It was a peaceful night in the forests outside the cities in Nebraska. The weather was cool, the stars were twinkling in the sky, and the tranquil quietness of the forest was beautiful. Within the forest, if you looked very closely, you could see the silhouettes of a hooded man walked through the wilderness. The bright sea green eye almost shone out of the middle of the low hood, rushing through the trees with the speed, grace, and silence of a panther. But as quick as he appeared, he vanished without a trace back into the forest. In the distance if you listened carefully you would hear the angry raging of the seas, breaking the silence of the night.
The commander of Olympus trekking through the woods, hunting down a rouge pack of monsters that he has been tasked with killing due to the overwhelming increase in attack over the past few weeks. It was like these monsters were rallied, forming a group, and were attacking during the middle of the night in the darkest places on the planet. The seas were also becoming restless recently. More and more ships were disappearing, the people on board never found out heard of again, even the search parties sent by Poseidon couldn't detect the reasons for the anomaly. When asked the God of Seas only says that he was still looking. But Percy could tell that his dad was lying. His dad definitely had some idea of this development but was for some reason hiding it and this troubled Percy more than anything.
The Black sword that was sat comfortably in its scabbard hummed gently at his side pulling him from his thoughts, YES ! he had found out a few months ago that his sword had the essence of its previous owner, Azrael. While he couldn't directly talk to him, he still assist him where he could.
With a quick scan, his senses picked up on all the small details. He scanned the broken leaves through the underbrush and took a deep breath in. Hmm from the broken branches of the trees and bushes, they have on some heavy armors and weaponry. How they got them is concerning. What do you say buddy If we travel north, we can cut them off and take them by surprise." The sword gave a positive hum.
He then glanced up at the sky worriedly, where the moon was just a sliver crescent in the sky, barely casting any light and making the forest very dark.
After about 15 minutes of running he came to the edge of a clearing.
In the clearing was there target, and gods was he screwed, the group consisted of the Nemean Lion, Kampe, a few cyclopes and hell hounds.
He decided that he would take out the weaker ones first. So, Summoning his bow he took a deep breath and on an unspoken command opened fire, at an unbelievable speed.
Golden arrows flew from the trees, hitting the monsters flesh and finding chinks in their armor, throwing them into pandemonium.
Within moments, the cyclopes and hell hounds burst into golden dust from the arrows. This however alerted his other foes as they quickly took shelter.
Seeing that his bow was no longer effective he decided to test his new found. He began running a circular path around the beats at a fast space creating his duplicates. Well not really duplicates, in truth they were mirages. He was running so fast that the monsters couldn't comprehend it to them it would look just like a video, making them believe that they saw multiple him. His action had the desired effect as the monsters broke formation and ran in different direction each running after an imaginary form.
He went after the Nemean Lion first, coming to a halt in front of the beast preventing it from escaping.
"Easy now kitty. Remember all the fun times we had together? You chasing me, me throwing those space packets of astronaut food down your throat? Good times right?" He said as he continued to quietly edge forward.
Anger flashed in its eyes forgetting its fear it responded with a massive roar and pounced at him. Using his superior speed he jumped out of the way before the claws embedded in the tree behind him, tearing through it like it was wet tissue paper. The demigod summoned back his bow and was just notching an arrow when the beast turned around with lightning speed and before he could turn around it smacked him in the chest and sent him flying 30 feet. Percy crashed on the ground, feeling like his chest was just hit by two-ton truck.
He got off the ground and growled a feral noise deep in his throat. The Nemean Lion just looked at him, slightly shocked that he was still alive. But it narrowed its eyes and roared again before bounding towards the demigod. Percy roared in response, taking an aim at its side he fired but the arrow just bounced out its fur cursing he ducked down just in time to avoid another strike. Its fur is impenetrable; Looks like he wasn't going to get through with his arrows. The lion roared in defiance and charged again forcing the demigod to stay on defensive. Realizing that this was not going to work he ran away from the beast for a few miles then raised his fist and with a battle cry charged at full speed.
THUD ! was the only sound heard as his opponent flipped end over end 30 feet away from the solid punch. He liked to call this 'The Fists of Steel.' if he delivered a punch with the momentum from his speed he could land a very powerful punch which could seriously hurt or in some cases even kill his opponent.
But the Nemean Lion was no ordinary beast it stumbled to its feet, still dazed from the punch. It snarled at him, he could see a little bit of fear in its face. They wrestled around the arena, both delivering devastating blows on each other. Percy saw some dents on its skin from his attacks. It was then that he got an idea. If he couldn't cut it with a blade, maybe an internal attack could kill it.
With that in mind Percy began circling the beast creating a vortex sucking out all the air. It took a few moments then the beast fell on the ground desperately gasping for air. Seizing the opportunity he dashed forward and jammed his sword through the roof of it's mouth.
The lion shuddered once before going completely still and dissolving into golden dust.
As the monster disintegrated Percy spread his wings and took to the sky searching his second opponent.
He found her but not in the way he expected. While he was flying he was suddenly hit by a very heavy body sending him sprawling on the ground. Kampe was right above him, she leveled her sword right at the son of Poseidon and spoke in her hissing voice.
"Perseus Jackson! You have caused my death in the world above for unleashing that accursed Hundred-Handed One! I shall destroy you and watch as your bloody corpse withers and turns to dust!" She cried out in the Language of Old Times.
Percy smirked a cold look in his carefree eyes as he regarded the giant monster in front of him. "It shall be you, Kampe, who shall shrivel and die. For the pain and torture you have indicted upon innocent lives, I shall kill you and scatter your essence throughout Tartarus!" He shouted out in the same tongue, drawing a shocked reaction from her.
Kampe recovered from her shock, her green eyes narrowing as she regarded Percy warily.
"How do you know the Language of Old Times?" She hissed out.
Percy's smirk turned sinister, as his cold calculating bored into Kampe's. "I can't tell you all my secrets now. Can I?"
She snapped out of it as flew towards him at high speed. She lunged towards him with such power that they both went tumbling through the forest. They skidded to a halt in a heap of leaves. Using the ground as leverage Percy pushed her back, using her distraction to his advantage made a huge gash on her body. Kampe hissed in pain as her black blood oozed from the cut and her skin stung, growling she spun around and caught the demigod off guard, managing to cut his leg with her scimitars.
The blade itself didn't cause any significant damage to his invulnerable skin but the poison seeped into his skin making him howl in pain. Agony exploded in his body as it felt like his skin was on fire, slowly eating its way into the tissue. He couldn't stay aloft as the pain overwhelmed his ability to fly and he crashed to the ground, making a crater. Kampe flew over him and had a malicious smirk on her face.
"Now you will burn as your body shrivels until you are a lifeless husk. But don't worry, you won't die yet. I want to have some fun with this. I haven't heard screams like this since it tortured that pathetic excuse for a hundreds handed one!" She said sadistically
That was the wrong thing to say as Percy felt anger burst in his chest and rage flood his mind, screaming for vengeance. The poison on her swords was designed to kill lesser beings, but he was no longer a lesser being. He was the Commander of Olympus, the descendant of an angel. He was DEATH. Her poison could hurt him. But he WOULD KILL HER.
Kampe watched in shock as Percy managed to struggle to his feet, the wound on his leg still dripping with her green acid, but the look in his eyes wasn't pain. No, it was pure and unbridled hatred.
"You have made a grave mistake Kampe. You have tortured innocent beings for far too long. You will die but don't worry it will not be over quickly. I am going to hurt you slowly till you beg me to kill you." He shouted in a commanding tone.
He began vibrating his body till he was just a blurry outline of a figure, soon a dirty green colored mist rose from his body as the poison reached its boiling point and began evaporating. After discarding the poison he initiated his next step.
Concentrating on the atmospheric water in his surroundings he summoned it to himself, encompassing himself in it, the water began hardening and taking shape, with the demigod hovering in its center.
Kampe watched in stunned silence as the demigod began to grow in size, growing taller by the each passing second. He towered over the monster by a good 10 feet before he stopped growing.
As a final transformation a sword materialized in the figures hand an exact replica of his sword and wings sprouted from his back, two monstrous abominations, 50 feet in diameter.
Faster than the Kampe thought possible, the enraged demigod shot out at her, slashing onto every exposed part of her body. She screamed in terror as she slashed and hacked at the oncoming strikes, warding off as many as she could, but they kept coming.
Cuts opened on her body and blood flowed freely from her wounds. Kampe felt blow upon blow rain upon her head, the force felt like a barrage of freight trains were hitting her, breaking her bones and tearing her skin. Desperately, her giant dragon legs with the hundred vipers struck out and she managed to free herself flying as far away from the enraged demigod as possible.
Percy on the other hand had no plans of letting her go. Raising his hands he created two swirling tendrils of water one liquid and one ice, he shot the massive whip at the monster, striking it dead center of the chest. The water didn't stop as it punched a whole straight through her chest. The liquid water bound her making it difficult to breathe. But the ice served another purpose. From the center of the its chest, the ice spread out in icy cracks, covering the creatures entire body.
With a last desperate cry, the ice coated its head, leaving an ice statue of where Kampe used to be. Percy launched his body upwards, punching right through the ice statue, shattering it into millions of pieces. The ice shards melted and turned to golden dust. "Enjoy Tartarus you bitch." He spat.
Waiting for a few minutes Percy scouted the forest to see if any monsters were left. As he started to walk back towards Olympus in order to report his progress to Zeus, the whole Earth started shaking violently only his earth shaker powers provided him the stability to stand.
He spread his wings flying high in the air getting as far away from the ground as possible. In the distance he could see the sea thrashing, huge waves continuously crashing on the shore. He could have sworn he saw something below the surface.
Percy gasped in horror as a massive serpent head broke the surface of water.
"Great Gaea." Percy stuttered, finally solving the mystery behind the sea's turmoil, his face crestfallen at the sight of the Midgard Serpent. "Jörmungandr. No no no, it's not possible he cannot break his prison the magical bindings are too strong, unless..."
Not believing his own words he looked upwards and shouted.
"Heimdall, answer me tell me that everything is all right on Asgard." He waited for a few minutes but when no reply came his expression became grim.
"This is not right Heimdall always answers to me, something is definitely wrong."
Assuming the worst he decided to check for himself.
Closing his eyes he took a deep breath as a glow started from his body till his body shot upwards leaving only a crack of lightning behind. A bright light encompassed his whole body till he just disappeared into space leaving only a ripple in his path. In the next moment he was on Asgard, the realm eternal.
There was an unnatural silence on the planet. The light in the sky seemed to have been dimmed. There was only a darkness and heavy cloud. He could barely see the sun.
He stiffened as he saw Heimdall. The gatekeeper was standing in front of him frozen as an ice statue.
His body temperatures were abnormally low and he seemed to be developing an severe hypothermia. Analyzing the condition he began running around him melting off the ice and providing his body with heat. Slowly all the ice melted from his body
Laying the body on the ground Percy dashed towards the palace where he heard some commotion. He was not ready for the sight that greeted him, the halls were littered with dark elves and the Jotunns, overpowering the small Asgardian army.
Summoning his sword he began taking out the enemy. Be it the dark elves or the Jotunn all feel to his blade, they tried to retaliate but couldn't land a strike against his speed. In a few minutes the once army off thousands was reduced to only a handful. Sensing their defeat the remaining fled for their lives.
Percy turned around, the eyes of the entire Asgardian army on him, looks of awe and confusion on their faces. Before he could say anything Thor stepped forward.
"Perseus ! Thank goodness you are here." Percy stepped forward and embraced the God of Thunder. Thor gave him a paternal pat on the back. "Tis good to see you once again, my friend." He turned towards his army, "Asgardians you have fought well, honor our fallen brothers and sisters , mourn for them and remember their sacrifice."
"Come Perseus we have lot to discuss, He said motioning to the demigod. "Thor, what's happening here?" Percy asked
Thor turned and looked up at the sky. "The wolf Fenrir has escaped from his prison. His escape has weakened our powers allowing his brother Jörmungandr to break out, though he is not fully free yet but it's just a matter of time now ." His once vibrant and booming voice seemed to fall. "Seeking this opportunity the Dark elves and the Frost giants have also retaliated, although I am saddened to say this but Asgard is on the verge of falling. The dark age is almost upon us Perseus and I believe we won't be able to stop it this time."
Percy murmured, "Ragnarok."
Thor looked at him sadly. "Aye."
"Why didn't you tell me sooner Thor ?"
The Thunderer sighed . "We tried Perseus but the Bifrost is no longer operating and with both my brother Loki and father incapacitated at the moment all the realms are lost to us, so as such we don't have much options."
Percy nodded. "What are you plans Thor ? You know your forces won't stand against them much longer."
"I know my friend that's why I was planning on a surprise attack on Fenrir tonight. But since you are also here... I need your help once again Perseus. Will you help me again Commander of Olympus and once keeper of Mjolnir.
Percy embraced the tall robust man. "You needn't even ask old friend."
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Yggdrasil, the cosmic ash tree which lies at the center of the Norse cosmos. Its three roots drink the waters of the homeworlds, one in the abode of the gods, Asgard, one in the homeland of the humans, Midgard, and one in the abode of the dead, Heilheim, ruled over by the goddess Hel. The daughter of Loki and Angrabooa.
She now sat in a hall of a dark Manor watching over the prisoner that laid unconscious in her cell. She stared at her somewhat scathingly. Why did that Greek bring this creature to her? This ugly, golden skinned, human looking woman. Hel looked at the crown in her hand. She had taken this from the prisoner. It was a powerful weapon and she could feel the magical properties in it. It was the only reason she relented to watch over her.
Hel rose from her throne and went to a mirror. A pale visage with eyes that looked as black as night with no pupils was reflected back at her. She rested the crown on her long white hair and smiled.
"Done admiring yourself? Shouldn't you be watching over the prisoner?" Questioned a voice behind her.
Hel turned to see a bearded, robust man, his face hidden behind a hideous helmet. It was Ares, the God of War. "You must not let your guard down. Thor will come, he has aid now. You must complete the ritual before they discover her."
Hel walked to him, "You worry too much Pagan, don't fret we are prepared. My brother Fenrir will destroy them."
As if on cue a blood curling howl resonated through the darkness.
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Thor flew forward with Percy right behind him. Both were now attired in armor. They entered the the Norse version of underworld, it seemed like the entire realm was covered with darkness, even the air was thick and dense with magic.
They landed on the ground and Thor warned, "Be on guard Perseus. The magic here blocks all external powers, your speed and water powers won't work here."
Thor pointed to a light dancing in the distance. "That is where the goddess Hel dwells, her brother must be there."
Percy nodded. "Then let us stop wasting time."
They had not gone further than a half a mile when Thor's sharp ears picked up movement. He whispered, "On the right. I can hear them approaching. It sounds like a big number."
Coming out of the shadows was a small army of looming, figures . He muttered, "He sends the Jotans and the dark elves ."
Thor said to Percy. "So my friend are you ready to finish off these scum."
The Demigod grinned raising his sword. "Till the end then."
Thor roared. "Attack!"
They took to the air, weapons aloft as they met the enemy head on.
Thor threw his hammer and sent it flying so hard it crumpled the body of a giant right on impact. He raised his arm calling Mjolnir back to him and launched a devastating lightning attack on a group of elves. He stood up for a moment breathing heavily looking for Percy.
The demigod had hacked down six giants. He was quick and matter of fact. He took them out cleanly and quickly, aiming successfully for the heart. He had learned that cutting off a limb or stabbing an opponent and leaving them to bleed out was not a kindness. And any warrior, be they man, beast, giant, or troll would prefer the honor of death that having to survive without an arm or leg or be in any way disabled.
They were closing in on the manor. Thor could see it. A misshapen, black facade and spiked gates and walls surrounding it.
It was when the last on fell that they stood to a thunderous applause coming from a distance.
Coming out of the darkness was none other than Ares and the wolf Fenrir.
"You. Traitor. I should have known it would be you to block the Bifrost on earth." Percy growled.
Ares chucked darkly. "What can I say Jackson you have been a thorn on my side for too long. I was hoping to keep you away from Asgard this once but alas I would have to settle for just killing you."
"It shall be you who will be destroyed Ares. Your arrogance will be your downfall and for crimes against Olympus I shall throw you into Tartarus." Turning to Thor be motioned for him to take Fenrir while he finished the arrogant god.
Ares turned red and charged but Percy lazily swatted his blow aside with a flick of his sword. Ares growled as he ran forward, unleashing a bunch of devastating strikes at his opponent. Percy didn't fight back but was having too much ducking and dodging Ares' blows. They quickly fell into a pattern.
Ares jumped forward aiming a strike at Percy's stomach hoping to catch him off guard. Percy saw this trick and caught the strike with his bare hands. Ares was stunned that the demigod managed to stop his attack like that. Before he could retch his arm free, Percy pulled him forward. Using the forward momentum, Percy retched Ares' sword and delivered a powerful uppercut sending the god tumbling back.
The demigod shook his head and threw his opponents sword to him. "Get up God of War. Get up. Pick up your sword I won't fight an unarmed opponent."
Ares was in a state of pain. With a growl in his throat he picked up his sword and ran at the demigod engaging in a deadly dance of blades.
Percy studied Ares fighting technique as he jumped around the sword, getting a feel for his battle technique. Just as he suspected, Ares relied on brunt strength to overwhelm his opponents, going with a pure offensive strategy with zero defense whatsoever. After about a minute of playing cat and mouse, Percy decided he was done toying with the war god and acted.
Ares was getting tired at this point, slashing non-stop at sprinting speed would tire even a god. His blows were getting more wild and sluggish, opening himself up to mistakes. Mistakes that would cost him. As he slashed towards Percy's chest, the Demigod did a backward somersault and sliced a deep groove in the god's chest. The sudden strike caught Ares off guard making him cry in pain but before he could retaliate Percy flipped forward and embedded his stuff deep in the god's heart effectively ending the fight.
Ares fell to the ground clutching the sword in pain and disbelief. He could not believe that twice the same demigod had injured him! It was just not possible!
Percy shook his head in mock sympathy. "You couldn't beat me when I was twelve and you can't beat me now. Is there humiliation enough for you." He taunted. "I was willing to give you a second chance Ares but you are no longer deserving of it. Enjoy Tartarus you backstabbing bastard"
Ares face turned purple with rage and pain. "You think you won Jackson! No, you didn't. This was just a distraction to give Hel she needed to compete the ritual required to completely free Jörmungandr" He yelled.
Percy saw red as wrenched his sword eliciting another cry of pain. "What ritual are you taking about Ares." Percy demanded.
The war god just laughed as the last of his body dissolved and vanished in a shower of golden dust.
Meanwhile another intense and gruesome baths was going on between Thor and Fenrir. Each trying to kill the other with blows and strikes. Both were growing frustrated at this point.
In an act of desperation Thor threw Mjolnir at the beast trying to gain an upper hand. It was a mistake. Due to his lack of attention the hammer missed it's target giving Fenrir the opening he required. Rushing towards the robust man, the wolf stood on his hind legs and unleashed a deadly swipe at his body, sending him flying into the wall. Thor winced in pain he could feel the blood rushing from the horrible wound.
Fenrir slowly walked over to his opponent smug pride and victory dancing in his eyes, ready to finish the fight. Thor closed his eyes and waited for the blow. It never came.
When he opened his eyes the wolf was lying on the floor and Percy was standing next to him with a furious expression on his face. "Are you all right Thor?" Percy asked giving him some ambrosia. Thor grunted in approval, his wounds slowly healing from the godly medicine. "You rest for a while, I'll take care of him."
The beast got up and snarled obviously angry at him for disrupting the fight. Unfazed Percy retracted his sword and ran at Fernir in a zig-zag motion. The wolf moved his head from left to right trying to keep track of the demigod. At the last moment the demigod flipped to the right and delivered a powerful punch on the to of its head smashing his face on the ground. Drool flew out of his mouth and teeth broke into little pieces, tearing his mouth up, blood flowing from his gums. Without a moment's notice Percy picked up the wolf and smashed it on his knees effectively breaking his spinal cord, rendering him immobile.
Fernir opened his mouth and howled loudly in pain and terror. Seeking his opportunity Percy lodged his foot in the wolf's lower jaw and his hand grabbed the beats snout. With a mighty cry he ripped Fernir's lower jaw from his mouth.
Fernir let out a pained yelp then crumpled to the ground. It was over the beast was finally dead.
Leaving the beasts dead body Percy made his way towards Thor. "Come on my friend we need to hurry Ares was saying something about a ritual being performed to release Jörmungandr." Nodding Thor and Percy made their way towards the dark manor.
They landed on the balcony and Thor kicked the doors open. "Hel ! I know you are in there." He shouted.
He saw a pale light from a gallery above and motioned for Percy to follow. They climbed some crumbling steps leading to what looked like a Hall. They entered to see the goddess sitting there with a body lying next to her chained to the ground. Percy gasped when he got a good look of the prisoner. It was Hippolyta. The Queen of the Amazons.
Now he immediately understood Ares' motives. He was planning on sacrificing the queen of the Amazon's for the ritual, this would not only free Jörmungandr but also insure a war between the two pantheons.
Hel was too busy chanting to notice the two new occupants in the room. "Thor we have to do something fast. I can feel her life force slipping away." Percy said frantically.
Thor raced forward only to smash into an invisible wall in front of them. He bounced off the barrier, landing in an undignified heap on the floor but he shot to his feet quickly, shaking off the blow. He lifted Mjolnir and smashed it on the barrier but to his disbelief it too didn't have any effect. "AAAGGGHHH ! What kind of trickery is this?" Thor bellowed, "What do we do Perseus?"
Percy shook his head. "I don't know Thor. If I had my powers I could have bypassed it easily but..." Percy zoned out thinking of something. On impulse he ran forward and much to his delight his speed was back.
"How..." Thor stammered.
Percy grinned. "I am not sure but I believe that since Hel is focusing all her power on the ritual the barriers here have weakened. We can dwell on that later, first we have to save her. I'll try and go inside."
He closed his eyes and felt the air caressing his face feeling for the right frequency. His body began vibrating. Moving forward he braced himself and prayed to the gods that his plan would work. He phased right through the barrier.
But he didn't have time to celebrate his achievement, he could barely feel Hippolyta's soul. He had to act, raising his hand he banged it on the floor. A massive earthquake erupted , shaking the manor to its foundations.
Caught off guard Hel was interrupted from her chanting and fell to the ground in a heap. Groaning she sat up and looked around trying to find the one who had the nerve to interrupt her.
"YOU." She shouted angrily pointing a finger at Perseus. "You dare interfere , you insolent demigod, Ares warned me about you, why can't you just stay out of others affairs. Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhh I'll show you your place you..." She abruptly stopped in mid sentence due to a power packed punch on her temples sending her to the realm of Morpheus. With her defeat the barrier surrounding the place also fell.
"For the love of god women ! Shut up." He shouted as Thor heartily made his way towards him.
He turned around to check the body of Hippolyta and much to his relief she was OK. He placed a hand on her forehead sending electrical impasses into her system, jump-starting her body. Her body heaved for a moment, her eyes fluttering from the sudden energy increase before she slumped down.
"Phew." He said taking a breath of relief and collapsing on the ground. "What a day man. Hey Thor you think Bifrost is working again? We really need to send her home."
Thor shook his head. "I don't really know Perseus. But we can check now that the wards surrounding this place have fallen." Looking up he shouted. "Heimdall if you can hear me, I need you to open the Bifrost." They waited for a few minutes when nothing happened they became dejected when suddenly a glowing circular rune materialized in the center of the room.
Sighing in relief Percy picked up the unconscious body and placed it inside the rune. A bright light seemingly fell down from completely engulfing the body. As soon as it came it vanished, leaving nothing but a runic drawing on the floor.
He turned to Thor. "I should be returning too, now that my business here is done." Before he could leave The Thunderer clasped a hand on his shoulder.
"Nonsense my friend, you are not going aywhere right now. You are going to come with me to Asgard and no I won't accept any arguments." The demigod sighed but nodded.
Smiling he stepped back and shouted. "Heimdall bring us home."
The world seemed to spun around them as their bodies dissipated into nothingness. When their senses returned they were both standning in Asgard the Gatekeeper before them. "Heimdall is good to see you hale and happy. How are you feeling." Percy stepped forward and hugged the elder god.
"I am good Perseus. Thank you for your help." Heimdall replied smiling.
Promising to see him later Thor and Percy made their way towards the palace. As they entered they were met with standing ovation from the occupants. Percy looked around the room surprised to see the All Father and Loki standing among the ranks.
"Now that the saviors of Asgard are here we can begin the award ceremony and celebration." Odin proclaimed from his throne.
Percy walked through the throne room as Thor made his way to his throne, everyone watched him, the Gods all seated in their thrones. Unsure of what to do, Percy quickly made his way over to Odin's throne and knelt in front of the All Father.
"Rise Perseus, Commander of Olympus, protector of the realms, Savior of Asgard." Odin announced loudly.
Percy rose to his feet, still unsure of what to do.
"We are in your debt Perseus. What you have done for us can never be repaid but as a token of our gratitude we offer you a gift of your choice." Odin said.
Percy looked up smiling. "I don't require any gift My lord. Asgard is like my home and it is my honor and duty to defend my home. The blessings and safety of the people is all that I require."
Odin nodded laughing. "I can't really say I am surprised my boy. Very well then since you won't ask for a gift I will give you one of my own choosing. I Odin as the king of Asgard do hereby declare you Perseus Jackson as the General of the Asgardian army. Moreover you are now an Asgardian citizen, your are free to come here anytime you wish now. Lastly I would like to say that this matter is not up for questioning you have to accept it. No questions." He stated firmly.
Percy grudgingly accepted, but in his defense when one of the most powerful beings in the universe forces you to accept something you reaaly don't have a choice.
"I believe this ceremony is now complete. Now, let the victory celebration begin." Odin's proclamation was met with cheers from all.
There are parties, and then there are huge, major, blowout parties. And then there are the Godly parties. If you ever get a choice, go for the the latter.
Music blared in the courtyard as people began exiting the room and headed towards the party.
Odin went around growing refreshment stands out of the ground, and a beautiful woman walked with him arm in arm—his wife, Frigga. Nectar and ambrosia overflowed from golden fountains, Golden goblets filled with whatever drink you wanted.
Percy quietly wove through the hordes of women trying to persuade him to dance until he came face to face with a beautiful green eyed women.
"Lady Sigyn." Percy said bowing down to kiss the hand of the goddess. "I must say you grow much more beautiful each time I see you. Are you sure you are not related to Aphrodite in some way?" The goddess blushed at the remark but was saved from further embarrassment by a sudden new appearance .
"And people call me the silver tongue." Loki said shaking his head, fixing Percy with a mock glare. "Are you trying to take over my title now Perseus, flirting with my wife."
"Come on Trickster. How can I, being in my right consciousness not compliment a beautiful lady? I learned from the best after all." Percy replied cheekily emancipating laughter from everyone.
Yeah life was good for now...