AN: Once again thank you so much for the feedback. You guys are amazing, honestly. I probably have never been this encouraged to continue doing something, ever.
Someone said my dialogue was a bit hard to follow at times, he/she had to reread to sort out who said what… I will do my best to address this.
Percy walked slowly through Olympus, headed for the Throne Room. Percy remembered the first time he was here, twelve years old and returning from his first quest. That time he had been too nervous to really take in the beauty of the city. He had on later occasions realized what a remarkable place it was, but that did not even come close to present day Olympus. Annabeth had outdone herself. Percy knew even the gods were impressed, though they had a hard time admitting it. Percy was suddenly struck by grief at the memory of his late girlfriend. The only thing keeping him from tears was the notion that Annabeth would be remembered as long as the Age of the Gods lasted, as long as Olympus survived. She would be remembered as the greatest architect to ever live.
"This has to be the most beautiful place in the world." Percy said slowly as he turned a corner and continued down another street.
"Yes, I have to admit it outshines even Atlantis," Poseidon said as he admired as he fell into stride on Percy's right.
"Yes, the daughter of Athena really did a good job." Zeus stepped up and flanked Percy on the left.
"So, tell me about the blessing you guys are giving me," Percy asked. He had to change the subject, hearing Zeus speak about Annabeth almost made him break down in tears.
"You are receiving the Blessing of Olympus, which have never been bestowed onto anyone before. We have never had a reason before nor had anyone worthy of the honor. It's hard to say exactly what you will receive, you might get my lightning powers or my control over the winds. You could get Artemis' hunting, stealth and tracking skills or her marksmanship. Hephaestus' firepower or his craftsmanship. Only the Fates know or maybe even they don't know, we'll just have to wait and see."
"Ok, with my luck I'll get only the lame powers, but thanks anyway." Percy sounded downbeat.
"Maybe, but even the lame ones are useful in some cases. Don't be so downbeat, Percy. It's a nice day, sun shining and the apples in our gardens are ripe." Poseidon said as he waved his hand and three apples came flying down an alley towards them.
"And some of the gods might give you their full blessings, not just their blessings. If they do you will gain all the same powers as a child of that god." Zeus said as he accepted an apple from Poseidon.
They were the best apples Percy had ever tasted. As soon as Percy was finished he wanted to run of looking for Ambrosia, he knew his Ambrosia would taste like those apples. It probably would for a very long time, except for the occasional time it would taste blue chocolate-chip cookies.
"Holy.… that was amazing, that has to be the best thing I have ever tasted," Percy smiled so widely it was a wonder his head did not split in two.
"Yes, they are quite tasty, but we should start heading for the Throne Room. They should start arriving in a roughly ten minutes." Zeus said while starring longingly at a dryad walking in the other direction.
"Zeus! Really? You have called a meeting of the council!" Poseidon said exasperated.
"Don't worry brother, just inspecting."
Zeus and Poseidon continued to talk, but Percy did not pay attention. He was nervous, really nervous about this. He did not think Zeus wanted to nor would let any of the gods hurt him, but could something go wrong? Could his body spontaneously combust or simply explode with too much power.
"Are you sure my body can handle that kind of power?" Percy asked nervously.
"In your current condition, no." Zeus replied simply.
"WHAT!?"
"Don't worry, ma'boy. We will make you partially immortal. When a larger percentage of your blood is immortal you can handle it." Poseidon patted Percy reassuringly on the back."
Percy was not reassured, but did not comment. He figured he had been faced with worse odds over the years, far worse.
When the Throne Room building came into view Percy's fingers started twitching. He had not felt this uneasy for quite some time, not since the end of the Second Gigantomachy. As they walked up the stairs to the Throne Room doors a gentle sea breeze played with Percy's unruly hair. It was more reassuring than anything his father or uncle could have said, it was an unexpected reminder of the safety of the ocean.
Zeus and Poseidon both stretched out an arm and each pushed open one of the doors. Percy froze on the threshold. Twelve god were staring directly at him. Their faces showed a combination of feelings, some showed respect, some awe, some fondness and some even fear. He could understand fondness and respect, he had after all saved Olympus twice and done some of the gods personal favors. What he did not understand was awe and fear, why would a god be afraid of him?
His two companions had continued walking and were presently sitting down in their thrones. Percy on the other hand was still standing on the threshold.
"Come now, Percy. Are you going to stand in the door all day?" Zeus barely managed to keep the laugh out of his voice.
Percy started walking slowly towards the center of the room, conscious of all the eyes directed at him.
"As you all know the new prophecy, for the sake of consistency let us from now on call it the Great Prophecy, has been issued.
"The sole survivor
Shall once again be the saviour
The threat he will be addressing
Once he possesses the blessing
From those he has twice saved
And the one who has his road paved
He will pursue vengeance throughout eternity
The endless quest of the undying demigod."
We can easily determine that Percy is the demigod called for, or is there anyone present who would say otherwise?" Zeus looked challengingly around the Throne Room.
No one objected to Zeus's statement, though Hera and Ares were fuming. Dionysus would probably been fuming too if he was not too busy drinking wine to pay attention. Zeus had lifted Dionysus's restrictions since he had done 'such a good job' training the demigods for the last two wars. No one had objected since it meant they got Mr. D out of Camp Half-blood.
"We are here today to discuss what to do." Poseidon said ignoring the two fuming gods.
"There are nothing to discuss, Barnacle beard, the prophecy is quite clear, clearer than most prophecies. It calls for Percy to receive our blessing and for him to become partially immortal, like the hunters of Artemis. How else can he pursue vengeance throughout eternity? How can he set out on the endless quest of the undying demigod if he is not at least partially immortal?" Athena said matter-of-factly.
"I will not give my blessing to that punk, I refuse," Ares growled.
"You will do no such thing, the prophecy calls for Percy to have the blessings of the gods in order to defeat this new threat, which probably are the four Primordials who attacked the Seven." Athena glared daggers at her brother.
"I can decide who to bestow my blessing upon!" Ares bellowed.
"How can you refuse to do what the Great Prophecy calls for? The only thing it calls for you to do is to give Percy your blessing, you should be relived to get away that easily." Apollo said calmly, but his eyes sent Ares a threatening look.
"Phffff, the Prophecy my ass. When I want some old hag mummy give me orders I will tell you Apollo."
"That prophecy was not uttered by the Oracle, who is now a living person btw." Apollo replied coldly.
"Why do you object Ares? He is the demigod most worthy to receive our blessing ever, quite frankly the only demigod male worthy of receiving my blessing." Percy stared unbelievingly at Artemis, was his ears playing tricks at him? Artemis was not only willing to give him her blessing, but also to have an argument with Ares to make Ares bestow his blessing upon him. Artemis's gaze shifted from Ares to Percy and her cold exception softened. Percy did not know what to think, he just stared into her silver eyes.
"I will not give that punk my blessing!" Ares was furious now, his face bright red and an artery was pulsing on his forehead.
Zeus had heard enough and slammed his Master Bolt into the floor. Every eye in the room jerked back to Zeus.
"It was not a question, everyone shall bestow their blessing onto Percy. If you refuse I will have you removed from the council. It is more important to get Percy ready for this conflict with the primordials than to have you on the council, Ares. Who knows, he might even get Mars' power as protector of agriculture, which would not be very useful for him." Zeus said sternly, clearly indicating there would be no more discussion on the matter.
"Now, let's get on with the agenda. Come forth Percy," Zeus continued after a dramatic pause.
Percy shook himself out of the daze that had fallen upon him and started forwards, but did not get far. A darkness fell upon the Throne Room, like if someone had turned the sun of completely. Fifteen surprised cries pierced the darkness.
"Apollo, Artemis get us some light," Athena said sternly.
Light as if straight from the moon and the sun suddenly erupted from the twin gods, when the darkness lifted everyone yelped in surprise, two figures were standing in the middle of the room between Percy and Zeus. They faced Percy and stared intently at him. The two women were almost identical, both wore long, black, sleeveless dresses, both had pale skin and both had dark hair. However, it was their faces which caught Percy's attention. There was no doubt who these two was, or at least who their parents were.
"What do you want?" Percy said with barely controlled rage as he uncapped Riptide.
"To stop you before you become a problem, of course." The one on the left said.
"We would have preferred to wait a bit longer before we reunited you with your girlfriend and parents." The one on the right waved her hand and Sally's and Annabeth's bodies appeared on the floor before Percy.
Percy clenched his sword hilt so hard his knuckles whitened he stared so angrily at the women that any lesser being would have coward in fear.
The gods stared in disbelief, all were too stunned to do anything.
"Who are you?" Percy hissed between his teeth.
"I am Eris, Primordial goddess of chaos," said the one on the left.
"And I am Oizys, primordial goddess of misery" said the one on the right.
"I hope you like it in Tartarus, because you are going to spend the next decades reforming there." Percy said as he lost grip in his anger and lunged forwards towards and swung his sword at Oizys. She did nothing simply stood there, but her appearance shifted until she was an exact copy of Annabeth. Percy's sword stopped mid swing, a look of horror on his face. He was almost impaled from the back by Eris's spear, but as he turned fight back she shimmered into Sally. Had it not been for his rage Percy would have broken down into tears. Oizys jumped forwards and stabbed at Percy with Annabeth's dagger.
"I give you one chance to leave, or else you will die. I swear it by the river Styx and by Chaos!" Percy shouted at the two women. They responded by crazy fits of laughter.
Percy kept on the defensive, he could not attack Annabeth nor Sally, even though he knew they were not real. He refused to attack, he could not make himself do it. The two primordials seemed to be enjoying themselves, they laughed every time Percy dodged an attack. This infuriated him beyond belief, he could not remember the last time he was this angry. He could feel his powers throbbing in his veins, like unsteady stream of a rapid river. Percy lost control for a fraction of a second, but the burst of power was enough to knock both primordials sprawling on the floor. They shimmered back into their own appearances. Faster than even the eyes of the gods could follow Percy was standing besides Oizys and brought his sword down on her head. Her head was severed from the body and rolled a few feet over the floor. He did not watch the primordial dissolve, but turned around and prepared to finish of Eris. To his astonishment he saw shadows engulfing her body before it disappeared.
"Fuck you, Nyx!" Percy screamed to the darkness. He turned around and drove his sword straight through Oizys' still dissolving torso. To his astonishment the dust did not disappear, but started swirling around him like a small tornado.
"By Poseidon's underpants what is going on?" Percy exclaimed. He looked around at the gods, but was met by expressions just as bewildered as he felt.
In a flash of white light a note appeared. Percy stepped forwards and snatched the note out of the air. He glanced at it and found writing:
I will tell you by Poseidon's underpants what is going on
You have received my blessing, you are now able to absorb the essence of any monster or immortal you kill, you will gain a little bit of power, a little.
Sincerely the one who has your road paved.
AN:
Please comment on Percy's new ability? I wanted to have some Percy gain some power when he kills a primordial, but Percy would easily get overpowered. Especially since he already are getting the blessing of the gods anyway… it is not like he now gained the even half of the powers of the minor primordial goddess, maybe 1/100 of the power or maybe 1/10 I'm not sure. Killing a monster would now give an unnoticeable increase in power, except for the Minotaur, the Chimera ect.