PROPHECY AND A NEW ENEMY

Percy's POV

I received a new prophecy from Rachel, and it wasn't pretty, she said that I will have a family very early and it turns out 9 months and 2 weeks after the giant war Annabeth gave birth to a girl, my daughter, she inherited my eyes and her moms hair, we were to young to get a child but at leased my mom decided to help. The other part was is that a a traitor will raise and army that the whole couldn't handle and it turns out that on my 2nd year of college Octavian left camp for some reason, which was good considering what he try to do with the quest for the Mare Nostrum and that he try to destroy camp halfblood, but he came back with an army of mortals 5 weeks later and we couldn't handle their attack, our weapons are meant for killing monsters and we've take a few casualties until Grover started at that panicking yell which led the enemy run, whats weird is that their banner had a red cross like those of the crusaders from Europe. the last part was definitely a mystery, she said that the only way to defeat him is to look in to my heritage, I really don't know what it meant but I don't know about my heritage much less my mom does, her parents died when she was young so she couldn't have known about it. The prophecy was like all prophecies it was in riddles and rhymes by I translated it so I would understand it more.

I was walking back to my apartment that I recently bought in New Rome which is now joined up with camp halfblood right now, as I walked through the door exhausted and sweaty and full of questions Annabeth came to me with our first daughter Celeste who is now 3 years of age now, faces filled with worry they brought me to the living room and start to ask me questions.

"Daddy why are you so tired? Do you need a nap?"

"No Celeste I had a battle with Octavian's new goons, they were hard to fight, it's like the Trojan war all over again and this time they have the horse."

I am still in the legion as a general, Frank and Hazel got their places back in the 5th cohort, Jason got his place as praetor back but he still considered me as his co-leader since we became friends during the giant war, but the problem was now that Octavian left as augur and became a traitor to Rome, part of the reason was because of Rachel as the oracle, but the main part is because that we have taken down his rep as the most important man in the legion.

"Cant you ask grandma Athena for help? like she will help us fight the bad guys with us her self?"

"Well uh 'nervously chuckling' I don't think so, reason why is because the gods aren't allowed to interfere with our battles and plus I don't think that she may like the idea since what I have done with mommy to anger her."

She was smart to take it but she still doesn't understand why I'd angered Athena. I never thought how curious kids are, but I must have noticed that I was the same when I was toddler.

"Percy there's gotta be a way to stop all this, the prophecy said so there is a way."

The prophecy, it mentioned that something that has to do with my heritage will help us stop all this, this could be a break through, maybe there is a mortal family member of mine that could be out their, like a great aunt or great uncle but who, maybe the know something about my family history, but who are they, where are they and why? harder to answer, I must set up a journey to look for any family member.

"Annabeth I think I have a solution, the prophecy said about my family history and that will help us, I don't know what it is or who they are but I have a feeling that it would give us an edge."

"Are you sure Percy? even if you will look for your family history those guys will come after you and kill you, and I don't think I could go because of Celeste here, we can't leave her."

"Don't worry Annabeth I think I know some people who might help me."

"Do you think Nico will help?"

"Yes I bet he does, and whats more he could help find my family."

"Daddy are you sure this is the clue to end this war?"

"Yes Celeste I think it is."

Annabeth went to the wardrobe that we only stack emergency supplies, for quests and evacuation, she brought out a hitchhiking backpack that we use for quests.

"Quest supplies Percy, spare cloths, food, water, nectar, ambrosia, first aid kit, and some camping supplies, enough for you to go on a quest. Percy please do me a favor, please come back in one piece."

"I will Annabeth, I promise."

A second later we kissed each other passionately, but Celeste got grossed out by what we were doing, but she know that we have done it a bunch of times.

"Stay safe Celeste, I need you here and you will be protected, and don't get into trouble ok, I'll miss you my princes."

"I'll miss you to daddy, but I want to go with you."

"You can't Celeste because I don't want you to get hurt, please stay here, just for me will you? I'll back my my big girl."

Good byes are always the hardest, Grover gave me a blessing that will help me, Frank and Hazel wished me luck, Jason, Pipper, and Leo gave their good byes, Tyson gave me a hug with a big cry, even Ella was sad, and I kissed both Annabeth and Celeste for my good byes, and the legion saluted me luck. After I left with only Nico as my companion I started to regret to leave Annabeth and Celeste, we traveled for 4 days, 6 hours, and 21 minutes, once we put up camp I pulled out a picture of me, Annabeth and Celeste, I started to cry and I already feel home sick.

"Perce are you ok?... oh I see, You miss them huh?"

"Yes... I feel like I'm abandoning them, I can't do that."

"Don't worry dude we will come back, besides you were planning on proposing to her right?"

That was true cause after this is all over I was planning on to buy Annabeth an engagement ring and we would marry each other, it was just as I planned it would be. Annabeth will move in with me, I'll plan on proposing to her, get married and start a family, 2 things are already checked of that list. All I want right now is to live in peace and harmony, but now it has to wait again.

The next day we walked through a forest and for some reason I have gotten the feeling that we were being followed, and I don't know by what and whom, we have been attacked by monsters 5 times but we took care of them but this seems rather mysterious.

We kept on walking till we enter a clearing, it was a great sight but we are not here to enjoy nature. Night time was coming and we already set up a tent and a fire, I start to roast some of our rations over it, it was a quiet night so I started a conversation.

"Nico do have a plan for family?"

"Well I do Percy it's just that we are taking it slow."

Nico started dating a Roman from the legion, she is a beautiful girl but she has a bit of feisty attitude, but at leased Nico liked the feisty attitude, those two met each other 2 years after my Daughter was born.

"She is a little bit of a quick one but she respects that we take it slow, she wanted a child but she knows that we have to wait, because we are a little to young for a child, but the way you and Annabeth handle Celeste it seems pretty easy but I bet it's no easy task when you have your first child right?"

"Yes Nico it was no easy task but at least it gets easier but you know, they sure do grow up fast, and by each age new challenges will come."

"So do you think a child is really worth the trouble?"

"I bet it will for me and Annabeth, but Celeste wants a baby brother, and I'm not sure that will be worth it."

"Dude I think it will be worth it, I think she wants someone to play with."

"I know but... dude something just doesn't seem right."

"what?"

"everything is quiet."

The night is quiet but the crickets are always chirping but this is absolute silence, a night like this must not be quiet as in silence. I have a gut feeling that we are not alone, I wanted to see who is out there but there seem to be no one, after a few seconds my eye sight blacked out and my vision came back in a second, every thing I saw is dark blue, but Nico is light blue, and now I started to see red objects at the edge of the clearing, for some reason I've developed a 6th sense, an eagle eye sense and how did I developed it, then I realize that I have it for years and I didn't even bother to open it. Those red figures are trouble, and I believe that they are Octavian's goons.

"Nico we better run."

As soon as I said that they came to us and flanked and we don't have any choice. When they got to us we started to fight, there is no way we could defeat them even with our weapons but as start to take on my first opponent something in my mind ignited, and my instincts kicked in with new moves, duck, grab his spike, use it against him, run, climb the rock, jump kick the guy in the face, disarm, use his weapon, I fought in an unorthodox style like I learned new skills of battle, I feel like some eidolon has possessed me but I'm still in control which is weird, I even used combos like never before, dodge slice, parry slash, the one-on-one fights lasted only a second, it wasn't long till I made my first mistake, I got distracted because I saw a man shimmering and trans parent, he looks like a man from the 1970s by his hair style and his face but his clothing is odd, over his pants and shirt is ankle length coat that is completely white, it was designed like a butlers coat but more closed and a hood that would cover his eyes with shadows, the weirdest part was he wears arm braces made of leather edged with silver lining, but as soon as I saw him I got knocked to knees and blacked out, last thing I remember was that they pulled me into van.