Okay readers. Long ass authors note that would like to be read. Now. My guess is that you know what the fuck this is as you're here, but I'll tell you anyway as some people are only half awake and not really sure who they are, let alone how they got here. This is a Percy Jackson and Attack On Titan crossover. In this one Eren is Percy, also, this is written after Blood of Olympus. So if you haven't read it GET YOU'RE ASS IN GEAR AND DO SO. You will need some previous knowledge on both Attack On Titan and Percy Jackson to understand this, Season one of the anime should be enough, but you will need to have read the entire Percy Jackson series and the Heroes of Olympus series. But still there will be spoilers for both if you haven't seen or read them.
Now, Eren is 19 here. He's gone through puberty and everything and become the drool worthy sex god we all know he will become. He also has his Titan's hair. He's not dating Annabeth or anyone else even though Eren and Annabeth fell into Tartarus together, they love each other like siblings. Now, so that you know, Eren was taught how to fight with a trident, even though he doesn't do so often. Now this is set about 3 months after BoO and Leo has returned quite happily with Calypso, Nico stays at camp and is happily going out with Will, even after he confessed to Eren the pair are still friends. And with that, OFF TO THE STORY THAT MY FRIEND DEMANDED I WRITE AFTER I TOLD HER ABOUT IT.
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Eren POV
I walk slowly up to the big house, taking my time as I have been once more swarmed by campers. Since the end of the Second Giant War, both camps have been friendly and have traded campers often, people coming to visit or going for a vacation in New Rome. I slowly wade my way through the group, which is made up of both boys and girls, as I make my way to the Big House.
I thank whatever side of my family tree that gave me my height, as I now happily stood at 6'3. Since my final growth spurt both Jason and I stood eye to eye, something the both of us we're quite happy about as it removed any teasing about height. My hair had grown out too, reaching almost to my shoulders. I wore most of it back in a small ponytail at the base of my skull, but let my bangs hang free, framing my eyes as they refuse to stay tied back. I shake my head as I step into the house.
Since someone had let it slip that I was Bi I've been swarmed by people of both genders, and even been asked for a few threesomes. Something I had refused, but I'd gotten laid a few times since the end of the first war, yet I hadn't dated anyone. No one seemed to catch my attention. Annabeth had when we first met, but she was like a sister to me.
I step into the meeting room, finding Chiron and Nico, but Mr. D was nowhere to be seen. Chiron then nods at me and says "Good you're here Eren. Now I must ask Mr. Di Angelo to take you Mount Olympus. It is necessary you two arrive quickly, as the gods have requested your presence immediately." I nod, walking quickly over to Nico who gives me a small smile before taking my hand shadow traveling.
The chilly coldness that comes with shadow traveling, along with the distant echoing whispers, make for one chilling ride. Yet I can't find it in myself to be bothered by it, finding it instead almost natural. We appear in the corner of the Empire State Building lobby, to which I quickly grab onto Nico, who sways slightly before righting himself.
We walk over to the man at the desk, who looks at us for a moment before asking "What do you want this time?" Before a massive boom of thunder is heard overhead. We all jump, Nico and I slipping into fighting stances. The elevator opens with a quiet ding, looking the same as ever while the man at the desk looks like he nearly had a heart attack. He glares at us as we slowly slip out of our stances, he lets out a slightly annoyed sound before saying "Well? Get in!"
We jump, nodding quickly before we get in, the elevator closing with a slight ding as it immediately begins speeding upwards, bad elevator music being heard after a moment. I stand straight, swaying from side to side slightly and all around being antsy about what they could have wanted. Meanwhile Nico had taken up a spot on the elevator floor, and had pulled out a deck of MythoMagic cards and was muttering about a match as he began sorting through cards.
The ride is spent in silence, mostly with Nico muttering to himself as we slowly climb to the top as I try and figure out why they would call me of all people. By the time we get to the top Nico has apparently restyled his deck and I'm nearly having a mental breakdown. Nico pats my shoulder lightly and says "Calm down. Freak out much more and we'll have an earthquake on our hands."
I give him an indignant look and say "That was one time!" To which he chuckles and says "Yeah. And the minor quake we had when you were worried about you mom. And the one when you and Jason were arguing about whose horse was better. And the one you caused during a math test." I shoot him a 'shut up' look as I huff, to which he laughs at as he places his cards back into his jacket.
The doors open a few seconds later, nearly making me jump out of my skin as we exit. I stare in wonder at Olympus, watching as Annabeth's beautiful architecture graces every surface, glimmering beautifully in the sunlight. I easily take control of my heart beat as we walk, feeling my nerves soothed as I take in Mount Olympus.
We practically jog to the throne room, if that's what you could call it, and waited as a minor god darted within to announce our presence. Within seconds the doors were opening, revealing the Gods and Goddesses of Olympus in all their glory.
The Olympians sat in there usual thrones, faces masks of annoyance or anger. Nico and I bow to Zeus as we enter, addressing him before addressing our own parents. Hades, who must now attend every meeting of the gods since the Titan War, nods at his son before saying "Thank you my son. But unfortunately you can't stay here, as we must speak only with Eren. Please. Wait outside the hall, for I myself must speak to you later."
Nico looks more than a little annoyed at being sent off but nods, bowing before exiting the room. I watch them, unable to watch Nico leave, as they fidget slightly, eyes wandering before fixing all of their attention on me, even Hermes is giving me his full attention.
Athena then clears her throat, taking a breath before saying "We are once more in need of your help Yeager." I could literally taste my own annoyance as I rolled my eyes and gave her a 'Really?' look as I wait for her to explain. Feeling my annoyance grow as she doesn't, seeming instead to try and get Zeus to talk.
This goes on for a few minutes, others having been dragged into the silent battle between Zeus and Athena, before I finally decide to say something. "Will someone please just tell me what's going on?…." I ask, giving all of them an annoyed look. Hera humphs, tossing her hair in an over dramatic way before giving Zeus a look.
He finally caves, turning from Athena to me. "About 300 years ago we found an Island. Located far within the Pacific Ocean, and far outside of our land. Yet despite this we are still able to go there, something the Fates refuse to explain to us. As such we have been traveling there for the last 300 years, and visiting the populace there.
Although somehow The Mist doesn't exist there, causing a few problems over the last few centuries. Although we managed to repair them, we have another problem for you." I feel dread begin to invade my body, making my bad mood even worse as I hear about a place outside of the gods control and outside of the vow for no children. As they obviously had some from the way they're all acting.
This time it's Dad who takes up the mic, and says "Monsters are attacking the people there. Creatures who were made on accident, and sealed away for it. They were…. Created in a way by us. When the Giants were first created they to found couplings with Humans. But the children they made were….. Monsters. Grotesque beasts that held the Giants size yet lost their humanity because of it, and gained a craving for blood."
Dad picked up his Trident, waving it slowly and creating a thick mist which solidified into a massive monster. The monster was at least 50 feet tall and completely naked, looking vaguely like a person, yet lacking anything that would normally signify gender. As more mist solidified showing more monsters, 3 of them now, each of varying sizes and shapes. All of them were misshapen, arms to small for a large body, massive head with a small body, or otherwise disproportionate.
I stare at the tallest of them, my head barely making it halfway up its lower leg. I felt minuscule and helpless at the feet of this creature, which remained unmoving luckily as I'm sure I would have had a heart attack had it started moving. The next one was a good bit smaller, only coming to the elbow of the largest, yet my head still barely reached the bottom of it's knee.
The smallest only reached the middle one's thigh, barely over its knee. Yet my head still only came up to its elbow. I hadn't felt so small since I was 6 and living with Gabe. My father stepped into the circle of creatures with me a moment later, providing little comfort as he placed a hand on my shoulder and said "The populace named them Titans. These are the three sizes they come in, 15 meter, 10 meter, and 3 meter."
I chuckle at the name, feeling humor in it as my fear quickly vanishes, as I slowly compared the creatures to the many other Monsters I had fought. Finding them no less scary than anything else I had faced. Father waved his hand and the mist vanished, the images fading with it. I am once again standing within the circle of Olympians, who no longer look so massive as I try and soak in what I've been told.
Zeus then says "These monsters were created and sealed when we still ruled Greece. We locked them deep within a small island within the ocean, sealing them with all the power we possessed and left them to rot, hoping they would die off. As you can see they didn't. When the power shifted to here, so did they. Yet the shift weakened all of us, as well as the seal we had placed upon them. The seal broke and released its contents upon the unsuspecting populace."
I tilt my head unsure as how these massive creatures would cause damage, until I remember that someone had mentioned that they were carnivorous. I almost gag at the thought of a creature that size trying to eat me. Snapping back to attention when Hades begins speaking.
"The people of the island live in 3 walls, that are about 50 meters high. Thus the people are safe but trapped, as we saw when one of the walls was destroyed by a rather interesting creature, allowing monsters into the walls and killing a large number of people. The death toll of the people there has been so high that I was forced to create a new section of the underworld simply for them.
The soldiers who died there either die a hero's death, or as slum who deserve the fields of punishment. Very few make it to the fields of asphodel, yet the populace is still small, especially after they sacrificed a good part of themselves to keep them from starvation." I nod, easily imagining this world.
Dad takes the stage again and says "Some of the populace, using science and the creatures, managed to make a hybrid that had the intelligence that the Giants had wanted in there children in the first place, yet they were the size of a normal person. Yet when injured and given a goal they could turn into the larger version of themselves. This is how the first wall was breached. A pair of these Titan Shifters as they're called broke through the walls."
I nod, trying to figure out why they wanted me. Zeus is than looked at by both Dad and Hades, given a look that is usually saved for younger siblings and children. Zeus finally apparently loses a battle against the two, and turns to me. "As you have guessed we did in fact have children with the people there. The ones that I have sired have already passed on.
However there are still some demigods there. Yet your mission is to do One thing. Find as many weaknesses of these creatures as possible, we will need to kill them as soon as possible. One of the reasons we didn't simply destroy them was that even though they are vulnerable to celestial weapons, they can heal from almost every wound.
The few we were able to kill we nearly disintegrated or cleaved in half, longways. You must keep the people there from being destroyed. Once you have finished your mission you will be free to return home with however many demigods you find, before we wipe the memories of those inhabiting the island."
He concludes speaking with a small clap of thunder. I stare at them, so torn between wanting to slap the shit out of Zeus and accept. The decision is simple when I think about it, and nod, looking at my father as a small rebellion and say "I accept your quest." Dad nods, a small smile gracing his features before he says "Before you go we must do a few things. One of which will be done by the goddess Hecate. And something done by my brother."
He turns to glare at Zeus, who huffs before standing. He shrinks in size, continuing till he was around 7 feet tall, moving to tower over me as he glares. He then takes his lightning bolt, moving it so that it's barely a millimeter from my heart, and holding it. I stiffen, too terrified to even blink, let alone breathe as I watch him, hoping he doesn't vaporize me. "I Zeus, give you the blessing of Flight within my kingdom. The sky is yours to enter without fear of my wrath." Zeus proclaims, static jumping onto my chest as thunder booms almost deafeningly as he finishes, turning away from me and returning to his throne.
I stare after him, questioning my sanity and my hearing, before my father once again comes to my side. He nods at Zeus, who is apparently ignoring all of us, before looking at me and saying "This way. There is much for us to do before you leave." And leading me out of the room. We pass Nico, who jumps up to see me but stops instantly. "Your Father will see you in a moment young one." He says gently, patting his shoulder as he walks by.
I grin at him, nodding before following dad. He leads the way in silence, walking down pathway after pathway, passing houses and shrines before we arrive. He turns right, stopping in front of a large shrine. It's four stories high, made of some kind of stone that seems to shimmer and change, as though it wasn't really sure what color is wanted to be. The door was flanked by two torches, both holding a bright orange flame.
The double doors open in unison, silently beckoning us within the building. Poseidon turns to me, placing a hand upon my shoulder and says "Lady Hecate will explain things to you, Apollo will help you as well. Yet before you leave Olympus, you must come to me. As I have something to teach you." I nod, slightly overwhelmed by everything as he gives me a gentle shove toward the building. I stumble slightly, before quickly righting myself and walking to the building.
As I approach the buildings color changes, the color finally staying at a beautiful shimmering blue with green undertones. The same color of the sea. I smile at it, the color comforting as I enter the building. The flooring changes as well, the color slowly following me as I walk into the building, following the sound of a crackling fire. I walk forward, going through two sets of doors before finding them.
Lady Hecate and Lord Apollo both stood at the fire, Apollo looks dejected, while Hecate looks happy yet sad. "Hello young Hero." She says softly, motioning me forward. Around her the color of the stone is a lovely deep purple, while Apollo has a gentle green color surrounding him. She motions to a chair by the purple flame.
I sit quickly, and feel myself relax into the soft chair. Apollo walks around me and sits to my right, Lady Hecate having taken a spot directly across from us. Apollo speaks first, turning to me and saying "My King and the others have asked me to bless you with the knowledge of this land. Which is named based upon the area you live in.
I shall grant it to you if you wish me to, along with much knowledge upon medicine which you will need. Although I must warn you, the knowledge I will give you will not be pretty. This place is far from kind, and very far from gentle. It will hurt as well…" He trails off, looking as though the words pained him.
I nod, going with instinct and reaching out and touching his shoulder. He jumps slightly, looking at me surprised, before I give him a smile and say "It's alright. I've been through worse. And besides! A blessing from you! I'm honored!" He brightens at my words, returning to the happy and bright person I've come to know, the stone around him changing from the soft green to a bright yellow.
"Alright you two." Lady Hecate says, cutting off what Apollo was about to say. She smiles at me and says "There is something that you must agree to for me before you can begin your quest." I nod, feeling the slightest tinge of dread as I think about what she could want from me. She raises a hand and a small purple flame appears, shimmering and changing, color spreading rapidly as it turns gold and solidified into a thick gold lock.
She holds it up to me and says "For this quest I must place two things upon you. One of them being a seal. The other being an enchantment." I nod, glancing at the lock, trying to figure out how it played a part in a seal or spell.
She holds up the lock, offering it to me. I take it slowly, feeling the warm metal in my hand. I inspect it, the lock was a perfect circle about 2 inches thick, and about 5 inches wide. The lock looked like your basic gate lock, except for a large emerald colored Trident located in the center, right above the keyhole. It's heavy, as far as locks go and I hand it back to her gently.
She takes it, cradling it in her hands as she looks up at me. "Because you will be on the island, the Mist won't work. Which means that if monsters were to find you, nothing would hide them, or you from them. But they are a minor part in this. The true reason I must place a seal upon you is the enchantment. You must have this enchantment placed upon you in order to complete your quest, yet I can't place it on you because of your demigod powers.
This seal will lock away most of your demigod powers. Save breathing underwater and talking to horses. That and you are to old. As the people we will be placing you with are 15, where as your 19. Due to this the seal will also revert you to your 15 year old self. After this I can place the enchantment on you, which will do two things." She holds up two fingers, her expression so serious it could have been a statue.
"The first thing it will do is grant you the capability to create and control a... Titan's body. The second thing it will do is make you have an extremely high regeneration rate. You'll be able to heal from almost anything, even regrow limbs. But. You'll have to eat a certain amount of ambrosia and/or nectar every time you shift, or else it could start hurting you, as godly food heals. Yet as long as you're under this enchantment neither of the godly foods can kill you. No matter how much you eat."
I nod, finally understanding why they were so prepared for me to decline, I truly wanted to. That seal will lock out EVERYTHING. But. Those people... I let out a deep sigh, feeling it almost seem to seep out of my bones as I nod. "Alright. I'll do it." I say, sitting up straight. Apollo jumps up with a cheer, Hecate simply smiling at me. She reaches out to me, grabbing my hand and saying "Thank you. You are free to go for now."
"Why?" I ask, slightly curious. She gives me a grin before saying "The seal can only be created if I start at sunrise, and continue until the sun's peak. For the enchantment though, I have to perform it at the moon's peak. After that, you are to be sent to the island. However, you have till sunrise tomorrow to speak to your friends and choose what to take with you."
Apollo jumps in then and says "Tonight however, you will need to sleep understood? Because the second you fall asleep I can bless you with the knowledge you'll need." I nod at him, giving him an easy smile before I exit the shrine. I manage to find my way back to the throne room, glancing around as I try and figure out where I would find my father, only to have him pat my shoulder.
"AHH!" I shout, nearly jumping out of my skin as he lets out a deep chuckle. "Come on! I have something to teach you!" He says, once again leading me down another pathway. We walk for a few minutes, taking a few turns before we step into a garden. It had blueberry bushes and other berry bushes throughout it, weeping willows swaying gently in the light breeze.
A tall waterfall runs down from the top of a small cliff, falling into a deep pool at the base. A small stream leads off from it, snaking through the trees before disappearing from sight. Dad raises a hand, causing a small bubble of water to float from the pool to his hand. "What do you know of water travel Eren?" He asks after a moment, seeming to inspect the water in his hand.
I shake my head and say "I have no clue what you're talking about, unless you mean by boat or something." Dad chuckles, shaking his head and saying "It's a gift few of my children ever learn of, and even fewer ever master it. Much like my brother and his children can travel through shadows, my children and I can travel through water.
By touching it you can enter it, and travel to any other body of water. Be it an Ocean or a glass. Anywhere that there is water, you can go. You may be having your powers sealed tomorrow, but you may or may not be able to do this still. I doubt it, but it could help for when the seal is removed." He concludes softly, holding the bubble out to me and saying "I can talk you through it, but you have to concentrate in order to perform it."
I nod, reaching out and touching the bubble, the water shifting slightly around my hand before settling once more. "Imagine yourself entering the water in my hand, almost like walking through a door. And imagine the other side of the door being the water in the pool. Then will yourself to move through it." He says, voice calm and quiet as I do as he says.
But instead of a door, I imagine a picture. I imagine the pool in my head, pristine and perfect as I feel the water in my hand, thrumming with energy, and a connection. Everything is connected. I think as I let out a breath and push through the image.
It's cold, a chill racing up my spine as I move, feeling the water around me change, the feel of it change, before I'm standing on the edge of the pool, water just brushing my feet. Dad grins at me, both of us letting out a laugh before he sobers up, grinning from ear to ear. "That's it! Absolutely perfect. Now remember. The farther you go the more you have to concentrate, the smaller the body of water you're going to the more focus you need. Understand?"
I nod, still smiling as we walk back to the throne room, Nico having returned at some point. Dad bids us a goodbye before walking back the way we came, quickly disappearing. Nico gives me a small smile, shaking his head and asking "So what did they want to talk to you about?" I sigh lightly, shaking my head and ask "Can I tell everyone at once? Or at least you and Chiron? I really don't want to tell it more than once…"
He nods quickly, smiling at me before we begin walking back to the elevator. Even though he tries to hide it… I can tell he's happy to be included. I think as I watch him walk. His old personality had slowly started surfacing, little things like the way he smiles or a joke he says. The ride down to the lobby was rather fun, as I had finally asked Nico how to play MythoMagic.
Said person was nearly bouncing out of there shoes as he explained the rules of the game. By the time we got to the bottom we were both on the floor of the elevator deep in round 3, with Nico winning. We quickly cleaned up and exited the elevator, Nico making me promise to play with him again.
I happily accept as he shadow travels us back to camp. We appear in the meeting room, only to find not only Chiron there but all the head campers as well. They all jump up as we enter, quickly crowding around us and bombarding us with questions. Within seconds however Chiron had silenced them, and called all of us back to the table.
"Now my boy. What was it that the Gods wished to speak to you about?" Chiron asks once all of us are once more quiet. I let out a small sigh, shaking my head before saying "They summoned me to offer me a quest." The reactions are as I thought they would be, varying levels of shock and awe along with a few annoyed looks. "ALREADY?!" Annabeth shrieks after a moment, causing quite a few winces at the pitch.
I shake my head at her before saying "I've already accepted. I return to Olympus tomorrow." I'm instantly berated with shouts of worry and surprise, which are quieted once more by Chiron. "My boy. Are you sure? Quests specifically given by the gods are often extremely difficult." I nod at him and say "I have to." Chiron shakes his head and Will asks "Well... What is it?" I glance up at him before rubbing the back of my neck, unsure of how to explain where I would be going.
"Apparently. The gods found an Island deep within the Pacific Ocean around 300 years ago. Even though the Island was far outside of the gods control they could still go to it, and because of its placement, the Mist for some reason doesn't exist there. And there is the reason there sending me there. Monsters." Chiron's eyes had narrowed, and his expression had morphed into a thoughtful look.
"When the Giants had first been released, they found partners with humans, much like the gods do. The children they had were... Monsters. The gods described them as 'Grotesque beasts that held the Giants size yet lost their humanity because of it, and gained a craving for blood.' The Monsters were sealed not long after their creation, due to the gods being unable to kill them. Yet the people of this Island have somehow managed to find a way to kill them, and are currently fighting them.
That's why they're sending me. They want me to find as many ways to kill them as possible, and save the people there. Once I've found as much as I can and helped the people there, the gods will then allow us to take the demigods there and bring them back to camp." I conclude, trying to remember if I was forgetting anything. The expressions around the table were much the same, shock and annoyance along with cold, battle hardened glares.
Chiron nods to me and says "You are correct. Even if it were only for the mortals, you must complete this quest. You leave tomorrow correct?" I nod quickly. "Good. That should be long enough. Come with me. I must teach you how to use throwing knives." He says, quickly exiting the room. I throw a goodbye over my shoulder, giving everyone a grin before chasing after Chiron, who used the time to exit his wheelchair. We move quickly, practicality running to the target range. Chiron hands me 3 knives, all of them small and sleek, fitting perfectly in my hand.
The next 5 hours are spent with me learning how to throw them. By the time we were finished I could hit the target while it was moving, backwards, blindfolded, using my left arm. "Nicely done." Chiron says, nodding as the blade sinks into the target with a satisfying 'thump'. I had tried learning this skill before the second war, but had to stop when Hera decided to fuck with fate. "Good job. I believe I could call you a master at it." Chiron says as I remove the knives from the target.
The dinner bell rings as I remove them, setting them gently on the table nearby before walking with Chiron to the dining pavilion. I easily make my way to my table, happy to find Tyson there. Dinner passes quite happily, Tyson giving me a gift the moment I sat down. He hands me a box, around the size of my fist wrapped in shimmering green paper with tiny blue tridents.
"Open it!" He says, handing it to me, Annabeth, Nico and Chiron all watching happily, Nico having placed a small silver box on the table as well. I shake my head with a grin, tearing into the box. I open it, and pull out a jet black watch, with a silver face. "Wow..." I say softly, gently turning it before Tyson says "Press the button!" Pointing to the small silver button on the side.
I slip on the watch and press it, jumping slightly as a bronze shield spirals out of it, strapping itself to my arm. It's the same as the other shield Tyson had made me, accept for when I took it off. I slipped off the shield, turning it over and looking at the engravings on it. In the center stood a Trident, with the words Hero Of Olympus written in Greek around the edge of it. Along the perimeter of the shield stood images, one for each of my quests.
They went clockwise, starting and one. I saw an image of the thunderbolt held by someone walking upon the waves toward a city. (Cover of The Lightning Thief) The next one was an image of the Golden Fleece, hanging upon Thalia's pine tree. After that it was an image of me holding up the Sky, he had even added the silver streak to my hair. Then an image of a Hellhound, with the Labyrinth as the background.
The next one was an image of the Olympian throne room, with Kronos and I fighting. The final image was of us, all seven and the camps. Leo on his dragon flying into Gaea, Jason fighting in the air, the others fighting in there own way. I was leading the campers, others fighting beside me. I run my hand along it, admiring the work. "It's beautiful.." I say softly.
Tyson cheers, smiling down at me and saying "I was gonna put a depiction of all of your quests! But I wanted you to have the shield on your quest, so I finished it quickly!" I grin up at him, slipping it back on and pressing the button on the inside of the handhold, causing it to turn back into a watch. I then pick up Nico's box, opening it slowly and taking out its contents. My eyes widen as I look at it, glancing up at Nico.
"A Stygian Ice whistle?..." I ask softly, knowing exactly how difficult they are to make. "Yeah yeah. Just in case you need Mrs. O'leary to come save your ass." He says offhandedly, quickly walking back to his table. Annabeth however throws me a small ring, engraved in Greek. She gives me a grin, saying "Put it on and flick your wrist." I give her a curious look but obey, knowing that disobeying could get me a lecture on trust.
I put it on, slipping it onto my right ring finger, and flick my wrist, as I do I feel a weight settle in my hand. I glance back at my hand, seeing a small knife sitting in it. I inspect it, seeing the knife is made of a bizarre black metal with a black wrapped grip. I run my thumb along the edge, barely feeling the blade cut the pad of my thumb.
I twirl the blade between my fingers, seeing it vanish as I do. "Thanks!" I say, finally reading the ring, only for it to say Lepída. "Blade." I chuckle out, seeing the meaning behind the word. She nods, looking rather smug. "Be careful…" She says after a moment, giving me a glare. I grin at her, grabbing her arm and saying "I'll be fine! We made it out of Tartarus! I highly doubt this place is worse than that!"
She sighs lightly before giving me a small grin, shaking her head and saying "Alright seaweed brain. Just don't get yourself killed alright?" I nod, shooing her away as dinner finally begins. By the time everything is over, and everyone is on there way to bed, the moon is already high in the sky and most of the torches are out.
I walk quietly over to my cabin, seeing the low solid building, and feel a gentle breeze coming from the sea. I enter the cabin, seeing that Tyson had already taken his bunk and was fast asleep. I smile at him, glancing up at the silvery Hippocampi that happily swam across the ceiling. (Yes the Hippocampi are bronze, sue me) I had spoken to the head of the Hecate cabin, and she had enchanted them to move, letting them float and swim around the cabin.
Tyson had been thrilled, happily showing them to Ella. The pair had been happy for some time now. Lou had then placed runes upon the door, making the entire cabin soundproofed to the outside whenever the door was shut, even if all of the windows were open. It was a useful enchantment, I could hear everything like normal, but no one could hear me if I woke up screaming from a nightmare again.
I hadn't woken up screaming in weeks, which I was thankful for as I glance around the cabin, the floor glowing softly in the darkness. I gently touch one of the abalone lamps, watching as it slowly comes to life, glowing colorfully in the night, shining in shades of white, blue, and green.
I smile softly at the fountain, which had been repaired after its accidental meeting with riptide, and reach into the pool, removing a few drachma's. I walk back over to my bed, grabbing my bag and opening it, removing everything from it. I glance around my cabin, unsure of what to take. I can pack in the morning, after I know exactly where I will be going. I think as I toss all of the Drachma into my bag.
I change quickly, tossing on my trident PJ bottoms. I pull my hair out of it's ponytail, running a hand through it before I touch the lantern again, watching as it darkens to nothing in the night. I step over to my bunk, the floor glowing softly as I step. I climb into bed, crawling under the thick silky comforter and grabbing the fluffy pillow, slipping one of my arms under it before laying down.
I take a deep breath, remembering that Apollo said he would bless me with the knowledge I needed as I slept. I also remember him mentioning that it would hurt. I sigh softly, adjusting slightly before shutting my eyes, hoping that whatever pain it put me through wouldn't wake my brother up.
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Pain. Scorching, white hot pain blasted through my mind. I couldn't move, or breathe, or fucking think as it continued. I felt as though someone had taken a branding Iron and shoved it into my skull. Images came next, hundreds of thousands of them, pouring into my brain like a broken faucet, voices quickly following them.
It was to much, hundreds of thousands of voices, mixing and flowing and churning together. Yet somehow I could understand them. Every. Single. Voice. All of them, even though everything was moving so quickly, the pain so crippling, I could still understand. Everything began to slow then, the pain lessening gently. Everything faded, leaving my mind exhausted as I fell deeper into unconsciousness.
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I groan as I wake up, feeling the dull remnants of last night's pain. I glance up, noticing that Tyson is still asleep, so I guess that I didn't scream like I wanted to. I shake my head gently, feeling the pain dissipate completely as I feel what woke me up. The smallest Hippocampi, around the size of my fist, nudged my arm, giving a quiet whinny, which I easily translated to 'Wake Up!'
I nod at it, saying a quiet thank you as I get dressed. I quickly slip into a pair of skinny jeans, a dark comfy pair that I'd had for a while, and the only ones that I hadn't shredded. I toss on a clean Camp Half-Blood T-Shirt and slip on my shoes, leaving my hair down. I grab my bag, pulling a pouch from it and quickly adding the Drachma's I had gotten last night and grab a few more just in case.
I toss the bag in my pocket, making sure I have riptide and the other gifts I had gotten yesterday before approaching the fountain. I quickly write out a goodbye note and hand it to the largest Hippocampi, who nods at me before I touch the water. I do as dad taught me, imagining where I wanted to go.
I easily imagine the water fountain in the lobby, finding it mentally with ease, and push myself through. Within the span of a breath I was standing there, touching the water in the fountain with my finger. I grin, happy to have gone where I wanted and not accidentally traveled to china like Nico once did.
I thank whoever decided not to put cameras facing the water fountain and the last predawn hour as I walk to the lobby, scaring the security guard. He jumps, staring at me for a moment before shaking his head and offering me a security card, which I accept as the elevator once more opens on it's own.
I enter the elevator, inserting the card in my hand and pressing the button that appears with it. I sit down on the floor, thinking over everything Apollo gave me last night. This place…. Its as close to hell as you can get. I think, thinking over the Titan's, and who the people around me are about to think I am.
I let out a tired sigh, running a hand through my hair. I feel the smallest twinge of a headache, pulsing at the base of my skull. I shake my head, trying to see if that makes it feel better, only to find the fleeting pain gone. I let out a slight growl of annoyance, running over all the reasons I could have a headache, yet stopping when I notice the streak of grey in my hair. I lean forward slightly, running a hand through my hair till I found the grey streak.
My hair had grown out over the last year, the front easily touching my mouth. Mom had cut it evenly the last time she saw me, which was about a month ago. I pull the strand forward, inspecting it quietly. The strand was one of the ones in the front, easily visible in almost every hairstyle I knew. I never hid the streak, wearing it proudly due to the story of how I got it. Not everyone can say that they held up the sky.
I smile at the strand, reminiscing over the quest we went through to get it…. And frowning at the losses we went through. Just as I was about to be pulled into darker memories the door dinged, sliding open slowly.
I stand quickly, feeling my legs tingle slightly from the long sit. Olympus in the predawn light was just as stunning as midday, looking as though the sky was painted around it. I easily make my way to the throne room, but was at a loss as to how to get back to Lady Hecate, especially now that I'm racing against a deadline.
Within seconds though a small electric blue flame appears a few inches from my face. I jump back, nearly jumping out of my skin. Within moments a trail of blue flames appears, one appearing every few feet, leading off to the right. I step forward, the flame vanishing before I was even a foot away.
I glance behind me, seeing the barest streaks of color beginning to show upon the horizon and take off, running full tilt after the floating flames. Within a minute I'm darting into the shrine of Lady Hecate, skidding to a halt into the same room as yesterday. Except it wasn't the same room.
Instead of a roaring fire and chairs, I was greeted by Lady Hecate. "Come. Quickly, time is of the essence." She says, voice soft and compelling. I nod, running after her as she turns and runs, a door opening, leading to a flight of stairs. We travel up to the top floor, entering a large roofless room.
The room was square, around twelve feet on each side and made entirely of black stone. The room had torches that hung about every two feet, lighting the room with an eerie purple light. Yet what was most attention grabbing about the room was a large pool. It looked like a perfect circle sitting in the center of the room, the edges inscribed with deep purple Greek writing.
Yet the pools contents made the entire room pale in comparison. The pool was filled with a thick black liquid, almost seeming to suck in the light around it as it moved with an invisible breeze. The sky was slowly lightening as the moments passed. Lady Hecate grabbed my arm and said "Stretch your arm over the pool, and cut the inside of it. The spell needs some of your blood to work. Be quick, we have only moments before we begin."
I nod, flicking my wrist so that a throwing knife appears, walking over to the pool and stretching my arm over it, gritting my teeth and quickly slicing the space in the middle of my arm. My blood drips almost annoyingly slowly, quickly vanishing once it touches the pool. The liquid reacts instantly, stilling completely, becoming as flat as a mirror.
"Perfect." She says, handing me a bowl of water, standing in the same spot I did. I dip my hand in the water, feeling it heal the cut on my arm as I watch her inspect the pool. She looks over smiling at me and says "This step is complete, the rest of it will take until noon, as the sun is needed for that part of the seal. You are free to look around my shrine until it is ready."
She turns back to the pool, stretching both her arms over it, back facing me as quiet whispering seems to fill the room, hundreds of voices speaking at once, to quiet to understand. I quickly exit, stepping down to the next floor and entering a library. I step into the brightly lit room, almost wincing at the brightness in comparison to the other room.
The room had a warm, welcoming feel to it as I walked down the shelves of books. I loved reading, I really did, but dyslexia and ADHD made that really hard for me. Luckily for me though Annabeth had made it her life's goal to give me a greek translated book or series every birthday. I had 15 of them now, each of them having been read cover to cover at least 8 times.
I run my fingers along the spines of the books as I pass, the familiar and comforting scent of old books bringing a smile to my face. I pull a book from the shelf, a favorite of mine that mom used to read to me when I was little. I walk over to the largest chair in the room, almost the size of a loveseat, and sit down. The chair practically swallows me in softness as I sink down a good six inches. I nearly had a heart attack as I sank, only for a massive blue blanket to appear on my shoulders, wrapped around me like a giant fluffy hug. I smile at the blanket, noting the resemblance to the one on my own bed.
I kick off my shoes, crossing my legs as I dive into the book, allowing the words and the memories they bring to wash over me. Hours pass like this, words flowing from the pages as I read, smiling at the joy it brings me. Reality comes back far too soon for my liking when the doors open again, a small trail of flames leading into it. I sigh lightly, setting the book on the table and slip my shoes back on, quickly following the flames.
I enter the room, finding it far different from what I saw before. The pool, which had been calm and flat before now raged, liquid jumping and splashing like waves, churning around the center. The sunlight in the room seems to be absorbed by the liquid, the room still dark despite the noon sun shining through the open roof. She turns to me, all of her chanting stopping as she says "Take off your shoes, socks and shirt."
I give her an 'Are you crazy?' look before complying under the glare she gives me, leaving me in only my pants. She looks at me and says "You will step in the pool and walk to the center. The spell will do the rest once I add the final item. Once the seal is removed you will revert to the way you are now, but only physically. Your memory will be left untouched. Be ready, those I place this on say it feels... Different."
I nod, now extremely wary of the pool, but approach it. She places a hand on my shoulder and says "When the seal is complete you will receive a key to remove it, but this seal can only be removed by a child of death. And only a child of death can remove it without killing you." I jolt, staring at her in shock before shaking my head and letting out a laugh.
"Should've known there would be a catch." I say softly. I sigh and step into the churning liquid. The liquid barely goes up to my ankle, but it's thick, almost like walking through molasses. It takes about 3 steps to reach the center of the pool, especially with the liquid churning like it is. By the time I get to the center I'm soaked up to my knees, the liquid seeping through my pants in seconds, making my skin tingle wherever it touched. I get to the center, turning to look at her as she takes out the lock she showed me yesterday.
She holds it above the pool for a moment before dropping it in. The liquid reacts instantly, and almost violently. The moment the lock touched the pool the liquid moved, creating a bubble around my feet before reaching up like a massive wave, reaching the height of my throat before hitting me from every angle. "WHAT THE FUCK?" I shout, too shocked to move as it encases me from the throat down.
It stays like that for a split second, covering me from neck to toe in a thin layer of liquid before a small space opens up, a hole the size of a fist right between my shoulder blades. The rest begins shifting then, removing itself from the lower half of my arms and legs as it splits apart, forming inch thick ropes that wrapped around me. They collected into four solid ropes, attached by the feel of it to the circle between my shoulder blades.
Two of the ropes going from my back, wrapping around my waist and down my legs, going between them and wrapping around just above my knee, coming up to cross across my stomach and go under my arms wrapping over my shoulders and stopping at the center of my chest. The second pair had wrapped over my shoulders, snaking down my arms and wrapping around them, stopping just above my elbows, and wrapping back up.
It moved over my shoulders, going under the other rope before it crossed across my back, wrapping around the front before moving up to stop at the center of my chest. A ripple goes through the ropes, the ropes changing to interlinking chains, solidifying as the lock appears at the center of my chest, locking with an echoing snap. Within the span of a breath the weight of the chains had vanished, yet the color was still there, having sunk into my skin. As I go to inspect it a pain shoots through my skull, black spots flashing in my vision as I fall unconscious.
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I wake up groggily, the pain thankfully gone as I sit up, taking in my surroundings. I'm on a couch, sitting in the library. I stand, the massive purple blanket falling off me to reveal that I am in fact pantsless. I barely contain a squeak of surprise at this fact as I move over to a suspiciously placed mirror. I stare at myself in shock, as I'm staring once more at my 15 year old self.
I take a few deep breaths, trying to calm myself down as I inspect myself. I glare at my hair, which is now back to its short fluffy self. The gray streak standing out still despite its length, as the streak is literally directly next to my right eye. I'm wearing my shirt from earlier, it hangs down almost to my knees on me now, and my camp necklace is gone. I stare in shock, feeling my throat for it before turning around to look at the room.
Sitting on the table next to the couch sat my necklace, the bag of Drachma, my ring, watch, and Riptide. I walk over, quickly grabbing the items and putting them on, yet as I put on my necklace I notice what looks like a tattoo on my arm when I raise it. I dart back over to the mirror and yank off my shirt, staring in awe at my reflection as I did.
I mentally thank Chiron for an extremely strict training regimen since I was 12 as I take in my body, yet my physique is far from the forefront of my mind. I stare in absolute awe at what looks like a massive tattoo that spans across my body from just above my elbows, up to my shoulders, and down to my knees.
The entire thing is made of inch thick, jet black chains, which all connect to a gold lock at the center of my chest. The lock looks the same as it did before, yet the Trident on it stands out even more due to it's color. The whole thing looks like I was wrapped in chains, and then they sank into my skin. Which is exactly what happened. I glance down at my legs, noticing that the chains were under the fabric of my boxers, even though I was wearing my jeans when the chains coated my body.
I run my hand across the chains, feeling the slight raising of the skin wherever a chain was present in the captivating overlapping pattern. I turn slightly, craning my neck to take a look at my back, which is just as covered as the front.
I have what appears to be a ring right between my shoulder blades, which is connected to four chains which branch off from it. My back has multiple crossing chains, every chain leading to the lock in the center of my chest. I look down, noticing a key hanging on my camp necklace. It's a small bronze one, with a diamond shaped handle. It looks like it was made to hang on something, like a string or necklace. "That's the one." A voice says behind me.
"Ahh!" I yelp, jumping as Lady Hecate enters the room. I quickly put my shirt back on, blushing slightly at the yelp of surprise. She smiles at me once I have my shirt back on, snapping her fingers and creating a pair of pants for me, which fit perfectly. I rub the back of my neck, not really sure how to ask about the seal before simply sighing and asking directly.
"Why can only children of uncle H remove the seal?" I ask, crossing my arms as I look at her. She sighs at me, shaking her head and saying "For seals like this one, I have to use water from a river of the underworld. I start with water from the River Cocytus, The River of Woe. It's what gives the seal it's black color. Yet it causes woe to all who enter it, causing them to lose the will to live."
I nod, having both seen and entered the river personally. I let out a small shiver, remembering the feel of the water, the icy coldness that seemed to soak into your very soul. "Because of this, the seal has a deep connection to the underworld, and its children. If another were to attempt to remove the seal from your body, the water would react violently, consuming your body in an attempt to reconnect with your soul." She concludes.
I stare at her in shock, not really able to use my brain yet as I attempt to grasp the magnitude of what she just said. My hand reflexively goes up to my necklace, rolling the small beads with my fingers as I contemplate what she said, the feel of the seal in my skin even more pronounced. I shift slightly, letting out a small sigh before looking back up at her.
"Thank you for explaining that to me. I know you didn't have to do that for me." I say after a moment, giving her a small smile. She responds in kind, a tiny smiling gracing her features before she says "You slept for some time. The moon is nearly at it's peak. I must tell you though, this time, the enchantment will purposefully place you in a deep sleep. There you will sleep until dawn of tomorrow. Yet two things will happen while you sleep.
One, you will be transported to the island. You will wake up there, and since Apollo has blessed you, you will understand everything and know everything within the island. From names to their technology to their people. It will be as though you were born there. Two, while you sleep, the enchantment will teach you how to use it. How? I don't know. It varies from person to person. Yet before you wake up, you will have mastered using it."
I nod, slightly curious as to how the enchantment will teach me as I ask the only other question on my mind. "Will the seal be hidden by the enchantment?" I ask, mentally checking over the uniform I will wear there. She shakes her head, giving a small laugh before saying "Unfortunately not. Now come. It's time for the enchantment." I nod, following her through the doors and up to the top level once more.
The room had changed since I received my seal. The pool was gone, making the floor completely flat, yet the circle of runes was still there. The torches still held there flickering violet flames, yet they were dim compared to the bright moonlight that shone down into the room. "Stand in the circle." She says softly, motioning to the spot. I comply, turning to face her. She gives me a slight smile before speaking.
The words were ancient, echoing around the room as she sang. "I'm the air that you breathe, the light that you see, I watch as you sleep, and see what you see, for I am in you, as you are in me, you are my soul, you complete me, you're in my mind, and under my skin, come to me my heart, for I welcome you in." As her words flowed, the moonlight had brightened, making it impossible to see outside of the circle. I glance around, the entire room having gone white as her voice slowly gets quieter, almost as though she's moving away from me. Soon her voice was gone, replaced with silence as I looked around the pure white landscape.
I waited, guessing that this is how the spell put me to sleep, but where was the enchantment? Wasn't it supposed to teach me something? I glance around, slowly turning in an effort to find whatever I was supposed to find. Just as I go to give up I hear a massive huff come from behind me, a massive cloud of steam suddenly blasting over me. I yelp, spinning around before freezing in place.
I stare in both fear and awe at the sight before me, which became clearer by the second as the steam dissipated. Crouched in front of me was a Titan, kneeling down with its head on its hands. I study the Titan in front of me, unsure of why we were the only creatures here. It had hair that reached down to its shoulders, bangs in the front only reaching its mouth.
Its ears were pointed, unlike the other Titans I had seen, along with its mouth being far larger than any I had seen before, with all of its teeth visible. Yet it's most captivating feature was a pair of piercing emerald green eyes. I glance down the rest of the creature, what I can see from its position, seeing tan skin accompanied by a good bit of muscle.
I move slowly then, approaching the creature, which lets out a small whimper, seeming to curl into itself, almost like it was trying to make itself smaller. I slow even further, feeling a small pang of sadness for the creature before me. "Shhh…. I'm not gonna hurt you big guy…." I say softly, reaching out to touch the creature, stopping a few inches away, trying to get him to come to me. At least, I think its male…. I think as I wait.
He lets out a soft sound, resembling a purr as he uncurls from himself, pressing his nose to my palm. I give him a smile, rubbing the space slowly. The purring sound continues as I watch him, finally guessing why he was here. I look over him slowly, noticing the similarities I share with him as I become more sure of the thought.
Still….. Could it really be that easy?... I think. Watching as he purrs louder, eyes slipping closed as I continue showing him attention. "I'm the air that you breathe, the light that you see…. I watch as you sleep, and see what you see….. for I am in you, as you are in me….. you are my soul, you complete me…. you're in my mind, and under my skin…. come to me my heart, for I welcome you in….." I sing softly, remembering Lady Hecate's song, the tune resembling a soft lullaby.
He reopens his eyes, giving me a curious look as I sing. I smile at him, moving up to rub at the spot between his eyes as I ask "You're my Titan… Aren't you big guy?" He jumps lightly, the movement still massive to me as he stares at me like a child who's been caught red handed. He seems to curl into himself again, as though he's expecting me to be angry with him.
"Hey… It's okay, I'm happy that it's you big guy…. I would be happy to accept you. You're part of me remember?" I say, giving him a grin, to which he lets out a happy purr, before he pushes forward and touches his nose to the lock on my chest. I feel a massive wave of exhaustion crash over me as I hear a word echo throughout my mind as I fall deeper into my subconscious. "Brother."
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Images. That's what I'm greeted to once the enchantment causes me to fall into a deeper sleep. Hundreds of them, flowing into my mind like a broken faucet, pouring into my mind with no end in sight. The pain came next, bright flashes that sent sparks throughout my body. I wanted to scream in pain, yet my body wouldn't obey me as it continued.
Everything stopped with a sudden snap as my mind almost reached it's breaking point, only for the world to settle, my mind sorting through everything as I relaxed, understanding everything he wanted to teach me, and being able to shift without fear of losing control as I was finally allowed to rest.
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