𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭" 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨

The Fight

||~Piper~||
"Guys! There's a fight going on near the Big House!" Kayla, Will's sister, tells us. "Who's fighting?" Leo asks. "Percy and the new kid, Evander!" Will replies as he runs past us.
My eyes widen, and I look at Leo. "Shit." We run with Will until we see a crowd of Demigods chanting 'FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT'.

||~Percy~||
"What the fuck!?" Evander yells, wiping the blood off of his mouth. "You knocked my tooth out!" I grip my blade, "You sexually assaulted Annabeth." His eyes widen slightly. "N- No, I didn't. She asked for it!"
"The bruises on her wrists say otherwise." Anger bubbles its way into my chest. He hurt Annabeth.
My Wise Girl.

Evander frowns, then pulls out a spear from Zeus knows where, and lunges at me. I quickly dodge his attack, moving swiftly as I punch his face again. He kicks my stomach and I double back before glaring at him.
Suddenly, he screams.

His screams echo throughout the camp as blood pours out of his ears and mouth. I watch him convulse, his veins pulsing. I force more blood out of him as I listen to his pleas, begging for mercy and to end his life now to end the pain.

Kill him. He hurt her. You should make him pay. Let the power course through your veins. Allow it to shape you. To mold you into the perfect Hero.

My lips curve into a feral grin, and I wave my hand slightly. The pretty red liquid spurts from his mouth, coughing up blood clots every few seconds as he gasps for air.

I lift his chin up with the tip of my sword, forcing him to make eye contact with me. "Apologize." I whisper, voice low enough for him to hear.

"I'M SORRY!" He cries out, voice hoarse, "I'M SORRY, ANNABETH!" I let him go, releasing his blood from my control.

More. Do more to him. Let yourself go, Little Hero. Let him suffer. Let him drown in his blood. You want that, don't you? You want to see him beg for mercy while the life slips from his eyes? 

He gasps for air, body twitching every few seconds or so. Will runs to him, along with a few other Apollo children I don't know.

The ends of my vision turn black, but I shake it off, my eyes searching for Annabeth in the crowd. I see Piper and Leo standing there, eyes wide. Juniper is standing behind Grover, who's fear is so evident in his eyes, it almost makes me cringe.
Then I see her, staring at me with such horror, such terror, that it truly does make me double back slightly. My mind shifts back to Tartarus and the way she looked at me that day.

"You broke your promise." She whispers, tears pouring out of her gray eyes. It dawns to me when I realize what I've done. I broke my promise. I broke my promise.
More black spots erupt in my vision. I can't find air in my lungs.

I hear a voice call my name, but its muffled. The ringing in my ears is back again, louder then ever before.

Oh, Little Hero. How sad, truly. You broke a precious promise. How pathetic.

Before I know it, my vision turns black and I hit something hard.

||~Annabeth~||
I'm sitting beside Percy in the infirmary, holding his hand tightly. I'm mad at him for breaking his promise, but I'm worried about him. He wasn't himself. He wouldn't have broken the promise. He never breaks his promises.
"What happened exactly?" Chiron asks me. I look up at him, "Evander sexually assaulted me. Percy saw. Evander and Percy got into a fight. Percy knocks a tooth out of Evander's mouth. Evander attacks Percy. Percy..." I trail off, "He, uhm, controlled Evander's blood. Made him convulse and stuff." I explain to Chiron.

Mr. D's eyes widen slightly, "He controlled blood?" Chiron looks at him, "We had a whole meeting about it with Percy, Mr. D."
"Forgot about that..." Mr. D steps away slightly from Percy's unconscious form. Piper looks at Chiron, "Can we go back to the part where Evander assaulted Annabeth? He needs to be kicked out of here. Or, we can just get Percy to kill the guy."

Chiron looks down at Piper, "While I am beginning to agree with Piper's decision to do that to him, I can't. He is a son of Ares, and he's a demigod. He needs help."

"Psychiatric help." Leo scoffs, "Rapists don't belong anywhere but in jail." Nico pinches the bridge of his nose, "You do realize 99% of Greek Mythology, our history, is basically rape, right?" He asks Leo, who nods slowly. "Yeah, but still."
I look back down at Percy when I hear a soft groan. His eyes open slowly, and he sits up.

"Welcome back to the land of the living, man." Leo says, clasping his hands together. "I just wanna let you know, you are fucking terrifying!" His voice is cheerful and playful.
Percy's eyes never leave Evander though.

Leo lets out a soft, awkward laugh then looks at me. "Percy, can you look at me?" I ask softly. He turns his head to look at me, and I nearly flinch when I see just how cold his eyes are to me. How lifeless his once bright sea-green eyes were.
He blinks a few times, the color returning to his eyes once more. I'm met with a warm gaze. "Are you okay?" He immediately asks, taking my wrists in hand to survey them. I let out a soft laugh, "I'm fine, Seaweed Brain. I'm fine."

Percy looks at Chiron, "What happened?"

 "What do you remember?" Chiron asks. Percy looks at me, then at Evander. "I remember seeing Evander kiss Annabeth.. I went to my cabin, Grover came in to comfort me. Juniper and Annabeth came in, I saw her bruised wrists, then everything went black. That's it."
Chiron's face contorts into concern. "Really?" Percy nods. "What happened to him?" He asks, pointing at Evander, who was sleeping in his cot.

"You almost killed him." Nico says, "Kinda cool." Percy stares at Evander. "I almost what?"

Will looks at Percy, "You almost killed him, Percy."

||~Percy~||
You almost killed him, Little Hero. You should have killed him. What if he tries to hurt another woman? Tsk, tsk. I'm disappointed in you.

My gaze settles on Annabeth. "Did he do any more to you?" I ask her softly, gently squeezing her hand. Her tense expression fades, and she smiles a little. "Nah. Juniper distracted him and I kicked his stomach."
I snicker, "That's my Wise Girl." I kiss her forehead, and she blushes softly with a bigger smile, but it quickly fades. "You... aren't angry at me for kissing him?"

"Well, did you do it on purpose?" I ask. She shakes her head, "Then no, I'm not. You didn't consent, therefore, he deserved what he got."

~~~

It's been a few weeks since the incident with Evander. I've been trying to ignore that voice I continuously hear in my head.

Little Hero, are you ignoring me?

I don't bother replying in my head.

Tsk, tsk. Heroes don't ignore people in need, do they?

That steals my attention. What? I say it in my mind.

I need your help, Little Hero.

Stop calling me that. Who are you?

You do not need to know that now. I just need your help, Little Hero.

I frown, going back to ignoring the voice and thinking I'm probably just going crazy from the lack of sleep.

I'm laying on my bed, staring at the ceiling. My eyes feel heavy, yet I keep them open. Sleeping will cause nightmares. Nightmares hurt.
A lot.

My mind drifts to the incident. The way I controlled his blood. All that power at my fingertips. That beautiful, scarlet color coating his body and the normally green grass.
Blood has such a pretty color. Such a beautiful shade.

Would Ichor have a pretty shade too? Would it be as beautiful as the golden sunset?

Yes, Perseus, It is. You can have a look as well, you have the ability to do so... just help me, Little Hero, and you will be able to protect your friends from further death.