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"It's good to see you guys again." Jason sighed, wrapping Reyna and I in a hug.

"It's been awhile." Reyna nodded, returning the hug, then giving one to Piper.

"What's new?" Piper asked, letting go of Reyna and attaching herself to me.

I chuckled,"A lot, let's introduce you to Lord Chaos' army. You'll have to meet their Commander though, I think we know him."

***

"Why are those three here?" Jason whispered across the dinning table.

Reyna rolled her eyes,"Very subtle, Grace. Lord Chaos' children are fighting in the war with us against their uncle."

I looked over my shoulder. Behind Reyna and I was the dome that all of Lord Chaos' warriors and children ate under. The army was farther away from the cohorts, and the table filled with the Captains, General's, Commander, and children of Lord Chaos was was closest to us. Jason and Piper had a direct view from their side of the table of the Orbital's. I don't know what Orbital's were, but that's what the leader's called themselves.

I noticed one of the General's was missing, the male one. I forgot his name already, but the group didn't seem as if they knew where he was. They were all looking seriously at each other, but then again that could be for the war we were in. Both Jason and Piper's eyes had narrowed in on the Commander when he walked in.

I told them my theory based off of what Lady Order said, but they weren't so sure. I'm guessing that they were observing him themselves. I looked around me at everyone. The Greeks were to Reyna's and my left, while the Roman's were to our right. They did mingle and combine, but the majority of Greek was on our left, and the majority of Roman's were on our right.

"How do we know if we can trust them though? Aren't Tartarus and Nyx bad?" Jason claimed.

I felt as if he said that louder than he should've because all heads whipped over to our table as he finished his sentence. I quickly turned back around, hoping I was hallucinating it. When nothing immediately happened, I relaxed, but suddenly a fire burned in the middle of our table.

We all freaked, trying to put it out. Right as Piper raised her glass to dump liquid over it, the flames disappeared. Black marks resided on our table, forming words. It was the Commander speaking to us, first time since he arrived. I leaned forward, as did everyone else to read what he said.

You don't.

***

"Praetors!" Someone shouted around mid morning the next day.

Both Reyna, Jason, Piper, and I turned to find the source. A son of Apollo was running towards us. He waved his arms frantically to catch our attention, but what caught mine was the nearly empty quiver on his back and broken string of his bow. He approached us swiftly, panting to regain his breath.

"What is it?" Reyna demanded.

The boy huffed,"Warriors—Bad ones—Tunnel."

Reyna and I looked at each other in alarm. The boy had his hands on his knees to breathe better. The entrance tunnel was a mile from where we were. I get why he was tired, but he needed to get over that. I gave the signal to the person at the newly installed tower. The alarm bell rang loudly, echoing through the whole camp. I rushed to my house to grab my weapons, and when I ran back outside, I saw everyone sprinting and doing the same.

When we got to the Little Tiber, standing knee deep in its waters was the army of End. They all stood at the ready in perfect formation, waiting for the go. In the front stood End with a man who I assumed to be the other child of Lord Chaos, and a woman by his side, but what surprised me was the missing General who lay unconscious next to her. Reyna shouted a command, and the Roman's lined up behind us in the order we always practiced.

Jason and Piper were standing in front of their army that was arranged in a strategical, yet hazardous way. The one that surprised me though, was the Army of Lord Chaos. They were set in the weirdest formation, but I couldn't see any flaws in their order. I've never seen an army stand like that before, but it worked. Each captain stood in front of their Quadrant, and the General, Commander, and children of Lord Chaos were front and center.

"I heard you want your General back, Commander." End drawled mockingly.

A simple nod of Commander Siren's head was the only reaction. End's face crafted into a sneer from the lack of response. He reached over his own Commander and grasped the General by the throat. I saw him squeeze the unconscious man's neck threateningly. What confused me was the uneasy expression on the woman's face as End did that.

"Two options, Commander." End snarled,"Identity or death."

The Commander merely tilted his head to the side. Flames burst to life in front of him, forming the words he wished to speak. Even from my spot on the battlefield, I was able to read the letters of fire. I'm not sure if he was confused or sarcastic here though.

Your death? I'm good with that.

End bared his teeth,"No. His death."

At his, End lifted the General up, putting a sword under his jaw. I saw the Commander stiffen with his other General and Captain's. Suddenly, the woman moved. She brought her own sword down on the arm holding the General up, and brought her knee into End's gut.

End's scream resounded across the area. In an instant, the woman had the General in her arms, and was standing behind the Commander. The children of Chaos, along with the two Orbital's immediately stepped in front of her, shielding her and their General from view.

End roared in anger,"You dare betray me?"

The woman's sharp voice responded loudly,"It is not betrayal if loyalty was never placed."

Surprise was etched on End's face,"You were a spy!"

The Commander's sword whipped out of its sheath without making a sound. He held it in front of him dangerously in case End decided to attack the woman. Fire roared to life in front of him, zipping around the side of his allies and surround us in a protective burn. Some rose up into the sky to speak once again, and if the Commander had tone, I had no doubt he'd be using it now.

From the very beginning.

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