TW: Blood, Blood drinking, knives, restraints, eating, pain, fire, burning, needles, syringes

Percy slowly opened his eyes, a light slowly entering them. Once he fully opened them, he looked around the room. He could of sworn Apollo was in here when he fell asleep. After he was able to open his eyes, and them not feel heavy, he got up and went to get changed. He opened the closet of clothes his father provided him. He found a blue silk shirt that had Velcro where buttons are normally. Attached to the shirt's hanger was a pair of pants, these were made of cotton, they had no buttons and could be slid on and off easily. The shoes and such were Sneakers, the solid base color was white, the design was blue waves coming off the back. Attached to the pants was note, 'Got the lightest clothes I could think of. Everything is easy to put on and take off. Get dressed and meet us in the throne room. Today is a busy day!! Signed, Apollo'  Percy smiled, "I knew it!" He smiled taking the clothes off the hanger. 

Percy entered the throne room, to be met with Apollo putting a chair in the front of the room.  It was a lot like a dentist chair. It was blue, it had a table next to, there was two chairs near by. Then the next thing he noticed was Hermes, he was taking the nectar and ambrosia out of the basket and putting it on the table, he pulled out a bottle of oil and sponge. Poseidon then came forwards, he had a knife in one hand and a cup in another. "This will be the least painful part of today, I need your hand." Percy gave it to him, Poseidon cut a line then turned it to the cup to collect blood. Once the wound stopped bleeding, Poseidon cut his own hand and did the same. Once his wound healed he handed the cup to Dionysus. 

Dionysus started to spin the cup muttering, "μια φορά από το αίμα του θνητού. κάποτε αίμα αθανάτων." (1) Percy watched it glow, he looked around some more once it stopped glowing. Poseidon's throne had restraints on the arms. "Why is there restraints on your throne?" Poseidon looked at Percy, "So I don't try stopping the ritual." Percy nodded, watching Apollo and Dionysus were sprinkling a herb around the chair, in the basket, and on the table. "Percy!" Apollo yelled after he finished spreading the herb. "Come here." 

Percy walked over, Apollo opened a small jar. "Take off the shirt." Percy did so, putting in the basket as instructed. "Okay. I need you to stand very still." Percy nodded. Apollo got close enough that he could poke him. "με κάθε άγγιγμα, η ελιά θα προστατεύει" (2) Apollo put his finger on the rim of the bottle, then tipped it after a few it put the bottle back right side up. He put his finger on Percy's forehead. "με ένα άγγιγμα" (3) Apollo than put his hand on Percy's right shoulder. "προστατεύω," (4) Apollo than put his finger back on the bottle tipping it, then after a while he put it back right side up and put his finger on his other shoulder. "Εστία, ευλόγησε αυτόν τον πολεμιστή" (5) Apollo then put his finger between Percy's ribs. "Εστία, ευλόγησε αυτόν τον πολεμιστή" (6) 

Percy was then guided to the chair by Dionysus. He was guided to sit down. "Now, this going to hurt, it is okay to cry, scream, anything. Okay?" Dionysus told the hero. Percy nodded, Hermes came up to Percy, "If i find out you held in your tears or anything I will personally hunt you down after all this." Percy nodded. Apollo sat down next to the dentist chair. "I need everyone ready." Apollo said as he held the cup with the blood. "Percy, this is going to burn, it will feel like swallowing lava." Percy gulped, "So instead of exploding a volcano, I am swallowing one..cool." Percy saw Apollo's face turn sad, "Percy, you don't have to put it up. We won't judge you for being scared." The rest turned to him, Dionysus looked at Percy, "Hey, your not leading them right now, you can stop. You don't need to be in that mode okay." Percy nodded, letting his emotions show through his eyes and face. "Better?" Apollo asked, Percy nodded. "Good, now don't put it back up, your safe here, you can be scared and sad." Poseidon and Ares watched with empathy. Both understood the bearing of emotions and responsibility that comes with being a general. 

Percy was handed the cup, "Once you start drinking this its going to be constant pain." Apollo told him, Percy nodded. Percy put the cup up to his lips, he took a deep breathe before tipping it up. Once the first drop hit his tongue it was constant pain. "accipe sanguinem ex mortalibus et inmortalibus et mortalem immortalem verte"(7) The gods chanted. Percy drank the blood, his mouth burning, his throat feeling like it was on fire. As the ichor went down, it felt like it was burning through him once the blood was gone, he dropped the cup in too much pain to notice the gods no longer chanting. Percy took deep breathes as he felt tears pour down his face. Apollo was next to him whispering in his ear, words unheard but he could feel his hand running through his hair. "Shh..I know...I know.."

Poseidon was shoved into his chair by Zeus and Hades, Hermes, with tears in his eyes, put the restraints on him. Poseidon had tears in his eyes watching as his son thrashed and cried. "Percy..." He said his voice breaking watching as Apollo tried calming him, his voice lost in cries and screams. 

Hestia watched as Percy cried, she walked up and placed her hand on his head, his shoulders, and between his ribs. Percy's thrashing stopped but his crying and screaming still went on. "That is all i can do, since you sent that prayer for protection...but...it will do nothing for the pain." Apollo nodded. Watching the hero cry and scream. 

After about an hour the screaming stopped, but his crying kept going on, getting more and more frantic. "Percy look at me." Apollo said looking at the young man. Percy turned his head, his eyes glowing, his tears making them shine. "You want to know what color your eyes are right now?" Percy nodded, thankful for the distraction. "Your eyes are a blue green and there are gold flecks mixing. Can you guess what that means?" Apollo asked, trying to distract him as Dionysus came up behind him. "That means your almost there. Okay?" Percy nodded, jumping when Dionysus touched his arm. "Hey, hey. Look at me." Apollo told him. Percy looked back at Apollo, "There you go. Can you tell me what color my shirt is?" Apollo said now trying to get him to focus so they can finish. Percy looked really hard, but he couldn't see it. "I..I can't see it." Apollo nodded, looking at Dionysus, "Now." He told him as he held a syringe of nectar. 

Percy felt a pinch in his arm, then more burning, but this time it was light, not all at once. "Percy...can you hear me?" Apollo asked. Percy nodded, "Good, I need you to count for me, okay?" Percy nodded, "One, two," Percy was cut off by a sting in his arm as Dionysus gave him another syringe of nectar. "Three, Four," Percy shook his head of a fuzz. "Percy let the fuzz come. Don't shake it away." Percy nodded, his whole body burning again, this time worse.

The room started to shake. "Poseidon stop this." Zeus told his brother, who nodded. The room slowly stopped shaking. Dionysus came to Percy's front, "Percy I need you to eat this." Dionysus told him. Percy nodded, trying to sit up, but failing. Apollo helped him sit up, Percy held out his hand. He was hand a plate, on it was some honey, crackers, and ambrosia. Apollo helped hold it steady as Percy grabbed a cracker and dipped it in the honey. Apollo helped him get the honey on the cracker. "Just two of each okay." Apollo told him. Percy nodded, he put the cracker in his mouth, and took a bite.  After he finished both crackers and honey, Dionysus gave him a cup of nectar. "Here drink this." Percy looked at it, "Wasn't that what was in the syringe?" Apollo looked at Percy amazed. "Wait you knew what that was?" Percy nodded taking a bit of an ambrosia square. 

Poseidon watched as son finished the triggering process. His eyes were already showing gold, and his presence already becoming more noticeable. 

Percy ate the squares and drank the cup of nectar. He was starting to get tired, his body worn out. "You tired?" Apollo watched as Percy let out a yawn. Percy nodded rubbing his eyes. Hestia and Apollo awed at how adorable he was being. Percy looked at the two. "What?" He asked, his eyes still bright from tears making them look like seal eyes. 

Poseidon was let out of his restraints after the ceremony was done. "You like a baby seal." Poseidon told his son. Apollo looked at Percy, "You really do, a green eyed seal." Percy blushed, yawning again. "Come on." Apollo said, helping his stand. "If I let you go will you be able to stand?" Percy shrugged, Apollo let him go to see. Percy was able to stand for a few seconds before his knees tried buckling. Apollo picked him up then flashed out of the room. 

Hermes put the ambrosia and nectar into the basket, before flashing in a jar of Gold Honey. After the jar was put in place Hermes flashed it to Apollo. Zeus got rid of the extra furniture before everyone left. 

Apollo laid Percy on the bed, the basket appeared next to Apollo. He grabbed the blanket out of it. Apollo cover Percy up, before walking to the door. "Stay." Percy whispered half asleep. Apollo's heart flutter a little hearing that. Apollo shook his head before answering, "Of course." Apollo said pulling a chair up next to bed, and sat down. Soon after Apollo sat down, soft snores started coming from Percy. Apollo watched as his chest slowly rose and fell. His cheeks red with tear tracks. Apollo ran his hand through Percy's hair, receiving a hum from said boy. Apollo softly smiled, 'I can't feel like this...Poseidon will kill me..but I can't help it...Perseus Jackson..' Apollo thought as he ran his hand down Percy's cheek. Weather he was aware or not, Percy leaned into Apollo's hand, a soft content humming coming from the sleeping boy.

1. once from the blood of the mortal. once the blood of the immortals.

2. with each touch, the olive will protect

3. with one touch

4. protect

5&6: Hestia, bless this warrior

7: take blood from mortals and immortals and turn immortal mortal