he had a wall of weapons ranging from a massive club, a 2 handed sword, and a pair of Cestus that had the design of lion heads. I walked up to Aphrodite, and took off the tattoo of ginger and handed it to her.

Aphrodite put the tattoo on her own arm and smiled at me. I took off the ring that Hephaestus gave me and handed it to my dad. Here I want you both to hold onto these I want to win the fight on my own, and the last fight I was in Ginger came out on her own and I don't want her to get hurt.

I had the sandals of Hermes to turn into combat boots. I jumped off the 15 foot ledge and landed directly in front of Hercules who had his back to me. Hercules stiffened and he turned to look at me. "Well I am glad to hear the stories I heard of you are true, now lets get on with this fight."

Zeus stood up to speak to the gods in attendance, and the hunters, and Nico. "Perseus Jackson you have challenged my son Hercules the minor god of strength and bravery, the patron of heroes to a duel. Hercules if you win is their anything you want from Percy if you are to win?"

"Yes I want my sword riptide back when I beat Perseus." The hunters yelled out insults until Artemis silenced them. Hercules spoke so I could only hear him, "Go on chicken out in front of the gods who have praised you so highly."

Zeus looked to me and spoke to me, "Percy if you are to win in the fight against Hercules is there anything you want from him?" Yes I want Hercules to tell all of Olympus and Artemis and her hunters the truth of what happened when he met up with Zoe in the gardens of the Hesperides and how much she helped him complete his quest and he must swear on the river Styx to tell the truth of how he wouldn't be able to complete the quest without the help of Zoe.

Because he knows he would have failed without her help, and he never gave her the credit deserves. Zeus nodded, "Very well the wagers have been set there will be no outside help and no use of divine forms."

A barrier formed around the arena and me and Hercules stood apart. Hercules picked up his infamous club, while I brought out Nemion lion skin and threw it around my shoulders. The Nemion lion skin fuzed with my armor and a lions head helmet appeared in my hands.

The helmet was made of celestial bronze. I put the helmet on and summoned my shield by tapping my watch. The spikes that ran up my left arm were deadly sharp and the barbed wire made of Stygian iron on the spike on my shield glowed with power.

I reached behind waist and pulled out the Stygian iron sword I got from Hades room and the sheath was still resting on my lower back. Hercules summoned a bolt of lightning and aimed it at the ground by my feet.

The ground cracked open and I stumbled back and caught myself from losing my balance. Hercules appeared at my side and he swung his club at me but I blocked it with my shield. I felt the massive force he put in his attack and the sound could probably be heard from all of Olympus.

Hercules pushed me back and aimed punch towards my face but I shadow traveled away and sent a Greek fire bomb aimed at his back but he turned around and deflected the attack with a back hand that sent the fireball into the arena wall.

Hercules slammed his foot into the ground causing tremors to go throughout the ground however as the son of the sea god I wasn't affected. I ran directly at him and as the fool he was he attempted to block my attack but I water traveled behind him and slammed the spike in my shield into his and ripped it across causing a stream of ichor to flow out.

Hercules backhanded me with such force it sent my flying back into the wall. I dropped my sword and Hercules smirked at me. I used my armor to cause pitch black darkness enter the arena and I ran away because I could see that a second later Hercules kicked his leg into the wall where my head would have been.

Hercules stumbled around trying to find me but I had a surprise waiting for him. I summoned a horde of skeletal warriors and when the darkness cleared Hercules was completely surrounded by fully armored skeletons.

"You think these little sacks of bones will stop me?" Hercules roared in anger and a thunderstorm appeared above us and it rained down lightning bolts on all my warriors but when Hercules looked again he saw that they were still there unharmed.

Are you stupid Hercules these skeletons work for me and are connected to me they are just as immune to electricity as I am. My hands glowed with darkness and the skeletons broke apart and reformed into a 30 foot tall giant Greek warrior, that looked like Briares.

The warrior had 50 arms each wielding a celestial bronze weapon. The zombie warrior brought down his biggest sword onto Hercules and while Hercules was busy fighting off the warrior I put my shield up and brought out the dual hunting knives that belong to Zoe.

Hercules finally got the upper hand and he destroyed my giant zombie, however he was completely cover in cuts and bruises, and his armor was tattered. I sent the power of my father into the ground below me and started a massive earthquake that probably would have torn apart a 10 mile radius had the gods not been here.

I heard gasps of shock from some of the gods when they felt the biggest earthquake they ever felt rip apart the ground under my feet. A 10 foot thick chunk of concrete came out of the ground and I used Hermes sandals to kick it into Hercules who was on his back.

Hercules kicked the boulder to pieces when he got to his feet. However he got dust in his eyes and I used this to my advantage I aimed both water cannons on my armor at Hercules and the boiling hot water slammed into him.

Hercules resisted the water pressure and walked forward. Hercules grabbed me in a bear hug and started to squeeze with all his might. I felt my body screaming in pain and Hercules only made it worse when he headbutted me.

My eyesight started to blur but I still had the use of my arms and I stabbed him with the daggers in his chest. He ignored the pain and continued to squeeze. "Beg me for mercy and admit defeat and maybe I wont break every bone in your worthless body."

Hercules turned his head and looked at Artemis. "Your hunter is just as week as all your little girls Artemis, Zoe didn't deserve to be within a mile of me." Something inside of me snapped when he insulted Zoe and the other hunters.

I started to spread my arms out and new found strength filled me. Hercules's grip on me started to slacken, he tried get a better grip but when I had enough room I slipped free. I jumped out of reach, and covered my body completely in fire.

Hercules started to bring his club down onto me but I grabbed it with 1 hand with the other hand I sent a stream of searing hot into his face. Hercules stumbled back and blocked his face with his other hand to stop the fire.

I ripped the club out of his hand and I summoned a bolt of lighting from the air that would have left Zeus jealous. The lightning struck his club and shattered it into hundreds of tiny pieces. Hercules had a look of pure anger on his face when I destroyed his prize weapon.

Hercules put his hands straight into the newly repaired ground and I felt the ground under me being ripped apart. Hercules tore out the entire ground in front of him and he got an evil smirk in his eyes. Hercules pulled the ground up making me fall back into the wall and then Hercules ran towards me holding the ground he ripped out and slammed it into the wall.

I would have been crushed had I not summoned felt the familiar tug in my gut and I summoned a hurricane that sent me hovering 50 feet in the air looking down on the Olympians. Hercules tried to jump up and grab me but I was to high up.

I sheathed the hunting knives and pulled out my hunters bow. I knocked an arrow and sent it into Hercules's foot impaling itself deep into the ground. I shouted to the gods to put up a barrier around themselves.

I took out a smoking green arrow Apollo gave me and he saw it and immediately put up a large barrier around the hunters and Artemis. I shot the arrow into the air and a rainstorm summoned around me. Hercules laughed at me for shooting an arrow into the air until it started to rain.

A raindrop of acid landed on his face and he screamed out in agony and the wound on his head started to bleed. I sent a torrent of water to grab Hercules by his feet and I flung him directly into the storm cloud.

I made a circling motion with my hands and the storm cloud formed a bubble around him. Everyone on Olympus could hear Hercules screaming. The storm cloud was no longer dripping onto the arena but he was bathing in it.

The storm cloud started to dissipate and when it was gone we could still see Hercules hanging by his feet from the water I was controlling. I floated up to Hercules and saw that most of his skin was burned however I did not notice he had his cestus in his and that was what must have stopped most of the damage because it fell to pieces.

I screamed down to the gods that this was for Zoe. I grabbed Hercules by his throat, the water I had under my feet twisted me around so I was above Hercules and his back was towards the Olympians. The water behind me shot us skyrocketing forward.

I pushed Hercules forward at the last second and pushed off. Hercules slammed into the ground, while I was hovering in the air 5 feet off the ground. Hercules was in a deep hole from the impact so I decided to do what any of the other hunters would have done after what he said to them I attacked him.

I aimed another arrow and shot it into the ground where we heard another cry of pain. The bow disappeared and I grabbed the hunting knives just as Hercules crawled out of the ground. Hercules ran towards his two handed sword and glowed with power.

Hercules ran at me and brought the sword down onto my head however at the last second I crossed the knives in an x and caught his sword in the space between the knives. I threw my weight to my right side and when he was caught off guard I jumped on his shoulders and stabbed him in the chest 3 times with the dagger in my right hand before he could try to get me off.

I grabbed his head and jumped down and with the force slammed the back of his head down directly on my knee. I summoned a ring of fire that completely enveloped the both of us. The fire did me no harm but to Hercules it was hurting him.

Hercules yelled and with the force of it made the fire dissipate. Hercules bull rushed me and slammed his shoulder in my body and slammed me into the arena wall. Hercules kept me pinned to the wall with his right hand, and then with his left he punched me in the stomach repeatedly.

My armor creaked in protest from the force of his blows and even though the armor didn't break but if I didn't get out it wouldn't matter. Hercules grabbed me by my right arm and slammed me into the ground.

Hercules stepped on my left hand breaking multiple bones, and then kicked me in my side. Hercules grabbed his sword that was on the ground and put his foot on my chest and put the tip of the blade at my chest.

"Do you give up?" No you scum I don't. I pulled the shadows around me and split the ground under me apart. I fell into the ground and used the powers Nico showed me and the ground split open causing Hercules to fall down to his waist and close around him.

I jumped out of the hole and it closed behind me. I saw that Hercules was about to break free, so I sheathed my hunting knives and reached behind my back and pulled off sea storm. I pointed the 3 prongs to Hercules neck and told him to surrounded.

"You are going to have to do better than that demigod." Hercules managed to break an arm free however I pushed the button and froze his arm before he could do anything with it. I turned sea storm upside down and stabbed Hercules in his frozen arm.

The ice turned to water around sea storm but the rest of his arm stayed ice. I pressed sea storm further until it was completely embedded through his arm. I changed my combat boots to become bronze plated and kicked Hercules in the face causing his nose to break.

Golden ichor was everywhere. I got down on my knee and unsheathed the hunting knives and put them across Hercules's neck in an x formation and told him to admit defeat. He turned his head and nodded. I took the knives away and put them back in their sheathes.

I capped sea storm and turned and walked away. I heard the ground opening and as I got to the steps I was slammed onto my back and Hercules was standing above me glowing. I could see Hercules was about to go into his divine form but I couldn't do anything the way he was holding my head my eyes wouldn't be able to close.

"You think I am going to take being humiliated lightly have fun in the underworld permanently. I heard my dad trying to get to me but he wouldn't be able to make it in time. Hercules turned bright gold and I felt my body getting hot.

"Oh I will tell the gods about how much of a help Zoe was to me but I never said anything about not killing you if I lost." Hercules's body changed, it was hard to explain but I could see that he had some attributes of a lion and his hands grew claws.

Hercules had shoulder length golden hair, and blue eyes. He stood over 10 feet tall and he was rippling with godly power but I had no idea how I was still alive, its 1 of the first lessons a demigod learns that if you see a true gods divine form it will burn you to ashes. I turned my head when I felt something in my hand I saw riptide in its full form. I didn't know if I looked any longer if I would die so I made a stabbing motion upwards.

Hercules made a sound of pain and he looked down to see riptide through his heart. Hercules fell to his knees and his form began to flicker. The golden aura started to flow into riptide, and I felt myself being filled with power.

I stood up and my body began to change, I started to grow taller growing at least nearly a foot taller until I was over 6 and a half feet tall. My muscles started to get bigger and bigger until my armor had to expand.

I looked at Hercules who was almost drained of all color. Regular blood flowed from his wound however he was still alive. I pulled riptide from his chest and the other gods finally got into the arena floor.

Apollo rushed towards Hercules and began to look him over. The chest wound began to heal while every other god began to question how I was still alive, Hephaestus, and Demeter said how they were sure they saw Hephaestus's true form.

I fell back and turned off my armor. I looked down to my body and saw that my clothes were all ripped open. I was immediately covered in brand new clothes but I saw that now I looked like Hercules did. If a normal person saw me they would think I did nothing all day but lift weights because my arms were bulging.

Ares helped me stand up and when I was on my feet the gods realized I was taller than most of them. Zeus snapped his fingers and Hercules arms and legs were chained together in celestial bronze shackles.

Apollo stood and walked over to me and then began to heal me. When Artemis and the hunters knew that I would be alright they rushed up to me and hugged me although it was kind of awkward since I was nearly a foot taller and had 3 times more muscle mass. Zeus snapped his fingers a bright light enveloped us all.

When the light faded we were all in the throne room. I saw that the throne the gods made for me when they thought they could turn me into a god was still there next to my father. Hercules was dragged by Ares to the middle of the throne room and chained him to a hook where he was facing all the gods.

Ares punched Hercules in the face before he took his seat. Zeus looked to his son Apollo and spoke up."Apollo what happened to Hercules when Percy stabbed him?" "It would seem that the fates did indeed do something to Percy because I felt something lingering in Hercules's body that we never saw before whatever it was it was negating Hercules's godly powers and siphoning his power."

"From the looks of Percy it would seem that the power transferred to him because from my analysis if Percy continued to stab Hercules for a minute longer his power would have been completely drained and he would just be a regular immortal or worse because it took the virus in Hercules's body a fully 30 seconds after riptide was taken out."

"For all we know Hercules could have faded." Athena who was listening in commented. "How long will it take for Hercules for his powers return Apollo?" I doubt he will ever get his full powers back." Apollo summoned a glass bottle of soda in his hand and showed it to the other gods. "Think of Hercules's powers like this bottle of soda." Apollo crushed the bottle in his hand and over 80 percent of the soda dripped out."

"This bottle of soda was Hercules's powers when Percy stabbed him it made Hercules's capacity of powers break and shrink so you can think of this little amount of soda as Hercules's powers, he might heal or for all we know stay like this forever."

Apollo took a breath and then continued on. "Hercules can barely considered a god now, he will be lucky if he can flash out, and I doubt he will ever be able to go into his divine form again. Although I would say for his actions today Percy should have let riptide finish the job."

Apollo's eyes glowed like miniature suns. Zeus looked at his son Zeus, "Now tell everyone what Percy made you agree to and then we will decide your punishment." Hercules who look battered looked up the gods.

"When I was sent on a labor to steal the apples of the hesprerides, I came across that titan spawn of Atlas." Hercules didn't get another word in because Artemis jumped off her throne and began to viciously beat Hercules to a pulp she punched him, kicked him and even kicked him in a place that even a god would feel mortal.

Zeus finally had to pull her off because she was starting to show her divine form. "If you ever disrespect my former huntress I will filet you alive." Zeus gave his son a glare and commanded him to finish the story.

It was then that I noticed a camera aimed at Hercules face. "I came across Zoe, and tricked her liking me, after a few days I finally gained her full trust, I told her that her father Atlas wanted me to get the apples as a way to appease the gods and that if she helped it would bring honor to her father."

"Zoe was still naive she thought it would get her father in the graces of the gods and she helped me into tricking Ladon the dragon. She gave her hair clip to me and told me that the sword that it transformed into would confuse Ladon because each of the hesperides got a token from their mother that would show Ladon that they were his masters."

"With the sword I was able to sneak past Ladon. When I got away Zoe expected me to marry her and then she found out what kind of horrible being her father was because the hesperides never saw Atlas. I then told everyone that I beat Ladon with my bare hands and I never mentioned Zoe's help. I swear on the river Styx that everything I said was true, and if not for Zoe I would never have been able to get the apples."

The hunters who knew Zoe started to silently cry at the foot of Artemis's throne while the others comforted them. Zeus had a look of embarrassment on his face after Hercules finished talking. Zeus stood up.

I have come up with the perfect punishment for you Hercules for you inexcusable act tonight at the fight, and what you did to Zoe you are hereby punished to take the weight of the sky." Hercules looked to his father.

"How long will I have to hold the weight of the sky father." "Well let me put it this way you will be released when my brother Poseidon forgives you for trying to kill Percy, and when the 3 virgin goddess decide to break their vow's of virginity, and when my wife Hera decides to be unfaithful to me, that is when you will be let out."

Hercules's face immediately paled. Zeus looked to the rest of the council, "Does anyone have a problem with the punishment I have set?" Artemis mumbled something about castration but Zeus ignored it.

"Your title of patron of heroes will also be removed as you lied about getting the apples of the hesperides by yourself and lying to the gods." Hercules body shrank slightly at the demotion. Zeus turned to the other gods.

"Athena you will go to Koios who is holding the weight of the sky and offer him a deal, if he forever pledges to serve the Olympian gods faithfully for the rest of time he will be released from holding the sky, he must swear it on the river Styx."

"If he does not agree to the terms you, Ares, Hephaestus, and Hades will capture him make him bathe in the river Lethe for a month to make sure he never remembers working for the titans and lock him up in the fields of punishment and we will let Hades decide what to do then."

Zeus looked down to his son spoke, "Do you have any last words my son?" Hercules nodded his head." Yes I regret my actions today, and I hope the council sees my millennium of service to Olympus will shine past my mistakes, and I swear on the river Styx that if the Olympian gods ever require my assistance to protect Olympus you can call on me I hold no grudges to any of you, and I will still serve my duties as a god if it is ever required of me."

Hercules nodded his head and Hephaestus, Ares, Hades, and Athena rose from their thrones. Ares unhooked Hercules from the floor but still kept him chained and they all flashed out. Zeus turned to look at me.

"Percy I am sorry for my sons actions and I hope you do not hold a grudge, as a reward for your actions today I am sure Artemis would agree with me on this, you have honored Zoe Nightshade and with the power as the king of Olympus and with the approval of the Olympian council I name you the new patron of Heroes."

A bright blue light enveloped me and I grew taller again and I stood at 7 feet tall. My muscles grew and my clothes were replaced with ancient Greek battle armor, and then my clothes went back to normal. The armor that was around me was now hanging above the throne the gods made for me and the chair was decorated with pictures of my battles, pets, and weapons.

Zeus spoke again, "Let it be known to all of Olympus and every demigod we sire for the rest of our days that Perseus Jackson son of Poseidon is the true hero of Olympus and forever the patron of heroes. Demigods for generations to come will strive to follow in your footsteps."

Zeus snapped his fingers and a TV screen appeared showing me camp half-blood a 15 foot tall golden statue appeared in front of the big house over looking the camp appeared. The statue looked just like I did however unharmed.

I was shown holding riptide in the air celebrating with my pets at my side. Zeus snapped his fingers again and the TV switched to the courtyard on Olympus where the muses held their concerts. Another statue appeared it looked the same except for I was in full battle armor.

I was getting a little uncomfortable with all the praise and it would be hard living at camp with the giant statue of me watching me. Zeus turned to look at Hermes and he sat down while Hermes stood and addressed everyone.

"Percy Jackson earns everything he just got but I want to tell the gods something else." As you all know my son Luke was just allowed into the Isles of the Blest and Percy told the judges of the underworld to wait and he came and got me."

"Percy allowed me to see my son again and if he didn't none of us would have known about Luke getting into the Isles of the Blest." I have gotten permission from Zeus, and Poseidon to allow you Percy to get the island Ogygia."

But I thought that was Calypso's home lord Hermes. "No that was her prison but since you released her she left the island and it has returned to its normal shape." Hermes pointed to a beautiful island much bigger than when I was there before it was made up of lush forests but in the center of the island was a giant tree top home that took up a quarter of the island.

This island will be yours and yours alone. It will change itself to what you like most it will grow if you let people live there, however it is invisible to the mortals, and they will never be able to come there. And it will be guarded by sea creatures your father has grew to be your island's protectors."

"Also the island will be yours and yours alone it will be your domain and the gods will only be able to go there with your permission." I looked at my father and he was smiling at me." Okay I accept lord Hermes I will accept the island.

Artemis, you and the hunters can use the island as a home when not on missions. As soon as the words left my mouth I saw on the TV screen the island grow in size a more tree houses appeared in the trees. Artemis nodded her head.

"I will send some of my tree nymph hunters there to maintain the island and the homes. I turned to Mr D, Mr D you can tell satyrs that they are welcome to use my island as a second home. The TV screen zoomed in and vegetable gardens appeared all around the island.

"I will pass along the message and they will be able to travel to and from the island at will." Zeus called and end to the meeting and all the gods flashed away taking the hunters and Nico. Except my father, and Artemis. I walked over to Artemis and held the dual hunting knives out to her but she merely shook her head.

"You keep them for now Percy, you brought Zoe honor and I know she would want her weapons to be used for good rather than just hanging on a wall. Artemis walked over to her hunters and flashed away with them leaving just me and my dad.

We were the same height now so I could look at him in the eyes. So dad why did Hermes need your permission to give me the island? "Because since it will grow to accommodate you it will take up more water."

I will be sure then to do as little as possible to the island. My dad just waved off my statement. "Its okay son you deserve it besides in reality the island will take up as much space as it always does. You see son you know how the island always moved around?"

Yeah Calypso told me that why do you ask? The truth is the island is made up of multiple separate islands all around the world that the Olympians created. When your island gets bigger all it does is move parts of the other islands into itself, if you were to completely measure the whole island it would be 3 times bigger than New York."

Okay hold on dad if what your saying is true and the island did get that big in 1 place how could the mortals not come across it? "You would be surprised what the mist can do Percy when a ship gets to close the island moves away and the mist manipulates the ships to go off course until the ship is away from the island."

So what kind of defenses have you set up around the island dad? My dad got the biggest smile I ever saw on his face and he water traveled us to the beach of Ogygia. My dad summoned his trident and touched the tip of his trident into the water.

Giant whirlpools started form in the water surrounding the island, my dad snapped his fingers and a boat appeared in the water heading straight for the whirlpools. The ship was torn apart instantly when it was dragged in the whirlpools.

The ship and the whirlpools vanished and when then my dad whistled. The water rose and 6 giant armored lobsters rose out from the water. I heard the crabs talking in my mind calling me master and telling me how my dad gave them a chance to become strong and be my guardians.

The crabs sank back into the water and then a minute later the biggest octopus I ever saw rose from the sea, it was bigger than the empire state building and just a wide It looked like it could use a cruise ship as a toothpick.

My dad petted a giant tentacle and smiled affectionately at the octopus. This here is Timmy well that's only a nickname it would take you 10 minutes to say his full name correctly but he is the child of Scylla, and Typhon, I saved him when he was only an egg although as an egg he was bigger than a Cadillac.

Timmy held out a tentacle towards me and I petted it just like my dad did and I heard a sound of contentment from Timmy in my mind. Timmy sank back into the ocean causing a tidal wave. But it relaxed before it came anywhere near the island.