She looked up and said, "Perseus, I know you're there." Once everyone had set out, only Artemis was left behind. "Because he hasn't been in the mortal world since he was four years old, and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't leave his friends behind for anything," Zeus explained.Ĭhiron nodded and told his campers to help with the search. "How do you know that he is still on Olympus?" Chiron asked. I'm sure he is still on Olympus and is just hiding to avoid questions," he said. Now why don't we all calm down and actually try to find him?" she asked.Īll of the gods could see her sense, and Zeus spoke.
"I'm sure that Perseus had a very good reason for keeping it a secret. No one paid any attention to him, though, as the gods and demigods were all yelling as well.Ī fiery outburst from the hearth got everyone to quiet down. "Chaos chose Perseus as his heir? Why didn't he tell us?" Zeus demanded. That sent the throne room into an uproar. "Chaos.and his chosen heir," Athena whispered. The only beings in existence known to have black blood with white specks are." She trailed off as if she couldn't believe what she was about to say. She whimpered and said, "But.that's impossible. They all turned to Athena, hoping that she would know what just happened. Percy quickly healed himself with saltwater before disappearing in a cloud of black mist. Even Ares and Dionysus got along with him. Seeing as he got along with everyone who knew about him, he didn't have any conflicts. They had never seen Percy bleed before the moment when Artemis shot him.