Second Coming
By
Ragnorok Rising
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Chapter Two: A New Ally
I popped my neck as I left the council meetings. I passed by a few of the new statues that were being built. I had rewound time to the point that Annabeth had died and plucked her into the future under Zeus orders, but I had lost my feelings for her.
However, I saw her a lot since she was reconstructing Olympus.
I ported down to Camp Half Blood, where I was the other head councilor with Dionysus as punishment for getting back at Ares by setting all his underwear on fire.
Sitting down, I made a bottle of root beer appear.
"I hate you Perceus." Dionysus said suddenly said.
"What'd I do?" he pointed at my soda.
"How can you drink beer in front of me?"
"It's root beer, not beer. Quit being a baby." Dionysus grumbled something unintelligible and reached for his Diet Coke. With a flick of my wrist, the Coke became root beer.
He gulped it down, until I burst out laughing. He savored the taste and looked down in the cup. Lightning flashed across the sky and the words 'Fifteen more years have been added' appeared in the clouds.
Dionysus jumped on me and wrapped his hands around my throat and started to bang my head on the ground.
Even though it kinda hurt, I couldn't help but keep laughing. Someone cleared their throats and we both looked up to see my dad standing a few feet away at the bottom of the stairs.
"Do I want to know?"
I made an image of the message appear in something similar to an Iris message in front of him.
"I may have gone a little to far." I said, kicking Dionysus backwards.
My dad rolled his eyes.
"Well, I came to ask you something Percy. Since you're a god now, I can spend time with you and not break any rules." he started to walk away and I realized he wanted me to follow, so I ran after him.
We stopped at the edge of the ocean.
"Why did we stop here dad?" my dad pulled out two fishing poles.
"I figured we should spend some quality time together." we both cast our lines out and waited for a tug.
"Is this the only reason you came to see me?"
"Stupid Lord of Time powers." I heard him grumble. I laughed as he pulled a giant serpent so huge it cast a shadow over the entire camp. He started to move, then looked at me, and said "Do you want to take care of this?"
"Yeah, why not." I shot through the air, my scythe flashing, and cut the serpent to pieces.
Landing back on the ground, I crossed my arms behind my head and leaned against a tree.
"The real reason is, my son, Triton, died in the battle with Oceanus. I need a new heir to my kingdom. Would you take his place?"
I pulled a fish twice as long as a train into the air and my dad made it explode.
"What would that incline?"
"Some new powers, better control over the ocean, the use of my castle at any time, etc."
"Sure, why not."
(The Next Week)
I left to Olympus after taking Selena to watch a movie. Once I had arrived, a walked into the council meeting, which was about to begin.
"Sorry I'm late, I had to take care of some personal business." Aphrodite and Hephaestus glared at me, as well as a few of the other gods, while others glared back at them.
I looked to my father, who was having a staring contest with Zeus.
"What's going on?" I asked, getting ready to materialize my scythe should I need to fight.
"We've been watching you and the girl you've been…dating." Athena told me, but she wasn't glaring at me, so I assumed she was on my side.
"You mean Silena? What's the big deal?"
"The big deal is that she was a spy for Kronos in the war!" yelled Zeus. Looking around me, I saw Hades and Ares materialize their swords, my dad pick up his trident, and Apollo and Artemis, pulling back bowstrings.
"We order you to break off your relations with that girl!" he thundered again. I lowered my head and summoned my power.
Lifting my right arm into the air slowly, I grasped the air. In a flash of purple and gold, my scythe appeared. I raised my head, showing Zeus my solid gold eyes.
"You think you can order me around Zeus? I'm the Lord of Time. I can see every move you make before you decide on it. Don't act superior to me." Zeus stood up, his twenty foot stator making him tower over me, since I had yet to grow to full size.
"How dare you defy me Perceus?! I made you a god, and I can unmake you one." he pulled his master bolt into his hand as I grew to my full height.
"You want to try that theory? Remember, I hold the power of Kronos and Typhoon. If I need to, I'll absorb you as well." Zeus glared at me, and the edge of his mouth grew slight higher up.
I ducked backwards quickly, making Ares fly over me and barrel into Zeus.
Spinning my scythe around me, I skipped backwards. All around me, the gods drew their weapons and took sides. Athena, Hades, Apollo, Artemis, Morpheus, Dionysus, and my dad, as well as the other minor gods, took my side. Everyone else, other than Hestia, stood up and got on Zeus's side.
"Perceus, if you want a war of the gods, then you got a war of the gods!" Zeus yelled, throwing his master bolt at me. I reached my hand up and grabbed it, absorbing the energy inside it. Zeus stared at me in surprise as I pointed my index finger at him and shot a bolt of electricity through the air.
The resulting explosion allowed my forces and I to get out. I sent them to Calypso's island while I appeared in camp half-blood. I knocked down the door of the Aphrodite cabin, scaring the campers inside.
"Silena, where is she?"
"She's at the Pegasus stables." I dashed out of the room, fixing the door, and dashed towards the stables, throwing barriers over the cabins and campers.
Sliding into the stables, I found Silena grooming Blackjack.
"Percy, what's wrong with you?" I looked in the air as thousands of bolts of electricity rained down on the stables. I cast a barrier around the stables and transported Silena and all the Pegasus out of the stables, placing several layers of barriers around the camp so Zeus couldn't destroy it or get in.
(Calypso's Island)
Blackjack, Silena, and I appeared on the island. Already a giant palace of grape vines and black stone were being built by skeletons in a multitude of uniforms. I kissed Silena and went into the palace where I found my allies.
"Nice going Perceus, you sent us spiraling into a war of the gods!" Morpheus yelled.
I glared at him and he fell silent.
"I never meant to begin a war. I just wanted to protect the girl I love. You have to understand that. Dionysus, I know you do." all around me, the gods lowered their heads and realized the truth behind my words.
I materialized my seat of power as well as theirs. I noticed several scorches on them, and I instantly understood Zeus tried to destroy them.
Taking my seat, I said, "Now, Zeus has control of some powerful beings. Luckily, I know some people who can help us." the gods stared at me as I smiled evilly and laced my fingers.
"What kinda people?" Hades demanded. My smile grew wider and I disappeared, taking him with me.
(Tartarus)
We appeared at the edge of the pit. Hades turned to me as I started towards it.
"Do you remember the quest Persephone sent me, Niko, and Thalia on, to find your sword? We had to fight Iapetus, the Titan of the West? Go get him for me. I have some people I need to talk to."
I ran forward and jumped into the pit, spiraling downward into the pit.
I landed hard on the ground beneath. I summoned flames to light the darkness around me and started to walk forward.
I walked past hundreds of prisoners, but no Titans.
Finally, I found a Titan, one of great power:
I found Gaia, the mother of all Titans.
"It's you, the one who took my son Kronos' position as the Titan of time." I paused for a moment. I looked at the darkness and golden label in front of me in surprise.
"I'm an Olympian god, not a Titan." she laughed at me.
"You fool, you are a Titan, not an Olympian. How else could you absorb Typhoon?" I sent the fire into the giant room in front of me.
The sphere of fire grew to ten times it size and revealed the mother of the Titans to me.
She had a beautiful face but her body was horrible, made of a mix of stone, metal, flesh, and precious stones. Huge spikes of rock shot out from her back, and I thought I saw some strange creatures running over it, ripping into each other.
My eyes grew huge as she struggled against her chains. Then I noticed a huge group of fleshy pieces in a compact cage, and I realized I was looking at her husband.
"I need your help Gaia. Yours and all the other Titans'. I have waged war with the gods and I'll lose if you don't help me. Please, help me topple Zeus from his throne and I'll let you go."
"I will help you."