Chapter 4

Percy's POV.

"Leo?" I whispered and he shot me a weird look.

"What's up with Mr. Hood?" he asked in a whisper and I let out a choked sob.

"You're dead. You have to be a ghost. How the hades..." I whispered and everyone except for Chiron gave me odd looks.

"Um... not dead. Did you know Sammy? Yea I look exactly-" I cut him off with a shake of my head.

"You died in the giant war. I saw you die" I said and realization dawned on his face.

"Ohhhhh. Not to burst your bubble, but I was just on a vacation bringing back my wonderful fiance" he said and I stared at him.

"Sit down my boy," Chiron said, pointing to an empty seat. I needed to get out of this room. My hands clenched and the cup next to me started to bubble.

"Riptide calm down" Zoë whispered urgently and I took a breath.

"We were just explaining the new training system that the army will lead," Chiron said and I snapped back into the present.

"You are gonna be with me and Bianca for power training" I said and he eyed me suspiciously.

"Sounds good," he said nodding.

"Now can we be dismissed?" I asked and Luke let out a groan.

"Riptide, I know you don't want to be around them, but Chaos ordered us too. He stuck to your side of the deal, and you need to stick to yours'' He said strictly and I gave him a reluctant nod.

"Why doesn't he want to be around us?" Leo whispered and everyone shrugged.

"Not you Leo, everyone else. You're probably the only camper I would willingly talk to" I said and his face broke out in a grin.

"Ha! You hear that beauty queen? I'm more popular with an army of killers then you" he teased, sticking his tongue out.

"Okay, I think that'll wrap up our meeting. Dinner is at 20, and the capture the flag is tomorrow at 4 o'clock. Romans and Hunters will be coming to join us for training, and capture the flag. Will the army be joining? You could join one of the teams?" Chiron asked and I shook my head.

"We're gonna be our own team" I said and snickers ran around the table.

"8 of you against over 1,000 of us? Good luck punk" Clarrise said and I smirked.

"Yeah. It's not like we're the most powerful army in the universe, have trained for 1,000 years, and happen to know every single one of your weaknesses" I said and some blood drained from her face, glancing over at Silena and Beckendorf.

"You don't know the roman's weaknesses" Chris pointed out from next to her and my smirk turned into a grin.

"It's not like a certain son of Poseidon told us" I said and everyone in the room turned to me.

"What?" Jason asked and I turned to Annabeth.

"You haven't told them?" I said, trying to make my voice sound harsh. She shook her head and I laughed.

"Percy's in Chaos's army" she said, voice barely visible. Gasps rang out around the room and everyone started talking at once.

"Is he here?", "How is he?", "Is he coming back?", were the three most audible ones.

"No, no, and definitely not" I said and confused murmurs came from everyone but the army. "I need to go give a report to Chaos. I'll see everyone tomorrow" I said and stood up, exiting the room quickly.

I found myself in the empty training area, swiping away at the dummies, Riptide in hand. It continued on like this until I ended up glancing down at Riptide, freezing at the gold trident.

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I appeared on Olympus quickly, with no warning, eyes still puffy and red.

"Perseus Jackson we have come to the decision that you are to be killed in 3 days time. If you run, we will find you" Zeus said and I looked around.

"Wait why? I've saved you guys multiple times before? Why now" I spluttered, feeling the glare of 14 gods on me.

"You're too powerful, and you pose a threat to us. So say your goodbyes quickly" Hades said and I felt a few tears roll down my cheeks.

"Dad?" I asked quietly and Poseidon glared.

"Don't call me that" he said and I appeared back in the Poseidon cabin.

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"Hey man, you good?" a voice said from behind me and I clicked Riptide. I turned around and it was Leo. I gave him a nod and he gestured to the bleachers, a silent question if I wanted to sit. I thought for a second but nodded. We sat down and he started fidgeting with some clay.

"So, you know Percy?" He asked after a minute and I nodded.

"How is he?" Leo asked and I started to bounce my leg.

"Good, I guess. Better than he was when he joined" I said honestly and bit my lip. "He's really sorry. If he had done something you would have not died, and-" he cut me off with a laugh.

"I have no idea why he would ever think it was his fault. It was my choice. And if I hadn't I wouldn't have saved Calypso" he said and my mouth dropped for a second.

"She's finally free?" I asked and he nodded, a grin apparent on his face.

"Yeah the weddings in December. Can you tell Percy that he's more than welcome to come if he wants?" Leo said and I winced.

"I'm sorry but Percy is not going to be coming back to earth for a very long time" I said and Leo's smile faltered a little bit. "I'm sorry" I said genuinely, and he nodded. It was quiet for a minute and I stood up. "I should go. I'll see you for training tomorrow" I said and strolled out of the training area, heading back to the tent area.

The familiar scene of the cabin lights flickering out brought me an unusual wave of nostalgia.

"You good?" Luke whispered from next to me.

"Yea, I just need a little time. I'll meet you at the tents" I said and he gave me a smile. I watched him walk towards the flickering fire that the rest of the army was around and turned the other direction. As I approached the canoe lake I froze for a second.

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"The canoe lake!" Connor Stoll jeered.

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I shook my head, diving in quickly. The water seemed to swallow me, welcoming back the spawn of the sea. How long had it been since I had been in proper water. Almost 8 years. Over 1,000 Chaos years. I would never admit it to Chaos, but it was good to be back.

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