A/N Heyo, Thank you all so much for checking out this fanfiction :D 120 views in just two days? Love it. Anyways, here yall go. Back for round two.
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Chapter Two: Change
Percy deliberated for a moment before nodding his head. "I accept." Erebus smirked and a flash of darkness comsumed the two. Olumpos was left empty once more, just as it had been when Gaia and Uranus had left it.
Back outside of Percy's subconscious, time had rolled back just a second. Kronos, being the Titan of Time, knew this. "What did you do boy?!" He yelled. "How did you tamper with time?!"
Percy slamed into the ground, the sharp rubble crumbling under his body. 'Allow me.' Erebus spoke in Percy's mind. Erebus slowly stood up, and Kronos took a half step backwards. Something felt off. "Oh how long has it been? I might be rusty, so please nephew, go Annabeth. "No mortal has ever laid eyes on me. Sleep. Sleep and remember none of this." He waved a hand dismissivly and the two crumbled to the ground, asleep.
"Nephew? Who do you think you are demigod?! Where have these powers come from?!" Kronos yelled at Erebus. The new aura the demigod let out was terrifying, the raw power was close to overwelming him. Him! A Titan!
"I am a demigod no longer Kronos. Watch." Erebus slashed the palm of his hand and what looked like black ichor fell from his wound. A mere second later, the wound healed up. "I have awakened once more. I am but a herald of the Primordials. We are returning. I give you this one chance Nephew. Bow before me, Erebus, Primordial of Darkness, Eldest of Chaos' Creations. Bow now, and I shall spare your life."
Kronos stumbled back, the Primordials? Impossible! "You can not be here. The Primordials faded to nothing but forces of nature. You cant hold physical form anymore!" With a battle cry, Kronos charged forward and slashed Backbiter at Erebus's chest.
"Is that the best you can do?" Erebus laughed as the blade bounced off his chest. "Very well, I take this as your answer. Say hello to Tartarus to me. Perhaps he will find joy with you returning to his relm." Erebus held his hand out and a long sword formed in his hand out of pure shadow. It was shaped just like ancient Xiphos' (Greek swords) but was about 36 inches long. The blade was made out of a black darker than the shadow's themselves. It seemed to draw all light around it into itself. The hilt was carved with various greek words which glowed with a power. A simple flick of his wrist was all Erebus did before the sword vanished into the shadows once more. Kronos stumbled back, holding his check. Slowly a black line formed going from his right hip all the way to his left shoulder.
"Impossible..." Was all he said before crumbling to the ground, ichor flowing from his wound. Erebus knelt down by the body and said a quick prayer to Chaos. Kronos' body dissolved into a black mist before going directly to the deepest, darkest pits of Tartarus.
Percy stumbled forward, breathing heavily. His body was not yet accustomed to the power of the Primordial and it had taken his toll. After catching his breath, he rushed over to his friends, ensuring they were alive. Just then the Olympians stormed into the room, weapons drawn. Percy paid them no mind as he minded his friends.
"Where is Kronos?!" Zeus yelled, his master bolt at the ready. He looked around at the room, angry at the destruction that had been caused to his throne room.
"Dead, or atleast in Tartarus. I dont think he is going to reform any time soon." Percy called out, helping Annabeth to her feet after waking her up. Grover slowly got to his feet next to them.
"You defeated him?" Poseidon asked, his voice filled with awe and disbelief.
"It was hard... but yeah. I got lucky." Percy responded, chosing not to let them know about Erebus. Slowly, the Olympians went about fixing their thrones and throne room. Tyson and the Cyclopses came in along with the other demigods. Eventually, everyone was standing around the throne room while the Olympains all sat in their throne.
Zeus raised his hand and effectivly silenced everyone in the room, this being a statement to his power in its own right. "I believe everyone in this room owes a great deal of thanks to every demigod in this room as well as an even greater thanks to the demigods who are not in this room. It is safe to say Hades will fast track them to Elysium." After a nod from Hades, he continued. "Now, we move onto our more specific thanks. Annabeth Chase. Come forward."
Annabeth slowly walked forward from the crowd of demigods. After a quick nod from her mother, she knelt before Zeus. "Rise, daughter of Athena. For your great service to Olympus and to the world as a whole, the Council and I have decided to apoint you a new position. As all can see, Olympus is no longer the great spectical it once was. We want you, Annabeth Chase, to be the Architect of Olympus." As soon as he spoke the last line, Annabeth fell into a dead faint. "I believe that is a yes. Can uh, can someone take her away?" Clarisse carefully picked her up and carried her back to the group.
"The next point of business, Grover Underwood. Come forward Saytr." Grover limped forward before kneeling infront of Zeus. "For your acts of heroism, facing down the Titan of Time along side you demigod friend, we as a Council have decided to apoint you Lord of the Wild. You shall hence forth be Pan's heir." Grover had tears of joy in his eyes as he walked back to the group.
"Now, to the one we owe all our lives to, Percy Jackson!" Percy strode forward, a newfound confidence in his step. He stood infront of Zeus, a contrast to everyone else who knelt. Zeus narrowed his eyes at him but said nothing. "Percy Jackson, for saving Olympus and everyone else here, for defeating Kronos and causing minimal damage to our seats of power, we have agreeded to grant you a wish. Anything you wish at all, should it be within our power, we shall grant it."
Percy deliberated for a moment. "From now on, I want you to properly recognize the children of the gods... All of the children of All of the gods. Even the minor gods. They should all have cabins in camp as well."
Athene thought for a moment. "Kronos only rose to power because our children felt rejected by us. I believe his wish would be very good for us." The rest of the council nodded in agreement.
"Very well Percy Jackson. Your wish has been granted. Annabeth Chase, as the architect of Olympus, the job of creating these new cabins will be up to you. Hence forward, all children of all gods will be claimed by the age of thirteen."
Percy bowed to Zeus, along with all the other demigods. "Thank you Lord Zeus." He also returned to stand with the rest of the demigods.
"With that business out of the way, I believe it is time for a celebrations! We shall host the best party Olympus has seen in a thousand years!" Zeus looked to Dionysus and he waved his hand. Tables full of food and ambrosia appeared. On every table was greek ale and a fountain of nectar. Zeus raised an eyebrow at the alcohol but said nothing.
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Percy wandered around the woods near Camp Half-Blood. He was testing his new powers. Erebus spoke to him in his mind. 'My powers should come naturally to you, just as your water powers did. Eventually we should become one, my memories will become yours and my thought process should also become one with yours.'
Percy eventually arrived at the lake. He focused for a moment and a ball water, about two feet wide, floated towards him. 'Remember how this feels. Only next time, focus on the shadows of the tree.' Erebus spoke in Percy's head. Percy let the ball drop back into the lake before walking towards a tree. He held out his hand and a bead of sweat appears on his forhead. Slowly a ball of shadows floats out of the tree's shadow and into the light towards him. It was about six inches wide and seemed to draw all light around it into itself. The ball disolved into nothing as Percy nearly fell over, gasping for breath.
'A Primordial's power takes a lot of energy to use. It will take time to master.' Erebus told Percy. 'Here, let me take control, I can show you what we will be able to do.' Percy's eyes changed from a vibrant sea green to a dark green. Erebus flexed his muscles and rolled his right shoulder. He held out his hand and the shadows were pulled toward his palm. Slowly his sword formed. He twirled it around for a moment before slashing a tree. It remained upright for a brief second before sliding to the ground, a diagonal cut from the base upwards appearing. Shadows slowly began to eat away at the top part of the tree, starting where the cut was. Soon there was nothing left of the tree.
"Skia... It was been too long. This, Percy, is our symbol of power. It is made of pure darkness. Everything in this world has darkness in it and Skia can consume it, making it stronger. No wound caused by this sword can be healed by mortal means nor over time. Only ambrosa or nectar can heal that wound. Ofcourse, an immortal can heal from the wound, given enough time." Erebus dropped the blade and as it hit the ground, exploded into darkness. The shadows flew to any surounding shadow and melded with it.
Erebus tilted his head to the side and focused. He narrowed his eyes before letting out a sigh. The only sign that Erebus had given up control was that Percy's eyes once more returned to their vibrant color. "Percy?! Are you out here?" A voice called through the trees.
Percy quickly caught his breath before responding. "Im over here Annabeth!" He walked toward her voice to meet her half way.
"What are you doing out here all by yourself?" Annabeth asked, raising an eyebrow at Percy.
"I just needed a minute. You know, to get away from it all. Its kind of overwhelming, being the savior of Olympus and everything. Im not used to the attention." Percy said, his eyes downcast.
"You are a hero you know? If it werent for you, Kronos would have killed us all. You saved everyone Percy." Annabeth said, moving to walk beside Percy as they returned to the camp. She lightly bumped her shoulder against his and gave him a smile. Once they returned to camp, the campfire was alright ablaze. They went sit on a log after a few people waved at them and congratulated Percy.
The fire was roaring, bathing them all in warmth. Multiple people sang as they all enjoyed eachother's company. Others gazed into the fire, remembering their friends and loved ones that were lost in the battle. Jessie, one of the newly claimed demigods was sitting alone on a log. His father was Phosphorus, the Morning Star. Being a morning person, it was very unusual that he was awake at this time. He muttered a few things to himself before standing up and walking toward Percy and Annabeth.
"All I'm saying is that saving Olympus is going to make going back to school all that more boring. Nothing can live up to what I did this summer!" Percy said in a pleeding voice.
"It doesnt matter Percy! You have to at least finish High School. You can never do anything without your High School degree!" Annabeth said with a sigh.
"Please Annabeth, Im a demigod. I could never get a regular job anyway." Percy waved off her concerns.
Annabeth was just about to respond before a bronze blade erupted from just under her chest, directly in the middle of her stomach. He eyes widdened for a fraction of a second before she slid forward, falling off the sword and face first onto the ground. Jessie stood above the two, his eyes tinted gold. "Long Live Kronos..." He closed his eyes before turning the blade and plunging it into his stomach.
A/N I love you all! Please review and dont hate me too much! On an easier note, I plan on updating this story once every other day if possible. I do have a job and work 7am - 3pm monday through friday. My job does leave me exhausted but Ill try to churn out a chapter at least every other day, if not every day. Im still working on getting better at writting so expect the chapters to get longer as time goes on. Thank you all for taking the time to read this. All reviews are welcome!