The Darkness Is Coming

My New Sister

Percy POV

It took a few hours and a lot of coaxing, but I got a deal figured out with my darkness. I won't go into the details of it, but basically he gets Alabaster when we find him. In return, I get to keep my body and he confines himself to a small, sometimes annoying voice in the back of my head.

I opened my eyes and found myself in my room again. Percie was still asleep, but the battle above her no longer raged. I didn't know who won, but I had a pretty good idea, based on the peaceful look on her face. Maybe it would be interesting to have a twin sister, now that she wasn't crazy and Hades-bent on destroying the whole world.

I wasn't sure how to speak to my darkness, who had introduced himself as Acrisius, so I just projected a thought through my mind. 'Double cross me and I'll chain you into a dark corner with a gag, got it?'

'I'm back here you moron.' A small voice replied. 'And I understand.'

I nodded once. 'Good.'

I got a mental image of Acrisius rolling his watery blue-green eyes and sitting down in the center of a small room, tipping his head forward so his dark brown hair covered his face.

A more pressing thought came to mind. What now?

I'd tamed the beast, so to speak. Now I had to find the other threat.

I could feel the rage running through my body at the thought of Alabaster. He had created Percie, who had killed Annabeth. Now I had lost her forever, she'd moved on.

I was going to let Acrisius rip Torrington limb from limb when we found him.

"You look conflicted." A voice said from the doorway. I looked up to see Wisteria standing there, a small smile on her face.

"Uh... why are you here?"

'Idiot.' Acrisius muttered. I sent him an image of me flipping him off.

"I felt a surge of goodness, so I came to investigate." Wisteria looked over to Percie. "I think I found it's source."

"She's not going to be the same, is she?"

"I don't know." Wisteria looked back at me. "Believe it or not, this is the first time I've witnessed something like this. Suppressed emotions brought to life, made into a separate entity. It's fascinating."

I smiled a little. Something about this goddess was intriguing.

"She's waking up." Wisteria said suddenly, looking back at Percie.

I looked over as well.

Percie stirred slowly before sitting up and yawning widely, stretching her arms out. She opened her eyes and looked at Wisteria and I.

"Hi."

"Hi."

"Hello."

We sat in silence for a few minutes, then Percie turned to Wisteria and offered her hand. "I can't exactly get up at the moment, I'm not supposed to, but I'm Percie."

The goddess crossed the room and shook her hand slowly. "Wisteria."

"You're a goddess." It wasn't a question.

"Yes."

"How did you know that?" I asked.

Percie shrugged. "I dunno. I just did."

"Some people just know." Wisteria smiled. "I need to go. Percy," I knew she was addressing me because she looked towards me, "come to my temple when you have the time. I need to speak with you."