Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson
A/N: Hello everyone! Here is a new rewrite on my old story for dark gamer, I just wanted to let you all know that it is sorta going to take plot points from the old one but it is basically a new story. I hope you all are ready for a wild ride!
LAST TIME:
"Everyone is fine, something is happening with Yuel, a transformation of a sort, she looks like she will make it. Everyone else is on the retreat though." Trista said as Percy nodded as his sword cut decapitated another zombie.
"Though it seems like we can stop the retreat, Alex! Go and notify them, have everyone return to the battlement. Everyone else finishes off the zombies and beasts who get too close. They are thinning rapidly. All we have to do is finish them off the remaining ones." Trista commanded as one of the soldiers ran back to the battlement.
"Looks like this is gonna be a long night." Percy said as he gave it a thought and deactivated his skill as he felt his mild clear and his body grow weaker. At the same time, aches and pains he wasn't aware of before spread in his body as he gritted his teeth a bit but he didn't show it on his face. He just slowly exhaled and gave his sword a twirl.
"Also… flames?" Percy asked glancing at his mothers ax which was still aflame.
"It's a skill I got, it's called Fire boost."
"Hehe, fitting name for the Firemane!"
"Why is everyone saying that!"
"HAHAHA!"
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THIRD PERSON POV:
"Is this everything?" Percy asked the others, who dropped more skill scrolls and small treasure chests the size of apples into a pile. Together, there were a total of 17 copper skill scrolls, 3 silver, and 1 gold. For the small treasure chests there were even more; 53 white and 10 red. There was also a pile of unfamiliar red gems that numbered about 90 or so, each only about the size of a tip of a thumb. This was the loot they had managed to get from killing all the zombies. In Percy's eyes, it was truly impressive.
It had been several hours since the last Zombie had been killed, and everyone had settled down in the battlement once again. All the warriors had been busy cleaning up the Zombie corpses and gathering items by command of Trista. But all the normal people had basically collapsed, exhausted from the retreating and fighting they had done in such a short time. Most people couldn't sleep due to the events of the day, all they could do instead was mourn the loss of their families and friends. The sound of crying was the only sound that filled the otherwise silent battlement.
Only the warriors were the ones who showed some restraint as they had gathered around Percy and Trista as they looked down at the pile of loot with greedy eyes. It was already known that the scrolls brought about magical scrolls and the treasure chest has equally magical items. It was hard to not be greedy for such items, Percy on the other hand sat not too far from the pile as he gently rested his hand on his blade.
"Nobody pocketed anything right?" Percy suddenly asked in an almost dull tone as his eyes scanned the group of warriors. Seeing his sea green eyes shimmer as cold as ice the others quickly nodded as Percy continued to stare at them. Their eyes looking away instantly not wanting to meet his gaze.
"If any of you are lying there will be consequences, we can't afford to have greedy and lying people in the group right now." Percy said in a heavy tone as his hand tilted his sword side to side as the others gulped and nodded. Still nobody else came forward with any more items as Percy stayed silent for a bit longer and continued to stare. Finally he stopped staring as he looked at Trista who was giving him a curious look.
"Mom, you saw who put in the most work while fighting, they will get the first pick of the better skills and items. Save the gems until we figure out what to do with them for now. If there are any skills that you or dad want, pick them out for yourselves. Save any skill that would work for the girls as well. I am only going to take these three things." Percy said, reaching down and grabbing the golden skill scroll and two of the red treasure chests.
"None of you have any objections… right?" Percy asked, looking at the greedy men surrounding him. Some who had stiff faces, clearly not enjoying what Percy had just said.
"T-Trista, are you just gonna let him decide what to do with the loot? I don't mind splitting the loot in such a fashion, those who fought harder and killed more deserve as such. However… nothing against your girls but most of them did not help slay any of the monsters, they shouldn't be getting any rewards." One of the men suddenly said as Percy's eyes shot towards the man who spoke.
"Percy, he has a point." Trista said, glancing at her son as Percy continued to stare him down.
"Let me ask you a question, is anyone in this camp nearly as skilled in the works of alchemy or healing that the Summer, Winter, and Fall? Or provide logistic support or even repair things like Tristy and Fallon can?" Percy asked as the man suddenly paused as his face frowned a bit, clearly Percy had a point.
"We lost nearly 80% of our support after what happened. We need all the talented people on the backline as much as we do the front. Anyone who shows promise will be rewarded as such to help train them. These skills provide us a nearly infinite way to help them develop and it is our duty to make sure we help them if we don't want to fall apart. If you can think of 5 people just as talented as them for support then I will change my mind. Until then… do as I have said." Percy said in a cool tone as the man gritted his teeth in frustration, Percy' incredibly blunt point and tone made it almost sound like he was scolding the man while simply stating facts.
"Percy…" Trista whispered with wide eyes as Percy turned to her and gave her a soft smile. Trista however had a hint of worry in her eyes as she gave a soft nod. Jake, who was standing by Trista' side, also seemed to look at Percy in a different way. Percy was never… normal to say the least he was well aware of that and never thought anything of it. He was still a boy who loved his family to the core and simply enjoyed fighting a bit too much.
Seeing Percy give out such fluent orders so effortlessly and even talk back down a frustrated person with pure logic was beyond anything Jake had seen him do. Even his normal sea green eyes that were full of either playfulness or a lust for battle were cool and collected. Feeling his gaze Percy looked up at Jake who continued to stare as Percy gave him a small look that said he would explain later. With that he walked away towards the hastily prepared tents that housed the nearly 200 people they saved.
Percy glanced around at the sorrowful people as worry filled their faces. Only speaking in whispers as most of the others cried their hearts out. Percy felt sadness for them, they were the people he had grown to know and love for the last 16 years. Still he had been through even bigger massacres in his past life. With the descent of the system it was almost like a wakeup call to him. This world was changing rapidly, magical skills that could grant people immense powers, humans growing many times stronger than normal humans, and monsters everywhere you looked.
Who better than Percy Jackson, champion of Olympus, commander of legions of Rome and Greece, and monster powerful demigod on earth to face such an event? He had fun with this new life, he had grown accustomed to his altered ego after it warped in Tartarus, he knew that he needed to be the commander he was in the past to save his family. Over 80 years of experience fighting horrendous wars and battles finally started to surface in Percy's mind. He would protect everyone close to him even if it was the last thing he ever did.
"P-Percy?" Suddenly a voice snapped Percy out of his thoughts as he blinked and turned to see Becca staring at him as he stood silently outside Yuel's tent.
"Sorry I was lost in thought." Percy said with a small smile as Becca stared at him for a bit.
"Is everything okay?" She suddenly asked as Percy gave a small chuckle as he gave a nod.
"Yeah everything is fine, just thinking about the future. Lot to think about, you know." He said with a serious face as Becca did the same and nodded.
"So how is Yuel?" Percy asked as Becca gave a small awkward smile.
"She is… livelier than ever." She said in an awkward tone as if she tried to find the right words but failed.
"Can I see her?" Percy asked as Becca nodded.
"Tristy and Fallon should be done getting her some clothes that actually fit by now. Let me check first." She said as she quickly disappeared into the tent for a few seconds before a hand stuck out waving him in. Without any hesitation Percy walked into the tent and laid eyes on his sister once again. In front of him were both Fallon and Tristy as they busily sewed together small pieces of fabric, Percy's eyes then drifted to the bed where Yuel sat as his face showed surprise but then a grin slowly crossed his face.
"Seems I finally have myself a little sister." Percy said as Yuel instantly turned to him as her eyes lit up in happiness, just a second later she seemed to understand what he said as her cheeks puffed a bit as she gave Percy a pouty face.
"I am not little! Also I am older than you!" She said in a cute angry voice as everyone stared at the now 6 inch tall Yuel throwing her fists up in protest. Apparently Yuel had experienced a race change with the descent of the system, her human body was now long gone.
Her body was only a tiny 6 inches tall, her hair officially going from its white brown to a light emerald green color while her eyes remained blue. Two small butterfly wings now present on her back as well, as she flapped them angrily as she yelled at Percy in her tiny voice. Currently tiny hastily made clothes covered her for the moment, Percy could already tell the twins were going to have way too much fun making her clothes.
"Sure you are." Percy said in a playful tone as he continued to grin, he then walked over as he sat down as he stared down at Yuel. His eyes slowly drifted to the object she was currently sitting on. The object in question was a 2 foot tall sapling of some sort of tree that gave off a magical feeling. Currently the sapling was in a pot that the twins had managed to find somewhere.
"Geeze… you never listen to me." She pouted a bit but then gave a smile as her feet kicked happily from her small perch.
"I do… sometimes." Percy played along as Yuel giggled a little as Percy smiled. It had been a long time since he had seen her have so much energy, even though she was no longer human this form almost seemed to suit her better.
"So this little… plant. What is it?" Percy asked as Yuel glanced down at it and seemed to think for a second.
"This is me." She said as Percy's face was filled with curiosity.
"Then what about… the small you?" Percy asked as Yuel blinked and seemed to give it some thought for a second as she put her small hand to her chin and closed her eyes. Percy felt an immediate want to pick her up and pet her but he restrained himself.
"This form is a flower from my main body, once my flower blooms it can transform into any form I find familiar." She said as Percy's eyes widened in amazement.
"What happens if something happens to your… flower?" Percy asked her as she seemed to think for a second, Percy could only assume she was looking over her skills.
"It will regrow if something happens to it, though it takes some time depending on how much mana I have. When I have more flowers I can even have multiple of me running around." She said happily as Percy only felt more amazement for his sister's skills.
"That means we need to make even more clothes for her." Tristy said with a glint in her eye as Fallon gave her the same look. Both shared a growing grin on their faces as they also began to laugh in a 'hehe' manner. Seeing them both laughing in an almost evil manner Percy decided to not bother them at the moment.
"Truly amazing." Becca added as Percy couldn't help but agree.
"Thank you!" Yule happily said as everyone smiled in return.
"So what now? We can't just leave her in a pot, she needs real earth to expand and grow. Also what about the others? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what happened to her and still don't know what to think. I don't even know how others will think about her changes." Becca said as Percy looked up at her and gave it some thought.
"I will talk to mom and figure out what to do. Yuel you are going to have to hide your fairy form for a while. Tristy and Fallon are going to be in charge of taking care of her for the time being, also start gathering up our resources and take inventory. You two are officially in charge of the logistics division for the camp, collect any food and set up a kitchen. Also make sure everyone is properly clothed as well, I feel the nights are going to be getting colder soon." Percy said and then stood up and stretched his back a bit.
"W-What?" Tristy asked as she blinked a few times.
"Oh my bad, if you need help talk to mom she can assign a few people to help out." Percy added on as silence ruled the room.
"That's not what she meant. She was just surprised, we just have never had you give us orders before, it is a new experience. We will get it done and will talk to mom later about the help." Fallon said as Percy finally understood what she meant.
"I see… It seems I have changed along with this world." Percy commented as everyone stared at him in silence.
"Do you feel it is a good change?" Yuel suddenly asked as Percy looked down at her and gave it some thought.
"Hmm… I think so, like I am discovering a part of me I have long forgotten." Percy said his true feelings as Yuel smiled.
"Then you are fine!" She happily said as Tristy and Fallow groaned a little.
"You're not the one he is throwing orders at!" They complained in sync as everyone laughed.
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"Finally a bed." Percy said in an exhausted tone as he finally made it to a room that had been set aside for him. It was decided a meeting would be held tomorrow morning and everyone was to get rest tonight.
Percy didn't hesitate for a second as he flopped down on the surprisingly comfy bed as he heaved out a giant groan of relief. His body finally getting a chance to relax for the first time in hours, he simply laid there for a couple minutes in silence. Percy then took a deep breath and finally managed to get the energy to sit up on the bed as he rested his back on the wall.
"A tree… reminds me of a story about Apollo." Percy said to himself as he gave Yuel's situation some thought. It might be a special constitution like what he had or maybe she had a special compatibility. There were so many unknown factors as to why it happened that it even left Percy stumped.
"She doesn't seem to be in any danger and that is what matters. But for now, loot time." Percy said as a grin spread across his face as he pulled out the golden scroll and the two red treasure boxes. Seeing the wonderful goods in front of him he grinned more and more, he almost considered going back and getting more treasure boxes.
"No, I already took a fair amount considering the skill scroll. I can't be as greedy as a dragon… for now." Percy spoke to himself in a miserly tone and nodded his head a bit. Besides after reading the skill itself Percy wanted it more than anything. It was perfect for him considering his special constitution and his limited external skills he could get.
[Passive Skill scroll: Full Stat Boost (Tier 0) Level 1: boosts every single stat of user by +1]
Percy looked down at the golden scroll with an almost maniacal grin on his face. It was no wonder this scroll was golden, even if it was a Tier 0 skill. To increase every stat by 1 was equivalent to two level ups, if this skill were to evolve Percy could only imagine what the new skill would be like.
"Better late than never." Percy whispered as he activated the scroll as a bright golden light erupted from the scroll.
[Passive Skill: Full Stat Boost has been added to skill list]
[External skill has been learned, only 5 more external skills can be learned]
Just like before Percy felt his mana going crazy once again, this time he was prepared for the pain as he simply rode it out as his mana began to sink deep down inside him. His mana and body fusing and adjusting the brand new skill inside him. Unlike last time even more mana was absorbed as Percy sat on the bed for nearly 5 minutes as nearly all his mana was taken away until the messages from the system began to pour in.
[New external skill detected…]
[Analyzing…]
[Primordial Emperor Body (Tier 7) level 1 effect is activating and is mutating Full Stat Boost (Tier 0) level 1]
[Mutation analyzing… soul variations detected… skill adjusting…]
[Skill adjustment complete, Leviathan (Tier 1) Level 1 created, skill has been added to stat sheet]
Percy let out a stale breath of air as it left his mouth with a small gush of steam. His muscles and body twitching a bit as he felt changes course through his body until finally everything settled without adding to the skills level at all his body felt even more powerful from simply acquiring the new skill. Finally Percy opened his eyes as he summoned the new skill info in front of him.
Leviathan: (Tier 1) level 1
Description: Leviathan, the star and space consuming race, their bodies are at the zenith of perfection. May your health be enough to survive the strongest blows, stamina so vast you never fall tired, strength enough to destroy stars, agility to make you faster than light, mana so vast you may use spells without worry, and luck so vast you the heavens smile down on you.
Primary Passive effect (Full stat boost) : Increase all stats +5
Secondary Passive effect: Once a stat reaches a certain amount it will create a support skill for that stat.
Skill Level up requirements:
Absorb 10 tier 1 cores (0/1)
Percy looked at the skill with a new light in his eyes as he couldn't help but start laughing and even slapped his knee a few times. He had really hit the lottery with this one, Percy even thought back to a leviathan he had met on earth. A gargantuan being that lived deep in the ocean that not even the gods from any religion had control over. He had high hopes for this skill, at the same time he started to think about the mana the skill absorbed.
He was left nearly drained of mana from this mutation of his skill, comparing the two times in his head he noticed there was a 10 times difference in mana consumption. Thinking for a minute he began to wonder if the mana consumption was based on the skill scroll level or a base amount. Percy kept thinking for a bit but put it behind him as he shook his head as he turned to the two treasure chests sitting on the bed still.
Uncommon Treasure chest: Get a random item or uncommon rarity or above
"Oh great system bless me and my luck." Percy prayed as he quickly approached both chests and then opened them as both shined a brilliant red light each. Percy watched and hoped as the light quickly turned into two objects on his bed. One was a pair of boots and the other was a chest plate that appeared very… familiar.
"Is this what I think it is?" Percy questioned as he checked on the information for both items.
Wind boots: (uncommon)
Allows the user to create a wind platform in the air twice a day: uses (2/2)
Agility +15
Nordic Chestplate: (uncommon)
Will sacrifice itself to protect user from any attacks that would kill user from any tier 2 being and below
HP +30
Quickly reading the abilities of both equipment Percy was impressed by them, the ability from the boots allowed him to double jump in the air. The life saving ability from the chest plate alone was a huge bonus, both would be fantastic additions to his arsenal. Most interesting of all was the fact that the chestplate looked exactly like the one from the game Skyrim from earth. Percy had to admit it was interesting seeing such an item right in front of him, it made him think a bit.
"It must be the Akashic records. I remember Annabeth once mentioning something about it. Maybe our definition was correct…" Percy said to himself as he pondered a bit as he stared down at the items for a bit. Instead of doing anything with them though, Percy put them to the side of his bed along with his sword as he flopped down onto the bed and gave a soft sigh.
"I finally have some time on my hands and I am alone. Are you gonna show yourself, or are you going to keep hiding?" Percy spoke to the room as silence filled the room, Percy lazily looked around the room finding nothing as a mischievous grin spread on his face.
"Hiding it is, man I feel like a really perverted person is watching me now. Just a straight up horny weirdo who likes peeking in on people and gets off on it. I wonder how many of my nooks and crannies of my delicate body they have memorized? I feel tainted! I don't think I can get married now!" Percy suddenly said while covering his body with his hands and squirmed about in his bed and made a weird face.
"S-Shut up! I am not a pervert! You're the pervert here! Silence your ramblings!" Suddenly an angry female voice filled the room as Percy instantly stopped his squirming and his face changed to a devilish grin.
"So I was right afterall!" Percy said happily as the room grew quiet once again for a bit until a slightly annoyed sigh filled the room.
"It appears you are as smart as ever… Perseus." Her voice filled the room as Percy frowned as his old name was brought up. In a moment a figure began to appear in the room as Percy's eyes were filled with surprise, an absolutely stunning woman appeared before him.
She wore an emerald colored dress that looked to be made of the finest silk as it hugged her every seductive curve on her lilith like body. A waterfall of coffee brown hair with tints of gold fell down to her lower back as it decorated her entire back. Her arms were crossed across her chest accentuating her bountiful chest even more, Percy eyes wandered her lilith like body for a moment until they looked at her face.
Calling her simply beautiful would be a sin towards her, absolutely stunning would be more appropriate to call her. Percy had seen his fair share of goddesses and even demigoddesses from around the world and only few could match her. If Percy could describe it her beauty was that of the nobel and somehow seductive type. Raising her looks up another level were two elf-like ears that were several inches long and two eyes that shined like finest quality Jade.
"Hey, pervert, are you just going to keep staring?" She asked as Percy snapped out of his thoughts and blinked a few times as his mind caught up with what just happened.
"Who are you? Nobody in this world should know that name." He said in a calm tone as his eyes slowly narrowed, as the woman ever so slowly grinned as she crossed her legs and continued to float in the air.
"Hmm… I don't just tell perverts my name." She said as her body began to spin around yet her eyes remained locked with his.
"That's fine. I don't care anyway, if you wanted to hurt me you would have done so already." Percy said with a shrug as the woman froze in the air as her lips twitched a bit.
"Y-You don't care?" She asked him in a surprised tone as Percy shrugged again.
"Should I?"
"You should! I am from Earth! I know about your past before this place!"
"So?"
"Y-You!" She couldn't even get the words out of her mouth as her face was filled with frustration as Percy ever so slowly grinned at her. Seeing his shit eating grin her jaw dropped, he had been playing her this entire time.
"I can now confirm you have no hostile intentions against me. " Percy said in a matter of fact tone as the women floated in silence. Ever so slowly she brought her hand up to her face and took a long breath to calm herself down.
"You never change." She murmured as Percy continued to grin a bit.
"Just had to make sure, can't be too careful. Especially if someone just drops my old name." Percy said as she stared at him for a moment and then once again crossed her legs and floated silently in place.
"How are you so calm about this?"
"Well… to be honest I wasn't calm at all and actually ready to attack you. But then you revealed yourself and… I was stunned by your incredible beauty and my mind kind of blanked. Then you called me a pervert and snapped me out of my trance and you know the rest. Though I do admit I still don't trust you all the way." Percy said while moving his hands as the women faintly blushed and coughed a little with a hand over my mouth.
"That is understandable, I am stunning." She said simply while bragging about herself as the room grew quiet, soon an awkward silence started to grow until Percy gave an awkward laugh.
"I guess we should start over. I am Percival Jacob Jackson, 8th child and only son of Trista and Jacob Jackson. Formerly Perseus Jackson son of Poseidon, savior of Olympus several times over. Loving husband to Annabeth Chase Jackson and Piper Mclean Jackson, War Master of the Roman and Greek Demigod legions in the pantheon war. As well as several other long titles." Percy said while waving his hand as the woman nodded slowly.
"Nice to meet you again Perseus or Percival I should say, my given name is Cedar and I am the designated world spirit to look after this newly ordained world by the Akashic System itself. Until this world reaches Tier 4 I am its designated guardian. In my past life you knew me as Gaia the primordial of the earth, and daughter or Chaos. Since it is, you may call me Gaia." She finished as Percy's eyes widened significantly as the information she just said rushed into his head. The minutes began to tick by slowly as Percy was lost in thought as Gaia patiently waited for him as she floated and twirled around the room silently.
"Why me?" Percy suddenly asked as he looked up at Gaia as she looked back at him, slowly a grin spread across her stunning face.
"Oh my, it seems you figured out a small truth." She said as Percy didn't even bat an eye at her smile that grew from her grin.
"If you can even call it that, if what you are saying is true then I am not the only one who has reincarnated from earth. There must be others that are the only explanation, I just don't know why you picked me and why we are here." Percy said with a firm gaze as Gaia seemed to think a little.
"The reason why we are here is due to Chaos's meddling with the Akashic system, you can think of our old universe as a tutorial stage in a way. Unfortunately that is all I can tell you without punishment from the Akashic system. What I can tell you is a few other things, yes you are not the only one who reincarnated. Those who met certain criteria ended up the same as you, with their past memories and everything else." She said as Percy's eyes widened yet again as new information was dumped on him.
"Then what about the ones who didn't meet the criteria?" Percy asked as Gaia shrugged as Percy bit his lip a little, seeing his worried look Gaia giggled a little as she floated over to him and around him.
"Oh no need to worry, many people you knew achieved such criteria for reincarnation. Gods, immortals, significant demigods, and even outstanding humans." She whispered softly into his ear as Percy followed her slowly floating body as she giggled a little.
"Then tell me where they are." Percy said as Gaia shook her head.
"If I did that I would not escape punishment from the system. Chaos's power has already been significantly reduced because of this little trick she pulled." Gaia said with a sigh as Percy frowned again, though he had information now there was not much he could do with it.
"Why me then? It sounds like you could have picked anyone who reincarnated to speak with. Why not a god or another primordial?" He asked as Gaia stared at him for a moment as she put on a thoughtful look.
"Because you are the only one I believe can actually help Chaos recover her former power. Maybe she will even allow you a high position in her army." She said as Percy slowly gave a sigh.
"I'm not interested, go find someone else." Percy finally said as Gaia's face went straight to shock as she rushed over to him and got right in his face, yet she never actually touched him.
"W-What do you mean, go find someone else? The Akashic system only gave me one chance to meet one of you and that is it! Do you know what that means? From now on I cannot approach any other person, even if they are a normal person or reincarnator! The only possibility is if they become soul contracted to you or if they reach Tier 4! Who knows how many centuries that will take!" She nearly screamed at him as Percy retained an almost bored look on his face.
"That doesn't sound like my problem. I am already having a hard time trying to think of a way to protect my family. I don't need another quest right now in this crazy world." He said as Gaia's face was filled with complete shock as her jade-like eyes trembled.
"Aren't you supposed to be the hero who saved Olympus? Where is your heroic spirit to save your creator, the very one who gave you the chance to be who you are! Even retaining your memories from your past life is due to her!" She yelled at him with fierce eyes as Percy just slowly let out a reluctant sigh.
"You make a point, I guess I should pay her back some day in the future, maybe I will give her a fruit basket or something. She is my benefactor afterall, I owe her that much." He said halfheartedly as Gaia looked taken aback by his lame answer and seemed to deflate and slowly floated to the ground.
"Anyways go away. I need sleep." Percy added as he laid down as Gaia's jaw dropped in disbelief.
"Why are you like this? You are nothing like the demigod I remember." She said as Percy looked over his shoulder at her as she remained on the ground.
"Blame your husband if you want to complain, he put me through countless years of torture and torment. Even a soul as strong as mine was tainted by the darkness he forced into it. Besides we were enemies in the past, why should I even try to help you?" Percy scoffed a bit as and turned his head away as Gaia face slowly fell, she felt awful in that moment. She had used her only chance to find a reincarnator and help save her mother, yet he refused to help her. She could only grit her teeth in frustration as her stunning face showed a bitter anger.
"I am not the same being as I once was." She suddenly said as Percy seemed to pause and then slowly turned to Gaia as she floated off the ground and dusted herself off.
"What?" Percy asked as Gaia just stared down at him in a frustrated face.
"In the past we were enemies and the things I did back then can no longer be changed, this is a new life and I plan to be better. I… I cannot be the same Person I was in the past, after you all defeated me in the second giant war I nearly fell into another slumber. I was half awake and half asleep for countless millennia, it gave me plenty of time to do some much needed self improvement. I admit the current you still pisses me off a little though." She said in an angry tone as Percy just stared at her in silence.
"Hmm… okay." He said simply as Gaia rolled her eyes as dramatically as she could.
"I know you don't trust me right now. That doesn't mean that your opinion will stay the same in the future!" She said as Percy's eyes slowly widened as Gaia put on an angry smirk on her face.
"That's right, I'm sticking with you from now on! I already used my one chance given to me by the Akashic System, I am not wasting it! I will also try to keep your stupid ass alive, because if you die I can't even find someone else. One way or another I will get your help and together we will aid Chaos, not just a stupid fruit basket either!" She said confidently but added on the last part with anger in her eyes as Percy's face twitched a few times and put on a look like he had eaten something bad. Still Gaia didn't stop as she saw Percy make this face.
"You can't chase me away either, I am a Tier 4 being and the world spirit of this world! Wherever you go in this world I will know! So buckle up because I just joined your party even if you don't want me to!" She said standing tall as she could and crossing her arms under her breasts as Percy's face scrunched up even more. He then roughly exhaled his breath and rubbed his face a bit as his mind stirred.
Sure she was Gaia and they were enemies in the past but there was something about the look in her eye when she said she was trying to change. Percy knew liars and Gaia was not one of them at that moment, still he could not just simply trust the old earth primordial. In all honesty Percy simply didn't have any plan on how to deal with her, one thing she did say caught his attention though. Apparently if he died that was it for her and her quest until people reach Tier 4, which apparently took a very long time.
Still he had other things on his plate at the moment, he didn't have the energy or the time to focus on anything Gaia wanted done. Even if he did help Chaos, he honestly didn't want to join her factions, if anything he wanted to start his own. Still there was so much information he was missing on the situation that it would be tough to figure anything out.
"Fine, do whatever you want." Percy said with reluctance as Gaia's proud look grew more and more as he flopped onto the bed and tried to sleep.
[The first 24 hrs have passed, the Akashic System congratulates you all on surviving]
[The Akashic system has finished analyzing all records of world and its inhabitants]
[All skills possessed prior to the descent of the system have been fully analyzed]
[All skills of similar natures if they meet the requirements]
[Skills with enough experience will be placed in the skill board in 5 minutes]
Percy blinked in surprise as the message crossed his eyes, he hadn't realized it but his skill board lay barren compared to what he actually knew. He then started to think… just how many skills would he get? He was skilled in many things, so many he was sure they numbered in the 50's or 60's. What was the cut off point with experience? Would a skill simply list out the skill or improve it?
"Oh my? Has it already been 24 hours?" Gaia asked curiously as she floated over to Percy as seemed to be peeking at his messages as Percy glanced at her. As he stared at her he couldn't help but have a question form in his head.
"You can see my messages from the Akashic System?" He asked as she glanced at him and gave a nod.
"Of course I can, I did choose you after all. Since the Akashic system allowed you to see me think of it as a tiny contract, it would be weird not to." She said confidently as Percy narrowed his eyes a little.
"What about my stats? Have you seen those?" Percy asked as her as Gaia gave a face like a smirking cat :3
"You're asking a lot of questions for someone who doesn't care about me and doesn't want to help me." She said as Percy pursed his lips a bit as he stared at the still smirking Gaia.
"I get it, I get it! What do you want?" He asked her as she smiled a little bit through her smirk.
"Just allow me to help you get stronger for now, take my advice and all that. If you die I have to wait a long time before I can even start my mission again. Allow me this and I will be happy for now, I won't even bug you about helping Chaos until your family is safe and sound." She said as Percy seemed to think a little, it honestly seemed like Gaia was trying her best to help him. Even if he didn't quite want it, because what she was selling was a price he could not afford.
"How can you even help me?" He asked her as Gaia smiled a little as her face seemed to dazzle a little causing Percy to be stunned for a second. Still he pushed the feeling away as the women before him floated closer.
"In more ways than you could even imagine, I am a world spirit after all. Think of it like this, I have a whole wikipedia of knowledge about the Akashic System in my head, simply because of my race. Skills, titles, constitutions, combat methods, equipment, etc. Name it and I have information about it, even your named skills and constitution. This is what I have to offer." She said as she floated right before Percy with a grin.
"Fine, you have yourself a deal." He said sigh after much internal debate, finally giving into the voice saying Gaia was honestly trying to help him.
"Geez, tone down the excitement would you." She said in a judging tone as Percy rolled his eyes a little. Just then Percy stuck out his hand as Gaia floated back a bit in confusion as he stared at it with a raised eyebrow.
"What? Never had a handshake with someone before?" Percy asked as Gaia stared at his hand, as she pursed her lips a little.
"I have, but I can't shake your hand." She said simply as Percy's face twitched in frustration.
"You are the one who wanted this deal." He said in frustration as Gaia's face blanked for a second before she started laughing. A beautiful voice filled the room as confusion and somehow embarrassment filled Percy until Gaia wiped away a tear from her eye.
"That isn't why I can shake your hand, I am a World Spirit. Simply touching my hand is enough for a Tier 0 human to experience a flood of pleasure so strong it would short circuit their brain. Think of my skin as the world's strongest aphrodisiac." She said with a wink as Percy's body seemed to sweat a bit as he pulled back his hand.
"Later then, when I can resist it."
"Sounds like a deal, Perseus."
[All skills have finished being created, fused, and adjusted]
[All skills will now be delivered, thank you for your patience]
[You have received 9 passive skills and 3 active skills]
[Passive Skill: Herbalist (Tier 0) Level 1]
[Passive Skill: Mechanic (Tier 0) Level 2]
[Passive Skill: Gourmet (Tier 1) Level 1]
[Passive Skill: Super Reading (Tier 1) Level 3]
[Passive Skill: Danger Sense (Tier 2) Level 3]
[Passive Skill: Sex Maniac (Tier 2) Level 4]
[Passive Skill: Mana Control (Tier 3) Level 4]
[Passive Skill: War God Weapon Master (Tier 4) Level 2]
[Passive Skill: Taiji Will (Tier) 5 Level 1]
A/N: No skill descriptions this time, that would be too many spoils for you all ;)
Looking over the skills Percy felt a sudden blush cover his cheeks as he felt a pair of jade eyes burning holes into the back of his head. He was mentally much older and he even had a skill called Taiji Will, still it could not prevent the blush on his cheeks as he let out a dry cough.
"Sex Maniac… Really?" Gaia asked in a voice that sounded like she was judging him harshly.
"L-Listen, it isn't my fault."
"Mmmhmmm…"
"It isn't! Piper and Annabeth were insatiable! Those two only ever let me sleep after a full round with the two of them. Not to mention when they brought others to our bedroom to play around, not that I'm complaining in the least. Besides you were a primordial goddess, don't you judge me! I am sure you have had many partners and had sex all the time." Percy said in a hurried tone as Gaia raised an eyebrow at him.
"Well… I did have my fair share of partners, but I didn't do it nearly as much as you think I have. Also To acquire that skill one must fill a few requirements, one of them being to have sex every night for a full year. You demigods really are like rabbits aren't you." She said with a smirk as Percy blushed a bit more but turned his head away as he cleared his mind. This was not the hill he wanted to die on.
"I'm not a demigod anymore." Percy couldn't help but say as Gaia snorted out a laugh as he had to close his eyes for a second to calm down. He then opened them again as he reread the skills a few times. All of them making sense to him, his control over water and other elements seemed to have merged into the skill mana control. War God Weapon Master seemed fancy but he knew it was just his skill to handle just about every weapon, since in his last life he has trained with more than simply a sword.
Gourmet was also pretty understandable, over the years he was fighting he had started to eat just about every kind of food around the world. Sooner or later he was able to differentiate the quality of the meals and even started to cook himself to make better meals. To put it simply Percy was a Master Chef at the current moment who would whip up a world class meal in an hour. Super reading was something he would thank Annabeth for, danger sense was self explained. Taiji Will caught his attention though as he read through the description as his eyes widened a bit.
"You know I've been meaning to ask but what are the Tiers?" Percy asked Gaia to take his mind off the Tier 5 passive skill in his arsenal, she seemed to think a bit before she finally answered.
"To put it in terms you can understand, the Tiers are like levels of existence. Tier 0 to Tier 3 are all mortal though. Once a being reaches Tier 4 they shed their mortality and become immortal. Though the immortality is similar to what the hunters of Artemis possessed, never to age but able to die still. Anything above Tier 4 is not something you would be able to understand, so I will hold off on those." She said as Percy took in the information and digested it.
"Then how do Tiers 0 to 3 differentiate in people and in skills?" He asked as Gaia looked like she had been waiting for him to answer this.
"Tiers go like this: Tier 0 is a normal human, Tier 1 has the strength to demolish a city street with ease, Tier 2 is a full town, and Tier 3 is a whole city. For skills each Tier is an additional effect the skill shall gain, the skill itself can also mutate into a better skill when it raises Tiers as well. Though the mutations differ from person to person." She finished up as Percy nodded a bit, he then took a look at his active skills.
[Active Skill: Devil's Silver Tongue (Tier 1) Level 2]
[Active Skill: War Cry (Tier 2) Level 2]
[Active Skill: Limit Removal (Tier 3) Level 1)
"Hmm… Limit Removal seems very useful but only in certain situations, War Cry will make for an excellent skill combination with Asura Rage. I wonder how loud my shout will get? Still… Devil's Silver Tongue? My quips aren't that evil… right?" Percy said while turning to Gaia as she put on a flat face, simply seeing her expression made Percy eyebrow twitch.
"Look on the bright side, at least it is still Tier 1." Gaia tried to say something but it only seemed to demoralize Percy more as he heaved a defeated sigh. He honestly didn't expect many active skills, he simply didn't have his old lifes body anymore. It would be strange if he did have more active skills honestly, though one thing he was curious about was his swordplay techniques. Did that fall under War Gods Weapon Master?
"Hey Gaia, what about techniques?" Percy couldn't help but ask as Gaia smiled a bit.
"Technique skills exist but to get them you basically have to fuse any technique with mana for it to get recognized by the system. Technique skills can't be obtained through scrolls either and are incredibly hard to improve in Tier, if you unlock one you will understand. Most people depend on active skills as their techniques because of the difficulty level for real technique skills." She said as Percy nodded a few times as a grin spread across his face, was curious to see just what a technique skill his swordplay would unlock.
"That is good to know, I wonder if my dual wielding will evolve to a technique?" Percy said out loud as Gaia seemed to think.
"Maybe in like… 30 ish years?" She said, estimating the time as Percy felt his dream crushed a bit.
"That long?"
"If not longer, you have to think of it this way: Technique skills are something an entire clan works on for generations. Perfecting each set of moves while laying a foundation for further moves further down the line. It is truly grueling work that sometimes takes generations to get at least a Tier 3 or Tier 4 Technique."
"I never thought of it like that, thank you for the insite." Percy couldn't help but say as Gaia nodded as a confident smirk played on her lips.
"For now though, I need some rest." Percy said yet again as he flopped down onto the bed and let out a long sigh. So much had happened in the first 24 hours it was almost difficult to take it all in, even for him. Annabeth always enjoyed telling him rest will always make things easier in the long run, taking her advice once again he pushed aside all the new skills and information to get some rest.
"You know your stamina is nearly quadruple that of an adult right? You shouldn't need any rest for another day or so." Gaia said as Percy ignored her as he waved his hand in the air.
"Even if it is that doesn't mean I don't want some rest, you should get some rest as well." Percy said plainly as she closed his eyes.
"I do not need any sleep, besides I am tired of sleeping. My last life was more than enough for a long time for me."
"Then go do something or whatever." Percy said with a yawn as the seconds ticked by until a soft and steady breath left his mouth, Gaia blinked in surprise to find Percy fully asleep in a matter of seconds.
'Whatever I somewhat accomplished what I came here for. I didn't realize he would be such a pain in my ass though, who gives a fruit basket to the woman who basically gave you a massive head start in a new life and even made your life possible in the first place?' Gaia thought to herself as he rolled her eyes and let out a huff, a second later she disappeared from the room as she appeared above the battlement that was bustling with guards and people who could sleep.
Some were checking out their skills they just received, others were still very confused about the system as a whole and were just now understanding it. Gaia watched with curious eyes over the location as she took everything in, even though she was this world's World Spirit all of this was new to her as well. Technically speaking she had been awake for only 2 days, the Akashic System awoke her and gave her time to take in all the information that comes with being a World Spirit.
She had a feeling that what she knew was above what any normal World Spirit would know. She didn't know if this was because of her mothers meddling or the Akashic System letting her know. As soon as she found out her situation and what happened with Earth and everything she made it a goal to save her mother or aid her in every way she could. She and Chaos were never on the best of terms in her last life, after her constant thinking in her half dream state she decided to make amends with her.
She also wondered if she was the only one who was given information about Chaos's situation and the reincarnation as well. It may have been her mothers meddling or the system yet again, it was unknown to her in the end. Still she didn't think about it too much as she focused on the mission at hand, first thing first get Percy to at least Tier 1. Anything after that was not nearly as important as this, she just hoped Percy would continue to help her as he grew stronger.
She knew Percy would be against her using him for her own benefit as well, so she began to formulate plans and such in her head to help him out in other ways than just his own strength. While she did she suddenly felt something lock onto her as her eyes ever so slowly opened revealing a dangerous look. Her eyes like storms of power as their jade color seemed to swirl and twist, her eyes then looked up into space as her body once again disappeared.
"It has barely even been 24 hours since the descent of the system, you know the rules set by the system. No factions are to interact with new worlds for at least 1 year, if you do the system will reduce you to a Tier 3 now begone!" Gaia spoke as she reappeared far above the world. A figure dressed in a white cloak with a golden star on the back that hid all their features stood before her in silence, just like Gaia they also radiated a Tier 4 power. The figure never said a word though as they looked down at the world below, seeing this Gaia slowly narrowed her eyes as a jade green aura burst from her.
"Easy now, I am just here to take a glance. Nothing more." The figure spoke in a voice that sounded something gender neutral in tone. Slowly their body began to float backwards as Gaia's aura slowly calmed down as the figure began to leave the world.
"It seems this world is a special one, good luck young spirit. Don't be afraid to seek the Army of the Pure Ones to help you." The figure spoke, without even giving Gaia any time to speak the figure disappeared in a streak of light as they flew through space. Seeing this Gaia frowned ever so slightly as her aura finally calmed down.
"You have 1 year before the real storm hits Percy, don't waste it." With that Gaia disappeared from space. As she did suddenly another figure seemed to walk out of a fold of space itself as they brushed themselves off a bit and looked around. Their attire was a sophisticated set of dark blue knights armor that covered them head to toe, intricate designs covered the armor as well but one main design stood out. The design of a black hole lay directly in the middle of their chestplate giving them a very demeaning look.
"Hmm… it seems a lucky rat found this place and snuck away, we can't have them get away now can we." They spoke as their helmet followed the path of the figure in the white cape, with one step the figure was once again consumed by the folds of space leaving not even dust behind.
A/N: Hope you all enjoyed it! Percy got some new skills and acquired some spicy ones from his past as well hehe. If anyone has some comments about them feel free to let me know, I think they are pretty great if you ask me. We introduced another waifu. I mean reincarnator! Will sparks of passion or sparks of anger fly between the two? Stay tuned in to find out! Also it seems the universe is a bit bigger than we first thought, who is our mysterious knight? Who knows… except me! For now at least. Anyways I hope you leave a review and thank you for reading!
Name: Percival Jacob Jackson
Age: 16
Race: Human/?
Constitution: Primordial Emperor body (Tier 7) Level 1
Tier: 0
level : 12
Health: 29(+35) / Mana: 108(+5) / Strength: 36 (+25) / Stamina: 33(+5) / Agility: 24(+20) / Luck: 68(+5)
Stat points: 36