"Ah, me?"
"Who the fuck are you?! And how did you get that power?!" Percy asked readying himself for a fight, "I swear if you try anything I'll gut you like a Harpy!"
"Woah, woah, no need to point that at me!" The man yelled out, "what the hell did I do to you?!"
"The last person I saw who was surrounded by lighting like that threw an amusement park at me!" Percy glared as he looked at the lighting bolt symbol on the man's chest. It was similar to the one Argo had, except it was reversed.
"Wait you know someone like me?" the red speedster asked, "who?"
"A mad man named Argo," Percy spat the name, "has a habit of kidnapping children and experimenting on tem, turning them into monsters."
"Woah man I am so not like that!"
"Yeah! Barry is a superhero!" Hal stepped in as his ring started to glow brighter, "and if you even think about hurting him you will have to get through me!"
"Dude! You just gave away my secret identity!"
Percy looked at the speedster's name;
Barry Allen, The Flash
Lv— 39
Percy looked at Barry who spoke up, "look man I promise you I'm not a crazy scientist or something. Well I am a scientist and I do kind of get stir crazy sometimes, but that's only if I don't get my morning coffee or something. I swear, I'm not this, what did you call him? Argo?"
Percy sighed, "shit," and lowered his blades, "of course you're not. I doubt even Argo could have followed me here. Sorry about jumping the gun, Barry, I just didn't have the best experience with....well whatever you are."
Barry nodded, "none taken ah....who are you again?"
"I believe we would all like to know that," came a dark and brooding voice. Percy looked and saw that the owner of voice was wearing a large black cowl and cape with grey armour underneath. His cowl had pointy ears at the side with white lens serving as his eyes.
Percy looked up at the man's name and title;
Bruce Wayne, Batman
Lv— 24
"My name is Percy Jackson," Percy pressed the button on the side of his helmet and opened it revealing his face, "and I'm not exactly from around here."
"Are you here to help?" the man asked in a brooding tone.
Percy nodded, "anyway I can."
"Wait, you're just a kid!" green Lantern exclaimed, "what are you 17?"
Percy shrugged, "14 actually"
"14?! You can't be here! You're barely old enough to drive!"
Percy shrugged, "I can run faster than any car and can lift building over my head, I think I'm more than qualified to be here. Plus you don't have a right to talk. You're all grown ass men wearing a skin tight spandex. At last I'm wearing armour, and maybe Batman as well, but the rest of you look like a 80's rock and roll band."
"He got us there lantern," a new voice called out.
The three heroes, plus Percy, turned and saw a man floating in mid air. Percy's jaw dropped at the sight. This being could be called the very pinnacle of human evolution. He had enough muscles to make even Hercules jealous.
"Y-You can fly?" Percy asked in amazement as the man landed before them. There was no heavy winds surrounding him like Thalia always had when flying, there was no propulsion system on his back or any other piece of technology. It was just him.
"Yes," the man smiled, "you really aren't from around here are you?"
Percy shook his head as he looked at the giant 'S' written on the man's blue armored suit. "Superman?"
The man nodded, "so you have heard of me?"
"Yeah," Percy looked at his name and title;
Clark Kent, Superman
Lv— 83
Percy's jaw dropped, "dude, are you even human?"
Hal chuckled as he leaned on Percy, "hell no kid, haven't you heard? He's an alien!"
"What?!" Percy yelled out.
"Yeah," Hal smiled.
Percy turned to Superman, "like from outer space?"
The man nodded, "yes."
Percy waited, but his powers picked up no lies. It could be because it wasn't working like the rest of them, but Percy didn't think so.
"Well......fuck me," Percy sighed, "this world is so fucking broken. First flying monsters and superheroes. Now a real life alien."
"This world?" Batman repeated, "are you saying you aren't from this world?"
Percy nodded, "yeah. I'm from a parallel universe. Long story short, something pulled me here. Something, I think, that is related to these Parademons flying around."
"Parademons?" The Flash asked, "is that what these things are called?"
Percy nodded, "yeah. And apparently they serve someone known as Darkseid."
"How do you know all of this?" Batman asked in a threatening tone of voice.
"It's one of my powers," Percy shrugged.
"Really?" Batman drew a small metal object that was in the shape of a bat, "do you really expect us to believe that?"
"Batman the kids telling the truth," Superman spoke up, "I listen to his heartbeat, he didn't lie."
"You can listen to my heartbeat?" Percy asked in amazement, "dude, what can't you do?"
"I still don't trust him," Batman narrowed his eyes, "he could be the enemy sent to infiltrate us and destroy us from the inside out."
"Hey now that's not fair," Hal stepped up, "he saved those civilians lives, and he revealed his secret identity to us. I mean come on Bat's you trust us don't you! And today is the first day we meet!"
"I don't trust you," Batman replied, "but I know you. I have never heard of him. A being of his power, there should at least rumors going around about him. And the fact that he isn't shy to show off is just another example that he should at least have a title or a name for himself set by the public."
"Well I did say I came from another world," Percy stepped up.
"Ah guys," the Flash called.
"Another world, right," Batman narrowed his eyes, "next thing you'll tell me is that you are also a god or something."
"Demigod actually," Percy glared, "and I don't like your tone."
"Guys you should really look at this!" Flash called out.
"If you don't like my tone tough," Batman growled, "I don't care what you do or don't like."
"You should," Percy smiled, "Bruce." Batman's eyes widened in horror.
"GUYS!"
"What?!" Percy and Batman snapped turning towards the Flash.
"THAT!" Flash pointed at a huge swarm of Parademons flying towards them from the city. Luckily it was not the same direction that the civilians came from.
"About time!" Percy shut down his helmet and readied his blade, "I have some major anger issues to work out!"
They are readied themselves for the new wave of Parademons when suddenly a new voice roared out, "CREATURES OF EVIL!"
A red and blue blur rocketed passed them and into the swarm of Parademons with flashes silver that cut everything it meet. Several demons fell before the mysterious figure as slowly it also slowed down.
It was a woman wearing what looked like a one piece swimsuit which was very thickly armoured. She had silver bracelets and a silver tiara with a red corset and blue boots.
She crashed into and through the swarm of demons slaying them with her sword, which looked very similar to the two Percy was carrying.
"Is she with you?" Superman asked.
Percy shook his head, "I thought she was with you."
"Dibs," Green Lantern called out.
"BACK TO HADES WITH YOU ALL!" the mysterious woman roared out. Percy smiled, 'finally someone who speaks my language!'
"Let's do this!" Percy channeled mana the crystal in his forehead and summoned forth all his servants. Marcia, Zed, Craig, Timmy, Alecto and Alcyoneus. Since this was another world Gaea wouldn't be able to sense the giant here, Percy hoped.
"Holy shit!" Flash exclaimed.
"What are these things!" Green Lantern's ring started to glow dangerously as Superman also grew alert.
"Relax, their with me," Percy spoke quickly.
"Master," they bowed to Percy.
Percy nodded, "simple protection mission guys. Protect and evacuate all humans. And if you see things like that," Percy pointed at the Parademons, "kill them."
They nodded and quickly ran away from Percy. Maric and Alecto flew, Zed and Craig ran. Timmy used his wind control to guide him away while Alcyoneus simply walked.
"What were they?" Batman asked.
"Support," Percy said as he activated his strengthening skills again, "now we can fight without worrying about civilians getting in our way."
STR— 1,332,530
Percy then charged ahead with Superman at his side and the Flash leading, guess like Argo even he was faster than Percy's max speed.
They joined the battle and started to beat on the Parademons. Percy swung his blades like a madman, each strike carried out was fast and deadly. But Percy didn't lose control, not even for one second.
"You are a fierce warrior!" the woman exclaimed as she threw a bunch of Parademons away with a swing of her arms.
"Thanks, you're pretty good too!" Percy kicked a Parademon so hard it's head exploded from the force while sending the monsters behind it flying back.
"You both are very strong!" Superman called out as he threw a tanker at the monsters while Batman blew it up using an exploding bat shaped projectile.
"We know!" Percy and the woman called out as they started working together seamlessly. It was like every motion they made mirrored the other one's. Soon Percy and her were working in harmony, they formed a wall of death, a storm of swords. Percy knew her moves well, they were definitely Greek in nature.
Ping!
You have learned a new skill through your 'Photographic Reflexes' skill!
Amazonian Style, Lv— 25 (90%)
The way of the sword taught by the amazons for ages past. It focuses on speed and agility, since it is used by women who often have to fight against bigger and stronger opponents.
+30 Dex while in use
+60% damage bonus
Percy was surprised at the new skill but pushed the box away. He didn't have time to deal with this right now, plus changing styles in the middle of a battle like this would definitely lead to injuries he could have avoided.
"You have been trained well warrior," the woman called out as Percy threw a Parademon into the one she was currently engaging.
"Thanks, you Greek?" Percy asked as he used his blood control to use the spilled blood as weapons and cut down even more Parademons. The blood blades tore through the enemy ranks causing even more blood to be spilt for Percy to use.
"Indeed I am, my name is Diana, I am the princess of the Amazons!" Diana kicked a monster away with her foot, she definitely had some kind of super strength.
Diana, Princess of the Amazons
Lv— 45
"Cool. I'm Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon," Percy used the trails of blood he controlled and sent wave after wave of the liquid slicing off parts of the Parademons causing them to back away from them both.
"Truly?" Diana asked in amazement, "I did not know Poseidon had a son!"
"Demigods aren't common here?" Percy asked as he attacked the monsters still plaguing Diana. The two Greek warriors drove the monsters back.
"They are not, the last one was born many years ago," Diana exclaimed, "and the last son of Poseidon many decades ago."
"Well shit," Percy a frown formed underneath his helmet, "well it doesn't matter."
"Look out!" Diana said as a swarm of parademons came for them
"I got it," Percy then reached down to the water below their feet as suddenly giant hands of water broke through the wooden docks and grabbed Parademons by the fist full. Percy then proceeded to smash them against one another destroying them into pieces.
"Amazing," Diana exclaimed, "you truly are the son of Poseidon."
"Looks like we scared them off," Hal exclaimed as he floated in mid air surrounded by an aura of green energy. Percy was surprised, he didn't know Ion's powers could be used like that.
"No," Batman spoke, "they're assembling."
And they were. All of the ones that survived their encounter with the heroes were now flying into the sea circling around in the far away distance. It was almost like they were waiting for something.
"What are they doing?" The Flash asked.
"I don't know," Percy replied, "b-but....something's coming," Percy felt it through his connection to the sea. "Something big is about to pop out of the ocean."
KAKOOOM!
A burst of red energy exploded out from underneath the water causing a tsunami wave to come towards the city.
"Get down!" He exclaimed as he formed some kind of hard green light structure out of his ring. It was a wall as he tried to put it on the docks to protect the city from the 50 foot wave of water.
"Don't' bother Hal," Percy said as he put both his hands up, "I got this."
"What are you...talking, about..." Hal trailed off as he stopped and started.
The water was still. It looked like it was frozen, but the water was still flowing. Slowly it started to move backwards and into the ocean once again returning to normal. Percy sighed as he put both hands down, that wasn't exhausting to him in the least, guess that just went to show how much stronger he was now.
"How did you do that?" Superman asked.
"I told you," Percy took a deep breath, "I'm a son of Poseidon. A demigod."
"Guys," The Flash called out, "I think you all need to look at this."
They looked and standing where the red beam of energy was a giant alien like watchtower. It had several Parademons flying in and out of it with gold and green lining its surface. It was definitely part of the Darkseid's army, and that was also where the Parademons took the humans they captured. Rocks were all over the surface, it was like the thing stood on an island of itself. Definitely something Percy was interested in.
"What is that thing?" Hal asked as he floated down to ground level.
"I was hoping you all could tell me that," came a new voice. The group turned and there stood another Parademon. They got ready to attack it only for the monster to fall down revealing a golden trident impaled on it's back.
"They were in the water too," a man with blonde hair and blue eyes walked up and pulled the trident out of the monster's back. He wore an chainmail armour similar to Percy's hardened silk suit. Only difference was that it was orange.
He spun the golden trident around with one hand and asked, "so who's in charge here? I vote me."
"Who are you?" Superman asked immediately going on the defensive.
"They call him Aquaman," Batman supplied.
"Aquaman? I thought Aquaman was a sketch on Conan O'Brien," Hal commented.
"I assure you I am very real," the blonde stranger replied.
"Great first Batman's real and now this," Hal threw his hands up, "what's next? Gods?"
"Be polite Lantern," Flash whispered to his friend.
Percy wanted to tell Hal that there were Gods but he was currently too busy looking at Aquaman's trident. Something felt off about that thing. It was like Percy had seen it somewhere before. Somewhere.....
