Yea here's the next chapter! I'm trying to improve Artemis' personality here, and Percy'll owning Dionysus! Percy will meet Matthew soon enough =D.
The cloaked man spoke in his raspy, powerful voice: "Gaia, I have gained Percy Jackson's trust. We must act now. Reawaken the ancient monsters, and recruit them to your little army."
"Yes, sir. How can you be sure that Percy Jackson will be on our side?" Gaia added uncertainly.
"I know him," mused the cloaked figure, his hood covering his face. "He does not want power, but he believes in fairness and loyalty from his friends as much as he treats them." He went on, "The gods have betrayed him, as planned. He will want his revenge."
"I thought I knew him." Said Gaia. "I thought he would not betray his friends." "True, Gaia, True. But he does not see them as friends, since they have betrayed him. You do not know him well.. Ha! The foolish boy was just like Ares. He does not know whom he is working for. I will have Kronos punished for hiding in Tartarus. He fears Jackson"
The cloaked man smiled mysteriously. "Remember your oath, Gaia. You swore on the River Styx. If our plan succeeds, I shall dominate." The dream faded, as Percy woke with a start.
Artemis:
I yawned widely. Zeus was having his very-important speeches again. Dionysus was missing from his throne. I suppose he was drunk again. "Gods and Heroes of Olympus," Zeus announced gravely. "Gaia is stirring in her sleep. The Titans have left their prisons. We-" "Lord Zeus!" Matthew came in, his right arm in a sling and a puffy bruise over his left eye. "Percy Jackson destroyed camp. Our home is overrun." The gods went silent. How rude was he to interrupt the King of the Gods, even though I hated my father. Typical males.
But another thought came in my head. Why would Percy Jackson invade camp? He was loyal to his friends. He would never do such a thing like that. "How many losses?" I asked, my eyebrows raised. "No demigods dead, but the damage is done." Matthew pointed at the demigods, who all had broken bones, cuts, and bruises all over their bodies.
Invading camp gave me a determined excuse for not having feelings towards him. Artemis could sense the immediate effect from the Matthew jerk's announcement. The room tensed, and Poseidon looked miserable. Before I could suggest a battle plan, another scout burst in, shivering. "Lord Zeus! Percy Jackson – he crushed Dionysus' forces and killed him. He cast his spirit down to Tartarus… his voice trailed off. Zeus shook his head heavily, and the Olympians were trembling with fear. "We need to set up defenses."
Percy
I thrashed the gang of satyrs easily – pebbles and tin cans didn't affect my Achilles curse much. "What are you doing here, Peter Johnson?" Dionysus was angry, but he still insisted on calling my name wrong. "Revenge on the Gods. I saved you gods from Kronos and Gaia, and you repay me with this!" He slashed the chair Dionysus was sitting into half. Dionysus pulled out a three foot long spear decorated with grapevines, and hacked at me, but I blocked the blow with the tip of Riptide. "I knew you heroes weren't worthy of cleaning my shoes!" He bellowed, causing anger to rise on my face.
"You will pay, Dionysus. I'll clean your shoe." With a feint to the left, Percy spun and stabbed at the god's heel. Dionysus yelped in pain, but concentrated on his powers, turning Percy into madness.
"Your puny little powers don't affect me. I am blessed by Chaos," he growled, seeing the bewildered look on Dionysus' face. I swept his foot, sending the Wine god stumbling, and slammed his sword into Dionysus' nose. He felt his presence drift far away, to the pits of Tartarus. "Be gone." He spat.
But even my Achilles heel wouldn't save me from Zeus' golden toothpick. I had to do something I would never dream of. I would awaken the storm giant Typhon, and the legendary Sea Monster, Keto.
I travelled to the open ocean in Greece with my monster buddies. There, lay the massive Sea monster. She was huge, ten meters long at least, with scaly green features like a Komodo dragon. She had a human head, but at least 10 times larger than normal, with green snakes sticking out like Medusa, but with fangs as vicious as a werewolf. The monster had two giant serpent tails and the end, each 20 feet long, with poisonous spikes sticking out from all directions.
"Umm…" I started. "hey Keto, do you want to join our army?" She just snorted. Damn it. Even I had the blessing, my stupidity still remained the same. Suddenly, a woman's voice spoke in my head. "Use your powers, you scum. Summon her!" "Chaos?" I thought in my mind. "No, you fool. Just get on with it!"
"Fine." I snapped. I concentrated on my mind, and spoke to the sea. "Rise, Keto, daughter of Gaia, Mother of Scylla and Ladon. I summon you from the deep Ocean. Join me. We shall dominate Olympus. The gods will learn their place." The Sea rumbled, churning hundreds of meters of toppling waves up to the skies as Keto burst out of the water, roaring in approval as she swam over to join me." "Wreck havoc in Poseidon's Palace." I told her. " Find Polybotes and join him to meet Typhon. We will teach the filthy gods a lesson." I smiled to myself.
"Rise, Typhon. Father of Monsters, wife of Echidna." I chanted with the voice of Chaos, and the Mountain began to stir. "Join me, we shall destroy the gods. We shall have our revenge on Zeus. Free your chains, and serve me for eternity." I drove the Riptide into the Heart of the Volcano, where it lodged there like a bull's eye. The volcano rumbled. Cracks began to appear on both sides of the mountain. The earth shook violently, and with a huge roar, Typhon broke free from its chains and raised its humanoid hands, while the Volcano broke and split into half. Typhon's each step shook the ground, as he began roaming on land, restarting the massacre he had done fifteen years ago. I laughed. With the two mightiest monsters in my grasp, what chance did the gods have against the power of Typon and Keto?
"You got spunk, kid." I turned around, pulled Riptide from my pocket, and saw the War God facing me, fury in his eyes, his sword drawn. A fiery aura surrounded him and red, hot flames erupted from the ground, dancing around his legs.
"You dare wake Typhon? I will send you to Tartarus, and see you face every torture in the Fields of punishment, for treason against the gods." Ares threatened.
"What have you gods done for me?" I flared up, the black aura of chaos surrounding my body, my eyes black as the universe. "Everybody follows Matthew's lead. Poseidon claims him as his favourite son. I will tear Olympus down from its roots, and see the twelve Olympians carrying Atlas' burden!" I shook with anger. Ares looked uneasy, but he merely grimaced. "You're going down." He gave a battle cry and charged. He was fast – but I was faster. I dodged his strikes one by one, and punched him, sending him flying. "I bear the curse of Achilles. I am invincible." I stated calmly. Ares gritted his teeth. I did a flip and landed behind him, slashing him sideways. He winced as golden ichor flowed from the wound, but regained his posture and slashed again. "You are no match for me. Have a good time in Tartarus!" I laughed crazily as I stomped my foot, and the ground shattered where Ares was shattered. "No!" He yelled hopelessly as he slid down the tunnel I created, straight into the endless depths of Tartarus.
I surveyed the damage, thinking of my flawless plan, with Typhon and Keto wrecking havoc, while me and my little monster army would march straight up to Zeus' nose and teach the Olympians their place. But two things bothered me – Who was the cloaked man appearing in my dreams, and who spoke to me when I summoned Keto? The unanswered questions left me wondering in my mind.
