Percabeth One Shots

The King's Dead

Prologue (The King's Dead)

Sally Jackson breathed loudly and screamed one more time and fell back on the bed. Then sharp cries of a baby were heard and she fell back on the bed.

"It's a boy." Told the nurse and gave the baby to Sally. Sally looked at her husband Poseidon and he nodded at her, conforming the name that they'd agreed to.

"His name is Perseus." Sally told the nurse. She fell back smiling with tears in her eyes and a baby boy in her arms.

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"Look at him, he's amazing. Don't you think?" Poseidon asked his brother Chiron.

Chiron smiled at the little boy that laid in the arms of his brother who was smiling widely. He tickled his stomach, the little boy opened his eyes and grabbed his uncle's finger with both hands. Chiron chuckled, he was already adoring his nephew. "Yes, he sure is. What's his name? And how's Sally?"

"Perseus officially, but we're just going to call him Percy And Sally's fine, tired but so happy. Though she secretly hoped for a girl"

Chiron laughed. "He looks just like you." He commented. "I'm happy for you Po-"

But Chiron was interrupted by the tv, that was on in the background and was now bringing devastating news.

"As we heard from the minister, the King is dead. The people are mourning their King near the palace. And all standing by the St. Artolius tower."

"I need to go to the St. Artolius to hang the flag up." Poseidon stammered out and handed the baby to Chiron. "I'll be back in less than an hour!" Poseidon called at Chiron and walked in the other room to inform Sally.

Poseidon kissed his baby on the head, "I'll miss you Percy. But I'll be back in just a moment. Look after your mom and uncle while I'm gone." And Poseidon left to hang the flag up.

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"Sally's not doing well, where's Poseidon?" The nurse asked, searching the room for the man. "He's gone to hang up the flag. The King is dead."

The nurse looked in shock at Chiron. "No."

"I'm afraid, yes." Chiron said and thought how his life would be now as he was the King's advisor.

"But Poseidon should be back in less than an hour or so."

"Okay, I'll get Sally to sleep. Maybe it'll turn out as nothing." The nurse replied, still looking at the television with the mourning people at the St. Artolius.

"You look a lot like your dad, Percy." Chiron beamed at his nephew. "Got his eyes. Look exactly like him actually." He had noticed it before but staring at him longer and longer he saw the resemblance more and more.

But then something happened that would change both of their lives forever.

The fireworks were set off in honour of the king. Which was a tradition. The fireworks were beautiful, the same colours as the favourite colours of the King. But the fireworks brought something dangerous and fatal with them.

That was what Chiron found out a moment later, when someone fell down from the St. Artolius. A man. A man that Chiron knew very well, his whole life actually. A man that was his older brother.

"Maybe he's alive." He muttered, silently cradling the baby in his arms, feeling really nervous.

But at this moment Chiron's heart was broken when those words were screamed,"The man's dead!" Someone screamed above all the other hysterical screaming from the crowd.

And if on cue Percy started to cry, as if he knew that he lost his father. Who loved him so much. But would never get the chance to see his son again.

"Where's Poseidon?!" The nurse stormed into the room. "Sally is not doing well! He needs to come!"

Chiron looked up tears forming in his eyes holding a crying Percy against him. "I don't think that he is coming back." 

A/N

This is the prologue from my book 'How To Become A King'. If you like this I hope that you'll check it out and maybe leave something like a comment.

Have a good day!