Chapter 21
-The Over World-
I woKe up from my slumber to find myself in a completely different setting.
"Deimos!" I yelled out, reaching for my ring, not realizing that I seemed safe.
But for some strange reason, I found myself not able to reach for my weapon.
In fact I couldn't feel my left hand at all, actually...
I looked over to see what was wrong with my arm, and...
I tried to scream out but nothing came out of my mouth. Where my left arm was supposed to be... there was simply a stub rapped in bandages.
I swung around the little nub, trying to comprehend what I was seeing. But despite the fact I had been awake for at least five minutes, I had just noticed where I was.
Instead of the clearing where the hellhound has dropped me off, I was in a large comfy bed in a nice looking white room.
The room was nice enough looking, but was pretty bland, as if it was just emptied out.
I got up from the bed to see my ring along with the deer head I had received from Orcus, no axe though, laying on the bedside. I decided to put on my ring, which was much harder with one hand, and to leave the helmet.
It was only as I got my ring on did I find that u was in completely clothes. Instead of the jeans and shirt I had left the underworld with, I was in a a comfy pair of shorts and a light tank top.
The more I thought about it, the weirder my circumstance was. I decided I had to find out where I was. Besides, I could leave without my bag, it had Wylo's kid in it.
Making up my mind I made myself out the room, struggling more than I though without my left hand.
I was immediately met with a surprise of a rather large living room of a nice looking house. The interior was mostly white and modern looking, every part of it much grander then a normal house.
But to the right of the living room was a nicer looking dining room. The furniture matched the modern looking house, but the ring that made it great was the window that replaced the entire outer wall, giving anyone eating a great view of a massive nice looking beach.
I walked towards the window and put my hand on it, admiring the view. I was lost in my thoughts when they were interrupted by an abrupt voice.
"Oh, your awake." Said the monotone voice of Deimos.
I immediately wiped my head around and clutched my ring, but joe it on. I didn't feel like getting on his bad side, plus I could barely wield my weapon with one hand.
"Deimos.. how did I get here. Where am I ?!" I asked.
"This is my new home, a summer house on Malibu beach." Replied the god as he walked into the kitchen, still seeming unbothered.
His personality reminded me of how he was when I had first summoned him, completely nonchalant and unbothered.
After a couple seconds, he reappeared with a box of cereal in his hand.
"I brought you here to rest, you were pretty much dead when that dog brought you to me." He said munching on his cereal.
"But I had to cut your arm off so you wouldn't die. Sorry bout that." He said as he happily munched in his cereal.
I went quiet for a minute, trying to swallow the fact.
"Don't worry though," he said. "I may be able to find something to heal it, but you could always just have a prosthetic."
"Uhhh, thanks." I said "But how long.. had it been?" I asked as I thought about how far Malibu was from LA.
"Hmm, times a little tricky, but I'd say around two or three weeks." He said casually.
Before I could respond there was a loud chirping that came from behind me. I turned around to see a flash of brown go across my vision.
Whatever the thing was flew straight to Deimos and landed on his head. The god though, seemed completely unfazed.
"What's that?!" I exclaimed, my ring ready.
"This little guy? I thought you would know, seeing as how he came with you." Said the god as he put his cereal down for the first time, and grabbed the creature off his head, cuffing it in his palm.
Without it flying across the room, I was able to clearly see the creature. And after a moment of looking I noticed that the little guy was Wylo's baby.
"He got so big." I breathed out. When I had first seen him, he barely filled one of my hands, but now Deimos could barely hold the entire guy.
"Hippogriffs are quite the growers." Said the god.
"I found him in your bag, and decided to take care of it, not knowing if he was your or not. I didn't know his name, but we got along well enough." The god said as he lightly nudged the little creature. Despite what he was saying, the hippogriff seemed to like him a lot.
"I'm assuming that the other hippogriff died in the underworld then huh?" He said, picking his cereal back up as the little guy flew onto his head.
"Yeah... Wait, how did you know?" I asked.
"Well the only way for a hippogriff to give birth without a male is with her essence, which would require her life." Stated the god.
"Yea well, she died while we were confronting a monster..." I said sadly. Now that all this was over, I had time to finally mourn.
And there was still one who I would mourn over much more than any other.
"My mother..." I breathed out.
Deimos put down his cereal.
"Listen here demigod, I wouldn't normally do this, but I think you deserve this." He said.
"What are you talking about?" I said.
But instead of replying he simply snapped and we teleported away.
A second later we appeared in a nice field of grass in a please looking village.
"Wh- where are we?" I asked Orcus.
But after looking around I couldn't see Deimos anywhere in sight.
"These damn gods..." I said under my breath as I made my way towards the village. I saw a lady with her back turned away from me and made my way over to her.
I decided I had to at least find out where I was.
"Uhh, excuse me ma'am?" I said as I tapped her on the back.
"Do you think you could-..." I couldn't finish my statement.
"Percy?!" Exclaimed the woman, my mother!
We immediately embraced each other, rocking back and forth.
"Mom!" I said breaking the hug after a minute, tears in my eyes.
"Percy," she said half sobbing. "I was so worried that I wouldn't get to see you
"It's ok mom," I said, trying not to butter into tears. "We're together now." I said gripping her harder.
My mother broke off the hug.
"I love you Percy, but you know this isn't permanent." She said.
"Don't say that!" I said hopelessly.
"No, Percy, you have to life your life, for you, and for me. I knew this day would come eventually, and I'm just thankful I could give you a proper final goodybye." As my mom said that, she started to get harder to see.
"Mom..." I said with a faltering voice. "I'm... im going to miss you."
"I'll miss you too, Percy my son." She's six with tears in her eyes and a slight smile on her face.
"Stay sage son, I will always be with you."
As she said those words, my vision went white, and in a second, i was gone.
I "woke up" to find myself laying on the couch, back at Deimos's house.
"Your back." Said the god as he put down the remote. There was a show on the tv that I didn't recognize. In the gods lap laid the little hippogriff, looking like a small pet cat.
"Was that a dream?" I asked, slightly hurt.
"No, not quite. Elysium, the paradise for passed souls." Replied the god with his eyes on the tv.
"I suppose you talked to her?" He said, glancing my way.
"Uhh yess." I said, flustered. "Thank you, Deimos, i appreciate it allot."
Deimos shrugged. "I mean, you let me hang with this little guy, so I guess it's even." Said the god with a trace of a smile while letting the hippogriff.
After a moment of silence, he spoke.
"So I suppose you would like a new arm, right?" Asked the god.
I realized realized that my arm had come back in Elysium, but now it was gone.
"That would be nice, to be honest." I replied.
"Guess that makes sense, said the god standing up. Though I can't completely heal your arm, right now, I can help out a little." said the god as he walked over to his room.
A moment later he walked with... an arm.
"As of right now your real arm is being preserved, but this arm should be a decent substitute." He said, handing me the robotic looking arm.
The arm was pretty thing, only being two hands long, but seemed to be pretty sleek.
"Not too great for battle, but great for every dad life." He said. "Magic too, so you don't have to worry about it breaking or falling off.
I simply placed the arm near my nub and it secured itself around it, instantly giving me control.
The arm was definitely magic as it reacted to ever one of my though immediately. Though i had no feeling, I was still able to control it perfectly.
"Definitely weird, but manageable." I said after a minute. I didn't mind it too much, but Deimos was right, this arm wasn't made for battle.
"Glad you like it, because it came with a cost." Said the god.
I raised my eyes upwards towards the god. "Such as?"
"Well, you see..." said the god, raising his hand. Immediately a menacing sword appeared in his hands.
The blade had to have been six foot long, and was serrated on both sides, each point looking wicked.
I instinctively leaned back.
"Chill, I'm not gonna hurt you," Said the god with a slight smile. "But after being summoned by you, I learned my weapon had been destroyed.
And you just happened to bring back a godly weapon, perfect for turning into a n made of me own..." Said the god cheekily.
"Is that where Orcus's battle axe went?"
"Exactly." Replied the god. "I had asked a friend for a favor while getting that arm made, and decided it was the perfect opportunity. Hope you don't mind"
"As long as it went to god use, i don't mind. And hopefully it doesn't make me to in debt to you." I replied.
Deimos flashed a little grin. "I knew I liked you demigod." He said, patting my head and putting his blade away.
"For sure." I mumbled lowly as the god sat down.
"But now begs the question. What will you do now." Asked the god, focusing back on his tv.
I thought about the question, not really knowing the answer. After a moment I replied.
"I guess the only thing for me to do is to find a way to survive. But something tells me I won't be able to live a normal life." I said.
"Yes probably not, and that's why I have a little proposal for you, demigod." Said the god, looking at me.
"I'll let you live with me, rent free and all necessities provided, on two conditions."
"And those are?" I asked, skeptical.
"The first one, I need your help with a a few tasks. As I said, I had asked a friend for that arm of yours, and they were in"kind" enough to give it to me for free.
But, true to their nature, I suppose, the god had told me I was now in their debt, after they had given me the items." Said the god.
"And I suppose you want me to do these for yours." I asked.
"Nah, just for some help here and there. You'll never have to do anything alone, hopefully, just assist." Said the god.
A good needing my help somewhat worried n me, but it didn't sound to bad.
"...And the second condition?" I asked.
"You give me naming rights took this little guy." He said lifting the hippogriff.
I started at the god, trying to see if he serious, but his face didn't falter.
"Uhh-"
"And before you decide, I just want you to know that if you say yes, I'll train you to become the most powerful demigod alive."
As if I needed more of an incentive, as I needed to get stronger.
"I accept you offer, Deimos, I don't really have much of an option to be honest." I Said witch was pretty true.
The gods face was filled with a massive smile.
"Pleasure doing business with you, demigod.
Now why don't you get a little more rest, tomorrow will be your first day of training."
"Alright, thanks, again." I said as I got up.
As soon as I turned around I heard Deimos play with the hippogriff. I made my way back to my room, and threw myself on the bed.
I thought about everything that had happened.
The Greek gods were really real, and I was the son of the god of death. It didn't get much crazier than that.
To think not a month ago I was still in school, living with my mom, and now I was on the other side of the world, living with a god!
I thought about my quest, and of everyone I had met along the way. I wondered what people like Grover and Zoe were doing.
Zoe.
We didn't necessarily leave each other on a good note, but I wondered how she was doing with her hunt. I wondered if I would ever see them again.
My thoughts continue to run, until the came upon the topic of other demigods.
Where there other kids born to Thanatos? How many demigods were there. Would I ever get to meet them.
I decided not to worry about them and to get some rest, I had my first day of real training to look forward to.
No matter what was in store for me, I would be ready. Right now I had to continue surviving, for myself, and my mother, so no matter what, I had to live.
And something told me that with the stone of souls under my belt, and a god behind me, that wouldn't be too hard.
And with that, I fell into the realm of dreams.
I did the thing i was supposed to do months ago, yayyy.
But thanks for sticking with this, appreciate it. I dont know how long consistent uploads will long, but chapter 2 content coming in real soon.
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