Jason slowly opened his eyes, finding nothing but darkness.
"your awake. good. we have a lot to do."
Jason raised his head and sat upright. he was sleeping in a bed with black sheets. the room was simple. walls made out of stone and a table made from oak. only two torches in either sides of the room lightened the place.
Moros, was standing in the corner of the room, watching him.
Jason sighed "would you please stop that? you gave me a heart attack. plus, it's creepy and awkward."
Moros ignored Jason's comment and said "you have succeeded in breaking your mortal wall, Jason. you can now harness your true power."
Jason looked at his hands and said "well, to be honest, I don't feel very different."
"it will take time. however, it was not without a minor side effect."
Jason frowned and looked at Moros "what do you mean by side effect?"
"maybe you should see for yourself." Moros said, before pointing to a small table beside Jason's bed.
Jason noticed a mirror on the table. he reluctantly reached for it abd grabbed it. he didn't know what to expect.
he looked at himself in the mirror. nothing had changed, except one thing.
his hair, once blonde, was now completely white.
Jason looked at Moros and said "that's a weird side effect. why did my hair turn white?"
Moros replied "I am not certain. as I mentioned, no demigod has been successfull at breaking their mortal wall. not until now. you underwent a great amount of pressure. maybe this is a result of that pressure."
"well, that's great. I'm gonna miss my blonde hair."
"there is no time for sarcasm, Jason grace. we must hurry. now that you are ready, it is time to visit the cyclopes."
Jason suddenly looked at him "wait, what? cyclopes?"
Moros went out if the room, and Jason quickly jumped out of his bed, following the god down the hallways.
"please, just tell me where are we going." Jason said while following the god.
Moros lead them through the hallways, not even bothering to turn around. "be patient, son of Jupiter. you shall see."
finally, They reached a small room. it was no different than the others, if you didn't count the black gateway made out of celestial bronze.
Moros didn't stop; walking towards the portal and going right through it. Jason was hesitant, but he decided that he better follow Moros.
Jason stepped into the gateway, and suddenly, everything changed.
looking around, he found himself standing in a large cave, alongside Moros.
the cave was big enough to fit a giant or even a titan. the ground was moist and wet and the rocks were covered in moss. the only source of light coming from the magical torches hanging from the ceiling.
suddenly, a cyclops stepped in front of them. he looked down at them and smiled. Jason was confused. what were they doing in a cave? and why was this cyclops smiling at them? they usually don't smile when they are about to attack demigods.
however, Moros was unfazed. he looked up at the cyclops and said " Brontes, it is nice to see you again."
the cyclops smiled and replied "well, if it isn't the god of doom who has come to visit us. what a surprise."
the cyclops then looked at Jason and said "who is this boy you have brought with yourself?"
"he is a demigod. a son of Jupiter. his name is Jason grace."
Brontes said "a son of Jupiter? well then, this is interesting."
Jason just raised his eyebrow "how is this interesting?"
Brontes replied "well, where are my manners? I am Brontes. one of the three elder cyclops. we were the ones who forged your old man's master bolt, you know."
Jason looked skeptical "yeah... I noticed."
the cyclops nodded and said "those were the days. anyway, what were we talking about?"
Moros, with a calm voice, replied "we are here for the weapon, Brontes."
"the weapon? oh...that weapon. yes. follow me."
the cyclops led them through the cave. they finally reached their destination.
a great hall, filled with all kinds of weapons and tools used for forgings them. there was a great anvil in the center of the hall and big furnaces around it. overall, it looked like a big version of the Hephaestus cabin.
Brontes yelled "Arges, Steropes, we have guests."
quickly, two other cyclopes emerged. the first one was carrying a heavy_looking chest.
the two other cyclopes stopped in front of them.
"Moros, it is good to see you here." the first cyclops said.
"who is this boy?" the second cyclops asked.
"Brothers, this is Jason grace. he's a son of Jupiter."
the two other cyclopes looked at him with shock.
the first one said "well, I guess this is the champion you were talking about."
"you are correct." Moros replied.
Jason was just watching them, amused.
Brontes said "all right. quit it. open the chest."
Arges and Steropes did as he asked and opened the chest. one of them grabbed the thing that was inside it.
the cyclops turned to Jason and presented him a sword.
Jason gasped. it was the sword he saw in his dream. a two_handed, black sword with red runes carved on it. the handle was wrapped with leather. it certainly wasn't an ordinary sword.
"it's impressive, isn't it?" Arges asked.
"yeah." Jason said, while admiring the sword.
"it is made of tartarus's metal." the cyclops said. "it can kill monsters, permanently."
"wait, what?" Jason asked.
"the metal used for making this sword is tartarus metal, as Arges explained. this metal is deadly to monsters. if they are killed with this metal, they will never return to tartarus. they will never reincarnate. they will die, forever. this sword, is the only thing that can save the demigods and end the eternal war between gods and monsters, once and for all." Moros explained.
Jason looked at the weapon again, this time realizing how powerful it was.
if this could kill monsters permanently, then the demigods, they will all be saved. they will no longer die fighting. they could all have a peaceful life.
"take it, Jason grace. the sword is your's." Moros said.
Jason slowly grabbed the sword. he could feel how balanced it was. how light it was...
Brontes asked "so, what do you think?"
"I think I like it." Jason replied, while laughing a little.
" well I'm glad you like it. took us a year to build that thing." Brontes said.
"and remember, you got to handle her special. that's no ordinary sword. we used some magic to forge it." Steropes said.
Jason smiled at him "I'll remember that."
Moros finally spoke "then it is time for us to leave."
"way to ruin the moment, Moros." Arges said.
"I wish I could stay, but there is work to be done, my friends. farewell." Moros responded, turning his back on them and leaving without saying anything else.
Jason proceeded to go after him, only to be stopped by Brontes.
"listen boy. I know your a demigod and as a son of Jupiter, you had a hard life. but I just wanted to tell you... there are good monsters in the world. not all of them are trying to murder humans and demigods."
"I know."
"we forged that sword so you could kill monsters. but promise me, promise my brothers, that you won't kill the monsters that mean no harm. not all of us are murdering machine."
"I promise. don't worry. I'll kill the ones who deserve it."
"thank you. now go, and take care." Brontes said, before stepping away and letting Jason leave.
He waved at them and left the hall, walking towards the portal, where Moros was waiting for him.
"so, what's next?" Jason asked the god, eager ro test his new sword.
"we go back to my castle. you need to practice, sharpen your skills. you must be ready for your first mission."
"and when is it? my first mission?"
"tommorow. now, come on. we need to get back." Moros said, stepping through the portal.
Jason smiled to himself, before following Moros through the portal. now with this new weapon, he could end the war between demigods and monsters, once and for all.