Chapter 19
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Percy knew he was in trouble. He tried to think of different ways to either escape or defeat the gigas but he failed to come up with any viable plan. He was in a tough spot: he was already tired and there was no sign of any back-up. Even though he failed to come up with an effective plan of attack, he realised one thing. He could not afford to get captured. He knew his family would do anything to get him back and he had no interest in being a prisoner. It was in that moment that Percy decided that he would either kill the gigas in front of him or, he would die trying.
"My dear great grandson, I believe I owe you an explanation." Gaia stated with a dreamy smirk. Percy narrowed his eyes at the sight of her face.
"The rest of my children underestimated your resourcefulness. That is the reason they died at your hands. But, Alcyoneus is my eldest and along with Enceladus, he is one of the smartest of my favoured children. He and I knew that you would eventually figure out his weakness and find a way to drag him to the surface world, so we came up with a plan to deal with you. Did you really think that I fell for your little trick in the earlier battle when you asked Zeus to help you? I was waiting and conserving my energy for you." Gaia declared with a cold smile.
"This entire thing was a setup, son of Poseidon. We have realised that you are our biggest threat. You have caused more damage to our forces than the rest of the gods combined. The day you captured Otis, we realised that we would not win this war while you were fighting with the gods. Those pesky goddesses are not of any concern to us, we will eventually capture and sacrifice one of them. But you, you are our target. Every plan that we have made and every detail in this stage of the war has been created with the sole purpose of eliminating you. You should feel flattered, godling, the Earth Mother herself has turned her undivided attention to you." Alcyoneus explained with cruel satisfaction in his eyes.
"Gee, I am so flattered that a face made out of mud is interested in me." Percy sarcastically retorted.
"Brave words from someone about to die." Alcyoneus darkly commented. Percy just smirked at him and focused all his energy to try and submerge the entire island.
Instantly, two humongous waves, thousands of feet in height formed at the opposite ends of the island. To his absolute disbelief, the waves crashed against an invisible barrier with a deafening collision. But, the island itself was seemingly unaffected. At the surprise on his face, Gaia let out a cruel laugh.
"Oh, you poor child. Did you think that I am foolish enough to let you have the advantage of fighting in your home territory? I have not only erected a metaphysical barrier around this island, I have also erected a physical barrier around it. What will you do now son of Poseidon? All the roads for you have been closed. We are in the endgame now." Gaia condescendingly declared.
A small ball of dread formed in Percy's stomach as he realised that this was the end of the road for him. Almost instantly, a cold determination replaced that sense of dread.
"I agree with you great grandmother. We are in the endgame now. Today, I will kill this gigas whom you are so proud of right in front of you and I will force you into a slumber so deep that you will regret ever having shown your ugly face to me." Percy unflinchingly declared. Identical looks of rage made their way across the faces of Gaia and Alcyoneus. Immediately, Alcyoneus charged at Percy from one direction and series of earthen fists made their way towards him from the other direction.
Percy leaped into the air, dodged Alcyoneus' strike and with the help of his winged sandals, he stayed in the air due to which, he was able to avoid being rammed by the earthen fists. A large earthen projectile shot out of the ground, aimed at him, but he sliced it into two halves and following through, he sent a shockwave at the gigas. The shockwave blasted Alcyoneus off of his feet and caused a large crater in the ground.
Before he could pursue his offense, a barrage of earthen fists in the form of airborne projectiles forced him to weave around them and, by the time he was out of harm's way, Alcyoneus had recovered and he thrust his staff at Percy.
Percy managed to skilfully deflect the staff, which hit a large stone pillar that was heading towards him. He quickly dashed forward and impaled the gigas with his sword. But, almost immediately, an earthen pillar slammed into his side and he was launched out of the air. As soon as he landed on the air, a dozen earthen hands caught and immobilised him. Making use of this immobility, Alcyoneus charged at Percy with an intent to flatten him.
Thankfully, Percy managed to free himself by channelling his earthshaking powers through his head and slamming it against the ground. A small earthquake shattered the earthen hands and caused Alcyoneus to stumble around. Percy immediately sent another shockwave at the disoriented bane of Hades and this catapulted the gigas tens of feet away from him.
He took to the air before the Earth Mother could grab him again and dashed towards Alcyoneus. But a large earthen wall rose from the ground in order to block him. Making use of his superior agility, Percy flipped, completely changed his direction and used the wall to leap even higher into the air. From this point high in the sky, he launched another shockwave at the recovering Alcyoneus, this one forcing the gigas on his hands and knees.
The fight went on for a long time with Percy expertly managing to keep his distance from the Earth Mother and at the same time, managing to continuously injure Alcyoneus. To a normal eye, it seemed as though Percy was evenly matching his opponents' attacks but, a trained eye could see that his endurance was starting to wane as his style of battle slowly shifted from that of offense to that of defence. Inevitably, a stray stone pillar caught him in the side and, for the second time that night, Percy was launched out of the air.
This time, Alcyoneus was waiting for such an opportunity and with all his strength, he slammed his Stygian Iron staff against Percy's torso. A gasp of pain escaped Percy's lips as he flew through the air and crashed into an earthen wall that had been erected by Gaia. But it did not end there.
Two earthen fists slammed into him from opposite sides and Alcyoneus charged at him and brutally slammed his staff against Percy another time and once again, Percy was launched away from the ground. However, this time, Percy managed to fly out of the way before he could get trapped in this web of pain once again.
Despite his numerous internal injuries, Percy refused to give up and ferociously charged at Alcyoneus. He launched a barrage of shockwaves that buried Alcyoneus in the ground in concentric craters before charging forward and burying both his swords in Alcyoneus' arms. But soon, he ran out of adrenaline and was once again, assaulted by a series of earthen fists in the form of projectiles and for the third time in that night, Percy crashed into the ground. But this time, he did not wake up immediately.
Slowly and with extreme difficulty, Percy managed to stand on his feet once again and defiantly glared at Alcyoneus' limping and bleeding form.
"I will acknowledge your prowess son of Poseidon. You have offered a much greater fight than any of the gods every could. Even you know the ends of your power though. You have lost this battle." Alcyoneus confidently declared.
"I may lose my life in this battle. But it will not go in vain. If not me, someone else will definitely rise to kill you. As long as there are people like you who want to terrorize innocent people, there will always be people like me who will be there to oppose you. You may manage to kill me, but you will never be able to extinguish my Will. Eventually, someone else will inherit it." Percy declared with a proud smirk.
"You misread our intent. We won't kill you great grandson. That would be a horrible waste of a perfect soldier. I will capture, torture and then brainwash you to fight and kill your own brethren. I will hone you into becoming my personal blade of destruction and I will use you to inflict unimaginable horrors upon the gods." Gaia sadistically revealed her plans.
It was at that moment that Percy decided he would rather die than be captured. His swords fell to his side and his fists took on a blinding ethereal glow. Before Alcyoneus or Gaia could react, Percy slammed his fists into the ground and a large earthquake split the entire island into two halves.
Percy followed this up by slamming both of his fists into the ground once again. But this time, a shockwave emerged from his hands. The gigantic radial shockwave that erupted from his hands destroyed the entire island in a cataclysmic explosion which sent dust and debris flying everywhere, kicking up a dust cloud that spawned a league both in width as well as in height.
When the dust settled and the rays of the rising sun emerged, all that was left of the island were sinking pieces of debris.
Percy hated waking up in pain. He could barely take note of his surroundings as the pain overtook him and for a moment, he almost slipped back into the realm of unconsciousness. But, as recalled his previous encounter with the Earth Mother, he forced himself to stay awake. He could not afford to lose any more time.
He noticed that he was on a bed and tried to get up but immediately, a flash of pain struck him, and he groaned in pain. Instantly a woman was at his side and gently pushed him back into the bed.
"You must not tire yourself any further, young hero. You have suffered many injuries." The woman stated from beside him and Percy turned to see her. When he got a good look at her, the woman's radiant beauty left him speechless.
The woman had soft yet, divine features with caramel coloured hair that had been braided over one shoulder and dark almond shaped eyes. She was wearing a brilliant white dress with a neckline threaded with gold. Percy just stared at her for some time before managing to finally find his voice.
"Who are you?" Percy questioned with a hint of suspicion. He mentally cursed himself for not asking this question earlier. He just hoped that this was not a honey trap set up by Gaia.
"Do not worry, Prince Perseus. You are safe here." The woman reassured him.
"How do you know my name? Where am I? Are you a part of the Earth Mother's forces?" Percy questioned her with narrowed eyes.
"My name is Calypso and you are in Ogygia. To answer your final question, I am not on the Earth Mother's side." The woman, Calypso placatingly replied.
At her explanation, Percy relaxed a bit. But her name sounded familiar. He thought about it and jogged his memory and with a flash he realised who she was.
"You are Calypso, the daughter of Atlas and Tethys." Percy stated with realisation evident in his eyes.
"You are right, Prince Perseus, but we shall talk later. You still have to rest for some more time." Calypso replied. Percy looked like he wanted to argue but his fatigue was already winning over and he nodded at her. He closed his eyes and slowly drifted into the realm of Morpheus.
Calypso had been having a normal day. She had been tending to her gardens when an explosion had rocked the entire island. She had quickly rushed to the site of the explosion and there she had found an armoured man lying unconscious in a large crater. She noticed that even though he had suffered a large collision, he seemed to be free of injuries.
Surprised, she used her vitakinesis to check him and that was when she saw that he had sustained extensive internal injuries. Instantly, she had moved him to her palace and had tended to him for about a month with him fading in and out of consciousness multiple times.
Curious about this man, she had sent her invisible servants to collect information about the man and she had been shocked when she had, heard about his story. She couldn't help but admire the fearless resolve that was required to stand up to her grandmother. For that reason, she had carefully and gently tended to him and thankfully, he had been recovering at a startling pace.
Today, she had gone to check up on him and when he had woken up and talked to her, she had been equal parts excited and sad. Her servants had told her tales of his strength, valour and kindness and she was excited to finally talk to him. But she was sad as she knew that this was a part of her punishment.
The fates had sent to her a great man. One whom she knew that she would eventually fall in love with and then, he would leave her. But those were thoughts for a different day. She gently draped a linen sheet over his slumbering form and left the room.
When Percy woke up, he expected to be assaulted by an excruciating jab of pain, but he was surprised by the lack of it. There was a bit of stiffness and some discomfort but thankfully, no pain. He got up from his bed and stretched his limbs. They were sore and slow to respond but, it was much better than he had expected. He saw that there were sea green robes next to his bed and he changed into them.
Through the window that was situated near his bed, he saw that it was night and it was then that a melodious voice reached his ears. He was drawn to the serene, soothing sound and followed it, intent on finding its source.
He soon reached a garden that was even more beautiful than his mother's - possibly the most beautiful garden that he had ever seen. In the garden he saw that Calypso was tending to her flowers. Even though he had already admired her beauty before, he could not help but stare at her and the only adjective that could describe her was radiant. She seemed to glow under the soft moonlight and Percy decided to start to a conversation.
"You know, the myths don't mention that you are an excellent gardener and a fabulous singer." Percy casually stated from the side and immediately, Calypso turned to him.
When she saw him casually leaning on a pillar, she couldn't help but be mesmerized by him. Under the moonlight, he was quite possibly the most handsome man that she had ever seen. He had jet black hair that was windswept in a surprisingly regal manner and, with a glance, she could wager that he stood at more than six and a half feet tall.
His seemingly sculpted muscles looked like they were bulging with power with each breath he took and his face was flawless with high cheekbones and piercingly sharp features. But it was his eyes and aura that caught her attention.
His sea green eyes were like the calm sea and she felt that she could stare into them forever and still be mesmerized by them. His aura was so comforting and peaceful that she could sense the kindness and warmth in it and somehow, she was inexplicably drawn to him.
"I'm sorry, did I interrupt you?" Percy questioned her with his brows lightly furrowed.
"Not at all. I was just startled, Prince Perseus." Calypso replied with a light golden blush on her cheeks.
"There's no need for honorifics, Calypso. You can call me Percy. Calling me Perseus makes me feel old." Percy replied with a lop-sided grin. Another blush tinted her cheeks but thankfully, the night concealed most of it.
"Percy, I assume that you are hungry. Would you like to have dinner?" Calypso offered with a polite smile.
"That would be fantastic. Thank you for the gracious invitation." Percy thanked her with a dazzling smile and for the third time that night, a golden blush bloomed on her cheeks.
She quickly turned around and started walking towards the dining pavilion in the middle of the garden, gesturing for Percy to follow her.
Dinner was a quiet affair with Percy focused on his meal and Calypso unsure about starting a conversation. Finally, once he finished his meal, Percy looked at Calypso and gave her a sheepish smile.
"Forgive my silence and rude table manners. Despite being partially immortal, I do require some amount of food and sleep." Percy explained.
"It's alright. You were unconscious for two months, I am not surprised." Calypso replied with a small smile. Percy immediately shot up in surprise.
"Two months? That's too long, I need to get back to Olympus." Percy determinedly stated.
"Don't worry too much Percy. Time runs very differently in Ogygia due to it being in a different metaphysical plane than the mortal world." Calypso calmly explained with a neutral expression though, internally, she was a bit saddened that he wanted to leave so soon.
"I am very grateful for your help Calypso, I sincerely thank you for all that you have done for me but, I need to go back. My family needs me. Is there a way to go back from this island?" Percy earnestly thanked her and then questioned.
"There is a way Percy, but I would suggest you wait until you have recovered completely." Calypso advised.
"Forgive me Calypso but I cannot afford to stay that long." Percy seriously replied. Calypso closed her eyes and sighed.
"Alright Percy. I will help you get back to your family but at least wait until tomorrow morning. You can leave after finishing breakfast." Calypso suggested with an intent to try and keep Percy on her island as long as possible.
"That is very kind of you. Thank you for your help." Percy replied with a gracious smile and Calypso couldn't help but smile back at him.
"Good night Percy." Calypso greeted before getting up from her spot and moving towards her room.
"Good night Calypso." Percy greeted back and went towards his own room.
Unseen to him were the glistening eyes of Calypso who was cursing the fates and the Olympians for inflicting this ordeal upon her.
A salty breeze blew over the pristine beach that Percy and Calypso were on. The sun shone brightly on the sea, but Calypso was having an internal debate. She wanted to offer Percy the opportunity to stay with her forever but finally decided against it. Clearly, he had no feelings for her and was highly dedicated to fighting for the Olympians. She was also a bit disappointed that fighting seemed to be only purpose of his life.
She summoned the raft that would take him away but to her surprise, the raft did not appear. Her eyes widened in surprise at this unusual phenomenon and she tried summoning the raft multiple times but once again, the raft did not appear. After some more fruitless efforts, she turned towards Percy.
"There seems to be an anomaly. The raft that has to materialise and take you to your location is not appearing." Calypso apologetically explained.
"Can the Earth Mother interfere with this process?" Percy sighed and then questioned.
"No, other than me, only the fates can interfere with this." Calypso explained in a slightly bitter voice. Percy sighed in frustration and ran his hands through his hair.
"Alright. The fates most probably have a reason for doing this and I will not question their actions. The raft will materialise when it is the time to do so. Until then, I hope that you don't mind my company." Percy stated with a small smile.
"Of course not. You are welcome to stay here as long as you want to." Calypso replied with a similar smile. Percy nodded at her in gratitude and walked away from the beach, leaving a conflicted Calypso to try and sort out her emotions.
On one hand, she was exhilarated that he would be staying with her for some more time. But on the other hand, she was afraid that this was an elaborate ploy of the fates to make her fall deeply in love with him and then snatch him away from her to maximize the loss.
Finally, after much deliberation, she decided that she would not let herself get hurt and in order to spare herself from any heartbreak, she would distance herself from him. That way, when he eventually left, she would be not be completely devastated.
With these thoughts in her mind, Calypso headed towards her garden in order to tend to her flowers.
It had been a week since Percy had woken up and he had nearly spent all his time in training his body and in bringing it back to shape. Thankfully, it had not been too hard unlike the previous time. This was because he had not suffered too many physical injuries and all of them had healed by now. In another week or two, his physical attributes would be back to their prior levels. As a result of his previous stunt though, his elemental energy reserves were at an all-time low.
He had used up too much energy to cause that earthquake and shockwave and to make matters worse, his reserves had already been depleted by then due to the other battles. Right now, he could only utilize his hydrokinesis and he gauged that it would take him a month at the least before he regained complete access to his atmokinetic and seismokinetic abilities. He poured a barrel of water on himself and instantly, most of his soreness went away. His thoughts slowly drifted to Calypso.
He suspected that she was trying to stay away from him. The only time they met was during meals and even then, she tried to stay as aloof as possible. For some reason, she seemed afraid of being too comfortable around him and always pulled back if they had a good talk. Until now, he had been too engrossed in his training to pay too much attention to her strange behaviour, but he decided that he wanted to know why she seemed so jittery around him. With these thoughts in mind, Percy turned and headed towards the dining pavilion.
Dinner went as usual. Percy and Calypso engaged in some small talk, with the young Titaness trying not to get too involved in the conversation. She had distanced herself from him for the past week and it had been hard to do so. She wanted to get to know him better, but she was just too afraid of losing him and he didn't seem to notice her aloof tendencies as he spent all his time training.
Once dinner was over, she nodded at him in closure and was about to get up when his voice stopped her in her tracks.
"Calypso, if you don't mind, I would like to talk to you about something." Percy requested her with a polite smile.
"Alright. What do you want to talk about?" Calypso tried to reply in a straight voice but a slight bit of apprehension creeped in. Instantly, Percy's face turned serious.
"I have noticed over the past week that for some reason, you seem to be uncomfortable around me. Is my presence bothering you?" Percy worriedly questioned her.
"Not at all. Your presence has provided a lot of companionship, Percy." Calypso replied with a small smile, but the slight cracking of her voice towards the end gave away her true emotions.
"What is the matter, Calypso? Please tell me and I will do my best to help you out." Percy sincerely promised. He grew even more worried at her sigh of sadness.
"No one can help me Percy. This is my eternal punishment and mine alone to bear." Calypso replied with watery eyes.
"Punishment? I thought that you were the Queen of Ogygia and that you treated wounded heroes." Percy replied in confusion. The bitter laugh that escaped from her lips shocked him.
"Yes, I am the Queen of a barren island with me being the only sentient life on it. I tend to heroes only to fall in love with them and then have them snatched away from me. This is the cruel punishment that the fates and the gods have inflicted upon me in order to make me suffer." Calypso replied with bitterness evident in her voice.
"But why would the gods sentence someone as peaceful and as kind as you to such a harsh punishment?" Percy questioned. As far as he knew, the gods weren't sadistic. They did not condemn people to horrible fates just for the sake of some sort of cruel enjoyment.
"This is my punishment for helping my father Atlas, the General of the Othryian forces in the Titanomachy." Calypso stated with a faraway look in her eyes.
"I hope you don't take this the wrong way but why would someone like you help Atlas? I have heard the stories about him. He was brutal, arrogant and ruthless. Why didn't you stay neutral in the war like your other sisters?" Percy questioned with slight disbelief.
"To the outside world, he was all those things. But with me, he exhibited none of those traits. Despite me being the product of an extramarital affair, my father always loved me and constantly showered me with his affection. When the war broke out, I made the decision to stand by the man who had raised me and this is the consequence of that decision." Calypso replied in a soft voice. Silence enveloped the two of them as Percy was left speechless for a brief amount of time.
"You don't deserve this fate Calypso. Whatever you did in the Titanomachy was in the name of family. That doesn't warrant such a stringent punishment." Percy finally declared.
"This may be hard for you accept because you may have only seen the good side of the gods but trust me, the gods are not as perfect as they claim to be. However, they were kind enough to provide me with invisible servants who would take care of every need of mine and regularly bring me news of the outside world. I have tried everything to get off of this island but I have failed every time. Now, it is high time for me to accept things as they are." Calypso wearily replied.
"Is this the reason you are so scared of being comfortable around me?" Percy quietly questioned. Calypso turned away, unable to meet his entrapping eyes in fear of getting lost in his endless and vibrant sea green pools.
"Yes. The fates occasionally send a hero to Ogygia in order to provide some companionship to me. But they always send heroes who I cannot help but eventually fall in love with due to their morally upright characters. To make it even more painful, they always send heroes who cannot stay with me." Calypso replied in a subdued voice.
Percy gently reached out and comfortingly squeezed her hand. She flinched in response and turned to see him with a conflicted look in her eyes.
"I am here for you Calypso and I will provide you companionship for as long as I am here. After I leave and reach Olympus, I will bring you the freedom that you deserve. You have my word." Percy stared into her dark almond shaped eyes and he determinedly promised. Calypso stared back into his eyes for some time before pulling her hand away and then, she abruptly walked away from him.
Percy stared at her retreating form with sorrow and a slight amount of anger at the cruel punishment that the gods had forced upon her. For a moment, he doubted his own loyalty towards the gods but before those thoughts could progress any further, Calypso's voice broke his train of thought.
"Don't make a promise that you cannot keep, son of Poseidon. That will only make it more painful for us both." Calypso stated in a sorrowful voice without facing him.
After that she silently walked away from him. He didn't need to see her face to know that there were tears streaming down her cheeks.
Calypso was right. He had only seen the good side of the gods and he had purposefully remained oblivious to their faults. There was nothing wrong with Calypso standing by her family and helping them. He would have done the same thing if he were in her position. Yet, the gods had unjustly punished her for it. He shook his head to clear it of all those thoughts.
He realised that the gods were not perfect. But they were at least willing to accept their faults and improve upon those faults. He himself was the best example of that. He was sure that with enough convincing, they would eventually repeal their decision to punish Calypso. They were certainly a much better alternative than the Titans or even worse, the Gigantes. His thoughts slowly drifted back to the beautiful Titaness that he had just had dinner with.
Percy deeply sighed in guilt as he felt that he was somehow responsible for Calypso's sorrowful mood and decided that he would try to cheer her up. Even if he could not stay for too long, he wanted to try and make Calypso as happy as possible while he was with her. After all, no one deserved to be alone.
Hey guys! Along with the previous two chapters and the next two chapters that will come out, this chapter is one of my favorite and most planned chapters. I had made notes for these chapters almost a month back and had slowly built up the other chapters for these ones. So I'm really excited about this chapter and would love to know what you think about it!
I know that it may seem like Percy is a bit too overpowered as he was able to keep up with Alcyoneus and Gaia, but he does have durability and endurance comparable to that of Atlas so it's not an impossible proposition. That's the reason I set up the battle with Alcyoneus to go this way.
Also, I wanted to show Percy being cornered and outsmarted instead of him being the one to do that. I did this to convey that while Percy is extremely powerful and invulnerable, he is not undefeatable and not without his own faults.
As promised, I included a plot line involving Percy and Calypso, following a progression that would have occurred if this were a Percy X Calypso story. I did this for two reasons, one- I wanted to find a way to humanise Percy and this felt like the best way to do that. Two- I wanted to spice Percy's love life a little. I will elaborate more about this in the next chapter.
However, this still is and will be a Percy X Athena story. That's not going to change. This is just an important deviation :)
A shout-out to MissyAndTheDocs for your phenomenal editing! Your help is much appreciated!
Read and review, I hope that all of you enjoyed this chapter! Have a great day!