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Estelle and The Mark of Arachnid: The Trident of Poseidon (Chapter 10)

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Chapter 10: Even My Doctor is Quite... Strange

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So… after what happened at the CTF event, the adults took us to the medical cabin and gave us a check-up. They first checked up on Sam and saw how she was doing after her little power-up. Sam was confused at first on why she was being checked until I explained to her what happened.

“Wait… so I just went full Ultra Instinct?” She asked.

“Yeah.”

“That’s totally cheating! And Overpowering!” She yelled. “There’s no way I could use such an overpowering technique this early. Not even Goku mastered it in one day!”

“Relax, it’s not Ultra Instinct,” Annabeth said. “It’s Aura.”

“Aura? What’s that?” Sam asked.

“It’s-

[FAST FORWARD]

We already talked about this from the last chapter so we’ll just skip that for now. But rest assured, a time will come when Sam’s adventures will be revealed. It is awesome!

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After Annabeth explained her theory of Aura, Sam was giving a shock expression.

“Oh my god… or rather, gods. I can’t believe I unlocked an ability that gods can wield!”

“You unlocked it, but you haven’t mastered it,” Annabeth said. “I don’t watch anime, but even you have to know that it takes a lot of training to master such power.”

“True, but still, it’s crazy enough that I’m also a daughter of Athena, let alone have a unique power.”

After the doctors finished up on checking on Sam, they reported that she’s healthy for now. However, they did find a small burn mark under her arm. It may have been the result of her overusing the power without proper training. Unfortunately, there’s no one alive that can guide her to use the power properly. And the gods are forbidden to teach a technique to mortals (Don’t ask why because not even Annabeth knows either). So for now, she’s not allowed to use the power for the time being.

For now, they started their check up on me. Percy was really impatient about it. Annabeth was more worried about the symbol and what it means. I recall what Percy told me about how she fought Arachne and won. Afterwards, they both fell to Tartarus; I guess seeing the symbol brought some horrible memories for both of them. And it’s worse if I have it.

“Anything?” Percy asked.

“Nothing out of the ordinary. Just only these marks that’s on her sleeves,” one of the Apollo kids said.

“Then what about the immense strength she showed earlier? And her fast reflex?!”

“Percy! Calm down!” Annabeth tries to calm Percy down. “I’m sure it can be fixed easily.”

“Now, Estelle, do you know when all these strange abilities start to manifest?” One of the Apollo kids asked.

I shrugged, “Sort of? It may have been around the same time that the spider bit me during the field trip. It kind of appeared near the Tablet that mentions Arachne.”

“Tablet?” Annabeth asked.

I explained to everyone about how a spider appeared near the Tablet of Arachne and then bit me, only to disappear afterward. Then The Vulture appeared and attacked me and Sam. And pretty much, that’s how we were sent to Camp in the first place.

“I see…” One of the kids said.

“What is it?” Percy asked.

“What Estelle has is a simple Curse.”

“A curse? Oh man, am I gonna turn into a giant spider monster?”

The kid sighs, “Unfortunately, we do not know. Curses are not our specialty I’m afraid. And the expert of curses is in California at the moment so there’s no one close by that can help us.”

“No,” Percy replied. “There are a couple of people I know.”

“Really? You know some people, Percy?” I asked. He nodded.

“Who?”

“The most powerful sorcerers we know, The Kane’s.”

The three of us, Percy; Annabeth and I, headed off to Brooklyn to get me checked up and to understand more about my situation. Sam had to be left behind due to her injury during Capture the flag. In the meantime, she will be watching over the kids until we return.

“So… when you say sorcerers…”

“They’re Egyptian sorcerers. Some of the most powerful ones we know so far.”

“Woah…” I said. “I didn’t think such a thing existed.”

“There’s more than just demigods, Estelle. There’s Egyptian magicians, fallen Norse warriors called Einherjar who are sent to Valhalla, Valkyries and Roman demigods,” Annabeth explained.

“Okay, we’re here.”

We all got out of the car and arrived at a tall building. What amazed me was that it was a school with a bunch of students around my age and younger coming and going in uniforms. The crazy part is that I know the school.

“Hold on! Is this the Kane Boarding School Institute?!”

“You heard of it?” Annabeth asked.

“Heard of it?! Sam and I nearly got accepted to the school! Apparently we were highly skilled and were considered to be transferred to KBS.”

“Why didn’t you?” Annabeth asked.

“To be honest, I don’t know.”

“Well anyways, before it was a school, the place was an abandoned warehouse. But Carter decided to expand the House and rebuilt it into a school. It’s a lot bigger inside,” Annabeth explained.

As we entered, one of the administrators greeted us.

“Hello, welcome to Kane Boarding School.”

“Hi Jasmine,” Percy answered. “We’re here to see Carter and Sadie.”

“Ah, Percy Jackson,” Jasmine replied. “It’s good to see you again. Elevator down the hall. Top floor as always. I’ll let them know you’re here.

Percy sighs.

“Thanks Jasmine.”

As we left and heading down, Percy commented about how much he hates elevators. Apparently, he had to escape Tartarus by an elevator and started playing Pina Colada as he watched his friends in Tartarus suffer in front of him.

I don’t know if I should find that funny or traumatizing.

Anyways, we started heading down the hall, I noticed that kids were looking at us, well, me specifically. They weren’t being curious; they were being more cautious instead. The elevator that was at the end of the hall opened and we all entered. Percy pushed the button to the top floor and it closed. And you wanna know what song it was playing?

Walk Like an Egyptian by the Bangles.

Kinda funny in a cosmic way. Going to visit some sorcerers of Egypt; on an elevator, listening to Walk Like an Egyptian.

I started humming to the lyrics and swayed a bit. Couldn’t help it, it’s a good song.

“You really love the classics, don’t you Estelle,” Percy commented.

“AND PROUD OF IT!”

What can I say, I have a… bizarre taste.

And before you ask, YES! THIS IS A JOJO REFERENCE!

I’m sorry…

Anyways, the elevator opened and reached the roof and what I saw amazed me to this day.

“Woah…” I said.

It was a huge mansion and at the front was a wooden door with no knob or handles.

“So, uh, do we knock or…”

Before I could finish, the doors automatically opened and a young kid around my age appeared, with dark skin and black curly hair and light brown eyes.

“Hey Lucas,” Annabeth said. “You’ve grown a bit.”

Lucas smiled, “Hey Aunt Beth, Uncle Percy.”

“Hey kid, is your mom and uncle home?”

Lucas nodded. “Yeah, Uncle Carter just came back from the museum with the artifact.”

“Artifact?” I interrupted, “Wait, are you referring to the Tablet that bit me?!”

“Ah, you must be Estelle Blofis,” Lucas said. He took out his hand for a shake. “Lucas Stone is my name. You already know my mother.”

When I heard Lucas last name, I freaked out.

“Your mom is Sadie Stone?!”

Lucas nodded.

“The very same,” said another voice. I turned around and saw a woman wearing a jean jacket, a black shirt and blue jeans. She has long blonde hair with colorful highlights.

It was the highlights that gave away her identity.

“Doctor Sadie!” I said. I ran up to her and hugged her.

Doctor Sadie is my doctor who I always visit every year. She also checks over Sam too.

“Hey Estelle, how have you been? I hope you’ve been eating properly.”

“Me?! Why didn’t you tell me you were a wizard?!” I replied.

Sadie chuckled, “I take it Percy told you the truth about everything?”

I nodded.

“Well it’s about time. I swear, I thought your brother was making a terrible mistake hiding it from you.”

“I did it to protect her,” Percy replied. “You of all people should know how dangerous this life is.”

“And you of all people should know how important family is,” Said another voice. Behind Sadie and Lucas was an older man, roughly around Percy’s age but maybe a bit younger. Dark skin and brown trimmed curly hair and brown eyes.

“Hello Percy, Annabeth.”

“Carter, been a while,” Percy said. Though I sense a bit of hostility between Percy and Carter.

Carter smirked, “Ready to admit you lost that fight?”

Percy scoffed, “When hell freezes.”

Annabeth sighed and explained. Apparently, these two fought when encountering a very hungry alligator (Or Crocodile, I couldn’t remember) and neither are admitting who would’ve won that fight.

Boys, am I right?

“And you must be Estelle Blofis,” Carter spoke to me and reached out his hand to shake. And shook it.

“That’s me, I took it that my brother and Annabeth explained my situation?”

He nodded.

“Yeah, I had to head to the museum to retrieve the artifact.”

“How did you manage to steal an ancient artifact after the building was attacked?” I asked.

“Simple, I was the one that found the artifact in the first place.”

“Huh?” I said.

Apparently, Carter Kane was on an archeological expedition for the high schoolers and eventually, they found the tablet and brought it back to New York for studying. And the crazy part? Carter Kane is the Pharaoh. No joke. This archaeological sorcerer is the Pharaoh. So technically, he’s a king. Like Black Panther.

And what does that make Sadie? The Sorceress Supreme?

“The weird thing is that the entire case was secured both to mortals and monsters. So how a spider managed to bite you is a mystery itself. But Sadie and I will find out about it.”

“Hold on Carter, I think we should wait for Walt to come up with Zia and Ruby. He’s an expert on this kind of magic as well.”

Carter nodded and explained to me who Walt and Zia are.

Zia Kane and Walt Stone are also gifted with magic and are married to the Kane Siblings. Zia Kane is the headmaster of the school downstairs and Walt Stone is a professor who teaches curse magic. The school is also part of the Kane’s mansion and is used as a place for children gifted with magic to learn how to wield it as well as use it responsibly.

It’s basically Hogwarts but for Egyptian sorcerers.

“Sounds like Hogwarts has competition,” I said.

Sadie laughed.

“Oh they wish they can compete with Zia's students.”

We all sat by the main floor, waiting on Zia and Walt to finish school. It is the last day before Summer Vacation. In the meantime, Sadie was gonna give me a doctor check up on my situation.

“So, what’s the issue with Estelle? Transformation? Death Omen? Sickness?”

Percy shook his head. “No it’s… well it’s best that she shows you. Go ahead Estelle.”

I looked for something that I can use for demonstration.

“Hey, can I use that lamp?” I asked.

Carter nodded.

I aimed my hand at the lamp and the magic circle appeared again at my wrist.

THWIP

A thread of web was shot toward the lamp and made it fall.

Carter and Sadie were shocked at what I did.

“Did you just… shoot out webs on your wrist?” Carter asked.

I nodded. “Yeah, but it’s coming from these magic circles on my wrist.”

“So… it’s not like Tobey Macguire’s situation then?”

“Nope.”

“That’s not all,” Annabeth said. “She apparently has a quick reflex and superhuman strength. We witnessed this during our Capture the Flag event.”

“Does she have the ability to climb walls?” Sadie asked.

“Sadie, this is no joke,” Carter replied.

“I’m serious, Carter.”

I never really thought about that. I never had an opportunity to climb up walls. Maybe now might be a good chance. I asked the Kane’s if I could try climbing their walls. I walked up to the wall.

“See if you can climb up that wall.”

I then placed my hands on the wall, but nothing seemed to be happening. My hands weren’t sticking to the wall.

“Maybe you need to have the need to climb the wall. Otherwise your hands would have stuck to everything,” Carter suggested.

“That… actually makes sense,” I said.

“That’s why he’s the nerd,” Sadie said.

Carter rolled his eyes.

Apparently even when you grow up, siblings will always be siblings.

I did what Carter suggested and tried to crave for a need to climb the wall. Right when my fingers were about to touch the wall, the magic circle appeared for each finger. Suddenly, my hands felt attached to the wall.

“It worked!” I yelled. I started climbing upwards, even the magic circles appeared to my feet as well. I kept climbing up the wall until I reached the ceiling.

Everyone was shocked at what I was doing.

I, on the other hand, was freaking out with excitement.

“PERCY! ANNABETH! LOOK, I’M SPIDER-MAN!” I yelled, laughing.

As I came back down, I asked the Kane siblings, “So, what do you guys think?”

“Well… for starters,” Sadie responded. “Do you guys by any chance have an Uncle Ben?”

This is why she’s my favorite doctor.

“Sadie!” Percy yelled. “This is serious!”

Before Sadie could reply, the front door opened. Three people walked in. A woman with short black hair dressed in a business suit arrived. A man, dark skin and in formal satire as well. And a little girl, a shade lighter than Carter’s skin.

“Daddy! We’re home!” Said the little girl, running toward Carter and hugging him.

“Hey Ruby. How was school? Were you behaving well for Mommy?” Carter asks as he picks her up and hugs her.

“She was a little excited but she behaved well in school,” Said the lady. Carter kisses her on the lips after putting down Ruby.

“I take it the school wasn’t too hard today, Zia?” He asked.

She sighs, “Just the usual. It’s what you expect from teenagers.” She looks at us, “Ah, Percy! Annabeth! So good to see you again.”

“Hey Zia, we need your help in a situation. It involves curses.”

“Then I take it, you’ll need my help as well?” The other man spoke. He walked up toward Sadie and kissed her. I take it that he’s her husband.

“You know it, Walt.”

Percy and Annabeth explained the situation to Walt and Zia. Meanwhile, I was talking to Lucas.

“I have to say, Lucas, I never knew Doctor Sadie ever had a son before. She never mentioned that.”

“Well, technically, I’m not actually her son.”

“Huh?” I said.

Ruby walked up to Lucas and he picked her up on his lap.

“You see, a couple of years ago, I was brought in due to what happened to my real mother.”

“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. What happened?” I asked.

Lucas hesitated for a second and replied. “I… really don’t want to talk about it. I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay, I understand,” I said.

Lucas talked more about himself. He used to live in California. His mom used to be a scientist but was suddenly on the run. At some point, she met up with Sadie and Carter and asked them to protect her son. Since then, Sadie took him in and he’s been family since. Especially to Ruby, he was like an older brother to her.

“I see,” Walt said.

The adults finished talking about my situation.

“So now she’s showing symptoms similar to that of Spider-man. That superhero from those movies.”

“Yeah, and it all started when she saw an artifact in her field trip,” Percy explained.

“The Tablet of Arachnid,” Carter mentioned.

“I see…”

“Mr. Stone?” I spoke. “Are you an expert on Curses?”

“Yes. It’s mostly because my bloodline is cursed as well.”

“Wait really?!” I said.

Walt explained that due to him being a descendant of King Tut, his lineage tends to die very young. Which explains why Sadie never had children. But that left me with one question.

“Wait, if that’s true, then how are you alive?!”

“That’s because I became one with Anubis.”

“…Come again?”

“Walt is a vessel to Anubis, the God of Funerary Rites, protector of Graves, and my husband.”

“… your husband is a god?!” I said.

After explaining the situation with Walt, I was still baffled. Walt and Anubis are technically one person. Like, it’s the Fusion Dance technique but without the time limit. No… wait, that’s not right. It’s more like Naruto and Kurama?

I… I need to figure out a better analogy but this is the best I can come up with.

But one thing is certain.

I am a HUGE fan of Anubis.

“YOU’RE LIKE MY MOST FAVORITE EGYPTIAN GOD EVER!” I yelled. At first, it was due to that movie, The Mummy’s Return and that huge army of Anubis. Of course, as I grew older I realized that movie was terribly inaccurate. Regardless, it's still my favorite.

After a while of me freaking out about Anubis and still contemplating the fact that my doctor is a sorcerer; her brother is the Pharaoh and his wife is the headmaster of a magical school. I swear, each day I’m learning more and more about my brother’s life and the many wonders that were hidden from me.

Ugh, anyways, we all headed toward the library except for Lucas and Ruby. Those two headed off so that the adults could talk to me about my conditions.

“So I did some research on the artifact,” Carter explained. “And I learned some very interesting history about its makers.”

As we reached the library, I was astonished by how massive it was. There were books everywhere and enough to rival even the Public Library here in New York. There were several artifacts that were displayed. There was a staff made of gold and had rings; A bracer with a small blade underneath, hidden; A pair of big old books with locks on them and an arrow with a unique arrowpoint.

“What are these?” I asked.

“Deadly artifacts that we sealed away.” Carter answered and named them. “The Staff of Cleopatra which is said to have a powerful amount of magic in it; The Blade of The Medjay which was used to kill several of the last pharaoh’s servants.”

Okay… That one is definitely familiar to me. Glad Sam’s not here, she’d be all giddy.

“The book of the Dead and the Book of the Living. Said that it can bring back those that died or undo the spell.”

Oh, apparently that also exists. I hope a really bad CGI Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with a scorpion body and an army of undead anubis warriors doesn’t exist.

“And lastly, this cursed arrow. We don’t know how it functions but for some reason, the majority of people who got hit with it die. Yet, a handful of people survived and say that they see spirits around them.”

“Oh my god, that’s a Stand Arrow!” I yelled. I explained to them what a Stand arrow is, it’s basically an arrow forged from a meteor that unlocks powers from those with strong wills. These powers are called Stands and they vary to different types. I… can’t explain it too much because it’ll take all day. Best you look up Stand Arrow online, it’s quite bizarre.

“So… what you’re saying is that those with strong wills receive these abilities from this arrow?” Carter asked.

“Yeah, though I’m not surprised this also exists in real life too since this confirms my brother being an Alternate Universe Joseph Joestar.”

“Please stop, Estelle!” Percy yelled. “I’m not like that cheating old man! It’s never going to happen!”

“Anyways, let’s get back to our current situation,” Carter said. “The Tablet is over there.”

At the center of the hall was the artifact itself, the Tablet of Arachnid. The very thing that started all this.

“What did you learn?” Walt asked.

“Well… this artifact was made during Ancient Greek time but it was found in a castle in England. How it got there is still a mystery, but I detected two kinds of magic on it. Greek magic and… dark magic.”

“Dark Magic?” I asked. “Like Harry Potter Dark Magic?”

“Not exactly,” Carter explained. “You see, a long time ago, there was a time where myth and reality coexist. But, there were mortals who feared the supernatural, including the gods. They would use magic, weapons and all sorts of methods to put a stop to them. They want to rid this world of all the gods and monsters that exist.”

“Who are these people?” I asked.

“They call themselves the Cult of the Cosmos.”

OF COURSE THEY’RE NAMED AFTER AN ASSASSIN’S CREED VILLAIN!

“Of course…” I muttered.

“Since Ancient Greek, they have been in the shadows pulling the strings in politics, military, kingdoms and more. Hell, they were the ones responsible for World War 2. They used Germany as a scapegoat for their experiments to fight off the gods.”

“Why?” Percy asked.

“They fear the unknown.”

That’s understandable. Not knowing what’s out there can be scary. Heck, we still don’t know what happens after we die. But even so, to sacrifice so many lives to fight off the supernatural is just not right.

What’s the point if innocent lives are lost?

“What were they trying to do?” Annabeth asked.

Carter replied, “… They were hoping to make a philosopher's Stone.”

A Philosopher’s Stone? The Harry Potter kind or the Fullmetal Alchemist Kind because… oh… never mind. I just figured that out.

“And they almost succeeded too. But the war ended before they could finish. Since then, they have been quiet for a long time. But my men have been finding proof that they were still pulling the strings even after the War.”

“So, have they been involved with most of the historic events after WWII?” Percy asked.

“Along with recent events we were involved with.”

“Wait,” Annabeth said. “Are you implying that…”

“The Cult was the culprit for everything. The return of Kronos; Apohis revival; Gaia’s awakening and many more.”

“So what you’re saying… these guys were the reason for all the people we lost in our life…” Percy said, with a lot of anger.

Of course it’s the Nazi’s fault. If Alucard was real, he’d be giddy with joy for being right. Ugh, I hope these cults don’t have vampires or werewolves. Twilight ruined the hype for me.

“We’ll have to talk about them in our next summit. For now, let’s focus on the curse. Walt, can you help me out with this?” Carter said.

Walt nodded and got working on studying the artifact.

There wasn’t really much to it, they used some tools, some magics and even used some books from the library. In the meantime, Zia and Sadie continue checking up on me to make sure nothing unusual is happening to me. They ask me if I started seeing anything strange after the bite. Other than the fact that I can see through the mist and know the truth about the world of Myths and Folklore, not much has changed. Of course, there are the occasional dreams I tend to have, but that shouldn’t be of much importance. Right?

As time passed, Carter and Walt finished and explained what they found on the Tablet.

“I studied the artifact for a bit, but I can tell that this tablet was a spell for Arachne’s revival. Its sole purpose was to find a new host for Arachne, but the magic was incomplete and was unable to achieve its purpose. Instead, it gives whoever it chooses the abilities of a spider.”

“So, there’s no fear of turning into a spider creature or being possessed?” I asked.

“No, you’ll just be, well, pretty much Spider-man.”

I sigh in relief. As much as I love to be Spider-man, I don’t want to turn into a monster or be possessed by Arachne.

“Is there a cure?” Percy said.

“What?!” I yelled. “But Percy, there’s no harm to this. We’re okay.”

“Doesn’t matter, it’s still a curse. Plus we don’t know the full extent of this magic or what it can do to the host.”

“He’s right,” Carter said. “We don’t know the full capability this curse has, nor the limit. It may be a permanent curse that may pass down to your lineage; or a temporary one that can fade away at any moment.”

“But there won’t be any changes physically, right?” I said.

“No, just the magic circles appearing and your fast reflexes,” Carter answered.

“Then there’s no reason to find a cure! I can use this power to protect myself, my parents and Sam! I can-”

“NO!” Percy yelled. We all jumped at the sudden change in his tone. “No… I won’t let that happen.”

“But Percy! You kept this hidden my whole life! This is my family's life. I don’t want to be left to sideline and-”

“I told everyone not to tell you because I want to protect you. You saw what happened to Mr. Stacy. You saw how dangerous the monsters are. You saw how powerful and dangerous us demigods are.”

“But Percy-”

“No… we’re finding a cure and then sending you back home. You will not be part of this life.”

Frustrated, I stormed out of the library and headed outside. I just couldn’t believe Percy. He always said that I was smart and brave. I remember how happy he was when I told him I got straight A’s in my classes. I worked hard for those A’s!

He always believed in me.

So why was this different?

What was he afraid of?

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Estelle and The Mark of Arachnid: The Trident of Poseidon (Chapter 1 + Intro and Backstory)

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A/N: This the first Chapter to my Percy Jackson/Spider-Man FanFiction starring Estelle Blofis (Sister of Percy Jackson) as the main character. I will be posting monthly on three other websites and here:

AO3 (Archive of our Own)

FanFiction.Net

Wattpad

Also, This story will contain the following relationships from the series as well as Spoilers from books (Spoilers Ahead):

Percy Jackson X Annabeth Chase

Carter Kane X Zia Rashid

Sadie Kane X Walt Stone/Anubis

Leo Valdez X Calypso

Intro:

[Narrator POV]

Somewhere, deep within the ocean...

The sea was enraged with massive storms and waves. It's nearly impossible to sail through; why is this happening?

Well, you see-

"THE TRIDENT HAS BEEN STOLEN!"

Hey! I was going to say that. Anyways, Poseidon's kingdom is under attack at the moment, which is causing a lot of disturbance towards the mortal world. Some monster... man... thing... I don't know, I just got here. The soldiers are out scouring for the intruder at the moment, and Poseidon? He's down on the floor at his throne, along with his son (the other one) Triton.

"My lord," One of the guards replied. "Are you alright?"

"I am fine," Poseidon answered. "What of my son, Triton?"

"Our men are tending to him, but he is fine."

"Good," Poseidon slowly gets back up with the help of one his guards as support. "I need you to inform the other gods."

"Sir?"

"We must warn them... Typhon has returned."

Oh shoot! That guy's back!

Huh? Did you forget? Typhon, the big guy that was marching toward Olympus in New York?

I mean... you guys have read the books, right? If not, why are you here? Nah, I'm kidding. Of course, you read the books. But this isn't like those days; not anymore. Percy Jackson and his friends have done their heroism. This time... a new hero will rise.

Who is this new hero you ask? What's their godly parents? Unfortunately, she's not a demigod. But by the end of this story, she will be just as amazing.

[Cue Spider-Man: Homecoming Intro]

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A/N: For Spider-Man fans who don't know the Percy Jackson series... (If you like to hear some music while reading, I recommend listening to the MCU Spider-Man theme. Get that Spider-Man vibe going for this story. Or you can listen any alternative if you wish.)

A long time ago, there was a boy name Percy Jackson. He was just a normal kid with some disabilities such as ADHD and Dyslexia, until he finds out the truth of himself. He found out who he really was; Percy Jackson was a demigod, a half-human/half-god being. And his father was Poseidon, The Greek God of the Sea. Because of what he is, he was sent to a Camp for demigods, Camp Half-Blood, for his safety.

Thanks to his best friend, Grover (A Satyr, Half-man/Half-goat), he arrived safely and thus began his legend as a hero of Olympus. Along with his friends, he fought monsters, gods and many mythological beings. With the help his other best friend and girlfriend, Annabeth Chase (Daughter of Athena), they saved the world countless times. Along the way, he even encountered other people who struggles with other myths such as Egyptian and Norse Mythology. The Kanes, Carter and Sadie, are Egyptian sorcerers that fought Apophis, the Serpent God of Chaos, and sent him back to his prison. Magnus Chase, Annabeth's cousin and a fellow demigod himself (Son of Frey), traveled the nine realms of the Norse Tree, Yggdrasil, and prevented Ragnarök from arriving.

Though he had many fun adventures, most of them did not come without loss and sacrifices. Percy has lost many good friends from the forces of evil. But, without their sacrifices, the world would not have been saved. Percy struggled with such burdens, for despite them all being heroes, they were still children that most likely won't survive to reach high school graduation, let alone Adulthood.

But even so, Percy and his friends carry on with their lives, for both their fallen friends and their own sake. And so, 15 years has passed since their final adventures. But this is not his story. This is the story of his half-sister, Estelle Blofis. She is no demigod, nor has any magical abilities like the Kanes. But even so... She will go through a path full of hardships, dedications and sacrifices. By the end of this series, she will learn the values... and consequences... of doing the right thing and helping those in need of help.

For it'll be her gift.

Her curse.

Her responsibility...

Estelle and The Mark of Arachnid:

The Trident of Poseidon

Chapter 1: Got Bitten by a (Non-Radioactive) Spider

A/N: The story will be in Estelle's POV the whole time. It's been a while since I've done 1st POV so forgive me if it's a little sloppy.

[Estelle POV]

Look, I didn't want to be a hero.

Things got out of line and next thing I knew; I'm out here protecting New York.

Ah, you're probably wondering what I'm talking about, don't you? Well, let's start with how it all began.

High school.

Yeah, I know; nobody wants to go back to high school. All the drama; fights and rumors. It is such a hassle. But there's a couple things I like about my high school. Goode High is the school I attend.

And me? I'm Estelle Blofis.

And I'm late for school.

"Mom!" I yelled as I left my room with my backpack. I just finished changing into my outfit and was in the middle of fixing my hair into a ponytail. "Did dad already leave?!"

"He just left right now, you can still catch him on the main floor though," My mom replied.

She's such an angel. My mom is a writer and can cook amazing food. How on Earth did my dad get her? I mean, my dad is alright; but my mom is just so amazing. I mean, her childhood was not that great, yet she went far and beyond for me and my brother. Right now, she's just cleaning up dishes that were from breakfast. Which I missed because I overslept. On the plates were some scraps of pancakes.

Blue pancakes.

I know, "why blue?"

Long story short, I have a half-brother who loves the color blue, and my mom would make her food blue for him.

It's sweet and funny, but it later became a family thing.

"Thanks mom!"

"Just don't be late," My mom yelled as I left the apartment and ran toward the elevator to the lobby.

As you can see, I live in an apartment complex with my parents. We have a 3-room apartment on the third floor and have been living there since I can remember. As the elevator opens, I see my dad just about to leave and head toward the car.

"Wait! Dad!" I yelled.

He looked up and replied, "Finally woke up?"

"Sorry, my alarm didn't go off. And I turned on all three of them," I said.

"It's fine, just be more careful next time."

I nodded as I walked with my dad to the car, we hopped in, and drove to school. My dad works at Goode High as a teacher; but that doesn't mean I get special treatment. In school, I'm treated just like all the students equally. But I don't mind, I hate being treated special.

"So, are you excited?" My dad asked.

"About what?"

"Well first, your trip today to the Museum of Natural History. They just brought in some new artifacts that were found in Greece."

I heard of that; it was some sort of ancient tablet about some ancient myth of a spider lady.

I shrugged, "You know me, dad. I enjoy learning about myths and folklore, especially Ancient Greek."

Dad chuckled, "So much like Annabeth. Speaking of, that's another thing you're excited for, right?"

I smiled.

My brother, or half-brother to be exact, is coming to visit from San Diego with his family. Percy Jackson is his name and he's mom's first-born son. I don't know much about his father, but he says that he's a good man who loves the ocean. As far as I know, Percy and his dad are on good terms. Still, I would like to meet this man.

Anyways, Percy is coming to visit with his wife and two kids. Don't get me started on his wife, she is the coolest person ever to exist. And my lame brother is married to her? Annabeth Jackson is a California girl who knows martial arts and is really smart. Heck, probably smarter than a computer. And she is so beautiful with her blonde wavy hair and sharp gray eyes. Apparently, Percy and Annabeth were friends in Summer Camp since the age of twelve and started dating at sixteen. Since then, they were glued to the hip and got married and had two kids: Luke Charles and Silena Bianca Jackson.

My brother, Percy, is just a big dork with a bigger heart. He would always baby me whenever he comes and visits since I'm still his "baby sister". I'm sixteen! I'm not little anymore. Anyways, I also remember the time when I was little, he would tell me these crazy stories about monsters and gods in myths and folklore. My favorite is the one where he "apparently" fought the minotaur and won. As a kid, I believed it. Now, I can see that Percy was trying to be cool.

Still, he's the best big brother I can ever have.

"Of course, dad! I can't wait to see my nephew and niece again! Are you sure Annabeth is going to come and visit too? I know she's been busy with her work, but I would LOVE to see her again."

Annabeth's dream job was to be an architecture developer. She got her dream job, but I haven't seen her for a while. Dad replied, "Percy told me that she got the vacation time requested earlier. She's coming with the family."

I cheered. "I can't wait!" I said as dad chuckled.

"You really love Annabeth, huh?"

"Well duh! I mean, someone amazing like her is married to my dorky brother. And have two kids?! Like, what did Percy do to get this lucky."

"You'll understand... someday." He said ominously. We arrived at the school and noticed that students are already lining up for the trip.

"Go meet up with your group, I'll be here to pick you up," My dad said as I walked out of the car. "Please stay out of trouble, Estelle."

I rolled my eyes.

"C'mon dad, I'm not like Percy. I won't cause trouble, I promise."

My dad looked concerned. I remember one time how Percy told me he had trouble with school because of his ADHD and Dyslexia. He got bullied for it and ended up in fights. The crazy part was that one time he blew up an entire gym in middle school.

I still wonder how he did that.

"Okay, just stay out of trouble. Love you."

"Love you too dad. I'll see you after school," I said to dad as he drove to his parking spot. My dad won't be joining us on the trip since he has classes for Seniors. I'm a sophomore so I won't be going to my dad's classes until later on in the year.

As I walked to meet up with my group, I noticed one of them waving at me.

"Stella!" She yelled. I waved back and ran toward her.

Stella is my nickname that my friends would usually call me. Family does too but it's mostly Estelle. The girl that called out to me is my best friend since kindergarten, Samantha Stacy. She has long blonde hair and gray eyes, just like Annabeth. We have been friends for a long time and have stood by each other's side since.

Sam is a shy girl but is very intelligent. She is an honor student and will most likely be going to the big universities in the future, like Yale or Harvard.

Only a couple of things about her that make her unique. One in particular.

"Did you finish the Sword Art Online season one set I lent you?"

I rolled my eyes, "Yes, Sam, I did. Though I don't understand why you love the series?"

"Because it's a good show to start watching anime! You have to admit it was romantic and interesting."

Yeah, you guessed it. Samantha Stacy is a hard-core Otaku, a huge anime-fan.

"Fine," I said. "I guess it is kind of romantic. Just send me season 2 when you can."

Sam smirked at the comment. She knows I became a fan of the series, despite its flaws. Sam got into anime when she was at the library one time in middle school and spotted some Manga's and read them. After that, her whole life changed for the worse.

"Oh?" Sam says, "So you DID enjoy it?"

I rolled my eyes once again. Before I could reply to her, the teacher called out for everyone to get on the bus.

"That's our cue," I said. "You're excited for the trip, Sam?"

Sam smiles.

"You know I am, especially about that new addition to the museum. Can't wait to see it!"

We got on the bus and started heading off toward the Museum of Natural History. Once we arrived, everyone formed small groups and entered the building. Sam and I stayed close together so that we wouldn't get separated.

I'm very social and can get along with anyone, but Samantha is another story. Other than anime and ancient history, Sam really struggles with communicating with other people. Ever since kindergarten, she was shy and nervous around the other kids. I was the first one to talk to her and since then, we were best friends every school year.

Our teacher for the trip informs us to stay close and to follow the tour guide instructions. Makes sense since we do have some troublemakers in our class. I mean, there's always one in every school year.

The tour had lots of interesting stuff, especially about U.S. and Ancient history. Sam and I have been very interested in ancient history such as Greek, Egypt and the Roman Empire.

"Now class, what can you tell me about the Greek Gods?" The tour guide asked.

I raised my hand because I knew the answer to it.

The tour lady pointed toward me to answer.

"The Greek Gods were the rulers of Mount Olympus and there were 12 Olympians in the group. The one in charge was Zeus, the God of Thunder. He ruled Olympus while his brothers, Poseidon and Hades, ruled the Sea and the Underworld. Their story began after Zeus defeated his father, Kronos, and freed his siblings from him."

"That's correct," The guide replied. "Do you also know the tale of Arachne?"

Sam gasped in excitement as I answered.

"The Tale of Arachne was about a woman who was very talented in weaving. So talented, that she challenged Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom and an Olympian herself, to a weaving contest. Irritated by her arrogance, she accepted and won the contest and transformed Arachne into a spider. Thus, why we got the term Arachnid for spiders."

"That is correct. I asked about that because the next artifact will be about that tale."

The tour lady led us to the latest addition to the museum.

"You still remember me talking about that, didn't you?" Sam whispered.

I snickered, "I mean, you got so excited about it because it involves your favorite insect."

"Arachnids," Sam corrected. "Spiders are Arachnids, not insects."

I rolled my eyes, "You know what I mean."

The group stops as the tour lady introduces us to the latest display. It was just a stone tablet with the ancient Greek language on it. At the top of the tablet, was a sigil of a spider. Symbol of Arachne.

"This," The tour lady explained. "Is the latest discovery here in the museum. The Tablet of Arachne. As you can see, it has the spider sigil on it. It was found by an old tomb in one of the castles that remained standing in England. It was a very strange and mysterious finding. An ancient Greek Tablet found in a castle in England is quite strange. However, the tablet is even more interesting. The tablet contains words in ancient Greek about Lady Arachne; It talks about how she was a courageous woman who stood up against the gods and showed them how much humanity has grown. Our experts were able to translate only half of it along with the words that's under the sigil."

"What does it say?" One of the students asked.

"It says, 'Those who are worthy, shall be passed down with my gifts and bring vengeance to the gods. For mankind shall not bend to thou will. Olympus shall fall and man shall thrive.'"

That did not sound good.

"The rest of the tablet has still not been deciphered yet, but our experts will translate it as soon as possible. In the meantime, let us show you all some of our other displays of Ancient Greek lost treasures."

As the tour lady guided the group to the next display, Sam and I stayed, looking at the tablet.

"If my sister-in-law was here, she'd decipher the tablet instantly. She told me she understands Ancient Greek's language and is able to translate it easily."

"You think this tablet gives the reader abilities of Arachne?"

"What, like Spiderman?" I asked.

Sam gasps in excitement, "That'd be really awesome! I mean, swinging around New York; fighting bad guys; wearing cool costumes..."

As Sam talks about how great being Spider-Man is, I noticed something on the tablet. On the tablet, a spider just appeared behind the tablet, must have slipped in the display when they were sealing it. It was white with red eyes; it seems to have a symbol-like mark on its sack.

"Hey look Sam. A spider is on the Tablet of Arachne," I said, chuckling.

"Huh? What do you mean? There's nothing there."

I looked back at her.

"What? It's right there on top of the-"

As I looked back, the spider was already gone without a trace.

"What? It was just there!" I spoke.

"You probably just thought it was there, Stella. It happens."

I wanted to deny it, but it was not really a big deal, so I shrugged it off.

"You're probably right, let's head back with the group."

Sam nodded and we both started heading back. Then I saw a black feather slowly falling from the sky. I told Sam to look, and she saw it too.

"Looks like a bird got in. We should tell the security guard," Sam suggested toward the security guard that was nearby. I nodded and walked toward the guard and explained about there being a bird in the building. The security guard groaned.

"Another pigeon? Oh well, thanks for the heads-up kid. We'll take care of it."

I nodded and headed back with Sam.

Still, a couple things were odd that moment. The first was the spider disappearing even though the Tablet was sealed for display. The other was the black feather, it was too big to be a pigeon; yet there was no bird on the ceiling. I was probably still tired from last night watching Sword Art Online. I mean, seriously, I told myself only one episode and then I ended up watching the entire series in one night!

I fear that Sam is going to turn me into an Otaku too.

Later that day, we took a quick lunch break. Sam and I were relaxing by a small café inside of the museum.

"How's your dad doing?" I asked. Sam's dad is a detective in the NYPD, and he's been very strict for her safety. Something about them not being able to find her. Sam never understood why or who, but she didn't bother asking. Since he's the only family she has left. Her mother left them when she was young, yet her dad never hated her for it. Every time Sam asks about her mother, she never gets a straight answer.

"The usual, but he did say something important."

"Oh really, what's that?"

"...After the trip and when summer starts... he'll tell me about my mother..."

We sat there silently, processing what she said.

"That's great, you'll finally know about your mother!"

"Yeah but... what if she's not who I think she is? What if she's someone bad or evil or..."

Sam gripped tightly on her sandwich and finished her sentence, "What if she's dead?"

I gently grab her arm in reassurance.

"Whatever he tells you, it doesn't change anything. You're still you and your dad's still your dad. And we'll always be best friends, no matter what."

Sam smiled.

"Thanks, Stella. I really needed that."

"Hey, I got your back no matter- OW!"

I yelped in pain as I felt something bite me on my other hand. I lifted my hand and saw a spider on it. I smacked it off instantly.

"Are you okay?" Sam asked.

I nodded, "Yeah, I just got bitten by a spider!"

On my right hand, there was a big bite mark from the spider.

"I hope it's not poisonous," I said. "I really don't want to cause any trouble today."

Sam asked me to show it to her. She looks at the bite mark and sighs in relief.

"It's not, I can tell. You're going to be okay. Just rinse it with some water and you'll be okay."

I sighed in relief.

"Thanks, Sam. I'll never tease you about learning about Arachnids again."

Sam pouts, "They're really harmless so long as you don't mess up their homes! But you should get this washed off, don't want to be having an infection."

I nodded and headed off to the nearest bathroom to wash it clean. I always find it weird that Sam not only likes ancient history, but anime AND spiders. That would explain why she's very shy; back in elementary school, she was bullied for liking spiders. The boys would throw fake spider toys at her, making her be afraid of them or mock her for it. Of course, every time it happens, I intervene and stand up against the bullies.

I really hate bullies. They hurt my mother when she was young; they hurt my brother when he was young; and now my best friend is being bullied.

But she's not alone.

Still, there was something strange about the spider that bit me. It looked like the same one that was on the tablet. White with red eyes and a green symbol on it. But it can't be, the spider disappeared in the display, and it was sealed tight. There was no way that spider could have gotten out. In fact, it shouldn't even exist. It was supposed to be just an illusion from my sleep deprivation.

It was an illusion, right?

I shook it out of my head and when I just finished drying my hands off, I heard screaming.

I ran outside to see people running and screaming, while the security guards were trying to pin someone down, but they were too strong and threw them in the air.

Sam was under the table we were eating at earlier, hiding in fear of the commotion. I ran toward her and asked what happened.

"That thing just jumped on our table and tried to attack me!"

I look back at the suspect. What I saw was something I will never forget.

It had black wings as arms and sharp bird claws on its feet. It was like a giant bird, yet it had the face and body of a woman.

I recognized what it is instantly.

"A harpy!" I yelled.

"What? from the myths? But that's just stories! They're not real!"

The harpy turned around and looked at us and slowly walked towards us. Sam was frozen in fear, and I was trying to get her to move. Suddenly, the creature lifted the table out of the way and looked at us directly.

"...You..." it said, directly at me.

"Me?"

"Your smell... is similar to... I see..." The harpy started laughing, "I followed this girl because of what she truly is, and then I found you. A girl with a similar scent as him," it said.

"Who?" I asked.

The creature spoke with such hatred and fear.

"Percy Jackson."

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