Fire Water Burn
Disclaimer: Percy Jackson belongs to Rick Riordan
Have you ever felt trapped? I don't mean a couple of guys have ganged up on you and you know your arms will get cramps if you beat them all up. No , I mean you are trapped by a guy you know will beat you , and two immortal gods, one with a massive hammer who you just insulted, assaulted and is now surrounded by automations. For those who don't know, automations are men made of metal. And the other immortal has two very violent boars and a very, very long sword. That kind of trapped. Back to my life!
"Oh no," said Annabeth, who had turned very pale. "We..."
"No. Let me be the one to say it," I cut in. "Shit!"
"As much as we care about your troubles," began Luke, "We really must be going. So why don't you tell us where Okeanos is and how to free him, and we'll kill you quickly. Otherwise I could get messy. And painful."
Thalia drew her sword. "Ahhh! My hand!" she screamed.
"Hello, god of fire," said Heapsteus. "You might as well give up. You can't even hold your weapons."
For the third time I watched Alex draw his black blade.
"You really could have phrased that better," he said. "You! I have no idea what you did but you won't be so lucky this time!"
Why was I the only one who could see Alex like he is when he fights? Only Ares seemed to be able to do that too. The fire in his eyes went out. He actually seemed to tremble.
"It can't be. You, you can't be here!" he roared. Rage was replacing fear but he still looked ready to piss himself.
"Well, I am here but soon, you won't be." Alex then jumped and delivered a flying kick to Heapsteus, who flew back and hit a pillar. It's times like these you should be worried. Your normal friend can apparently beat up gods like they are boy band members. And not the "good" ones but the others. Ares was panicking. He snapped his fingers and a boar appeared. The boar ran of towards Alex.
"A pet pig? How original! Say hello to Eddie!" Alex snapped his own fingers and a Raven with a flaming beak appeared and stuck his beak into the boars neck. Now my friend has god powers. How to I explain that to his mom? Something like, sorry Mrs., but your son is quite possibly the most destructive force to ever walk the earth. Is that fresh pie I smell? Anyway, Alex wasn't done...
Ever seen the Matrix? Well Alex did something like that next. Luke was punched back into a wall while Ares was slashing everything that moved with his swords. Alex swung on his own sword and did that weird pole thing, knocking back both the Automations and the other two battle boars.
Ares stood defiantly. "You may think you have won, but I can run! Really fast!" He then grabbed Luke and fled.
Alex then sheathed his swords. "Immortals. They just don't make them like they used to."
I stepped forward. "I think I speak for all of us when I say, who or what the hell are you?"
Alex smiled thinly. "I think it's time you know who you are talking too. I am Prometheus, the Titan to who you owe all civilization. I'm still trying to get a patent."
Annabeth was first to speak. "You are Prometheus? But aren't you supposed to be chained to a cliff while an eagle eats your liver?"
Alex, or Prometheus, smiled even thinner. "I used to be. It's thanks to Luke that I'm out. He weakened the gods enough for Hades to be able to free me."
Thalia spoke next. "But what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be helping Kronos? No offence."
For the safety of the authors fingers I'm just going to call him Alex.
Alex answered coolly. "Listen mortal, I was chained to a rock for over twenty thousand years while an eagle eats my constantly regenerating liver. But that is not what pissed me off. When we came to America, I asked for a view of the statue of liberty. What to I get? A view of the city! And the smog. It's, like, taking five packs a day! I have my health to think about you know!"
"Uh, you are not really answering my question?" said Thalia.
Alex sighed. "The point I'm trying to make is, that I went through all that crap to ensure civilization started. I'm no going to let Kronos rip it apart!"
For the first time, I spoke. "But why follow me around?"
"Because I'm the only one who sees the big picture. Sure Hades does, but he won't tell anyone. He is going to try and solve the threat of Kronos by himself."
"And what is the big picture?" asked Annabeth.
"Mortals. No sense of perspective," said Alex. "Think about this. Together Zeus, Hades and Poseidon are so powerful that the ripped the Titans to shreds, reunited all the creatures the Titans scattered and even saved humanity from them. Your friend Luke is only planning on bringing one Titan back. Why to you think this is a threat if the big three, together can rip him to shreds?" We all looked at him blankly. "It means that the Big Three are no longer united."
Okay, that is officially not good. But what felt worse was the feeling of betrayal. This is what my mother meant. Hades was never the traitor. He did his own thing, and while he constantly complained, he liked it. Zeus, being the king of just about everything had nothing to gain by freeing Kronos. Only my father had anything to gain.
"So what? What are you going to do?" I asked angrily.
"Percy, you don't have to feel too bad. Zeus has not been the best ruler."
At this, Thalia's expression darkened. "Don't you remember? When Olympus was divided between those who favor Zeus and Poseidon, Poseidon had more support. There are far more traitor gods than you can guess."
"How many?" asked Annabeth.
"So far on Poseidon's side there is Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Apollo, and Demeter. On Zeus's side we have Hera, Artemis, Hermes, Dionysus, and Athena. And then there's me and Hades. We are lurking behind the scenes trying to find a side. And rest assured the side we pick, will win," Alex finished this confidently, as if he talked about wars that could rip apart mankind as we know it everyday.
"Wait..." said Thalia. "So Percy's father is responsible for all this?"
I turned to face her.
"Who my father fights for this matter. I fight for me and my friends." Alex cleared his throat. "Percy, I think you should finish reading your little tablet." I reluctantly continued my vivid reading of the doom of us all.
-Our doom is right beneath us. That is the reason the library is impenetrable, not the knowledge it contains. Behind the forth bookshelf lies the passage. Under no circumstances are any to pass through it. The last four hundred went. Only seven returned, myself being one of them. The beast is beyond anything I have ever seen. It's seems to consist entirely of dead grey skin with it's bright blue eyes. It has now mercy, nor the capacity to even understand what the term means. After it realized we wouldn't free it, it yelled. The sheer force of the sound crushed bones and ended lives. From his mouth came a tongue, covered in mold to eagerly scoop up the bodies it felled. It seemed to use his very voice crush his prey, rather than chewing it. Under no conditions should the beast ever be freed. According to our reports it took the combined efforts of Ouranos, Kronos and Prometheus to chain the beast. And they had to resort to trickery. Let the beast rot. Never stir it. Never even go do it, for it shall claim you for itself.
-Agrripe, Priest of Hades.
"Done?" asked Alex. I nodded numbly. It now made sense. The only reason there is even a passage, is because Poseidon wanted one. "Then let the fall of the sea god begin..."