(A/N Hey guys, DON'T FORGET TO VOTE! Here is the poll:
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I decided to cut this chapter in half, so the next chapter I thought of combining with this one. The only reason I didn't is because this chapter is already going up pretty late.)
Chapter 15: The Titans
Percy POV
Camp Half-Blood Amphitheater
"I'm glad you finally listened to me," I told Zeus as I walked up to him and clapped him on the back, "But what made you listen to me?"
People just stared in shock at the interaction between Zeus and me.
"Well," Zeus started, "We, the Olympians, were having a meeting when a powerful force entered the throne room. The entity started talking to us as if he was everywhere, but we couldn't see him. He threatened us and told us we were… idiots. I knew right away that we had no chance of winning this war alone, so I decided to listen to you."
"Well, not the way I wanted that to happen. Oh well, at least we will have a chance now. Thanks for agreeing to this," I said to Zeus. I then turned my attention to our audience, "I'm going down to Tartarus to retrieve the Titans. I will do this alone; no one else is allowed to join me. Thank you," And with that, I teleported down to the pit.
When I arrived, I didn't expect to find any differences. Oh boy was I wrong. Tartarus was even worse than I remembered. From being blessed by Tartarus, I could see the actual way it looked. I could see the actual outline of his body. It was disturbing. I could see the welts of monsters reforming, and I could see the puss that slowly oozed out of them when they popped. It was so gross at first. I almost threw up. I didn't even want to look at Tartarus' heart.
I turned my head away from the disgusting, vile land and noticed I was breathing fine. 'Must be because of my blessing.' I thought.
I continued my trek to the deepest, darkest depths of Tartarus. After about three hours of just walking, I made it. I looked for the prisons that held the Titans. After another hour of searching, I found the prisons that were being guarded by none other than Kampe herself.
"Well, look who we have here. Didn't you already die before? Crushed by rock, I thought," I taunted her as I entered the room.
"You," She snarled, getting a bloodthirsty look in her eyes.
"Yep, me. Now, I guess you won't let your friends over there out willingly?" I asked as I nodded my head towards the Titans who were all locked up in their own cell block.
"You think I would fail my duties? I never fail!"
"Well, you did fail when you tried to keep Briares in his cell."
"WHY YOU!" She screamed and charged at me.
"Shit…" I muttered as she came closer and closer.
I pulled out Void Rider and Riptide and readied to defend. When she came, I instantly went on defense. She was strong, but I was stronger. She swiped; I parried. She lunged; I dodged. She slashed; I blocked. When she got tired, I changed over to offense. Without stopping or letting up, I swiped, stabbed, slashed, jumped, mashed, and hit my way through her defenses. For a moment, I thought I saw fear in her eyes. Then, a darkness seemed to sweep over her, and she turned stone cold. I didn't know what was happening; I just knew I was in deep trouble. Without me realizing it, she charged me. She flew at me and attacked once again with twice the power and skill this time around though. I knew that since I was tired, I was outmatched. I tried to block most of her attacks, but I barely could stop any of them reaching me, piercing my skin, making my blood run scarlet over my clothes and skin. I didn't know what happened to her. I just knew that she got more powerful. I was starting to give up when I felt a force enter my mind.
Percy fight back. I know you can do this. You have to. You have become almost a son to me. I know this might not seem like much, but I need you. I'm not the only one who needs you either. Think about Artemis, Nyx, Zoe, Bianca, Hestia, Reyna, and H-… I've said too much. Don't worry though, I don't you can do this. Think about all of those you love and care for. I know you can do this. Just go out there and beat that Bitch. Good luck Perce.
I realized that it was Chaos who was in my mind, and my mind cleared when she mentioned my girlfriends. I pushed Kampe away as Chaos kept talking and started attacking with renewed vigor. I swiped again and again, pushing past Kampe 2.0's defenses. I saw the fear reform back onto the horrid thing called Kampe's face. I saw all this happen in a split of a second, right before I stabbed Riptide through her chest and Void Rider through her neck. Her blood splattered all over the ground and my body. I slowly watched her crumple and fade from this world. I stopped moving altogether for a second and rested up.
After about a ten-minute break, I walked over to the Titans. They all looked at me in shock.
"Like the show? I would show you more, but I am a little tired, so please, let's just get this over with. If you don't know who I am, I'm Percy Jackson. Nice to make my acquaintance. Now, where is Kronos?" I asked, wanting to get their stares off me and to get this over with as quickly as possible.
"Right here," I heard a voice. It was a voice that I didn't exactly recognize, but I couldn't help but remember the similar chill that ran though my spine every time I heard him speak. I turned to the speaker and almost didn't recognize him. He had very pale skin, and upturned nose, light brown hair, and was maybe 6 feet 4 inches. The only reason I really recognized the king of the Titans was because of his eyes. The golden glow that seemed to emit from them. I watched the power flow through them. I watched the eyes I knew I could never forget.
"It's good to see you Kronos, been while ain't it?" I asked with a grin on my face. He just snarled at me
"Oh, shut it Jackson. Why are you even here? What do you want from me… from us?" He asked eyeing suspiciously.
"Ah, you know exactly why I came here. I came here to ask you all a favor. See, we, the demi-gods and gods, are in a bit of a pickle. There is an enemy, far worse than you and all Titans combined, and he wants to destroy the world. I want you to help us."
"Why should we help you? You banished us and left us all for dead."
"Well, for one, you did try and kill us. For the reason you would want to help us? I know you love the Earth as much as we do; I just want to save the planet. I know you wouldn't want anything to happened to the planet any more than we do."
"Say we do help, what will happen next? You throw us back into… this?" He questioned as he gestured around the cell.
"No, we would let you free as long as you agree not to overthrow the gods and keep people safe. I know Zeus won't agree with this plan at first, but don't worry. I can handle your son."
He snorted in disbelief, "As if a mere demi-god could handle of the king of the gods."
"First off, I beat you. Secondly, who ever said I was a demi-god? Technically, yes, I am still a demi-god, but I have the power to rival Chaos herself. Trust me, I can handle the great god of the skies."
Kronos looked at me for a second before nodding his head a little, "Okay, I will help you as long as we get a say in the meetings from now on. I don't want to just sit back with no power at all."
"Of course, so… we got ourselves a deal?" I stuck my hand through the bars.
He looked me in the eyes for a second before slowly reaching forward and grasping my hand in his, "Yes, I believe we do…."
With that, I blasted open the cage and set my old enemies, new allies, free. This sure would be interesting.
(A/N It's short, but I hope you all enjoyed. Until next time, BYYYYYYYEEEEEE GUUUUYYYYYYSSSS!)