Forever & Ever (A Percabeth AU Fanfiction)

:) Chapter Eight :)

Hey Guys!! Thank you so much for 100+ reads. It means a ton. Sorry for not updating weekly. School has been taking up most of my time. Anyways today's chapter is going to be about Kronos and Luke. I hope you enjoy!

Third POV

After years and years of being down in Tartarus, Kronos and Gaea may have a chance of coming back to like. Ever since the Gods chopped them and threw them into the pits of hell, their souls have been trapped with it. With the help of a special someone, maybe they can come back to life and take over the world. 

Luke Castellan, the trainer for the Heirs, came to a temple that was once built to worship the Gods. Ever since a few months ago Luke has been getting some dreams about Kronos and Gaea. He believed all those myths and legends about the big War. He always favored the Titans and never liked the Gods, even though he was a descendant of the Gods.

Ever since he started getting dreams of the leaders of the Titans, he thought it must be a sign. Some weeks passed and someone gave him instructions on how to resurrect the leaders. Luke thought he was the 'chosen one.'

The instructions told him to come to this temple and go to the altar of one of the main Gods. He also brought a spell book that has spells on how to resurrect. 

Luke kneeled down in front of the God's altar and took a glass shard and sliced open his palm. Dark, thick blood was gushing out and onto the floor. Luke lifted his hand above the altar and let blood drip down on it. 

Luke then picked up the book of spells and started chanting mantras and spells. He saw a couple of witches do it before, so he kind of knew what to do. As he finished a chant, he lit up six candles around him and drew a hexagon. A hexagon in particular because it took the Gods 60 years to banish and defeat the Titans. 

Luke placed a candle on each of the six vertices. He took his book once again and flipped to the middle.

He quickly said the chant necessary for this ritual. He looked at his hand where the cut looked fresh and was still streaming out blood. He took his left hand and sliced a cut on his palm similar to the other one. He was still on his knees bowing down as he recited his words to the Leaders. 

"Lord and Lady. I am Luke Castellan and I am the one who is going to sacrifice myself to you. Please bestow your power upon me Lord, and my body and soul is yours to take."

Luke was still for a minute or two. He looked up and everything was normal. But all of a sudden there was this huge rumbling sound and the Earth started to shake. The middle of the temple opened up. More like it ripped open the stone ground and took its place there. 

Luke looked inside. It was red and black. It had lava from all sides pouring in. It was literal Hell. All of a sudden there was this white swoosh of wind like a tornado that made its way from the bottom.

It was the soul of Kronos. He looked lively alive, even if he wasn't.

"Hello Child," Kronos said looking straight into Luke's blue eyes.

"Hello my Lord," Luke said bowing down to the ground.

"Thank you Luke Castellan for your offering."

"It's my pleasure my Lord. If I may ask, where is Lady Gaea?"

"Gaea is still in the pitts. Her soul is still roaming around unable to get out unless another person sacrifices themselves like you did."

They went silent for a couple of minutes. Kronos' soul was just rippling through the night sky. It seemed like the stars were multiplying. The night sky was filled with tiny, white, glowing dots, which made it more peaceful. 

"Luke Castellan. I need you to do me a favor," Kronos said as his soul rippled against the wind.

"Yes, Lord. Please tell me what I need to do. And I'll do it."

"You know Annabeth Chase, daughter of Queen Athena, if I may ask?"

"Yes Lord, I do. She and I only talked to each other a couple of times. She spends a lot of time with Percy Jackson who is her training partner."

"Good, Good. You know how I said I needed another person to offer their soul, for Gaea to come back to life?"

"Yes Lord."

"I think Annabeth Chase would be good for Gaea and it would lure in Perseus Jackson, because you said they're friends. Before the birth of Annabeth and Perseus,  a very old prophet made a prophecy that they were going to be the most powerful rulers ever."

"That's fascinating my Lord. What do you need me to do?" Luke asked curiously. 

"I need you to attract Annabeth. Pretend that you like her and make her gain feelings for you. After she is deceived, just lure her in and she can sacrifice herself for Gaea. You should try to hypnotize her."

Luke was astonished, that Kronos had made a plan so quickly. Even though he and Annabeth only talked a couple of times, he knew she was a nice- No he was doing this for his Lord. Nothing will ever come in his way. 

"Well?" Kronos asked getting impatient.

"Yes Lord. I will gladly do it to serve you and please you."

"Very well then. Continue the ritual and allow me to take over your body and I will possess you when the time comes."

Luke quickly scampered and sat in the middle of the  of the hexagon. He began saying more chants and Kronos was getting more impatient. 

"As thy servant offers his soul, bestow your power upon your servant and take over his body," Luke said as those were the last words of the ritual.

Everything had gone still for a moment and thunder crackled and a storm was brewing. Big heavy raindrops started pouring . 

Luke felt a rush of power that was taking over him. It felt like a tsunami was brewing inside of him. He fell down and started gasping for breaths. 

A couple of minutes passed. Luke woke up and felt pain and anguish all over his body. what was he doing here? Luke couldn't remember anything except an order. Have Annabeth develop feelings for him and bring her back to this spot. 

Luke set off and made his way back to Olympus. He was tired and exhausted and that was only a mere way to put it. 

In the gardens he found Nico and Will waiting for him. Yeah, he promised to be ready at 7 pm for some drills before bed. 

He soon neared them and he said, "Guys, I'm very tired and we won't be doing drills right now. But meet me at nine tomorrow morning.

Luke didn't even wait for their response, he turned and strolled towards his chambers without looking back.

Nico POV

Me and Will have been waiting for an hour now. Luke said to meet him at seven but now it's eight. He is still not here.

"Will should we just go back to bed and meet Luke in the morning?" I ask yawning.

"No Nico. Let's wait a couple of more minutes," Will said kissing the top of my head.

Then we saw Luke. Gods he was so pale. Paler than usual. He had dark circles around his blue/gold eyes. Red, thick blood was dripping from his hands, where there was two gashes. Then Luke saw us.

"Guys, I'm very tired and we won't be doing drills tonight. But meet me at nine tomorrow morning."

He left without saying anything. He didn't even turn back once.

"Come on Neeks," Will said taking my hand in his, "lets go and get dinner."

I couldn't hold back my smile when Will led me to the dining hall where I saw Percy and Thalia arguing over something, which I guess is custard bursts. And everyone at the table was laughing including the maids and the workers. I'm so glad these people are my family. 

Namaste everyone! Hope you enjoyed today's chapter. Don't worry there will be more combats and fights coming in the future. And thanks once again for 100+ reads. I'm really grateful.

Peace Out ;) -SHC