Percy's POV
Percy barely had any strength left in him. He was tired, still hurt. The water didn't heal everything.
But he had to hold on. Just a little longer.
The wall was the only thing that kept everyone safe from the darkness Voldemort kept pushing their way.
The death eaters had vanished.
Monsters defeated.
Now it was only Voldemort.
One more. Just one and it was over. Just one bald, noseless, snake wannabe.
Percy let out another scream when Voldemort pushed harder against the wall of water.
"Get everyone out of here!" Percy yelled to nobody in particular. "Go outside ! Hide! I don't know how long I can keep this up!"
"We are not leaving you here!" Annabeth said stubbornly.
"She is right Percy!" Harry said.
"Please. Go. I can't.. hold it longer." Percy grunted.
"Just go. I'll be right behind you!"
Annabeth shot him a knowing look. Percy tried to smile. She had tears in her eyes.
"I beter see you in a couple of seconds seaweed brain."
"Of course wise girl." Percy whispered.
He heard whispers. Some said thanks, others goodbye.
Percy didn't have a lot of time to think about it long.
The man on the other side was pushing harder on the wall of water.
One last look behind him to make sure there was nobody left here except him.
He closed his eyes and let go.
He decided last minute to form a small dome around him so the water rushed around him.
The darkness felt like it was out to crush his bones.
After what felt like forever he let the water go entirely.
He heard Voldemort laughing.
Then the darkness became to much.
Percy blacked out.
He didn't know how long he was out but he awoke with a jolt. Voldemort was leaning over him. Wand pointed at him. Smile on his ugly face.
He was still in the castle. That's good. He heard rushing footsteps. Not sure if that's good.
"Let's see, what is going on in that mind of yours." Voldemort whispered.
Then many things happened at the same time.
Percy reached for ripride in his pocket and was close to uncapping it.
His friends were running for Percy screaming and yelling at Voldemort to get back.
Voldemort laughed and vanished.
But not entirely. Percy gasped.
Percy was seeing how his mother got taken by the Minotaur. How he found out Tyson was his brother. How he held up the sky while Zoë died. How he led the war. How his memory got swiped. How he and Annabeth fell. The entire shit show when we were down there. All of it was coming back.
Sometimes Voldemort commented on events and saw his face. Felt his presence in his mind.
Some moments his vision went back to the present and he saw Annabeth kneeling next to him.
Harry talking to Dumbledore who came to Percy.
"Percy" Annebeth whispered.
Almost automatically Percy thought of all the happy things with her. Their kiss under water when they first met each other. How she judo flipped him in camp Jupiter.
His other happy memories shot through his mind.
"Get... out.." Percy grunted.
"You have lost" Voldemort said through Percy. His friends looked with shock at him and at each other.
"No.. you have" Percy panted. "Get.. out."
"Power.. so much power running through these veins." Voldemort said.
"I said get out!" Percy almost yelled.
Percy blocked every memory from him. Every access. He had to get him out.
Then he was. Percy gasped for breath and
Voldemort leaned over him.
"It was nice to meet my grandson. We will see each other again." He said with a grin and disappeared.
"Percy!" Annabeth hugged Percy fiercely. He hugged her back and closed his eyes.
"How bad?" He asked his friends standing close.
"9 kids of the school didn't survive.. And 2 campers died protecting the young ones from monsters inside the school." Nico told him.
"Percy, It's not your fault. And you managed to save this school." Hazel said.
Percy knew that but he still felt like he could have done more to prevent it.
"Can you stand ?" Annabeth asked.
Percy nodded but wasn't sure.
He tried but his knees buckled. Frank and Jason were by his side immediately to help him.
When Percy stood he noticed that almost the entire school was there watching Percy as he walked by.
"Percy, let's go to the big hall." Professor McGonagall said. They followed her and walked into the hall.
It was already filled with campers and students.
Campers cheered as they saw Percy walk inside.
Camp Jupiter had also joined the fight.
Reyna smiled at Percy as she let het arm being bandaged by an daughter of Apollo.
There were many wounded. But they would survive.
Percy needed to sit down. He sat down on a table.
He felt dizzy and hissed as he felt the pain in his torso.
"Let me get Will." Nico said and walked away.
A couple seconds he returned with the blonde Apollo kid. Will greeted Percy and asked him where he had pain.
"Well my eyebrows don't hurt." Percy said.
"Show me.." Will said. He knew something was wrong. He always knew. His eyes already on Percy's stomach.
Percy sighed an took of his shirt.
There were gasping sounds from not just from his friends. Percy knew it was bad.
"Percy.." Annabeth said hand on her heart other hand reaching for him.
He looked down.
Where he was hit with the death curse was now a huge burning wound. It would leave a huge scar on his heart.
It was almost a lightning bold but horizontal. Which made it more look like a wave.
The stab wound in his shoulder and side were still there. The water had healed most of the small wounds and bruises.
He was still covered in cuts and bruises.
But the water had helped. A lot.
"You are crazy. We all knew it. But now it is officially a fact. You should have died fighting with these wounds!"
Will scolded him. "For the next month there will be no training, no fighting, no capture the flag. Nothing. You hear me." Will almost yelled. The hall was almost quiet.
Looking at what was going on.
Percy just smiled lazily.
"You got it doc." Percy said.
"Percy.." Harry stepped to him. "Not to be rude or anything but how are you still sane?" He asked.
Percy laughed. "I lost my sanity a long time ago."
"He is serious. When you tao were in that dome with Voldemort he did the cruciatus curse for a long time on you. Nobody would just walk away from that like you did.." Hermione said. She shot a glance at Nevile who was shooting glances at Percy. Like he wanted to talk to him but was too shy.
"I don't know. Maybe the godly side helps? Sorry.." he said. Making a mental note to talk to Nevile after things are cooled down.
"Hold still let me try and heal your wounds a bit." Will said.
Annabeth held Percy's hand.
They were together. That was all that mattered right now.