Percy Jackson son of Neptune

The Battle of Orthys

A/N this is during the last Olympian

Chapter Three

Jason ducked under the wild swing of a Dracaena, bisecting it as he pushed forward with the Fifth, trying to line up with the Fourth Cohort, which had been surrounded and cut off by forces led by Krios himself. A thunderbolt dropped from the sky and incinerated a group of Telekhines, opening a path to the Fourth. Jason took advantage quickly, bellowing out orders that resulted in the Fifth rushing through the gap, and relieving the pressure on the Fourth's left. As he made his way to the cohort, he found Tony Giles dead on the ground, staring at the sky with glossy eyes. He dropped to a knee and closed the centurion's eyes, before re-joining the fight.

Percy was coordinating the cohort while simultaneously fighting off several harpies. His left arm was bloody, and Jason could see the scutum he normally used shattered on the ground. Percy thrust his bloody arm out, and a spray of water emerged from seemingly nowhere, wiping away a large tract of monsters, which was quickly replaced by the Third Cohort, and their new Centurion, a daughter of Bellona named Reyna. Soon, the entire Legion was arrayed at the foot of Mount Tam, the new home of Mount Orthys.

"Where's Kyle?" Percy yelled over to him, leading Jason to shrug. "Where's Cassie for that matter?"

"Dead!" Reyna called over. "Dracaena got Kyle, and Cassie was killed by an archer."

Jason swore in Latin, before looking to Percy, who was staring at the fortress. Finally, the son of Neptune made his way over to Jason, waving the other centurions with him. Despite having taken control despite the fact he had no authority to, they obeyed, because it was well known that if Tony had retired, Percy would have become the senior centurion of the Fourth Cohort.

"Each of you needs to pick two of your best fighters." Percy told them. "Jason's going to lead them around, and come through the Garden of the Hesperides. The rest of you need to keep the monster army organized."

Jason wasn't the only one who realized that Percy excluded himself from those orders. Reyna stepped forward.

"And what will you be doing?" She asked, and Percy responded with his famous grin.

"I'm going to be causing a hell of a distraction. Should keep Krios away from you." He replied, and Jason tensed, before gripping Percy's good arm.

"Don't you dare die, cousin. We haven't even tried to see who can cause the biggest storm yet." He warned, before lightening up at the end.

"Well, let me be the first to put my hat in the ring, Jason. I'm about to try and do just that. Go get Saturn's throne. Let me handle Krios." Percy said, before shoving Jason away, and returning to his cohort, barking out orders, and placing Leila, the daughter of Ceres, in charge. Two legionnaires detached from the Fourth, and made their way to Jason, followed shortly by six others from the other three cohorts. Finally, Jason chose two of his own, Dakota, the son of Bacchus, and Gwen, a daughter of Apollo. Both could be centurions in their own rights, which was why he chose them. He left a son of Bellona, Liam, in command of the Fifth, and told him to follow the commands of Reyna, who, despite being from the Third, was more trustworthy than the centurions of the First or Second Cohorts.

Large clouds gathered overhead, and Jason could feel the raw power emanating from Percy, who had stepped in front of the Legion. The clouds swirled, and thunder louder than anything Jason had ever heard boomed across the sky. Monsters quaked in fear, believing that Neptune himself had taken the field.

"Krios!" Percy's voice boomed across the mountain. "You hide behind monsters and walls, but what that does prove, other than you are a coward? I have faced birds with more bravery than you!"

An inhuman roar came from the towering black fortress that was dominating the skyline, and the gates crashed open a moment later. Jason didn't see the result, because he was half way around the mountain with his strike force, scaling the walls of Mount Orthys, a fact that was mind-boggling. Naturally, Jason didn't have the time to ponder what he was doing, because then he was over the walls. There were barely any monsters around, and the others in his groups quickly dealt with any that came across them. The sounds of battle had resumed outside, and Jason could hear battle commands being bellowed by centurions, and roars coming from the monsters that battled them.

The large door to the throne room was pushed open, and towering over any that would enter was the large black throne of Saturn. Atlas was pinned under the sky nearby, bellowing curses at anyone who would listen. While the others secured the room, Jason approached the throne, drawing as much power in as he could. He inhaled a deep breath, before realising it, and his power. A lightning bolt dropped from the sky, impacting with the throne, refusing to cease. Jason poured even more energy into it, and lightning began arcing from his body as he thrusts his arms out, pulsing towards the throne, which was beginning to glow brightly. Then, as if a switch had been flicked, the throne exploded into a mass of light, sending Jason and the others flying backwards.

When he rose to his feet, he was amazed to find a crater where the Black Throne of Saturn once stood, and Atlas bellowing out in rage at the loss. The castle around them began to crumble, forcing Jason and the others to scramble out, trying to avoid falling chunks of black marble. He was the last one out, diving forward into a roll to avoid being crushed by a rather large sheet of rock. What he came face to face with was Krios hoisting Percy by one arm, his massive sword gripped in the other.

Before Jason could react to the threat to his cousin, Percy drove his gladius into Krios' elbow, forcing him to drop the son of Neptune, which lead to Percy rolling past a strike, and driving his blade right through the Ram's ribs, piercing his heart, before withdrawing the blade, and stepping backward neatly. Krios collapsed to his knees, before bursting into golden dust which was gently blown away in the wind. Percy dropped to a knee, and several members from the Fourth Cohort rushed forward to support him. The others raced past Percy to get to Jason, raising him up with chants of 'Praetor' and 'Jason'. He looked around, trying to find Percy, but only managed to see the back of his cousin as he was lead off the battlefield, escorted by Reyna, who glanced over her shoulder and looked at Jason with something akin to disappointment, before continuing to help Percy.

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AN: Right, so time has skipped again, because this is the point I really wanted the story to start. While Percy is liked and respected enough that the Romans would listen to him, two years under the thumb of Kyle, who clearly disliked him, was enough for most to avoid Percy for the most part, with the exclusion of the Fourth Cohort, Jason, and Reyna, who was determined to understand Percy. Now, Jason has been raised to the position of Praetor, for toppling the Black Throne of Saturn, the ramifications of which will be seen over the next chapter or two. Hope you all enjoyed, and please leave a review. And sorry for killing Tony.

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