Percy Jackson The Invisible Assassin

Chapter 3

I see him go into a side room – a room that only a select few know of – and grab a box. A box which probably has something in. Chaos comes back and hands me the box. Then, he motions for me to open it.

I give the box a weary stare, before looking up at Chaos again.

"Nothing is going to try and jump out of the box and attack me, right?" I ask Chaos cautiously.

"No, why would it?" Chaos' tone is confused, making me restrain from facepalming.

"Remember before; how you gave me a box and I asked the exact same thing? When I opened it and I had to dodge attacks from an Aperata? You said that that was the way to learn to increase my speed. I nearly got poisoned about 74 times in the span of five minutes!"

He opens and closes his mouth a few times, thinking over what to say.

"Okay, I admit that I did do that, but I was still training you because the blessings you received. Aperatas are one of the fastest beings that I have ever made, and that poison was very weak. Because the Aperata was still an infant!" Chaos points out.

"I'm not going to get into this argument right now." He goes to open his moth at what I have just uttered but I level him with a glare stopping him – he has learned he shouldn't get on my bad side quite a few times now. "But... nothing will jump out of the box for a last-minute test, right?"

I send another weary glance at the black container that feels quite light compared to other things I have held in the past.

"Nothing will jump out of the box Percy. And that was just one time! I haven't done that any other time." Chaos exclaims.

"Alright. But if something does jump out, I won't talk to or even see you for a few years." Chaos nods to my threat, knowing that I mean it.

Then, I wearily opened the box, just in case something jumps out.

When it has been opened, I am surprised by what is inside. Chaos has given me a new assassin costume – one that is different from the one I was planning to wear. I study the outfit.

I see that he kept the mask that I made a long time ago – before I first left Earth. He has given me black boots that have two gold buttons each. He has given me an assassin getup that has a bit of silver on. He has also given me a black cloak that can go over it all.

After seeing all that Chaos has given me, I give him a quick hug.

"Now Percy, this new assassin uniform that you have, has quite a few features. It is power proof, so if someone tries to kill you with powers, it will just bounce off you, and get that person instead. If you think of a weapon, and it is on the cloak somewhere, it will appear in your hands. The cloak can change to a certain temperature you like, so that you never get cold or hot. The uniform can blend into the background, so that makes it harder for your enemies to find you. There are more things to it, but I'll let you figure them all out." Chaos quickly reveals all this, though I can easily take it all in because of the training I've been put through.

"Chaos, thank you." I tell him honestly, feeling the material and noting just how soft it truly is.

"One last thing, a war is starting to brew on Earth, and if you fight in it, you will be able to get someone you really hate back, because he hurt you." Chaos informs me.

"Alright. Who is it?" I ask using my powers and changing into the assassin uniform so that I'm fully cloaked.

"It's Tartarus." Chaos says, though it doesn't shock me.

I was already expecting him to try to rise.

"Tartarus, I don't like him. I don't hate him, I just seriously dislike him. I'm going to get him back for torturing me in some way." I utter aloud, though I can tell that I have befuddled Chaos with what I have said – he doesn't know everything I do. "How long till the war starts?"

"It will start in about 20-50 years." Chaos pauses for a few seconds seeing my raised eyebrow that is silently questioning how long that is. "That is in Earth years."

I just nod for a reply, stretching a certain way, which tells him that I want to get going without using words.

"Now Percy, it is currently night on Earth, so you might want to go now. And remember, when you reveal yourself to the people on Earth, mind message me. I want to have a talk with someone who made your life utter hell." Chaos says, his eyes gaining a dark glint telling me that he is planning something for that particular person – something bad.

Chaos really doesn't like people hurting me, from the past or even in the present. As I have said, he is overbearingly protective. This can be good at times, bad most definitely terrible at others.

"I will. Bye Chaos. See you later, at another time." I pause for a second. "And remember, keep training the army and don't let up on their training. Or I myself will come and make you do some training."

Then, I quickly open up a portal. I can do this because I have Chaos's blessing. I step through the portal, leaving Chaos before he can speak something else to me.

I land back on Earth.

When I look around, I see that I'm in the exact place where I left Earth. I'm in the same small clearing. I look around to see if I can find a trail. A trail which will show me where a monster is. A trail that will lead me to one of the many monsters on my home planet. I find a trail after a couple minutes, so I follow it whilst using the trees as my path, making sure that I hide my aura so that nothing can find me.

The path is quite quick to come to an end, with a monster lumbering further away from me.

When I see which monster I have been following, I find out that it is the Minotaur. The second monster I actually killed. I first killed this monster before I was introduced and brought into the world of immortals.

I quickly pull out one of my knives. I aim and throw it. I follow the knife and see that it hits its mark, the Minotaur's neck. I'm about to go pick it up – never leave a weapon where a potential enemy can find it – when the knife just disappears.

I'm startled but move my hand to the position I gave it for my assassin outfit, to just find it there. This makes a small smile bloom onto my face. It seems that I have found out a feature that my new outfit does for me.

Then, I go to find another monster to kill, leaving the spoil of war behind because I don't need nor want it – seriously, who actually wants a spoil of war that is like that? The Minotaur's loincloth? That is just... no thanks. I never want to see that again.

Minotaur, if I kill you again, don't give me that thing.

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