*Author's Note: Hey everyone, I just had this sudden urge to post something I have been working on for awhile. I hope you guys like it and I am sorry if this chapter is short. This is just a short introduction to what is to come... Thank you for reading!
Persea thought she knew what true sadness was like after being separated from her beloved brother, having her brother lose his memories shortly after connecting with him, and falling for someone you can not love. Boy, was she wrong. As the nearly invisible silky white string wrapped around Annabeth's ankle began dragging her down into Tartarus, Percy grabbed her wrist, but not without losing his balance on the crumbling floor beneath him. Luckily, Persea reacted quick enough to grab Percy's hand. But just as fast, a dark skin-crawling aura began luring Persea into the pit. The three of them would have plunged into eternal darkness, but Persea held onto an unstable ledge with her right hand. Persea's sweaty and small fingers started slipping and the weight of two people were beginning to feel even heavier. A scary yet compelling voice whispered into her ears persuading Persea to let go and fall down. Nico was fifteen feet away from them. He would have been able to pull Persea up, but he was in no condition to save Percy and Annabeth as well.
"Percy, let go. I'm dragging us all down."
"Never, Annabeth. Nico! Guide the others to Ephirus! Meet us at the Doors of Death! Promise me!"
"I-I will."
"Persea, let go of my hand. Once you let go, Nico will be able to pull you up. I will see you soon, I promise."
As he tightened his grip on Annabeth's wrist, Persea felt Percy slowly moving his fingers away from hers. A sudden rush of adrenaline and panic engulfed Persea. She bit her lip and tightened her grip on the old dusty ledge.
"No, brother. I will meet the nine of you guys on the other side."
"Wh-"
Before Percy could finish his sentence, Persea let go of the ledge while throwing Percy and Annabeth upwards with all the strength she could muster. Arachne's web would have prevented Annabeth from flying up, but as Persea descended into Tartarus, she used her celestial bronze sword to cut it. Percy and Annabeth were about to descend into the pit after floating in the air for three seconds, but Persea used all the water vapor in the air she could control to push them up. They landed a few feet away from Nico. Percy got back up to his feet and processed what happened. He looked at what seemed like a bottomless pit with terror, not because he knew what was down there, but because his little sister was going to be consumed by it. That was the last thing Persea saw before darkness blinded everything. She was too far away to hear her brother screaming her name.