The Land Beyond the Gods {A Pertemis Story}

Chapter 2: Banished

AN: Should I delete the previous chapters when I finish the rewrite?

Percy stared at Zeus intensely, everyone can feel the tension in the air as Percy took a small step forward, his face calm but on the inside, he felt like everything was wrong and he can't seem to put his hands on it. 

"What kind of nonsense is this... Lord Zeus," Percy added in the end mockingly as the gods around him glared, except for Hestia, who was sitting by the heart quietly in her usual eight years old form, observing the meeting, and surprisingly, Hades, who was quiet throughout the meeting as well, blending into the shadows. And one more person surprised him, Athena, who was observing her fellow Olympians with a frown on her face.

Zeus stood up in anger as he stomps toward the demigod so he was inches away from Percy. His eyes were flashing dangerously as he said slowly. "You are accused of aiding Gaea and Kronos in the war, you're working for them and you still are!"

Percy rolled his eyes as he thought to himself, drama queen. He finally replied, his voice stern and steady despite the situation he now found himself in. "How can I be aiding them when I help fight them?"

"Because it's part of the plan!" Zeus roared as electricity flew off him. Percy backed away a bit, not saying anything. 

"Why would a titan and a primordial goddess no less, want me to be part of their plan? Why would they want me to kill them if all they want is power? They wouldn't want anyone to send them back to sleep or chop them into pieces mind you. They won't want to die again if it took them eons to finally rise to power once more!"

Athena stared at her daughter's boyfriend in shock. He's not as stupid as I assume he is,  she thought to herself, thinking of all the good points he made. Her eyes met Artemis', who just shook her head softly, not saying a word. 

Athena holds in her questions, deciding to at least speak up for that boy. "Father. He made good points. Why would a primordial want someone to kill them if it took them many decades and eons to reform? This meeting must be a mistake. Do you even have any evidence that what you accuse him of is true?"

Zeus shuttered as he finally snapped his fingers and the campers of both camps were suddenly here. Athena raised her eyebrow. "So you have no evidence."

The campers looked around in confusion while Percy gave Athena a surprising look. Why is she defending him?

When the camper saw him, they snickers, seeing him still in chains. A frown appeared once more on Percy's face when he realized Annabeth was no longer there, he looked around before finally seeing her with his half brother and she...

Percy stared at Annabeth in shock. What is she doing? Why would she be... kissing... that monster? What the Hades is wrong with Annabeth? Tom noticed his wide eyes look as he smirked at him and kissed Annabeth again, this time on the lips.

Of everything happening, he didn't even notice it when the campers started shouting insults at him and everyone trying to prove that he's a traitor. He could barely understand the words they were saying, all blurred together in his mind.

The same scene kept on flashing around his mind. Annabeth. Tom. Kissing. Why? Why would she do that to him? She accepted his proposal, she said yes, she said she'll marry him. So why why why would she cheat on him with his half-brother.

Percy couldn't think. He couldn't move. He couldn't feel. It's as if someone numbed his whole system. He doesn't know what is happening as he felt his eyelid closing and a scene overtake his mind.

Percy saw himself, as if he's watching someone else instead of him. But at the same time, it's him. The scene was blurry and things seem to flashes around, like a computer glitching. The Percy in the scene was crying, his head between his knees when suddenly, a knock interrupted his thoughts.