If you thought this was the sequel, I'm sorry. Just the preview for now. The sequel will officially start sometime after I finish Shame of Olympus and Demigod Files 2.0. But for now, here's a little sneak peak.
The unborn child of the half-blood heroes…
Jacob ran through his opponent with his sword, giving a battle cry as he did. The red aura faded from the victim just long enough for them to whisper "Thank you." And then they collapsed, dead. Jacob turned to the rest of the battlefield as mortal forces defended the line with their lives. Guns blazed, but it was too much. If help didn't arrive soon, they were all dead.
More Embers were closing in. Jacob slashed and hacked, cutting through their fragile bodies with ease. Even when one let loose a burst of power and sent Jacob flying through the air, he remained in control of his actions and slashed into their ranks as he flew over them. When he landed, he charged back into the horde and kept fighting.
"Jacob, stand by reinforcements are enroute. ETA ten minutes," came the voice of Annabeth Jackson over Jacob's small radio headset.
"With all due respect Mom," he spoke back, "we won't last five."
Whose peers of power shall number zero…
"Pull everyone back," Jacob said to the others as his tattoo of a trident glowed almost blindingly bright, its light shimmering underwater. "I'll deal with Neroh."
Jacob swam out, ignoring the cries of Poseidon's army as they were overwhelmed and overpowered. Even his eyes began to glow brilliantly blue. Neroh laughed and tore apart the palace with wicked glee until he saw Jacob coming.
"Come for more?" he laughed, glowing eerie red.
"No," was Jacob's curt response as the tides assaulted Neroh with unrelenting force. He tried in vain to counter, but he simply could not break Jacob's control over the water. Huge chunks of coral reef broke up and flew toward Neroh, striking with the force of a car accident on the highway.
Shall unite with a hero much like him…
"You're going the wrong way!" Alex shouted as she reloaded and fired her bow. Another pegasus was hit, and went down.
"I know where I'm going!" Jacob shouted back, jerking the wheel to one side to avoid a crater in the earth. Alex's aim was thrown off by the maneuver, and her next shot missed by a mile. She cursed an reloaded.
"You do not!" Alex insisted. "And your driving is terrible!"
"Well my archery is worse so shut up and keep shooting!" a stressed out Jacob yelled as he drove.
The car roared and screeched as it drove through the battered streets of Manhattan. The Empire State building was still a ways off, under siege by the forces of Urunos.
To save all demigods from a future grim…
Jacob back flipped to avoid the latest flaming arrow, still not drawing his weapon despite the obvious need to. Rae advanced forward, her eyes and body giving off the eerie grayish red glow that accompanied all of the Enslaved.
"Rae don't do this," Jacob asked of her. She just fired another arrow. He dodged, and it exploded on impact with a tree, tearing it to splinters
"This isn't you," Jacob insisted. She drew a hunting knife and slashed, which he caught. "You have to fight it!"
The resurrection shall cause his birth…
Annabeth relaxed as the baby boy's first cries of life resonated. Thalia gently handed him to her, and she smiled weakly. It was amazing to think, not long ago Percy and Annabeth had been dead, and now here they both were, not only alive, but staring in pure adoration at their baby boy.
Jacob L. Jackson.
His only love will reignite the hearth…
Alex rushed into the cold throne room, using wind to cast the bodies of enemies out of the way. The hearth, it was well and truly out. Olympus was crumbling around them. There was still time though, there was still hope.
But as Alex brought the hearth back onto its feet, an invisible force shoved her backward across the floor. A glowing, smiling Rae strutted into the throne room, hunting knives ready. Alex wiped the blood off her lip and jumped to her feet.
From the Lord of Time to the Son of the Sea…
Kronos blocked the sword strike with his scythe and tried to counter, but Urunos was too fast. Within seconds, Kronos was overwhelmed and forced back. He tried to slow down time, give himself some breathing room. But Urunos, too powerful now, tore through the attempt with ease and ran his son through with the Primordial Lead blade.
Kronos gasped and fell to his knees, staring stunned and the blade embedded in his chest. Kronos would die, he was immortal. But he wasn't going to be doing anything for a long time.
Percy Jackson vaulted up and tried to bring Riptide down onto Urunos, but the god of the heavens dismissively waved his hand and the elder Jackson went flying backward. To Urunos, their attempts to stop the inevitable were pathetic.
All shall fail to end the murder spree…
Urunos stood proudly, ready to channel every last ounce of his power into this one, last act. But before he could, a fireball struck the back of his head. Urunos spun, facing none other than Jacob Jackson, who was glowing alternately red and blue.
"I'm not finished with you," he said.
"But I am with you," Urunos countered, and causally threw a conjured knife. It melted back into a liquid lead, and pooled at Jacob's feet. The teen had a steely gaze in his glowing eyes.
"I said, we're not finished," Jacob repeated, readying his sword.
"Very well," Urunos agreed, almost sighing. "Let's end this quickly. I have a universe to destroy."
And that is it! The preview is officially out. NOTE: Any and all portions of this preview may be subject to partial change and/or removal from final edition of story in question.
