Battles were something that Percy was often not a fan of. There was almost always one victor in the end and very rarely did it ever settle in a peaceful situation. A perfect example of this? Well killing Order is perhaps the biggest one.
"Perseus Jackson! Your head will forever be a plaque that will decorate my trophy room!" A voice roared out as they tried to slash him.
Percy frowned as he narrowly dodged the blow that was meant to take off his head. This was becoming a regular routine and one that Percy could not say he enjoyed.
"What's the matter Hero of Olympus? Scared to do anything?" Another wild slash towards the chest that Percy had to dodge. This was beginning to become a nuisance.
How had he gotten here? It had only been a few days since everything really began to hit the fan. Monsters refusing to stay dead. Having to show the Romans that Percy really was worth it and then traveling the world to fight a crazy goddess. Fun stuff.
"You know. You look rather familiar Perseus Jackson. I just can't exactly place my finger on it." She hummed to herself. Taking a step back for the first time since the battle began. The goddess of the earth stared at Percy for a brief moment. "Now that I think about it I feel like I have seen you before."
A twinge of fear ran up Percy's spine. The first fear that he had experienced in two years. The last being when Kronos was ready to kill his friends. He had grown stronger, faster and more experienced within this new body but if the Mother Earth had been able to find out who he was who would have known what would happen.
"Well you have been trying to kill me the past few days. You would see me quite often." A half lie while not explaining the whole truth.
Clearly Percy was not nearly as good as of a liar as he had anticipated. The Primordial Goddess squinted her eyes and furrowed her eyebrows. A rather peculiar look for someone who in other times looked rather beautiful. "No. Now that I am in front of you I know for a fact that I've seen you before, but where?"
Percy shrugged his shoulders, another half lie on his lips, "I don't know. I am a rather good looking man."
A dry smile was on her lips. "A shame you are a demigod of Olympus. Perhaps in another life we-" Gaia paused for a moment and the look of amusement quickly disappeared. "Perseus, what are you doing here."
A fake look of disbelief was plastered on his face. "Well you are trying to take over the world and I am trying to save my friends from complete annihilation… Which is you." Percy explained the scenario as if he was talking to a two year old child. Every word was spoken slowly but surely to make sure she interpreted it correctly.
The goddess shook her head. "No, you look exactly like him. That's impossible, he died slaying order. You aren't him!" She frantically dissolved the idea of Percy being the same Percy that she knew.
"Look lady. My name is Percy Jackson. Nothing more and nothing less. Now are we going to get this fight underway or are you going to complain about my good looks once again?" So in the past 18 years he might of had his attitude grow quite a bit. Who was watching him anyways?
That seemed to set off the discharge as the amused smiled that turned to disbelief early was now filled with utter rage. "I'll kill you for looking like the general!" A sudden bustle of thorns traveled at lightning speed and had it not been his demigod reflexes, Percy would have been torn to shreds.
"Someone's clearly not happy." Percy muttered, the anger from before was clearly on a much higher stake and while they both had been playing with one another earlier this was clearly something he had to focus on. While she wasn't exactly as strong as Order's generals or Order himself, she was still just as deadly. Unlike the earlier strikes which had been wild and predictable, these were all calculated to kill Percy in the fastest way possible.
"Why. Won't. You. Just. DIE." She screeched out after a short while, the strikes becoming faster and faster. A short bead of sweat began to fall down his forehead and for the first time during the fight he began to feel the unforgiving part of the battle.
And then it all stopped. The strikes halted and it took almost a second for Percy to realize this as well. With her luscious flower hair all the way down to the trunks of her feet that melded with the earth itself. None of it was moving.
That wasn't the only thing that stopped moving. Every swords that was in mid swing to the arrows that were trapped in mid air had stopped moving. As if time itself had stopped moving. The entire world seemed to turn black and white with different shades of grey as everything paused. "As handsome as the day I allowed you to slip from my fingers. Aren't you Perseus Jackson?"
A shiver traveled down Percy's spine as his head turned to the voice. Unlike last time where they were in complete and utter darkness and it was impossible to see, she stood out compared to all else. She was astonishingly beautiful. She had gorgeous black hair that was was put into two braided ponytails that were on the side of her face. Deep purple eyes that one could get lost in and pale skin that seemed to sparkle above all else.
Percy immediately got onto his knee and bowed. "Lady Death."
An amused chuckle came from Death herself as she squatted down and looked Percy into the eyes. Grabbing his chin so he would look back at her. "How I missed this touch my Perseus. I was so sad that our time before had been...shortened."
"I wasn't going to let go a second opportunity go at saving my queen." He spoke unflinchingly to death herself. His eyes betrayed nothing as she stared into him.
"Always the good dog Perseus." She murmured quietly as she turned her head away to look at the scratches on his body. Her hand slowly crept towards the wounds that he had gained through the day. Once they touched she began to outline the wounds and with each touch let the made the scar disappear. "Have you decided on my offer yet?"
"Your offer? I am afraid I don't understand what you mean by that Lady Death."
A flicker of a frown graced her features. "I understand that before our time was short but I had at least hoped you would remember that much Percy. Why you can date me and I will protect you from anything. The Prim-"
Percy jerked himself away from her touch. "I am sorry Lady Death but I will stay loyal to Chaos and only loyal to Chaos."
Lady Death stared at Percy for a moment and for awhile no words were spoken until she gently pulled her hand back. "A shame you are loyal to a fault Perseus Jackson. I would have been able to protect you now rather than the unforeseen events you will have to endure soon enough."
"What do you mean events? Which ones?" Percy questioned her, a light in his eyes that was burning with curiosity. It wasn't everyday that Lady Death gave you a warning.
His want wayned as she spoke her next words however, "Oh my Perseus. You cannot know the events beforehand. It would mess up the cycle of life and death. Something that I nor Life has the authority over, no one does. With your ability you could easily change that in advance. Something that Life and I have agreed on shall not happen." She reached out from her squatting position and grabbed on to Percy's hand. "Just know in the future there will be decisions that will be the toughest of your life. And you will have to choose between loyalty or family. A decision that will tear you apart if not chosen correctly my love."
Percy pondered these words for a moment. It was clear that something big was coming, something that no one would be expecting any time soon. "Lady Death… What are you hiding from me?"
Rather than saying any words, Lady Death stood up and dragged Percy up to his feet. The general was slightly surprised by the raw strength that she held and before he could comment on it, Percy was dragged to his original position.
"Lady Death-" He was immediately quieted when a finger was placed onto his lips as the girl shook her head. Manipulating the hand to make it pointed at Gaia, she danced around his hand and made sure it was directly aligned with Mother Earth.
"Did you know it is a special day My Perseus? I made time right now just to see you. Just to see if one last time before events unfolded to see if you would agree."
"Agree with what?" Percy asked as Lady Death stood behind him as she continued to make sure the alignment was just perfect.
A light kiss was placed on his cheek and Percy could feel the cold comfort of her lips and she hugged Percy lightly from behind. "Happy eighteenth birthday Perseus Jackson. It's time you got back onto your feet and showed the world why you are mine."
Before Percy could refute that statement, the sensation of being hugged from behind disappeared and the black and white colors seemed to fade from existence as everything seemed to slowly come to life. It was like a grogginess that everyone slowly had to shake off was happening simultaneously.
"It is time to kill the Mother of Earth Perseus, send her to me." She whispered into Percy's head.
Before Percy could even think about what he was doing it happened like a charm. The familiar grip inside of the immortals body was just the same as it had been when taking over Kronos's body. In less then a second every part of her body was held onto and she began to scream in agony. "What? What is this? You are him! I knew it! What are you doing on my planet Perseus Jackson!" The goddess screamed out at him. "I depend you let me go this instant!"
Percy inwardly cursed himself the second he got ahold of Gaia. He had done this without thinking of the repercussions and soon everyone would be on him. Knowing where he was and take advantage of the situation. It was only a matter of time to see who got to him first.
"No hard feelings Gaia. But I can't let you live." With a sad smile Percy raised his hand which was holding nothing and made a slicing move with it. Only to make the head of Gaia flump to the ground, making a loud thud sound.
With a sudden realization everyone in the valley that was fighting slowly came to a halt. Mother Earth had once again been killed and with that came the end of the war.
Bringing the next chapter of Percy's life to begin once again.
Millions of parsecs away from the current location. Lady Chaos sat nervously tapping her throne. It had been exactly two year since she learned that Percy was still alive and she had been sending starships all across the galaxy for any hope finding him.
"My lady-"
"I know Archal." She snapped at her general in an irritable tone before realizing what she had done. "I'm sorry Archal. It's killing me not knowing where he is."
The general bowed deeply. It had been internally killing him as well to not know where his best friend was. When he had heard the news from the prophets he had been ecstatic to learn that Percy was still alive. Now it was just a wait game. "My lady you have nothing to worry about. He will appear when he is ready to do so. Surely there is a reason Percy hasn't shown his face yet."
Chaos fingers gently tapped the table that had to be remade two years ago. It had been a gift from Percy so many years ago and she had kept it by her side through her ups and downs. Right now happened to be the biggest down she had been experiencing. "I should have never let him go on that mission. I should have known Order would have tried to pull a stunt like that." She whispered to herself and she glanced over the city. The dazzling lights seeming to shine with her words, as if humming in agreement. "I-I wonder if I should call my friend once more to see if he truly is alive."
Archal paused to himself. While he had never been as close to Chaos as Percy had been, she still had been there in his times of need. "Chaos we cannot rush him. He will come when he is ready." He hesitantly rubbed her shoulder.
"Is that what you assume? General of Chaos?" Both Archal and Chaos jumped from their seats to see a man with radiant, tan skin and spikey blond hair. His eyes were a clear yellow and he seemed to wink as he sat down on the chair next to Chaos. "It has been quite a while since I last saw you, Chaos."
Watching everything he did, she eventually sat back down. Her shoulders seemed to slump as she stared back over the city lights and all of its beauty. "I miss him is all Life. It's been hard on me."
"The divine being that I remember never gave up from a fight however. Unfortunately I have some news to share with you." Archal watched with keen interest as what he was going to say. He had never seen the being called 'Life' before and this was a new experience. "And that will be all."
Archal paused in his thoughts for a moment. "Aren't you going to tell her what she needs to know?"
"I have already told her what needs to be shared. There is no need general of Order and Chaos. My words to you though child. All paths have a crossroad ahead. Make what you believe is the best decision and follow your head before your heart." With that the man bowed his head in a light manor and disappeared with the wind.
It was at this point that Archal took notice of the stern look on Chaos's face as she stared out over the city. No more was she in a whinny or angry mood but one ready for battle. "My lady are you-"
All thoughts froze as he felt it. It was a feeling hard to describe but he felt the pull from the city itself. He had experienced it once before as a trial during their training. When Percy had controlled himself and proved Archal that Archal himself was in fact not the strongest general.
Now that he knew Percy was alive there was a difference. A pull from a certain direction that seemed to tug at him, asking him to come save him. It was so vibrant and such intensity that made Archal remind him that his best friend truly was alive. "H-How?"
Chaos grimaced in anticipation. "We need to make sure we get there before Order's generals try to get revenge. Ready my ship Archal. I'm going to save Percy for once."
Below somewhere in the city lights. A female general began fuming relentlessly. "Shit, Fuck, Fucking piece of shit I swear when I get my hands on Percy I'm going to make him wish he had waited at least three more years!"
Phantom watched helplessly as the general went off on a tangent. "We are going to have to speed things up, with or without Archal's help. Have you found out where the seal has been kept yet?" Things have been slightly harder than they anticipated. Since both of them had been gone from the army for so long both were immediately put into rehab.
Even when they said they were find Chaos as the loving mother she treated them as forced them to stay longer. This caused problems for both of them as neither of them knew where to find the seal. It was only 6 months ago they were released but put on vacation and told to take a break from the army. Chaos told them specifically 'You've done more then what was asked of you. Go and get your rest.'
"Of course I know where the seal is dummy. The problem is getting there! We don't have access anymore and-" A light beep appeared out of nowhere and Star froze in her tracks. Gently pulling out her phone her eyes glanced back up to Phantom. "It's Archal."
"Well answer it."
Star shot an angry glance at Phantom before pausing and breathing to herself. After a moment when she was calm she forced a smile on her face. "Hey Archal-boo. How are you?"
Phantom rolled his eyes at the nickname Star had given Archal when they began dating over six months ago. Light chatter appeared on the other end and a small smirk began to etch its way onto Star's face. "Really? Well I have some great news of our own. You know how Phantom and I have been on leave for the past 6 months?" Phantom listened to the word of confirmation on the other end. "Well, you see the thing is we believe we found a way to unbound the other generals! Isn't that exciting!"
A pause was heard and for the first time Star shot a nervous glance over at Phantom who listened quietly to the conversation. After a moment of silence there was joy and happiness on the other line with a request to meet him somewhere.
Star blinked in astonishment that it worked so easily and told him that they were both on their way. Hanging up the phone she let out a breath she had been holding in. "Holy shit that actually worked."
"I get to see my wife soon." Phantom murmured as he stared out at the city lights. How long had it been?
How long would it be now till they killed Chaos for what she had done?
A/N:
Um hey guys. Been gone a while. How are you all? Um shit im not good at this.
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