Chapter 8

The Dark Dragons

"The Swarm?" Nico asked, his voice wavering in fear, "Impossible!"

"Wait, what is this Swarm?" Leo asked, confused.

"Look around you Leo and tell what it is." Percy told him.

"A lot of monsters?" Leo questioned, Percy looked at him with a you-just-realized-this look, "What?" he cried.

"Well duh?" Percy said.

"Sorry." Leo said sheepishly.

"Anyway we need to reach the top, or rather you need to get to the top, the whole prophecy revolves around you getting to the top, every line there is, " Percy said looking at each one of them in the eye, "is to do with the top, you have been trained by your Dragon Masters for two centuries in our time, let us see if you are worthy of this name." Percy said, "So I ask you, will you complete this mission?!" the three Dragon Slayers roared in agreement, causing the monsters around them to look, their eyes widen in shock, before they roared back them and charged, "Have fun." Percy said fading.

"Screw you Percy, screw you." Thalia said shaking her head.

"So … I take the right you take the left?" Nico asked Leo.

"Yeah might as well." Leo said as he brought up his fist to Nico.

"Have fun." Nico said, fist bumping Leo.

"You boys." Thalia said shaking her head at their antics as the monster drew nearer and nearer.

"Well lets have some fun." Nico said, running off to his area.

"Lets." Leo said before he ran off to his area.

"Boys." Thalia said shaking her head as she too ran off to her area.

Nico looked up the mountain as he watched a swarm of monsters start to descend upon him, "Roar of the Skeleton Dragon!" Nico screeched as he opened his mouth and a blast of sound exploded from him, there was no special energy beam, there was no physical power behind the roar, but sheer terror reigned from it, monster froze in their tracks, their eyes wide, many of them disintegrated right there from sheer terror, "Claw of the Skeleton Dragon!" Nico bellowed as he dashed into the midst of monsters, his fingers on both hands began to grow; the skin receded back and allowed the sharp bones to show, bones potruded from his elbows giving him elbow blades. He moved forwards, his arms and elbows moving in perfect harmony as he lunged, ducked and swiped through their midst, golden dust fell from the sky and covered the ground like grass, Nico back flipped back as the monsters kept coming, "Wing Slash of the Skeleton Dragon!" Nico roared as his elbow blades merged into his arm as he swung it down at the monsters charging at him, as he slashed it down the bones grew and slashed into the monsters midst, suddenly his eyes flickered, from onyx black to deep crimson red, before they flickered back, the monsters that had looked at him when his eyes changed, they died instantly. Nico jumped over the remaining monsters only to be blasted back as something crashed into his chest.

"Oh? What is this?" a voice said, Nico black flipped away, "A spawn of Hades using bone magic? That hasn't been seen in a while." The voice said, Nico was confused, Bone magic? Must be one of fathers powers, Nico concluded in his head.

"Who are you?" Nico said as he got his first good look at the thing, the being was a man, a gigantic of a man, standing at easily nine feet four, in its hands was a double bladed spear, the blade was black in color with a red gem in the middle, the beings black hair blew in the wind, the very sight of his bone armor made Nico feel a bit afraid, in the very middle of his bone chest plate was a core which swirled with darkness.

"Me? I'm a Dragonkin." The man said grinning, "And you will be my first death!" the being roared.

"Uhuh … I still don't get … who are you?" Nico asked him confused, the man glared at him, not believing his stupidity.

"Are you serious? I just introduced myself and you ask me that? Are you bloody serious?" he growled.

"What? I've got ADHD and dyslexia." Nico complained, his hands morphed into bone claws again, blades popping out of his elbows.

"So?" the man asked him.

"You know what don't worry." Nico said before he lunged forward, his right elbow blade came down, he was just a blur.

"Oh you will have to do better then that spawn of Hades, bone magic against me will get you no where!" the being roared as he swung the spear up, blocking the strike before he swung the other side of his spear down, smashing Nico away, he just back flipped in midair and landed on his feet.

"Don't worry, we haven't even started yet." Nico said grinning, his mouth curled into a feral snarl.

"Well then shall we continue from out warm up?" the man said grinning evilly, Nico just snarled in response as he jumped forward, he faked lunging to the right before spinning to the left, his elbow blade slicing towards the man, only to be stopped by the spear and smashed back as the man kicked him on the chest, his breath began to wheeze from the sheer strength behind that kick, "You can't kill me spawn of Hades, your bone claws are nothing compared to my spear." He gloated.

"Anything is possible." Nico sneered as he disappeared through the shadows, reappearing behind the man only for him to spin around and slam the spear into Nico, shattering his bone armor, which had been conjured at the last second, and blowing him back again.

"Weak son of Hades, absolutely weak." The man mocked, suddenly Nico roared, bone wings exploded from his back and his feet changed to bone talons, "What is this!" the man roared at him, "This doesn't look like bone magic!"

Nico lunged forwards, the wings making him go faster then before until it seemed he had just disappeared, suddenly the man reared back as the claw came out of seemingly nowhere, nearly cutting his face, he spun his spear and jabbed in the direction but only meeting air, only to jump back again as a wing tip came slicking down where he had been, only to be smashed back as Nico had gone behind him, his other wing smashing into his back sending him flying, "Anything is possible." Nico told him as he started to walk forward.

"Die spawn of Hades!" the thing roared as he lunged forwards, his spear creating a crater as it smashed into the ground where Nico had been a few seconds ago.

"Claw of the Skeleton Dragon!" Nico roared, the mans eyes widen at this, a Dragon Slayer, he was screwed, the man screamed as Nico's right hand slashed through his armor like it was butter, drawing blood and ripping a whole in his chest, "Dragonkin, you may rise but you will fall once more." Nico said to the dying figure of the man.

"We will rise once more … you cannot stop us …" the Dragonkin trailed off, blood choking him.

"We shall see Dragonkin we shall see." Nico said walking away, he finally reached the top to see Leo and Thalia there, "Artemis!" they all cried out.

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Leo ran up his side of the mountain, but nothing was there, his face was scrunched up in confusion, why wasn't there any monster here; he just kept climbing normally. Suddenly Leo spun to the side as a geyser of water exploded from the ground where he had been just a mere two seconds ago.

"Who is there? Show yourself!" Leo called to the mountain, the sound rebounding all around him, as a booming laughter echoed, "Show yourself!" Leo roared.

Water rippled from the ground five meters in front of Leo, it placed itself one after another, on top of each other, and solidified, the man had white hair with water blue eyes, he stood at around eight foot nine and in his hands held a two glaives, its blade was silver connected to the wooden middle hilt, "I am a Dragonkin." The being said simply.

"What?" Leo asked confused.

"A Dragonkin." The man said.

"What's that?" Leo questioned him, walking around him.

"It is a -" the being never finished as Leo sent a massive torrent of blue flames at the man, the being spun around only to be thrown back by the sheer power behind that blast, it roared, accepting the challenge, before it lunged forwards, forcing Leo to back flip away as the glaives slammed into the ground where he had been a split second ago, creating a massive crater, "You dare attack me as I talk? Foolish demigod you will pay with blood!" the being roared before he spun around and threw one of the glaives at Leo. Leo raised his hands an a wall of blue flames exploded from the ground, a shield, but at the last second it exploded into a shower of water, slamming into the wall of flames at such force that it exploded past it and smashed into Leo, sending him flying back, the water settled and changed back into a broken glaive, "Foolish demigod, do you really believe that you have the power to stop me?" the being sneered, "I am older then your Primordial gods, I am more powerful then your Primordial gods, do you really believe that your blessing from Hephaestus can stop me?" the thing mocked.

"No." Leo said simply as he stood up and brushed dust off himself.

"Impossible, how can you stand up like that?" the being roared, "Die!" it screamed as it launched its other glaive at Leo it exploded into water again, flying to Leo at such speed that all he could do was form a sphere of blue flames around him, the water wrapped around him slowly diminishing his flames until it flowed in, surrounding Leo in a sphere of water, slowly drowning him, "Do you see now demigod? Your powers cannot stop me, the gods powers are nothing compared to those of the Dragonkin!" the thing roared, when suddenly the water evaporated as Leo exploded in an orb of flames, "Impossible!" the being roared.

"Is impossible your favorite word?" Leo mocked, "It seems like it."

"How did you escape?" the being roared, "No one can escape that! It is impossible!" when suddenly the Dragonkins eyes widen, "Unless … no it can't be, that's impossible!"

"There you again with the impossible." Leo chided, shaking his head.

"Y-y-you're a-a-a Dr-Dragon Slay-Slayer?" the being stuttered stumbling backwards.

"Huh? Yeah I guess so, I mean this is my first mission as one so … yeah I guess I am." Leo said grinning, "Roar of the Fire Dragon!" Leo roared as he unleashed a torrent of blue flames out of his mouth, it smashed into the being full on the chest plowing him through the land and making steam explode into the air as the Dragonkin placed a water armor where the fire was, "Wow, not bad."

"It doesn't matter if you're a Dragon Slayer I am the Dragonkin for water, you will die by my hands!" the thing roared, furious at Leo.

"We shall see weird lizard man." Leo said as he watched the mans hands and feet change into claws and talons, a tail exploded just above his but, and wings protruded from his back.

"Roar of the Water Dragonkin!" the being screamed at Leo as a torrent of water flew from its mouth.

"Roar of the Fire Dragon!" Leo roared back again, a jet of blue flames exploded from his mouth and connected with the stream of water, steam exploded from this; Leo took advantage from this, "Wing Slash of the Fire Dragon!" Leo roared as he slashed his hands down, fire trailed them before launching themselves at the being, a scream could be heard as Leo burnt the skin of the man.

"You dare touch me you imbecile human!" the being roared as it lay on its back, its chest having a very large burn mark from where Leo had hit him, "Water Claw of the Water Dragonkin!" the being roared at Leo as it launched itself at him, its right hand's claw was suddenly covered in water.

"Exploding Edge of the Fire Dragons Horn!" Leo roared as he exploded forwards, fire coated his body, especially hot and thick at the front. Leo closed his eyes as he connected with the beings body before he suddenly felt something hot and sticky before he felt the wind on him again; Leo opened his eyes to see himself covered in Dragonkin blood, the being was lying on the floor with a whole the size of Leo in his chest, Leo increased the heat from himself and cleansed himself of the Dragonkin blood.

"You … will … fall!" the being said one last time as the blood slowly choked him.

"No we won't." was all Leo said before he came to the top, Nico and Thalia appearing there, "Artemis!" they all cried.

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Thalia walked up the mountain, killing a stray monster here and there that were rushing to Nico side, her mind filtered back to when she though she had liked Leo, she shivered repulsed by the though, her mind then switched to thinking about Enoch, his mesmerizing eyes, amazing lips, great body. Thalia's mind was snapped out of that when something started to shake the ground, she jumped back and wings protruded from her back, allowing her to fly.

"Oh what is this?" a voice said, "A Dragon Slayer? How interesting." A voice resounded around her.

"Who is there? Where are you?" Thalia cried from the sky, her eyes flicking around, trying to find something.

"Right here." The voice said as the ground split apart to let a man through, he had brown hazel hair with golden eyes, he stood at about nine foot three and in his hands he held a sickle merged onto a staff.

"Who are you." Thalia stated more then questioned after she finished analyzing him.

"Didn't you Dragon Master tell you Thalia?" the being questioned her.

"How do you know my name?" Thalia growled at him.

"I know many things little one." The man chided her, "Many things that would rival even your dragons." The man grinned.

"Now tell me who you are." Thalia demanded from him.

"Oh now where would the fun be in that?" the man asked her, "I'll make you a deal, you see the Earth and the Sky will always fight each other correct?"

"Yes but what does that have to do with this?" Thali growled at him.
"Patience little one." He chided, "You see like Ouranus and Gaea, like Sky and Earth, like you and me, it will always be a continuous battle, do you understand?" he questioned Thalia.

"So you are of the earth?" she questioned him.

"No, I control the earth but I am not of the earth like Gaea." He told her simply.

"But you are still part of the earth?" Thalia asked him, raising one eyebrow.

"Yes … in a way." The man said.

"So why did you go through that long explanation?" she asked him confused.

"Because … you are … just shut up Dragon Slayer." The thing growled.

"So what was the deal again?" Thalia asked him.

"You beat me I tell you what I am, I beat you," the man grinned, "lets just say it won't be fun for you." He said before laughing, "Do you accept this challenge?"

"Yes." Thalia said before suddenly barreling down, "Wind Fall of the Sky Dragon!" Thalia screeched as she came down, air forming around her and spinning like a drill, the man roared as he lifted his hands, just as she reached him, a wall of earth exploded from the ground, blocking her, the explosion forced both apart.

"Wind's Edge of the Sky Dragon!" Thalia screamed as she lunged forwards and swung her elbow at him, wind trailing it as it smashed into him and literally chipped a part of his earthen body off, "Wind Talon of the Sky Dragon!" Thalia screeched as her knee came up, smashing his head, "Exploding Wind Tail of the Sky Dragon!" Thalia roared as she spun around delivering a full round house kick to his face, chipping a bit off and blasting him back, "Wind Roar of the Sky Dragon!" Thalia thundered as she braced her feet into the ground and let lose a torrent of air at the being, smashing into him and blowing him further, a dust cloud settled.

"Pathetic." A voice said through it, "Is that all you have Dragon Slayer?" he taunted, "Let me show you real power!" he thundered as he lunged forwards, Thalia could still see the chips on his rock skin. Thalia jumped back just as the beings hand came down, smashing into the ground and creating a crater there, he spun on his foot and kicked Thalia, she flew back, "Do you see little Dragon Slayer, your sky power is nothing against the earth. The earth will beat the sky, we are solid while you are in the clouds, we have power while you float around." He taunted.

"At least we don't have a big ego." Thalia growled at him, "Lightning's call of the Sky Dragon!" she roared as lightning fell from the sky, lighting up the place with a golden glow, smashing into the sphere of protection that had been called up by the man, rocks flew apart as she continued her attack, finally one attack got through, it smashed through the dome of rocks and blasted into him and blew him threw his dome, "Looks like I'm not that weak!" she gloated.

"You will pay insolent child!" the being roared.

"Lightning Wind Edge of the Sky Dragon!" she roared as she suddenly flew forward, her left elbow in front of her, lightning and wind surrounded her as she launched herself like a missile towards him, however all the did was then pivot on one foot as she came close and smash her into the ground with a punch, it had so much force that she was forced back up, a crater forming, as he spun around and kicked her again, she felt her ribs crack.

"You power," he sneered at her, "is nothing compared to ours."

"It doesn't not matter who has power." Thalia growled standing back her, wincing as she felt her ribs, "But what you do with it that matters." She growled at him, "And you obviously aren't going to do anything good with it." She concluded.

"You!" the man roared, fuming with anger, he dashed forward, the earth exploded from behind him, shards of earth fell to him, trying to cut and kill, they cried for blood.

"Wind Vortex of the Sky Dragon!" Thalia roared as the winds circled around her, the rocks flew around her before she let it fall, "Falling Star of the Sky Dragon!" she roared as she flew up and looked down on him, golden cosmic energy swirling around her as she fell from the sky.

"Is that all you have child?" the being sneered, "That is nothing!" it roared as the earth rose up to defend him, only for Thalia to punch right through the earthen defense like hot knife through butter, and slam into the man, blowing him back and out of the earthen walls.

"What is nothing?" Thalia questioned him when she saw his rock armor fall apart from the hit, exposing his earth like skin underneath.

"How dare you hit me? This shouldn't be possible!" the man roared.

"It is, now let me show you what else is possible." Thalia said flying back up, "Lightning Wind Storm of the Sky Dragon!" Thalia roared before she came down again on the weak being, lightning and wind circled her elbow, and when it hit the being full on in the chest, it ripped him apart as an explosion took place, blasting Thalia and the being away from each other, a dust cloud settled.

"I-I-Imposs-Impossible …" the man said when the dust cloud dispersed, a massive gaping whole in the middle of his chest leaked blood, it fell to the ground staining it a crimson color, leaving a mark.

"Anything is possible." Thalia said as she walked past him.

"This is not the end child!" the man said as he fell face down, "We … will … return!" the man said as he slowly died.

"And we will be waiting." Thalia said over her shoulder, before she walked to the top of the mountain, only to see Nico and Leo walk up their slopes.

"Artemis!" they shouted seeing Artemis and Apollo chained up there.

The lost Moon, the lost Sun

"Ahhh look who we have here." A voice resounded, stopping them in their tracks.

"Who are you? Where are you? Show yourself!" Thalia roared as lighting and wind began to pick up around her.

"Oh you want to see me? Are you sure? Okay fine." A voice said, a sudden glow formed in the middle of the room, revealing a man who stood there, his eyes were like molten lava that sent a chill down your spine, his hair was black like the night, he wore black army pants, a tight black shirt and an black trench coat, he stood at around six foot five, and had black gloves on his hands.

"Who are you?" Leo demanded, a ring of blue flames surrounded him.

"Me? Oh just a Dragon Slayer." The man said nonchalantly.

"Who are you?" Nico repeated Leo's questioned, but with a growl and a death glare that would've sent the strongest monsters to Tartarus.

"Don't bother glaring at me Skeleton Dragon Slayer Nico, it won't work." the man said not even bothering to look at him.

"Who are you?" Thalia demanded.

"Ahhh the Sky Dragons Slayer, Thalia." The man said, "So much potential, but on the wrong side, join us and you will learn everything!" the man tempted her.

"Don't do it Thalia!" Nico said, warily, when he saw the hesitation from her.

"Oh yes do it Thalia and you will become more powerful then your dragon could ever be." The man tempted her again.

"More powerful then the dragons?" she whispered.

"Oh yes much more powerful, you will have the power of the Dark Dragon!" the man said beaming.

"Dark Dragon?" Thalia repeated, her eyes going wide, "No! You are evil, you are what destroyed this world once!" she cried out.

"Awww is the little Huntress taking in what the dragons said?" the man said, grinning sadistically, "Well they weren't wrong there, we nearly destroyed this world, but wouldn't you like that power? The power to destroy a world?" the man asked her again.

"Destroy … a world?" she asked carefully.

"Yes you did hear it right Thalia, that much power, that much strength, imagine it, you could destroy this world and then reshape it in your own image." The man said, grinning.

"Don't do it Thalia think of Enoch!" Leo cried out to her.

"Shut your mouth Fire Dragon Slayer Leo." The man growled at him, "So what will it be?" he asked Thalia, just at elbow length away now.

"Don't do it Thalia!" Nico cried out again.

"Be quiet!" the man roared, silencing the two boys.

"Just this." Thalia said, charging up her fist, "Come closer." She gestured to him as he came up to her ear, "Lightning Fist of the Sky Dragon." She whispered in his ear, swinging her fist around, lightning trailing it, only for him to catch it and ignore the lightning shock, he shook his head.

"I expected better of you Thalia." The man said, "Oh well you all must die." As he flung Thalia back so hard that she landed on the edge of the mountain, "Claw of the Lava Dragon!" the man roared as lava covered his hand, he brought it down, melting through the rock where Thalia's head had been a few seconds ago if she had not rolled away.

"Lightning Roar of the Sky Dragon!" Thalia roared as lightning arched from her mouth, slamming into the man who just merely braced his feet as he was starting to slide back.

"Wings Reach of the Lava Dragon!" the man roared as he swung his hand in a horizontal motion, lava following it and exploding into a shield of wind that Thalia had just conjured, blowing her off the edge of the mountain, only for her to float, "A flying Sky Dragon Slayer, haven't seen this since a while." The man said, being suddenly pushed a step forward as Leo came up behind him.

"Flaming Talon of the Fire Dragon!" Leo roared as he swung a punch at the man again, only for the man to catch the punch, snuff out the flames and snarl.

"Roar of the Lava Dragon!" the man roared in Leo's face, blowing him back as he forced a shield of fire to protect him at the last second.

"Wing Slash of the Skeleton Dragon!" Nico roared as he rose up from behind the man, his elbow blade coming down, only for the man to once again stop the blade with his bare hands.

"Talons of Lava of the Lava Dragon!" the man roared as he brought his knee up, smashing it into the breastplate of skeletons that Nico had conjured, melting away at it and blowing him back.

"Wind Roar of the Sky Dragon!" Thalia roared at the man, the air exploding from her mouth and flying towards him, the man dashed forwards, underneath the blast, so fast that Thalia didn't even see him until he slowed down right next to her.

"Lava Fist of the Lava Dragon!" the man roared as his fist connected with her lightning armor, which was once again brought up at the last second, blowing her clear of the mountain once more, "Pillar of the Lava Dragon!" the man roared as a pillar of lava exploded from the mountains roots, blasting into Thalia and exploding her into the sky, out of the fight, but the pillar didn't stop there, as it fell back to earth it slammed into Apollo, who screamed as the lava burned away at his very essence, he screamed against once more, that scream joined with the screams of Artemis as Apollo faded into nothingness.

Together forever will be undone

"Thalia! Apollo!" Nico screamed before turning to face the man, "Shards of the Skeleton Dragon!" Nico roared as shards of bones exploded and flew towards the man, as Nico's figure flickered, from his normal self to a person with black hair, crimson red eyes, razor sharp teeth, claws and talons instead of nails, and wings which protruded from his back.

"Wall of the Lava Dragon!" the man roared back, a wall of lava exploded from the ground, melting all the shards, it stopped to reveal a Nico who was on the ground, squirming in pain.

"Exploding Fire's Edge of the Fire Dragon!" Leo roared from behind the man as he spun three hundred and sixty degrees, both elbows trailing fire as he swung them down.

"Burning Horn of the Lava Dragon!" the man roared as he swung around and head butted Leo, blowing him back and rendering him unable to fight.

The Dragons breathe of Fire, Lightning and Death

"Fusion Roar of the Death, Fire, Lightning Dragon!" a voice screeched from behind him, the man turned around only for his eyes to grow to the size of dinner plates as he watched a new Nico who had looked exactly like the other figure, which had been flickering, the man was in so much shock that the blast blew him back to the edge of the mountain.

"Ahh the other side of the Skeleton Dragon has been awaken." The man grinned, "One of the most powerful ones out there has been awaken." The man grin went even wider, "But even with that power you are no match for me!" the man roared, "Burning Blow of the Lava Dragon!" the man roared as twin balls of lava appeared in the mans hand, the aura he emitted froze Nico in fear as he swung his hands around, letting the lava go and exploding on impact, Nico's armor was melted off and his figure flickered back to his normal self as the lava destroyed his armor; a clapping sound could be heard.

"Not bad Arthur." A voice said from behind him; Arthur spun around, wanting to know who knew him, his eyes widen once more.

"You!" the Arthur screamed.

"Yes it is me." The figure said.

"Perseus Jackson, god Slayer of the Black Dragon whose title is unknown." Arthur growled.

"Yes so what?" Percy asked him.

"You know you cannot be here, you cannot fight me, god Slayers cannot kill Dragon Slayers!" Arthur roared at him.

"Make me listen to your stupid rules." Percy challenged him.

"Roar of the Lava Dragon!" Arthur roared as a torrent of lava exploded from his mouth.

"Oblivions Hand." Percy said as the lava torrent stopped a meter away from him, white lines started to appear on it before the jet of lava exploded, "Please is that all you have?" Percy taunted him.

"Claws of the Lava Dragon!" Arthur roared as his fist came down, surrounded by lava, only to be stopped by a block from Percy, "Talons of the Lava Dragon!" Arthur screamed as he brought his knee up, only to meet empty air, and to be blown back from a kick from Percy; Arthur dashed back in, "Burning Horn of the Lava Dragon!" Arthur bellowed as he tried to head butt Percy, only for Percy to punch his face, sending him sprawling to the side.

"Is that all the great and powerful Arthur Sellanite, Dark Dragon Slayer of the Lava Dragon has?" Percy taunted him.

"You will pay for stopping us last time!" Arthur screamed at him, "Secret Lava Dragon Slayer Art: Exploding Lavas Roar of the Lava Dragon!" he roared.

"Oblivions Destruction!" Percy roared back as an explosion of white lines flew from Percy, drawing a white line on everything it encountered, making the place look like a gigantic white graphic board, stopping just before where Leo was watching in awe, before everything exploded, Arthur was blown back. Percy threw a black looking orb that exploded upon contact to Arthur; a circled appeared on top and below him, circling with runes.

"What is this!" Arthur roared, furious.

"Judgment." Percy said as he walked forwards again.

"What judgment!" Arthur roared at him, "I have done nothing wrong!"

"You have done everything wrong!" Percy roared back at his face.

"I have done nothing wrong! We deserve to rule not you!" the Dark Dragon Slayer spat in Percy's face.

"You will be judged." Percy said, ignoring Arthur now, "Oblivions Vice." Was all Percy said as strings of white lines exploded from Percy and wrapped themselves onto Arthur, his screams of pain echoed the mountain as he felt the energy cutting through his flesh, gashes appearing all over his body as the lines continued. Arthur screamed again as his arms and legs were cut into square pieces, blood exploding from them, he screamed again as the lines made their way up to his chest and face.

"Stop please I beg stop! I'll do anything, I'll give you wealth, land, women, and anything just let me go –" he never finished as his tongue was next to fall out in square pieces, blood gushed from his mouth, he screamed again as the lines dug into his face and chest before they finally dug themselves to his core, and exploded; square pieces of human body flew everywhere.

"Artemis!" Percy cried running to where she was chained, where she had fallen unconscious after her brother was destroyed.

Will open the eyes to theft,

"Mother …" Artemis mumbled, "Why did you let Apollo die, mother." Artemis cried in her slumber, "How could you let this happen?" she whispered in her sleep, "Why?" she cried again, tears flowing from her clenched up eyes.

Lose one child, save the other, this is the fate of ones mother

"It's okay Artemis I'm here." Percy said whipping her tears.

"Percy?" Artemis asked as he eyes fluttered open, tears still streaked down her face, "Apollo?" she asked, softly.

"I'm sorry Artemis." Percy said hugging her close as she started to cry again, her wails of pain and anguish bounced off the walls of the mountain, she cried out again just as Thalia reached back there and Nico stood up with Leo. All three Dragon Slayers stood in silence of the passing of one of the best gods Olympus had to offer, "I'm so sorry."

Open ye eyes ye gods,

The end has dawn,

Let all hope you are not like the other