Dealing with Chaos

Bigger problems

Percy POV:

Yes, YES! Finally,

HOPE, my hope had been rewarded!

I anxiously waited for my savior's arrival. I couldn't tell who it was because of my weak state.

I started pulling on the chains even harder, slowly the cracks got bigger. After a few minutes the chains were almost out when I heard the door creak open.

I immediately let go. I couldn't be sure, it might have been Tartarus.

That's when my eyes fell on the most beautiful sight.

I couldn't help but cry, all my emotions poured out of my eyes.

"Percy.. Oh god. NO, nonononono..."

And then it all went black.

Thalia POV:

Shit! Was the thought that passed through all of our minds the moment we saw Percy.

Annabeth started crying, it looked like he had died.

His state was indescribable, chunks of meat, blood, his wings! They were everywhere.

I quickly checked if he was alive and I wasn't sure but it seemed as if he was.

We would have to worry about that later. Even if the stench was enough to make me vomit in the corner, soon followed by the others. I quickly pulled on the chains, they easily came off.

Looks like our Percy had been working on them for a while. Even through torture he managed to resist and search for freedom.

I picked his unconscious bloody body off the floor and forced myself not to vomit again. Such a beautiful being reduced to this state.

The others soon followed. We reached the entrance where we met Bianca and Artemis whom we had left as 'sentinels'.

As soon as they saw Percy's state Bianca started crying while Artemis was about to explode from anger.

"I'M GOING TO KILL THE MOTHERFUCKER!!!" she screamed.

"Arty, STOP!" Annabeth intervened, her eyes still puffy. "It's not the right moment!"

Artemis looked like she had to force her body to stop but she nodded.

The escape was as smooth as an escape could be, we reached Olympus and immediately brought Percy to Apollo's palace.

No words were needed as the Sun God immediately brought Percy to a nectar and saltwater tank and started healing him.

He asked us to leave and we reluctantly did so. We decided that it would be best if we went back to CHB, while Artemis and Zoe went to Camp Jupiter to bring Hazel and Reyna.

Percy POV:

As my eyes closed I immediately fell into a dream. Which was weird. I hadn't had those in a while.

I found myself in a massive chamber, it was made out of black marble with gold cracks passing through it.

The only light was provided by a dim candle in the center of the room. It gave an eerie feel to the structure while also making the gold shimmer in a beautiful and regal manner.

Around the candle sat three powerful beings. Two of them I couldn't distinguish, but the third one, I knew.

Tartarus's presence gave off that feeling of death and pain.

His raspy and deep voice broke the absolute silence of this sacred room.

"I lost him..."

"How?" The most powerful voice I had ever heard after Chaos said.

"HOW!"

And then the most incredible thing happened.

Tartarus flinched.

So did I, but that's not the point, one of the most powerful creatures in the universe flinched just from someone shouting at him.

"I'm sorry my lord, I.. I was distracted by a mental meeting with C.. The Old One." Tartarus answered.

"I hope that at least he will do a better job than you."

"I assure you I won't fail you." A voice that sounded like it had lived before time itself said.

"And how's the situation on your side, Hidden one?"

"Incredibly well, no one suspects a thing, manipulating the subject was extremely easy." A third voice intervened, it sounded so sweet but crazy at the same time.

"Good, this was a minor inconvenience but for now the plan continues as we agreed. NO MORE MISTAKES WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM YOU TARTARUS!"

"Yes my lord!"

And with that I woke up gasping for air, a burning sensation on all of my body was all I felt as I stared into the eyes of my friends/lovers.

There would have been a lot of explaining to do, something much bigger than we were expecting was going on.