Chapter 31: The wolfs outta the bag Part 2

[Percy's POV:]

"So, Truth or Dare Damian?" asked Anna and of course truth! Or wait, maybe I should go with dare as there is no toilet nearby… yeah lets not test what they'll come up with instead.

"Truth meh!" I spoke with more volume than confidence. The expression they gave me was like hyenas that had caught their prey.

"Do you have a crush on anyone? If so who" well I'm fucked! Should I just lie? It's not like Electrum is her-

"Don't bother lying, you suck at it" that is a very good point. Then again I can't be that bad since they still don't know I'm Percy Jackson, then again I don't really know Percy Jackson myself. Kinda sad.

"Fine I.. I ah dammit to Ha-Pluto I have a crush on all of you ok! Have done for a while. And no not you Lamia as hot as you may be" the circle was silent for longer than I wanted.

"SO! Lamia truth or dare?" I asked, desperate to hide my embarrassment from everyone. I picked Lamia being the Only one I hadn't just confessed to, sort of. I'd be lying If I said I wasn't attracted to that tail.

"Oh I'm playing too lover wolf? Do I just pick a thing? This game wasn't a thing back when I was a demigod" I pitied her, she had dedicated so much of her existence to revenge. Medusa came out of her stupor and answered for me.

"J-Just pick truth or Dare. if truth you'll be asked a question you should answer honestly if a dare you'll be given a task usually tricky, embarrassing or-" Medusa checked the Kids to see if they were fully asleep before continuing "- sexual in nature it can be almost anything" her blush still hadn't receded same as the others. Her last part seemed almost inviting.

"Hmm in that case I pick truth since there's not a lot I can do in ice chains." I smiled at her willingness to partake before thinking up a question choosing to ignore her… bound state.

"Hmmm, tricky one.. Ok tell me the happiest memory you have" that oughta raise some spirit. Right?

"Hmm, my happiest moment? I guess I have one.. It was the day I welcomed my triplets into the world.." she teared up at the memory both in joy and sadness. I stood up and encircled her comfortingly. I then spoke words from.. Somewhere else inside.

"I know the pain of losing those you love well, I miss my family I left behind. I miss the family I hurt. I miss the family I was so close to creating. It never fully disperses, the pain, the guilt, the desire to right the wrongs.." Images popped into my head like a slideshow set to max speed. I saw the earth covered in agony as it spewed its magma to lava. I saw beauty. I saw pain. I saw death. I saw a mother. I saw love. I saw children. I couldn't resist the tears.

Before I could speak of my confusing thoughts, some took over my being, not hostile nor even foreign yet not entirely me. It felt like one of those memories you could never be sure happened yet bigger. It pushed my conscience aside as its thoughts and emotions surfaced. I couldn't make them out, but it was clearly not happy.

"I have lived many lives, snake, and if there's one thing I've learned in this long life, it's that it's better to have lost and care than to never have cared at all. I have watched this earth mature from molten rock. Saved it from a family that loves and hates it more times than I care to count and committed evils in regret. What I'm trying to say is; to forgive yourself. for the children cannot sleep happily in the afterlife till you do." I don't know where this all came from. It was like another me yet still me. Percy? No it felt older though I could now feel Percy inside me as well like a twin to my mind. I began radiating power far more than I had done prior.

"Damian, what's going on?" asked Anna in concern. An emotion I was sharing.

"Who are you, and what have you done with Damian!" Shouted Medusa and Reyna simultaneously.

"I am the King of wolves, nurturer of all lands. Damian Lupus, son of Lupa, and guardian of the hunt. And finally I am Percy Jackson, demigod son of Poseidon and saviour to Olympus." oh shit nononono Why did I say that?

"P-Percy Jackson! You're PERCY JACKSON!?!" shouted Medusa in anger. Reyna sat there in shock processing everything as did Arachne. The anger and betrayal filled their facial expressions. Finally I regained control of myself, still without my memories of the past yet I could see they demanded an explanation. One I didn't have the answer to. Heck I didn't know about this guardian thing and definitely not the wolf king, I thought I made that up.

"WELL EXPLAIN YOURSELF!" she shouted again in anger at me. Her anger was justified after all Percy- We- I- Whoever! had decapitated her in the past. The children were riled awake and scared. At the sight, Medusa reduced her volume while Arachne comforted them, even among all this I felt proud to see her opening up to such care.

"I- I- Swear I wanted to tell you all! I just- I swear I was telling the truth about my memory! I don't remember anything prior to being with my mother Lupa. I found out I was Percy thanks to her, but she thought it was another plan of the Gods and told me never to tell anyone! That's all I knew I SWEAR ON THE STYX!" I grimaced at the lightning hoping I hadn't missed anything. These styx swears are always a wording gamble.

[Styx POV:]

"Oh you are so lucky you said you knew and not you know else you'd be my new boytoy.. These ones are starting to wear out. HEY WHO TOLD YOU TO STOP! Ah that's the stuff"

[Percy's POV:]

I feel like I dodged a bullet..

"I can't believe this! You lied to us all this time! We trusted you! What else was a lie? Did you ever really trust us?" The sadness emitted from Arachne was something my consciousness wasn't ready for. I felt ashamed.

"I never meant to hurt you, I was serious about everything I ever said to you. The desire to free you, the crush, everything!" I said with a blush, but they weren't easily so swooned. Reyna left to think for a while, same as Anna who honestly didn't seem to care much. It left me with two very angry monster girls and a shackled one that was drinking this up like a K-drama tv series.

"You- you are the reason I died Dam-Percy. I- How can I forgive that?! You were the one demigod I thought was truly on my side. Now I don't know what to think" said Medusa, understandably upset. I simply sat there trying to comprehend all that had transpired in the last 30 seconds.

"And what about your girlfriend you cheater. That Athena spawn! She was the reason I fell to Tartarus where you ended my life!" whoa whoa hold on there ease up on the information bombs!.

"I had-have? a girlfriend?" was all I said in response. This day was just getting out of my poor paws. Heh poor paw, still kinda funny.

"You really don't remember? Hah.. I need some time. I can't even blame you and I hate that the most!" stormed off medusa.

"So just us now" started Arachne. Perhaps I could make her understand. I needed someone after this. Too much had happened and I understood absolutely none of it.

"Yeah.. I swear I never wanted to hurt anyone.. Every Time you told me about something he did to hurt either of you hurt me. I felt ashamed, hurt knowing it was me. Yet not me. I couldn't apologise properly feeling it'd be insincere. I'm sorry" It all felt like excuses, I became hyper focused on the grass, ears flat to my scalp as I felt even my instincts submit to the shame. I let it happen, Anything to distract myself from the pain of reality I had just created.

"I believe you" say what now?

"I'm sorry what?" she chuckled and in a still creepy, but also cute way.

"I believe you care for us all, You aren't the same person and even if you were.. You gave us monsters another chance and I think you deserve the same kindness, besides we did both try to kill you as well. the others will come around once they sort their emotions out. Now do you wanna tell me what just happened?" I had no words.. She truly had turned around. Hestia would be proud of this level of forgiving kindness.

"Thank you so much.." After a few seconds of recomposing myself, I addressed her question. " I have absolutely, positively, entirely… no idea what in the blue just happened" what? I really have no clue, you try being basically possessed by a being that reveals all your secrets then leaves the aftermath and not be confused. Actually, I wouldn't recommend it.

"Haha I thought as much, A sea brained wolf like you definitely wouldn't be able to figure that out" Hey! I take offence to that as true as it is.

"Ok miss legs of knowledge, what do you think happened?" oh that's sticking.

"Never call me that again or I will tie you up by the tail" I took a deep breath for the reply.

"Ok sure sexy legs" that is not what I meant to say.

"Oh um.. Thank you.. Err anyway I-I think you are the reincarnation of that wolf king guy in your story. I mean that's what you, he-you whatever called yourself." But I made that story up! I think. Did I really recall a story from the beginning of earth? Really that's what I got. Nothing in between? No Percy memories or cool tricks. A story from the start of earth.. I hate magic or whatever you call this. For now let's not say I thought I lied about another thing.

"Perhaps. But why now?" Why not before during my weird power outburst? Or when I was telling the story?

"I think It is because you or rather the wolf king related to Lamia's story" chimed in Reyna who had returned, seemingly deciding to let it go for now.

"Oh we will talk later about this, don't you worry your wolf ass about that, but for now I will give you the benefit of our mission" PRAISE BE THE MISSION.

"Hey don't stop now it was getting to the good bit!" Spoke Lamia who somehow had gotten ahold of some of med's bite sized cooking munching as she watched us.

"Don't think I've forgotten about you. I will return my daug- Fidi's injury soon" I replied. Just because I could mysteriously relate due to a 4 billion year old reincarnation, doesn't mean I forgive the scar.

"I noticed you've started calling us your mates and pups. Any reason for that Dami-er Percy?" Can we go back to when they were angry? That was better.

"Um, instincts? Yes imma say Instincts.`` It can be a useful excuse when needed. though It can be hard to explain the instinctive pleasures of dragging one's ass across morning grass.

"Hmmm sure, so what do we do about this situation? You've been missing for 6 years now!" shouted Reyna in annoyance more than anything, she was taking this rather well.. Also seems like this wasn't my first stop off the radar. Wonder who I was with before?

"I wish I could help but honestly you know more about this than I do. Seriously, I barely know a thing about old me" Well other than the snippet memories I get.

"Umm crazy idea.. What if it's aspects?" stated Arachne, I keep forgetting she is actually quite smart in some ways.

"What do you mean?" I asked hoping she had some much needed answers to my life questions.

"She means, like Greek and roman aspects of Gods, but you're no God" no shiz sherlock.

"But no mortal demigod or not could release that much power, I think you may have split wolf." this time Lamia spoke, her tone serious.

"Split? Like personalities?" please Pluto no, the world can't handle two of me. I can't handle even one of me!

"Think more.. Two sides of the same coin. Or maybe 3 if we count the king guy. I don't know much more, mental stuff is Juno and Bacchus' thing, the only reason I know so much is from reading Hera's err Juno's diary while shagging her husband." somehow I respect her a little more. I shouldn't. But I do good thing Hera can't hear any of this while we're in Alaska.

"Ok let's say you're right. What does that make me? Some Roman version of Percy? Cause I'm still not wearing a Toga tunic thing." never.

They all just looked at me and sighed, at least they're not angry anymore.