The universe is an abstract concept. From it are born theories and problems, leading to arguments and war. People believe someone made the universe, some say that two rocks gave birth to our world. But what's the truth? Superior beings or natural forces?
If God created the universe, who created God? If two rocks gave birth to the world, who or what made the meteorites? It's a never ending cycle. Who or what made God, then who or what made that force above God. It just repeats forever, like an infinitely long cycle. But as humans, we only know so much, which is our universe and possibilities and theories of parallel dimensions or alternate realities out there.
Imagine a road in a city. It's filled with streets and roads. On a road are various houses. In them are rooms. The void is the city but it is infinite, streets are the different universes out there. The different houses on the same road represent the different dimensions of the universe. Then you have the rooms, unique timelines planned out for that dimension. It's so confusing and hard to comprehend so let's carry on.
So from what we have, a universe, two meteorites or God, where were they? In between universes or in another plain of existence - the void. And that's where the green eyed warrior was standing with a woman in black.
Perseus' POV:
"Look, you have three choices Perseu-" Chaos started. Well, you see, Chaos is the creator of the universe and she was talking to me. Yep, I know right? Like how is SHE talking to ME? Well because I died and did heroic and valiant deeds within my life a lot, I was deemed a worthy hero and had multiple choices of what happened to me in the afterlife. Afterlife? I'll explain later. So we were currently walking around through space at inhumanly speeds, gazing at the galaxies as if we were gods.
"Percy!" I interrupted when I realised she called me Perseus. See, she came to me - I don't know how long ago - in the form of an 18 year old. Yes, she was really beautiful with her luscious black hair and mesmerising galaxy coloured eyes, wearing an amazing dark dress. But no, I only thought of her as a friend.
"Percy then, you have three choices. You can go back to your underworld and go to Elysium or whatever you choose there - the first choice. Or you can be reborn on earth with your memories - option two. Or…" This conversation was now peaking my interest. I wonder what the third option was? They were the only things that I could do… on earth. So I could go to other planets, galaxies, maybe even dimensions and universes. That would be pretty cool. Damn ADHD.
"Or…?" I asked, eyebrow raised to Chaos, wondering what else she could offer me. It better not be a war or an army or something like that, I've had enough of that shit.
"For the final one, you can be reborn in another universe." Oh, was that it? Until the full force of what she actually said hit me in the face.
"WHAT?!" I yelled in astonishment while Chaos covered her ears. Another universe? Where there could be peace? No wars? Aliens? But at what cost? I pondered. What would I be leaving on my home planet - that sounds so alien - to leave from one universe to another? My friends? No. Family? No. Girlfriend? No. I had no one, except my faithfully loyal companions - Blackjack and Mrs. O'Leary, a few gods and… no mortals. I can't communicate and express how I feel with my comrades and I'm not allowed, as a mortal, to talk to the gods. So I think I should go on an adventure, I swore to my mom I would, I thought. I teared up at that thought. She made me promise before she died, to keep on living for her and protect the world from destruction, wherever I am and explore the world. And I swore, on the River Styx. How'd I lose my friends and family? Well…
[Flashback Start]
It was a few years after the Giant War. I was being held down by celestial bronze chains, attached to the floor. Kneeling, with tears in my eyes, I pleaded for my innocence. "It wasn't them! I didn't kill anyone! I killed two empousai! Can't you see!" I had begged to the surrounding gods, with the whole of the mythological world watching. Some weren't even looking as it was too painful, their saviour on their knees, begging for mercy? I swore in the Styx but no thunder nor pain came. My luck is the worst on earth.
"Silence insolent demigod! We clearly saw in this Olympian party, you, with your fire powers from Hestia, kill and incinerate Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto and Jason Grace, my own son! How can you lie to use you sea scum when the truth was in front of our eyes!" Zeus roared as my and everyone else's attention turned towards him, his Master Bolt bashing against the floor.
"Even after everything I have done for Olympus? You truly believe I killed my own comrades, brother and sister in everything but blood?" I questioned them, looking each Olympian in the eye. Some wavered but they held their ground against my intense stare. "So this is how it is? You use me as a tool and nothing more and throw me away when used?"
Zeus' face was burning red in anger at my plain disrespect and how I gave up fighting for my freedom. "Shut your filthy mouth mortal. You are within the land of Olympus, the realm of the gods! You will show respect before you die by my hand." He thundered. I looked around as no one stood to my defence, not even Hestia but I knew they couldn't do anything if the majority wanted me to be banished.
"Now, we will have a civilised vote on whether he shall be executed or not." He said to the audience, and many gasped in shock. Zeus then smirked at this reaction and my aura flared in hatred at his arrogance. I tried to stay calm and steady on the outside but on the inside, I was filled with pain and betrayal. I couldn't meet their eyes, everywhere I looked, someone turned their back on me but I had to move on and steel myself. Calming my nerves, I looked up, a face devoid of emotion and in the most empty voice said.
"Go ahead and start the vote for my death. I vote for my death anyway. What do I have left in this world anyway?"
Zeus then replied back arrogantly with a cocky face. "Your mortal parents, stupid child."
"Shut up Zeus. They died, and do you know who killed them?" I was shaking uncontrollably in the chains. I started Zeus down as everyone else watched. I turned my head so fast to Poseidon, I thought it'd snap. His face was full of shame and regret. "That motherfucker right there! He took away my parents from this world to the underworld! He said he loved her and he fucking lied, that son of a bitch!" I screamed in malice. Tears were threatening to spill from my eyes as my aura was spazzing out, spiking new heights from my rage. Everyone around me were just frozen at my outburst that I slowly calmed myself down.
I then looked up to Zeus and nodded my head with narrowed eyes, as a gesture of 'go on'. "As I was saying, we are going to start the vote on if Perseus Jackson should be executed. Does anyone want to stay out of voting?" Zeus started once again, with a proud posture, sitting high in his throne as he looked around the marvellous throne room.
Then suddenly, Hephaestus's and Demeter's hands went up slowly and cautiously. I accepted it, they had no hatred or friendship towards me. "Very well then. My son and sister will not participate in this decision." He spoke. "Now. Who votes for Perseus to be banished from the realms of life and be sent to the Underworld?" 6 hands went up - the King of the Gods, his wife, Dionysus, Athena, Ares and Hades'. Wait, where was Poseidon's? I turned to him and he began to speak until I looked away and gave the message of I didn't care to him and he eventually gave up speaking.
Zeus then said loudly, his voice bouncing against the walls. "Who chooses for his freedom after his disloyal act against Olympus?" Then another 6 hands went up; Hestia, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Hermes, Artemis and Apollo's. I looked around, still shackled to ground, towards the gods who wanted me alive and smiled to them, except for Poseidon.
"Thank you." I voiced with a loud voice which resonated throughout the room. I then let my body slump again, in tiredness of fighting back and my true emotions showing.
"Humph, it is a draw so we shall put the vote towards the demigods. IF it is a draw once again, we shall let you roam the earth once again but that's IF demigod. The rest of the seven and Nico di Angelo, son of Hades, Thalia, my daughter and Reyna, daughter of Bellona will vote to replace the gap, which gives demigods on both sides - Roman and Greek - to vote." Zeus snorted mightily. I then finally twisted towards my friends and my hopes were crushed when I saw the swirling of raw emotions flickering across their faces: hate, malice, revenge, disgust and regret? Instantly gazing away from their looks which hurt me a lot as they were my friends, brothers and sisters in arms; people I would give my life for and when I saw them, my hopes were crushed of freedom.
"Step forward, the demigods I spoke of." He boomed again. They did as they were told, too afraid of the wrath of the King of the Gods. Silence took over the throne room. "So demigods, put your hands up if you would like the Hero of Olympus gone." He ordered as it was still quiet, hushed whispers of what they would choose.
I focused back towards my friends - were they still? And what saw me broke the pieces of my shattered soul. A second later, all of their hands went up except Annabeth's. I smiled slightly, reminiscing the fact my girlfriend stood by me to the end. The gods were waiting still but for what? I looked back at my love, and saw her hesitating with deep regret in her eyes and how her steadily rose up. My lungs then burned, my throat was steaming and heart beating faster than ever because of the intense agony of this. Why? Why don't they trust me?
Everyone then glanced back at me once again. Zeus smirked. "So demigod, it seems your demigod friends - all of them (that fact punched me in the face) - chose for your death. It seems the vote has ended with your death." Reality finally stormed into me. I was going to die. Be sent to the Fields of Punishment for no crime. The Fates truly do despise and hate me and I them!
I stopped. Get up Perseus! I steeled my nerves, gathered my wits and stood up, barely as the chains were pulling at my arms viscously. I grunted in slight pain but I've had worse. Zeus was sitting with a slight eyebrow raise, wondering what I was doing. "You swore on the Styx to give me one last wish from the Giant War which was reasonable. Remember?" I spitted out with a hoarse voice.
"Yes we do mortal. But reasonable. You have betrayed us and you can't ask for your freedom." Athena's hubris acted up as she stated the truth.
"I know!" I shouted in annoyance. Her face contorted into anger as she was about to remark back until Zeus raised a hand up to silence her and gestured for me to go on. "I wish from the gods, to take my trustworthy pen to the Underworld, Riptide. But I want no war, no fights over my death. I want this to still be a stable family. Don't hate one another please." I looked army favourite gods. Zeus pulled back in surprise at my request and I was a bit surprised too.
They then seemed to have a mental conversation about it. Please! I need something to remind me of my life. "Okay Perseus Jackson. We have decreed that your wishes shall be granted and you may take it with you as long as you do not cause problems. And for the second wish, it shall be granted." Zeus exclaimed while Poseidon sent him a loathsome look. The attention was then brought to me again as my death was being awaited. I stared around me, my neck straining to turn. I saw multiple people: Hecate, the Hunters of Artemis, Chiron and almost everyone of the Greek mythological world. "Anybody words demigod?" He pulled out his cracking Master Bolt dramatically.
"Yes." I replied back, confidently. He raised an eyebrow, as his Godly Weapon was being pointed towards me, power emanating from it, enough to bring someone to their knees. But I wasn't someone. I was Perseus Jackson, slayer of monsters, bane of Giants, destroyed of Kronos and other titles! I stood proud and tall. Looking into Zeus's eye, I spoke calmly but loudly. "To everyone within this room. I won't forget any you, you all have memories with me, be it hate, rivalry, friendship or love. I have met each of you. I was willing to give my life up for all of you." Silence spread through the throne room. You could hear a pin drop.
My eyes watered slightly as I continued, looking around me at various figures throughout my life. "I would've protected the world at all costs and I will, ridding it of tyrants and evil people. But I always escaped death, here and there, not unscathed though. Some of you helped me, some of us were frenemies, some were siblings in everything but blood. But now look? You've left me for a lie. They're alive and when you find the truth out, you'll regret it because I'll be long gone." A tear slowly cascaded it's way down my right cheek. "I want to keep these memories because they're too important to me and when I do of the people that still stand by me, memories of my betrayal will be locked away with them too. This day has burned a mark of hatred and treachery into my mind and on my very soul. And don't worry. I will be back, back in flesh and blood, standing in this very earth." The tear was almost at my chin, ready to drop. The tension was so thick, it was choking me. "Bye. Bye to everyone. Gods, brothers, cousins, sisters, friends and family. And say bye to my faithful companions - Blackjack and Mrs. O'Leary will you. Th-that is all." I slightly choked out. The tear finally slid of my face and dropped onto the marble floor as a light splash was heard.
I closed my eyes, blocking out the water that wanted to leak out of my eyes. Gritting my teeth, I opened my eyes, my body now still, waiting for death.
"I do feel slight regret for letting a worthy ally dying but a traitor can not be alive within our midst. You must be gone. I. I am sorry." Zeus stuttered out, looking at me.
"I swear it, I swear it on the River Styx. I swear it on Chaos that I'll be back." I muttered under my breath. But unknown to me, a certain tender of the hearth, heard the oath. The sizzling of the bolt was clear. I started straight at my end. Electricity arced its way from the bolt, through the air rapidly until it strict me head on. The pain was unreal. Worse than anything in my life but less than the Styx. Then it ended. It faded away. The light, the pain and my conscious. I had blacked out.
[Flashback End]
"Chaos, I've had an amazing time with you roaming the universe but you've just blown my mind with this other universes stuff. I'll go with with the last option then, I think?" I mumbled out.
She lightly laughed at my dilemma. Yeah, I know. Annabeth (Chaos temporarily stopped my emotional pain) taught me these new words. I glare slightly at her which only increased her laughter. "I'll explain what the world is about and how it was made and then you can choose. Alright?" I nodded my head dumbly, really confused.
We were patrolling the galaxy called 'Epsilon Centaurus'. I know, weird right? What what would be weirder is if someone saw us walking like this. I saw her smile and I knew she was listening to my thoughts. I was about to complain until she began instantly to shut me up. "So this world. It's just one big void - nothingness. This is going to be weird to talk about too, because you're only human and it's about my 'birth'. But anyway, imagine a sheet of paper, I know the voids not limited but imagine it. When I was born, I was a superior force, and when I came into the world as energy - I'm in my mortal form right now - I had so much power I created a universe in this void which is where we are right now - a splat of water in this page which formed a, say, circle of different coloured paper. This discolouration is a universe and where I was born, in the centre - I assume. Since I was incredibly powerful, I advanced over time, millions of years, learning new things but still alone and that's when I formed my children, you know - Tartarus, Gaea, Nyx and etc. With me so far?" She asked. I nodded, soaking in the information like a sponge.
"So, I learnt that I could, with my intelligence, exit this universe and enter the void, another plain of existence. Now let me tell you, it is truly infinite, if I go one way, it will endlessly stretch on, far and wide." My eyes widened. Imagine trying to map the void, it'd be-. "-Impossible. I know and sorry for reading your thoughts but they were loud." I tried to glare but I failed and huffed exasperatedly and she chuckled. "So I explored the void, and then I had the power to imagine the whole void. I can't really explain this but I know what's in the void and I was born in the centre of it. You wouldn't be able to comprehend how I do it, it would literally kill your mind as a mortal. So with this power, I found a universe. Another one - I knew how to create universes but I didn't create this one." My eyes bugged out at that. Another universe she told me but I thought that she had created it, being creator of the universe and all.
Before my thoughts could wander, she continued quickly. "This universe was different and I wanted to explore and see what it was." She then turned towards me, looking away from the exploding star. "And let me tell you, it was unique and very different your world. It was mainly peaceful, wars hardly happened and people worked and lived alongside a species of not animals but… something similar. They were called Pokémon."
"Pok-é-mon?" I pronounced each syllable of it like a baby which Chaos thought was 'cute'. Girls, I didn't imagine her to be like this but it makes sense, she's in her mortal form, bound to human things like emotions and pain. "What is that? Elemental animals fighting each other to be better or something?" I laughed as if it was a joke until I saw her dead serious face.
"You literally hit the nail on the head. I'll give you a basic outline of this universe but the rest is for when you're reborn there. I can't show you the place as it does take a lot of energy to rip through time and space to go into another universe. Well anyway, Pokémon are creatures - some in the shape of earth's animals to some of rocks smashed together. They all are different and unique - and they're sectioned into different types of Pokémon. Dark type, fire type, water type, there's even a fairy type Perseu- I mean Percy. And those are only a few of the many. Get it?" She asked me.
"Yep. Basically, creatures with magical powers of various elements." I replied back smoothly.
She carried on walking and looked forward again. "Correct. Now during the beginning or birth of this universe, there was an egg and from it hatched what humans there suppose as the 'God of Pokémon' due to it's absolute power and strength, proving to be superior to all - it's name is Arceus. However, it was as we say, an animal, it chose the form of an animal, and since it doesn't have the intelligence to turn back, it believes it was born as this Pokémon. Bored there, it created a universe of where it was born in the void, taking a large amount of space. This was after it made some other Pokémon. It is really similar to our world too by the way. It has a earth, galaxies, stars but that's the same in many universes right?" I nodded in agreement. Damn! I just saw a planet blow up in fire, cool only if there was no inhabitants. But she started talking again.
"However Percy, it's history was similar to ours. When it came into existence - like I did, it made the 'Creation trio' - like we have Primordials, Arceus made his leaders of the main 3 forces of the world. Time, space and antimatter; given to Dialga, Palkia and Giratina respectively. I know those names don't mean anything but it's good to know and learn about these legendary Pokémon." I muttered a small 'ok'. "So carrying on, legendaries are Pokémon that are hardly ever seen and incredibly powerful of it's type and there are about 30 to probably 50 discovered or known there. And…"
[Timeskip - few hours]
My mind was pumping of infirm action about this new universe I learnt of. Do you understand how much this hurts head? It was so similar to our world but instead of humans or mortal looking people having powers and being dominant through history, it was animals with powers and being dominant through history. Heck, there was even a race called the TITANS!
"Hello..?" Chaos interrupted my train of thought.
"Huh?" I replied back rudely. I rubbed the back of my head sheepishly.
"I was asking you to summarise what I've told you."
I responded. "Oh sure Chaos. So uhm… there was a God of Pokémon - Arpeaus and he-"
"-Arceus Percy!" Chaos shouted in annoyance. She had tried to make me remember this knowledge in a few hours.
"Oh geez, sorry. Arceus, and he hatched from an egg, made the Primordial Pokémon, banished one to another dimension. After that, Palkia and Dialga made the Pokémon universe where they all went to and left to their own dimension, their view of the 'perfect' universe. Then the Lake Guardians were created, given knowledge, emotion and willpower to Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf respectively. On earth, the Weather Trio were formed from the ozone - Rayquaza, Kyogre from water and Groudon from the earth's core. Had a fight but was stopped by Rayquaza. Then… UGH! This is so boring! Do I have to explain?" I moaned in complete boredom.
"Well there is another way…" Chaos stated with a devious smile which I ignored blatantly like a complete idiot.
"Do it, I don't care what it is, just do it! This is just too bo-ring!" I complained again, now pleading to Chaos.
She then smirked and I regretted what I said because she instantly held my head with her 4 fingers on each side of my head and thumbs on my forehead. Then it happened. The pain, it was so strong, so powerful, but I saw images, text and knowledge flashing through my mind and in front of me. I couldn't move since my body was in too much pain to actually render and control itself. I pretty much looked 'like a guy that was being struck by lightning', Chaos said. I then fell forward, face first while the pain dissipated away.
"Umm. Perseus, are you alright?" Chaos asked me with a tint of amusement in her voice.
"Fan-fucking-tastic." I replied back with fake cheerfulness. I took deep breaths to calm myself.
[Linebreak]
"I know it was evil." Chaos started.
"It was bloody mean. Could've killed me if it's aim was to kill me." I shot back, checking my clothes were fine. I just realised then that I was still wearing my Camp-Half Blood clothes.
"Okay Perseus. You're lucky I'm a nice creator of the universe." She said back with emphasis on the end bit and I registered she was leagues above me in power.
I put my hands up in surrender. "Okay, sorry, miss I'm the most powerful in the world and I'll abuse it." She huffed at that and I chuckled. "But what did you exactly do with that seizure you have me? I'm thinking you gave me memories of the basic facts about the Pokémon world?"
"Yep Percy. I transferred memories forcefully of what you said and because your a demigod, your body keeps fighting against the attacking memories and that's why some weaker immortals can't access stronger demigods' minds. They are too weak against their mental defences like yours, which are heavily reinforced as you're still sane after everything you've done in your life." I wasn't bothered to be modest right then so I just let it pass. I then gathered my senses of minutes of thinking and gazed around, now finding myself floating in the middle of space.
"Where are we?" I questioned curiously.
"We are in a random solar system which does not matter." She waved off and then staring into my eyes, poked her finger into my chest. "What does matter, is you. What is your choice? Underworld, rebirth on earth or another universe?"
I pretended to ponder momentarily until I replied back. "I think I'll choose… being born in another universe. Hades, it'd be an amazing adventure." I then gained a dreamy look in my eyes. "I might even have a really nice family, friends and love. Imagine that in a world of peace. I can see it." What I didn't see was the pitiful look in Chaos's eyes and sadness.
I then saw Chaos staring off into space. I hugged her when I saw her slightly tearing up. "I hate human emotions." She remarked with a dry chuckle which I returned with one of my own. "They make you do so many different and weird things."
"But it's what makes you human, emotions give you a new perspective of life. And I can't see you as a being without emotions, you'd be so, so dead." I pulled her face towards me. "Look, I may have only met you today, yesterday or whenever, 'cause I don't care." She laughed slightly at that. "But you have given me hope that maybe not everyone betrays you and given me hope and motivation to live again for my mother. Just know I've had one of the best days of my life." I dramatically spoke.
She wiped away her tears that were leaking a bit out of her eyes. "It's been so long since I've seen a mortal, yet even conversed with one. It's so foreign, so different but it creates a nice feeling. You are one of the only mortals I've rewarded and talked to in existence. And I've had an amazing day from creating universes, stopping problems and whatnot." We then embraced each other once again until we finally let go.
We stood at arms length away from each other. I scratched the back of my head sheepishly. "So…" I gave her my famous lopsided grin as she blushes lightly. "I guess this is goodbye. Won't be seeing each other for a while my lady."
"I know Perseus but you are now my friend. And friends meet one another regularly right? So I will talk to you in the Pokémon universe every now and then." She replied back happily.
"Nice Lady Chaos." I said and she rolled her eyes in response.
"The Pokémon universe has a journey full of adventure and fun awaiting you. You shall be born a decade behind due to the fact the universe was created a few years after mine. However your memories will appear in your mind when you're mature enough, probably at the age of 10. You'll keep all the blessings and etc. you earned from this life. Even Riptide will travel with you but at the cost your scars and bruises will too. They'll grow as you age. I'm sor-"
But I stopped her with my words. "Don't be sorry. I need them, they are memories of what I went through and who I am. If I don't have them, I'll never look in the mirror and remember who I was and see who I am."
She nodded in allowance. "Alright. So I guess this is goodbye Percy. I've had a great time."
I clasp my hands behind my back. "Yep Chaos. Goodbye to you too."
"And I'm going to give you a little something for this as a present there but I have to do something." I raise my eyebrow at this.
We then hug one last time but Chaos's lips close in on mine and her soft lips then peck mine. As her face falls towards my ear, she whispered one last time. "A hero's life is never a good one. Good luck." I didn't have too much time to ponder on what she said.
Al I remembered was the taste of her lips. The feeling. The sounds of the swirling stars and planets. The touch of Chaos. And then the loss of consciousness. And that's when black spots danced in my vision and I lost all feeling and sense of the world.
Is this what Elysium feels like? Because it sure is incredible...
[END OF CHAPTER]
A/N: So... I'm attempting a random ass Pokémon and Percy Jackson crossover. I hope this goes well.
This my first story and I'm going to try and update regularly - at least 2-3 thousand words a week is what I'm trying but if I get extremely fucking bored, I'll do more.
Like and favourite and do whatever but I want EVERYFUCKINGONE to review this. Tell me what was good or bad. Be as blatantly honest as you want! Too slow? Too plain? Too repetitive? IDGAF. Just say the problem and I'll read it, improving the next chapter according to what you said.
Oh, and tell me if you want more and enjoyed this first chapter (it was five fucking thousand words) or not because I'll do more if you liked it (bullshit, doing it anyway). I know it's a pretty random chapter, nothing to do with Pokémon or the PJO characters but Pokémon is coming in the next chapter.
And no, this isn't a fucking Percabeth story! So go away now if you don't like that fact!
Peace.