Hey guys, its Solstice here.

I've got nothing much to say. Except that I was really (for some apparent reason) free so I decided to make this chapter an epic one. Thanks once again for all the reviews and alerts. I appreciate everything =).

So, here's Chapter 3! Enjoy!

Chapter 3: Nightmares and Tears

Annabeth's POV

The air was still and humid. The rain had finally stopped and I could see a few of the campers reigniting the doused flame of the campfire. Some were running to the infirmary, hoping to take a sneak peek at the so-called "hot traitor" of Olympus. Clarisse was dragging Chris Rodriguez to the infirmary so that she herself could take a shot or two at Luke, but clearly from Chris' face, I knew he didn't want to go. He tried talking Clarisse out of it but knowing the hard-headed Clarisse, she wouldn't.

Mainly, those who were at the Great Battle were allowed in the infirmary. They had put their life on the line for Olympus. It was their god-given right to see the traitor. But Luke had valuable information that the camp authorities wanted and as such, no one was allowed to physically harm him let alone go near him for the time being.

Luke…

Tears welled up in my eyes again. The moment I thought of him, I thought of all the misery he had put me through despite being the "brother" I had respected and admired. Now all I could feel for him was pure hatred.

"Face it, Annabeth."

"Percy. Is. Dead. Read. My. Lips…"

A day ago, I believed with all my heart that Percy would be the one to come back to camp. Not Luke. Not that malicious bastard who killed Percy…

"Impossible!" I exclaimed.

"Don't think of Percy as some kind of invincible hero, Annabeth," he said with a sinister grin spread across his face. "Delusional. I swear."

"You...," I hissed.

I raised the palm of my hand, ready to slap that pathetic smile off his face.

"That's enough!" Chiron exclaimed.

He sighed and massaged the bridge of his nose.

"Annabeth… Thalia… All of you please leave the infirmary immediately," he ordered.

Thalia and I tried reasoning. We wanted to stay. We wanted to know what happened when we were blinded by the light, but Chiron insisted that we leave the infirmary or Argus would come and escort us out. Leaving us no chance to bargain or reason with him, we had no choice but to leave.

"You OK?"

The voice startled me. I turned around and saw Thalia standing at the door. Nico and Grover were trailing behind her with that look of concern in their eyes.

Quickly, I wiped the tears from my puffy red eyes.

"Sure, come in. Everyone else is outside by the campfire."

Thalia sat beside me putting her comforting arm around me. Grover and Nico sat on a bed behind me silently. Boys. Clueless then and now.

"I know… It's hard for you. Percy was one of the closest friends you had…"

That's Thalia for you. She never was good at these kinds of things. Even back then before she turned into a tree.

"You were in love with him, weren't you?"

I let out a heavy sigh. The tears just kept rolling down my cheeks.

"Does it matter now?" I said. "Percy's dead. Luke killed him. In love with him? Maybe… But even so, it doesn't make a difference now, does it?"

Then, there was nothing. Nothing but the sound of a girl weeping her tears, finally releasing the sadness she had kept for so very long.

Chiron's POV

Five minutes had passed. Five minutes of staring at Luke, wondering what was going through that head of his.

"You gonna talk, horse boy?" He finally said breaking the silence.

I sat for a little while longer.

"This is intriguing…," I thought.

"You're a very good liar, Luke."

Luke stared at me with his cold blue eyes. The smile he had faded in an instant.

"Why lie?" I asked.

"Who said I was lying?" The blonde-haired teen said.

"You can deny all you want, Luke. You can fool Annabeth and the rest. But an experienced soldier like me can always tell when a person is lying just by the look in their eyes. Your eyes tell me you're scared. Terrified. And once again, I return to my question."

I approached Luke, closer and closer until both our eyes met each other face to face.

"Why lie…?" I muttered.

A bead of sweat dripped from the side of his temple.

"Ahh… Sweat on a cold night? I was right, "I thought to myself.

"Chiron…," said Luke, his voice shaking. He was scared for some reason. A well-played bravado in front of Annabeth and the rest, but I wasn't fooled.

"Percy…," he continued. "He is dead. Just not in the conventional way…"

Grover's POV

The camp was burning…

Carnage and blood…

Intense flames…

And in the middle, stood the culprit. The one who orchestrated the massacre. The one responsible for the carnage left behind. The maestro behind this bloodbath…

Enveloped by the towering shadows of the flaming cabins, I could only see, as he turned around, the brilliant golden eyes that made my legs become jelly. In his right hand, he held a sword dripping with the blood of his victims. And he was approaching closer and closer to me…

I backed down…

Closer…

And as the black figure stepped out of the darkness of the shadows, light from the flames slowly began unveiling the dark mask hiding the culprit's face…

It was a human… male…

Then…

He lunged so quickly in front that I had no time to react. His sword pierced through my abdomen. Before I began fading out of consciousness, I caught a clear glimpse of the person's face.

He whispered right into my ear, the last words I heard before I blacked out.

"All of you shall pay for your insolence…," said a familiar metallic voice.

I jolted upright. Beads of sweat dropped from my forehead. My hands were shaking. I had never been so terrified in my life. I was out of words. Speechless. Horrified. I only managed to utter one word before I started running towards camp from the forest.

"Kronos…"

Chiron's POV

"What are you saying, Luke?" I said confused with the statement he just said.

"The Percy you all know and love is gone. Have you all wondered why Kronos isn't in my body anymore?"

I froze right there.

"No… No… It can't be!" I thought.

"Your eyes tell me you're in denial, horse boy. And to clarify… Yes. Kronos has found his new pet. Percy is the new host for Kronos' malicious soul."

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-Heaven's Solstice.

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