The House of Hades

Chapter 16- Right there in black and... oh no, just white.

 Percy

Anteros smiled and snapped his fingers. A puff of white smoked revealed a white chair, and he sat down. Seriously, what was with this guy and white?

"Perseus Jackson, I have taken special interest in you, since your first quest. You are quite selfless, and I admire that. I am the god of it, of course."

The guy seemed easy and cooly polite. Percy liked the few gods who acted like that, Apollo and Artemis were.

"Anteros, you come in my realm," Pluto/Hades complained. "You know I am not fond of-"

"Hades, I have come here asking a favor of you. You do owe me, after those lizards in Alabama."

Percy wasn't sure what Anteros had done for Hades involving lizards but, he didn't care. He liked seeing Hades squirm.

"Anteros, I am Pluto!" Momentarily, Hades black robes turned darker, his black hair turned grayish. Then it turned back. "Thanks alot." Hades muttered.

"Hades, Hades, Hades," Anteros laughed. "You know I do as I please. Now, the favor."

"Fine."

"I ask that you give Perseus," Anteros gestured at Percy. "Another chance at life."

"Absurd! Irrectical! Illogical! Stupid! I won't, I won't!"

"Then maybe I can." A voice said.

Percy turned. Bianca di Angelo stood behind him, looking sad. Percy thought she looked just as she did before she sacrificed herself 3 years ago, and that made him nervous.

"Daughter," Hades purred. Percy realized how much nicer he was to Bianca rather than Nico. That made him mad. "You -"

"Dad, Percy did the same thing as me. I got another chance, why shouldn't he?" Bianca pressed Hades.

Anteros laughed lightly. "Ooh, Hades, being held up by your daughter." He stood up and crossed the chamber to Bianca. He touched her forehead . Pecy luched foward unconsiously.

"It's fine, I'm not going to hurt her. I'm checking her consious, seeing her heroic and selfless thoughts." Anteros assured Percy.

Bianca froze. She glowed white. Then, Anteros remived his hand, and she returned to normal.

"Yep, I see. Died selflessly and herioicly. Good combo." Anteros said cooly. "However, you have thoughts over riding your system. You blame yourself for Nico growing up so fast, for Zoe's death. Those are problems."

Bianca bit her lip and looked away.

Percy gaped at her. "What?"

"It's nothing Percy, I'm allowed to blame myself for things. I'm guessing you do." Bianca seethed.

"Why don't we check?" Anteros suggested playfully. He crossed to Percy. "This might sting a little."

Anteros placed his hand on Percy's forehead. Percy felt terror, then he was sucked into visions.

The fist was him threatening Gabe Ugliano in front of his mother. Then it was his mother being in the Underworld.

It was Hylla being captured by pirates. Supposivly, Reyna was with her. Then Bianca was dying. Percy taking the sky from Artemis. Zoe died.

Dadaelus was dying. Nico was lost in the Labyrinth.

All his friends dying in Manhatten. Annabeth took a knife.

Jason was at CHB. Leo was slaving over his ship, alone. Piper was looking awkard in her cabin, surronded by her obbsesive siblings.

Frank was crying. Hazel was walking, diamonds popping up behind her steps.