The Augur

The burnt corpses of the Amazons lay at my feet. Foolish. They could have surrendered, but they refused. Too late now.

They had tried charging at us, once they realized what we were going to do, but they were too late. The Amazon Warriors got burned to crisps, their Warehouse destroyed in a massive explosion. For the past half an hour now, the Persians have been going through the rubble, looking for Corpses, especially that of the Queen's.

Commander Tarik was feeding the Simurgh, a massive winged creature from Persian Mythology. I had used it to get here. Unbeknownst to me, the Persians already had an army in Seattle, so I wasn't even leading the Main Force. It was annoying, but after quickly re-planning everything, I left Dravin in charge of the Reinforcements while I flew here.

Speaking of the Reinforcements, they probably passed the Roman Camp a few hours ago. I wasn't too afraid of their safety. So far what I saw of the Persians was good. They were well trained, and very resilient. They also had massive amounts of money backing them, so travelling wouldn't be a problem. I thought that we'd be marching to Seattle, but after some talk with the Soldiers, they told me that they had cars and trucks for that.

It is not pleasing, to say the least, that I am not told important information like this, but complaining would only make things worse, so shutting my mouth and doing what Tartarus wants is my only option.

"Commander Tarik?"

"Yes Sir?"

"Is the creature ready?"

"Yes. Where do you plan on going?"

"That is none of your business."

"Very Well. Your Simurgh Sir."

I got on, and the Bird kicked off of the ground, leaving behind a frowning Commander Tarik, and more than a thousand Persian Troops, erecting a Camp and searching the rubble.

The Creature was trained to go wherever you told it to go, you just had to tell it.

"Quebec." I whispered into it's ear. The Creature turned slightly east. It was going to be a few hours until I arrived, so I would take that time to sleep.

Sophia

Very soon, I was in a Black SUV, Julius behind the wheel, and Horatius sitting next to him. I was sitting besides Susan and Robert. Viscount Waved a goodbye from outside, and we waved back. Next to him stood Malcolm, his side bandaged, and a pretty Daughter of Apollo standing next to him, supporting him.

He could have been off worse.

We drove a bit on dirt tracks, until we reached a tunnel. The tunnel connected into the Caldecott Tunnel directly, and very soon we were on the highway towards Seattle. Behind us, multiple Mini-Buses trailed. They were carrying Demigods of the First Cohort's First Century.

"Guys it'll be about Twelve Hours before we arrive. Rest a little." Julius said.

"We got plenty of rest on the Train and during our Taxi Ride."

"Up to you then. Just saying."

We entered another tunnel, and everything went dark.

"Hey guys." Came a voice I wasn't expecting to hear.

We all jumped, and Julius Swerved out of surprise.

"I know that voice. Ambassador?"

"Rebecca is good enough Centurion."

"As is Julius for me."

"Rebecca! What are you doing here?"

"I was a Guest at the Amazon Headquarters half an hour ago. It took me long enough to find you. Let me tell you what I've got."

"Fine. Just please don't do that again."

A warbled voice came on the Speaker, which I couldn't understand.

"No, Everything's fine. Just got a little excited." He replied.

"Anyway, I bring sad news. The enemy has destroyed the Amazon Headquarters, without any serious casualties."

"Shit!" Julius said, smacking the wheel. "What's our new plan then?"

"I was able to Shadow Travel out of there with the Queen and Two of her Guards. They are hiding in a small bunker not far from the city."

"How did they defeat the Amazons so easily?" Robert asked.

"They used Onagers. Destroyed everything from afar."

"Who is the enemy?" I asked.

"The Persians."

"Shit!" I exclaimed.

"Sophia what do you know about them?" Desdemona asked.

"They're big trouble I think. I'm not exactly sure."

"Great."

"Shush, the Persians are the least of our worries, is the Amazon Queen willing to help?"

"She is, but she'll need to go to another Amazon Base of Operations, as far away from Seattle as possible."

"Where is that?"

"Florida."

"That's across Fucking America! How are we supposed to get her there." I snapped.

"I don't know, but you'll have to do it. She knows where the Hunters of Artemis are."

"Fine. We'll get Her Majesty, and take her cross-country while an entire army of Persians chase us."

Rebecca could see I was annoyed.

"She's only going to cooperate when you do that. Also be aware that an army of Persians, Five-hundred strong, is currently also travelling to Seattle. You don't want to mess with them if possible."

"What about monsters?"

"They shouldn't be a problem. Ninety-Nine Percent of Monsters have traveled to Europe to Join Tartarus. The remaining one percent is nothing to worry about."

"I'm gonna trust you Becks. Are you going to stay with us?"

"I don't have anywhere else to go, so yeah."

"Amazing."

Daniel

"Do you think it'll be enough for what you need?" Kronin asked.

"Are you kidding me? Of course it is!"

"Good."

"When Can we Start on our Journey?"

"Not for a while yet. Daedalus still has some stuff to flesh out with our current Army and Fleet, however while we wait, I can train you in using your powers." He said.

"What does that mean, a week?"

"A Month, maybe two."

"Excuse me? By then there won't be anything left to save."

"If we launch an attack prematurely, the Gods will lose their strongest ally out there."

"Tartarus is going to Reach Spain, I'm sure of it."

"Believe me, he won't. Ragnos will deal with it."

At that moment Harold and the others walked into the smaller chamber of Kronin.

"By the Gods of Olympus. All of these Ships and Weapons. How were you able to hide it for so long?" Harold asked.

"Sanctions and strict rules helped. However now that the Secret of the Mountain has been revealed, we are free to leave. Daedalus will begin the renovation of the Ships, and the Soldiers and Assassin's will get new equipment. As for the Guards of the Mountain, they will act as your Bodyguards from now on, Grand Master. All of you may return to your duties, except for you Son of Ragnos. You'll stay here with me. Your training begins now."

"Are you sure. I mean only a few hours ago, I was still lying in a hospital bed."

"The Sooner the better."

Commander Trion escorted everyone else out of the Chamber, leaving me and Kronin alone.

"We will start with some simple exercises. Bending the power of Chaos to your will can sap your strength quickly, no matter how powerful you think you are. You have to master Chaos."

"I already have."

"Hah! That's a bold statement. Now let's be a bit more serious. To Control Chaos, you don't use Brute Force. It takes too much strength. You mainly will it to happen, and it happens. You are the Son of Ragnos, Chaos will do as it is commanded, it just hasn't realized you are powerful yet."

"So what should I do."

"Close your eyes, and relax. Deep Breaths, maybe think of a pleasant memory." I did as he said. My Heartbeat slowed down, and the interval between each breath became longer.

"Now that you're relaxed, stretch out your hand. Try creating a spike made of Chaos. Do not Brute Force it."

"How else can I do it then?" I asked, getting annoyed.

"Relax. Just Picture it in your head and breath out."

I followed Kronin's orders, and when I breathed out, I felt words come out of my mouth, ones I didn't recognize, nor think of saying.

A spike of Chaos Energy Appeared in my hand, but it felt different. Before, it had always felt like Chaos Energy was fighting against me. It's form was more chaotic, which I thought of as normal, seeing as how it was Chaos itself I was holding in my palms.

But this Spike was different. It felt more controlled, like it was working with me. I wasn't even straining to keep this energy floating above my hand.

"Now that's what I'm talking about! You feel the difference?"

"Yes!"

"Good, now play around with it for a bit."

I twirled it around my fingers a bit, it's movement much more fluid then I had ever before seen it.

"And... Fire!"

Without hesitation, I shot the spike, which pinned itself into a wall, where it disappeared leaving only a Spike shaped hole in it.

"See. These things come naturally! It'll take no time, and you'll be better than ever."

"How come my father didn't teach me this?"

"Your father is a Wise God, if not the Wisest out there. He knows very well what the Gods are like. He knew as soon as he claimed you, the Gods would see you as a threat. However, if you were weak, the Gods wouldn't immediately think about killing you. That's what he did, and now you're here."

"So Chaos is a living thing?"

"Not exactly, it is a Primordial Force, which created everything. Alive and Dead things. Chaos is as much alive, as it is dead. But let's not get all Philosophical, we still have lots to do. Play with Chaos a bit more."

I did just that. I created objects, rocks, even a Rabbit, which jumped around a bit before, turning back into Chaos, making me sad.

"How do I make things actually stay alive?"

"That's a lesson for another day. It's a bit more complicated then what you are doing. However, there's one thing that can come in useful. Healing. Because Chaos was the building block of everything, it is perfect for healing. We'll learn in due time how to heal humans and other animals, but Creatures of Chaos can be healed by pure chaos alone, so how about we try it on Pandora."

"But she's not here."

With a pop, she appeared in between me and Kronin, looking extremely surprised.

"What is Going in?"

"Oh nothing, I'm just teaching your Master some new tricks." Kronin said, stroking the broken wing of my bird. She flinched. "Oh, sorry."

"How do I do this then?"

"Just like you did with the others. Relax, and control Chaos. Tell it to heal Pandora."

I closed my eyes, doing once again what Kronin told me, and I pictured Pandora's wing.

My finger tips started tingling, and I could feel a fluid tendril of Chaos snake towards Pandora's broken limb.

"It's Working!" Pandora said joyfully. In no time, I could feel that it was done, and I opened my eyes. Pandora was fluttering around as a Pigeon, without a care in the world. The Tendril of Chaos dissipated.

"Very Good, Young Grand Master. Don't worry, with enough practice, you'll be able to do it faster, more precisely, and with less exertion."

After doing everything I had done, I would have felt tired, but I wasn't.

"You're surprised aren't you? Let me guess, before I taught you this, the only way you could really summon Chaos was from Anger. You became Angry, and you let Chaos Wreck havoc."

"Well, yeah."

"It's a good start, but tiring as I said. Today, I believe this is enough. Tomorrow we will continue training. Go to sleep now.

He Touched my shoulder, and I found myself in my bedchamber back at Chaos Fort.

I undressed, and threw my stuff onto the floor, before climbing into my Bed.

Even though today had been eventful, the excitement I had gone through had worn down my body more then I realized.

I quickly nodded off to sleep.

John

"Hey John!"

Someone was shaking my shoulder.

"What is it?" I moaned, yawning.

"We're stopped at a Gas Station, you need anything?" It was Sophia.

"Yeah, actually, gotta go take a p-"

"I don't want to know the details, thank you very much. Do what you need to do." She said, looking down at her book. Susan was asleep next to her, and Robert had Changed spaces with Rebecca so that Sophia and Becks could sit next to each other.

I got out of the car and stretched, before heading towards the toilets. An Imperial Gold Gladius was strapped around my waist, courtesy of the Romans. My trusty knife was strapped around my ankle.

The point is, I was ready for whatever I was going to find in the male toilets.

On the way there, I met a few Romans who were walking back from the small shop with bags of snacks and Chocolate bars.

Finally, I opened the restroom doors, immediately getting hit by the awful smell of stale urine.

"Great."

It felt like agony, to stand in that stink, but after a few minutes I was washing hands, ready to leave this place.

I was whistling tunelessly, when something tink-ed against the floor, like a nickel, startling me. I hadn't even realized someone else was in here. Especially since there was no other Car outside. Maybe it was just me being paranoid.

Turning around to leave, I glanced at the stalls, where I couldn't see anybody inside. The Coin that I had heard fall, had silently rolled to my feet, which I noticed when I looked down. Picking it up, I studied it a bit.

The coin didn't look neither American, nor anything else I had seen. I could see a bunch of symbols that reminded me of Middle Eastern writing.

"Huh, that's weird, where did you-"

The Toilet Stall burst open, and a man in a shawl and chain armor ran out, brandishing a sword.

"Shit!" I barely had time to dodge the swing, which chipped into the wooden door frame behind me.

I tugged my sword free from it's scabbard, turning on the man, who had already freed his own sword.

He charged at me once again, but dodging him was easier this time, now that I was prepared, and his swing landed in the sink, smashing the dirty porcelain, and busting a water pipe, because water started spraying him.

"Who are you? What are you doing?" I asked.

"For King Shradeth!"

Before he could pull out his sword, I knocked him over the head with mine, causing him to collapse on the spot.

I knelt down, and looked at his clothes a bit more.

"Where are you from."

I turned the coin around, which was still in my hand, and on the other side was the same thing, but in Spanish. I had taken Spanish, not to mention that I spent a lot of time with the Hephaestus kids, many of whom spoke Spanish.

As I read it, things fell into place, and I immediately jumped up, running out of the door.

"AMBUSH!" I yelled, getting the attention of every Roman.

Then the Car Park Exploded with action.

A/N Well this Chapter is a bit shorter, I'm sorry, but I hope it's still readable. Two Chapters in one day. Bit exhausting. Nevermind. I still ask of you guys the same thing I always ask. Please Correct my Mistakes. I'm not Perfect, and looking through the story multiple times gets us nowhere. I really want to offer the most enjoyment out of what I write. That's all.

-Goodbye!

-ServantofRagnos