The Combined Souls

Percy not Jackson?

***Hades***

I wouldn't let them know, I kept telling myself. I thought I had prepared myself better than that.

"He's your son?" Zeus roared at me. Everyone except for Zeus and I flinched.

"Yes and no," I responded shortly.

"What the- What's that supposed to mean?" Poseidon shouted.

"Um...well, technically, he is your son."

"Then why-"

"But, he is also my son. How? He was already your son, Poseidon, by blood. But somehow, he has my powers along with yours."

"You mean-" Poseidon began.

"Yes."

"My son...Is your son," he backed away from me a little.

"Didn't you see the resemblance when he was in the infirmary? Black hair, black eyes, deathly pale, he's cold to the touch. Brother, he's just like me."

"No, he is not! He will never be like you!" Poseidon choked out, before vanishing. I lowered my eyes to the ground.

"Father?"

"What do you want now, Zeus?" I glared at him. He pointed at Nico, my eyes landed on Nico. "Sorry. What is it?"

"Percy is my brother?"

"Was. He was your brother."

"Father, how come I can-" I cut him off as soon as I could.

"Nico, I need to speak to you. Alone," I took his arm, then Shadow traveled to my palace.

"What is it?"

"Percy is alive. And yes, he is your brother, somehow."

"Then why did you say that he is dead?" Nico's voice broke.

"Because I didn't want to have to explain this situation to everyone."

"You were going to bury him alive?"

"NO! Of course not!"

"Then what were you going to do to him?" I cast my eyes away. "Father?"

"I was going to send him to Chaos. Erasing his memories."

"FATHER! ARE YOU SERIOUS?"

"Yes, I am. I was going to do that, but now, they think that he just died mysteriously."

"How will you explain his death?"

"I will say that the transformation to becoming like me was too much for him. He couldn't handle it and he died in the process."

"That's horrid!"

"Exactly."

"Then we better go tell them, huh?"

"Sadly, we must."

***Chiron***

"How is this even possible?" Zeus questioned.

"It is possible for something to drive Percy to become like that? Perhaps he made the change himself," Athena offered.

"Like he hated someone so much, it drove him to be like Hades?" Artemis questioned.

"That would be the most likely solution," Athena responded.

"Then why did Hades cover for him?" I asked. No one spoke.

"I covered for him because he is my son. Well done, Athena, the solution you proposed is almost spot on. Except for one part," he paused. "A fraction of my soul was placed in his when he was born. He could always call on it to help him. He did. Not knowing it, though. Did you ever wonder how he was such a good fighter? He killed Kronos, mind you."

"So you put your soul in his?"

"Yes, I did. I made him who he is now. Without that part, he'd most likely be dead by now," Hades muttered.

"He's not dead?" I asked, stepping forward.

"Um, he could be in a few seconds if he isn't careful of the arai and the empousa standing behind him." Hades paused for a moment. "Πρόσεχε!" (Translation: Watch out!) "Έχετε ένα όπλο?" (Translation: Do you have a weapon?!)

"Hades?" I asked, calling attention to him. He turned to me.

"Τι είναι αυτό? Είμαι προφανώς απασχολημένος αυτή τη στιγμή." (Translation: What is this? I'm obviously busy right now.)

"Hades!"

"Τι είναι λάθος με σας τους ανθρώπους !?" (Translation: What is wrong with you people!?)

"HADES!" Zeus roared. Hades looked at him for a moment.

"ΤΙ ΘΕΣ ΑΠΟ ΕΜΕΝΑ?"(Translation: WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? ) Zeus stared at him for a moment, then slapped him across the face. Hades slowly turned to him, a glare that could kill a mortal on his face. "θα πεθάνεις στον αδελφό του πόνου," Hades whispered quietly, then disappeared.(Translation: You will die in pain, brother.)

"Why couldn't we understand that at all?" I asked Zeus, who just stood there shivering.

"He used a blocker to where only I could understand him." He bit his lip. "I'm afraid that he's been pushed too far this time," Zeus admitted to the camp quietly. "That being said, no one is allowed to see him. Nico, you can though."

"Thank you."

"Be careful," Zeus warned, then all of the gods left.