Chapter 16
While Percy was opening the door to the apartment, I couldn't stop thinking how his mother would react at seeing me after all these years. After all, for her I had just vanished one day with no notice, and the only reason she knew I was back was because Percy had mention my name on a phone call.
"I'm home." Percy said after the door was open.
"Dinner will be ready soon." I heard the familiar voice said, until it stopped after seeing me. "Ula?"
"Long time no see." I said waving my hand still out of the apartment.
Sally walked closer to the door and reach to me for a hug, I was caught in surprise with that, but I hug back after a couple of seconds.
"So, it was really you he was talking about." She started.
"I guess so, sorry for disappearing with no warning." I said after we broke apart from the hug.
"Come inside." She told me. "I was surprised when Percy reach home and didn't recall you at all that day. I didn't know what to think."
"Well I didn't die, so that was good." I joked.
"That is always good with us." Percy commented.
"True that." I agreed.
"But what happen, and why doesn't he remember you?" Sally asked.
"That I'm still not sure, but my guess is that he closed his memories after he saw what happen to me that day." I started. "However, it seems he is slowly remembering."
"Still I don't understand why you can't tell me what happen. I know it after all." Percy mumbled.
"Where would be the fun in that?" I asked laughing.
"Is just not fair that my mother knows who your Godly parent is, but I can't know because I don't remember." Percy said.
"So that is the cause of all the agitation? Knowing whose daughter, you are?" Sally asked.
"Pretty much. At least for him and Nico." I replied.
"Why can't you just tell me." Percy complained. "Wait, you know who it is mom, you can tell me." He added.
"I could, but why would I ruin Ula's fun." Sally said.
We were now sitting in the living room.
"And if you started to remember, I'm sure you will find out the true very soon." I assured him.
"What I remember so far is not helping much." Percy complained.
"Well it is your fault. You were the one that closed your own memories. There is nothing I can do to help." I told him. "The only thing you need to remember is the fight before I was struck by lightning."
I wasn't lying, once he could remember that fight he would find out whose daughter I was. After all I had used the weapon my father had gave me and it wasn't hard to miss who had given it to me. I then realized that my hand had gone to grab the necklace that was hiding under my shirt. I hadn't use that weapon since then. Not because I couldn't, but because I was taught to only use it as a last resort. However, my hand didn't stay to long over the necklace, but it was now on top of my father's symbol that sit on my chest. The soft tingling that was giving and that was going over all the other symbols on my arms was a warning that my time was ticking, and that I need to find the way to end the fight that was coming my way.
'They are glowing, I never saw them glowing." Sally commented catching my attention back to the room.
"What is glowing?" Percy asked confused.
"You can't see them. And it as warning about my time." I replied to both.
"I assume that is not a good thing either." Sally commented.
"What can't I see?" Percy asked once again.
"The symbols of the Gods. It's never good with me after all" I told him.
"Symbols as in what it represents them?" He questioned.
"Yes. I got them after I was born." I explained. "And before you ask, only the Gods and people that can see with no doubt true the mist can see them. Which means that you will eventually see them too."
"So why can't I still see them? I know of them." Percy asked confused.
"Give it time, the mist surrounding them is a thick one." I said. "And you will probably see them once you also find out whose daughter I am."
"Oh, that is just great, I will have two mysteries for the prize of one." He joked and then added. "You said that it was a warning?"
"While Apollo need to find and keep safe the Oracles. I need to go on with my own quest. And let's say that the prophecy that is around me about this, is not much of a help." I started. "But then again, I only know a small part of it." I said.
"You only know part of the prophecy? Should you know it all?" Percy asked.
"Zeus never wanted to tell me, he always used the excuse that I didn't need to know just yet." I started. "And even know after sending me on my way, he still didn't tell me." I added.
I had asked time and time again, but Zeus replied had always been the same. that I wasn't ready to know the all prophecy and that what I knew was more than enough. There was no way for me to find out what was missing from what I knew. Not until one of them was able to share it with me, and none of them would do so until they got permission from Zeus himself. I mean I already knew that I had to fight the Emperors, what could the prophecy be hiding more?
"Is he the only one who knows it? Maybe if you ask someone would tell you." Percy questioned.
"No, but until he gives the go, no one is telling me." I explained.
"And he was a good reason for that Ula." A male voice said behind me, almost making me jump from my seat.
