The voice had returned only stronger. Since sending his hellguard Tartarus had become desperate. He was pulling out all the stops to keep Perseus and Armageddon contained within the pit, but frankly even he knew when he was fighting a losing battle. Armageddon had just been decimating anyone who tried to oppose him. Kronos was never far behind and anything strong enough to not be instantly killed off by Armageddon's power had been finished by Kronos' scythe.

The pain struck out once more. The closer Percy got to the doors of death, the stronger Tartarus' attacks were becoming. Armageddon had long since shifted and Percy had become the dominant aspect. Keeled over this time from the searing pain he had gotten from the pit's mental attack.

"Perseus. I have found a rather peculiar anomaly. A son of Hades was fighting a legion of dracaena to his last stand. I figure that you might want to see to his fate." Kronos explained as he brought forth a black bundle in his arms.

"I know of this demi-god. He's close friends with the group at camp Half Blood. I suspect that it is possible he was seeking me out. Come Kronos, we are close. I will bring the boy with me as well when we break through the doors." Percy explained as he took the unconscious son of Hades in his arms and continued to walk. Soon enough the pain returned right as they appeared on a ridge that directly overlooked the plains of death that stood at the doors of death. Ranks far bigger than any unit to have opposed them so far were based waiting anxiously for their opponents.

A searing pain imprinted itself on his brain and his body. The intense burning was all over him. It was too intense for him to ignore this time and he accidentally dropped Nico to the ground.

"He returns?" Was all Kronos asked, fully aware of what was happening. He too had been subjected to the horrors that Tartarus had offered him once long ago.

Percy stumbled and soon plummeted himself off of the sheer cliff edge that had been perched on. Kronos watched in awe as the Fallen Angel swooped down to the center of the monsters that were massed at the doors. All eyes were suddenly on him as he brutally clutched at his head, willing the pain to go away.

'If you cannot be stopped by them, then I shall make sure that you are so mentally broken that you are the one that kills Artemis. By your hand you shall slay her as if she were Gaea herself.' Tartarus' voice called out with a deep sickening laugh.

Sure enough there was a blast of pure black energy that engulfed a great many monsters before leaving the area barren except for one winged figure. The screaming of Percy's agony had stopped however.

"It will take more than head games to stop me. You may have invaded my mind and my body." Percy explained. His voice echoed throughout the plains of death.

"But there's one thing a Viking always keeps, HIS PRIDE!" Percy screamed as he released all of his power in one swift movement. A tidal wave of black lightning struck out from his body and decimated everything that the snaking tendrils of death could latch on to. Kronos only just managed to shield himself and Nico using all of his power in his scythe which was hit by the lightning. Kronos' own master weapon had crumpled to dust before his very eyes because of the power that Percy was outputting. Nico stirred underneath the Titan King.

"Get it to stop, he'll kill us all at this rate!" Nico mumbled. Clearly not in a great state but still conscious of the world around him.

"I don't think there are any that can stop it young one." Kronos replied as he braced against the force of impending death.

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The crew aboard the Argo II were briefed on everything that was going on. Luke and Jason stood at the head, a silent agreement that they were without a doubt the leaders of this voyage. Nobody argued against going to the doors of death to free Percy. They had all come to see him as someone important to them in the short time they'd known him. The Romans in particular.

A bright flash alerted them to the godly presence on their ship.

"Hey guys, I'm breaking a load of ancient rules because Percy is my bro. Any questions?" He asked them curiously.

"Got any means to help us get there faster?" Jason asked his half-brother.

"Of course. LET'S GO SUMMON MY SUN CHARIOT!" Apollo told them dramatically. A moment later they felt the Argo II accelerate up to some amazing speeds. Reyna and Leo who had been piloting the ship were watching Leo's homemade speedometer intently. "Hyper speed. Ridiculous speed. Oh my Gods! We're about to hit LUDICROUS SPEED!" Leo screamed in pure glee as he held firmly onto the railing, accidentally placing a hand over Reyna's. She shot him a look and he realized that it was now or never. If the Valdez charm failed him here, then he'd have no chance with the praetor.

He quickly and without thinking, snaked his fingers into hers right as the ludicrous speed hit and they were thrown into a horizontal wind tunnel. Reyna and Leo holding onto the rail with one hand while their other was tightly intertwined within each other's grasp. Reyna gave Leo a look that he didn't understand but she didn't break away from him either. They both looked straight ahead as the world rushed past the Argo II. At this rate, they were going to be in Greece in no time at all.

Suddenly the world stopped spinning all around them. Reyna landed gracefully on her feet next to the railing, but Leo hadn't been paying attention, he'd been staring at Reyna out of the corner of his eye and instead was flung over the railing when the Argo II came to a halt in Greece.

"Ow." His muffled voice called out from the lower deck. Apollo reappeared soon after.

"Yeah, so we're close. The doors of death are a couple of miles away. There will be monsters, and I can't help you fight them, BUT... I CAN give this ship some pretty badass defenses." Apollo grinned before focusing. A second later Ares appeared but because of Frank being his only child present, the God soon shifted to Mars Ultor.

"Right. The best defense is a totally badass offense. So enjoy these free auto-canons. They're already as badass as they're going to get so don't tinker. I'm talking to you Vulcan spawn." Mars grinned before both Gods disappeared.

"Sorry war God, I didn't quite hear that," Leo began as he pulled out a wrench from his tool belt, "You said tinker with them to your desire right? Yeah, I thought so." Leo cracked a smile at the skies. Reyna found herself unable to stop smiling at the quick witted son of Vulcan, or Hephaestus.

He made her feel wanted, and it wasn't like her past romantic interests, she could tell that no Gods or Venus spawn were going to snatch him away before she had her chance with him. She'd had a very tragic history for that recently. Firstly Jason disappeared on her and when he turned up he had Piper. Then Luke who she'd come to admire very much, turned out that he'd always had a girlfriend waiting for him. They'd been together for what, six years basically judging by the stories that the demi-gods had been swapping. Then there was Percy. The most alluring of the lot, she knew straight away that he was out of her league though. Norse for one thing. The Romans and the Vikings had fought a long time ago and the Vikings had nearly been made extinct because of it. She expected the bad blood to come from a blood thirsty axe wielding drunkard, but Percy was far from it. The angelic demi-god was the most level headed person she'd met. He was chosen as Chaos' champion and even then he'd proceeded to become one of the most powerful people in the universe. It only made senses that he would have found himself a Goddess. But Leo? Leo warmed her at the core, and not just because he could control fire.

Suddenly a huge rumble shook the earth, and in turn, the Argo II, "What the hell was that!?" Jason shouted as he lifted himself into the air to try and avoid the tremors but it hadn't worked. He was thrown back down to the deck.

"It's Percy, he's powering up!" Luke cried out, holding onto Annabeth to try and stay grounded.

"How is that possible? That's surely too much power!" Jason told him incredulously. If that was one being, then they were clear of the Gods in power by a lot.

"It's definitely him, I'd recognize it anywhere. I felt the same thing when he fought against Tartarus at Camp Jupiter. Let's go. He's obviously at the doors of death. If we don't open them and seal them again, he will destroy them." Luke explained frantically as they all geared up to land the Argo II.

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Artemis flashed into her camp, immediately confronted by Thalia.

"Lady Artemis! Just what in Hades is going on? You disappeared to Olympus and never came back." Thalia questioned lightly. Artemis motioned for her to follow her to the tent.

"It's not an easy thing to explain, but I guess you deserve the truth." Artemis sighed heavily as she sat down in her tent.

"I'd like that compared to the silence we've had. And where's Percy?" Thalia asked her.

"That's what this is about. Percy had to fulfill his other duties. He was in a war for Chaos and there were a few Gods fighting in this war Thalia. This isn't easy for me to explain because Perseus Jackson has obviously become quite close to me. But, he fought against Hydros, the primordial for the rivers of the world, and Gaea, mother earth herself. He single handily defeated the Primordials but when he overcome Tartarus, the pit used his own life force to incarcerate Percy down there for all eternity." Artemis' eyes seemed to be the first to betray her, a stream of tears coming loose once again. Thalia said nothing for a few minutes as she processed what this meant. Silently her own tears were flowing freely.

"The problem isn't that he was down there for the past couple of month Thalia. It's that time goes faster in the pit than it does here. What has been two months for us has been two years for him. He's been in Tartarus for the past two years and we've been powerless to do anything about it. He is on the verge of escaping though Thalia. He's coming back to us, I promise." Lady Artemis looked more hopeful than confident. Nobody had walked out of Tartarus before. Much less with their sanity still intact.

"So Percy is going to fight his way out of Tartarus to be reunited with you. That's... SO SWEET!" Thalia's eyes had glazed over. Artemis was considering telling her about the throne on Asgard.

"That's not all Thalia. I went with Chaos to speak with Odin. The King and Queen of Asgard... Their thrones started changing when I got there. They change to the specification of the future rulers of Asgard. Thalia, it was my throne." Artemis told her slightly.

"OH EM GEE!" Thalia squealed at the top of her lungs before passing out.

"Hmm." Was all Artemis said before she decided that the rest of the hunters needed to know about Percy at least. They'd come to care for him and would be devastated to hear of it, but at the same time they'd be glad to know that things were being done about it. She was just about to gather the hunters in when a terrible tremor shook the earth to its core.

"Milday, what is it!?" Phoebe asked in confusion as to why some of the most nimble hunters were being thrown around.

"It's Percy Jackson!" Was all she could reply as his signature power rolled over her.

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The red fields were blotched with large holes where the black lightning had struck and taken massive chunks out of the floor of Tartarus. The doors of death seemed undamaged but upon closer inspection there were a series of cracks where the lightning had struck the doors. Percy knew better than to try and blast his way out. Not just because Thanatos would be uber pissed off with him but because he knew that the monsters would be even more vast as when Thanatos had been chained up.

"They approach son of Odin." Kronos' voice called out as he traversed the cliff with Nico in his arms. It wasn't such an odd sight when Kronos was in his human size. The titan only had foot long horns and burning rocky skin that gave him away.

"Then so must we, come I need to get out of here as soon as possible, two years is enough for me to question my sanity." Percy's voice had an edge to it, it was painfully obvious that he truly could not wait to get out, the torture that Tartarus had subjected him to recently was godlike in strength, and he had expected the Asgardian to falter and break in his sanity, but the Norse was a lot stronger than people gave him credit for.

"Put me down Titan!" Nico scrambled away from Kronos feverishly. Kronos just shrugged as Nico walked over to Percy.

"Norse. I was sent to find you but it seems that in your time here you've become far better at navigating the pit than I. Sorry about that. The Greeks and Romans have joined sides to free us from outside. Any moment now the doors will open." Nico explained. As if his words were magic the doors of death parted revealing the Greek sunshine. No more words were needed, Percy bolted immediately for the exit to his personal hell for the past two years. He emerged, finally he was free. His stygian iron face plate still hung across his face but it was obvious to the crew of the Argo II who it was. His body was beaten and torn and Chaotic platinum chains hung all around him. A quick swipe of his hand and the stygian iron had been discarded immediately and Percy had tackled Luke unknowingly. He grabbed Luke's face and full on kissed him on the lips before standing up tall and flexing his various muscles. "FREEDOM!" He shouted at the heavens so loud that the clouds parted for his powerful voice. Nico and Kronos followed soon after.

"Percy can you please refrain from kissing my boyfriend, that's my job." Annabeth told him sternly as she pulled a stunned Luke to his feet.

"Sorry Annabeth, the excitement got too much for me." Percy replied honestly.

"Saturn!" Jason gasped, wielding his gladius.

"Jason you would be a fool to take on the Titan King. He has turned a new leaf and is the sole reason that I am free today. Do not take my words lightly." Percy told Jason who slowly nodded but still glared at the Titan King.

"Free at last." Percy muttered as he stretched wings but unfortunately they were still incredibly damaged.

"Apollo!" Percy called into the sky.

"Percy!" Apollo shocked everyone when he immediately pulled the son of Odin into a hug. They were clearly good friends.

"Apollo, take the demi-gods either to Olympus or one of the camps. I don't care where at the moment. I need to present my case to the council. Kronos with me." Percy told the Titan who nodded, a moment later he found himself standing in the throne room, and to his surprise it was incredibly full of people that he was planning on summoning.

"Percy!" A number of people called out. He was immediately crushed by Chaos in a bright hug then by Nyx who joined in straight away. Apollo appeared a moment later with the demi-gods who all felt awkward. The throne room was huge, but yet somehow it was still crowded. Artemis flashed in and grabbed Percy in her embrace so tightly that he was sure she would never let go.

"You left me for months." She wept into his shoulder.

"Two months for you was two years for me Artemis. You were the only thing that kept me sane." Percy explained softly. She broke away from him, but not before pulling him into a deep kiss. Both Apollo and Aether immediately wolf whistled much to the displeasure of Zeus and Chaos.

"What? I think I've earned that after being stuck in Tartarus for two years!" Percy exclaimed, looking between the guilty God and Primordial.

"Perseus my son. When you were first in this room I told you that to assume your rule in our kingdom you had to prove yourself worthy. I ask everyone in this room to bear witness. Are there any that dispute that my son has proven himself worthy to rule over the kingdom of Asgard?" He asked looking around the room casually. "Didn't think so. Perseus my son. I hereby name you the King of Asgard. May you rule over as a wise leader." Odin then extended his hand to his kneeling son's head just as a bright gold crown was built out of nothing. It was magnificent and radiated glory.

"Thank you father. I hope that I will always make your proud." Percy explained.

"Though now that I am king, there is something else that I must do to solidify my rule. Lord Zeus, may I speak with you privately?" Percy turned to the King of the Gods who was just as confused as everyone else.

"Why of course Perseus. Come." Zeus flashed out and Percy knew exactly where to.

"What is the meaning of this?" Zeus' tone was calm and actually friendly.

"I have no doubts that by now you understand the relationship between myself and your daughter. Being the King of Asgard I would need a Queen to rule by my side and there is no one that I love more than Artemis. I think it would be improper for me to do anything without your approval. So Lord Zeus, King of the Gods, will you allow me to marry your daughter?" Percy asked with the utmost respect in his voice. Zeus' face went through several phases of shock before finally a smile erupted.

"Perseus, I would be honored to welcome you to our family. Let us get back, I am sure you are dying to ask her." Zeus smiled proudly.

They both flashed back into the throne room and the confusion had seemingly not parted for anyone, except Chaos, Nyx and Odin who had known that he would do this all along.

"We have one final issue to deal with and then everyone will be dismissed." Zeus announced before waving to Percy who quickly though about something. He was still in his torture chains. He quickly walked over to Aphrodite and whispered for her to give him a suit. She raised an eyebrow but did it anyway. Unfortunately the chains anticipated this and wove themselves in and out of his fine suit. A moment later Chaos had engulfed him in black mist and when it parted he was free of his constraints. "Much better." He breathed easy.

"As the King of Asgard I will be ruling over an entire kingdom and as many of your realize, this cannot be done along. I would need a Queen to keep me on the straight and narrow." Percy had begun, he'd been slowly pacing the room so that everyone had been able to understand where he was going with this.

"And as I'm sure all of you know by now... I would rather have no other person by my side-" He stopped at Artemis' throne before his body glowed lightning blue and grew in size. His eyes locked with hers. "Than you, Artemis." Percy slowly got down on one knee and cupped his hands. Purple, black and midnight blue smoke swirled around in his hands until he was holding a silver box delicately inside. "Lady Artemis, Goddess of the hunt. Will you make me the happiest man in the universe, and become my Queen?" Percy asked. He opened the box and inside was a ring delicately crafted to perfection. Not even Hephaestus could have made such a beautiful ring. The ring itself was crafted out of the same indestructible material that his weapon was made from, but on the hilt of the ring there was a perfectly carved crescent moon being crossed with lightning.

Aphrodite nearly died from the vast emotions in the room. Apollo had a hand on her shoulder, makjing sure that she stayed conscious the entire time. Gasps were heard all around them. "I-" Artemis couldn't get her words out at all. Tears of pure joy flooded her cheeks in seconds as she jumped out of her throne and grabbed his face, smashing her lips into hers as cheers erupted form every single person in the throne room. When they finally broke apart gasping for air, "I'm taking that as a yes." He whispered into her ear.

"Of course I will you silly man." She gasped back, holding onto him even tighter before. Now there was a room full of godly witnesses, nobody was taking him away from her. He'd fought his way through hell and back for her, nothing could stop him from spending eternity with the woman he loved.