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Last Chapter: I groaned. Today was going to be a long day
This Chapter:
Percy PoV
I walked down a couple flights of stairs to meet a trainer by the name of χορδή, or chord. He was clearly a son of apollo, by his name and looks.
"Welcome, Devil" he said "To the league of champions!" I looked at him strangely. "What's the league of champions?" "An elite group of people dedicated to fighting monsters of other realms. As a death angel, you have the option to join! We follow missions assigned to us and have no leader! Consider joining ok?" I was confused. As a death angel, I can join an entirely separate group? "I'll think about it." I said. Did I want to join the group? I need to talk to Thanatos.
"Let's get to the training" I said. "I need to learn how to use this scythe."
Time skip
After 5 hours of training, I got a feel for the scythe. It was tiring work, and chord would not let me drink water, as it would boost my abilities. "Ready?" He asked. I nodded and he charged at me. I blocked his downwards strike with my handle and swept under his feet. He fell to the ground and I swung the blade of the scythe down next to his neck. "Yield?" I asked. He shook his head no and knocked me down with a kick. He ran to a wall, flipping off it and summoning a golden bow.
"A bow?!" I exclaimed. "Unfair!" He smirked at me and rapid fire shot his arrows at me. I blocked them with the handle of the scythe and rushed him. He jumped back onto the wall and boosted himself off it to the other side of the arena.
Percy, slide on the ground and trip him with the scythe Achilles whispered into my ear to beat the master, the apprentice must use his own moves. I ran towards him and went to swipe down at him but slid down and tripped him. He fell, and I stomped down on his legs. "Yield?" I asked, with more force this time. He nodded. "The blessing of Thanatos has boosted your learning of the scythe. You are a master now." My eyes widened. I mastered it already? Wow.
I walked out of the arena up the 3 flights of stairs to my floor. I went into the kitchen and cooked myself up some ramen. I went to my bed and fell into a dreamless sleep.
Annabeth PoV
Flashback
I watched as Percy's eyes widened as he fell downwards into the huge chasm. I looked to Jacob, who was beat up, bug would be fine. A wimp like Percy just got lucky to be able to even scathe him. I helped him up and walked to lord poseidon.
"Dad" He said. "Can you help me with something?" "Of course son" he replied. He grinned "Can I have a sword with enough power to open an infinite void?
"Of course" Poseidon clapped his hands and said sword appeared in his hands. I scowled. Why would Jacob want a sword like that? To open an infinite void would be useless unless he were to make a god fade… dear god
Jacob laughed maniacally and opened a void. He pushed in his father into the void and the waves grew out of control. With no god to control the seas, the water would have no control.
"I, Jacob Ravipadi, son of Poseidon, assume my father's position of Lord of the seas!" There was a huge rush of power into him and he began to glow. "Jacob! Don't do this!" I screamed. The 3 fates appeared. "Jacob Ravipadi, you are not to be granted godhood!" They said in unison "Thou art not worthy of this power!" At this, the aura faded and Jacob fell to his knees.
Jacob lost the green glow in his eyes and began crying. Something else in his eyes changed. There was once a yellow tinge, but that had left as well. "My lord…" He whispered. "WHY HAVE YOU LEFT ME?" A maniacal laugh could be heard in the distance. (AN: this will not be later mentioned in this story, but may be in another story.) Zeus grabbed hold of Jacob's body and flashed everyone to olympus. When we got there he was in chains.
"Jacob Ravipadi, you are accused of Treason, Conspiracy, and Murder of a god" Zeus boomed. "How do you plead?"
Jacob was on the brink of crying and looked down. He then looked up and tried to make eye contact with me. I looked away, ashamed of what I had done, and that I even believed him in the first place.
"Guilty" He whispered. "I plead guilty" Zeus smiled a sickening grin. "Jacob Ravipadi, you are given the death sentence! Have a good time in the fields of punishment!"
Zeus brandished his mighty master bolt and threw it down onto Jacob with a mighty crack and he disintegrated into dust. Hades flashed in, and summoned an iris-message. It showed Jacob being dragged to punishment.
Flashback Over
I sat on the beach, miserable. He is dead. Percy is dead. He will never come back. And it is my fault. I broke down crying. I was supposed to be smart not dumb enough to leave everything I had. I need to fix this I thought. I planned to go to the underworld and break Percy out, and I refuse to get caught. I will hide his soul wherever I need to, just so I can save him.
Just as i was about to get ready to go, the conch horn blew through the camp. "All campers to the amphitheatre!" Boomed Chiron. Everyone went there for his announcement. There, wrapped in a blue shroud, was Percy's body. I was about to cry before my foot landed on something. Percy's camp necklace. I thought as i picked it up. We all wished him well, (Not really)
I stayed after to talk to Percy. I know it sounds insane to talk to a body, but I felt I had to tell him I was coming. I looked at his body and was about to talk to him when I heard footsteps in the distance. Crap I thought. Well, I have to fake hating him.
"Goodbye Seaweed Brain" I spat, even though it broke my heart. I threw his Necklace into his burning shroud and walked away. I'll save you Percy I thought.
Time Skip
I was all packed and was ready to go. I looked over my note. It was good enough, though i hate to lie to chiron. I slid the note under the Big house door. It said:
To Whom it may concern,
I am leaving camp for an undetermined amount of time. I need to mourn the loss of my Boyfriend, Jacob. At first I couldn't believe he was a traitor. To me, he will always be Jacob, not a traitorous fool. I will be traveling between home and New York, among other places. Please, do not look for me. I will come back on my own, eventually.
Sincerely, Annabeth Chase
I ran towards the woods and got into my 'car' I had the hephaestus cabin build it for me. It was basically a canoe that would eject wheels from it's side and would widen its self. The pointed ends would shrink into the top to make it square. When it needed to go into water, it could retract the wheels and re extend the pointed top.
I drove it out of camp and went on my way. I'm coming Percy I thought.
Percy PoV
I woke up and stretched. I looked at the scythe on my wall and pulled it off. I saw a small note attached to it and read it.
Perseus,
This scythe is to be named by you. Upon naming, the scythe will glow black, so don't be alarmed when it does. If you spin the scythe it will turn into a sword for close combat. The sword cannot reap souls although, so when reaping only use the scythe. I will be here later tonight to help you with anything you may need.
Thanatos
I smiled. My new master was extremely gracious with his gift. I looked at the scythe and whispered its name. Θεριστής. Or reaper. The sword glowed an extremely dark black and when it faded, its name was carved into it. Sweet I thought. I spun the scythe and it transformed into a majestic sword. It was a celestial bronze blade with a hilt made of pure silver. A black gem sat in the hilt which would glow stronger every time I would swing it. Once the glow was sustained when I wasn't swinging, I could chant Θάνατος and a pulse of darkness formed around me.
This of course, took me 2 hours to figure out on my own. I sat down on my bed, exhausted. Once I caught my breath, I threw myself up and wobbled to the kitchen, where I cooked myself up some spaghetti. Once I was eating, Thanatos flashed in.
"Perseus, I am going to explain everything about realms and here to you." He stated. "Ok?" I said, mouth full of spaghetti.
"Percy, realms are what we could call alternate dimensions. They are manifestations of our world. The earth you were born in is called Realm 0. It is the original realm. In Realm 2, the earth is entirely different. There are versions of you there, and many other things. But, as a death angel, you will be entering these realms. The second the realm 0 you steps into any realm, the you from that realm will cease to exist. We do not want that. So, you are only known as Devil in other realms, as to not cause a crisis. As Devil, you will have an enchantment on you to make you somebody else. Makes sense?" I nodded.
"Now, to explain the league of champions. It is a group of people who are extremely strong. They have no leader and do missions for the greater good. They have a ranking system of Fighter, Warrior, Officer, Assassin, and Savior. You do not have to join them to be an angel. (Let me know in the reviews if Percy should join!) Any questions you have?"
"Yeah" I said. "Why do the campers have my body?!" I exclaimed. Thanatos sighed. "You are a spirit percy. You aren't alive anymore. You have assumed your own form without a body. As an angel of death, you do not have to follow the laws of the underworld. Understand?" I nodded. I didn't want to believe it, but he was right. I was no longer flesh, just a spirit.
Thanatos looked at me. "Percy, I have to go. I will see you tomorrow, where we will begin the next phase of your training. You will learn the capacity of your powers of death and will be the most powerful spirit in all the 67 realms!" He said excitedly. "How long will that take?" I questioned. I wanted to be back in the overworld, and I really wanted to explore the realms. He flinched back a little bit. "Umm, well, you see, it is a, well… long process…"He said, trying to avoid my question. "Lord Thanatos" I said, stronger this time "How. Long. Will. It. Take?" "It will take… about... Umm… 50… thousand...years." He said slowly, as if I were to explode. I inhaled sharply. 50 THOUSAND?! I calmed myself down, and heard the echoing voice of achilles run across my mind. Percy He reasoned You will become extremely powerful. If you don't do this training, your power will grow out of control and you will become a demon. Demons eat away at souls and kill for fun. Do you want to be that? That was the last thing I wanted to be. Fine I huffed at achilles. "I'll do it." I spoke aloud. "But once it's over, I want to be free to traverse realms." Thanatos nodded "That can be arranged."
I finished up dinner as Thanatos flashed out. I wanted to get a lot of rest, because tomorrow is gonna be a big day.
Aaand… Done! This was a long chapter, 2080 words! Aside from this note of course. Anyway, make sure to vote on my profile and if you have any criticism, by all means, reveiw! I don't know what you guys think if you don't so please make sure to tell me. If you wanna help me write my story better by being a beta reader, please by all means PM me! Thanks everyone!
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