Percy

Power and Vengeance were the only thoughts running through my head as I approached, ever closer to the mysterious orb in the dark chamber. Just as I was about to reach it, a mysterious force propelled me forward, throwing me off my feet, right towards the orb. The moment my hand connected with the orb, its rough exterior seemed to melt into an iridescent myriad, coagulating into a ball that seemed to be made out of pure Echostone.(A magical mineral Thalia and I discovered on our travels that was far more potent than any other celestial mineral we had ever come across).

Just then an alarm went off and Thalia looked at me with a familiar grim look on her face, we had come too far to back down my thoughts were intercepted when I noticed the last skeleton we had left alive(due to the fact that we discovered the hard way that when we killed all the monsters in these chambers the chamber seemed to start to collapse on itself as one last safety measure by whomever had made these chambers) shot an arrow at thalia from her blind seemed to slow down as I shouted at her to duck,but it was too arrow was already lodged in her shoulder and in that moment of utter despair seeing my last friend, no wait something more, my my… soulmate, something primal awoke within me I let out a blood-curdling cry that seemed to even scare the I knew it, I was behind the skeleton and stabbed it straight through where its heart would be(that is if it had a heart) uncaring for the then something strange happened, rather than the chamber collapsing and most likely killing both Thalia and I, the alarm stopped blaring and two figures seemingly appeared out of thin air, the strange part was that there was no aura, no signal, no sign of their existence over there beforehand.

I stumbled, before breaking into a full on sprint, bashing through the mysterious entities that had appeared despite the fact that I could tell they possessed immense power. Power that I knew was strong enough to kill the stupid Olympians and their bloody offspring, over and over and over again till the end of time with the flick of their wrist.(No wait, come back Perseus, now is not the time to get lost in those thoughts.)Yet for some reason it just didn't seem to matter to me what happened to me, all I cared about in that moment was protecting thalia. Just as I reached Thalia,I dropped to my knees in shock. Thalia, the one who had stood by my side all this time, the one who struck by me through both thick and thin was no longer breathing.I was sure she was breathing just a second ago. This…this couldn't be. NO! If only I had been a little faster, a little better, I could have protected the only person who still believed in me. Just as the realization set in, I let out a feral scream of pure anger, of pure despair. This could not be the WOULD NOT BE THE END.

And just as I fell into the now, familiar grip of despair and sorrow, something within me broke, a dam, a dam that was being steadily weakened ever since I..no we had discovered the first when I felt it, the full potential of the power that had been steadily building up inside of me. However I knew it was all pointless if I couldn't save Thalia, the one who was there for me when no one else was. Suddenly, a Chromalgam ( AN- a word which means a mix of all possible colors) of pure energy began flowing from me to thalia and that's when I noticed it, Thalia was breathing again not only that, she..she looked better and hotter than I had ever seen her before.

(AN-Below are pictures on how I imagine her(Thalia) looking)

Wait, where did that thought come from? I mentally asked myself, still checking Thalia out subconsciously, before jotting back to reality when I heard Thalia groaning. I quickly embraced her in the tightest hug I could muster with the strength I had remaining before lifting her up to her feet. I quietly muttered, "I really thought I lost you for a minute there, Thalia. Don't you ever dare do that again." She whispered back(seemingly leaning into the embrace), "I'm not going anywhere anytime soon, Perce. By the way, who are those two behind you and why are they bowing?"Wait what?I looked at her with a puzzled expression before turning around to see the two beings which I had pushed aside earlier bowing.

The beings, seeming to sense my gaze, began talking(simultaneously) in an eerie tone that sent shivers up my spine,"My Lord, We apologize for not recognising you sooner. Please forgive these humble servants." Confused, the words left my mouth before I realized," Who are you two and what do you mean by 'My Lord'?" I looked at Thalia's face which seemed to mirror my own confusion. The beings responded, "My Lord with your permission, we would like to return you your memories." This time it was Thalia who spoke the thoughts running through my head, " What are you guys talking about? What memories?" "We believe it would be easier to just show you. Forgive us my Lord." was the last thing I heard.

What.. What was this? I was not Perseus Jackson. No, I was much, much much more. I was the Firstborn was the first thing I remembered. Soon the remaining memories began to flood in. Me creating the universe… getting bored after having spent millenia alone… deciding to go to earth under a disguise… appointing order and chaos as the universe's care takers in my absence…. Sealing my powers temporarily…being born as Perseus Jackson… saving Earth twice… the betrayal.

(AN- what happened during the betrayal is a secret for now (Though I'm sure most of you can already guess)

I came back to the present with a sharp jolt and unbridled power coursing through my veins. I look over at my surroundings which were clearly not the same as before. In fact, I knew exactly where we were thanks to my firstborn were at the epitome of all creation and the place where I first began creating the universe, 'The Pillars of Creation.'

That is when I saw Thalia, who was apparently still shocked about the explanation given to her by Chaos and Order.

Turns out while I had been recovering my memories and powers a day had passed and in that time Thalia not only had refused to leave my side but also demanded an explanation on what was going on. Seeing this I smiled, for the first time in what genuinely felt like forever. That's the moment Thalia seemed to notice the fact that I was awake and by gods, (I think I should start saying 'by me' instead, you know cause I'm the one who created the universe and all, anyway back to the topic at hand.) can Thals still hug hard. Like I mean she literally slammed into me head first. "What the hell perce? How come you get all these cool powers and all and I'm here as an ordinary demigod.""I just woke up and that's your first reaction?"I replied, raising an eyebrow.

Thals blushed, before turning her head away managing to weakly mutter "shu… shut up."

I reflexively pushed the advantage, "did the great Thalia Grace just blush to the charms of Perseus Jackson?" Well I'm not sure what I was expecting, but a sudden punch to the gut was not on the top of that list. "Ouch! That hurts." "Well It was meant to." She replied hotly.

Wait wait wait, where are all these thoughts about how Thalia looks coming from?

Anyway that's when the realization seemed to kick in. I was no longer just Perseus Jackson but I was much much more- I was the Firstborn, the most powerful being in the universe by an infinite margin.

I was brought back to the present when I heard "Hello? Thalia to kelp to kelp head. You know what I'm just going to have to punch you again aren't I?" I frantically shouted, "I'm back. I'm back. Don't hit me."

"You're lucky I'm feeling generous."

That's when I realized ever since I had awoken, Chaos and Order had been kneeling and that I had completely forgotten about them. "At ease, Chaos and Order.", I said, subconsciously activating my firstborn powers, causing my voice to turn into a low rumble. Chaos and Order responded eerily in a manner that still sent shivers down my spine,"It would be inappropriate for us to stand as equals in front of our lord and creator and his beloved."

Hearing that, I began to blush, my cheeks as red as a ripe tomato. Anyways Thalia turned around and looked at me, her eyes full of determination. "Let's get back to the topic at hand, Our Revenge!" Thalia said Smirking menacingly. "Actually Thals, before that I had something to confess", I replied, my heart pounding like it never had before.

Come on Percy, have a grip on yourself I thought. You killed Kronos, faced most of the giants and gaia by yourself. You can do this!" Thalia I, I, I…" just as I was about to pour my heart out, Thalia did something that I could have never ever imagined in a million years even with my Firstborn powers, she leaned over and kissed me right on the lips and that was the moment my brain stopped working and just as suddenly as it began, It was over. Thalia looked up into my eyes, hers a beautiful stormy blue and winked.

"What, wait what the actual fuck just happened?"

"Well, in case you didn't notice I kissed you as an answer to the question you were about to ask and before you say something stupid again, yes I like no, I love you. "

And that's when reality hit me. Thalia Grace, The Thalia Grace, the one who always stood by my side no matter the odds, the one who had always had my back and now that I looked at her properly was probably, no wait definitely the hottest girl I had ever seen, just confessed that she loved me.

"What are you looking at me like that for? Huh kelp head? Am I not allowed to love you or something?"

While I was still in the shock of registering what Thalia had just said, it seemed like my lack of a proper response confirmed her worst fears.

"No, NO NOO! Don't tell me you still love her, like god dammit percy she betrayed you! I know your fatal flaw is loyalty but why, just what do..es" And that's when she broke down.

Seeing Thalia like that seemed to jolt me back to reality.

"No wait Thals, you've got it wrong. I wasn't silent because of that."

"Shut up perce, I can't believe you. I did everything I could for you and yet you still love a cold heartless bitch like her. Like what… just what does…"

Just saying these words seemed to break Thalia down even further as tears began to flow down her face. Yet I was still too shocked to react and I think that was probably the worst mistake I could have made in that scenario, as upon seeing my emotionless face Thalia looked like her worst nightmare had just come true and began to back up from me before breaking into a full on sprint away from me.

That was when something changed within me, Thalia Grace, the only one who was with me from the beginning to the end, the only one who didn't betray me, was running away from me because of me. Realizing the grave mistake I had just made, my body reacted before my mind did, summoning my Firstborn powers and teleporting me to thalia who was still running away. Not giving her a chance to speak, afraid of it only making the situation worse, I did the only thing I figured would be the right choice to do, smashing my lips on hers.

After I began kissing her, we proceeded to make out for a couple of minutes, before we finally pulled away from each other gasping for oxygen (I'm not sure how that worked given the fact that I was all powerful)

"Percy, wha .. What was that?" Thalia asked me while still gasping for oxygen and coming to terms with what I had just done.

Grabbing Thalia by the waist and pulling her towards me until I could feel her body pressed against mine, leaning down I whispered in her ear

"Shush, Thals, shush. It's fine, I'm here for you. I'm sorry for making you feel that way, it's just that when you said those words I was too shocked to reply because, I love you too but felt that you were too out of my reach. This still feels too surreal to me to be truly honest."

"Perce, if anyone doesn't deserve the other here, it's m; hmph?" I didn't let Thalia finish that sentence as I had a feeling it would lead to her getting sad again as rather than listening to Thalia beat herself up, I had a better idea. I grabbed her by the hips, and lifted her up while kissing her deeply. Thalia resisted for a second before seeming to melt into the kiss.

"Thals, if you dare say one more time that I'm too good for you or something, I'm gonna make out with you in public till that thought is completely out of your mind, got it?"

In response all Thalia could do was nod meekly, her cheeks still flush red from my recent action.

"Good now that that's settled, I guess it's time to make it official. Will you, Thalia Grace, be my girlfriend?" I asked.

"Yes, Percy. A million times yes."Thalia replied as her knees suddenly seemed to buckle, unable to hold her up any longer.

However before she could fall, I was beside her and grabbed her by the waist preventing her from falling.

"Now then, shall we my love? Order and Chaos are waiting for us." I asked lovingly.

Leaning into me Thals responded with, "We shall."

As we began walking towards where Chaos and Order were, I knew no matter what happened now, whether I; no, we were successful in our revenge or not. We had each other and for the first time in a while, I looked forward to the future.