PERCY AND ARTEMIS: NOVA A STORY OF ETERNITY

by Novastyles66 f

Percy Jackson the renowned hero of our world was a well-known hero who has sacrificed many things including his feelings in his previous life. He was betrayed by a person whom he holds dearest. His sacrifice was unseen by anyone except the fates. So join with him in his adventures with his extended family all over creation and beyond

7. into the darkness & Percy's Note

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I don't own Pjo, Olympian Series, BoO,HoH,TOA etc Rick Riordan does. I am a fan.

Hello My admirers,fans,haters, followers I am Percy Jackson here. Well of course I am Novastyles66's Percy Jackson. Well as you can assume I can not give my story to Rick Riordan sir. Well now I live in India. Why I live in India you would know later. But let's make something clear. My story of course is true. And Mr. Rick Riordan is my most favourite teacher. But you guys don't see me to mention him before right. Well even he said it was a bedtime story he told to his child ya know it was a Apollo-Hermes verified most preferable lie anyone can come with and make people believe. Actually before going to Nancy Academy I went to his school. Where all pupils bullied me and some teachers sniggered about my ADHD, Dyslexia then he was the man who stood by my side, and supported saying his own son had similar problems. If today I can read an sentence without letters swimming in my head this is the credit most to my sir Riordan. I wonder my sir must have been blessed by Athena as he is reliable in every account. Well of course my impulsive and other problems but believe me Mr Riordan sir always said to expect the best from me just like Chiron. He even welcomed me in his house anytime but even then I had a hunch that I would cause many problems in my most favourite teacher's house. So when after almost dying in the venomous poison of pit scorpion I went to my teacher. He was concerned about me just like a father would be towards his own son believe me I visited recently Poseidon the most calm and carefree easy going person of big three who was my dad then but Rick sir was way good than him. Well as you can assume I wrote a diary well back in school when I told Riordan sir many unexpected things happening to me which cannot be explained by normal idea he told me to write diary. Well I gave my diary to Riordan sir and he gladly took it and of course was thanking gods about my luck and survival of the dangerous quest. He confessed his son also saw many mythological beings well that means one thing he was clear sighted mortal. So my sir had been reading Greek mythology and related accounts. I am thankful as it would be easy to explain my journey to you mortals. Well after my first quest I told Annabeth Chase the Athena daughter about my adventures. You know I had tendency to observe things more than her despite the wisdom she possessed. As results of our bickering which my teacher found amusing wrote an average account of our adventures story. Well after the Giant war second it had been decades almost we have succeeded in defeating them as you know according to the books published by my sir. Well there for sure the six of the seven have submitted their accounts but ironically I was not allowed to do it well why I couldn't I would tell in correct moment. Even now I am not going to sir because they had put a taboo on my name and people personally known to me. You know as Novastyles66 lives in India well let me assure you if you have divine blood of other pantheon and probably looking for rampage here then I tell that you can't invade here as I am safe here. Though I took 10 years but you know precaution is best. Well in this meantime even Apollo has returned to godhood and my name has been cleared but I could not risk about the enemy. So I am in hiding. Well so if you read the Tartarus description in my sir's book it is the waterd down version of the pit which Annabeth had encountered in her vision in her mind and all. To hide suspicions there you would see accounts on behalf of my name but you know my account would have been bigger and descriptive than her. Even they were very clever enough to mention at start and the last of Apollo's trials. Apollo would not back down to defend me but probably in the pressure of Olympians he was forced to do this. They might have programmed my sir's memory so that he didn't pester them about my well being. So I managed to get this new author who is an amateur but I know he is safe from mythological beings as he is not clear sighted mortal. So I suggest you to read my account of story and enjoy.

Percy POV

When we were falling together in the pit I had a weird dream just like an old radio playing in my mind well speaking of dream I had no dream about my supposed half brother Tharros well we only encountered one god Dionysus or Bacchus who might have known Tharros but I doubted he would remember his existence as their memory was wiped away. Well onto the dream I saw

There was a deep dark cavern but not filled with any liquid instead the darkness was so intense I doubted even Apollo well even the sun would be able to illuminate not only that the cavern emitted darkness, despair, depression oh 'd words' I know well I saw two figures radiating auras of deities facing their backs at me well in other cases I would assume that they were Hades and Persephone facing my half brother Tharros , but how come I was able to see them despite the darkness I don't know. But the deities presence screamed power well from the woman looking figure I knew as they were not killing Tharros means they were teaching my half brother. The lady seemed enclosed in night atmosphere then with a gasp I realised no Night was radiating from her means she is none other than the primordial of night the embodiment Nyx herself the most powerful one and probably the oldest one of Chaos descendants I mean I felt the aura of Pontus before but her aura escalated it in many ways. Well the man who was standing beside her was like well I didn't make same mistake this time the man was none other than primordial of darkness Erebus of course middle in power of Nyx and Pontus. Erebus said, "Dude Tharros we have been controlling your aura for too long it would kill you despite your powers I know father's blessings would hold you but you also need to loosen up man. You are just doing great I mean you are giving both of us hard time well if you let go of control I would tell you a famous movie quote from your favourite comic hero based movie though the movie would release in future time and I would influence the script writer to do it do you want to hear?" I thought of course Tharros obviously would release whatever control he was doing I mean he was just a demigod in origin but again he was blessed by the creator of universe himself and trained by the Protogenoi themselves. I am fanboying I know but he is my half brother I have every right to brag about him and probably follow his path well beads of sweat formed Tharros's forhead and by the looks of Nyx and Erebus they were having hard time well when he would not budge Nyx took the rein from her husband she casually loosened her dress to reveal her hot deep cleavage and she gave her husband a sideways glance which said perfectly 'Don't ruin it I would be still with you' then she simply when in front of Tharros well he was tiring so when accidentally or intentionally hugged Tharros very tightly well I was sure he was my brother as like me he was very vulnerable in matters of girls clueless whatever you prefer. His posture had been stiffened at the touch of deity which was I assume very comfy, enjoying to him and mostly enchanting I guess then he realised what was happening and he immediately broke free Nyx looked displeased well who would not be displeased if you saw a powerful lady despite how much hot she is flirting with you in front of her own husband who was powerful enough to send you well me to oblivion not for Tharros as his aura started to flare from a demigod level to titan level to Primordial level it repeatedly surpassed Nyx but in this matter the duo primordials never minded like it was a normal occurence to them. By the time Tharros was unable to control aura as he was silver tinted beet red in embrassment and hiccuping annoyance and probably the body odor of Nyx I think it might be enchanting to them. He said to Erebus recovering from the hiccups, "Dude what quotes are talking about you know I read recent magazines and fan of comics so the films would come in future huh! You know it's not fair I have leaved you all with millenia enjoying the hospitality of Lord Chaos, we become a big family I never had even with the hunters I had restrictions but here we joked, shared our pranks to pangs of heart but if the being indeed reformed then I would have to leave you all I just have to live as a demigod but thanks Void I gotta choose among the big three ah you know my choice still I have to prove and handle the mess they had done other than the great prophecy well Nyx can you tell only I would encounter evil counterpart of Gaea, and Tartarus? I confirming it how can it be increased from his time but again it was three millenia ago dawn of golden age ah Nyx you here?" Nyx was concerned about Tharros's rambling which also alerted me like well Nyx said, "Tharros you should avoid Tartarus there you might encounter my evil aspect posing eternal night well as you can assume I lived with Gaea, Tartarus and my husband there but as Gaea, Tartarus gained evil aspects or more precisely showed signs to be evil I left with Gaea and Tartarus you know. But your titan lord probably fears night despite he showed he would be strongest but the truth is my children well don't get me wrong here after I left, my evil aspect must have been created so my children might have mistaken her for their original mom. In this matter I am as helpless as Gaea, Tartarus not able to stop our own evils I know it is ironic but believe me it would lead us into our suicide on the other hand I would think my aspect would be lonely and she would affect to people she would try harm guests because unlike myself, Erebus here didn't develop any evil aspect he is whole well we both deduced with mother Order in this matter well father was chickening out back then I still could remember and we reached an conclusion that the being had reformed in eons just biding his time for right time to attack probably sneak attack like previous time. I hope you understood but you should swear on Void's name not to speak to any living soul until it's time to strike back or the being decided to show himself." I thought Tharros would laugh about thinking what might have scared all powerful Nyx to cower but Tharros didn't for the urgency in her voice instead he said in a grave voice "He has been influencing the dark aspects doesn't he?" Nyx let out an exasperated sigh and pinched the bridge of her nose and said ,"Yes dummy i was trying to tell you from first time I started to tell you and you realised no wonder your eldest aunt and uncle told your father 'seaweed brother' ", here Nyx striked again she said the sentence in a sultry way and smacked her hand playfully in Tharros's cheek earning a light blush from the latter. Well then she turned serious and said, "I am just preparing you from my attitude well my behaviour was very wild back then in Earth do you know why my dearest nephew didn't know me as Gaea back then feared I might end up having offsprings with her son well they would be powerful and back then I was a bit wild I of course stayed in my divine form after long night's work huh let me tell you, I have used automatic system for night falling and you know I also knew the science behind it that when Helios and later your awesome stupid cousin's sun sets well due to rotation of earth around the star then night would come gradually and in universe darkness also night is almost everywhere. Well before you accuse why I didn't correct the false myths in religious books despite many foolish outrageous events let me assure if I told back then the people,mortals would remain ignorant and you should know they felt the importance of fire and many inventions from the prehistoric time to the present time due to night's falling. I am totally greatful and you should be thankful to me for my little contribution in developing the mortals thoughts oh mighty Protector Of Civilization. Well Apollo also have the knowledge and I am sharing a blackmailing stuff when you meet him and regain your memory after being ole barnacle beard's son. Apollo's chariot doesn't pull the sun. It's a flashy vehicle it actually radiates heat as it has power to absorb solar energy from the real object the star. He is called the sun God otherwise Helios had a connection to the sun but you know after Medea fiasco Helios was not as important as before. Actually one god who is from the Hindu pantheon, drives sun chariot but the mortals of their pantheon also know the wrong information the star revolves around the earth but the truth is the sun revolves around the centre of Milkyway Galaxy and as the sun has too much temperature and plasma the deity pulls it using magnetic field powered horses to help it in its direction you know it took much long for the mortals to discover, I mean demigods should know all these I expected. Well if you go to Tartarus and meet his evil aspect which with your bad luck you might do, always try to stay put even in that form you can not surpass him. You have to release your power to subdue him. He might or might have joined the force of my daughter Akhylys you know I wasn't able to take her that I regretted, she could not take the evil personality very well so I last time was informed she was a wailing, crying mess your not so favourite hero Hercules had a rundown and he sidetracked her just like he did to the Zoe girl. She is livid to the demigods you know. So do not meet her without your memory." And then Nyx turned more serious ,"Well Tharros future son of Poseidon you should know a secret about your dearest grandfather if you managed to kill him, he would go to Tartarus and the deity would do anything in his power to use his nephew's power of time in benefits he was jealous of Chronus's power anyway who would not be I hate to admit the power over time is better than even mine" then she hissed ,"Don't even try to tell my dear little brother I would bully him eventually".

Then the audience ended I was jolted back to reality how much time has passed I don't know.

I realised we were still falling but instead of plummeting to become human size pancakes we were going to a river Annabeth who was hugging me entire time yelled "Percy ...Water", probably noticing the ribbon of glittering black liquid, once again I wished I was Tharros and could control the semi-water thing.

But we landed in the river and a massive geyser of water erupted from the source and swallowed us whole.

Then comes the ironic part I could not control this water the sacred water of underworld I doubt Poseidon even can't do it, in this matter I have to give credit to the eldest of Ouranos my dad's archenemy.

Well the water was freezing cold at least for other demigod like Annabeth's standard. Surely she held up tightly with me and I continued to fight the river. For a moment I thought I would win against the river of despair that's right the river was constantly discouraging our efforts in fighting.

I distantly heard Annabeth saying, "Land Sideways". I know if Annabeth landed alone here or any of the seven would be dead instantly but that doesn't mean I was enjoying it I was using my every last bit of energy to keep us afloat and towards ashore and like enchanted I might have spoken the words of the river's soul but Annabeth's yelling about the river's name brought me back to senses, my calculation has been correct we landed on the Cocytus the river of Lamentation, made of pure misery.

Well dating Athena children has many side effects like after I was safe Annabeth was rambling about which subjects I want to read in New Rome I know I am being bit rude but seriously I can't read a sentence without letters jumbling in my head, I hope my cousin would help me as a treat for keeping her daughter safe which I would do now in the pit with my last heartbit.

Well in the ashore it wasn't a beach, air was sulphurous skin started to cover in rash of course even in godly scale this place is full of terrors. We were sitting on a field of jagged black-glass chips,some of them embedded my palm like Annabeth's.

I tried to make a joke about my evil step father Smelly Gabe but it didn't help much in lifting the mood I guess. On the contrary Annabeth was cursing and swearing openly about the soider-lady about losing her own dagger or I would rather say 'the cursed blade' given by Luke of course he helped our cause and restore humanity but it doesn't nullify the fact that it claimed one of my friend's soul. I didn't say it aloud but the blade gave me creeps, I was thankful yet my girlfriend lost her own protection equipment in this place I would open out my eyes more to ensure her safety.

But dude I wasn't thankful she lost Daedalus's laptop well it wasn't important to me for the brainstorming plans and all Athenaian staff (no offense cousin) but it can produce international credit card out of blue and I believe no one would forget the involvement of statues' involvement in the Manhattan war mythological and mortal world alike not to mention Annabeth managed to program all statues as army I fear what dangerous things with Daedalus's laptop could be done. Well to lighten the mood we laughed a simple, gentle laugh in the pit with fiery red clouds and underground rivers. But we had no food,no backpack so no supplies.

The fiat which smashed into Arachne sending her to here came into our view that means she might be waiting in our way you know this place works for monsters like boosters and surely and on that note we went to the river of fire, Phlegethon. Well my system like Annabeth's having overloaded atmospheric problem well by the time I managed to tell she should drink first as it was logical ,she shed tears, collapsed,gagged, retched her body was shaking violently. I knew my strength has been waning at least my endurance,.. I don't remember much next thing I knew I trembled in her arms and I managed sit up the fire tasted spicy yet disgusting I couldn't tell as I explained to her.

Annabeth reasoned during advancing we should be close to the river for healing oh how much I wished I was Wolverine.

I was walking with Annabeth well I hadn't mind in conversation an eerie feeling came to me like someone is stalking towards us, meaning would kill or torture us. I saw a flash of hairy pincer but let me tell you it was like thickness of cane I wonder what would Ron say if he met with this well I sliced through the exact location where her gut would be well I was starting to get accustomed with the pit I don't know if it was a good sign or bad. Well with a SHINK Arachne died in the golden dust. I stared at Annabeth and asked if she was okay but she acted like she didn't see anything and I saw peering othersides that oh no just like dream Kronos is not indeed defeated by us and in here so the evil aspect of pit god can use it in his own benefit.

And with a shock I realised I never met with Tharros and I would be never able to see him in future face to face because I am Tharros the son of Poseidon of old times and bearer of many titles.

I figured I would keep it secret until the full memory returns last thing I want flashbacks with each deites and I realised it was a wise move to wipe out Olympians and my memory and having my ability to return to them, last thing I need to lash out at Artemis whatever she did to me in previous life and turning into a jackalope.

Well I sensed several deities are closing in one being the highest power. And then he came into view, he was too powerful in aura I almost collapsed, purpose forgotten. He said, "So welcome to my territory son of Poseidon. I must say my wife is rather interested in you and that Athena spawn. Well I think you are not much in my expectations sure you killed no hahaha you merely scattered my fool nephew's conciousness in million pieces and it reached in my domain" he gestured the surrounding, "so that means I should be thankful as finally J would be able to control it in my use don't worry I would soon reform him with some help from ..." ,He the pit god gulped and looked around in his own domain he was scared to say the name I wonder who would be the being and to stop the greater power I would supress my identity at any cost it is worthwhile.

Well he sneered, "Ah poor demigod I heard you are full of words to others you know Keto's daughter told me and many .. so what happened, finally you met someone who terrified you eh? I like it I like the fear. Oh don't worry your pathetic girlfriend is not dead as a caring boyfriend I assume you would not want her in danger after all I am a generous boyfriend and husband to my wife after the hero what's his name ... What I can't repeat his name, neither can remember what happened to me, well it doesn't matter, the fact is son of Poseidon we would meet in dreams I have set many presents but don't worry we would not meet Physically but I would grace you in your sleep in your resting time and in this case my beautiful niece here", then he gestured to a lady whom I could remember from the Hercules show on Hepasthus tv few times I watched well her picture was embedded in the jerk's shield exactly same one I could remember the famous author Hesiod's description,

Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 264 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) :

"And beside them [the Keres (Deaths) and the Moirai (Fates) on the battlefield] was standing Akhlys (Achlys), dismal and dejected, green and pale, dirty-dry, fallen in on herself with hunger, knee-swollen, and the nails were grown long on her hands, and from her nostrils the drip kept running, and off her cheeks the blood dribbled to the ground, and she stood there, grinning forever, and the dust that had gathered and lay in heaps on her shoulders was muddy with tears." (A/N:This awesome collection is made by )

I just wished I had a good luck I mean as Tharros I guess I had no good luck otherwise I had no problem with Artemis, she is just .. fine well why you would you pry a godess who would hate your species and turn you into furry animals or gender change or feed you to animals well her accounts are clear except the Orion case and why Zeus was so kind to put him in the star I mean name a constellation after his name and send to Lord Ouranos's court well I am sure that the primordial has only lost his mortal form by my grandfather he can remain in true form for sure.

Well Akhylys and Tartarus smiled sickly sweet and Tartarus's voice boomed, "Prove my wife that she was right, you both are powerful no doubt specially you are, most Olympians would pee in their pants in my presence, half-blood we would await at our places and you would cross the obstacles but swear, swear not to tell a single soul about our little talk and your surprises await in your dreams, remember my wife needs your blood not your life,not even allegiance ah if not for the blasted half blood brother... ah forget that, I say I can enjoy with your presence in my domain right. The great Percy Jackson, defeater of Kronos is in Tartarus, we should host a party shall we?Not a word."

Then they both disappeared in black and purple smoke. Then time has restored, Annabeth stammered, "She...she would have killed me". My heart was racing, sure according to the words Annabeth had no idea whom I have faced not so long ago, I was sweating and was thankful for the first time to the semidarkness.

Well Annabeth was not too much convinced she asked,"How did you move so fast ?" I shrugged with a dumb answer. Just like it I trudged through the depth of pit with my girlfriend.

I was wondering about my surprises Lord Tartarus has planned I did not hear voices until Annabeth said, "Percy down." Then I met them again well I met them in Goode High school, two cheerleaders- motocov cocktail,does that ring a bell well I studied about them well after my rundown with them so many times I found not so much I would quote from famous author Aristophanes,.

Bell, Women of Classical Mythology (sourced from Aristophanes Frogs 294; Aristophanes Ecclesiazusae 1094; Philostratus Life of Apollonius of Tyana 2.4 & 4.25; Suidas s.v. Empusa) :

"EMPUSA was yet another female monster. She was in the train of Hecate and originally was sent out to frighten travellers. She was supposed to have on leg of brass and one of an ass. This absurd combination lends a certain comical effect rather than one of horror. Moreover, a traveller could rout the monster with insulting words, causing her to flee with a shrill shrieking. Naughty children were threatened with visits from this awkward creature. But the Empusae (plural for Empusa) were not comical at all when it came to their real design—luring men, especially young ones, to bed. For this purpose they could turn themselves into beautiful women, in which shape they sucked the blood from their victims and ate their flesh. In this respect they were related to the Lamiae and Mormolyceia." (A/N: Again , they help a lot)

They were cat fighting oohohh they would not attack us ok. But it's my luck dude so so we needed to follow them for the direction of doors of death and I could imagine Tartarus laughing watching my little progress, I mean Tartarus obviously would not be your romantic walk list in best places, well despite the beat down situation, and the sulphurous weather my girlfriend looked just great but we could not risk a fight with those mismatched vampires. But with our it would get worse. And following the empusae we reached to the river Lethe I told about the titan Lapetus or I preferred Bob back then well I have read his history after his memory wiping situation well iron I said my grandfather's brother Bob,oh Greek mythology is so weird. Well I would quote again to introduce him with you formally,

IAPETOS (Iapetus) was one of the elder Titanes (Titans), sons of Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven) and Gaia (Gaea, Earth). Led by Kronos (Cronus), Iapetos and his brothers ambushed their father as he descended to lie with Mother Earth. Krios (Crios), Koios (Coeus), Hyperion and Iapetos (Iapetus) were posted at the four corners of the world where they seized hold of the Sky-God and held him fast, while Kronos castrated him with a sickle. The Titanes were later deposed by Zeus and cast into the pit of Tartaros (Tartarus). According to Pindar and Aeschylus (in his lost play Prometheus Unbound) the Titanes were eventually released from the pit through the clemency of Zeus.

Iapetos (Iapetus) and his three brothers probably represent the four pillars of the cosmos which are described in Near-Eastern cosmogonies holding heaven and earth apart. Iapetos himself would have been the pillar of the west, a position later held by his son Atlas. When the Titanes were later cast into the pit of Tartaros – which Hesiod describes as a void beneath the foundations of the cosmos, where earth, sea and sky all have their roots – their cosmological role shifts from being supports of heaven to bearers of the entire cosmos.

Iapetos "the piercer" was probably also the Titan god symbolising mortality and the mortal life-span as his sons Prometheus and Epimetheus were the creators of mankind and all other mortal creatures. (A/N: )

When I first read it I could not believe it well I can guess Prometheus might be his son as he had done a great favor to humans in stealing the holy fire but Atlas can you believe it. I wonder what my friend was doing sure I heard about him last time from Nico to let him meet with his father Hades as Zeus would kill the peaceful titan in instant despite his innocence. I have same problems I mean weakness like Ron of Harry Potter back then I was obsessed with foods and when there was no food... And of course we had bad luck that the empusae were hiding to ambush us. Oh god who will help us now it's just unfair you know.

Then Kelli fixed me with glowing red eyes and bared her fangs, "Percy Jackson, how awesome! I don't have to return to the mortal world to destroy you".

I thought I would argue like you could, but I knew sometimes quality has to defeated to quantity and when we have one sword to protect ourselves there were dozens of them.

Annabeth probably made Kelli more angry than before by the Luke comments, something might have been going on between Luke and the empusa??

Well never mind then Annabeth tried to make them fight among themselves but they were not stupid and specially Kelli wasn't, she killed Serephone the empusa and become the unchallenged leader, attacked us together.

Then our protector Bob the titan leaped into action in a silvery blur and cleared the mess of six empusae, for once I thought Tyche has been in our side.

Well Lapetus's life sucked I know because Hades was famous for holding grudges so he didn't forget the titan participate in the two wars but a janitor's job to a person who is your uncle I would talk with Nico and Hades about it then again I never contacted with him so I wasn't in no position to argue but I can try right? Well we three reached the Hermes shrine in Tartarus but who would make probably Houdini or Orpheus did this. Well never mind I suggested Annabeth to sleep I told Bob ,well I believed him as if his memory is returned he is titan of mortality after all he would see our reasons.

When Annabeth was sound asleep , Bob's no Lapetus's posture changed he probably remembered about himself in the familiar terrains of Tartarus after all here they all bided probably reformed here and he would have grudges against me for wiping his memory well he said in a deep but calm voice, "Perseus, I remembered about myself when I killed those empusae but don't worry I would help your cause in my dying breath,but it doesn't assure I would not hesitate if someone try to manipulate me so first thing first I want to swear allegiance to you, would you accept?"

I was flabbergasted or probably fainted , I held myself I said, "Why you think I am appropriate for the honor m'lord, heck I was not able to visit you, and what my grandfather would say."

Lapetus sighed, "Tartarus is changing, even the deity himself is changing I doubt when my brother would return then he would be much darker than before, definitely not same. If I die Percy, please make sure I don't return here please again." For once it felt a battle worn relative begging for your only help holding my hands, I nodded ,"I accept m'lord Bo- I mean Lord Lapetus." A silvery glow seeping into me then faded I felt powerful energised.