Chapter 9

RAISAS P.O.V

It was completely silent. Everyone had completely blank faces. Except for Nico whose face was slightly grim. "Oh" I whispered.

I knew we were all thinking the same thing. How do we kill a goddess?

Suddenly Nico perked up. "Maybe we could just banish her to Tartarus?" We all nodded our heads at his suggestion although most of us weren't happy about it.

I actually kind of felt like smiling. My mom is going to be gone...

What if we can't kill her though? A small voice in my mind said. This thought took away my feeling of happiness. I must have had award face because Nico leaned towards me and asked "are you feeling okay?" I faked a smile and said "yeah why wouldn't I be? I'm about to kill my mom!" Nico and Hazel smiled but Leo looked at me sadly. Why is he looking at me like that? I wondered. I didn't get a chance to think about this because Hazel said. "Alright we should probably get in the chariot and get back to camp." Everyone including me nodded and we got into the chariot. When we finally reached the camp I realized the rest of the camp doesn't know I was framed. Oh no... I ducked down while we landed so no one saw me. Leo, Nico and Hazel winked at me then got out of the chariot.

I heard campers gathered around Leo.

"Leo we missed you!"

"Don't worry we'll find the person who did this!"

"OMG Leo I thought you died!"

"Your almost as bad as prissy"

"We'll kill Raisa! For you!"

Everyone was talking to loud I couldn't hear my self think.

"Silence!" I heard Nico yell. Everyone instantly quieted. "I know your all exited about Leo, but we brought someone else too..." I stood up slowly. Complete chaos broke loose.

Most campers started throwing rocks at me others were yelling for the seven. Some were even yelling about Percy. I ducked down every time something was thrown at me.

I saw some campers come with swords, bows and even bombs. Nico Leo and Hazel saw this to because they all yelled "STOP!" In unison. Everyone silenced again but they all pointed their weapons towards me. Annabeth walked out of her cabin and saw Leo. "Leo I've missed you so much-" she stopped and looked at me. "What are you doing here?" She said slowly. "I-I-" Leo interrupted me. "She's innocent. Khione possessed me and made me tell everyone Raisa froze you!" Annabeth a face scrunched up for a minute then went blank. She slowly smiled.

"Thank gods!" She whispered. "I'd much rather kill Khione than you!" A few campers gave her a look when she said that.

I looked over to Leo who smiled. I felt like there was something wrong though...

I shrugged it off. That night the whole camp had a welcome back Leo party. (It was also a little bit of I'm glad Raisa's not evil party too). We danced and ate whatever else wanted until we had to go back to our cabins.

Instead of sleeping in the Athena or Hermes cabin I slept in a new cabin. There was already a Khione cabin but that was just for her. So the Hephaestus built me a bed and moved it into the cabin. I felt very lonely. I missed the Athena cabin. I sighed and hoped I could just forget everything before tonight. Sadly life doesn't work that way.

Well, well, well. Looks like your little friend spoke up didn't he... A voice said.

I instantly knew it was my moms. What do you mean? I thought.

Remember when I told Leo if he spoke up you'd... Leave...

Oh no. That was my last thought before I was plunged into darkness.

LEOS P.O.V

I sighed. Then I smiled. Everything is fine now. Your home Raisa isn't being hunted down by the camp and all we need to do is kill Khione. That's almost 1,546 campers vs 1 goddess. Easy as pie. I thought. There's nothing that can go wrong now... Wrong.

It looks like you've decided to break our little promise didn't you...your girlfriend is all mine now. I instantly ten for cabin 18 (Khione's cabin) and burst through the door.

Raisa was gone... Raisa was gone... All because of me...

What have I done? I thought. Tears were welling up in my eyes.

All the pain and sadness I've ever contained was slowly coming out.

I let go. Tears fell down my face like mini waterfalls I slowly fell to my knees

And I cried, and cried and cried.

I cried about my mother

I cried because of all my relatives didn't care.

I cried because of calypso

I cried for festus

But mostly I cried for Raisa.

I didn't care if anyone heard me.

All I cared about was... Nothing, nothing at all,

I'm a cup of water that fell to the floor and shattered. No one came.

I slowly stood up. The tears had stopped now, and I slowly walked to my cabin, layed on my bed and fell asleep. I Opened my eyes and found myself in Khione's castle

(It's a dream of course) I saw Raisa sitting in a cell. She was in her nightgown and she

Was lying on the corner of the cell shivering. I thought since she's the daughter of Khione she isn't effected by cold. Oh wait... She doesn't have her powers... I shivered at the thought. Then I remembered this was all my fault.

Raisa suddenly jerked awake. She looked around wildly.

"Raisa! I'm so sorry!" I said but Raisa didn't hear me. I reached up to touch her arm but it my surprise me hand went right through her. "Raisa!? Can you hear me?" I yelled.

Raisa didn't react.

Suddenly she walked backwards into the corner, her face had an expression of fear all over it. I slowly turned around and saw Khione standing in the middle of the room. Khione smiled cruelly and walked over too Raisa who flinched back.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Silence. "Well, I see a little coward who was betrayed by her boyfriend" Raisa shook her head.

"No, Leo didn't betray me... He forgot!" She yelled. I nodded although no one could see me. Khione smiled wider. "Forgot that he could loose you? Why would he forget that?" She purred. Raisa didn't respond. Her mouth stood agape.

She looked like she was thinking. Khione laughed. "Exactly!"

"He forgets a lot of things!" She yelled a little quieter than last time.

Khione's grin turned into a frown. "Well I don't like it when my children talkback to me! I'll show you what happens when you do!" She yelled. Then she walked over to Raisa, pulled her to the middle of the room and froze her from the waist down so she couldn't move.

Khione smiled cruelly. "I brought a little friend from Tartarus to help me with this..." She exclaimed happily. "Oh Akhlys!" She called.

Suddenly an old hag appeared in front of us.

Her face was utter desolation. Her face was sunken and rheumy, pouring out tears.

Her nose dripped like a waterfall. Her stringy grey hair was matted to her skull in greasy tufts, and her cheeks was raked and bleeding as if she'd been clawing herself.

Just looking at her made me feel horrible. So I lowered my gaze to her tattered milky white dress.

Raisa did the same thing.

The hag (who's apparently named Akhlys) let loose a horrible laugh that sounded like nails on a chalkboard. Raisa covered her ears and I felt myself flinch.

"Who are you?" Raisa managed to squeak out with some effort.

The hag laughed again. "I'm Akhlys! The goddess of misery!" She said with a voice that sounded like a chicken that was suffocating.

I stiffened. I know that name... Percy told me about this goddess. Akhlys controls poison and she's the creator of pain...

If she came here to 'punish' Raisa...

Raisa might not come out of that cell. Ever.