22. The One With The Mask Off
(Recap: "And if we don't do this then I'm telling you thals, their army is going to be so damn huge that even if we attack them together and destroy a major chunk of their army, it'll not even be like a clink in an armour. They'll just keep coming. By then we'll have lost the element of surprise, the campers will have known Reyna is injured. Kronos will rub it off on their faces, and they'll lose their morales, making them easy targets. Game over then and there, and End won't even have to step in."
"Well, when you put it they way, I guess we don't have much of a choice." Annabeth gulped nervously.)
Just then I heard the familiar buzz of my walkie talkie.
"This is Commander Stormbringer, go for Commander Stormbringer. Over." I said in the audio piece.
"Commander. The war on your current mission Planet Earth has begun. Reports from our soldiers there say things are looking pretty gloomy. The enemy have a huge army and outnumber our side at least four against one. They won't be able to hold off much longer. Over."
"Okay. Don't tell them anything about me yet. They'll know when they see me. Tell Lord Chaos we've left for the fight in case he comes looking for us. Over and out."
"Yes sir. Good luck. Over and out."
I breathed in deeply and said "It's time. Let's go."
They nodded. Skylar grabbed Annabeth's hand and I grabbed Thalia's hand and we teleported us to a place I knew in the forest from we could see the war and yet not be seen by anyone. Once safely teleported, we started assessing the situation. That soldier over tha walkie talkie wasn't exaggerating. Things were indeed looking pretty gloomy.
"Okay. We don't have much time. That corner right there. That's where most of them are. We need the whole area gone. Chose one corner as your own and get going. Nobody touches that part. I'll go for Kronos."
To others our plan wouldn't have made much sense since I'd just told them we wanted an area gone and then I'd told them none of us would be attacking that part, liki I said. That was for those who didn't know our plan. We did, so we were going to execute it.
I waited for my cue, I was to go last. Skylar stayed with me since even she could teleport to her side as soon as the time came. Annabeth went to her corner sneakily and so did thalia. Once they were there, Annabeth started her role.
She came out of nowhere and started attacking the monsters with all she had. I'd given her a few vials of greek fire and some more such weapons. The result was, by the time the monsters realized Annabeth Chase had returned and was slaying them, they were all gone. The campers cheered loudly at the return of their leader. Meanwhile Kronos watched dumbstruck as a chunk of his army was taken down in a matter of seconds by one demigod.
"Ha! So you're the only survivor! Otherwise you'd all have been attacking together!" Kronos said confidently. The campers started looking at Annabeth in shock thinking the same thing Kronos was. Even my army saw some sense in it and were starting to look worried. That was my plan all along though, so everything was good.
"They haven't got anyone left now! Finish them!" Kronos bellowed. roar The minotaur, probably signalling an attack started to roar. Just then, out of somewhere, an arrow came flying at him. He grumbled in pain, but took out that arrow and started growling at the direction of the attack furiously. To his surprise though, not one person in there had a bow. The sons of Apollo and the Hunters of Artemis were far away from there busy in their own battle. Just then, there was a blur of arrows and the impact rattled the minotaur's ground. The fight all around had come to a halt now. Annabeth's surprise attack had halted most of it, but these arrows stopped the remaining ones. Just then, Thalia sprung from the direction of the attack and started firing arrows at blinding speeds. I'd given her a lot of different arrows. Flaming ones, water ones, supersonice ones you name it. As a result, she killed the minotaur and did exactly what Annabeth had done. Take out a huge chunk of the enemy's army. Kronos could only watch with rage the damage his army was suddenly incurring.
"Don't worry demigods. Kronos lies. It isn't true that we haven't got anybody, in fact we have got everybody! And thanks to that amulet, your brothers won't be reforming anytime soon." She smirked. Kronos realized that to
his horror our quest was a success. We'd defeated that creature.
"My turn now." Skylar said and varnished. Unlike the other girls, Kronos already knew we were all alive now so she started attacking and unleashing her powers straightaway once she had teleported to where the enemy had their second largest numbers. Soon enough, her Chaos powers and expertise had rendered the enemy in that area helpless. They were running for their lives. That's when I mind messaged a certain old friend and he attacked those fleeing creatures with what he had in store for them. They were, if possible even more terrified of this new enemy they had. Even Kronos was looking nervous. Meanwhile Skylar was finished and had neither any survivors nor any injuries on herself.
My turn now. I teleported to where I was supposed to be and waited for something I was hoping would happen, and so did my friend who joined the fight as a surprise element. Seeing that my friend had teleported to somewhere else and remebering Thalia's words of how all of us had made it out alive, he cast an immediate look at his army. Knowing that this new enemy was my friend and that there were only two corners of his army left - the biggest and the smallest, he thought just what I was sure everyone else was thinking. Two people left, one of them me. Naturally I'll attack the place where most of his mumbers are. So he grinned and started speaking "Oh master end. Grant me that blessing you gave me and let me finish off the Commander!" he said. He then raised his hand and unleashed a stupendous amount of raw energy at that place everyone expected me to be.
Yeah, that friend of mine I'd mentioned was Filos. But unfortunately for Kronos, I was a step ahead of him. The attack used up such a tremendous amount of power that he wiped out his own army in trying to kill me. "Yes. I have killed the Commander! I know he was hiding there!" He boasted. Thalia, Skylar and Annabeth all played along, staring at that place with tearful eyes and devastated expressions like I had actually been there. Just then, I got on Filos back. With Kronos as well as his whole army momentarily distracted, we both teleported to where exactly Kronos was and started wreaking havoc. By the time Kronos realized he'd failed, his entire army around him was finished. The ones that were left in that small corner tried to flee, but were picked off by the amazons. Kronos was alone, against me. And I didn't want him to talk much. I wanted this to end. So I attacked him such ferocity and voraciousness that he didn't know what hit him. Soon enough, I had my blade pointed at his throat. I leaned in and whispered in his ears "The last time, I had to hand over the knife to Luke to kill you, turned out I wasn't the hero after all. But this time, I am. And I'll be the one killing you." His eyes widened when realization dawned on his face, bit before he could say something, I chopped off his head with my temporal sword, making him fade away permanently.
"The chapter of Kronos is finally Over. He has permanently faded and will never bother you again." I announced. The campers were overjoyed at that news. However, Reyna's absence didn't go unnoticed. She was an important part of the camp after all. We told them about my plan and Reyna's condition. The mood deflated, but Reyna was alive and Kronos wasn't, and the other titans weren't coming after us now. So this was still our day. However, there was something I had to do. I called for a public meeting. I made sure that the campers, both my armies, the hunters and amazons were present. I prepared my self for a long speech.
"People. Today was a great day. There are still some dark shadows. We have lost a few, we have many more injured. But today's day was just a reminder to everyone of you of what just one person, no matter the parentage is capable of. Don't lose hope. I promise we'll emerge victorious. All I need is your faith in me. But while I was on the quest in Tartarus, I realized how wrong I was.I was just expecting you to trust me, and not giving you anything in return. After all, why would anyone put their lives on a line for a stranger? This isn't just for the campers, but also for both my armies. You've all followed me since the day I took command and haven't said a word about why I always keep this mask on. And I feel like I was playing with your trusts. I'm sorry for that. Especially to you campers. That is why today, I'm going to tell you something that a very handful few people in this entire universe know. I'm going to tell you who I am, underneath this mask. Before I do that though, I'll tell you one more secret you might be interested in knowing."
And I showed them my hands on purple fire. Once that sunk in, I continued "Yes, I'm Assassin hellfire, the actual leader of the army you see here. And now, as to who I really am."
I inhaled and began." My full title goes something like this : "Commander Stormbringer, esteemed primordial Council member, companion of the cyprian tallert, champion of Lord Chaos, Commander of the Army of Peace, Leader of the Council's Army, Assassin hellfire, the weilder of hellfire and brutal punisher of crime throughout the Universe. That's what most of you know.
But many of you campers here would know me better as... "
I took a deep breath, pulled out my mask and in a few seconds continued
"Percy jackson, son of Poseidon, slayer of medusa, winner of the duel against ares, retriever of the lighting bolt and the helm of darkness, survivor of the labyrinth, Leader of the battle against Kronos, a proud Preator of Rome for a short time, one of the seven." There was Complete silence all around. The campers were in stunned silence, while even my army was thinking 'so that's the guy this camp was speaking so highly of, and he's our Commander!'
I was about to say something, but the remaining immortal campers barring Thalia and Annabeth all stormed out of the place angry that I'd kept it away from them for so long. I sighed. When Skylar came to me to reassure me I politely dismissed her. "Please Sky, not now. I need some alone time." She nodded understandingly and I went to my cabin to sleep over the events of today. If they continued to be angry at me, tomorrow we wouldn't have unity. Now with Kronos gone and no reports on Gaea's involvement, End had to attack tomorrow. And if this is how things were going to be here, it would be a walk in the park for him to kill us all.
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