Sally found herself in a strange place, an ancient land with rolling hills of green and crystal clear river.
It was a beautiful day, Sally was dripping her feet in the river. She was not alone, men and women dressed in chitons, enjoying the river as well. Fishing, doing laundry or dipping the feet in.
The sky became red. Arrows fell and killed several of the river people. Being dressed in animal pelt and skulls came over the horizon howling for blood.
These barbarians began destroying everything in sight. The women and children were thrown into cages, and the men were killed without hesitation.
Those who ran had arrows shot into their backs.
When the barbarians spotted Sally she ran as fast she could, everything was red now, and fire spread. The river turned blood red.
The barbarians surrounded her, one lifts his crude ax ready to bring it down on her. But a sword pierced him from behind. The rest of the barbarians turn to face their enemy.
A lone man wearing red and gold armor stood unmoving waiting for them to attack. His amber eyes filled with rage.
Sally watched as the warrior effortlessly sliced apart the barbarians. His brutality surpassed theirs by a wide margin. Blood flew across the air and land on Sally turning her Chiron red.
His armor was stained with blood. Surround by fire, blood, and corpses, Sally was like she was in the middle of a war movie. The warrior walks toward Sally, crushing the head of a fallen barbarian with his foot.
The blood-spattered warrior looms over her. Sally felt completely overwhelmed by his presence, not knowing what this man was going to do next.
"Wake up." He said.
"Huh?"
"Wake up."
Sally's eye fluttered open. She looked around finding that she was still in the abandoned cabin where the satyrs attack her.
"How are you feeling?" Carson asked. Sally's mind was in a blank. He was so close, too close. Pushing herself up Sally felt something slip off her, Carson jacket and found herself naked.
Sally covered herself and scream. "Kyaaaa!"
Carson let out an annoyed sigh, "Calm down,"
"I'm naked!" Sally cried. Carson moved and Sally saw he not wearing a shirt. She got a good view of his godlike muscles.
"Why am I naked? Where is your shirt? What is going on?" Sally rambled on.
"You were drenched in rain and I administer skin-to-skin contact to prevent hypothermia."
Skin to skin? Sally's face became bright red. Carson stood up and threw his shirt on her.
"Get dressed, the rain has cleared up." He said putting on his jacket.
Sally put on his shirt which was four times her size. She tries to stand but a throbbing pain shot up her leg and brought her back down.
"My leg," Sally felt it pulsing. Carson groaned and took off his jacket. He knelt and said, "Hop on,".
Sally climb on, Carson threw his jacket over them and grabbed her thighs to keep her in place.
"Your back," Sally said.
He knew she would see his scars. "Just an old war wound."
Line Break.
"Mommy!"
"Percy!"
The reunion of mother and son was heartwarming. Kratos set Sally down so she could hug her son.
Kratos stared at his associates, "I told you to leave by sunrise,"
Prometheus rubbed the back of his neck, "Yeah, sorry, but the kid was throwing a fit."
Kratos groaned. Molly flew straight toward and was nose to nose with her.
"Oh my goodness! Your Sally right? It is so nice to meet you! You're so pretty! Can I braid your hair? Percy is so cute! Can I be his babysitter and godmother? I always wanted a baby boy!" Molly rapidly said.
Sally couldn't respond to the nymph's hyper nature. Clark pick up his wife by the scruff of her shirt and pulled her back.
"Im sorry about my wife, she puts a lot of sugar in her coffee," The cyclops said. He saw Sally staring at him not saying a word. She knew he was a cyclops
"Ma'am I wish you and your son no harm," Clark said. He has said that a lot in his long life.
Sally looks back a Kratos for reassurance, "The Cyclops won't hurt you or the boy, he's my ally."
"Yeah mommy Uncle Clark and Aunt Molly are nice, I like them a lot!" Percy said giving his two cents.
"Uncle Clark? Aunt Molly?" Sally asked confused.
Clark rubbed the back of his neck, "Yeah, Molly told him to call her that and I kinda join in,"
"Enough," Kratos said, gaining everybody attention, "Nymph heal Sally's leg and give her some new clothes," he turned to Clark, "I killed a lot of satyrs last night, I want to collect their skull and horns for resources,"
Clark nodded, "I'll get my truck ready,"
"Prometheus what do you see," The Titan closed for a second, "I don't see any trouble ahead, a least not today or tomorrow,"
"Everybody be ready to leave in ten minutes," Kratos order. Percy ran up to him.
"What can I do?" Percy asked. Kratos looks down at him.
"Stay out of trouble,"
"I can't promise that," Percy said.
Line Break.
Kratos's original plan was to get Sally and Percy things out of their cabin and be back in New York by nightfall.
But Sally insisted that clean up the place. The windows and door were destroyed so last night storm drench the inside.
Clark and Molly agreed and with their magic repair the place within ten minutes. Clark also repaired Gabe's car in two minutes.
Kratos insisted that leave again, but Sally said still this place rented for three more days and didn't want to go home yet. Sally wasn't going to let a bad experience with some monster ruin her vacation.
Molly also wanted to spend time at the beach and her husband gave in immediately folded.
Prometheus gave his advice, "Kratos, those satyrs probably had a base or two holding magical items and supplies if we stay we might find some good stuff."
Kratos went "hmmm," Satyrs had a natural detection for magic, "Fine, but who going to watch the women and the boy?"
They look at the cabin, Molly waved her hand and a broken window was fixed. Sally was pushing Percy on a swing.
"I was thinking you," Prometheus said pointing toward Kratos.
"Me?"
"Yeah, with my foresight and Clark cyclops intuition we find something much faster," Prometheus said.
"Yeah, plus if there is anyone I trust to protect my wife it's you," Clark agreed. "Besides you look like you need some relaxation."
Kratos groaned. "Fine."
And just like that Kratos was babysitting.
Clark and Prometheus left saying they tried and be back within a few hours.
Kratos patrol the area a few times, any track he found were old or made by a raccoon. Boredom overtook him.
Sally and Molly went to make lunch, he figures Percy was inside with them.
Kratos pulled out his sword and pick a hand full of leaves. He threw the leaves in the air and swung his sword cleaning slicing through each leaf.
"Wow!"
Percy was watching with starry eyes.
"What are you wearing?" Kratos asked.
Percy had a bucket on his bucket and a towel wrapped over his shoulders.
"My armor and cape." Percy held up a toy sword and trash can lid.
"Those?"
"My sword and shield! I'm ready to fight those monsters and protect my mommy!" Percy announced.
"Are you now? Go back inside boy." Kratos put his sword away began to walk away and Percy follows him. "But I can help too!"
"No you can't," Kratos said.
"Yes, I can!" Percy argued, "I'm gonna fight monsters and be a hero like you!"
Kratos stopped walking, "I'm not a hero."
"Yes you are, you saved me and mommy from the monsters, you're a hero!" Percy yapped.
This kid was getting on Kratos's nerves, "No I'm not! Now back to your mother."
"Then what are you?" Percy asked.
Kratos heard a voice in his head.
"You're a monster."
"I'm a warrior boy," Kratos said.
"Then I'm going to a warrior too!" Percy yelled.
"No your not, you don't even know how to fight," Kratos said.
"Yes I do, I get into fights at school all the time," Percy said proudly.
"Hmmm, alright then," Kratos stood over Percy who gulped. "Attack me."
"Huh?"
"Attack, Me," Kratos said.
"Why?" Percy was only four years old but even he found this odd.
"Prove to me that you can fight, and I may show you a thing or two," Kratos said.
"Really? Ok, but I warn I'm pretty tough!" Percy got himself ready.
"Aaahhh!" Percy yelled and charged straight towards Kratos and began hitting him in his legs. Kratos didn't bother dodging, every time Percy's toy sword hit him it let out a squeaky noise.
"Take this! And this! And that!" Perry yelled. He wildly and blindly kept hitting. Kratos knelt to Percy level, allowing the attack to continue The squeaky sword was hitting Kratos, he didn't flinch even he was hit directly in his pupils. Kratos pressed his middle finger against his thumb and level it to Percy's forehead.
With a flick, Percy was sent rolling away from Kratos.
Percy rolled across the yard uncontrollably, his bucket helmet and towel cape flew off him. His toy sword and trash can shield flew out of his hands.
Percy got over the shock of what had just happened and pick himself up. He was covered with dust and leaves and blood trickle down his face. Tears began to form in his green eyes.
"Don't cry." Kratos order. Percy clamped up.
"That your first lesson boy, handling pain and fear." Kratos dust Percy off.
"Are you ok?"
Percy just nodded, "Can you teach me more?"
Kratos wipe the blood off Percy's face.
"If you can handle it."
Percy rubbed his eyes to make sure he had no tears. He had a determined look.
"Yeah!" Percy said, " I can I hold your sword,"
"No."
Line Break.
Over the next three days, Clark and Prometheus found three bases belonging to the Dark Satyrs, interesting enough only one contains mortal bodies. Prometheus calls the authorities to find the bodies and used his titan magic to make them believe the wild goat did this.
Over thirty-five bodies were found.
They found very little, only a few pieces of Celestial bronze and other magical metals.
Clark did find one thing.
"Onyx Crystal," He threw a white-blue crystal with a rainbow aura on the cabin kitchen table. It was about the size of an apple.
Onyx Crystal feeds off magical energy of all kinds. Growing and becoming more durable. It was one of the hardest materials in the Greek World.
It could be used as a whetstone to improve weapons and armor or could be used to create a magical enchantment.
Onyx crystals can even be used as batteries for both magical or even mundane equipment.
"We can use this to hide your godly essence Kratos, the Onyx should be durable enough to handle you," Clark began, then Sally and Molly came in holding plates of food.
"Alright boys no work at the dinner table," Molly said setting down a bowl of macaroni and cheese.
Percy ran to the and sat down next to Kratos. He still had a band-aid on his head where Kratos flicked him. Percy was sticking to Kratos like glue.
"Um, Kratos could you please pass me the corn?" Sally asked. Kratos passed the bowl to her.
Kratos did not tell her his real name, she just overheard everyone call and then he bluntly said that was his real name. She was also not happy that he flicked Percy's forehead. She gave him quite the scolding.
But Percy was so happy around Kratos that Sally couldn't stay mad. As Kratos loaded his plate with food Percy would mimic and choose the same food.
Prometheus began telling a story. "And so I made the better version,"
"So you didn't technically create humans," Sally said.
"Well, yes and no, I created the modern homo sapiens, the mortals before them were the neanderthals, I made simply create a more intelligent, and more beautiful form of humanity,"
Percy ignores the other adults and focuses on Kratos. Kratos didn't say anything. After dinner, Kratos went to patrol the area. Percy followed him holding his squeaky sword. Kratos picked him up and put him back in the cabin.
The sleeping arrangement was that Sally and Percy got the bedroom, Clark and Molly slept in Clark boat and Prometheus got the couch.
Kratos didn't sleep at all. He waited outside, watching and waiting.
"You must be tired," Looking his left he saw Sally dressed in a t-shirt and shorts, her sleeping attire.
"I'm fine."
Sally sat down right next to him. "Percy keep saying that you are going to teach him to fight?"
"Hmmm," Was Kratos's answer. "The boy talks a lot, he has too much energy,"
Sally sigh, "I know sometimes I can barely keep up with him," Sally sat down next to him. They didn't speak. Only the sound of crickets and a light breeze.
"Have you told the boy who that he a half-blood,"
Sally shifted in her spot, "No."
"He needs to know,"
"Not yet," Sally said, "I'm aware of what lies ahead for him, right now I just what to think he a normal kid,"
Kratos groaned, " If that's what you believe."
SNAP!
Kratos aim The Stallion at the noise. The bushes rustle and out came to an angry Raccoon making angry raccoon noises.
"Hmmph," Kratos put the Stallion away. Sally look like she was on the verge of a panic attack. Both Molly and Prometheus explain that Clear sight could heal and handle trauma better than normal mortals
"Calm down," Kratos said. "Inhale,"
Sally took a deep breath.
"Count to four and then exhale,"
Sally mentally counted and exhale feeling her peace starting to return.
"Count to four and inhale," Kratos said.
They repeated the process of breathing and counting until Kratos could tell Sally was no longer tense. It took five minutes. Kratos learn this breathing technique from a previous life, one where he was tortured by a Nazi S.S. doctor.
"Thank you," Sally smiled.
"Stop that," Kratos said.
"Huh?"
"That smile, it's annoying,"
"I don't understand, what's wrong with me smiling," she gave a slight pout.
Kratos look at her, "it's not real, why do keep smiling when your upset."
Sally sighed, she had been caught. "I think it all began with my Uncle Rich."
She became quiet for a moment and Kratos waited for her to continue.
"My Uncle Rich raised me like his own daughter, always working to provide for us, but he always had time for me.
When he got sick he was in so much pain, but he was more concerned for me, so I learn to put on a fake smile to ease his pain,"
Sally felt her eyes become teary as painful memories return. Richard Jackson was tall, strong, and handsome with a great big heart and sense of humor. He would always help those in need and never complain, not once.
But when was diagnosed, he became a wither version of himself. Bedridden, couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and always in pain. But, even then he never lost that humor of his.
Sally dropped out of school to take care of him.
"Sally please go back to school, I'm all right!"
"No Uncle Rich! Now, what soup do you want with your medicine?"
"...Cheese and broccoli, you're a Jackson alright, most stubborn people on the planet."
Uncle Rich worry about her, so Sally put on a fake smile. And she kept Smiling and smiling.
She smiled when Poseidon left her.
She smiled when she married Gabe.
She didn't stop smiling.
Kratos is the first person to see through it.
"Go to bed," Kratos said. He put away the Stallion and lean back against the cabin wall.
"I can't sleep," Sally said using her toes to play with the grass.
"Why not,"
Sally didn't say anything.
"The satyrs," Kratos knew the attack affected her. Percy overcame the attack due to his heritage. A demigod mind can handle trauma better an any mortal.
Molly even gave Sally some magical tea to help her calm down and ease her mind.
But Sally could still hear them, smell them, she saw them in the corner of her eyes.
"They won't hurt you, now go to bed." Kratos order.
Sally sigh and got up. She sat down next to Kratos and rest her head on his shoulder.
"I can just stay out here with you a little longer?" Sally asked.
"If it will calm your mind."
After a few minutes, Kratos notice Sally's breathing change. She had fallen asleep. Carefully he picked her up and carry her inside.
He put her in her bed. Percy was deep asleep and drooling in the next bed.
"Chocolate chips." The boy mutter.
He tucked Sally in and was just about to leave the room. He felt Sally gently grab his fingers.
"Please stay,"
Kratos didn't why but he stayed. Sally scooted over and Kratos got in the bed with her sitting up with his back against the bed board. Sally rested her head on his chest and drifted off to sleep.
Kratos didn't sleep that night. He stay up watching and protecting them as they slept.
LINE BREAK.
Sally placed a blue plate of sausage and eggs in front of Prometheus.
"Thank you very much sally." Prometheus pick up his fork and began eating.
Today was the end of the Jacksons' vacation their bags were packed up and Sally began cleaning up.
Clark and Molly left the previous day. Molly protested asking for one more day but Clark had to return to his shop.
"No! I wanna go the beach and play with Percy!" Molly cried.
Clark threw his wife over his shoulder and left. A loyal customer known as Mr. Jenkins A/C gave out and Clark has not let him down.
"Sorry, My Little Spring Flower but work is calling."
He left behind a truck for Kratos to drive back to New York.
Kratos was teaching Percy basic sword practice. Proper handling, footwork, balance, and reflex.
Percy then would attack the dummy like a mad man wildly attacking. Kratos groaned, but he could the boy's talent.
Percy was a natural-born swordsman. Sure the offensive was wild, but also unpredictable. This was good, if your opponent couldn't predict your next strike then chances of victory were greatly increased.
"Percy, it's time to clean up and get ready," His Mother called from the cabin.
Percy turns around to his mom, "Mommy I'm sword fighting!"
"That nice sweetie, but now it's time to leave,"
"But I wanna stay!" Percy complained.
"Percy Jackson you get in the cabin this instant," Sally order in a stern tone.
But Percy didn't want to leave, he pouted and sat down in protest.
"Percy," His mom warned.
Percy turned his back to her with a huff.
"Percy I'm going to count to five and you better start marching yourself."
Percy left out another huff and Sally began counting, "One, Two, Three,"
Percy still wasn't moving.
"Four,"
A giant loomed over Percy, the boy looked up seeing a pair of amber eyes looking down on him.
"Get in the cabin, now," Kratos ordered.
Percy got up and walked stomping with each footstep in protest.
"Thank you," Sally said.
Kratos just nodded.
After packing up, cleaning up, and loading up the car. The Jackson vacation was officially over.
Percy was strapped into his car seat. It was about two to three hours and the last thing Sally need was a hyperactive four year bouncing around.
"Are you ready?" Kratos asked.
Sally nodded. Percy was bouncing up and down, "Mr.Carson you're going to me to sword fight?"
"Maybe,"
What Percy's mind translated that into was a yes, "Yay!"
"When will you be back?" Sally asked.
"A day or two, I have an errand to take care of."
"But, you will let me know when you get back, right?" Sally asked.
Kratos didn't know why she wanted to know that, "Sure."
Sally smiled, "All right see you back home,"
Percy was bouncing up and down and repeatedly yelling the word "Bye!"
Kratos watched the car disappear leaving before a cloud of dust.
"So, you still want me to take you to Camp Half-Blood?"
Kratos turned to Prometheus, "Yes."
Line Break.
Chiron was finishing his weekly report for Olympus. The good news the Hephaestus Cabin was no longer on fire.
Chiron walk out to the porch of the Big House and found his Co-Director, Dionysus, God of Wine, Festivals, and Madness, sitting in a lawn chair reading a Spiderman comic.
"Mr.D, if you can be so kind to take my report to Olympus," The centaur said handing out the report.
Dionysus simply turns to the next page. "In a moment,"
"It would literally be an instant for you,"
"In a moment, in a moment," Dionysus waved his hand.
Chiron groaned, "Fine I'll host capture the flag this week,"
"Deal." With a snap of his finger, the report was now sent to Olympus.
As the old centaur sighed, Dionysus felt a disturbance near the camp border. Using his godly power Dionysus created a perfect duplicate of himself and manifested him at the Camp border.
Nothing.
'Probably a couple of squirrels.' Dionysus thought and disappeared.
What Dionysus didn't realize was that two elder beings were briefly examining the Camp.
"So what do you think?"
"Who was that?"
"Dionysus, the youngest Olympian, god of Wine, festivals, and madness, and camp director,"
"Youngest Olympian,"
"Yep, born about four thousand years ago,"
Kratos had seen enough. How does a weakly like that earn the title of 'Olympian'.
Line Break.
Kratos and Prometheus stopped by a diner to collect their thoughts.
"So the camp?" Kratos said.
"Training ground and haven for demigods."
Kratos order steak and eggs and Prometheus had chicken and waffles.
"So what the deal with you and that mortal woman?" Prometheus said between bites.
"Nothing."
"Bull crap."
"I trying to eat."
"Saving them is one thing, but watching over them on their vacation, training the boy, and sharing a bed one night, hmmm, what is this really about?"
Kratos shrugged.
"Don't give me that, you're the Ghost of Sparta,"
"Don't say that name,"
"Well I one thing I know about Kratos is that he always has a goal ahead of him, but the guy in front of me is more or less fumbling around," Prometheus said.
"Because I don't have a plan," Kratos said.
"Then way get weapons and equipment?"
"To defend me."
"Makes sense you're getting weaker every day," Prometheus said.
Kratos put his fork and knife down, "Care to repeat that?"
Prometheus breath in, "Yeah, each day you lost a little more power,"
"Well, how weak am I then?"
Prometheus thought for a moment.
"You can't defeat Ares."
Kratos didn't say anything. He then grabbed Prometheus by his goatee and slammed his head against the table, Kratos pull out a knife and stabbed it into Prometheus's ear and his brain.
The occupants of the diner began screaming in horror.
But that didn't happen. That is a vision Prometheus had through his foresight power. Foresight was not like the power of prophecy, foresight was used to see many outcomes.
"Well, how weak am I?"
Prometheus had a nervous sweat. He wiped his face off and thought of his next words.
"In terms of raw power, I would best compare you to, um, the like of Morpheus, Hecate, or Nemesis, still quite powerful, but not on the level of an Olympian," Prometheus said hoping Kratos wouldn't beat him into a bloody pulp.
"I see." Kratos went back to his meal.
Prometheus wait a moment, "It would be best that you stayed away from the Jacksons,"
Kratos finished off his steak.
"The boy already has a massive target on his back and im not talking bullseyes, I'm saying this kid got a giant neon sign saying, "Come at me Bro," Prometheus said dipping his chicken in honey mustard.
"You of all people should know the difficulty of being the son of Ze-, um, being a demigod of a strong heritage,"
Difficult was putting it lightly.
"So what is your advice?" Kratos asked the Titan of Wisdom.
"Keep them away from you, right now you can't protect them, you'll only put them in greater danger."
Kratos look in the coffee he was drinking seeing his dead eyes staring back at him.
Line Break.
Percy stood on top of a mountain of defeated monsters holding his trusty hero sword. No mean monster was going to hurt him or his mommy.
His mommy came up to him dressed up like a queen wearing a beautiful blue dress and crown, "Oh Percy you such a wonderful hero! You can have all the cookies and candy you want!"
"Yay!"
"And because your so smart you don't need to go to school."
"I known," Percy said puffing out his chest.
Then a pirate ship appeared and its captain jump off the boat and landed in front of Percy.
"Ahoy there Percy, it is me your real dad, Captain Jack Sparrow, I am no longer lost at sea and here to marry your mom and help you find the One Piece so you can become the Pirate King!"
"Yeah!" Percy cheered.
Then Percy got a phone call from the President of the World.
"Percy Jackson I need your help to stop an alien invasion of the World! Save the world and you can go to Disneyland forever!."
"Yes, sir Mr.President!" Percy said.
Percy defeated the alien invasion and got the key to Disneyland. Then Santa Clause pick up Percy in his sleigh and flew him all over the world.
"Percy! Percy! Percy!" The World chanted over and over.
"I did it I Save the World, I'm the greatest hero ever!" Percy held his sword up.
"Percy! Percy! Percy!
"Shut up you idiot!"
Percy blinked and found himself back in his room. No worldwide parade in his honor. No Disneyland. No key to the world. No pirate dad.
Just him in his room.
"When I tell you to shut you do it!" Gabe shouted from the living room.
"Yes Gabe," Percy said. He went to his bedroom window. Outside every else got to play outside. But Percy had to stay in his room.
Percy left his room and went up to Gabe who was watching TV. "I'm hungry."
"Then go make something," Gabe said.
"I don't know how."
"Tough shit and what I say about leaving your room."
Percy let a whine and went back to his room. Hungry and bored.
After a few hours, his mom came home.
"Mommy!" Percy ran up and hug her.
"Hi sweetie," she said and kissed his forehead.
"Sally! Dinner!" Gabe order.
"Yes Gabe," Sally said bleakly.
"But playtime mommy,"
"Later Percy I need to get dinner ready."
After dinner, Gabe went to the bar.
Sally was sitting at the table looking at job ads. While the Jacksons were on vacation, the diner Sally worked at got sued after a woman slipped and broke her hip. The owner had let several workers go including Sally.
"Mommy playtime," Percy asked.
"Sorry sweetie it's late, it's time for your bedtime."
"No! No bedtime!"
"Percy go put your PJs on and I'll read you a bedtime story."
Percy pouted and stomp out to his room. Sally tucked him in and began reading from her favorite book about Greek myths.
But she kept it rated G for Percy.
"And so Hercules finished his twelve labors and became a God and lived on Olympus with the other gods. The end."
Then Gabe stumbles in drunk and dragged his mother off.
Percy could hear their bed creaking.
"Ow! Not so rough Gabe!"
"Shut up."
Then the noises stop and he heard Gabe snoring and his mom step into the shower. Sally shower every time she slept with Gabe, wash his filthy touch off her.
Line Break.
"Gabe! Let me back in!" Percy said trying to open the door.
Gabe had just thrown Percy out of the apartment for no reason. Percy rattles the doorknob to no avail.
Percy sat with his back against the door and waited. After some time he heard someone coming up.
"Mr. Carson!"
The giant of the man upstairs with a dull look in his eyes. Percy forget what his first name was, something with a K, and he was told to keep calling him Mr. Carson for top-secret reasons.
Percy ran up to him with starry eyes.
"Mr. Carson! Mr. Carson! You're going to teach to sword fight! Right?"
Mr.Carson didn't respond ignoring the hyper four-year-old.
"Mr.Carson?"
Carson walks past Percy and heads toward his apartment. Percy followed him.
"Mr.Carson?"
Carson open his door and went in, Percy try to go in only to have the door close right in his face.
"Hey!" Percy try to open the door but it was locked. "What about my sword lessons?"
No answer.
Then Percy thought, 'He must be getting ready.'
"Ok, I'll wait," Percy said. He sat and watch the door, waiting like an obedient puppy.
Normally Percy would have lost interest in two seconds, but he wanted Mr. Carson to teach him so badly. So Percy waited and waited.
Staring at the cheaply painted door.
"Percy? What are you doing out here?"
Percy turned to his mother looking at him in confusion.
"Mommy!" Percy ran and hugged his mother.
"Did Gabe throw you out again?"
"Yeah! Mommy, Mr.Carson back!" Percy said bouncing up and down.
Sally's eyes widen and ran to Carson's door.
"Kratos? It's me, Sally!" She said knocking.
The Jacksons waited for a minute and then the door open. There the grim Mr. Carson/Kratos stood with dead eyes.
"Kratos, did you just get back?" Sally asked eagerly. Her warm expression grew.
"Yes."
"Well it's good to see you, are you hungry? I could cook you something if you want?"
"No."
Percy was about to explode, "Mr.Carson! Mr.Carson! Can we start my hero training now! I wanna learn to fight!" The little boy was shaking up and down like a paint can in a mixture.
Kratos' dead eyes landed on the boy.
"Sally, I need to talk to you, it's important," Kratos said.
"Oh! Ok, come on Percy,"
"No, just between me and you,"
"I see," Sally said a little nervous. She heard these words before.
"Percy, go back to the apartment,"
"But Mr. Carson is going to teach me to fight monsters!"
"Percy, Apartment, now!" Sally order.
Percy sulked, Sally gave him her key and follow Kratos into place.
Percy unlocked the door. Gabe was passed out in front of the tv.
Percy went into his room and took his toy sword and began practicing remembering what Kratos taught.
He practices stabbing and slashing imaginary monsters. He was so excited. He was going to be a hero and fight monsters and save the world and meet Batman.
He heard the door open and close. Percy ran to him and saw his mom standing by the door.
"Mommy! Mommy!" He then notice his mother's expression, she was sad, really sad.
"Mommy?"
"Oh? Oh Hi sweetie," she said in a gloomy tone.
"What you and Mr.Carson talk about?"
His mother sighed and said, "Sweetie, we can't talk to Mr.Carson anymore."
Percy felt his heart for a moment, he didn't understand.
"But why mommy?"
"He-he just doesn't want to see us anymore,"
"But-but,"
"I'm... Going to make dinner now." Sally said with gloom around her.
Percy felt like crying, "But he was to teach me to be a hero."
Line break.
"I want nothing to with you or your son. Both of you stay with me. I can't help you anymore.
And frankly you two have been a nuisance since I met you two."
Kratos eyes slowly opened. Despite sleeping all night fatigue still overcame him.
It has been a week since he told Sally to keep herself and Percy away from him.
He had to be cruel to be kind.
Good thing too because he had been growing weaker each day. Forcing himself out of bed and went into the bathroom. Looking in the mirror he pathetic excuses of a man looking back at him.
He looked sick. Cold, calmly skin, huge dark bags under his eyes. Kratos also lost a great deal of muscles mass. He lost one-fourth of his weight.
One having infinite stamina was now constantly tired regardless of how much he rested.
Visions and ancient memories plagued him as well.
"Aye brother, your boy needs to know the truth." That was the voice of an old friend.
Mimir. The annoying talking head who despite not having lungs could talk up a storm.
He remembers one conversion he had with Mimir.
"Head, I need you to explain something to me."
"And what that may be?"
"Remember...Remember that day when Modi attack us and Atreus fell ill?"
"Aye,"
"You said because he was suffering from an internal conflict of his identity, a God who believes himself to be mortal,"
"Aye?"
"How have I never been effect like that?"
"Well brother, let me put it this way, Gods need identities to thrive, you were born and raised to be a spartan and able to properly channel your divine heritage," Mimir explained.
"Go on,"
"And to be frank your boy believes himself to be just a kid from the woods, no way to properly handle his heritage, not he is of very diverse heritage, being half jotun and half Olympian,"
"What were to happen if a God were to reject their identity?"
"Oh ho that would the equivalent of suicide for immortal, a slow painful suicide. God need identities and believe to survive in exchange for their power."
Back in his small apartment the sickly Kratos force himself to eat. Tried to eat some soup only to run into the bathroom to vomit it back up.
He then step into his shower and let cold water wash over him.
Why now? Why is dying? Why is he regretting his power now? After so many lifetimes.
He heard laughing from his subconscious, "Because you are weak!"
"Quiet!"
"You are an imposter! a fraud! a false God thinking he has power!"
He rested his throbbing head against the cold titles.
Someone then knocked on his door.
Getting dry off and dressed he greet his guest.
"I told you to stay away." Kratos snarled.
Sally Jackson stood in his doorway with a worried look.
"Please I know, but,"
"What."
"Percy missing. He ran away."
Line break.
Percy had enough and he couldn't take anymore!
He grabbed his Spongebob backpack and began stuffing it with toys. He also packs it with leftover cookies and candy he has been saving.
He was done. His mommy didn't play with him anymore, Smelly Gabe was a big jerk face, and Mr.Carson was a big liar.
Percy put on his backpack and grabbed his toy sword and marched up to Gabe.
"I'm running away!" Percy announced.
Gabe was watching TV and drinking beer in his underwear. "Huh?"
"I'm running away and never coming back!"
"Is that right? Good, no one wants you."
Percy gripped his tiny fist, "I gonna go find my real dad!"
Gabe laugh, "Ha! Yeah right, hate to break to you kid but your dad didn't want you,"
"That not true!" Percy yelled.
"Your old man took one look at you and knew you were stupid and worthless,"
Percy began to cry angry tears. He hated Gabe so much.
"I'm leaving and when I find my real dad and get him to beat you up!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Gabe said taking a drink.
Percy left and slam the door behind.
Watch out world Percy Jackson on the loose.
A few hours later.
Percy was sitting on a swing set upset.
He didn't know what to do. He ate his candy and cookie so now he was out of food. Plus that candy was from last Halloween and now his tummy hurt.
Percy had a map of New York, a kid map that didn't have any street name or direction.
The worst part was that now he was defenseless. A big mean doggie stole his toy story and ran off with it.
Percy remembers Gabe's cruel words.
Your dad didn't want you.
Percy sniffles and wipe his eyes. Looking he saw the other kids playing their dads.
One father and son were playing football together.
"Nice catch son!"
"I learn from the best,"
One dad was buying ice cream for his daughter.
"Thanks, daddy!"
"Anything for you princess."
Another dad was giving piggyback rides to his kids. Some were playing with water guns.
Jealousy filled Percy's heart. Why couldn't he play with his dad? Why did he leave?
Did he not love Percy?
"What are doing boy?"
Percy looked ups and saw Mr.Carson walking towards him. Percy hopped off the swing and walk away.
"Boy."
"Leave me alone!"
Percy climb under a jungle gym and sat down.
"Your mother worried about you."
"Mommy doesn't love me anymore."
"Stop being a brat." Mr. Carson order.
"You stop being a liar!"
Mr.Carson sigh, "Your mother told she made a batch of cookies,"
That got Percy's attention, "Really?"
"Yes."
"Are they blue?"
"...Yes."
Then Percy remember that he was angry. "Well, I don't care! I don't want cookies!"
Mr.Carson sat down and waited. Since Percy had ADHD, it was only a matter of time before he would move.
Which he did in forty seconds Percy left the jungle gym.
"Go home, boy!"
"No! I'm going to find my dad!"
Carson knew something that Percy didn't.
"You're not going to find your father boy."
"Yes, I am!" Percy cried, "And-and he going to teach to shave, and play ball and fish!" Percy's face was bright red with anger. "And I'm going to be the best son ever!"
Carson stood there with his same stoic expression. "No, your father doesn't care about you."
"You're a liar!" Percy charged and began punching Carson's legs venting out all of his rages.
"You're a liar! I hate you! You stupid liar face!" Percy yelled as kept on punching. Carson felt Percy's anger with each hit. He let the boy continues his attack, it was for the best that Percy let his anger out.
Bottling up one emotion is not healthy.
Percy stopped gasping for air. His knuckles were sore and red.
"Are you done?"
Percy growled and charge. He was trying to knock Mr.Carson over. He pushed and pushed with all his might, but Percy pushed himself back and landed on his bottom. Percy sat huffing and sobbing.
"Mr.Carson, why didn't my dad stay? Why did he leave?" Percy asked.
Carson knelt and pick Percy up.
"I can't speak for him, now it's time to go home,"
"Is my mommy mad at me," Percy asked fearfully.
"No, but she is a worry for your safety," Carson put Percy on his back and carry him. Carson was the first person to give a piggyback ride in a long time.
Sally wasn't far she waited on a park bench only a few yards. She got up when she saw Kratos carrying Percy.
"Percy,"
Her son hid his face behind Kratos's shoulder.
"Are you mad mommy?"
"No sweetie not at all," she opened her arms, "I just want to give your a big hug,"
Percy hop-off Kratos back and ran up and hugged his mom tightly.
"I'm sorry mommy,"
"No sweetie I'm sorry, I'm sorry we didn't play," Sally hugged her son and didn't want to let him go.
"I won't ever run away again mommy it's scary out here," Percy said.
Percy was only two blocks away from his apartment but in his mind, he felt he travel all over New York.
Suddenly Kratos started coughing. He knelt over to catch his breath.
"Are you ok?" Sally asked.
Kratos stood up wiping his mouth off. "No, I'm not."
Sally gave a polite bow. "Thank you for finding Percy, we'll leave you alone,"
'Mommy I'm hungry," Percy said tugging his mother's sleeve.
"All Percy, let go get some dinner,"
Kratos watch Sally and Percy walk away.
"Sally," Kratos said. Sally turned around and look at Kratos with her big blue eyes.
"I would like to treat you both to dinner,"
"Oh! You don't need to!"
Kratos held up his hand stopping her, "Please, I was rude to you last we spoke and I am particularly responsible for the boy running away, the least I can do is treat you two out for dinner."
"Pizza! Pizza!" Percy bounced up and down.
This was a decision Kratos would regret. The pizzeria Percy and Sally wanted was Johnny Family Pizzeria and Wings. Loud and color with annoying families and their dirty children running around like maniacs.
The ball pit was closed because the kids kept getting pink eye.
The waiters wore tacky uniforms with colorful buttons.
Loud pop music plays. A toy ball smack Kratos temple the moment he sat down.
At least the Jacksons were enjoying them. Percy was eating his twenty-pizza slice and Sally was enjoying the color atmosphere.
"This fun right?" She yelled over the music.
Kratos would be best described as an introvert, this loud, crowded environment was hell for him.
"Yeah." Kratos answer.
"Kray, are you not feeling well?" Sally said over the music.
"Kray?"
"Yeah, you said not to call you to be your real name, so why not a nickname?"
Kratos just stare, "Fine,"
Sally leaned over the table and place her hand on his forehead.
"Your foreheads warm, and sweaty," she wipes her hands off.
"I'm fine," he lied. Well, he felt a little better. Despite his condition, his hatred of Johnny Pizzeria and Wings feel him not ill.
After spending an hour at Hell's Pizzeria they finally left.
It was quiet at night, which was unusual for New York City.
Walking home Kratos sat down on a bench to catch his breath. His breath was shallow and rapid. In all his lifetime Kratos can't recall ever being sick. Poison? Yes. Illness? No.
"Kray, are you alright?"
Kratos looked at Sally her blue eyes filled with concern.
"No, I'm not." He was tired, physically, and mentally. Kratos wanted to lay down someplace dark and close his eyes.
How long does he have left?
"You need a doctor," Percy chirped, he hop on the bench next to Kratos, "The doctor will you medicines and if you're good you can also get a toy from the toy box,"
Sally sat down next to him and wipe off his face with a handkerchief.
This was nice.
"Well, well, isn't this lovely," out of now where Gabe shows up.
"Smelly Gabe," Percy growled.
"Gabe?" Sally said. What was he doing here? his favorite bar and strip club were on the other side of town, and none of his poker buddies live in the area.
"So this how it is, Sally? Huh? After everything, I have done for you and this is how you repay me?"
"Gabe, look, Mr.Carson help me find Percy and treated us to dinner that's it," Sally explained.
"Don't give that bullshit, you think I'm stupid? Well, I figure it all out," Gabe said pointing his fat dirty finger at Kratos, "That Son of a Bitch Is your baby daddy isn't he?"
"What!?" Sally gasp. Kratos slightly raised his brow, Percy stared at Kratos wide-eyed, "Are you, my real dad?" He yelled.
"Wha-What! Gabe No! Kray is just a friend!" Sally said trying to defuse the situation.
"Yeah, yeah kept lying bitch!" Gabe yelled.
"Don't call my mommy bad words!" Percy hopped off the bench and ran to Gabe and began to punch his legs.
"You little!" Gabe raised his hand ready to hit Percy, for his entire time being married to Sally Gabe has only struck her, but now Gabe felt like putting Percy in his place.
But before Gabe's hand could descend on Percy, Kratos grabbed Gabe's wrist and broke it.
SNAP!
"AAAAHHH!" Gabe screamed and fell to his knees holding his broken hand,
"Gabe, listen to me," Kratos order, "I'm am a calm and reasonable person, and the last thing you want is for me to stop being calm and reasonable,"
"Ah, ah, this, this is an assault, I'm going to sue you for everything you're worth!" Gabe said trying to look tough and failing miserably.
Even Sally felt pity for him, this the same guy who has been tormenting her for the last two years and she realized how truly pathetic he was.
"Sally, you and the boy leave, I need to have a word with Gabe," Kratos said.
Sally grabbed Percy hand and lead him away, "Let go get some ice cream, Percy,"
"Yay!" Percy cheered.
"Wait! Sally don't!" Gabe order.
Sally glared at him, "Or what? You'll hit me?"
"It's not like that! Sally, you need to learn, for fuck shakes you got knocked up by some dead beat and left with a retarded kid," Gabe explained.
Sally's expression was blank, "Kratos, make sure Gabe will understand what you're about to tell him."
Kratos nodded, "of course,"
Gabe began to sweat profusely.
"Man oh man you mortals are entertaining," A stranger said.
Kratos realize how weak he has gotten, not sensing the monster's presence.
Looking down a very tall satyr stood on the rooftops. Leaping off the roof and made a clean landing twenty feet away from the group.
Percy stood in front of his mom to protect her, he was scared, but he wasn't going to run away!
The satyr was tall and lean in a sinister way, like a wither tree near a haunted house. The satyr horn was like that of an ibex, wearing a necklace of animals skulls and a belt with a human skull despite not wearing pants.
Hold in his left hand was a tall staff that had a cantaloupe size onyx crystal.
Sally froze at the sight of him and began having flashbacks of the stairs that nearly violated two weeks ago.
The satyr smile, "Hello,"and began to observe the mortals.
"What the hell is going on," Gabe was confused, not having clear sight, the Mist made the satyr appear to be a tall man wearing a funny hat,
"Hey! Hey! You gotta help me!" Gabe begged. But the satyr ignores him. His focus was on Kratos.
The satyr sniffed the air, "Yeah, your the guy I'm looking for," the satyr continued to sniff, "Yes, I can smell the blood of my brethren all over you!"
Kratos's expression remained the same, he knew was getting weaker, but he was sure he could the satyr in front of him. In an instant, Kratos closed the distance between him and the satyr.
Kratos hand sent straight for the windpipe, but the satyr jump back and land on a street post.
"Whoa!" The Goatman gasped out, "I would be lying if I said that didn't put my balls in my throat, and that was quite rude, didn't let me introduce myself, My name is Ash," The Satyr said, "And I'm here to avenge my brothers, and," his eyes went towards Sally and Percy, "And take what's mine,"
Sally shutter and held herself, Percy gulped and did his best to look brave.
Kratos pull out The Stallion and began firing at Ash, but the bullet hit the magical shield around the satyr.
"Sorry, weapons won't on me, magic and all that good nonsense," Ash chuckled mockingly.
Kratos put his Stallion back. He was stronger and fast enough, but he was lacking in stamina. He just needs to grab ahold of the satyr and end it.
Ash the Satyr jump from his light post and on a balcony across the street, "Knew it, I don't have a chance fight you even with my magic, you're too powerful, even though you're quite ill, I just end up being ripped apart, but luckily for me I brought some backup!"
Ash puts two fingers to his mouth and whistles, "Come here, Fifi!"
The ground began shaking with small tremors, a horrible odor filled the air, and around the corner, the backup had arrived.
"Damn it," Kratos cursed.
"That's a big piggie!" Percy said with wide eyes.
The boar was bigger than a dump truck, a thick coat of brown quill cover its body. Six sets of massive tusks stuck out its snout. Its tiny red eyes focus on the beings in front of it. It was hungry and ready to eat.
"I need something strong to help me and to my surprise, I found the Erymanthian Boar!" Ash said.
The Erymanthian Boar, the fourth labor of Hercules.
Sally couldn't believe her eyes, how did Hercules capture this monster! How was Kratos going to fight this beast!
Kratos focused, he hunted boars in the past as a spartan youth, the underbelly was the only weak point, if he pierce its underbelly with his sword he could gut it and let the organs spill.
The moment he summons his sword, The boar tackle Kratos and sent him flying across the block. Kratos's body-slammed across a brick wall and blood flew out of his mouth.
He manage to roll out the way before The Erymanthian Boar hooves could crush him.
"REEEEEEEE!" The Boar screeched and try to gore Kratos to death with its tusks. Kratos try to push it back, it was taking every ounce of his strength to fight back.
"REEEEEEEEEE!"
The Boar continue its vicious attack, then it felt something hitting its hind leg. Looking back it saw Percy hitting its hoof with a stick.
"Leave him alone you piece of ham!" Percy yelled and continued his assault.
"Percy!" Sally screamed. The boar turned around, it open its massive jaws to swallow Percy whole.
Kratos grabbed its leg and pulled it back before its jaws snapped shut.
"Run boy!" Kratos ordered.
"No!" Percy yelled, "I'm gonna fight too!" He began hitting the boar shout.
The Erymanthian sneezed and sent Percy rolling away.
"Ewww!" Percy said picking himself up.
"Sally! Grab the boy and run!" Kratos yelled.
Sally tried to move but her body was paralyzed, what could she do? If Kratos could fight this thing then how could she and Percy escape from it!
Then she felt Gabe grab her arm.
"Come on we need leave!" Gabe order.
"But-but he needs our help" Sally pleaded.
"How are we going to stop that dump truck!?"
"What about my son?"
"Forget that little idiot! You can make another one!" Gabe yelled.
Sally felt rage overtake her and drove her first straight into Gabe's ugly nose breaking it.
"Ahhh!" Gabe screamed and held his face.
"Hey! Over here you stupid pig!" Sally scream at the top of her lungs. The Erymanthian Boar turn around and saw Sally screaming and waving her arms. It's also sawed the injured Gabe.
Boars we're opportunistic omnivores, see the weaker man over its still struggling prey. Sally managed to get out as the Boar turned her way.
Gabe still held his hands to his broken nose. "Stupid bitch, I'm going to kill- huh? AAAHHH!"
The boar clamp its jaw around Gabe, then it threw Gabe high in the air and caught him as he fell, then Erymanthian began to chew.
Gabe Ugliano, horrible, unpleasant man meant his horrible unpleasant end.
Sally didn't know she could hit that hard and run so fast, adrenaline was a wonderful thing.
"Kratos!" She began pulling bricks and debris off him. Blood was everywhere.
To her horror, she found that Kratos abdomen had been sliced clean open.
"Oh my goodness," Sally grabbed his hand and try to pull him up. Percy grabbed the other arm and did his best to pull.
"Leave... Me." Kratos breath out.
"No!" Sally cried. She managed to pull him up and threw his arm over her shoulders. Percy grabbed one leg to help support Kratos.
"You...idiot," Kratos said. He kept his hand over his stomach to keep his intestines in where they belonged.
"You saved Percy and me, Now it's my turn to save you!" Sally said.
"Yeah!" Percy yelled out.
But they had forgotten an important detail. Ash the Satyr. Before they knew Ash landed in front of them and kick Kratos straight into his solar plexus and sent him flying.
Kratos body slid across the pavement, Ash the Satyr leap high in the air and landed square on top of Kratos rib cage. Blood shot out of Kratos nose, eyes, mouth, and out of the massive gash across the abdomen.
The satyr had a cruel smile. "I should feed you to that pig, but I don't want him to get indigestion, so I have a little spell for you,"
Ash touch the end of the staff to the ground, black vine began to grow and wrap around Kratos, these black roots burrow into Kratos' skin and deep into his muscles and wrapped around his bones.
Soon the black roots covered Kratos entirely and began to drain him of his life force.
"Now, you two," Ash turned his attention to Sally and Percy.
Line Break.
Darkness is where Kratos found himself. An infinite black void where he floated endlessly.
There was no glowing sphere that contained his past lives, nothing, pure nothingness.
"Why do I suffer?"
"Haven't I been through enough?"
"I don't even know who I am anymore,"
Kratos began to dissolve in the void.
This is the end.
"Someone help us!"
That voice, it was Sally. She and Percy we're still in danger.
Was he going to let them die? Sally has been nothing but kind to him and the boy views him as a hero. And he was going to abandon them.
"No."
"No."
"NO!"
Kratos stopped dissolving and regained his shape. A sphere in Kratos chest glowed. It's was what had driven him, Rage.
Death has never stopped him.
Those other lives were not him. He was stronger, better, superior!
Kratos was The God of War! he was Death the Destroyer of Worlds!
And nothing can stop him.
Line Break.
Ash held Percy up by his shirt, Percy swung his little fist trying to hit Ash.
"Feisty aren't you," Ash said.
"Lemme go!" Percy shouted.
The Erymanthian Boar waited patiently, the spell on it was beginning to wear off.
Ash bound Sally with vines to keep her in place. She pray to whatever Gods were listening. "Someone help us!"
No one answer.
Ash walks to her, "Now, I only need one of you. Now mommy who I am going to feed to Fifi, you, or the boy?"
Ash's hand tightens around Percy's neck. Percy began to squirm unable to breathe.
Sally's mind raced, only need one of them? For what? Sally remembers the satyrs were trying to discover their God, Pan, power of panic.
"Please!" Sally begged, "Please let my son go! He is only four! Please, you can do whatever you want to me! Just please let my baby go!"
Ash face soften, "Wow, you are a great mother you know that, ready to sacrifice yourself for your son, if only the world had more mothers like you,"
Ash squatted down to meet her at eye level, "You're a good mom,"
Ash had a big smile on his face.
"And I cant wait to see the look on your face after I face your son to that pig,"
"NO!' Sally screamed.
Ash stood up and dangle Percy by his shirt collar. " Fifi I got a snack for you,"
The Erymanthian Boar open its mouth, Percy held its hot, smelly breath cover him, Percy began to fight as hard as he could. Sally began screaming and begging Ash to let Percy go.
Before the Erymanthian boar could get a taste of Percy, it felt something.
The giant boar turned around to wear Kratos body was covered in the Black Roots.
"What the matter Fifi? Not hungry,"
Ash asked.
The boar let a low squeal, a sound of distress, as a Satyr, Ash could sense the emotion of animals. The Erymanthian Boar was scared.
Then Ash felt it. Rage. Pure, primal Rage.
"What!?" Ash felt the anger cover him, "What is this?" Ash was over four hundred years old, and he never felt anger this intense.
He witnesses the wrath of Gods and it was not as intense as this.
The temperature began raises rapidly.
The cocoon of black roots began to smoke. 'That's not possible!' Ash thought. The Black Roots Spell was made to drain a being of their both life and magical energy.
Ash struck the ground with his staff. The cocoon of vines was deep underground.
Ash had to be sure. Maybe he was overreacting. No mortal could survive the black roots.
How wrong he was.
The ground began shaking violently and a massive fracture split the earth open. A muscular red arm shot out of the ground.
"What in the name of Pan!" Ash said horrified.
If rage had an appearance, it would look just like Kratos.
His body was solid red, every vein pressed against his skin, and muscles expanded to their maximum. Kratos face was right and snarling like a wild beast and exposing his teeth.
His hair was gone now. Back to being bald.
His Scleras were solid black and his irises golden red. He looked like a demon straight out of the deepest pits in Tartarus.
Ash smacks his staff against the Erymanthian boar rump.
"Well! What are you waiting for! Get him!" Ash order.
The Giant boar was shaking, it's fought a giant Hercules, escape Artemis and her hunters, and roamed the darkest parks of the underworld!
Sally escape the from vines, grabbed Percy, and ran.
When facing a threat their four responses; fight, flight, freeze, or appease.
Sally and Percy choose flight.
Ash freeze. His goat instincts were over by immense pressure Kratos was admitting.
The satyr leaps on top of the boar hump and channels his magic. Removing the boar fear and driving it into a frenzy.
"REEEEEEEEE!" The Erymanthian Boar went berserk and charged straight towards Kratos.
"Get him! Get him!" Ash order.
The mad boar foaming at the mouth opens its jaws to swollen Kratos whole.
Kratos pulled his fist and slam it into the boar's lower jaws.
BAM!
Windows for block shatter. Sally and Percy cover their ears from the intense sounds. Sally and Percy couldn't believe what they saw.
The Erymanthian Boar sixty-tonne body went flying into the air. Its lowers jaw completely shattered and half its tusks were broken off. When it landed
It create a crater. The boar struggled to get up as pain cover it's entire being.
Kratos pick up the biggest risk, one over twelve feet long. He charged and stabbed the tusk right the boars eyes. The tusk went through hide, muscle, thick and piece the brain.
The Erymanthian Boar eyes rolled up and its body went limp. The body vanished leaving behind it's hide, tusks and several tonnes of meat.
Ash pick himself up. He couldn't believe any of this, what's happening? What was that man?
Kratos eyes land Ash. The satyr felt every fiber of being tighten.
"Now, wait a minute," the satyr pleaded.
Kratos appear instantly in him and pulled back his fist. Ash summon strongest magical shield in hope that protect him.
Kratos went straight the magic shield and directly into Ash's face. The satyr body went fly down the rode and violently bounce off the street.
Kratos punch would have kill him instantly had he not summon his shield.
Ash's body laid broken. He was paralyzed from neck down. He saw in the corner of his eye Kratos had his staff in his hand. Kratos brought the onyx crystal end down the satyr's head and obliterate it.
It was done.
Sally couldn't believe what she saw. Well, literally because it happen so fast that she couldn't keep up.
One moment the Erymanthian boar was about to eat her son, the next Kratos kills everything.
Percy made up mind, he ran straight towards Kratos who's body return to normal.
"Mr.Carson," Percy said. Kratos has his back towards Percy.
Percy grabbed Kratos pants and tugged on them to get his attention.
"Mr.Carson,"
Kratos look at boy, "Yes?"
Percy smiled and hugged his leg, "Your are hero!"
Kratos put his hand on Percy head.
"Thank you."
End.
Preview:
Kratos watched the stranger pull back his hood revealing his face. One eye was bright blue, the other a glowing Bifrost crystal.
"What do you want, Odin?"
The All-Father smiled, "Why, I here to make a peace offering, Ghost of Sparta."