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Chapter 9

Virginia Beach was beautiful. There was so much here to do and see, but we had to focus. We were here for some reason, which I will forever deny that it wasn't because of the fact our car broke down here.

We decided it would be best to split up for a few hours and meet back up by the statue of Poseidon on the boardwalk. We split up into five separate teams. Me, Piotr, and Angel as one team. Percy, Rebecca, and Javen as another. Nico, Shawn, and Issac as a third team. Thalia, Malcolm, and Solaris as the fourth team. Leaving Orion, and Ivan as the fifth team.

Each of us went a separate way, with my team headed towards the Boardwalk to see what we could gather for information from the locals on how to get out of here. Percy's team headed over to the Aquarium to talk to take some time to relax while we looked for information. Thalia's Group headed over to the park to talk with the local nymphs to gather info from the grapevine. Nico's team decided to try and sense for any spirits that escaped Hades. Leaving Orion and Ivan to their own devices, meaning they headed to the wildlife refuge.

Demetrius' Group

I looked around the pier to see if I could find anyone who would be able to help us out, but wasn't having any luck. I could spot Piotr over by the Boardwalk Carnival Games, judging the weight of the hammer to see how much strength to use to ring the bell with. It wasn't hard to miss him in the crowd, in his white white-beater and faded light-blue jeans, and what I knew to be a necklace holding mini hammer on the chain. Which from a demonstration at camp, I knew to be an actual Celestial Bronze Battle Hammer, Theiáfi.

I sighed disappointed that I couldn't find anyone who I thought would be able to help us at all. I stood next to Angel and I couldn't help but feel insignificant next to his charming good looks. I was wearing the backpack from my mother along with a quarter length sleeved turquoise green and grey shirt, and tan cargo pants. As well as on my right index finger, was a plain gold ring that, in actuality, was my Imperial Gold gladius blessed by my mother, Oikouros

"Excuse me, sir? I was wondering if you would be able to help us with a dilemma we are having. You see our car broke down and we would ever so much appreciate the help in directing up towards the nearest place that we could go to call the rental company to have it towed back to them." Said Angel, in his trim fitted pastel blue and yellow Abercrombie & Finch shirt and coral pink prep shorts, to the handsome man who was admiring himself in the mirror. Right after he adjusted his Ray Bans to rest on top of his blond hair. Around his wrist were two gold bracers which in actuality were Angel's weapons, Proxenití̱s, his Imperial Gold battle fans

The man himself was wearing a tight fitting muscle shirt that defined every inch of his muscular chest. By the collar I could just make out a small patch of chest hair peeking out. He had on a pair of firm fitting Nike running shorts. What made him completely handsome was his startling bright blue eyes and flawless dirty blond hair. I bet that even Aphrodite herself would have claimed this man as hers. He stood in the shade of the scarf vendor's tent looking at himself in the mirror with an orange, yellow, and red blended scarf on. His whole look just screamed money to me.

"Why my my. It would be of no problem to help a couple of young ones like yourselves." He said turning to us and flashing a blinding white smile that I couldn't help but swoon just a little bit at. "Come my fair men, and follow me to my office and we shall have the answer to your problems in no time." He said in a way that made it impossible to say no, as he herded us away from the pier. Smirking behind our backs, he proceeded to lead us away from the rest of the group, with his arms around Angel's and my own shoulders. I had no time to shout to Piotr to follow us, as Angel and I were dragged away from the Boardwalk.

If only we knew who that man was before going with him we would have ran the opposite direction back towards Piotr, without hesitation.

Nico's Group

"I don't like the feel of this. I sense two souls here, and another within 500 miles. I really don't like this." Said Nico as he came out of a trance like state, which allowed him to sense the dead. He was wearing his black leather trench coat over top a skull printed t-shirt, and a pair of black jeans with a chain link belt. Hanging from his belt is his Stygian Iron sword, Pantotiná, Forevermore.

"It gets worse Nico. On the East Coast alone I count 4 souls. But across the States I have 26 souls that should be in the Underworld. And out of those 26 two should be in Tartarus." Said Shawn as he awoke from his trance. He took on a contemplative look, thinking of the information he just learned.

"Is there any way for you guys to know whose soul is near us?" asked Issac trying to find out a way to know who the enemies are. He stood in front of Nico, leaning against a Myrrh tree, staring at the tree branch he had picked up and started to sharpen one end of. He was wearing a red under armor and tan cargo shorts that made noise from all pockets when he moved. The only thing that looked out of place was the gold ring, similar to Demetrius', sitting on his left thumb, which transformed into the Imperial Gold Gladius, Katergári̱s.

"Possibly, yes. But it will require me to go into a deeper trance." Said Shawn, "And that would take up to 10 minutes of straight meditation without any interruptions." He still sat Indian Style on the ground, with his arms crossed over his chest. He wore a form fitting black vest over top of a blood red button up shirt, that had the sleeves rolled up to just above his elbows, as well as black skinny jeans that hugged his calf muscles. Hidden under his right sleeve, wrapped around his upper bicep was a black metal brace, which transformed into his ever trusty Stygian Iron scythe, Cháro. "Wait! Somethings not right! I'm sensing that one is hanging around the aquarium, but the other is right on top of Demetrius and Angel!" He said going into a light meditation, in which he was still able to speak during.

"One of us has to go to Piotr on the pier and then go find Demetrius and Angel, before anything bad happens to them." Said Nico getting up and looking between Issac and Shawn. "And the other will stay here and watch over Shawn as he meditates."

"Flip a coin?" Issac said holding out a drachma, with a sly grin, "Heads I go, Tails you go?"

"Fine but make it fast, we're losing time." Nico said impatiently, tapping his foot on the ground."

Issac flipped the coin high into the air and jumped up a little to snatch it back, before slamming it onto the back of his other hand. He peeked under his hand before grinning at Nico who had a face of pure irritation on, before showing him the coin and shouting "Heads I win!" and running of towards the pier.

"Good riddance he's gone." Nico mumbled turning back to Shawn, who nodded along agreeing.

"Let's proceed shall we." Shawn said as he descended into his trance.

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Piotr – Theiáfi – Brimstone

Demetrius – Oikouros – Housekeeper

Angel – Proxenití̱s – Matchmaker

Nico – Pantotiná – Forevermore

Issac – Katergári̱s – Trickster

Shawn – Cháro – Grim Reaper