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Percy POV- {Three years after disappearance}
I wake up right at the crack of dawn, always enjoying to see the reds and oranges clashing against one another as morning awakens. It's always so beautiful and calming.
I jump down from the tree I was sleeping on swiftly, landing on my feet. I do my daily stretches and I check to make sure I have everything, which isn't that much anymore since I travel lightly.
"Time for another adventurous day." I say to myself, it's my daily mantra, keeps me going. I conjure up an apple and I start to eat as I walk, my senses on high alert as usual.
California is a strange state, everyone seems very comfortable with everyone without any worries. I mean, it's nice, but creepy at the same time. I shrug it off as I walk, disposing my apple by burning it away quickly.
My hood was already up, concealing my face. I hurriedly hide in the shadows, a technique I've developed while using the Mist also. Hestia told me that a demigod was here that needed help, she really has helped me with all of this and I'm forever in her debt. So here I am now in a small town, looking for that kid.
A small whimper caused me to look down the alley I was currently passing. I peeked my head in and I saw a small figure curled up against a wall and hidden behind a metallic trash can. I slowly make my way towards the figure, trying not to alarm them.
"W-Who's there?" A small voice asks. I can tell she was trying to be brave, but her voice kept cracking with fear.
My posture softened slightly. "I mean no harm, young one. I only want to help." I say softly, finally reaching her and crouching down. She flinches a little, but I don't move.
"A-Are you a monster?" She asks fearfully. I shake my head.
"I am no monster. I'm here to help." I say to her and she looks up at me. Her crystal blue eyes shone with unshed tears.
Before she can speak, I start my usual questionnaire. "Do you know anything about the Greek gods?" I ask softly. She nods a little. "Well your mommy or daddy is one of them. I'm here to bring you somewhere safe for demigods."
She looks at me in wonder. "S-So my mommy isn't dead? Daddy always said that she died because of me." She says sadly, looking down. My heart breaks even more for this little girl. Abusive fathers are the worst.
"Hey," I say softly. "Look at me." She raises her eyes to me again and I smile softly. "It is not your fault at all. You are a brave young girl who just needs to have encouragement. You will have a loving family who will do just that once you get to camp." I say as I stand up.
The girl slowly starts to crawl from behind the trash can and slowly gets up. She was so thin, but still radiated beauty. She was obviously a daughter of Aphrodite. I made one of my mom's homemade cookies appear in my hand, still warm and gooey as I handed it to her. She ate it quickly, it was obvious she hasn't ate in so long.
"Come on. Let's go somewhere more safe and I'll get you some food." I offer her my hand, just something I've come to know children like, holding hands to feel safe. She placed her hand in mine and we start walking down the sidewalk. No one could see us as the Mist covered us, and the little girl seemed more happy with that fact.
We reached the edge of the forest and I tensed when I sensed an aura of power. It was very very powerful. It was definitely not something I've felt before.
Instinctively, I crouched in front of the girl. "What is your name?" I ask hurriedly. She looked at me with a little worry.
"Mae." She says quickly and I nod.
"Okay, Mae, you have to trust me right now. Okay?" I ask and she nods. I pick her up, causing her to gasp in alarm and I quickly climb a tree. I place her on a sturdy branch, looking in her eyes.
"Stay here. I will come back for you, I swear it." I say softly as I climb down very quickly before I can see her response. I can only hope she will listen.
Once my feet connect with the ground, I get into a defensive stance, my sword in my hand. I could feel the aura get stronger as it grows closer to me.
I set my jaw and I prepare to attack. But that never comes as all I see is black around me. My heart pounds frantically in my chest as I instinctively create a ball of fire in my hand to light up the area.
A soft chuckle snaps my attention to the left of me. "Well done, Perseus." A calm voice says to me. The blackness disappears and a man stands in front of me.
He looked as if someone took a cookie cutter the shape of a man and cut out a part of the Galaxy. Stars and nebulas stretch across his body and suit. I could still see that he was a man since his suit had many more stars and planets on it than his skin which was pitch black. His eyes were constantly changing from color to color, it was hypnotizing.
"Who are you?" I ask, lowering my sword a little though. He radiated calmness and power, an unlikely pair. He looked at me curiosity for a moment before smiling kindly.
"I am Chaos, my boy. Creator of the universe itself." He says and I immediately drop to my knees, bowing my head. He chuckled again and stepped closer to me.
"Rise." He says simply and I stand up straight. He analyzes me for a moment before reaching over and pulling my hood down. I stare at him in alarm.
"No need for that now, I already know who you are." He chuckles and I smile faintly.
"With all due respect, sir, why have you come here?" I ask, a little fearful of my bluntness towards him.
He doesn't respond for a moment, he looks as if he was trying to think of the right words to say.
"I have come to make a proposition to you." He says finally. I look at him curiously. What would Chaos want with me? I thought to myself.
"What would that proposition be, Lord Chaos?" I ask a little hesitantly. He smiles at me.
"I would like for you to be in my army, but in a special place for that matter." He starts, but then quickly hushes. "I think we have a little spy." He says looking up at the tree I stashed Mae in.
"Wait! Wait, she is innocent. I'm bringing her to Camp Half-Blood." I say, though the name hit an old wound in my heart, I made sure not to show it.
Chaos looked at me a little curiously, but smiled even more when he saw my expression. "Bring her down here." He says softly. I nod quickly and I climb the tree again.
Mae is staring at me with wide eyes, that's when I realized my hood was down. "Hey, I'm back. Let's get you down, okay?" I ask and she nods. I pick her up again and she clings onto me tightly as I climb down.
Once we reach the ground, I place her on her feet. She looks up at me trustingly before she sees Chaos. Letting out a small squeak, she quickly hides behind my leg.
Chaos smiles a little and walks over. "My dear, I will not hurt you." He says to Mae, who peaked her small head from behind me. "I'm going to transport you to a safe place, just as Perseus has explained."
"Close your eyes, Mae." I say quietly to her. She looks up at me.
"Will you come with me?" She asks quietly. I open my mouth to answer, but I close it again.
I think for a moment before answering. "I cannot come with you. But there are people there who are even kinder than me. They will be able to help you better than I did. It's best to just forget me." I say softly. Tears fill Mae's eyes as she clutches onto me tightly.
"I don't want to forget you." She sobs quietly. I gently rub her back as I slowly remove her from my leg and I place her in front of me. I crouch down in front of her and I gently wipe her tears away.
"Don't cry. You are stronger than that." I say softly and she nods, choking back a sob.
"But I'm going to miss you." She says quietly. I look at her before an idea sparks in my mind. I take off my camp-half blood necklace and I place it around her neck.
"You see this? I've had this since I was 12. I'm trusting you in taking care of it for me. Can you do that for me?" I ask. She looks down at the necklace, her tiny fingers clasped around the beads.
"I will protect it." She says determinedly and I smile, kissing her forehead in a protective manner.
"Good. Now I need you to close your eyes, Mae." I say and she nods, closing her eyes. A single tear runs down her cheek before she disappears in the shadows.
I stand up straight and I face Chaos once more. He seemed awestricken. "Lord Chaos?" I ask in concern.
"Hm? Oh yes." He shakes his head to clear his thoughts. "We must go to Paraíso before I continue with my proposition. But know this, if you accept, you are officially in my army." He says.
Maybe this is what Hestia meant. Maybe this is going to be my new home. I can have a home, I can go somewhere and be loved.
I nod. "I accept, Lord Chaos." I say and he grins.
"Great! Let's get going!" He says before creating a Portal. I could see through this doorway a castle bigger than Olympus itself. It glimmered and gleamed with the shiny black rock it was made of. People walked along the stone roads, all of them young and happy. Just seeing that made me grin.
Chaos gestured for me to step through and I slowly entered, only to be sucked in.
Thalia's POV-
I swear to the gods, if murder was legal I would have killed every single person in this goddamn camp.
My best friend who I've always considered my brother, disappears? Okay, I will help find him. But he disappears because the entire camp goes against him BECAUSE A KID WHO JUST ARRIVED SAID TO?! Oh shit is about to hit the fucking fan.
When Lady Artemis told me of what happened, since it was alerted to Olympus of Percy's disappearance, it took every ounce of my self-control not to go and burn the camp to the ground.
So here I am now, sitting in the Throne Room as the gods argue about how to find Percy. I'm fuming with anger, sparks of white electricity crackles along my silver uniform as I sit and watch. I tap my fingers against my arm in no specific pattern as I patiently wait for some kind of common sense to come from this dust-bag grandparents.
The snapping point was hearing my own father protecting James. "Maybe he was being influenced!" Zeus shouted to Hades, who was standing by the grief-stricken Poseidon. The sea God looked as if you could snap your fingers and he'd shatter into a million pieces.
"ENOUGH!" I shout, standing on my feet and glaring at all the gods except Hestia, Artemis, and Poseidon, since they had no part in this argument. Some took a step away from me as electricity danced in my eyes and burnt holes on the ground around me.
"I will not sit around anymore listening to gods, who should be old enough to know that fighting never solves anything. But no... YOU HAVE ACT LIKE CHILDREN INSTEAD?!" I practically shout. I step away from Lady Artemis's throne to stand in the middle.
"Sit down, right now." I whisper in a menacing tone, the underlining threat evident. Apollo and Hermes sat down so quick, whimpering a little. Some gods, the ones with greater pride like Zeus and Athena took a few hesitant moments before sitting down finally.
I take a deep breath to calm my nerves as best I can. "Now," I start again. "Would anyone care to say something." I say and many hands shoot up at once. "Something that is reasonable to this situation?" I clarify, which caused a few hands to fall once more.
"Lady Hestia? What would you like to input?" I ask respectively to her, my voice taking a soft edge, but barely. The goddess notices this and smiles gratefully before standing.
She seems nervous, very nervous. That's very odd for such a calm goddess. I wait for her to start talking, after all she deserved my patience most.
"Well, as you all know. Perseus disappeared three years ago on this very day." Hestia starts in a strong tone. I smile faintly at her, but I don't let the other gods notice it.
"He was heartbroken and lost." She continues, not making eye contact except with Poseidon and I occasionally. "So I helped him hide." She holds her hand up to silence the oncoming arguments.
"He has my blessing which helps conceal his demigod scent to some extent. Perseus has taken the role of protecting and bringing young demigods to the camps safely. That was his own choice and I helped him with it." She keeps her chin tilted high, but I can see the slight worry in her warm brown eyes.
"Is he safe?" Poseidon asks quietly. Everyone looks at him in shock, he hasn't spoken in years. Hestia tries to smile, but it falters greatly.
"During this meeting, I have lost my connection with him. I cannot pinpoint where he is." She says quietly.
Uproar reinstates, the gods who loved Percy (which surprisingly was a lot) started demanding from Hestia to tell them where he is. The gods who didn't care for the son of Poseidon just stayed seated on their thrones, drinking wine or playing with a knife. (Dionysus and Ares)
Both Poseidon and I quickly run up and stand in front of Hestia protectively. "Sit down NOW!" I shout angrily. The gods send me a hateful glare before reluctantly sitting down on their thrones again. Poseidon and I stay by Hestia, just to be sure nothing happens.
"Continue what you needed to say, sister." Poseidon says to Hestia, who's eyes were wide with alarm.
But before she could respond, Jason and Piper run into the throne room, looking quite exasperated. Between them was a little girl with bright blue eyes, curly blonde hair... And Percy's beaded necklace?
And that's the end of this chapter! If you are new to my fanfics, you should know that I love cliffhangers or at least to create cliffhangers. Teehee.