Chapter 36 - Sentenced

Percy started casually whistling Thunder by AC/DC as he dodged every strike that Otrera threw at him. "So why are you trying to take over the Amazons?" He engaged in casual small talk when he'd gotten bored of conversation. Unknown to Otrera, everyone in the room was laughing at the pair. An enraged ancient Amazonian queen and Percy Jackson, which spoke for itself.

"The cosmos should not be ruled by a God who cannot keep it in his pants. Gaea will ensure that things are done properly, it is the Amazon way to back a woman!" Otrera screeched. Percy stopped and just laughed. He was caught out by her ignorance so much that he couldn't hold it together anymore. Otrera saw the opportunity and struck out with her sword. The blade clanged off of his Chaotic platinum armor, not even leaving a scratch.

"What trickery is this?" She demanded. Percy straightened up, summoning Yggdrasil and Baninir.

"Enchanted Celestial Bronze?"

"Nope." Percy shook his head.

Otrera looked at her sword then the armor.

"Titanic Silver?" She looked nervously at his twin axes before they started fighting again, this time Percy wasn't dodging, he was just blocking each strike effectively.

"Nuh uh."

"It cannot be Olympian Gold, my sword would have demolished it!" Otrera was getting more and more frustrated by the second.

"You're right. Thankfully you're unaware of the Norse mythology. Hi. I wear the hide of Leviathan, an already indestructible material to most, but LADY Chaos, the creator of the universe by the way, restructured my armor to be made from Chaotic Platinum. The strongest metal in the universe." Percy told her casually as he started to drive her back.

"Oh quick, somebody play the godfather theme song!" He laughed as he blocked more and more of the old queen's desperate strikes.

"I'm getting bored now, Otrera you challenged me, Percy Jackson, son of Odin and champion of the primordial Chaos. I have the right to decide your fate in whatever way I see fit. Death will not keep you in the fields of Asphodel or punishment alike any longer as you have sided with Gaea and Tartarus, so I see it as only fitting that I send you back to the pit personally." Percy's voice took on a powerful air of authority. Phoebe and Atalanta were shocked to see that this was the same as their light-hearted Percy.

"Let the witnesses of this event know the truth. Hylla is to remain the queen of the amazons as Otrera and all who oppose her have to face her newly appointed champion." Percy looked menacingly at all of Otrera's loyalists who very bravely raised their weapons at him, daring him to take another step.

"All who oppose me can face my Champion, Percy Jackson in a trial by combat." Hylla announced. While Percy hovered briefly his wings exploded out of his back in a flurry of purple and midnight black energy. His armor instantly converged on his body and incinerated the small traces of clothing that still hung to him. Percy noticed that the main limbs of his wings were covered in Chaotic Platinum like the rest of his armor. His power grew every passing moment as it was only a side thought that had caused the extension of his armor.

"The pit awaits, your highness." Percy's faceplate screeched upwards giving him that menacing look. "Phoebe, Atalanta, take our demi-god questers back to Diana by my request. Inform only Diana and Thalia of what has happened, and keep Tracey away from Luke, she'll try to beat the shit out of the savior of Olympus purely by principle." Percy explained. He looked back at the terrified Otrera before extending his hand and causing a hole the exact size of her body to form out of the ground. She fell immediately and the room smelled of brimstone. Before he left to do that however, he needed to formally announce something.

"I did not make a bluff just to enforce your strength on the throne milady. I, Percy Jackson am willing to accept the mantle of your Champion if you should so offer me the position. I will forever serve you as a loyal protector of your throne if the need arises." Percy told her from one knee. Hylla couldn't believe this.

"Arise Percy Jackson, son of Odin, Champion of Lady Chaos, and Queen Hylla of the Amazons." Hylla said with pride.

"At this rate Percy, you will definite need a business card, now I believe you have some work to do. And close that hole will you? It smells like burning flesh in my throne room now." Hylla told him with disgust. Percy nodded and walked over to the hole in the floor but before he went, there was one other thing he needed to know.

"Atalanta." He said. The eldest huntress walked forwards. Percy gave her a knowing look.

"How much do you know?" He asked her, keeping the words vague.

"I've had my suspicions, but recent events have only seemed to have confirmed it." Atalanta nodded. Few words were needed between them.

'If I don't return within the next day, assume the worst. Time is different in Tartarus. One day is almost five minutes in this world. Tell her what she needs to hear if I do not return.' Percy spoke the words directly into the hunters mind. She nodded solemnly as they all backed up. Percy stared at his next destination with a knowing glare. He was fully aware of what he faced down there yet he was completely in the dark. Tartarus like Gaea had not risen yet, but he expected the pit to make things difficult for him. He was the Champion of Chaos, his powers were not confined by the pit so he knew he could escape, but more than monsters lay in Tartarus' depths. Little did he know that he was about to meet the Titan lord of Time.

A/N: Hey guys, I'm remastering this so if you're new to this story and don't see an author's note like this, then you've gone past the point where I've remastered the chapters. Enjoy.

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