A World Of Magic (Discontinued; Pending Rewrite)

Chapter IV

Percy stood at the center of a graveyard. He immediately tensed , the whole place seemed deserted . But the place was seriously giving him the creeps.

There at a distance stood the statue of a grim reaper , complete with a scythe and two wings sprouting from his back.

Perseus just stared at the whole scene , after a few minutes he grew bored , seriously what kind of dream leaves you hanging in a place like this.

Perseus sighed , ' now I'm gonna have to wait until I wake up , just great '.

Right then and there , he broke the first laws of being a demigod ( or immortal ).
The grim reaper moved a little , pointing his stare at Percy . Then raised his scythe , and advanced .

Slowly coming near him , Percy couldn't even move out of the way. Curse this dream ,suddenly he realized , the reaper wasn't looking directly at him.

It's eyes seemed to be staring past , and that's when he turned to look back . He immediately wished he hadn't.

There was a crack in the ground , and it seemed to glow violet. Like some neon monster about to make a cameo appearance in his dream.

But this was a dream , he couldn't be hurt could he ?. He didn't want to find out.
The grim reaper by now had forged right past Percy , walked right up to the crack.

And lent a hand to whatever was climbing up , and from there emerged a figure so hideous he couldn't even be described.

His withered robes hung from his body in moldering shreds. His body had withered to a blackened skeleton , patches of moss clung to his jawbone and cranium , giving him a grotesque beard and hairdo.

Tendrils of glowing purple gas slithered through his rib cage circled his joints , coiling up his neck and into his skull , lighting his eye sockets a fiery Violet.

Whatever that purple light was , it seemed to be holding him together. It probably wasn't his soul. No person in his right mind would ever want to be resurrected like this.

He dusted himself off with his bony hands , though it was no change . The grim reaper stood at attention .

Suddenly the entity seemed to notice Percy , his power rolling off of him in waves. He fixed him with a cold smile.

' My , my . The great Perseus Jackson. It seems I am in luck. Never thought I would be seeing you this quick , even though it is a dream eh?.

' Wh - What are you ?' Stuttered Percy.

The figure laughed , ' you will find out soon enough , in the meantime . The next time we meet. I will be sure of having a surprise for you Jackson. All of your problems , all those wars . All your suffering, I thrive off of them. I am your worst fear Jackson. And we will meet again.'

And suddenly he was pulled back , he woke up with a jolt. He was still in his bedroom.
An immortal's dream was far worse.

He looked up to see the time , it was pointing at 8 AM. Shit , he was going to be late. But then he remembered the time change . He still needed to be quick or he won't make it.

He wanted to go . But then he didn't want to. He was feeling very drowsy , as someone does when they have just woken up. Just a snap of his fingers and he felt refreshed again.

He found his mom in the kitchen , making her famous seven layer dip. Yum.

Alas , no time for Percy.
' Gotta go mom , see you in a probably very long time ' said Percy with a smirk

' I know you won't do that , promise me you will iris message me every week. '

Percy smiled , ' I will , now I gotta go mom '