The son of Hermes nodded and went to take a seat in one of the 20 chairs around the holographic stage. Percy and the others went to the side of the room and meet the other security guys. Each were dressed in nice suits and had a NJ-7 strapped to their chest.
"Is the room secure?" Percy asked the head of the security team, and he knew he was the head due to the man's title;
Damian Barnes, Head of Security
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The man looked down at Percy, "who are you?"
"We are part of Edward Neak's protection detail," Thalia spoke up.
The man eyed them up and down then eventually sighed, "they get younger and younger each year. Yeah, the room is secure. The only way he is going to get in is by blowing a hole through the floor or ceiling."
Percy was alert at that, "what?"
Damian shrugged, "joking kid."
"Yeah, but I wouldn't put it passed the man," Percy narrowed his eyes as he sent a wave of mana to try and see if the Agent was anywhere close. Luckily it seemed that he wasn't within Perec's range, which could ether be good, or very very bad.
"Welcome to the Abyss auction," the holographic voice spoke again, "a reminder of the rules for newcomers. All items produced in the auction will be delivered to you in 2 days or less, if you wish for them to be given to a specific location please tell us in advance. Any and all exchange of money will be done via online baking, hence please input your Baking ID into your seat's interface to begin."
Suddenly the front of ever right arm rest popped open and a pad slide up and positioned itself in front of the person sitting on the chair. Percy saw people type in banking ID and passwords and so the pad changed to the display system which was presently blank.
"Now, let us begin. The first item on our list is a classical painting done by the late Giovani Foronoche, it is titled, 'A Forest's Dream,' we begin at 1 million dollars."
The holographic image changed to one of the painting. It was a beautiful painting, even Percy could tell that. It featured a man and a woman sitting together on a boat roaring across a river that cut through a dense forest. The details were so sharp and pecius that Percy couldn't help but feel lost in it. The pads on the chairs displayed the image of the object in question with a bide option below it.
"1 million," a man spoke up.
"2 million," another said.
"3 million," this time it was The Wandering Jew who spoke.
"3 million going once, going twice. Sold to the Collector," the image changed back to the woman, "up next, the lost verse of Panicous..."
And like that it continued. Percy saw items being sold that he couldn't believe. There were ancient stone tablets, ancient weapons that were thought to be pieces of God's power, the Christian God that is, not the Greek.
Eventually though what he came for showed up.
"And now out next product isn't much of a look into the past like our previous ones, but a look into the future," the woman disappeared and a giant green pill showed up in her place, "this is the Scent Destroyer, a formula developed by Abyss scientist that will destroy the scent of any demigod that wears it. This will allow them to travel freely in our world and essentially become like a human. We will start the bidding at 10 million dollars."
Percy saw Patrick's eyes light up, but Edward was already on the hunt, "20 million dollars."
"30 million," Patrick declared.
Edward shot him a dirty glare, "40 million."
"50."
"70 million."
"90."
"100 million," Edward spoke up startling Percy and the rest, they didn't realise just how rich the man was.
"110 million."
"Why are you blocking me on this Patrick? 120 million," Edward said.
"I need that pill Edward, 125 million."
"So do I. I'm going to use it to make more and give it to other demigods, 130 million."
"A noble gesture, but disastrous. Who knows what will happen if the Greeks were allowed to roam free. 140 million."
"You are the son of one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, and you say are telling me the Greek are worse than you? 150 million."
Patrick growled his teeth but before he answered something happened.
Warning! Attack from outside!
Percy read this and immediately turned around. He saw a giant wrecking ball coming straight for the window. Percy turned and shouted out, "get down!"
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