Well, this is my first chapter of my revised version of House of Hades. For those who have read my first version, note that this story will keep my ideas I've been planning, keep the ideas previously used in my other version, only better. I will continue to write until I end House of Hades, and there are definitely some twists coming up. I will give you some brief parts coming up. Note, this next part is a spoiler of my story, so if you don't wish to know, skip down until you get to the word saying Chapter I – Reyna, which begins the chapter.
**SPOILER**
Upcoming in my stories, which are teaser spoilers, are:
1- Someone new gains power in New Rome
2- Percy and Annabeth moments in Tartarus (though no Percy or Annabeth POVs)
3- Messages from Poseidon, Vulcan, and Mars
4- Juno will appear in the story
5- A daughter of Neptune
**SPOILER ENDS**
Chapter I – Reyna
The attack on Camp Half-Blood was going well until rocks started falling from the sky.
Reyna was overseeing the siege of the Greek Camp, and was surprised by their ability at being able to resist the Legion. Camp Jupiter has been trying for two days to take the camp, but have been unsuccessful, until, hopefully, now.
It was late morning, and Camp Half-Blood was beat down. Buildings were either on fire or burnt to the ground. Cabins were in rough shape, housing the injured; craters were surrounding the valley from Roman Siege weapons; arrows were everywhere; even bodies littered the ground.
Reyna was surprised by how many fighters there were. She remembers Annabeth telling here there were only about 150 demigods, but there were many more warriors.
Dryads from the forest, in the hundreds, came out to attack; centaurs (though not Roman ones, Reyna noted) had come armed with paintball guns and fizzy arrows; fauns (or satyrs, whatever), about a hundred, were fighting as well. Than the Hunters of Artemis, which were described to Reyna by her sister, Hylla, had about 100 young girls were fighting.
Then there were the magical barriers, the Golden Fleece hung in a tree which gave strength to the camp's protection, the fleece obtained by the original Jason.
Oh Jason… Reyna thought.
Reyna's heart ached at the memory of her old colleague. But she couldn't focus on that now, she needed to win this battle.
As if the Golden Fleece, and large numbers, weren't enough, the Legion had to deal with Chiron, THE Chiron, who trained all the other heroes from the old stories. The Chiron, the centaur who trained Hercules, Ulysses, and Jason.
Jason…
But the magical barriers, the vast numbers, and Chiron weren't her main concern. No, her main concern was certain demigods, demigods who have already killed many Romans, the children of Athena.
The children of the Wisdom Goddess were fierce fighters, just like Annabeth. But not only that, they were good at reading the battle, and good at strategy. They were the ones leading the rest of the Greeks, and they were doing a good job at it.
That old legend is true than, Reyna thought, Children of Athena hate Romans, will always hate Romans.
The other demigods didn't seem so keen to kill Romans, though a few ended up dead, and a few Greeks ended up dead, despite Reyna's specific orders to disarm, maybe maim, but not kill them.
The children of Hephaestus were throwing bottles of Greek Fire at the legions, which were causing mass panic in the cohorts. The children of Dionysus and Demeter, as well as the Satyrs were causing thorn vines to grow and make the legions have a rough time getting through the long bushes.
The children of Hecate were casting magic into the Legion, which either froze some in time momentarily, caused their weapons to grow red hot, or make their helmets turn into giant toads. Many other demigods had underhand ways of fighting the Romans as well.
The children of Mars's counterpart, Ares, about 30 kids total, were the only ones who met the legion honorably in battle, though they were fierce fighters.
The First Cohort was dealing with the Hunters of Artemis, since they were so strong. The second cohort, let by Octavian, was fighting the children of Ares, as well as other demigods they could reach. The Third cohort was in charge of the siege weapons, which was, in Reyna's opinion, the most important job. The Fourth cohort was dealing with the centaurs and children of Apollo. The Fifth Cohort, led by the Golden Eagle, held by Dakota, was dealing with the Satyrs, and the children of Dionysus and Demeter.
It was utter chaos.
The only reason the Greeks were not able to beat the Legion yet was because the Romans are way more organized the Greeks. The Greeks liked seeking personal glory, one on one fighting. Romans are smarter, fighting together as a single unit, but the tides of battle could go either way. So far, the Romans lost yesterday, and were uncertain about winning today.
Then, as Reyna was studying the battle with the First Cohort and the Hunters of Artemis, their leader, Thalia, her name was, fell, a stab wound to her thigh. She screamed, and that's when it all started.
Lightning, though there wasn't a cloud in the sky, struck down on the offender to Thalia, and he was nothing, not even a body left. Dark clouds quickly appeared over the battle field, and thunder was booming.
Reyna knew, that Jupiter, or rather, Zeus, was going to make the Romans pay for hurting his daughter.
"Legion, fa-", Reyna started; but just then, the water of Long Island Sound exploded.
Out came a hundred-foot, humanoid giant. But that wasn't the weirdest thing about him, he had a hundred hands, and in each hand was a giant boulder.
Than Reyna noticed more soldiers around the Hundred-Handed-One, Cyclopes, and Tyson was leading them. All armed with clubs, or war axes, all huge, about 200 of them.
Then the Hundred-Handed-One spoke, "I am Briares, last of my kind. Message from Zeus: ROMANS GO AWAY!" and then he let his boulders fly.
Well, that is my first chapter of my version of House of Hades, V2. I hoped you enjoyed it, and will read my next chapter, which will also be in Reyna's point of view. If you have any suggestions, any at all, please comment. You may also private message me any points you would like to see in the story. Until then, you may wait in anticipation for my next chapter :D