Pit Scorpion

"A small fire burned a hole in the ground at my feet. Out crawled something glistening black, about the size of my hand. A scorpion."

- Percy

A pit scorpion is a deadly type of scorpion, most likely summoned from the Underworld or Tartarus.

After a person is stung, a red welt instantly appears, oozing yellow puss.



The Lightning Thief
Luke brings Percy into the woods, and reveals his allegiance to Kronos, and then summons a pit scorpion. He tells Percy he shouldn't go for his sword, as a pit scorpion's venom can kill in 60 seconds, and can jump up to fifteen feet. When Luke is gone, Percy quickly goes for his sword and kills it, but then realizes that it stung him. He rushed outside for help, before passing out. Wood nymphs bring him back to camp and he regained consciousness in The Big House. The scorpion is as big as Luke's hand.

As a quote from the book, the prophecy that Percy gets to go on a quest's last line quoted: "You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend."

He had thought Luke had considered him a friend and he had believed in him, but Luke stole the Master Bolt and said: "Their precious 'Western Civilization' is a disease. It's killing the world. The only way to stop it is to burn it to the ground, start over with something more honest."

Percy found out that Luke served Kronos and tried to talk him out of it. He said that Luke was being brainwashed. And all Luke said was that the gods were arrogant and would never think that anyone would dare try and steal from them. He stole Zeus' Master Bolt and Hades' Helm of Darkness right under their noses and got halfway across New Jersey when he found out they knew about the theft.

Powers

 * It has a deadly venom that can kill within a minute.
 * It can jump up to 15 feet in length.
 * Its stinger can easily penetrate clothing.