Over But Never Out (PJO/Avengers)

15. The Past & The Present

"When he starts attracting too much attention he will have to go to camp, you won't be able to go with him but hell be safe there. My brothers won't be able to get hold of him," the man said, reaching forward and stroking her face gently with his hand, "I'm sorry that I did this to you"

The woman leaned into the gesture and gazed into his eyes, "I'm not, he is the best thing that has ever happened to me, I'm sorry you won't get to meet him."

The man turned and looked at Percy, walking over to the crib and picking him up, "So am I," he whispered, smiling down at the child before putting him back in his crib.

"I can't stay any longer, its not safe for you. Ill watch over you as much as I can but I can't interfere, however much I might want to, it will just make it worse," he told the woman, walking out the door.

"I love you," she shouted after him.

He stopped in the doorway and turned around, "And I love you too, you are a queen amongst mortals." He told her, then walked out the door.

Suddenly I was back in the expanse of Percy's mind, kicked out of the last memory. That must have been when Percy's mother and father left each other, but what did he mean by it wasn't safe and why was he wearing a tunic? It was his last sentence however which confirmed my beliefs that Percy isn't mortal, at least fully. But if he's not mortal then what is he?

I walked forward in Percy's memories to his most recent and stepped in.

I was in a square concrete room with a dimly lit lightbulb hanging from the ceiling above a rusted table that had a chair each side. The room was cold and the floor had taken on a reddish hue as if no matter how mush scrubbing, someone just couldn't get the stain out. Looking back at the table I saw the chairs were now occupied by two people, Percy and an older man whom I had never seen before. Percy held his head up as best as he could and was glaring at the man opposite him who just looked on with a calm smile on his face.

"I see our current method of getting you to talk isn't working, no matter," the man said, reaching forward and wiping some blood off Percy's chin with a handkerchief, "I didn't expect it would work, I just wanted to see how long you would suffer. Now we can move onto more effective methods."

He reached forwards and roughly grasped Percy's chin, Percy tried to struggle but the man was obviously too strong. "Now," the man whispered, "lets see what you really are." He closed his eyes and suddenly I was in Percy's mind again, but I could tell it was still a memory.

The man stepped towards the wall that had blocked me from most of Percy's memories, "Impressive" he muttered to himself, then walked though the wall. I followed behind, as the memory allowed me too, but on the other side of the wall I could see nothing, just heard the man as he sifted through Percy's life. I saw Percy stood next to me, pleading for the man to stop.

"Ah, so that's what you are," the man laughed to himself then turned to Percy, "did you wonder how mortals could injure you so easily? You rejected the source of your powers, you are essentially just mortal at the moment. You are an interesting specimen, an unwanted immortal, powerless, friendless and afraid. Don't you hate what they did to you, turning you into this? Don't you want to make them suffer as you have? Make them feel as helpless as you do?"

"No!" Percy shouted and suddenly we were back behind the wall.

The man waved his hand and Percy stood in chains before him, "Well if you won't join me then there is no use for you," he said, kneeling down to Percy's height. "Now, how about we edit some of these memories?" he exclaimed joylessly.

An image of a girl with curly blonde hair and grey eyes appeared, she was smiling on the deck of a large ship with five other people behind her, all laughing at some joke an unseen sixth person was telling.

"you'll be fine without those friends, you've survived on your own before," the man said, waving his hand. The image remained there but now the five in the background were gone, just the girl remained though she was no longer smiling and her grey eyes had dimmed.

"Stop," Percy shouted, struggling to get out of his chains

"I don't think you really need her in your life anymore either, oh wait. She isn't! How about I help you out and remove her entirely?" the man smiled then waved his hand again. The image was now just an empty deck, the coloured more muted than before and the sky a stormy grey.

"I said stop" Percy shouted, breaking out of his chains as a hurricane of memories formed around him.

The man looked gleeful and he stepped closer to Percy, "Tell me, what are your domains."

The hurricane around Percy got stronger and I caught glimpses of the torture he had undergone by this man. The man was right in front of Percy now, looking into his eyes, "tell me"

We were now in the centre of Percy's hurricane, memories of his childhood and friends swirling around him, seemingly making his stronger. "I'll never tell you, I do have to thank you though, now in one step closer." Percy stepped forward to meet the man and we were swept out of his mind by the force of his power.

I was back in his mind but now the wall that used to hold his memories was gone and I could see the damage that had been done. I stepped forward and began to work.

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This was a kind of weird flashbacky chapter but i hope you guys liked it. And the picture goes so well with the chapter!

Hope you guys are having a great summer! Good luck to anyone who is getting their exam results soon :)

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