Hey Guys, erridius here.
Please keep in mind that this is my first FanFic and English isn't my best subject so it may not be as good as other ones you have read. Also, I am trying to keep this as original as I can, but it is hard to do with so many Percy Jackson stories that involve Chaos. It gets boring after a while, with the same plot and all. Now I have read a lot of those FanFics, but I am sure there are many I haven't read. So if one of my ideas sounds too much like an event from one of those stories, please notify me so I can review my stuff.
In addition, if you'd like to see more of my work, I have a story called "The Night's Terror" on FictionPress just waiting to be read. It was originally a last minute English assignment so if there are some weird Authors Notes please ignore them.
By the end of the third chapter, two lucky reviewers will receive a pm about what I intend to do with this story in the future. They can give me their feedback on this idea and give alternative suggestions.
Full Summary:
Having been betrayed by my fellow campers, Roman and Greek both and Abandoned by the Gods I had fought so hard to save. Being looked upon with such disapproval from the only family I had. After all this, I knew that he would never be the same again. My half-brother had made sure of that. Even with the company and support of those few who stayed with me after my ultimate rejection, I felt that I had endured enough. Severing all ties to my past, I fled. No destination in mind, just anywhere but my former home. So it is here that I find myself, standing before the creator, his words still ringing in my head, "Come. Join me. Together, we will vanquish tyranny and bring justice to all."
Anyways, I hope you enjoy reading "The Right Hand of Chaos". Don't forget to review/ favorite/ follow / all three. Flames are welcome. Now that all I have to say has been said, let us begin the story.
I do not own Percy Jackson, or any of the other things in this FanFiction. Even the original character, Percy's half-brother was somewhat extracted from my cousin's in game name.
Percy's POV
I wrapped myself in my torn blanket, huddling closer to the campfire. The flames danced and illuminated my campsite, radiating a sense of beauty, warmth and comfort. The memories of the events of the past few months still haunted me. I was abandoned, heartbroken, betrayed, neglected and ignored.
"Enough. The past is the past. You'll not benefit from feeling sorry for yourself. Just think about surviving for tomorrow," I muttered coldly to myself.
The Hunters of Artemis had been following my trail, a trail I had tried so hard to cover. 'They mustn't find me. They'd bring me back if they did.' I thought. 'And I couldn't go back to that Tartarus on Earth. Or they might take me to the Olympians. Either way, I don't want to go back'
For a moment I saw the unmistakable eyes of Hestia, watching me through the embers. I think she had been one of the few who were emotionally torn when I had revealed the truth. "What truth?" you might ask. Let me start from the beginning. It all began with the arrival of my half-brother: Aerion Sparrow.
~Flashback~
It was a year after the Giant War. Camp Half-Blood Camp Jupiter had never been more peaceful. There had been talk that the two might even merge and form a single camp thanks to their unity and new-found friendship due to the War.
Demigods were everywhere, having fun training, playing games or just talking with their friends; a perfect day at Camp. After the Giant War, recruiting Half-Bloods had become easier. We now had around 500 people residing within camp borders.
My friends and I though, had decided to gather at the beach and relax. This included the original 40 (or what was left of them) who had fought in the battle to defend Olympus, plus Leo, Piper and Jason. After an afternoon playing games in the water, beach soccer and volleyball, we lay in the sand just kicking back. Some of the other people gathered at the beach were having their own conversations like Connor, Travis and Katie; Clarisse and Chris and The Aphrodite Cabin, just to name a few.
"So, when do you go back to Camp Jupiter Jason?" I asked him.
"Tomorrow," He replied. "Pipes, do you want to come with me?"
"Sure. As long as Leo can tag along," She responded with a smile that lit up the world.
"Leo, how does that sound?" Jason questioned.
Leo stopped and looked up from the gears he was tinkering with and thought for a moment. "Not that I don't love you guys, I really do. It's just that I really don't want to intrude on your "personal bonding time." He made finger quotations as he said that, with a sly smile. "Plus I don't really like being a third wheel." He added.
We all laughed at that. Ahhh… good times. I wished that these moments could last forever. As the night progressed, we stayed up, even past curfew, just talking about random things. Jason's relationship with Piper, my relationship with Annabeth, and if Leo would ever get a girl.
"Excuse me, but I have my eye on a girl. I just don't know how to approach the situation." Leo replied, feigning slight anger.
"A girl?" Piper replied, clutching her sides, trying to stop the escaping laughter. "More like 27 girls."
We chuckled at that.
"28!" Leo shouted with a frown.
Suddenly a horn was heard, that signaled an attack on camp, followed by a big "BOOM!" I already had my pen, RIPTIDE in my hands.
"We had better check that out." I said. The playfulness from before was now replaced with seriousness. I ran off and the others followed without a word. We made it to the top of the hill, surprisingly before all of the other campers.
We saw a boy, maybe 17 years of age fighting a pack of hellhounds. He was doing well, keeping them at bay with a baseball bat. I decided to help him, so I charged into the battle. 'Six hellhounds' I thought to myself. 'This should be fairly simple.' The demons noticed me approach, and so five of them turned their attention onto me. They circled me, forcing me into a defensive stance. The one behind me grew restless and pounced. I sensed this, and sidestepped, turned around, before stabbing my sword into its head. The creature crumbled to dust. 'One down, four to go.' My opponents shifted so as to cover the area formerly held by their now dead comrade. They all leapt at the same time. I was trapped. With nothing else coming to mind I panicked. I spun around with my sword out to the side, like a 360 degree spin. I had my eyes closed, waiting for death to come. It didn't. I opened my eyes, and all I saw were the monster dust and my friends and the rest of camp watching the boy take on the last hellhound.
The beast feigned a strike from above with its paw and the boy, relying on instinct raised his baseball bat to block it. In doing so, he didn't notice the other paw come at him from the side, and so he was smacked with such an immense force that sent him flying into Thalia's Pine tree. The hellhound turned on me, growling. I kept it busy, while the kid got a chance to recover. This one seemed to be smarter than the rest of its pack, and so, it would constantly switch between offensive and defensive, going in for an attack and retreating out of range a moment later. Finally, it noticed got past my guard and pinned me to the floor. RIPTIDE skidded along the ground as was out of my reach. In the corner of my eye I could see the kid slowly rise from his crumpled position on the floor, anger and rage evident in his eyes. In his blind rage, he went to rip a branch out of a tree, which just so happened to be Thalia's Pine.
"NO! STOP! I've got this!" I yelled out to him, but it was too late. He succeeded. With the branch ripped out, he proceeded to use it as a spear, he ran towards and jumped. Just as the hellhound was going to deal the killing blow to me, a branch sprouted from its head. It vanished, and in its place, golden dust remained. I rose, the camp still silent.
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?" I shouted. "I TOLD YOU THAT I HAD IT!"
"I would expect more gratitude. I just saved your life." He responded with malice clear in his voice. A smirk found its way to his lips.
"Who the hell are you?" I asked coldly.
"Your savior," he replied. "My name is Aerion Sparrow."
Just after he said that, a golden light illuminated the hilltop. After it vanished, there stood my father, Poseidon. He looked the same as the last time I saw him, black hair, a neatly trimmed beard, sea-green eyes, and a nice tan, as well as "smile crinkles" around his eyes and cheeks. He was wearing Birkenstocks, khaki Bermuda shorts, and a Hawaiian shirt. He looked especially happy right now.
"Ahhh son. You made it! I was worried about you." Poseidon said. I looked at Aerion and finally noticed the black hair and the green eyes, though the green resembled that of Kampe's poison, not the sea.
"F-Father?" Aerion said uncertainly.
"What about me, Dad?" I questioned. "Weren't you worried about me?" The look on his face when he finally noticed me… it was unbearable. First confusion, then to sudden realization.
"Oh Percy!" He exclaimed. "I didn't see you there, my boy."
'Didn't see me?' I thought. 'I saved your ass two times over and you didn't see me?'
"Campers!" my father bellowed. "This is my son, Aerion Sparrow. Make him feel welcome!"
And with that said, the campers rushed to meet him and congratulate him on such a victorious battle. Only a few stayed behind, giving him nothing but disapproving glances. But no one, none of them, gave me even a look of concern, and so I covered the scars on my chest, as a result of getting pinned down by the hellhound.
I made my way to my cabin and once inside, I could still hear the cheering for Poseidon's newest son. I guess everyone was so engrossed with him and fighting one hellhound, that they didn't notice me take out a majority of the group.
~End Flashback~
And so, that was the day my hatred for Poseidon began – I refused to call him my father. It was also the beginning of the end; the end of my life at camp.
Suddenly, I heard a rustle in the bushes and the faint chattering of girls. 'CRAP!' I thought. 'They're onto me. How could I let them get this close?' I extinguished my fire, grabbed what few belongings I had and ran in the opposite direction of the noise. I sprinted for about 200 meters when I came to an abrupt stop. There in front of me, was a tall, pale man, in a suit. On the suit, clearly visible were stars and planets, black holes and asteroids. I looked up into his eyes only to be met with an endless void. Well, it wasn't like he didn't have any eyes in his sockets; it was just a black orb. No pupils, no red veins, no irises, just black. I panicked and drew my weapon. Even if most of my friends abandoned me, at least I had my trusty weapon by my side.
"Who are you?" I asked, fear etching its way into my voice.
"I am your father." he replied.
I shot him a confused look at the comment he just made, which soon turned to a bitter one. "I don't have a father." I said.
He sighed and told me, "I am Chaos, the essence from which Gaea was born. When I said I was your father, it was merely a joke. Haven't you ever seen Star Wars?"
*Poker face.
"Anyways… I come to you with an offer." He said, stretching out the "a" in anyways. I guess he was trying to break the awkward tension.
"What is it?" I replied with genuine curiosity.
"Well, it is clear that you're not happy at the moment, being alone in the middle of nowhere. So let me present you with two options. You could stay here, and continue to flee from your old home, everyone you once knew and eventually die alone. Or you can join me, and fight by my side."
"Fight for what?" I asked with caution.
"Justice, peace and equality to name a few. Come. Join me. Together, we will vanquish tyranny and bring justice to all. And before you ask what's in it for you, I have an answer to that. A new home, a new identity and eventually, a new family. You will be the first of my army."
I thought for a moment. It was true; I was running from my past. There was nothing else I could do. But this opportunity I was just presented with was tempting. It would give me a chance to use my abilities for good. And a new family? I really needed one of those. I gave a quick nod to let him know that I accepted.
He smiled. Without a word, he pointed at an open space. Not a second later, a black portal opened up. Gesturing me to follow, he stepped inside. I continued after him with no hesitation.
How was that? Longest I've ever written.
Anyways, I have a few issues I'd like to raise.
(1) More Flashbacks will appear in later chapters, explaining Percy's past from the arrival of Aerion to joining the army.
(2) I need a beta. Or possibly a gamma (do they exist)? To check for grammatical errors, let me know about inconsistencies in the story, confirm facts, help formulate ideas for later chapters. I say gamma because I am waiting for a reply from one of my friends. Given that he isn't really into FanFiction, and really annoying when correcting incorrect facts, I reckon he'd make an awesome beta.
(3) I need a pairing. I was thinking of making this a Pertemis story, but I leave the choice to you. You are ultimately the readers and reviewers, you should have a say as to who Percy should be paired with.
The options are:
Artemis
Hestia
Athena
Aphrodite
Annabeth
Thalia
Piper (I don't know how but if you readers really want it, then I'll find a way)
Harem (Please specify who will be in it)
Other (Your Choice)
Review or pm me with whom you want pared up with him.
(4) Later on, I might need ideas to keep the story going. If I post an A/N saying that I need ideas, feel free to pm me with yours.
(5) Don't forget about my story on FictionPress. If you want the name, it's in the first A/N at the top.
(6) This is my first FanFiction. I am trying to be as original as possible. This point is explained in more detail in the first A/N at the top.
(7) And finally, I need you to read and review flames or not! This will let me know that my story has actually been read, areas for improvement, if you liked the story or hated it and give me the motivation to continue.
Thank you for reading the first chapter for "The Right Hand of Chaos". This is erridius, signing out.