<P> Percy takes the master bolt back to Zeus , who rewards the young hero by not killing him as his laws recommend . Percy returns to camp a hero and enjoys the rest of his summer there . On the last day of camp , however , he goes into the woods with Luke , who reveals himself to be the real thief of the Helm and bolt , following the orders of Kronos . Kronos also manipulated power - hungry Ares into taking part in the scheme . Percy can not believe that Luke would do such a thing , and so Luke explains his belief that the gods are irresponsible and poor leaders who must be overthrown . He offers Percy the chance to join him , and when the other demigod does not , tries to kill him with a venomous scorpion . Percy manages to kill the arachnid , but is badly poisoned . When he has recovered , Percy is given the choice of whether to return home for the school year or stay at camp year round . After much thought he decides to spend the school year with his mother ( who is no longer with Gabe after petrifing him with Medusa 's head ) even though it will be more dangerous for him with Luke and Kronos on the loose . Grover and Annabeth also leave the camp for the year , but promise to keep in touch with Percy . </P>
<P> Percy takes the master bolt back to Zeus , who rewards the young hero by not killing him as his laws recommend . Percy returns to camp a hero and enjoys the rest of his summer there . On the last day of camp , however , he goes into the woods with Luke , who reveals himself to be the real thief of the Helm and bolt , following the orders of Kronos . Kronos also manipulated power - hungry Ares into taking part in the scheme . Percy can not believe that Luke would do such a thing , and so Luke explains his belief that the gods are irresponsible and poor leaders who must be overthrown . He offers Percy the chance to join him , and when the other demigod does not , tries to kill him with a venomous scorpion . Percy manages to kill the arachnid , but is badly poisoned . When he has recovered , Percy is given the choice of whether to return home for the school year or stay at camp year round . After much thought he decides to spend the school year with his mother ( who is no longer with Gabe after petrifing him with Medusa 's head ) even though it will be more dangerous for him with Luke and Kronos on the loose . Grover and Annabeth also leave the camp for the year , but promise to keep in touch with Percy . </P>
who stole the lightning bolt in percy jackson book
who stole the lightning bolt in percy jackson book
Luke
Luke