What If Luke Convinced Percy to Join Kronos?

by Lucycosyy

At the end of the lightning thief, instead of poisoning Percy Jackson, Luke Castellan convinces him to join Kronos's army. What will happen when Percy Jackson, a son of the big three, chooses to join Kronos and betray the gods? Will he realize his mistakes? Or will he choose for Olympus to be razed?

2. Chapter 2: Goodbye, Camp Half-Blood

'What do I say?'

Luke smiled at me.

'I knew you would choose correctly. Now, you have to listen very carefully. Say, I renounce the gods. I pledge myself to Kronos, Titan of time.'

I took a deep breath and repeated, 'I renounce the gods. I pledge myself to Kronos, Titan of time.' As soon as I said it, I felt power surge through my body, as though someone had splashed water on me.

'How do you feel?' Luke asked me, a grin spread across his face.

'Powerful.'

He nodded in agreement, and held his hand out. I shook it.

'Well, Percy, good to know you're with us.'

I felt better, knowing that this might have been the right choice.

'So what now?' I asked, thinking about Annabeth and Grover.

'Grab your stuff. We're leaving.'

We walked out of the woods, heading towards my cabin.

I didn't have much to bring, mostly just the Minotaur horn and my moms letter. Once I had gathered the rest of my belongings, I turned to Luke, who was writing something.

'What are you writing?' I asked.

'Telling them we left. And why.' He said, setting the paper down.

'Wouldn't it be better if we just... didn't tell them?'

'No. We already have a spy here. Plus, the gods could find out you betrayed them. And being at their camp... Well... It's just better to be safe.'

I nodded, before another thought came to me.

'What about Annabeth and Grover?'

He looked at me sadly.

'Not right now, Percy. If we try to convince them, they might slow us down. If they refuse, they could call for Chiron, or another camper. We'll convince them when we see them again.'

I felt my heart sink at this, but I just nodded again.

We sneaked out of my cabin, heading towards Thalia's pine tree. On the way, making sure no one saw us, we stuck the note on the Athena cabins door.

I quickly read the note, which was in Greek.

Annabeth. Me and Percy are leaving the gods behind. We are joining Kronos, and leaving camp. If you want to talk to us, just I-M us, alone. -Luke

I felt bad for leaving Annabeth and Grover, but decided it was for a good cause. We hastily crossed the tree, Luke looking at the tree with a sorrowful face.

He mumbled something along the lines of, 'Don't worry Thalia. We'll avenge you.'

We then walked through Manhattan, Luke and me exchanging stories. We arrived at a boat dock, and boarded a cruise named The Princess Andromeda. I saw mortals looking dazed, and monsters aboard the ship, when a bear-man came up to Luke and started speaking.

He nodded, then turned to me with a smile on his face.

'Come on, Perce, let me show you around.'