Chapter 162

After cleaning up the puke on his shoes Percy left the apartment giving Leo and his mom time to bond. He honestly didn't know what to do today, it was still his birthday and the +50 to his luck wasn't something that will come till next year. He needed something to do, but what?

Percy quickly found himself inside central park again quickly walking towards the lake where he and his dad had their adventure last night. He sat down on a bench overlooking the lake and smiled. Seeing water instantly made him feel better. He took a deep breath and let it out.

After spending a few minutes simply relaxing Percy opened his inventory and pulled out a level 2 skill disk along with a level 10 skill disk. He used the level 2 on his Observation skill;

Observe Lv-12 (0%)

By Observing a target one will get information about said object

-Max HP,MP, stats, info, their emotions, likes/dislikes and will give their opinion of you.

And then used the level 10 skill disk on Critical Strike;

Critical strike! Lv-23 (0%)

A precise strike that can cause 2500% damage to the target.

Chance of success- Luc+Dex

Percy smiled at this before reaching into his inventory and pulling out the skill book he got from yesterday's battle;

Ping!

You have obtained Spell book: Binding hands, do you wish to learn it?

YES/NO?

Percy pressed yes causing the book to vanish allowing the knowledge to flow into him. He quickly processed the information before his eyes shoot up in surprise. 'This...this is amazing!' Percy thought out just then;

Ping!

You have learnt the skill, Binding hands!

Binding hands, Lv-Max

Allows user to bind an opponent's body making it unmovable. Release is possible only when user deems it. Only allowed to bind a maximum of 5 people at a time.

Time limit- none.

Cost-1000 Mana

Percy read that thing, 'this is amazing. This has no time limit, and no limit on who I could bind! Meaning gods were up fro grabs! This was like my own magical chains of Hephaestus, and the cost of mana was extremely reasonable if not broken!'

Percy had wondered why he got only a spell book as a loot item from the dungeon even when having luck at 100. It seems this loot was more than meets the eye. Percy closed the box and quickly checked through his inventory again looking for something to do. Maybe an item to play around with or a- got it.

Percy pulled out the HNI;

HNI,

A device used by the children of Hermes and few other campers. It allows access to the H-Net which will give you access to the world without worry of monsters finding out.

The Hermes Network Interface was something Percy hadn't been using as of late. He didn't really pick up loot that was useless for him, like zombie bones or things like that, so he didn't really have much to sell. But with the amount of money he now had he decided it was time for some shopping.

Percy pulled out the piece of paper he alway kept along with the HNI and attached the device on top of the paper. The cylinder started to blink as it started booting up. The paper then became stiff as a board and the page turned black. It the turned on showing four apps, Search, Maps, Online Market and Iris Messaging.

Percy clicked on Online Market and quickly began browsing through the page. Percy clicked on 'enchanted clothes' and selected the first hoodie he saw. It was black and had a skull logo on it and under the description was written, 'Enchanted to protect from weather and sweat proof.' It seemed like some basic stuff and so it was pretty cheap, just 5 D.

Percy went back to the menu and searched for the most expensive piece of enchanted armor, and what he got was a surprise. It was not just one piece, it was a whole set.

The set consisted of a pair of gloves and shoes along with a shirt and a pair pants. Each would have the basic enchantment of protection from weather and sweat proof, but they also had more powerful stuff like;

They were flame and waterproof

The shirt was enchanted by Hephaestus to become as hard as steel when mana was poured into it.

The pants were flexible and enchanted to boost speed and agility.

The shoes were blessed by Hermes himself for speed and stealth and would not make a sound when sneaking up on someone

The gloves were designed to improve the user's strength and when mana is put in, the gloves transformed into gauntlets

Percy was drooling. The best part however wasn't the enchantments, it was the fact at all of this were customizable. He could make it into anything he wanted, anything. The price however put a stop to his good mood. The entire thing costed 100,000 D. That was a lot, even for Percy, it was time to move on. Percy eventually bought a pair of enchanted blue and black trainers for around 50 D;

Hephaestus brand shoes, Blue;

They are shoes made by a factory in greece by little gnomes who are grossly under pained. Enjoy them, you heartless monster.

Enchanted to be tear resistant and flame proof.

Durability-20/20

Percy was kind of put off by the description but he ignored it for the most part and put the shoes on, which surprisingly fitted like a sock. He threw away his old shoes and turned off the HNI. The demigod then trekked around the park testing out the new shoes.

As Percy walked around he looked at all the people there. They all looked so happy it kind of made him jealous. It was his birthday but he didn't really have anyone special to spend it with. Sure he had his mom and dad, but they didn't really count. The people in his life were great, no question about that. The demigods in camp would follow him anywhere and he would go to hell and back for them, which he did.

But despite all that, he never really had someone close….someone he could talk to and trust completely. Percy sighed, 'Fates if you three are listening to this, can you hook me up?' Percy shook his head, 'yeah right, like that's ever-'

Ping!

Warning! A person is falling right on top of you!

Percy blinked and looked up and sure enough a figure in a silver parka was falling down right on Percy. The demigod spread his arms out and grabbed the person and held the close. He then looked at the falling mystery and blinked, "Artemis?"

The red haired goddess was in her 12 year old form with her bow in one hand and quiver strapped on her back. She looked surprised seeing Percy, "Perseus? What are you doing here?"

"I live nearby, though of coming for a walk, what are you doing here?"

"I was tracking a Lamia, stupid bitch threw me off the bridge," Percy looked up and found a walkway right above him and something was on top of it running away. "Shit she's getting away!"

Percy let Artemis down, "do need some help?"

Artemis scoffed, "I'm the goddess of the hunt, I doubt I would need your help."

Percy nodded, "okay...but I'm still coming along."

"Why?"

"I'm bored."

"And if I refuse?"

"Then I'll use my ultimate trump card to convince you," Artemis raised an eyebrow while Percy smiled, "it's my birthday."

The goddess of the hunt chuckled, "fine Perseus, you win. Come, I do not wish to lose sight of her. Try to keep up," she turned and ran towards the tree line leaving a smirking Percy behind.

"Oh she did not just tell me to keep up," Percy activated his Speed demon perk and vanished leaving nothing behind but dust.

Artemis looked back and didn't see Percy there. She sighed, 'couldn't keep up, sad. Very well time to focus on-WHAT IN HADES?!' Artemis looked to her left and there looking like he was taking a casual walk in the park was PErcy. The demigod winked at the goddess before he sped up. Artemis narrowed her eyes, 'oh it is so on!'

The two ran faster and faster trying to out do each other. Just then the trees cleared out into a small clearing with trees stumps lying around. Percy jumped and took out Riptide. He landed on one of the tree stumps and looked ahead to the monster Artemis was tracking.

It was big, around 20 feet long. It's top half was of a naked beautiful blue haired woman with blue eyes and the bottom half was off a blue snake with a cross check pattern on it ;

Lamia

Lv- 25

HP:12,500/12,500

MP:200/200

Str-11

Vit-21

Dex-12

Int-31

Wis-20

Luc-2

Half woman/half snake. This creature of Greek myths originated from the first Lamia who was cursed by Hera into a monstrous form. there are many variations of a Lamia, this one specialises in magic.

Kill to gain- 10,000 Exp

Percy smiled, "this is going to be easy."

"I did not think Hubris was a trait you possessed Perseus," Artemis appeared next to him drawing her arrow taking aim.

"It's not hanburys if it's just a statement of talent," Percy replied.

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