Chapter 9- Let's Have Some Fun

Liam POV

I head back to my cabin silently and lay in my bed. No one else notices. I lay awake unable to sleep thinking about Destroyer and this whole war. So I do the normal thing. I talk to the voice in my head.... Wow, that came out wrong.

Yes it did. Now, you need to calm the Hades down.

Easy for you to say. You have already fought against your family.

We. Not me. We. And when I fought my family was on my side. I don't understand why you favor this divine mafia.

So, you're not a demigod?

You're stupid. Yes I was a demigod.

You just insulted yourself. But I don't get it you fought for the other side... but your a demigod... Did you die in the war?... Or-

First, you need to stop sounding like an Athena kid. You're Apollo. Second, you need to do some research on your history. I won't answer anymore pointless questions.

Come on! Just tell me!

But he is silent. I sigh and close my eyes trying to get some sleep.

~-~-~-~Time Skip~-~-~-~

I lean against the wall of the Big House straining to hear what goes on.

"What do you mean we have nothing!?" A girls voice yells.

"How many times do I have to say it Chase?" A guys says raising his voice as he speaks. "You tell me how I am supposed to know what the enemy is doing? I'm here. Not there. How do you expect to make a plan? The prophecy is more than vague."

"We have to find Percy and Luke! Or whoever he is now."

"How do expect us to do that? Percy vanished over 1,000 years ago. Luke? He chose rebirth. He may not have even be reborn yet. The person he was reborn as could have died. And even we do find them he can't get his memories back."

"Well that's a lie." I mutter to myself. I can hear as he chuckles in my head.

"Your Chaos' apprentice! Can't you call him to do something!?"

"Just like the Gods cannot interfere neither can he. I can't do that either," He says in a lazy tone. There is a brief silence and I take the second to glance in the window. Annabeth stands her chair forgetten on the floor glaring daggers at Omega who sits on the other end of the table with his feet propped up on the table and arms folded over his chest. The other occupants of the room watch them warily. Well... Alpha and Shadow seem about to break out in laughter. I duck back down thankfully unseen.

"Shadow," Omega says. "Speak to your father and the judges about Luke tomorrow. As for Percy... We will send out search parties for him upon your arrival."

That's all the information I need. I hurry toward the forest walking as quickly as I can without drawing anyone's attention. Not like they would notice me anyway. I glance back at camp once I get to the tree line.

It's too late now Liam.

I know.

I take a breath and enter the trees. I walk a ways before grabbing the bag I had previously stashed. Now I need to call Destroyer.

Annabeth POV

"Come on you can do better than that Chase! I thought you were supposed to be the Heroine of Olympus?" Omega mocks from the sidelines. He watches as I battle Alpha with my dagger. Alpha seems to be barely trying. The rest of the class watches. I can hear as they whisper while probably making bets.

I was elected to be the person Alpha demonstrated on. He refused to let Omega demonstrate on him so... Yay me. I've been trying to hold my own but isn't working too well. Though I hate to admit it, he is good. Really good. Alpha slashes down and I block and quickly try to strike at his ribs but he blocks even faster. He quickly side steps and is about to strike with his knife down only to stop short when he shivers as it gets a bit colder. He steps back and lowers his weapon to see as Nico appears.

"Is that really nessacary?" Alpha asks. "I was busy," He says motioning to me. Nico shrugs before he speaks.

"I went and talked to them. Luke-" he is cut off by the sound of the conch sounding three times. My eyes widen and without second thought I head toward Half-Blood Hill. At the sight I try my best to fall back. I hear as Campers behind me gasp. I glance behind me to see the Elite Soliders with their hoods up and in full body armor and weapons drawn. I quickly summon my armor as I take a breath at the sight.

Infront of us stands. About 2,000 monsters. Gaea. Tartarus and a camper? The Camper is blonde with blue eyes. He looks young and wears dark armor.

"Liam!" Someone yells he flinches at the name. Much like Percy did when called Perseus. I turn to see a group of Apollo campers with tears in their eyes. I turn back to Liam.

"You have one chance to pick your side," He says. The Apollo campers start calling out to him but he ingnores them and shrugs. A figure steps through a portal and places a hand on Liam's shoulder. The figure wears a cloak and armor almost exactly the the same as Omega's. The are two differences, one is the figures are black and blood red. The second is that the figure has a long cape.

"You gave them their chance. Now follow through with your orders," The figure says monotonously. Liam nods before whispering something and walking trough the portal.

"Well!" The figure says loudly while clapping their hands."Let's have some fun!"

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School. Starts. Thursday.

Goodbye freedom! Hello uniform and homework!

Better news... less than a month till my birthday! And a little over a month till 'Blood of Olympus'!

-Jaz