A view to a blessing

Chapter one: Prophecy

Summary: Luke cursed Percy before dying. How to remove it? Understand the Oracle.

Disclaimer: I only own Selene, Arthur, Devvan, Syla, Licor.

I was sitting by the magical fire. It was higher and brighter than ever. I hadn't seen it that strong. The song was led by Devvan. Son of Apollo. Everybody was having fun. More than fun; it was pure joy. We were celebrating our victory.

No. They were celebrating the victory. Kronos was back to Tartarus. And Luke was… I had killed Luke.

As soon as I had this thought, the fire suddenly got blown. All the lights were switched off. All we could see was Selene, shining softly in the moon light, and Arthur's eyes, two little orange points lost in the darkness. Everybody could feel the evil presence.

Nobody spoke.

Luke. He was haunting Camp Half Blood. His curse was spoiling something way more important than my life. He was attacking my friends. My family. "I curse you, Perseus Jackson. You and your …"

A scream. Something green was coming. A smoky greenish cloud, flying in mid-air.

I recognized it at once. Only the second time it left its place, at the top of the Big House. The Oracle.

The dark feeling disappeared as quickly as it had appeared.

The fire lit again. But its warmth or light were pale, faded.

"The enemy has spoken.

Something was taken,

Stolen in the part of all beings,

That will be recovered

Only by family acting.

Creators and created unified

Around the beginner.

Tests and helps linked

In front of the fratricide."

"Oh my gods…" Chiron immediately blew in his conch.

"Campers, go to your cabins! Counselors, with me! Extraordinary meeting at the Big House!"

Everybody jumped on his feet and started to move.

I was a counselor, as alone in cabin three. Son of Poseidon. With me came Selene, Annabeth, Beckendorf, the Stoll brothers, Silena, Arthur, Devvan, Clarisse, Syla and Licor. Arthur was not really a counselor, as not a child of an Olympian God, but came too. He represented the Titans.

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"So, does anyone know what has just happened?" Chiron already knew that, but he wanted to distress the atmosphere.

"We were celebrating our victory. Everybody was having fun. Suddenly, the fire was blown, and a dark think appeared. And a few seconds later, the Oracle came, and the prophecy…"

I didn't even know who had spoken. I was having a hard feeling. I had started all these problems. By thinking to…

"Percy? You look worried. Anything wrong?"

"I think I am responsible of all that."

"I see… Just because Luke shot the curse to you doesn't mean you are responsible."

"It appeared as soon as I thought to him. And he had added family. You know what that means? The Camp is in danger."

"That means more than you think, Percy. All the gods are your family. I didn't think it would go that far. Luke had to really hate his father for doing that… We need to get the curse removed. I guess this is why the Oracle has left its room."

"The enemy has spoken. That is the curse. Luke was our… our enemy." Annabeth had not forgotten her first years with him, before he turned evil.

"You think I am the fratricide?"

"Luke was your half-brother, Percy. You killed him." That was Selene. Always going to the fact.

"I had to do it! We were fighting! And…"

"We know that Percy. It is not your fault. What has been done cannot be changed. You can't change the past. Let us concentrate on the present. We need to know what was stolen." Chiron alone looked interested. All the others seemed to be bored, and didn't say a word.

"And what is the part of all beings? What do all the beings have in common?"

I turned to Annabeth. She was the smartest here, except for Chiron.

But she wouldn't move. I was surprised when Clarisse spoke.

"Everything that lives lives. I would say life. That would mean somebody's life has changed."

My life. I hadn't known any real feeling since Luke's eyes had lost their life.

We all heard Chiron breath deeply. "I have already known such a case… A murderer, and tests to get purified."

We all knew it. Heracles had killed wife and sons, and his works were for "cleaning" him. Did that mean I would have to face tests?

"Family acting… A family helps its members. As we are your family, Percy, we will help you. And the creators and created are… "

"Are parents and children… But there are not children of all the Olympians. How will that work?"

"There are twelve Olympian gods. Heracles did twelve labors. All this is linked. My opinion is that Percy will have twelve things to do, and each time a child of an immortal will accompany him. So that all the gods will be part of the quest. They won't be jealous.

"What jealous? You say that as if we used to be jealous!"

"This curse will have consequences, Dionysus. More important than you can imagine. Don't act childishly."

It was the first time we heard Chiron call Mr. D by his real name. it had to be that important.

I hope this was not too slow. I needed to explain the plot, but I am not sure I did it correctly... Could you tell me? I need reviews, please. Next chapters will be action, and the atmosphere won't be that heavy.