Percy zoned out during the award ceremony, to be frank. He didn't really care what was happening, just relishing in the fact that they'd won. You can anticipate victory, but the feeling after you've won is never expected. It took Reyna giving him a nudge for him to come back to reality, only to realize everyone was looking at him,

"Hey- Yeah, What?" he stuttered. People laughed at him, and Jason was shaking his head, smiling. Percy scowled at him.

"Perseus Jackson, despite being my brother's son, as much as I won't like to admit it, you are the most worthy. I have deemed you worthy of the greatest gift us Olympians can bestow upon a mortal. You are being offered godhood, and a place with us on Olympus." Jupiter, Zeus? One of the two said.

Percy's mouth stayed closed, he had expected this as well. His eyes immediately shot to his feet, then to Jason, who smiled at him and nodded, and then to his father, whose eyes were almost pleading Percy to accept the offer.

Lastly, he looked at Reyna, who briefly met his eyes, before looking away, almost scared to look at him, almost scared of the decision he was going to make. Percy frowned. She really didn't think he'd turn his back on her like that, did she? He shook it off, and stepped forward, letting go of her hand.

"I am incredibly honored by your decision to offer me godhood and a throne among you, however, I must decline." There were gasps all throughout the throne room, and Jupiter tilted his head, confused. Nobody has ever checked his ego like this before. Percy looked back at Reyna, who was beaming at him, and he knew he was right.

"There's so much more for me out there than godhood. Maybe sometime in the future I'll join you, but that time is not now. I have many friends to enjoy my life with, and many new people to meet. I never had time to get to know my Greek counterparts." Percy said, smiling back at his friends, and noticed some of the Greeks had their mouths open, and Jason looked like he was ready to smack Percy.

"However, I would like to ask one thing of you all."

Jupiter's eyebrows scrunched. "What is that?"

"Lets not start any wars for say, five years?" Percy said sheepishly. He heard Vesta audibly chuckle from the hearth.

"We'll try our hardest, Perseus." Zeus smiled down at the demigod. Percy walked back to Reyna and Jason. Reyna gave him a kiss and a hug, and Jason punched him in the gut.

"You turned down godhood?" Jason whisper-yelled, while his father continued to yell out names and compliments and thanks.

Percy shrugged. "We're seventeen, dude. I don't want to peak here and live the rest of my life old, depressed and dried out. I've met enough gods to know that. Plus I think Reyna would've made me fade if I chose godhood." Jason smiled, and shook his head again.

"You're whipped."

Percy acted shocked. "Don't act like you haven't been staring at Piper for three years, dumbass."

Jason blushed, and Reyna gave his hand a squeeze. Percy turned to her.

"I love you so much." She whispered in his ear.

"If I had to choose between you and being immortal and depressed, I think it's you every day of the week." he smiled back. She leaned up and kissed him.

Percy zoned out again, still focused on his family and friends, while the gods announced some irrelevant things. One thing, however, did catch his ear.

"We plan to have our Greek and Roman camps work more closely together in the future. This war has shown us that there is no issue anymore, and there is no reason for the two camps to be separated." Percy frowned at that. The Greeks and Romans had opposite styles, and he doubted any of the Greeks could thrive in the discipline that is enforced in Camp Jupiter. He didn't let it bother him. He knew that it would work out, and if it wouldn't, he would make it work out.

X

Jason dribbled the ball down the court, and pulled up for a 3, banking it in off the glass. Frank and Percy sighed.

"You're awkwardly good at this basketball thing, Jason. Are you sure you're not manipulating the wind to put the ball in?" Percy asked. Jason laughed.

"I take it you're done getting your ass kicked?"

"Talk to me in an arena, medbay." Percy mocked. Jason faked insult.

"Okay Chosen One." Frank and Nico laughed. Percy looked back at his teammates, scowling at him.

"It's funny, man." They all walked to a bench near them, and sat down. Percy saw something in his peripheral vision, someone walking towards them. He looked up, and it was Reyna, looking incredibly good in a more revealing dress.

"Here comes Percy's almighty ruler." Nico said quietly.

"Say it to my face, DiAngelo." Reyna said, still walking towards them. Nico rolled his eyes. "How does she hear me from there?" Percy shrugged in response.

"Date night, Jackson." Reyna growled at Percy. Percy's eyebrows raised.

"Yes ma'am." he said submissively, and she grabbed his arm he teleported them to their house.

"Do you know how incredibly unfair it is that he's the most powerful, he can teleport, and his girlfriend looks like that?" Nico said, and Jason laughed.

"I've been Percy's biggest supporter for a while now, and his best friend, it was always like this, Nico. Just gotta get used to it." Jason said, before starting to walk back to the Praetor house.

"Yeah, okay Flash. Tell Piper I said hi." Nico said back. Jason glared at him. Frank bellylaughed, rolling over on the bench.

X

Percy could not take his eyes off Reyna. Normally he's fine, and not doing anything rash in public, but what she was wearing, it was killing him from the inside outwards.

"A bill got proposed." Reyna said. Percy shook his head, bringing him out of his hormone-induced trance.

"suggesting what?" He replied, taking another bite of his steak.

"That New Rome continues to heavily militarize. Plans to increase recruitment sixfold. Someone yelled at the Senator Green, who proposed it, that he was crazy, and things got out of hand." Reyna sighed.

"I guess that's the big con of being centurions. You are forced to listen to mortal's plans to benefit demigod lifestyles." Reyna laughed at his comment.

"I wish you were there today. You would've commanded them all, and shut them all up. Kacey and Jason just stood by idly while people screamed at one another." Reyna said. Percy rolled his eyes.

"You know I hate politics."

"But you're so incredibly good at them, at being THE presence in the room." Percy took another bite.

"Are you sure you're not upset that you didn't get the Praetor nomination?" Reyna asked. Percy's body froze, and he put his fork down.

"Not entirely. I trust Jason and Kacey with our leadership, I just wish I could have more of a hand in things like the military, without being involved with politics."
"Those two go hand in hand, Percy." Reyna said, smirking.
"Which is exactly why I don't." Percy said, finishing his meal.

"I don't understand how you keep your ego in check, you sort of put the entirety of our world on your back in that war. There would be no demigods right now if not for you." Reyna said.

"I try not to think about it like that. Too many people died whom I didn't know, too many whom I did. If I took all the credit, what did they die for?" Their waiter walked up to them.

"Perseus, Reyna, there is someone at the door for you, asking for you." Percy frowned, but nodded, and got up, offering his hand to his girlfriend.

"This doesn't sound good." Reyna said, Percy nodded in agreement.

The person at the door was a young teenager, maybe thirteen or fourteen, and shorter than Reyna, and nowhere near the 6-foot-four frame of Percy.

"Perseus, Reyna, please come outside for a minute." He said, obviously incredibly nervous, and they followed.

"It has been reported that a wild pack of hellhounds got into New Rome, and they rampaged a board meeting. Only few were injured." Percy and Reyna let out a breath each. Percy walked back inside, and dropped $150 in bills on the table, and walked back outside, where he was met with a fairly upset Reyna.

"Sorry date night got ruined." Percy mumbled, looking at his feet.

"There was nothing you could've done about it, Percy. I'm just glad we got out to eat. Our first official date date."

"A date, date?" Percy realized they had never gone on a date before, they'd been so preoccupied with the wars previously.

"Yes," Reyna laughed, "A date, date."

"So we're… dating?" Percy asked. Reyna rolled her eyes.

"Yes Percy, friends do indeed spend nearly every hour together, bonding with one another, risking their lives for the other, fighting wars with one another, and having sex." Reyna laughed. Percy sighed.

"You know I'm dumb." he said, looking down again. She pulled his head up, and leaned up.

"Did I ever tell you how hot you are when you get stressed?" Reyna whispered in his ear. Percy's head perked up. Reyna smiled. He pulled her closer, and kissed her. Just as the kiss heated up, he teleported them back to their house, and picked her up, legs wrapping around his waist. As he walked them up the stairs, their lips never left one another, going from lip to neck, to jaw. They entered their shared bedroom, and Percy dropped her on the queen bed. Reyna giggled as Percy removed his jacket, then his shirt. He flipped them, and she was on top. Reyna giggled again, and leaned down and continued kissing him. He undid the tied straps on her back, and the top of her dress fell down.

All Percy could think of was how Reyna was going to be the death of him.

X

Percy dreamtFirstly of what he thought was his future, he saw visions of him and Reyna at the altar, getting married, their children, and them dying together. The mood changed quickly, as he saw a battlefield, he recognized the field of Mars. There were demigods strewn around him, dead. He saw someone charging from in front of him, 'Jason?' he thought. It was the Son of Jupiter, who brought his sword down in a big arc, before getting deflected, punched, and killed by Percy.

I show you your future, young king. Percy didn't like whoever that voice belonged to already.

As you may not like it, it is your future to accept. Great power I will give you, power to overthrow the gods. You shall lead armies larger than the greatest armies to ever walk this earth into battle, and they will all follow your orders, without a question.

Lastly, your lover, Reyna, was it? Is destined to die, very, very soon. Percy's heart dropped. This had to be lies. Joining me will make sure you can avoid death. Immortality within the greatest power of all. The voice in his head laughed. Why, you are so confused right now, Perseus Jackson. When we meet, very, very soon, it will all become so much clearer.

X

When Percy woke, he had a lot on his mind, from the hellhounds last night to… last night in general, so he headed to get training in. What he didn't expect was his cousin, Nico DiAngelo, to already be there, sparring with Frank Zhang. Nico noticed Percy first, hollering a 'hey' towards him.

"Yeah?" Percy starting walking to them.

"Man… when are you going to be praetor… or anything above that?" Nico asked, taking swigs of water. Percy froze immediately, and shook his head.

"Does it look like theres a praetor spot open?" Percy questioned.

"C'mon man, everyone and their mothers know you could assume power from Kacey or Jason immediately if you tried. Nobody would contest it. Everyone here likes you, all the centurions, and all the legionaries." Nico said.

"Not now, Nico." Percy said, taking off his hoodie.

"Why not? You should've been there at the senate house last night, people were going crazy, someone thought this was an assassination attempt. All I'm saying is that that wouldn't happen, had you been in charge." Nico shrugged.

"Please shut up about that." Percy growled.

"What has your panties in a twist? Bad dreams?" Nico asked back. Percy shook his head and sighed.

"Someone visited me, someone very powerful… showing me visions of what he told me was my future, and I was killing… demigods, so many demigods. Jason tried to attack me, and I murdered him too, without a care in the world. He told me that… Reyna is to die soon." Percy barely got out. Nico's brow scrunched.

"He told me that when we meet, it'll all make sense, and that joining him means I can counter Reyna's death. That I can prevent it. Make it all go away." a tear dropped from Percy's cheek. Nico sat beside him, and put his arm around him. Frank sat beside him aswell.

"There are always ways around things, Percy, and there are always two sides to the story. I think he's trying to fool you into paranoia. Don't fall for it."

"I just can't bear to think that I'm going to lose her…" Percy choked.

"You won't. If anyone has the power to be able to save someone from death, it's you, Percy."

Percy turned to Nico and smiled. Nico smiled back.

"Now are you going to spar me, or what? Frank has gotten too easy for me." Nico challenged, standing.

"Hey! That's not nice." Frank complained from the bench.

X

Percy went into the basement of he and Reyna's house, where his shrine to Khaos was. He knelt before the shrine.

"Mother. I require guidance in this time." He felt the presence of her before he saw her, and he looked up, and she stood before him.

"I know of your dreams, Perseus."

"Is Reyna really destined to die soon? Who is that… man?" Percy pleaded.

"That man was Erebus. You fought him during the war with Gaea, and won, I believe, however, he has reformed quickly due to how much pent up power he has. He is trying to make an alliance with all of the alive Protogenoi in order to overthrow the Olympians. He has even tried contacting otherworldy forces, to help him. He has even prayed to… my Husband." Chaos sighed. "He has no name, has never had a name, yet, is known by everyone."

"Who is he?"

"Everything, really. Your Greek gods have their spots of power, like Jupiter and the sky, Neptune and the sea, he has the entire universe." Percy looked away. This sounded awfully bad.

"He cannot take a human form, even control one. He'll disintegrate the vessel immediately, but he can wage wars in other ways, he can impact them, turn the tide in his favor." Percy met Chaos' black eyes.

"I believe Erebus has already persuaded his wife, Nyx, and Tartarus to join his side. It will not be long before the other join their side aswell. They believe they're more fit to rule than the Olympians, and based off of how the Olympians have acted recently, I would not be one to disagree with that opinion." Chaos said.

"What about Reyna? Please tell me something." Percy asked.

"I do not know, my son. For her future is clouded, even for me. I believe it is the workings of my Husband." Percy frowned.

"If he's this strong, can we even best him? It sounds like he could kill me just by thinking it."

Chaos just stared at Percy.

"What?"

She continued staring.
"Please stop that, I don't like when people stare…" Percy trailed off, looking at the floor.

"You're so incredibly dumb sometimes, Perseus. We can beat him, because we have you." Chaos said, raising Percy's chin.
"You're the key to everything, and you have so much power left to unlock and gain. You'll never reach the true limits of your power because you have too much to gain." Chaos chuckled. Percy frowned.
"What do you mean by that?"

"You have no idea how much more powerful you can get. I believe one day you'll surpass me and my husband. When this next war is over, I plan to fade, Perseus." Percy gasped.

"I plan to make you my heir, and if all goes right, I believe you'll inherit my husbands' power, as well."

"What else do you see, mother?" Percy asked.

"I see one of my children, or multiple, fading at your hand. I believe this next war will change the landscape of the world forever. Olympians will die, Titans, Protogenoi, and demigods. Losses on all sides, and in the middle, you." she poked him in the shoulder.

"What am I to do to prepare?"

"Pray to my husband, ask for the Blessing of One. It is prophesied to be granted upon the most worthy warrior, the best to ever live, the most loyal, faithful, and good-hearted soldier ever." Percy's mouth was open.

"Where do I find your husband, if he has no form?"

"You do not find him, He finds you." Chaos flashed out of the room.

Percy walked upstairs. It was midnight. How long had he been down there? He walked to the bedroom, and opened it, expecting to see Reyna, but she wasn't there. He tried to teleport to her, and was teleported outside of a townhouse in New Rome. He growled. Whatever anyone was trying to do to Reyna, will die for. He summoned Mortem, and busted the door down, only to be met by a frying pan, and was blacked out.

My, my. You do fit the idea of a hero, don't you.

Percy stood, and was surrounded by black. He had no idea where he was.

Do not try to think, my boy, it will not work here. This is the void, where the majority of myself resides.

"And you are?" The voice laughed. Percy was getting tired of these noname people.

The husband that your mother told you of. I was the man who visited you initially under Chaos' name in order to bless you, and I have brought you here again to bless you, again.

Percy's mouth formed an 'O' shape.

"What comes next?"

You're going to be tortured for three days. Seventy-Two hours straight, with no sleep, until the guards find you. Your girlfriend was released, and is at the house I made for you two right now. Only after you're released, will your body grow slightly, and you will feel unimaginable pain. Pain unmatched by anything you will feel in the future, as well. Only then, will you have truly ascended. You will fight the great war, against Chaos' children.

"Will I be as powerful as them? Will I be powerful enough to prevent Reyna's death?"

You have always been as powerful as a protogenoi, dumb child. You've just never been aggravated to reach that level. Now you won't have to get mad in order to reach that level.

That's pretty cool, Percy thought.

It is indeed, fairly cool. For the girl, however, I know the exact answer to your question. However, it is one I choose not to answer, for I am giving you a lot, and I am giving you more, later. Her destiny is as clear as day, and that destiny can be swayed heavily, only by your actions. Erebus was a fool to reveal that to you, as you will only be more aware of his plans.

"Is what you're going to bestow upon me? the Blessing of One?" after mentioning that, Percy wished he hadn't. It felt like time froze, and the room grew so much colder.

What do you know of that putrid prophecy, child?

"Chaos told me to ask about it. I have no idea what it is, only that it's supposed to be given to the greatest warrior of all, and I don't really think I'm all that."

Do you know, Perseus Jackson, that I've only ever had one child before?

"Uh… we met today, so… no."

His name was Void, and he was supposed to be the greatest hero ever seen. Savior of planets, cleanser of evil, and people knelt at his foot, just after hearing his name. It was prophesied one day that there is a blessing granting immense power, unlimited power, one might say, to the greatest hero of all. However, with the blessing came a curse, unlimited temptations, so much greed. I thought that the blessing was meant for Void, but I was blinded by stupidity. I gave the blessing to him, and the blessing rejected him. It ate away at his soul, for weeks on end, and all you could hear come from his mouth was his screams, his pain, until after two months after the rejection, he died. Many heroes have tried since to get the blessing, but have either died in rejection, or have never found me.

"I'm sorry for your loss… sir."

However, with your arrival… it's made me think, that he hasn't been reincarnated ever before, and how you're the second in line for a possible reception of this curse.

"So… am I getting it?" Percy rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

You're so incredibly dumb for wanting this, but, at your wish, I can grant it to you, on one condition.

"Name it."

If you die in rejection, your soul is mine. For eternity. You will be tormented for as long as I live, only to come back and be tortured more in my afterlife.\

Percy thought. About many things, the Olympians, Jason, and saving Reyna's life.

"I'll take it."

Humans use the phrase selling their soul to the devil, and you've just done exactly that. A very dumb move, if I do say so myself, but all in good intentions. Prepare yourself, Perseus Void Jackson, for the greatest pain you've ever felt, the most excruciating three day period of your life. Worse than that joke of a hell, Tartarus, and worse than anything you shall ever feel in the future, even worse than any pain I can deal to you.

Percy felt the power first, so much of it. He felt it manifesting within him, growing, and not stopping. It was so much. He felt like he could take on the world.

The pain came next, first in his hands, then his head. He felt his legs grow slightly, he assumed one to two inches.

Now, you must endure the pain in your world. Goodbye.

Percy was awoken tied to a chair, in the same townhouse.

Let us pray that the blessing doesn't reject you once again, Void.

year later and im giving u cliffhangers lmfao we back onnit.

i'll post some more soon. don't worry.

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