Chapter 7. I meet the creator.

Disclaimer: I am not Rick Riordan, I did not recently release a book called the Son of Neptune.

On that note, who has read the new book? *SPOILER*Percy was a total badass. The ending was a bit disappointing, I thought he would see Annabeth just after the ship arrived but alas, Rick Riordan cut the story off there leaving us wanting more yet again. But that won't be until this time next year… Yay… *SPOILER END* I would also like to take this chance to apologise for not updating but university was hell. They flooded me with assignments and I was overwhelmed. But as all current projects are now dealt with, I can write this chapter but don't expect regular updates again just yet. My exams are in a couple of weeks… So please bear with me and be patient. Now on with the story…

Previous Chapter Summary

"Then you may now kiss the bride and combine domains." The goddess of heaven finished.

Athena and Poseidon moved closer until their lips finally met. The kiss started slowly and began to get deeper as a bright light began to grow around the pair blinding everyone around them. After the light had faded everyone looked shocked at the newlyweds. Poseidon's eyes had grey streaks running through the irises while Athena had green.

"It may not be complete right now but I hope it is enough" Perseus said.

"No… It's perfect" Poseidon stated in a daze. "Percy, do you know what this place is?" The young god shook his head.

"Its Pontus' old palace area, I always thought it was a myth but I guess it's true what they say, there are no false myths." Athena spoke with her new knowledge over all things related to the sea.

After leaving the newlyweds alone Perseus knew he needed to find a solution to the war, some way to beat the primordial's and titans. Then the idea hit him, it was either the best or worse idea he has ever had and he would only find out as fate unfolded. He was going to visit the creator, he was going to visit Chaos himself.

Back to the story

He must be somewhere around here, she said he would be. But she just had to send me on the damned errand. Percy thought in desperation, time was running out.

Flashback

Percy had just left Athena and Poseidon at his palace when the idea struck him, he had to find chaos and he knew the person who might just know. Aphrodite. The young sea god quickly set off to find the love goddess knowing that she couldn't be far from her palace. Or Hephaestus' he added with a mental chuckle. Perseus willed himself to appear outside the pink palace, still repulsed now as the day he first saw it. But after quick inspection he couldn't track Aphrodite down so Percy proceeded to teleport to the blacksmith god's palace.

The young god was shocked at the majestic palace that stood before him. It appeared to be made out of celestial bronze with images of weapons and hammers covering the walls. The whole structure exuded heat, and small moats ran around the palace with liquid bronze which were undoubtedly boiling hot. Percy slowly made his way to the front door being weary of traps, he had seen the defence system on the gods throne when Kronos has almost destroyed it, and he didn't want anything to happen to him. As Perseus arrived at the door an automaton melted out of the wall.

"What is the reason for your visit sea god?" it spoke, gears creaking as it's jaw moved. It was clearly an older model.

"Um, that was weird. How did you just go through the wall?" Percy questioned.

"What is the reason for your visit, if you have none you will be forced to leave." Came the metallic reply.

"I was wondering if Aphrodite was here, I stopped by her palace and she wasn't there." The young god responded with an undertone of impatience.

The automaton seemed to smirk which sounded like someone scratching a blackboard "Yes, she is here. Hasn't left all week asides from the wedding plans."

"I see" Percy chuckled "May I go in and see her?"

"Very well Perseus Jackson, but master is not pleased about being interrupted." It croaked, its eyes seemed to gleam with joy and malice.

Perhaps the god of the forges wanted to make an automaton out of Percy, he certainly hoped not. "Thanks" the young god thanked as he made his way inside following the automaton.

Perseus quickly decided that he didn't like this automaton, it just went through the walls and didn't open the doors for him. Seeing as the doors were made of thick celestial bronze, they were heavy and difficult to open but he supposed it was the blacksmith's way of saying, 'I'm not pleased about being interrupted'

Shortly after they arrived outside what appeared to be the main bedroom and Percy knew what he had just interrupted. He had to feel sorry for the god but what he had come here to ask about was far more important. The doors opened slowly and Percy made his way in to see Aphrodite whose hair was dishevelled and Hephaestus who was glaring at him.

"Sorry about the interruption but it is highly important that I speak to Aphrodite" The young sea god began.

"What is it you need my dear?" The love goddess questioned as she rose from the bed.

"I don't know any other way to say this so I just will. I need to find Chaos and if anyone knows where he is, it's you Aphrodite. You have lived the longest of all the Olympians so you must have seen something. Please tell me." Perseus begged, knowing that this was the only way to win the war.

"You are smarter than I thought Perseus, I guess you are more than just looks" Aphrodite flirted, which earned Percy a glare from Hephaestus. "But what is in it for me young one? The location of Chaos is no small favor."

The young god sighed, he knew it would come to something like this. No god ever did something without expecting a reward in return. Selfish immortals he thought.

"Then what is it you will have me do goddess? Who must I prank? Who must I get together?" Perseus groaned.

"Hmm getting someone together… That sounds like a perfect idea Percy" The love goddess watched the sea god's reaction to those words and saw defeat and acceptance.

"Very well, who do you have in mind?" Perseus mumbled, his head hanging in defeat… He was not a match maker, hell he didn't even know how to get two people to fall in love.

"So you accept? Good, now who to choose… Jason and Piper with Reyna as an alternative… No that won't do… Katie and Travis could use some help… How about I give you a mission impossible Percy, get Thalia and Nico together." Aphrodite giggled with glee.

"Artemis is not going to like that, I can't do it to her." The young god spoke with fire in his eyes.

"But you must if the Olympians are to survive. If you don't do what I ask, I won't tell you Chaos' location which will make us severely underpowered to deal with the threat. Is total destruction worth the respect of Artemis or is knowing that she will live for the rest of time with a grudge against you worth the sacrifice? I have survived since the titans over threw Uranus, love is needed in the world and I will never perish. So make your decision Percy, love or hate?" The love goddess spoke sorrowfully, she knew this decision was hard but if she hadn't made Percy do something like this, Hephaestus would have been angered.

As much as Perseus hated that he had to decide on something of this magnitude, he knew he would have to pick hate. Artemis would hate him but she would live, he can only hope that in time she will see why he had to make his decision. He loved her too much and couldn't stand the thought of her fading.

"Fine… I will be back when I have made their relationship work" the young god nodded to each of them before teleporting to Camp Half-Blood.

End Flashback

Percy knew he was getting close, the young god could feel the presence of Chaos. A million wars of pain flashed through his mind, he knew he would be lucky to come out of this encounter alive but it was the only way that they might survive. For Artemis was the only thought Perseus had when he entered what was to be Chaos home. He was happy that he had succeeded in getting Thalia and Nico together in the end, despite Artemis yelling at him, the final scene was enough to lift Percy's spirits and allow him to continue with the plan.

Flashback

Nothing seemed to be working as he had tried to get these two together. Perseus had forged love notes, even got Morpheus to give them dreams of each other. Eventually Thalia had relented and invited Nico to a secluded spot to talk with him, but Percy had to take this as his final chance. The young god spoke into their subconscious to make them slowly make their way to a body of water. He wasn't really listening to what they were talking about, the sea god was too focused on his current objective.

The couple neared the water Percy made his move, he used the earthquake power that he had been born with but could barely use as a demigod. The small quake pushed Nico into Thalia which in turn pushed Thalia into the water. She promptly squealed at the sudden cold and gave off a small discharge of electricity. What she didn't notice is that Nico had made his way into the water to help her meaning that her burst of energy hit the son of Hades.

"Oh my Gods! Nico are you alright!" Thalia shook him as tears began to stream down her face.

"aghhsfhhh" Was the shocked reply of Nico, his eyes fluttering as he body dealt with the sudden jolt. "What happened? It feels like I just got trampled by a herd of Pegasai." Nico looked up into Thalia's eyes and saw that she was crying "What's wr…" was all he got out as the daughter of Zeus locked lips with the son of Hades.

Percy watched the scene unfold and chuckled when they kissed, his job here was done and now he had to go back to Aphrodite. Just as he was about to leave, he felt a hand on his shoulder and everything seemed to stop. He slowly turned around and saw the silvery orbs of the girl he would give anything and everything too.

"Percy? What are you doi…" she stopped mid-sentence as she saw what Percy had been watching.

Percy saw her mind piecing it together, a god watching a newly formed couple. It was all too clear, this had happened many times before, Aphrodite was using Perseus but why would he agree to doing such a thing?

"Per… Percy, what is going on? Why is my lieutenant breaking her oath with that son of Hades and why were you smiling at them! Artemis spoke, her voice raising as she went.

"Artemis… I had to, please believe me. If I didn't, everything could come to an end, I didn't have a choice." The young god whispered.

"Percy… you always have a choice, don't ever forget that. But now I have lost my lieutenant and I can't over look this… please leave Perseus." The moon goddess turned to leave and just as she was about to go back to camp she heard the sea god speak again, but she was unsure if she had heard the words correctly.

"I love you Artemis." Percy sighed quietly before teleporting back to Aphrodite with tears in his eyes.

End Flashback

"Hello Perseus Jackson, it is a pleasure to finally meet you" The creator spoke, his voice shredding any defence the young god had.

A power so ancient that it made Percy's knees buckle just by being in its presence. Earning a chuckle from the oldest immortal, as images filled his head of previous immortal wars, he saw the part that Chaos played in each. The sea god knew that this was going to be one of the hardest things he would ever do, only one thing allowed him to speak through the stress his body was now under. Artemis.

"Chaos" The young god struggled to get out.

A.N. Once again, sorry about the wait but I had to take care of the priorities in my life first. I know that this update is three weeks late and I can only apologise for that too. But if it is any consolation, by the end of next week all my exams are finished and I am on holiday for 4 months. So I will have plenty of time to finish this story and perhaps even start the next one I have planned. So until then, stay safe, be patient and review!