Trapped by the Devil
On the opposite side of the castle Charlie Friedan and Savanna aren't having any luck at all they were pinned down in the armory fighting several Skeletons and two hell hounds. Charlie slashed through four skeletons with one thrust of his sword, Savanna pulled out her twin ice daggers and stabbed two skeletons in the eye holes turning them to dust, Friedan then tackles one to the ground and stabs a hell hound in the eye turning it to dust, but as they start to gain victory they are pushed back down the hall by a dark Energy pulse and are forced to run.
"What was That? " asked Friedan.
"I dont know, but we need to keep moving!" Yelled Charlie pulling him by this shirt. Savanna sprinted past them taking the lead.
On the other side Cody is sprinting through a caridoor checking thr doors as he runs. He trips over a skeletons shield as he ran closer to a big wooden door he and Emma Spilled onto the floor along with their bags Cody stood as a Skeleton General shouted
"Fire!"
Three skeletons armed with old muskets shot at Cody and Emma but the Satyr was smart he twirled his nunchucks fast blocking the shots picked up Emma with the other arm and sprinted for all he was worth for the wooden door while the musket shooters were reloading.
Meanwhile, Sara and Gary look around their room and realize that they are In the throne room. In the center of the room stood two thrones one was made of Skulls and bones and the other was made of beautiful flowers. Behind them stood a beautiful black marble fireplace. Inside weren't normal red and yellow flames. Instead, they were green.
"Greek Fire." Gary said.
"Gary I've seen this place somewhere before," began Sara turning in a circle looking at the dark room.
Gary starts to walk out into the center of the room when he hears a small shrill voice "h..h..help me..."
"Mel?" He said in a sort of trance.
Sara grabs his hand and pulls him into the shadows just as the doors swing open behind them. Persephone prances into the room and skips around the thrones without a care in the World wearing a long green flower dress. Her dark hair was braided back in French braids similar to Artemis'. She was also barefoot and in her presence the room seemed to get brighter and come more alive.
"Does she know were here?" whispered Gary to Sara who had her hand still on his chest, They sepporate quickly obviously embarrised.
Sara closes her eyes to concentrate. Just as she begins she collapses but Gary catches her and leans her up against the wall and she says "She knows we're here."
"All of us or just you and me?"
"From what I could tell just you and me, it's harder to read Gods thoughts though, but I don't think she knows about the others."
Just then Gary and Sara's hearts almost stop as the doors on the far left and right burst open. They see Cody carrying Emma over his shoulder, while being chased by several skeletons. On the opposite side Charlie and Friedan are fighting three skeletons each and Savanna is in full close combat using her knives.
Gary knew that she was in trouble and couldn't use her bow to get out of it. Two Hellhounds poured into the room and with other skeletons surrounding the young heroes. Gary and Sara jump out of the Shadows with their weapons drawn. As she sees this Persephone just giggles.
A thick but controlled Australian voice filled the room seaming to vibrate off the walls the source seemed to fall just behind Sara and Gary and says;
"Hello Cousin!"
Gary swung his staff so fast that even he didn't expect it. His staff was caught mid air by a shadowy figure that flung the staff out of his hand. Then a beam of shadow like energy blasted him across the room like a rag doll right into Sara who was caught off guard while witnessing their friends fighting off the Skeletons. Friedan notices Sara lying on the ground and with his spear in hand hacks and stabs all skeletons within his reach.
As Sara and Gary stood three hell hounds sprinted toward them from the shadows. They were about the size of dumpsters and their stench matched one as well when they got close Gary was able to punch one so hard it was blasted backward into shadow with a yelp Gary turns around to see the most horrid thing he's seen the entire journey Sara was under the front paws of one of the other two hell hounds over in the shadows a voice reverberating off the walls and into the ears of all it spoke smoothly:
"Lay down your arms younglings or I will order my army to kill all of you."
Gary looked around and saw his friends surrounded by the skeletons one thrust of any weapon and his friends were goners and then back at Sara who was underneath the hell hound he even looked at his staff just inches away but he says " Guys, lay down your arms" as if he were defeated himself.
"But we can..." Started Charlie.
" No Charlie it's not worth risking any of our lives now lay down your arms!" Said Gary making eye contact with the young son of Apollo.
Charlie and the others followed the orders sheathing their weapons. Behind Gary the shadows begin to form a man with long bushy black hair with a single grey streak, he had a goatee of similar colors, he wore a black Bikers jacket with bronze spikes on the shoulders and down the arms, black jeans and boots. The man says "Guards line our guests up in front of our thrones and leave us " his voice was a thick Australian but then as they lined up in front of the thrones.
Gary hears a slight cry for help " Gary Help" but his train of thought was blocked when Savanna spoke "Nice Mick Jagger look" "Savanna quiet this isn't the time to be rude" said Gary.