Prologue

When your best friend dies, you mourn and cry. When your best friend and girlfriend dies, you scream and yell. And that's what Percy did. A wall of water plunged down on the monster army that Gaea sent for vengeance. Storms crashed down, sending monsters flying dazedly into the sky; the ground shook with such ferocity that it could have rivaled Poseidon's power. The air turned steaming hot as the rage of the sea rushed through the enemy ranks.

Percy knelt over Annabeth. She looked like she was peacefully sleeping. She had been down by the Minotaur's hammer. Percy's tears dropped down to the ground. The sea churned and thrashed from his anger and depressment.

After the Seven retuned to America, they had joined the battle. After Jason, Piper, and Leo defeated Gaea, the camps had a victory party. They honored the fallen and celebrated their victory. The Seven stilled were grieving over Leo. The atmosphere was sad, grievous, and grateful.

And that's when Gaea struck. Her backup plan as it seem was: if she fell, a huge army would storm the camps and destroy them forever. The campers were caught by surprise, and the army outnumbered them greatly. Leo swooped out of the sky at the last second with Calypso on Festus. She died that day too.

The Greeks and Romans were wiped out entirely. The ground littered with bodies of the dead.

Only eight survived the slaughter. The last of the legacy.

"Percy, let her go," sad Piper gently. Jason stood behind them, his glasses glinting as he bowed his head. Frank and Hazel stood behind Leo as he screamed over Calypso. She had been stabbed from behind.

Nico and Reyna stood in the shadows, silently grieving.

A flash of light slammed down to the ground. Hermes stood there grimly, with his caduceus in his hand. "Demigods," he choked a little on the word, "Olympus requires your presence."

"Percy, come on," said Piper, tugging his arm. She looked at Jason pleadingly. He grabbed Percy's other arm. They hauled Percy over to the messenger god. Once they let go, Percy slumped back on the ground again.

"Brace yourselves," warned Hermes as the demigods assembled. He raised his caduceus. They disappeared in a flash of light.

The demigods appeared in a room. The council sat before them, with Hestia tending the hearth. Hades, Bellona, and Hecate sat off to the side. All the gods looked weary and tired. The demigods who have never seen Olympus gaped around in amazement. Percy swallowed a lump in his throat, seeing the architectural work of Annabeth.

"What's going on?" asked Jason finally.

"Well, you are the last of our legacy," boomed Zeus. The other gods and goddesses glared at him. He coughed.

"You eight are the last surviving demigods in the world," he revised, "And we would like it to stay that way. The council has decided to elevate you powers and Hebe will grant you eternal youth."

"But father," started Jason, but Zeus held up his hand.

"There will be no objections. Each god or goddess will bless you." said Zeus. He held out his palm and a beam of white hot electricity slammed into Jason. Piper screamed. Jason flew backward into a wall, creating a crater. His friends leaped up yelling and drawing their weapons.

"Guys, I'm alright," said Jason climbing out of the crater. His skin let off a slight glow of sky blue before going back to normal. He wasn't even scraped. Piper gasped in relief.

"Brace yourself Percy," warned Poseidon. He threw a bolt of deep blue light at Percy. It slammed into Percy, but he was ready for it. He gritted his teeth and grounded his feet. Finally the light vanished, Percy like Jason glowed sheen of blue.

"I will bless all of you," said Hades. The demigods looked at each other in amazement. Hades was the least likely god to help you. And he hated the Percy and Jason. "But you all have to assist me on some things. And your powers will not be as strong as my children." The other gods and goddess cried out their disapproval.

That makes sense, thought Percy wryly.

"You will have the ability to shadow travel," continued Hades, ignoring the protests.

"Um, what kind of favors are we talking about here," asked Frank nervously.

"Oh, little soul reaping," said Hades casually. The demigods paled. "A large number of evil souls escaped into the mortal world when the Doors of Death were open. They now walk the earth in mortal flesh. I just want you to hunt them down," clarified Hades.

"You want us going around sniping bad guys?" clarified Leo. Hades shrugged. The demigods looked at each other.

"You others will have the choice to decide, but I will bless my children," said Hades. Hazel and Nico winced at that.

"We'll do it," said Percy. No way was he going to let his cousins kill a bunch of evil sickos alone. The others nodded.

Hades waved his hand and black shadows engulfed all of them.

"This is taking forever," muttered Ares. "Let's just all bless them at once."

The other gods murmured in agreement. They all held out their palms and streaming of light hit the demigods. Let's just say they all fell to the ground in searing pain.

"Demigods, you are the last of your kind," said Zeus, "protect the Greek and Roman legacy. You will never see or hear Olympus again." The gods bowed their heads.

"Wait what?" asked Percy. Suddenly, they were back on Half – Blood Hill. The dead were still there.

"This feels like a nightmare." said Frank.

"Guys, I have a plan," said Leo.

"Uh what?!"

"Look, we're the last demigods right? That means we just became a little more important. We need to protect all this stuff. I'm mean, we can't have monsters coming here and taking the weapons of the dead or eating them," his voice quivered, "we need the protect all this stuff, and the ambrosia and nectar too."

"So what's the plan," asked Percy. He gripped his sword.

"We can gather up all the weapons and important stuff and store them in Bunker Nine. Then we can protect it, maybe with the Fleece. Or I can rig something up," said Leo.

"Dude, did Athena bless you or something," said Frank. Leo shrugged.

"Well, it's a good idea for now. Let's just do it," said Reyna.

And that's what they did. The eight eventually found their new powers and trained with them. They sealed Bunker Nine and swore to protect it with their lives. The eight shrouded the dead and burned them in the valley. Eventually, the fields – where strawberry patches and cabins once stood – grew flowers of all kinds. And finally, the eight kept their promise to Hades, hunting down the evil in the world.

Who blessed who?

Percy: Poseidón, Hestia, Athena

Leo: Hephaestus, Hera

Reyna: Athena, Artemis, Bellona

Hazel: Hades, Hécate

Frank: Ares, Apollo

Jason: Zeus, Hermes

Piper: Aphrodite, Demeter

Nico: Hades, Dionysus,