Chapter 10: Lucky

Silena

There is one simple fact everyone has to get straight: Tartarus sucks! It's not the fact that it's all dark and gloomy, I actually enjoyed the darkness, but because the smell...a rancid, irritating combination of monster and what you would expect from being so in the Earth. You always had to be on alert, the monsters down here could be around any corner, behind any wall, they were simply everywhere.

We had arrived at an entrance to a tunnel with clear fresh footprints embedded in the ground, no doubt someone had recently been investigating. I beckoned Sarah and Aria forward. I knew I had chose the right people. Aria was a powerful demigod not only with physical weapons but also mentally. As a daughter of Eris, she was capable of causing serious chaos in someones mind. The blessing I had bestowed on her only enhanced her powers and gave her an extent over the powers of darkness. Sarah was my second in command, she was scary when angry but was a warm-hearted person, someone that would no doubt sacrafice herself to save a friend.

"This isn't right..." I crouched examining the footprints. "Someone's been here very recently."

Both my partners glanced at the prints on the ground with curiosity. "You are right, someone or something has been here though I don't exactly recount seeing monsters with human tracks", Aria said.

Sarah nodded, "I'm leaning torwards the someone side."

I narrowed my eyes at the tunnel, "Be on alert", I said before cautiously taking steps into the tunnel.

The tunnel was like any other down in Tartarus with one unique distinction, noise. In the distance I heard what sounded like fighting and screams of monsters. I turned to my two mates with an eyebrow raised, "Let's see what's going on shall we?"

They nodded, following me to the openning at the end of the tunnel. My eyes widened as I saw two men, no doubt Titans. They were fighting someone and most definetely losing. I took a closer look as his features became clearer, Percy...

We watched in silence as he subdued the two Titans and taping their mouths shut for good measure. My old friend Clarisse was finishing tending to the victim and Tommy, well he was simply laughing at the Titans feeble attempts to open their mouths.

I motioned for Aria and Sarah as I stepped out of the shadows making my way torwards the Percy's group. As I expected the Lieutenant of Lord Chaos tensed up, suddenly drawing his weapon glaring at the position where we were.

I smiled casually taking my last step out into the light of the fire lamps, "No warm greeting for your fellow commander?" I smirked.

Percy's lips twitched into a smile, "It's great to see you Luna", he said sarcastically.

I sighed, "How's Poseidon doing?" I asked pointing over to the ground where the god of the sea's was lying.

"He's doing fine, Percy here just healed him", Clarisse answered before Percy could.

I grinned upon see Clarisse, "Well old friend, it's great to see you again."

She tensed before looking at me wierdly, "No, offense but do I know you?" She asked.

I turned to Percy holding back a chuckle, "Oh Percy, I do know Clarisse do I?"

Percy laughed, "Oh you do and I'm pretty sure Clarisse does too", he said glancing at Clarisse who had a questioning look on her face.

I looked straight into Clarisses eyes before flicking my hood off, "Remember me?"

Clarisse stood there shocked for a second before rushing up to embrace me in a hug. "Silena! Where have you been?!" Clarisse asked in excitement.

I shrugged, "Dead for a few years before becoming a soldier of Chaos." She looked at me wierdly again, looking into my eyes before she stepped back surprised. Before she could ask the obvious question, I quickly answered it, "They turned black after I became a commander."

Clarisse raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

I shook my head looking over to the Titans. They were trying to escape, but before they could even stand up, I thrust my hand at them and they flew back slamming into the wall with enough force to crack the stone. I waggled a finger at them, "No no no, I wouldn't do that if I were you", I said in a sweet voice.

Clarisse and Aria looked at me startled eyes, "Wow, cool powers", Aria said.

I yawned, "It's nothing, just a little mind trick I learned from training with Chaos."

"That is so an understatement", Sarah chipped in.

I shrugged, "Whatever helps you sleep at night."

Percy glanced at the Titans with distaste. He motioned for all of us and we walked torwards the now unconscious duo. Percy raised his hand and slapped Hyperion in the face. He woke with a jolt. "I want some information Hyperion", he hissed grabbing the Titan by his shirt collar.

"I- I don't know anything", he struggled through saying each word.

Percy's eyes flared in anger before unsheathing his hunting knive and pressing it at Hyperions's throat, "If you don't tell me now, I swear on the River Styx you won't reform in a long long time", he said as thunder rumbled through the caverns of Tartarus.

Hyperion gulped, looking around for any possible route of escape, "I will never tell you."

Percy smiled, "Well then my friend, I have no use for you", he said driving the dagger through the Titans heart. He let out a shriek of pain before exploding in a cloud of golden dust.

Taking out his celestial bronze container, he willed the essence into it effectively trapping Hyperion in.

He turned to us with a cheeky grin on his face, "Any of you want to torture Oceanus?" He asked.

Before anyone could answer however, a groan echoed in the chamber. I spun around just as Poseidon regained consciousness. He surveyed the surroundings before laying his eyes on us. They widened, as a strike of realization appeared on his face, "Is that you Silena?" He asked surprised anyone would go to Tartarus to rescue him.

I smiled, "It certainly is."

He seemed to just realize Percy standing right next to me with painful expression upon his face. He slowly got up, stumbling over to his son, "Percy, is that really you? I am so sorry for what happened." He said hoping for forgiveness.

Percy sighed looking at his father in the eyes, "All is forgiven dad, just make sure something like this doesn't happen again", I said.

Poseidon nodded happily before pulling Percy in a hug, I felt good for the two. Everyone else was looking at them with a smile.

"So your now a commander of Chaos?" Poseidon asked with pride in his eyes.

Percy nodded and proceeded to explaining his whole life in the Army to him, not missing any details. By the end the god of the Seas had an astonished look etched upon his face.

I looked back over to Oceanus, who was slumped on the ground, an evil idea formed in my head. "Hey Poseidon! Do you want to take the once in a life time oppertunity to torture your all-time rival?" I asked pointing to Oceanus.

Poseidon's face turned into one of a little baby being given candy, "Oh you have no idea..." He said walking over to Oceanus.

Everyone chuckled, "Oh this will be fun to watch", Aria said with grin.

I honestly couldn't tell how much time had gone by when Oceanus had finally turned into dust, Poseidon had really took the time to enjoy himself.

"Let's go, we need to rescue the others", Percy said.

We all nodded, the quicker, the better. I was the last to walk into the tunnel but a crumpled up piece of paper caught my eyes. I narrowed my eyes and signaled for everyone to halt. I walked over and picked the piece of paper up. "My goodness..." I muttered.

Everyone looked at me, "What?" Clarisse asked.

It was a map of Tartarus, literally showing every path of the nearby regions.

"Is that a map?" Tommy asked.

I nodded, "Oh how lucky we are. This is where we currently reside", I said pointing to a spot on the map. "All the other paths seem to lead into one room..." I pointed my finger following the trail until it hit one large spot of the map.

I gasped reading out the name of the chamber, "Main torture chamber", I looked up to Percy, "All the gods must be there...and since every other path leads to that one chamber, it means that everyone else who took a path different from ours will end up right there", I explained tapping that part the map.

"That isn't good..." Percy started, "It's as if Tartarus wanted to get them all in that chamber."

I nodded, "Let's get going, not telling what consequences there are if we arrive too late."

And we took off torwards the destination with no telling of what impending doom may be in store for us.

Done with Chapter 10 :D. Now instead of the regular stuff I tell you here, I have some recommendations for you guys. These are the stories that really got me into writing and are spectacularly written.

Broken Bow- Xed Alpha There is a series to this story to read if you liked it

Altered Destinies- Anaklusmos14

Intertwined Destinies- Anaklusmos14

The Queens Champion- Anaklusmos14

The Unknown- CourtingtheMoon

That's it for now, Please read these stories, they are so epic.