The Sky's Revenge

Chapter 9

Amber's Point of view

The evening after Percy fell thoughts of him still clouded my mind. I couldn't help but worry about him, and it ocurred to me that it would be my first time sleeping alone since Percy and I were married. Technically we don't have to sleep, but it would help get the energy back that we used during the battle against Typhon. I wasn't sure if I would be able to sleep with thoughts of Percy plaguing my mind. I got into the bed that I usually share with Percy, although I did try to sleep I didn't have much luck since my mind kept going back to Percy.

Somehow I managed to pull myself together and fall asleep, but by then it was already quite late. The next day we had a council meeting to discuss our next move. As much as I wanted to search for Percy, I knew that we had to concentrate on the war. He would understand, and who knows he might come back on his own if he wasn't hurt too badly by the fall. I forced myself to cling onto the hope that he would be okay, after all, he's one of the strongest Olympians, he could take care of himself.

We would only have two days to prepare for the battle in Greece since it had taken us so long to defeat Typhon. I did everything I could think of to make sure that we would be as prepared as we could be for the battle. more than anything I wanted to search for Percy but I knew I couldn't be selfish, I also knew that Percy would probably be disappointed in me if I put him before the entire world.

 I also couldn't help but worry about my children, I knew that they were all fully capable of defending themselves, but being their mother I couldn't not worry about them. because of Percy they were all gifted with the sword and of course they had their powers. to prepare for the upcoming battle Athena and I had put our heads together in order to come up with a plan.

 Due to our domains Athena and I had some things in common this had resulted in us becoming rather close friends. some of the other gods had suspected that we would end up as rivals, but we had surprised them by doing the exact opposite. When I first became a goddess Athena had helped me with my training.

 Originally Percy had also tried to help with my training, while he had helped me some, more often than not my time with Percy ended with us doing something that definitely wasn't training. I tried my hardest to concentrate on the war, but I often found myself worrying about Percy, or reflecting on our time together, and even reflecting on our time apart. 

I sat in my throne on Olympus memories of my time with Percy flashing through my mind, I remembered how shocked I had been when Percy first revealed the truth about who he was. I remembered that despite everything I knew about Greek "mythology" I was quite skeptical. I never really believed him until he stopped time to prove his point to me.

 Not really thinking about what I was doing I reached up with my right hand and touched my earring, the earrings I was wearing had been one of many gifts from Percy. the only thing I have ever really wanted from him is his love which he has always given without hesitation, well except for after he had to leave before Luke was born. I have never blamed him for that so I'm not about to start now. 

He still gives me birthday gifts despite the fact that we are both immortal so even though time passes we don't look any older. I have a feeling that part of the reason why he always remembers is the fact that he is the god of time, I'm guessing that if he didn't have that domain he would probably forget.  I remembered being with Percy the first time, how we had both been a bit nervous at first but we soon got over it. 

I remembered my complete shock, nervousness, and even a little excitement when I learned I was pregnant with Luke. I remembered going to check on luke one night only a few days after we got out of the hospital, and when I entered Luke's room I immediately recognised the telltale sea scent that told me that Percy had visited Luke regardless of the laws he had mentioned. 

I couldn't help but remember my complete joy when I was able to marry Percy, and my happiness at his reaction when I told him about the twins. I couldn't help but think of how it felt to be wrapped in his arms or when his lips were press against mine and the salty taste of his lips. I could only hope that he would return to me and that it would be soon, I wasn't sure how long I could wait without searching for him. 

Percy's point of view

Endless darkness, that's all I could see. my first thought was where was I. I was confused for a moment until the memories of the fight against Typhon and my fall came back to me.  That left me with a pretty good idea why I was in this predicament,  but I still had to figure out where in hades I was, there were several possibilities that came to mind when I thought about it but I had no clue which was the right one. 

I wondered was I just unconscious, or had I landed so hard that I was reforming in Tartarus, or worse still had I landed so hard that I'd faded? based on the fact that I was surrounded by nothing but darkness, and that there was no one else there I was pretty sure I hadn't faded but then again we basically know nothing about where we go when we fade so Honestly I couldn't be sure. 

I continued to wonder about my current predicament until a thought hit me that immediately overpowered the other thoughts in my mind. I wondered what had happened after I fell, had the others defeated Typhon without me? had one of the primordials helped? were they still battling him? was Amber alright? once that thought crossed my mind I immediately became worried, my thoughts flashed from Amber to my father who had also been helping us with Typhon.

 that's when another thought occurred to me, I didn't know what time it was, I had no idea how much time had passed since I fell, for all, I knew It might have just been a few hours, or it could have been days or even months. normally I'm practically a walking clock,  I usually know the time and date no matter what I'm doing, the only times I've ever lost track of time were if I got really distracted like the day I first met Amber and apparently now, 

that realization made me wonder, how long had it been since I fell, for all I knew the others could be in Greece right now  and I'm here not doing anything. images of basically everyone I cared about flashed before my eyes, Amber, Luke, the twins, my dad, my mom, Andrew, Tyson, and several others that I care about. One of my more painful memories also flashed before my eyes, I once again witnessed Christina's death, reminding me what could happen to someone I care about if I'm not there to protect them. 

All of that was enough motivation for me to try and get out of my situation and find out for certain where in Hades I was, I tried to pull myself out of the endless darkness, but I didn't make much progress before sinking back into it still wondering what had happened. I wasn't about to give up, though, I wouldn't stop trying to get out of there until I succeeded or realized that I couldn't since I know I can't just leave the others to take on four primordials on their own.

I know this is shorter than usual but I don't want to use up all my ideas in one chapter.