A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. I'll make the last one long.
Chapter 2
Nico's POV
Kronos isn't a person you want invited for your birthday party. Literally. He's a guy who comes, steals the attention of your other guests, seizes your presents, your cake, and mostly everything else before you even invite him into the house. In other words, he's a monster. I know, I know, blah, blah, he's a Titan! An elder god! I could care less.
Kronos plunges his scythe down into the sidewalk, creating a large fracture of white energy to engulf the empire State Building. Around me, all sounds suddenly erupted, engines, horns, people. And screaming. I figured Kronos lifted his enchantments except for Olympus, and the sight that greeted the waking pedestrians was sure to not be a good one.
My father recklessly charged at the wall of force and was sent rebounding into a pile of broken chariot parts. He summoned dark energy from the deepest pits of Tartarus, but the wall held.
"ATTACK!" I could've sworn that my dad's deafening roar could be heard hundreds of miles away.
Old Confederate soldiers fired Thompson machine guns, skeletal Russian SPETZNAZ engaged with AK-47s, and rows of Medieval-era archers fired volley after volley at Kronos' monsters. I shifted to and from the shadows, traveling as a mirage, taking down monsters with a flick of my sword hand.
I recognized Percy's parents, who were surrounding a battered and deserted police car. I remember that I owed Percy more than enough favors, so I headed their way.
Out of the corner of my eye, I met a terrifying scene; mortals were running like⦠well, like there was no tomorrow, some being chased by maniacal hellhounds. Some Hyperborean giants flung cars at the zombies like little toy Hot Wheels. Thank the gods I never liked them.
I sprinted toward a Laistrygonian Giant head toward Percy's mom, but she was fairly well covered; she whipped out a shotgun and the monster landed conveniently at my sword's end.
Kronos had apparently decided that his forces were more than enough to the take care of the undead (which I fully agreed) and he started up Olympus, trailed closely by Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Thalia.
I turned my attention to the fight. I sidestepped, dodged, and decimated three telkhines in one swing of my blade.
I unexpectedly noticed that I was glowing with a dark flowing energy. I held up my Stygian Blade, and my eyes were completely black. A long flow of energy flowed from the ground and encased my body. Awesome.
I figured my dad was trying to repay his debt, so I tested my new breakthrough. I concentrated, and nearly staggered off balance. However, when I looked back up, I was more than pleased. Placed before me was a full platoon of WWII German Tiger II tanks. The skeletons that sat atop looked at me expectantly.
I nodded, numb with amazement. "Attack."
They raised their barrels in unison, and started off. Like Howitzers cannons, they fired into the air, sending projectiles whizzing down as monsters were obliterated. Dirt flew, rocks careen from the ground as shells landed like an apocalyptic meteor shower.
Then, a loud horn blasted into the battlefield. Every hero, monster, and centaur looked up at the sky. Except for the undead. They just were hacking and shooting away. Got to love those guys.
Then, the East ad Hudson River exploded, and hippocampi and Cyclopes burst out from the wave. Poseidon reined his chariot, and blasted monsters to puddles of saltwater. Artemis and Apollo appeared in their respective chariots, and Athena swooped down on a giant owl. To finish it off, a thunderbolt speared the ground, leaving an ashen burn mark the size of a bus. Out of it stepped Zeus.
Together, the undead and the demigods could've literally hung back and lazed around. The Olympians shot, swung, and blasted the last of Kronos' forces. At last, all was left was a burning battlefield with mortals at the edges, gawking at the damage and gods themselves. It was completely silent.
Then Apollo stuck a slow lullaby, and before you knew it, all the mortals were stretched out on the ground just like when Morpheus cast his spell.
I even became drowsy, but I snapped back when I remembered Percy.
Oh Gods.
A/N. I realized that my story would only have 3 chapters, and I'm sorry. That stinks. However, I'm fairly pleased about the way this fanfiction has come. Thanks for reading :)
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