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Percy POV-
Previously:
"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.
At first, being sucked into the Portal felt as if I was swimming through the Arctic Circle. It was pure ice in there. All I could see was black and my mind was scattered beyond my normal way of thinking. Suddenly, I tumble ungracefully out of the icy portal and flat on my face.
Groaning, I prop myself up on my elbows to gather my bearings. Chaos stands beside me, watching me with an amused expression. It seems as if everything I do is amusing to this guy.
"Come along Perseus. The Counsel is waiting for us." He says before walking towards the castle. I scramble to my feet quickly and I follow. The people around us whisper quietly to one another, pointing to me. Apparently they know me, odd.
This place seemed like a pure paradise. The crystal blue skies with fluffy white clouds. It seemed like an unpolluted version of a small town. With small homes and fences marking everyone's home. Children run along the stone roads, playing tag and hide and seek. Their squeals of delight just brings a grin to my face.
"It's lovely, isn't it?" Chaos asks me as we walk. I nod happily, continuing to look around. Couples were walking hand in hand, laughing quietly and smiling. This made me remember all those times I was with Annabeth... Laughing as we walked along the beach, just enjoying one another's company. I wonder how she's doing now with James.
James, that animal, that... That monster. He brought me to an undeniable amount of pain and misery. Because of him, I lost all my friends. Because of him, I lost the love of my life.
But... What if I never deserved them in the first place? What if the insults James spouted at me were true? What if I was the real monster? What if I was the actual cause for all of those deaths?
"Percy?" Chaos asks me, snapping me out of my reverie. I blink a few times before facing him. He smiles gently before handing me a tissue. I look at him in confusion.
"My boy, there seems to have been a tear or two that has fallen. You are stronger than that." He says encouragingly. I smile a little, remembering those exact words as I told them to Mae.
I nod and I wipe at my eyes before dissolving the disposable tissue into a flicker of flames. Chaos and I continued to walk until we entered the castle. I had already taken off my black cloak, since it seemed to have been absorbing all of this planet's summer heat. So I was left in a simple grey t-shirt.
The castle took away my breath. It seems as if I time traveled to the 1400s. The ceiling was high and the walls were made of black and silver stone. Maids and guards walk along the hallways, nodding respectively to Chaos and casting me an odd glance. Man, these looks were becoming very common.
Chaos continues to lead me down the hall as I look around in pure awe. Finally reaching our destination, we pause in front of a set of large oak doors. Chaos faces me and smiles again.
"Now I do not want you to be alarmed when you see my Counsel. I have chosen the best of the best warriors from the entire galaxy to be my Commanders. Some faces may be familiar to you, so when I open the doors, you are allowed to recollect with them for a minute. Then we must proceed with our proposition. Agreed?" He asks me. I stare at him in puzzlement, but I nod a little reluctantly. Who could he be talking about?
Pushing open the oaken doors, we step inside. There was a group of about 8 teenagers standing around a circular table. Five of them immediately caught my eye. A tall, strongly built boy with cropped sandy blonde hair was the first to see me. His crystal blue eyes widening to the size of saucers. The girl beside him, a young girl with an olive completion and obsidian black eyes gasps. Her silver aura wasn't there anymore, but she no longer was hiding behind the floppy green cap either.
"L-Luke? Bianca?" I whisper quietly. The boy and girl, Luke Castellan and Bianca Di Angelo both run to me first. Bianca immediately envelops me in a hug, crying softly as I hug her back. Luke pats me on the back, a giant grin on his face.
The other three memorable people, a couple that Camp Half-Blood wept over for months after the Titan war and a silver goddess's best friend, stand in front of me, shell shocked. The boy, with his dark brown skin and intimidating body structure, stares at me as if I was a ghost. Charles Beckendorf, one of the deaths I blamed myself for years. Silena Beauregard, the camp spy, but one of my few friends when I first came to camp, has tears trickling down her cheeks as she stares at me also. Her hair was cut short this time and a mahogany brown, but she still radiated beauty, just like her mother. And last but not least, Zoë Nightshade, the Hesperide daughter of Atlas, grins proudly at me. Her long dark brown hair was braided still but did not have the silver circlet on her head.
The other counselors stare at us as if we were insane. But I don't care one bit as I gently pull Bianca away from the hug, the tears stopped trickling down her face, but she was grinning uncontrollably. I was taller than all of them. Even Luke! But they looked as if they haven't aged a day since... Since the day each of them passed.
"H-How?" I whisper as I look at all of them. Silena smiles softly at me.
"My my Percy, though you have grown physically, quite handsomely if I might add," She says, kissing Beckendorf on the cheek because he was beginning to look jealous. "You have not grown wisely, now have you?" She finishes. All five of us chuckle quietly, but I continue to look at all of them repeatedly.
"But to answer your question. It was Chaos. He brought us here when we were about to enter Elysium." Luke says and my eyes widen even more.
I look back at Chaos who was talking to the other counselors. Some seemed oddly happy for whatever Chaos was explaining to them. I look back at my friends, grinning.
But it falters when a thought comes to mind. "I thought I killed you all." I whisper. "I'm so sorry for not protecting you."
A sharp CRACK sounds and the left side of my face goes numb. Bianca stares at me as if I was insane, and it suddenly comes to me. Bianca slapped me. The entire room goes deathly silent as they stare at both Bianca and I. Luke looked as if he was trying not to laugh.
"Perseus Jackson," Bianca starts slowly, very angry obviously. "I will not stand here and let you continue to blame yourself for our deaths. Are we clear?" She asks. I nod quickly, not wanting to get hit again.
If only they knew everything I blame myself for. I think bitterly to myself. But I don't voice my thoughts to them since the atmosphere has gotten lighter again.
"We shall talk more soon." Zoë says softly as Chaos beckons us over. We all walk over, except I stay standing as my friends sit down in their designated seats.
Chaos smiles softly at me before beginning. "Now I have called this meeting for one purpose and one purpose only. I have found the final Counselor." He gestures to me and I tilt my head to the side a little in confusion. Some of the counselors take a sharp intake of a breath, and others just gape like a fish in shock.
"But Lord Chaos!" One of the other Counselors exclaim. It was a girl, and she looked around my age with short, red pixie hair and startling silver eyes. She had charcoal black tattoos all over her body, some of which had designs I've never seen before.
"Yes Aerin?" Chaos asks calmly. The girl, Aerin, takes a moment to collect herself.
"The final spot that is required to fill is your second in command. The designated Prince of the Galaxy. How do we know this boy is capable of that spot?" She asks, obviously pissed off. Her red hair was glowing a little as she looks at me.
Luke drives the heel of his hand into the table as he stands. "This 'boy', is the single most bravest man I have ever met. He has accomplished more in his short life than any other hero has accomplished in their entire life." He snaps at Aerin, who growls a little.
"Luke, Aerin, may we please continue?" Chaos asks calmly, not fazed by the small argument. A little reluctantly, the two sit down slowly.
"Now," Chaos smiles at me. "Just as Aerin described, the final place in my Counsel is indeed my second in command. If I were to ever fade, you would take my place as ruler of the universe. By accepting this position, you will obtain all of my powers," Aerin makes a small sound of annoyance which causes all of my friends to glare at her. Chaos continues anyways. "But they won't be as strong as mine. Or at least while I'm still here, then your powers would climax." He smiles at me, while my mind was racing a million miles per hour. He seriously trusts me with all of this power?
"Do you accept?" He asks a little nervously. Everyone was staring at me, I wanted to shrink back, to go to some forest and hide in the trees again. But I kept thinking of all those I needed to be brave for, and I will never let them down, even if they've lost all their trust in me.
After a moment, I nod. "I accept, Lord Chaos." I say strongly.
Chaos grins greatly as he gestures for me to come over to him. I walk to his side and he places his hand on my shoulder.
Muttering in a language I've never even heard before, everything goes dark around me again. I was still conscious. I couldn't see anything, but I could feel power surging through me. I felt as if I could run around the world 50 times then climb Mount Everest in under two minutes. It was dizzying but exhilarating at the same time.
I felt no pain, but rather calmness. A comforting swirl of warmth, just like when Hestia blessed me. I could see memories of me as a child, the few rare good ones with it just being my mom and I. I could see me when I was younger, laughing and playing around with my friends at camp. All of those good days flash across my mind.
But before I could grasp onto a single memory to cling onto, the lights return and I can see everyone watching me with awe and curiosity.
After a moment of silence, Luke lets out a low whistle. "Damn Perce, Aphrodite would be spazzing on the ground right now if she saw you." He chuckles, which causes Silena to smack him upside the head. And then Zoë to hit him again upside the head. The girls high five one another, laughing as they watch Luke rub his head.
"Welcome to The Chaotic Army, Perseus Jackson." Chaos says. But before I can respond, everything goes black again. But this time, I could feel myself hit the ground before losing all of my senses.
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There's a dull throbbing behind the back of my eyelids as the world starts to come back into view. I groan and sit up.
I'm no longer in the meeting room, but rather a very luxurious bedroom. It was definitely something to my style, dark walls and dark furniture. There was double French doors that lead out to a balcony.
Having the curiosity get the best of me, I climb out of my new bed. I walk barefoot towards the doors and I walk out onto the balcony.
It was a clear night tonight. And... Wow. The stars were clearer here than I've ever seen them on earth. Millions upon billions of stars everywhere on the sky. I can understand now how much global warming and pollution has damaged such a beautiful view.
I look down and I see that I was very high up on the castle. The crisp cool winds high up here was quite refreshing. It was like being in a tree at night, except this was more safe.
Safe. Now that's a word I haven't heard in the longest time. But now, now I could shout it a million times. I AM SAFE! I laugh aloud at the thought.
A knock at the door causes me to finally walk back inside. I walk across my bedroom and open the door. It's Luke, who grins greatly once I open the door.
"See you finally decided to wake up." He teases and I roll my eyes, laughing.
"How long was I out?" I ask, indicating to the night sky. I came here at the start of noon, which kinda puzzles me.
Luke thinks for a moment. "I'd say about 6 hours. Chaos said that's normal because of the sudden rush of all your new powers. Anyways, you woke up just in time. Dinner's about to start. I'd recommend you change before heading out, so I'll wait out here." He says, but from the mischievous glimmer in his eyes, I could tell he has something more he wanted to tell. I guess I'll have to find out on my own.
Closing the door, I look down at myself and I see that he could be right. Going to my first official dinner as a prince in dirty jeans and a t-shirt? Yeah, not a good idea.
I go to my closet and I open the doors. I pick out a black button down shirt which I quickly changed into, it fitted to my form a little too nicely, I wouldn't have been surprised if that was done purposely. I also grab a nice pair of black jeans. I didn't look goth, but rather very formal.
Grabbing my old converses, I hastily tie those on as I go to the door again. Luke was standing there, waiting patiently.
"One more thing. And Chaos demands you wear it." Luke chuckles as he hands me a crown.
It was very simple. Just a silver circle with a polished onyx on the front. But I still did not want to wear it.
I look up at Luke again with a raised eyebrow. "I am not wearing that." I say simply.
Luke chuckles again. "I thought you might say that. I directly quote from Chaos 'If he does not wear it voluntarily, I will personally glue it onto his head.'"
My eyes widen and I quickly shove the crown onto my head. I do not want to anger Chaos. Nor did I want to have a crown superglued to my head.
Luke laughs. "Now let's go before we're late." He says as he walks down the hall. I quickly catch up with him, adjusting my crown because it was already becoming annoying.
All I can hope is that I don't screw this up.
Thalia's POV-
After the eventful meeting with the gods, we were all sent back to the mortal world to search for Percy. The Amazons now have a careful eye with all of their shippings. The camps sent out search parties. And the Hunters... Well we've been hunting for a certain black haired and green-eyed boy.
The little girl, Mae, told us everything she could tell us. But when it came to the point of telling who Percy was speaking to or how she got to camp, she started crying saying it was all fuzzy.
The poor girl was immediately claimed by Aphrodite, who thought Mae was the cutest thing ever. Mae spent the rest of the meeting sitting on the beauty goddess's lap, curled in a ball, trying to sleep. Aphrodite could be a great mother if she just tried, holding the small child in her arms, humming a faint lullaby to comfort Mae.
The young child refused to let us see Percy's necklace, claiming Percy asked her to protect it. Of course Percy did that. He wanted to make her feel needed, something he never felt when he was a young boy.
But here we are now in Dublin, Georgia. It was quite the small town, but it radiates power. It definitely caught Lady Artemis's attention, so we're here now to check it out.
As lieutenant, I'm able to choose where I hunt. So with my friend Valerie, who was recruited soon after the Giant War, we take place by a lake, listening intently for anything. Valerie was definitely the one girl no one would expect to be a Hunter. She has long curly blonde hair with eyes that matched sapphires. She was tall and very elegant even before she received the blessing of Artemis. I don't honestly blame her for joining the Hunters, a chance to get away from all of the boys.
"Duck!" I order when I hear a faint whistling coming behind Valerie. She drops to her knees as I deflect the white arrow with my Aegis. I instantly shoot right at the source of the arrow and I'm rewarded with a small grunt.
I go to shoot again, but a force sends both Valerie and I sprawling back, held against a tree by an invisible force.
"Stupid hunters." A dark male voice growls. A tall male with milky white skin and a fluorescent white suit walks towards us. Not a single stain was on the suit, even if he was in the middle of the forest.
"Who. Are. You?" I ask, struggling against the invisible resistor. The man rolls his eyes in annoyance.
"The name's Order. And I have a message for you." He says simply, checking his nail beds as if that was more important than what he needed to tell us.
Order. Order. I rack my brain for where I've heard that name before. Then it clicks, he's the evil brother of Chaos! Of course! How could I be so stupid! But wait. Does that mean all of those legends are true?
"Tell your precious gods that they better get searching for that mortal hero of theirs. He may be the only chance you have of keeping this planet intact." He smirks evilly before disappearing in a flash of white.
Boom! End of this chapter! XD
So I did forget to do the song of the chapter, I'm really sorry about that. Whoopsie daisies.
But anyways! Guess this song!
Stuck in the jet wash.
Bad trip I couldn't get off.
And maybe I bit off more than I could chew
And overhead of the aqua blue.
Fall to your knees, bring on the rapture.
Blessed be the boys time can't capture
On film or between the sheets.
I always fall from your window to the pitch-black streets.
And with the black banners raised
As the crooked smiles fade.
Former heroes who quit too late.
Who just wanna fill up the trophy case again.