He re-appeared on Olympus before twelve thrones, and in them sat giant people. He was always used to being the tallest or one of the tallest in the room, but these people were large.
"Artemis! My daughter! Great to see you back." A man with a large white beard said, Jupiter, or Zeus. Percy couldn't decide. Artemis flashed to her throne, where her twelve-year old form grew into a grown woman, over ten feet tall. Percy looked around and realized most of the eyes on the thrones were on him. He nervously fiddled with the bracelet Reyna moved. It felt good in a different spot.
"I do, however, believe we must take care of something first." The Greeks disappeared. The gods shimmered, and Percy could see the difference. They were more uptight, expecting. Jupiter, now clearly in his Roman form, breathed out, an agitated sigh. "It was against my knowledge that you Roman Demigods were requested to aid the Greeks in rescuing Diana. It was not yet time for the two groups of demigods to unite, I am afraid." He turned to the other gods. A man with a buzz cut and an American military uniform cleared his throat. Mars.
"I think we should wipe their memories, father. It's the only reasonable solution to this all." Jupiter hummed in thought, turning to the woman on his right, flowing black hair and glowing white eyes bore into Percy's.
"I can make that happen." Juno, as Percy identified her, spoke.
"I disagree. They're the Roman's strongest demigods, therefore we should destroy them." A woman with grey eyes and the same black hair as Hera spoke.
"Hurt my son and you'll be hung in front of the legion, Minerva." Neptune growled from Jupiter's left.
"Stop it." Jupiter intervened. Neptune looked ready to kill. "I agree with my son, Mars. It would be in our best interest to manipulate the memories of these three." He said, stroking his now trimmed beard.
"I'd like to offer another idea, Jupiter." A man with blonde hair and pure blue eyes spoke. Jupiter nodded. "We've assessed the Greek camp as unable to hold their own if our enemy were to strike tomorrow, so we don't wipe their memories. They could be useful if he chooses to strike New York." Mercury started, with Jupiter nodding. "Your son, Jason, is the strongest demigod since Hercules, and the son of Neptune, as we've all acknowledged, is the best swordsman the legion has ever produced. I'd even say he was better than the great Achilles." Mercury finished. Jupiter seemed pleased, and Percy could tell Mercury stroked his ego a little bit.
"I agree with that idea." Neptune spoke up.
"As much as I hate the idea of giving these two… boys more power opportunity, what I saw on Othrys was unmatched ability from the two. I vote in favor of Mercury's idea." Diana finished, much to Percy's surprise. She was keeping her word and not telling them.
"We shall have a vote." Jupiter announced and started to count of the gods in favor of the idea. Nine gods voted in favor of them. Percy frowned at Mars's vote for sparing their memories.
"What are you looking at, kid? I vote for whatever results with bloodshed and fighting." Mars said.
"So, it is decided. The three will retain their memories. I must make you swear an oath on the Styx to not tell anyone about the Greeks until we've given you permission." Jupiter said without care, and Percy and Jason swore the oath. Reyna, who was just now waking up, swore it as well.
"Before we send them to camp, may I have a moment with my son, brother?" Neptune spoke up, and Jupiter thought.
"Five minutes." Neptune grinned, flashing him and Percy out of the throne room.
Percy reappeared somewhere on Olympus, he could feel the altitude, with Neptune in front of him.
"Lord Neptune?" Percy asked.
"Just Neptune. We are first name basis now, Perseus." Percy nodded. "I must thank you for responding to Lady Vesta and I's request to go help the Greeks in their rescuing of Artemis. You could've delegated the quest to any other demigod, putting their lives at risk, but no, you chose to go yourself. For that, I am grateful."
"La-Lady Vesta?" Percy said.
"Yes, I saw my brother's blindness to let his daughter lead a quest into Mount Othrys, uncharted territories for Greeks, and face Atlas. Me and Neptune saw this mistake from my brother and decided it would be in everyone's best interest to send you and your companions on the quest." Percy gawked at the goddess, who was in a younger form and gave Percy the feeling of warmth that he hadn't felt since…
His mother.
"I thank you, Lady Vesta, for trusting me on this quest to save Lady Diana and aid the Greeks."
"Do not thank me, it was you who defeated Atlas and gave Thalia the idea to take the sky for Lady Artemis." The goddess smiled. Percy awkwardly grinned. "I have foreseen your future, or atleast until you are sixteen, and it is a rough one, Perseus. I fear you will endure great pains, struggles, that many demigods wouldn't be able to go through. And I am rooting for your survival, your success. Maybe, just maybe… a happy ending with that daughter of Bellona." She said with a knowing smile. Percy blushed.
"Uh-Yeah? Thanks?" he spluttered out, and Vesta let out a giggle.
"I am going to give you my blessing, Perseus. You will be able to summon food and provide hope and warmth to those closest to you, as well as full control over the hearth." Vesta finished, and Percy's eyes shot wide.
"Are you sure, Lady Vesta? Surely there's more worth demigods…" Percy awkwardly trailed off, and Vesta laughed off his statement.
"You underestimate yourself, Perseus. There is nobody greater than you, despite what Mercury said. He was merely trying to help you and your friends out, like I am now." Vesta said, and Percy nodded.
"Alright." Vesta touched his forehead. He became dizzy, stumbling backwards.
"You'll wake up in Rome, Perseus. Do as your father says and make us proud."
X
Before Percy woke up, it was only right he'd had a dream. He woke in a completely white room, with a man he'd never recognized standing above him.
"Hello, Perseus." The man said kindly. His tone made Percy want to stay there forever.
"Where am I?" Percy said cautiously. The man laughed.
"Nowhere real, my friend. I am merely here to tell you something."
"Which is…" The man smirked.
"Why, the Great Prophecy of course. Now, I do not know if it concerns you. That Thalia girl, the Greek, is fifteen, and turning sixteen awfully soon, but I do believe something is in her timeline that makes her ineligible for this honor."
"What honor? Being dead at sixteen?" Percy spat. The man laughed back at him.
"Yes. That honor. Now, here it is. Keep your ears open.
A Half-Blood of the Eldest Gods,
Shall reach sixteen against all odds,
And see the world in endless sleep,
The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap,
A single choice to end his days,
Olympus to preserve or raze."
The man finished with a smile.
"Now, I believe it's morning time, Perseus."
X
Goddesses never lied. He woke up to a weight on his chest, a mess of black hair sprawled on his chest. He didn't know what to do. He'd never slept in the same bed as someone. He moved slightly, and the girl on him grumbled something he didn't understand.
"What?" he said quietly, and the head flicked up, a pair of familiar black eyes met his. He smiled at Reyna, who's head rested on his chest. "Morning." he followed up, moving to the side, there was just barely enough room for them to be on the bed together.
"Five more minutes." She grumbled, but a smile creeped on her face. He didn't respond, instead scooting to her side of the bed, spooning her. She hummed in response, leaning back into him.
"You're too tall for this." She said, turning on her side so her head was in his chest. "How am I expected to cuddle with someone who's six-foot-infinity?" he laughed, and she opened her eyes again, smiling at him. "Good morning." She finally said, and he kissed her forehead.
"I gotta go meet Triton at the lake. Are you coming?" Percy offered, swinging his legs over the side, standing.
"I'm so sore from two days ago, Percy. How are you not tired? You literally beat another titan." Percy's heart dropped.
"Two days?" he said, looking at her worryingly. The sheet had moved down, and she was in a sports bra, her defined, thin torso showing.
Reyna simply nodded. "You've been asleep for like thirty hours now. We got back really late, like near six in the morning. I was going to stay awake until you woke up, because I didn't want to go back to the first, but you just looked so inviting…" she trailed off, blushing. He grinned, throwing on a battered grey T-Shirt.
"Does anyone know we're back?" He asked, and Reyna nodded.
"Jason addressed the senate yesterday, telling them that you freed Artemis and defeated Atlas while I helped, and he fought Kronos' chosen one." Percy chuckled.
"Good cover-up." He said, laying back down on the bed, his face landing on his pillow. Reyna moved over and started to draw circles on his back.
"How long until you're raised for Praetor, and I get to sleep in your house?" She asked nonchalantly, and Percy's eyes darted to her. She blushed at the offering, but her eyes showed real curiosity.
"Jason will probably get it first." He admitted, a truth he was having a hard time swallowing. "Son of Jupiter and all. It'd take for me to do something insane for them to raise me before Jason." Percy said, a bitter undertone to his usually happy voice. Reyna moved closer, kissing him. Her hands went to his shoulder, flipping him over so she was straddling him.
"Reyna?" he questioned, and she hushed him, pulling off the shirt he just put on. "B-but training…" he said, flustered.
"You've been training for three years; I think you can take a day." She whispered in his ear, before kissing him.
X
Jason was worried about Percy. Reyna had said she'd look over him, and he hadn't seen the dude in over four days. He was walking through the halls of the fifth when he heard shuffling coming from room 108- Percy's room. Jason knocked.
"Percy? You okay?" He hollered to no response. "I'm gonna come in." he finished loudly, opening the door. He opened the door, and immediately regretted it.
A very clearly half-naked Reyna was straddling the son of Poseidon, whose eyes were glossy and hair messy. He could lightly make out the hint of lipstick on Percy's neck. Reyna instantly grabbed for a sheet, and luckily Jason saw nothing other than her bare back, and Percy stood, his hands immediately going to cover his crotch, where Jason easily drew the conclusion that he was- flustered.
"And you never told me?" Jason said, frowning. Percy reached down, grabbed a grey T-Shirt that Jason assumed was on him earlier, and laughed.
"Yeah… she said she wanted to keep it low-key, so…" he trailed off.
"Please don't tell me you guys have been fucking for two days." Jason said, his hands rubbing his forehead. Reyna, back turned to Jason, put on a shirt from Percy's drawer.
"Gods no. I've been asleep for two days." Percy said, shorts now covering his crotch, much to Jason's relief.
"I don't want to, but I have to. I'm gonna give you a warning, as your centurion, Percy." Jason said, disappointed. "And you guys are like fourteen, fifteen! Have some respect, some patience!" Jason cried, and Reyna blushed.
"Well, I was going to train," Percy started, shooting a glare at Reyna. "Until this demon wanted to fool around!" Reyna scoffed.
"Look who's complaining. What I felt under me was much less made me think you were enjoying it, fishboy." Reyna spat, and Jason's eyebrows shot up.
"Hey! Well, uh… yeah, I guess." Percy grumbled, defeated.
"And you, Jason!" Reyna growled, and Jason knew he was in trouble. "Don't scold us like that as if Percy can't hear you and Piper get down right above him!" She finished, with a finger pointing into his chest. Jason's eyes shot to Percy.
"You told her, dude?" Jason asked, betrayed. Percy's smile grew.
"Yeah, I mean… she asked." Percy mumbled.
"Fucking whipped." Jason said, turning. "I'm leaving now. Please let me know before I walk in on you two doing anything near that again!"
"Jason!" Reyna called after him. Jason turned. "Don't tell anyone." Jason did the locking-the-lips motion, throwing the key behind him. Reyna smiled, shutting the door behind him.
He couldn't hear a lot through these doors, but he damn well heard Percy.
"You're really hot when you get mad."
this week has been crazy for school but im going to get backon it sorry :))