A/N: I'll be honest, this has to be the shortest chapter I've ever written. I had to stop, cause...you guys will find ou!
Normally, this would have been lot more dangerous, Annabeth reflected sullenly. They had only ever run into a few monsters, the worst being a Hydra which Leo roasted to Hydra jerky. But they were nowhere near understanding what their quest was about. Their best lead was to find Nico, or go down into the underworld.
"Giant of the Dead…" Annabeth had only remembered to try to decipher the prophecy a while ago. "Again….do you think the Oracle meant Alcoyeneus?"
"Possible," Leo confirmed, "But whose energy is he using to rise? Couldn't be Hazel this time."
"Nico, perhaps?" Calypso asked
"Not likely considering Nico is quite strong of mind and isn't a young child anymore."
"And apparently Leo, we would have to fight Alcoyeneus, but without any gain. And-"
"Get down!" Leo hollered. Rock projectiles the size of double decker buses hurtled at Festus. Festus roared, incinerated some of the rocks, grabbed some with his talons, but some managed to hit his mechanical flank.
"Festus, land somewhere nearby that's safe!" Leo commanded, then ignited his hands, adding a blast of white hot fire into the enemy. Calypso drew her sword and Leo grabbed his hammers. Together, they both jumped down into the midst of the enemy.
Annabeth took her time to analyze the situation from up above before managing to spot the monsters' leader. She knew that once he was dead the other monsters would scatter.
She leapt down, dagger aimed for the leader's heart, but the leader noticed her and raised his sword to block. Annabeth leapt back, drawing Riptide, dual wielding sword and dagger.
If only the dagger was the one Luke gave her. She was more used to it.
She whirled and spun, taking down some random monsters who decided to attack her. Some telekhines obviously would rather not fight, she could see many running, probably because of the fire that chased them and whipped them on the ass.
The leader ran at her, a hulking brown mass wielding a double bladed axe. She dodged the first few strikes, then intercepted the the axe with the sword and attempted to drive her dagger up its neck. The monster however dodged the strike and swung its axe heavily, knocking Annabeth's sword out of her hand.
She hastily stumbled back, and the monster charged, screaming a war cry Annabeth was unable to make sense about. She prepared to dodge but there was no need, as a bronze dragon landed directly on top of the monster, crushing it instantaneously.
Leo had either finished off the remaining monsters or sent them fleeing, but Calypso's face was white and her eyes were threatening to fall out of her sockets.
"What's the matter, Sunshine?" Leo asked in a soothing tune.
"Did you…...did you understand what the leader said…..before being killed?" Calypso stammered
"No, it wasn't Greek or Roman."
"It….it was an ancient language…...used before your time during the Golden Age…"
"And what did the leader say?" Annabeth queried.
"It said…...it said….."
A/N: TROLL YOU GUYS!
Oops...cliffie, hahaha! Mwahahahahahahhah! Mwahahahahahahaa!
Wait for a week before the next chapter, lolz! RebelOfFate, peace out!
