12 Chapter 12 : I create a paradox

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For whom the mysterious man was in chapter 10, it was no other than Julius Kane, the father of Carter and Sadie. He is traveling with his son Carter over the world and is prevented from seeing his daughter by lawyers.

For why I had the Kanes a cameo? Well it's a shared universe after all. Percy knows the Kanes from the past life and the same goes for Magnus Chase. I think I'm gonna do a crossover with the Kanes between book 1 and book 2.

Well anyway, we'll see.

Here's the next chapter, it will have some massive time skips though since the meeting between Ares and the questers won't be that interesting, it would be just Nyx telling Percy to kill Ares.

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It was hard not to kill Ares, he was getting on my nerves and I knew I could defeat him, also having Nyx yelling stuff in my ear that would be even too gross for the Tartarus didn't help me either. Yet I need him because...why do we even need him?

"We take your quest!" Luke said with awe in his eyes, I knew he was acting, they both were but they did a good job of it.

Ares disappeared with a smirk.

"Shit, now we're getting distracted by some stupid war god."

"Well if you didn't piss him off…" Annabeth began but Luke interrupted.

"It's a God, there's always a way to piss them off." He said, defending me.

"Besides that," I began with a smile, "maybe we run into something nice!" I said thinking about the spiders.

"Oh no love magic for you," Annabeth yelled and tried to grab the scarf but I took it first.

"Why not? it's my quest and it was my idea to turn the water into ice and stop the stupid water ride! If I remember right you were busy with Spiders."

Annabeth looked down, her cheeks red."It's just the vendetta between Arachne and Athena."

She glared at me, probably still mad about Medusa.

She probably guessed I would give Arachna the same treatment. I decided not to go any further about the sore subject.

We turned around to see the ruined water ride, there was not much love there right now. Just Luke slipping over the ice and kicking metal spiders and kicking the camera's muttering about stupid Gods.

I put the scarf inside my backpack, there was no way I would let this stupid scarf rot away at the attic with some weird creepy Oracle.

And I needed it for my plan.

'Sacrifice the scarf to me please...' begged Nyx.

'Nah I need it,' I denied her the request, 'why do you want sacrifices anyway?'

'Not gonna tell you.' Nyx teased.

I prayed to my favourite Olympian Hestia to give these animals a new home, while they fled the animal transport. I swung the bag over my shoulder as Annabeth took the one with the lightning bolt. We jumped out before they could come back and began to stumble through Las Vegas looking at the fake Pyramids and Eiffel Towers, trying to find a place to sleep and food. Seemingly lost we arrived at the shady hotel named: Lotus Hotel.

The flower logo made me go sick but Chaos told me the Hotel could not affect me due to the primordials in my head. Messed up, isn't it?

"Hey kiddo's come inside!" the doorman said, Luke and Annabeth looked suspiciously at the man but he looked mortal.

"Sorry, we are lost…" Annabeth muttered but the man laughed.

"The special suites are ready, come on inside," and as he said it he opened the doors, we entered the building to face Paradise. Game rooms everywhere. I saw tables with all you can eat food and a freaking roller coaster in the lobby.

"I think they made a mistake." Luke thought out loud.

The doorman handed us a hotel key and gave me a green silver credit card, "Welcome to the Lotus Casino. Here's your room key, it's on the top floor, room 4001. and here's a lotus card, it works in all the restaurants and games!" He said cheerfully.

"Wait, you…" Annabeth began but I interrupted her, "Thanks sir, we'll check out our rooms and call when we need something."

The man nodded and began walking away, I turned around to face Luke and Annabeth. "I think he thought we were the kids of a millionaire or something."

I shrugged, "We need a place to stay anyway!"

After a reluctant nod from Annabeth we walked towards the elevator.

While we were going up I was thinking about Bianca and Nico, I could save them now but that would change a lot of things, first off Bianca was 12 years old as well and she would not meet the Hunters who made her immortal. Second, we would not meet the Manticore who would abduct Annabeth and trap Artemis under the sky. I rather keep the changes as small as possible. However I could still visit them and make a talk, maybe explain to them about the Gods and prepare them for what was coming.

'Chaos any idea where Nico and Bianca are?' I asked.

'You gotta find it out yourself, by trial and error.' Chaos said snickering.

'Same floor as you but room 1987.' Nyx said quickly.

'Thanks Nyx, glad someone wants to help me.' I said annoyed.

We entered our hotel room, Annabeth and I dumped our backpacks in the corner while Luke jumped onto the bed. "Look at that view!" He said and we laughed. Our suite was big and we had an overview of the city, our own hot tub, some shooting machine with clay doves and a giant plasma tv.

"So what now are we gonna sleep?" I asked knowing we would not sleep.

Luke and Annabeth grinned mischievously, "We're gonna party tonight!"

I knocked on door 1987, it was a simple black door which was ironic for the kids of Hades, it took some time to escape Annabeth and Luke but after a while we all went our own way.

"Who's there?" A voice from behind the door said I recognized it as Bianca's.

"Percy Jackson, I want to talk to you for a second about your parents," I said and the door opened slightly revealing Bianca who looked tired. I saw Nico sneaking around the corner spying on his sister.

"Were you sent by the man who brought us here?" Bianca asked suspiciously but I shook my head, "it's easier to explain when I'm inside, it's quite a story."

"Did dad send you?" Nico asked, suddenly startling his sister.

"No, but I do know your dad," I said, he's my uncle, he wants me dead! I thought sarcastically as the door opened.

Both siblings looked at me suspiciously, "We expected someone older." Bianca said.

I smiled, "please sit down on the bed I need to tell you two something."

Nico grabbed his sister by her hand and both sat down. Biance glanced suspiciously at me but her curiosity was too big.

"Okay, do you know anything about your parents?" I asked.

"It's weird, I do know my mom but I can't remember anything about her," Bianca said and Nico nodded.

"Okay this may sound weird but I can prove it all just hear me out." I said.

I waited to see if they would say something but they stayed silent.

"The Greek Gods are real, they exist where civilization is the brightest and your dad is a God."

"WHAT?!" Bianca and Nico said both at the same time.

"Yeah, I know it sounds weird but see what I can do because of my father."

I summoned FrostSilver but slowly so they could see the ice forming.

"Whoa…" Nico's jaw dropped while Bianca just looked afraid.

"Are you a god?" Bianca asked but I shook my head.

"No, have you ever heard of demigods?" I asked.

They both nodded, "the man who took us here gave us a book about Mythology and told us to study it."

"Well I'm a demigod, my father is Poseidon God of the Sea and my mom is a mortal and you two are Demigods as well!" I said dropping the bomb.

They went silent.

"Our dad is a God?" Bianca asked.

"Yes, I can't tell you which one because he is, he has to claim you two himself."

They both looked disappointed.

"Trust me one day you two will get out of this Hotel and we will meet again." I said and they both pouted.

"You're not staying?" Nice asked.

"You're not taking us with you?" Bianca asked but I shook my head.

"No I can't, I'm on a quest to retrieve a stolen lightning bolt but I promise we will meet again." and I gestured towards the door.

"Wait can you tell us more about the Gods?" Bianca asked. "About what is waiting for us outside?"

"You could play Mythomagic to learn about them," I suggested knowing Nico's liking for this card game.

"What's Mythomagic?" Nico asked.

I sweatdropped, they didn't know it? But how did Nico…

O shit this is weird.

'Chaos can you summon Mythomagic cards?' I asked and in my hand appeared a metal box with some kind of monster art on it. I gave it to Nico who looked excited to learn about this 'Mythomagic'.

"What's this?" Bianca asked.

"It's a card game about Myths but the monsters and Gods are actually real and knowing them can save your lives."

Nico opened the box like it was a Christmas present and smiled widely, "awesome, I'm gonna learn everything about this game and when we meet again we can play it together!"

I flinched while Nyx and Chaos laughed.

'Well, you better start learning the game rules.' Chaos teased.

I grabbed my backpack and Annabeth's with the Lightning bolt and was about to leave when I found a note on the bed. I picked it up and immediately knew what happened.

Percy and Annabeth. I know it looks like I am abandoning you today. I wish I could stay and help but there are other things I must do first. Things I can not run away from, not anymore. I wish I had that I could stay, I really do. I hope you can forgive me. However, I do have faith that you two can pull through, even without me.

Luke.

PS: Don't use the flying shoes in Hades, it's not smart to use them in his domain.

I smiled as I read it. Seems like he does care about me.

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(Annabeth)

"Yes thank you for the platinum credit cards!" Percy said and snatched 2 cards out of the Lotus bellhops hands and began to make his way to the exit.

"Come on Annabeth!" He yelled and I followed him.

I knew what he was up to. I saw the note but I knew there was something fishy here. (Yes the son of Poseidon). Luke would not abandon a quest halfway through, Percy somehow forced him to leave. Probably thinking it was easier to take me out without Luke around. But he slipped and showed his true nature. I'm now 99% sure he is the thief, I mean why would he send Luke away if he wasn't the thief? Sadly I can't just call him the thief now or stab him in the back. I needed the lightning bolt first; otherwise I don't have enough evidence.

Yes, when he reveals the location of the lightning bolt I would take action. It was a plan worthy of my mother.

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so the World Cup is going to start on Monday. because of that I decided that's in every game my country wins

I will release one more chapter.

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