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Chapter 9: decisions

5 Days later…

Kronos kept his word. A few days later we all gathered in the Amphitheatre when she showed up. She looked peaceful in death.

"Percy." Chiron said "Would you like to do the honors?"

I took the torch not knowing what really could be an honor to burn your dead friend's body but I lit the pyre and looked at Annabeths pale face.

"She was probably the bravest person I ever knew." I said unable to stop the tears "she sacrificed herself to save me and I hope she has peace and achieves Elysium because if anybody deserves that its her." I added then in a coarse whisper I said "and I loved her." Then I watched as the flames consumed the shrouds of Annabeth, Luke and Ethan.

As they burned I thought about this world and my world. I could leave my old world behind and live here if I wanted where Kronos never rose. But I knew I couldn't because Annabeth wasn't here. I left the Amphitheatre and headed for the commons area looking for a certain person who could help me.

"Lady Hestia." I bowed to the little girl tending the flames

"Percy Jackson." She smiled back at me "what do you wish?"

"To return to my own universe." I said

"So be it." She said "but be careful what you wish for and may the fates help to grant your wish whoever it takes to make it come true." And with that my head started spinning, the world did a 180 and my vision went black…..

Kronos P.O.V

The fates approached me and said to me

"Do you wish for revenge on Jackson?"

"yes." I replied eager for a chance.

"Then grant his wish to return him to his own time and world and we will do the rest."

And with that they disappeared.

Percy's P.O.V

I awoke in my cabin and I could tell from a feeling in my bones that I was back in my own universe but something was wrong. I walked outside to see all the other cabins destroyed and the camp in ruins. Looking at New York in the distance I saw scenes of ruin and devastation as if the apocalypse had come and plunged the world into chaos.

I saw a blimp overhead. "funny." I thought I didn't know we had blimps with pictures of Kronos on them. It read did the message on the side of the blimp.

"TODAYS DATE: AUGUST 18TH 2011."

Thankfully it was only a week after I'd left then the next thing it said chilled me to the core and turned my blood to ice.

"WELCOME TO THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF LORD KRONOS' VICTORY!

ALL HAIL LORD KRONOS AND THE TITANS!"

And with that I fell to the floor in this strange, wrong world.

THE END