Helloo! I'm back with a new chappie! Oh my gods I've been gone a loooong time, and I'm sorry. I had no internet for like, 2 weeks, and after that things got super busy and I had no time what-so-ever! Just so you know, I'll probably be able to post once a week, whenever I have time, unless you guys want shorter chapters. Tell me in the reviews what you want. And to make it up to you for being gone so long, I have a new loong chapter and a one-shot for you guys to read! It's called 'You're not sorry' and I'm happy with how it turned out, go and tell me what you think.
Chapter 4
Delirium's POV (Oh! POV change!) PLEASE READ AUTHOR'S NOTE ABOVE, EVERY IMPORTANT!
I couldn't help but gasp as I enter the meeting room, I hadn't expected this. The Primordials (hi dad) had all come to the meeting. Now, that in itself isn't too weird because normally a few of High council members sit in on our meetings, just to offer advice if it's needed. But never have all 50 High council members sat in on one of our meetings. Yet, there they were sitting one level above us, in an amphitrite style balcony in a semi-circle. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Percy's eyes widen, I don't think he was prepared for this either, though he hide it surprisingly well.
I slide into my seat as Percy slide into his at the head of the table. I love Percy's chair, it's so beautiful. It's tall with blended colours of blue and green, and is constantly shimmering like waves in the ocean. At the top the name Alpha is written in chaos ink, because of that it's constantly shifting to show different planets and constellations. Because each chair changes to the will of whoever sits on it, Percy is always making his a constellation of a girl called Zoe, though I have yet to find out why. My chair is fairly simple, on the left side of Percy's and covered in ever changing pictures. From the sands Egypt to the glaciers in Alaska, you could say that my chairs a little….chaotic, but then again, so am I.
I look around the table, 12 members, 6 from the protectors of Chaos, 6 from the defenders of Order. There's about 4000 members in the armies in total, but these 12, sitting at this table, are the best of the best. And every time I look around the table I get the shivers at the amount of raw power that's in the room, but really, it scares me. Sometimes I feel like I don't do anything important, and thanks to my overprotective dad I've only been on a mission once and in battle once as well. I train harder and longer than anyone, yet, my father still can't accept that his 'little girl' could kick some not-so-little butt! I barely manage to stop myself from sending a glare towards the men in question and desperately try to focus on the meeting. It dosen't work, and I end up glancing around the room fruitlessly and finally locking eyes with Artemis, probably the coolest girl I know. We grew up together and I still can't believe how we've grown so distant. I still remember the day she froze me out, a long time ago….
Flashback
I couldn't help but laugh as Artemis won another race, she always did. I couldn't believe that in exactly 15 minutes, the girl I loved like a sister would be joining the Chaos army! I was so happy that she would finally get the respect she deserved, I knew she would start at the bottom, but Artemis would work her way up fast, She wasn't the kind of person you underestimated. I jogged my way over to where she was sitting on the training room bleachers.
"Hey!" I called, finally catching up.
"Hello stranger," she smirked, "Finally caught up?"
I frown but end up cracking a smile, "Yeah, yeah, so you won again, at least it helped calm your nerves right?" I glance at the clock, 5 minutes left, "So," I ask, "have any last questions?"
"Umm, maybe?" Artemis started, "Can you explain the whole '2 names thing' to me for a minute? I mean do I call you Delirium or…." she trailed off.
"Of course," I answer, happy to help, "so, every high ranking member in the army has a codename that the rest of the army doesn't know. Like, my brother's is Mayhem, so, when my brother tells you his real name it's a sign that he trusts you, and is also a sign that you really proved yourself to the army. Everyone on the council has a codename, well, everyone except me EVERYONE knows my real name, I'm just too trustworthy!" I say pouting. Artemis laughs and my heart soars, I love making people happy, and really, Artemis needs to smile more. I open my mouth to try out my new joke on her, when the door to the training room swings open. A tall figure enters and silently beckons for Artemis to follow her. I watch as my best friend hastily stands up and walks towards the figure, flashing me a last look over her shoulder, she's nervous, I can tell. I flash her a smile and mouth, "You'll be fine." But Artemis still looks nervous. I wish I could do something more, but soon Artemis was gone, I and took the shortcut to the council room, I would wait here till she came out, "I hope she knows they're going to take her through the underground tunnels to get here," I whisper to myself, then I lay my face in my hands, "Let the wait begin."
I start to pace as the minutes continue to tick by, half an hour, an hour, an hour and 45 minutes, where was she? She should have be back a long time ago! If she didn't come out soon, I was going to go in there myself! Just as I started to consider actually stroming in, the door opened and Artemis strode out wearing her new uniform, except, wait a second, that wasn't the Chaos Army uniform! The uniform we wore was a simple white shirt and pants, the shirt changed to your will, in the upper right corner there's the symbol of Chaos, a small platinum, version of the solar system, symbolising the universe and everything in it. But that wasn't what Artemis was wearing, she was wearing Order's uniform, black pants and a navy blue exactly-10-centimeters-long t-shirt, and in the upper right corner just a centimeter above her heart, Order's symbol, a small silver star in a perfect circle. Yes, my aunt is VERY precise. I stand up a confused look on my face, but Artemis just breezes past me, a blank stalte on her face. How had this happened? Dad had promised…. "Artemis!" I called hurrying to catch up. Where did she go? I wondered, looking down the hallway. I looked for her all over the place, up the stairs and through the halls where I somehow managed to knock over a bowl of pineapples, (seriously who in the right mind leaves pineapples in the middle of the hallway?) I went through the kitchen and even ventured into the air vents, (Artemis is very wriggly) but I couldn't find my 'sister' anywhere. Finally I decided to just pick the lock on her door and wait inside for her. Sure enough she slipped into her room through the window at midnight, and nearly had a heart attack to find me sitting on her bed at 12 at night.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, furious.
"I should be the way asking you. What's with the uniform, what happened?" I demanded.
"I don't need to tell you, in fact, I'm sick of you, you're always hovering around me, wanting to know what I'm doing, I accepted Order's offer to get away from you!" Artemis shouted her eyes flashing.
I felt my eyes tear up, "Artemis…"
"Get out already! Or are you to stupid to understand english?"
I felt a tear roll down my cheek, those words stung, bad. "Why?" I croaked, still confused.
"Get out!" Artemis voice was so sharp I couldn't move, she'd never spoken that way to me, ever. "Oh my gods," Artemis huffed. Then she grabbed my my shirt and thrust me out of her room, slamming the door in my face. I could have done something, used my powers and unlocked the door, but instead I just ran off, tears streaming down my face.
"Delirium!"
"Uh?" I said suddenly jolted from my thoughts. I realize that everyone is looking at me, and I'm mean everyone, High council members included. I realize that Percy had called my name, while I was lost in my thoughts. I felt my ears go red as I stammered out, "What is it?"
"I said, do you have any intel for new missions you want to put out there," Percy repeated, looking amused.
"Oh, right, well, um," I cleared my throat trying to remember what I wanted to say, "Well, the serial killer, Matt Nodo, is still on the loose, and he's already killed 5 girls, all who have had blonde hair, so , um, I cleared it with the High council, they want us to tip off the police as to where he's hiding. NO KILLING," I added, some of our soldiers could be pretty brutal, "anyone want to take it up?" I asked, looking around.
"I ask someone from my squadron to do the job," Tatina spoke out, her voice it's usual soft purr, "Delta specifically, she's good at keeping to the shadows, while helping out the innocent."
"Alright then," Percy said, "all in favor?" a chorus of 'ayes' sounded throughout the room, "Then, I guess that pretty much wraps things up, any last words?" Percy asked.
"Actually yes," a voice boomed from above, everyone turned their eyes to the High council, "as you all know, Order and I own many realms, and sometimes they need our help, so we aid them, although they never find out. But, times have changed, a war is coming, and we must aid them, in the flesh," Lord Chaos (aka dad) paused, "Does everyone know who Gaea is?" there were several nods, "Well, then you will know that over 100 years ago she was 'defeated'," cue the cheers, "but! The threat hasn't ceased," there was a silence, "Gaea had a daughter, a halfblood, and she's coming to destroy us all, along with, I'm sorry to say Nyx." Chaos finished his little speech and glanced around the room, finally Artemis called out,
"So what's the plan my lord?"
"Oh that's easy, you're all to go to earth, to fight alongside Camp jupiter and…."
Don't say it, don't say it, "Camp halfblood." There was dead silence until the pitcher of water in front of us exploded.
Percy P.O.V
This can't be happening, this isn't real, but I knew it was. I was going to have to go back, this was a nightmare. Oh, yeah, and I kinda had to apologize for soaking some of the greatest hero's of all time. But hey, maybe I want have to go back, because technically, I'm dead, right? It was only then I noticed that there was a dead silence in the room, that everyone was looking at me, and it was only then I noticed that my hands were shaking and most importantly I was glaring at Chaos with definite fire in my eyes, oops. Finally Chaos cleared his throat and continued.
"Now, I want you to take all 4000 troops, except for squadrons 1 and 4,"
"But those are our squadrons," Zachary and Tatiana said together out of the corner of my eye I saw Tatina blush, and the tips of Zachary's ears turn red, goddess know how much these to look each other, but neither can admit it, it's sort of ridiculous, but now was the not the time to think about my friend's 'love issues'. I watched Chaos open his mouth, close it, and open it again,
"Zachary, you're the heir to the throne, I need you and your squad to help protect the place, after all, it is literally, a floating castle in Alaska… Tatina my dear, forgive me, due to the circumstances...well, she is your mother after all, and then council thought it would be best if…." Bad move I thought, and boy was I right, because, well, you never question Tatiana loyalty, unless you have a death wish, and Lord Chaos was lucky he was immortal.
"My lord…" Tatina said shakily, "I have been part of this army for over 100 years, I abandoned my home, my family to help your mortal wife escape Tartarus wraith. I have fought countless battles, saved dozens of lives, AND YOU STILL THINK I WOULD BETRAY YOU? WHAT THE HECK! IF I WANTED TO BETRAY YOU I COULD HAVE DONE IT THAT TIME AT THE LONDON BRIDGE, OR THE TIME AT THE ZOO, ARE EVEN THAT TIME WITH ATLAS ON ! SO….this, this really hurts," and with that quiet ending Tatina stood up and ran out of the room, slamming the doors behind her. I felt like maybe this would be a good time to put in my two cents.
"My lord," I started, breaking the silence.
"Yes Per-Alpha?" Chaos asked, eager for the distraction.
"I can't go, right? Because technically I'm dead,"
"Why Alpha, didn't you know? The moment you ate my food you became immortal, unless you're struck down in battle, so, you're very much alive," Chaos said a smile on his face like, see? There's no getting out of this one.
"My lord," I said through gritted teeth, "may I please stay behind?"
"No Alpha, you can not, I'm sorry."
"Sorry? You're making me go back to the place where I was shunned and betrayed, when you promised I would never have to, and all you can say is sorry?! Why do even need me there? Because I was a 'great hero' once upon a time? Well news flash for you, THEY. KILLED. ME." I glare around and then my voice takes a pleading tone, "please, I've done everything you've ever asked of me. From killing that rogue agent, and he was one of you're older one's so he had wings, I didn't. To setting fire to that drug dealers house when his innocent son was still inside, I've never asked for anything in return until now, please, don't make me go back, please." I watch Chaos sigh and put his face in his hands, maybe the fates are on my side today, but suddenly Order spoke up, "All in favour?" She asked, only 2 hands went up, Order nodded, "Request denied. Now then, you will leave tomorrow at exactly 12:15:00 and arrive at exactly 12:16:00. The sleeping quarters will be arranged at precisely…." Order went on with her OCD yakking, and it was all I could do to tune her out, my head was spinning and I felt like my breakfast was about to take a detour, if you get my meaning. Order's words pounded in my head, request denied, request denied, request denied. I brace myself against the table, and look up Chaos sits there, acting like nothing had happened, but they really should have know this by now, I hate being forced to fight. "Urgghh!" I yell and pound the table, up above I hear screams as the occupants of the High council find themselves drenched in low-sugar ice tea, and that was the perfect way to capture their attention.
"Hey!" I call, "I wasn't finished, I don't want to go back and you can't make me."
"Oh yes we can," Order growled, which was all that intimidating, considering the fact that she had ice tea dripping down her nose.
"No I don't think you can," I said and quickly I unsheathed my dagger from the side of my chair and held it against my throat, "Unless you want a dead body on the ground you will let me stay behind." The room's taken up a deadly silence,and everyone's staring at me paleface, looking at the circle of people around me and then up at the amphitheater above me, I open my mouth to say something until I feel something light touch my shoulder I turn my head and come face to face with Delirium, her face is pale but her eyes are determined.
"Alpha," she started and stopped reaching up to bring her mouth close to my ear, "Percy, please, stop, let's just go work this out together, stop Percy, were all here for you, please, stop." Her voice is so desperate, so raw, that I don't even realize as she gently uncurled my fingers from the knife, her two colored eyes are so intense, so demanding, that I have to look away, I lock eyes with Zachary, then Artemis, all looking at me, there eyes painful, I've let them down, I'm a failure. I wrench my head from Delirium's grasp and run.
Okay, sorry for the OCC-ness in the end of this chapter, but I wanted it to be different than other stories when he just get's really mad or simply says, "Okay," so sorry about that, and I'll try to update soon.
