(All telepathic communication is in Italic)

Previously:

A giant, one described to me many times. Polybotes.

Ajax's POV:

I'm really not in the mood to be angered anymore then I already am, but the enemy has decided that they want to fight and they've brought the ugliest and most annoying giant they can… Polybotes.

Behind him is about 1000 monsters give or take, but that won't be too difficult at all. However, my problem is the giant in front of me.

As much as I don't want to admit it he has some strong skills and one of those happens to be a strong talent in sniffing out his enemies and being a son of Poseidon (as much as I don't like to mention it) he will recognise me very soon.

I watch as he looks at the four of us lining up at the top of the hill looking down at him. He falters slightly when he sees Awiti as he's probably never seen a creature like her but he smirks the entire time as he must believe that we can't take him on. He chuckles darkly and steps forward.

Immediately my companions and I reveal our weapons and hold them in a readying stance in front of him. He jumps at the sight of them as they look like they've just appeared but quickly fixes his face back into the smirk. The army behind him grunt and shuffle side to side in anticipation.

He clears his throat and begins to talk in a scratchy and deep voice,

"Who are you to stand between our meal… we are here on orders from our leaders Mother Earth and The Pit and we suggest you move aside before your trampled!"

The crowd of monsters roar in approval from behind him but I smirk under my hood and speak in a different voice to my own, Ikaika's (a perk of having them as a part of me),

"We will not step aside. I am Ajax, Wing of Chaos and we are under orders of our leader Chaos the creator of the universe to protect the Gods and demigods of the West against your own. I highly suggest that you go back and warn your leaders of our presence and back off!"

The camp roars behind us, almost making me jump at their unseen presence to me, but I hold my ground never allowing my eyes to leave Polybotes.

He laughs but stops mid snort. He sniffs the air and looks around the beings in front of him, his army follow sensing something disturbing their leader. He smiles widely and looks straight at me. The monsters behind him look confused as if they haven't picked up on what Polybotes has and the campers behind us shuffle uncomfortably at the silence and look Polybotes is giving me. I don't falter.

"Well well well… I thought you disappeared hundreds of years ago demigod."

I don't move or answer. I feel Sammy tense beside me as he realises the same thing I have, he caught the scent.

I step forward closer to him and say,

"I don't know what you are speaking of giant!"

He steps toward me and we now stand eight metres apart,

"You know what I speak of boy or should I say Son of Poseidon."

The campers begin to whisper between each other at Polybotes's words and I curse him quietly. I panic slightly, but only for a second and speak in a calm voice,

"You don't know what you are speaking of giant! He died a long long time ago."

The whispering becomes louder behind me and I spin around toward them and shout,

"Stand back and watch! My companions and I will kill this army and the giant you see before us. Then and hopefully then you will trust me fully."

All this I am doing to stop them questioning and thinking about the giant's words. Hopefully even forgetting them in the process, but from the looks on their faces they won't let me live it down and will question me immediately if we survive this battle.

I look at my companions who still haven't lost their readying stances and nod at them and they nod back and walk forward to stand next to me.

Polybotes raises is arm ready to call the army forward and I mimic his movement. At the same moment we pull our arms down and charge towards each other, the campers stand back in shock watching us and only seven in the front hold their weapons ready at the first sign of trouble.

Sammy's POV:

As soon as we begin charging the four of us split. Awiti and Christian run to the left and myself and Ajax to the right. I go far right and leave Ajax the centre right so that he can get the giant.

As I run to the side I sweep my eyes along the line of monsters approaching. Hellhounds, telekhines, a couple empousai, some other monsters and… oh great just my luck and the Minotaur!

I grip Sydney harder (my sword) and stop running right and stand rock still facing the on coming enemy. I get into my readying stance with my sword held in front of me with both hands and my right leg pulled behind my left ready to fight.

I watch as they approach; three metres, two… one and they hit me.

I swing my sword over my head and connect it with an empousai's shoulder, she screams as she explodes into gold dust.

I don't stop.

Two hellhounds pounce at me from both my flanks but I crouch down and swing my leg around me and trip both the hellhounds. As they fall I pull my sword across my body and connect it with their flesh.

Immediately I stand up and run forward towards the Minotaur who stands behind our group watching me as I come in his direction.

Monsters continue to swarm me but I parry each of their blows and cut and kill with Sydney. The Minotaurs face is scrunched up in anger as he watches his comrades fall.

I smirk.

I lunge forward and stab a telekhine in the chest and without stopping I turn around and slice Sydney across the chest of a hairy creature I can't identify in the midst of battle. I continue to fight not earning one scratch on my body, behind I can hear the distant cheers of the campers as they watch us kill the monsters.

Before I even realise myself I kill all the monsters who were in the way of me killing the Minotaur and stand five metres from his fuming form.

I pass Sydney between my two hands while glaring at him. He looks taken back at the intensity of it but proceeds to stamp his foot into the ground obviously getting ready to charge me. In his hands is a giant war axe the size of me which is slightly intimidating but I've fought worse. I stop moving Sydney between my hands and hold it in my right hand. We begin moving in a circle waiting for the other to make the first move.

He makes it.

He pulls his head down and roars as he sprints towards me I wait until he's almost on me and jump over his head and do a flip for show, roars of approval erupt from the campers.

I land crouched and pull a throwing knife from under my coat and immediately throw it at the Minotaur who has turned around to prepare to charge again. The knife flies through the air at impossible speeds and hits him square in the right eye. He roars in pain and throws his head back. He staggers and falls as the new found one side blindness makes his whole body go into shock.

I stand up and brush the dust of my cloak and approach him with my hand still firmly holding Sydney.

From a young age I've been taught to never let my guard down and as I approach the Minotaur I see why that's so important.

He hears me coming and readjusts his body on the ground so that his legs are to my left and his arm is above his head and I see it coming before he does it. But I'm too slow.

As I become arms length away from the Minotaur he swings is leg under me to trip me. I jump to avoid it and miss his arm coming towards me. He swats me away and I smash into the tree that holds the Golden Fleece and land on the dragon Peleus.

Immediately campers move towards me to help but I push them all away and stand up, still holding Sydney in my hand. I glare at the Minotaur who appears to be laughing at me. I submit to tunnel vision and it lands squarely on the Minotaur.

Ignoring the protests from the campers I sprint forward at lightning speed and sidestep at the last minute, slicing the side of the Minotaur. He roars in pain and spins towards me with pure rage in his eyes.

I growl at him and immediately charge again giving him no time in the slightest to prepare. He stumbles in surprise as I approach and tries to act tough.

I chuckle darkly as I jump over his head and stab him in the base of his neck, and while still holding Sydney's hilt I drag it down through his body. He doesn't even have enough time to scream/roar in pain before he explodes into golden dust.

I'm breathing heavy and put Sydney into the ground and lean on it. I suck in some deep breaths that I lost when I hit the tree and look at my comrades.

Awiti is standing in the centre of a circle of monsters but line after line of them is killed as she throws her tail around slicing their necks along with her scimitar, Bsaecas. She punches multiple ones in the face sending them flying and mid-air they disappear and turn into the all too familiar golden dust. All the while she moves like a ballerina with such grace and beauty that you just can't help but stare at her no matter what you think of her appearance.

I look closer to my left and see Christian running around the enemy at incredible speeds while clipping bombs to some of their backs and running away before it explodes (all are silent explosions so he won't be deaf by the end of the battle). He throws his daggers never missing a single monster and slices the backs off lines of monsters while running around with his katana, Bob (que the eye roll).

Finally my eyes land on Ajax.

He fights like a demon.

With his sword, Mercury, in hand and his outstretched wings he pushes through the enemy that stand between him and Polybotes who has retreated to the back of his army observing Ajax with a spark of interest and fear in his eyes.

Ajax throws his sword over his head and under monster's feet killing every single being in his path while never letting his eyes leave Polybotes. His wings, with the now solid metal ends, move around him and slice the monsters to pieces. He occasionally lifts himself of the floor causing the enemy to be blown back and fall over and then proceeds to do a spin attack where he skydives to the floor and creates a sonic wave that reaches the end of the monster lines and knocks them off their feet or kills them instantly.

He calls upon his water powers every so often forming them into ice spears and throwing them at the enemy. However after the whole Polybotes's calling him out he conceals these secret throws with movements of the shadows and make them grab unsuspecting victims and drag under the ground as it opens up underneath them.

Those who either aren't close to him or aren't his enemy can't see his eyes but at this moment his eyes glow a dark and deep red that could kill without the use of his wings, powers or weapons. He even makes me shiver with fear.

I look over at the campers and see them staring in awe at Ajax, but also confusion at the lack of support I'm giving my comrades.

But I know they can handle it themselves and I would only get in the way.

Awiti and Christian have stopped fighting and are brushing themselves off while breathing heavily. Awiti sees me and motions for me to join them. I teleport over to them and watch Ajax with them. He now has cut down the rest of the monsters and only Polybotes remains.

Ajax's POV:

All the monsters are gone and only the giant remains, Polybotes.

My Gods he makes my blood boil. He looks at me up and down, no doubt looking to see if I have sustained any injuries whilst fighting. Sadly his search will come up empty. It's difficult getting a scratch on me.

I stare at his eyes and watch his hand twitching towards his back where his trident must be hiding. His posture is stiff and his hands are fidgeting ever so slightly individually.

Salvador says,

"Ajax keep your guard up, I sense something darker than the giant before you."

"Yeah Ajax and it's definitely not Gaea or Tartarus…"

Rebecca adds.

I cock my head to the side slightly so I can see my comrades and see that they are tensing as well.

I begin to feel it as well.

A deep dark pit has opened at the pit of my stomach. Something cold and unwelcoming has entered the playing field. Something that I've only ever heard of.

I look at Polybotes again and watch as he takes a large breath in and becomes still, standing stiff and straight while looking at me in the eye as a dark liquid seeps into them making them pitch black and empty, but so full of evil that I can't help but shiver. He twitches his head unnaturally as if he has become possessed and a gurgling cry escapes his lips.

I feel my companions move beside me with their weapons out in front of them ready to attack.

It's silent as everyone watches Polybotes twitch and sway as if under a trance. Suddenly he stops moving and seems to become more relaxed, however the black doesn't leave his eyes.

He smiles and chuckles deeply, his voice echoing around us.

"Ajax it's him… it's Or- "

"Now now Ajax now's not the time to have secret conversations with those little angels in your head, they can't help you now."

Polybotes says. I step forward with my sword held out in front of me. I suck in a large breath and steady my voice, concealing the fear that rocks my insides,

"You don't belong on this battle field, this isn't your fight!"

He laughs and takes a step towards me,

"You really expect me to sit around any longer watching my half-wit brother send out his 'army' to show those around him that he is the boss? After he stole my creation? Threw me into the void and took all the credit didn't he? He tries to make himself seem so good when he helps pitiful beings as yourselves, but I know what he's really like!"

I begin to shake with anger, he knows nothing and I can see right through him.

He's trying to break the trust we're trying to build with the campers so that Gaea and Tartarus can win.

"Do not speak those lies here! You know full well why you got sent to the void, after all the destruction you caused!"

He laughs again and takes another step towards me.

Sammy tries to stand in front of me but I put my wing in front of him. He looks at me with clear anger and frustration covering his features.

"We need to get everyone out of here before he tries anything! He may only be here as a lowly spirit but if he can control a giant who's not to say he could control a whole army as well!"

"Don't you think I know that! But if we try to move he's going to kill everyone… call Chaos, quickly!"

Sammy moves back and secretly pulls out a small device and puts it in his ear, it sends signals to Chaos and it's kind of like an emergency 'we need you now' kind of signal.

Polybotes looks at me again and seems to look deeper into to me, getting a glimpse of my soul,

"You're still young, no matter how long you may have lived Ajax you still live in the mind of that 18 year old who fled Earth. You can't run this time though boy because no matter what's going on inside that small heart of yours you know your loyalty still lies here and I would worry if I was you because everyone knows your weakness and I have a feeling they're picking up on your secret as well."

When he finishes talking Polybotes begins twitching and twisting again and he begins screaming even louder than he was before.

I spin around fast and grab all three of my companions and fly them over to the campers where we will be safe in case of some explosion. However, Polybotes simply stops moving and crumples into a pile of dust on the ground.

I begin to breathe a sigh of relief before I hear a click from the forest, an all too familiar click of a certain weapon that killed two angels 400 years ago.

I look at Sammy in panic and from his anxious face he's heard it too. I look into the forest and see a figure holding up a Efnserna'sl towards all the campers at the back edge of the group. Specifically, the young children.

We all react at once.

Christian reaches into his pouch and grabs a dagger which he throws towards the figure. Awiti begins pushing through the campers trying to get to the children with Sammy close to her tail. I jump into the sky and shoot towards the figure.

But all is in vain.

The gun is shot and it flies towards the children. It seems to move in slow motion as I watch the ball of intense purple light fly towards a certain son of Zeus who I used as bait… Marcus.

It hits him square in the chest and he's sent flying through the air. Time returns to normal and I speed towards him, catching him in mid-air and I cradle him close to my chest as I lower to the ground just inside the borders of Camp Half-Blood.

He's deathly pale and I can't sense a pulse. The energy from the gun has stopped his bodily function and I know even if we can get him to start breathing he will only be a shell of the young boy he was.

I place him gently on the ground and kneel next to him with my hands firmly holding his small hand.

A child.

He slaughtered a child in cold blood.

He won't stop here.

No matter what we must win now.

He's involved and this is our only chance we have of destroying him again. Sammy must call in Aszi'a Squad immediately.

We need all the help we need to save everyone and to prevent hundreds more deaths like Marcus's.

Order, he must be erased from existence for good.