Enjoy chapter 11 of A Demon's Wrath!

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No point of view:

Percy, Beckendorf, and Silena walk into a busy diner, all three starving hungry.

They had just Iris Messaged Half-Blood Hill via one of those do-it-yourself carwashes, using a jet hose to create mist.

Shortly after ordering their meals, a huge biker dude wearing a permanent scowl walks into the diner.

He plops down right next to Percy in the trio's booth and began barking orders at a waitress.

Percy couldn't help but grind his teeth, being quickly angered by this bloke.

"So, kiddos, what brings you here?" He asked, and Percy had to bite his tongue.

"What do you even want?" Percy asked, and nicked his finger.

He removed his necklace and flicked some of his blood on the man, and it slightly burnt his skin.

"Alright, bugger off now or I send you to Tartarus." Percy growled as he licked the blood off of his finger and putting his necklace back on.

"Don't you order me around, Perseus Jackson. I'll smite you without a second thought." The god snarled.

"What one are you? Apollo? Hermes? Zeus the jackass?" Percy snapped, and the man removed his glasses. A pair of beady red eyes glared at the Cambion, alight with fierce blood red flames.

"Ares, punk. So show some respect or I end you." The god of war threatened.

"Respect? Go die in a hole." Percy snarled, and Ares raised his fist to hit the son of Astaroth.

"Here are your cheese burgers and beverages, and your coffee. Can I get you anything else?" The waitress asked, eyeing the god of war wearily.

"No, thank you." Silena gave her a tip, and the waitress.

"Daughter of Aphrodite," Ares began, "I'm surprised that you're not opening your legs wide yet, just like your mommy does for me."

Now it was Beckendorf's turn to be angry, cracking his knuckles.

The buff demigod son of Hephaestus and Cambion son of Astaroth were ready to kill the god of war that instance.

"I'm sure you didn't come here to be the definition of a prick, Ares, so tell us, why are you here." Silena made it quite obvious that she shouldn't be pissed off.

Ares just laughed.

"Nice charm speak, bitch, but it doesn't work me. Screwing Aphrodite has a lot of advantages." Ares downed his coffee, and replaced his shady glasses back on.

"Now, for why I'm here. I need a favour. I left my shield in the good old Tunnel of Love ride at a local water park. Get it; you've proven yourselves worthy to me."

"How about, you kiss my sweet ass and go piss someone else off." Percy drew his knife, and Ares smiled.

"Listen here, fuck-tard, I can get you three a ride to Los Angeles. Get me my shield. I'll be waiting." Ares let Percy out of the booth, the two lovebirds following.

A string of curses came out of Percy's mouth as the trio walked down the road to some run-down water park called Water Land.

The setting sun lit up the sky beautifully as they each jumped the padlocked fence and try to find their way through the maze of endless rides in an attempt to find the Tunnel of Love.

"You alright, Silena?" Beckendorf asked Silena after Percy was a bit ahead.

"Fine. Ares... He's such a dick..." Silena grumbled, and they continued to search for the ride.

Percy steals some spare clothes and some knickknacks from the store when they came across it. Better grab something while they were there.

The trio eventually found the Tunnel of Love ride, which was basically a tunnel that leads to an empty pool. Surrounding the pool were statues of Cupid.

Right at the middle of the empty pool, there was a pink and white two-seater boat with a canopy over the top and little hearts painted all over it.

It made Percy sick, looking at the ride.

Ares's shield was right there; just sitting there in the boat, and the three look at each other.

"You two lovebirds go. I'll keep an eye out while you two have some private time." Percy nodded to the boat, so Silena and Beckendorf made their way over to the sickening boat.

Beckendorf grabbed the shield, and a cobweb-like substance snapped.

A trip-wire!

The whole thing was a trap.

Oh... Crap... Percy paled, and the Cupids started to shoot arrows of rope across the rim of the pool.

The pair of demigods were trapped inside of the pool.

The Cupid heads pop off, revealing some HD cameras.

Overhead, a voice from a loudspeaker tells them they will be filmed live for Mount Olympus in a minute or two.

Metallic spiders started to fill out into the pool.

Percy, from the other side of the rope cage, used his water powers to pump the water into the pool and propel Beckendorf and Silena on the boat toward the exit.

They catapulted over the fence at the exit, and numerous howls were heard by the pair of demigods from outside.

As it turned out, Hephaestus, Beckendorf's daddy and Aphrodite's husband, tried to catch Aphrodite and her Ares, her boyfriend, during the acting of cheating on him. Apparently, Hephaestus is always trying to trap them and humiliate them in front of Mount Olympus.

The Cupid cameras are still filming Silena, Percy and Beckendorf.

The demigoddess yelled at them, and they shut off.

The duo were really angry at Ares, both hating the idea of being used and embarrassed like that.

There was a problem that had just occurred to them.

Black blood was splattered across the ground, and Percy was nowhere in sight.

All was left was his pentagram necklace.

Beckendorf picked it up, and it instantly began burning him, radiating pure, sinister evil.

Beckendorf just held it by the string instead, inspecting the bone necklace.

"Looks like human bone... Why would he have this with him? Isn't this from many other kinds' lore?" Beckendorf asked himself, closely inspecting the pendent.

"A pentagram? Don't some Christians wear it with a cross?" Silena asked, also looking at it.

A deep snarl was heard from behind them.

A shadowy dog stood there, its eyes alight with deep blue flames.

"What the Hades is that thing!?" Silena asked both paling considerably as the huge dog slowly advanced, its mist-like form trailing behind it.

"Who cares? Just run!" Beckendorf yelled, and the demigods ran for it.

A dark figure revealed itself, looking at the demon blood scattered across the floor.

"That's right; let them play with their food. You only see them since your doomed." He cracked, and looked behind him.

Percy was sat there, bound and gagged, many cuts across his body.

Two figures were stood over him, holding swords at his throat.

"Now, Perseus, what am I am I going to do with you?" The man grinned sadistically, an evil glint in his pitch black eyes.

Percy swore multiple times at the demon, but it was only a bunch of babble that came out.

"What do we do with him?" One asked.

"Torture. He needs to die, as must all Cambions not loyal to Hell." The man pulled out a flask of glowing blue liquid, and punched Percy's nose.

He removed the gag and forced the son of Astaroth to drink it, ignoring the cries of pain as the substance burned his skin.

Once the demon removed the flask, Percy spat some of it at the demon.

"Too bad it don't work on me." A pair of golden burning red eyes were under the cloak.

"Heh... I should have known..." Percy snarled, and spat a bunch of his blood at the cloaked figure.

It burned his skin, and the Cambion was re-gagged.

"You two don't lose him. The Hellhounds can rip those two useless demigods apart and have them for dinner."

The pagan god's accomplices nodded, and vanished in cloud of black smoke.

The god then flashed away, leaving the two demigods for dead.

Beckendorf and Silena jumped the water park fence, and ran back to the diner, despite the Hellhound snapping at their heels.

Ares was waiting outside of the diner, and the Hellhound seemed to suddenly stop and vanish into thin air.

The duo ran up to the god of war, panting.

Beckendorf handed the god his shield.

"Where's the brat?" Ares arched an eyebrow, and the demigods looked down.

"We were assaulted by something. It was made of mist, and vanished up there." Beckendorf pointed at the other end of the road.

"Oh well. Anyway, that truck there is a ride to Vegas." The god of douchebags pointed to a truck, and in bold letters, it said: "Kindness International: Humane Zoo Transport. Warning: Live Wild Animals".

"You'll be riding in the back of a truck with the wild animals. Here." Ares handed them a backpack full of clothes, food and money. "Also, go to Santa Monica when you can. Poseidon will be there, and he'll want to meet Percy. He can help you find him."

A flash from inside of the diner occurred, signifying that someone had taken a picture of the god of war and two demigods from inside of the diner.

"Also, Percy's mommy ain't dead. Someone has her hostage and is holding her at ransom. He has her at ransom."

Ares then left on his Harley, and the two truck drivers are getting ready to leave the diner, so the son of Hephaestus daughter of Aphrodite jumped into the back of the Kindness International truck.

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Percy hated nightmares.

He was currently taking a standardized test in a straitjacket.

The main issue was that he couldn't control his actions or move.

That is why he hadn't even picked up his pencil yet.

A girl was sitting next to him and says, "Well, Seaweed Brain? One of us has to get out of here."

She had short, spiky black hair and electric blue eyes, as well as really pale skin. She wore punk-like clothing too, all black.

The Cambion was tossed from the straightjacket and fell into a pit where a familiar, icy voice resided.

"Percy Jackson... Yes, the exchange went well, I see..." The voice spoke, shivers running down Percy's spine.

Then, he hears the cold voice having a conversation with a familiar voice that he couldn't place.

The familiar voice talks about stealing the Big Three's symbols of power to form the Spear of Trillium, and asks the cold voice why he couldn't bring it to his lord (who just happened to be the evil dude from the pit) directly.

The cold voice dude recognizes that Percy is listening. It shows the son of Astaroth an image of his quest: Percy is standing in a throne room with black walls and bronze floors. Before him is his mom frozen in that glowing light. Percy's flesh starts to melt from his body.

Percy shoots upright, wide awake, in some golden room.

All he could tell was that it wasn't a hotel or a prison.

He was alone.

His throat was burning raw, and that's when Percy noticed a glass of water and some snacks shaped like a Lotus flower.

He reached over, and took them. He downed the glass and gobbled up the flower.

Rainbows instantly swam across his vision, and a knock was heard on the bedroom door.

It opened, and black spots danced across Percy's vision.

"Welcome to the Lotus Hotel and Casino, Perseus Jackson. We hope you enjoy your stay." A man wearing a smart, dark green uniform.

A torrent of black smoke came out from behind the man, and slipped into Percy's mouth.

Then, everything went black...

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An albino lion, zebra and antelope ran through the streets of Las Vegas, causing a commotion.

Beckendorf and Silena hopped off of the truck and began to roam the streets of Las Vegas.

They soon arrived at a dead end, where a doorman at the Lotus Hotel and Casino kindly invited them in.

Once inside, they were blown away by what they saw: a huge lobby/game room with every kind of game and every kind of snack imaginable.

A bellhop approaches them and gives them casino credit cards with an unlimited amount of credit:

"Not to worry, the bill's taken care of. No extra charges, no tips. Enjoy your stay!" The bellhop assured them, and left to greet some more customers.

"I don't like the sound of that." Beckendorf commented, before finding a room key.

For the top floor.

They would check that out later.

The duo could use the credit cards anywhere in the casino.

They eventually go up to their room and shower, eat, watch TV, and luxuriated. They hadn't been treated so nicely in a long time.

The lovebirds decided to go play in the game room. There, everyone finds a game that is just right for them: Beckendorf finds a building game and Silena found some dancing games.

Then, while Beckendorf was playing a sharpshooter game, he was joined by someone.

He had obsidian eyes, and radiated evil.

He didn't register the son of Hephaestus, but he knew who this kid was.

"Percy...?" The demigod asked, only to get ignored.

"Do I know you?" Percy asked, and Beckendorf paled.

Something wasn't right.

"No, sorry. I mistook you for a friend." Beckendorf apologized, and left.

He soon found Silena dancing away, against some other girls, and winning.

"Silena!" Beckendorf pulled her aside when the demigoddess had finished.

"I've found Percy." He said, and she paled.

"You're joking, right?"

Great, she didn't believe him. Just what he needed.

"Just come on!" He dragged along and led her to the Cambion, whom was still playing the game.

"Charlie, it's-" Beckendorf threw the pentagram necklace at Percy, and it landed in his pocket.

The son of Astaroth's eyes lightened to their dark sea green, and Silena was gaping like a fish out of water.

"No way..." She muttered, and Percy looked annoyed.

"What do you want?" He snapped, and Beckendorf narrowed his eyes.

"My friend."

He punched the son of Astaroth in the face, and his eyes went black once more, the necklace flying out of his pocket.

"Well, he's as good as dead for the time being." Percy said, and the demigod arched an eyebrow.

"I am Moloch, a good buddy of Percy's daddy."

Nobody in the casino even noticed the fight going on.

Beckendorf was shocked on what had happened to his friend. And there was no Moloch in Greek mythology, especially since pagan gods were forbidden from interaction with one another.

"Why don't you give Perce back then?" Silena asked, and a Moloch coughed.

A small puff of black smoke came out, and Moloch grimaced.

"So, a daughter of Aphrodite, huh? Guess that's my day made easier." Moloch snarled, and flicked his wrist.

Another puff of black smoke came out of Moloch's mouth, and his eyes lightened a shade.

It took a bit of time, but Percy's body was soon surrounded by black smoke.

It wasn't a good thing.

It melted into the ground, and Percy heaved.

He looked drunk, unable to remain focus.

"Hey guys... Miss me?" Percy grinned weakly, but neither of the demigods believed it was him.

"We need to get him out of here." Silena said, using her charm speak on Beckendorf.

Beckendorf heaved up Percy, him leaning on his shoulder.

On the way out, the bellhop came up to them, with a generous offer. Platinum cards, which were for a whole new floor full of new games for Platinum members.

The trio leave as fast as they could.

It was quite stormy outside.

Beckendorf checked the date on a newspaper: it was June 20th.

They have been at the Lotus Casino for five days.

They have one day left before the summer solstice, and when their quest deadline was reached.

AND, not to mention, Percy knew of a traitor among the Olympian gods.

The trio hailed a taxi, and used their unlimited Lotus Casino credits to get them to Santa Monica Beach.

During the cab ride, Percy slowly came to his senses. He briefly explained his kidnapping and the short torture session. Then, he woke up seeing a rather pissed Beckendorf and Silena.

Most of the memories seemed to of burnt, as if the black smoke and effects of the Lotus Casino had fried his memory up.

Sunset soon arrived, and they reached Santa Monica beach.

The Cambion walked into the waves, getting deeper and deeper until he's underwater.

A mako shark nudged him, and Percy grabbed hold of his fin.

The mako shark took Percy farther out into the ocean, until Percy was at the edge of an enormous chasm – where the ocean's floor drops down deep below.

It was like standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon at midnight, not being able to see much, but knowing the void was right there.

All of a sudden, a water spirit rises from below riding a sea-stallion.

Her voice closely resembled Sally Jackson's voice. It was the same spirit whom had spoken to Percy on the bottom of the Mississippi River.

She introduced herself as a Nereid, a spirit of the sea. She worked for Poseidon, Percy's grandfather.

The son of Astaroth couldn't help but feel angry that his dad hadn't come to see him himself, but the Nereid cautioned Percy not to be so judgmental.

Gods can't help their half-blood children directly; they can't show favouritism. The same went for legacies, but since it was about Sally, it made it harder to be involved.

She gave Percy a parting gift of three pearls.

"Take these, and when you are in need, smash a pearl at your feet." She said.

The Nereid then warned Percy. "You must find your mother, Perseus. Hades has her in his clutches, but do not trust him. Trust your heat, no matter what. DOA Recording studio is what you want. Good luck."

She then departed, returning down into the depths of the ocean once more.

Percy left the ocean, and the trio took a bus to West Hollywood.

They wondered the streets for miles looking for the DOA Recording Studios (the apparent gates of the Underworld), but no one has ever heard of it or knows where it is.

Percy sees Gabe the fat douchebag crying on TV (at an appliance store) as he's being interviewed by Barbara Walters. Barbara Walters then showed her viewers a picture of Percy Jackson, the delinquent youth accused of wreaking havoc across America.

Some strange and scary characters are coming out of the woodwork in West Hollywood.

Percy's a New Yorker, but he's definitely not feeling very comfortable here in Los Angeles.

A group of rich kids with knives (they look like they might belong at Yancy Academy) gang up on Percy, Beckendorf and Silena.

Percy tried to use Riptide on them, but since they were mortal, Riptide couldn't kill them.

Since Percy was in no proper state to fight, the trio ran as fast as they could away from the gang of rich kids.

They ran into Crusty's Water Bed Palace, where a guy who looked like a raptor in a leisure suit seemed to be hanging out.

He invited them in and was understanding of their situation.

"I'm Crusty! And you three kiddies are?" He asked, a little too cheerfully.

After the introductions were through, Crusty invited them to try out some waterbeds while they hid from the mean kids outside.

Beckendorf tried out a water bed with built-in lava lamps.

Silena tried out a love-themed water bed.

Crusty then snapped his fingers and said one word.

"Ergo!"

Ropes sprung out of nowhere and bound Beckendorf and Silena to their beds.

"Let them go!" Percy demanded, but Crusty just laughed.

"I've got to make them fit their beds first! These are all six feet long, which means your two friends must be stretched to six feet tall!" Crusty said cheerfully.

Percy frowned. "And what Greek prick are you?"

"I am Procrustes, but I prefer Crusty for short, the Stretcher."

"You once tried to kill Theseus, my uncle." Percy muttered.

The son of Astaroth then done the inevitable: he charmed Crusty into trying out a bed himself.

Once Crusty was lying on a bed, Percy snapped his fingers.

"Ergo!" Ropes sprung out from the bed and bound the Stretcher.

"You won't get away with this! We will get you, son of-" Crusty didn't say another word, Percy uncapping Riptide and lopping off Crusty's head.

Percy freed his friends and looks at the bulletin board behind Crusty's desk.

As it turned out, the entrance to the Underworld is right around the block!

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And I am done with chapter 11! And it's long for once! Yes! 3.4 K!

Next will be as long, if not, longer.

Alright, now, onto the reviews!

Guest: I hate you, please update soon...

Me: Join the club.

MSU19: God chapter

Me: Thanks.

Sunnivaa: Skip skip _

I never liked Sea of Monsters that much (:

Anyways, I really love your story, please continue!

Me: I don't think I'm going to discontinue this... Anyway, thanks!

The Invisible Pretender: You've watched all of season 9 for Supernatural, right? Tell me your thoughts on the finale; I want to see if we feel the same about it... And you're right on Yellow Eyes, one of the best to hate. You got Alistair the personality he deserves. Liked the chapter, I can't wait for you to creep me out with reading in Alistair's voice again.

Me: Yep! I was beyond pissed. Alistair... He'll make a few more appearances then!

Jake Wolf: The story got interesting and Artemis showing up is surprising. You wouldn't expect her to help Percy out with how she feels about him, but who knows. I can't wait to see what happens next chapter and what your plans are for Percy and the gang.

Me: Thanks! I have some plans... Just be prepared for surprises.

GaBaLaA1: YOU SERIOUSLY HAVE TO MAKE THIS PERTEMIS!

Otherwise, I will find you, and I will tickle you...

And also I love the way you write this story with its plot twists.

But the same goes with cliff hangers that goes with the pairing... Cliffies are the best!

Me: I have the coupling in mind! But I won't tell! I like being tickled... Thanks, too!

Zgirl101: I think you're gonna make it Pertemis, but I could be wrong. You're pretty unpredictable. ;)

Why not? Go for it!

Me: I know, right! ;)

Ugh... I have a feeling you was the only one who said that in the poll...

Guardian'sDragonOfDeath: Can't wait for more

Me: Well, here it is!

The Master of Chaos: Add in Sea of monsters, it'll make things simpler for some of us, just don't us the movie version. I will annihilate everything if you do.

Me: I prefer the movie version for some reason... Eh. I'll sleep on it.

Anyway, thanks for the number of reviews! Let's make 150 for a longer chapter than this one!

Speaking of the poll, do it know! It's on my profile, and results will come out when I finish chapter 12!

So, yeah, read and review! See ya in chapter 12!

~The Prince of Souls (Soul Rebirth)