Chapter 3: Sealed with a Kiss
The entire Olympian council looked at Percy in surprise.
"Well...err...Perseus; your powers will be the same as Kronos'. You will be able to slow time locally, or around a person or group." Zeus stated. "Any other powers young Perseus could have?" Zeus looked around at the other gods.
The gods looked at each other, confused. The most unlikely of Gods spoke out.
"Percy will have the ability to freeze water and time at his will. I think he should have some water powers considering Poseidon is his father." Hestia said quietly. Poseidon looked at her with gratitude.
"Agreed. So, that is two powers he can have. Any more suggestions?" He asked. Apollo was the one to make a suggestion this time.
"Well, I know that this isn't one of Kronos' powers, or something to do with water, but Perce should be able to be sensitive to important events and be able to detect when the future can be changed or when prophecies will be fulfilled, coz I don't know about you guys, but when the one about Percy was taking place, I was really anxious about what would of happened. And the time-sensitive thing, he should be able to tell when history is being changed and the ability to time travel."
"Time travel and Time sensitivity are certainly going on the list. Any more suggestions?" Zeus once again looked around out the council.
"One more. He should be able to slow or stop someone's aging. So he keeps those he holds most dear." Athena chirped. She looked at Percy and nodded towards Annabeth approvingly. He looked towards Annabeth and back to Athena. He smiled at her gratefully.
"Very well. Now that Percy's powers are decided, His Godhood will take place. It must take place at the time when the sun and moon are at their closest. Apollo. What time is the sun and moon closest?" Zeus asked. Everyone looked at Apollo. He gulped.
"Err... well, father, that would be at 5:10am Western Pacific Time. The sun and the moon will remain closest until 5:22am. It must take place at that exact time. It is now 3:10am. We have two hours to prepare for his transformation."
"Very well. Until it is time, Miss Chase and Mr Jackson will be our guests here and will stay in one of the guest suites. As most have been destroyed, I shall rebuild them as they were for the time being. Also, I think it best if you discuss plans for your own separate temple with Miss Chase. If there is no more points to be made. Council is dismissed." Zeus rose from his chair and the others followed suit.
PERCY POV
As Zeus and the others left the room, Annabeth and I left the chambers through the main doors, and turned right towards the guest rooms. On the way, Annabeth and I discussed my powers.
"So, what do you think about your powers then, Lord Percy?" She said. I looked at her and raised my left eyebrow.
"Well, I like the sound of them, especially the slowing someone's aging thing. I might use it on you. So we can be together." I looked at her. My eyes pored into hers. She looked at me and before I realised what was going on, I kissed her. I'd never kissed her before, but it was the greatest pleasure I'd ever had. It seemed like hours before we broke apart, still gazing into each other's eyes. I'd never loved someone as much as I love Annabeth. I was wondering if I had made the right choice, well, until they said I would be able to stop someone aging, I immediately thought of three people. Mom, Paul and Annabeth. The three people who I cared about the most.
"Anyway, about my temple." I said, changing the subject.
"Err... yeah. What did you have in mind?" She looked down at her notes. She got out a notepad and pen and poised to make notes.
"The only thing I want to be part of my temple, is a sense of complete time freeze. When you enter it, you are outside time. Eternity can pass you by and you wouldn't notice it. And, a clock for the outside world, so you can tell how long you've been in there." I looked at her and she looked at me. I think Aphrodite might have been spraying something in here, because I pulled Annabeth closer and leant down and kissed her again. I entwined my fingers in her hair and pulled her closer, deepening our kiss. When I am made Lord of Time, I thought, the first thing I am going to do is stop Annabeth's body clock. She won't ever age, or die naturally, like Artemis' hunters. She will be mine for eternity.
"Ahem."
I broke the kiss and looked round suddenly. Hermes was standing there in a white Greek robe, looking embarrassed.
"Sorry to disturb you. Lord Zeus requests your presence in the council chambers. Percy, it's time."
I nodded and grasped Annabeth's hand, I wasn't doing this alone. I wanted her to be with me when it happens.
Hermes led us back to the chambers. When we reached the doors, he turned and said
"I'm afraid Miss Chase will have to remain outside the chambers while the transformation takes place. For it to happen, we have to be in our natural godly state. You will be unharmed, Percy, as we can focus our energy into the process, but Annabeth will be vaporized if she is even in the room, as the power is multiplied tenfold." Hermes looked at Annabeth and me, and nodded. I sighed and turned to Annabeth.
"Well, this is it." She said.
"Yep this is it. The next time you see me I'll be a god."
Annabeth looked into my eyes again, and hugged me tightly.
"Let me kiss you as a mortal for the last time" I whispered into her ear. She leant back and pressed her lips to mine. We stayed like that for a few minutes, breaking only because Hermes coughed again.
I waved farewell to her and went with Hermes into the council chamber. The chamber had been transformed to suit the occasion. Instead of the 11 seats of power was a single gold and marble altar, about 6 feet high 20 feet long and bristling with power. I could feel it from the end of the chamber. All of the gods were in traditional Greek white robes, except Hades, who wore a black Greek robe. When I entered, the gods looked at me. Zeus was the first to speak.
"Jackson, please lay down on the altar." I nodded and walked forwards. Dad held his hand out and helped me onto the altar. I laid down and the gods strapped my wrists and ankles. I raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"The straps are purely for safety reasons. New gods are extremely powerful and you will move around a lot. The straps are to stop you falling off and hurting yourself. If you fall off, then the transformation will fail and you could be turned to ash." Dionysus answered. For once with a kind look on his face. The only time I had seen that face was when he summoned me in a vision during the battle, he was talking about his son, Pollux, whose brother Castor died last year.
As the final strap was tied, the gods got into a circle around me and they started to chant in an ancient language, which no mortal ever understands. The language of the gods. Olympiac. Zeus stopped chanting and looked at me and said
"Perseus Jackson. You have chosen the path of Godhood. This is your last chance to turn back. If you continue with the ceremony, you will become immortal. Do you wish to continue?"
I thought of Annabeth. Being with her was all I wanted. But I didn't want her for less than one hundred years. I wanted her for eternity.
"I do."
"So be it." He continued chanting and the god suddenly started chanting in time with each other, down to the millisecond.
I started to feel warm, and then the warmth increased, as the gods turned into their natural state. I had never seen them in their natural state before. They were beautiful. Bright white orbs just hovering in the air. The light so bright I tried to shut my eyes, but I couldn't. I can't really explain it, but have you ever seen Magnesium burn? You know that bright white light it emits? Imagine a light a thousand times more bright. Not even close.
I felt my body burn white hot. It hurt more than the worst pain I had ever felt. I arced my back and screamed in pain. They were right to put me in straps. I was rolling around, my entire body in pain, from the tip of my tongue to the very end of my toes. It felt like I was being burned alive. Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw next. A bright golden orb hovered above me. Sort of liquid rolled into a ball, like I can do with water. But this wasn't water. This was Ichor, the golden blood of the gods. It hovered above me for a few more seconds before falling onto me and dissolving into my body. I felt a final surge of pain before seeing something that shocked me to the core. A scarlet orb left my body. My blood. It had been replaced by the Ichor and was now hovering above my head. The gods started spinning in a circle all around me, like a giant spinning ring above me. The scarlet orb rose up and continued up and into the chamber ceiling. The ceiling absorbed my blood as a sacrifice, and suddenly, amongst the intricate portraits of people and animals, appeared a tiny picture of me. I then realised, the ceiling portrait wasn't a timeline of human life, but a record of sacrifices made to the gods in days gone by.
My body started to glow with white light, and the pain started to die down. I knew that it was almost over. The orbs slowed down and returned to their humanoid form. Zeus raised his arms along with the other gods and exclaimed
"The mortal is dead. All hail Perseus; God of Time. Keeper of the Past, Guardian of the present, Defender of the Future."
"ALL HAIL!" The gods cried out.
My light died down and I suddenly realised that I was no longer in my normal clothes, but I was in full Greek Battle armour. The light died completely and dad released my bonds. I sat up, rubbing my wrists, expecting to see them red, but they were fine.
"How do you feel, Percy?" He asked me. I looked at him. To my surprise I had grown to the same size as him.
" I feel. I feel fine. How do I get back to normal size?" I asked him. He looked at me and sighed.
"That's the thing. You just say clearly in your head what you want to happen and it will happen." He replied.
In my head i thought clearly: 'Human size' I immediately shrunk down to normal size, although it now felt like they were normal and I was a mouse.
I looked to the doors and remembered Annabeth. I snapped my fingers and the doors swung open. I suddenly felt a huge force crash into me, knocking me over. It was a few seconds before i realised it was Annabeth. I looked at her and I kissed her. Behind me the gods either went 'awww' (probably Aphrodite!) clapped (Apollo and Hermes) or looked away awkwardly.
We broke apart and I asked her
"so, am i a better kisser now that I'm a god?"
"meh. Sort of the same. I don't really care about that though. I'm just glad you survived."
I looked at her quizzically. "why? Didn't you think i'd make it?"
"Well, yes. Not everyone who has been given the gift of godhood survived the transformation. Only one other survived. Heracles."
She leant in to kiss me again. I put my finger to her lips.
"wait a moment." I concentrated and made everything in the room freeze, except me and Annabeth, in our own private bubble of time. "okay. Go."
She pressed her lips to mine again and i entwined my hands in her hair. As we kissed, I concentrated and I stopped her body clock. She was mine for eternity. I broke apart.
"congratulations, Miss Chase. You are now half-immortal." She smiled at me and leant in for another kiss. It was done. Sealed with a kiss.
This is without a doubt my favourite chapter. It's dedicated to zeynel who suggested percy's powers (except from time travel or the freezing things lightningkid333 helped me come up with the water freeze, so its also dedicated to that user.) But also, its my favourite because PERCY AND ANNABETH GET TOGETHER! YAYY! ^-^ ^-^ I'm really happy for them. It also leaves her in the story, but you'll have to wait and see what happens in the next chapter. Now, you may have noticed that i have uploaded a chapter each day of the story, but its gonna stop there on regularity. From now on, i will upload a chapter when i can probably once a week to keep the story going for as long as i can before it leaves the site. Feel free to download my story so you can continue reading, i know I will! I hope you like the transformation scene, i just made it up on the spot. Also, I might be putting in a few words of olympiac (god language) in future chapters. As always i hope you enjoyed this chapter and please rate and review my work, your input and support keep me going and really help me make it even more great! Thanks guys!