Timeline:The fight with the giants in BOO
Percy POV:
Getting wrapped in a giant's fist was not on Percy's bucket list. He didn't think it was on Annabeth's one either.
After surviving so many things, gone through literal hell, he thought that some good luck wasn't something so hard to grant.
Apparently, the Fates and Tyche hated him. They would have to rely on Piper to get them out of this one.
Enceladus squeezed him a little harder and laughed.
"I knew these two would lead the assualt. I understand how they think. Athena and Poseidon . . . they were just like these children! They both came here thinking to claim this city. Their arrogance has undone them!"
Annabeth tried to say something but Periboia shook her by the neck."Shut up! None of your silver-tongued trickery!"
Seeing Periboia take out a hunting knife, Percy's heart sank. Luckily for him, Porphyrion stopped her, saying something about how the sacrifice should properly and about a giant called Thoon.
Seeing the wizened grey giant shuffling into sight holding an oversized meat cleaver, Percy put all his might into summoning water, shouting, only for a somewhat big geyser of water to shoot up but nothing else.
The giants surrounding laughed and jeered at his efforts as Thoon came toward and started the ritual.
"Any time now, Piper" Percy desperately thought.
Hope filled his heart when Piper came into view and sliced the Thoon's hand off, making the old giant cry out in pain.
"WHAT IS THIS?" Porphyrion thundered. "How dare you useless weakling interrupt!" Then she attacked.
It was honestly quite funny for Percy, several giants bashing their heads into each other just to get to Piper. And yet she held strong and weaved around, throwing her knife Katoptris at the giant holding Percy. Enceladus howled and dropped Percy on the ground, golden ichor leaking from his forehead as Percy retrieved Riptide from his pockets, the pen extending into the familiar thee-foot leaf shaped blade as he headed to help Annabeth.
"One more step sea-spawn and I'll make sure to send her to Hades the hard way" Percy stopped, his face looking at Periboia with utter hatred. Suddenly, a giant accidently bashed into Periboia and in her shock, she dropped Annabeth on the ground but not unscathed. A nasty cut on her back thigh was visible as she rolled away, the blood dropping on the earth with a hiss.
"The blood of Olympus," Percy thought but couldn't dwell on it much as he narrowly dodged another giant's fist. The three demigods were forced to go on the defensive as they had no way to kill them and they could not hold out for much longer. Percy's energy was depleting as he ran around, deflecting a few strikes with Riptide. He could also see Annabeth and Piper getting tired as their movements became slightly more sluggish.
"Give up demigods, you are alone!" Porphyrion roared.
"The thing is, they aren't" Percy grinned as he saw Jason on the top of the nearest colonnade, sword gleaming gold under the blazing sun. Frank stood beside him, his bow ready. Hazel sat astride Arion, who reared and whinnied at the giants in challenge.
With a deafening blast, a white-hot bolt arced from the sky, straight through Jason's body as he leaped, wreathed in lightning, at the giant king.
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Life felt great, for like a minute.More than Percy thought was possible.
Jason fell on King Porphyrion with a so much force that the giant staggered under the power. Using this moment, Jason stabbed him in the neck with his golden gladius.
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Fallen But Not Lost (1)
ActionBattles. Bloodshed. Betrayal. Perseus Jackson had enough.He thought he had escaped the endless cycle, the loop, but of course he hadn't. There was still far more for him to do, to discover, but giving up in the face of the new enemies was not an opt...
