𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭" 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨

Luke

||~Luke~||
One minute, I was in Elysium. The next, I'm at Camp HalfBlood, staring at Thalia.

"Thalia?" I ask. She looks at me, her electric blue eyes widening. "Luke?" She whispers, brows furrowing with disbelief.

"What's going on?" I look at the tiara on her head, "Are you a princess or something?" I joke. Her lips curve into a small smile as she laughs, tears beginning to form in her eyes. "Lieutenant of Artemis, Luke." It's my turn for my eyes to widen, "When!?" I ask quickly, surprised.

"After, uhm, Percy and Annabeth beat Atlas." I frown, "Atlas? As in the Titan? Why would they face off against a Titan?" She stares at me, "You don't remember?"

I think hard, then it all crashes onto me like a tidal wave. My heart drops to my stomach as fear and regret washes onto me. I look back at her, "Oh my Gods... I- Holy shit." I run my hand through my hair. "I did all that."

She frowns, "You're seen as a hero, you know." I look back at her again, "What? Why? I- I basically almost destroyed the world." Thalia sighs, "In the end, you killed yourself to save Olympus. Camp HalfBlood sees you as a selfless hero."
"Beckendorf!" A daughter of Hephestus screams, running to him and crashing into his arms. "Woah! Maya? You got so big!" Beckendorf says, lifting her into the air. Maya laughs happily, hugging him.

A boy with brown hair and coal dust on his face looks at him, "That's Beckendorf?" He asks. I slowly nod. I look at him, "Wait, who are you?" I ask, but Silena suddenly appears, and Kaylani, a daughter of Aphrodite, squeals. "Silena!" She cries, holding her tightly. "Kay-Kay?" Silena hugs her back, smiling and laughing.

Clarisse also cracks a smile, hugging Silena. She smiles wider, hugging her back.

 Malcom is hugging Michael tightly, crying and smiling happily.

Thalia's eyes widen, "What is going on!?" She asks. Chiron trots out of the Big House, his eyes widening when he sees me. "Luke?" He whispers. I nod, smiling a little. "Hey, Chiron."

His eyes rove over all of us, his eyes so wide I fear they might pop out of his head. "Silena? Beckendorf? Michael?" We all look at Chiron. "How are you all here?" He asks.

We look at each other, "We were in Elysium then suddenly, we were transported here." I answer. Silena and Beckendorf nod in agreement, so does Michael.

Many other demigods appear all over Camp, most I recognize.

Annabeth steps out of her cabin, rubbing her eyes. She looks up at me, frozen in place as her eye widen.
"Luke?"

I smile, "Hey, Annie." Her lower lip trembles, and she collapses onto the ground. Both Thalia and I rush over to her. "How- How are you -- How are you here?" She asks, fresh tears pouring out of her eyes. Thalia frowns, "We don't know how they appeared, Annabeth."

"They?" She looks up, staring at all the demigods who appeared. "Beckendorf? Silena? Michael?" They both look at Annabeth, "Hey Annabeth! Do you know where Percy is? I wanna see him." Beckendorf asks, walking to us with Silena holding his hand. She also smiles, "I wanna see him too, I can't find him anywhere."

I look at her, "Same."

Both Thalia and Annabeth share a look, then Thalia looks at me. "Come on."

~~~

"He isn't here!" Will says to us, eyes wide with panic. Annabeth looks at him, "What!?" Will looks at Annabeth, "Percy's missing!"

Thalia's eyes widen, but she begins to speak as if reciting something. 

"In shadows deep where old powers scheme,
The Son of the Sea God will lose his dream.
The Sky shall arrive, the Earth shall quake,
And Father of Time shall seize and take.
Bound by their might in a grim embrace,
The Hero will vanish without a trace.
From earth and stone, his fate entwined,
In darkness and time, his hope confined." She murmurs. I look at her, "What?"