RYAN XXXIV

''Go!'' Ryan shouted to Mary. ''No! I'll stand and fight beside you.'' said Mary. ''No, Mary that's not your destiny.''

''But your my brother, I can't just leave you!'' said Mary the tears rolling down her cheeks.

''Mary I heard a prohecpy and some of it makes sence now.''

''No I'm not leaving!''

''I'm going to reget this.'' Ryan then shoulder slammed her and she rolled down the breathed, then turned back to the 20 drancena surronding him. He smiled, ''Let's dance!'' He was ready to dance with death its self.

Ryan slashed at the nearest monster and killed her. One moved in with a dagger and stabbed Ryan in the shoulder. Ryan cursed and pulled the blade out and tossed it. The monsters were now moving closer to him. He slashed wildly at them. They weren't even fazed. One slashed at him with her sword and cut his leg. Ryan winced and grabbed his leg. He smiled at the drancena. ''That all you got?'' One growled oulled a dagger and stabbed him in the stomich.

Time stopped, Ryan's breath slowed. He looked over his shoulder and saw his squad at the bottom of the hill. Mary was sobbing and Jarrod but his arm arond her to comfort her. He smiled sadly at Ryan. But Ryan knew he saved his new family. He fell onto his knees, the monsters jeering at him. He coughed and blood splatted onto his reached into his pocket and pulled out a picture that he always had in his armor pocket. 'Jamie' he thought. It was a picture of her smiling while sitting on the pier at camp after he Annabeth designed a building. A tear rolled down his dust stained cheek. Partially happy, but sad. Happy he saved family, sad he would not see his Jamie again. He fell onto his face smiling. Percy better take care of his two favorite people in the world.

The last thing that flashed into Ryan's mind was Jamie. He was going...going...gone.