It was in that moment, that from a grape vine in the corner, Dionysus materialized. We had this in the bag, and the giant knew it.
Percy POV
We now had a stunned giant, an angry warrior and a confused god, all in one room. Sounded like the start of a joke. And maybe it was. Why am I able to call a god down? I wondered. Oh, you did not call me down, Peter Johnson. I was sent by Zeus, at the council of Athena, to investigate this strange occurrence, but before we discuss that, it seems you have your hands full with one of my old enemies. Shall we destroy him? Dionysus seemed to say in my mind.I turned to him and nodded.
It was around this time that Eurytus began to notice that we were done being stunned and had begun to attack him. He did not have the sense enough to act until I cut his toe off.
"Ow! Stop your fighting, puny demigod! You cannot defeat me! My power surpasses that of Polybotes!" The angered giant roared.
"Yeah," I responded, "and so does your idiocy! At least your brother never got lost in a maze!" This succeeded in it's aim; to anger the giant. Sadly that meant that I was a much bigger target to the giant. Luckily all I had to do was stab it in the gut; Dionysus would do the rest. And that simple task, I completed. I stabbed him in the gut while the whine god severed the giant's head. As the giant dematerialized, the god approached me.
"Now, Peter Johnson, would you like to explain why you sought the help of Athena and I before the battle with the giant?" Asked the whine god. In all honesty, I didn't really know.
"Uhmm... Can I have a moment to think?" I requested, already thinking while watching him. At his nod, I sat down and just thought. I remembered the moment of it all. I finally knew the answer. "I called upon you because you had experience with this giant, I recalled from previous experience, and I called upon Athena because she is a master strategist. I knew that I needed a god's help to defeat the giant and the others, even my father, have felt more distant than you two." The god of intoxication noded
"Understandable, now as to the second investigation that brought me here rather than anyone else; your absence from camp. You are required to be under the protection of the gods in some form, so why do you not attend camp as you are instructed to? You do have friends at camp, right?" It was odd, almost out of character, to see the wine god caring for someone. Regardless I responded;
"About five weeks ago, I returned from a quest handed down to me from Apollo. I was to tell no one about it until the quest was over. The quest spanned two weeks, and at the end, I was allowed to return to camp. When I got home, I was met with; the rage of my now former girlfriend, the hate of most of the camp, and the sadness of a friend. Only one was deserved. Annabeth was mad because she believed that I has been unfaithful for those two weeks, rather than pursuing a quest. The camp followed her, accusing me of being a cheater, and many other, less suitable names. From bastard to man wh*re, they kept coming. Only Piper McLain, of the Aphrodite cabin still cared for my achievements. Because Camp Jupiter is too far away, I left, at Piper's instruction, into the forest to lodge in a cave that is twenty miles away from camp." I paused, water in my eyes now receding from telling of the verbal abuse. "About two weeks to a month ago, your time, I went in search of a Labyrenth entrance that was away from camp, so that I may improve my skills. I wandered, fighting monsters and surviving traps until I arrived here. And that brings us to our current situation."
The god of madness nodded. "I understand your anguish and need to retreat, not only to move on emotionally from Annabell, but also to remove yourself from that situation of antiheroic actions. I have been instructed by my father and yours to bring you before the Olympian council to bear your testimony before the gods. Will you come?" He inquired of me.
This was a significant request. If the Olympians deemed my reasoning unworthy, or Piper a bad influence, I would be returned to Camp Half-blood to spend time training. If they deemed it worthy, they would assign me to a position. if they deemed the issue ignorable, then, and only then, can I live the life that I like. This decision was a challenge.
"You should know," the madness god began, "that I will not stop your from leaving Camp Half-blood again. I certainly cannot assist you, but if you went missing, I certainly do not know where your cave is so I would have no means of pursuing you." I understood and nodded. He was offering to somewhat undermine the god's decision if they put me back in Camp Half-Blood. I thought for quite a while. Then I came to my conclusion...