(Flashback)
Percy slashes his blade in the air, feeling the power of this sword that was once the foundation of the Olympians. He stops his practice swings once he sees Charlie walking towards him. He smiles at the Camp Counselor of Hephaestus. "Good to see you Charlie. What can I help you with?"
"Do you believe demigods can defeat gods? You told us that Athena is preparing to invade New York City." Charlie wants to know if there is a chance to fight the goddess of wisdom.
"I believe we can. Do you want to know why?" He ask as the son of Hephaestus nods. "It is because these gods have a weakness."
Hercules sends many demigods flying with the power of his baseball bat. He looks around as two children of Ares charge at him. He hits one of them with his bat and crashes into the other demigod.
"Is this suppose to be this generation's heroes. Ha! How pathetic!"
"Let me show you pathetic!" Clarisse shouts as she jumps and slams her shield into his face. This seems to daze him which gives her the chance to stab him with her spear. But he grabs the spear and swung his weapon at her. The daughter of Ares prepare to feel death but someone punches him and crashes into the Ares Cabin. She looks up and sees Beckendorf in his blacksmith clothes and wearing a gauntlet with a drill connected to it. "I need your help Clarisse. Can you keep fighting?"
"Ha! Don't think I'm done." She assures him and stands beside him. He clenches his hand and the drill activates.
Meanwhile, Percy alongside his mother, Green Arrow and Phoebe are sitting outside the warehouse. He looks at Naomi with confusion over her name. "Naomi Queen, didn't you die when your ship crash 50 years ago? Also you were an adult when that happen but now you are in your teens."
"Correct to both. My family's ship crashed and I survived but my mother and father died." Green Arrow explains her past. "I awoke on a deserted island and meet Artemis, who put me in the Hunters. As a Hunter, we were put at a young age. She trained me in archery but I knew that it wasn't out of kindness. She wanted a slave to use to kill single fathers to take their daughters. Some deserve it like rapists and abusers but many of them were males that cared for their daughters and wanted to protect them but she force me to kill them."
"But you still did it." Percy comments which makes his mother slap the back of his head. "Percy! She was forced to do it! Don't blame her!"
"No Miss Jackson, he is right. I should've done something and stopped her but I knew that I couldn't do anything until I created my arrows." She pulls out one of the arrows and the green liquid on the tip drips off it to the ground. The ground sizzles from the contact. "This is my Acid Arrows: Created from Hydra saliva, Titan blood, and Ambrosia. These can negate a god's immortality and their bodies will dissolve into nothing."
Phoebe is impressed with her fellow Hunter's creation even though those arrows killed their goddess. But now her eyes have been open, knowing that Artemis didn't care about the hunters. She looks at so many of her fellow hunters. Many of them are heartbroken and feel like they have lost their purpose. "It will be hard to help them but I will find a way."
"How about you come with us to Camp Halfblood?" Percy offers, which surprises the leader of the Hunters. This man killed her goddess and she believes that he wants to finish the job.
"I thought you hated us. We kidnap your mother and threaten to kill her and you."
"True, I was planning to slaughter all of you once I receive that note." The God of Olympus admits as he removes the helmet, showing his scarred face that he received from his battle against the gods. "But now I see that you were all forced to be servants."
They get up but then a rainbow appears to show a majestic woman. Percy raises his eyebrow once he sees it. "A Iris message?"
"Diana?" Phoebe said the name of the woman in the rainbow.
"Greetings Percy Jackson. I am Diana of Themyscira. I come to you for a question." The Amazon addresses the former demigod.
"Wow." Perseus gasp when he sees the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, her long black hair waves with the air. He regains his composer and greets her.
"Welcome Diana, it is a pleasure to meet you. What is your question?"
She looks at him with a neutral look. "Why did you overthrow the Olympians? What cause you to fight against gods?"
"My friends were killed by Ares." He said, explaining further as he looks at his helmet, the source of his power. "He did it because he knew that he wouldn't go unpunished. I knew that to end the god of war, I must abandon my humanity and become a god. I saw the gods show no care when I reported their deaths, they only wanted to kill me because they thought I stole their weapon. You can think of my reasons as both revenge and self defense."
"You know the other pantheons will not let you go. They will see you as a threat and go after you. A god I revile is in Camp Halfblood right now." The Amazon princess warns him because Athena has been going to other pantheons and warn them of a usurper that will come after them.
"Then I will face them. Whether they want to talk or fight is up to them." Percy said as he puts on his helmet, feeling the energy of a god. "I hope we don't meet as enemies Amazon."
"I pray we as well that the day we meet face to face is friends." She proclaims as the rainbow disappears, leaving the former demigod and his people. They hurry back to the camp to protect it.
The Princess of Themyscira looks at sea, beside her is Iris: The Goddess of Rainbows who places her hand on shoulder, feeling her sorrow. "Diana..."
"You were right. Percy Jackson isn't a man of death but someone that was force to this quest." Diana comments as she clenches her fist in angry. "Hercules is at Camp Halfblood and slaughtering children. Why is he still a god? I thought he was punish for his actions all those centuries ago."
"That is something I cannot say. Go to Athena and she will have the answer." She points to the city, giving her a mission.
AH!" Clarisse falls to the ground, looking at her spear and sees it has been bent. She scoffs and throws her broken weapon. The daughter of Ares glares at one of her brothers and shouts. "Get me another weapon! Hercules is going to die and I will be the one to deal the finishing to this prick!"
Hercules swing his bat at Charlie however he dodges the strike and attacks with his Impact Drill and pierce his chest. The god of strength roars in pain and he grabs Charlie and throws him and crashes into the Big House. He holds his wound and sees blood on his hand. "You will pay for that Demigod!"
Arrows hit his back, making him turn to see his next victim. A centuar stands in front of the enraged god with a bow and arrow and it is someone he knows. "Chiron!"
"Stand down Hercules. Do not make me hurt you my student."
"Silence! I am a god and you should obey me now!" He raises his bat and smash it to the ground but he dodges the attack, creating a crater. "With Zeus dead, I am the ruler of Olympus!"
Chiron, knowing that he will not listen, loosen another arrow but he grabs it and tackles him to slam him to the ground. He grunts in pain as he looks up to see Hercules raising his bat in the air. "I am the Slayer of the Hydra and Enslaver of the Amazons Hercules! My word is law!"
*POW*
Charlie punches him in the face, freeing Chiron from his hold. Hercules stands with rage in his face and look. "Damn you filth! How dare scum like you touch me?!"
"Scum huh? Something tells me it is not because of my demigod status." The African-American demigod calmly said with rage in his voice.
The God of Strength snarls at the man in front of him. "Your kind were nothing but slaves in my time!"
"Oh good, sexist and racist. People like you..." Charlie said as he sees Hercules charge at him like a bull, swinging his bat and he strikes with his drill. The drill hits the bat, breaking the wood and hitting him in the face. "Have no place in this age!"
The force breaks his nose and knock out his front teeth. He falls to the ground, defeated. "Huh... Guess he was right."
"A weakness?"
Percy nods and explains. "The Olympians are arrogant and don't believe they need to train to stay strong. As such they in fact cannot fight. Just flail wildly. I realise it when I fought and slaughter the gods. Trust me, if you have the skill and right weapon, even a mortal can kill these gods."
Charlie breathes and falls to the ground, exhausted. He looks at the god's body and move. "Oh come on!"
Hercules rubs his face and glares at the man that embarrass him. He gets on his knees and prepares to attack but then a spear goes through his mouth. Behind him is Clarisse holding the weapon that enter through the back of his head. She removes the spear and he falls to the ground. She walks to Charlie and hold out her hand which he returns and is help back up. "I told you I would be the one to give the finishing blow."
They turn to see Percy and others walk to the two demigods that slay Hercules. He looks at the corpse and pats them both of the demigods. "I told you. The gods are powerless to us real warriors."
*BAM*
"Shit!"
*BAM*
"B-boss!"
*BAM*
Another man falls to the ground after a volleyball hits him in the face. The bloodied ball rolls to a woman and she picks it up. She is a blonde with asian features and wearing a volleyball uniform. She looks at her crew from the courtside and they quake at the boss' gaze. "Anyone else have any objections?"
They all shake their heads as she exit the gym and breathes Los Angeles air. "Alright boys, let's show Hades what einherjar can do!"
Next Time- Underworld Heist
