The King

Chapter 5: First Quest III

Time skip
Narrator's POV
Currently, Percy stood in front of the Hollywood figure behind him where Clarisse and Annabeth, the things that happened after Percy went to his room he was attacked by members of the club to try and get him to eat lotus flowers they couldn't force him instead they watched him wake up Annabeth and Clarisse and even taking one of their price collection cars, While he merely did it unhurriedly obviously he kept them still by controlling their blood but none of them would realize that till later.

Annabeth has been asking him how he knew something was up or why they couldn't attack them or move but Percy shrugged and ignored her.

Percy's POV

"For the last time, Annabeth It was probably fear, Mortals, seem to be controlled by it anyways" I gave an excuse it wasn't lying since it was true.

While I stubbornly ignored the question and played around with the truth Clarisse played with some rocks and a pathway to Hades opened up.

"How exciting I always knew Hell had something to do with Hollywood," I said completely changing the topic, I didn't know why I was this playful with them if it were someone else I wouldn't care if they questioned me.

"Let's go if the harsh weather and the calmness of the sea are anything the Gods are pissed" Clarisse yelled her voice echoing through the pathway letting us know she already went in.

"Yeah, but I always thought Lord Poseidon's rage would be expressed by the sea," Annabeth thought aloud.

"Yeah, but I kept on talking to myself about how life would be if my dad didn't kill the innocent sailors and fishermen every time he got angry, who knew he was listening to me he deserves a fathers day present" I wonder why I was a lot more chatty than usual as red flags suddenly popped up in my head 'No favourites Percy no friends!' After that, I managed to calm myself though I was deep in thought through half the trip I manage to overhear Clarisse's bargain with some guy named Charon, now he was on a boat on a seemingly transparent River and below him were the screams of the damned.

"Percy!" Clarissa suddenly cried out pulling me from the boat and my thoughts "we're here".

"Oh thanks" ' What is up with me? I can't get anything right!' I just had a bad feeling something would happen.

Charon wordlessly left as Annabeth studied the mansion in front of us like she was getting off at it, I hope she didn't forget we could lose our lives in that mansion.

"Percy, what's the plan?" Annabeth for the first time since she saw the mansion looked at me.

"Let me see, We encounter one of the strongest Gods out there and pray to Chaos that he would be willing to just talk it out." I joked while we made our way into the building, In the sitting room, we met a Mick Jagger-like person who we could only guess was Hades sitting comfortably.

I didn't know if they could feel it but I could sense power just flowing in every direction Aries brought out anger and blood lust but Hades was in front of us he didn't need words he was just terrifying 'I'm talking as if I feel fear' I joked.

"Have you come to relinquish the thunderbolt and my helm?" Hades asked standing up from his chair he made his way towards us and suddenly I could hear the screams of the damned more clearly.

'It was a trap' A voice said in my head as time suddenly seize to exist everything stopped yet hades was moving ever so slightly I took big steps and paced around while thinking.

'How?' Something just doesn't feel right.

'Why would you be gifted a shield to fight a being that you think can beat you in seconds?' It was the same voice from earlier