Chapter 3

Hello all you beautiful people! Zayden here with another chapter. Hoped you guys like the last one. Anyways I've read several reviews and I apologize for the cliches but so many of these elements have been used its kinda hard not to use them. Plus I also apologize if this seemed a little rushed but I just didn't want to focus to much on these stuff or it would have been more painful cliche moments that you guys might end up hating. Anyways as promised I have come up with something new with this whole cheating Annabeth thing. Also I may warn you that some scenes may be a little graphic and will place fair warning, not to mention a bit more profanity than last chapters. In case any of you guys don't like an overpowered Percy beating foes to easily, he may be a little overpowered but I will make it more actiony and awesome. For Percy anyways, not those he will leave in terrible agony.

Anyways without further ado, LETS BEGIN

An End and a Beginning

Percy POV

(WARNING! WARNING! EXTREME USE OF PROFANITY AND SEXUAL MENTIONS APPROACHING THROUGHOUT ALL THE CHAPTER! SKIP IF YOU WISH TO KEEP YOUR INNOCENCE ALIVE! ALSO IF YOU WISH TO NOT EXPERIENCE THE RAGE AND TERROR PERCY EMMITS, SKIP AND RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! Now back to our regularly scheduled betrayal!)

I stood there, silent, my heart feeling as if it was used by Cerberus as a chew toy, then stomped on by the Minotaur. Too much? Well that is the truth, and as the old saying goes the truth is never easy. Especially when its given to you in the most brutal way possible.

Annabeth and Ryan were still making out, their hands roaming each other, oblivious to my presence or the surrounding events that my rage was causing. The tides were at this point in a frenzy, the earth was shaking and I noticed tiny cracks on the ground, the storm clouds were thundering and flashes of lightning appeared through the darkness. It seemed that the sunny, joyful afternoon moments ago was that but a fleeting memory. I seemed accurate as to what I feeling, once joyful and full of hope only for it to snuffed out into the darkness of despair.

Annabeth and Ryan were practically mere inches away fucking each other. With every kiss and moan, my rage was rising higher than ever before. My hands were trembling and looked pale white and almost close to drawing blood from how tight my grip was. My heartbroken form was being replaced by one of fury, not just anger, pure, red-hot, unbridled fury. I was however oblivious to the glow that I was emitting. A glow of sea-green aura and a hint trace of gold was around me, yet I never noticed until a lot later.

"Hey Ryan, what's with the storm? Did I anger you somehow?" asked Annabeth, the bitch.

"Don't know." Ryan replied, a questionable look on his face. He then responded with a snarky look on his face. "I guess our love is making the very earth wild huh?" They then proceeded to make out more, ignoring the rain that was now being to fall. Until Ryan cut off and said "Annie, when are we gonna make it public huh? You know Jackson can't compare to me. So why not just make it official?"

"I don't know." answered Annabeth. "A lot of people still like Percy and if I just say that I'm dating you now, people will get upset."

"Who cares what they think." Ryan answered arrogantly. "Let them bitch all they want, they can't do anything with me and Zane running this place. Besides you need someone better than Jackson, after all, remember all our special times in his bed? Or the threesome me and Zane gave you? You can't deny that we are more exiting than him right?"

"You have a point." Annabeth said her eyes filling with lust. "Me and Percy may have been through a lot, but lately he seemed to have lost his appeal, he isn't as fun as always what with the wars now over and hasn't gave me the pleasure that you and Zane gave me. Hell he even left me for the Hunters! I swear that when he comes back I'll dump him and we can be together. Can we have more fun Zane as well?"

"Of course my dear." Ryan said and they started making out again.

At this point whatever trace of the happy, loving Percy, that I still had that wanted to forgive Annabeth despite this, died right then and there. SHE SLEPT WITH RYAN AND FUCKING ZANE! IN MY BED! The mere thought of her being double teamed by Ryan and Zane, their dicks entering her, their moans, the look of a bitch in ecstasy on Annabeth's face...well lets just say my glare would have even Kronos pissing himself. MY eyes aura of power increased EXPONENTIALLY and the earth was shaking like an earthquake, the waves almost were so high they nearly hit the two bitches right then and there, and the rain was a typhoon at this point. My eyes were glowing with power, they were glowing and so bright I looked like a demon in an anime, the darkness surrounding me while the only bright light was my glowing sea-green eyes.I decided that I had enough of this bullshit and decided to reveal myself.

"Why wait? You can just say to my face right now." I said in a cold, emotionless voice.

The two broke apart and snapped their head to my direction, their faces widening in shock. What they say was my enraged face, my teeth clenched, my eyes glowing in power and tears flowing out like a river. Annabeth's face widened to one of shock and terror. Ryan tried to put up a brave face but that was a losing battle as he quivered in fear. We all stood there silent, the storm acting up around us, as if we were frozen in time while the world was raging. Until finally Annabeth snapped out of it and jumped away from Ryan like a rabbit and started stuttering saying "P-P-Per-Percy! Um thi-this isn't what it looks like!I wa- was just um..."

Getting tired, and more enraged from her pathetic rambling, I yelled out "REALLY?! What isn't what it looked like?! You MAKING OUT WITH RYAN OF ALL PEOPLE?! The guy has been making my life FUCKING HELL merely because of his bruised EGO, the guy you said was annoying and arrogant and now I find you here WITH HIM MAKING OUT and now I hear that YOU DID IT WITH HIM AND ZANE?!" My aura was rising to new levels that my glowing sea-green eyes flared and my eyes were replaced by green flames and the plants surrounding me lit up in Greek Fire. "HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?! CHEATING ON ME WITH THEM! AFTER EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH! WARS, MONSTERS, TITANS, GIANTS, I WENT TO MOTHER-FUCKING TARTARUS FOR YOU, I GAVE UP GODHOOD FOR YOU AND YOU CHEAT ON ME FOR HIIIIIIMM?! WHY!"

Annabeth was backing away in fear, never seeing me like I was right now. But she then grew angry herself and yelled out "YEAH AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?! YOU LEFT ME FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS AFTER I SPENT ANOTHER EIGHT WORRYING ABOUT YOU AND TRYING TO FIND YOU AND AFTER ALL WE WENT THROUGH YOU JUST LEFT ME FOR THE HUNTERS!" My rage subsided for a bit, instead with confusion rising. "I KNOW OF WHAT YOU DID WITH THE HUNTERS! YOU SLEPT WITH ALL OF THEM NEVER ONCE THINKING ABOUT ME AND INSTEAD BANGED THEM ALL, EVEN THALIA MY BEST FRIEND! MY MOTHER SHOWED ME PICTURES OF YOU WITH THEM! HUGGING AND SMILING WITH THEM! MY MOTHER TOLD ME HOW YOU AND APHRODITE WERE LOVERS AND USED HER POWERS FOR YOU TO RAPE THEM, EVEN ARTEMIS! BUT YOU ALSO CHEATED ON ME WITH PIPER OF ALL PEOPLE! TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER BREAK UP AND USING HER! YOU ASK ME OF WHY I DID THIS?! TELL ME WHY HAVE YOU CHEATED ON ME?!"

After Annabeth's rant, I was silent, trying to process the utter BULLSHIT that I've just heard. ME, cheat on her with THE HUNTERS, ARTEMIS, THALIA, APHRODITE, AND PIPER?! Me and Piper are friends, nothing more, nothing less! Same with Aphrodite! And how could I possibly be able to do THAT with ARTEMIS AND HER HUNTERS?! They would castrate me and turn me into jackalope to hunt before I could do anything like that! And has she forgotten about my fatal flaw?! But what set me off the most was what she said about her mother, Athena! Now I know why she tried send Aphrodite to the Hunters, she was trying TO FRAME ME! No wonder she was smiling creepily! My surprise quickly turned back to rage, even greater than before! I yelled out:

"ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE?! YOU DARE ACCUSE ME, ME OF CHEATING ON YOU PIPER, APHRODITE, ARTEMIS, AND HER HUNTERS?! THAT"S BULLSHIT!" The volume of my voice made Annabeth back away, her face turning from one of smug triumph to one of surprise. "HOW YOU FORGOTTEN MY FATAL FLAW?! PERSONAL LOYALTY! WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO CHEAT ON YOU! PIPER AND I ARE JUST FRIENDS! SAME WITH THE OTHERS! Do you wanna know why I'm I can hug the Hunters and be so close to them?! Do wanna know why Aphrodite visits me and why she and Artemis hug me and are close to me?! BECAUSE THE HUNTERS ARE LIKE SISTERS TO ME! I NEVER DID ANYTHING OF THE SORT WITH THEM! THEY CASTRATE ME EVEN IF I DID! APHRODITE VISITED JUST TO SEE HER FRIEND, SHE HUGS ME BECAUSE I'M HER FRIEND WHO ACCEPTS HER FOR THE GOOD PERSON SHE IS! SAME FOR ARTEMIS, besides the only times she is that close to me IS WHEN SHE IS HELPING ME WITH ARCHERY OR I SAVED HER HUNTERS FROM MONSTERS! I SWEAR ALL OF THIS ON THE RIVER STYX!" A huge thunder rumbled in the background, louder than the others. She expected for me to be struck by lightning or something, but when she saw that I spoke the truth, her face turned to one of shock and horror. Her eyes were filling with tears, the full ramifications of what she did crashing into her head, and she looked as if she was trying to say something but I continued with my rant.

"Do you even know the TRUE reason I left with the Hunters for six months?! Why I gave up HALF A YEAR OF PEACE AND RELAXATION WITH YOU TO FIGHT HORDES OF MONSTERS AGAIN?! IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS!" And with that I took out the black box I had in my pocket and Annabeth's eyes widened even more with crippling realization and horror, her eyes were leaking tears like a river. "I went to Athena and asked for YOUR HAND IN MARRIAGE! I wanted to show you HOW MUCH I LOVED YOU! I at first thought she sent me with the Hunters to survive not only monsters but them, but today I realized she was testing my LOYALTY to see if I would cheat on you! I DID NOT CHEAT ON YOU! She even SENT APHRODITE to test me and I held through, FOR YOU! SHE SET ME UP AND YOU BELIEVED HER! NOW I FIND YOU NOT ONLY CHEATED ON ME WITH NOT JUST MY ARROGANT BROTHER BUT WITH FUCKING ZANE! I TRUSTED YOU AND NOW I HEAR YOU WERE ONLY USING ME?!" Annabeth was at this point crying, covering her ears from what I was saying, but I wouldn't let up, not until she fully realizes what she has done.

"Do you know you were the one?" My voice lowering but was still loud enough for her to hear. "Did you know that you were the one that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with?! Do you know what I saw in the River Styx?! What brought me out of that DAMNED RIVER and let me live?! You." That one word seemed to hit Annabeth like a wrecking ball. She staggered back, complete surprise on her face. "YOU WERE THE ONE THAT PULLED ME OUT OF THAT DAMNED RIVER, YOU WERE THE ONE I CHOSE INSTEAD OF A LIFE OF PEACE WITH CALYPSO, YOU WERE THE ONE THAT KEPT ME GOING WHEN I LOST MY MEMORIES AND JUMPED INTO TARTARUS FOR AND YOU THREW THAT ALL AWAY FOR SOME ARROGANT PIECE OF SHIT!" I then said this next phrase with not an enraged voice, but something worse. A cold, emotionless, dead voice "I guess that this means nothing now. We are done." I then let the box fall and hit the ground. Annabeth then fell on her knees and started crying loudly. I would have felt horrible, but all I thought was that she looked pathetic. I was snapped out of glaring at Annabeth to see Ryan laughing maniacally.

"HA HA HA AH! This is too good to be true! I can't believe the plan actually worked! Got to hand it to Zane and Athena, their plan was brilliant!" My hands clenched so hard blood leaked out of my palms, my hatred soaring to heights that would rival Typhoon's. "Yeah you heard me Jackson this has all been one big massive plan that both me, Zane, and Athena took part in. We wanted you to suffer! We wanted to show you that We are Superior! We are the Best Demigods of the age! And we have proven it! You are nothing now, your friends are turning on you one by one, the gods have turned against you, everyone is seeing you for the weakling you are! HA AH, Hell even your girlfriend left yo-." He only got that far before he flew.

Whatever kept me from attacking these two died when he said that least bit. I uppercutted him in the chin while lightning flashed. I would have made a joke bout how this scene would look like a cartoon or an anime but all I had in mind was to murder the son of a bitch. Ryan got up, disoriented from the blow, blood coming out of his mouth and tried to fight back but he never landed one blow. I kept unleashing blow after blow, punch after punch. It was like fighting one of those Titan monsters from Batman Arkham Asylum except this hideous monster was way shorter, weaker, stupider, and WAY more ugly. OK the last two may have been an exaggeration but I know you would say the same in my position. Annabeth just laid there, still sobbing like a bitch, uncaring of the fact that I was beating the shit out of her new boyfriend. I then hit him in the back with my elbow causing him to fall down to his knees. He tried to recover but didn't give him the luxury as I then roughly stomped on his leg, effectively breaking it. He howled in pain but I didn't care as I lifted him up with the shadows and continued to pummel him. Until I finally had enough and I willed some water from the lake and some fire power from in me and combined them in fist for a final killing blow.

But just as I was about to deliver the blow, a voice inside my head said "Stop. This isn't you. You must stop." 'But he ruined my life! He must pay! Scum like him shouldn't exist!' I screamed mentally to the voice, not caring as to who or what it is. 'Maybe so, but look at what you made of him. He has had enough, for now. I promise you he will get what he deserves but not now. So please let go.' The voice said one last time. I finally looked at Ryan fully, clearing away the anger and hate for a moment, breathing hard from the rage. He looked horrible, both his eyes were swollen shut, his mouth was bruised and bloody, him missing some teeth, his cheeks swollen up, bloody cuts and bruises were every where around him. His arms and legs looked broken, he look as if he was hanging on to life by a thread. I didn't feel guilty about what I had done to him, only that I was capable of it, it reminded me of how I tortured Akhlys in Tartarus, where my sanity was on the verge of collapsing. I cooled down, if only so little, letting the flames I had in my hand go out, and I swiftly kneed him where Apollo does not shine and then punched him with the water-construct fist I made and Ryan flew a few feet and laid there limp. But I knew he was alive, he was only unconscious and badly broken. I also happened to take notice of my surroundings, as I saw many trees destroyed and the storm and tides still continued to rage but calmed down for a bit. I took notice of Annabeth behind me, looking at me with tears and sadness in her eyes. I just sneered at her and turned back to walk away. But she, got up only to stumble and fall down from emotional exhaustion and cried out:

"NO, Percy please, let me explain, PLEASE!"

I stopped for a moment, not even bothering to turn around and spoke in a cold, emotionless voice one as cold as Ice itself: "You were right Annabeth. Children of Athena and Poseidon don't mix. We are through." And with that I proceeded to run away, back to my cabin, ignoring her pleas and cries.

I got back to camp to see the destruction I caused. Most of the cabins were either destroyed or severely damaged. Zeus's cabin looked like a pile of rubble, the Athena cabin had a tree pierce it like a sword, even the Poseidon cabin had a big hole in it. There were no demigods around, I could only assume they were inside the emergency underground bunkers that the Hephaestus cabin installed for such a case of a major storm or monster attack. The Big House wasn't spared as it looked battered up, the Combat arena looked like The Roman Coliseum, the top broken and cracks on the sides, the beginnings of New Athens looked somewhat intact but I could only guess that the Athena Parenthos, which was in the middle of the city, protected it, but I could see the energy field it produced, and that meant it barely held on as it should have been invisible and there cracks in the dome.

I immediately felt guilty and horrified, knowing that this destruction was my doing. I guess I do take after my namesake 'The Destroyer.' I ran to my cabin, grateful that there were no demigods to see me, I couldn't bare to face their looks of fear, rage, or disappointment, especially that of Chiron or Piper. I got inside my cabin and found my stuff perfectly preserved and then started to pack up. I grabbed all the essentials, money, drachmas, clothes, ambrosia and nectar, snacks and water, and my Minotaur horn keepsake. Riptide was still in my pocket and Dimios was in its tattoo form on my arm (that is where it goes when I don't use it or need it anymore), I grabbed the the shield Tyson made me and transformed it into its watch form. I quickly wrote a note to Chrion and those who may still like me and left it by my desk. With all my stuff I ran out of the cabin and proceeded to run away from camp. There was nothing here left for me. The demigods were starting hate me one by one and this event will probably lead to more hating me, same with my friends, I couldn't bare to see those still left start to turn on me. I reached Half-Blood Hill where I saw the Fleece and Pelus remain untouched by the chaos I made. Pelus looked at me and whimpered. I at first thought it was of fear, but when he got up and then rubbed his head on my chest and legs I realized it wasn't a whimper of fear, it was one of pity and sadness, as if he knew exactly what happened. I patted and rubbed his head, glad that at least one person or in this case monster didn't hate me. Suddenly a voice spoke out behind me: "I see you found out."

I turned around to find Piper, soaking from the continuing rainfall, looking at me with sadness and a hint of guilt in her eyes.

"You knew?" I said that with no emotion, not knowing what to feel about this, enraged she knew and didn't tell me or confused.

"Yes, I did. I wanted to tell you when you got back, but Chiron asked me not to as he didn't know if she actually did it. Besides, you looked so happy and exited I couldn't bear to crush it." She then looked down, tears evidently escaping her eyes. "I know you must hate me for not telling you, I can't blame you, I'm sorry that a failed you as a friend."

After she said that I tackled her in a hug, holding onto her like a lifeline. She stiffened, obviously surprised and I said to her "You didn't fail me Piper. I know you were just trying to protect me from the truth, I can't blame you for that. I thank you for that. Please don't beat yourself up about this, you are my best friend." A few moments after those words, she hugged me back sobbing. I then said "I'm sorry for all of this, it's my fault."

Piper just tightened her hug and said "It isn't your fault Percy. It's her fault, she caused this, you only reacted as anyone would have. Please don't feel bad. You don't have any reason to feel guilty." We just stayed that way for a while before we separated and I told her of what happened. I have never seen Piper so angry, she actually started to glow with the power of an immortal. I noticed a puddle of water moving irregularly, not by the wind, it looked as if it floated before it went down and remained normal. I thought it peculiar but decided to make nothing of it, it must have been my rage that did it. I then told her that I was gonna leave camp for a while, if not a while then forever, maybe stay with the Hunters. Piper tried to convince me otherwise but ultimately relented, seeing as how incredibly stubborn I am and decided to throw a bomb shell at with: "Fine then I'm going with you."

I responded with "No, Piper you have friends here, you have a chance to move on from all the war and heartbreak, I can't ask of you to throw that away for me and my problems!"

Piper said "Well that's the thing you didn't ask, I coming with you whether you like it or not. Besides Percy you are my best friend so your problems are my problems. As for leaving all the strife behind, you know as well as I that a demigod life has no escape from such a thing, and this if this place has nothing for you then neither it does for me. So I say it again, I'm coming with you whether you like it or not." She looked at me with such determination that I knew trying to convince her otherwise would be as difficult as making Zeus stay loyal to Hera, so I relented and said it was alright for her to join me. She hugged me and made me swear on the Styx to wait for her while she gets her stuff and I in turn to not bring or tell anyone else. So I hid by the tress waiting for her to return. She came back with a backpack and after one more goodbye to Pelus we ventured out, away from Camp Half-Blood, the one home I truly felt safe, now a place filled with memories of pain and betrayal.

Me and Piper decided that before I we went out to find a new life I should visit my my family and tell them of what happened. I had a promise to keep to my mom and I know how she felt when I disappeared. It was the same as how Anna-no as SHE felt. The very thought of her would send my mind into a raging storm like the one I caused that seemed to still be going on. We walked on through he streets of Manhattan, memories of the battle that happened on these very streets replaying in my head. I felt as if with all these thoughts and anger filling my head I'm surprised that my mind didn't break. I remembered all the monsters that me and a handful of demigods, satyrs, and hunters fought against, the countless challenges, monsters roaring, and countless demigods dying against the onslaught of the Titan Army as they fell into Thanatos's cold grasp. I shook myself from my thoughts, deciding that a trip down horrible memory lane wasn't really the best time right now.

Me and Piper were nearing the apartment that me and my mom lived in, where my mom, Paul, and my baby sister, Andromeda, live. Well not really an apartment but rather an actual house. I know sounds unbelievable when you think of Manhattan but with the help of Hecate and Hephaestus, who wished to repay me for saving them twice and honoring Leo, they gave my mom and Paul a entire new house to live in, with magic so strong that no mythological creature, other than super strong monsters or an Olympian, could enter unless invited. The Mist would also be useless there if any monster tries to attempt it. I thought it would be great to see them again especially my little sis. What with everything that happened it would be nice to see them before I leave, plus with the amount of power I released and the aura that I still have, I doubt monsters will be willing to attack me at this time. We were nearing the place when I started to notice something odd. The place was silent, no cars honking or driving off, no sounds of people talking or any other noises you would expect from New York. Now that I think about it, there wasn't anyone else on the street, not even a hobo! It was empty and quiet and that made my nerves go on fire! If I know anything about Manhattan, it's that nothing is ever quiet...unless something supernatural is occurring. I saw the house about a block or two away and was about to tell Piper that we were there...until it happened.

The unnatural silence was cut off with a scream, a terrible very familiar scream. My mind panicked like crazy and I turned to Piper to see a worried, startled look on her face that I bet I had as started running towards the house until I heard another scream and by the time we reached the house it was once again silent. Me and Piper stopped and noticed the door was slightly open. we walked cautiously toward the door, careful not to make a sound a we saw a slight flash inside, one which looked like when a god flashed away. Then I head crying, a baby's cry. With no hesitation, I kick the door wider and saw a horrible sight, one that I would always remember.

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The living room was in shambles, furniture was turned and the kitchen looked destroyed and the fridge was open, signs that someone ransacked it. But that wasn't what chilled me to the bones, it was the fact that there were two bodies on the floor, one impaled with a sword, and the other barely breathing. It was my mom and Paul! Paul was the one with a sword in his chest, a black barbarian-like sword, he had a sword in his hand which shows that he used one of those emergency godly weapons that Hephaestus placed, he had cuts and bruises and stab wounds all over his body, by looks of it, it was done with the intent of torture. His guts were laying on the floor and I nearly barfed right then and there. He had a face of agony on his face that chilled my bones. As for my mother...it was an image that haunts my dreams to this day. She was cut and bruised and by clear indication, her breasts were groped and abused. She had a hand shaped bruise on her throat and a stab wound in her chest. I heard Andromeda's cries on the other room which meant whoever did this didn't go for her, probably because she was asleep the entire time and the killer didn't know about her. Anyways back to my living nightmare, I ran towards my mother.

"MOM!" I cried out, tears glistening in my dull eyes. "MOM stay with me, stay with me, its gonna be ok! Piper get Andromeda!" At my request Piper, looking extremely pale, nodded her head and ran to where Andromeda was. I turned back to my mother and saw she was barely hanging on, her eyes were getting dull and was trying to speak.

"Percy." My mom said "Is Paul ok, is Andromeda alright?" I chocked up, tears beginning to fall, hearing how her voice was faint. I replied with a chocked up voice "Andromeda is alright Piper is getting her, but Paul he's...he's gone mom."

My mom sobbed a that but then Piper came in with Andromeda in her arms. She looked the same as how I saw her, warm brown eyes, brown hair, pale skin. Piper came to us and knelt down to give Andromeda to mom. "Oh my baby." Mom said "Everything is-is gonna be alright Percy and his friend Piper here are gonna take care of you and keep you safe. I love you my baby." She kissed Andromeda on her forehead, lowering Andromeda's cries by a little.

I decided to ask who did this "Mom please who did this, who did this." I asked. My mother replied with "A big man, had slick, bla-black hair, black leather boots, bicker pants, and jacket and *cough cough* sunglasses with bright glowing eyes." I froze at what she said, my mind reeling back as to the only person who she described. There was only one guy in my I know of that it could be...

"Percy." Piper said. I looked towards her and saw she was carrying the black sword that impaled Paul. It looked like a very familiar sword and I should know, I battled with its wielder on a beach in Las Angles. Carved into the hilt of the sword was symbol, a head of a Boar. The symbol of Ares.

My mind filled with three emotion: Rage, Shock, and Terror. Gaea's words were ringing again in my head. Ares did this. It made sense, only a high level monster, like Lycaon or the Chimera, or an Olympian could enter this place with ease. I was shacking in sadness and anger, wanting to find the war god and rip his head off! But before I could think further I felt my mom's shacking hand on my arm. I turned back to her to see her trying to say something.

"P-Percy please don't be afraid my s-son, it will be alright." My mom said. I shook my head and cried out "Please Mom, please stay with me, please don't leave me. I lost everything, please, I can't lose you too!"

"It will be alright, please sur-survive and l-live for me. D-don't fall into d-despair. Please find peace and h-happiness, please promise me t-that."

"NO please!" I cried out desperately. "Please don't ask that of me, I can't be happy without you here, please just stay with me."

"My time has come my beautiful boy." She said skin growing paler and colder. " Please promise me this, please, for my final wish."

I leaned down tears gushing like a river. I looked back up and said to her with a shacking voice "I-I Promise. I promise on the River S-Styx!" Thunder rumbled. My mom smiled at me "Tell your s-sister I love you and her, so very much." I nodded my head and my mother said her final words "I love you Percy." "I love you too, Mom." And with that my mother smiled at me for the last time before closing her eyes, her head tilting to my shoulder, her mouth opened as she let out her final breath. She was gone.

I held onto my sister and cried before I raised my head and screamed in agony, pain, and despair. The earth shook and my sister joined me in wailing over our mother. Piper, trying to give me space while silently crying, couldn't take it anymore and hugged me, one which I just leaned into, feeling like my very world faded away. And it did, she was my world.

And now she's gone.

I was crying on Piper's shoulder with Andromeda in my arms for an hour.

After that I calmed down my little sister, trying to do what my mom said: To take care of her. When she calmed down, I saw how her face looked like my mother's, she had her hair, but she had Paul's pale skin. I looked closely and noticed a bit of a blue ring around the iris, like Paul's. She was not just my sister, she was the last thing that would remind me of them, their legacy, the last thing they created, a beautiful one.

Deciding to honor them, I thanked Piper and asked for her to hold my sister while I gave them their last rights. I went to their room and pulled out the white blankets, I returned and placed a golden drachma on each of their eyes and a mouth. I then covered them with the blankets which, due to the blood, made them stained in red, furthering my inner pain. I then knelled and prayed to my uncle to let them go to Elysium and for Thanatos and Charon to give them safe passage to the Underworld. I felt a gust of cold wind and a tiny, almost inaudible whisper saying 'I'm sorry, I will help them.' and at my knees was a black feather and I knew who it was. I would remember to give Thanatos food offerings for the next few years.

Then the fire place erupted and from it came a twenty five-year old women, with luscious brown hair, a gorgeous face, one with a sad smile, warm fiery eyes, and a white Greek style dress. It was Hestia. I immediately knelled as well as Piper, making sure not to drop Andromeda. Hestia came over to me and hugged me, which I hugged back finding comfort and warmth. A pleasant change from the cold despair that I was feeling. She then said "I'm so very sorry my champion. If I knew this would happen I would have been here sooner. I'm so sorry of your loss, they were extraordinary people." "Thank You, my patron." I said to Hestia. Piper joined in the hug, upon invitation by Hestia and we relaxed, me trying to quench the despair I was feeling. But it was as hard as lifting the skies. After the hug ended I asked Hestia "My Lady, can you teleport them to Montauk(did I spell that right?) and burn their bodies by the house we have there,I know they would like to be put to rest their." The goddess of the hearth smiled warmly and nodded her head before we all were teleported by fire to Montauk beach. With another wave of her hand, Hestia ignited the bodies and we watched as the ashes scattered to the winds and drifted upon the sands and waves.

I then knelled towards my patron and said "Thank You My Lady. I can never repay what you have done for me. Thank You." Hestia's response was her kneeling down next to me and lifting my head gently to see her caring face. "You don't have to repay me Perseus. You have saved me and brought my family closer together, that alone makes me eternally in your debt. Besides, you are my champion, I want none of this 'My Lady' or kneeling business, just call me Hestia."

I only continued to say to her "But I bow to you as a sign of respect. You are by far one of the only good goddess on Olympus, besides Aphrodite and Artemis. You are the reason Olympus has held together, keeping hope alive in our hearts. You are also one of the strongest of the Olympians, you are the Last Olympian, for when all else fails, hope will keep us up. Besides you are my favorite goddess, and for that I bow."

Hestia looked stunned, fiery tears rolling of her eyes. Piper looked at me smiling, with a look in her eyes I couldn't identify. Andromeda had finally calmed down, possibly due to the hearth goddess's presence. Hestia then hugged me and said "Thank You Perseus. You are by far the only hero who has ever respected me this much in over so many millennia. You are my favorite hero." I hugged her back. I always thought of her like an aunt or mother figure, because of how she is so kind and caring and worries about me. I was still hurting over my mother, I always will and no one can replace her, but I would be the biggest idiot in the universe not to accept Hestia's motherly affections.

After the hug, me and Piper told Hestia about the black sword and how it was one of Ares's. I never saw Hestia that mad, her eyes almost were set on fire. Then they looked afraid as if she knew what this would mean. She told us that the Olympians have been discussing me for awhile on the debate that I should be asked to receive godhood once more. 'They just won't give it a rest do they?' I thought grimly. If there was one thing the Olympians would be really famous for was that they are giant arrogant asses. Then a horrible realization came up in my head. I asked Hestia when they started to discuss this and her answer was "After you left with the Hunters." She then said how sometimes when she came back she would find half the council back in their thrones talking about something secretive. The only ones she could made out were Ares, Athena, and Zeus.

With all this information, my mind came to a horrific conclusion. They set this up. They set all this up when I joined the Hunters. Athena came up with this plan and took pictures of me and the Hunters, Artemis, and Thalia to make Annabeth think I was cheating on her. She even tried to frame me with Aphrodite and Piper. They then sent Ares to kill my family to break me further. They knew that Annabeth and my family were keeping me back from godhood, so they tried to cut them out of my life. In a way, it worked. Annabeth cheated on me. My mother and step-father are dead. They turned my friends against me.

But they also failed. I still have family. Andromeda is still alive, through sheer luck and the incompetency of Ares. I still have Piper, Thalia, the Hunters Frank, Hazel, Nico, and Chiron. I also hold on to hope of that the other campers that still like me don't hate me. I also know that half the Olympian council wasn't in on this. From evidence it seems that Hestia, Artemis, and Aphrodite didn't know otherwise they would have told me about this. I hope that Apollo and Hermes are cool with me, after all I am one of Apollo's best friends (long story) and I honored Luke and gave Hermes comfort. I hoped that Hades and I were good as me and his son are friends. I know that Athena, Ares, and Zeus were in on this, and if the plan was to help break me I can rightly assume that Hera and Dionysus did this as well. Those two hated my guts. Demeter and Hephaestus were wild cards, but Hephaestus helped me and my family and I helped avenge Leo so I can probably scratch him out. And I can obviously scratch Poseidon of the list. My father would never be involve in hurting me and killing my mother...Right? Suddenly the image of my father's disappointed and angry face, when I denied godhood the second time, flashed into my head and filled me with dread and fear.

I snapped out of my trance to see Piper and Hestia looking at me with a worried look on their faces, worried as to why I spaced out with a horrified look. I decided to share my theory with them and they looked horrified. At first they tried to believe I was just being ridiculous, I just lost my mother, there was no way the Olympians, Hestia's family, would be capable of this. But I knew that Hestia was just trying to kid herself, see the bright side of her family like she always does. But she has been with them for millennia, she knew there hubris would reach no bounds and that they were capable of putting this together, especially with Athena on their side. Just then a flash of light came to our right and there we saw Hermes.

"Hermes?" I asked.

"Hey Perce what's going on?" Hermes asked cheerfully "Um what are those?" He pointed to the burning shrouds that were almost completely burned away. He had a slight look of worry on his face.

My demeanor dropped again and I answered depressingly with "My mom and my step-father." His reaction was instantaneous. He had a look of complete shock and horror on his face, one you can't fake. He said to me in a worried tone "Oh man. I-I-I'm so sorry Percy, I-I didn't know about this, wh-what happened?" I answered. my face masked by the shadows, with "They were murdered." Hermes stumbled and used his caduceus as a crutch to hold himself steady "WHAT?! They were MURDERED?! Oh man I'm so sorry. Oh man, what is Poseidon gonna say?" He now looked at the sea, worried, as if he thought my dad heard and would start a global tsunami. "Do you know who did it?" I was about to answer that it was Ares but I thought it wouldn't be wise to accuse his half-brother of murder and starting of a potential war between my dad and Zeus. I answered with "I don't know, the guy left before me and Piper got there. The only evidence was a black sword in my step-dad's chest." Hermes sadden at that, thinking I saw my parents die without any cue as to who killed them. He was half right.

Hestia chimed in and said "Hermes, dear nephew, not to be rude but why is it that you are here? Surely you didn't just came to say hi to Percy?"

Hermes composed himself, his face still sadden, and said "Yeah that's right. Zeus just called in a meeting, he wants Percy to be there, has something to discuss with him or something. Don't know why?"

I nodded sadly and said "Thank you Hermes. Tell them I will be on the way, I want to be alone for a minute." Hermes nodded and placed his hand on my shoulder, trying to convey comfort. With a final goodbye and sorry he left in a flash.

"What now?" Piper said. "If what you say is true then the Olympians won't take no for an answer. They would probably punish or kill you."

"I don't know." I said. "It is possible that they would. At least we know Hermes wasn't involve, he couldn't faked that look of shock even if he was a god of lies."

"You are indeed correct Perseus." Hestia chimed. "While I may not have the skill of Aphrodite, Athena, or Hera I can somewhat read minds and I could tell he was being sincere. Still as much as I wish that my family isn't capable of doing this that would be biggest lie of the century. What will happen?"

I nodded my head and looked sadly to the dying fires and the ashes from the shrouds flowing of into the wind and I thought 'What would they do? They would kill me if I refused and if I accept and they find out that I know what they did they would sent me to Tartarus to keep my mouth shut. Either way I'm dead Unless the majority off the council votes in my favor, hopefully. But if this goes south what will happen to Andromeda.' After some more silence I knew exactly what to do. I turned to Hestia and Piper and told them "Piper, Hestia, if this goes south then I need you gals to do something for me."

"No, no, no, no." Piper shouted wildly "Everything will go alright Percy, trust me, it will." But I knew she was trying to convince herself more than me. So I continued: "You don't know that Piper, if I'm right that the Olympians caused all of this than they would probably force godhood on me or kill me, please just hear me out." Piper wanted to speak out more but she relented and let me talk further. I said then "Hestia, I want you to take Andromeda and Piper to the Hunters, tell them that Piper wants to join and that Andromeda is your adopted child, only tell Thalia, Artemis, and Aphrodite and others you know that can keep a secret the truth, if everything goes alright then I'll go to the Hunters and travel with them. Alright?" Their faces showed they wanted to say that everything will be alright but they relented and nodded.

Hestia then spoke out "I will teleport you to the Empire State Building and Piper and Andromeda to the outskirts of the Hunter's Camp."

I nodded my head and walked closer to Piper and Andromeda. I then held out my arms for Andromeda and Piper laid her in my arms. when she entered my arms, she sighed contently and snuggled closer to me. I smiled at that and spoke to her "Hey Andy. It's me, big brother Percy. Andy you will be cared for by Piper and Hestia, they will take such good care of you until I come back, alright?" I felt bad lying to her, about me coming back, but I guess I was just convincing myself. "Mommy loves you, your daddy loves you, your big brother loves you. Stay safe. Live your life to the fullest. Make me more proud than I already am. I love you Andromeda and goodbye." With that I kissed her forehead and watched her close her eyes and fall asleep. I gave her to Hestia and noticed the warm glow that Andromeda had and figured that Hestia blessed her with her powers.

I turned towards Piper who was starting to cry and I opened my arms, inviting her into a hug, to which she accepted. We hugged tightly as if we let go it would be the last time we see each other, which it probably is. She was sobbing into my shirt while I rubbed her back soothingly. Piper then said "You will come back, right? Please come back." To which I responded with "Of course. I promise you Piper, I will come back." I noted how I didn't swear on the Styx. Piper then removed her head from my chest and look directly at my eyes and then did something astonishing. She leaned forward and kissed me. Directly on the lips. My mind went on crazy mode as I had no idea what was happening. My heart was beating like a chorus of drums, I almost thought it would have exploded. She ended the kiss and just smiled at me before letting go of me and turning to get her things and Andromeda. Then she said to me with a watery, painful smile "I will see you soon, Percy." And with that Hestia waved her hand and Piper and my little sis vanished in flames.

I turned towards Hestia and we hugged as well, Hestia sprouting out words of encouragement and comfort. After a while she kissed my forehead, motherly like, and said "Be safe my dear champion." I then felt flames around me and I teleported to the Empire State Building, to face the gods of Olympus.

I found myself in an alley way, my backpack still slung over my shoulders. I walked out to see the busy streets of New York, all the mortals walking around, busy with their own problems and worries, unaware of the monsters and immortal beings that walk among them. In truth, I sometimes envy them, to live your life free from the dangers I face everyday, to have a family, to live your life without the fear of being attacked by a monster, to watch your kids grow and to be with that special someone to the very end. Unfortunately, I live in the world of gods and monsters, a world where I fight such things on a daily basis, a world where I save the world twice and be cast out, forgotten, a world where I have been betrayed by the very people I fought so hard to protect, and now, I have to face the very gods that I now call murderers.

I discarded my backpack over my shoulders and knelt on the ground with it and turned to face my watch. I pressed a button the side and my back pack glowed before it turned into energy and was sucked into my watch. Confused? Well Tyson managed to put in this handy feature after I came back from my quest against Gaea. It was sorta like Leo's tool belt where I can stuff anything in it but it has a limit to what it can carry. I decided that the Olympians would be rather suspicious if I came with a backpack that looked like I was running away.

I walked out of the alley way and walked the streets till I saw the Empire State Building, where at the top holds Olympus, home of the gods. I walked inside the office to find no one except at the reception desk. The guy who held the key to Olympus was busy reading a magazine, uninterested about my presence. I spoke out "600th floor please." The guy didn't even bother to look up and just said "There is no 600th floor kid scram." I was really not in the mood for this. So I slammed my fists on the desk effectively making him jolt up and I yelled at him "GIVE ME THE GODS DAMMED KEY OR I SWEAR I WILL CHOP YOU TO PIECES AND FEED THEM TO CERBERUS!" the guy looked at me with terror in his eyes and handed me the golden key card to the elevator. I snatched and walked off to the elevator grateful that no one was there to see my little episode there. I placed the key card in its slot and the elevator began going up. I know I could have just shadowed traveled or fire traveled but I wanted to go slow and enjoy the last minutes of peace I had. Plus if it ticks off Zeus and Ares fro waiting then that would an added bonus.

After a while of listening to Apollo's cringing music, the elevator stopped and opened to see Olympus. It was the same as always, beautiful, majestic, satyrs, dryads, and minor gods walking about and chatting with each other. There were markets selling weapons, nectar, ambrosia, magical objects, and more. Status of the gods where practically everywhere, beautiful gardens and fountains, the Olympians palaces standing high and mighty. The architecture was so amazing I had to admit Anna-no-SHE-was a good architect. I tried to ignore that the beauty of this place was thanks to that bitch and her more bitchy mother and continued to the grand temple in the middle of the Olympus, the throne room.

Every step I took felt like I was walking closer to my grave, a wave of dread washing over me. I could just hear the Fates chuckling about the misfortune they are causing me and just itching to cut my string. If they were looking at me right now, I wouldn't give them the satisfaction of a fearful look, instead I walked on, looking like a proud prince and warrior heading off to war. At least, that's what I've been told. I reached inside and walked inside the temple, looking at the big doors at the end of the hallway. It felt like an eternity walking to them but I finally reached the doors. I stopped, knowing this would probably be it, the end of the road. I wondered where I would be sent. Elysium would be obvious, but if Hades wasn't on my side I could very well be sent to Asphodel or the Fields of Punishment. Or I could consider godhood, I mean what else is there in this world for me? My mother and step-father are dead, my friends are betraying me one by one, and Annabeth cheated on me. What else is there? But then I thought about Piper, Aphrodite, Artemis, my father, Chiron, the Hunters, the friends at camp that I still have, and my sister, Andromeda, I couldn't just leave them and even if I accepted, I would be turning a blind eye over Athena's plot and Ares killing my parents. With my thoughts in check, I pushed the doors and entered the throne room.

I walked into all the Olympians in their seats, looking at me, their gazes felt like lasers burrowing into my skull. Artemis and Aphrodite smiled at me, a weird slight blush on their cheeks, Hermes and Apollo smiling brilliantly, Hestia smiling warmly, Hades had a slight smile on his face and a look of respect in his eyes, Hephaestus and Demeter looked indifferent, Ares, Dionysus, Athena, Hera, and Zeus glared at me, one which I returned with my own cold stare, and my father, Poseidon, didn't looked fazed or happy I was here, just a serious, sturdy face on him. I walked into the middle of the throne room, beside the hearth and I noticed it looked rather small compared to how it normally was. Normally, it would be big, warm, and comforting, now it look rather half its size and had a slight chill in it. I knelled to the gods,more focused on those who I respect and asked "Hello My Lords and Ladies, why am I called here? Is there something that you need of me?"

Zeus spoke out "Yes, Perseus Jackson, we have gathered here to thank you for the dismantling of the remainder of Gaea's forces." He said 'thank you' with a slight grit of his teeth as if saying those words were killing him internally.

I replied "Thank You Lord Zeus, but it wasn't just me that helped defeat them but Lady Artemis and her Hunters as well. Especially your daughters, I don't believe I would be standing here without them." Artemis smiled and blushed brighter at that. Apollo was shocked at Artemis's response to my words of praise and had a goofy smile on him. Aphrodite looked slightly annoyed and I swore I saw her eyes twitch a bit.

Zeus had an annoyed look on his face as if he was getting annoyed of humbleness. He then said "Yes, but I still feel that despite the Hunter's assistance that you have bested most of the monsters yourself. Don't be modest about it either, from what I've heard you bested the Chimera, Lycaon, several Hydras, and the Manticore. I feel as though that you are need of a BETTER reward than partial immortality." When he said 'better' he did so more loudly, I almost thought that he was trying to make it more dramatic and to address it more to the other gods. "So, after hearing of other events that I have heard that occurred, we the council, have decide to once more And LAST time to grant you GODHOOD!"

I picked the three things from what he said: a) that he seemed to be egging the gods into agreeing with him, b) that he this would be the 'last' time they offer this, which made me think the it was either godhood or death, and c) that he KNEW of what happened with Annabeth and my mother. I stared at him, not bothering to look at the Olympians, and he had look that just screamed 'DO IT JACKSON OR ELSE!' I stayed silent for a second and just stared him down. Finally, I said "I thank you for the gift that you offer me..." with that the Olympians had looks of peaked curiosity, and before I could go onward from there, Zeus interrupted with "EXCELLENT! I see you have FINALLY come to your senses! Well it is time to FINALLY make you the 15th Olympian and join..." I decided to interrupt him with "HEY!" He stopped his ranting and froze, as did the rest of the Olympians, and for that matter, it seemed time itself stopped. I continued talking with "As I was TRYING to say, I thank you for the opportunity of being a god, BUT I'm afraid that I must reject your offer."

When I said this it seemed like the entire world froze. Apollo and Hermes had looks of shock so massive, their jaws comically hit the ground. Hestia had a smile on her and a look of relief, Hades had a look of respect on him as well as a smirk. Hephaestus looked as if he was trying to act indifferent but it was slowly cracking with a look of surprise and...sorrow? Demeter and Hera looked outraged, well mostly Hera, she seemed to glow like a reactor. Dionysus looked at the same time shocked, furious, and...happy? Athena and Ares looked the same, Athena looking more furious and happy and Ares more furious and shocked. Artemis and Aphrodite had equal looks of respect, amused, and sad, to which I had no idea. My father's reaction was even worse than the second time I rejected godhood, he looked downright angry and furious, you could tell he was gripping his trident rather strongly. But their reactions were all easily missed and forgotten if you say Zeus's reaction, it wasn't something you can take your eyes off, whether you wanted to or not. He looked LIVID, his face was crossing the boundary between red and purple, his teeth were clenched together so hard I almost swore they would crack, his eyes held fury and rage in them and they were staring to spark...as was the rest of him. He looked like a generator ready to explode.

"WHAT?! YOU DENY US AGAIN?! WHY WOULD YOU DENY GODHOOD ALL THE TIME?! ANSWER ME!" Zeus said with a voice so loud that I swore it could throughout Olympus. I could hear the thunderstorm raging outside. I spoke out at him, not flinching or even caring about his tone, "Because LORD ZEUS, I like the life I have as a mortal, I want to live my life unshackled and would wish to live my life they way I want to. I have friends that care for me and family, in blood and not. Besides I don't want to be spending eternity being a pawn in your rule and not having to spend eternity with THE SAME PRIDEFUL BASTARDS THAT HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RUIN MY LIFE!" When I said that most of the Olympians gasped, some had looks of pity, others of pure shock, and others, mainly Athena, Ares, and Zeus, looks of slight anger and pure shock. Those three looked guilty and looked as if they deer caught in the headlights.

I Continued my rage-filled rant with "Yeah, I know what you gods did. I know that some gods here have no clue as to what I mean so I wish to enlighten you all. I know what you did Athena! I know you sent me with the Hunters not for me to prove my worth in Annabeth's hand in marriage but TO SET ME UP! I KNOW YOU TOOK PHOTOS AND FALSE ONES TO MAKE IT SEEM THAT I WAS CHEATING ON HER WITH THE HUNTERS! YOU SHOWED THEM TO ANNABETH AND TOLD LIES ABOUT ME TO HER TO MAKE HER TURN ON ME! BECAUSE OF THIS YOU MADE THE GIRL THAT I LOVE CHEAT ON ME WITH NOT ONLY MY BASTARD HALF-BROTHER BUT ALSO WITH A PATHETIC SON OF ZEUS! AS FOR YOU ARES! I KNOW OF WHAT YOU DID! You should take better care of you swords you stupid ass god of war because next time you want to be discreet DON"T LEAVE YOUR SWORD, WITH YOUR SYMBOL ON IT ON MY STEP-FATHERS CHEST! YOU MURDERED MY MOTHER AND STEP-FATHER, THE TWO PEOPLE THAT I CARE FOR THE MOST IN THIS WORLD! I SWEAR I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THIS! And you Zeus, don't think that I have forgotten about YOU, I KNOW YOU HELP ORCHESTRATE THIS IN HOPE TO APPEASE YOU GIANT EGO AND MAKE ME A GOD! WELL KNOW THIS I WILL NEVER JOIN YOU! I WILL NEVER HELP YOU AND THE REST OF THE ONES WHO BETRAYED ME EVER AGAIN EVEN IN ANOTHER WAR! I SWEAR THIS ON THE RIVER STYX!" Cue giant earth-shattering thunder. "AND I HAVE ONLY ONE THING TO SAY TO YOU CORRUPT SONS OF BITCHES: YOU CAN KISS MY ASS!"

At the end of my rant, the Olympians where truly stunned. Aphrodite looked horrified, she had her hands covering up her mouth and tears flowing from her eyes. Artemis looked shocked and livid, she was staring at Ares, Athena, and her own father Zeus, with untold hate and fury. Apollo and Hermes jaws looked like they would snap and I saw horror filling in them. Hephaestus looked shocked and guilty. Poseidon looked stunned and Furious, which I could assume it was because of my mom's death. Demeter and Hera looked as if they would explode in fury. Same with Ares, Dionysus, and Athena. Hestia looked extremely sad and depressed and Hades look shocked, horrified, and livid but not at me but at Zeus. Speaking of which, Zeus looked as if he was caught red-handed and speaking of red it was gone from Zeus's face it was instead stark, white pale. Until it came back in full force with a look of ABSOLUTE RAGE.

The Olympians then started to shout at one another and me, each demanding to either take that back or to demand as to what exactly did they do. It went on for a few minuted before Zeus had enough, he shot his master bolt into ground below him and shouted "SIIIIILLLLEEENNNCCCCEEE!" The gods all stopped their yelling and froze to look at Zeus. HE then shouted at me "YOU DARE SPEAK TO US THIS WAY YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF DEMIGOD FILTH?! YOU SHOULD LEARN YOUR PLACE, AS JUST ANOTHER MORTAL THAT WE MAY USE AS WE LIKE IT AND THROW AWAY! YOU THINK YOU DEMIGODS ARE SPECIAL? YOU ARE NOTHING MORE AS TOOLS TO US! IF YOU MAY NOT BE WILLING TO SIDE WITH US THEN YOU ARE AGAINST US! OLYMPIANS GRAB HIM!"

The very SECOND Zeus said that, Ares practically leaped out of his throne and pulled out a duplicate of the sword he used to kill my parents and charged at me. Seeing that sword made me snap! When Ares tried to gut me with the sword, side-stepped and kneed him in the chest. I then upper-cutted him in the chin and wretched the sword out of his grasp and stabbed him in the back of the knee. Ares howled in pain until I started to beat down on him senseless. Until I felt a sensation to dodge and I did and with that the spear that would have impaled me flew by me. I saw Athena with a spear and shield and charged at me. I pulled out Riptide and met her spear and exchanged blows. She would try to block my strikes with her shield or try to bash me with it, but I fought Thalia enough times to know how to dodge and find her weakness. I pulled out Dimios and strike with her with both my sword and axe. I slashed at my axe at her shield hard enough to smack it to the side, she tried to jab at me but I swiped Riptide and blocked the attack. I then headbutted her on her nose, effectively breaking it, and then kicked her away. Demeter tried to cover me in vines and thorns but I just focused on my fire powers and burned the vines away. Dionysus tried to sneak attack me with his stupid stick but a simple dodge and water fist knocked him away.

I was then struck by a bolt of lightning that knocked me into the ground. I shook myself to find Zeus pointing his glow stick at me and blasted me again. I took it head on, and felt almost nothing, must be because of my rage. I then started stomping over to him, and he had a face of shock and fear. He tried to amp up the voltage but it was nothing. Before I got to him, I was blasted in the back and stunned. I quickly tried to shake myself up but I was handcuffed by one of Hephaestus's power damping, Celestial bronze cuffs, designed to, as the name implies, dampen the powers of an immortal, demigod, or monster from doing anything like using their powers. I turned to find Athena behind me, her nose bloody and a face of rage and smugness. Dimios and Riptide were flung to my sides but I couldn't reach them. I was powerless in front of many pissed off Olympians.

Zeus then spoke "I, Zeus, King of Olympus charge you with TREASON against Olympus. You have clearly been a spy for Gaea and Kronos to overthrow Olympus and take MY THRONE! I also charge you with the destruction and damage of Camp Half-Blood and the act of of offense against the greatest heroes of Olympus, Zane and Ryan. Anything you have to say for yourself before we put a vote of punishment for you, Jackson?"He said this with a smug grin on his face and seemed to be expecting me to beg for forgiveness.

He was wrong.

Instead I looked at him straight in the eye with pure rage and hate. I said to him "Are you completely MENTAL?! ME, a SPY FOR GAEA AND KRONOS?! YOU MUST BE FUCKING STUPID! HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ABOUT MY FLAW OF LOYALTY?! I couldn't betray Olympus even if I WANTED TO! Have you forgotten that I MADE GAEA FADE and me and Luke killed Kronos?! And in case you don't know, Zane was the one who attacked me and Ryan made my ex cheat on ME! I NEVER wanted your throne. I swear all this on the River Styx!" Thunder rumbled. "You are a fool of a king, you are weak, arrogant, prideful to the fullest extent, and a coward! So PISS OFF!"

Zeus was so enraged I don't think anyone has given him this much disrespect. He the said to the council "All those in favor of punishment or oppose to punishment raise your hands and state your vote! I VOTE for PUNISHMENT!"

Athena said "I vote for punishment. He is disrespectful and a threat to Olympus."

Ares joined in "I vote for punishment. This punk needs to learn respect and I never liked him."

Aphrodite practically screamed out "I VOTE AGAINST Punishment! He has never been a threat against Olympus and is the kindest, most selfless hero of them all! He has done NOTHING wrong!"

Artemis said "I also vote AGAINST punishment. He is the only true male in this world and is beyond far from a threat to Olympus. He saved me and all of us several times and doesn't deserve this!"

I smiled at the two, feeling glad that they would stick up to me. Next came Apollo:

"I vote against punishment. My cousin is by far the greatest hero to ever live! He has saved us from our own arrogant asses and helped save Olympus, he is innocent."

Hermes followed "I vote against punishment. He is the most loyalist demigod of all and shouldn't be punished for YOUR CRIMES! He also respected Luke and the rest of my children." I felt touched by the two biggest pranksters on Olympus. They were always my favorites, since they are cool, hilarious, and caring for their family. I've counted so far and it is currently 4-3 against punishment, but that is only seven, there are still seven more.

Dionysus voted "I vote for punishment. The brat has always been disrespectful towards us and is better off dead for all I care." That was expected, I never liked Dionysus, even when he asked me to protect his son or vouch for Grover.

Hestia said "I vote against punishment. He has done nothing wrong and has only done attacked us because YOU ALL attacked first," she directed this to Ares, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, and Zeus. "And he has already experienced too much heartache and pain already. Plus he is MY champion,my nephew, and like a son to me SO I WON'T stand to hurt him."

"I vote against punishment." said Hades. "He may be disrespectful, but is so to those who deserve it and has respected me and my children when no one did. He is not worthy of guilt." I smiled at the two. They were like a true uncle and aunt/mother, always by my side. I almost subconsciously let out a breath of relief, if Hades is with me then I may not go to the Fields of Punishment. Now there is four for punishment, six against and four gods remaining.

Demeter said "I vote for punishment. The boy has always been a nuisance and disrespectful. If he respects Hades then I say he deserves punishment." Hades and I both glared at her, I always thought of her as the one of the most whiny bitches of Olympus, only tied by Athena and surpassed by Hera.

Speaking of whom, Hera spoke out "I vote for punishment. The boy deserves to be punished if he doesn't respect those who deserve it like me. He is a threat to Olympus and obviously wants to overthrow us and be free of the Ancient Laws." Now the votes are all tied, with Hephaestus and my dad still haven't voted. It could easily be a win for me or a draw. The draw option highly unlikely. By the way, I have been wondering why my father hasn't voted yet? I would have thought that he would have voted against punishment the second it was said.

I then saw Hephaestus raising his hand, his hand shacking and his eyes looking to the floor not even looking at me or the rest of the Olympians. He then said with a voice full of hesitance "I-I-I v-vote f-for punishment." That stunned me immensely as did the other Olympians except for suspiciously Athena, Ares, and Zeus, and then it hit me like a sack of bricks. He helped killed my parents. He must have told Ares how to get inside the house without alerting my parents or the alarms put in place. He helped kill them. But why? Me and his sons, mostly Leo and Jake are good friends, why would he betray me?

'I'm sorry' said a voice telepathically. I immediately knew it was Hephaestus, it had his rough voice. He must be using his thought speaker, a device that allows one's thoughts to be projected into someone's or other people's heads, it was probably hidden in his mechanics suit. 'I'm sorry Perseus. I had to. Zeus threatened my children, I-I couldn't say no.' I knew from how broken his telepathic voice sounded I knew he was speaking the truth. I grew more hate towards the Olympians to use a father's children as leverage. I sneaked a glance at Hephaestus and discreetly nodded, enough for him to get the message but to not let anyone else see it. He nodded glumly as well and went back to sulking guiltily. Now it is 7-6 for punishment, the next vote could be my possible salvation or my damnation. My father was the only one left.

I turned towards him, with a hopeful look on my face, I knew he would defend, I knew he wouldn't turn against me. But when I looked at him, my hope's died out.

Instead of seeing the face of the loving, kind father I knew, in it's place was the face of stone, one that held no emotion. His eyes, however, were filled with rage and disappointment. My eyes started widening in fear, terror and hopelessness filling my soul like a flood. He couldn't be considering to vote...against me?

"Father?" I asked timidly. the second I said that his face morphed into that of rage and shouted out:

"DON'T call me FATHER you demigod SCUM! I am no father to you. You would dare strike down your own brother, my favorite son, for being better than you and having a something he should deserve? You are no son of mine. And so I, Lord Poseidon, King of Atlantis, vote for punishment and hear by disown Perseus Jackson!" Those words were spoken whatever part of my soul remained pure was drowned in pain and betrayal. I lost, the 8-6 vote means I'm done for. But that wasn't the painful part. I was that my father disowned me, it hurt me emotionally and physically. I felt a drain in my powers and felt weaker. Luckily, I still have water powers but I feel they have gone weaker. Poseidon continued "As you are no longer of any use or relation to m, I also revoke your weapon Riptide, hopefully it would be of better use to Ryan." Poseidon then reached out and Riptide glowed and started to levitate towards him. I tried to grab it back but I couldn't move with the cuffs, but still, I can't let him have it, it is Zoe's sword, not his. Just then, when Riptide was halfway to Poseidon it stopped abruptly, Poseidon himself was shocked and tried to pull the sword closer to him. It was like he was using the Force. Even when he tried to pull the sword to him, it just stay in that same space, it was shacking as it looked like it was trying to go back to me but being pulled by Poseidon. Then all of a sudden it glowed and sending out sea-green and blue lightning, one such struck Poseidon and he howled in pain and lost focus on pulling Riptide to him. Riptide then flew to me and became a beam of energy that struck my right arm. After the a blinding glow, I saw Riptide gone but when I looked at my arm there was a sword tattoo that looked like Riptide just like what happens with Dimios.

Poseidon recovered from the blast and was scowling furiously at. He looked as if he was going to come at me with his trident but was stopped by Zeus's hand. Zeus then said "Enough brother, although I would LOVE to see you gut Jackson like a fish, he will get something FAR WORSE. Seeing as there are 8 votes for your punishment then you shall have what you deserve."

I just glared at those who betrayed me, hate feeling my every nerve inside me. Zeus then shouted out "For your the crimes of treason and conspiracy against Olympus, I, Lord Zeus, KING OF OLYMPUS, HEREBY BANISH YOU TO SPEND ETERNITY IN TARTARUS!"

My eyes widen in horror, my mind filling up with terror. I was going back there, the same pit that I nearly died, where I was attacked, tortured, and nearly driven insane down there. I still had nightmares of the place, especially a certain primordial manifestation of said pit. The Olympians that sided with me gasped in pure shock and horror. Hermes and Apollo looked shocked beyond belief of their father and they looked like wanted to tear him limb from limb. Hestia started to cry fiery tears and placed her hands on her face. Hephaestus was shocked but tried to cover up as to not let Athena or the others notice. Hades was gripping the armrests of his throne so hard they were starting to crack, his eyes were furious, and the shadows around him seemed to be ready to go wild that Hades had to restrain himself with all his might. But the reactions that broke my heart the most to see were Artemis and Aphrodite's. They were on the verge of tears, well Artemis was, Aphrodite's already broke free. Artemis looked like see was going to jump out of her throne any minute and was looking at her father with as much hate as I did. Aphrodite was silently crying, looking at me with untold sadness and...longing?

I then thought about my friends, Clarisse, Chris, the Stolls, Katie, Malcom, Jake, Chiron, the Hunters, Nico, Thalia, Andromeda, and Piper. They would surely be heartbroken. I was snapped out my sad thoughts by Zeus saying smugly "The time is now Jackson! Tartarus is waiting." He then shot his Master Bolt into the ground in front of me and from it opened up a big, dark hole, An Entrance into Tartarus. It seemed to be sucking everything around it, not just the air, but it seemed to be sucking out the very life and hope out of everything. I could faintly hear Gaea's last words ringing multiple ties in my head 'The gods will look at you as a threat and will betray you, your friends will betray you and your will be filled with misery and death.' My mind flashed back to all the horrors and pain that happened down there. Landing in the River Cocytus, drinking the River Rhlegethon, the rough, spiky, black glassed earth, the nightmarish terrain, jumping through the River Acheron, the Akhlys, Nyx and her mansion, the arae, Bob, Small Bob, and Damasen's sacrifice, Tartarus, his dark whirlpool-like face, and his evil laugh...he thought he would never have to go there again. And now he was.

The rage and insanity that he had back then was coming back, his hate for Zeus and the other bastard Olympians rising to untold levels. He could feel the ground rumbling, the power coursing through him, his hate corrupting his very existence. Suddenly in a moment I never realized then, something terrifying and odd happened. I looked towards the Olympians with my most hateful wolf glare that I swear made Ares and Dionysus look like they piss themselves, the white of my eyes turned black and my sea-green eyes turned icy blue, my eyes now looked completely black with a ring of ice blue in the middle, it made me look like a demon (Just imagine a seriously pissed off Gray Fullbuster in demon form, with demon eyes). Frost seemed to be spread on the floor near me and the temperature dropped considerably. I then felt a foreign feeling wash into me, felt like a second conscious invaded my body. I then felt like a went on auto-pilot, like my rage had a personality that woe up and wanted a turn at the wheel, and I let it. So with a sorta synchronization with the presence, I looked at the Olympians and smiled at them. An insane smile one that shocked them and filled them with fear.

I then spoke out in an icy cold voice, one that sounded like mine but...different. "OLYMPIANS, YOU HAVE SEALED YOUR FATE! YOU DARE PUNISH SOMEONE WHO HAS SERVED YOU FOR TWO WARS, SOMEONE WHO HAS SAVED YOUR ARROGANT ASSES FROM YOUR OWN PRIDES, SOMEONE WHO WAS LOYAL TO YOU THROUGH EVEN YOUR WORST FAULTS AND TRIED TO RECOGNIZE YOU ALL AS FAMILY?! I NEVER WISHED TO OVERTHROW YOU ALL I JUST WANTED LIVE THE LIFE I WANTED, A NORMAL ONE, FREE FROM CONFLICT, AND LIVE WITH THE PEOPLE I LOVE AND CARE FOR. BUT ALL THOSE HOPES AND DREAMS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM THOSE WHO I ONCE THOUGHT AS ALLIES, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY! NOT ANYMORE." I then raised my hands for the Olympians to see them cuffed, before I tugged and they broke apart into pieces. The Olympians were stunned beyond belief because not even a Titan could have broke free from them. I spoke out to them again "WITH THIS I BREAK THE BONDS THAT I HAVE TO YOU CORRUPT TYRANTS! I SHALL STILL CONSIDER THOSE WHO SIDED WITH ME, IN THIS COUNCIL AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT, MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS." I gestured to only good Olympians left, except Hephaestus to not endanger his kids. "BUT TO THE REST OF YOU, TO THOSE WHO HAVE BETRAYED ME, I SWEAR BY THE RIVER STYX-NO-BY CHAOS THE CREATOR THAT I SHALL NEVER AGAIN DEFEND YOU, I SHALL NEVER HELP OLYMPUS IN IT'S TIME OF NEED, I SHALL NEVER STAND WITH YOU EVER AGAIN AND I SWEAR I WILL DESTROY YOU, I WILL BREAK YOU, AND I WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING YOU HOLD DEAR! THIS I SWEAR TO CHAOS!"

When I said this, the Olympians had looks of horror plastered on their faces and the room suddenly became colder and darker than normal. I didn't know why I said that or even how I knew about the oath, I just knew it, how serious the promise was and what the consequences would be. To Fade. To be erased from existence and not go to the Underworld or even the Realm of the Faded, where the gods and immortals go to rest and enjoy paradise or punished. I would just be gone from existence and gone into the Void forever. After a moment, the room grew brighter and warmer, but the cold left us a feeling,like a scar or memory that we wouldn't be able to forget. After a while Zeus tried shocking himself to his senses and looked like he was reaching for his Master Bolt, wanting to finish me now before it was too late. But I then said my final words to the Olympians, glowing an icy blue aura, mixed with gold and black, one that left them stunned beyond measure, horrified, and make them scream in terror and fear for the rest of their lives.

"I WILL RETURN OLYMPIANS. I WILL TEAR DOWN THE EVIL AND CORRUPTION THAT YOU ALL HAVE INGRAIN ON OLYMPUS. I WILL TORTURE YOU, PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY TO THE EDGE OF INSANITY AND WON'T STOP YOU SEE YOUR ENTIRE WORLD BURN TO ASHES. ONLY THEN WILL I KILL YOU AND WATCH THE LIFE LEAVE YOUR LIVES!" I then grinned maniacally, my eyes glowing, and giggled and laughed like a psychopath. "GOODBYE OLYMPIANS I WILL BE BACK! YOU HAVEN't SEEN NOTHING YET!"

I laughed, I walked, and then I fell.

Fell into Tartarus, the definition of hell.

Like an angel falling from grace.

And with that my life ended, my life as Percy Jackson, former son of Poseidon, Hero of Olympus.

But whoever said that it was the end of my actual life.

In fact, it was just a beginning.

A beginning of a new of a new journey.

A Journey of Vengeance.

AND SCENE! Well guys that was surely quite the cliffhanger I made right? Well maybe not so original but I tried. So what will happen to Percy? What was that presence that entered him? What will happen to his friends? And why do I continue to ask questions I know the answers to? Well we will find out on the next chapter!

By the way, how did you guys feel about that twist I made about Annabeth's cheating escapades? She not only cheated on him with his brother but Zane as well. I wanted something fresh and yet totally expected. Also my apologies if some parts were a bit too dark or cliche, but with so many people doing this kind of thing it really is hard to be original. Anyways, yes, this will be a story where Percy go against the gods, sorry if thought otherwise. Also if you already know the answer as to who was that presence well then I'm sorry but I promise not to be overly cliche and will try to do my best into progressing the story.

Well, hope you guys enjoy it, reviews and advice always welcome.

See Ya Later! ZAYDEN OUT!