Long A/N

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Hello to the FF Community

As many before, I too have enjoyed the Path of Conquest by Henrie James Locker. However, because I am impatient (yes I admit it), I took it upon myself to write a similar story, just as many others have. However, he is rewriting it and I wish him the best in that regard. This being said, I was often frustrated by the fact that the other harem based stories would almost always get cut off and discontinued by the Chapter 10-13 mark. More often than not, this was due to commenter choices or to writing fatigue. As such, I do have full intentions of completing this story and have an outline developed with enough ideas to span roughly seventy chapters.

Some disclaimers should come beforehand though. First off, this will not simply be a sexcapade of Percy's love life. It will have a few subplots in here revolving around the harem itself and as to how Percy received it. Tying into this, the characters will be written to be as true to themselves as I can get. Of course, they will be acting out of character regardless (hence the fact that this is a harem), but this will actually be addressed later in the plot. Also, the story is a slow burn type of sex life. I personally find this to be much more satisfying, so this will not contain Percy having sex in every chapter. In fact, it would serve you best to know that most chapters will not include sex, though most will include some level of sexual or romantic content. For those who want to call this boring and just want to see Percy plow his way through nineteen different girls in three days, I have good news for you; you're on Fanfiction, there's plenty of stories like that already. I will not be changing this style of writing just to please the people who want to get themselves off. For those that want to enjoy the story as well as the smut, welcome aboard, you've come to the right place. That being said, while I am loosely using some ideas from Henrie, the plots, subplots, and OCs are by my own design. Not to say there won't be any overlap (such as tender scenes with Hazel), but I'm trying to make this as original as possible.

Final bit to this disclaimer, this series will have Percy reflecting my own sexual preferences. Unfair? Yes. But as the writer, there are just certain things that I'm uncomfortable writing. This being said, I am making a bit of a "ban list" of content that will or won't be included and everything in between. Without further ado, here's that list and some rational to my choices.

Unlimited: This means that there will be content of this nature, and that I am more than willing to take suggestions for this. If you do have suggestions, it would serve you better to elaborate your point rather than making a two to five word comment. Explain your point! Unlimited includes the following:

Sex (I think that's a given)

Teasing

Realistic Portrayals

Threeway(+) Sex Scenes(MFF Only)

General Criticism (If you're going to give me criticism, please give me more to work with than "This sucks" or "This is boring." I need some context, people)

Semi-Limited: This means that I may or may not have content ready to go for this, but will consider adding it or adding more of it if enough people support the idea of having it included. Same statement as above regarding suggestions. Anything that is not included elsewhere on this list can be assumed to be under this category. However, if it is not included, keep in mind that I am less likely to add it, even with comments or suggestions. Semi-Limited includes the following:

F/F Scenes (The story will only be from Percy's perspective, so there are not likely to be very many, if any, girl on girl scenes)

Exhibitionism (Early on, this is a no go. Percy and the girls still have to adjust. But later on, I plan on having a few scenes include this to varying degrees)

Voyeurism (This is a mix of the previous two, as Percy would be the voyeur in this case. I find this a bit unrealistic, as he's the one who would more likely be in the action than watching it)

BDSM (There will definitely be some later on in the story, but there won't be nearly as many as the more vanilla style scenes. Keep in mind that if I do include additional scenes based off of suggestions, Percy will not be the one on the submissive/restrained end of the scene. Only in one incident is Percy restrained, and that isn't exactly in a manner that people will call BDSM)

Plot Ideas (As said already, I do have a plot outlined and ready to go. If you have ideas for a plot point, go ahead and share them and I may consider adding it. Keep in mind that this is not a guarantee and that if you do suggest it, I will obviously assume that I don't have to ask your permission to utilize it. Seems redundant to say that, but I'm just being safe)

Limited: This is the content where I start to put my foot down. This section is reserved for things that will be included, but I will not be adding more than I initially intend, so don't bother asking for more of it. This may be a result of past experiences, clichés, or very unrealistic expectations. Limited includes the following:

Demigoddesses/Mortals (For the sake of my own sanity, I will only be including the demigoddesses that I already have planned. You'll get to see them all in the prologue. Honestly, Percy will have nineteen partners by the end of the story. That should be more than enough)

Rape (I do plan a grand total of one scene in which Percy is raped, but will not include any more. This is a very delicate topic to me, as I've been there before (yes guys can get raped too) and I will not include anymore than that)

General Sexual Assault (There is a difference between this one and the previous, but Percy will be an assailant in sexual assault (trust me, this will be addressed by the story and not even Percy gets out of this with all of his wits in tact). The same as before, this will only happen once)

Non Combative Physical Violence (Basically physical abuse. This will be the same as the scene mentioned before. Trust me, writing that scene was difficult enough as it is and I did my best to get the message across without being entirely explicit about it)

Goddesses (Despite the inclusion of goddesses, I will not be taking further suggestions on more to include. There will be plenty of divine action to sate your appetites.)

Nymphs (These are my OCs for the story. As such, they will not be changed in number/appearance/personality. Also, this is my way of saying that if you have any OC ideas, that's great, I will not be using them. I am including five. At one point, I had fourteen, but that was beyond overwhelming to write)

Marriages (This isn't necessarily limited in the conventional sense, but I am including it because I already know who I will be marrying Percy to. They will also be the most relevant to the plots at large, hence the reason why they will have more screen time. There will be four in total)

Forbidden: This section contains content that will not ever appear in this story, or any story that I write for that matter. As such, if you are looking for this content, you will have to look elsewhere. A majority of these are for deeply personal reasons, so there will not be any convincing me to add them at any point. This list will also be my basis for any excluded sexual content in any stories that are written after this. Any of you readers that choose to stick with me up to that point can defer other readers to this list so I won't have to repeat myself. Thank you in advance. Forbidden includes the following:

Incest (Percy will not get with his own mother. Also, no one will be engaging in "unsisterly activities." There's plenty of content for that already and this stuff honestly makes me cringe whenever I read it)

Anal (This will be a controversial one, so I'll be brief. I have had rather… disturbing experiences with this to say the least. As such, I've been put off from it entirely. Same as before, there's plenty of it elsewhere)

Urination/Defecation (I doubt anyone will really call me out on this one, but I'm just covering my bases. Again, very traumatizing personal experiences. Will not be included)

Bestiality (... Okay, I didn't even know that this was a thing in this fandom until my search for harem stories led me to "Artemis, her hunt, and more." If you want to see Blackjack get his rocks off with Bianca or a hellhound rape Annabeth, that's the story to go for. You won't find that here. I even address that it will not happen in the story itself)

Body Fetishes (Note that I am not referring to already sexual body parts. I've heard from some people that they have hair/ear/foot fetishes. Yeah, those won't be included. Let me also disclose that this doesn't mean that the whole body won't be used, but you won't find things like footjobs or sticking someone's tongue in another person's ear. Things like stroking hair and foot massages are fine by me, as long as it doesn't get overtly sexual. Biting and kissing various parts of the body will also be included, but not for the pleasure of the person doing the action. It may come across as too vanilla, but I'm the one putting the work in. If you want that stuff, you can write it yourself or you can try to find it elsewhere)

Futanari (I honestly feel like puking whenever I read this, but none of the female characters will be gifted with a penis during sex. Likewise, Percy will not develop a vagina or breasts. This content seriously disturbs me. Call it transphobia if you want, this kind of content is simply not in my ball park. Again, sorry, not sorry.)

M/M and M/M/F Scenes (For one thing, this is Percy's harem, so Percy will be the only male that's sexually involved. Secondly, this subject falls into the same category as some of the first on this list for me. I've had some very disturbing experiences that have altered how comfortable I am writing those kinds of scenes. Besides, you have a lot of options for slash fiction anyways. I will be grouping strap ons in this section as well. There may be some minor dildo usage, but if I include strap-ons, then Percy is basically left with no one to get with)

Additional Males (Reworded, this is in the same strain as the previous point. Any females that are sexually involved with Percy will not ever be sexually involved with another guy through the duration of the story)

DDLG and Master/Pet Relationships (This is more of a personal choice because I've been in a relationship like this. I personally found it nightmarish, emotionally taxing, and exceedingly tiring. I'd rather not relive that experience, so there will not be any content of this nature included)

Now that the content list is out of the way, here are some AU changes:

Characters will all have their age boosted by 6 years so they are all adults. This will not change anything, but I'm just extremely uncomfortable with the idea of a 17 year old sleeping with a 12 and 14 year old.

Leo does not get brought back to life. I've personally seen this as a major plot hole, as the force of the explosion would have caused Leo and Festus to scatter into little bits all over the camp before Festus could administer the physician's cure. Sorry to all the Leo fans (I'm one of them btw), but he's not coming back.

Jason. Oh boy, here comes the hate. Given how ambiguous the backstory of Jason is, I decided to insert some content of my own. That content is that he was actually dating Gwen while in the 12th legion. Why did I include this? Because I love Piper, I don't really like Jason, and I really wanted to include her in this story. Besides, even Rick separated them, so I'm not going entirely against canon. Warning to Jason fans, his one appearance is in the prologue.

Bianca did not go for resurrection to avoid her brother bringing her back. Rather she used the Doors of Death to be reborn and rejoined the Hunt to avoid her brother's detection.

There may be some additional minor character backstory changes that I will insert if I feel it would better flesh them out and make them more interesting, though this will most likely only be done to the minor characters.

Lastly, I know for a fact that harems and concubines are not officially sexual in nature. Technically the term would be gynaeceum since it's Greek, but regardless, I'm just going for what the popular and easier to read terms are.

Okay, so in this timeline, this takes place the day after Gaea is defeated. The fallen are burned and the gods reward our heroes. That's where Percy gets this unwanted gift.

If you've read up to this far, then I thank you for getting the context out of the way. Keep in mind that I do have a life outside of this, so while I will do my best to update this and I do have full intentions of completing this story, I do have other things on my plate as well. Also, it takes me roughly three days to make a chapter. Two days to write it and one to revise/edit it. I do hope you enjoy this story, though, so have a pleasant read.

I think this goes without saying (since the man has said that he won't even do so much as read Fan Fiction), but I am not, have not been, and will not ever be Rick Riordan. As such, I only own the original content within this story, not his.