I'm not Alone

Chapter 4

He was immortal. Immortal. As many a times he repeated it in his head, he still couldn't believe it. All he could do was curl up on the stool he was sitting on and try not to look weak. Gold poured out from his hand, dripping down, painting his pants. 

All of the gods were in shock. This had never happened before. But they could clearly see that he was immortal. Instead of red blood, golden ichor now flowed through him. Hermes spluttered, searching for words, finding nothing.

"How?" Growled Percy, his wound forgotten. 
"We don't know darling. My best guess is that you were already so powerful that our blessings just converted you into a full blooded God." Hestia said, moving to stand by his shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze.

"Oh, I have given you the ability to heal, to spread hope and warmth and to summon home cooked meals." Hestia said and hugged him tightly. A hug to rival Tyson's. The memory sobered him.

"I have given you ability to shadow travel, manipulate shadows and summon jewels. You most probably aren't affected by the ancient laws so you may do what you please." Hades said, shrinking under Hestia's pointed glance. 
"Goodbye, son of the sea, and remember." Was all Hades said as he melted in the shadows.

"I must be going as well. Goodbye, cuz." Said the god who was silent till then. He then proceeded to flash out leaving Percy with Hestia who hugged him again. She was concerned for him. She knew he could handle himself just fine, still she worried.

"Take care of yourself, Perseus" She said in a stern tone.
"Yes, mom." Percy joked. He watched as his favorite goddess melted in flames by his hearth, the smile never moving from her face.

Just as Hestia left, Percy left the small hut and went to search for Demilin. He searched for her violet aura, a trick he had learnt from her. It was very useful if he could sense auras, it helped him to see people who are not seen.
He finally found her in a tree, relaxing.

Demilin was more than startled when she felt a hooded person with an immensely powerful aura coming near her, but when she observed it more carefully, she realized that it had familiar traces of sea green in it, and then she relaxed. She realized it was Percy, or Eidos, as she called him. She was wondering what those gods could have done to make him this powerful it was almost scary. Her question was forgotten when Eidos lowered his hood.

'His eyes. They're so beautiful.'  They were his normal sea green color but had a dusting of black and orange in them. They looked like a firestorm in a sea storm. He was already very handsome, with his chiseled features and regal structure, but these eyes just brought him to another level of beauty.

He was very confused. Demilin was never quiet. And now she was sitting above him gaping at him like a fish. "Hey!" He snapped his fingers in front of her face.
"What?" She snapped at him, finally out of her trance.
"Are you yo ready to go?" Honestly she was very sad to see him go. It had been decades since she'd had a companion or student and when she met Eidos, she hoped he might last at least 10 years learning about outer space, but he was smarter than he looked. He took much less, making her studies and training seem like a child's play. And by far, he was the best student and friend she had. 

"Let's go, idiot." She said and hopped off her seat, breaking the branch in the process, making Eidos duck to avoid being slapped by a tree.
"Let's." Said Eidos and started to walk towards to gate, his mood somber, not wishing to leave his best friend.

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