"This chapter was scheduled for Tuesday, with another following on Friday. However, I've decided to drop it early to keep the momentum going between chapters."
The previous chapters have been updated. I noticed the word count was 2 to 3 times shorter in English, and I sincerely apologize for that.
Also, thank you for the 3 collections! This is my first fanfic, and in just two days, you've already surpassed the French version...
even though I'm actually more comfortable writing in French!
The screen changes texture, becoming more fluid, almost dreamlike. The Archbishop raises a finger to command silence, his gaze focusing particularly on Nyx.
— Archbishop: "One final warning. The Primordials of this universe 1.1… especially you, Nyx, are nothing but shadows of themselves. Beings without nobility, devoured by madness. Do not compare yourselves to these failed drafts. Instead, look at the man who will change the destiny of the Creator."
Universe 1.1 — The Hero Without Hatred
We see Percy on the battlefield against Cronus, then Gaia. Unlike the Percy of our universe, this one bears no scar of betrayal… not yet. He fights with deadly grace, a power that makes the Olympians step back when he gets serious.
Cinema Reactions
Ares whistles in admiration. "Look at that footwork… it's cleaner, more direct. He doesn't hesitate." Poseidon smiles with paternal pride, but his smile quickly fades when he sees what comes next.
The image shows Percy in Tartarus.
He manipulates poison and blood to save a terrified Annabeth. He faces the Nyx of this world:
A hideous, skeletal creature, whose mouth drips black blood.
Nyx stands up, outraged, her shadows clawing at the ground.
"It's… THAT'S ME?!
That disgusting thing? Archbishop, this is an insult!"
Chaos places a hand on her arm to calm her.
"…In this world, everything I created went wrong."
The Betrayal and the Leap into the Unknown
The war against Gaia is won. But instead of celebration, Olympus shows its true face. With the exception of Hestia and Hades, the gods vote to banish Percy to Tartarus out of pure fear of his power.
Cinema Reactions
Hestia cries silently. Zeus looks away, uncomfortable seeing his own paranoia taken to its extreme. Chaos and Nyx cast such murderous looks at the Olympians in the room that they seem ready to disappear beneath their seats.
On screen, Percy doesn't scream. He looks at Zeus with infinite weariness.
— Percy: "I kind of expected it…"
As he falls toward the Abyss, a rift of pure light grabs him. He lands not in lava, but in a space of silky nebulae. Before him stands Chaos.
She is breathtakingly beautiful, a light of hope in an ocean of void.
— Percy (breathless): "An angel…"
Cinema Reactions: The Electricity of the Encounter
Chaos in the theater blushes slightly, her eyes fixed on the screen. She feels the echo of that compliment across dimensions.
"An angel… he calls me an angel when I am the Void…"
Aphrodite is in a trance. "Look at their eyes! It's universal love at first sight!"
On screen, the two beings remain frozen. Five minutes pass. They say nothing. They devour each other with their gaze. Time seems to stop. Chaos, accustomed to everything she touches breaking, sees for the first time a being who looks at her without fear, without desire, just with pure admiration.
— Chaos (whispering, embarrassed): "Thank you… but no, I am not an angel. Hello, Percy Jackson."
— Percy (with a smile that could melt a glacier): "Hello."
Cinema Reactions
Nyx crosses her arms, a sulky pout on her lips. "Are they going to stay like that for long? They look like two teenagers at their first dance." The Archbishop smiles. "This is the moment when Chaos stopped being a destructive force and became a woman. This is the beginning of peace."
The screen radiates a stellar light, a pulse beating to the rhythm of the conversation between the young demigod and the Source of Everything. The cinema hall is frozen, captivated by the disarming simplicity of this exchange.
The Confession of the Void
On screen, Percy scratches the back of his head, a bit confused.
— "So… who are you? I was supposed to be on my way to Tartarus…"
— Chaos: "I saw the injustice, Percy. I couldn't let you fall. I brought you… to my home."
She lowers her eyes, a strand of cosmic hair falling across her face.
— "You fascinate me. I hoped to find someone like you. My name is Chaos. The Creator."
— Percy: "Okay… do I need to kneel?"
— Chaos (with a small crystalline laugh): "No, that's unnecessary."
Cinema Reactions: Incredulity
Zeus and Poseidon exchange a stunned look. They imagine Percy asking them the same question and their blood boils. Ares snickers: "He asks if he should kneel like he's asking if he should take off his shoes. This kid has no filter."
The Weight of Failed Creation
On screen, Chaos's sadness overflows. She begins to cry tears that resemble stardust.
— Chaos: "Everything is a failure because of me… My children, the Primordials, became evil. My daughter Nyx… she wasn't like this."
She projects an image of the original Nyx: a dark and majestic beauty, before the madness of blood transformed her into a monster.
— Percy (astonished):
"Wow… she's beautiful. She could easily steal Aphrodite's title."
Cinema Reactions: Ego and Beauty
Aphrodite makes an offended face, but eventually nods. "It's true that the 'pure' version of Nyx has a certain… radiance." Nyx in the theater straightens up, somewhat proud despite herself. She throws a victorious glance at the goddess of love.
"You hear that?
Even a Percy from another world recognizes the superiority of Night."
The Choice of Equality
Chaos regains her seriousness. She looks at Percy with an intensity that seems to probe every atom of his being.
— "The Titans, the Olympians… all followed the same path of corruption. So I observed Humanity. Their lives are short, fleeting, but they have something the gods have lost."
She approaches him, her hand brushing his cheek.
— "I've made my decision. If one day I were to have an equal… he must be human."
— Percy (eyes wide): "Me?!"
— Chaos: "Yes. You."
Cinema Reactions: The Divine Earthquake
Chaos in the theater closes her eyes. She feels the truth of those words. "A human to anchor us to reality… to prevent us from becoming monsters of power." Hera protests: "A human equal? That overturns all laws!"
The Archbishop intervenes calmly:
— "You see? In Universe 1.1, Chaos did not seek a warrior to conquer, but a heart to no longer be alone. She chose Percy not for his powers, but for his humanity."
The screen seems to vibrate with a new energy. It is no longer brute power that dominates, but a stubborn and profound human wisdom.
Percy stands before the Origin of Everything, hands in his pockets, refusing to let the Creator sink into contempt for her own creation.
The Advocate of Olympus
On screen, Percy shakes his head, a slight smile at the corner of his lips despite the solemnity of the moment.
— "I can understand, Chaos…
But I don't completely agree with you."
Chaos stops dead, her galactic eyes widening.
— "What do you mean? Everything I created is…"
— "Listen," Percy gently interrupts.
"I understand that you think everything is bad because they disappointed you. But despite their enormous flaws, they have qualities."
He begins listing them, and each name brings a reflection of the gods onto the screen:
Artemis: "Even if she is heartless toward men, she offers refuge and a family to young girls who have nowhere to go."Poseidon: "My father… he often helps sailors with his dolphins. Unlike Zeus, he causes far fewer accidents in his domain."Apollo: "Despite his obsession with sex, he never abuses his powers for it. And he secretly helps broken people through music and medicine."Hades: "Uncle Hades runs his domain better than anyone. He is the fairest of them."Demeter: "She's obsessed with her crops, sure, but it's because she wants no one to experience famine."Hestia: "She does everything to unite Olympus. With her power, she could force her point of view, but she never does. She chooses peace."
Chaos remains silent, struck by this perspective. She who saw only monsters now discovers nuanced beings through the eyes of a mortal.
Cinema Reactions: The Silence of the Guilty
In the theater, the impact is devastating. The silence is so heavy one could hear a grain of sand fall.
Artemis lowers her eyes, her fingers loosening their grip on her bow. She did not expect Percy to defend her before the Creator. Poseidon discreetly wipes away a tear. "He still sees me like that… despite everything I put him through."
Apollo is frozen. Hearing Percy acknowledge his secret efforts to heal broken souls affects him more than any hymn to his glory. Hestia smiles with infinite tenderness. "He is the only one who understood that my discretion is a choice of strength, not weakness." Zeus, for once, says nothing. He is the only one Percy did not truly defend, and the absence of his "qualities" in Percy's speech hits him harder than any lightning bolt.
The Shock of the Creator
On screen, Chaos looks at Percy as if he had just recreated the universe before her.
— Chaos: "You really see them that way? After they banished you?"
— Percy: "You can be angry at someone without forgetting the good they do. That's what being human is, I guess. We're a mix of everything."
The screen lights up with an aura of silver and gold. The moment when Creation meets its own redemption.
The Gift of the Void
On screen, Chaos raises her hands, and threads of pure black light begin to intertwine around Percy.
— Percy: "Wait, what are you doing?"
— Chaos: "I am giving you divinity. You have earned it, Percy. Through your nobility, through your heart."
The energy is so intense that the spectators in the theater must squint. When the light fades, Chaos collapses, drained. Percy catches her instinctively, his new body vibrating with a power that makes the air tremble.
— Chaos (in a whisper only the audience can hear):
"I don't want to be alone anymore…"
Cinema Reactions: Emotion and Fear
Chaos in the theater lets out a muffled sob. "She gave everything… she laid herself bare before him." Zeus turns pale.
"She gave half of her power? She created a being capable of overthrowing her?"
Hestia smiles gently.
"She did not create a ruler, Zeus. She created a companion."
The Awakening and the Unexpected
An hour later, in the vision, Chaos awakens in Percy's arms. She smiles, radiant despite her exhaustion.
— Chaos: "Hello again. You didn't just receive divinity, Percy. I made you my equal. With half of my power, you may already be stronger than me."
Percy freezes. His eyes shift from shock to a kind of comedic exasperation.
— Percy: "WHAT?!"
Suddenly, he summons a massive grimoire out of nowhere and, with a swift motion, he SMACKS the head of the Creator of the Universe with the book.
Cinema Reactions: The Comedic Shock
The entire room is left speechless. Ares bursts into thunderous laughter:
"HE HIT CHAOS WITH A BOOK! This is the greatest moment in universal history!"
Hermes clutches his sides: "No one… absolutely no one would have dared do that."
Annabeth hides her face in her hands: "That is so Percy…"
The Lesson from Human to Goddess
On screen, Chaos rubs her head, wearing an adorably pouty expression.
— Chaos: "Ow! That hurts!"
— Percy: "You're crazy!
You don't give that much power to someone!
What if I were a bastard?
What if I wanted to dominate everything?"
— Chaos (blushing, completely cute): "But… you're not, right?"
— Percy: "THAT'S NOT THE POINT!"
Cinema Reactions: Tenderness
Aphrodite is in a trance: "This is the cutest scene I've ever seen. He's scolding her because he's worried about her!"
Nyx smiles despite herself. "He treats her like a person, not like an entity. That's why she loves him."
Poseidon murmurs: "He has more wisdom than all of us combined. He fears power, where we are hungry for it."
The screen captures every micro-expression of this surreal scene. A mortal, now more powerful than the cosmos itself, lecturing his creator as if she were a reckless child.
The Contract of Innocence
On screen, Percy paces through the stellar void, his hands moving animatedly.
— "There are things you just don't do! That you bless me, fine! That you give me eternal youth, fine!
BUT MAKING ME YOUR EQUAL?!"
He suddenly stops and looks at her with pure suspicion.
— "I'm wondering what kind of drugs you're taking all alone here…"
Cinema Reactions
Hermes chokes on his nectar: "Did he just ask the Origin of Everything if she was high? Oh, I love this kid!"
Dionysus raises an eyebrow, almost impressed:
"Even I wouldn't have dared suggest that Chaos was tripping."
Zeus: "He doesn't want the crown. He's worried about it. That's… unsettling."
The Test of Trust
Chaos lowers her head, looking like a scolded puppy, but with a small smile showing she already won.
— Chaos: "Sorry… but I know you're a good person."
— Percy: "Aren't you concerned about your safety?!"
— Chaos: "Well… are you going to attack me?"
— Percy: "No."
— Chaos: "Kill me?"
— Percy: "No!"
— Chaos: "Take all the rest of the Creator's power?"
— Percy (on the verge of exploding): "NO! 😠"
Cinema Reactions: The Evidence
Nyx smiles with rare softness. "She's pushing him to his limits to show him he's incapable of harming her. Brilliant."
Chaos in the theater whispers:
"This is the most beautiful proof of loyalty.
He refuses power out of love for the one who gives it."
The Return of the Kings
After two minutes of silence where Percy tries not to have a divine breakdown, he sighs loudly.
— Percy: "So… what do we do now?"
— Chaos: "Well… I want to see what the world becomes. And see if the Olympians are really as you say. I had planned to erase them, but you made me change my mind… for now."
The Olympus of the cinema collectively shudders at the mention of "erasure."
— Percy: "I see. So we go back to Earth?"
— Chaos (red as a divine tomato): "Yes… together, if you want? 😳"
— Percy (with his usual relaxed smile):
"Well, I'm in the same boat now.
So okay."
Cinema Reactions: The Unbearable Anticipation
Aphrodite claps like a child: "They're going to arrive on Olympus holding hands! I want to see Zeus's face when he realizes he banished the new 'Co-Creator' of the Universe!"
Ares: "This is going to be a diplomatic massacre. I can't wait!"
Hestia: "This is the first time Chaos walks on Earth not to judge, but to accompany. This is historic."
The Archbishop stands and temporarily turns off the screen.
— "You have witnessed the birth of a duo that nothing can stop. But before seeing their arrival on Olympus 1.1, I must remind you of something…"
He looks at the two Primordials in the room.
— "In Universe 1.1, Percy chose to protect Chaos from her own loneliness. In your universe, Percy is preparing for something different."
The screen lights up again, projecting a vibrant light. The atmosphere in the cinema changes: the softness of the stellar void fades, replaced by the ridiculous and noisy chaos of Olympus in Universe 1.1.
Olympus 1.1 — The Banquet of Disaster
Before leaving, Chaos places a finger on Percy's forehead.
— "From now on, we are linked by thought. No need to speak if you want to tell me something private…
Or if you want to scold me with a book again."
Percy smiles: "Okay, works for me. Shall we go?"
— "Let's go."
The Gathering of the "Wise"
The image shifts abruptly. We are in the grand council hall of Olympus. The gods, believing they have rid themselves of their "problem" (Percy), have fallen back into their most pathetic habits. It's an unbearable cacophony.
Demeter (slamming the table with a giant ear of corn):
"Poseidon! Look at your complexion! You're pale like a sick oyster! That's because you only eat fish! Eat grains, in my mother's name! Oat flakes, now!"
Poseidon (covering his ears, trident in hand):
"I DON'T WANT YOUR FLAKES!
Leave me alone! The sea doesn't need wheat, it needs salt and silence!"
Hera (shouting so loudly the columns shake):
"AGAIN! AGAIN, ZEUS!
A cloud nymph? Really?
You don't even have standards anymore! YOU'RE CHEATING ON ME UNDER MY OWN ROOF!"
Zeus (trying to look dignified while hiding a bouquet behind his back):
"But Hera, my love, understand me… it was for… for the diplomatic balance of the sky!
It's a matter of politics!"
Ares and Athena are literally fighting in a corner over who gets to use the divine gym first, while Artemis and Aphrodite exchange insults over the definition of "true beauty."
Cinema Reactions: Universal Shame
The cinema is filled with deep discomfort.
Hestia hides her face in her hands. "This is… this is us. This is exactly what we do when we forget why we exist."
Dionysus: "Oh wow, even I think they need a drink… or massive group therapy."
The Archbishop looks at Zeus and Hera in the theater with a mocking smile.
"Do you see your doubles? This is the world you created without Percy to remind you of your humanity."
Nyx laughs loudly.
"So these are your 'masters of the world'? Children arguing over porridge and infidelity? Chaos was right to want to erase them."
Chaos sighs.
"This is deadly boring. Good thing Percy is coming to end this circus."
The Silent Invasion
Suddenly, on screen, the noise of the arguments dulls. Not because they stopped shouting, but because a colossal atmospheric pressure has fallen over the room.
The doors of Olympus do not open. They dissolve into stardust.
Two silhouettes appear in the doorway. Percy, hands in his pockets, looking completely bored, and Chaos, whose mere presence extinguishes the flames of the divine torches.
Cinema Reactions: Adrenaline
Ares straightens up, a predatory smile on his lips.
"Oh yeah! This is the moment!
Look at Zeus's face when he sees the kid!"
The screen vibrates with a tension so thick it could be cut with a knife…
The Clash of Hierarchies
On screen, silence falls like a guillotine over Olympus 1.1. The gods freeze. They see Percy.
He no longer looks like a demigod exhausted by quests. His aura is a sea of scarlet blood and absolute void that makes the foundations of Mount Olympus creak.
But it's the woman at his side that causes apoplexy. She is the source of all primordial fear.
Chaos.
Zeus looks at Percy. He looks at Chaos. He looks at their intertwined hands.
His divine mind tries to process the implication:
The banished one has become the lover of the Creator.
His eyes roll back and he collapses from his throne like a sack of wheat.
Cinema Reactions: Explosion of Laughter
Ares slams his fist on his seat, laughing hysterically:
"HE GLITCHED! The great Zeus blew a fuse!
This is historic!"
Hermes mentally takes a snapshot: "I'm framing this moment in my internal messenger."
Hades shows a rare satisfied smile: "Olympian dignity at its finest…"
Zeus in the theater is red with shame, hiding his face behind his hand:
"This is disgraceful… an unforgivable weakness…"
The Protocol of the Void
While Zeus lies on the ground, the rest of the council drops to their knees with a clash of armor. Athena, her voice trembling, can't even finish her sentence:
— "You… you… Lady Chaos…"
Chaos doesn't even spare them a glance. With a graceful gesture, she conjures a single throne—massive, luxurious, and imposing. But the real shock lies in what she does next:
She waits for Percy to sit first.
Then, with complete nonchalance, she settles onto his lap.
Cinema Reactions: Scandal and Fascination
Aphrodite lets out a high-pitched fangirl scream:
"OH MY GOD!She's marking her territory in front of the entire council!This is the most powerful declaration in the multiverse!"
Nyx narrows her eyes, a burning hint of jealousy in her gaze:
"She's sitting on him in front of her own children…She has no shame. I love it and hate it at the same time."
Chaos watches the screen with a predatory smile:
"That looks like a good seat. Very comfortable, I imagine."
Sixty seconds pass.
Zeus groans as he regains consciousness.
"A… a terrible dream…I dreamed the boy came back with the Mother of All…"
He opens his eyes.
He sees Percy.
He sees Chaos sitting on Percy's lap, gently stroking his hair.
The image is too much.
Reality is too cruel.
He faints again—face-first onto the marble.
Cinema Reactions: Total Hysteria
Apollo is clutching his ribs, unable to breathe:
"TWICE!He fainted twice!That's a world record!"
Dionysus shrugs:
"Someone get him smelling salts… or a resignation letter."
Leo Valdez smirks:
"Looks like Uncle Zeus needs a software update—he keeps crashing!"
The screen crackles with static electricity as Chaos takes control again. She's no longer interested in watching Zeus faint—she wants him to face reality.
The Void's Tribunal
On screen, a spark ✨ snaps against Zeus's nose.
He jolts awake, eyes wide, and starts slapping himself frantically.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
It's not a dream.
The boy he threw away is sitting on the supreme throne.
And the Creator herself is his backrest.
Cinema Reactions
Leo:
"System rebooted in safe mode!But I think the processor is still overheating!"
Hephaestus:
"Even my automatons have more dignity during a malfunction."
The Archbishop:
"Look closely, Olympians.This is the image of your own fear… when faced with what you cannot control."
The Creator's Judgment
Chaos (dry, bored tone):
"Are you finished?"
Zeus drops to his knees. The entire council follows.
Panic is etched into every line of his divine face.
"Lady Chaos… we could have…arranged a banquet… a reception…"
"Stop," she cuts him off.
"I have made Percy Jackson my equal.I observed you…and I had decided to erase you."
A wave of pure terror sweeps across Olympus.
Ares pales. Aphrodite nearly faints.
"But Percy spoke to me of your qualities.So I decided to reconsider."
Cinema Reactions: Heavy Relief
A collective sigh fills the theater.
Hestia whispers:
"Percy… even banished, he remains our protector.It's almost unbearably noble."
Poseidon murmurs:
"They owe him their lives… and don't even know how to thank him without trembling."
Clash with "Wisdom"
Chaos (eyes narrowing):
"Tell me… why was he banished to Tartarus?"
Athena, driven by misplaced pride, speaks:
"That… that frail son of Poseidon—"
"Show respect!" Chaos thunders."His name is Percy. And he is the reason you are still breathing."
Athena immediately shrinks.
"I… apologize, Percy.He was banished for his lack of wisdom and the danger he represents.He is too powerful and refuses divinity to remain mortal."
Chaos (dead silence):
"And?"
"…Madam?"
"That is the most idiotic reason in the entire universe."
Cinema Reactions: Intellectual Humiliation
Athena hides her face in shame:
"To be called an idiot by the Origin of All… this is the price of my arrogance."
Hermes:
"'Lack of wisdom'? She really said that to the guy who seduced Chaos? That's bold… or incredibly stupid."
Nyx smirks:
"Your 'wisdom' is just a prison for your ego, Athena.Chaos just shattered the bars."
On screen, Percy sighs.
He looks at them—not with anger, but with pity.
And somehow, that hurts more than any blade.
The Death of a Thousand-Year Lie
Zeus desperately clings to moral superiority:
"But Lady Chaos… he insults divinity!He claims being mortal is better than being a god!"
Chaos looks at him with a coldness that could freeze a star.
"And the problem is?You all come from me.Mortals, in their brief lives, understand the value of existence far better than you."
The New Order Begins
Chaos rises slightly from Percy's lap.
Her voice echoes across the universe:
"I will remain here—with Percy.I will observe the world… and you.You are alive only because of him.If he hadn't convinced me, Gaia would have replaced you without a second thought."
The Great Revelation: Zeus's Law
Chaos turns toward the engraved laws of Olympus.
"And this law you created, Zeus… using my name?"
Zeus turns pale.
"The law forbidding gods from living with their children… is abolished.I never issued such a decree.Why did you do it?"
The demigods rise in fury.
Nico:
"All this time… all those years alone… it was a lie?!"
Leo:
"We grew up without parents because he wanted freedom?!"
Percy lets out a cold, mocking laugh.
"Let me guess…"
He stares directly at Zeus.
"You just wanted to enjoy your conquests without responsibility.No kids in the way.No accountability.No protection to provide."
Absolute Chaos
The theater explodes.
Poseidon rises, trident blazing:
"You made us believe it was primordial will… just to cover your affairs?!"
Hestia:
"You broke thousands of families for your comfort."
Hera:
"You used the Creator's name to hide your bastards from me?!"
Nyx laughs darkly:
"Behold your king.A coward who bends the laws of the universe… to avoid changing diapers."
The New World Decree
Chaos raises her hand.
Silence falls.
"Enough. I will change things… Percy, your ideas."
Percy stands.
No longer a demigod.
But the equal of infinity.
"No more abandoned demigods.If you sleep with a mortal—you take responsibility. You marry them. You raise your children."
"No killing your children. Ever."
"They choose their lives. Human or divine."
Nico and Leo break down crying.
"No more forced relationships."
"If you cheat, your partner has the right to punish you."
(Hera smiles dangerously.)
"No more lies. Be honest about who you are."
"No forced marriages."
"No disasters caused by boredom or mood swings."
"All vows can be broken freely."
Cinema Reaction: A New Era
The room is in shock.
Artemis looks at her Hunters differently.
Aphrodite pouts—but stays quiet.
The demigods… finally look like children again.
Not weapons.
Nyx slowly claps.
"Percy Jackson has done the impossible…He has caged the gods with the one thing they hate most—
Responsibility.