Previously on Zack’s POV

‘Jake!’ Nico yelled and the little boy from earlier walked up to us.

‘What?’ he asked.

‘How come monsters are able to come in here if there’s a barrier?’ Nico asked.

‘Well the only way is for the monster to be sent in by someone from the outside that knows someone is here for a fact or knows about this place and its barriers I created. I don’t know why, but that’s just how it is,’ he said then went away.

‘So the main monster knows this place exists?’ I asked and Nico shrugged.

‘I would assume so,’ he said.

‘Both of you, start searching for the book with either three serpents on it or has Medusa’s name on it!’ Jake yelled.

‘Well somebody missed there nap today.’ I grumbled then started searching for the book.

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Chapter 25:

The Last of Three

Leah’s POV

It’s been about two weeks since the last monster is come and I feel uneasy. The clouds are growing darker and there’s always lightning but it never rains. Everyone is pretty much healed but I always have this feeling I’m being watched.

I pulled out my violin and I think about the last time I played it right before I met Nico’s father. I lifted the violin on my left shoulder and readied to play something but I couldn’t. I dropped to my knees and looked at the woods.

‘Kathalina,’ Evianna said from behind me.

‘I know over a million songs on the violin yet I can’t play a thing,’ I whispered.

‘Everything just caught up with you,’ she said and walked next to me.

‘Kathalina, when I was younger I was always felt locked up so I played the Viola.’ She said and sat down.

‘I tried to find something that I could do amazingly so I started playing the Viola. Soon after I started getting good you wanted to play the violin. You picked it up and it was like you’ve been playing it for years.’ She said looking across the lake as we watched lightning danced in the sky.

‘You were praised and I practiced till my right hand bled,’ she said and held her hand out and I traced the dark scars on her hand.

‘I’m sorry,’ I whispered and I really was at lost for words. I mean what else could I say? I was naturally born violinist and she was a naturally talented in the viola but I was better. I felt guilty!

‘It’s not your fault; in fact if you didn’t have done that I wouldn’t have been able to find out what I could do.’ She said and stood up. Her wings came out and they were beautiful! It was so white it was glowing.

‘Listen,’ she whispered and I could faintly hear music of different instruments playing.

‘What is that?’ I asked standing up and she smiled.

‘That’s the wind,’ she said and you could feel the wind and the music in the air. It was faint but as the wind grew stronger so did the music.

‘Wait, I’ve heard this song before.’ I said standing up and tried to listen closer.

‘This is the song I used to sing you when we were little.’ She said and her blonde hair whipped around her face but yet it looked like she was in front of a fan on the low setting.

‘You were always afraid of a monster in your closet or outside the window so you had hundreds of stuffed animals but you would always cry silently in your bed. Call it twin-telepathy but every time you cried I always knew and came to your room till you fell asleep.’ She said and I blushed realizing how much I was easily scared.

‘Midnight workings, weather down the storyline
I try to find the truth between all the lies
When Bleeding is feeling and feeling ain't real
Will I see you when I open my eyes?
Will I see you when I open my eyes?

When Breathing's a burden we all have to bear
And trust is one thing we're taught never to share
Somehow you just seem to shine
When loving means breaking and saying goodbye’ she sang and then wind picked up along with the music.

‘And I can't help but wonder what it is you do
You help heal the pain, and the thoughts of the truth
You're a question to the universe, a wonder to the world
And somehow, when I'm with you, I never get burned

Caught in a trap of what we're taught to believe
When night overcomes day, life's so hard to perceive
And the clock keeps on ticking through night-shattered skies
Where the stars are all broken, and so are all the ties
But the one thing remaining is you
When I'm broken and bleeding, you pull me right through

And I can't help but wonder what it is you do
When you help heal the pain, and the thoughts of the truth
You're a question to the universe, a wonder to the world
And somehow, when I'm with you there's nothing I'd rather do
Than be right there
To escape my own life and all my fear
And I can’t feel
Am I really real?

Come and wipe all my tears
Come and wipe all my tears

And I can't help but wonder what it is you do
You help heal the pain, and the thoughts of the truth
You're a question to the universe, a wonder to the world
And somehow, when I'm with you...
I can't help but wonder what it is you do
You help heal the pain, and the thoughts of the truth
You're a question to the universe, a wonder to the world
And somehow, when I'm with you, I never get burned’ I felt a tear go down my cheek and I wiped it away.

‘Evianna,’ I said looking up at her and the moon shone from behind her and she looked like she was glowing. Her wings looked pure white and her hair wasn’t dirty blonde like a few minutes ago but it was a real soft blonde she looked beautiful.

‘Why did you push through the portal?’ I asked and she looked truly sad.

‘He manipulated my mind. He knew I felt sad about you always getting attention and he intensified that by a thousand and actually controlled me and all I could do was watch. When mom hit me and father pushed me down I gave up all hope and fell into his trap,’ she said and I stood up.

‘What made you get out of it?’ I asked and she frowned a little.

‘I-’ she started then got cut off by Justin yelling.

‘There’s someone in the front gate!’ he yelled and I looked at Evianna and she nodded and I ran to see what was going on.

‘Kathalina!’ she yelled and I turned back and looked at her.

‘Are you ready for this monster?’ she asked and I smiled and nodded and turned around and left her. I ran to the front gate and met up with everyone.

‘What’s going on?’ I asked and I saw a girl that looked about 16 years old wearing rags as clothing. She was pale and had long jet black hair and had black eyes from what I could tell from here.

‘Help me please,’ she said in a musical tone that almost sounded alluring.

‘Come here, it’s not safe to be out this late at night.’ I said and walked over to her and she looked down. I led her back to the house and Nico pulled me to the side.

‘Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean we are waiting for the next monster and all.’ He said sounding worried.

‘Look at her, she looks so innocent! She carries no weapons and she’s shy, she wouldn’t even look at me in the eyes,’ I said and walked away.

‘Looks can be deceiving,’ he said but I acted like I didn’t hear that and went to the girl in rags.

‘Are you hurt anywhere?’ I asked and she kept her eyes low.

‘No but I feel extremely weak,’ she said and I smiled lightly.

‘Then you should get some rest.’ I said and she nodded. I left the guest room she was staying in and closed the door. I turned around and saw Nico, Justin, Jake, Zack, and Lucy standing in the hallway with looks of worry on their faces.

‘What’s up?’ I asked and all heads turned to Lucy.

‘Can we talk to you Leah?’ she asked and for a moment I forgot Leah was my name.

Yeah, what’s going on?’ I asked and we all walked to the main hall.

‘There something not right with that girl,’ she began and I felt mad.

‘Why, because she wears rags as clothes?’ I asked cold that it even shocked myself for being so rude.

‘No, it’s just that this area has a barrier and people have to let in to be able to find this place such as Zack,’ she said and gestured to Zack and he looked at me with the same expression as everyone else; like they were trying to make me understand something.

‘Leah, while she was walking I saw part of a tattoo on her leg-‘ Jake said and I scowled at him.

‘You know that’s really perverted.’ I said and he looked slightly hurt and I felt guilty. Where was all this anger coming from?!

‘It was a serpent tattoo,’ he said and I just looked at him.

‘So, are you trying to say she’s the monster?’ I asked sarcastically and he nodded his head yes.

‘She’s harmless!’ I yelled and Zack spoke up.

‘Didn’t you notice the strange glow from her?’ he said and I rolled my eyes.

‘So what, we were standing outside with the moon glowing brightly.’ I said and he sighed.

‘It was inside the house to, Leah what’s going on with you,’ Zack asked and I frowned.

‘I don’t know, I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be rude,’ I said and Jake walked up to me and his eyes bored into mine.

‘Leah, drink this,’ he said offering me a crystal glass filled with blue liquid. I drank it and it felt like my head was being pinched.

‘Ow! What the hell?’ I yelled and he nodded his head.

‘As I thought, your mind was being tampered with,’ he said and I felt sick.

‘By what?’ I asked and I really didn’t want to hear the answer though I think I know what it is.

‘The girl,’ he said and I sighed.

‘How did you know?’ I asked and he sat down on the couch.

‘She tried entering a mind-reader’s head and miserably failed. The drink I gave you was to block anyone from tampering with your head. We tried to give you some earlier with everyone else but you went outside.’ He said. Evianna!

‘What about Evianna?’ I asked and he frowned.

‘We couldn’t and still can’t find her.’ He said and we heard a scream.

‘Evianna!’ Justin yelled and we all ran behind Justin. We ran outside and saw Evianna knocked out cold and was being dragged by the girl in rags. She had claws that were holding Evianna by the back and you could see the blood seeping through Evianna’s white night gown.

‘If you want to save your sister, meet me by sundown tomorrow at the center of the woods in Camp Half Blood if you want her to still be alive,’ she said looking up and her eyes were all black like the last monster we had killed. She jumped super high and she was gone.

‘Umm guys, not to cause any panic but well to be exact we have like 15 hours till sundown and since we missed our hours of sleep I suggest we get it now.’ Zack said and I looked out in the distance and sure enough the sun began rising.

‘Zack is right; we need to get sleep if you want to be our strongest when facing Medusa’s Handmaiden.’ Jake said and we all looked at him.

‘When did you find the book?’ I asked and he sighed.

‘Not too long ago but from what it says about her we need all our energy saved up for this battle.’ He said and Nico wrapped his arms around my waist.

‘Let’s get some sleep and by 6 PM we head out to Camp Half-Blood.’ He said and we all agreed before heading off inside in different rooms.

‘Let’s get some sleep.’ He said and I pulled him in for a hug. We stayed like this in silence for a few minutes and then lied on top of the bed and soon fell asleep.

Evianna’s POV

‘Evianna,’ Leah said after I had sang the same song I used to when I was younger. I looked at her and she looked at me truly in awe.

‘Why did you push through the portal?’ she asked and I frowned sadly.

‘He manipulated my mind. He knew I felt sad about you always getting attention and he intensified that by a thousand and actually controlled me and all I could do was watch. When mom hit me and father pushed me down I gave up all hope and fell into his trap,’ I said and she stood up.

‘What made you get out of it?’ she asked and I scrunched up my eyebrows and frowned a little. How did I get out? I felt the scar on my arm start to sting and I realized it. I’m not truly out from his control so why did he let me go?

‘I-’ I started to let her know what I just realized but I was cut off by Justin yelling.

‘There’s someone in the front gate!’ he yelled and Leah looked at me and I nodded in understanding and she ran to see what was going on.

‘Kathalina!’ I yelled and she turned back and looked at me.

‘Are you ready for this monster?’ I asked feeling my scar on my arm begin to burn intensely and I tried my hardest not to show her what was going on. She smiled and nodded and turned around and left.

I stared at the lake and everything flashed red for a second and I closed my eyes. I opened my eyes and they were back to normal. I sat down and pulled in my wings. I closed my eyes and listed to the rain start to drizzle and thunder rumbled the sky.

“I’m coming for you.” A voice whispered and opened my eyes. The clouds looked at war with its self like it couldn’t tell when to be dark or lighter.

“I don’t usually kill girls but since you’re an angel and your blood will make me more powerful, I’ll let you be the exception.’ The voice said and it sounded closer.

The air dropped about two degrees and I opened my eyes.

‘So we finally meet,’ I said and I heard a chuckle.

‘I see the Demogorgon taught you well, hmmm?’ the female voice said I stayed sitting down. I gripped the grass and felt the handle to the blades I brought with me in case this had happen.

‘I see you enjoy being a servant, seems like your old master sold you since you never did any good for her.’ I said and I heard a growl.

‘Never speak of Medusa that way!’ she snarled and I grinned.

‘How can you still be Medusa’s Handmaiden if Medusa got rid of you?’ I asked and her shriek before jumping towards me and I turned around holding the knives in front of me. She screamed in pain and shock and pulled the knives out of her chest.

‘You witch!’ she yelled and I started at her in shock.

‘I stabbed you in the heart how are you still alive?’ I asked horrified.

‘My heart is on the other side. You humans and demi-gods have your hearts on the left side of your chest while we hand maidens have it on the right side.’ She said and my eyes widened. Small detail not mentioned.

‘Now where were we?’ she asked before lunging at me with her lengthened nails so they were now claws. I screamed in pain as I tried to fight her off with no avail. I could practically hear her ripping my skin off with her claws.

I fell to the floor limp and stuck her claws into my back and I soon felt numb. She picked me up still using her claws and jumped super high to the front of the gate. I looked at up and saw everyone looking at me scared and my eyes met Justin.

I couldn’t hear what they were saying and I held Justin’s eyes before closing mine and then feeling nothing at all. It felt like minutes before I opened my eyes again and soon I was in the woods and tied up to a tree. I tried to wiggle lose but it seemed that did no good either. I looked around and I saw some dude tied up to a tree looking as bored as ever.

I looked at the sky and it was a new moon, meaning it would be pitch black tonight and my heart raced in anxiety. There were torches lit and I stayed limp against the tree that was holding me tied by the wrists.

‘Time to refuel my energy,’ I heard the monster say as she walked out into the light holding a knife and walking closer to me. She wasn’t wearing rags as clothing but a blood red strapless dress and I would’ve complemented the dress if she wasn’t walking towards me with a knife in her hand and an evil smile on her face.

She stabbed my side and I screamed from the shock and pain she caused me by taking out the knife just after stabbing me. She held a gold cup to my side until it was full with my blood and then turned around and drank it. She laughed than walked away.

‘Are you alright?’ the boy that was hanging on the tree across from mine asked.

‘Oh yeah, getting stabbed by a knife on my side and watching the crazy mo-fo who just did it doesn’t hurt a bit! Even after I screamed when she had stabbed me.’ I said with sarcasm dripping from my voice.

‘Sorry I was just trying to be nice,’ he said and I rolled my eyes.

‘So why are you here?’ I asked and he sighed.

‘I don’t know really why but I was so close to discovering what my ex-girlfriend is,’ he said.

‘Lesbian?’ I asked.

‘No! Like- ugh never mind. Do you believe in angels?’ he asked and I raised an eyebrow. Well I kinda am one so I’ll answer his question.

‘Sure,’ I said nonchalant and he had a crazy look in his eyes.

‘Well I think my ex is an angel,’ he said and I laughed.

‘Isn’t time to stop giving her pet names if she’s an ex?’ I asked and he sighed in frustration as I bit my tongue from laughing.

‘No! I mean an angel with wings!’ he yelled trying to get me to understand what he meant when I knew more than he ever did about angels itself.

‘And a halo on top?’ I added playing the dumb blond card and he looked so frustrated I couldn’t hold my laughter and I busted out laughing like a freaking psycho.

‘Angel what’s so funny?’ the monster asked and I got my laughter under control.

‘I was just wondering do you have a name or is Medusa’s Handmaiden your actual name?’ I asked and she looked at me like I was crazy.

‘My real name is Candace,’ she said and busted out laughing again.

‘Your name means glittering white, just like your pale skin!’ I yelled laughing uncontrollable and she growled and slapped my face making me laugh harder.

‘You’re a psycho,’ she said walking away making me laugh even harder. I don’t know what’s wrong with me but I could not stop laughing.

‘What the hell is wrong with you?’ the dude said as my laughter died down.

‘Ah, nothing major. Did you know I’m an angel?’ I asked randomly and he glared at me thinking probably I was making fun of him.

‘Really? You seem more like a demon to me,’ he grumbled and I giggled.

‘So, mister no funny bone, what do we do now?’ I asked.

‘I Spy?’ he asked and my face lit up.

‘Ooh! I want to go first!’ I yelled in excitement and he nodded his head.

‘I spy something green!’ I yelled and he sighed.

‘The trees?’ he asked and I gasped.

‘The trees are brown stupid,’ I said and he rolled his eyes.

‘The leaves?’ he asked and I grinned.

‘Which leaves?’ I asked and he looked aggravated.

‘On the trees,’ he said and I grinned even more.

‘Which tree?’ I asked and he threw his head back and yelled Why me?

‘Forget it, I’m not playing,’ he said and I started laughing again.

‘Can it angel!’ Candace yelled.

‘So your name’s angel huh?’ the dude asked.

‘What’s your name?’ I asked not bothering to correct him.

‘Gabriel,’ he said and I giggled.

‘Like the angel?’ I asked and he leaned his head back and closed his eyes. He wasn’t tied in the same position I was so it was easier for him to fall asleep. So for an hour I screamed at the crickets to shut up until Candace came back to the clearing where I just noticed a big lake.

‘Will you shut up!’ she screamed and Leah, Justin, Lucy, Jake, Zack and Nico walked into the clearing.

‘Well it’s about time you showed up!’ I yelled and they looked at me with worry for both my physical and mental health.

‘Leah?’ Gabriel asked.

‘Gabe?’ she said shocked and just to be annoying…

‘Evianna!’ I yelled and they all looked at me with the same expression that said: WTF really?

‘What are you doing here?’ she asked and my eyes caught Justin’s.

‘I was kidnapped by the crazy monster!’ he yelled and I rolled my eyes. I’ve had worse, suck it up big baby.

‘Well now that this touching reunion is done, prepare to die.’ Candace said. I looked at Jake and caught his attention.

“You have to stab her on the right side of her chest,” I thought and he nodded his head in understanding.

Nico formed a ring of fire around the clearing and Candace’s hands turned into claws and her teeth became sharp and jagged.

The fight broke out and I watched as each teamed up against Candace and at first I thought we were going to win easily but she kept seducing the guys and the next thing you know the guys were fighting against Leah and Lucy.

‘Enough!’ Leah yelled spreading out her wings and the power she had summoned knocked down everyone even Candace.

Leah had black tattoos all over her body and her eyes began to glow red. She outstretched her hand towards the guys and they were against the trees stuck there struggling whatever was holding them back.

‘I told you my ex was an angel!’ Gabriel yelled looking at me triumphantly and I stared at him in shock.

‘Katha-ah Leah’s your ex?!’ I yelled shocked and turned my head towards the fight. In my head I can call her Leah but when I speak I call her Kathalina, I got some major issues. Leah was fighting against the Candace the monster and she began looking weaker. Lucy was knocked out on the floor and I struggled trying to get out.

Leah was knocked back into the trees and I winced watching the trees snap. That had to hurt. Candace walked toward me and I tried struggling even more. She grabbed me by the neck and bit my neck and I couldn’t find the scream I let out. When she pulled back everything started fading.

I could hear shouts of my name and I felt my strength fading fast.

‘Kathalina, her heart is on the right.’ I said before falling into the black. I stayed there for what felt like years until I felt my body being electrocuted. At first it felt like a tingle until I could actually feel it.

I opened my eyes with a start and saw Zack and Justin hovering above me. Their mouths were moving but I couldn’t hear them.

‘Move,’ I said and they did nothing.

‘Move back!’ I yelled and they listened. I looked around and saw ash on the floor and Leah was untying Gabriel.

I let my wings come out and even though it felt painful now I knew that if I had my wings out I could heal faster. I covered myself with my wings and they began glowing and becoming part of my skin. They became clothes and I was now wearing a white tube top, and a white skirt that looked like a white shredded pirate skirt. My cuts and side was glowing white as well and I felt them being healed.

When they were all head as was my neck I touched them just to be sure and sure enough they were all healed. I sighed and began to feel lightheaded. The ground was suddenly coming to meet my face real fast and I passed out. At least this monster is gone but the next one will be far worse.

Unknown POV

‘Father you can’t do this!’ I yelled and my dad passed me and readied the soldiers.

‘We have no choice, we must protect the balance.’ He said and I turned and walked away. I found a pound and found myself looking at my two beautiful daughters that were now together again. I feel bad what I had done to Evianna but there is nothing I can do now but watch them.

Kathalina and Evianna are the only ones who can stop this war between heaven and hell that is coming soon.

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Yes!!! Super long chapter completed!!!! YAY!!!! Sorry for not updating yesterday but I wanted to hang out with my cousins and my aunt yesterday. We are almost to the end!!! If you want me to update super quick I will update if you reach 22 votes. I know it’s a lot to ask for votes but this is going to be a very hard chapter for me to do and you all voting will give me encouragement as will your comments but even if you don’t reach 22 votes I will still update but it will just take me quite some time. Thank you all for reading this chapter and I hope you enjoy it. TELL ME WHOSE POV YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM NEXT!!

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