Prior to establishing contact with Sally, they decided to meet at an empty warehouse downtown. They had to plan it out to ensure there were no mistakes. "How do we counter the charmspeak?" Bobbie asked. Handing out some cubes, Annabeth told them that it would stop the charmspeak for sometime. When pressed she said a day. "Hecate decided to make it only this once. We can't have the power of the gods being neutralized," she added.
On the table infront of them were an array of weapons that looked pretty badass. They had their own weapons but these ones had an alure. Bullets didn't seem to faze him but this time there will be hundreds instead of a puny thirty. Plus these ones exploded on contact. Considering the seaweed brain that he was, he might keep blocking them and they would keep exploding.
"Okay. Listen up. This mission is solely for making contact," Phil started. " That means no kidnapping the kid or intimidating her for information on her alleged brother." . "When you think about it, it's pretty ironic. The terminator threatening my brother and yet he has a sister," Mark pointed out. "How do you suggest we do this?" Leo asked. "I suggest that Nico, Nat, Daisy and I talk to her while the rest keep watch." Phil answered.
"No. I want to see her," Annabeth huffed. "Let it go. His suggestions are like commands. He makes you think you have an option when you don't," Daisy said. Annabeth was preparing a retort when Leo said," So it's a requand."
"A what??" Daisy asked. "Requand. A request aand command put together. Get it?"
Everyone groaned. Trust Leo to joke when things are serious.
"Okay. Tony will be monitoring us from the air. Try not to be spotted. Clint and Nat will be covering the backback door. I want you guys to divide yourselves into five groups. One will cover Nat's team while the rest will be spread out at points I will show you once we see their house," Phil said.
Annabeth thought that he should be a legacy of Athena. Too bad he didn't have enough hair to be able to discern it's colour.
"Every one arm up. We leave in ten," Daisy said.
AT OLYMPUS.
Hestia was worried. Nothing usually got under her skin but Percy had managed to do that. She could only imagine the repercussions of what their actions would bring. It would mean war. She wasn't exaggerating. Those were Percy's exact words. The way he said it was...She couldn't even put it into words. She shook her head sadly as she knew that this nightmare was of their own making. Surely, who would treat their hero like garbage, kill their parents and banish them from a place they called home just because they thought he was too powerful.
They even spread some lies about him. They weren't big ones. Just those that would nudge people to see his deranged nature after Tarturus. Also bring out their own resentment towards him. For some, it would be jealousy.
It didn't help that there was a war stirring on the horizon. Creatures that even baffled Athena were showing up at the camps and even Olympus. They didn't attack. It looked like they were scouting their target's and even made sure to stay hidden.
Artemis was the one who had noticed them when riding her chariot. When she followed one of them, they seemed to disappear into what seemed like a portal. This was a year ago. Zeus as always, refused to acknowledge this threat. It was only after the minor gods started dissappering then appearing in a vegetative state that he tasked Apollo and Artemis to investigate. Artemis would have preferred her hunters but since they didn't have enough information on these creatures, she grudgingly accepted.
"Do you think that this will work?" She was brought out of her musings when Hermes asked. "We shall see, won't we? "Athena snapped. "You're grumpy. Have you had your cereal?" Demeter inquired. "Nobody cares. Now quiet." Hera said.
From her place at the hearth, Hestia surveyed each of the gods. Especially Poseidon. He just looked tired. Since that day, he kept his beard and dropped his carefree nature. He now wore his battle armour everywhere. He was now regretting why he heeded his wife's and Zeus's advice. He could only blame himself. If only they hadn't spoken directly to the darkest recess of his mind. It was very small but it was there.
Hestia was a forgiving person but hoped he would never find peace. If he alone would have voted against the idea then this wouldn't be happening. Everyone knew that he alone could take on the council. They may win in the end but most of them would die.
"Why do we even need that punk?" Ares asked.
"Didn't you hear what Apollo just said?" Artemis growled. "No. I assumed he was speaking about which booze was just unveiled or how many mortals he shagged," he answered. "Considering who you're sleeping with, we are the same" Apollo said.
"What?". "Aphrodite has had more partners than I put together. Frankly you could call her the whore of Olympus." At this, Ares stood and levelled his sword at Apollo. There was a flash and he was dressed in his battle armour. "Better she be a whore than an uptight virgin bitch who hates and kills men because none fancies her, " Ares sneered. "Did you just call me a whore?" Aphrodite screeched.
A silver arrow wheezed past Ares's head. It would have impaled him had he not moved his head. "What did you say about me?" Arteries asked. She was still in her firing stance. As another silver arrow was materializing on her bow, Zeus released his master Bolt. "Enough. We have more pressing issues to deal with! Monsters are gathering. Apollo said we have at most a month before they attack. They also seem to have gotten some power boost and reinforcement from someone we don't know. Get that Ares? " He nodded and sat down. His mind was already relishing the sweet sweet sounds of battle. Nothing like the promise of death, violence and blood to sooth the god of war.
"How exactly do you plan to ask Perseus for his help?" Athena asked. "He has to help because of his fatal flaw," Hera answered. "Really? You just expect him to help after we murdered his parents? Don't you remember what he said?"
"He was bluffing. He was angry and grieving his parents. He can't be powerful enough to fight all of us."
"He's powerful that's why we wanted him to swear an oath to Olympus. Don't you remember we wanted him dead after he wielded the Master Bolt and the Trident?" Athena was exasperated. How could someone called the Queen of Olympus be this dumb? Maybe it was intentional. "We actually don't need him. It's just that he would ensure our victory."
"That's the same thing as needing him," Aphrodite said.
"I think you should call off this quest before something bad happens," Hestia said. "If you've forgotten, let me remind you. He told us about his sister and swore, on Chaos mind you, that if we ever go looking for her he would raze Olympus to the ground. He will kill all demigods and cleanse the world from the disease that is us."
"But we're not the ones looking for her. Those are his friends.We only sent them to find him" Athena countered. "They're not his friends."
"That's a moot point." "Okay. You think you have it all figured out? Then tell me who will they say sent them when the run into Perseus?" Athena was silent. "That's right. Us." Hestia said while pointing at everyone. " Riddle me this goddess of strategy and wisdom, what will stop him from joining the enemy supposing he hasn't heard about this war? "
"Doesn't matter. We will crush him if he does, "Ares said.
When asked for a prophecy, Apollo sadly shook his head and said he had nothing. This was uncharted territory. A war without a prophecy to foretell the outcome. Maybe this is how mortals felt everyday.
"Let's just watch and see," Hades said. They went back to watching the demigods andand companions prepare for the quest and set out to meet Sally.
That name only pricked Poseidon's conscience. But he squished it. He will have to forever live with the fact that he orphaned this girl.
At the Andersons.
The team couldn't believe the opulence of the house. If they needed proof that Perseus took care of his sister, this was it. Her foster parents were lectures therefore couldn't afford the house. It wasn't a mansion but it was something. There was something familiar about the appearance of the house. That's when it hit Nico. It resembled the house that Sally lived in. The only difference was that it had one more floor.
"Okay. Positions everyone. Keep your eyes peeled," Phil said. The agreed upon quota of people approached the house and knocked.
Upstairs, Sally huffed while looking at herself in the mirror. For a fifteen year old she was quite breathtaking.She had to endure lustful gazes at school from the guys and hurtful statements from girls who envied her breasts and ass. She didn't understand what their problem was. It wasn't like she was the one who made theirs not grow. It was really hard to be just friends with guys when all they wanted was to screw your brains out. She had boyfriends before but all they wanted to boasrboast that she was theirs.
When she rejected their advances, they broke up with her and spread rumours that she was horrible in the sack.
Thank the heavens for Debra. She would honestly have transferred schools if it wasn't for her best friend. She brought hell upon all that tried to defame her. She once beat the hell out of Derek when he said that she had spread her legs for him and gave him herpes. When Debra joined together with Lydia, then watch out. Lydia was the queen of sass. Sometimes they double teamed on some douche. Lydia would make them cry or embarrassed then Debra would beat them.
She teared up when she remembered Justin. He had looked like he was a good guy. She remembered when she met him. He seemed a shy sweet guy when he covered her with his umbrella when it was raining. He didn't even hit on her. He spoke when she directly asked her a question. He rambled on for twenty minutes about the weather. She hadn't met someone who could interconnect the rain with global warming and capitalism. They quickly progressed from friends to best friends and then a couple. He didn't even pester her to have sex. Ooh if she only knew that it was a ploy all along. She fondly rubbed the necklace around her neck as she reminisced. A laugh escaped her as she remembered how her brother stumbled upon them just as they were about to have sex. He was still for a split second before wanting to kill Justin. It took her half an hour to talk him out of mutilating the poor boy. Suffice to say, the mood was killed and buried. He didn't kill him but settled for throwing him out the window.
After that night, she saw the true colours of Justin. She doesn't know why he thought that the mystery guy was his boyfriend. Debra told her that she overheard him saying how close he was to being laid before her sugar daddy walked in and almost killed him. That he almost got her with the oldest trick in the book. If you tell someone they can't have something, they will want it.
Her friends were also perplexed about the guy. Even more so when she told them that it was her brother. Of course they were never ever going to meet him despite their numerous pestering. It seemed like they were not making any progress at all so they dropped it.
Which brought her around to the topic of her brother. She loved him with all her heart. Even after telling her what he did for a living, she didn't care. He was family. He was all that was left. Even after telling her how the gods killed her parents and had him tortured, she forgave them. She was livid but didn't feel hatred. From all the stories he told about her mother, she guessed she inherited her big heart. She also didn't like the way he referred to their parents as her parents. It's like he didn't want to be associated with them.
What worried her though was the warning
he had given the gods. She was sure that he would see through the threat at the expense of his life. She hoped the gods won't be that stupid. But if history and tales were to be believed, Zeus was dumber than all the rocks in her garden combined.
Percy tried to be a good brother. Well, as good as an assassin that has gone through hell could be. That's why he sometimes got her presents and tried popping in from time to time. She couldn't tell him about the guys spreading rumours because she was absolutely sure he would kill them. Not immediately, he would take his time. He told her that if she was ever in trouble or wanted to talk to him, she should just touch the amulet and call his name. Being the paranoid assassin he was, he took into account the fact that she might not reach it with her hand. As long as it touched her skin, she should just call his name. If it was yanked away, he would appear immediately. It creeped her out but it was better to be safe than sorry. She had experimented with the necklace. Needless to say, her brother wasn't happy.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a knock. Putting on a jumper, she went to open the door. If only she could get him to agree to a date. He didn't deserve to be alone. She snorted at that thought. Fat chance.
When she opened the door, what a sight greeted her. The guys on the porch looked ready for battle. Even one of the girls had metal vambraces.The girls wore skin tight combat clothes.Makes sense. You don't want someone to grab your clothes while in the middle of a fight. There was a bald man and the other guy.. Wait a minute. "Cassie? Casper? " she addressed the pale dude. When she didn't get the reaction she was hoping for, she started apologizing when he spoke, "It's me." She immediately hugged him and started berating him for not visiting her for the last four years. "I'm confused. Isn't your name Nico?" the woman with fiery hair asked. "It is but I call him Casper." Sally said. From the looks on their faces, they didn't understand so she explained more. " Casper? The friendly ghost? You haven't seen that cartoon? You should. It's awesome. Anyways come on in." She said.
From the comms, the team could hear her explanation. They snickered. Truly with that nickname she was his sister.
After they had sat down in the comfy chairs, Daisy asked where her parents were. As she was in the kitchen preparing tea she told them that they had gone to visit her aunt who waswas in hospital. There was some silence while they gave her time to prepare the beverage.
When she came back with the snacks Phil spoke first, "Sorry we haven't introduced ourselves." Pointing at the corresponding people, "That's Natasha, Daisy, you already know Nico and I'm Phil Coulson."
"I'm Sally. What can I help you with?" she replied.
Nico was looking at the blue cookies and before he could stop himself he blurted, "What's with the blue color?" When everyone turned to look at him, "Sorry. I was.. "
"It's fine. It's because my brother likes blue," she frowned at herself realising her slip-up. "Brother?" Daisy asked. "What can I help you with?" Sally replied, ignoring the question. Those in the room mistook her frown to mean she disliked her brother. Looked like they had an opening Daisy thought to herself. "We're actually here to talk about your brother,". "What about him?"
"Your brother is a dangerous person. We.. " "I know that. Tell me something I don't know."
Daisy was surprised. She knew about her brother? She felt sorry for the kid. "We are here because we are concerned for your safety. He is unstable. He could hurt you,"
"He would never, " she snorted. Nat decided to interject "The relatives of sychopants never think they are in danger until it's too late."
"He promised me he would never hurt me and he always keeps his word," Sally said. She eyed them suspiciously, "Who exactly are you and what do you wanwant with my brother?"
"We are with SHIELD. We need to talk to him." Phil said. "Are you sure you want that after what happened last time?" she was surprised. Not surprised as the team. How did she know what happened to them?
"Your brother is one Perseus Jackson right?" Nat asked. "Would you believe me if I said no?" she answered. "I would take that as a yes. How do you know what happened to us?" Phil asked.
"I'm his sister." she replied as if that explained everything. "He told you how he dismembered and killed them?" Nico was incredulous. "No. He just told me it didn't end well for you. Knowing his... tendencies I could only guess. I would highly recommend you stop," She implored them. When they didn't respond. "Is that why you're here? To kidnap me to force him out?"
Immediately Nico was on his feet, "No!! We can never do that. We just hoped he would show up if we talked to you." Nat scowled. That idiot just gave away their plan. "Okay. Please leave now or I won't be able to stop him from coming after you." She saw their resolve and sighed, "At least you're not doing the gods biding."
They looked at each other but she picked up on it. She was on her feet and started pacing. "This is bad. This can't be happening."
"What do you know about the gods?" Daisy asked. Sally whirled around to face her. "Other than they killed my parents, had my brother tortured and made his life a living hell? Not much."
The people were gobsmacked. They didn't know what to feel. "You need to leave. NOW!! " she screamed. Maybe she feared for her brother because the gods were after him.
"That's not going to happen. My uncle can't allow that," Nico said. "Uncle? Zeus? You're a demigod?" she rapid fired. "Yes. My father is Hades."She seemed even paler. "Afraid the gods will bring your brother to justice? Daisy asked.
"Don't make me laugh. Seriously though you have to leave. You don't understand," She addressed Phil. "Then make us understand," Phil answered. Sighing dejectedly, she sat on the couch. "After my parents were.. dead, he stormed to Olympus to confront the gods. He vowed on the oldest deity that if they ever came looking for me, he would fade all of them plus their offspring." "He swore on Chaos? He really has seaweed for brains. How does he expect to do that?" Nico asked. "I don't know but you should..." She was interrupted when an explosion went off outside. It was soon followed by three others.
"Teams. Report." Phil tried to raise his companions. "Teams.. Whoever.. " That's when Stark came hurtling through the wall. His suit looked heavily crumpled. The metal groaned when he pulled himself to a sitting position. The face covering popped and Stark shouted, "What the fuck was that!!? Who had a freaking dragon as a pet!?" "Are you sure it was a dragon? They haven't existed in a long time," Daisy asked. "And there were these big dogs. Seriously who breeds such kind of dogs?"
"Dragons haven't existed since-" A thunderous roar was heard from outside. "Believe me now?" Stark asked. "That's a drakon. And what I believe are hellhounds," Nico said. Sounds of gunfire were heard followed by some more explosions. "What are we waiting for? Let's go."Nat was already outside the door. "Nico you stay here and guard her and Mr. Stark," Phil said. He removed his icer from his holster and followed Nat. "So, what do you do for fun around here?" Stark asked.
Outside, the demigods were in a fight for their lives. Scourges of hellhounds, dracanae ,empousa and giants were approaching them. To make matters worse there were mortals present. Those were the ones that had launched grenades at them. They didn't understand what was happening. The explosion had cost them the remainder of the Greek and Roman campers. Leo, Calypso and Frank were unconscious. Frank had a splinter of wood that had gone through his leg. Leo and Calypso were just bleeding from their heads. Thalia and her hunter cohorts were working overtime. Whenever they shot the hellhounds more seemed to take their place. "We can't keep this up," Atalanta said. Their situation wasn't helped with the mortals firing at them. It looked like they wanted to capture them because they were aiming to maim.
Jason was tag teaming with Hazel. Hazel used the shadows to throw the monsters in the air and he fries them with lightning. Piper was charmspeaking the monsters into killing each other. She also was using her knife. Right now she was between two giants. When the one infront of her went for an overhead swing, she rolled out of the way. Its huge club connected with the head of the giant and it exploded into dust. She ducked behind it and sliced its tendons. When it fell to its knee howling in pain, she put her knife through its head. She was admiring her handiwork when she felt a sharp prick on her neck. Her hand came away with a dart when she touched her neck. Her world started spinning and darkness started to encrouch on the periphery of her vision. It wasn't long before she collapsed in a heap.
Mark was currently staring at a beautiful woman. He couldn't take his eyes off her. Her sultry voice and eyes seemed to cloud his mind. As she came closer and closer, his alarm bells started going off but he was powerless. He watched as her face changed into one that resembled a vampire. Before she could bite him, she hissed in pain and pulled an arrow from her shoulder. "Don't you have someplace else to be? Like Tarturus? I hear it's great this time of year," Pete said. "You will pay for that," it hissed. "If it isn't too much to ask, can we get to it? I have more of your sisters to kill," Pete said and released an arrow. It ducked and the arrow missed. Before it could charge, it sensed something in the air. When it turned its head, the whistling of a knife as it passed through air could be heard. It blocked it but couldn't block the punch to the gut. Before it fell on its knees it through a punch that luckily connected with a body mass. Annabeth shimmered into existence as her cap fell from her head. "Not bad Kelli. Looks like you've been doing some training," she said. Kelli sneered from the ground before she attacked. Annabeth underestimated her speed and a punch to the jaw was the reward. She rolled out of the way just as Kelli brought her foot down. She then kicked her on the knee. As Kelli was falling, her second kick hit her on the temple. Then Annabeth was on her throwing punches at her. She tried stabbing her but she was blocking her attempts. She decided to put all her energy on trying to stab Kelli. The knife was inching closer and closer to Kelli's neck when Pete cried out in pain. She turned to look and that was all Kelli needed. She punched her nose and threw her to the side. With tears gathering in her eyes, she stood up trying to find Pete.
What she saw chilled her to the bone. Echidna's "son" had his large paw on Pete's back. He was lying on the ground. His back looked scorched. So that's why he cried out. She was taking a step towards him when Echidna spoke. "Don't move unless you want him dead."
"Let him go," she growled.
"After you've surrendered. I will consider it."
"Why don't you just kill us. That's why you're here." "I would like to but that's not my orders," she said. Annabeth burst out laughing. "You mean to say that you're somebody's bitch?"
Echidna was seething. How dare her. She really considered killing her and this boy but she didn't like what their new benefactor would do. It was his plan afterall. Nobody liked to be experimented on. Being brought to the brink of death only to be revived again over and over again sucked. She wasn't afraid of him. That was reserved for the sea spawn. He wasn't the boy he used to know.
Annabeth looked at the mother of monsters. She looked to be daydreaming. If these monsters had united with the mortals in gunning for Olympus, then they were in trouble.
From what she said, it seemed like they had a leader. This meant another war. She sighed. Will they ever get a break.
Though unconscious, Pete whimpered. The chimera had dug its claws into his back. It seemed impatient because both parties had gone silent. "Stop! Stop! I surrender," Annabeth said. Echidna nodded and her world went black. Kelli had knocked her out. "You're worried about him, aren't you?"When she didn't answer. Kelli said," Relax. He's not going to show. Not after what they did."
Coulson's quartet seemed to have joined the struggle a little late. No matter how many shockwaves Daisy instigated, the number of monsters was overwhelming. Exhaustion overtook her and she began to get sloppy. It was only a matter of time before a hellhound bit her. Before she could finish it off, a club introduced her to the realm of Nyx.
The mortal soldiers seemed to have rounded up the demigods and agents because they told Coulson to either give in or they would kill them all. They had no choice. They were rounded up and taken to the house. At the entrance, the one who looked like their commander warned Phil that if there was any surprise in the house, his men wouldn't hesitate to open fire. "Nico, we're coming in," Phil said. Nico was infront of Sally looking murderous. "Isn't this sweet?" the commander said. He commanded his men to move all the furniture to make room for the prisoners.
They were all tied up and made to sit on the floor and that is when Daisy spotted the insignia on the uniforms that identified them as AIM. She thought they had completely destroyed them. Looks like they missed some.
"Who would have thought we would ever see the day when the heroes of Olympus would be helpless?" Echidna cackled from the doorway. Kelli joined in. "Truth be told they are worthless without that wretched son of the sea."
"How about you come closer and I'll show you how helpless we are," Atalanta sneered.
The commander whacked her with the butt of his gun, "silence!". This man better hope they never cross paths with lady Artemis. That's it! Thalia mentally palmed. She could pray to her mistress for help. There were monsters here and the men had just assaulted a lady. Those were her domains so technically she couldn't be hindered by the ancient laws. Or maybe that's what they wanted? To capture an Olympian goddess. No doubt Kelli and Echidna had informed their counterparts of the Greek world. She groaned. How she wished she could leave the thinking to Annabeth.
"If we bettered them, how hard could it be to beat the other demigods?" Echidna mused. They both laughed and turned to the commander asking when the special guests would arrive. "Patience. They're almost here," he replied.
Nat was assessing her options. The method they used to tie her up was child's play. Bit she couldn't make a move on her own. The chimera kept eyeing her as if it sensed her motives. Looking over at the other captives, she could tell which ones had loosened their restraints. For this to work, they needed one hell of a distraction. Looking at the demigods, they held no fear only frustration and hatred. It was as if they had been in this position before. Phil caught her eye and subtly shook his head. Guess she would have to wait and see how this drama unfolded.
Half an hour later, they could hear a car pull up outside. Guess the big shots had arrived. When the trio entered the house, the demigods were surprised. There stood Demos, his brother and some mortal. Trust Annabeth to not keep her mouth shut. "You traitors. You shall be held accountable for this." When the commander moved to hit her, the mortal stayed him with a wave of his hand. "Ahh. The lovely Annabeth Chase. Glad to finally make your acquaintance." he said. "Can't say the same."
"Forgive our horrible manners but we needed your help." "With what?". "As you can probably tell, there is going to be a war.."
"Typical male. Wanting to overthrow the gods," Phoebe spat. The man chuckled and replied, "No. I have set my eyes on a larger prize. The earth."
"Good luck with that," Nico snorted. "Thank you my friend. Okay, why am I here? Simple. To give you a chance to save yourself. We only want to fight the gods. If you don't fight us, we won't fight you."
The demigods burst out laughing. "Seriously?We've heard that offer countless times. What makes you think we will accept now? You better just kill us," Thalia said. "Told you they would say that," Kelli pouted. "That can easily be arranged. I am curious though, why haven't you called your mistress yet?" He asked. So she was right. They wanted Artemis. Too bad she could obliterate them. "Does she need some motivation? Who should I maim first? Well hello,"he said while turning to Sally. "Quite a get together you have here. I'm assuming it's your house?" Sally didn't respond. " What could you have done to garner the attention of the almighty SHIELD and the gods? Phobos!" The said brother approached her and roughly picked her up by the neck. The reaction was instatenous. They all tried to get to their feet protesting when all the guns were trained on them. "Interesting. She seems to be important. You, lieutenant, call your mistress or she gets it," he chuckled. "Gets it. God that sounds cheesy."
Thalia's mind was all over the place She could let her be killed because she was his sister. But she was innocent. And what if she called her only to be captured? Sally whimpered when Phobos tightened his grip around her neck. She prayed anyway but decided to play it dumb. "Why would I call her? " She nodded at Sally. "She's not worth it." Never had a bluff gone so wrong. "Alright then. Phobos,"
Phobos nodded and stabbed Sally in the stomach. The team was in shock. But that couldn't prepare them for what happened next. As she was falling, she gasped. "Percy."
The Shadows seemed to cushion her fall and laid her gently on the floor. Percy materialised next to her and caressed her head. "Percy.. It-it hurts," Sally whimpered. "Shhh. I know baby sister. I'm going to make it better," Percy whispered.
Kelli and Echidna were scared shirtless. If they knew that the girl was his sister they would not have come. Percy pulled the knife from her abdomen and poured in some black grey liquid. The wound seemed to sizzle on contact. The pain proved too much for Sally who passed out. Percy created a dome from shadows around her. He put his hand on the dome. It couldn't go through. Satisfied, he turned to meet the stares in the room. "Bravo. What a touching scene," the mortal fake wiped a tear from his eyes. "We haven't met. I'm.. "
"Are you the one responsible?" Percy interrupted. "For her injury? Yes. I mean, I'm not the one who stabbed her but this whole setting was my plan. You wouldn't be the Perseus, would you? Wow w-.. " He couldn't continue speaking because he had a sword that had ran him through. Percy had closed the distance in a blink of an eye. The soldiers didn't even have time to react. "No one harms my sister," he whispered. That's when the soldiers opened fire. So that's why he had erected a barrier around his sister. That bastard, Jason thought.
Percy pulled out his sidearms and returned fire. He never seized to amaze himself. For someone who used to such at shooting, he was an excellent shot. His first two shots were a headshot. The soldier didn't even feel the pain. He turned to the other and shot his kneecap. That soldier focused on cradling his knee and forgot about the battle. In all honesty, it was a short-lived one. Those he didn't kill he gave gut shots and left them to die. He shadow travelled the rest that had knee injuries to a place where he would go and play with them later. He would show them the error in attacking his sister's home.
He approached the bleeding leader. He coughed blood and said, "This isn't the end. We will rule the world. Even if I die, another will taketake my place. We are.. "
"Who said you're gonna die? We have much to discuss." Percy interrupted him again. "Don't interrupt me. I will die before I talk, "
"I'm counting on it. But before you go, hold on to these for me," Percy said. He materialised two knives and drove them through his knees. The guy screamed before he was enveloped in shadows and was gone. He turned to the monsters who immediately bowed. "For-forgive us Master. We didn't know she was your sister," Echidna pleaded. Percy tilted his head as if he was listening to them. "You know what awaits you when you get back. Be gone," He said. They rose up slowly and went away.
A sound of clapping could be heard. "Well done. I'd heard the rumours but I couldn't believe it," Phobos said. "Doesn't matter. You will fall to your knees begging us to stop but we won't. We'll gut you like your sister." The blank look was still on his face but his eyes were another story. They became black. Just pitch black. "Maybe you are brave or courageous but I'll just call you stupid. Have you made peace with this world?" He smiled at his comment. "This world? Have you forgotten we are Greek deities? Maybe he was broken by his time in Tarturus," Demos answered.
"No. Because you won't exist anymore," Percy said. Shadows starred forming humanoid shapes. They appeared to have weapons. Some had clubs ,others knives and others had swords. "I may have picked up a few tricks. There's one in particular I'd like to show."
"Oh yeah? What is it," Phobos asked. "You'll see."
That's when the shadows attacked. The brothers hacked at them but it was of no consequence. Their weapons passed through the shadows. The shadows on the other hand, connected with each blow. After a few minutes, they were bloody and beaten up. Percy hadn't moved an inch. "I feel like I'm forgetting something. Right. The trick." His sword materialized in his hand. He was swinging it around lazily walking towards the two deities. They were struggling against the shadows that held them steadfast. "You know, I really thought I was done with the Greek world but it looks like you people can't leave me alone," He said. "We came for them, not her" Demos said while nodding at the demigods. "I was talking to them," he said.
Suddenly, as if on cue, the eyes of the deities started glowing red. They had activated their powers. "I don't understand. Why aren't you scared out of your mind," Phobos asked after a few minutes. "Simple. You can't scare someone who isn't afraid of anything." With that, he plunged his sword into his heart. He chanted in a language that those present couldn't understand. Phobos's body seemed to glow red before the red was absorbed into sword. He dropped to ground where his body started dissolving into white dust.
"I didn't think that would work. I've only done it thrice," Percy mused. "What have you done to my brother? " "Same thing that's going to happen to you. He faded."
He repeated what he had done to Phobos and the two deities were no more.
That's when he turned to the team. Before he could say anything, there was a blinding light in the room.
Artemis had arrived.
And that's a wrap. Next will be all about confrontations. Don't forget to review.