SilverMoon Mercenaries

New Beginnings

Percy POV 1000 Years Ago, Same Day

Camp Half Blood

It was a month after the defeat of Gaia and the closing of the Second Giant War. Most of my friends became minor gods or partially immortal, like the Hunters of Artemis and were incredibly busy. I, on the other hand, was not. I used my wish, once again, for a noble cause. I wished for partial immortality, for Hades and Hestia to have thrones, and for the peaceful Titans such as Calypso and Leto to be released. Beforehand, the Olympians had offered me a seat on the council, to become the thirteenth Olypian. But I had declined.

And for what? Annabeth, that backstabbing bitch. I had sacrificed godhood for her once again, but she went and accepted godhood, just to sate her fatal flaw, hubris. I was heartbroken, my heart torn asunder and shattered into a million pieces. I went to Tartarus and back, yet no one acknowledged that. It was strange, really.

As soon as I got out of Tartarus and reached Camp Half Blood, my most favorite place in the world, my second home. I headed for the forest, and navigated its foliage. I came out on a cliff overlooking the beach, its tranquil stillness calming me. I sat down, looking into the midnight sky with a full moon shining brightly. I pondered my thoughts, most of them were anger towards Annabeth.

As I began to calm down, I saw them. Annabeth and some new camper were on the beach, sitting next to each other, their hands intertwined. I gazed down upon them, glaring the entire time. Annabeth spoke to the unknown camper, speaking to them with a voice she used to use with only me, a voice full of love. "Nathan, I wanted you to come here because, I have good news. I have accepted godhood and broken that fool Seaweed Brain's heart. Now he is broken, we can finally be together." spoke Annabeth. He was the guy I saw in my dream of the future... that prick. "Good. I have waited to do this for months." said Nathan, and with one swift move, he leaned forward and kissed Annabeth. As he did, I got a closer look at his features. He had semi-black hair, with emerald green eyes and a pretty good build with slight muscles. As I noticed this, Annabeth had gotten closer to him, winding her arm around his neck and her hand in his hair. Soon, they were making out, and I was doing nothing to stop it. I finally snapped, I jumped off of the cliff and landed right in front of the two, creating a crater and blowing them back several feet. I was pissed, and the seas mimicked my behavior, raging into a tempest that destroyed anything in its path.

They stared at me fearfully, Annabeth was shaking, but Nathan was smirking at me triumphantly. "Sup, brother, how do you like me and your girl together?" I stopped, shocked. I had a prick for a brother? "I am Poseidon's favorite son, I defeated the Hydra on my first quest, what do you have?" he proclaimed pompously. "I am the Hero of Olympus, Slayer of Giants, Killer of Kronos and Gaia, Bane of Monsters, and what the fuck do you think you are doing?" I stated with a coldblooded menace in my voice. "I was making out with my girlfriend, of course." he said with a smirk and pulled Annabeth into another kiss.

I walked away, angry at Nathan for stealing my girlfriend, but I was angrier at Poseidon because he had thrown me away like a piece of trash, forever forgotten. I walked to the Amphitheater, where everyone was, but it looked like Annabeth and Nathan beat me there. Everyone, including Chiron, were complementing them on their relationship. I saw my father standing proudly behind Nathan. He said, "Nathan, my boy. You have surpassed all my other sons, even Perseus Jackson, and for that, you are my favorite son." I was very quiet. Nathan noticed me and smirked. "Hey look! The wimp has returned. " I restrained myself from killing him, killing would not ease the pain of heartbreak, nor would it make Poseidon happy. All the campers were glaring at me, hanging off of Nathan's every word. Then, Poseidon decided to speak up. "Perseus, since you are no longer my favorite son, you will not get the honor of wielding Riptide. I hereby take Riptide from you!" Riptide flew out of my pocket, still in pen form, and landed in Poseidon's hand.