Perseus Jackson and Khine were watching the chaos at camp Half-blood through a one way Iris message. They found it all rather amusing. How the demigods and even a few nymphs and satyrs were running around like chickens with their heads cut off. A crowd had begun to gather around the tortured form of Annabeth Chase. Quickly Piper McLean returned with the Centaur Chiron along with several members of the Apollo cabin. Annabeth had fallen into unconsciousness not long after Piper left to get Chiron. A pained expression appeared on Chiron's face as he saw the state Annabeth was in. 

She had been gone for two years, and he had already resigned himself to the fact that she was most likely dead. Now she had returned but considering the many wounds that seemed to cover almost every inch of her body he feared he might not have her back for long. He went over to her nearly motionless form and Picked her up off the ground. He quickly carried her to the infirmary, the Apollo kids and some other demigods, including Piper followed him. Once Chiron and the demigods left Percy swiped through the iris message as it no longer showed him what was happening to Annabeth.

The reason why Percy and Khione were watching the scene was not merely because they found it amusing, It was partially to see if Chiron and the demigods would actually manage to save Annabeth. Percy was sure they wouldn't, He had been strategic in his torturing, He had given her many wounds and before he had inflicted them on Annabeth he had made sure not to give her anything that would kill her too quickly, but also nothing that would take so long that Chiron and the campers might be able to save her. He hoped the plan he'd made to use Annabeth to inform Chiron and the gods that he was coming for them would work out as he'd planned.

Percy wanted to see more of what was currently happening at Camp Half Blood, but Khione decided not to accompany him. Percy didn't bother to try and argue with her. Before he left, Khione said, "Don't take too long, and don't get caught,"

Perseus replied, I won't, and even if the demigods do notice me I could slaughter them easily if I wanted to,"

Khione replied, "I don't think you should be so cocky, those former friends of yours defeated Gaia,"

Percy replied, "True but I've already taken care of two of the remaining seven, Leo is locked up with no possibility of escape, and Annabeth Chase should be dead very soon. Nico Di Angelo also shouldn't be a threat, and the Romans are all at their own camp. The only thing that could screw up my plans would be if one of the gods decides to show up for some reason, but I doubt they will get off their lazy asses to help Annabeth. The only one that could help her now would be Apollo and knowing him he probably won't even know what's going on in the camp, much less go to help save Annabeth,"

Khione nodded acknowledging that he'd thought of everything. Perseus turned away from her, and teleported to Camp Half-Blood. When he reappeared Perseus stood at the edge of the woods, he hid his powerful aura before anyone could notice it, He wasn't sure if Dionysus was at the camp or not and although he was sure he could defeat the lazy wine god He would prefer to avoid a fight for now. The day would come when he would slaughter and torture many of the gods, there were a few who he would be willing to spare if they didn't fight against him, but that day wasn't today, Today was just the beginning of what he had planned for the gods and demigods.

Chiron had already made it to the infirmary with Annabeth, and Perseus shrouded himself in mist before approaching an open window where he could see into the infirmary and hear what was being said. Chiron and the Apollo children were crowded around Annabeth's bed. Piper stood in the corner away from everyone else, watching as the others tended to Annabeth's many injuries. Perseus could tell from the looks on their faces that they didn't have high hopes of saving Annabeth. Perseus could also tell they were using a lot of nectar in an attempt to save her. Piper leaned against the room's wall, her head was bowed and she might have been crying, Perseus wasn't sure. Her voice trembled as she said, "What happened, who could have done this to her?"

Chiron replied grimly, "The only logical explanation for how she got all these wounds is torture, as for who did it to her I do not know. She has fought in the last two wars and defeated many monsters, she even survived Tartarus. there are any number of enemies who could have done this to her, It could also be a sign that a new war is on the horizon,"

The moods of everyone in the room only deteriorated further, while a smirk formed on Perseus's face. He was tempted to speak, but knew he couldn't, he simply thought, oh how right you are Chiron. He could see that a small crowd had formed on the porch of the big house, they probably all wanted to know about Annabeth's condition. Perseus recognized most of them, Katie Gardener was there, so were the stolls, Jason Grace, even Clarisse was there. One of the last familiar faces that Perseus saw was the satyr Grover Underwood, his former best friend. Worry was clearly etched on Grover's face. Percy noticed that Piper had left the infirmary and soon afterward spotted her on the big house porch. She was talking to the campers who had gathered there and from what he could hear Perseus knew that she was telling them about Annabeth's injuries and how the others were trying to save her. Piper sat down in a chair on the porch, she was clearly upset, one of her best friends was probably going to die. Although she hadn't seen all of Annabeth's injuries she knew there was little chance of saving her. She had also seen the brands that had been burned onto her skin, she cringed at that thought, those would have been extremely painful. Yet she couldn't take her mind off them.

Burned into Annabeth's skin were the words bitch and traitor. To her, bitch didn't seem that strange, it was an insult often used for women. It didn't seem that odd that Annabeth's torturer had used it. Traitor seemed more unusual to Piper. No one would use that unless they felt like they'd been betrayed by Annabeth. Piper could only think of one person who might have that much hatred toward Annabeth. She thought of Percy Jackson, but he wouldn''t torture Annabeth, would he? She had no clue. She hadn't seen him in a long time so she had no idea how much he might have changed since she last saw him.

Perseus noticed that Piper seemed to be muttering something under her breath, but she was speaking so quietly that even he couldn't tell what she was saying. On second glance she might not have been the only one since he noticed other campers doing the same thing. He risked taking a few steps closer to them in hopes of hearing what they were saying. It was only when she said it more loudly that Perseus understood what they were doing. They were praying to Apollo in hopes that he'd come and heal Annabeth.

Percy had to stifle a scoff at them. Apollo wasn't going to come help them. Why would he get off his lazy ass to help Annabeth. Sure she'd fought in both wars but would that be enough for Apollo to give up some of his time to save her? Perseus highly doubted it. He knew if Apollo did decide to show up and help he would have to leave. No amount of mist would hide him from the sun god's view if Apollo happened to look in his direction.

Apollo sat in his palace while listening to music, thinking that a lot of good songs had come out that year, but his thoughts were interrupted as he sensed that some demigods at Camp Half blood were praying for his help. When he paid attention he realised that they wanted him to heal Annabeth Chase because they feared she would die without his help.

Apollo considered his options, he could ignore their prayers, he honestly preferred that option, but he knew the girl had fought in the last two wars which meant she would be helpful if another war occurred. He also thought that it never hurt to have a pretty girl who owed him a favour. That last thought helped him make his decision.

He would go and Heal Annabeth.

When he arrived at the camp every camper on the big house porch bowed to him, They thanked him and promised they'd sacrifice food to him when dinnertime came. He merely nodded and walked past them, heading inside the infirmary. Chiron was surprised when he walked through the infirmary door, but he quickly moved away from Annabeth's bed after Apollo explained why he was there.

Perseus frowned and left the camp quickly after he saw the sun god arrive. He couldn't let Apollo see him yet, today was not the day when they would meet again. Apollo might have screwed up Perseus' plan slightly, but he hadn't completely ruined it. Perseus would let them heal Annabeth, leave them alone until she was sure she was safe and then he would strike and eliminate her for good.

Perseus returned to his palace and explained to Khione what had happened at the camp. Khione asked, "So do you have a different plan then?"

Perseus replied, "Yes, even before today I knew there was a chance that Apollo might actually decide to show up so I also planned for that possibility. Annabeth will die, Apollo just bought her a few days, at most a week or two,"

Khione nodded, Perseus commented, "Let's not worry about the war for now, let's just take some time to enjoy ourselves while we can," He smiled and Khione smiled back at him before replying seductively, "I like that Idea,"

Her french accent combined with her seductive tone turned Perseus on, and It wasn't long after that when they were in their bed, and their clothes were scattered over the floor.