Percy Jackson and the Incarnate- 1: The beginning

CHAPTER 16 POV: Hariharan Sivakumar

I had just completed my Nityakarma for the day when Amma Hestia flashed next to me.

"Amma! What are you doing here?", I asked.

"What did you call me?", She asked back.

"Amma. Mother in Tamil. It felt natural.", I replied.

"Thank You for calling me your mother. Now, we need you now.", She said and held my hand. I could not even open my mouth to protest. I was bare-chested and in my Dhoti. At least she should have let me change to a tee shirt and jeans. But no. She just flashed me to the big house. Only then did I realize that she just snapped her way into changing my clothes and now I wore the Camp Tee shirt and Jeans.

I saw Chiron, Annabeth and Percy look grim. "What is the matter?", I asked.

"Annabeth here wants to tell us something.", Chiron said and Annabeth started.

When Annabeth recollected her dreams, I was in awe of how composed she was. She had literally gone there. I saw some scenes, through the power of the third eye, and I was pretty disturbed. And yet to recollect the dream, even though it was a dream, it was brave of her. When she told me the whole dream, I knew that it was time.

"So, before I start, can I assume that no one would overhear us?", I asked and my mother nodded, "I have placed a protective barrier around this room, no sound will go out of it. Now, I have even locked the room so that no one would barge in as Annabeth did."

"Thank you. Now, confession time.", I said and raised my hands in mock surrender.

"What is it?", Percy asked.

"I have held many secrets that I had failed to share, even to my mother here.", I said sadly. She frowned at me.

"I may be born in America, but was raised by my father in India. All of you know this. But, do you know where in India I was raised?", I asked.

All shook their heads.

"I was raised in Badrinath Dham since I was Ten. In Uttarakhand. Now you may ask what is special about that place. Have you heard of the Seven Chiranjeevis?", I again asked, but I know none of them would know. But I was surprised when Chiron nodded.

"Yes. I have heard of them. You believed that these seven were born mortals but were given the boon of immortality. They would roam around the earth until the world ends.", Chiron said.

"It is partially correct Chiron. They are not immortal, for they have to die one day. They just have a very long lifespan. Not all remember this difference.", I added.

"So, what about them?", Annabeth asked.

"I met them.", I said and silence engulfed the room. Chiron looked shocked while others had faces that showed a mix of emotions.

"You met all of them?", Chiron asked in a bewildered tone.

"Yes. Near that Dham, is a very famous cave among the locals, called Vyasa Gufa. It is still believed that it was the place where Veda Vyasa compiled the Vedas, Puranas and wrote the Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita; Though Mahabharata was written by Lord Ganesha as a scribe. I met him there.", I explained.

"So, you met one of the seven immortals in a cave? What were the odds?", Percy asked.

"I know. But what surprised me was that my father knew about them. When I met him, Veda Vyasa looked at my father and smiled, as if he saw his disciple after a very long time. Then Veda Vyasa explained. My father was his disciple, which was rarer than a blue moon. He asked me whether I wanted to learn the Vedas and Puranas. I was skeptical. I didn't know what to reply. But after a few minutes of persuasion, I agreed.", I explained. They looked at me expectantly. I continued.