Sorry for not updating for so long. I was…busy. (You don't want to know.)Anyway, this is the fourth chapter with the promised battle. Thanks to Project Phoenix Agent 003 for correcting my mistake in canon. Oh yeah, don't kill me if you don't like what happens.
Point of View: Percy, One week after Hyperion's escape.
Annabeth and I strode along the beach at Camp. The waves lapped at our feet and, strangely, I felt at peace. Sure, there was a Titan on the loose who was out to kill me, but at this moment, he wasn't here and I was alone with the girl I loved. When you've come face to face with death so many times (I my case, both literally and figuratively) you learned to live in moment and enjoy every moment you weren't fighting for your life. Of course, when you're me, the good time don't last.
There was a blinding flash of light and t the very last person I wanted to see appeared. "Hyperion" I snarled, "What do you want?"
"I told you, Perseus," he said "when I got stronger, I would come back and destroy you."
"And so you ran like a coward" I remarked, goading him.
"I, had other things to attend to" he said. Another flash of light and two bodies appeared and dropped to the ground, the limp, lifeless bodies of Annabeth's Dad and stepmother. Annabeth drew her knife.
"You are going to pay for this," she yelled. But Hyperion was too quick. He waved his hand and Annabeth was blasted back and tied down by bands of solid light.
"I could do that to you too," Hyperion told me "but I'm a gentleman. I'm going to give you a chance to pathetically attempt to save your life."
"Alright" I said, uncapping Riptide "we'll see about that.
Hyperion chuckled evilly. The clouds parted and a beam of light hit his hand, solidifying into a sword of shimmering energy. He lunged with both hands on his sword. I parried, but he was strong. Riptide clanged like a gong and nearly flew out of my hand. He swung again, sword aiming for my head. I dodged and stabbed him in the thigh with Riptide. Hyperion howled with pain, and golden Ichor flowed freely from the wound, but he was immortal, and the wound slowly began to heal, as he tried to stab me in the back. I rolled, slid, and kick out at his knees with my foot. He stumbled, which gave me just enough time to get up and make a wild swing at his chest. He recovered and blocked my sword. Snarling incomprehensible curses in Ancient Greek, he raised his other hand, and another sword appeared in it. Two swords to one I thought this is going to be real fair. He lunged again, the first sword sweeping at my feet, the second aiming once again for my back. I ducked and spun, but I was too slow. The second blade's side hit me in the back. It wasn't fatal, but it hurt like Hades. I backed up several steps. Hyperion took the opportunity to attack. He threw the second sword at me. I batted it away with Riptide. It missed my head by millimeters. Riptide flew out of my hand and landed in the ocean. It would reappear, but in the mean time… He ran at me, sword raised. I concentrated, and a huge wall of water appeared between us. I had hoped it would slow him down enough to give Riptide time to appear in my pocket again, but a beam of sunlight hit my barrier, and it evaporated instantly. Hyperion stood on the other side.
"So you want to play with powers, Perseus?" he questioned "light, than powers it shall be."
With that, he dropped his sword, and it exploded in a flash. A laser fine beam of sunlight appeared from behind the clouds. It hit beside me and the sand around my feet heated and turned to glass. I ran. Behind me, the beach exploded. Showers of molten glass hit me and singed my skin.
"You cannot beat me," Hyperion laughed "so why are you even trying?"
He was right. I could never outrun that laser. Hyperion was playing with me for laughs. One hit and I would become barbeque demigod. But maybe… I concentrated again, trying to ignore the heat from the laser that was slowly getting closer. The tide surged forward drenching Hyperion and momentarily stunning him. The laser disappeared I charged toward him, tackled him, and wrestled him into the water. My burns instantly began to heal, and I felt stronger as new energy surged into me. I willed the currents to take us deeper. I could breathe under water. Hyperion couldn't. We fought, and slowly, he lost energy. He became limp, unconscious. Or so I thought. As I let go of his body, his eyes suddenly opened.
"Did you really think that I would pass out under water? "He jeered. I willed the currents to batter him, hut it was too late. Hyperion waved his hands, and another beam of light impacted the surface. Was he trying to evaporate the entire ocean? Then, the beam hit me. Pain seared across by back. I would have been killed if it weren't for the water. How did the light hit me this deep? Damn it I was never good in science. A screamed for help, and three great white sharks swam toward us and attacked Hyperion. It served as a long enough distraction for me to bring us back to the surface. His godly powers were too strong, and sword fighting was not easy under water. We rose, and by the time we hit the surface, my burns had healed. Hyperion waved his hand again, and we were blasted back to shore. He landed on his feet. I didn't. Before I could get up, Hyperion had pinned me with his foot. His sword reappeared, and he raised it. "I win" he said. And he stabbed.
Alright ladies and gents. That was the longest chapter I had ever written. I hoped you liked it. Sorry about the sappiness at the beginning, it was the best way to start the chapter. Is Percy alright? What happens to Annabeth? Am I getting into the habit of asking annoying questions too? You'll see in the next chapter. Or will you? As always, review review review! One, out.