Let me explain why i ended it this way. Sure, it's rushed and irrational. I knew that when I posted it. But I just want to remind you that I finished writing this half a year ago. And I dislike much of the story in general. Back in January, I remember finished the 25th chapter and feeling exhausted. Why? Because I lost interest. That's the one thing about my stories that I regret. The fact that I post this for fun and write is not because I particularly enjoy writing Percy Jackson fanfics. It's because original works would get no attention; it wouldn't be worth it. I've noticed, through the discontinued series that I've posted, that I dislike writing adventure stories like these. Why? Because when it comes to ending the story, I don't know how to finish it on a positive note. I end up writing a conflict so deep that I personally wouldn't believe the character would be able to solve it. For example, in this story, despite what some might think, I'm not creative enough to think of a way for Percy to beat Luke without this rushed, stupid ending. Because I lost interest, I didn't want to spend the time to write even more chapters developing the conflict further. In my mind, I saw several possibilities. Each of them ended in Percy's death. Why? Because in this imaginary world what happens exists in my memory and thought process only. The way I saw things Percy would be killed anyway. The most realistic event, and definitely the most dull and boring, was Percy's assassination. I don't know about you guys, but that's how I see things.
I know not all of you disliked this ending. But I know there are bound to be those who do. And for those of you who wished I could have expanded further, here's my best shot and summarizing what would happen:
Percy continues on his quest for "justice" or "revenge." Whatever it is, he ends up recruiting Annabeth and Thalia. He goes around the lands for support. Soon enough, it's a full-blown civil war. Percy, with his job as an assassin, doesn't join to fight on the front lines. He murders target after target, and sure enough, despite him being the protagonist, he's like an antagonist now. Why? Because that's the only way to win. Luke, if he wasn't stupid, definitely wouldn't have shown up in that room. Likely, Luke would have packaged Nico's head and sent it to Percy to spite him further. Percy, also not being dumb, knows he can't assassinate Luke as Luke would have a good bodyguard unit. Therefore, he needs to organize his own hit squad. The war rages on for years, and guns become more prevalent. Percy's skills become less useful. Percy's not good with guns. He finally makes a last-ditch attempt. And Luke kills him with a gun. The fable of the Bronze Swordsman is no more. Why? Because as shown throughout history, the most technologically advanced power wins, if their strategies are on par. This, I think, could have been the ending. Would I want to write it? No. Because it's boring. The thing about writing stories like that is that I stay as true to human history as possible. And to be honest, I find that no man can win without an army. The way I set up the story... well, Luke's army is that it's actually pretty powerful. He would win the war, for sure. Besides, we've all heard of the power of disease and advanced technology (Native Americans and Canadians; the Inca in South America and Aztecs in Central America; and all those indigenous populations; Africa... everywhere). Numbers don't matter if they can't beat the technology. And exactly as Luke had planned, it would be like Roman Legionaries vs. Lightly-Armed Farmers. Legionaries would win.
There. That's what I thought would happen. To be honest, it would have been really boring to read as well.
As for the rest of you, I'd like to say thank you for reading this story. I'll be moving on. Thanks for sticking by me and reading these stories, despite all the faults.