A/N: I don't think this was that great of a chapter. I apologize for the overall suckiness. I'm also sorry for not updating for a while. Blame science.

xXAwesomeSauceXx (nice penname by the way): I'm glad you liked my (slightly) odd sense of humor.

AllThingsWeird07: As awesome as I like that idea, you'll see that that won't happen anytime soon.

IrishKing28: I'm planning to make a Percy/Annabeth showdown next chapter.

TwIx27: I'm glad that you liked it. I was scared at first most people wouldn't like it because I made it anti-Percabeth

Mythicalbeing: I'm really glad that you liked that chapter. And I wouldn't say that I'm a better writer than you, I'm sure you're really good. Oh, and no problem for the mention, I freaked out the first time someone mentioned me. Haha.

Victor janus: About Nico not wanting to be a leader, I think that since he is twelve he probably wouldn't be that into wanting to take control. Also, I believe that not all demigods are exactly like their siblings (think Piper and Drew from the new series). I apologize if the explanation isn't enough, it sounded so much better in my head.

I made my way into an alleyway that I figured would get me the best echo, and then whistled the loudest I could. In no time, Blackjack came soaring.

"Hey boss. What up?" Ah, the only voice that I felt really comfortable having in my head.

"Could you take me to Camp Half-Blood?"

"Sure no problem."

In no time we were soaring over the city. Soon enough we reached the familiar outline of camp.

I was welcomed with the sound of cheers as word spread of Nico and mine's successful recon mission. I didn't stick around for the celebration though, Nico and I needed to go over the intel we found.

I found Nico and we both went over to the command tent. He opened his bag and we both looked over everything we found. We found so vaguely interesting things:

1. The Titans have begun to use the Empire State Building as their headquarters

2. Annabeth was the official architect of New Olympus

3. Luke and Kronos hadn't separated

"We need to attack New Olympus," Nico said, breaking the silence.

"What?" I asked incredulously.

"You heard me. We need to attack." Nico's face was pale, but his expression of fear was soon replaced with one of grim determination.

"We barely held off the first Battle of Manhattan, and that was when we had stronger numbers. What makes you think that we can last another battle with just about half of the people?" I argued.

"You think I don't know that?" Nico snapped, "But what choice do we have? Luke and Kronos haven't separated from each other yet, but they might soon. And then Kronos will be even more powerful. We have to attack." Nico had some pretty good arguments, but that didn't mean I was going to give up.

"We'll never win," I said flatly.

Nico smiled sadly, "We don't need to win. We just need to last long enough for you to defeat Kronos. Besides, we have the element of surprise this time."

I thought it over. The longer we waited, the more powerful Kronos became. We had to fight him now. But what about the other demigods? I didn't want them to die because of me.

Finally I spoke, "Fine. We'll attack."

Nico and I stood on one of the boats that were going bring our army to Manhattan. There was a sinking feeling in my stomach. I didn't want anyone to be here. I cleared my throat and began to speak.

"Err… Hi everyone," I was never good at public speaking, but I figured I might as well say something if they were going to sacrifice their lives, "I just wanted to let you guys know that no matter what, you guys are the bravest demigods ever. And if we die today," I paused slightly as I said this wondering who I would never see again, "We die with honor."

No one said anything. I didn't know if anyone even heard me. I seriously began to rethink my little speech. Maybe I should've been a little more optimistic. But there was no time for regrets now. The shores of Manhattan were nearing, and we were going to have to fight soon.

We exited our boats and soon we were marching up the streets. I don't know what the mortals saw, but at that moment I was glad that Kronos hadn't gotten rid of the Mist. I saw the Empire State Building in the distance. It was completely surrounded by monsters.

"CHARGE!" I yelled. Everyone broke out into a sprint and rushed to face the enemy. The archers began to fire and I dodged arrows and sword strikes, bobbing and weaving as I made my way into the actual building.

Finally reaching the building, I ripped open the door and moved inside. There were about 2 dracanae. I wondered where the other security went. Then I realized that they were all outside fighting. This would be no problem. I sliced through the first one before she could react and then moved to the second one.

I lunged at her but by sheer luck, she managed to disarm me. I moved backward, and she advanced on me, grinning. She stabbed downward, but I jumped sideways and punched her in the face. She dropped her sword and I kicked it out of the way. I felt Riptide appear back in my pocket and grinned. I took it out, uncapped it and stabbed her in the gut. She dissolved into dust with a wail.

I looked around. No one else? I capped Riptide and went over to the desk. No one was there. I checked the drawers and found the security pass. I jogged over to the elevator and put it in.

It's kind of weird to think that I was waiting to fight one of the greatest evils in the universe while disco music played in the background, but I finally reached the top. I don't know what I was expecting, an army, a bunch of surprised looking people, a pack of hellhounds, anything. I wasn't however, expecting a ghost town.

"Anyone home?" I called, making my way through the marketplace. Where was everyone? I strolled through, and found myself in the throne room. Sitting in the biggest throne was Kronos. It was about time I found someone else.

"Ah, Perseus Jackson. I see you're too much of a failure to even die right," he said with that shit-eating smile of his. I guess it shows how annoyed I was that I didn't even reply back to him. I just charged.

He had his scythe out in about half a second. I lunged at him and he parried. He stabbed downward, but I moved out of the way. Then he flicked his hand I went flying across the room. Kronos began advancing toward me. I struggled to move, but couldn't. My head was throbbing, and I felt a sticky liquid running down my face that I soon realized was blood.

Kronos began to chuckle, "I suppose I could've just let one of my minions take care of you. Ethan, Annabeth, honestly anyone, but it's just been so boring. So I just moved everyone out so that I could fight you myself. You see, that's the difference between you and me. You're just an idiot that got lucky a couple of times. I was destined to rule."

Something about his words stirred something inside of me. My arms began raise even though about two seconds ago it hurt too much to even move them. I stood up and raised Riptide. But it wasn't me who raised it. I mean, I didn't consciously do it. Something was controlling me. What was going on?

"You may think you are powerful Kronos, but I am destined to defeat you. I have the power of the Fates," it wasn't my voice. It was ancient and powerful. I felt myself smile as I picked up Riptide and brought it down on Kronos' head. As the blade went down, I saw something in Kronos' eyes that I never saw before. Pure fear.

The explosion shook the world. Once again I went flying, but when I landed, it didn't hurt. I shakily stood up. I was pretty much okay. Still, that sense of foreboding was still lingering. I just defeated Kronos, what else could go wrong?

I don't know why, but I thought back to a time about a year ago, when things had been so much different. I had thought I had pretty much defeated Kronos, and then I still lost because of a girl with a knife.

I was brought back to reality when that same girl saw what had happened and pulled out the same knife. She brought it up to stab me and before I thought enough to react- it was too late. The blade was already too far down for me to stop it, so I just stood there. It's not like I needed to fulfill my destiny anymore.

Before I closed my eyes I saw a flash of black. Was it Thanatos coming to get me? I didn't bother to look any further; I just shut my eyes and waited for the sound of blade hitting flesh and the scream of pain that was to come. And it did, but not from me.

Tentatively I opened my eyes. Annabeth stood in front of me with a shocked expression. I followed her gaze down and realized why I was still alive. Lying in a pool of blood was Nico DiAngelo, with Annabeth's knife buried in his chest.