(disclaimer : I don't own Percy jackson. all the characters belong to rick riordan.)

"kill him" one of the empousai yelled.

Jason dodged sideways from the empousa's fangs that were trying to cut through his throat. he then swung his sword towards her, tearing through the emposa's body and killing her instantly.

Jason looked at the other empousai and smiled "anyone else?"

they all showed they're fangs and teeth and attacked him.

the first one lunged at him. she swung her claws sideways, aiming for his head. Jason ducked, then ran his blade through her chest. she immediately turned into dust.

two more attacked him. Jason spun at the last moment, managing to avoid the second empousa, only for the other one to knock him into the brick wall behind him.

he got up, wiped the blood that was coming from his nose, and charged at the female monsters.

the two monsters charged at him. Jason narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and jumped. right before the monsters could rip his chest open.

he landed right behind them and swung his sword, slicing one of the monsters in half. the other empousa, however, was faster than her sister, and managed to avoid Jason's sword.

"stupid demigod. you dare kill my sisters? in front of me?" the empousa spat.

Jason raised his eyebrow and said : "yeah...? does that offend you? because I don't care."

"I will rip you to shreds, you filfthy bastard."

"wow. that's harsh."

the empousa laughed, then looked at Jason with confidence. she raised her head and said : "drop your sword, demigod."

Jason looked at his sword, then to the empousa. with a confused look, he raised his eyebrows and said : "why should I do that?"

the empousa looked shocked and her eyes widened.

"bu...but...how? how can you resist my charmspeak?"

Jason shrugged : "I just got a few upgrades."

the monster showed her teeth in anger and said : "fine. I'll just use my fangs to tear you apart."

then she ran towards him, intending to kill him painfully.

The empousa raised her right hand, preparing to slice Jason's face. however, in the last moment, she attacked with her left hand.

Jason barely managed to lower his head and avoid the empousa's fangs. he quickly grabbed her wrist, and threw her towards the concrete wall.

she tried to get up, but she couldn't. the force Jason had used to throw her into the wall was something she hadn't expected, nor experienced.

she tried to crawl away, but Jason sliced her fangs, causing her to scream.

while blood was coming out of her mouth and hands, she looked at Jason and spat :

"what in hades...are you...?"

Jason tilted his head, smiled for a moment, and then said :

"just a demigod."

with that, he raised his sword and beheaded her, killing her forever.

Jason took some deep breaths, sheathed his black sword and took out the black crystal.

It was some sort of...well, it was kinda like an iris massage, except it only worked for the people who had the same crystal. you just had to will it. then it would activate the communication. Jason remembered Moros calling them necro gems. or something...

Jason activated the gem. a holographic image of Moros appeared in front of him.

"well, how was the mission? I assume it was successful?"

Jason nodded :

"they're all dead. permanently."

"good. you should remember, however, that this was just a test. our goal is to end this threat forever."

"I know. you have already told me."

"very well then. return to my palace. you need to prepare for your next mission."

"all right. I'm on my way."

Jason put the crystal back in his pocket. he turned and found his way out of the parking lot.

Outside, the streets of the city were nearly empty. the sun was setting.

Jason prepared himself, then jumped into the sky and flew above the city.

thanks to the mist, the mortals couldn't see him.

He looked down the streets and saw them. people. men, women and children. going about their normal lives, not knowing they were living in a world filled with gods and monsters.

he envied them. they didn't have to fight for their lives on a daily basis. they didn't need to worry about these things or put their lives in danger to save the world. struggle to live just for another day.

part of him always wanted to embrace his godly side. he was half god, after all. battling monsters and other creatures, going on an adventures, having powers...

it seemed...exciting. it made his life different. made it less boring and more exciting.

the other part of him, however...always wanted to be a normal human. many times he had wished to be a completely normal mortal. when he was tired of running. tired of being chased down by the monsters who wanted him dead. tired of fighting for his life. tired of being manipulated. tired of watching his friends and loved ones die.

everytime, after battling monsters. when he was beaten and bleeding. when the pain would start and take over his body. Jason wished that he was just a normal boy. he yearned for a peacful and normal life.

but he knew better. he would never have it. as a son of Jupiter, Jason was constantly under attack by monsters.

But if he could kill the monsters and be rid of them once and for all, no demigod would have to suffer the way he did. the way his friends did. his friends...

Jason didn't know what to do about them. should he contact his friends? what would they do if they found out he was alive? what would be their reaction?

he wanted to see Leo, his best friend. they would hang out like the old times. he missed percy's sassy jokes too. even listening to annabeth talk about Quantum physics or architectural designs sounded entertaining.

Jason wanted to go back to camp jupiter. he wanted to see frank, Hazel and reyna. especially reyna. he really missed her the most. he remembered their quests. how they fought side by side, and how they became Praetors. she was his old friend.

but...there was a problem. Piper. how was he going to confront her? just go to her and say "hey. it's me, Jason. your dead ex boyfriend. we used to be together. remember?"

his feelings towards her were mixed. how could he still love her? even after she broke up with him?

a part of him hated her. and hated himself for still feeling for Piper.

he shook his head and tried to concentrate on flying. right now, he coul...

suddenly, an explosion caught his attention. just a few blocks down the street, an apartment was on fire. black smoke was coming out of the building.

Jason could have just continued flying. but something told him to investigate the building. maybe curiosity? well, demigods were used to trouble. and causing trouble.

People could be in danger. he could help. and if there wasn't anything, he would just fly away.

Jason sighed. this was probably a bad idea. regardless, he changed his path and started flying towards the building.

little did he know, that his decision would change his destiny.

sorry for the late update. i will try to update the story more frequently. :)