Chapter 189

"And it's your fault for not realising where you were standing," said a gruff voice. Percy turned to see a big man with strong arms and a big gut walk towards them. He wore a black button up shirt with red flowers printed on it and a pair of white slacks. The shirt was left open showing off his big gut and hairy chest but underneath all that Percy could see the muscular body of a sailor;

Galen, Quartermaster

Lv-73

HP:5,000/5,000

MP:1,200/1,200

Race- Human (Partial Immortal)

Str- 104

Vit-72

Dex-41

Int-32

Wis-55

Luc-18

The quartermaster of the Ascension and the right hand man of Odysseus himself, Galen has made a name for himself in the sailing world. Known by many names, 'The Caller','The spawn' or even 'Tom'. Galen is known worldwide for his temper but also his heart.

Likes: His crew and captain.

Dislikes: Demigods

He hates Percy already, must be a new record or something.

He is feeling angry and frustrated.

"Ah Galen meet Percy," Odysseus said as the large man walked up to the captain. The hero of Troy was big but this man dwarfed even him. "Percy this is Galen my second in command, the ship's quartermaster."

Percy nodded extending his arm out for a handshake, "pleased to meet you Mr. Galen."

The big man looked at the hand and humphed dismissing Percy. 'There's that hate for demigods I heard so much about,' though Percy as Galen turned to Odysseus, "captain I need your permission to increase the number of work hours for the sailors."

"Really?" The captain asked with a raised eyebrow, "aren't we already working them to the bone?"

"It's not enough," Galen said crossing his arms over his wide chest, "if we want to get to Nassau in three day's time we need them to work longer."

Odysseus smiled, "well we won't need to, know that Percy's here," Odysseus said looking at the son of Poseidon.

Percy looked at the hero of Troy with his mouth wide open, "what?"

Galen scoffed, "the stupid brat wouldn't know the difference between an anchor hitch and a cleat hitch."

Percy narrowed his eyes, "actually I do know the difference asshole."

Galen glared, "what'd you call me punk?!"

"You heard me dickwipe!"

"Alright enough!" Odysseus yelled, "I will not have anyone fighting on my ship understood?! Galen Percy is a guest and you will treat as such!"

The quartermaster of the ship huffed but nodded, "understood sir." He saluted the captain and walked away going down to the depths of the ship to wake up the rest of the crew leaving Percy and the hero of Troy alone again.

"What's his problem?" Percy asked crossing his arms and frowing.

"You should really ask him that question," Odysseus replied fishing the rest of his rum before sighing, "we are always out of rum."

"You sure it's a good idea for you to-" Percy started to speak but stopped when Odysseus narrowed his eyes at him, "ah-I mean what a nice view," Percy whistled looking out at the sea, "just beautiful."

"Huh, you learn fast kid. Anyway now let's teach you how to use your bloody powers to give us a lift," Odysseus walked to the stairs and turned, "well? You coming or what?"

"Aye aye captain," Percy saluted following the greek hero towards the bow of the ship. The Bow was carved the form of a giant dragon whose wings projected downwards making it look like it was ascending upwards, hence the name: Ascension.

The head of the dragon was large and stood at the very tip of the bow and was wide enough for a person to stand. Odysseus pointed to the platform, "get on."

"Ah, okay?" Percy replied confused before getting on top of the dragon's head. He looked ahead at the sea as the sound of water hitting the boat dominated his sense of hearing. Percy slowly felt himself being drawn to the ocean, like a bird being drawn to the air or a fish to the sea.

"You can feel it can't you?" Odysseus said leaning back on the side of the ship, "the call of the sea."

Percy nodded, "I've felt it before, at different times. Sometimes it was weak, other time it was barely there, but now….now it's so loud I think I'm going to go deaf."

"The more deeper into the sea you are the louder the call will be," the greek hero said looking out into the ocean, "there in lies your power Percy. You have an inbuilt connection to the sea and everything in it. Your power little one is the sea itself. Now you need to access this power and use it to get us a boost in sailing."

"How do I do that?"

"Simple, the call pulls you in. You have to pull back."

"But how?"

"Just close your eyes and relax, it'll come to you. It always does."

Percy raised an eyebrow at the last sentence and did what the captain said. He closed his eyes and focused. Gamer's mind cleared his head and allowed his to focus clearly on the task at hand. Slowly Percy felt the pull drag him closer and closer to the edge of the bow. Each step he took was a battle he lost against the call of the sea, but at the very last moment he got hold of it.

It felt like a rope of water tied to his chest and the moment Percy figured out what it felt like, he could control it. Percy pulled the rope of water and suddenly;

Ping!

Percy opened his eyes and in front of him was a notification he had never seen;

You have accessed the power of the sea! You may now control it to varying degrees and also may control vessels or any other items on the sea with great precision!

Percy could feel power flowing through him from the rope of water and through that he could control everything in the sea. He could feel the essenes of the ship he was on, it felt….incomplete. It felt like a shoe with it's laces untied, so Percy pushed and felt the laces tying themselves.

Mana- 3,000/3,700

"Well isn't this a surprise," the captain said causing Percy to look back. The deck of the ship suddenly the ship seemed to spring to life as ropes and different parts of the ship began to move on their own. The sails were quickly opened out while the anchor seemed to pull itself up with no help. All the broken parts the crew had been trying to fix repaired themselves restoring the ship to it's full function. The ropes then began tying themselves away while Percy looked on in surprise.

"D-Did I do that?" Percy asked the stupid question on his mind.

"Yes, yes you did. Though it was a lot quicker than most children of Poseidon," Odysseus admitted with a smile, "now use your control to give a little starting push will you?"

Percy nodded and turned back to the sea. With the sails now open the boat began moving forward with it slowly gaining speed. Percy focused on his connection to the sea and searched for the boat's essence again. The moment he found it Percy commanded the ship to charge ahead and suddenly a huge drain of mana hit him;

Mana- 1,345/3,700

Percy felt the ship jerk forward pushing him backwards where Odysseus caught him by the collar preventing his fall. "Careful there little one," the hero said helping Percy to his feet, "that always has a bit of kick to it."

Percy nodded and watched as the Ascension slowly moved faster and faster. The sails were battered by the winds as the ship sailed quicker than any normal sailing ship.

"I don't know how long this speed is going to last," Percy admitted.

"Doesn't matter, for now we need to focus on getting your strength up. I still remember how this used to tire out other children of Poseidon," Odysseus said walking to the stairs leading to the upper deck, "come, let's get some food in you."

The upper deck had a door which lead to a hallway. To the right was a huge dining hall with a kitchen to the side while the left had a door leading to the captain's quarters. Percy and Odysseus walked into the dinner and sat down on a bench. Odysseus put two fingers up and motioned to the chef behind the kitchen counter.

"So how long do you think we will be at sea for?" Percy asked as a tall man in a chef's uniform walked over with two bowls of soup.

"I think with your added boost we might take 1 day and 12 maybe 15 hours to reach Nassau," Odysseus said grabbing a bowl and digging into the soup.

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