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Chapter 10: Be Cautious
Nothing could be worse than seeing the entire camp locked up in the arena. The pain in my chest would not stop burning, and I thought I was going to die. It was twelve thirty which meant that it was time to feed the camp, which usually consisted of cold beans, rice, and hot water. Not really a culinary specialty. I watched below from the stands as the kids cried and stayed close to one another for warmth. You could tell that winter was approaching. Guards patrolled the entire area. They would hit the campers or taunt them with food. And I mean good food, too. I would tell them to lay off, but my chest kept me from moving. I was eating a piece of bread when I heard yelling from below.
"What do you think your doing?!" a Minotaur yelled. I had to walk a little to see who he was yelling at. It was a young boy from the Athena cabin, who Annabeth usually spent a lot of time with.
"What are you yelling about?" I asked.
"This little runt has been eating extra food!" the Minotaur yelled. "That little girl over there has been storing up food for him!" he said pointing towards Annabeth. She just couldn't seem to stay out of trouble.
"Now, you will pay for your actions!" the Minotaur said pulling out his sword and raising it towards the young boy. I acted quickly. I hopped over the railing and unsheathed my sword, swinging at his arm. Blood splattered all over the floor and the Minotaur screamed in pain. The boy stared at the creatures dismembered arm.
"You try anything like that again, and I will personally see to it that you die a slow and painful death." I said gritting my teeth. I then felt something sharp in my back.
"More trouble I see." It was Luke.
"I thought I told you to never doubt your family Percy. Striking a family member doesn't seem right does it?" he said.
"You're not my family. My true family was here. I'm only here to protect them." I said.
"Well it doesn't look like you're doing a good job at it." Luke said. He was right. I set out to his side to protect the camp. I tried to keep the army away from camp. But I had to do something. I knew my place and it wasn't with Kronos.
Luke gripped my shoulder tightly and said, "Do I need to teach you how to be honorable again?" I pushed his arm of my shoulder, which made him angry. He kicked me in the back of the leg and I fell to the ground.
"I guess its time for another lesson!" Luke said pulling me up by my hair and then punching me in the chest, making the pain extreme. I screamed in pain and Annabeth stood up.
"Luke, stop it!" Annabeth screamed.
"You're next!" Luke hollered.
"No! Take me instead. Just get it over with all ready." I said.
"With Pleasure!" Luke said. He tortured me in front of everyone. Everyone watched in horror as I started bleeding, and Luke kept on hitting me. He kept on for about an hour, until kicking me out of the arena.
I laid on the ground for a long time. After a few minutes it started raining. I got up, sort of, and started walking towards my cabin. A flash of lightning flashed across the sky and I thought of Zeus.
"WHERE ARE YOU?!" I screamed to the sky. "YOU SHOULD HAVE COME BY NOW!" Suddenly a golden light appeared before me. I quickly covered my eyes and stepped back. When I looked again, it was Zeus.
"What do you need from me." Zeus said. I didn't think he should have been so polite.
"Why haven't you tried to stop Luke?!" I said. Zeus looked at me and frowned.
"Young Half-Blood, the Gods are very busy at this time, as you could have guessed. You will have to solve this matter yourself." Zeus said. He started walking away and I chased after him.
"You expect me to take down an entire army by myself?" I said.
"You make it sou8nd as though it is impossible." Zeus said while chuckling. I stared at him with my mouth open. I couldn't believe what he just said. He stopped in his tracks and put his hands on my shoulders.
"You posses a strong power, a power that only Gods can hold. If you can learn to use this power, an army should be nothing." Zeus said.
"What is this power?" I said. Zeus touched my chest with his finger.
"I have to go now, Percy." Zeus said. "Oh and do try to be cautious, boy. We've lost a lot of people in this war." And with that, he disappeared in a flash of golden light. I decided to go back to the arena to check on everyone. What could Zeus have meant by a strong power? It must have something to do with the pain in my chest. I would have to be able to control it if I was going to be able to destroy the army.
When I got to the arena everyone was sleeping, except for two people. It was the young boy and Annabeth. The boy was shaking and Annabeth was holding him close, brushing his hair with her fingers. I sat beside Annabeth, and she never even turned her head. After a few minutes of silence, Annabeth rested her head on my shoulder. I watched Annabeth hold on to the boy as if she would let nothing harm him. She would make a great mother. I slowly moved my hand on tope of hrs, and she held it.
"I love you." Annabeth said.
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