Disclaimer: I own nothing of Percy Jackson; all credit goes to Rick Riordan!

*****The Flashback (Third Person POV) *****

Percy felt a tear slide down his cheek. He kneeled down, and took Annabeth's hand. His hatred was boiling up inside his stomach.

"Please…Annabeth…." Percy muttered under his breath. "Whoever did this will pay, and pay hard…"

He placed a golden drachma in Annabeth's hand, hoping she would be able to pay Charon to cross. Cerberus would be waiting for her. Percy stared into her lifeless eyes and covered his face with his hand. The other hand, however, remained with Annabeth's.

Meanwhile, Josh was creeping away from the grimacing scene. He trudged back into his cabin, and covered himself in a dark hood. It shadowed his face, only showing the glint of his eyes. He took his sword and ran off into the darkness.

Night was falling, and Josh was waiting for this moment. He crept up into the woods, where the Hunters were. Not making a sound, he hid between some trees, waiting to strike. Thalia came running towards him. Josh was surprised at how little he had to wait.

He leapt up at her, and attacked. The surprised Thalia was not prepared for this, as she had little time to defend herself. She quickly grabbed her sword and lunged at the strange person. It was a fierce battle, but Josh caught her off guard and lunged with his sword jabbing into her side and she collapsed. She was losing blood fast.

Josh made a run for it. He heard the Hunters scream at the dead lieutenant. There was just one more step. He was going to blame his crimes on a certain demigod with dark hair and sea-green eyes.

*****Flashback end*****

Percy was summoned to the Council.

Zeus 'talked' first. "PERSEUS JACKSON! HOW DARE YOU KILL MY DAUGHTER AND ATHENA'S!"

Percy, at this point, was more confused than ever. "Lord Zeus, I don't know what you're talking about!"

"You know EXACTLY what I'm talking about!" Zeus raged between his teeth. How dare you kill Thalia!

Artemis was the next to scream. "Percy Jackson, I thought you were a decent man. Now I realize you are nothing better than a lying, piece of dung. HOW DARE YOU KILL MY LIEUTENANT! THALIA WAS ALWAYS BETTER THAN YOU."

As well as Athena, you get the idea. The 'how dare you' talk, and the 'you were never worthy' talk, and that kind of stuff.

Poseidon refused to say anything. "You are a failure. You aren't my son."

Percy staggered, "W-Who told you t-this?"

Zeus scoffed. "My own son told me himself. Josh was always more superior than you. Therefore, as your punishment, we will have you killed by tomorrow."

*****Time Lapse to tomorrow*****

"Each of the gods will make their punishment with you hurt, although, I will be the one to kill you." Zeus snorted.

Ares went first. He replied any sound Percy made with a brutal kick to the head or hit in the face. Then Dionysus strangled him with Grape vines. Aphrodite made him choke on Doves feather. Hephaestus threw giant lumps of metal at Percy.

Hestia had refused to participate in this action, pointing out his fatal flaw is Loyalty. Apollo made such bright rays Percy was blinded and sunburned. Artemis shot arrows at him until he was bleeding all over. Percy was barely alive, only alive because Zeus wanted him to be. Athena's owls pecked all over him, and Hera sent a bull rampaging at him.

Finally, the true punishment came. Hades filled Percy with misery and sorrow, and sent spiky bones flying at him. Poseidon drowned him, and took away Percy's power to breathe in water. Finally Zeus stepped up.

Percy knew that all of the other gods punishments combined were nothing compared to what Zeus was going to give him. Zeus zapped him and electrocuted him until all his skin was burnt and he was moaning of pain now. Just as he was about to die, he evaporated into a black and red mist. The gods, however, didn't notice this, as they were too glad over the death of Percy Jackson.

*****Line Break*****

Percy woke up, and immediately he regretted it. Pain seared ten times worse then it did when he was drinking fire in Tartarus. After a while, it suddenly stopped. A small tinge of pain was still lingering, but that was the least of his problems.

*****Percy POV****

Where am I? This place looks just….like nothing. It's like I'm sitting on pure darkness. Then, a dim light pops up out of nowhere. I cant detect where it's coming from. I sit up groggily, only to hear a voice respond to my million questions in my head.

"Hello, Perseus Jackson. I have been waiting for this chance for a long time."