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Okay guys this is serious. Remember when I asked all you guys for help in writing my stories? Well I wanted to give a little praise to a person who helped me and made me think. Thank you Sophie! I know what it's like to have your mind racing all over the place. I'm an ADHD and Dyslexic writer and the way I look at it, it's crazy fun. Keep going all of you!
Above deck, Annabeth saw the oddest creature she'd ever laid her eyes on. The beast was at least two stories above the deck, with the rest of it's body under the water. About nine long tentacles hung loosely on the deck while nine others flailed in the air. And in the smack dead center of it's face, was a giant bloodshot eye that was so colorful, Annabeth couldn't believe it came from this beast. Annabeth was astounded as each male drew a sword and started hacking at the monster. She made eye contact with Percy, who grinned at her smugly.
"You look tough enough. Let's see how you do." He tossed Annabeth a sword which she caught by the handle.
"You want me to kill that thing?!" She demanded. Her fear was supplemented with a monstrous roar from the aquatic beast and Leo getting blasted backwards.
"No!" Percy called back. "I just want you to help!" Her hands trembled as she held the sword. How hard could this be? She thought. Well you could die... Her brain argued back. Shut up! She hissed to herself, and charged towards whatever the thing was. Wherever it's hot breath landed, reeked of rotting fish and seaweed. Annabeth almost gagged.
"We gotta find it's weak spot!" Leo cried, getting onto his feet.
"On it!" Frank yelled, climbing up a slimy tentacle like he was a monkey. Jason distracted the beast with little glints from his sword. Leo didn't fight with a sword, but instead with little fire torches and bombs. He lit one of the little spheres and chucked it at the eye, but the monster batted it away. Nico appeared next to Annabeth, who was taking it all in. He locked eyes with her, and when he did, Annabeth felf like she was stairing into a void.
"Well?" He asked expectantly. Annabeth huffed as he ran up next to Leo and began to stab the suctions on the tentacles that made the creature stick to the ship. His sword was black, the darkest black Annabeth had ever seen. Like it had come from hell hand delivered from Hades. Annabeth was Greek, so naturally she believed in the Olympian gods. Annabeth exhaled and charged towards the rest of the guys, who looked at her like she was insane. Except Nico. He didn't seem to have much emotion at all. Annabeth looked at her forearms and her hands that brandished the gleaming blade of iron. Should I swing it like a bat? She wondered. She eyed the tentacles on the deck, and then the sword. She remembered what Leo had said. It's weak spot. Field of vision. Annabeth gripped the sword tightly, and hurled it as far as she could. Everything seemed to slow as the blade spun fiercely through the air. She held her breath and she pleaded for everything to go right. There was a collective gasp as the sword sunk hiilt deep into the eye of the monster. Everything was quiet, including the beast itself. It was in shock. Then suddenly, it was in complete turmoil. It ripped the sword out of it's eye, black liquid flinging itself everywhere. Annabeth guessed it was blood. The boat tipped violently under the weight of the tentacles and the crew slipped and slid forward, including Percy. Annabeth couldn't even imagine what the girl's were thinking under the deck. Frank was thrown off the back and landed on Leo, who squeaked in surprise. The sword was flung and the blade was buried in the wood planks of the deck. Annabeth struggled to run up the surface, but when she reached the sword, she tugged it out and ran over to where the tentacles were wrapped around the rails of the boat. As of now, she was the only person with a weapon. The tentacles that weren't wrapped around the boat, were flailing in the air. Since the creature was blind, it had to depend on it's sense of touch. Or, what it had left of it's touch. Nico and Leo had hacked away at some of the slimy attachments and black blood was seeping everywhere.
"Percy!" She called. The leader looked at her with those sea green eyes that made her shutter. "What do I do?" He shrugged, and was suddenly grabbed by a tentacle and lifted into the air. Annabeth screamed as another jutted towards her. She brought the sword down hard onto it, and sliced it clean off. The beast wailed in pain, and knocked Leo off his feet. Annabeth sidestepped as another came. She sliced that one off too. She smiled, despite her situation. "I'm getting good at this!" She called out to no one in particular. Three more tentacles rushed at her and she parred one off and sliced off another, but the last one caught her by surprise and wrapped itself around her body. She kept a tight grip on her sword, although her arms were wrapped too so the blade hung loosely at her side. She struggled slightly, but she knew that it would do no help.
"Well that was short lived." Percy called, mocking her.
"Really?" She cried. "I really don't think now is the time! We're about to die!" He looked at her, his glare hard.
"Trust me. I've been through worse." His arms looked like they were crossed, but Annabeth couldn't tell. He looked unsatisfied. Annabeth groaned and flexed her wrist so the sword rotated, but nothing happened. If she could just break the flesh, he might get angry enough to drop her. Then she could cut down Percy and help the rest of the crew.