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A broken and beaten titan collapsed on her knees in front of Hades. The titan gasped for breath but she shakily stood up and bowed deeply, remembering her manners. Her side ached because of the stab she took from the aria but she bowed and she tried to ignore the feeling. The two gods intensely stared at the pitiful condition that the girl was in.

She was too freaking close to give up now. Hades and Persephone sat in their thrones and Persephone glanced at her husband. The titan met Hades eyes and she wiped her face with her back of her hand. She tried to get any grit and blood of her face.

"Lord Hades just please think about it please." "Having an immortal immortality." "How often do can you brag about the domain you rule over?"

Hades eyes glinted dangerously. "I'm quite impressed Calypso." "Taking all the challenges we threw at you and you still come for him?"

Calypso chewed her lip nervously. She had been reciting what she was going to say for weeks now but as she was face to face with Hades, she lost all the courage she had. She gulped and she scavenged any of the leftover courage she had. She truly hoped that what Annabeth said about the god's fatal flaw was true.

"You could brag to your brothers that a titan has given her immortality to you." "For once having one up on your brothers. How would that feel?" "Besides its one less sprit in Elysium."

Calypso watched as Hades stroked his chin. "Well that sounds nice as well." Before Hades could decline her offer, Calypso rummaged through her backpack and pulled out a small leather bag of seeds. She walked up to Persephone and kneeled.

"Lady Persephone, on my prison your mother has enlightened me with some of her rarest flowers." "Since I know you are a gardener yourself, I have gathered my only seeds left on my island." Persephone's eyes light up as she examined the bag.

She lightly shook it and she grinned at Hades. "I like this girl better than the others that came down here for their loved ones souls." Hades had a ghost of a smile on his face as he met Calypso's eyes again.

Hades studied her appearance and looked at the bloody scratches, marks, and teeth bites on her arms and face. Calypso had bags under her eyes and she teetered slightly. Not to mention she looked dog-tired but that wasn't enough to diminish the hope in her eyes.

Hades stood up and Persephone followed him. Hades clapped once and an unnatural hum filled the air. Hades clapped again, slightly agitated.

"I will have to consult with my wife, in the meantime..." A bright light appeared in front of Calypso and she looked away. She forced the black and yellow dots in the back of her eyelids to stop moving and she quickly rubbed her eyes. When she looked up, her resolve shattered as she ran to the figure's side.

She immediatly dropped to her knees and the agonizing pain that she felt for the last few months hit her like a sledgehammer. The wall that Calypso had built after his death shattered within seconds. Her breathing hitched as the figure slowly stood and pounded on the invisible force that encased him.

Happiness swirled around him and Calypso briefly wondered if that was the portal to Elysium. Hades glanced back at them and he continued to whisper what he had planned for the two to his wife Persephone. Persephone contently nodded and she decided that was a plan worthy of Aphrodite and Athena. Hades knew that Calypso knew that life comes at a price and this time, she would pay dearly, immortality or not.

Finally after weeks of preparation and training to get to the underworld she finally made it. The wounds she had received from different monsters intensified as she replayed the attacks she had received.

The aria, the hellhounds, and the Chimeras' all of the monsters at least took some of her sanity as she fought with them. She recalled her first day of training with Annabeth. Those moments were the hardest for Calypso because every single moment she had to recall his painful death.

Annabeth waved a dagger in her face. "You see this Calypso?" Calypso quickly nodded her head. "Lesson number one: This is your best friend when your melee weapon is lying out of your reach." Annabeth quickly hurled the dagger at a marker, successfully making a bull's eye.

Annabeth wasn't kidding-the little dagger that she had at her side saved her so many times that she ran out of fingers and toes to bit her lip as she grasped the edges of her scorched shirt. She hoped that Hades would take her offers. Calypso trembled in anger as the thought of not succeeding struck her mind.

The bloody scratches on her body painfully healed but by now she guessed that her immortality wasn't going to heal her anymore. She ran out of ambrosia a while ago when the hellhound had attacked her from behind.

She tentatively touched the scar that the hellhound had given her. She had stuck the blade in between the monsters eyes and she ran the heck away from the monster but not before the monster roared and slashed her back with its paws.

A haggard voice in her mind whispered "You don't suppose it would be that easy child?" "Well foolish girl! How dearly you will pay the price!" "I warned you this was all for nothing!" Calypso shook with boiling rage. This was NOT for nothing! She was confident that she sacrificed enough to receive what she wanted to liberate Leo. Calypso placed her hand on the Leo's prison.

Leo pounded on the unseen force that enclosed him while Calypso silently whispered his name. Leo continued to pound on the force. Hades swiftly walked back to his throne and Calypso hastily stood up to hear the verdict.

She dusted herself off but she wasn't willing to leave Leo's side just yet. Hades snapped his fingers and Leo immediately dropped to the floor making Calypso scrambled to his side. She checked Leo's pulse by placing two fingers on his neck and when she found a pulse, she let out a small sigh of relief.

Good he's alive.

She lovingly stroked his features and when Hades cleared his throat, she snapped her attention back to him.

Hades motioned to Calypso to come to him and Calypso gently laid Leo's head down. She rushed to Hades side and Calypso squeezed her eyes shut. Hades placed his olive colored hands on the side of Calypso's head and Hades muttered incantations under his breath. Calypso felt her world tilt and stand upright again. Her breathing strained as she felt a pressure in her chest area and she felt strength slowly sap out of her.

Hades smiled faintly as he placed his hands in a locked jar. The silver aura swirled in the glass and Calypso woozily tried to stay on her feet. When Calypso regained her sense of balance, she raised her hands to touch her face.

She tested out every part of her body and she clenched and unclenched her hands. Everything felt so weird to her. Her vision was much less sharper but clearer, her movements calculated and she felt as she was quicker on her feet.

Hades face broke into a small smile. "Congratulations my darling, you have reached mortality." "My wife and I will take your offers but..." Hades opened his arms. The shadows crept towards Hades and Calypso took a frightful step back.

"But I do warn you Calypso, daughter of Atlas, a second life comes at a tremendous price!" "Beware of your envious behaviors Calypso!" "They will eventually cause your downfall!" Hades swiftly turned away and walked to the shining palace in the distance.

Hades snapped his fingers and the shadows started to engulf Calypso. With a shout of alarm, she grasped Leo and he held her hand tightly. Calypso was at the verge of tears. Maybe just maybe this would turn out okay. She burrowed herself into Leo's warm beating chest.

As they both teleported Calypso felt the breath escape from her body and a wave of fatigue engulfed her whole body. She struggled to move her leg but she panicked when she couldn't. Her head grew dizzy and she clutched Leo's hand a little tighter.

After the wave of fatigue took over, her eyes dropped closed and she couldn't muster the energy to open them again. She felt someone solid pick her up and she could smell a strong scent of pine. She figured they were at the border of Camp Half-Blood where Thaila's tree is.

The smell was almost enough to make her sob in relief. Cries of alarm startled her but she couldn't even manage to open her eyes as much as she tried. She heard whispering and with a final attempt, she made a choking sound and faded out. The thundering of footsteps surrounded her and Percy shouted to his friends.

"Move!" "Leo's back!" As Percy pushed through the crowd he moved to the person who was carrying Calypso in his arms.

Percy paused and stared dumbfounded at the person in front of him.

"Leo?!"

The person narrowed his eyes and his face broke out in a grin. "Percy?" The five stood in complete and utter shock. Holy mother of all gods. Calypso did it. She got Leo back just as she said she would. Piper and all of them shouted "Leo!" They all ran to embrace their once-deceased friend.

"Hey guys!" Leo grinned and he hugged each of his friends.

They circled around Leo and he set down the woman he was carrying on the soft grass. Her hair tumbled onto the ground and the marks she had on her skin were clearly evident in the light of day. The gashes on her skin seemed muscle deep.

The others looked at him quizzically. "Aren't you happy you have Calypso back?" Piper questioned. Leo's eyes no longer held the same adoration he had before the woman lying on the grass.

Leo paused as he weirdly glanced at all his friends.

"Who's Calypso?"

And there you have it. A cliffhanger. I know I'm evil.