CHAPTER 3
Previously on Agent Jackson…
Suddenly a pillar of fire erupted opposite me and Estelle, and Hestia emerged from it in her 30-year-old form. She came to us and enveloped us in a hug that reminded me of my mom's hugs. She comforted the two of us and before I knew it, I was slipping into the realm of Morpheus. But the last thing I heard was Hestia saying, "Rest my children."
NOW:
Percy's POV: (Still Flashback)
When I woke up, me and Estelle were lying near Hearth. I could hear the Gods arguing. "-ath, that is what he will ask Zeus. He just lost his mother. What do you expect from him? Not every child locks up their mother and forgets about them like you. Percy even requested you free her yet you didn't and she used most of her energy to send a message to Apollo to save her grove." Hestia said. "Well, I could assign him to the hunt, Artemis already thinks of him as her own brother, and the hunters have no qualms with him." Zeus said. I decided to put the out of their misery of searching a place for me so I just spoke, "That is very kind of you, Lord Zeus. But I would rather see my mother in the Underworld than live everyday crying and doing nothing. So please, just let me pay Charon properly for once. . " Most of the Council started shouting at Zeus to not do it, the only ones not saying anything was, surprisingly Hades.
I want to die, yes, but after I got him his Throne, I thought that at least he wouldn't want me to die. My father noticed this too "Hades, this is how you pay back my son for getting you a Throne on the Council?" he bellowed. Hades replied in a normal voice, "If he were to die, I would gain the purest soul. I have nothing to lose if he dies. If is killed, I am planning on replacing that Pain in the ass, Minos, with Perseus here. Or if he wishes make him the General of my Army and Security. I have already offered his mother as my Chief Chef." That left us all astonished, the fact that Hades planned on doing something good for his nephew.
"That is very kind Uncle, and I will accept once I am dead, so please just kill me, PLEASE." I begged. That is when Hestia just got off her Throne and stood in front of me. She raised one hand towards my chest, while the other was directed towards Estelle who was still asleep near the hearth. From her hands shot a beam of fire. But the weird thing was my skin didn't feel like it was on fire, instead of being burned outside-in, I felt I was being burnt from the inside. All I could do was scream; I could hear Estelle scream. How could...why would Hestia do this? All I could make out, was that my blood was burning me and I can't believe what would be happening to Estelle. And I fell unconscious again.
Poseidon's POV:
"What did you do sister?" I said trying my best to control my anger. The fire from her palms blinded the whole Council, and as I opened my eyes I expected there to be ashes of Percy and Estelle or that their skin with an nth degree burn. But they looked much stronger and healthy than before.
"I gave him a reason to live brother. He is as much my son as he is yours. I adopted both Percy and his sister by blood." Hestia said. Huh, was not expecting that. "Apollo please take care of them till they wake up." She continued "Now that we know Percy will not want to die, we need to give him a new meaning in life. He is he most Loyal demigod, though now he is a Tri-blood, I suggest that each of us bless him so that he can protect your children. And once he dies, we make him an Olympian" 'My thought on my sister's plan: (a) GREAT! (b) She is spoiling Percy in the 2 minutes of motherhood more than I have in 19 years of Fatherhood. I mean, does she want me to look bad?'
Most of the Council seemed to agree to her plan, surprisingly, even Zeus, Hera, and Dionysus. We took a vote to pass the motion, and the only one who disagreed was Ares. But when Zeus was about to say 13-1, Ares screamed in pain and held his head in his hands. And then, suddenly, he switched to Mars. In the 3-millennial reign of Olympus, a god never shifted to his/her other form, especially during a Council meeting. Mars then sat up straight and raised his hand. "I did not wish to interrupt but I did not want to look bad because Ares did not vote. I have tremendous respect for the boy and I know he deserves this gift. Thus, I will be the one to bless him, not Ares." "Okay with that the motion is passed with unanimous vote. We shall bless the Saviour of Olympus once he wakes up!" and with that Zeus left in a flash of lightning. Hestia walked over to me and said, "Brother, I think it would be best if you were to adopt Estelle. Now would be the best time as my blood will protect her getting any hurt as you adopt her by blood. If you do choose to, I'll be with them in the infirmary." I decided that I would adopt Estelle but before I do, I needed to talk to someone and I flashed away to the Mediterranean.
I flashed to my old Palace and found it in ruins. "Ah, after 2 millennia you remember me. You, Mother and Triton cast me out, married me against my will. Yet, you still stand here. Why come to send me Tartarus dear father." Said the voice. "Come out Kymopoleia, I am not here to harm you. I am here to apologise. Percy told me how you feel. Please daughter I mean no harm." "At least I have a good brother in Percy. Triton on the other hand, hates me for just being alive. Why have you come father, if you want peace, you can have it, my only family is Percy." "I understand daughter. I need your help in convincing Percy not to die. Please come back. Percy had told me that you wish to use your powers without me inhibiting you. So, come with me and I will give you full control over the Drake Passage and sometimes the Southern Ocean. Please Percy is adamant on dying. And you are going to have a new sister." "You got mom pregnant?" "No, I am adopting Percy's younger sister." And we both flashed to Apollo's Infirmary where Hestia was waiting. "I have decided t adopt Estelle and Kym has decided to bless the two of them." And with that we began the adoption and blessing.
Percy's POV:
I stood in the Throne Room before all the gods. "Perseus, we have decided to bless you, because of which you will become as strong as a god but will remain partially immortal and after your death you will be given a seat on the council. Rise Perseus, an become the TRUE SAVIOUR OF OLYMPUS!" Zeus said ending with the dramatic flair. They began from the Goddesses:
"I Hera, Queen of the Gods bless Perseus Jackson with Powers over Memory and the bonds of Loyalty"
"I Demeter, Goddess of Harvest bless Perseus Jackson with Powers over Plants, Grains, all agriculture and give him permission to eat Persephone's Pomegranate."
"I Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth bless Perseus Jackson with all his abilities of being my child; Control over Fire, Hope, Food, and Family."
"I Athena, Goddess of Wisdom bless Perseus Jackson with the ability to remember all the Knowledge he may Learn (Eidetic Memory), to make Strategies (worthy of me), and excel at all arts and crafts), Powers over proper Law and Justice, strength courage and Wisdom. May Victory be with you."
"I Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt give Perseus Jackson by True Blessing; giving him control over Forests and Hills, the Moon, Archery, and Animals."
"I Aphrodite, Goddess of Love bless Perseus Jackson with the ability to change his appearance (including his voice), age, be able to charmspeak and to be able to control desire."
" …" I tried to thank them but passed out. And with that the Goddesses had finished. When I woke up again, I was still in the Throne Room. I could feel power flowing through me and I felt like I would just burst. And that is when the gods began.
"I Poseidon, King of the Seas give my son Perseus all his demigod capabilities as a Son of Poseidon. I confer upon you the title of Lord of Marine creatures, Riptides, Natural Disasters, and Vehicles." "Thank you, father," I said kindly. "No, thank you son. You have done The House of Poseidon proud. This is the least I could do." He replied with a proud smile.
"I Hades, King of the Underworld give Perseus Jackson permission to enter my domain at any time unharmed. Control shadows, Fear and Justice. I also have a few other gifts for you that I'll give you later." "Thank you, Uncle." I said thankfully.
"I Apollo, God of the Sun bless, my cuz, Perseus Jackson with the abilities in Medicine, Archery, Music and the Power to detect and decern Truth and Lies. I have two gifts for you cuz, here – as he threw me two beads- the green one is a debit card with Unlimited Money, and the Black one will become any vehicle you can imagine, oh and they will have unlimited range." "Thanks a lot Lord A-" "Cuz or Bro or Brother is good, technically since Artemis adopted you as her brother you are my brother so it just Bro or Brother to you lil' bro. I finally have a lil' sis and bro" he said and was smiling so intensely, I might have gone bling I was not blessed by the others. "Then, thanks big bro" I said the same way he calls Artemis lil' sis. Then Hermes got up.
"I Hermes, God give Perseus Jackson my blessing giving him; inhuman speed, exceptional thieve, wit and invention and can cross any boundary. Thank you, Perseus, for clearing Luke's name- he then sent a beam of power to the two beads- Now you can never lose them and no one can you them without your permission. Any vehicle you envision, will be almost indestructible, unless you hit it with 7 or more RPGs. If that does happen it will take at least a weak to become normal. This is another gift- he said handing me another bead that was white and had a blue trident- This bead can act as an any ID, any identification you want. So if you want to prank the President you can. Go nuts cuz." "Thank you, Hermes." I said thinking if I have the ability to prank the President then who the hell does Hermes prank?
"I Hephaestus, God of the Forge bless Perseus Jackson with Powers of the Fire, Metalworking, Stone Masonry, Forges and the ability to make anything with your hands. Perseus you have treated my children indifferently and for that I thank you. After this please come to my Palace as I would like to upgrade you weapons." "Thank you, Lord Hephaestus."
"I will not bless this punk. YOU HEAR ME I WILL NEV…AHHHH" Ares screamed in pain as his form began to flicker and before us stood Mars. "Don't forgive Ares, Perseus. I Mars God of War give Perseus Jackson my blessing; making him the greatest swordsman, a better marksman and endurance. I bestow upon you the Title of General of the Olympian Army. And on behalf of the Council, I withdraw the curse placed on you by him. If you need my help just pray or send an offering, kid." And he sat down on his throne. "Thank you, Lord Mars"
"This is the only time I will call you by your name Peter Johansson. I Dionysus, God of Wine bless Perseus Jackson with the Power of knowing what a drink is before drinking it, control toxicity of a drink and immunity from insanity." "Thank you, Mr. D." 'Thank you for keeping Pollux safe. If you are to repeat this to anyone I will deny it.' He said in my mind and I just gave him a subtle nod.
"I ZEUS, KING OF THE GODS, give Perseus Jackson permission to enter my domain at any time unharmed. I grant you the permission to have unlimited amount of Ambrosia and Nectar, and you can bless a mortal temporarily for them to consume the Godly food too. On behalf of the council, we grant your body the ability to take a true form, not be hurt by mortal material unless you wish for it. ON BEHALF OF THE OLYMPIAN COUNCIL, I BESTOW UPON YOU THE TITLE, CHAMPION OF OLYMPUS!" and they all sent a beam towards me and I popped, all the power within me gushed out producing a sound louder than a sonic boom. After a minute I was able to control my power. And when I could see again, I saw all the gods on the ground slowly getting up. When they all sat on their thrones, I could see a difference in Poseidon, Zeus and Demeter. Then Zeus said, "I fell as if the Air is pure, it has been cleaned." "Same here brother, it feels as parts of the sea have become pure, like before the age of the machines." "I also feel it. It is as if the land has also been purified, at least in this state. New York now has fertile soil but how could this have happened?" asked Demeter.
"We might have the answer." Said three voices as there was flash and before us stood the Fates.
A/N: Hope you all enjoyed. See you all next chapter.
