Mortals and Mist
Sorry I was so late in updating the story again. I will now post every Tuesday or maybe also on Sundays, so you know that I haven't abandoned the story :D! The memory that Percy will visit is an actual scene in the House of Hades, (It is not word for word though. Just from the present Percy's P.O.V) Now that I cleared that up, enjoy the chapter!
Disclaimer: I am not Rick Riordan, so I don't own Percy Jackson!
Chapter 5 - Reliving Memories
Percy P.O.V
I volunteered to go first. The other two didn't look enthusiastic about the idea of going back to relive their worst memories. I wasn't either but someone had to go. I stepped forward to the Goddess of Magic who was standing in front of us.
"Ah Percy," she smiled, "you will go first?" I nodded, I had no idea what I was looking for but Hecate told me I would know it when I saw it. She said it was a ball of mist, impossible to miss. Hecate spread her hands above her head and a swirling portal opened up. It swirled in all directions and the mist of which is was created from, glowed a purple colour in the faint sunlight. I looked at the children of the underworld and grinned, they beamed back in encouragement at me. I looked back at the portal and stepped through it.
The scene around me changed and I was no longer on top of the hill, I was in Tartarus. The smell pierced my nose and stabbed my lungs every time I breathed in. It was impossible, I couldn't be back, was this some sort of trick? Then I heard a voice, I turned and saw two figures surrounded by Arai. I looked closer and saw Annabeth and... me? Then I remembered I was in my memory, I was watching my worst memory unfold and I couldn't do anything about what was going to happen. I saw myself jab an Arai with riptide. Me and Annabeth were talking to each other about something, back to back, about to fight off the demon grandmothers.
I also saw Bob the titan with his broom. Small Bob was on his shoulder and quickly disappeared into his overalls. I suddenly got a feeling that I hate. Guilt. It was my fault he had died, if I had stayed to close the door of death, he would have been able to escape, and Gaea would never had risen because of my bleeding nose. Leo didn't have to die in the explosion and then comeback to life. It was my fault. I saw one of the Arai jump out at the memory me, I watched as I sliced riptide through it and started to bleed on both sides of my rib cage from one of the curses that inflicted on me.
I slowly approached memory me, Annabeth and the Arai, hoping they didn't see me. Suddenly, an Arai appeared right in front of me and started right through me like it was looking through my soul. Then, without warning, it walked straight through me. I then realised I was invisible to everyone and everything in this memory. I was like a ghost, invisible and transparent. I was glad I was invisible, it made my job a-lot easier.
I looked back at memory me and Annabeth. Another Arai had lunged at Annabeth and she smashed a rock to the demon's head and immediately dropped the rock she was holding. I noticed her eyes turn white and glossy as if she was blind, which she was. I saw the Arai advance on us and watched the memory me and Annabeth run. An Arai grabbed Annabeth's arm and she judo-flipped the monster and the demon dissolved into dust. I watched as Annabeth's expression turned from confident to afraid. I instantly knew what was happening. Annabeth had gotten Calypso's curse, she thought I had abandoned her.
It hurt to look at her, the fear in her eyes was too much for me to handle. I didn't approach her because I was so frozen with fear and shock. I had no idea what to do. When I finally did look at Annabeth, I saw it. The mist ball was at her feet. I walked over cautiously to her, she was screaming my name in panic and I winced at the terror that was clear in her voice. I was about to grab the ball, but Annabeth suddenly appeared seven feet on front of me with the ball still at her feet. "The curse." I thought, it would make it impossible to reach the ball.
I suddenly remembered that Thalia had taught me to control the mist. The ball was made of mist, right? If I controlled it to stay still when Annabeth moved, I would be able to grab it and get it to Hecate. I focused really hard on picturing it staying in the same spot where it was and as soon as I got within seven feet of Annabeth she disappeared and the ball was still there. I picked it up triumphantly, although I was still shaking of fear from the memory I thought I would never re-enter.
Mist enveloped me in its clutches, and I stumbled back onto the hill were Nico, Hazel and Hecate stood. I looked at the ball of mist that swirled around in my hand and handed it over to Hecate. I let myself fall onto the grass and sigh, I was out. I saw Nico and Hazel rush over to me. "Percy," they exclaimed, "where did you go?" I looked at them with my tired eyes and replied, "Tartarus." They gasped and engulfed my in a hug. I smiled at them and hugged back. I was safe and so was Annabeth.
"So," Hecate said breaking up our reunion, "who will go next?" Hazel and Nico glanced at each other, then Hazel stepped forward and said, "I will." "Very well child." Hecate smiled, "be careful in there." Hazel nodded and Hecate opened the second another portal. "Wait Hazel," Nico cried. Hazel turned around to face her brother, he pulled her into a hug and whispered, "come back to me sane and alive please." Hazel smiled up at her brother, "Absolutely." Then she waved at me and I grinned at her optimistically. She walked back and disappeared into the swirls of mist.
How did you like this chapter? Sorry if it was a bit short :/ The next few chapters will be Hazel and Nico going through their memories, so the next few chapters might also be shorter than usual. Please Review!
- DemigodishWitch
