Percy's POV
It had been a long time since Percy was in this situation. Right now, as he fell, he remembered all he'd been through while there. The first time he'd fallen there, he was with Annabeth. They had to plunge their way to the Doors of Death and fight so many monsters. It wasn't that bad the second time. He had a diplomatic mission. His goal was to travel to Tartarus' palace and have him sign some accords, agreeing to keep his position on the Primordial Council, but not get involved in the battles on Earth without a direct order from Chaos. It was tough to convince him, and it took a couple of days, but Percy was good with words after spending much time in Chaos reading. He never thought he'd love reading as much as he did now, but Chaos had his dyslexia cured, so he read a lot. It helped him in many missions. He started understanding Annabeth's technique of using wits rather than force. Though, he still enjoyed whooping bad guys' asses when he had the opportunity to. He remembered all the things he'd done while down and devised tactics for fighting different monsters. The ones he was most worried about were vicious are, children of Nyx. Though he had a way of killing them, he still shivered at the thought of encountering them.
He's been falling for what felt like hours now, but he was patient. He looked down and saw the bottom miles down. With his enhanced vision he was able to see further than an average human. He braced for impact since there was no way of landing softly. Just another hour approximately and he was falling in rapid speed. If he were his old self, he would have become a Percy-pancake as big as Tartarus' palace, which was saying something. He kept devising tactics and the way to Tartarus' heart.
Time passed and he was just meters away from the ground. He used his powers to create a force field around himself and shifted his position so his feet were facing the ground as if he were about to kick it. He felt his little capsule hit the ground hard. It bounced off and Percy flew around his force field. When he finally settled, he felt he had a broken rib and some minor injuries but nothing he couldn't handle. He waited for a few minutes while it healed, credit to his partial immortality. He removed his shield and took in the view. It was as dark, gloomy, dreadful, painful, scary and so much more as the last time he was there. The ground was still sharp, shattered glass, the air was filled with sulfur burning his lungs, the light was dim and the air was cold. No one was in his sight. He felt relieved to not have to fight immediately. He looked around, trying to find a good path to go on. He used his powers over water to try and trace one of the rivers of the Underworld. He felt Lethe flowing a few miles away. He followed his gut to Lethe, keeping his hood up and mask on. He couldn't afford being poisoned with sulfur and he didn't plan on trying to get to Plethegon, which he felt was too far away from him. He walked for hours on end, passed a few monster groups, but none dared attack him. He had made a name for himself and they trembled in front of him. Some were too stupid to back away from him and they changed. They were mostly dragons, dragons, and other big monsters. He killed them with ease. Others, such as cyclopes, empusei, the gorgons, hellhounds, draconian, the minotaur, and harpies, stayed away. He marched through the Pit as if he owned it. Soon, he was by Lethe, following it upstream to the heart of Tartarus. He climbed down and up walls, jumped over ditches, surfed over Lethe to keep his quest going. He had no desire to stay there longer than he needed. Memories kept coming. Annabeth's body wrapped in Dark Mist, his friend Bob, who was actually the Titan Iapetus, and the giant Damasen, who had died in order for him and Annabeth to escape. A message in his head interrupted his thoughts.
Percy, Chaos below in his head, I have a little side task for you.
What can I do for you?
I need you to destroy Nyx, Chaos requested, She has switched sides. She fed us false information on the events in the Pit.
Consider it did. I am near her palace now, I can use the demon's breath to destroy her permanently if that's what you need. Demon's breath was a weapon so deadly, it could destroy a Primordial, but inflicted no harm upon Chaos. It was a force of her making, after all.
Awesome. It would be a good punishment. Be ruthless, inflict as much pain as possible. No one betrays me! Chaos screamed. Percy grinned like a madman. He hated the Primordial of night. Using the demon's breath would drain him considerably, but it would be worth it. And it would be a good display of Chaos' and his power. He jumped back on Lethe and used his powers over water to get to Nyx's palace fast. He got jumped. He was knocked off if his wave and onto the sand. He grinned even wider. He had the permission to kill anything siding with Nyx with demon's breath. The awaswere closing a circle on him.
"Perseus Jackson!" the one that looked like their leader spoke, "We have waited long to see you again!"
"The feeling isn't shared on my part", he laughed as he drew his sword. Not Riptide, though. That one would crumble under the strength of the demon's breath. He took the one made from Dark Bronze and lit it with the demon's breath. It burned in blue flame, radiating evil power. The Sarai's eyes twinkled with fear. He laughed out loud and charged. He slashed, stabbed, rolled, ducked and jumped around, killing the demons one by one. Soon, he had a significant amount of curses on him, but all the area were gone. The demon's breath burning inside him burned them out until he was just as before the fight. In the distance, he saw a goddess crying over a shield. Akhylis. He walked over, knowing Nyx's palace was just behind her. The goddess looked up to him, shivering. She bowed to him.
"Champion", she greeted, "What more misery could be brought upon you? They have taken everything away from you. Made you a killing machine. Took your old life away from you. The flame in your heart hadn't gone out but changed. Happiness was replaced with orders."
"Shut it", he ordered. He was already aware of what she was talking about, "Let me pass peacefully, or I shall finish what I had started such a long time ago."
The goddess moved to let him pass, remembering well how Percy used her own poison against her, almost killing her. He marched off to the palace of Nyx. He called her name, echoing around the pit she was in. He jumped down consumed by darkness. He opened his eyes, demon's breath keeping him safe from the aura surrounding the place. He got attacked by some monsters, but he fended them off with ease. He called Nyx once more, summoning her to face him. Bound by her pride she showed herself.
"I see mother has finally sent someone to challenge me!"
"I am not here just to challenge you", he barked, "I am here to destroy you!"
He lit both his swords with demon's breath and charged. For someone who hadn't left that place for eons, Nyx was a good fighter. She dodged his attacks but didn't play offensive. She just kept defense up. Percy analyzed her style of fighting and found her weak point. He used his enhanced speed, making it look like was to stab her in the heart, but ducked in the last moment, sliding under her gigantic arm stabbing her from the back. She roared in rage, cursing Percy in ancient Greek. He put his sword up to her throat and smiled.
"Did you honestly think you could beat me?" he mocked, "I am the Champion of Chaos, Guardian of West and Winter, Safekeeper of the Cosmos, Son of Poseidon, Lord of the tide, Twice Saviour of Olympus, Retriever of the Master Bolt and Helm of Darkness,Survivor of the Labyrinth, Twice the main demigod of the Great Prophecy, Leader of the demigod army in the Battle of Manhatten, Bane of Kronos and Gaia, Slayer of the Minotaur, empusei, draconian, hellhounds, Cyclops, Titans and Giants and monsters so terrifying you have never seen them. I have just sleyed over a hundred of your most vicious children, and am about to kill you. I am the wielder of Demon's Breath, right hand to Chaos. I could go on, but my mission still awaits. I will add Bane of Nyx to my title chart, don't you worry. Say hi to all those I have killed when you each Void."
"Even you won't survive the wrath of Night, Perseus Jackson. You have done many impressing things, but you shall not win this war!"
"Watch me", he whispered as he slashed his sword through her neck, slicing her head off. It rolled to the side as the last scream of Nyx tore the air. The lifeless body of the Primordial turned to ash as she reached Void.
"Sister?" questioned a male voice, echoing through the palace. Percy's heart froze as he remembered Damasen and Bob. Tartarus peaked around the corner as Percy sheathed his swords, "Champion."
"Lord Tartarus", Percy greeted back, not looking at the Primordial, "How may I help you?"
"What have you done?"
"I punished the traitor, Milord. Lady Nyx's loyalty lay elsewhere. She betrayed Lady Chaos and our cause. She got what she asked for."
"Who gave you the right to slay my sister?!" Tartarus was smoking.
"My mistress, of course. Lady Chaos requested Nyx's death directly. I obey orders with no question. You know that, Milord."
"I request to meet with my mother! This is my domain! She has no authority here!"
"I would take that back before she orders your head on a plate", he warned. He hated people thinking they were above Chaos, "Besides, everything is Chaos' domain. She is known as the Creator for a reason. She has authority everywhere. Now, if you'll excuse me, Milord, I have a task to complete."
"What task?" he asked.
"I have a weapon to build with your blood. Fear not, as long as you are not in my way, no harm shall be put upon you."
With that, Percy left the palace of Nyx. He traveled further, to the heart of Tartarus. Legend has it, if one finds their way inside the heart, they'll find a lake where the five rivers, Styx, Lethe, Plethegon, Cocytus and Archeron, were flowing from. If he got enough of the water from there, he would be able to forge the weapon he needed. He climbed his way up to where the Doors of Death used to be. He looked around for an entrance, bow sure there was a lake inside the heart. He found a soft spot he could cut up to pass down, which he did. He felt the ground shake lightly, but nothing that concerned him. Chaos would inform him if Tartarus was to attack him. Besides, he would feel his presence. Percy dropped down to the lake, taking in the view. In the middle was a beautiful island with a few palm trees, which had golden and silver leaves. Five women sat on the middle laughing, playing with some creatures from the lake. He approached them. They stopped laughing and slowly got up. They bowed slightly, greeting him with a simple Champion in unison. Their voices were beautiful. They were the same height, but besides that looked nothing alike. One had a long black dress and dark hair, with glowing obsidian eyes. Not just the pupils, but the entire eye. The second one had a warm smile, a dress in the colors of fire, a mix of red, orange and yellow. Her hair was pure fire. The third one had a short, grey dress, sad eyes, and wet silver hair. The fourth one had a dark blue dress and wawy blue hair. And the final one was dressed in a green-grey dress, with short green hair and oblivious eyes.
"We live to serve Chaos", the grey one spoke.
"Who are you?" Percy asked respectfully.
"We are the goddesses of the rivers of death", the black one spoke, "I am Styx. These are my sisters, Plethegon, Cocytus, Acheron and Lethe", she gestured to each of them.
"Pleasure to meet you all", Percy smiled gently, "I am not here to disturb you. I just need a favor."
"We live to serve Chaos, Milord", Lethe spoke. Percy assured them he didn't like the formalities, so they just called him Perseus.
"I just need some of this water", he explained, "To forge a weapon to save the world. I will take it only with your blessings."
"We are glad to help you, Perseus", Archeron spoke, "Feel free to dive in. Chaos has always been generous to us, even came here once a century for tea."
He thanked them and took what he needed. He assured them they would be rewarded greatly. It was time for him to leave the dreaded place. He said his good-bye to the goddesses and used the water to get out. Styx suggested he followed her river back to the Underworld, out of Tartarus. He did so. After hours of surfing on Styx's water, he made it to Asphodel. He decided to visit some old friends before he left. First, he traveled to the palace of Hades, to greet his uncle.
Needless to say, Hades was stunned to find his nephew there and then. They talked about the quest and Percy warned him about some supposed stirring in Tartarus. Soon he left to visit some people in Elysium. He was so happy to see the people who died fighting side-by-side with him. The first one he bumped into was Luke Castellan. Percy was so happy to see him again. Luke smiled at Percy and led him to the others. Soon he sat next to Zoe Nightshade, Silena Beaureguard, Luke, Charles Beckendorf, and many others. They offered him food, filled him in on what they were doing there. Bianca chose rebirth just before the fall of Kronos. He told them all he did during the five thousand years he spent with Chaos. They were stunned but were assured they expected nothing less from him. At first, they were worried he had died but were even sadder when he had to leave. He promised to pass their greetings to the others and left the Underworld. He gave Cerberus a big ball to play with. Once he was out he teleported to Argo III.
Line Break
He found his friends in the middle of a battle with some monsters amongst whom were a few Titans and Giants. He sighed and charged. He didn't bother giving his usual talk, he just kept sliding through the shadows, slicing the monsters with his Dark Bronze Swords. Soon he cleared all the monsters. His friends were panting, some injured big time. He helped them to the infirmary after he got out of Annabeth's hug. She had tears in her eyes and she kissed him on the lips thanking the gods for his safe return home, for the only Void knows what reason. The gods don't care about what happens to them. The only reason he was alive is because of his intense training and abilities. After helping, Will tend Jason who, surprise, surprise, had taken a blow in the head and was now unconscious, Piper who was stabbed in the gut, but nothing fatal, Nico who was just exhausted from using too much of his powers and Hazel who had a broken arm, he contacted Eudora. She arrived soon after the message was sent, a few burn marks on her exposed skin. She had successfully captured the light. After she changed and settled in one of the free rooms, Percy called the meeting.
Eudora went first in explaining what she had to go through to get light and Percy followed, leaving out the Nyx and are part, as well as meeting the rivers. Direct order from Chaos, he can't disobey. Eudora brought a cauldron from Chaos and all the relics Percy stored there to the ship. They filled it with plain water from the ocean and the demigods dropped relics one by one, as Percy and Eudora chanted. Percy felt the power surging through him. He was close to his goal. He gave Eudora a small smile, which she returned. So close!
After all the relics were in, Eudora added light: "Light to bring hope and happiness to the realm", and Percy followed with the blood of Tartarus, chanting as he poured it in: "Darkness to bring pain and misery to the realm."
"With the power given to the Guardians of Summer and East and Winter and West by Chaos the Creator, we call on the might of the Relics of Demise and Light and Dark to bring chaos to the world", the two warriors of Chaos chanted, both their eyes glowing orange, "To tear down Olympus piece by piece, to destroy the gods once and for all and bring Chaos the Creator back to her full might, to rule the universe and destroy what has to be destroyed. We call on the weapon of Destruction. May you might live in two deities, completely opposite, to bring mischief to the Universe!"
The ground shook rapidly. The air turned cold and the lights dimmed. From the cauldron, orange mist rose engulfing both Percy and Eudora, as the demigods watched in terror. They failed to stop them from finishing their chant but had no luck. Annabeth cried Percy's name, as did the others. Both Percy and Eudora grinned evilly as they transported them to the Palace of the gods back up on Olympus, the one above Empire State Building. The gods were there and watched in terror as the mist died down, resting its power in the Guardians. The gods looked as if they just saw the sun crash into Earth.
Poseidon was the first to speak: "Son, what have you done?!"
"I am not your son, you petty creature!" he growled at the god of the seas, "I am the Champion of Chaos the Creator, Wielder of Demon's Breath, Bane of Konos, Gaia, Nyx, Giants and Titans, Slayer of so many monsters, you can't even name them all. I am no longer the hero of Olympus, one of the Seven. I am the Guardian of the West and Winter. And now, I am the Wielder of Destruction. You all are nothing to me!"
He grinned wider, eviler. Annabeth's eyes were shedding tears, as were the other six's. Hestia watched in terror and disappointment. Zeus called on all of Olympus' army to the hall. Percy and Eudora just took a fighting stance, waiting for orders. Chaos appeared between the two, smiling just as the guardians.
"Do you really want to go against us, gods?" she mocked. The three laughed evilly. Zeus ordered everyone to attack. Percy and Eudora drew their weapons. She called on the Destruction and he did so too but combining it with Demon's Breath. They sliced through the army, killing everything in their way. The gods were badly wounded. In just 3 minutes and 54 seconds,s they had the gods tied up in one corner of the room, demigods in the other, the army dead.
"Well", Eudora joked, "That was mildly amusing."
"I find it disappointing", he joked along, "I thought they'd put in more of a fight."
"That's what's amusing", Chaos joined in, "They thought they could get you down with that petty battle."
The two nodded, agreeing. They fist bumped and turned to the prisoners.
"You truly are nothing", Chaos spoke, "I found you unfit to rule eons ago. With the laws set by my father, the mighty Void, I was not able to take you out. Not until I had the weapon of Destruction. Eudora was regrouted a long, long time ago, and I had trouble finding the second guardian. Luckily, you were stupid enough to basically hand him over. I regret Percy, trained him and proposed this action, which he accepted gladly. He manipulated everyone, having you all trusting him. The perfect plan. Now, they will destroy you all but will leave these puny half-bloods with a choice. I now say good-bye to you all. My friends", she turned to the two once more, "You know what you have to do."
With that, Chaos left. Percy grinned along with Eudora. He waited so long for this moment. They walked over to the half-bloods. Eudora spoke to them: "You have proven yourselves somewhat worthy of an opportunity at Chaos. You can all become an elite force of assassins and serve Lady Chaos for all eternity."
"Or you can watch your gods destruction, your beloved camps in ruins, friends dying and the Earth engulfed in flames. Then you will die", Percy finished.
"Never", Annabeth spat at him. He didn't mind her death, she became irrelevant to him as soon as he joined Chaos.
"You wish", Reyna added. Soon the rest followed with nerves and rot in hells and what so ever. Their choice.
"Alright", Eudora concluded, "Your faith's sealed."
They turned to the gods and Percy lit his hands with Deamon's Breath, to have some pleasure before destroying the gods so they didn't even reach Void. The set them on fire, they screamed but didn't die. They begged for release, for mercy. They got none of it. Percy heard the half-bloods screaming behind him. He put out the Demon's Breath, and as soon as he did, Eudora and he had them disintegrating from all forms from the might of Destruction.
As the gods died forever, Percy and Eudora set the demigods in place, from where they had to watch the world burn. They turned to Camp Half-Blood. They killed the demigods one by one. They saved Chiron for last. As they died, they set the entire place on fire. They teleported to Camp Jupiter and repeated it all over, with crazy grins, evil laughs, and fearless eyes, full of joy. They set it on fire as well. They then went back to Olympus and destroyed it by hand. As it fell, they used Destruction and set the entire Earth on fire. They didn't leave yet. They just gloated from their victory. They left the planet in chaos, the demigods to die with it.
Percy regretted nothing. Eudora and he joined Chaos and with her brought, well, chaos to the cosmos. They didn't destroy other planets, but Earth was a disgrace. Percy spent his eternity side by side with Eudora and Chaos, leading the army, saying monsters, causing mischief all over the universe. Not once did the turn back and think about what could have been if he never joined Chaos. He never thought of his former friends again, of Annabeth. He lived freely, with no one to fear.
How about that ending?!! I hope you've enjoyed the story. I also hope you aren't too mad at me for making a turn like that. I have more stories in work, but I will not publish them until I finish Good Girl's Bad Boy, so check it out if you have time. See you soon! :)))