A/N: Yayy! Artemis got new powers from her aunt. Asteria is a real goddess from the Greek Mythology, so that's not an OC. Well, necromancy. I don't know how to do any of it. What kind of powers do necromancy held? I don't know. I'll try my best though. Well, here's chapter 24. Enjoy

P/S: This includes what happened to Percy's mother and what kind of power he unleashed that made the other demigods and gods afraid of him.

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO, HOO and FF

Chapter 24

Alia's POV

Alia had been worried when Artemis suddenly passed out. Alia and Percy panicked and they called Will from the Apollo group. Will said she was just tired and should wake up in a few minutes. Percy wanted to wait for a while before leaving, but they couldn't. They needed to get to their new base soon to train, or they'll be unprepared for the war. Percy voluntarily carried Artemis throughout the journey. When Artemis woke up, Alia let out a sigh of relief.

"What happened?" Alia asked after she had woken up. Percy, for some reason, was staring at Artemis, but his eyes kept glancing below Artemis' neck. Alia had to slap him to snap him out.

"Uh? Yeah, what happened?" Percy asked, still staring. Artemis as we walked, following Nico.

"Well, Asteria kidnapped me." Artemis said calmly.

"But, you didn't go anywhere." Alia stated.

"I don't know. I guess only my mind was taken, and my body remained."

"Well, tell us what happened?" Percy urged.

"She was my aunt, Leto's sister. I didn't remember her, but she's a relative. She said that she's going to bless me with her powers." Artemis explained. Percy and Alia frowned.

"What are her powers? I've never heard of her before." Alia said.

"She's not exactly a goddess. She's a titan goddess, daughter of Coeus and Phoebe."

"Wait, she's a titan?"

"Well, she didn't do anything wrong, so she hid from Zeus."

Alia and Percy nodded. "What're her powers?" Alia asked.

"She's the goddess of Necromancy, Nocturnal Oracle and Falling Stars."

"Necromancy? Sounds like Hecate's powers." Percy muttered.

"She's Hecate's mother."

"No wonder." Percy and Alia said at the same time. Something must've jinxed something, because Percy tripped over a root and fell down to his face. Alia and Artemis laughed as Percy brushed off the twigs on his shirt, trying to hide his embarrassment.

"So, what are your powers?" Alia asked.

"So far, only this." As Artemis opened her palm, a small, green fireball appeared on her palm. It radiated some kind of heat that raised the temperature around them. Artemis closed her palm into a fist and extinguished the flames. Alia was staring at her as she demonstrated her powers of Necromancy.

"So, you can do magic?" Percy asked. To answer his question, Artemis made a snake appear on Percy's shoulder. The snake was longer than the three of them with their arms stretched. The snake's weight alone made Percy struggled to stand up. Percy yelped as he realized the snake was slithering on his shoulders. He froze and didn't move.

"Um, Artemis? I'm sorry for everything I have done in your life, but please make this huge-ass snake go away before he swallows my head." Percy pleaded. Artemis and Alia laughed. Ignoring her plea, the girls left him there. "Artemis! Please- gah!" The snake tried to bite him but he threw it off and made the army screamed out in terror. "Look out! Rabid snake on the loose!"

The snake was finally dealt with after Jason sliced the head clean off.

"That was fun." Alia said.

"Yeah, fun for you." Percy grumbled. Artemis laughed slightly and gave him a kiss.

"I'm sorry Percy." Artemis said while staring at him adoringly with her silver eyes. Percy smiled and planted a kiss on her forehead. He ruffled her auburn hair and laughed while Artemis grumbled "Hey!"

Alia laughed. "You guys look sweet together."

"Of course we do." Percy said jokingly. Artemis punched him on the shoulder, causing Percy to yelp with an octave slightly higher than usual. Artemis laughed and gave him a kiss to the cheek.

"Oh, before I forgot, here." Percy handed Artemis a set of silver weapons. Two hunting knives, a bow and a quiver of arrows.

"Are these for me?"

"Well, I wouldn't be giving it to you if they are someone else's right?"

Artemis didn't ask anything else. She planted a kiss on Percy's cheek. "Thank you." Percy just smiled.

Finally, her cousin and half-sister are having fun together.

Percy's POV

Percy didn't know why, but he found himself staring at Artemis. Or more accurately, staring at her breasts. It sounds perverted, but hey, it was his girlfriend. It's not like he hadn't stared at Annabeth's breasts, right? The first time Percy started staring, they seemed average for a goddess in her 18 year old form. But seeing it increased in size, well, Percy could do better in hiding the huge bump in his pants. Fortunately, Artemis and Alia didn't notice, which saved him from an explanation.

Besides, after the snake incident, Percy thought it'd be best to keep it to himself.

Percy and Artemis walked hand in hand with Alia next to them. Percy felt like in a happy family. This reminded him of . . . Of the times he used to spend with his mother. His thoughts drifted to what happened during the war, which ultimately caused the death of his parents.

Line Break (Flashback)

They managed to unite the Greeks and Romans to fight in the war with the giant. The Amazons and hunters of Artemis were also there to help, but Gaia's forces still outnumbered them. The forces of Olympus had just arrived in time to help them. Twelve flashes of brilliant light, and the Olympians arrived in full battle regalia. Gaia laughed at this. She had fully risen from the Earth, courtesy of Jason and Annabeth's blood.

"You will all die and Olympus shall fall. I shall rule this world without the gods!" Gaia yelled out. She held up her hand and the ground shook. "Ouranus, we shall be together again."

The army of demigods and gods clashes with Gaia's forces at the Doors of Death. As they kept killing the monsters, more took their place. It seemed like an endless sea of monsters. He had Annabeth with him; her ankle had been quickly healed by Apollo. Percy killed monsters like always. Cut, stab, parry, slash. Then, he found himself standing with his back against Annabeth.

"You okay, Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth said while panting.

"Well, we've just escaped Tartarus. Couldn't feel better." Percy said while grinning. Percy slashed another monster in half.

"Just so you know," Annabeth stabbed another monster. "After this, I'm going to McDonald's."

"Count me in." Percy said with a grin. He lunged at a dracaenae and sliced it in half whilst in mid-air. At the corner of his eye, he saw lightning flashed everywhere. Zeus, Thalia and Jason were zapping monsters, one at a time. Zeus fired his master bolt and incinerated the monsters in that spot. The force of the blast could be felt around the warzone, making everyone stagger.

Hermes had turned his caduceus into full laser mode. The caduceus looked like bazooka with George and Martha around the barrel. They were firing a beam of laser that vaporized everything they touched. Apollo and Artemis were actually working together. The twins fired volleys of arrows in a matter of seconds. The sky darkened as arrows from their allies and enemies whizzed around, threatening to kill anyone in the way. Ares and Clarisse were in a crazy streak as they swung their weapons around them, vaporizing anything that came within five meters of them with Frank swirling around them as a dragon. Even the demigods have to stay out of their way to avoid getting their head chopped.

Demeter, Aphrodite and Hera were doing their best in transforming monsters into various things from flowers to wheat. They were not the combat type of goddess, but at least they were doing something. Aphrodite's daughter, Piper, was accompanied by Annabeth. Both of them used daggers, but Percy figured that Annabeth would have her covered. Dionysus was strangling monsters with vines while his only son, Pollux, drove through them with a sword. Hephaestus were throwing jars of Greek fire and were commanding his own army of automatons with his son, Leo, who was shooting fireballs and throwing flaming tools at monsters.

Hades was summoning waves of skeleton soldiers with his son, Nico. Nico had recovered remarkably after his time trapped with Ephialtes and Otis. Nico was taking monsters out with his Stygian Iron blade, which looked as dark as night. Hazel was riding Arion while stabbing monsters with her Calvary sword. For some reason, she was also throwing jewels at the monsters.

Then, Percy saw his father next to him with his trident in his grip. The tip was glowing blue as Poseidon fired a shot of blue energy, turning monsters into a puddle of water within contact.

"How are you holding up, Dad?" Percy asked as he kicked a hellhound and slashed a telkhine.

"I've been better." Poseidon said as he knocked a dracaenae with his trident. "You know, there are some advantages on being the Earthshaker."

"What do you mean?" Percy asked. Poseidon grinned at him.

"Let's shake Gaia, shall we?" Poseidon said. He lifted his trident up and slammed the hilt on the ground. The earth shook with a force no less than magnitude 3. The earth cracked open, swallowing monsters and making them fall. Percy looked at Gaia, a murderous glow in her eyes. A few moments later, the earthquake stopped.

"I shall make you pay." Percy heard her voice in his head. Poseidon seemed to hear it too, seeing the look of confusion in his face. Gaia raised her hand. Two unconscious figures appeared and floated in front of her.

It was the two people he cared most in this world.

"Mom! Paul!" Percy yelled out. Poseidon looked around and saw them, but couldn't do anything. Poseidon was surrounded and was busy protecting himself. Percy fought his way through the army and was slowly making his way to Gaia. Jason was also fighting a battle, but he looked overwhelmed. Instead of heading towards Gaia, he fought his way to Jason.

"Jason, I need your help." Percy said as he stabbed a telkhine and made a deep cut on a Hyperborean giant's skin. He turned to ice and cracked.

"Everyone needs anyone's help." Jason grumbled. He summoned lightning and fried a Cyclops into ashes.

"Give me a boost towards Gaia."

"You're kidding right?"

"No I'm not. She's got my parents." Percy said. Jason took a glance at Gaia as he parried an attack from a telkhine. Jason nodded. Percy felt the wind swirling around them, getting stronger by the moment.

"You ready?" Jason asked. Percy nodded. Jason made a throwing movement and Percy shot onto the air, flying towards Gaia at full speed. This won't do it, I won't reach her, Percy thought.

"Leo! Another boost!" Percy yelled out to Leo, who was below him. Leo understood immediately. He threw a jar of Greek fire slightly behind and below Percy. Leo fired a massive fire ball at it and it exploded, letting out enough force to make Percy fly faster without hurting himself.

He tried to tackle Gaia, but Gaia melted into the earth, making him crash land behind her. Behind him, Gaia laughed. "A fine attempt Perseus, but sadly, all in vain." Gaia said. As she raised her hand, a sword appeared in her hands. It was a double bladed sword, easily as long as Riptide. The blade glowed with a mixture of sky blue and brown. With one strike, she brought the sword to a deadly arc, killing his mother and stepfather.

Percy felt like the world was crumbling beneath him. He felt like his heart had been stabbed with an ice cold blade. He fell to his knees as he stared at his parents' lifeless body.

Far at the warzone, Poseidon bellowed "NO!" and made a huge explosion as he made a massive tidal wave and engulfed the whole warzone. Luckily, the gods had acted fast and shielded the demigods from any harm.

He didn't care. At the time, he cared about nothing. He wanted to die. The Doors of Death was behind him. He wanted to jump in there and stay there. He didn't want to see the world anymore.

Riptide clattered from his hand. Numbness was felt all over his body. He had simply lost the will to live.

"Well, well, we meet again Perseus Jackson." A voice said. Percy ignored him. Percy recognized it as Hyperion's voice. He appeared next to Percy. Percy stood up, his knees were shaking and his hands were trembling. Riptide hadn't return to his pocket. Hyperion walked over to him and punched his jaw. Percy fell down hard to the ground, but he didn't wince or yelped in pain. His body barely registered the pain. Percy stood up gain, only to be slammed by a fist. Polybotes towered over him as he crumpled to the ground, coughing out blood. But there was no pain greater than losing his mother.

Percy stood up again. Gaia, Hyperion and Polybotes stared at him with a grin on their faces. "Have you given up, young hero?" Gaia said. Behind her, the war was still raging, and his friends were losing. They got the members of the prophecy surrounded in a circle. The gods were scattered and divided.

Then, Percy felt it.

You know that feeling, when suddenly all you wanted to do was laugh maniacally and kill everyone that gets in your way, even if you don't have anything to fight for? That feeling of craziness and insanity that drives you to be nuts?

That's what Percy felt, as a demonic presence took over him. At first, Percy chuckled crazily. Then, he started laughing, in an insane way. A laugh like when a very, very deranged scientist got something that he had craved for so, so long. He was laughing like that, and it scared him as much as it scared his enemies.

The trio frowned in confusion. "Enough of this." Hyperion said. He advanced forward at Percy. Percy felt Riptide in his pocket. Hyperion grabbed him by the hair and lifted him up. Percy felt his hair like it was ripping out from his scalp, but Percy didn't seem to feel the pain. He was still laughing maniacally. Without hesitation, he uncapped Riptide and made a wild slash at Hyperion's arm, instantly severing it. Golden blood splattered on Percy's body as Hyperion yelled in pain. Hyperion dropped him to the ground. Percy sank his sword to Hyperion's gut and ran it through his body and to his head, cutting him in half. Hyperion's form flickered and disappeared. Riptide was dripping with ichor. Polybotes and Gaia stared at him in awe and disbelief at Percy. He had just made a Titan fade from existence.

Now, he was no longer laughing. He had no expression on his face. Not anger, sad, depression or even insanity. Just pure, blank expression. His sea green eyes that were usually filled with emotions were now blank and showed nothing.

Polybotes roared and advanced at him, with his trident in hand. Percy remained expressionless. He wasn't even holding Riptide in a ready position.

Polybotes charged at him. Percy sidestepped with incredible speed and made a wide slash with immense strength. The force of the attack managed to slice Polybotes in half.

Gaia was the only one left. Gaia had two swords in both of her hands, ready to attack. "I shall kill you, son of Poseidon."

Percy said nothing. Gaia advanced at him with unbelievable speed. Her skills in dual-wielding were incredible, but Percy's skills had also suddenly increased.

Annabeth's POV (still flashback)

Annabeth knew they were fighting a hopeless battle. She and the rest of the seven except for Percy were surrounded. Jason and Frank swirled around in the air, trying to kill any monsters they could. Hazel, Piper and Annabeth had each other's back while Leo was spinning two flaming hammer in his hand.

Annabeth took a risk and glanced at Percy. Her jaw dropped. Percy was in par with Gaia, and she was dual-wielding. As Gaia slashed wildly and quickly with both of her swords, Percy parried each strike calmly and without hesitation. He didn't even move. He only used his sword arm.

That sent a tingle down Annabeth's spine. Percy was scary. If this wasn't the limit to his ability, then how far can he stretch his limit? Even Luke wasn't this skilled.

This distracted her. Annabeth didn't realize the spear that was coming straight at her. The spear found her stomach and she yelled out in pain.

"Annabeth!" Piper and Hazel yelled out before she blacked out.

Percy's POV (still flashback)

Percy saw Annabeth getting speared by the enemy. That was the final straw. Gaia went over the line.

Percy yelled out in anger, madness and rage. He made a slash. Gaia tried to block the strike with her swords, but it shattered under the strength of Percy's attack. Riptide connected with Gaia's rib. That did nothing to her as her earthen skin reinforced itself, making Percy's sword bounced of her. Gaia growled at him. She grabbed Percy by the collar and threw him into the battlefield, where the monsters swarmed around him instantly. Percy didn't have time to defend himself. He got kicked, slashed, bit and attacked by the monsters who were treating him as if he was a rag doll.

Percy thought about the death of his mother and step mother. Annabeth could be dead by now. For all he knows, even Poseidon could be dead. There was no hope for them. Then, he remembered what his mother said to him:

"Don't let sacrifices be in vain, especially sacrifices that your loved ones made."

This made him angry. His friends had given everything for the safety Olympus. He can't give up now.

With a loud scream, the battlefield exploded. The gods had just enough time and energy to surround their allies with a barrier. Percy screamed with the top of his lungs as the earth exploded, thunder flashed and struck everywhere. The wind was blowing heavily that it ripped Percy's shirt off of him.

Then, Percy made the stupidest decision of his life.

Percy let his emotion flowed around him. He let it all out with a scream. An atomic blast erupted from the earth, blowing everything apart, disintegrating everything. The explosion caused a lot of dust and smoke.

"Mom? Dad? Annabeth?" He croaked. He felt weak and fell onto the ground, knowing he had lost everything.

Line Break (Flashback ends)

"Percy?" Artemis called. Percy snapped out of his train of thoughts. "Are you okay? You're staring into space."

"Um, I'm fine. I just got a lot in my mind." Percy said with a smile.

It was already evening and the sun was setting. Percy hadn't realized that they had travelled that far.

A few hours later, they arrived at the intended location. It was just as Nico had described. There was a huge clearing which would be perfect for a campsite. There was a river, not far from here. So they had a source of water, which was convenient.

"We're here." Nico announced. The army took a look around of the place and nodded in agreement.

"This could work." Jason said. "Nice job, Nico." Jason patted Nico on the back.

"So, this will be our new base. Everything shall be set up, here." Percy announced. They agreed.

"So, let's get to it. Assemble the tents. Set up a perimeter watch about a hundred meters from the clearing." Phoebe ordered her hunters.

"Well, go help them." Percy told the campers and Romans. They nodded and went to do their job. It took them a while to set everything up. Of course, everyone helped out, including Percy. In an hour, they finished setting up their base.

"Good job, everyone." Percy said.

Then, Piper ran towards him. "Uh, Percy. We've got a problem, with Jason."

Piper dragged Percy with her with Artemis and Nico behind them. Jason stood in the forest, alone with an annoyed look. He had his arms crossed over his chest.

"Seriously, I-I'm fine Pi-Piper." He said. Wait . . .

"See? He's totally not fine!" Piper said. "Must be a curse."

"Wh-What curse? I fe-feel fine." Jason said again. Now, it's getting weird.

"Why are you, lagging?" Percy asked.

It was true. When Jason talked, his body would flicker, in an un-normal way. His body flickered as if his particles were made by, technology, like games. Every time he 'flickered', his voice would flicker as well, as if he was talking with a bad signal.

"Wh-what do you mean l-lagging?" Jason asked, still oblivious to the fact that he was creeping them out.

Things just got weirder from there.

When he flickered, he shifted places and appeared a bit to his left. He flickered again, and he appeared a bit further left. Sometimes, when he flickered, he would appear somewhere else, but not too far.

"Okay, what i-is happen-ning?" Jason said, realizing that something was wrong with him.

"I think you're coming up with something, or I'm getting delusional." Artemis said.

"Yeah, I think it's from walking too much." Nico muttered.

"What happened to you?" Piper asked for the millionth time.

"Ah, I should be responsible for that." A voice said next to them.

A/N: Cliffy! Haha. Sorry, the chapter wasn't much, but most of you demanded to know what happened to Percy's parents. Well, that happened. And, what happened to Jason? Dun, dun, dun . . . Tune in the next chapter. Like I always said, leave a review if you like or hate it. A review always helps. Until then, take care. Oh, and sorry because it doesn't have any relevance to the actual plot line.

P/S: Chill the fuck out! God's sake. . . Relax, I'm not turning Artemis into a goddess, NOW. I'm going to do it after the war, so calm your tits. Gods...