Previously on Deadman Walking,
Zeus: I must purify the bolt, Percy Jackson, Y/n L/n, I do not trust you both. I do not like what your appearance means for us all. However, you have both done me a service so I shall let you both live but do not dare to fly again.
With that Zeus left, and I got the hit that Poseidon wanted to talk to Percy so I made my way outside and took a seat on the steps outside the Throne Room of the Gods.
And now back to the book...
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I sat on the steps and thought of all we had accomplished on our journey.
I had finally been on a quest, a goal of mine that I had finally completed. Percy, had returned the master bolt to Zeus.
Annabeth had her chance for a quest, same as me. And Grover had successfully guided Percy on a quest, meaning his career is still on track.
We had done all that in the past week or so, not bad. I had been given a room in my dad's palace in the underworld, and along side Percy fought a god and survived!
Pretty wild week's work, but I enjoyed most of it. As I was thinking this, my dad decided to intrude on my thoughts.
Hades: You should be proud of what you have accomplished, my son.
Y/n: Do you always listen to my thoughts?
Hades: Not always, but often. They are quite entertaining.
Y/n: That's weird dad, but anyways I am proud, of all of us.
Hades: I have a surprise for you when you get back to camp.
Y/n: What is it?
Hades: If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise.
That was the last thing I heard before I felt my dad's presence leave my head.
I thought about the surprise he might have for me. I already have weapons and armor, what else could I want?
Percy: You ready to go?
I looked behind me and saw Percy had come out after his talk with his dad.
Y/n: Yeah, let's go.
We made our way back to the elevator and out of the Empire State Building. We got a taxi to take us back to camp, and when we made it over the hill everyone was cheering for us.
Well, more like they were cheering for Percy. I still couldn't tell if everyone was ignoring me so they don't have to acknowledge that I left, or if they just didn't care that I had gone.
While Percy was swept up by his victory celebration, I made my way into the woods. I walked until I made it to my favorite part of the woods, trees made tons of shadows and at night it was almost pitch black.
When I got there though, something was different. In the middle of the small clearing was a solid black cabin, it looked like it was made from the shadows themselves.
I knew instantly this was my dad's gift, Hades would have a cabin inside camp and it was all mine.
There was a pomegranate engraved above the door, painted gold. I walked inside to see to my surprise not one, but three beds.
Not only the three beds, but three dressers, three trunks for storage, three lamps, three of everything.
Was this dad's way of say that I had more siblings? Surely he wouldn't have the place made for three if it was just me right?
I quickly put away all of my things, and sat on the bed. Sheets made of black velvet, and pillows that appeared to be made of gold. Definitely fitting of the prince of the underworld.
I walked outside of my new cabin, and back into the woods. At this point I don't know what I can do to have the other kids accept me.
I've been on a quest, I've helped Luke teach sword fighting for about a year, and I've lead a assault team for CTF. What else can I do?
Selina: Hey Y/n!
I turned around and saw Silena waving at me.
Y/n: What are you doing here, Sil?
Selina: I came to congratulate you on completing your quest.
Y/n: Thanks, but it wasn't my quest, it was Percy's.
Selina: I know, but you and I both know that they couldn't have done it without you.
Y/n: And yet, camp still hates me.
Selina: They don't hate you, I think you just make them uncomfortable.
Y/n: That might be worse than them hating me.
Selina: What do you mean?
Y/n: At least they would say something to me if they hated me. Make fun of me or something, but no one except you, Grover, Annabeth, and Percy will even acknowledge my existence.
Selina: But, it's a start, and eventually everyone else will realize how cool you really are.
Y/n: What makes you so sure?
Selina: The fact that you are already making progress with your social ability.
Y/n: What progress have I made?
Selina: Y/n, you just had an entire conversation with me. That's massive improvement.
I thought about her words, I just held a conversation with one of the most social people in camp.
A few weeks ago that would have never been a possibility, but it just happened.
Y/n: Oh gods, your right. I improved, thanks so much Selina.
Selina: No problem, by the time I'm done you'll be the most popular person in camp.
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I found myself walking towards Thalia's tree. I don't know why, but I really wanted to try and talk to her again.
Soon I found myself at the base of the tree.
Y/n: Thalia, can you hear me?
I waited a few seconds, and I was just about to leave but I heard a voice.
Thalia: How did the quest go?
Y/n: Fine, we retrieved your dad's lighting bolt and returned it.
Thalia: Who was the one that took it?
Y/n: We don't know, but the one who had it was Ares.
Thalia: Ares? What would he want with it? I'm mean sure it's a powerful weapon, but would he really risk angering Zeus for that?
Y/n: That's the thing, Ares claimed to be hearing voices. My thought is, what if those voices influenced him?
Thalia: If that's the case, who would be the cause of the voices.
Y/n: I can only think of one force powerful enough to influence a god.
Thalia: ...Kronos...
Y/n: Exactly.
It made perfect sense, Kronos was the king of the Titans. He would be powerful enough to influence Ares. The only problem was, I was still left with one question.
Y/n: But Kronos is still locked in Tartarus. How would he have gotten the master bolt to give to Ares?
Thalia: He would need a demigod, to turn against the gods and steal it for him.
Who would be willing to turn against our parents? It would have to be someone with a grudge against them. Immediately only one person came to mind. ...Luke.
Just as I had that thought, I saw something that made my stomach drop. Percy was walking into the woods, and who was with him? The possible traitor himself, Luke Castellan.
That's the end of this chapter, only one more until the end of Book 1. After I finish this book, I'm going to take a break from it. During that break I'm going to upload the final volume of my Highschool DXD fanfic.
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