Nico
"Must warn the others," he thought wildly. He had depleted his energy and was stuck on foot. He was so close to Camp Half-Blood though. So close. In fact, he could see the cabins lights shining a warm silence. Nico ran towards it. He fell to the ground and he stood up once again. He was nearly blind to his surroundings as he was more focused on reaching the light. He would've gone to the Roman camp, but he needed protection of the Greek border. The Romans could help him there if they heard the fight that was inevitable.
Nico staggered towards the Big House and looked behind him. He didn't see his pursuer, but he didn't want to chance it. He limped to the side and fell against the door of the Athena cabin. His weight wasn't as strong as the door, but his momentum knocked it open. There were a few screams and cries of surprise as Athenian campers jumped from their beds and grabbed weapons strategically placed under bunks, by dressers, and on nightstands. The campers parted as lights flickered on to reveal Annabeth brushing through in the crowd's midst. She crouched by Nico's trembling body.
"Nico," she cupped his face. "What's wrong?"
"She's gotten free. A specter. She attained a human body and she's coming after us."
"Nico, you're not making sense. What happened?"
"He had an encounter with an old friend," a voice said from outside. The campers looked at the source and so did Nico. The woman was short blonde haired, blue eyed, and covered in blood in a green uniform. Olive drab with a badge that read, "Fuck You" and another on her opposite shoulder that read "Chocolo."
The woman was polishing a revolver in her gloved brands. She was leaning on the door frame with calm eyes set on Nico. Her face was smeared in blood and she winked as she stood up straight. She aimed at Nico and he flinched as one of the campers attempted to attack her. The woman hit the camper in the throat with a forearm and then pressed the gun into the camper's stomach and pulling the trigger twice. The camper was pinned dead against the wall before sliding down it instantly upon release of the woman's pressure.
The crowd was pulled back in a swift breeze of the murder. Then hot air began to develop as Annabeth stepped forward with her knife primed for killing. The campers began stance and brace for a charge.
"There is only one of you," Annabeth said with tears gleaming on her cheeks. "We outnumber you."
The woman put her gun in the air and shot. It was going rouse the whole camp and Nico finally knew what was going to happen. She planned to take everyone on. The Hunters and the Romans. The woman shot into the crowd and killed three campers before drawing a bowie knife and then a double edged sword and charged at the campers before the three bodies hit the ground.
The woman sliced upwards and beheaded one camper and then severed a limb off of another. She stabbed one in the forearm with her bowie before falling backwards to avoid an axe swing which buried into the wounded camper's chest. The woman then stabbed the axe wielding camper in the foot before stabbing her in the gut with her second blade. She drew both out and let the camper fall dead. Then the woman threw her bowie knife into another's throat before running up the falling body like a rock and landing on the shoulders of a small girl. The woman must've been too focused on her fighting to finish her off.
The woman then sliced another camper's hands off before backhanding Annabeth to the ground. The woman took the handless camper and told her to bite the bed frame if she didn't want her parents to die. The camper had tears in her eyes as she did so before the woman broke her skull under her boot. The camper died as Annabeth got up. She was the only standing camper. Her fellow brothers and sisters were dead except for the one who faked her own death. Nico stood slowly as the woman smiled through all the blood smeared on her face.
Annabeth and the woman examined each other. "Who are you?" Annabeth asked.
"My name is… Amanda Chocolo." The woman seemed to taste the words in her mouth to see if they were right. She liked the name so she smiled once again more brighter than before. "And you are Annabeth Chase," Amanda smiled. "Call me AC. I like that much better."
"Why are you here?" Annabeth said. As she spoke, Nico noticed that there was blood on the corner of her mouth. She was a slight stagger as there was activity coming about outside. People were getting up even though they hadn't just seen the bloodiest thirty seconds in a cabin before.
"That's simple," AC smiled her grueling psychopathic smile. "I'm here to kill you."
AC ran and kicked Annabeth square in the chest. Annabeth flew back as AC followed her. AC picked up a rock and straddled her opponent before beginning to beat her head in. Nico charged and tackled AC and fought loosely with the woman. AC grabbed Nico by the throat and threw him six feet away before kicking him in the gut. By then Thalia, Reyna, and Clarisse were there to wail on her. Nico stood slowly and then collapsed again. He did not wake for days.
When he did awaken, a lot of people were hovering over him and more were surrounding the Big House. When he pushed his way to the living room, Chiron ordered everyone not essential out. That left Jason, Percy, Frank, Reyna, Thalia, and Clarisse who had a huge bruise on her eye.
"What happened?" Chiron asked.
"Where's Annabeth?" Nico asked quietly.
"She's resting."
"Take me to her."
"Nico-"
"Now!"
Percy stepped forward. "You need to calm down and let her rest."
Nico got to his feet. He drew his sword and used it as a walking stick and tried to get to Annabeth's room. Percy blocked him. Nico attempted to push past him, but to no avail.
"Sit down," Percy ordered. Nico lifted is sword and pressed the tip to Percy's throat.
"Get the fuck out of my way," Nico ordered.
"No."
Nico stepped back and attempted to stab Percy. Percy drew Riptide and pushed Nico down. Nico drew a vial of nectar from his cloak folds and drank from it. He smashed it against the ground before roaring in rage with renewed energy. As the others tried to prevent the fight, Nico summoned skeletons from the floor that grabbed Percy and held him down. Skeletons also grabbed the others though they steered clear of Chiron. Nico swept past the group and found himself in Annabeth's room. The skeletons disappeared as Nico needed his energy for other things.
Nico kneeled next to Annabeth who slept in her bed covered in bandages. He pulled out a few blueberries that had been enchanted to fight against the dark magic encrusted in AC's blades. He dropped them in her mouth and her skin began to turn more livelier as the fruit dissolved into steam as soon as it hit her tounge.
Percy came in as Nico was leaving. Percy brushed past him to see of his works and Nico began to head into the basement to talk to AC. To execute her. She knew of the his presence and he of hers. Nico marched downstairs with others in pursuit. When Piper tried to touch him, Nico simply disappeared in shadow travel straight into the basement.
In front of AC. Just the two of them for a brief moment.
To Be Continued…