“You shall go west, and face the god who was turned. You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned”.
Beginning by the end of the previous report, Percy slept for three days. He was terribly exhausted by what he had just lived. After having woken up, Chiron and Grover took him on a kind of “tour” or explanations of what was the camp, they showed him the people living there, they presented him the Principal and the leaders of the cabins.
In the camp exist cabins built to each god of the Greek mythology, thus, children who lived there were divided by houses or cabins depending on their father. Percy was assigned to cabin 12, where the non-recognized children were assigned, it was also the house of Hermes’ kids. There, he met a good friend who taught him how to fight with swords.
After that, it was time to play “capture the flag”; Percy was chosen by Annabeth, who was his guide. In the game, the main character manifested an incredible ability to fight, leaving the campers astonished. Following, at the end of the game, a monster appeared inside of the protection and attacked Percy, but Chiron saved him. Percy, almost dead, laid down in a near river and all his injuries were healed. Suddenly, a kind of hologram appeared, it was Poseidon claiming his son, this was a signal that one of the ancient rules have been broken, and everything was making sense now. “Besides, this part of the story was completely omitted in the movie, Percy was known to be Poseidon’s son since the beginning, and what happened in the game is that he cures a cut by putting his arm in water (a peculiar thing that makes a little bit more interesting the book)”.
Later at this event, Chiron decided to tell everything to Percy, Zeus had accused him of having stolen his lighting. Moreover, the fact of being Poseidon’s child puts him in Hades’ sight. At least, Chiron mentioned that he has an opportunity to do the things right and go to the oracle and see his prophecy. Thereby, Percy went where the Oracle was and heard the prophecy; “You shall go west, and face the god who was turned. You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned. You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend. and you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end”.
However, with fear, he decided to accept the request, and in the company of Grover and Annabeth, the three went to the real world to face their destiny. Since the beginning, they realized it would not be easy at all.
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