Percy nodded, "yeah, but I think you're missing the point. There are two more kids who both have an equal chance of fulfilling the prophecy now. Things are getting heated up fast, first Thalia came back, now two more potential chosen ones. If I didn't know better I would say someone was planning this all out."
"Well we do have three old women who weave our fates in a tapestry," Annabeth commented, "maybe this is just the Fates way of speeding things up."
Percy nodded, "maybe. But anyway I need to leave as soon as I can."
"Don't you think you should get some sleep first?"
Percy shook his head, "I'm good. Trust me."
Annabeth sighed, "fine, are you going to the oracle for a prophecy?"
"I rather not begin my day by looking at the rotten corpse of a woman who should have died in the 60's, thank you very much."
"So how are you going to get there? Bus? Train? Plane?"
Percy smiled, "I thought about it. It would take around 40 hours to get from here to Las Vegas, that is if I don't make any stops, and that's to long. And I am definitely not flying there. Me and two kids of Hades? Zeus wouldn't hesitate to kill us all so that his daughter would become the only candidate of the prophecy."
"What about teleportation? Don't you have some kind of key that lets you instantly travel to Hades's palace?"
Percy gulped, "yeah but I really don't want to go there right now," especially with the puberty status. 'Hell if I saw Persephone I may not want to leave!'
"So what's the plan water brian?"
"I'm going to run it."
Annabeth blinked. She dug her ears and cleared it of wax before turning back to Percy, "I'm sorry I couldn't hear that properly. Could you repeat that?"
"I said I'm going to run it."
"Percy that's about 3,000 miles from here!"
"Yeah I know, so?"
"So? So?! You can't run that long!"
Percy shrugged, "actually I wouldn't really know. I haven't really tested my limits in that regard. I know my max speed and all, but I don't know for how long I can run. Two birds one stone."
"Sigh, okay then what about shoes? You are going to run for so long that I bet your shoes will wear off before you even leave the state Percy."
Percy shrugged, "I got an idea about that," 'HNI shopping for the win!'
Annabeth sighed, "has anyone ever told you you were stubborn as a mule?"
Percy smiled, "yeah, lots of people. I tend to ignore them though."
Annabeth walked forward and caught Percy in a hug, "just be safe okay?"
Percy was blushing, he could feel her breasts up against his shirt. He quickly slammed down Gamer's mind before responding, "y-yeah. I promise."
Annabeth broke the hug and the two went their separate ways. Annabeth stayed back with Thalia while Percy went downstairs and to the porch.
The camp was still asleep, the sun had just risen. Percy took a seat on the porch and quickly pulled out the HNI;
HNI,
A device used by the children of Hermes and few other campers. It allows access to the H-Net which will give you access to the world without worry of monsters finding out.
Percy put the took on a piece of paper and turned it on. The home screen popped up and Percy quickly went into the shopping corner. He then began a search for friction resistance shoes and after some time spent digging he found the perfect pair;
Fric Shoes,
A set of shoes that will guaranty style, comfort and application. It's soles are made out of an amalgamation of rubber and celestial bronze ensuring flexibility and anti-wearing.
Note: This shoe has blades hidden inside it
Enchanted to be resistant to high levels of heat and extreme weather conditions while allowing the wearer to have full range of movements.
Durability— 100/100
Cost— 500D
The price was steep and it would set back Percy by a lot, but it was worth it, especially those hidden blades.
Percy pressed buy now and pulled out the required amount and placed it on the device. The exchanged happened in a flash of light as the money was replaced with a box containing Percy's new shoes.
They were black with an omega symbol near the mouth. The inside had an orange foam lining with the tip being metal plated. The rubber underneath was thick with metal plates woven into it, and Percy could see a hole at the tip from which the blades came out off. It didn't have any laces but when Percy pressed the omega symbol the mouth opened up allowing Percy to easily slip his foot into the shoes before it automatically closed itself.
Percy quickly switched shoes and tried his new ones out. They were pretty cool, very flexible and very comfortable with a type of cooling chamber inside to keep the feet from heating up and smelling.
Percy took out the instruction book he received in the box and quickly read through it. It seemed that in order to activate his blades Percy had to kick his heels. He did so and immediately two very sharp blades popped out of them. The blades were around 7 inches long and an inch thick. They were dangerous to use, but definitely useful in a fight.
Percy clicked his heels again re-sheathing the blades before he threw aside the box and instruction manual, don't need those anymore.
Percy then began the ultimate test for the shoes. He slowly went out of the porch and stood facing the camp's entrance. Percy began to run slowly at first. He reached and passed Thalia's tree, wait if Thalia isn't in there any more should it even be called her tree?
He reached the hill and activated his Speed demon perk causing and slowly increased his speed. He found himself zooming past Mountain country side as the wind hit him faster and faster. Percy smiled, he lived for moments like this.
But just then a bug flew into his nose causing Percy to stumbled forward in surprise and skid across the road rolling over himself.
Percy groaned as he shook the ringing in his. 'Note to self, when going at super speed always remember to close your mouth to prevent swallowing bugs.'
Percy sighed and slowly got up and walked to the side of the road. He leaned on a road marker and noticed there was a box open in front of him;
Defence — 122,980
Percy closed the box and took out the HNI again, he needed something to cover his mouth and nose so that he didn't accidentally swallow a bug or anything.
After a few minutes of searching he found the perfect object;
Lightweight retractable helmet;
It's base form is a single uniglass yellow tinted goggles. To activate the helmet simply press the Cadin industry logo on the side.
Warning! This helmet is for cosmetic use only, it is not strong enough to support injuries caused in accidents!
Durability— 5/5
It wasn't much, but it was something. Percy payed a 10 D and quickly got the goggles in a flash of light.
Percy then put away the HNI and looked at his new item. The goggles were made out of a single glass, wide at the edges and narrower in the center. The glass rested on a thick pad which looked comfortable and the strap looked metallic with strange runes around it. Percy could understand a few, due to his limited knowledge on rune, and he understood that the rune created a construct of sorts that would help form the lightweight helmet.
Percy put the goggles on and left around the side of the glass. Eventually on the left was a raised button which Percy pressed causing his the rune to glow forming a yellow helmet around Percy's head.
'This is so cool!' Percy said as he felt around. The construct was hard enough to prevent Percy's finger from slipping in, but if he tried hard enough he managed to bypass their defence and poke his head. It was like a layer of jelly around his head, it may not be useful in a fight, but right now it was just what he needed.
Percy turned to the road again and without a second thought took off at max speed. The goggles/helmet made things way easier for Percy. He could see more clearly now, without the wind constantly attacking his eyes forcing them to squint. And the best part is that all the bug outside were splattered on his helmet, which Percy promptly wiped away.
Slowly he reached the edge of New York And passed around Queen's entering Manhattan. He blew past the city causing a gust of wind wherever he passed by, lucky the city was not to full to notice him zoom past.
He then decided to take the I-80 Express and quickly got out of Manhattan. The highway was basically empty except for a few cars that looked like they weren't even moving for Percy.
Along the way a message popped up;
+2 for Vit!
'Guess I still can level stats up,' Percy thought to himself, 'but I am running from state to state so I would be surprised if they didn't level up.'
Percy had zoomed half way across the state of Pennsylvania when he noticed that his clothes had started to heat up. 'Oh great, what now?'
Percy got off the road and stopped inside a dense forest, the moment he stopped his clothes lit up in flames from the friction.
Percy quickly took of his jacket, shirt and pants and threw them to the side. He had completely forgotten about the fact that his clothes weren't friction proof. His jacket was fine, and so was his shirt for the most part. But his pants were burnt with a huge hole made near his thighs.
Luckily Percy didn't get hurt, he barely even lost a health point, thanks Physical Endurance skill. But this was a problem.
Percy opened up his HNI again and quickly searched the shop for an items that were friction resistant and after some searching while he stood in the middle of a forest in his boxers , he found one.
Skin tight Super Fabric leggings,
Ceramic dynami, reinforced ceramics created by Hephaestus,are in the form of tiny hexagonal plates placed underneath a layer of nylon to ensure added protection and reduce heat caused by the wearer. Originally created for God's to wear when training on their running.
Enchanted with friction resistance and fire proof.
Durability— 75/75
Cost -200
Percy sighed and pressed yes buying the pants. The pants appeared in a flash and Percy quickly put them on. They were a little big for him but he rolled up the legs a little and it fit him perfectly. The pants were skin tight, like the description said it was, and mostly black with white dots in the shape of hexagons everywhere.
Percy put on his shirt and jacket and took of, leaving the ruined pants behind. He soon was back on the road as he quickly passed Pennsylvania and entered Ohio.
It had been half an hour since Percy left camp, he had traveled at his max speed that was around 717 miles or 1,000 Km. The total journey was around 3,000 miles, at this rate Percy calculated he would have to keep this rate up for around a total of 4 hours, or in this case 3 and a half.
Soon however Percy's stomach startled to growl as his body began to tier. The demigod quickly pulled off the highway and stopped at a Mcdonald's near the highway. It made sense, Percy might have had pretty high stamina thanks to his Vit but that to had limits. When it reached it's limit it notified him with hunger and tiredness, which was similar to how his mana exhaustion worked.
Percy pressed the side of his goggles causing his helmet to deform and retract back into the band. Percy then lowered his goggles to around his neck and entered the fast food place. He found it to be nearly empty except for a teenager manning the counter;
Derek Morgan, sales boy
Lv— 5
Derek didn't even bother looking up to see who had come in, he was too busy typing on his phone. It was only when Percy was right at the counter did the lazy teenage even notice him.
"Welcome to Mcdonalds can I take your order?" He asked lazily as he put his phone away and leaned across the counter..
"Yeah I would like....." Percy looked at the menu carefully before deciding to throw caution to the wind, after all he wasn't looking out for his figure or anything, "I'll have 32 big macs, 1 large coke and 21 large french fries."
The teenager's eyes popped open at Percy's order but typed them in, "and a-ah is this to go or...what?"
Percy shook his head, "no it's to eat."
"Is someone else coming?"
"No, just me."
"Little dude do you really think you can eat all this?!" Derek asked pointing at the huge bill he had just printed out.
Percy shrugged, "if I can't I'll just bring it all home."
Derek blinked, "I don't think you can do that."
"Look man I'm in kind of a rash so if you could just let me decide what I can or cannot do," Percy said rolling his hands in a 'get on with it' motion.
Derek raised an eyebrow but rang Percy up, "your total is 193.19."
Percy pulled out 200$ from his inventory and gave it to the employee who looked surprised at the amount given and annoyed because he was now going to have to make such a large order.
Percy got back his change and took a seat at a table in the corner. While he waited for his food Percy looked at the TV and saw that it was the news covering latest events. There was a freak storm somewhere in Texas and a flood in florida. A celebrity had been caught cheating on his wife and an old rich man had said something racist and was now apologizing for it. Same old, same old.
But then something interesting came up, a news report on a 'freak' sinkhole had formed in the island of Nassau a few days ago.
"Police in Nassau are still not sure what caused the sinkhole. Whether it was nature or caused by man is unknown. There have been reports of people hearing bombs go off around that area but so far nothing has been found supporting the theory of the sinkhole being man made. Luckily no one got hurt as all the damage was done to an empty golf course during the middle of the day.
"And also from the island of Nassau, around 100 people have been reported missing, including Mr. Rich Cromwell, who is known world wide as the head of the Techno industry in Denmark. Police have been investigating these disappearances for the last few months but with no results. But with this case along with the sinkhole a public light had been shed towards Nassau causing the law enforcement to be put under a lot of stress."
Percy stopped listening then, so far they didn't suspect foul play or couldn't prove it, meaning they were safe. It was also good news that the public was being informed of the people Argo kidnapped from the island. But before Percy could think about this any more Derek came up with a plate filled with burgers and fries with one lone large soda.
"I don't think that's all of them," Percy said counting them all quickly, "there are about half ere."
"We ran out," Derek said, "the chef's making them as we speak."
"Right," Percy said opening up his first big mac, "oh and you guys do give free refills yes?"
