The pairing vote is over! The winner is Hestia.
Voting time! When should Percy and Hestia get together? End of the first book? Or somewhere in the second book?
Bob Le Destroyer. I haven't read Percy Jackson in years. So for dryads healing campers, I forgot.
(Thanks to my beta reader Qwityboy.)
I woke with a groan. My muscles ached as I sat up from my bed. I had been sparring with the Ares cabin for the past couple days. The good news was that I had won a few spars with the younger campers, and raised my physical endurance perk. The less pleasant news was that even though I raised my Dagger Advanced beginner skill to level 3, the Exp gain had slowed tremendously.
Standing up, I grabbed some clothes and headed to the shower. I needed to get ready for a meeting that Chiron wanted. Who knows what that's about.
...
I left the cabin in my, now normal, black outfit, V-Jacket and all. And started to head towards the big house where Chiron wanted to meet. As I was walking, I subconsciously smiled as I caught sight of the campfire where I had spent the past couple nights speaking with Hestia. She was not there currently, but she most likely would later tonight.
Opening the door to the big house, I saw Chiron reading some papers. A flicker of movement caught my attention. Turning my head, I saw Grover, the satyr that I hadn't seen since Yancy Academy.
Seeing me, Chiron placed the papers down. "There you are Percy! you are no doubt curious as to why you're here."
I nodded. I had been speaking less and less this past couple of days, except to Hestia, of course.
"Well, first. What did you think of the hellhound?" asked Chiron.
"It was an annoyance." I told him semi-honestly.
"I... See." replied Chiron. You could easily see he was not expecting that answer. "Well, moving on. There's a quest."
I raised an eyebrow. "And what does this have to do with me?" I didn't like where this is going.
Chiron sighed. "You see Percy...Zeus's lightning bolt, His symbol of power, has gone missing." he stared wearily at me. "And Zeus believes that you did it. Naturally, he didn't suspect you at first. No, he blamed Poseidon. But with you being in New York when it was stolen and now being claimed as Poseidon's son..."
"I see," I replied. I was not happy being suspected as a thief, especially for something I didn't steal and a man I had never met. [Ding!]
[Quest alert!]
[Retrieve Zeus's symbol of power]
[Time limit - 336 Hours left]
[Reward]
+ 100,000 Exp
+ Unknown
[You can not reject this quest]
Ok then. I thought, deadpan. I glare at Chiron. "What would you have me do?" I questioned.
He moved a little closer and said. "You need to see the Oracle." he towards the stairs. "Go upstairs to the attic. And when you come back down, Assuming you're still sane, we will talk."
Nodding my head, I started my trek up four flights of stairs. As I was walking, I thought back to what I received for reaching 100 in the luck stat.
(Flash Back) Three days ago
I woke up with a start; a sharp sound was ringing in my ears. Sitting up I saw the bracelet blinking. Clicking it, I opened the window and received my reward for reaching 100 stat points in luck.
[For reaching 100 in a stat for the first time choose your reward]
[Choose your reward]
Stat
Skill
Special ability point
Raising my hand, I chose the special ability point. Never know when I might see one again.
(Flash Back) End
Reaching the door, I grabbed the doorknob and pushed the door open. I heard the floor creak as I stepped inside. How old was this place? In the room by a window, there was a mummy in old dusty wrappings. Essentially a grotesque female dried out corpse.
A green mist spilled out of the mummy's mouth. I am the spirit of Delphi, speaker of the prophecies of Phoebus Apollo, slayer of the mighty Python. Approach, seeker, and ask.
I stared. This... was the Oracle. Shaking my head in awe, I asked. "What is my task."
"You shall go west, and face the god who has turned. You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned. You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend. And you shall fa... FATE HAS CHANGED!" Shrieked the Oracle, then all was silent.
Listening to this prophecy was interesting but what shocked me was that my fate had apparently changed. Who had changed it? Why?
I thought over this and the nature of this change as I went downstairs. I saw Chiron waiting for me.
"Well," asked Chiron.
I shrugged. "She said I would find what was stolen, which I am assuming would be the lightning bolt. And I would see it safely returned."
I thought back to the line. You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend. I smirked to myself. It said they would call me a friend, not that I would call them a friend.
"What did the Oracle say exactly? asked Chiron.
I sighed and replied wanting to get this over with. "You shall go west, and face the god who has turned. You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned. You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend." I was not, about to tell them about my changed fate.
"I knew it," said Grover.
"Anything else," asked Chiron.
"Nope," I replied utilizing my acting skill.
"Hmm..." hummed Chiron nodding his head. "Very, well Percy."
Chiron and Grover began discussing who could be the god who had turned and why I needed to go west. After some discussion, they came to the conclusion that is was Hades. I tuned out the rest, deep in thought.
"Now, who do you want to come with you on this quest?" asked Chiron bringing my attention back to the conversation.
"Do I need to decide now?" I questioned. I really did not trust anyone in this camp. So taking some of them on this quest felt, worrying.
That question seemed to make Chiron pause for a moment. "No, no. Not at all. Though someone has already volunteered."
"Right," I said then headed out. As I was leaving the building, I saw Annabeth removing her invisibility cap from her head. "Must be the volunteer..." I mumbled to myself.
...
Once night fell, I left my cabin and headed towards the campfire where I usually met Hestia. As I reached it, I saw her sitting on a log. Her head was looking down at the dirt, and this time she was wearing an orange tank, black jeans, and red shoes.
I raised an eyebrow at her and asked. "What, no dress?"
Hestia looked up and smiled. The fire illuminated her face. "No, not today."
I sat down on the log next to her and explained the quest I was given. For these past couple of days, I had found it easier to speak with her and had started to trust her more and more.
I waited a few moments as Hestia thought over what I had told her.
"Your fate was changed?" she asked. I had told her what the Oracle had said leaving nothing out, as I did with Chiron.
"Yes." I confirmed. "Do you know what it may mean?"
Hestia slowly shook her head. "I don't believe I've ever come across something like this..." she replied.
I sighed. It was worth a try.
"When do you leave?" asked Hestia. Her cheeks seemed to flare red for a second but disappeared so quickly, I wasn't sure if it was my imagination, or it actually happened.
"Tomorrow morning." I answered. It was true. I had decided to leave tonight and avoid having other demigods on this quest. Reika would be enough…Probably.
"Very, well." she said with a small upturn on the edges of her mouth. "Let's practice your water abilities some more. It may help you on your quest."
"Alright." I replied with a smile, as I held out my hands and prepared to practice. For the past couple of nights, I would practice with my water abilities with the help of Hestia. Who guided me.
I paused, then opened the bracelet window. I had that ability point from a few days ago that I could use. Scrolling down I went to my current usable abilities.
[Special Abilities]
Water Manipulation Lv-1 (1%) Proficiency level (17%)
Ice Manipulation Lv-1 (0%) Proficiency level (0%)
Shadow Manipulation Lv-1 (0%) Proficiency level (0%) [Partially sealed]
Special Ability Points - 1
Staring at the screen for a little while I used the ability point on water manipulation. I waited, then I saw the screen start to shimmer. Closing the window, I took a look around and saw nothing but darkness.
Standing up quickly I noticed that I was not alone. There standing in the shadows was three women.
"Fate doesn't like to be messed with, BOY." harshly whispered the one to the right.
"It seems, in order to learn. You need some... Punishment." stated the one in the middle after a pause.
"Unfortunately, we have need of you... So we'll just take something... different." stated the one on the left.
Then they all spoke together. "For... Daring to try and defy fate... WE SHALL RIP YOUR HERITAGE FROM YOU." screamed the three fates.
As they started to leave, disappearing into the shadows, one stayed a little longer and sneered. "Have... fun."
At first, nothing happened. Then I felt as if something inside me was shredding itself from my body. I screamed, waiting for it to stop.
I groaned as I opened my eyes. Crouching above me was Hestia looking worriedly at me.
"What happened," I asked her.
"I don't know. One second you were preparing for our lesson. The next..." she trailed off.
A screen flashed in my vision. This one, without me touching the bracelet. I paled as I read the window.
[YOU HAVE ENRAGED THE FATES]
[You can never again control or manipulate water]
[Eyes have changed color to forever show change]
I pushed myself off the ground while looking at Hestia. She was looking at me in concern and slight shock.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Your eyes... They're.. Purple." she replied astonished.
My eyes flashed to the bracelet on my wrist. The gems on the bracelet were purple. Did the fates change it, or was it the bracelet? Stopping myself, I took a deep breath and tried to clear my thoughts.
"Percy, are you ok?" Asked Hestia.
I did not reply. I felt as if something was missing. It was as if I had a hole in my body. Opening the special ability window, I scrolled through, looking for water manipulation.
It was gone. Just like the fates said. They would take my water ability away. I started to laugh hysterically. Did they really think this was the end!? [Ding!] A window prompt broke me from my... Thoughts.
[You do not have a main element]
[Would you like to make Ice your main element]
Yes/No
Clicking yes, I smiled as the missing feeling disappeared. The fates may have done this now. But I would find a way to pay them back.
Taking another look at Hestia. I finally replied. "Fine... Just fine."
Hestia nodded her head, clearly not believing me, but accepting my answer.
We sat watching the fire for a few minutes in a comfortable silence. Turning back to her I questioned. "Can we try again?"
She looked me over for a moment then nodded.
Taking a deep breath, I repeated the steps I had used when practicing water manipulation. But this time I attempted to use Ice.
I heard a gasp beside me. It reminded me of the first night we did this. I was about to open my eyes when something held me back. I wanted to see how far I could really go.
A few minutes later I felt tapping on my shoulder. Opening my eyes, I stared. There in front of me was ice. When I used water, all I had accomplished was making a small ball. With the Ice... I froze the floor, the previously lit campfire, and the log I was sitting on.
I glanced at Hestia. I had no idea how to explain this.
"Feel anything different?" she asked. I almost let out a sigh of relief. She was not going to ask, at least not yet.
Taking another look at the ice, I thought over her question. Different? I stared at myself. I... was not as cold as I should be. I should be freezing.
"I see you realize what I mean," said Hestia. "I won't ask how you have the ice element. But I hope there is a day when you trust me enough to tell."
I smiled a little. Maybe, in the future, I would tell her everything.
I thought about what the Oracle said and decided to tell Hestia about the fates. After all, she already knew what the Oracle said.
...
"And that's the gist of it." I said. I had spent the past hour describing what happened when I tried to practice my element and met the fates.
"Hmm... I see." She replied deep in thought. "This still doesn't answer how you defied fate. Can you think of anything?"
"No," I replied, lost. I had no clue what I'd done.
I saw the sun appear on the side of Hestia's face. Looking to my right, I saw the sun starting to rise. "See you later, Hestia." I smiled as I started to get up.
"Goodbye Percy, good luck on your quest. I'll be watching you." She said, smiling, she then disappeared in a swirl of flames.
I thought over what had occurred tonight as I slid into bed. Lifting my arm, I stared. The bracelet really was beautiful. As I was admiring it, I found a small black gem beneath it. I had never noticed it before. Brushing my finger against it, I was brought to a new window.
[Special offer]
[For a limited time!]
Reading the text, I saw the abilities tab. Pressing abilities, I was brought to my sealed elements.
[Current mergeable abilities]
[Fire - Sealed]
[Earth - Sealed]
[Wind - Sealed]
[Light - Sealed]
[Darkness - Sealed]
[Void - Sealed]
[Merge Fire, Earth, and wind into... Unknown]
Seeing the text, I took a risk and merged the suggested fire, earth, and wind elements. It was not as If I was ever going to use these elements anyway. That and I got them from a jacket.
+ Ice Proficiency leveled up 25%
+ Special ability point x2
I shrugged my shoulder in bed. It could have been worse for something I would have never used anyway.
Going to my ability points, I used both on Ice.
+ Ice Manipulation Level x10
+ Ice Manipulation Level x10
What?
I scrolled to the special ability section as quick as I could and confirmed the change.
Ice Manipulation Lv-20/100 (0%) Proficiency level (25%)
I felt like slapping myself. I had used one ability point on water manipulation... And it was gone. I rolled over and decided to sleep and pretend this never happened. Other than gaining 20 levels in Ice manipulation.
...
"Excuse me," said Chiron.
"I am not taking anyone else on this quest," I repeated ignoring Annabeth glaring at me or Grover's worried gaze.
I had planned from the start on going alone. But what made me insist on it was the quest I had gotten when I walked into the big house.
(Flash Back) earlier this morning
[Alone at last]
[Complete this quest alone to acquire better rewards]
[Companion's/pets do not apply]
[Reward]
+ Unknown
(Flash Back) End
"Are you sure Percy?" Grover asked hesitantly.
"Yes." I stated as I turned to leave.
"Wait, Percy!" called Chiron before I went out the door. "Percy, this is a gift from your father. I've kept it for years, not knowing you were who I was waiting for. But the prophecy is clear to me now. You are the wielder." he said, pulling out the pen I had used to kill the fury.
I hesitated for a second, then continued. "Thanks Chiron, but I'm more of a dagger guy." I said as I turned and left the building.
Standing at the edge of Camp Half-Blood, I paused. Then got moving again when Reika growled in my mind. "you're right girl. We need to keep moving."
...
I stepped off the bus in Manhattan by my old apartment and waited for the next bus. As I waited, I stared at the black ruined remains of what was left of my home.
I was broken out of my thought's as a bus pulled up next to me. I boarded quickly, and sat in the back and waited for the rest of the people to board. While waiting I used the observe skill. Unfortunately, I was getting almost no Exp for the skill.
As the last few boarded and I used the skill on them, I froze as I read the new windows.
[Name: Alecto, Megaera, Tisiphone] Lv.? [Level doubled for every sister in proximity]
[Age: ] [Race: Fury] [Titles: The Kindly Ones]
[HP: ?]
[Mana: ?]
[Stats]
Strength - ?
Vitality - ?
Dexterity - ?
Intelligence - ?
Wisdom: - ?
Charisma: - ?
Luck: - ?
Paleing, I saw that their level was unknown and so were there stats. Ducking my head, I looked around for an exit. There was no possible way I could defeat three unknown level furies.
As I was looking for an escape, the bus entered a dark tunnel. Seeing my chance, I grabbed one of my knives and threw at where the fury last stood. I heard the fury screech and then glass breaking.
The bus started to swerve as we exited the tunnel. Peeking up from my spot I saw the driver face down on the steering wheel. I did not know if he was alive or not. One of the furies had a knife in the left side of their chest. They ignored it.
"We know you're here... Perseus Jackson." said one of the furies. Then the bus hit the side of a tree.
The glass shattered on everyone in the bus. People started standing up and running out. Seeing my chance, I stepped into the crowd of people leaving and exited with them.
Taking a glance inside I saw the three furies in the back. They were searching around the bus looking for me.
Taking a glance down the bus, I saw a gas leak. Thinking quickly I frantically started searching through the item shop for matches. Finding some I grabbed one lit it and threw it on the gas and started to run.
Turning my head back I heard screeches from the furies as the bus exploded into a ball of flames.
After running a decent distance, I hid in the shadows of a tree. I had something I needed to check. Opening my skill section, I read about my presence skill.
Presence Lv-2 (81%) [Passive]
I chucked a little. This had probably saved my life when I was escaping with that crowd. I had forgotten to use this skill, now I never really would. I scrolled through my other skills looking for one that might have changed as this one did. There were none.
Thinking back to the camp, I realized that If my presence skill had been passive then. The furies may have been following me. I froze, if they were following me, They could have killed me at any time.
Frowning, I thought of anything that could have prevented this and could come up with nothing.
Jumping down from the tree I started my trek to the city. I had a long walk ahead of me.
...
"ARE YOU SERIOUS!?" I yelled to no one, as I stabbed another hellhound's skull.
-621 HP! Critical Strike
[Monster has dropped 312 dollars and 14 drachma]
+ 50 Exp
This had been going on for the past hour.
Sure the Exp was okay, but I had a time limit and could not be wasting it killing hellhounds. I sighed as another one came into view.
"Take care of it." I told Reika. She had come out as soon as we were alone.
Turning I walked out of the forest and onto a road, ignoring the sounds of another hellhound dying. Seeing an old building, I headed for it. The only good thing about this quest so far was the drachma I had gotten for killing so many hellhounds. No matter how annoying they had gotten, the money was a nice bonus.
As I got closer, I could read the sign for the shop. It was in greek, translating it, it read — Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium.
Shaking my head, I walked inside. Maybe I could find out where I am and how far I had walked. I rang the bell on the counter and stared at all the statues littering the place. What was this place?
A woman walked in from the back of the shop and entered behind the counter. She had a head wrapping around her head, black glasses covering her eyes, and a black coat. Before she could speak, I used the observe skill.
[Name: Medusa] Lv.90
[Age: ] [Race: Gorgon] [Titles: The Cursed Gorgon]
[HP: 8,290/8,290]
[Mana: 620/620]
[Stats]
Strength - 176
Vitality - 277
Dexterity - 312
Intelligence - 31
Wisdom: - 169
Charisma: - 61
Luck: - 89
I smiled at her as she started to speak. There was no way I was going to fight her. I watched her closely checking for any signs that she knew what I was.
"Would you like to see some of my... collection," asked Medusa.
"No, thanks," I replied. "I just need some directions."
"Please, I insist." she hissed, a forked tongue slipping out of her mouth for a second.
As she started walking out from behind the counter, dread hit me. She knows, this level 90 monster knows I'm a demigod.
Smiling again I pointed at a door next to the back of the shop. "What's that," I asked.
She walked forward and opened the door standing in front. "This is the basement. It's where all my statues are created," she said with a smirk on her face. "Would you like to see?"
I took a step towards her and kicked her. I saw the shock painted on her face as she tumbled down the stairs. She hit the bottom with a thud. Slamming the door shut I heard hissing coming from inside.
I put my back up against the door and locked it thinking of what I could now do. She was level 90; how was I going to kill her.
I was broken from my thoughts by her slamming into the door from the other side. I groaned and held my side, that hurt.
To my left I saw a chair, grabbing it I set it against the door. It would not hold for long, maybe not at all. But it would help until I found something better.
Searching the shop I found nothing other than a map. Pocketing it, I felt like banging my head against the wall. How was there nothing heavy enough to hold the door? Said door had a few dents from Medusa slamming against it. I was running out of time, the chair already had cracks in it.
Medusa slammed against the door again, bending the lock slightly. Frustrated, I kicked the first thing in front of me. I hissed. That hurt.
A slow smile spread over my face as I saw what I hit. There was a statue laying on the ground. Grabbing the statue, I attempted to lift it, failure. So dragging it was.
The statue scrapped against the floor creating a grinding sound as I pulled it against the floor. Removing the chair, I laid the statue on the door right at Medusa slammed into it again. The door didn't even shake.
I stopped smiling as I thought of what to do next. She would no doubt escape, so I needed to kill her. I looked at my hands then remembered what happened when I was practicing with Hestia.
Smirking a little I placed my hands by the crack underneath the door and used my ice element to freeze the room behind it. I expected it to be somewhat frozen; after all, I had 20 levels in the skill.
I heard a scream of rage from Medusa as she started to frantically hit the door. Knowing that it's working, I pushed more of my mana into the Ice going under the door. [Ding!], [Ding!]
As the minutes ticked by, the banging slowed. I waited a few minutes longer and smiled as the room fell silent. As I stopped I realized how drained I felt. [Ding!], Sitting down I brushed against my bracelet, reading the new notifications.
- 100 Mana
- 100 Mana
- 100 Mana
+ 10 more notifications
...
Ice Manipulation has leveled up!
Acting has leveled up!
...
[You have killed Medusa!]
+ 500 Drachma
+ 20,000 dollars
[You have killed a monster 76 levels above you]
+ 20,000 Exp
[Eye of the Gorgon]
[You may implant this eye into your own or someone else's and have Medusa's ability to turn beings into stone]
...
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You are now level lv.26]
I shuddered at the thought of replacing my eye. Not for me.
Heaving the statue, I slowly unlocked and opened the door. The stairs were complete Ice, same with the walls, and some of the floor that I could see at the bottom. I, of course, did not see Medusa, but I did see gold dust at the bottom of the stairs... Wait never mind, there was her head.
Was it the Ice or the fall that killed her? Maybe both?
Closing the door, I left the shop. I did not want to stay here any longer than I had too.
As I left the shop, I noticed a nice sleek white car on one side of the store. Walking towards it, I thought back to the statues I had seen in the store. It was not much of a stretch to say demigods were not the only things Medusa killed.
Reaching for the handle, I opened the door. No alarm, that's good. I slid into the seat and searched for the keys. I was about to give up, when I felt a key under the seat. Grabbing It, I brought it close to see.
The key looked mostly silver, with a golden snake head on the key chain. I looked at the key, then thought back to Medusa. Was this her car?
Snorting, I put the key in the ignition and turned the engine on. If this was hers, then there's no reason to feel guilty for taking it. Not that I would have, anyway.
...
A couple of hours later, with many mistakes and mishaps, I reached my destination. Well, destination was a little much. I had finally reached a city and now needed to think on where to go next. I had not realized it when I left, but so far all I had done was head west. I didn't even know where Hades LIVED, let alone how to get to the underworld.
I laid my head down on the steering wheel. "Where and how am I even going to get to the underworld?!" I groaned.
There was a flash of fire. Sitting up quickly, I saw a piece of paper falling from where the fire had been.
Picking it up I read what was written. It was an address. DOA Recording Studios, West Hollywood, California.
I smiled "Thanks, Hestia." I didn't realize that when she said she'd be watching it would be literally.
I felt like I should have been afraid of what she had found out by watching me, but I wasn't. If she asked, I would tell her everything. While I had been driving, I spent the time thinking over the past year and everything that had changed.
And I could say for sure, that Hestia was my only friend. I heard a growl in my mind. "Other than you, Reika." I whispered with a smile.
I turned the key in the ignition and started my long drive. I had to head down to California, and I only had 12 days to do it... Well after I pick up Reika.
...
Sliding to a stop I parked at a small fast food place. I had spent the past two days driving, only stopping for gas. All the food I ate had come from the item shop. So wanting a break I decided to slow down a little and grab some food.
As I was ordering my food, I felt people glancing at me. Taking a look I saw that my outfit (Jacket) didn't exactly look in place. After I was done, I waited for my food and turned to look at who was making that large racket.
I saw the man from the park a year earlier getting off of a large bike. He was in a similar leather biker outfit as the one from the park only with dark shades over his eyes.
I sat down in a booth and waited for my food to be ready and continued to watch as the over muscular man walked into the restaurant and... headed straight for me.
"So you're old Seaweed's kid, huh?" he said as he sat down in the booth opposite me.
A god, this man was a god. I felt like an idiot. Why had I not made the connection? I knew that the bracelet was made by Hephaestus, but I never made a connection with him and the people in the park being gods.
"And?" I raised an eyebrow. Act, act, act. Don't like him, act it out was all that was running through my mind. I did not want to deal with him. Who knows if he could sense the bracelet or something!?
He looked taken aback for a second then smirked. "You know who I am, little cousin."
I looked at him then thought back to when I had asked Hestia what the gods looked like and their personality.
"Ares" I replied acting bored.
His glaring was interrupted by the waitress bringing me my food. I started eating immediately watching as his face grew redder by the minute.
Ares calming himself down started to speak. "I need you to do me a favor".
"And what do I get in return?" I asked with a slight smile. I did not want to retrieve something, for nothing after all.
"I left my shield at an abandoned water park here in town. I was going on a little . . . date with my girlfriend. We were interrupted, and I left my shield behind. I want you to fetch it for me." he said, ignoring my question.
I was about to tell him no when I got a notification.
[Retrieve Are's shield]
[Reward]
5,000 Exp
Yes/No
I, of course, accepted the quest any Exp was good, but I was not going to get Ares' his shield back unless I got something for it. I was not going to end up being the retrieval dog of the gods.
"Again, what would I get in return?" I ask. Seeing him about to open his mouth I press on. "How about Drachma? You're a god, and it's pretty much useless for anyone other than in the underworld and iris messages."
Underworld and Iris messages, another thing Hestia told me about.
Ares looked at me for a moment and nodded. "Sure kid, why not?" he said as he dumped a large bag of drachma in my hand. "You get the rest when you return my shield to me." he said, as he got up and left.
After watching him leave, I finished my food and left the restaurant. Getting into, now my car, I opened a map and looked for this water park.
...
I arrived on the outside of the water Park an hour later. I at first followed the map but after 30 min I had given up. So, I bought a phone from the item shop and followed the directions on the GPS. Should have done that sooner.
Stepping out of the car I read the sign. WATERLAND. Looking at the entrance I saw a locked closed metal gate with barbed wire on the top.
"Seriously," I mutter.
Stepping forward I used my Ice ability to freeze, then shatter the locked gate. Heading in I spent the next couple minutes searching for this shield.
I finally found it at the bottom of an almost empty pool in a small two-seat boat. "This has to be it."
I was about to jump down, when I noticed the cupids with arrows surrounding the boat.
I looked at them and grabbed a few, but they seemed like actual statues. Turning back to the pool I jumped down. Heading over I grabbed the shield and noticed a pink scarf tied around it. The wind blew a little and I caught what smelled a little fire.
It reminded me of when I talked to Hestia sitting on a log next to the campfire. I was broken out of my thought by a clicking sound. Taking a look up, I saw the previously immovable statues, moving and shooting almost invisible strings forming a net.
No, just no. Before the net could fully form, I threw every throwing knife I had, breaking the bows of the cupid statues.
I was about to leave when small robotic spiders started coming down the sides of the pool. Growling now I stomped on them. But there were far too many. Seeing this I used my Ice to freeze every last spider.
+ 1 Exp
+ 1 Exp
+ 1 Exp
+ 1 Exp
+ 142 more notifications
Now finally done, I started running up the side of the pool and leaped over the edge. And headed back to the car. Once I got my drachma from Ares, I was heading straight for California. No stopping for food.
As I exited the park, I noticed Ares standing by on his bike waiting for me. I stood still for a moment, then continued on and held out the shield to him. "My reward?" I asked smiling coldly. I did not like to be used.
"Yea, yea, kid." said Ares as he grabbed the shield, tossing me another bag of drachma.
"You knew it was a trap," I stated. It was not a question.
"Yup," replied Ares. "I was surprised not to see you on tv. With the camera's and all."
I ignored him and turned to leave in my car. I got my drachma, I had no reason to be near him.
"Wait a moment Percy," said Ares. I turned my head a little. "Take this, it's a gift," he said tossing a black bag at me.
Catching it I got into the car then opened it. Inside there was some clothes, food, a note, and 100 more drachma. Picking up the note, I read it.
"I see you like drachma kid." And that was it. Pulling the previous two drachma bags I counted all that I had... earned.
I Now had 500 drachma from this little side quest. 200 per bag and 100 in the backpack. That and the drachma from Medusa. It was enough to buy a new skill, maybe.
Smirking I started the car. I had a long way to go before I reached California.
(Hope everyone liked it. I'm not too sure about this chapter since it follows the book's storyline more. I will diverge from that a bit more next chapter.)
(Should Percy implant Medusa's eye in his.)
(Reviews are welcome.)
[The demigod System]
[Character Status]
[Name: Percy Jackson] Lv.26 Exp 1,926/11,500
[Age: 16] [Race: demigod] [Title: Monster Hunter] [Companion: Reika]
[HP: 1,650/1,650] (Health Regen: 7 per min)
[Stamina: 893/893] (Stamina Regen 12.2 per min)
[Mana: 1,620/1,620] (Mana Regen 7 per min)
[Affinity - Ice]
[Stats]
Strength - 60
Vitality - 59
Dexterity - 70
Intelligence - 81
Wisdom - 70
Charisma - 50
Luck - 100
Stat Points - 10
[Skills]
Stealth Lv-1 (84%) + 20% stealth when in shadows
Acting Lv-2 (71%)
Lying Lv-2 (1%)
Presence Lv-2 (98%) [Passive]
Tracking Lv-4 (93%)
Dagger Advanced beginner Lv-3 (46%) [You deal 17% more damage when using daggers]
Knife throwing Lv-Max
Archery Lv-1 (0%)
Sword Novice Lv-1 (0%)
Eavesdrop Lv-1 (4%)
Observe Lv-9 (92%)
Running Lv-8 (86%)
Cooking Lv-5 (61%)
Languages: English Lv-Max, Latin Lv-2
Skill Points - 1
[Special Abilities]
Ice Manipulation Lv-21/100 (13%) Proficiency level (25%)
Shadow Manipulation Lv-1 (0%) Proficiency level (0%) [Partially sealed]
[Light - Sealed]
[Darkness - Sealed]
[Void - Sealed]
Special Ability Points - 0
[Perks]
Knowledge Absorber Lv-1 [You can learn skills from books, the more advanced the book, the higher the skill you get is.] Can raise skill level by absorbing books for that skill.
Physical Endurance Lv-13 [You take 26% less damage from physical attacks]
[Mental Resistance] Lv. 2 [You are 20% more resistant to mental attacks]
[Resistance]
Fire resistance Lv-4 [You are 40% resistant to fire]
Ice resistance Lv- [Unknown]
[Items]
Credit Card, 24 Celestial bronze knives, Healing Potion x2, Car keys, Eye of the Gorgon,
[Item shop]
[Relationships]
Grover - 30/100
Chiron - 24/100
Reika - 70/100
Annabeth - -23/100
Clarisse - 36/100
[Romance]
Hestia 65/1,000
[Reputation]
God reputation 5%
demigod reputation -20% [You are disliked by most demigods]
Monster reputation 13% [Monsters are now slightly cautious in your presence. Does not include companions.]
Titan reputation 0%
Primordial reputation 0%
Money: $363,310
Drachma: 1,410
[The Q Files]
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