Chương 120: Chapter 120

Percy walked to the Poseidon cabin under the light of the moon and quickly took out the Space key Persephone gave him. If what she said was true then if he used this on any door it should bring his to Persephone's place. Percy put the key into the lock and turned. He pushed the door in and instead of the inside of Poseidon's cabin it was Persephone's room.

Percy entered and took out the key from the door. He then closed the door and when he opened it again it was the inside of Hades's palace instead of camp. Percy ran out of the room and headed to the throne room.

He walked into the throne room and inside he saw Persephone sitting in the throne with Hades as her foot rest. She looked up in genuine surprise, "Percy? Your back soon. I know I said to visit when you can but I thought you might take a few years."

Percy smiled, "I wish, but I'm not here for that. I'm here for Hades."

Hades looked up and slowly stood up. But Persephone then pulled his chain and force him into his knees, "oh hell no. You can talk but you do it on you knees."

Hades whimpered but nodded. He then turned to Percy and spoke in a defeated tone, "so what do you want kid?"

Percy reached into his inventory and pulled out the Helmet of Darkness, "I want to make you an offer you can't refuse."

Hades's eyes widened at the sight of the helmet and jumped to his feet to try and get it but Persephone still had the chain and so she pulled him back to his feet. But Hades didn't look bothered by that and simply looked at Percy, "okay what do you want?"

Percy smirked on the inside but kept a neutral face with the help of Gamer's mind, "all the demigods that died today, I want them back."

Hades's eyes widened, "what?! Oh hell no! No deal!"

"Why not?! You let Orpheus do it! He just walked in here, played a flute and you allowed him to take his lover back! Why not let me do the same, hell I'll raise you one better, I'm giving you back your freaking symbol of power!"

"It would have been fine if it was one person, maybe even three. But there is no way I can let you take 36 people back with you out of this place without getting into trouble with the Olympians!"

Percy was surprised at the number of people that died but he didn't let that deter him, "well then let me just take all of them. I'll figure something out, maybe I can bribe Zeus with his Master Bolt or something."

Persephone then spoke up, "let him do it Hades," the god then turned to his wife to argue but one look from her and he shut up. Persephone smiled at that and turned to Percy, "you realise if you do this they will come after you. The moment you take the souls out of the DOA they will be on you like hellhounds on meat. They might just send an Olympian to take you down, probably Ares."

Percy smiled, "I don't think Ares is going to do any moving around for some time. But that's not the point. I am willing to take that risk. Just give me a chance to save them that's all I ask. Do that and I'm willing to give back the helmet to you and loan you Cerberus."

Persephone smiled at that, "loan? I didn't realise he was yours now."

Percy shrugged, "he took a liking to me. Something about it being too depressing in the Underworld."

Lie Succeeded!

Ping!

A Skill has leveled up!

· Lying, Lv-9 (12%)

This is your ability to lie to people, the higher the level the better the lie and less chance of discovery!

45% chance of success, less based on how extreme the lie is.

Persephone nodded at that and then turned to Hades, "what do you think of that husband?"

Hades started to sweat, "anything you say dear."

The goddess then turned to Percy and snapped her fingers. In front of the demigod appeared a brown clay pot with a leather strap around it;

Container of souls;

Allows the containment of souls inside of it.

"That will allow you to carry the souls of your friends from out of this place," Persephone explained, "once you reach near their bodies only then release them, if not your friends souls will not know where to go and be forced to roam the world as ghosts."

"And what about their wounds? Like one of them had a big ass fire arrow pierced through her," Percy asked.

Persephone waved the question away, "not a problem. The moment the souls enter the body all mortal wounds will automatically heal."

Percy nodded as he put the pot into his inventory. He then picked up the helmet and gave to Hades who accepted it gratefully.

"Thanks, maybe you're not that bad, for a son of Poseidon," Hades said as he clicked his fingers causing the helmet to vanish in a swirl of shadows.

Percy nodded, "thanks. And you aren't that bad of a guy, even though you kidnapped my mom and held her for ransom. In fact you probably are my favorite uncle, that I have met…."

"Well it's either me or Zeus, and you haven't even met him," Hades replied with a 'really?' look.

Percy smiled and scratched his head at that, "caught me there." Percy then quickly ran out of the throne room, "see you guys! I'll send Cerberus back to the Underworld after he recovers from his fight! I'll borrow him though from time to time!"

Persephone nodded, "sounds fair. I'm sure he would love the chance to go out and play in the sun, oh and before you go," Persephone snapped her fingers and a green marble appeared in Percy's hand.