Blinded

This is one of a few stories I'm starting this month. Nothing really inspired this, besides and idea, and watching the T.V. Show Grimm. Very cool, but it can be scary.

Summary: Percy Jackson is more than a demi-god. He is born with great power. But great power comes at a price. Percy Jackson is born blind.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, besides the story idea (I haven't read one similar to my idea.)

Prologue

Poseidon watched as Sally Jackson gave birth to their son. He was currently standing outside of the room she was in, watching. The doctors and nurses rushed about, shouting this and that. He was more focused on how Sally seemed to do and how strong her life force was. Though he felt uneasy, as something was wrong. He didn't know what it was at the moment, so he ignored it. But he was still wary about his surroundings. While he was lost in thought, he missed the actual birth of his son and saw that he was just placed in a crib near the corner of the room. Poseidon quietly teleported inside and looked at his sons face. He almost made an 'awe' sound because he thought his baby boy was the cutest thing!

But then it came crashing down. When his son opened his eyes, he was expecting sea-green eyes, like his. But he saw a dull green, almost mixed with gray, and it seemed that his eyes were bloodshot. He had a bit of red in the whites of his eyes. But they held power in them.

"This can't be possible; you're my child, a son of a god! You can't be blind as it's never happened before!" Poseidon talked quickly and with a worried tone. And that was when time stopped, freezing everyone but Sally and Poseidon.

"Poseidon?" Sally asked, shocked at seeing him. Poseidon had hidden his presence from the mortals, so when time stopped he became visible. A bright light appeared in the middle of the room, causing both of them to turn away, which surprised Poseidon as only one being could make him turn away.

The Three Fates.

As he assumed, the Three Fates stood in front of him, in their old, withering glory. One held a piece of sea-green string, which made Poseidon's heart stop, as it was his new-born son's. But he still bowed causing Sally's eyes to widen.

"Hello, Lord Poseidon." The sisters all said together in a creepy way. It sent shivers down Poseidon's back.

"Hello, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos." Poseidon respectfully said as he stood up. By that time Sally put two and two together, and she did not like the results, as her face turned as white as a sheet.

"May I inquire as to why you are here?" Poseidon asked politely. The way that they were looking at his son made him angry, nervous, and saddened, as he knew that something bad was going to happen.

"We are for your son." Clotho said. Poseidon immediately stood in-front of his to-be-named son.

"Not in that way." Lachesis snorted. Poseidon's face turned into a questioning one, causing the Fates to sigh as one.

"We are here with what you would call a curse, but will become a blessing. Your son has power, a lot of power. More so than any of your children. He will have great power at his fingertips, but it will come at a price." Atropos prophesized.

"Your son is blind." The Three Fates said as one. Poseidon's face turned red as rage coursed through him. They blinded his son? On purpose?

"Why! Why not Zeus's child or Hades' children! Why mine? You three should know that I don't have many children, and when I do I'm protective of them. Give me one reason as to why I shouldn't blast you!" Poseidon then suddenly realized what he said, and to who.

"I-I apologize for what I've said. I acted out of anger." The Fates just nodded.

"We have picked your son, because he is the one who is strong enough to carry this burden. He is the only one who can thrive like this. The others would die off easily, but not your son. He is powerful, as we've said, but he's also strong mentally. Just believe us when we say this, it will become a blessing in the future." Clotho replied as they disappeared in a golden light. But not before Poseidon say Atropos wrap a gray string around his son's, along with a gold and silver string.

"Poseidon? Is it true?" He almost forgot that Sally was there.

"Yes, it's true. But may I ask what you will name him?" Poseidon questioned. Sally seemed silent before saying, in a whisper,

"Perseus."

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Some years later…..

Sally watched as her ten-year-old son played in the water. He was very smart, for a demi-god with ADHD. It was difficult, having a blind child, but Poseidon was nice. He knew a mortal as another persona who helped with Percy, as Perseus preferred to be called, and he actually moved in with them. His name was Paul Blofis and he was an English teacher. Sally wouldn't be truthful if she said she didn't stare at him sometimes. He was nice, handsome, and smart. He also loved Percy, and it was a perfect fit. Paul even didn't care when Sally and Percy were only around for a few months during the year.

You see, Sally knew the dangers of being in one spot for a while, especially with a child of the big three. So as soon as Percy could walk, she'd take him to countries over the world, due to the success of her book and its sequel, along with Paul's book. But she also took Percy to other countries for him to learn. He learned many different martial arts styles and meditations, even though he was blind, to help him cope with the blindness, fit in a bit, and help him in the case of a monster attack. It took a while at first, but after Percy learned to meditate, things changed. As Percy described it, his senses, like smell, hearing, and touch, increased ten-fold. It also helped that he was aware of being a demi-god. Sally didn't hide it from it, as it'd only endanger them more, but she hid it from Paul. She thought that if Percy knew about what he was, then he'd be able to protect himself better. And so far it's worked.

"Careful Percy, you wouldn't want to scare tourist." Sally chuckled as a giant watery hand appeared. A few months a year, he'd find a merman, who'd train him in his water powers because Poseidon couldn't due to the ancient laws. Percy could see in a way, using the water molecules in the air. In fact, she was almost certain that he had better sight than any god or mortal. But she never asked, as it was a topic he usually didn't wish to converse about. What he liked to talk about was the stories of old heroes, not that Sally minded. She taught him all about the universe he was a part of, including monsters. She thought that telling him the truth was better than lying. Quickly after he learned about monsters, she catch him exhausted with a few piles of dust nearby when she'd leave, but all he said was that he'd gone on a run. Of course she knew the truth which scared her, but nonetheless it made her proud. Even when she had to patch up his cuts and bruises.

"Hey mom! Is there any blue candy left?" Percy asked as he ran from the water to her. He had a cane, mainly for show, but Sally didn't like him using a lot. After an incident in which Percy claimed that the other kids started it by teasing him for being blind, she made sure that he pretended that h wasn't blind, though he still couldn't write well.

"Maybe, check the bag. If there's non left then grab some chips from the other bag." Sally told him as he reached her. The bag suddenly floated towards Percy as he grinned.

"Percy! What did I tell you?" Sally demanded as she snatched it out of the air. Though she shouldn't have been worried, as they were at Montauk. No one was usually there, so Percy would practice his powers there.

"Sorry mom." Though he didn't sound sorry, and his not-so-hidden grin didn't help. Sally looked at his eyes, that looked like dull green, with some gray mixed in, giving him a weird look. It had been worse before, when his eyes were always bloodshot and red, and his iris's had white in them. But when he started to see with water molecules, his eyes turned to a dull green, with some gray, but seemed normal enough.

"Let's head back, as we need to head back to the city." Not that Percy had school. She has homeschooled him for a few years, along with Paul, and she was certain that the random merman also taught him things besides fighting and mystical powers.

"Ok mom, just gimme one minute." She suddenly heard a whoosh as water shot up into the air. It suddenly exploded and changed color, like a firework.

"That's enough! Let's go Perseus." When Percy heard that his mother called him Perseus, as she does when she's serious or angry, he followed her to the cabin that she spent a summer with Poseidon in.

The following day….

"Hurry Percy! The candy shop is just a few blocks away." Sally walked hurriedly as they tried to beat the summer rush to the candy shop. Since she used to work there, she got discounts, and they all loved Percy. But he seemed off today. Ever since they reached the city, he acted off. He kept looking around and shaking his head, making Sally nervous. If something made Percy nervous, it makes Sally nervous.

"We're here, thank the gods. There's also no line, so hurry up inside now." She told Percy, who walked in, but not before turning around and taking a long look at the sea of people bustling about in New York. They walked in and immediately were greeted by Shelly, a nice girl who worked at the shop during the summer. She was a little older than Percy, with brown hair, light blue eyes, and slightly pointed ears that only Sally and Percy noticed. Shelly was a nymph who hated being stuck with the other nymphs and being chased by gods, so she got a job. She had to increase her age appearance, but she was still nice.

"Miss Jackson! And Percy! What a nice surprise at seeing you guys here. The usual?" She asked them after ruffling Percy's messy hair that even a comb couldn't fix, causing Percy to giggle.

"Of course. I hope you've been doing well here?" Sally said it as more of a question. Shelly nodded furiously while she collected the candy.

"Yes yes yes! It's been great here!" Shelly finished collecting the blue candy before walking to the cash register and ringing it up. Sally went to pay but Shelly stopped her.

"It's on the house. I'm pretty sure Amanda and Danny won't mind, as you worked here for a while and you've helped us add more candy." Sally smiled gratefully as she grabbed the bag and walked through the glass door, with Percy at her side chewing on jelly beans. Suddenly, Percy stopped walking and stared straight ahead.

"Percy? What's wrong?" Sally asked her son, as storm clouds suddenly formed and a lightning bolt struck the ground across a park in front of them. Mortals screamed and ran as more lighting hit the ground, wildly.

"It's her. The girl I've seen in my dreams. I can see her." Percy said, as if in a trance. Sally looked around confusedly, not seeing who he was talking about. Then she saw three kids, two girls and one boy. One girl was a little younger than Percy, while the other girl was around Percy's age, maybe a year older. The boy was a few years older.

"I have to help them! Here, take my candy. I'll be back." Percy sprinted forward, dodging people with such precision that it'd put a ninja to shame. He would be running straight, then step to his left and duck as a person would sprint from the left and another person would go flying.

"Be careful." Sally whispered. She didn't stop him. She knew that he wanted to test his skills, and this was his chance. Poseidon once said, "Demi-gods only learn if their good in the real world." So she decided that this was his chance to prove himself.

Percy ran towards the trio, trying to see what they were fighting. On the outside, he seemed indifferent as he sprinted across the park during the storm. But on the inside he was nervous. This was his first actual test. How would he deal with other demi-gods? He knew he could fight monsters. But interacting with other demi-gods was completely different. When he got closer, he saw a group of giant black dogs, Hellhounds, he remembered. Along with them were a few giant snake ladies that scared him. He was a ten-year-old kid, what'd yah expect? But he still ran forward as the recently spawned storm ripped the park apart. He remembered all that he learned of these monsters. Their pressure points, weak spots, and strengths. He had no weapon, but his martial arts training and hand-to-hand training would hopefully be enough to finish them off. He could've summoned an ice sword, but decided to wait.

"Hey! Big piece of lard! Turn around yah stupid dog!" half the Hellhounds, including the biggest one turned and started to growl at Percy as they crept up to him. He just stopped running and was breathing a bit deeply.

"Good, I got your attention. Now what was my next move?"

A/N: Alright, what'd you think? This was my first try at a story. I know, Percy seems a bit mary-sueish with the martial arts added in, but he's blind. Meditation and Martial Arts actually helped my blind friend. Also, if you want to give me some criticism, then please do. I'm open to any support to help me become a better author.

Update 4/23/13: So, i'm going to explain this here. Percy can see in his own way, using the water vapor in the air. When the molecules are distilled, he sees. Also, he sees using vibrations, so imagine Toph from Avatar The Last Airbender. He see's like that. But don't always assume that he can see, as this is a 3rd person story. He sees some color when he uses the water vapor to reflect the sunlight, but like i said, unless i specifically say he can see this or that, then assume he can't.

I raised Percy's age a bit. I need to for my story. And yes, I didn't put in Smelly Gabe. Why not? Well, that's for me to know and you to find out. Maybe.

Other than that, the differences should be obvious, including Shelly.

So don't forget to give me feedback and review!