"What do you mean?" Percy asked.
"The thing you fought wasn't the real Raum, just a spirit projection of him from Hell. He was trying to bring himself to the real world, and he would have succeeded if he killed your friend over there."
"So he isn't really dead huh?" Michael said as he relaxed his bow.
"No, he isn't, though I doubt he will be able to come back any time soon."
Percy nodded as he turned once again to the sea stone staff in front of him. He put away Waverider and Riptide as he approached the staff. He Observed it again and this time there was no 'cursed' tag next to it.
"He was hunting this as well?" Percy asked Marcia, "why?"
"His grudge against Poseidon is long, he may have started haunting this in order to get back at him for stealing me away from him."
"So Churchill discovered this and brought it here?" Thalia asked as she examined the staff, "I mean sure, it's an impressive structure and all, and very very important for the Romans, but how would Churchill know that? Why would he build a school just to hide this?"
Percy quickly dismissed Marcia and looked around the chamber looking for a clue. He saw the trident carved into the wall broken, it happened when Percy threw the demon back. Behind the cracks was a hollow compartment that was covered with shadow.
Percy got curious as he quickly walked up to the wall examining it. "Did you find something Percy?" Christy asked.
"I think so," Percy murmured as he drew back his fist and drove it into the wall breaking through with ease. He cleared open the hollow compartment on the inside and found sitting there a single yellowed envelope and a golden key with teeth as thick as Percy's first.
Percy took out the envelope and showed it to everyone else. On its cover were the words, 'To the one who lifts the curse,' and it was sealed with a wax imprint of a very royal looking nature.
"Want to bet that Churchill wrote this?" Thalia said looking at the seal.
"Maybe," Percy slid his finger into the letter and broke the seal. He carefully took out the letter and began to read it outloud.
"'I write this letter now to address the person who has, presumably, lifted the curse off of the Scepter of Neptune. Not much is known about the Scepter, even the most brilliant of historians have but a vague idea as to it's origin. But I must admit, I know it's exact origins. It was the symbol of power for the 11th Legion of Roman, before thought lost to time, now rediscovered in a ruin off the coast of Italy. But the price of discovery was high, the lives of it's discovers, one Dr. Ronaldo Freesia and his entire 30 men team. The prize soon came to me, and I knew what it was immediately. And there is a reason for this, I reveal this to you, only because I believe only a person of noble heart and pure soul could ever hope to triumph over this evil, I implore you, keep this secret to yourself, for if the world finds out my family name will be sullied.
"'My father, Lord Randolph Churchill, is in fact not my father. He was infertile, unable to produce a son he long wished for. But, he eventually found a way. He was approached by a God, a being long faded to the realm of myth and was given an offer. The God would give the my father a child, and in exchange the child will represent the God's will when the time came. And so I was drafted into a life of servitude before I was even conceived. I did not understand what I could have ever give for a God, but as I grew up I realised what he wanted. He wanted the country, my country. I did not know how he knew I would ever become the Prime Minister, when I researched about my origin I came upon the Fates, I assume they told him my destiny, and through them he got me.
"'I was angry at first, refused to obey. But then I realised the reason he wanted control of the country was to help guide it in a safe way. The world wasn't a safe place, he wanted a weapon to make sure that when World War II began that there would always be someone fighting for what's right. He made me the man I am today, he helped me achieve my victory over the Nazis. He is the reason Britain is safe. So when I discovered a symbol of his was cursed I knew I had to do everything in my power to protect it and keep it from doing harm, or else he would only blame himself.
"'Such is the kind of God my father is, such is the kind of person that created me from his loins. He wanted to protect me and my country and the world, and for that I will forever be proud to call myself, even if only in the privacy of myself, a son of Poseidon.'"
Percy stopped as he stared at the letter in his hand.
"Holy. Shit," Monica exclaimed, "Churchill was the son of a God?!"
"Dude," Michael looked at the letter over Percy's shoulder, "your brother was the greatest Prime Minister in the world!"
"Wait what? Brother?!" Jet asked confused.
"Come on Jet, don't tell me you haven't figured it out yet," Thalia rolled her eyes, "didn't Raum basically scream it over and over again?"
"What do you mean?" John asked with a confused look that Tyler matched.
"Percy isn't human," Christy began as she looked at Percy with calculating eyes, "all the things he can do, along with friends....none of them are human."
"Not fully human anyway," Clarisse clarified.
"Then what are they?" Jet asked.
"Demigods," Percy completed as he put away the letter in his inventory, he figured his father would want to see it at some point. Percy walked out the Pegasus and wrapped his hands around it. The moment he did the side of him that was devine started to sing.
He felt the same way he did when holding the trident of Neptune that belong to Aquaman. He felt a rush of his father's energy mix with his own as everything in the room feel to a blue and green glow that the staff emitted.
Ping!
You have obtained a Godly weapon that you can connect with!
+1000% HP
+1000% MP
Perfect Water control
Summon any amount of water
Absolute control over the sea
Cleaning polluted sources of water
Earthquake creation
Percy pulled the staff out of the ground and raised it into the air. He turned around to his friends and smiled, "damn that was rush. Is this how you felt when holding the Eagle?"
Thalia chuckled and nodded, "yup."
"Wait, so you're all demigods?" Tyler asked looking at them, "all of you?"
Michael nodded, "yup! I suppose we should properly introduce ourselves huh? My name is Micheal Yew, son of Apollo."
"Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares," the daughter of war nodded.
"Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus," Thalia grinned as she watched the colour drain out of Tyler's eyes and the look of wonder sparkle in Monica's.
"Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon," Percy smiled, "and I suppose this now belongs to us." He quickly put it into his inventory cutting off the blue and green light show.
"Woah!" Jet exclaimed, "where did it go?!"
Percy smiled, "an ability of mine."
"And the swords and the blue green stuff that you used to beat up the demon?" Monica asked in excitement.
"Magic," Percy replied, "we'll continue this later, for now let's get out of here. I don't know about you guys, but this place is giving me the creeps."
"Yes, Churchill did know how to pick underground layers," Christy mumbled before her eyes shot open, "wait! That means you and Churchill are brothers!"
"What?!" John shouted in sudden realisation.
A few minutes later;
The group of human, plus demigods, now stood in front of the black van that Christy and her team came in. While walking back Percy and his friends explained what they were, what they did and why the divine world wasn't a nice place.
Needless to say after explaining about the oncoming war with the Titans Christy and the others promised not to try and get involved, they knew when they were outclassed, they didn't want to die.
John and Jet were now talking with Michael and Clarisse about camp and what kind of powers demigods got. They were very curious and a daughter of Ares was exactly the person they wanted to talk too.
Tyler and Monica on the other hand stood in one corner talking with Thalia. After Monica apologized to Thalia for calling her a wannabe those two got along like a house on fire. Tyler on the other hand apologized for being an ass, he flat out refused to meet Percy's eyes, which was honestly entertaining for Percy.
"If you guys ever need help just give me a call," Percy told Christy as he rolled her to the van's sliding door. He had already exchanged phone numbers with Christy, just in case he needed her help.
"Believe me, we will," Christy chuckled, "you're basically like the nuclear option."
"Yeah, I know."
"But I promise not to abuse it, after all we can't expect you guys to solve all our problems. And I would offer you my help, but I don't really think you would need it."
Percy nodded, "not really. If it was any other time I would have been glad to accept your help, but now...with the war and all, I just can't afford to get distracted."
"I understand," Christy nodded, "you can save hundreds of lives, while we can save only one."
"And yet, you can still save one," Percy smiled, "don't cut yourself short Christy, just because you aren't a demigod doesn't mean you can't kick ass. Just....don't bite off more than you can chew, deal?"
Christy chuckled, "deal. Now, could you help me get on the van?"
Percy looked at the ramp leading into the vehicle and then at Christie's immobilised form. "You know if you really want to become a monster hunter you're going to need be able to use your legs."
"Relax, Jet and John are the one's who are going to be fighting, I'm more of the research end myself."
Percy chuckled, "not what I meant Christy," Percy placed his hand on her shoulder and smiled as her medical disability came up.
Please select what you wish to cure
Lower body immobilization
Percy selected the option and watched as Christy was bathed in a golden glow.
The redhead blinked, "what was that?"
Percy grinned, "just giving you my blessing. Call it an added bonus of being friends with a demigod."
Lie Successful!
Percy then lifted her with her wheelchair into her van. He didn't want to tell her, it would be far more amusing to if she discovered she could walk on her own.
"Well...thanks, anyway," Christy nodded, "and next time you see Luke tell him....tell him I said hi."
Percy nodded, "I will."
Soon Jet and John got into the van and they left saying brief goodbyes. A day from now when Christy tried getting into her bed she will discover her little toe wiggling. She would then call her friends and they would see it too. Soon they would discover that she could walk again, and they would know who to thank.
Percy smiled at the retreating vans and turned to his friends, "well that was productive."
Michael nodded, "yup. Killed a demon, saved a friend, even got a staff of power to boot."
"We should probably inform the Romans we have this," Clarisse spoke up, "if we don't and they find it through other means I don't think it would bode too well for our alliance."
Percy nodded, "agreed. Though I would hate to give it up, it would probably be for the best."
"Yeah," Thalia yawned loudly, "damn I'm getting sleepy."
Percy chuckled, "yeah. I noticed."
"Not just her man," Michael yawned as well, "I can barely keep my eyes open."
"Me," yawn, "too," Clarisse yawned as well.
"Well we did do a lot today," Tyler said, "it would be reasonable to feel sleepy."
"But this doesn't make sense," Thalia yawned, "I never get sleepy after a fight. Ne-" yawn, "never."
Percy narrowed his eyes, "guys...are you feeling okay?"
"Percy," Michael sounded exhausted, "I think somet....." he trailed to a whisper before suddenly collapsing forward.
"Michael!" Percy grabbed him and set him down carefully on the ground.
"Percy something wrong," and with that Clarisse also fainted only to be again caught by Percy.
"Percy help," Thalia's eyes rolled to the back of her head as she too faited.
Percy grabbed his girlfriend as he activated his healing powers trying to cure them of whatever was happening.
"Thalia?! Thalia?! Micheal?! Clarisse?!"Percy tried healing them all, but his powers couldn't find anything wrong with them, "what the hell is happening?!"
"Did they just drop asleep?" Monica asked.
Percy nodded, "yes," he quickly used Observe on Thalia but found nothing wrong. There was no cursed status update, nothing to show foul play. For all intents and purposes she was just asleep.
Percy lifted her up and quickly put her and the others into his inventory. He turned to Tyler and Monica, "I'll take them to the infirmary, you two go to Tyler's room and stay there. If this is Raum's way of getting back at us for kicking his ass then you two need to be safe. You have my number yes?" Tyler nodded, "call me if Monica feels something. If Raum is back then she will be the first to know."
"Got it," Monica nodded, "are they going to be okay?"
Percy shook his head, "I don't' know, but I'm going to find out."
Percy turned around and put on hand up, "ID Create: Time Dilation!" Percy disappeared in front of the twins eyes startling them both.
"Okay, I swear of whatever God or Gods that exist, I am never, ever going to piss that guy again," Tyler swore as he and his sister walked back to the school.
Percy ran as fast as he could inside his ID. He tore across the state as he ran to camp half-blood. He could heal people, but he didn't know much about healing itself, at least healing magical problems, which this surely was. He needed the help of the other Apollo kids, and he needed it now.
As soon as he reached camp he exited the ID and was immediately greeted with the sight of Chiron and a few of the worker Harpy ladies dragging bodies upon bodies of unconscious demigods into the Great House.
"Chiron!" Percy shouted as he ran to his mentor, "what in Hades' name happened?!"
"Percy?!" Chiron gasped as he gently placed the five children that was on his back inside. He turned to the son of Poseidon and hugged him closely, "oh I thought it had happened to you as well!"
"What? What happened?!" Percy asked as he looked around.
"Every demigod in camp suddenly dropped to the floor asleep where they stood!" Chiron said in horror, "we are getting them inside the Great House but I don't know what more we can do!"
Percy started to panic, luckily Gamer's mind didn't let it get too far, "okay, okay. So it isn't just a curse that Raum placed on us, it' happening to everyone."
Chiron raised an eyebrow, "what do you mean?"
"We were fighting a demon a few hours ago, when Thalia and the other's fainted I thought it was because of something the demon did, but now..."
