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A Second Personality
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Perseus Jackson, one of the Heroes of Olympus, a Savior, a Demigod Prodigy, a Loyal Soldier.
Such a pity that the Fates decided that the son of Poseidon needed a 'Status Update'.
Now he was a goddamn wizard. At least, he was supposed to be pretending to be one and let me tell you, Percy was no actor.
He snorted to himself with mild amusement as he watched the green luscious trees speed away from the window of his cart. The train ride had been rather... uneventful, Percy decided. The only climax was when Ron practically flipped and demanded to know what Percy's earphones were, calling him a Muggle Expert.
Ah, that's what Wizards and Witches called mortals, Percy reminded himself. Such weird names. But again, if the Wizards happened to gain knowledge of demigods they would think he was weird. Seriously, how much of a weirdo could you become if you were already waving around sticks yelling gibberish. Probably waving around swords and having freakish abilities. Screw you ADHD.
"Say..." Percy was snapped out of his own thoughts when Harry's voice broke the silence. "What year are you in? I've never seen you be-"
"What house are you in?" Ron cut in, earning an irritated glance from Harry. The ginger's eyes contained a small amount of curiosity.
"I..." Percy faltered. "Err, I'm in Griiieeee... Griphony or something like that."
Smooth. He had to blame his dyslexia with that one, who in the right mind named a house like that?
Hermione narrowed her eyes, "You mean Gryffindor?" She corrected.
"Probably." Percy shrugged. Heat rushed up to his neck with embarrassment when Hermione looked at him like he was a retard.
"Like I said," Harry said, making sure Ron made no attempt to interrupt him again. "We've never seen you before."
Just as Percy opened his mouth to speak, the door of their cart slid open and a pleasant looking old lady stepped in.
"Would any of you kids like to buy anything?" She asked, pulling a cart filled with candies and drinks behind her.
"I think we're fine, thank you." Hermione smiled after a while when no one made a move to buy anything.
The trio continued to chat away, successfully increasing Percy's boredom when they started talking about flying chairs in a house with a frightened cat on it. Of course Percy didn't miss the occasional glance Harry gave him whenever he thought Percy wasn't looking.
Percy didn't know when, but a moment later his eyelids started to droop until blissful sleep took over him.
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The rush of his adrenaline caused his heart to thump faster, beating at a ridiculous pace. He could feel his face covered with grime and dirt, as well as dried blood. There were bodies all over the place, monsters and demigods.
The scream of pain and roar of agony sounded far away with blood rushing in his ears.
It's quite frightening isn't it? A soothing voice rang in his head. You are too young to know pain. Were you able to imagine your friends and family dying around you? Your home burning to the ground in ashes? I couldn't. Until it actually happened. My comrades and allies falling as bit by bit my hope was being eaten away...
'Get out of my head' he thought. Even as he mentally said it, he knew it was pitiful. Feeble with no force or determination behind the empty words. 'Get out, get out'
Surrender now Perseus, and perhaps you'll be...spared. The voice continued. I will train you as my successor, a perfect soldier. Join me.
'I won't listen to you Gaea' He ducked an incoming attack from a hellhound before stabbing another one. But he knew, deep inside, that soon he would be overwhelmed by the near invincible army of monsters.
The world proved him right as he realized that he was surrounded by various types of Greek monsters in a loose circle, their eyes menacing with no mercy. Claws flexing with anticipation.
Then it came, the spear thrown at him with deadly precision which he did not have any time to block or dodge.
He instinctively threw his arms in front of him.
He heard the unmistakable sound of flesh being torn apart by the sharp point of the spear head.
Time's up, The voice cackled, Game Over.
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Percy's eyes snapped open the moment he felt himself flying across the cart, yelping as gravity took control and crashed him down the other side. He blinked in confusion until he noticed that the outside world was no longer moving.
The train had stopped.
"Are you guys okay?" Percy managed to groan out as he eyed Hermione, Harry, and Ron with concern.
"I think so." Harry muttered as he rubbed his head, the boy helped his friends up. "What happened? One moment we're talking and then the train just stopped so suddenly!"
Percy's head snapped up when a scream split the confused silence.
Almost instantly, the trio had whipped out their respective wands and peeked out the small crack of the door. Percy followed their examples out of pure curiosity.
Immediately, his twinkling sea green eyes darkened, resembling a stormy ocean with the waves crashing restlessly.
Things were about to get pretty ugly.
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The moment Harry landed his eyes outside, he regretted it. There were many students thrown here and there, slowly picking themselves up but what caught Harry's eyes were three figures slowly making their way towards them.
Harry's breath was caught in his throat.
Two out of the three new appearances were abnormally huge. The other one looking seemingly normal.
One of the figure was this beast with midnight black pelt reminded Harry of a monster hybrid between a wolf and a lion with claws the easily bigger than Harry's fist. The other one was a inhumanly tall "woman" with a green tint in her skin. Her legs were replaced with two thick trunks that looked suspiciously like a serpent's body and she was clad in a green armor with a deadly looking spear.
The final intruder threw Harry off guard.
She was a young girl with short brown hair and olive skin, with eyes that could melt any man's heart. He had the sudden urge to walk up to the girl and... hug her. Embrace her. He wanted her to be his and only his. He thought he caught a wiff of her scent, it was... Pleasant.
Ginny. A small part of his mind said. You love Ginny Weasley.
It was as if Harry had been caught in a spell, dipped in cold water, had a really bad headache and broke free of the spell. His head felt woozy and he no longer felt the affection for the total stranger he did a moment ago. Harry was more than a little confused. One thing was clear, however, as he studied the three figures closely.
These newcomers intended to do harm. It was pretty obvious with the look of evil glinting in each of their eyes.
"I ssssmell ssssomething sssupiciousss." The snake woman hissed, Harry caught a glimpse of her forked tongue whipping in and out.
The monster dog hybrid growled and sniffed. For a terrifying moment the beast's eyes locked with his and stared at him. Lava red and green clashed before the monster decided Harry wasn't time worthy and continued sniffing elsewhere.
"Be quiet." The little brunette girl snapped with a surprising amount of authority. "You are here because of mine and our Lady's orders."
"Assss you wissssh." The half-serpent woman bowed, Harry did not miss the look of loathing in her eyes.
The three unknown figures looked around for a little longer until the brunette- obviously the leader- clasped her hands together.
"Our dear Lady's orders were clear" She stated. "But..."
She licked her lips and smacked them together, her eyes landing on a seemingly unconscious boy that was sitting against the wall.
"I could use a meal to restore my strength."
Harry's eyes widened in alarm and horror as he realized what was happening.
"She's going to eat him." Ron whimpered. Hermione shushed him but she too, was shaking visibly.
Too many deaths already happened. Harry thought. Mostly my fault because I was a coward. A weak coward.
Determination surged through him as he gripped his wand tighter. "I'm going to-", Harry managed to start but stopped when a gentle but firm hand was placed on his shoulder.
"Stay here" Percy said. He didn't meet Harry's eyes.
"No!" Harry hissed and pointed at the unconscious boy who was being approached by the brown haired girl. "He's in danger and-"
"I never said that was an option did I?"
Harry's body and mind froze the moment Percy finally turned to look at him. His eyes were...
Burdened.
Eyes with the look way too old for a teen like Percy, eyes that saw way too much. It was terrifying. Harry felt like a lowly mouse cowering under the gaze of an eagle. Maybe he was.
He was dimly aware of Percy pushing him aside and sliding the door open. Hermione just stared at the man as he stepped outside to the hallway of the train. They were utterly useless in the current situation. Somehow, they knew that spells were useless against the sudden intruders. That any offensive move they knew would do nothing. They were powerless.
"Hmm?"
The brunette girl who was stalking her way towards her "meal" stopped as she noticed Percy grimly standing several meters away from her.
The beast-like dog snarled and flexed its claws.
"Who isssss he?" The half-serpent woman hissed. "How dare he ssstand in our way. Carla, let'sss finisssh him."
Percy stared at them with a blank look, "Will you leave if I ask you to?"
This clearly threw the three monsters off.
"What?!" The now named Carla demanded. "Are you too stupid to realize what kind of situation you are in? Currently, if I'm not mistaken, we are your superiors!"
The two followers nodded eagerly, the snake woman held up her spear.
Percy tilted his head sideways in a questioning way, "What if I told you that you are mistaken?"
"That's it!" Carla shrieked, her eyes became dangerously bright. "I don't care if we were ordered to not cause a mess! I will kill you, you insolent human!"
She leaped towards Percy with monstrous strength, both of her arms raised and ready to claw her target.
"I did ask nicely, didn't I?" Percy said quietly.
SPLAT
Harry took in a sudden breath, eyes widening in horror and threatening to become even bigger. Everything became silent, even the snake woman and dog hybrid didn't dare make a sound. It took Harry a long while before his mind could process what had just happened.
There, in the middle of the hallway of the train, stood Percy. Carla's mouth was open but no sound came out.
Drip, drip, drip.
A puddle of dark red liquid started to form on the floor, increasing in size as more blood steadily added to it. Percy's face was now splattered with the same substance but his expression stayed the same. Cold and uncaring.
He had struck through Carla's chest with his bare hands.
The demon like girl coughed up blood and spit, spraying Percy with even more of the thick liquid. His bloodied hand looked like it was sprouting from her back, the hand that tore through flesh and bone with pure strength.
"Never thought anything else than Celestial Bronze could harm you?" Percy's voice was deathly steady.
"Y-you..." Carla managed to stutter out, more blood spilled out of her mouth.
Harry squeezed his eyes shut at the gruesome sight, gripping his head and sinking down to the ground as the she-demon let out a blood curling scream and disappeared in a shower of yellow dust.
Ron and Hermione were gripping each other's arms as if it was their last hold of sanity - which was basically what it was.
Percy calmly wiped the blood off his arm that went through the monster's chest and focused his eyes at the remaining two intruders.
"If you don't want to end up like the empousa... Run away"
The snake woman and demon hound shook with fear as a crazed grin formed on Percy's face.
"And tell you 'Dear Lady' that I will find and kill her..."
All of the conscious Hogwarts student in the train shivered at the tone of his word.
"Painfully"
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Whelp, that escalated quickly O.O
I forgot to mention that Percy WILL be like a little bit OOC. Nothing major, he's not gonna go evil and all that but just a little bit OOC-ness. It'll be explained later on.
I honestly didn't like my writing on this chapter :P
Too rushed and not detailed.
AAAnyway.
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Before you go..
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Would you care to spend 5 second of your life to answer these questions solely for my entertainment?
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Question of the Day (QOTD)
:If you had a boyfriend/Girlfriend, and you are NOT allowed to breakup with them, would you cheat on him/her for a better person?:
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My Answer
:I wouldn't (more like CAN't) because it's hard enough for me to find ONE person that finds me attractive:
(Goes to a corner to cry)
