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~ Zeus's POV, ~ in the throne room
After that traitor , annabeth, had been dealt with, I decided the mood was much too somber for my taste, " Let the rewards ceremony for the demigods begin! " I said, and throughout the party the wounded demigods were healed as the muses struck up a tune I had come to favor, the actual rewarding went on inside the throne room, where the council was, " Thalia Grace! Step forward " I said, as my faveorite daughter knelt infront of my throne " For your bravery and Valor shown in battle today, I will grant you one wish, my daughter. " " Then I want the hunters ranks refilled, and a new bow with never ending arrows charged with electricity for my hunts, father " she said, " Very well, " I boomed, " it will be done, " I said, as she took her place among the hunt. " Perseus Jackson, Son of Poseidon! " I thundered, inwardly chuckling at the pun. " Step forward! " he knelt at his fathers throne, then at mine, his face a mask, never showing his emotions, which worried me somewhat. " you have by far done the most we could ever ask of you, going to your limits and beyond, and saving us all, for this, I will grant you one wish, that the entire council will fulfill, as long as it is within our power. " " Anything? " the son of Poseidon asked, looking up. " yes, hero. " I said, " if you so wish, we will make you a god, and you will serve as your fathers lieutenant for eternity. " He was silent for a moment, and then he spoke up. " I am afraid I must decline, lord zeus. " He said, for a moment I was shocked, and then I was angry. " You would Deny our generous gift? " I said, a tone of danger in my voice as I clutched my bolt. " No, lord zeus, I would still like a wish, but you all must swear on the river styx to uphold it. " At this, I grew even more angry " do you not trust the word of the council, Boy? " " No, Lord zeus, " he said, " but someone once told me, " he spoke looking at hades " that you should always get a Solemn oath. " my brother smirked in his seat, " Guilty. " he said. " Very well, the council swears upon the river styx to agree to your wishes, as long as it is within our power, " I spoke, as thunder boomed. " Then firstly, you all must give back lord hades and lady Hestia their thrones, they have more then proved their worth, Secondly, you must ALL claim your children by the time they reach the age of thirteen, and ensure they reach camp halfblood safely, Thirdly, release all the peaceful titans, such as Leto and Calypso, from their prisons, fourthly, make cabins for ALL gods inside the camp, both major and minor, this war could have been prevented if you claimed your children, let them know you cared, " I opened my mouth " you DARE- " He raised his hand, cutting me off, making me Furious. " I was not finished yet, Fifthly, I want partial immortality, such as the ones the hunters of artemis receive, so I am not bound by the ancient laws, and for my final wish, Amnesty, I don't want to live in this world, anymore, I want to be left alone by the world of the gods, so none of you will contact me unless I give you permission, you will not speak to me, you will not fight me, you will not drag me off from where I am, you. Will. Leave. Me. Alone. Those are my wishes, lord Zeus. " "my son, " my brother spoke up, " you ask much of us. " He merely gazed at all of us, looking us in the eyes. " I hold you to your oath, all of you. " I grunted at this, " very well, boy, it will be done. " as I said this I reached out my hand " the council, or some among us, have decided to bless you along with your immortality, the said councilmen will now grant you their blessing, " at this, Hermes rose from his throne and walked over to perseus, putting a hand on his shoulder, along with Apollo, Hephaestus, Artemis, and surprisingly, Aphrodite. Hermes spoke first " perseus, I grant you the speed and skills of a master thief, and natural knowledge of all cities for helping my son achieve peace. " Artemis and Apollo spoke up together, " we grant you the ability to use the bow like a master, the skills of the hunter, to move quietly and quickly, and a small power boost, to help you with your new form " Hephaestus spoke next, " I grant you the smithing skills of a master forger. And if there is anything you need made, contact me, and I will create it for you, I also grant you this crossbow, to help you in all your endeavors " he spoke, as he handed the boy a midnight black crossbow, collapsible and easily hidden, Finally, Aphrodite spoke " I grant you these robes and hood, to help you hide and sneak, which fix themselves when torn or hurt, and can harden into armor if you give it the command, I also grant you immense beauty " she said, as she began to channel her power into him " wait what? " he said, " it is done, then. " as I said, raising my hand to give him the immortality " No! Wait! " he spoke, as the beam of golden energy hit his body, he rose into the air, screaming in pain as the mortal blood in his body was purged and changed into Golden Ichor, he collapsed to the ground, groaning as he stood up " gods …. That hurt like hades. " he soon noticed everyone staring at him, " what? " Aphrodite merely summoned a mirror in front of him
~ Percy POV ~
" what the hell? " I was freaking out, the person in that mirror was NOT me! He had long brown hair that went down his chin, and slight stubble. And completely frickin BLACK eyes! " what the hades?! " I said, checking my face " Ohhh wow! He is SO much cuter! " Aphrodite shrieked, jumping on me " Aphrodite, get the hell off me. " she pouted, but thankfully got off of me and went back to her throne " thank you, Olympians, but now I will leave. "
- a few hours later, in his mothers apartment, still percy POV -
" No! " I screamed as I held my mothers head, I had returned to find her on the floor of her apartment, her shirt bloody and with a note beside it, saying
~ Dear percy,
just wanted you to know your mom is dead because you were so stupid, stupid enough to think I loved you, it was luke, ALWAYS luke, and never you.
~ love, annabeth
I fell asleep that night, hunched over my mothers body and still sobbing, only to wake up in a strange place …..
~~~ the Void, Still percy POV ~~~
I woke up on the stone floor, standing up and yelping and moving back as a strange pale man appeared right in front of me " hello, Percy. " I shuddered, hating the name as it only brought back those horrible memories " I am the Outsider, and you've been through quite a lot, you are a most interesting man, I've chosen you to wear my mark, " as he spoke, I felt a searing pain in my hand as I watched, a strange symbol was burned into the back of my left hand. " come and find me, maybe we'll talk more after. " so, not seeing any other way out, I walked to the edge, seeing an island not too far off, but Far too much of a distance away for me to jump " you can use your new ablility I've given you to get across, now come find me. " I jumped, hearing his voice in my mind, how did he ….? Never mind. I'd probably have no way out anyways, so I used the new ability I had, and it TELEPORTED me to the island! I decided to call it blinking, because it was short and fast. Like a blink. And I could disappear in the blink of an eye, soon I reached a strange altar, with a strange item on it, as I neared it I heard strange whispers in my head, in a language I did not understand. Before watching as the Outsider re appeared in front of me " hello again, percy. I'm glad you could make it here. " I shuddered again, " please don't call me that, " I said, to which he raised an eyebrow " percy is your name, so I will call you by your name, unless you would prefer to change it? " I sighed, slightly relieved, as I thought for a moment, " I'd like to be called Azron, if you will. " he raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. " Azron, as I said before, I am the Outsider, and I have need of you, in a distant land, far from your planet called earth, there is an entirely new world, with a new name, in the city of Dunwall, an Empress has been murdered, along with her Protector, and her child stolen, there is a man called Daud there, who is the assassin who killed the empress and her Lord Protector, and took her child as a Contract, he regrets his actions, but thinks he cannot fix them, I am sending you there, to help Daud, help him change his fate, " I stood there, stunned, before I became angry " Why should i? why should I do Anything you say? Why should I help you at all! " he merely grinned " because, Azron. I can offer you a new life, free of the pain of your old one " I thought for a moment, before I reached my decision, " Fine, I accept your offer, send me to this city called Dunwall. " he grinned, man that grin was unnerving " see you soon, Azron … "
