Time Cursed

The Curse

I own nothing except the plot. Everything else belongs to Rick Riordan.

Percy POV

"Ethan. Me. All the unclaimed. Don't let it... Don't let it happen again." Luke said as he stabbed himself.

"I-I won't. I promise." I stuttered out. suddenly I heard a chilling voice,

'Just because I lost doesn't mean you win."

My world went black.

Time skip

I woke up to see gold everywhere. I sat up slowly and saw Apollo looking at me from across the room like I was a puzzle he was having trouble solving, I swung my legs over the side of the hospital bed I was in only to notice the way down was a lot more than it should have been, I opened my mouth to ask Apollo about it, "Hey powo, why'd you use a extwa warge bed?" My lisp surprised me, "Why do I have a wisp?" 

He looked at me shocked for a moment then spoke gently to me, "Hey Perce can you tell me what you remember?" while kneeling to get closer to my height on the bed. 

"I wemember Wuke s-stabing himsewf," Fat tears began rolling down my face, "t-to get wid of Kwonos. A-and den evwy ting went dawk? I said snivelling. "D-did I get huwt? Is dat why I hewe wif you?"

"Perce I want you to stay calm? I am going to tell you something that might shock you but I need you to stay calm. Can you do that for me bud?" When I nodded he continued, "Just before Kronos died he cursed you." Apollo paused giving me time to process, "He de-aged you to be around fours years old." He paused again, "During the de-aging process every wound you've ever had would have unhealed, and for whatever reason they didn't undo." he paused another time, "Because of this you were extremely injured, I thought you would heal with water; however, when I dumped it on you, due to you not using your power subconsciously at age four, it did not heal you and by the time I used my powers on you most of you wounds were scars." I pulled up my long sleeve, which fit meaning someone changed me, barely at all to discover my skin covered in white scar tissue. I just stared at it. Apollo spoke again, "I have already informed the council about your condition, that the only way to reverse it is for you to just continue aging, and they would like to see you in the throne room when you woke after I explained. Do you think you're willing to go to the throne room?" I nodded so he picked me up and flashed us to the throne room.

Apollo set me down near the center and went over to his seat as he grew in size. Zeus began to speak to me, "Perseus, for your efforts in the war the council has seen that it is fit to grant you one wish, and yes I already believe that you would wish for godhood. Do you accept?" I couldn't help but wince at his very loud voice.

"I would Wike to decwine youw offew for immowawity, but I want you to sweaw on de wivew of Styx dat you wiw gwant my wish."

"YOU DARE" he began to bellow. I covered my ears from the loud noise. I hated that me being physically younger had effected everything but my memory.

I heard a much quieter, motherly, voice scold Zeus for scaring me, I look up to see Hestia shaking a finger at Zeus, I smiled at her.

Zeus, being much more chill, spoke softer but with a slight grumble, "I, Zeus, an behalf of the Olympian council swear on the river of Styx to grant you wish as long as it is within our power and reason." Thunder rumbled off in the distance sealing the oath.

"I would wike you aww to cwaim youw chiwdwen when dey awe firteen yeaws owd and fow aww de minow gods to have a cabin at camp hawf-bwood. I awso want aww de peacfuw titians to be weweased."

Zeus' face burned bright red and he opened his mouth to shout but one stern look from Hestia and he shut it very quickly and then opened it again only to say, "Your wish will be granted." through his gritted teeth. He then, as an afterthought, added, "and due to your very unfortunate curse, we, the council would like to bless you." There was a small bit of chanting and some light hit me in the chest, "This means that if you are at a disadvantage, our domains will protect you."

Some of the gods flashed out and my dad got up and shrank to be normal adult size and said to me, "I will take you to camp and explain your predicament to Chiron who will explain it to the rest of camp. Ok?"

"Ok."

My daddy-DAD I thought dad, I'm not that much of a child. My dad picked me up and flashed us to inside the big house lounge aka the cabin councilor meeting room, which is currently being used for a meeting, Drew saw me and shrieked, "what a cute child. Can I hold him?" I squirmed out of my dads strong hold and hid behind him. Soon everybody was shouting and I did not like it, I almost started to cry, but remembered that it wasn't that big of a deal and held back my flood of tears, the feat wouldn't have been possible if it hadn't been for my powers.

My dad cleared his throat and everybody was silent until Annabeth spoke up, "Is there anything you can tell us about Percy, lord Poseidon? Last time when Hestia visited she said she wasn't allowed to say." she sounded upset and tired.

"That is actually why I'm hear." my dad replied, "When Kronos was dying, he managed to curse Percy." Everyone in the room gasped, "The curses side effect almost killed him by unhealing every wound ever laid upon him and because of that he has scars all over his body," Annabeth let a tear slip down her face, "He is now fully healed and Zeus offered him godhood for his war efforts." they all looked sad, wow they actually thought I took up the offer? "but Percy turned it down," all their faces lit up, "he instead asked for all the children to be claimed by thirteen, have cabins for the minor gods and have all the peaceful Titians set free."

Annabeth looked relieved and then worried, "Wait! Before when you said Percy was cursed, you said he almost died from the side affects, what was the actual curse." Everyone immediately looked worried.

Poseidon answered, "The curse itself de-aged him to about four, however all his memories are still in tact; but he will still act childish, and need a caretaker. Percy why don't you say hi to your friends." He side stepped, pushing me forward, no longer acting as a hiding place.

I looked down sheepishly and waved, "Hi."