A Death of a Hero (Chapter 15)

Not a quote, but I like these lyrics. Nostalgic.  "Come along with me....and the butterflies and bees."

Failiure. Thats what I was. I failed. I failed to save the few people who I still loved. I was blinded by my own needs and selfishness, and I paid the price. It wasn't a hero's death, it was a death of a fool. I didn't deserve to spend another second on Gaea for not seeing the obvious. I should have known. I should have done more. If I had, maybe Thalia and Artemis would still be safe.

Maybe me gone was a good thing. Maybe it's what the fates wanted. Perhaps this is how the story ends. A person who could do almost anything, but couldnt save his family.

I could see my body evaporating.  Me being part titan and god must have done this. My body will never be found, it will fade, but my soul will still go to the underworld.

Suddenly I felt a tingle. It was extremely weird, since I havent felt anything since I was "dead". But this feeling grew stronger. I started panicking, some time had passed. I was supposed to be in the Underworld, why was I still here? The pulling sensation got more powerful, to a point where I was pulled into darkness. What was going on? This isn't Hades' s realm, but what can it be? Its really dark, pitch black.

Darkness?

Oh no.

A figure appeared out of the darkness infront of me. He was just an outline, a humanoid shape filled with shadows. His shape was one I never forgot.  Order.

"Hello, Percy Jackson."  Order scolds.

And there I was, faced with the 2nd most powerful being in the universe.

At Olympus: Council Room.

Every god and goddess looked in horror. Even Zeus. They had all witnessed the battle that killed the greatest hero to ever live.

Apollo had showed them the scene he had gotten while riding his Sun chariot. Apollo was deeply saddened. He saw it all, unable to help due to Law being a lesser being, possibly a demigod. He had to watch his two sisters captured and his friend killed.

Hades was especially surprised, at first he denied it, since he did not receive his soul, but soon he realized that the wound Percy had gotten was clearly fatal.

Each god or goddess had their way of expressing their reactions. Some gods were surprised he had tried to save Artemis, who had voted for him to die, and Thalia, whom were both daughters of Zeus, who also voted Percy to die.

The more people thought, the more they realized that Percy had never done anything against Olympus, yet they had punished him for it because of family grudges. Of course he had disrepected them on a few occasions, but he never showed any attempt to be against the gods.

They also realized they lost this war altogether. No demigod was nearly as powerful as Percy, and now Law was running around as well. Annabeth and Jack reformed and were back in charge of camp half blood, much to everyone's dismay.

This caused the quality of demigods to decline. Annabeth and Jack never trained or helped young demigods who potentially could have been much greater. Chiron helped train many, but 1 centuar cannot individually train the whole camp alone.

Mistakes were made, many of which cannot be fixed. Without Percy, or a new hero, they were all doomed.

The gods bickered amongst themseleves to find a solution, even Athena. While some gods still despised Percy, they all knew his value in the war.

However, no plan could be made. Olympus was outmatched in power and numbers. The end was near. They had found out Order was behind all of this due to Law, who is the symbol of order.

Percy was the only thing making them hold back, now that he was gone, it will be a slaughter.The gods continue to ponder of a way to win, looking into old scripts, desperately trying to find a way.

There were none.

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Order stood infront of me, I knew I was in for a bad time.

"You refused my offer earlier, and you paid the price. You could have ruled beside me as commander, but you tried to protect these weaklings. Now that you have fallen, your soul is mine. You will regret the choices you have made." Order stated.

"No. I will never regret protecting my family. Even if they are against me, I will stay loyal. Not even death will change that." I state adamantly.

"Hah! Everyone has a limit. Even gods. You will soon learn that sometimes, there is no hope. " Order laughed.

I began to speak but before my lips opened, Order waved his hand, and pain rang in my head. My eyes flashed and started to glow. I see nothing but darkness beside me. I am wearing only a orange camp half blood shirt along with camp attire. One that I hated.

My eyes start searing with a stinging sensation, I am forced to close them. Images flash through my vision. What I see haunts me. Its a collection of all my failiures and memories, some real and fake. I see myself beside Mom and Paul, blood leaking. I see myself beside Zoé on her deathbed. I see Thalia and Artemis trapped in a dungeon, chained to walls. I see my failiures, all of them.

I clutch my head in shock. I fall to my knees. I cant open my eyes or else I will burn, so I am forced to watch these. Soon the images are replaced with other images. I see myself walking in a destroyed Olympus, with each god lying dead on the ground. I tremble as I begin to hold back tears.

Oh gods. What is happening?

"you killed us." A voice speaks inside my head. Several voices. I recognize the voices. I hear everyone's voice.  All the people who I have failed.

The voice does not stop. It continues, repeating itself in my head. I can't take it. I know I failed, but what can I do now? Give up? I already have.

Give up.

Funny, those 2 words are the two I used to never abide to. Now look at me.

"Can't take it anymore?" Order appears out of nowhere.

"I......I can't." I stutter.

"Good, now once you are broken, I will take your soul and rule Earth!" Order says triumphantly.

"You see, a being powerful as me has to obey rules. These rules tell that I cannot invade lesser beings. But due to you're unnatural form of a Titan, god, and Mortal, you possess a suitable form that can contain my power. I will possess your body, and bend the ancient laws to destroy Olympus! As part Mortal, you do not abide by the ancient laws, so once I take your body, the rules no longer apply to me." Order explained.

He is gonna use MY body to conquer Olympus? Crap. This is going to suck a lot.

I gotta fight. No matter what. Even when all odds are against me, I must fight. I remember Order saying that Light is the best weapon against Order. Hope.

I need to believe I can win. I will win. For family. For everyone. Only I can do this.

The terrible images continue to play. Over and over. But I bear through it. I get past it. It was traumatic,  but it no longer scares me. I have made peace with Zoé, Mom, and Paul, and I can still save Thalia and Artemis.

I get up from my knees, the pain leaving me. Order looks at me oddly, as if he expected me to fade completely.

"That's weird. No matter, I will just.." Order says as he blasts me with a beam of energy.

The beam hits me square in the chest, it hurt, but not enough. I march forward, and my body starts to glow in white energy.

"What? Impossible? How can you possibly still have hope?" Order shouts.

"Because I will protect my Family, no matter what. Not even death will stop me." I state.

Order charges me with a sword of darkness. I move out of the way and tackle Order's form.

Order cries in pain as he starts to fade. I stand confused at him until I realize. I faded him with hope. The white energy around me was my hope. It was Order's weakness. Anything to do with happiness was his bane.

I grab Order by the throat, smoke rising from the dust.

"Never ever come back." I struggle.

" I will be back Jackson. And you will pay for disgracing me!" Order yells as the area starts to break.

This is Order's realm, No order means no realm.

I start to panic until a white portal opens. I jump in before the area falls apart and I black out. Maybe jumping in a mysterious portal was a bad idea.

Mortal World

"This just in, several strange occurances are taking place all over the world. Destruction is being caused all over the globe, but there is no culprit to be found anywhere.  Major disasters are happening,  storms, small earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis,  typhoons, you name it, it is happening somewhere. Experts have no explanation for this phenomenon, but have said that something big is going to occur. Police advise citizens to shelter in their basements or go to a local shelter to wait out the mess." Said a news reporter on a TV.

All over the world, chaos reigned.  Monsters of all types have risen. They have all came out of hiding and are invading the planet. Mortals cannot see them, making them easy prey. People were extremely scared when reports of destruction happening even though nothing is there, people being injured randomly.

Demigods have been sent out to try to stop the pandemonium,  but was doomed to fail. There were simply too many monsters and not enough demigods able to fight properly. Demigods tried to help by escorting mortals to shelters and the few skilled demigods are sent to fight. The Hunters of Artemis have also joined the fight, their skilled warriors greatly helped the cause, but was still outnumbered. Camp Jupiter sent as many soldiers as possible, but even then, were still vastly outnumbered. Comparing the demigods and monsters was like comparing a puddle to an ocean.

Chiron, Pheobe (since Artemis and Thalia are not there at the moment.), Jason, Piper, Leo, Reyna, Frank, and Hazel had all iris messaged each other to devise a way to solve this. After an hour of plotting, no plan could be made. This was simply the end. The monsters were too powerful and too plentiful. At first, traps were suggested, but it was decided that even taking out hundreds of monsters with a trap would only scratch the army of monsters. No, not an army, a whole population. A new age was upon them. The Age of Monsters.

Olympus

The Olympians were sat on their thrones, all bickering on a plan. They had learned that all monsters have rose. All monsters. Every Hellhound, Dracenae, Giant, Titan, Even monsters that rarely appeared have came such as the Hydra, Minotaur, etc. Even worst of all. Typhon has risen as well. The bane of Olympus is now bent on their destruction as well.

The council was in dismay by the fact that Artemis was not there. She was always present at meetings, she had never missed one before. Apollo was worried sick for his sister. They knew that Artemis must be 1. Kidnapped, or 2. Killed. Neither was a pretty reality. Apollo rode his chariot, but could not find his sister anywhere, meaning that she must have been taken.

The Olympians all stood, ready to battle Typhon, hoping that once he was beaten, the morale of demigods will rise and monsters will lose theirs. However this plan was heavily flawed. Posieden refused to join since he had to protect Atlantis. The gods have gotten weaker due to the lack of prayers at Camp half blood over the recent years.

Athena suggested to bring in Jack and Annabeth to even the odds. The gods agreed that they needed all the help they could get, even if the two were not the brightest.

One thing worried them all. The traitor. The prophecy said that there was a traitor among them, working for Order. Who could it be? The prophecy stated that Percy would find him, but he died too early.  This traitor could be an Olympian, or a demigod.

Zeus commanded the gods to prepare for war, and each god had geared up for action. Zeus wore a golden plated armor with a crown with a lightning emblem. Every god had an impressive battle gear, even Aphrodite, who had a pink dress made from painted celestial bronze. It was funny, but in times like these, nothing is.

Little did they know, they could not win, not in a million millenia. At least not without you-know-who.