Chapter 10: Overpowering Them

Liam's POV

Selene said something, which I didn't understand because of my trance, right before the other woman charged at my girl. I had to act. I couldn't let that woman hurt MY girl. I went to stand in front of her and unclasped Achilles.

"Don't you even dare!" I growled with so much venom in my tone that it actually surprised me.

"Lyssa! Now!" Selene said again and this "Lyssa" stopped dead on her tracks smiling at me.

"She was on your parents' side. She wanted you to give them a chance after everything they did..." That voice again... I hesitated... Melanie did indeed plead with me to give them a chance...

"But she said that she was on your side... Forever... She loves you..." Aphrodite... I looked back at Melanie and found her smiling at me with so much love in her eyes... "She showed you how much she loves you..." Aphrodite thought again. She was right... But...

"Remember who you are..." Poseidon said. I'm who you made me. I turned back to Lyssa and Selene.

"Remember your training..." Ares was next. But I don't know if I want to fight...

"Remember your loved ones..." Artemis said. But you all lied to me.

"Only because you already had much on your hands." Hades said.

"What is the first rule to battle strategy Liam?" Athena asked. Never let your guard down and never let your opponent distract you. "What has your mother taught you about primary gods and goddesses? Who is Lyssa?" Who's Lyssa? Lyssa, Lyssa, Lyssa... She wasn't a goddess... She wasn't a titan... Ugh! Where had I heard that name?

"Look at her, Liam, and use your brain!" Apollo yelled. I looked at her closely... Her hair pitch black, her eyes a deep blue like the night sky, similar to Melanie's, her smile demonic... She looked like... NYX! Lyssa the daughter of Nyx and Melanie's half-sister. She was the incarnation of madness... The voice...

"Exactly Liam... But what is she...?" Wait.. was that Nyx?

"FOCUS!" they all yelled.

"See? Even when you are about to save the world, they yell at you... You are just their tool..." Lyssa thought smiling.

"I'm no one's tool... Even if their intention for me was to be a pawn, I won't let that happen." I spat gripping Achilles tighter.

"Join us and you won't be under the Gods anymore. You'll be stronger than them combined. You'll be able to have anything you might want... Join us." Selene said.

"I already have everything I want, so no." I replied.

"Remember that it was your choice." She said sweetly. "Lyssa, now!"

But that daughter of Nyx didn't even move. All she did was turn her gaze and smile somewhere behind me... Ohhh! Melanie! Before I could fully turn around I felt a slight pain in my left side. Lyssa invaded Melanie's mind! She had stabbed me... And she tried again... I took steps back avoiding her strikes and when I couldn't I blocked with my sword. Thankfully, although I was bleeding, it wasn't anything much, so I could keep on fighting her.

"Melanie! Snap out of it!" I yelled as I pushed against her sword.

"It's pointless, Liam. As long as Lyssa is breathing, she won't come back... But this is who she is. A daughter of Nyx. She hates you and everyone related to the Olympians just like her brothers and sisters do." Selene said.

"You don't know anything about her." I spat.

"Maybe... But what I do know is that she's trying to kill you right now." She said smiling.

"Only because that bitch has penetrated her mind..." I said pushing Melanie away, but also avoided hurting her.

"Can you be sure of that? Maybe, Lyssa isn't doing anything and it's all on your little girlfriend. Maybe she is a spy collecting information for me... How can you know which is the right answer?" She asked mockingly.

"I know her and she would never side with you. She's different." I yelled.

"Or she's just like her siblings... The best in disguising. A true daughter of the night." She taunted.

"Liam! Remember what Lyssa is!" Aphrodite yelled frantically in my mind. Remember what she is? Let's see... according to Euripides she was a daughter of Nyx through parthenogenesis, but she had something to do with Ouranos, she was something like his daughter, but what WAS she exactly? She was close to Maniae, the goddess of madness, but she wasn't a goddess herself... Now I remember...She was a... I knew what I had to do.

"I'm so sorry baby." I said and threw Melanie back. She landed with a loud thud hitting her head and I encircled her with water so I could deal with her sister. "Now... how about I show you why I'm not to be messed with?" I asked and charged at a terrified Lyssa. Selene threw her a golden sword, which she easily caught.

My every step, another earthquake. My every breath, a growth in the size of the water around me. Every second, my anger built. I walked towards Lyssa, who was waiting for me gripping the golden sword so tight that her palms were white. The distance between us closing rapidly and her fear was more evident by the minute. But she stood strong like she was trying to prove something to Selene. She was the leader here, so it was expected.

The first strike was mine. I hit her so hard she actually stumbled back. Ouranos's daughter my ass. She was supposed to be a challenge for fuck's sake. I closed my eyes and let myself free. This was my territory. Selene should have picked another place. Lyssa gasped when she saw that I had closed my eyes, grunted and came to me full force. But she was no match for me. She kept striking and I kept blocking.

I could feel her trying to penetrate my mind like she had done with Melanie, but she couldn't. Not after so much practice I had undergone in the past two weeks. Athena and Artemis had been trying to make my mind impenetrable and when I was focused like I am now, they weren't able to invade my mind. So Lyssa had no luck in her tries and I kept easily blocking her strikes. But I had to put an end to all this soon, because the pain in my left side was getting worse by the minute. Almost insufferable.

With the help of the water and a twist on my part, I had both mine and her sword in my hands. Using some more water, I made her kneel before me before pressing the blades on either side of her head. One wrong movement and... She kept staring at me trembling... Who knew she would be so afraid? I turned my head to look at Selene and she was utterly shocked.

"How didn't she...?" I cut her off.

"How didn't she control me? I have my grandmother and aunt to thank for that." I said in a menacing tone.

"What do you think you will do, demigod? Kill her? You can't." She said smiling.

"I wouldn't be able to kill her if she was a goddess or a titan... but she is just a spirit and you know I'm right!" I said snickering while her eyes widened.

"Selene!" Lyssa exclaimed before I cut her head off. Like the spirit she was, she dissolved into gold dust. I looked up triumphantly at Selene...

"I'll make you pay for this Jackson." She said and whistled. The same Pegasus I had seen a few hours ago flew down in front of her.

"I'd like to see you try." I said and threw her the sword. She caught it as easily as Lyssa had and mounted the Pegasus.

"You'll wish you had never disrespected me boy!" She exclaimed before flying away. I took a deep breath and went where Melanie had landed as quick as I could. Checking up on her, I found that except for some not so major wounds, her leg was broken and there was a PRETTY bad injury in the back of her head. How could I have done this to her? I'm such an idiot...

"Liam..." she breathed as I cut my shirt in pieces so I could put it on the back of her head and wrap something around the not so major wounds.

"Hey baby girl... I need you to try and stay awake, okay?" I asked grunting.

"LJ... I... I stabbed you." She said and reached for my waist.

"I'm fine. I just need a swim." I said taking a deep breath.

"I'm sor...sorry..." Her breath caught up when I placed a piece of cloth against the back of her head.

"You didn't have control of your mind, it's okay." I said.

"What if... she's right?" She asked as I got up.

"She's not. Let's get you home." I said and picked her up. The extra weight really wasn't helpful in my condition but I would make it. I had to. After all I was the reason she got hurt so badly. I threw her across the paved pathway. She snuggled to my side like she was going to sleep. "Mel... please stay awake..."

"I'm feeling really lightheaded... I don't know how much longer I can stay awake.." She said and I decided that I'd better talk to her to prevent her from closing her eyes.

"You came with my car right?" I asked.

"Yes... the keys are in my pocket.." She said and I heard the sound of many footsteps coming our way.

"Baby, did you bring anyone with you?" I asked again.

"Your siblings followed me." She replied just as Alex and the others came to sight and gasped.

"LIAM! MEL!" Alex yelled and ran to us. "You are both hurt..." Owen tried to take Melanie away from my arms but I wouldn't have that.

"No kidding..." I breathed. "Where's my car?"

"Right outside. Come on." Abby, who saw that I wasn't letting anyone help me in this, suggested. I walked outside with them following me, one opened the door and I gently placed Melanie on the seat. I was careful not to hurt her broken leg and I placed her head in a way so that the wound wasn't pressed against the seat and it hurt her. I got to the other side and drove off as fast as possible. I noticed that my sister got on my bike while the others went to theirs. Now I REALLY need a swim...

Master's/Lord's POV

I was sitting patiently in my desk waiting for Selene to get back with the good news of the great male's recruitment. Once he was on our side I could get on with my plan to overpower the Olympians. I just needed him. Even if Lyssa had to get in his mind to control him, I had to have him. He was the key to everything. Life, "death", power or prison... It was all up to him. A soft knock on my study's door brought me back to reality and the room darkened a little.

"Come in..." I ordered and the door opened. Helios came in and knelt before me. "What brings you here Helios?"

"It's Selene, my lord. She came back." He said and excitement went through me.

"Already? I guess Liam wasn't a challenge... Bring them in..." I ordered.

"My lord... She..." I cut him off.

"I think I gave you an order, young one." I said and let the darkness "hug" him.

"Yes my lord." He said...

"That's better..." I said and withdrew the dark matter. He got up and went outside. Not even a minute later he came in followed by his sister, but neither Lyssa nor Liam Jackson were with them. "Where is the demigod and Lyssa?" I asked looking at them closely.

"My lord... Lyssa is... dead..." Selene mumbled.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?" I asked getting up from my comfortable chair.

"Lyssa is dead master. Liam Jackson killed her." She said more confidently.

"How didn't she overpower him?" I asked frantically. The darkness in the room kept taking away almost every little strand of light.

"The Olympians must have trained him so. He seemed a little dazzled in the beginning until that daughter of Nyx showed up." She said and that's when I realized what had happened.

"Did you try to attack her?" I asked her but she just looked away. "I asked you a question!"

"Yes..." She breathed.

"You irresponsible, foolish brat! Your stupid hatred towards the demigod children of Nyx just cost us the alliance of the great male." I yelled in frustration and they cowered back. "I should throw you in Tartarus for that..." I trailed off.

"No my lord. Please don't... I'll do anything... I won't fail again... Please my lord... Give me another chance..." She pleaded kissing my toes.

"I said that I should, not that I would. For all he knows you are the leader of all this and that can't be changed. So for the time being you will have that second chance. Once I come up with another plan. Both of you. Go now and let me think how I can correct your foolish mistake." I dismissed them.

"Thank you my lord." Selene said.

"Don't make me regret it... Leave now!" I ordered.

"Yes master..." They both bellowed before walking out of my study closing the door behind them. How am I going to bring him on our side now? DAMN YOU SELENE!

If you don't guess now who the master is after so many hints... You'll just have to wait until it is revealed... What do you think so far? What will happen next?

Love you all!

Catherine & Tony P.

NGSA FTW ( Non-Godly Siblings Abuse for the win)