Chapter 1
Percy pov:
He was unamused, that in of itself was shocking there were few things, few situations that he could be put in where he could not find some sort of entertainment, but this right here walking for god knows how long in literal hell next to a titan named Bob and his girlfriend Annabeth looking for assistance so they could leave. What would he expect that assistance to be maybe an ancient artifact, maybe a monster willing to strike a deal, hell another sword would have been fine at this point but this wailing ghoul in front of him looking anorexic, tortured, and on deaths door was not on his 'helpful list'.
"Pst Bob not to doubt you or anything but are you sure you brought us to the right person?"
Bob said nothing continuing foward forcing them to follow.
"Akhyls!"
He would be the first to admit he couldn't stand to look at the woman's face, he's seen some serious shit but this woman was something else entirely, she practically radiated pain and misery, just being close to her made him want to end it all just to stop the suffering. Her face was sunken and bruised, her cheeks bloody like they've been clawed at, her teeth were black, rotten, and chipped something fierce oozing blood and puss, her eyes were sunken pouring out endless tears, and her hair was so dirty, bloody and matted to her head he couldn't even tell what color it was. She held something in her hand as dirty as they were whatever she held stayed clean and shiny as she held it to her chest and turned to look at them.
"Iapetus why have you come here, to offer more lies, more empty promise's, or to simply laugh at me, bringing some followers to help now, pathetic leave me be."
I felt Annabeth come closer grabbing my arm as we looked at Akhyls, her teary eyes glared at us with so much pain, sorrow, and hate.
"Bob it might be nice to fill us in on why we're here too, preferably before she gets angry." I said bringing Annabeth slightly behind me.
"This is Akhyls primordial goddess of misery, she controls death mist she can hide you from monster's." Bob exclaimed excitedly.
"Hide them you want me to hide them hahahaha why would I do that?"
"So they can reach the doors of death and return to the mortal world!"
"So they can die you mean, they may be able to get past monsters but Tartarus would never let them leave."
Bob looked apprehensive at the mention of Tartarus prompting Annabeth to jump in the conversation.
"Thousands of monsters are being let out of this hell hole without so much as a peep from Tartarus, why would he try to stop two demigods?"
"Because that boy is her key she needs him in order to wake, your blood alone son of Poseidon can awaken Gaia from her slumber, Tartarus fears this."
"Why keep me down here then I'm more likely to get injured or die isn't he trying to stop that?" I asked confused.
"No...no Percy she's right we are in Tartarus I mean IN Tartarus Percy any blood of yours spilt wont wake Gaia because it wont come in contact with her it will come in contact with Tartarus, and if we die here we remain here." Annabeth said with a calculating look on her face."The real question is why, is Tartarus not allied with Gaia, wouldn't this cause hostility between them?"
"Tartarus is a being of neutrality he almost never picks a side, he deems almost everyone inferior, only a select few his equal, and fears only one. He cares for Gaia but he cares not for her war or plans, he does not interfere lightly but he will for you." Akhyls said starring intensely at me.
"My death mist will hide you from monsters but will only obscure your exact location from Tartarus he will know your where you are it's a hopeless endeavor."
Akhyls said pulling her hand away from her chest gazing at the item in her hand.
"So its useless then, just like that you expect us to just give up and accept we're stuck here!?" I shouted
Akhyls made no move to respond or showed any signs that she heard me.
"Bob is there anything else we can try?" I asked growing irritated.
"No the only other way I can think is to fight our way through." Bob said solemnly.
I can't believe it, we were so close, we had the perfect opportunity to escape only for it to fail before it even started all because me and my blood, why was it always me, why couldn't I catch a break.
"Percy calm down your going to get us swarmed we're already a beacon down here we dont want to bring more attention to ourselves!" Annabeth shouted.
I didn't even notice the ground shaking beneath my feet but I can't bring myself to care it wasn't fair after everything I've done to be trapped in Tartarus I refuse to believe this is where it ends.
"We are getting out of here if have I to fight Tartarus himself I'm tired of being played with, I did not spend 4 years of my life helping Olympus, 8 months of which were stolen from me to end up stuck in this cesspool of a pit!"
Third person pov:
The ground violently shook, splitting open causing a jagged line to rapidly expand towards the group heading straight for Percy, Bob seeing the two struggling to move quickly grabbed and threw them behind him. The ground where they stood exploded in black glass and shrapnel before the shaking stop.
"CESSPOOL OF A PIT!" a hateful roar rang across the area, as Percy stood back up getting into a defensive stance with riptide im front of him along with Annabeth holding her dagger like an ice pick and Bob leveling his spear if front of him as he glared at the cloud and dust. It didn't take long before the cloud began to swirl as if it was being sucked down a drain, as the dust dissipated a figure was slowly revealed, first was its feet clad in pitch black greaves with lines the color of dried blood weaving around their shin before stopping at the ankles with the front coming to a point that was sure to pierce whatever it kicked. Next were its hands covered in what seemed to be gauntlets of the same color with the fingers looking more like claws and its arm home to two spikes that twisted around its forearm before diverging with one growing out from its elbow, and the other traveling up its biceps before fusing with the armor at the shoulder making shoulder gaurds.
They heard a deep laugh before the dust and glass surrounding the being was pushed away in a blast of wind revealing a being taller than bob covered in a chest piece made of multiple plates of the dark metal chained together with a deep red glow along the openings, with its leggings being mainly made of a thick chain mail with plating covering the joints and valuables. The most disturbing thing however was it's face or its lack of one, in its place a chaotic mass of darkness took residence.
"Hahahaha it's been a long time since I've been of flesh I must say I missed my body" The armour said in a distorted voice.
"Tartarus." Akhyls hissed the name with so much poison it's a wonder he was still standing.
"ah Akhyls still wallowing in misery in the same place we left you, pathetic you would think after all these millennia you'd realize your efforts are for naught." Tartarus spoke with disdain heavy in his voice.
"Is that so, then I must be imagining all this extra energy your putting forth to maintain the seal, or maybe its because she wishes to help me, she never did forgive any of you for your actions, isn't that why your here to make sure she can't, whats wrong getting nervous brother?" Akhyls said with a bone chilling smirk.
"You've gotten quite mouthy since last we spoke" Tartarus said spotting a shine of metal in her hands " ah still clinging to that little keepsake are we, the promise she could not keep."
"Be silent unlike the rest of this family she has never broken her promises!"
"Then where is she oh thats right trapped in my core, cast out and sealed away how will she be able to fulfill her promise to you now 'eternal love and protection' I believe it was, perhaps I should show you just how little those words matter maybe I'll show you that love you so desperately crave right on her cage!"
"I SAID BE SILENT!"
"LEARN YOUR PLACE!"
There was little time to react to the burst of power that came and washed over Akhyls and Tartarus, Bob just managed to cover percy and annabeth before they were blasted away by the force of the explosion, a sound like a loud clap of thunder rang throughout the underworld to the surface followed by seismic earthquakes felt and heard even in Olympus. Mortals and gods alike experienced a swell of misery, an unbearable sadness, and the call of thousands of monsters.
Elsewhere
Three old women sat comfortably in a cave weaving a tapestry with precision and grace concerned but unmoved by the forces of power they felt, until their tapestry began to warp, twisting and turning, lengthening in some areas shortening in others, a sight they haven't seen in over 3 millennia , a sight they could not determine whether to be happy or terrified about.
"Their fate is changing, Atropos their fate is changing!"
"I can see that Clotho, but why now this isn't right, thats not what she said would happen!"
"It doesn't matter what she said look at our tapestry that skank is coming back!"
"Lachesis hold your tongue!"
"I will not, she left us, she abandoned us and now she's messing everything up, we havent even felt a breach in the seal how is this possible!"
"It doesn't matter we have a job to do and we need to do it, time to warn the Olympians, all of them."
In a flash of light the three were gone without a trace unaware of a spider made of shadows watching from its web of black silk.
Back in Tartarus
Tartarus has never lived up to its name as much as this moment, it was like a warzone covered in golden dust, ash, ichor, glass, and fire. The ground home to large cracks and holes that seemed to be rotting away or dissolving as if acid was eating away at it, the air shrouded in a dull blue mist rendering occupants almost incapable of moving and looking zombified. Above it all two beings clashed with so much power it shook the very foundation of Tartarus, One was a woman eyes of poisonous green, hair of dull blue with various poisonous and wilted flowers braided in, face of beauty, sorrow, and anger clad in armor of chitin with her biceps and thighs bare, her clawed gauntlets only reaching her elbow, and her greaves stopping at the beginning of her thigh. Her chest piece was elegant and smooth covering her completely from her collar bone down to her stomach, she wore a skirt of the same design that came down to her mid thigh, the armor seemed to stretch and bend like elastic but harden when struck. Adorning her back were wings of the same ethereal mist that plagued the land.
The second being was a man clad very similarly to Tartarus except his armour was a little bulkier, more over this man had a face, one of savagery with various scars decorating it and down to his neck. He also had wings but they were the colored of dried blood, rusted and battered, he looked as if he was a true battle worn warrior and she looked as if she was a vengeful maiden. Neither of them used traditional weapons instead relying on physical prowess, claws and powers, the longer they fought the stronger they clashed, every inhabitant of Tartarus could feel the clash of power and all knew it spelled danger for them, with the urgency to leave battles broke out between monsters fighting to make their escape through the doors of death.
Annabeth pov:
"I swear the Fates must hate us!" I screamed.
Things were happening too fast we just wanted to use the death mist come to find out Tartarus wants to keep us prisoner, then he shows up and Akhyls gets angry starts talking about a seal and some woman next thing I know We're in Bobs arms forced in his chest and running from hundreds of explosions, I can't see anything and the explosions are getting louder, are we even running away or are we running toward them!?
"Bob hop on we need to hurry keep their heads down eyes closed father and Akhyls are in their true forms we need to hurry to the house of night before we get caught up in this mess!"
'Is that Damasen, hop on to what?'
"House of night is scary why go there?"
"We don't have much of a choice especially with those two, if you want them to make it out alive thats our only option, all of Tartarus is in a panic to leave and at the rate their going the surface world will probably feel them before long no doubt the gods will fly into panic, lady Nyx is probably the only one who can provide sanctuary from them at the moment lets hope she's in a helpful mood."
I wanted to cry hearing those words, I just had to fall in love with the one demigod with ridiculous amounts of negative karma, even now he was knocked out snoozing like a baby. 'It can't be helped all I can do is hope and pray Damasen and Bob can get us to safety, preferably without being crushed'.
Third person pov:
Disaster after disaster fell upon the mortal world ranging from earthquakes to tsunami's barely being kept from dealing substantial damage by the gods that reign over them, currently the twelve Olympians were in the council room forced there by the fates themselves.
"What is the meaning of this we are preparing for war, our children are facing down the door to Tartarus, we are wrestling with the control of our domains and you see fit to bring us here, I sincerely hope you have a very good reason!" Hades said.
"You would do well to watch your tongue titan spawn as of ten minutes ago your lives are forfiet!" hissed Lachesis
"What do you mean our lives are forfeit?" asked Athena.
"Your lives and fate are no longer in our hands as it stands right now you could all perish in the next 5 minutes there is no longer a great prophecy." informed Atropos.
Boom*Smash*
Olympus itself was beginning to fall apart cracks stretched from the floor while columns shifted and broke prompting the Persephone and Demeter to grow thick vines the hold them together all while the earthquakes grew worst, both Hades and Poseidon could do little else to stay its fury both glue to their seats in concentration they were sweating with exertion to keep the land and sea stable.
"Explain this what is wrecking havic on our domains has Gaia awoken already!?" Zeus yelled
"You have worst things to worry about then Gaia, two protogenoi are currently battling in the depths of Tartarus above a powerful seal that contains an ancient evil, that very same being is what took took control of fate." Clotho explained with a grimace on her face.
"How is that possible Ananke is the only protogenoi with the domain of fate and she has long sense faded!" Apollo added.
"You are wrong on both accounts, I'm sure you've heard the modern phrase the winner rights the history books correct, in a way that applies to this situation there was another wielder of fate only slightly less powerful in the domain then Ananke, it was a woman a protogenoi that was free from fate, a dark, dangerous, woman whose power was second only to mother Chaos. As dark as she was, she allowed herself to be sealed away to protect those she cared about from the other protogenoi's fear but left a warning, 'should any of her loved ones come to harm, chaos herself wouldn't save them from her' that same day a prophecy not of Ananke's making was implanted in our very essence one we hoped would never come to pass." Atropos said.
"Well what i-"
Before Aphrodite could finish her sentence Apollo began to spasm gripping his neck and floating in the air until a bonecracking snap was heard and he fell limp aas his back arched, then the screams began the sound of a banshee was heard throughout the world coming from the Tartarus to Olympus the scream was filled with so much sorrow, pain, and distress soon joined by a raspy desperate scream from apollo as green mist poured out of him at an alarming rate before a black mist followed covering the green gradually muffling the desperate screams, once it was swallowed up and the screams stopped the sound of a great bell rang for all to hear.
The Olympians were horrified by what they just witnessed the banshee screams were more like sobs with the constant chimes of the bell it was reminiscent of the mortal stories about death, when the bell tolls death claimed its victims. Apollo was like a puppet with its strings cut, dropped to the ground as the black mist gathered form, a woman of space stood in the center of the council room galaxies and stars dotted her body and dress like the infinite cosmos, her eyes were closed hands folded pleasantly on her waist, with a smile on her face she spoke.
"Maiden of fate and desire
Shall be awokened from Miseries ire
Warnings lost in the passage of time
Retribution for the most heinous of crimes
Arrival of Protectors and judges
Shall end or stir age old grudges."
"la...lady chaos." Hestia spoke in astonishment from her spot by the hearth.
The woman turned to face Hestia for a moment before opening here eyes, two black holes greeted Hestia before she was subject to an immense headache that nearly rendered her unconscious, she saw chaos smile widen before she spoke to her.
"Take care of my daughter"
That was the last thing chaos said before dissipating, no sooner than she did the ground shook with renewed energy and Hestia lost consciousness.
Meanwhile in Tartarus
Akhyls was currently gripping her prized possession closed to her chest, her only keepsake from the woman she held dear was broken, all these years it never lost its shine, it was always with her, she went through great lengths to ensure it wouldn't get damaged, and now because of him she lost the connection to her light.
"Hahahahaha come now Akhyls where's all that fight from a few moments ago surely that trinket wasn't that important, is that really all it takes to make you kneel, I'm disappointed I was enjoying or little bout its a shame it had to end."
Tartarus raised his hand and began charging a condensed ball of energy.
"I wonder how long it will take you to reform all that time away from your beloved, absolutely delicious, good bye Akhyls."
Tartarus let the ball go firing it straight at Akhyls back as she wept, tears falling upon the her treasure and the seal her last thoughts were how much she loved her big sister and hated those who took her away.
*BOOM*
A burst power blasted from the seal washing over Akhyls while vaporizing everything else in a mile radius of her the only exception was Tartarus himself who was pushed as if he was shot out of a cannon blasting him through hills before skidding to a stop leaving giant groves along the ground. In the surface world the sky seemed to open up revealing a collection of stars swarming together glowing the colors of the rainbow before firing a giant colorful beam directly into the ground near Madison Square garden, the underworld was bathed in light as the beam traveled through before entering Tartarus and crashing into seal. The pillar of light grew in intensity resulting in cracks forming in the seal, bits of unstable energy shot outwards growing larger as the seal fell under the strain before in a flash the light disappeared only to be replaced by a violent surge of energy shooting up and outward, being the color of violet wrapped in a blanket of dull black, it traveled up from Tartarus through the underworld and into the sky forming a shadow of a laughing woman with batlike wings before dissipating.
Upon its completion the world began to rumble pausing every so often as if Gaia herself was laughing at the series of events. As the dust settled Akhyls senses came back to her, she felt the familiar comfort of being embraced, the tickle of hair on her cheek, the softness of a breast under her head, the sweet calming fragrance she knew so well, the feather like touches along her legs, she didn't want to open here eyes fearing it was a cruel joke, then she felt a hand on her back rubbing in circles while another began to glide over her wings plucking and petting, as ethereal as they look they were physical and sensitive, few had took the time to learn this, only one knew how how to groom them. Akhyls slowing opened her eyes to a sight that brought tears to her eyes, growing around and up her legs were kadupul flowers, she witnessed the buds beginning to bloom in her lap and she couldn't fight the tears any longer only one person had a close association with these flowers, raising her head she was met with the person she has longed to see again for who knows how long, a beautiful cream colored face with sharp piercing eyes one of scarlet the other of violet, along with a button nose and soft kissable lips covered in a violet lipstick drawn into a small gentle smile with elongated canine's barely visible between her lips greeted her.
"I'm back my little moonflower."
Akhyls surged fowards once she heard those words claiming those lips for herself straddling her sister pressing her body as close as she could, she waited over a millinia for this, for her, consequences be damned she was not letting her go ever again. Their moment was interrupted by an angry Tartarus who landed in front them shaking off left over debris before glaring at them with a snarl on his face as they turned to look at him.
"Lilith". Tartarus hissed
"Tartarus, its been a long time still as egotistical as ever but I never thought you were so stupid." she said calmly as she gently placed Akhyls on the bed of flowers before standing up.
"Stupid, you dar-GAH"
Squelch*Splash*
In a flash Tartarus had a lance of shadow lodged in his throat rendering him unable to talk, in his leg making him kneel, and in his chest making it hard to breathe as ichor erupted from his mouth.
"I wasn't done" Lilith said with an ice cold glare.
"It would seem my time away made you forget exactly who was in charge, its disappointing to be quite frank not only was this a waste of my time you even ignored my warning I wanted them kept from harm but as soon as I was sealed you lot cast them out ridiculed and abandoned them, I'm not at all pleased with your take on my words, emotional harm counts just as much as physical but to think you would completely disregard even that Tartarus, well guess what I wasn't joking there are going to be some serious changes around here. I've been your judge and jury its time I be the executioner, your a deadman walking Tartarus but I'll let you live today its no fun killing a wounded animal, do remember this your fate will be worse than what I did to Chronos." With those words she released a wave of energy causing Tartarus to be swallowed into the floor.
Lime start
Lilith felt arms encircle her stomach causing her to smile and turn around, Akhyls was blushing burrowing in her face in her chest to avoid being seen Lilith giggled at the cuteness of it before cupping her cheek bringing her into a heated passionate kiss, Akhyls responded instantly attacking her mouth weaving her fingers in that violet hair decorated with stars, Lilith's hands weren't idle either mapping out her curves one hand groping her breast while the other disappeared in her skirt, Akhyls pulled away with a gasp as she felt her body being played with and lips on her neck, she began to rock into the hand her moans becoming louder and louder before she felt two fingers penetrate her folds and she came undone. In a cry of ecstasy she clutched Lilith for dear life as she came, riding out her orgasm and soaking her fingers and undergarments, when she went limp Lilith brought her fingers to her mouth licking them sensationally, igniting a fire in Akhyls core.
Lime end
"Delicious how about we go home where I can ravage you in earnest?" Lilith whispered in her ear.
Akhyls could only whimper an affirmative before the two disapeared in a hole of darkness their destination, the house of night.
AUTHORS NOTES:
Whats up everyone how are you all doing I know this one was kinda random but I just thought of the idea for percy jackson and I just wanted to write about it I will be continuing this but I do only write these in my free time and now I have two to juggle so its not going to be quick. It's probably going to be a chapter in one story then I'll move on to the other for a chapter and work like that unless I really get into a particular story section. I dont have a beta for anyone new I try to get the grammar mistakes and such before I post but for some reason sometimes it gets jacked up upon uploading like the spacing messes up or there are duplicates that arent there before I post, its confusing but I try to fix it if I notice it. I hope you all enjoyed rememberto comment and review, I DON'T OWN THE PERCY JACKSON SERIES OR ANY OF ITS CHARCTERS SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
