Percy POV

His kick sent me straight through the cabin and landed hard on the beach. The water was reaching out to me, and I felt at full strength. Riptide was glowing as anger was coursing through me, and I got my mind in battle mode. He charged me, and as he was raising his sword to cut me in half, someone smacked him in the back of the head.

Namaka had swirled herself behind Ku using the water in the ocean. She had her hands on her hips and was looking at everyone furiously. "What is wrong with all of you? Since when do we fight over nonsense?"

Ku rubbed the back of his head, and the clouds that had appeared over the island disappeared. "Um, never? We just started being gods like 100 years ago."

Namaka nodded as Professor Kane was in the background, watching the whole thing. She sighed as she held my head, checking my injuries. Her power flowed through me, making me feel at peace. My body got stronger as if I was in contact with water, even though I was just in contact with her. "Perseus. That's your name."

I narrowed my eyes as I looked at her. "How did you know that?"

All the Hawaiian gods had moved outside and were standing where we were. My team moved a little reluctantly towards me, past all the powerful figures that were right next to them. Calypso and Annabeth looked a little tense, their hands on their weapons if Namaka touched me the wrong way.

She turned towards her family. "You remember our study of Greek mythology?"

Everyone nodded. Namaka looked towards me. "This is Perseus, the son of Poseidon that we read about. The most recent hero that has conquered several quests and monsters. Very commendable."

An uproar went up among the gods, and applause roared from all places. People surged over me, looking to touch me and look in my eyes. It was slightly weird. The goddess of the luau tackled me and was kissing me everywhere until Namaka pulled her off.

Annabeth raised an eyebrow with her arms crossed, a defensive stance. "You study Greek mythology even though you're Hawaiian gods?"

Namaka nodded. "We study all the pantheons of gods. We are a fairly new set of gods because we've only existed since people started living on these sets of islands. We make sure that we don't make the same mistakes that the other gods make that results in gruesome deaths and horror stories."

Annabeth nodded. Jason looked around. "So how exactly do you choose your reign of power as new gods?"

Namaka smiled. "It's based on our personalities, but it could've been different for your set of gods. If you look at your gods when they were younger, they might have had personalities that fit the reign that they were given, or it could've been the other way around. Their personalities could have resulted from the domains from which they were given."

Calypso nodded. "The reigns were chosen on the personalities, but the reigns of power sort of enhanced the personalities, if that makes sense."

Namaka nodded. "So you all are here to do what?"

I hesitated, but Hazel spoke up. "We have a threat; if this threat rises, the entire earth will be destroyed and remade, most likely."

Namaka looked at me. "And so you're here on this island? Let me ask you a question."

I looked in her green eyes, but they were glowing. It was a little unsettling.

"Do you believe in coincidences?"

I hesitated. As Greek heroes, we weren't supposed to believe in coincidences, but there have been several examples of things that seemed to happen by coincidence. That just happened to save my life. Like the healing of Thalia from her…stationary form seemed to be a coincidence, but that was Kronos' plan.

"I…I don't know."

She nodded as if she expected the answer. "You're telling me that out of all the islands on this planet, you got sent here to save the planet and you just happen to encounter another pantheon of gods? This would be very strange to believe."

I thought about what she said, and I could feel Annabeth thinking in my head; her wheels were turning pretty fast while mine were stationary.

Namaka said, "Well, just keep that in mind. But meanwhile, this threat…"

"It's kind of two threats."

She raised an eyebrow. "Explain this to me?"

"It….there's my sister who is extremely powerful and tough to beat. Then there's the Titan that she's trying to raise. It's going to be kind of hard to beat both of them."

Namaka nodded. "The Titans of Greek history. So have you beat your sister before?"

I hesitated again. "Not really…she kind of beat me down and killed me."

Calypso jumped in. "But he sacrificed his life to slow her down."

Nico jumped in also. "But he was returned the life of the living."

Jason finished the statement. "So he could beat his sister in a round two and stop this monster from rising."

Namaka nodded as I grinned at my team. I actually love them; I couldn't see where I would be without them. "So, you're outmatched…but I can feel that you have a lot of power. That's why Kanaloa classified you as a deity; you have the power of a god. I highly doubt that anyone could be able to beat you."

Percy. We have to go. They're Hawaiian, and we shouldn't be talking to them. You see how much trouble we had caused with the Romans.

Annabeth, calm down. They seem nice. Namaka is saving my behind, and it would be slightly rude for us to just be like, 'Hey, thanks for saving me, but I'm going to leave now.' And plus, where would we go?

Somewhere other than here.

Annabeth…Will Solace was down there.

….who?

Will. Will Solace.

Silence was in my head.

I blushed at what Namaka had said when Annabeth forced a smile. She stepped forward and held my hand. "That's Percy…Perseus. He is always so humble. But we kind of have to go."

Annabeth.

I looked at Annabeth, who was staring at me. Where did you see him?

An underwater volcano. He was in there, and I literally could not breathe or control water around him.

Sadness and regret cut through my mind. Are you sure that was him?

Yes.

We need to save him. He didn't deserve that…even though he found himself in that predicament.

What do you mean?

Demigods can't be used as hosts unless they offer themselves willingly.

I was suddenly uncomfortable, but I couldn't see why Will would give himself up to Helios. In the background, Professor Kane stood up from his throne. He would have been able to view everything from the hole that I made in the cabin. Everyone automatically trained our eyes to him as he glided forward with his look alike, Kanaloa.

He stopped about five feet from me and stared me down. He probably had me by about 6 inches, and spoke in a deep, commanding voice. "This lad does not know what he is capable of. He needs training if he is to succeed in his quest. That is why he was brought here. Give him and his friends some Hawaiian hospitality and training, if they wish. No more aggression for today."

He looked at me, and his wave of power washed over me. "Perseus, Namaka will train you. Her being the goddess of water and her similar appearance to you, she will be a valuable trainer to you."

Namaka smiled at me and held out her hand. "This should be fun."

Professor Kane looked at me. "You have potential, but if released right, you will be even more formidable. Ku will train you in your swordsmanship."

Ku nodded reverently, his attitude towards me completely different after Namaka said who I was to everyone. The apparent attitude of his massive sword hadn't changed though. It still hung from his side in an attempt to intimidate who came near it.

"Haikili will teach you how to use your anger well."

Haikili cracked his knuckles and thunder cracked above. He saluted to me; his muscles bulged in comparison to mine.

"Paka'a will teach you how to use the wind to your advantage."

This guy with the most windblown hair winked at me as he rode an air sphere like Aang from the Last Airbender.

"Pele will teach you how to use storms and natural disasters and the Poli'ahu' will teach you how to use cryokinesis."

Pele was a young girl of about 12, who smiled at me and waved. The Poli'ahu' were twin teenagers who looked like Zoe's sisters. Their silver eyes cut through me as I waved at them. "Hi."

They smiled and giggled as annoyance flashed through my head from Annabeth.

However, I couldn't get out of my mind…the image of Will Solace, the son of Apollo with that thing in him, the Titan who was killing him. I don't even know if he was still alive or not.

But one thing I do know.

I am going to save Will Solace.