p data-p-id="5b72ec7cfd0283dd86bd453942716d41"emPreviously.../em/p
p data-p-id="24742ddae249677b913575d0108855c4"emZoë...I mean...Huntress, looked at my food in confusion. "Why is all of your food blue?" she asked me. I rolled my eyes. "Because I love blue food. Du." This time Huntress rolled her eyes. Then she went back to her food./em/p
p data-p-id="dce693ad9ac789a92344ef744e3e9942"emI dug into my amazing food. I went for the waffles first. They tasted amazing with the chocolatey goodness drizzled all over it. I wondered what the test would be like. I hoped that they would go easy on us. /em/p
p data-p-id="544d5dc8b2a91134c9db4af7e84b8f42"emWhy would they go easy on us? I thought. This is Chaos, the Lord of the Universe, we're talking about. I'll be lucky if I somehow manage to come out alive. I hoped I'd survive it./em/p
p data-p-id="48ec2aae7a6150111e8aabcbc37ba0c3"emWell, I'll just have to find out when the test comes, I thought./em/p
p data-p-id="e4b625ca339c14099f9f48f8820bd230"strongZoë POV/strong/p
p data-p-id="2565f5bf11bd4719fe80eb6aa3f93b29"After breakfast, which I may add was the first time I ever saw blue waffles and blue orange juice, we followed Chaos to the room where Lyra and Percy, I mean Krymeni and Katastrépsi, would be tested. Katastrépsi looked at me nervously./p
p data-p-id="aecffdd51129e3f7577f2820dcb88a2f""Do you think he's going to go easy on us?" he asked me nervously. It took all of my willpower not to burst out laughing. "Seriously this is the creator of the universe we're talking about. You'll be lucky if he lets you live." All the color drained out of his face. He took a few calming breaths and looked up at me again./p
p data-p-id="657993537fe27b565d8975334bce484a""Zo...Huntress, how come you don't have your old English accent anymore?" Katastrépsi asked me./p
p data-p-id="de1623921b1a9900376d8b6771fdcb54"I looked at him disbelievingly. "Simple, Chaos willed it, and it was done." He nodded. "Oh," he said dumbly. I whacked him in the back of his head. "Stupid boys," I muttered. Katastrépsi heard me. "Hey!" he protested./p
p data-p-id="d2555820231c1449b672ad76a888dcc7"Finally, we arrived at the testing room. I looked at Krymeni. "Good luck you two." I told them. Then I looked at Katastrépsi. "You'll need it." I said./p
p data-p-id="b3fc7bf2437a140a1db67688dde4bf37"strongPercy POV/strong/p
p data-p-id="f195dd337be5ca28970fb823d9d18f1c"As I stepped into the testing room I took the time to write my obituary./p
p data-p-id="8c8e90afb466f54f45f553e2ec055acb"RIP Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon/p
p data-p-id="c098aabf0ca451b9cfd1304fbb94f377"Died at age 17, in an impossible test. Being the Seaweed/p
p data-p-id="f1ee20f400885b4c1149140282dd4b62"Brain he was, he accepted the test and leapt to his death./p
p data-p-id="e8df205047c6d7456224591040a7cc92"May he rest in peace./p
p data-p-id="5e732a1878be2342dbfeff5fe3ca5aa3" /p
p data-p-id="aae0cf0d31ecf7c12066d278c1dee52d"I looked over at Lyra. She looked as if she was being forced to do something she really didn't want to do./p
p data-p-id="75ddfb02f25202d52dd3d9c38be25936""You don't have to do this, Lyra. You could go back home, and forget this ever happened. You don't have to do this for me." I told her. She had a thoughtful look on her face, as if she really was contemplating it. She took a deep breath./p
p data-p-id="43376ca2b3cb5d7dee14191f1946c13e""No," she said. "I want to." Charm rolled her eyes. "Then it's your funeral," she said. "Chaos rarely goes easy on anyone." Both Krymeni and I gulped./p
p data-p-id="9573567f1eb500f6ac229baa3eb0c060"Chaos led us to some kind of round device. He made us stand on it. Then he walked back out of the room. He put his hand on a lever./p
p data-p-id="111509d75f204199d7f387a18da2a9de""May Tyche be in your favor," Chaos said, before he pulled the lever./p
p data-p-id="400613301800c3590d619a3e104a2d88"Suddenly, my surroundings changed. We were in a cave, but instead of dark, it was bright from the glittering crystals that covered the walls and the ceiling./p
p data-p-id="a87cb7df363615c45bc372200ed6ef8b"I was confused. "This is the test?" I asked./p
p data-p-id="964df79b135ec6e86ecb765287dd9648"Suddenly, I heard Chaos's voice in my head. emYou seriously think my test would be as easy as walking through a cave illuminated with crystals that can kill you with one touch? You haven't met me yet. The hard part of the test is soon to come. Prepare yourselves!/em/p
p data-p-id="dc86acd5d92b9458f42f25e778ed81ec"It seemed that Lyra heard the voice, too, because she zoned out for a minute. When Chaos stopped talking, Lyra had a determined look on her face. She started walking forward, taking one determined step after another. I realized I was staring at her and shook my head. Then I ran after her, careful not to touch the crystals./p
p data-p-id="a186b2d086158190a054f10e4580a25e"Lyra POV/p
p data-p-id="a8a78590b6445566864e7dd2d640a2af"After a few more minutes of walking, we came to an even brighter part of the cave. Wait...didn't caves usually get darker as you got deeper? Well this wasn't any ordinary cave, so it made sense, sort of./p
p data-p-id="4ab95646802e06d5ff86867a4f418e40"Suddenly, I saw a silhouette of something that looked kind of like a dragon. I looked at Percy, silently asking if he saw it, too. He nodded his head. I slowly inched forward, vaguely aware of Percy right behind me./p
p data-p-id="9bba7b8f25c8293550501908061f6fcf"When we reached the other side of what seemed to be a very bright room, I was starting to think I was just hallucinating. But suddenly, two figures emerged from the shadows of a darker part of the room. They both looked like dragons, but were definitely not dragons./p
p data-p-id="da54849e7ae11b84a576a810aa37f77e"They wore armor that had death scenes depicted on them, their tails were on fire. To add to the fiery look, they blew fire out of their noses with every breath. I had a feeling that they didn't have to breathe fire, but they were just doing it to intimidate us./p
p data-p-id="9fec8ea6b7b3f04c663ea576ebae19ef"They looked almost exactly the same. the only way to tell them apart was that one was sea-green, and the other was blue./p
p data-p-id="ea757ffd84e3ab5939525b4a93919c94"I searched my mind through all the dragon kind of monsters. Three words popped in my head:/p
p data-p-id="c76d0e140e919578f86cbcfdaf9e8c60"φλογερό κομιστές θάνατο/p
p data-p-id="0ffbc0046af44fa9eb165caecbe65e10"These were the φλογερό κομιστές θάνατο, the Fiery Death Bringers. Well they definitely fiery, and the fact that they brought death was an obvious fact, since their armor depicted death./p
p data-p-id="8365bd78707a4575fa1c341642cacfbe"Percy was staring at them. I shook him out of his funk./p
p data-p-id="8a7f4500c54616024b9252715dc7b92e""These are the φλογερό κομιστές θάνατο. We need to find a way to defeat them." I whispered to him. He chuckled to himself. "Fiery Death Bringers?" He whispered. "That's kind of obvious,"/p
p data-p-id="43883c46249ae6fb90821808611e6b9f"Suddenly I heard a raspy voice in my head. We are the φλογερό κομιστές θάνατο. emYou are trespassing on our home. Tell us who you are so that we know who we are destroying./em/p
p data-p-id="19ba64583c616bf90b6256000f52d9bf"I put on a brave face. "We are Krymeni and Katastrépsi, children of Poseidon. We are here for a test." I said, my voice never wavering, my mind racing to come up with a plan to destroy them. I couldn't come up with anything./p
p data-p-id="c4410326155a94a7996c65e57255ad5b"I heard what sounded like their raspy laughter in my head. emVery well. /emI heard the voice of what I thought was the sea- green φλογερό κομιστές θάνατο./p
p data-p-id="e56a033f75c48d41d4777c7bfc8bc07e"emMany have come to try and destroy us in the past. They were sent by Chaos. I assume you were sent by him, too? /emI nodded my T/ememhen I must tell you a few things about ourselves. We are bound to this cave. We can only be defeated by the purest of hearts. When we are defeated, that person may keep us for the rest of eternity. /em/p
p data-p-id="fcca89ca431834a2ee686bd0e90d2af6"emIf they decide to free us, then we may roam free, not bound to this cave. If they keep us, we will be with them as...what's the word... ah, yes...a protector or guardian of sorts. We will stay with them. We go wherever they go. And we will protect them. /em/p
p data-p-id="4f08a61025f25b89b5b6599c78ab63b9"I nodded my head to show that I understood. emThen let us start! /emAnd they charged./p
p data-p-id="c03d45347363d91d7acd52026386856f"The sea-green one came toward me. It tried to trip me with its tail, but I jumped over it. I took out my sword and slashed at his/her midsection. He/she dodged, then clawed at me. I ducked as their paw slashed over my head. While he/she got ready for another attack, I slashed at it's heart as fast as lightning. He/she didn't have time to dodge./p
p data-p-id="9c3a15e3ff9d170ea7f8a3aac99ce494"My sword went right through their heart. A blinding flash of light came from him/her. When the light died down, a tiny version of the φλογερό κομιστές θάνατο sat at my feet. I picked it, at the same time Percy picked up his. Both of their voices echoed in our heads./p
p data-p-id="acdaecbb92188db6b6e5a6ae37d3f308"emYou have defeated us. You truly have some of the purest hearts. From this moment on, we are your protectors. /em/p
p data-p-id="cb33480ed6220fbacb68e39eb8a34388"emI am απέκρυψε, /emsaid the sea-green one. emAnd I am δαίμονας, /emsaid the blue one. I smiled./p
p data-p-id="cb4fd959316f6166df4ca188662ffef1""Nice names," I said. "So, Apékrypse and Daímonas, why were you bound to this cave?" I asked. Both of their tails dropped. emDestroy, Chaos's twin brother, was angry at us because we refused to kill those who he asked us two. He trapped us down here, and cursed us to never be able to leave this cage. The only loophole was that if the purest of hearts destroyed us, we would be able to leave/em. said the blue one./p
p data-p-id="988b24404955924e4e8b12a0fa8b9c3c""So, basically, we have pure hearts?" Percy asked. Daímonas Let's get our butts outta here! I've been waiting for millennia to see the sun again! /emWe chuckled at that. emI agree with my brother, let's go! /emApékrypse saidem./em/p
p data-p-id="609835dbdf824d637b8e399001e2d1a0"Then, remembered my question. "Apékrypse?" He/she looked at me. "Are you female or male?" He/she did something that sounded like chuckling. emYou can't tell what gender we φλογερό κομιστές θάνατο are of, but I am a female. Daímonas over there is a male. /emI nodded./p
p data-p-id="b8eb03244c48f4fdd982e839ac4c6e31"We walked out of the cave. As soon as the sunlight hit us, we were transported back to the testing room. We were greeted by the worried face of the Elite Squad./p
p data-p-id="9547cf1f24efdf9d26bfbd64bad61d23""You guys were taking way too long, so we kind of thought you had been killed by the φλογερό κομιστές θάνατο. By the way, where are they?" Charm asked./p
p data-p-id="02500919c0867dec0e5a59e4fc4f7471"I mentally asked Apékrypse if we should tell them that the emφλογερό κομιστές θάνατο /emwere now our protectors./p
p data-p-id="4a6c0a81a35b4a6324a60681020c139a"emNo, /emApékrypse said. emThey may try to kill us. /emI nodded mentally./p
p data-p-id="c8685fa8df003ba016714a2bb822c2b7""We destroyed them," I said. They are dead." Chaos nodded./p
p data-p-id="88e2ac46cdd8ae47884877f8c4cda43d""You have passed the test. Let your training begin!" He said./p
p data-p-id="987e2e5244244bb933495040af9c2c94"emTo be continued.../em/p
p data-p-id="09ea1c0d9c83aa726bc7feebc834228c"A/N Did you guys guess that Apékrypse was a girl? Virtual cookies to all of you who guessed right! (::) (::) (::)/p
p data-p-id="bef40f2bc31023fc2b2749a0c825b3a4"I'll try to update soon, but it'll be hard, with school in session. I'll do my best./p
p data-p-id="bef40f2bc31023fc2b2749a0c825b3a4"Peace out, my little fishies! 🐠 🐠 🐠 🐠 🐠/p