Chapter 2 - Darkened Soul

- "The good, the bad, accept it, utilize it and conquer with it"

-Previously-

Annabeth, gods I miss her it's so much easier having her by my side she usually came up with the plans I guess she finally rubbed off on me. I'm more of a wing-it type of guy but I'm using my time to plan without her here for once.

No plan survives the first contact.

Flinching at the thought that popped in my head recognizing it as something Annabeth had once said. Sometimes you just have to wing it I guess then.

Percys Pov

Step after step, I took my body tired drained, the hunger was beginning to kick in the rumbling of my stomach making me more cautious as I strolled afraid it would awaken something that I would have to fight and deal with without a weapon.

Water, Styx, those thoughts kept crossing in my head and I thought about how if I could control it as easily. Reaching out with my mind whilst walking I began to feel for water around me, reaching out with these senses I began to notice that I could feel the Styx but more I could feel the hot moist air, like the vapor of the air I could feel it and I could tell it wasn't natural the air felt dark tainted even.

Considering where I was I shouldn't be surprised, focusing back on what I was trying to do I reached out grabbing hold on to the Styx and let it flow like a current with a tug in my gut the water moved harder to control than the sea but I could control it.

Moving it to flow with my mind I formed it to rise, seeing the Styx's dark waters obeying me I forced more and higher the tugging in my gut harder but I could use it, a river that burns the soul under my control made me feel safe, well safer than I could because it meant I did have a weapon down here after all.

A weapon, what if I could?

Standing still on the edge letting the water splash back down I took a deep breath and began to pull out some water separating it from the Styx bringing it in front of my hands I began to shape it Imagining a long sword thick but sharp down to the atom, focusing and feeling my gut starting to hurt as I focused on the temperature of it it was cold almost freezing, freezing almost. I focused on trying to make the water colder trying to see if I could turn it into solid ice. Slowly but surely it began to and then...

BOOOM

I felt a snap in my mind like I found something I didn't know I had in there and watched before my eyes as the water froze fast in front of me freezing the blade instantly.

Before me floating was what I was trying to make a Sword made of Styx water frozen completely. Reaching out I willed the blade to come to my hand.

GASP

The Blade felt perfect in my hands almost as if it had a perfect balance the tip not too heavy but not too light. Looking at the blade I knew I would have to name it, the blade was unique and dangerous to any it would cut.

Running my finger down the double-edged blade I could tell the blade would be able to cut deeper than Riptide ever could as I forced the blade to be sharper.

A grin spread across my face for the first time in a long time, a blade in my hand was all I needed to defend and attack. It felt like that missing piece with me had clicked. But what to name it, though for a later date.

Realizing I would need to carry it though I knew I was too magically exhausted right now to make any more equipment. With that thought in mind, I walked into the Styx for the 3rd time in my life.

Relief filled my body as I felt my soreness leave me power flooding back into my body like when I entered the sea. Focusing I created a simple sheath for the sword to go over my shoulder so I could easily reach up and grab the handle. Testing the pulling I worked the kinks to make it easily able to unclasp with a simple thought so the blade would come out with ease ready to strike.

The blade even though meant to be wielded two-handed rested nicely in one hand as much as it did in both. I'm presuming some reason for it being simply a mythical blade. After all, it is made of Styx water and frozen and sharpened as much as my mind could do.

Floating back up to the bank of the Styx I reached out feeling what was around in the air and spread it focusing on the movement of the air letting myself see how far I could see with my mind using the Vapour of the air. I noticed it only went about 20 meters but still that was a wide area surrounding myself without allowing anything to sneak up on me.

And with that thought I began to walk again with my new blade, my new shield, my new Power I felt ready to face the trials ahead of me.

Walking with my eyes closed I let my senses focus on guiding me along the Styx the powerful waters pulsing next to me.

Pulsing? Almost like a heartbeat, strange.

THWOOOMP

Before my brain even registered what happened my battle instincts kicked in, and before me was an arrow held in my hand. I had caught it an inch before it would of hitting my head. I had felt it in the air disrupting the vapor as it traveled.

My eyes snapped open, revealing the swirling power hidden deep inside them staring at the direction the arrow had come from I focused searching to see in the red hue of the pit.

THERE

I felt something large step inside from behind me in the opposite direction of the arrow, reaching out I felt the thing behind me swinging something big and large and they were moving quickly to cut my head off. Reaching up my hand grabbing the blade I spun on my heel my blade coming out smoothly both hands grabbing the blade as I stopped the strike aimed to cut my head off I met the eyes of my attacker, it was pitch black swirling like shadows but seemed to be made of pure darkness.

Its armor was styled like a knight its eyes swirling with darkness the sword letting darkness off it like it was freezing to the touch.

Our blades clashed again as it went for another strike and another I met and matched each one but the strength was pushing my arms down, It was stronger than me that was for sure but was it faster I feinted for its head making it raise it's blade and kicked out with my leg it struck the shadow knight in the armor denting it in and knocking it back away from me giving me the time I needed to carry my head feint down the blade and deep into the shoulder of the creature.

A hideous high-pitched SCREECH left the creature as the blade cut deeply into the shoulder, ripping the blade out I swung for the creature's head, using its pain distracting it allowing me to take its head clean off. The noises of the creatures stopped as its head fell from its body the shadowy form sinking into the ground.

TWANG TWANG TWANG

A volley of arrows headed from previously in rapid succession towards the back of my head I focused on them instantly and FREEZE and I felt it the air latched on to the arrows grabbing each one into my hold like a hand holding on to the arrows I held them stopping there barrage.

Turning around I looked to see my next opponent, another shadow knight but without the heavy armor it had lighter armor and wielded a longbow and I could see duel daggers on either side of its waist telling me it knew close and long-range combat.

It looked stunned as it looked at me to see its arrows stopped and with a simple thought I sent them back, fascinated I watched the arrows swiftly turn around and then project back faster than they sent toward me into the shadow creature.

THUMP THUMP THUMP

The arrows lodged deeply into the creature as it was unable to react in time, the volley of arrows it sent out returned harder to it, making it fly off the rock it was stationed on.

Landing on the glass floor with a massive thump it began to screech as it slowly faded away.

Taking a deep breath and reaching out to see if there were any more of those things around. Feeling like I was being watched by something but it wasn't within range or it wasn't here almost like the darkness was watching me.

Sensing that there was no more danger I took a deep breath and allowed my body to rest for a few seconds and think about those creatures. I had never seen anything like them ever or heard of them.

All I could think was what else was down here that I didn't know about or had never heard of before.

Feeling the dark presence still watching me I caught my breath and began to walk away when I noticed something left behind by the knight and the archer, spoils of war.

The archer had left a ring and the knight a necklace. Reaching down I grabbed the spoils and put them on not thinking of any consequences after all they are spoils of war.

Shugging I looked at the details on them the ring was simply seemed to be made of solid darkness and fit cleanly onto my finger. Letters were inscribed into the ring, Τόξο σκοτάδι it read, Bow of Darkness. Unoriginal I know but that's what it said saying it out loud I saw it turn into the bow of the shadow archer that tried to hit me. Pulling back on the dark string an arrow of darkness formed. Whilst it was cool I couldn't use a bow for the life of me. Wondering how to turn it back though I thought about how to do it and much to my surprise it simply became a ring again on my finger so thought of its name brings it forth and thought can send it back.

Looking over to the necklace with a small amulet was a square of darkness with a screaming skull inside the words around it were Ο Μαύρος Ιππότης meaning The Black Knight. The only black knight that came to mind was one from English myth involving Merlin and King Arthur, me only knowing of that name due to Annebeth's history explanations and queries on how true the myths could be.

The same happened when I thought but this time it encased me, from head to toe my vision not blocked by the solid shadows upon my face leaving only my eyes visible to whoever looked at me.

I had the armor of The Black Knight on I began to walk thinking of keeping it on just to make people think twice about attacking me.

The armor was quite imposing, at least it was weightless though, much to my joy as I walked onward to my next task finding a way out of here or something or someone who knows the way out and either forces them to tell me or stalk them till I could find the way out by ah Shadowing them I guess.

A/N - Well there's chapter 2, I ain't going to promise fast updates as I am going to do it at my pace and only write when my mind feels like doing it. So if I don't feel like it, I won't do it.

But do let me know what you think of some of the equipment I have loaded Percy with and powers I want to focus more on the story and getting information and working on getting out next chapter but I wanted to load him up ready to fire.

Also, the battle scene was good too much detail I'm unsure as never wrote battle scenes and thought about a few different ways of writing it but this is what I left it as unsure on if the style works or not.

But let me know in reviews what you think.

The new Blade of the Styx I want a good name for that and will probably set up a mini poll once people leave some suggestions I like in reviews or something so we will see in the future for now it will stay unnamed till I can either get some good ideas of my own or reviews.

But anyway Peace out enjoys your days and hope you enjoyed this chapter.

A/N - Part 2 - Had a review about my grammar and they were correct so if anyone wants to BETA let me know so can try to make this story better but for now, I went back and corrected loads of mistakes from missing punctuation and stuff which can make it difficult to read.