Chapter 29
Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson
LAST TIME:
"I love you." He said as he suddenly fell back as he pulled me with him. I was too tired to complain as I laid my head on his chest. The warm beat of his heart entered my ear as I relished in its comforting beat. It has been weeks since I have heard this sound and I didn't want it to end. But then I heard footsteps behind me as I heard a female voice behind me.
"Now I can see why his demon side made you his eternal mate, the love flowing you two is enough to power Aphrodite for centuries." She said as I blushed as Percy laughed as he looked over at her as I hid my face in his chest.
"Thank you for saving her, I would get up to shake your hand but I got a lighting angel holding me down." He joked as I let it go this once. But as he said it I felt a warm smile on my back as I bet it was the female.
"Don't worry about." She said as she sat down besides us as I relaxed in Percy's grips as I felt safe.
"Might I ask who you are?" He asked her.
"Oh of course I forgot to introduce myself I am the high angel Julia, I am Thalia's mother."
NOW:
PERCY POV:
As soon as the words came out of her mouth I was confused as I looked down at Thalia who looked just as surprised. But quicker than I could imagine in my current form I was pushed away as Thalia blushed hard red. Instantly she was on her knees like her mother and facing her as I could see the huge blush on her face stretch to the back of her ears.
"Haha don't worry Thalia I have been watching you all your life I have seen you two do more than just snuggle." She said as Thalia blushed even harder as I pulled myself off my chest and sat down crisscross as my arms were behind me pushing me up. But at the time I realized what she just said as I blushed hard as I sat by Thalia.
But as I looked at Julia I noticed just how much she looked like Thalia. She had long black flowing hair and soft light blue eyes. She had a light amount of freckles on her face but not as much as Thalia though. But her smile was just like Thalia's in the rare moments I got to see it. Her face was a little thinner than Thalia's but it seemed to show her age, that was about 45 years old.
But on her back was 4 pairs of pure platinum wings that hung lightly on her back as they laid out behind her as she sat down so her legs were to her side like someone of royalty. But as I looked in-between the two I saw Thalia stealing a glance from her mom as she blushed again. But I had to admit it they would have looked like sisters if they would have been the same age. But Julia would have been more bust as I could tell just from looking at her well formed assets.
"Mother..." Thalia said in an embarrassed tone as Julia just laughed again as she smiled at us.
"I am kidding don't worry, what you two in your bed at night is none of my business. Then again..." She said in a joking tone as she rubbed her chin as we blushed together.
"Okay I am done teasing, but I must say it is good to finally meet you Percy." She said holding out her hand as I shook it with a node as Thalia looked confused.
"Good to meet Percy what about me?" She pouted as Julia smiled.
"You have met me before you just don't realize it, I have watched you your whole life Thalia. I was not lying when I said that, I have always watched from a safe distance always protecting you. You have even talked to me before once but I was in a different form, who do you think gave you that spear?" She asked her as she looked down at her bracelet as I smiled a little.
"I...remember you now." Thalia said slowly as Julia smiled as tears began to form in her eyes as Thalia tried to hide them.
"I remember you being there so many times, like in Olympus when Hera's statue fell on me you were the one that freed me. You were always there in the background but I never noticed. What kind of daughter am I if I can't even remember my own mother?" Thalia said in tears as Julia smiled sadly at her.
"Don't blame yourself okay it was my own choice to not tell you who I was the one that remained hidden from you for all your life. Now let this mother hear what I have missed in these last 1000 years." She said as she wrapped Thalia in a hug as I smiled as I slowly stood up as my muscle screamed in protest as I let them have a mother daughter moment.
"I will be over here." I said as Julia smiled at me and nodded as I walked off as my muscles groaned in protest.
'I wonder what Death is doing?' I thought to myself as I sat down on a pile of rubble as I looked at Thalia and her mother laugh and converse as I felt Silent Doom hum hard on my finger.
"I know, I am just giving them some time together. It isn't every day you see a mother and daughter reunite." I said to my ring as it hummed in a low tone that said a lot like 'fine then' in a grumpy voice. But as I looked at them I began to think of my life and were it was headed. But as I thought about my future I began to think of my missing daughter Scarlet. Still no contact from the last time I talked to her. I even tried sending out shades to look for areas without shadow but they only found a few but they were empty.
At the thought of my last child I sighed deeply as I felt something brush up against my neck as I looked over at my friendly pet shade in his mouse form. I just smiled and scratched his back lightly as he enjoyed the feeling. I truly wonder what piece felt like, for I had felt it for a few months and then that was it. But as I began to imagine myself in a state of piece I couldn't help but add in a few other pictures in it.
I imagined myself in a log cabin out in a forest as the snow came down outside. The fire in the house lighting the room with a soft and warm glow. The sounds of happy laughs as Hannah played with Scarlet in the front of the fireplace as Scarlet taught Hannah to play with some toys. But then I saw myself and Thalia wrapped up in a warm blanket on the couch as Thalia rested her sleeping head on my shoulder. But the big difference was that Thalia's belly was swollen with another one on the way.
It almost seemed perfect as I imagined it as I smiled at the thought of it. No wars to worry about no gods to tell us what to do. No just the soon to be 5 of us in that log cabin as through the winter nights. But in the summer I thought of Scarlet teaching Hannah in school she taught at. I imagined Thalia running a small flower shop like she had told me she wanted to do once this war was over. I would be helping in the shop as well as our cabin was a short walk away.
The 5 of my troops not living too far away as soon they had kids and they played with Hannah and our new child. My mother coming over to visit us and her teaching Thalia how to make the blue cookies that I believe would one day rule the world with their deliciousness. But as I did I felt an angry humming my finger as I smirked at my ring.
"Don't worry I didn't forget you I will get you out of that ring if it is the last thing I do." I said to my ring as it hummed in happiness as I smiled. Silent Doom was a container of a sort for a soul I saved in desperation from fading in the pit. I had saved the person but in turn I had locked their soul in silent doom, though lately the person had become more active. Which was a good sign as I rubbed the ring.
"Percy?" I heard my name called as I looked to see Thalia walking with the help of Julia. Then I had realized it had been about 30 minutes since my daydream.
"Yeah?" I asked as I stood up as I walked over to Thalia as I helped her sit down as she tried to hide the pain in her body as she did.
"My mom was just wondering if you wanted to ask her anything." She said as I nodded and turned to Julia as her light blue eyes shined at me.
"Can I talk to you in private?" I asked her as she nodded as Thalia raised an eyebrow. But after a second we were out of hearing rang of Thalia as she messed around with her hair. Now that I noticed it actually he wings were put up and then I noticed my wings were also up.
"What would you like to ask me?" Julia asked me as I smiled.
"I would like for your permission to marry your daughter please." I said bowing to her as she seemed to expect this from me.
"I don't know...what makes you worthy to marry my daughter?" She asked me in a serious voice.
"I am not worthy to marry such a special person. I have done many things that made me worse than any monster or god. I have lost the right to be called a normal human by any right but I beg of you please look past my mistakes and at my love for her. I would do anything for her, I would tear apart a world for her if I had the power. I would turn back time to save her, I would confront Chaos and sell my soul to her if she ever faded. So I beg of you let me marry your daughter!" I said louder than I meant as I held my eyes closed shut as I bowed at Julia.
"..." She didn't say a word as I stayed put still bowing to her as I bet she was thinking. But as I waited until she finally spoke again.
"Why did you ask me and not ask Zeus?" She asked me as I stayed in my position.
"Because that man does not deserve to have a daughter like Thalia. His opinion has no meaning in my mind. So if I had not met you I would have asked the next closest person Thalia had to a father or mother. But since you are here I want you to be the one that blesses me to take your daughters hand in marriage." I said as I looked down at the ground as I looked at my shoes.
"You have my blessing." She said as I felt an overwhelming joy hit me as I shot up and wrapped her up in a hug as I startled her. I just spun her around a couple of time in joy as I finally stopped and set down the startled angel.
"Thank you." I said with a smile that would wipe Apollos from this universe as she nodded with a face that said she should have saw this coming.
"Percy what are you doing to my poor mother?" Thalia asked walking up to me as I smiled at her but it turned into a grin as she looked at like I was up to no good.
"Just asking her something important." I said as she eyed me.
"Asking her what?" She asked crossing her arms, she didn't like to be left out of things let me tell you.
"Just a little something." I said as she glared into my eyes I began to sweat a little, but thankfully Julia saved me.
"Thalia leave him be, trust me you will find out later." She said as Thalia eyed me one last time but nodded.
"Fine but you better tell me later." She said as I nodded as she had no idea what I already planned.
"Okay well how about I get you two back to camp the sun is rising and everyone is waking up." Julia said as Thalia's face got panicked.
"Wait when will I see you again?" Thalia asked in a panicked tone as she grabbed her mother's shoulders.
"In time but remember you always have that feather Death gave you, but I will see you in time do not worry child. Now let me teleport you back to Sally's camp so you guys can get some sleep, young people like you need sleep." She said as I realized how tired I really was. Thalia just nodded though as I saw her hand travel to a new necklace on her neck.
"Okay mom." She said a she hugged her once more and gave her a kiss on the cheek as I walked over as I gave her a hug as well. But as I did I heard her Julia whispering something in my ear.
"Be careful Percy your road has only gotten thinner." She said as she pulled back. But before I could ask what she meant by it I felt myself being force flashed as I suddenly appeared back in my mother's tent. But as we arrived I was full of questions as I looked over at Thalia as she walked back in the other room.
"I am ready for bed." She said as I was left in the hallway thinking as I just turned around and fallowed her in the room for a good night sleep.
LINEBREAK: 1 week later
PERCY POV:
"Ah if it isn't my favorite couple." Said the Captain as I smiled and gave him a hug as he patted my back but then he looked at me funny.
"Have you grown?" He asked me stepping back as I had noticed I piled on a few more inches as did Thalia. I was now about 6 foot 7 and she was about 6 foot 1 I had to say that after Thalia managed to merge my two pantheons I became much more powerful. Also I was calmer now and Thalia also said that I had stopped showing signs of nightmares at night.
"Yeah." I said sheepishly as he shook his head as he looked over the small crowd I brought with me.
"Who is the new kid?" He asked me as I looked back at Zain as he and Tiffany stuck close to one another.
"He is a transfer to my group his name is Zain and he is a mute, he is a nice kid but kind of has a hard time trusting people. Also I think he likes Tiffany." I whispered the last piece as he smiled.
"Well I just think he just needs living arrangements and he is good, also I think you are off aren't you?" He asked me as I nodded.
"Yep we just came by to pick up a few things then we are going to a nice beach hous-." But I was cut off by Thalia.
"Actually I bought another nice place for just us two that isn't too far from the others. We are going there instead as the others can stay in the beach house." She said as I gapped at her. Well there goes my entire payment for my mission.
"How far away?" Asked Fredrick with a sly grin on his face as if he knew why we were separate.
"Just in the mountains that are about a 4 hour trip from the beach, but I wanted snow since Christmas I close so bought it. This place is supposed to have snow so I went for it." She said as I just nodded in understanding. Greek, demon, or whatever I liked celebrating Christmas.
"Okay then I don't mind as long as I don't have to be with any of them longer than I have to." I said as I thrust my thumb over by the others as they all said hey.
"Glad to hear but remember you still have to get me a present." She said as she poked my chest as I rolled my eyes.
"Oh I give you a present you will never forget." I said a husky voice as I reached around and grabbed her ass as she blushed as someone coughed.
"Easy there tiger save it for when you get there and no one is around." The Captain said as I blushed as Thalia and I split from each other.
"What about my mother though?" I asked Thalia trying to change the subject.
"Don't worry I already planned for this, your mother and Hannah are coming as is mine. Also the 5 will be coming also for Christmas day. Also some others might pop in for a little while but it just depends. But before that and after that we have the cabin all to ourselves." She said with a wink as I felt the need to kiss her right there but the amount of 'ohhs' coming from the others.
"Well that is awkward so how about you guys get packed and Percy you might need a couple boxes of these." He said handing me box of condoms out of nowhere as I blushed.
"Oh god." Thalia said as she blushed as well as we both thought it was a good idea to escape the laughs of our friends as we booked it out of there.
As we got in our tent we both were blushing hard as Thalia was worse than me as I had my back to the door making sure no one would barge in. As we looked at one another I began to snicker as she did as well. Soon we were both laughing as hard as we rolled on the ground laughing.
"Oh god I did not expect that." I said tossing the box of condoms that had somehow managed to stay in my hand as we ran to the tent.
"You're telling me, but then again your mother did give me birth control before we left so I guess it was expected." She said as I raised an eyebrow as she took out a case and showed it to me. Sure enough it was the pill, looks like the fates don't want us to have a child just quiet yet.
"God..." I said as I shook my head as I walked over to our room to start packing but I stopped at the door as I realized Thalia stopped walking and was looking down at the package of pills.
"What's wrong Thalia?" I asked her noticing her face was in deep thought, normally when she thought deeply like this it was on something that made me worry. But as I called her name she snapped out of it as she gave me a weak smile as she put the pills in her back pocket.
"Sorry I was just thinking about the future." She said as I smiled at her.
"Don't worry so have I, I say let's wait until this is over. I don't want to risk bringing another life into this world." I said reaching for her hand as she looked up at me. Her lighting like eyes sparkling as her scent of ozone filled my nose. But she just looked down at my hand as she gave it a comforting squeeze. But as she did I saw a smile play on her face as I raised an eyebrow.
"I wonder if our child will have a tail like you do." She said referring to my demon form, I just smiled as I laughed a little.
"You know what would be funny if he or she had a halo and a devil tail talk about an embodiment of a contradiction." I said as a smiled played on Thalia's lips.
"Well how about we find out later. If we don't hurry we are going to miss our train. Also we are going to stop in the city for a week before we get there to buy some supplies for the month." She said as I nodded as we both walked in the room. But what we found in there was not quiet what I was expecting.
Sitting on the bed was Tiffany and Zain as he was putting some bags by the end of the bed. But what really got me confused was there was another person laying on the bed I was all too familiar with. Tiffany was brushing the females long black hair as the unconscious female laid perfectly still on the bed. As of how the two even got in this room before us I didn't care but the third unconscious person nearly made me explode in confusion. But thankfully Thalia broke me out of my trance as she shouted the person's name.
"Zoë!" She shouted as she ran over to the bed as I stood stunned at the unconscious looking figure. At this time Silent doom was going crazy on my finger as it made my whole hand vibrate. As I looked in shock as Thalia looked over Zoë's body as Tiffany was surprised at our sudden entrance as Zain continued moving bags from our room to the living room.
"Why is she here." I said as I looked right at Tiffany as she shrugged.
"I don't know all I know is that when Zain shadow travel us here she was just lying on the bed. After seeing her rats nest of hair I decided to brush it. But I think she is a coma because I tried to wake her up but she wouldn't wake up for anything." She said as I cursed inwardly as I spotted just what I was looking for. A letter addressed to me was sitting on the bed stand as I walked over and grabbed it and ripped it open and read.
Dear Percy,
As of lately I have noticed you have quite a few favors that I owe you around a hundred as pointed out by my loving wife. So to clear most of those favors from my slate that I owe you I decided to have a nice chat with the fates. After strenuous hours of talking with them and managed to get them to remove all the favors they owed you. I managed to convince them to bring back one person or should I say body from the real of the faded.
So basically they owe you nothing now and I owe you a couple of favors but as of now I give you the lovely miss nightshade's body. Don't tell Bianca I put that or she will smack me, but I thank you for doing so much for me and have a nice trip to the mountains. The fates say it is a month you will never forget.
Sincerely Death,
Ps: I would use condoms over the month if I were you. Don't want any Percy or Thalia Jrs running around in a couple months.
As I read it I blushed hard as I folded it back up and put it in my pocket as I looked over at Thalia as she finished looking over Zoë's body.
"Who would do this?" She asked me as I sighed.
"Someone who doesn't like owing me favors." I said simply as she looked at me funny as I walked over to Zoë's body as I sighed as my ring was going wild.
"Who?" She asked me again.
"Death he talked to the fates and managed to wipe their slate clean of favors they owed me and with that he brought her body back from the realm of the faded." I said as she looked shocked.
"Zoë faded?" She asked me as I scratched the back of my head as I thought about it.
"Well yes and no." I said as she looked confused.
"Did her body fade? Yes. Did her soul fade? No." I said as she looked like I overloaded her mind.
"What?" Everyone asked even Zain as he looked just as confused. But as I thought about it I looked down as Silent Doom as it hummed as I trying to get my attention. But as I did I looked up at all three confused face in front of me as I sighed deeply and started to take off Silent Doom. But it didn't go unnoticed as I fiddled with the ring as it hummed in my hand.
"When I was down in Tartarus I found Zoë down there." I said as Thalia looked shocked as Tiffany and Zain took a seat as they listened in on my past.
"But Artemis put her in the stars." She said as I nodded.
"Yes indeed she did but do you really think Zeus would allow a demi-titan in the sky for all to see?" I asked her as her face grew angry as she understood that he had forced her down to Tartarus.
"That bastard." She growled as thunder boomed in the distance.
"Indeed the big fagot in the sky is a bastard for all the things he has done. But back to the story about how I found Zoë."
FLASHBACK:
PERCY POV:
TIME: 13000 Tartarus year for Percy, or 260 earth years after Percy arrived in the pit
I sat quietly in my viewing plaza or the VIP section in my area as I slowly polished Silent Doom. Down below in the area currently were a couple hellhounds that were fighting a Cyclops and so far it was pretty even. The Cyclops was pretty small and there was 4 hellhounds were acting together as a team as they attacked the Cyclops. But as I polished Silent Doom again thunder rang in the air as I looked up from my weapon.
"That makes 15 times today I wonder what's got the big dick in the air all upset?" I asked myself as I heard a couple of women chuckle to my left as I turned my head to see who it was.
"Ah my favorite primordial goddess's what brings you to this great arena?" I asked Nyx and Hemera as I heard a yelp of a hellhound getting hit by a club. They just rolled their eyes at my sarcasm as they sat down in the seats to my left and right as began to polish Silent Doom again.
"Were bored and didn't have anything better to do." Hemera said as Nyx leaned up against my right arm as I continued polishing it.
"Is that really the reason because if I remember right you two specifically told me you would be in meetings with the other primordials about what to do with me." I said with no emotion as they both sighed.
"We were and they have decided how to see how this plays out longer. But Percy they told us to give you a warning. If you get any stronger they will be forced to come after you." She said as I rolled my eyes.
"I would like to see them try to kill me in my arena. In here I make the rules and they know that." I said in a deadly tone as they both shivered but my mood traveled across the arena as a million monsters shivered at once even the ones fighting.
"Easy there calm down." Hemera said grabbing my arm as the darkness emanating from me dissipated as the area turned back to normal. All I did was node as I stood up as they both looked at me as I walked to the edge of the VIP box. As I did I sighed as I closed my eyes and took a deep breath as I focused for a second. As I did I suddenly felt something enter Tartarus but not by normal means.
"Something is wrong." I said slowly as Nyx and Hemera closed their eyes and nodded.
"Something is being forced into the pit. It is like when you arrived." Nyx said as I nodded.
"Yes it is can either of you sense were it is going to fall to?" I asked them as they focused longer as they faces got a little surprised.
"It...is coming here." Hemera said as Nyx slowly nodded almost as confused.
"Why would it come here?" I asked them as they shrugged.
"One is that they person is unconscious and can't control their trajectory or number two is that are thinking of someone and using what little power they have to push them towards them." Nyx said as I looked up into the air as I saw a gleam in the sky.
"There it is." I said as I looked up at it as they did to. As it came down it looked like a meteor as it was on fire but it looked like a protective bubble was around whatever it was. As I watched it I noticed it was going to strike in the middle of the arena. I just watched with no emotion as it came closer and finally struck the ground. As it did a giant explosion erupted from the middle of the arena.
I just stood still as the wind blew past me as a giant fireball erupted in the air. Seeing as the arena is massive at about 5 square football fields it didn't affect muck else around it. But the monsters in the arena were vaporized from the explosion as the fire finally hit the barrier. This barrier protected the crowd from attack that would damage them. But as I died down I simply jumped from my spot as Nyx and Hemera told me don't be an idiot.
I just walked in my own silence as the monster crowd roared in agreement thinking it was simply a show put on by me. But the major and minor evil gods and some titans knew it wasn't me as I walk to the middle of the arena which didn't take long. As I arrived I stepped on the edge of the smoking crater. Inside was boiling water from a small stream that ran in the area as I slid down the massive crater that was about 1 football field wide.
"Hello?" I asked but was met with silence as I continued further into the steam as I approached the middle. Slowly I found the middle as I found a glowing barrier that held a human or something in it. I couldn't tell because on it only showed me a shadow of the figure as I looked at it strangely. It was almost like an alien just landed in Tartarus.
But as I looked at the sphere suddenly it began to break and crack as it finally exploded sending fragments of the barrier away from it. But as it did steam poured out of it as the human fell to the ground as I walked forward as I was met with a strange sight. There laying in front of me was a naked Zoë nightshade. She was about 20 years old now and her body was well developed as I blushed a little.
"Zoë are you okay?" I asked her as I shook her shoulder but she didn't respond as I sighed and took off my cloak and draped her in it. Just as I did the steam cleared as I stood up and was met with hundreds of angry looking evil gods and titans.
"Why is that here?" Asked one as they began to surround the edge of the crater as I sensed I was in trouble.
"I do not know but she is under my protection as of now, if you attack her you will die. Or worse be sent to nice torture session with Medusa." I said in a dark tone as many of them growled at me.
"I am tired of you ruling of us boy I say we kill him." Pallas said as many of them agreed as I noticed Nyx and Hemera were just about to jump in. All I did was shake my head as they understood they didn't want to be near the battle area right now.
"Is that what you really think of me?" I asked in a sarcastic voice as I heard multiple growls around me as I smiled.
"Fair enough fight me and if you win you get the title of master of the arena. I will become your bitch if you want me to and Zoë. But if I win you will forever be placed under the heaviest amount of tortures every night for the rest of eternity." I said as I shadow traveled Zoe out and over to Nyx and Hemera as my cloak returned to me. As they noticed the naked girl in my seat as they got the message as they picked her up and took her to my room.
"Now before we start I would like to do something." I said as I snapped my fingers as I rest the arena as the massive crater suddenly disappeared as I smiled at their faces. I was like Chaos in this arena I was ever powerful and the most badass person in here.
"Now let's dance." I said as I spun Silent Doom around me as I grinned at them like a mad man. All of them now looked nervous as some readied their weapons as I smiled as I got to try out a new power I found out a while ago about my cloak. The power of shared powers with the souls in my cloak. That means what you think, any soul that I have in my cloak I can use their powers willingly and so far I have one immortals soul. That is the one I was going to use.
"Souls that are cursed forever to serve me grant me your power. Helios titan of sun grant me the speed of light like you chariot as it raced across the sky." I said as the immortal soul of the titan sun god flowed through my veins. It was like I just had a shot of adrenaline as I felt my cells vibrate with power.
"5 seconds and you are all dead." I said as I spun Silent Doom once as I jumped at my first opponent which was Pallas. What happened was something I did not expect, it was like time itself stopped as I launched towards the frozen Pallas and preformed an assassination technique. It was simply Ta pódia tou thanátou or the walk death but still normally the move was quick but people could still dodge it but this time it was something different.
Pallas didn't move an inch or even blink as I preformed it, even after I stopped and turned around he was still standing still as if nothing happened. But then it was like time began again as suddenly his head and his limbs fell off as his body dissolved into ash as it flowed into my cloak. As I watched this all of the gods jumped and whirled around in surprise. But they didn't even blink as I preformed my next move.
In less than a few seconds in my time I cut off every head of all the minor gods and few minor titans. But to them it was less than an instant, as I watched over 40 bodies fall on the ground dead and dust flow to me I smiled. I liked this new power a whole lot. To travel the speed of light when I was attacking was straining on my body. But combined with my techniques for assassination it would become invaluable and almost perfect for killing anything.
But my shaking legs and arms said I could only use it so much. So I put Helios's soul and all the immortal souls I just got into a special place in my soul bank so I wouldn't spend them on spells. I wonder what kind of powers I would gain as I stockpile immortal souls. The thoughts just made me happier as I smiled and spun Soul Reaper and put it back on my back on the pile of dusts that used to be immortals all of their souls that are now mine.
"The arenas activities are now suspended for the day all of you return to your quarters." I said in a booming voice as the monsters began to disperse. But I didn't care I need to know why Zoë was in this hellhole of a place.
A/N: So how did you guys like it.
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