Here I am with another episode for you guys. If I'm not mistaken this is the 10th one! Quite exciting if I'm honest. But forgot about all of that stuff and let's get right into business.

Hopefully you'll enjoy this one.

"I will fail you,
Of that I'm sure,
I will remind you of the pain forevermore"

Four men, three women and one priest around two empty caskets. There was nothing left from their bodies but ashes. Nothing left to bury. Storm clouds lingered in the sky, waiting to pour rain on top of us, but for now it was quiet. I heard the priest talk in the background but I didn't pay much attention to what he was saying. I couldn't care less for the words he was speaking. What kind of god would take my brother away from me? From his mother? I felt rage boiling up inside of me but I kept myself together. A tear streamed down my cheek until it reached my mouth and disappeared between my lips. Myself, Annabeth, Nico, Thalia, Leo,Paul and lastly my own mother Sally stood around the empty caskets and watched them being lowered down to the ground as tears clouded our vision. Paul wasn't Tyson's biological father but it didn't make him any less of a father to him. He raised us and helped us through rough times and I knew he would do it again for my mother Sally.

She was devastated when she heard the news. It destroyed her. Loosing a child... not something I'd ever want to experience.

"Ohh Percy..." my mom cried on my shoulder. I tried to hold back the tears. All I wanted to do was to rip the people who did this apart using my own bare hands. I wanted to see them bleed. I swore to myself that I will do anything before I will give up finding them and punishing them.

Paul cried himself over the loss of Tyson, I noticed his bloodshot eyes when I hugged my mother.

Although Annabeth, Thalia and Leo only knew Tyson for two days they came with dark cloths and didn't open their mouth the entire time. I assumed they knew what I was going through. I knew Annabeth did. You don't last in this line of work without loosing people you love but this was... this was beyond insanity. Whoever these guys were they just killed whoever was in their way without even worrying about the consequences. Whoever these fucks were they had a lot of power but my only goal was to bring them down to their knees and watch them beg for mercy.

It started raining. It poured down on us like it was the end of days. But I didn't budge from the tombs. Even Will... my close friend and boss. I didn't know what made him turn on his boss but I knew him and I loved him. He was a close friend and someone I lived with for the past five years.

At the end he did try and do the right thing. Perhaps it didn't make up for what he did in the past but I took comfort that before he was blown to pieces he did the right thing. He didn't let Tyson go in there alone. He had his back despite everything that happened.

I couldn't do anything but love him for that.

Nico was standing besides me, mourning with me for the loss of two brothers.

Nico knew both Will and Tyson very well. We went to high school together, the four of us and we didn't separate after our years in school, college or army.

"Let's go Percy, we need to get moving." Nico said as the rain just got harder and harder.

I only nodded as a replay and followed him to the car.

I kissed my mother goodbye and hugged Paul. They were headed to their place, to continue mourning. I tried to dismiss the thought it might be the last time I will see them.

"I love you. I love you both. So did Tyson." I said to them both just in any case. I had to make sure they knew how much I appreciated them for everything they ever done to me.

I followed Nico to the car when he set in the driver's seat and I set beside him.

Annabeth, Thalia and Leo went in the back in complete silence. Annabeth's eyes were red and swollen from crying but besides kind words from Thalia and Leo I knew they didn't feel much towards the two. Understandable.

I wanted to say something but I was afraid my voice will break and I will start tearing in front of them all. After a few minutes of driving I opened my mouth.

"Thalia, Leo, I won't hold any grudges against you if you choose to back out now." I said with a shaky voice. "The past couple of days have been... quite..." I struggled to find the words.

"Fucked up?" Leo said as if we were playing filling the blank. I didn't get mad at him because I knew he was just handling the situation in his own way. The past couple of days have been rough on everyone, not just on myself.

"Pretty much." I agreed quietly.

I looked through the mirror and saw both Leo and Thalia exchange looks in the backseat as Annabeth was staring at the side window, tears coming down from her eyes.

"We're in Percy. Until the end." said Thalia after agreeing with Leo.

"I mean, we couldn't leave you two to handle it yourselves, that's just cruel."

"Not to mention that I started to get attached to this girl over here." Continued Thalia and gave Annabeth a short hug and managed to get a little smile on her face.

Ugh... my beautiful little Annabeth. She was broken, hurt and confused. She lost so many people through the years it was a tragedy. It was painful for me to see her suffer. She was drowning in depression. And to think that just two days ago everything was so much better.

Another tear slid down my eyes to my nose and fell into the air.

"It's settled then. It's just the five of us." said Nico with a grim look on his face.

I think it's a good place to end the chapter. Kind of dramatic I guess.

I do have a question to as k you. I had the idea to start another one but a way more light story. Some cheesy stuff about high school love that we all love. Let me know if you think that's a good idea or maybe you want me to focus completely on this one at this time. Or perhaps you don't want to read anything from me. I guess that's also a possibility.

Let me know.

Last thing is that a month ago I started this story and I just wanna thank everyone who took their time out of their day to read what I have written. I love you all and I wish I could hug you all beauties.

Niel.