Perseus "Percy" Poseidonas Jackson is, for the lack of better term, a strange child.
Ever since he was a baby, he was a very apathetic child. He did not look at his mother and others in the eyes. He rarely cried. Only when he is hungry or when he needs to be clean did he cry. And when he did, he was literally wailing like a siren.
That made Sally Jackson worried. It was already odd enough that he did not look like his father. The only similarities they have are his jet black hair and his sea green eyes, which sometimes shifted colors to that of a deep blue sea or to that of the deep abyss depending on his mood. It was only with the double-checking and reassurance of the doctors and nurses did she sigh in relief when she found out that he was a healthy child.
As he grew older, her son became more apathetic.
He did not get along well with his peers. It's not that he always fought with them. No. He's a well-behaved child and a gentleman. He just did not like interacting with any of them. She asked one time why he did not try to befriend his classmates. All he ever answered while looking straight at her eyes was:
"Those worthless trash are not worthy of my attention. Sanctimonious bunch who says one thing and does the opposite. Mother, do not try to force me to befriend such brats. For my opinions will not change."
She could feel the pressure change when he said such things. Her son. He felt like her lover and his father.
Poseidon.
But his presence felt much more ancient and much more divine compared to the Sea King.
It's not possible.
Right?
Oh how wrong she was.
It wasn't until Percy was 10, after he had killed Smelly Gabe Ugliano, his stepfather, when he found out that he was harming her, when she found out the truth. When her son confessed to her everything. That her son is the Tyrant of the Sea himself, the parallel self of the Sea King. That he died from this Ragnarök and reborn anew.
But did that changed her opinion on him?
No.
No matter who he was, he was still her son, the one who she raised and took care of.
With that declaration of hers, she decided to switch location with her son to some cheap but high quality apartment near the shores of Montauk. She pursued what she had always dreamt of before she met Poseidon, being a writer. With her new job and her growing popularity, she managed to earn more than what was needed for both her and her son. She also managed to spend more time with her son.
Her precious Sea Tyrant.
What she did not know was that because of her resolution, Percy will do whatever it takes to protect her, even if it means having to stain his hand at such a young age, physically speaking.
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"I guess winning for once... feels pretty good, huh?"
"P■■■n, the T■■t of the S■, y■■ ■ ■ g■■ ■ ■e ■ l■ ■ ■ s■■d ■e. H■■v■, l■ ■ ■ ■ l■s■ ■ ■u ■ ■ ■ ■ c■■s■■te ■■s o■ ■■t■n."
Gasp!
That dream again. Why does it feel like I've experienced it before? What is going on?
That was what Percy always had in mind ever since he had that dream. It has been almost five years since he had that same dream. Although his dreams often varies, those particular words stay consistent. The phantom pains of being s■ with a s■d that followed it as well. And the feeling of immense pressure when an unknown being said those last words to him. He cannot exactly remember the words itself as they sound like static, like some words are censored on purpose.
Perseus "Percy" Poseidonas Jackson knew that he was different from his peers. No. Pretty much majority of the HUMANS. He knew that he was no ordinary human. If he was, then he would not be able to control all forms of waters as he pleased. That he would not be able to cause earthquakes everytime he was displeased. That we would not be able to communicate with sea creatures and make them obey his every command.
And what's worse? Everytime he sees humans littering trashes everywhere, polluting the waters, polluting the skies, and anything else that destroys the environment, it made his blood (i■■) boil in rage. His opinion on humans is as low as dropping a stone down to the bottom of the ocean.
He was also a perfectionist. From the way he holds himself, the way he walks, the way he talks, to the way he do things, all are held with such grace and elegance that he does not look like a child but a grown adult.
However, he knew that not everything about him was perfect, that something was off about him, and he hated it. He hated his dyslexia. He hated his ADHD (but still managed to be graceful about it despite everything). He hated his ■■d ■■s. He hated his FATHER for not being there for his mother. And worse of all, he despises his step-father.
Gabe Ugliano was everything he despised. He was a filthy loathsome human waste who should not have been born. So why did his mother even bother to marry such trash?
The answer came to him on his 10th birthday.
He was on his way home after another unfulfilling day from school when a monster that came out from myths targetted him. A hellhound, his mind supplied. A mythical creature that actually exists? But then again, I am someone with supernatural abilities as well so monsters are not so far-fetched.
The hellhound growled at him with drool dripping off from its mouth. Instead of feeling fear like what a NORMAL person should, he calmly observed the beast for the slightest twitch of movement.
The hellhound then pounced at Percy, ready to eat him. Percy gracefully dodged its attack. Then he spread out his right arm as the water particles formed an object. It then solidified itself and fashioned into a weapon.
KLSHUK!!!
With the makeshift weapon, he used it to stab the hellhound. The blade completely pierced through its body. He then slashed its body with the weapon still pierced through it, effectively cutting it into half. The hellhound's body then dissolved into dust. All of this happened in the span of three seconds.
Hm? Since when can I fight? He was a bit dazed at everything that happened. He was not exactly surprised to see a hellhound. He was more on surprised that he could actually fight so gracefully, almost like his body was already accustomed to fighting.
He then looked at the weapon he formed with his powers. It was a stylized trident with three sharp prongs at its end. The tip of the trident is its purest of silver in color, and a blue and purple fin-like covering can be found near the tip and the bottom. The handle of the trident has a blue color as dark as the deep sea itself. Its overall length is approximately four-heads taller than himself, being 150 cm (4'9 ft) tall despite being a ten-year-old.
His eyebrows narrowed as he looked at his weapon. Why does this trident look familiar? As he pondered upon his mind on where he had last seen it, his head started to pound like crazy.
Ugh!
Unknown but familiar visions—no, memories (as his mind automatically supplied) suddenly flooded on his brain. The pain in his head became worse and worse until it suddenly stopped.
I see. No wonder I always feel so off about myself. I, Poseidon, have become a demigod? A half-blood human? His killing intent become more prominent as he thought about it.
He then thought about Sally, his current life mother. He thought about everything they had gone through, how she had loved him and raised him. Sally Jackson, my new mother. If it's her, then it might not be so bad after all, despite being a human. Though I wonder how she will react to her precious son being me as Poseidon. For some reason, the thought of her rejecting him after he revealed the truth about himself hurt but he chose to ignore it in favor of returning home. I've really gone soft, huh? But only for her.
Once he arrived home, the stench of that filthy human waste became stronger. He could hear his mother scream in pain and fear.
"Please, stop!! It hurts!!!"
"You b*tch thought that you could trick me?! Trying to use the money to secretly set up a birthday party for that demon?!! I've already allowed you to spare your demon of a son the sight of you being filled with my c*m!!! You're nothing more than a wh*re that I can just f*ck whenever I feel bored!!!"
That set off alarm bells on his head. Upon opening the door, he was greeted at the most loathesome sight, beer bottles broken on the floor. The table turned upside down with its contents on the floor. Sounds of skin slapping could be heard as HIS own mother cried in pain and fear with her clothes torn and pinned down harshly with her stomach on the sofa as Gabe Ugliano f*cked her harshly and mercilessly. Blood and c*m filled and squirted out of her v*gina and a*shole.
This made him see red. He grabbed Gabe with his hair and threw him harshly on the wall, effectively removing him from his mother. Sounds spinal cord cracking could be heard as he cried out in pain.
"UAAAAKKKKK!!!" What greeted Gabe was the most terrifying thing he has ever witnessed in his life. Percy glared down at him with his killing intent flooded out. All the pipes in the house and around them burst out with water from it. A strong earthquake could be felt within miles from them, affecting all of the North and South American continents. Despite all of this, he spared a small amount of power to create a water sphere around Sally, protecting her from all the falling debris and from his killing intent and power as well.
"HOW DARE A FILTHY DISGUSTING HUMAN PIECE OF SH*T LIKE YOU TOUCHED MY MOTHER?!! GABE UGLIANO, YOU HAVE FORFEITED YOUR PRIVILEGE TO LIVE!!! I SHALL TAKE YOUR WORTHLESS LIFE!!!"
"NO!!! PLEASE, SPARE ME!!!" He did not hear his plea as he materialized his trident and pierced his head. His eyes gouged out and crushed from the force of his trident. Brain, cerebrospinal fluid, and blood burst out from his head. He then pulled out his trident and hacked off his limbs. Lastly, he thrust his trident right to where his heart was located. Harshly removing his trident, all of the blood from his body burst out. Blood that burst out from the heart and chest had showered Percy's body.
Only once he saw that Gabe was dead, he retracted his killing intent and went towards his mother. His eyes soften at the sight of her. "Mother, are you alright?"
Sally could only nod in response. Although she was fearful of the amount of killing intent he emmitted a while ago and at the sight of Gabe's torn up body, she was relieved to see her son unharmed. She could only look down in shame and guilt. "Percy, I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry that you have to see me like this. A-And I'm sorry that your birthday is ruined because of m-me."
Percy's eyes darken at the thought that Gabe Ugliano made his mother this fragile. He kneeled to her eye level, hands hovering besides her shoulders but dared not to touch her, less she stepped back in fear. "Nonsense, mother. It is not your fault. It is that filth's fault. Also, forgive me for seeing this ugly side of me. I cannot help it as that trash is hurting you. And you did not ruin my birthday, mother."
He paused for a moment before decided to beat around the bush. "Mother, I have a confession to make." He then told his mother the truth, how he was Poseidon, about the Ragnarök, how he fought and died against Sasaki Kojiro (which made his ichor boil with rage as he lost against a human), how he was reborn as her son, and how he just recently had all of his memories returned.
Her answer surprised him. "Percy, my dearest son, I don't care who you once were before. You are still the same son that I had given birth to, love, and even care for. Remember this, Percy. The world may turn against you but I will be by your side forever."
He sighed in relief when she spoke those words. It was only then when he realized the current situation that they were in. While still inside the water sphere, he gently held his mother as he said, "Mother, let's get out of here and live somewhere far away."
Sally beamed and nodded. "Alright, Percy. Let us." And with that, he used his power to remove the blood and grim from the both of them and turned both of their bodies into water, completely submerging themselves to the floors of the ruined apartment.