The Roman Avenger (Percy Jackson)

Chapter Seven

I stepped forward and shook the offered hand of the son of Hermes. I smiled, "Your father is a very good friend of mine. He speaks very highly of you and your skills!"

Luke looked disgusted at the word father, "My birth father maybe Hermes, but Chiron is my father in every way that counts."

I looked at Luke sadly and put my hand on his shoulder and surrounded us with shadows. He drew his sword, "You swore on the Styx!"

I glared, "Relax, I am not going to hurt you, I just want to talk to you in private for a moment. Please put your sword down."

Luke hesitantly did as I said and looked at me expectantly. I calmly stated, "Your father loves you. The only reason you are alive to this day is because he asked me to come help you and your friends. He can't interfere, you know that. He is helping your mom in every way he can, he is scouring the Earth looking for remedies to my father's curse. Even Hades is looking for a way to remove his curse, he only knows of one way, but we have to find a new oracle for that. Luke, don't blame your father, it wasn't his fault."

Luke looked at me in shock. His eyes seemed to fill with a little bit of hope. He turned around saying sadly, "My father still abandoned me, he didn't even give me as much as a weapon. Your father raised you from birth I don't expect you to understand."

I don't know why, but I felt connected to Luke and I had the urge to tell him my secret. I sighed, "I do, more than you could possibly know. Pluto is not my father."

Luke whirled around, "What? How do you explain this then?"

I knew he was gesturing to the surrounding shadows. I looked at the ground sadly, "My birth father is a much bigger ass hole then yours trust me. You saw my face all those years ago, he left me to be with a man that would do those things to me. Pluto adopted me, because he pitied me. Luke trust me, your father loves you. He would do anything just to be with you for a few days. I am going to change things on Olympus and when this war is over, things are going to be different. Stick with Olympus for now Luke, its not over."

Luke looked at the ground guiltily, "Percy... I-I-I already betrayed Olympus..."

I looked at him and my eyes widened. I immediately drew Ultor, "Traitor!"

I was about to step forward and kill him, but he held his hands in the air, "Wait I can explain! Please just give me my chance to explain. We are in your domain anyways, its not like I am going anywhere!"

I nodded at him refusing to lower my blade, "Swear on the River Styx that everything you are about to tell me is the truth and nothing but the truth!"

Luke said the oath and began his story, "I was recruited by Lord Kronos himself. He came to me in dreams and practically begged me to join his army. He promises me vengeance against my father, but that was before I knew that he cared. Before I knew that he was trying to make amends! Percy I swear if I had known that he was trying I would've never joined them. Please give me a chance to walk away. I can tell you all about their plans, I know lots of them. I haven't figured out who the Host for Kronos is going to be, but Percy, please."

I looked at Luke and tried to think about this tactically. If I kill him, one the Greeks will be pissed. Two I won't get to know what he knows. Three Mercury is going to be pissed. If I keep him alive I can turn him back to our side, learn what he knows, make Mercury happy, shit I can't kill him. I groaned, "Who knows? Does anyone? Are any of your Greek friends on this quest a traitor to?"

Luke shook his head, "I was supposed to betray everyone by killing Zoe Nightshade at the end of the quest."

I glared at him, "That's a snake like move. Atlas put you up to it?"