A/N : This is my very first fanfiction, so I apologize in advance for any mistakes that might be present. Please let me know what you think . Constructive criticism is very much appreciated.

Disclaimer : I obviously do not own Percy Jackson, because if I did , I would not be here writing fanfictions about it.

Chapter 1

After the giant war ended, many things changed. Change was inevitable in the lives of demigods but there were big changes which affected everyone. The first change was the mysterious disappearance of the Savior of Olympus, Percy Jackson. His disappearance came off a particularly hard blow to everyone, especially since it was it second time it happened. Many search parties were led but none of them could find any clues to the whereabouts of Percy Jackson.

The next great change came around three years later: another war took place. This war was against the Primordials. The Primordials, led by Erebus and Tartarus, were on a completely different level from any enemy Olympus had faced before. The war kept raging on for two years with neither parties willing to lose but it was obvious that the odds were not in Olympus's favor. Nearly half of their forces had been wiped out while others were severely injured. The gods wee bound by the ancient laws to not directly interfere. And worst of all, they did not have their hero Percy Jackson to save them this time.


Annabeth Chase sat down on the sandy beach and inhaled the fresh air. The salty scent of the sea breeze reminded her of her missing boyfriend, Percy Jackson. It calmed her down but not much. Her mortal parents and half-brothers had been killed by the Primordials and she had to lead camp half-blood all by herself. Needless to say, she was extremely stressed.

Annabeth sighed and twirled her hair around a finger. At times like these, she really wished her boyfriend Percy Jackson was present. He would have managed to cheer her up in some way. He would have figured out how to defeat the Primordials. He would have made some crazy on-the-spot plan and actually made it work. But the thing was, Percy Jackson was not here.

Annabeth tried to think of what Percy might have done in this situation, but whenever she thought about Percy, her heart twisted and she was overwhelmed with sadness. Stop it Annabeth, don't let your emotions get in the way of logical thinking, Annabeth thought, think, should I do? Oh gods, Percy , why did you leave me? I miss you. Why aren't you here? Annabeth tried to think of some useful strategies but her thoughts kept returning to Percy.

Annabeth was shaken out of her stupor when she heard a distant scream. Immediately, she got to her feet and started running towards the location of the scream, drakon bone in one hand and her invisibility cap in another. She reached camp borders and her stomach twisted at the sight before her.

There was Nico, his one arm bloodied while his other arm shakily held his stygian iron sword. Standing in front of him was one of the most grotesque creatures Annabeth had ever seen. It was sort of reptilian and it had spikes protruding from its back. Its blood red eyes were filled with an animalistic hunger. Annabeth could practically feel the killing intent radiating from it.

Annabeth was just about to attack the monster but before she could do any thing, the monster lunged at the completely defenseless Nico.


IN OLYMPUS ,

Hestia rubbed her forehead. She could feel a headache coming up. Seriously, how could the Olympians possibly be bickering about meaningless things when matters were so serious? She could not believe their stupidity. Sure, she understood than the needed some humor from time to time in order to keep going but there should be a limit to their stupidity. Honestly, how could someone be arguing about cereals and which disasters were better when the world was was potentially in danger of extinction?

Hestia was just about to reprimand the Olympians when a cols , hopeless feeling washed over her. For a moment, she was full of despair. There is no hope, a voice seemed to say in her mind, no hope. then, just as quickly as it had appeared, the feeling disappeared. From the corner of her eye, Hestia caught a glimpse of aa cloaked figure. But when she blinked, the figure was gone, leaving her wondering,

What was that?

A/N: There's nothing to say , really. R&R, F&F. Next chapter will be updated soon.