
A Fraction of Power
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Percy Jackson, nor Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riordan does
Kronos' POV:
I sat on my throne at Medusa's old lair deep in thought. This Perseus Jackson was a problem, he simply wasn't corruptible. I had attempted to send him visions, dreams to try to convince him to join me. But it felt like I was hitting a barrier stronger than anything I have ever encountered. As I was mulling over this demigod, I saw one of my monster allies walk forward before dropping into a deep bow.
"Lord Kronos, the monster armies are ready to advance on Olympus, we await your command milord" the empousa said and I sneered
"Any sign of the Olympian brats? What about their pets?" I asked
"The demigods were not seen during our scouting, and the guardian Phoenix, was seen setting up various traps but other than that, we have seen no other resistance" the empousa said and I nodded
"March on Olympus, lets finish this pathetic rule of my children" I said and the empousa bowed before running out
Once I was alone again, I slouched over as my mind returned to the demigod Perseus Jackson. If only he were host, or better yet, my general.
"I wonder what would have happened if Perseus was my child instead of those pathetic gods, would fight alongside me in battle?" I asked myself and sighed "Whatever, that demigod is dead, I saw his motionless body on the surface of the ocean. He got what he deserved for insulting me with my own domain" I said as I turned my focus to a map that was in front of me that displayed the entirety of Manhattan "It's only a matter of... Time" I say with a smirk, but suddenly I felt a shiver go down my spine and I frowned "Whatever"
Percy's POV:
I stood next to Lee as we balanced on the side of Williamsburg Bridge. I had my bow drawn with an arrow notched as we waited patiently for the monster army to advance.
"Perce, here they come" Lee whispered and I looked down the bridge to see a large force of monsters and a few demigods marching down the bridge
"I see them" I say as I take the arrow out of my bow and return it to my quiver "Hand me a supersonic" I say and Lee hands me a thick arrow that had speaker like objects on the shaft
I notched the arrow, took aim, then drew the arrow back.
"Only one way to say hi from the Apollo cabin, and that's with some rockin' music" I say as I fire the arrow
The arrow flew silently through the air and then pitched downwards where it embedded itself into the first few rows of monsters. Suddenly, a loud blasting sound emanated from where the arrow landed. The closest monsters instantly burst into golden dust as the surrounding monsters held their ears in pain.
"Nice" Lee said as he notched an arrow and fired, along with the other Apollo kids. I laughed as I notched an arrow and fired it at a demigod that I saw running to our side of the bridge
I watched as the arrow embedded itself into the traitor's eye and he fell dead instantly.
"Hey Lee, I bet I could kill more enemies than you" I said and Lee rolled his eyes
"While now is not the time... You're on!" Lee declared as he loaded two arrows and fired at a pair of hell hounds
Both arrows found their mark as they killed the monsters instantly. I scoffed as I loaded three arrows and fired into the mob of monsters racing to try and reach us. I then saw that they were over halfway and I decided to get in close.
"I am heading into the fray, if you need to, make sure to save my life alright?" I said to Lee who guffawed
"Nice one Perce, but yeah, I'll cover you" Lee said as I shouldered my bow and pulled Riptide out of my pocket and jumped down
As I landed on the bridge, I dug a knee into the metal and focused on my earth shaker powers which allowed me to create a small crater that had cracks spreading out from it. Then I willed my armor to appear on me as I kept my head facing the floor. Once my armor appeared on me, I realized that it even allowed my weapons to be on my person when I summoned it. I then summoned my shield as I extended my right arm to the side and flipped the cap of Riptide off as the gleaming bronze sword appeared. I looked up and felt Instinct and Iota laugh as the monster hoard stopped in their tracks.
"This is my bridge, get the fuck off of it" I said in a deadly cold voice yet the smirk on my face seemed sinister as the Monsters and Demigods shivered slightly, however, none moved away "So be it" I said as I stood up and took a defensive stance
At this, the Titan army surged forward and readied their weapons. I took a deep breath as a silver helmet appeared on my head and I rushed the first monster. As I reached it, it thrusted a spear at me, I quickly deflected it off the face of my shield before cutting it in two with riptide. I then noticed that a monster was trying to make it to the other end, but I used moonlit step and traveled into the hellhound's path. I lashed out with my shield, and as the shield's rim bit into the hound's snout, it burst into dust.
I ducked under a swipe with a spear and saw a golden arrow pierce the dracaena's forehead. Not bothering with the dead monster, I leapt to the side and dug Riptide into a traitor demigod's leg. I ripped the blade out before swinging it viciously at their neck, severing their head from their body. I kicked the head into the unsuspecting hands of another demigod traitor and I moonlit stepped in front of their shocked form. I then roughly grabbed their head and put Riptide's cross guard at their throat and slowly drug the blade across their neck causing blood to flow freely over the blade. Once done, I kicked the demigod away and continued my slaughter.
Third Person POV:
Percy moved like lightning, his movements were completely unpredictable as he used his powers to move from monster to monster, from traitor to traitor making sure to slaughter them both just as gruesomely. He blocked, and countered masterfully as if he had expert training for decades.
He leapt over a hell hound and saw a demigod traitor open their mouth in a scream, however, Percy silenced them by thrusting Riptide down their throat, and then turned the blade like he was pulling a lever, the result was the demigod's front being cut in half from their mouth to their sternum. He then kicked the dead traitor off of his blade.
By this point the sun was starting to set and the monsters let out a roar of anger as they were empowered by the dark of night. Thinking they could now overpower the one-man army, they charged forward with renewed vigor.
Golden arrows rained down from above trying to keep Percy safe from the charging monsters. Percy blocked, parried, and countered the monster's attacks and found little room to actually go on the offensive, as the monsters knew that once he gained momentum nothing would stop him.
Lee's POV:
I watched in slight horror as I saw Percy hold his ground against the massive hoard of monsters. I quickly notched a supersonic arrow and let it fly as a hellhound leapt at my friend. The arrow pierced the hound and let out an ear crushing sound as I saw a few glints of silver below me. I looked over at Michael who was firing arrows non-stop, until he caught my eye. I pointed down at the hunters and he nodded as he refocused his efforts to protect Percy who was now being pushed back slowly. I slid down a pole to get to the floor and once there I ran over to the hunters who were shooting arrows into the monster hoard.
"What's the status?" a Hunter that I remembered as Phoebe asked as she notched two arrows and fired them at a pair of demigods that were trying to sneak up on Percy
"Not good, Percy is being pushed back now that the monsters are more powerful, I don't know how much longer we can last" I said and Phoebe nodded as her eyes widened and she rushed forward with a speed only reserved for hunters
"Phoebe!" I heard another hunter by the name of Ether, scream in horror and I turned to see Phoebe jump in front of an arrow aimed at Percy's left side
The arrow struck her shoulder as he fell to the ground with a scream of pain. It was at that moment when I noticed a full moon start to rise as if Artemis was checking up on her hunter.
Percy's POV:
'FUCK!' Instinct said as I deflected a large club from a Northern Cyclops
'Arrow on your left' Iota said and I went to dodge it but a scream of pain sent me spinning towards it and I saw a sight that made my blood boil
Laying on the ground bleeding was Phoebe, the hunter I saved long ago. I then noticed a silver light shining down and saw a full moon glowing brightly and I knew what I had to do.
I focused on the water below me and pulled up enough water to freeze into two human like figures.
'Iota, Instinct, protect me and Phoebe while I help her' I mentally tell them and I instantly felt them leave as two different glowing auras occupied the two ice sculptures and they started to move on their own as I knelt down to Phoebe and took my helmet off
"Phoebe, are you alright?" I asked as I studied the arrow wound
"I-I'm fine Boy!" She said panting and I frowned as I grabbed the shaft of the arrow and quickly pulled it out causing Phoebe to growl "Damn it! That hurt!" She said and I inspected the arrow head
"Fuck" I said aloud as I noticed a green tinge to the arrow head "Poison" I growled as I saw Lee and Ether run over "Lee, Ether, get Phoebe back to any sort of Base camp we have. She needs immediate Medical Attention" I say and Lee nods as Ether stares at me wide eyed that I knew her name "In fact, get Michael to call a fall back, I don't want any of you stuck in the cross fire of what im about to do" I say darkly as I put my helmet back on and will my shield away before stabbing Riptide into the metal and summoning Lunar's light, which I shifted into my left hand
"Percy, we can't leave you, you will die!" Lee countered and I pulled Riptide free and smirked as I turned to the slowly encroaching army
"Just follow my orders Lee, trust me on this one" I say as I take a stance "It takes a lot more than a pathetic army to kill me" I say as I felt a rush of power flow through me as I felt Lee and Ether carry Phoebe away, I then noticed the golden arrows stop falling and I grinned as my ice sculptures were destroyed by monsters "Let's have some fun, shall we?" I said as I sprinted forward using my guardian speed
Third Person POV:
Percy shot forward like a silver blur, his eyes glowing a deadly cold silver as he reached the first monster in less than a second. He tore through the monster like a category five hurricane tore through a wooden hut. In less than a minute the entire bridge was covered in dust still floating to the ground.
"NEVER!!! MESS!!! WITH!!! THE!!! HUNTERS!!!!" Percy roared out as he glowed silver and another form appeared
"Celestial Arrow!!" Instinct yelled as his form suddenly faded except for a few glowing points that represented stars and a silver bow appeared in his hands
Instinct pulled back on the string and a pure silver arrow appeared. Instinct then fired the arrow and it shot forward at the speed of light. It pierced through a few hundred monsters before it exploded on the far end of the bridge. Instinct then disappeared as Percy paced back and forth waiting for the next opponent. Just then, the last monster, a very familiar bull man walked up with an axe shaped like an Omega. Percy's eyes stopped glowing as he calmed down from his rage and looked at the minotaur with a smirk on his face.
"Ready for round three Beef head?" Percy said as he readied his two blades and the Minotaur let out a loud bellow of anger "This time, let's make it less of a battle and more of a match, so it's fair on both ends" Percy continued and the Minotaur looked at him in confusion before the concept dawned on him and he nodded "Good, so, you ready for round three?" He asked again and the Minotaur nodded as it brandished its axe
A/N: WOoo!!! Until next time my fellow demigods and demigoddesses, take care!
~Major Nich
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