Chapter VI
So I have a test tomorrow Tuesday, and Thursday. I also have a five page essay due Wednsday so I thought I would put this up now. Again thank you all for reading. Also for this chapter please let me know what you think. I am very appriactated of the votes and ratings, but this chapter I would like a little input if you guys wouldn't mind. Anyway, enjoy! Me No Rick Riordan
Evening Of Two Days Later
Ani̱leí̱s POV
They had finally gotten done with the tournament and I was able to see the list of people who fought the best. The immortals were the best fighters, which I had guessed. Jason, Thalia, and Nico all tied. Being children of the Big Three did make you more powerful after all. The only way to see who was the strongest was to let them kill one another and I didn't need that right now. I went to the Big House with the papers and a map of camp. I started to draw out battle plans and was halfway through when there was a knock at the door. I almost growled. They knew I wasn't to be disturbed. I went to the door and ripped it open to find Annabeth with her hand up getting ready to knock again. Her eyes widened at me. I had forgotten I had taken my hood down to work and so I threw it back on.
"What do you want Daughter of Athena," I growled.
"Um, I was just wandering if you wanted help looking at the battle plans? I have done many of them and know the camp so I was wondering." She was right, but I didn't like working with others and I knew the camp better than she thought I did.
"Leave Daughter of Athena. If you want to look at it after I am done I will let you, but I will make the plans up on my own. There is no need for you to do so or help in any way." She looked hurt, but I just shut the door and went back to drawing out my plans for the rest of the night. I really didn't care. When morning came I was done and took them with me as I met everyone as Zeus's Fist.
"Alright everyone, here are the battle plans. You may all look and those of you that have had battle experience like this can critique the plan if they want." With that I handed the plans to Annabeth who had walked up to me. Her eyes widened at the plans.
"You know the camp like the back of your hand," she mumbled and then handed the plans to her mother. Athena looked at them and after a moment looked at me.
"These will work the best." She couldn't just give me a complement could she? She passed them on.
"Make copies then Athena and spread them around. Those are what we will be working on the next two days. The seventh is when they come. Let's get to it."
The Next Day In Other Dimension
Luke POV
We stood in the throne room waiting to get sent by Aether. Gennaíos was doing better and was in a happy mood. He had no idea what had happened yesterday and instead of dwelling on it he had pulled a prank, that my father would have been proud of, on the girls. They were still glaring at him and he would break out in his silent laugh with an amused look on his face. Aether finally came in with cloths in his arms. He handed one to each of us. They were cloaks. Each was white with our colors. Mine white and gold, Silena's white and hot pink, Charlie's white and orange, Bianca's was white and purple, Zoe's was white and silver, and Gennaíos's was white and sea green.
"I doubt you want to give everyone a heart attack when you first enter so I suggest wearing these until you are ready to show yourselves," Aether told us.
"Understood," I said as we put them on.
"I am going to send you straight to Camp Half Blood. I will be watching in case I need to send the Army to help you fight." With that he opened up a portal and we stepped through. We were on top of the hill when we landed and I felt a twinge of pain being back home. The other four felt the same as their wings fluttered. Gennaíos let us just to stare at the camp until the horn sounded and campers started to appear. A person with black wings and black outfit, which included a tattered black cloak, led them. He must be the champion Aether was talking about. They all had their weapons out. I noticed something flying above our heads and looked up to notice a white flag above us. Aether wanted to make sure that this stayed peaceful.
Thalia POV
We heard the horn go off and we started to get into position when Annabeth said stop.
"They have a white flag. I think they want to talk." We all looked at Ani̱leí̱s.
"We fight," he finally said. He didn't care about their peaceful appearance.
"No," Annabeth commanded. "They want to talk and we will." Ani̱leí̱s's wings fluttered and he grunted.
"Fine, but if things go bad blame yourself." He started to walk towards the hill. We all followed weapons drawn, just in case. I was surprised to find they had white wings. They were in white cloaks with different colors in each one. What was with cloaks? Where they the new fashion statement?
"Hello," the one in the white and gold cloak said stepping forward. He sounded familiar. "We have come to talk."
"What do you want to talk about Commander of the Light Army and Elite Unit?" The boy took a step back, not expecting Ani̱leí̱s to know who he was I bet.
Luke POV
"What do you want to talk about Commander of the Light Army and Elite Unit? I took a step back. How had he known who we were? It must be his patrons.
"We have come to talk to the campers, not to you Champion." I stepped forward two steps. He tilted his head.
"Fine. I will keep my mouth shut as you talk. Afterwards if I disagree with you, you will die." He stepped back letting Annabeth and a boy I did not know step forward. Directly behind them was all the campers I knew.
"We have come to see if you campers will side with the Army of the Light. We follow Lady Hermera and Lord Aether."
"Aren't they both teaming up with the Titan's and Gaea to try and destroy Earth?" I shook my head and looked at the Champion. "Gaea is not working with the Titans. She had been framed and came to my Lord and Lady seeking help." Annabeth's eyes narrowed. She looked at the Champion and then back at me.
"How do we know you aren't lying?" I sighed. I wondered how they were going to take it.
"I was born of Earth, before I became commander of the Light Army. Here I was known as Luke Castellan." I said my name at the same time of taking off my hood.
"Luke," Thalia asked. Everyone who knew me had their mouths gaping at me.
"Hey Thals." I smiled sheepishly.
"How are you alive?"
"Lord Aether and Lady Hermera asked me to be the commander of their army and I accepted. Of course I am not the only one that they brought from back then." I let the others step forward and they took off their hoods, except for Gennaíos. He stayed in the back not attracting any attention.
"Silena and Charles," Clarissa breathed. They both smiled at her.
"Bianca," Nico choked.
"Zoe," Annabeth asked wide eyed. That's when the gods appeared in their flashes. My father tackled me in a hug.
"I can't believe you're alive. I am so happy to see you again." I wanted to cry as I hugged him back.
"I am sorry Dad." He put me at arm's length.
"No, I am sorry. I shouldn't have ignored you, no matter what." I shook my head.
"I should have known better." He helped me up and I saw that the others in my group were getting hugged and talked to by friends and family. Someone cleared their throat. I looked to see the Champion. He was tapping his foot. Everyone, but our group, looked at him with caution and anger. Clearly something had gone on here.
"So what do you mean that Gaea was being set up," Athena asked. I took a gulp and nodded at the rest. They knew the Champion could go nuclear.
"Gaea informed us that she was set up during both wars by Nyx, Erebus, and Tartarus." Everything seemed to freeze and grow darker. The Champion's wings snapped open.
"You will not say that again," he commanded his voice took a deadly tone.
"No wonder he is a monster" Artemis said, "he is working for the enemy." He pulled out his swords and we did the same. We were blessed by Aether and Hermera. We were the only ones who stood a chance. Three people suddenly appeared next to him.
"Calm down Ani̱leí̱s. They have simply been fed the wrong information." Nyx told him. Great. Nyx, Erebus, and Tartarus were here now. Two flashes of white light appeared next to us. Hermera and Aether were present.
"What are you talking about Mother," Hermera asked. Nyx looked at her with a sad expression.
"Your Aunt was lying to you." That's when a figure rose out of the Earth next to us. It was Gaea.
"Liar," she yelled. "You are just trying to blame me again!" This was utterly confusing. We stood in the middle of six Primordials. One of the sides had been misled. That's when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. It was Gennaíos. He took off his hood and Ani̱leí̱s gasped. No one moved as they walked to another. Both of their wings were fluttering.
"You're back after all this time." Ani̱leí̱s breathed. Then he yelled. "HOW COULD YOU LEAVE ME?!" Now what was going on? Who was this to Gennaíos? Then he surprised all of us.
"I am sorry," he said. His voice was like a smooth wine. What the Hades? He was mute. He took off Ani̱leí̱s's hood. Ani̱leí̱s had scars all over his face, well the half we could see that wasn't covered by his hair. Tears welled up and threatened to spill over the eye we could see. Gennaíos wiped the hair off the other side to show burn scars and his other tear filled eye. He put Ani̱leí̱s's hair behind Ani̱leí̱s's ear to hold it back so we could see his whole face.
"You left me. You left me to the anger and the pain," Ani̱leí̱s croaked.
"I was not able to handle the situation."
"You think I was?! It has been hell for the past several millennia! Let me guess you got to sleep and eat! I don't eat and hardly sleep because of the nightmares! You left me!" The ground shook.
"I am sorry, please. I am ready now. I won't leave you alone ever again. We also need to find the truth." Gennaíos looked like he was hurt, something I did not like.
"Like I care! I don't! You took that away from me! All I feel is pain and rage! That is all you left me with! I am Merciless!" Gennaíos gave a slight nod.
"Then let's put an end to it." Ani̱leí̱s nodded and he held out his hand. Gennaíos took it and then a mix of black and white light surrounded them both. What we saw when the light had died down made us all gasp. In front of us stood a man with one white and one black wing. He was now wearing an outfit made of a medium tone grey with sea green mixed in. He still had scars, but they seemed not as harsh and prominent. His black hair no longer covered the side of his face. He opened his eyes to show us a sea green. In front of us stood someone we knew, but at the same time was a totally stranger to us. Perseus Jackson stood there.
Percy POV
It seemed like it had been forever since I had been whole and felt healthy, well mostly. I still carried the traumas of the past, but they weren't as fresh as they had been. You see when I faded all those years ago I reformed into two parts. One a shadow of my former self that held all my powers. He was left with only two emotions rage and pain. He was taken in Nyx, Erebus, and Tartarus. The other half was more like myself before I went to Tartarus. He had left all the past torture with the other while he was sent to Aether and Hermera. I was split all that time trying to adjust. One part suffering, the other not. I guess it was the only way I could handle what had happened. They only way I could eventually become whole again. If I had not done that, I might had ended up like my shell. I looked at my right hand to see a mark of a white and black star. I was brought out of my thoughts.
"Perseus," my dad breathed. I turned to him giving a small smile.
"Yes, I am Percy Jackson."
Artemis POV
I couldn't believe what I had just witnessed. We watched as the two had interacted in confusion. I couldn't believe how the monster was acting. After the bright light I stood in shock as I looked at the boy that now took the place of the other boy and monster. We all knew who it was.
"Perseus," Poseidon asked. Percy turned to him and smiled.
"Yes, I am Percy Jackson."
"What is going on," Gaea screeched. Percy turned to glare at her. "You lying piece of trash. This time when I kill you will be gone forever! You lied to Lady Hermera and Lord Aether! You tried to blame it all on Lady Nyx, Lord Erebus, and Lord Tartarus! I know the truth, after all when I was tortured by the Titans and your Giant children they told me everything!" Aether and Hermera glared at Gaea. They and their army walked over to us. Gaea was furious.
"KRONOS," she yelled. A gold light appeared and Kronos appeared all powerful. His eyes went straight to Percy and widened.
"You are back." Percy drew his two swords on his back.
"You will die also to never return," Percy growled. He felt powerful and then it hit me. He was now blessed by five Primordials, of course he was powerful.
"No one help," he yelled at us. "They are both mine to kill!" Gaea and Kronos smiled as Percy met them for battle. Kronos took out his scythe as Gaea made two swords from the Earth. In a flash, that was hard to keep up with, the three fought. Percy dodged and deflected all their blows as he caused ones to Kronos, but Gaea was just keeping out of his reach. He must have sensed this, for he concentrated his fight on Kronos, while keeping Gaea at bay. Soon Kronos was on the ground and with a smooth and quick movements, Percy cut Kronos to pieces. He turned to dust going back to Tartarus, hopefully never to return. Now the fight was between Percy and Gaea. Percy was blessed by five Primordials, but he was going against a fully awaken Primordial. This would be a challenge for him. We all watched in awe and horror as they fought, neither were able to land a blow to the other. I looked at Poseidon. He seemed to want to join the fight with his son, but heeded Percy's words, not only that, but what help would he be? Gaea was one of the first Primordials. Percy had the most chance here, besides Nyx, Tartarus, and Erebus, who didn't seem to want to fight their sister. The battle ensued for hours as we kept our distance, but couldn't take our eyes off the fight. The two looked exhausted and both were sweating by this time, which was when Gaea made her fatal mistake. She left an opening all of us saw. Percy took the opening and as Gaea pierced his shoulder. He didn't cry out as he pierced her heart. Gaea's eyes widened, but then smiled.
"Shall you come with me again Perseus?" Percy sneered, as the ground opened up to swallow Gaea. "You will be alone to sleep." Gaea shook her head. "That isn't what HE wants. Her body had a strange glow around her that enveloped Percy and her in a bubble. He looked in horror as he tried to escape the bubble. Poseidon, Nyx, Erebus, Tartarus, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Apollo, Hermes, the Elite Unit, the immortal children, and I rushed over to try and free him. Getting there first, Nyx pulled out a whip that she hit the bubble with and Erebus hit it with a sword at the same time. Tartarus joined in with a spear. They poured their powers into their weapons trying to free Percy. We all joined in doing the same, but it was to no avail. The bubble wouldn't break.
Percy POV
"Shall you come with me again Perseus?" I sneered at her. Like Hades I would. I had just gotten back together. I hadn't even been able to say hello to my family. "You will be alone to sleep." Gaea shook her head at me. "That isn't what HE wants." Who was he? A symbol I did not know appeared on her forehead and she had a strange glow around her body. I went to move away, but was frozen to the spot as a bubble enveloped both of us. I was horrified. Was I really about to go back down there? I saw everyone that I knew come over to help me. They used their powers to try and get me out of the bubble. I was still frozen. Their attempt to get me out didn't work as I was swallowed up by the black Earth and I fell into unconsciousness.
When I woke up my whole body ached. I felt like I was chained up again. I slowly opened my eyes to find that I was chained up. I was back in my cell.
"Did you have a nice dream?" I looked where the voice came from. It was Kronos.
"I thought I tore you to pieces ones from Reaper so you would never return?" My voice came out in a rasp, barely audible. He gave an evil laugh.
"Are you sure that was for real? Are you sure we just didn't make it up just to torture you some more?" My stomach dropped. It couldn't be true. It was real. It felt so real.
"So didn't the other memories we tortured you with. We wanted to give you hope again to watch you break all over again."
"You're lying." He came over to me with his scythe and stabbed me in the back.
"No wings. Didn't you have wings by five Primordials? There is no way we could have gotten rid of them." I felt tears starting to fall from my face. He had to be lying. It was real. It wasn't a dream. He's lying. Somehow Gaea took them away. You know he's not lying, a little voice in my head said. Just like the others he has tricked you with. He made it so I was looking him right in the eyes and he was smiling at my pain and saddens.
"Did you really think that any one, especially Primordials, would help you? You are worthless scum. No one would ever help you. You are going to be here until the end of the universe while we torture you." He removed his scythe from my back and started on the rest of my body. I screamed as he cut my soul. He was right I would be here until the end of the universe there never was and will never be a way out. Only dreams of torment. I was never out of here. I was never in the real world. I would forever be here with no escape. I heard Kronos give an evil laugh.
"You'll be forever the broken hero." He continued on with torture that would last for eternity.
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