SORRY! I got caught up with stuff and got really discouraged from writing in general. I'll try to update more!
Question from Going Dark: "Will Kronos still rise or will Percy take his place and is ouranos replacing Gaia? And how strong is Percy in comparison to primordials?"
Answer: Well, I don't know if Kronos or Gaea will rise again as a major threat as this story takes place after the events of both the Heroes of Olympus and the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Kronos may or may not play a part later though… Onto the next question, Perseus, while in comparison to his father, the strongest Primordial, is about 70% as powerful, although that number might change soon. So he could likely contend in a battle against most Primordials, but whether he wins the battle is a different debate.
Question from Darkgamer08: "Why does he have to hide himself? He can just like take on the whole council by himself. Literally no need to keep hiding."
Answer: You are right, Perseus could probably take on the entire council of the Olympians and emerge victorious but the destruction from such battles against the Gods is what he wants to avoid. The Gods are powerful and could cause great destruction if they wanted to. It is just that they are not as powerful as Perseus. Also, it is a factor of peace. If he revealed himself, there would be constant Gods trying to kill him, talk to him, seduce him, corrupt him, etc. He would like to avoid that if he can. Of course, since he revealed himself to some of the Gods, namely the wind Gods, in the last chapter, some of that may happen.
Questions from Hoguie: Why didn't Percy break out of his chains the first time Gaia slumbered? Why did he decide to act normal when he is almost as old as a Primordial? It feels like what has happened in the last couple chapters doesn't fit with the story.
Answer: First off, I'd like to say thank you for the constructive criticism instead of just saying "this story is trash" or something like that. There are certain things that I didn't think of when I made this story or when I tried to intertwine some ideas. I honestly didn't think too much about the first Giantomachy when I made this story, so I'm just going to say that Gaea's attention shifted to other things during her second awakening, leaving less of her power to keep Perseus at bay. As for the second question, he thought it was the best way to learn about the world around him. I promise this though, that will be ending quickly. As for the OC girl, you are right that he should've been able to locate her, I just wanted her to go to camp half-blood and I forgot about that aspect of his power. I'll do better in the future.
"Jason Grace you say," Perseus said, placing his head on his fist as he sat on a makeshift throne.
Boreas nodded, "Yes My Lord, I have even met the demigod once. He came here on a quest a couple years ago with two of his companions in the hopes of freeing Hera from a Giant."
Perseus thought for a moment. As it was made clear by his father, he was to ensure that the Olympians did not get involved with their plans for the future. To do this, he thought it would be best to recruit a powerful warrior and leader to his side, preferably one who was close to the Gods so as to gain an extra advantage over them.
After learning of the fading of the God of the Wild, Pan, he decided that he wanted to do something about the mortal world as well. The Gods were supposed to act as guides for the human race, to teach them and to set them on the right path. However, it was near impossible for the Gods to do so since they have so much trouble doing the right things themselves.
For Perseus to accomplish all of his plans, he would need someone that he could trust that was both powerful and fiercely loyal to him. The only way that he could think about gaining someone like that on his side was to take on a champion for himself.
This person would possess all of the same powers as the Titan of the Sky, Life, and Observation, to a lesser extent obviously. Another benefit of being his champion would be that the immortal he chooses would have amnesty against the ancient laws that prohibited Godly beings from directly interacting too much with mortals.
Since he didn't trust the Gods enough to tie their own shoes, it immediately ruled all of them out. Most of the Titans have faded as well, leaving only the most powerful and ruthless of them in the world, which excluded a couple of the peaceful Titans like Rhea, Selene, Helios, Calypso, the Hesperides, and a couple others. However, the only one that he would even consider choosing for his champion would be either Selene or Helios because of their domains. Each of them had a domain that had some sort of relationship with the sky.
The problem with choosing either one of them was that if Perseus chose one of them over the other it would appear that he has favoritism. Surely there would be some spark of jealousy between the siblings if he chose one and he can't have any of those petty feelings get in the way of his future plans.
The next best thing would be demigods. They were mortals and have all experienced major life changing events that will leave scars on them for as long as they live. The most important quality that they had, at least according to Perseus, was their wisdom. While it may be true that they were petty and can almost be as bad as the Gods themselves, they were grounded by the experiences of their mortal life.
The problem with the Gods was their arrogance and they thought themselves above the consequences of their actions. Mortals, however, understand that nearly everything they do could have severe consequences down the line in their life, so they just do what they think is right and hope for the best.
That is one of the qualities he is looking for in a champion. The quality of seeing beyond what is directly in front of them and having the wisdom necessary to think before any action they make. Of course, they will not always have this quality of thinking before acting. Even Perseus himself sometimes acted out of emotion rather than reasoning.
This left him with only a couple options. A child of a God relating to the sky or the winds would be the optimal choice. This person would need to be brave, loyal, smart, skilled, kind, and a great leader, all at the same time.
All these choices were being factored into the decision making. It was hard to choose someone with the limited information that he had, but he needed to choose. Which led him to the options of the only two children of Zeus at this time. Both of them were in positions of power and had demonstrated being able to lead. From what he heard, the daughter of Zeus that he had seen in the forest, was a little more hot headed and acted more impulsively.
That was similar to how Zeus acted himself. Jason however, was much more level headed, like Jupiter was. He was nearly everything that he was looking for. Jason had some pride issues but that was easy to fix with Perseus teaching him.
"I have chosen my champion, Boreas," Perseus told the God. "I have chosen Jason Grace."
The God of the North Wind nodded his head as he sat on another smaller throne. "The choice does have merit, he is powerful and a great leader. The only problem I could see would be getting him to be fully loyal to you and not his father, or Rome."
The Titan thought for a second. "Yes," he agreed. "However, death changes people in ways that us immortals do not really know. I know Jason wants to do what is right and I'm willing to bet that he knows the flaws of the Gods all too well. His death could have amplified his anger and increased his sorrow. Also, Jason Grace has people that he loves that he left behind when he died. I will use his desire to see them again to my advantage."
Boreas was about to open his mouth again when in stormed his daughter, Khione, literally. Truth be told, Perseus wasn't the least bit surprised that she had been eavesdropping on their conversation. He figured that she was someone who would want to get answers regardless of what she had to do.
"Enough father," she all but yelled. "You have let this complete stranger into our home and even allowed him to sit in a throne above yourself. Who is this person?!"
The God in turn rose from his throne, a furious expression on his face. "Khione," he said icily. "You do not need to know everything and I will not tell you who this is because I'm not sure I'm allowed to. So if you don't leave this room in three seconds I will-"
Perseus then interrupted him, looking down toward the two Gods who were glaring daggers at each other, "It is quite alright Boreas. If your daughter will not leave us alone, then perhaps it would be wiser to tell her."
Both Gods looked shocked for a moment before Boreas nodded a bit and then began to explain everything that he knew. He explained about who Perseus was and what happened to him, along with the general idea of the plans they had come up with so far.
To say that the daughter of Boreas was shocked would be an understatement. He thought it was funny how information given seemed to make Khione's brain stop functioning. After a few moments of silence, she regained her senses and then immediately got down onto one of her knees and bowed her head.
"Rise Khione," Perseus said, letting her rise from her position on the floor. "Now that you are aware of who I am and some of my plans for the future, I ask you whether or not you will join me."
"Forgive me for doubting you," she started out by saying, nervously looking at the Titan. "But not even Gaea could defeat the Gods and she's a Primordial. What makes you and your plan different then her's?"
Boreas looked affronted that his own daughter would question the plan that he helped put together but Perseus just chuckled. "Well, there's a couple reasons why my plan would succeed. First of all, I am not trying to destroy all the mortals and kill all of the Gods. I'm trying to prove a point that the actions of the Gods and mortals have consequences. Of course there will be some fighting and some death but that is the only option left when both have had so long to change their ways. Second of all, Gaea was asleep for the majority of her plan making and its execution. I, however, am fully awake and ready to execute all of my plans myself if I need to."
Khione frowned a bit. Perseus didn't quite know why but he knew all about her past and her alliance with the Giants and his mother. The Giants weren't really known for limitations on their cruelty, which had probably rubbed off on a lot of their allies.
The major distinction between himself and most of his siblings was the cruelty presented in them. Perseus wasn't cruel, he did what needed to be done, nothing more and nothing less.
He rose from his throne in a gentle and non threatening manner. "Now, Khione," Perseus continued. "Will you keep this information a secret until I wish for you to depart it?"
There was no hesitation in her answer as she responded with a yes and a pledge to only serve him and to be the first deity that rejects the Olympians Gods completely. He simply smiled at her and told her that he'd be in contact with her soon and that his plan would be set in motion soon.
"Well, I'm off to the Underworld," Perseus said, getting up off his throne. "I would like to have Jason Grace as my champion. With him by my side, the Gods will feel the wrath of hundreds of thousands of beings who have suffered by their hands."
Boreas nodded and bowed his head, watching as he flashed out.
Perseus had never liked being underground, the air underneath the ground felt so stiff and unmoving. There is no doubt in his mind that being beneath ground would diminish his powers and could possibly cloud his senses, so he needed to be aware of everything going on around him at all times.
A few short minutes later, he approached a river that he knew of fairly well. The river Lethe. When Perseus had first discovered his brother losing his memory to the river, he did a bit of research on the power that the river held. The river was said to affect every being it came into contact with; however, most immortals only suffered from partial memory loss, while mortals suffered from a complete memory loss.
Immortals would eventually regain their memories and could build who they once were, up again. Mortals on the other hand were much more affected, they would lose all memory of who and what they were, forever, and would even lose muscle memory, which would make the souls touched by the river unable to walk or move in the ways they wanted.
The Titan wondered if the river would work on him at all. It had caused his brother to lose his memories, but Perseus was not his brother. He was much more powerful than Iapetus and had one of the strongest wills in the world, maybe he could overpower the river.
That was exactly what he did. With a deep breath, Perseus willingly put his hand into the river Lethe. As soon as he did, there was a sharp pain in his head, but he did not let up. Using a great deal of magic, he forced the pain to subside and concentrated on pushing it back toward the river.
For a moment, nothing happened. Then, a series of images and memories started to invade Perseus' head, causing him to remove his hand from the greyish water of the river Lethe with haste and confusion on what he just saw.
He shook his head and pondered what that was that had just flashed through his head. It seemed like they were memories, that much was obvious, but Perseus wondered if the memories he saw were from the people who had lost their memory in the river. Could he really see the memories of others just by pushing his own power into the river?
Perseus sighed, this topic was quite interesting and had stolen his attention, but the task at hand was of greater importance than his own curiosity. He was trying to find someone who could help him efficiently take over the Gods' army of demigods, which would require a demigod to do so. Jason was the best demigod to complete that task, so that is where his attention should be.
If he was honest with himself, he really wasn't sure if Jason would even accept the proposal. The demigod was fiercely loyal to Rome, as any true roman should be, so trying to change that would prove to be challenging.
After a couple minutes of walking and navigating through the underworld, Perseus found himself in the paradise known as Elysium. There were many spirits of the dead, roaming around and having a great time. They laughed and joked around with each other without a care in the world, which was expected since they no longer had to deal with the suffering of living in the mortal world.
Perseus walked confidently across the paradise, constantly ensuring that his presence was masked to all except one. With little more than a few minutes passing, he stumbled upon a small patch of dirt that was littered with destroyed dummies. Standing over the dummies was a warrior, the person that the Titan of the sky had gone underground for, Jason Grace.
The man looked up in surprise at the newcomer. "Hello," he said, straightening out his back and wiping the sweat off his brow and placing his weapons on the ground.
"Greeting Jason Grace," Perseus responded. Instantly, the inhabitant of Elysium was wary. Often in the mortal world, deities would often greet him in the same way, which usually caused more trouble than good.
"How do you know my name?" Jason responded with a wary look. "And who are you?"
Perseus waived his hand and a chair appeared. Sitting on it he said, "I hope you don't mind but I would like to answer the second question with another question. What do you know of the Titans?"
He watched as the gears turned in the demigod's head and was slightly impressed when Jason immediately grabbed his sword from the ground and held it up to him.
"You're a Titan," he stated, his eyes becoming more alert and his stance changing to one of fighting.
The Titan smiled and clapped his hands a couple times. "I must say, you are pretty smart to have figured that out so fast, although since you did fight my brother, you might be able to see the family resemblance. However, I will take the opportunity to tell you that now that I hold no love for my siblings," he said.
"Krios is your brother?" Jason said, slightly confused. "Then that would make you one of the twelve children from Terra and Caelus."
"Thirteen actually," Perseus grumbled. "Once my mother imprisoned me, they erased any trace that I ever existed. Luckily, I was able to escape my imprisonment after you demigods had defeated Terra and her monstrous children, and now I'm free. I must say, the world is very different than I imagined it to be."
Having not moved from his chair, Jason was starting to feel slightly more at ease around the supposed Titan, so he lowered his sword and resumed a standing position, but still held the gladius in his right hand.
"How do I know that you're telling the truth?" Jason said.
Sighing, the Titan swore on the river styx that he was telling the truth which made the demigod's eyes go wide. When questioned on the reasoning for the imprisonment, Perseus just told him that it was part of the plan to kill Caelus and have Saturn rise to the throne.
"So why are you telling me this?" he asked.
The Titan sat up a little straighter in his chair and said, "It is because I have an interesting offer for you. As part of my domain of life, I can grant you life again and return you to the mortal world."
"Um, wouldn't the Gods know if I went back to the mortal world?" Jason questioned.
"Maybe, but what would they do about it?" Perseus said. "Kill you again to ensure you stay dead? I'm sure that the other demigod would not like that too much. There's also a possibility that Pluto wouldn't know that you were missing. I was informed that he only noticed when a couple thousand had gone missing during the last war, so I'm willing to bet that he'll make the same mistake again, especially since that soul would be from Elysium."
Perseus looked intently at the demigod's face, trying to decipher what he was thinking. It was amusing to him how difficult it was to read the son of Jupiter's expression in the moment. All of his years of being a figure of authority in New Rome had begun to show itself. To any ordinary person, no emotions would be present in the stoic face. However, Perseus was not any ordinary being and he could see through the mask that Jason had put up.
Just from the slight changes in breathing and the slight movement of Jason's eyes, he was able to guess that the demigod was becoming weary and suspicious. Everything had a catch, everyone associated with any type of deity would know that.
"What's the catch?" he asked.
Standing up and increasing his height slightly, the Titan towered over Jason by at least a foot. "You would need to become my champion, to follow my instructions, and be completely loyal to me. In exchange for this, I will grant you power, a new life, and a glorious purpose to make the world a better place."
"A better place?" Jason said, gripping his sword tighter. "Terra wanted to 'make the world a better place' but her version of that is killing all of the humans and the Gods. What makes yours any better than hers?"
Despite being impressed by Jason's skills in his intelligence and wisdom, Perseus found himself growling slightly. Just being compared in the least to his mother made the Titan of the sky very angry.
"Apologies, Jason," Perseus said, calming himself down. "I abhor my mother and most of my Titan siblings. Given the chance, I would destroy them myself. Now for how my plan differs, I simply do not wish to kill everyone, especially not the demigods of the Greek or Roman camps. In fact, the only thing I want to do is to teach the Gods and the mortals of this world a lesson. To put it plainly, I will dethrone the Olympians. My hope is that with you at my side, I can persuade the demigods to not fight in this battle."
Throughout his little rant, the demigod stood absolutely still, not even blinking. Then once he had finished, Jason said, "I guess I should thank you for not wanting to involve the demigods, but even you know that if you try to fight the Gods, the demigods in both Pantheons would get involved. If you chose to go to war with the Gods, then it is inevitable that you will fight demigods. Even so, I would never betray the trust of my father. There is absolutely no way that I would join you."
"You would stay loyal to your father even after he let you die at the hands of a mere mortal who believed himself to be special?" Perseus questioned. Jason's face faltered for a bit. It appeared that the topic of how he died was still a sore subject, but seeing the progress that he made, the Titan continued, "You died because of the God's mistakes from thousands of years ago. Which left your girlfriend and Rome to fight without its most powerful warrior. That isn't even half of it."
The demigod tightened his hand again on his sword as a small fire of anger started to burn in his eyes. "What do you mean by 'that isn't even half of it'?" he questioned in an unsteady voice.
"Tell me," Perseus ordered. "You had a friend that you thought had died while fighting Gaea, correct?" Jason nodded. "Where do you think he is now?"
At this point in time, the son of Jupiter's stoic mask started to slip away, leaving a slightly distressed demigod underneath. "There is no way that Leo could have survived that," Jason said in a wavering voice. "But I have not seen him in Elysium. Are you saying that is still alive?"
"I was told of what had happened during the fight against my mother and after only a few moments of searching, I had already found the boy you call Leo. I have no doubt that the Gods knew of his whereabouts. They did nothing to comfort you or aid you in any way, in fact, some of them actually got in the way of the prophecy of seven. If that wasn't enough, they also told you that your friend was dead, knowing that he was alive."
Taking several deep breaths with his eyes closed, Jason stood up straighter and rebuilt his mask of seriousness and strength. "I trust in the Gods and my loyalty is to both New Rome and the Gods it worships. I refuse your offer," he stated with force conviction
For the first time that day, Perseus actually was slightly unsure of what to say. It was clear that speaking to the boy had rattled him and had put thoughts in his head that were not there previously. The Titan also did not fail to notice how Jason had said his loyalties lie with New Rome first. If he could somehow increase the tension between the city full of people and the deities of Olympus then it would really force Jason to rethink his position.
Sighing, Perseus stood up with a fake, defeated look. "I guess I have wasted my time in coming here then, but I enjoyed talking with you, son of Jupiter. Until we meet again."
With those words, the Titan faded into a gust of wind and reappeared on his throne at Boreas' palace. Once again, his goals have now been changed. Perseus must play the game of politics to change the viewpoints of the demigods. However, politics take time to implement, so perhaps, it was time to take a little time for himself. After all, revenge was another goal he had in mind.