p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"strongChapter 17 /strong/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"strongAt Kronos and Gaea's Headquarters /strong/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"emPercy scowled as he stood up and turned around. His face was expressionless. Then he said the two words no one ever thought he'd say, "Kill her." And with that, he walked away./em/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos chuckled from his throne where he sat next to Gaea, watching the battle through a misty screen. Gaea smiled at the scene before her, as she saw Thalia kill her own best friends with a silver arrow dipped in a black substance./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""They really have come a long way haven't they?" asked Gaea./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos grinned. "Of course, and once the ritual is done they'll be ours to control forever."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea looked at the Titan Lord with renewed interest. "We're going through with the ritual? What will you tell them it's for?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Simple." Kronos said amused. "I'll tell them it is the adoption bonding ritual."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea's eyes sparkled with cold amusement. "It's funny what the betrayed will agree to."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The two looked back at the misty screen to see the camp in utter chaos once more. The annoying daughter of Aphrodite sat next to the dead daughter of Athena, crying and screaming her name. Around her campers continued to fight the monsters in rage, as the son of Jupiter and the rest of the insufferable seven attacked Percy, Thalia and Luke ruthlessly./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy made anyone who came near him choke from the lack of air as Thalia fought her brother with lightening. Luke hacked away with this sword. Finally Percy must have decided he had enough because he summoned a huge wave to crash onto everyone at camp./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"When the water receded the camper knelt there, coughing up water, when suddenly someone tumbled out of the shadows. Kronos leaned forward in his seat, instantly recognizing the figure as the son of Hades./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Impossible." He muttered./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea frowned. "How did he escape?" she turned to Kronos. "It looks like you don't have the son of Poseidon as tied up as you thought you did, do you?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos stuttered, "I- I- but he-how?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea rolled her eyes angrily. "Call them back."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos shut his eyes and sent out a mental message to Percy. In the misty screen he saw the boys head tilt sideways slightly, indicating he got the message. The son of Hades looked around in horror as he took in the screen./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""NO!" he shouted, and suddenly the ground split open in half, allowing dead soldiers to come up. Nico stood there trembling as he glared at the three. "How could you?!" he screamed. Around him campers looked up, watching the son of Hades as he unsheathed his sword and charged Percy./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Luke quickly intercepted his first swing, and caught his blade on his sword's hilt. Luke disarmed him and all the dead warriors shot forward to aid their master. Percy whistled one of his famous taxi whistles and three hell hounds came to his aid./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Luke and Thalia walked backwards as they fought the skeletons before jumping onto the back of a hell hound each and disappearing./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy sat atop his own hell hound and looked out over the field of fallen campers, ignoring the skeletons that tried to grab onto him. He smiled his cold smile, and laughed heartlessly. "Give up while you still can." He said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Nico glared at him. "Never."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy looked unaffected as he shrugged. "Suit yourself death breath." And with that he too disappeared in the shadows. Nico flinched slightly before calling back his skeletons and sending them back, closing the ground leaving barely a scar in its wake./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The rest of the army either retreated or was killed by the campers who were able to recover. Kronos swiped through the misty screen effectively causing it to disappear./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Suddenly the doors swung open and in came Percy with Thalia and Luke. Kronos and Gaea watched them approach./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The three kneeled in front of them, heads bowed. Percy looked up to address us. "Mission accomplished, Annabeth is now out of the way."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea's eyes glittered. "Very good. Thalia, Luke if you'll please excuse us."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia and Luke nodded and said in sync, "Yes m'lady." They got up and walked out, not looking back once./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Rise Perseus." Kronos said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy lightly flinched at the use of his name and scowled at his shoes before looking up./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""What is it you need, my Lord and Lady?" he asked, curiosity sparkling in his eyes./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""We would both like to adopt you, officially." Gaea said before Kronos could say anything./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy's jaw hit the floor before he caught himself and snapped it shut with a barely audible emclunk/em./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos didn't look much better. His eye brows were sky high and his eyes wide, not even bothering to fix his composure./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Wait you both want to adopt me?" asked Percy confused./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Yep." Said Gaea with barely hidden amusement. The only thing that gave her away were her leafy green eyes./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"She swiveled her head towards Kronos, causing a few strands of her light brown hair to fall in her face. She swiftly flicked them out of her eyes and smiled thinly at Kronos. "You think you can keep him all to yourself do you?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Her tone was teasing but there seemed to be a slight accusing meaning in her words as well./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos narrowed his eyes. "Of course not."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""So…" Percy said awkwardly. "How does this work?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I'll cut my hand and squeeze some blood into this cup," she said gesturing to a cup with Nectar in it. "As will Kronos and then you will simply drink it." She said bluntly./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy made a face between disgusted and nervous. "I'll what?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Drink it." Said Kronos watching him carefully. "Unless you aren't loyal enough to do it. If you'd rather be with your pesky father-"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy cut him off, "He's not my father." He deadpanned./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos smiled thinly before taking out a knife and handing it to Gaea. "Lady's first."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea smiled taking the knife from the Titan. She put the blade in the palm of her hand, squeezing it, before pulling it downward effectively cutting her hand./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Golden ichor drops fell from her fisted hand, and onto the floor as she moved her hand over the cup. She let a few drops drip into the cup and the colors swirled different shades of gold./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"She handed the blade to Kronos with an expressionless face as he took it from her and repeated the process. Gaea took the cup once Kronos was done, moving it in small circles as the liquid inside swished around./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"She smiled thinly as she handed the now glowing substance to Percy who stood there shifting his weight the whole time./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Okay now drink it." Smiled Kronos./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy glowered into the cup as if it were his worst enemy./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea chuckled slightly. "You won't taste anything the nectar won't allow it."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy looked slightly better at that thought while Kronos shot an amused look at Gaea./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy took a deep breath before throwing caution to the wind and gulping down the substance. His face scrunched up as he gagged./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos and Gaea both watched with amusement fighting the urge to smile./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy glared daggers at Gaea while he was slouched over with his hands on his knees. "You said I wouldn't taste it!"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The corners of Gaea's mouth tilted upwards. "Would you have drank it otherwise?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy muttered before sighing in defeat slightly shaking his head./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos and Gaea once again became serious. "You should go rest. We have big plans coming." Kronos said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy sobered up quickly, putting his expressionless mask on once again. He turned around and started walking away towards his room. As he walked he herd that slightly familiar voice whisper to him once again./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"emIt's now a battle of pure will Perseus. Don't let him control you. /em/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"strong*** /strong/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"strongAt Kronos and Gaea's Headquarters /strong/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"emPercy scowled as he stood up and turned around. His face was expressionless. Then he said the two words no one ever thought he'd say, "Kill her." And with that, he walked away./em/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos chuckled from his throne where he sat next to Gaea, watching the battle through a misty screen. Gaea smiled at the scene before her, as she saw Thalia kill her own best friends with a silver arrow dipped in a black substance./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""They really have come a long way haven't they?" asked Gaea./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos grinned. "Of course, and once the ritual is done they'll be ours to control forever."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea looked at the Titan Lord with renewed interest. "We're going through with the ritual? What will you tell them it's for?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Simple." Kronos said amused. "I'll tell them it is the adoption bonding ritual."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea's eyes sparkled with cold amusement. "It's funny what the betrayed will agree to."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The two looked back at the misty screen to see the camp in utter chaos once more. The annoying daughter of Aphrodite sat next to the dead daughter of Athena, crying and screaming her name. Around her campers continued to fight the monsters in rage, as the son of Jupiter and the rest of the insufferable seven attacked Percy, Thalia and Luke ruthlessly./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy made anyone who came near him choke from the lack of air as Thalia fought her brother with lightening. Luke hacked away with this sword. Finally Percy must have decided he had enough because he summoned a huge wave to crash onto everyone at camp./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"When the water receded the camper knelt there, coughing up water, when suddenly someone tumbled out of the shadows. Kronos leaned forward in his seat, instantly recognizing the figure as the son of Hades./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Impossible." He muttered./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea frowned. "How did he escape?" she turned to Kronos. "It looks like you don't have the son of Poseidon as tied up as you thought you did, do you?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos stuttered, "I- I- but he-how?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea rolled her eyes angrily. "Call them back."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos shut his eyes and sent out a mental message to Percy. In the misty screen he saw the boys head tilt sideways slightly, indicating he got the message. The son of Hades looked around in horror as he took in the screen./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""NO!" he shouted, and suddenly the ground split open in half, allowing dead soldiers to come up. Nico stood there trembling as he glared at the three. "How could you?!" he screamed. Around him campers looked up, watching the son of Hades as he unsheathed his sword and charged Percy./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Luke quickly intercepted his first swing, and caught his blade on his sword's hilt. Luke disarmed him and all the dead warriors shot forward to aid their master. Percy whistled one of his famous taxi whistles and three hell hounds came to his aid./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Luke and Thalia walked backwards as they fought the skeletons before jumping onto the back of a hell hound each and disappearing./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy sat atop his own hell hound and looked out over the field of fallen campers, ignoring the skeletons that tried to grab onto him. He smiled his cold smile, and laughed heartlessly. "Give up while you still can." He said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Nico glared at him. "Never."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy looked unaffected as he shrugged. "Suit yourself death breath." And with that he too disappeared in the shadows. Nico flinched slightly before calling back his skeletons and sending them back, closing the ground leaving barely a scar in its wake./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The rest of the army either retreated or was killed by the campers who were able to recover. Kronos swiped through the misty screen effectively causing it to disappear./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Suddenly the doors swung open and in came Percy with Thalia and Luke. Kronos and Gaea watched them approach./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The three kneeled in front of them, heads bowed. Percy looked up to address us. "Mission accomplished, Annabeth is now out of the way."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea's eyes glittered. "Very good. Thalia, Luke if you'll please excuse us."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia and Luke nodded and said in sync, "Yes m'lady." They got up and walked out, not looking back once./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Rise Perseus." Kronos said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy lightly flinched at the use of his name and scowled at his shoes before looking up./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""What is it you need, my Lord and Lady?" he asked, curiosity sparkling in his eyes./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""We would both like to adopt you, officially." Gaea said before Kronos could say anything./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy's jaw hit the floor before he caught himself and snapped it shut with a barely audible emclunk/em./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos didn't look much better. His eye brows were sky high and his eyes wide, not even bothering to fix his composure./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Wait you both want to adopt me?" asked Percy confused./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Yep." Said Gaea with barely hidden amusement. The only thing that gave her away were her leafy green eyes./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"She swiveled her head towards Kronos, causing a few strands of her light brown hair to fall in her face. She swiftly flicked them out of her eyes and smiled thinly at Kronos. "You think you can keep him all to yourself do you?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Her tone was teasing but there seemed to be a slight accusing meaning in her words as well./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos narrowed his eyes. "Of course not."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""So…" Percy said awkwardly. "How does this work?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I'll cut my hand and squeeze some blood into this cup," she said gesturing to a cup with Nectar in it. "As will Kronos and then you will simply drink it." She said bluntly./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy made a face between disgusted and nervous. "I'll what?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Drink it." Said Kronos watching him carefully. "Unless you aren't loyal enough to do it. If you'd rather be with your pesky father-"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy cut him off, "He's not my father." He deadpanned./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos smiled thinly before taking out a knife and handing it to Gaea. "Lady's first."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea smiled taking the knife from the Titan. She put the blade in the palm of her hand, squeezing it, before pulling it downward effectively cutting her hand./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Golden ichor drops fell from her fisted hand, and onto the floor as she moved her hand over the cup. She let a few drops drip into the cup and the colors swirled different shades of gold./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"She handed the blade to Kronos with an expressionless face as he took it from her and repeated the process. Gaea took the cup once Kronos was done, moving it in small circles as the liquid inside swished around./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"She smiled thinly as she handed the now glowing substance to Percy who stood there shifting his weight the whole time./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Okay now drink it." Smiled Kronos./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy glowered into the cup as if it were his worst enemy./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Gaea chuckled slightly. "You won't taste anything the nectar won't allow it."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy looked slightly better at that thought while Kronos shot an amused look at Gaea./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy took a deep breath before throwing caution to the wind and gulping down the substance. His face scrunched up as he gagged./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos and Gaea both watched with amusement fighting the urge to smile./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy glared daggers at Gaea while he was slouched over with his hands on his knees. "You said I wouldn't taste it!"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The corners of Gaea's mouth tilted upwards. "Would you have drank it otherwise?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy muttered before sighing in defeat slightly shaking his head./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Kronos and Gaea once again became serious. "You should go rest. We have big plans coming." Kronos said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy sobered up quickly, putting his expressionless mask on once again. He turned around and started walking away towards his room. As he walked he herd that slightly familiar voice whisper to him once again./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"emIt's now a battle of pure will Perseus. Don't let him control you. /em/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"strong*** /strong/p