Chapter 7: Forever Love

First I will like to say again the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO, HOO or any of the characters in there.

I am so sorry for not updating but I've been caught up in school. I am really sorry and just a warning, I probably won't be updating very fast because I've already got five assignment. Anyway pls review because I really want your opinion and some inspiration!

Percy pov

I spun around, delivering a powerful backhand in the process. Order barely managed to dodge it. Before me was Zoe, a large cut tore down the length of her body. The wound was ugly, it was huge, the site made my heart flip. I glared at Order, a wave of anger and determination swarmed me. I charged forward faster than I've ever travelled, and delivered a powerful kick. All my anger, stress and love for Zoe in it. Order was caught surprised as my kick connected with her stomach. She was sent flying into the air, further than I could see.

I redirected my attention back to Zoe, she was barely breathing. I had to act fast or she will die, the cut was nasty and was pretty deep. It was only now that I realised what Zoe truly meant to me. She was more than my soul mate, more than anything to me. I loved her more than I ever did towards Annabeth. She was my everything….. I began chanting in the language of the Ancient ones; a language that dated further than Earth, a language used by Order and her children. The language of the Ancient ones have a lot of power in them, anyone can easily charm speak an Olympian using this language. Scars miraculously disappeared as her wounds begun closing rapidly. Yet, Zoe was dying. Zoe's heartbeat was getting fainter and fainter. Until it finally stopped….

I was about to cried in despair as I clung on to her lifeless body, my soul mate was dead, my world was shattered. Just before I was about to plunge my enchanted sword into my body, I heard a familiar. There is one way left, cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedure. She has lost much blood but you can still resuscitate her, try it. It's your last hope. I easily identified the voice as Chaos. I begun the CPR, pump pump pump pump pump pump pump…..breath… pump pump pump pump…breath…. I was losing hope. Tears streaked my eyes as I tried to revive my dead girlfriend. There is no hope…. Zoe my love is dead… I burst into a fit. I didn't even realise someone touching my face. I opened my eyes and saw a hand touching my face. "Zoe?" I managed to croak out through my hoarse throat. Zoe gave me a gentle smile. "Percy, I'm alright, don't worry….." she murmured before once again closing her eyes. I panicked and tried to wake her up.

"Don't sleep! Wake up!" I yelled franticly.

"Stop shaking me! I'm trying to sleep….." she murmured, managing to wrap her arms around me as she fell into a deep slumber. I felt her life force begin to trickle back slowly. I sighed with relief, my girlfriend will be ok. She will be fine. I gently lifted her up bridal style. Holding her close to my chest, I walked off to find Order. Suddenly my conscious spoke to me. You have failed the test, Zoe will end up dying in the end. You have failed Zoe, you have failed Earth, and you have failed Chaos. The voice in my head kept telling me.

With my dampened spirits, I continued to walk, reflecting on how I could get out of the hole I dug myself into. The picture of Zoe's lifeless body flashed in my head. I was hit by a wave of despair. Silent tears fell down my face as I watched Zoe sleep in my arms. Her face looked so angelic, so peaceful, so different to the expression her lifeless body wore. I kissed her forehead and continued my trek. Gee I kicked her far away, how far had I walked? 10km around?

I finally found her, lying among a few giant rocks. Her head was bleeding and her arms were distorted into a weird angle. Even the most powerful being alive can be hurt. Amazing right? I healed her with some abilities that I received from Chaos's blessing. Her eyes fluttered awake as she looked at me comprehendingly. "What happened?" She asked, still dazed from being knocked out.

"I failed the test." I murmured, trying to hold back the wave of grief threatening to submerge me.

"What…" Her sentence stopped as she saw Zoe in my arms. "Is she alright? I'm sorry if I hurt her too much."

"She's fine, you don't look too good either." I said helping her up. She stretched a bit before replying

"I will live."

"I better get going, I am needed on Earth."

"Don't worry about Earth, time here moves a thousand times slower. Besides you still need to learn to use your abilities."

"What abilities?"

"Your legendary abilities you gained from Chaos."

"Is that all?"

"No, I am giving you my blessing. You didn't fail the test, you displayed selflessness, strength and valour during our fight. Had you left Zoe to die, you would have failed the test. Besides, you knocked me out, you could've won easily if you didn't care about Zoe.

I grimaced as she mentioned Zoe. "Will she be alright?" I asked, her life-force had stopped trickling back, it was stable but far from conscious.

"Yes, she'll be fine." I could tell she was hiding something, but her tone of voice gave me second thoughts about questioning her judgment. "Now I shall grant you with my blessing."

The last thing I saw was her hand reaching for me. I saw black, I fainted. I awoke to the sound of the peaceful sound of chirping birds. My eye's fluttered open to see an extremely pretty lady before me. Recent memories came rushing into my head. "Hey, Chaos where am I? Where is Zoe?" I murmured still in a daze, my head throbbing from the surge of memories.

"You are in the infirmary, as for Zoe, she is right next to you."

I sighed with relief, seeing Zoe's calm, peaceful face. "So when are you going to bless me?" I asked

"I've already blessed you!" She said with a smirk.

"What? I don't feel any different!" Was my intelligent reply

"You will get your abilities when you need it most. Now get up we must start training!" she grabbed my hand and dragged me to an arena. "You have power over the elements, Fire, Water, Earth and Air. I shall teach you how to manipulate these elements so that you can use them to overcome Gaia and her pathetic army." She lectured.

I nodded. "So now I have to train?" I asked, a slight tone of annoyance seeped into my voice.

"Yes, now we train…."

Time Skip 721 days later…

I've been training my abilities for ages. Day after day, Order made me train till my muscles were numb. I had now mastered the elements, I could manipulate any element better than the gods. Say all 12 Olympians had the same amount of control over as Poseidon does, I could still easily thrash them in manipulating water. That is how much I have perfected my skill with the elements. I had also improved dramatically in my close combat. Order taught me an Ancient form of martial arts, making me even faster and stronger than before. I know I'm kind of boasting right now, but you don't know how much pain and suffering I went through! When I was learning the Ancient martial art, my muscles cramped twice a day!

Despite my busy schedule, I visited Zoe every day to see if she has recovered anymore, but there was no change. Zoe stayed there, in a coma, not moving and barely breathing. Whenever I brought this topic up, Order just avoids it saying that I must focus on my training. Today I was once again looking at Zoe, seeing her so fragile brought tears to the rim of my eyes. I was snapped out of my trance by Order. "Zoe needs a medicine called the Lounter Flower. This flower is guarded by an ancient beast. You must defeat the beast and get the flower for Zoe to awake." She murmured in my ears.

"What? Where is the flower, I must get it right now! Why didn't you tell me this earlier?" I asked angrily.

"I was afraid you weren't ready yet. The beast is almost as strong as Chaos, you weren't strong enough." She said sadly.

"So where is it?" I demanded

"900 miles north west of here is a cave. The flower is in that cave." She explained.

I nodded my thanks and left with haste. I sprinted over terrains thinking of saving Zoe. The thought of Zoe spurted me onwards, before I knew it, I was on the peak of a mountain. Frost clung onto my robes as a blast of chilly mountain air slammed into me. I summoned a ring of fire to keep me warm, just because I'm one of the strongest beings, doesn't mean I can't get cold! I quickly scanned bellow me when something caught my eyes. To my right was the largest, darkest and creepiest cave I've ever seen. The cave emitted a dark aura, an aura that sent shivers sown my bones. How strong is this monster? So much dark energy coming out of the cave. I only know two beings that emit such energy. Chaos and Order.

With caution, I carefully made my way down the mountain, careful not to alert the monster. One thing I've learnt is that surprise is a huge advantage, and I'm not willing to lose such a huge advantage against such a powerful beast. My assassin training kicked in, I swiftly made my way down. I know what you're thinking, why not mist travel? Well, mist travel requires a fair amount of energy and I need all the energy I have at hand, especially when the beast is this strong. I almost tripped when a loose piece of rock fell. I stumbled before recovering, I heard the loud noise as the rock rolled and rolled and rolled until…. It rolled into the cave. I held my breath, desperately hoping that the beast didn't hear that. My hopes crashed as a loud roar came from the cave. I realised I forgot to breath as I gasped for air. I got into my stance ready to fight.

The beast came thundering out. It looked strangely like a cross between a bear and a werewolf. I prepared to strike when it attacked. It was surprisingly fast and I barely dodged its powerful swing. my robe tore as its claws caught on my robes. My eyes widened, this beast can cut through blessings, it was fast and it was strong. Great what I need, another powerful being that wants me dead. I sent a blast off fire at it, hoping half heartedly that it would do the trick. My suspicions were confirmed as it walked through my wall of fire with absolute ease. This is going to be harder than I thought.

I drew my swords and charged, I attacked faster than ever, landing three strokes every second. My blades were enchanted to that it can cut through anything with relative ease. I was once again surprised as it not only managed to dodge a fair amount of strokes, but it barely got hurt by my swords. The worst wound on it was a small cut that penetrated barely a millimetre. The wounds only made the beast furious. My brain went into auto pilot as I jumped, rolled, ducked, jumped, stepped back. The beast sent barrage after barrage of strikes at me. It looked barely tired as it continued its assault. I was slightly panting. Dodging at high speed wasn't exactly relaxing, actually it was strenuous. Suddenly I formulated a plan, I taunted the beast causing it to become enraged. The ten tonne monster came charging at me, I sent dagger after dagger at its chest, slowly opening a gap in its chest. I was so focused in the task that I forgot how fast it moved, before I knew it, it was in front of me. I spun around trying to dodge its claws, but my efforts in vain. Its claws tore through my back, causing a wave of unfamiliar pain to explode. As quickly as it came, it went, I was so caught up in my battle frenzy I forgot about the pain. I mist travelled behind it and stabbed a dagger into its back, the wound wasn't deep but it was painful. I then mist travelled in front of the beast and rammed my sword into the gap opened by my daggers.

The beast roared in pain and frustration as its essence begun to degrade, I watched as its last speck of flesh disappeared. A wave of exhaustion and pain coursed through my body as my battle frenzy left me. I stumbled a bit before my brain cleared. I remembered my goal, the Lounter Flower. I stumbled into the cave panting heavily. The first thing I realised was that the cave smelt of rotten flesh and other unpleasant smells. I could barely breath in the cloud of stink. The cave was dark, my eyes could barely adjust to the dark. I suddenly heard a loud squashing noise. I looked down to see a foot in a pile of dung. I sighed with frustration as I summoned some water to clean my feet.

I mist travelled further into the cave complex, the smell worsening. I stopped when I saw an odd site, something that stood out in the dark cave. In front of me was a single flower, the flower glowed of gold and gave off a healing aura. This must be the Lounter Flower I thought to myself. I picked it up and quickly mist travelled out of the repulsive smelling cave, back to where Zoe was. By the time I arrived, I could barely see. The edges of my vision were dark and my field of vision was getting smaller and smaller. "Here is the Launter Flower, make medicine now." I managed to croak before promptly passing out.

Sorry about the delay but school is extremely tiring. You may be realising I'm submitting longer chapters, this is because I'm not writing them in one day anymore. I know my previous chapters were kind of crap cause I kind of rushed those. Better chapters but longer update periods. I'm sorry but too many assignments. Well thanx for the excellent reviews, they made my day. So until next time, peace out. Wait….. I need to get to 2500 words. Now… Bye!