บท 128: Chapter 128

After what felt like an eternity of awkward silence Poseidon spoke up, "I saw your mother today, meet her at Montauk."

Percy nodded, "is she safe now?"

Poseidon nodded, "yes, she is safe now. You caused quite a stir on Olympus Percy. You have now become the poster child for the demigods in this war, you have become their leader."

Percy nodded, "yeah...I know. It's one of things that has been bothering me, a lot."

"An what are the things you have been thinking about? If you want maybe I can give you some fatherly advice?"

Percy chuckled, "a little too late for that isn't it?"

Poseidon sighed and lowered his head, "look Percy I know I haven't….I have never been there for you, but I still care for you, you're my son. I still look out for you you know? Just because you don't see me doesn't mean I'm not there."

Percy looked at Poseidon with a questioning look, "really? Like when?"

"All the time. I can feel your aura Percy. It's like a lighthouse for me, something which connects all of my children, a power unique to only children of the sea."

Percy then looked at Poseidon shocked, "so-so that's how you knew that my powers were-"

"-Changed by the Fates? Yes that is how I know," Poseidon replied, "I don't know what the Fates did to you and I don't want to know, that's for you to tell me. But I know one thing Percy, it's powerful and very addicting."

"And what makes you think that?"

"Because day by day you become less and less the son of Poseidon and more and more the tool of Fate, I can feel it happen."

Percy grumbled, "yeah well at least they gave me the power to protect myself, unlike you who did jack shit."

"They point still remains Percy they are trying to control you, to make you into a tool of Fates, and if you let them-"

"-You don't think I know that?! I have had their gift for a long time dad and I have spent plenty of time thinking about why they would do such a thing. I know they are using me, but I don't care. They gave me a chance to survive, which is more than you ever did."

"Percy I couldn't intervene! I am a God! I can't just leave my duties!"

"Then why have me at all?!" Percy shouted as he stood up in anger, "why curse mom with this life? Huh?! Is she had never meet you and never had me she would be living a happy life right now! She would have never lived with Gabe who hurt her or look over her shoulders for monsters every time she took me out somewhere! We ruined her life! She was sent to the Underworld because of me!"

Poseidon just started at his son as slowly tears rolled down his face. The sea god slowly got up and brought Percy into a hug. His son had done many amazing things in life, but in the end he was still a child, "I'm sorry Percy. I am so sorry."

"You should have been there. You should have protected her," Percy said in a muffled tone.

"I'm a-"

"-A god, yeah I know. But….I'm your son," Percy said as he pulled out of the hug and let Gamer's mind run it's course blocking out his emotions as clarity came back to him. He sighed, "I'm sorry I'm being so emotional. It's just... been a long day for me."

Poseidon nodded, "it's okay. Everyone is allowed to be a little emotional now and again. And if you can't talk to your parents about your problems, who can you?"

Percy smiled at that, "thanks….dad."

Poseidon smiled back, "so any plans for the future?"

Percy nodded, "I'm going after Luke, tomorrow. He is amassing an army and I have an idea where he will go first to get some men."

Ping!

Quest Alert!

Find Luke and his army!

Reward,

40,000Exp

20,000$

Failure,

You will only find Luke next year

YES/NO?

Percy pressed yes and turned to Poseidon who asked "Need any help?"

"I thought gods couldn't just help demigods?"

"They can't, but something tells me the Fates won't mind me helping you out," Poseidon replied with a smirk which Percy copied.

"Well first of I think I do with a teacher to help me out with my water powers. I'm good, but I can get better."

Poseidon nodded, "I'll get you a tutor, someone to teach you later in the summer."

"And a place for mom to stay, our last house sucks I want her to get a new house and enough money to live a comfortable life."

Poseidon looked at Percy before signing and nodded, "okay. It'll be difficult but okay."

Percy nodded, "good." Percy then started to think about what he could get that could be useful for his next quest. 'Maybe I should bring someone along with him, like Luke and Grover, except well maybe not Luke, but more useful that Grover was in a fight…..wait, am I forgetting someone?'

Percy's eyes shot up, "GROVER!"

Percy begged his dad to bring Grover here, and the moment he did the Satyr jumped at Percy and began to hit him across the face with his reeds screaming, 'you left me there you son of a bitch! I nearly got forced into becoming a gigolo to pay the motel bills!'

After Percy managed to calm the Satyr down he brought him back to camp after saying bye to his dad, who had a smirk on his face that pissed Percy off for some reason.

The next day Percy found himself inside the war room in the Big House with the head of every cabin member there along with Chiron as their stand in for their camp counselor, Dionysus was still being scolded by Zeus, something Percy relished hearing.

"So what have you called this meeting seaweed brain?" Clarisse asked as she cleaned her fingernails with her dagger.

"Yeah I thought we might just get a few days off before we had to start planning for war," Travis complained as his brother Connor nodded in agreement, the two were now the heads of the Hermes cabin replacing Luke.

"I wish we could but something has come up. When Grove, Luke and I went on our quest we came across a society of mercenaries, deadly, powerful mercenaries. I want to move on this group before Luke does and get them on our side of the battle, because the last thing we need is them on the enemy team."

"This group of people," Chiron asked, "what are they called?"

Percy narrowed his eyes, "the Abyss."

Chiron's eyes shot open in shock, "Luke has found a way into the Abyss?! Where did you all go during your quest?!"

"Ah...Boston?" Percy shrugged, "anyway this is bad news and we have to stop it at all costs. Anyone with me?"

"I am Percy," Annabeth said as she stood up.

"I am too," Charles replied.

"And so are we," Travis replied as he and his brother stood up.

"And so am I," Clarisse said as she stood up ready for a new mission.

"Well that's good, nice of you all to stand up for you friends, but we need everyone here," Chiron said, "we need to make sure nothing like this happened ever again. I would recommend Percy go in this quest with the traditional three members per quest arrangement."