Iowa

Percy's POV

Me and Conner walked into the mess hall or tent whatever you want to call it, Will and Malcolm went to go do something, I sat down at the head table. Conner sat next to me and raised his hand for someone to bring us food, being the commander of this squadron I got to sit at the head table and have food served to me. Finally a guy I didn't know maybe 14 or 15 came up holding two bowls of soups, he laid them down in front of us and walked away only to return with two cups of water. "Thanks" I said to him with a big smile, "It an honor commander" he said back with huge grin. "You don't have to commander, just call me Percy" I said, "Oh, well Percy can I ask you a few questions?" he asked, I waved my hand for him to sit at seat across from me.

He sat down and asked me all kind of questions, how did I defeat Kronos? How did I become such a good swordsman? What does it feel like having invincible skin? I mean he was treating me like I was some big superstar. "So what's your name Kid" I asked him, "My name is Stan, I'm a son of Demeter" he said happily. "Oh that's cool, well I'm a son of-""Poseidon I know, you're so cool" he said quickly, that's when I felt it a vibration coming from the earth. I wasn't an earthquake, or even a small shake, it was just a small vibration. I looked around to see if anyone else felt it, but everyone was still eating and laughing, I felt it again this time stronger, like a whole bunch of taps on the earth.

"Excuse me a second, I'll be right back" I said standing up and walking out the cafeteria, I stepped put side and it was even stronger. I closed my eyes and concentrated, I needed to pinpoint where it was emanating from. Looks like my new curse of Achilles increased my senses to, I opened my eyes and knew where it was from, and Conner walked up beside me and put his hand on my shoulder.

"Everything all right buddy" he asked with a worried face, "An ambush, about a mile away and counting prepare the forces" I said slowly, he didn't even question how I knew and took off to prepare the rest of the camper. I decided to stall so I ran forward as fast as I could; everything was a blur as it past me. I ran and hopped into the air, I must have jumped like 15ft into the air because I landed on the top branch of an oak tree, I looked back in the ground and was surprised at how high I got. I got over my shock and looked forward, I could see a small army walking towards us, and I pressed the button on my glasses to turn them into binocular mode.

I zoomed in on a the front of the line and saw a woman riding on a caramel color Pegasus, carrying a celestial bronze dagger in her hand pointed in the direction of are camp, I could tell it was a women by the dark caramel hair that fell to her shoulders under her helmet. I was thinking what I could do, I didn't know what to do I could stall them as long as possible, then I felt it this dark energy making my inside feel warm. I laughed a little, not a big laugh but a small happy laugh, I don't know why maybe at the power I felt. I looked at my hand as a black orb about the size of my palm appeared in it, this was hell fire. I looked up to see the Romans about to pass right under me.

I wanted to fight right now, I needed to fight right now, and I hopped out the tree and landed in front of the Romans. The commander woman looked me up and halted the army behind her, "Who are you?" she spat at me like venom, I only made a soft laugh in reply. "Answer my question or die demi-god" I looked up at her now straight in the eye, I took my sun glasses off and tucked them on my shirt. "Why don't you come and find out" I said with a wicked smile on my face. She didn't like that comment, because she made two of her men charge me, one had a sword and the other a spear. They were closing in on me, but at the last second I dodge both of their weapons and grabbed them both by their necks and lifted them into the air.

"Put them down now" The woman said to me, I looked at her and a grin appeared on my face, "Have it your way" I said wickedly. I felt the burning sensation again and black fire erupted from my hands, setting the people on my hands on fire. I threw them at the feet of the Pegasus she was riding, they screamed and squirmed pain, I took pleasure from that for some reason. I jolted forward running right for the lady, but she jumped back off her Pegasus and landed in a group with her me. As I ran by the horse I back hand it with my hand and it flew into a tree, something was wrong with me I would never hurt any kind of horse. I kept running into the crowd of Roman, taking out riptide and starting my attack.

The Romans put up their shields and charged me, I would punch shields breaking through them, I punch people breaking their bones, and the cracking sound it made gave me absolute pleasure. I set multiple people on fire with my black flames, the blood splattered all over my face when I cut Roman after Roman down, the screams and fear I felt around me were incredible delicious I thought. This wasn't me I wouldn't kill like this, and better yet I would never take pleasure in doing it, I felt all these raw emotions now, anger, hatred, despair, joy, and wrath. As I cut down three Romans with one slash, cutting straight threw their armor, I laughed a dark laugh, on that put fear in the eyes of the Romans and the worst part is I scared myself. What was happening to me, it's like my body is on auto pilot, and I couldn't stop. I tried to cry out but, my mouth wouldn't move.

Then that's when I heard it, an evil terrible sound, and the voice of a monster. "You belong to me now boy; I will make you destroy everything". The voice was dark and evil, I heard the bit of insanity "What are you what are you doing to me" I said sounding like a hopeless child. The voice didn't answer, instead it made me concentrate on what was happening, I was standing in front of that Commander women, black flames surrounded us. The strong stench of blood and burning flesh was in the air, the sight of dead bodies littered the floor, she stood there and that's when I notice the small soldier behind her, it was a boy maybe 12yrs old. He was a scrawny little thing and his face was a mask of true fear, "stay back you monster" the women said, I could hear the fear in her voice.

My feet started to walk forward on my own, heading towards the boy and the women; the woman took a giant swallow and charged me with her dagger, my body move on its own. I brought me hand up for where she was going to attack, as soon as her dagger made contact with my skin it shattered on impact. She look on her face was pure fear now, I backhand her to the floor knocking off her helmet, and she struggled to get up. I reached down and grabbed her by her hair lifting her up into my face, she let out a scream of pain as she hung their by her hair in mid-air. "Put her down" the small boy said pointing his sword at me, he was shaking violently, and tears stained his eyes, I smiled and grabbed by his neck as well. He dropped the sword he had in his hands and put his hand to my arm trying to pry me off; I was choking the life out of him.

I had to stop myself, this wasn't me, and this was a work of a monster. I pushed and pushed, my head started to hurt; I started to gain control again, my hands slowly started to loosen on my victims. My eyes started watering, my nose started bleeding, my body started to ache, "You think you can get rid of me you can't" I refuse to let this thing use my body, "GET OUT OF MY BODY" I shouted, and with that I dropped to the ground out of breath, dropping both the boy and the girl. My body ached and screamed for relief, I didn't have any water around me, I looked up at the boy and girl, the boy was gasping for air and the girl was struggling to stand up. "Listen to me you have to run, before my squadron gets here" I told them, the girl watched me for halve a second, and then scrambled to her feet. Before she disappeared into the forest she turned around, "Don't think because you spared me, that I will return your mercy.

I am Reyna, daughter of Bellona, and Praetor of the 12 legion and commander of squad 145, and I will have my revenge for my fallen comrade you monster" she said and then she was gone. As I experienced my few seconds left of consciousness, I heard that voice again, "Beware Demi-God I will be back, for I am darkness, I am Erebus" it said, and then I let the darkness overcome me.

I dreamed of what the Demon said, "I am Erebus". I had to get to the bottom of this, I couldn't psyche like that again, I kill so many people and I enjoyed it, I just can't. I prayed to Hades, I appeared in his throne room in front of him, "Hello Jackson" he said. I didn't even bother to bow, my anger over came me, "No games Hades, what did you do to me?" I asked angry. "Watch your tone sea-spawn if you value your existence, I have no idea what you are talking about" he said sternly, "Oh yeah check out my last fight, you'll see what I mean" I yelled at him. He looked like he was about to blast me, but decided against it, he waved a screen and a dark mist appeared in front of us. "Percy Jackson, Iowa, last battle" he said telling his mist what to do.

The mist started to make an image of me in front of the Roman, I watched me kill all those people all over again. When I looked at myself I didn't see the noble hero of Olympus, I saw a mindless killer. I threw up after I saw me literally tear someone head off with my bare hand, and then beat someone else with the head. I saw myself smile as I killed waves and waves of people, I saw myself fight for control back over my body, I saw myself let the women Reyna and the boy get away, and I watched myself pass out on the floor. Hades looked shock, anger clearly in his eyes, he looked at me.

"Erebus, show yourself " Hades shouted at me, then my knees went weak and I fell on them, then this black ooze started spouting out of my weak spot in my back. The ooze crawled to the side of me, and started forming a shape, it was forming a shaped of a man, he had black hair made of shadows that looked if they were jumping out of his head, he was tall and muscular, his eyes were pure black, he wore a tight cloak that was made of shadows, and he radiated fear, pity, despair, and nervousness. The being smiled at Hades, and Hades looked steamed now, "Hello Hades, I love my new vessel you have brung to me" he said with a grin, his voice dark and powerful. I looked at Hades for an explanation, he looked at me "Percy Jackson meet Erebus, the primordial God of darkness" Hades said with an angry voice.

DON DON DON DON, Erebus Primordial God of darkness has appeared, how did he get into Percy? What does he want with him? What will Hades say to him? And why did Percy psyche out like that? All this and more in Chapter four of The War Begins.

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