Percy POV

As I was walking down the slope, I noticed the slight noises made around me. I noticed the way the darkness seemed to move. I tried to use Erebus's power to see through it, but my powers didn't seem to be working. Honestly, I didn't think I had any of my powers. I felt like I had before Chaos took me to meet all the primordials. I was thinking about testing some of my powers when I felt a presence in my head:

I took away your powers. It wouldn't have been a challenge if you had your powers. I want to make sure that you yourself, not your powers, deserve my life force.

"Great, just great," I muttered to myself as I kept on walking into the darkness. I walked farther and farther into the darkness. I watched the shadows move around me as if they were alive. For all I knew, they were. I watched as the creatures of the dark started to slither and move. Stalking me to their hearts content. I watched on as I was getting surrounded. I really started to wonder what was out there. Then, I wondered if I actually wanted to know.

I kept walking for who knows how long. The air kept getting thinner and dirtier. It was getting harder for me to breathe. I knew I couldn't last too much longer. I kept pushing through, knowing that I had to find the rest of Order before something found me. I had a sinking sensation of dread spread out through my body. I felt the power growing with the darkness as well. I felt the evil coursing through the air around me.

I kept wandering through the never ending darkness. I could feel presences come closer then move away again. I felt something darker, bigger, deadlier walk up behind me after about another four hours. 

I could feel my body giving in slowly. I could feel the weight of situation coming to light. If I didn't find this essence fast, I would die. 

This being behind me wouldn't help in the matter at all. At first, I thought it was just going to walk away. I'm never that lucky. It kept getting closer and closer. I could basically feel the hot breath roll down my neck. I shivered from the thought of what it could be. I turned around to face the demon that was stalking me. I saw something I will never forget. The beast had reddish-purple eyes. They seemed to glow in the darkness. I watched as it came closer and closer again. I was able to make out more of it's features. I wish I wasn't able to. It's nose seemed to be smashed in as if it wasn't even there. I wanted to throw up just from that sight. The closer it got, the more I could see. Again and again I could make out more and more features. I saw the mouth that could haunt my dreams for decades. The mouth was upturned into a slight maniacal smile. Teeth hanging out of the upper lip. They looked sharp enough to break bones in the matter of seconds. I was afraid from the way it was looking at me. I looked back into it's eyes and saw the hunger, the beast inside. I saw what would make even the strongest generals cry and call to their 'Mommy'. It's body was being shown, and I couldn't help but watch as it slowly got taller and buffer. I watched it tower over me. I watched as it stalked me. I watched it slowly circled me, toying with me. I knew that I was probably going to die. I was about to accept the fate that was about to become of me when I felt the ground start to tremble.

I looked down for a split second to see the ground to start to split. I looked back at the beast to see something that I didn't think would be possible for it to feel. I saw fear in it's eyes. It quickly scampered away. I wanted to know what was doing this. What could make that monster back off? I realized that question might be answered faster than I would appreciate. I kept watching on and on. I wanted to see the being that could do this in the dreaded pit. The floor opened up just a bit more. I looked down the cavern to see eyes I didn't expect to see so malicious. I saw Tartarus's eyes. He looked ready to kill anything and anyone at anytime's notice. I was about to call out to him when he slowly turned around. He laughed darkly, insanely. I wanted to call out and ask him what he was doing. Then, I noticed the difference. I noticed the same thing that I noticed in Gaia. He was different. He wasn't the one I knew. He must have been his dark side, his evil side. I started to turn to run when I felt the pull of the world around us suck me closer to him. I knew I couldn't beat him, not without my powers. I had to run. I fought the power. I kept trekking ahead. I fought and fought, using the rest of my energy. I reached the end of his pull and collapsed.

I didn't know what to do, so I crawled. I kept crawling and crawling. I kept heading towards the power that kept beckoning my ways during this travel. I noticed the darkness seemed to fade as I got closer and closer. I didn't know what to expect. I thought that I could make it out alive. I thought that I could complete the trial that sick son of a bitch, Order, made for me. I felt hope start to rise in my chest. I could feel enough power come to my body to pick myself up again. I headed towards the light again, hoping for the best. I had to know though when I entered the cavern that something was going to go wrong. Nothing is ever this simple for me. No, I just had to run into something that would make this virtually impossible. Then again, I am known to do the impossible.

Just as I was about to reach out to the cage holding in Order's essence, I heard a voice speak out:

"Just the man I wanted to see. Now Percy, want to come and give your family a hug. He sure would appreciate it."

I turned around to the eerie voice I heard. I saw the man that was in the battle against Kronos and I. He looked exactly like Kronos, just darker. This was the shadow creation of my dearly loved and powerful grandfather, Kronos.

"What are you doing here, Kronos, or whatever your name is."

"I'm visiting my grandson, obviously. Don't you want to speak to your family? I thought you loved them. I guess some are more important than others aren't they?"

"You aren't my family. You aren't even Kronos. I don't know who you are, but I don't trust you. I won't ever get close enough for you to even come close to hurt you."

"I don't need to be close to cause you pain."

He reached out to me and closed his fist. I felt the time around me slowly slowing down. After working with Chronos for a while, I began to pick up on the time around everyone near me. I tried to break free from his grasp but knew I wasn't strong enough to break free of his superior power. He pulled me closer and closer to him. I didn't know how to defend myself. I was just awaiting my death that was probably inevitable. I watched his grin turn more and more sadistic. I didn't know how painful my end would be, but I knew it wasn't going to be pretty. I just wished I could've said goodbye to my loved ones. I felt his pull get stronger and stronger the closer and closer I got to him. He watched me get closer as well. I watched his eyes turn darker and darker.

"Are you going to accept your fate grandson?"

I don't know what came over me, but he taunting me seriously pissed me off. I looked up into his eyes and saw the look of confidence. I saw the look of arrogance. I knew he thought I was beneath him. Honestly, if I'm honest with my self, I thought so too. That didn't stop me though. I still had my natural ability of water and the ability of creating earthquakes. I watched as his eyes slightly narrowed as he saw my aura strengthen. I pulled out Riptide and started to swing at him. He started to taunt me and not even block my attacks. I swung my sword over and over again. He just kept ducking and dodging. He was obviously toying with me. That was just what I was planning on. I didn't want to hit him at all. Even though I may have been Tartarus. It was still a part of the world, just underneath all of the world we are used to. I watched him smirk at me as I put down my arm. I tried to act as if I was tired. I was if I'm honest with you. Just not as much as I wanted him to believe. I watched the being look down on me as I was lying on the floor. Like, I was waiting for him to put me out of my misery. I couldn't be careless with my plan. I knew that I had one shot for this, and I couldn't throw it away. I waited and waited. I saw him just watching me, not looking for any threats. He thought I just gave up. I don't quit that easily. I watched as he crouched down next to me.

"How does it feel to know you won't make it out of here?" He asked me as he slowly traced my chest with a knife.

"I could ask you the same thing... bastard," I croaked out as I activated my earthquake powers. The slashed I made in the wall behind Kronos were getting wider and seemed to slowly fall out of it's place in the cave. The part of the cave wall started to fall down, and I rolled out of the way. The rocks fell directly on Kronos and crushed him. I knew I didn't have much more time before the evil being got out of the simple yet creative trap I laid out. I went over to the cage and saw a slight glow in the back corner. I didn't know what it was exactly. I watched the light come closer. I reached out to just as I heard a scream of rage behind me. I looked back at Kronos as a wave of light surrounded me, and I was flashed out before Kronos could wrap his hands around my neck.

(A/N I decided to just add on to this chapter and not add another one. I'm sorry if you don't like that, but I didn't want to add just another really short chapter. Also, sorry guys for not uploading Sunday, but I had a lot of homework, so I didn't get much time to write sorry guys. Hopefully I'll see you Sunday, but with how crazy my life has been lately, I don't know. Again, I'm so sorry.)