This is for my awesome reviewers who asked about Percy giving up his soul for Annabeth: I wish I could tell you how it ends (I really do) I know my readers are really patient with my slow writing so thank you! ( If this chapter seems off its because I'm listening to Taylor swift's song "safe and sound" )

"Well if you're not gonna let Annabeth out then tell my about how I can trade a soul for a soul?"

Hades let out a laugh causing his soldiers to start trembling. The laugh was the laugh I imagined a nut job to have, it was unusually high-pitched, and it was a good thing that there was no glass in the room or his screeching would have broken it. We just stared at him in horror. It was one of those things that you can't watch but you can't peel your eyes off it. But I stood my ground trying not to cower.

"Oh, you weren't kidding," Hades, said when he realized we weren't laughing with him (who could be laughing right now?)

"Lord Hades can we speak with Percy?" Thalia didn't wait for an answer she dug her nails into my wrist so hard that I actually started bleeding. I guess I was Thalia's new stress ball, the thing she was tear apart whenever she was stressed. Saying that Thalia was stressed was an understatement. Her eyes were blood shot and her clothes were wrinkly like she had slept in them for a week. Also, I could tell she hated the Underworld. Even in the throne room, Hades gave her a look of distaste. I wondered if she did something to upset Hades. She dragged me to Persephone's garden which without her gentle hand was slowly dieing. It was almost painful to watch but I guess it gave Persephone something to do when she was hiding or avoiding Hades. She turned to me her fists clenched, and the nails on her left hand were tainted with my blood. She didn't seem to mind. She opened her mouth like she was going to say something but no words came out. She couldn't put into words what she wanted to ask me. Of course the Stoll brothers must have been rubbing off on Nico because he asked,

"Of all the things you could have asked my dad when he denied us…" he looked down at his shoes smiling like he was playing it out in his head. Probably something like me telling Hades just where to shove his helm of darkness.

"What were you thinking," Thalia asked astounded that I would remember such a small detail that I heard Nico say almost 3 years ago.

"How are you even sure that he'll hold up his end of the deal?" Thalia asked.

"That's why we how Nico here," I said gesturing to Nico.

"Dude you know that my dad will just collect your soul anyway you know sooner or later," Nico said unafraid to admit that they're all going to end up there one way or another.

"What if we have another case of extremely back luck and we have to defeat another one of the gods' enemies and we get offered immortally," I had a feeling that this wasn't going to happen, especially the part about being offered immortality again. They seemed to get this but didn't argue.

"Percy, you know how horrible Annabeth is going to feel when she knows that she responsible for you death, she won't be able to live with that," Thalia said looking my dead straight in the eyes. Her electric blue eyes seemed to be crackling with indecision.

That one I could understand how could I do that to Annabeth?

"She'll get over it," I say though gritted teeth I couldn't face Thalia as I said this I turned away and faced the castle there. I couldn't imagine Annabeth not being there with me I was still adjusting to her ideas and input on this quest. I meant Thalia was smart but Annabeth was way smarter she know how make sense out of this mess.

I don't remember beginning to walk towards the castle but Nico shadow traveled in front of me and pushed me back towards Thalia who pinned me down to the dirt.

"We are not talking about this, not even close," Thalia said her shaggy black hair tickling my nose.

"Com' on Thalia get off me I promise I won't run to the castle," it wasn't a lie Thalia seemed to take it as one and she told Nico to get Riptide out of my pocket. They were acting so paranoid besides they shouldn't be so protective. Thankfully, Thalia rolled off of me and I spit out all the magic mushrooms that had gotten into my mouth when I fell. Slowly I sat up and crossed my legs staring up at Nico and Thalia. Thalia looked down at with her hands on her hips I felt like a five year old and she was the staring down at me like I had done something wrong. Nico fidgeted with Riptide and looked at me like he felt bad taking it away from me. Finally, Thalia sunk down on the soil next to me her face in her hands.

"Percy, do you know how much you'd be giving up and what would your dad do when he found out that the daughter of his biggest rival is the reason his favorite son is dead?"

Thalia questioned. She was right I didn't want Annabeth to be held responsible for this. My dad had been slightly okay with us dating but that would put him over to edge. Also Annabeth's body was mangled and crudely ripped apart. What would happen if that's the body she returned to? ( Like in that short story the "Monkey's Paw")

"I'll try to explain my choice to my dad before it happens," I replied to Thalia. It felt weird fighting to so alive during the two wars and my countless quests and now I'm choosing to die and I'm not even that fazed about it.

Nico chimed in, "Well, if we are going to make such a big decision then why don't we ask her?"

"Who?" Thalia asked even though we all knew the answer.

"Annabeth," I say closing my slightly.

Does anyone seem ooc ( out of character) like Nico or Thalia please answer and if there is anyway you might want to see in the upcoming chapters. I have a plan of course but I'd be happy to add what you'd want. I get a request for adding some new characters but they wouldn't really fit into the story sorry COWSCOWSCOWSCOWS