Hey guys! How's it going? Hope you're all doing well! Thanks for all the reviews last chapter! :) Quick question: what's senpai? Someone mentioned it several times, but I do not know what it is. Sorry! I'm not a big YouTube or buzzfeed or whatever fan. Is buzzfeed still cool? Oh well. Also, I know Percy isn't very OOC or dark yet. But just you wait. Hang on, ok? I promise I'll do my best to make him darker. And he's obviously going to be OOC if he's dark. Rick's Percy isn't an evil murderer. (Or is he...?) One last announcement before the disclaimer! I have to update again on Thursday. I won't be able to work on this due to Halloween on Monday. I'll be trick or treating! (Yes, high schoolers can go trick or treating. Cause it's fun. And sugar is more amazing than drugs.) So, next update is Thursday. There'll be a reminder at the bottom of this chapter too for the slackers. ;) I own nothing but please enjoy this chapter.

Percy's POV

After what felt like ages, the door swung open as my fist went to keep pounding it.

"I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now! Leave me alone!" Zoë yelled, barely sticking her head out of the door. She moved to close it, but I stuck my foot in the door to stop her.

In case you've never had the pleasure of doing that, it really hurts. Especially if the person trying to close the door doesn't realize your foot is in it, and she keeps trying to slam it closed. It's not pleasant.

"Zoë, it's me! It's me, it's me, it's me. And you're going to break my foot if you keep trying to crush it in your door," I exclaimed, my voice squeaking out due to the pretty intense pain.

Zoë froze, stared at my face, then opened the door. "Come in."

I managed to hobble inside. I had just taken a seat on Zoë's bed when she exploded. (Minor swearing ahead)

Red faced, she glared at me through her tears and yelled, "What the hell did you think you were doing? First your damn cursed heart tries to kill me, then you sprint away into the bloody flames! What the hell were you trying to do? Kill yourself?!"

I tried to answer her rhetorical question, but she hadn't finished her rant.

"Then you disappear for two and a half freaking hours! What the he'll were we supposed to think? Luke thought you were going to jump off a damn balcony or something, and knowing the idiot you are, you probably would!"

"Zoë," I interrupted, barely managing to keep a straight face.

"What?" She snapped, scowling murderously at me.

I took a deep breath and tried to remain neutral. "Do you need to visit the dam snack bar?"

There was a moment of dead silence. I quickly gave a mental apology to Chaos for getting killed only a few hours after agreeing to be his adopted son and heir. I chuckled to myself. It was so worth it though.

"What?" Zoë hissed.

"The dam snack bar," I repeated, somehow not dissolving into giggles. "Do you need to visit it?"

Zoë blinked at me for a moment before she turned on her heel and stalked away. "I just can't anymore. You're such a... A... Ugh!" She threw her hands up in the air, then walked out of her room, slamming the door behind her.

I sat alone on Zoë's bed. Do I leave, or do I just sit here? Will it be awkward when she comes back? If I leave, would that make it even more awkward? Where'd she even storm off to?

I sat sat there for a moment before I went to the door and looked out the peephole. I saw Zoë gesturing wildly in the hallway, talking to Luke. Bianca was there, but she had her hood up, concealing her identity.

Frowning, I walked back to Zoë's bed and laid down on the silvery sheets. I clearly couldn't go out that door; Zoë would kill me for sure. Or worse, castrate me!

How else to escape? The only exit would be the windows, which are impossibly small. Guess this is how I die. Again, I'm sorry Chaos.

Suddenly, Chaos was standing in Zoë's room. He stared at me and frowned. "Percy?"

I stared back, also frowning. "Chaos? What're you doing here?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing. Isn't this Zoë's room?"

I nodded. "Yeah. After I almost killed her and ran off, I guess she freaked out. So when I returned a couple hours later, she started yelling at me. I, uh, couldn't remain serious, and now she's outside in the hallway probably asking Luke and Diamond for murder schemes."

Chaos nodded in understanding. "That makes sense. I heard someone frequently calling my name in prayer and came to see what it was. I was afraid someone was being assassinated or something. Now I see that my fears were correct, because my onkh heir is about to be killed."

"Or castrated," I added unhelpfully. "I think that's also one of her options, except that one is for if she decides to go with torture."

Chaos stared at me. "Yes, that makes me feel so much better," he deadpanned. I smiled and flashed him a thumbs up.

I hesre a shouted exclamation from the hallway. "I think she's coming back!" I yelped. "Can you help me escape while also helping me keep all my parts?"

The creator of the universe frowned. "Id rather not get in the middle of all this..."

I scowled at him. "Fine. Just ignore my screams of pain echoing down the hallways, then."

Chaos sighed. "Alright. Quick!" He grabbed my shoulder and teleported us away just as I saw the doorknob turn.

We appeared in Chaos's office.

"Thanks, dad," I told him before I realized what I said. "I meant Chaos!"

The creator was frozen in place. "Actually," he whispered, "I didn't mind the 'dad' slip."

I gave him a small, shaky smile. "Ok... Dad...?"

Chaos returned the nervous smile. We stared at each other for a moment before we both looked away at the same time.

Chaos took a deep breath after our moment of quiet. "Percy, are you ready to begin your training?"

"Training?" I frowned. "Training for what?"

Chaos grinned. "You're going to be my heir and eventually my successor. But for now, you're also a soldier in my army, albeit a very powerful and important one. You have to learn how to fight and how to use your powers. Especially if you're going to overthrow Zeus and those are pathetic excuses of gods."

My smile began slightly more sinister and definitely stronger. "Let's get started."

Hey guys! Quick thing: I'm going to update on Thursday instead of Wesnesday due to Halloween! I left the same message in the first AN, but I don't think everyone saw it. So here it is again! Anyways, have a happy Halloween on Monday! ¡Feliz día de los muertos tambien! (Hope I spelt all that right! It's supposed to say happy day of the dead also!) Stay safe guys!