Prologue
*Percy POV*
I was racing through the woods, tree branches, leaves, and sticks scratching at my skin, trying to get away from the place where they died. Away from the place she was taken from me so cruelly when it should have been me. I thought back to when she had died.
*Flashback*
The seven of us were all fighting for our lives, and everyone else's. As I turned around to stab another hellhound with Riptide I saw a Dracaena pulling back a bow. As I stabbed the hellhound the Dracaena let go firing at me. I instinctively jumped to the side to dodge the arrow. When the arrow flew past me I heard a gasp. I turned around and saw to my absolute horror Annabeth, with an arrow sticking out of her side, blood gushing from her side. The last thing I saw before she died was a single tear dripping from the side of her eye as she looked at me.
As she fell down I caught her and heard her say, "I'm so sorry" As she went limp in my arms. After she died I lay her down gently as I turned around, my vision red. I charged at the remaining monster, adrenalin pumping through my blood and took them all out in seconds. I turned to the last monster, Gaia herself. Around me the gods were gathering the wounded and dead, some weeping, and the rest were watching me silently.
As I walked up to Gaia I heard some of the gods move with me. I saw Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon walking up beside me. I nodded to them and launched myself towards Gaia. I didn't even think I just thought about Annabeth and how because of Gaia she was dead. I created a hurricane and combined with Zeus's power over air, Poseidon's over water, and Hades's over ground, we created the biggest mixture of natural disasters probably ever. But as big of a storm we could generate it was nothing compared to the power of Mother Earth. But even earth itself could not beat three major gods, two of whom children Gaia had killed, and an enraged Demigod.
The fight lasted hours and at the end only I was standing, sweats dripping all over me. We continued fighting until at last as Gaia jumped at me. I stabbed her through the heart and she exploded, sand, rocks, dirt, and mud flying everywhere. I turned around panting and saw the gods watching, awestruck. While I had fought they had prepared a little camp. I turned to see Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus walking to me.
"Where are the other Demigods?" I asked turning to Poseidon for the answer.
He stood not talking and looked over to the tent to his side. I rushed in pushing Zeus and Hades out of the way and pushed open the flaps. When I looked inside I nearly fainted seeing what was inside. To the left Leo was laying down, pale with a sword sticking out of his stomach and an arrow in his head. Next to him lay Piper and Jason with an arrow out Piper's heart and a spear in Jason's side. Next lay Frank and Hazel. Frank had multiple holes in his chest and Hazel had arrows in her chest. Frank must have tried to protect Hazel. And lastly lay Annabeth with the arrow in her side, dried blood on her shirt. Even on her deathbed she looks good.
I took another look at her as I walked out of the tent my face full of tears. When I looked around I was surprised. I was on Mount Olympus in New York. As I looked around I remembered that Annabeth had rebuilt it. I experienced a short pain in my heart as I thought about that. I heard a sound behind me as I turned around and saw Hermes. "Zeus wishes you to come to the council." He said quietly. "Why?" I said, surprised to hear my voice. It sounded like a weeper's voice after their parents died. I guess that was what I basically was. Hermes nodded at me and he flashed us to the throne room.
