Divinity |Percy Jackson|

.12.

"Please Chiron!"

"You need rest."

"They need me!"

"Axel, Serena, and Alyssa are perfectly fine on their own."

Chiron insisted that Antony stay and rest, while Antony was determined to join the quest because he felt like he was destined for that quest. The soothing voice kept returning to him as if urging him to go, and he just couldn't resist it. 

"The trio will be leaving in a couple of hours.  I expect you to abide by my orders. That's final." 

That was Chiron pulling the 'headmaster' card on Antony. Antony hated that card when he was on the other side of it. Chiron galloped out of the infirmary after that, leaving Antony alone. 

Antony was not one to be intimidated so easily. He had been in bed for another 12 hours since his conversation with the nurse. He kept trying to get up from the bed, but the maximum he managed, was to sit up straight and place his foot on the ground. He had lost some of his divine energy after the experience with Mr. Sexy Voice, leading to that weakness. 

C'mon, Antony. Don't dare give in to weakness. You can do this!

Antony tried again to stand up but fell again. 

You only fail when you stop trying.

'Stupid dumb motivational quotes', Antony muttered. 

Antony's inner voice prayed to the whoever was listening to give him strength to get up. Nobody listened. 

Until somebody did.

'Hey son.'

It was the voice of one of the most ancient titan- Oceanus. 

Antony almost fainted hearing that voice. Fortunately for him, before he could speak, Oceanus spoke again. 

'Drink the sea water. Pure water won't help you.'

'Umm. Thanks. . . dad?'

The voice laughed a bit. Then he replied,
'We will be meeting soon enough, son.'

After that the voice disappeared. Antony wondered what he meant by that. 

Antony have had a father for the first 6 years of his life. Either, that father was his stepfather, or it was Oceanus himself, which seemed a little improbable to Antony, and absolutely impossible to the other divines. Antony wanted to ask his mother, but unfortunately there was almost no way to communicate with the real world. The only communication that Chiron himself had with Antony's mother was to let her know that Antony was safe. 

Suddenly Antony spotted the nurse walking nearby. 

"Hey!" Antony called out. The nurse turned to look at Antony and raised an eyebrow as if asking 'Wut?'

"Could you maybe bring me some water from the sea please?" Antony requested. The nurse came near Antony and placed her finger on the empty glass near Antony's head. 

"Sure." Salt water poured out of her fingers, filling the cup almost instantly. The nurse was a nereid, so she could do that. 

Antony grabbed the glass and spilt the water all over himself. 

He could feel his cracked ribs regrowing. 

"I need some more" Antony requested. The nereid nodded and she placed her hand above Antony's forehead. Salt water kept flowing and with every place the water flowed, Antony felt new energy flowing inside him. 

It was a mesmerizing feeling of sizzling warm liquid running throughout his body, healing his every single damaged tissue. 

With a smile, Antony jumped out of the bed, surprising the life out of the nereid.