Chapter 11

Darting forward I clashed blades with the Roman God of War. I hated him, I had never hated anyone other than Mars or Zeus more in my whole life. He killed my sister. A girl that I had not even gotten to know that well. Hatred swelled deep inside me, our plan has been thrown to shit, all because Mars was a disgraceful bastard.

Sparks flew across the battlefield as immortals began to attack my other friends, we were surrounded and immediately began to be overwhelmed. Mars and I fought like no one else was there though. Other immortals would try to approach me, and Mars would slap them away or I would impale them. Among the already dead immortals I recognized Morpheus and Hypnos who fell to riptide in an attempt to suppress me. The other immortals took the hint and left Mars and I to our grueling death match.

I jabbed at his face as we clashed blades causing him to stumble backwards at the abruptness of my attack. He glared at me as he held his broad sword proudly. He smirked, "What's wrong Jackson? Having problems? My Roman persona is far stronger than that weak and pitiful son of Zeus. My father raised me to never surrender, to be the perfect warrior you stand no chance against me."

I growled, "Your son Frank was twice the man or God you could've ever been. You disgrace him with your disgusting position in this war. For disgracing my friend, and killing my sister, only one of us may walk off this battlefield alive."

Mars smile never wavered, "Its treason then!"

We both surged forward, my first strike went towards his head and then it whirled down to his legs and lightning speed. Unfortunately he matched my speed and gave a punishing elbow to my face when he stepped into my inside. That wasn't his last blow either, he brought his sword around his head and I jumped backwards, but not fast enough to be slashed straight across the chest. I screamed in pain as ichor colored the battlefield. I felt my soul begin dissipate by the second. For the first time in this war I felt the fear of death. I was strangely comforted by it, but I was also afraid of it. I looked at Mars in shock, "You were one of the Olympian's whose blade was forged in hellfire?"

Mars held his sword in the air proudly, "The sword that will kill Perseus Jackson, it will go in a museum at the end of this war!"

I looked around the field. Jason was standing toe to toe with Lord Bacchus, the plants in the environment were starting to take swings though and Jason was about to be on the ropes. I felt the storm coming though, so there was hope. I glanced at Nico who was fighting blade to blade against Artemis who was smirking with triumph. Nico wasn't giving her an inch though. Ricky stood against two immortals, the sons of Ares, Phobos and Demos, they already looked a little banged up and Ricky was tearing them to shreds with speed and his power. He seemed to be fighting in a trance though and I know he was seeing his worse fears. I knew this from experience. Then my eyes drifted over to my sister and she was dead on the battlefield without a sign of life. The fire re-entered my stomach. The anger surged through me. Then the faces of my family came flying through my mind, but none stood out more than Reyna. It only took this to remind me why I was fighting.

I glared at Mars, "Your head will hang on the walls of New Rome. Prepare to die traitor."

Mars prepared for a fight, but it would never come to him. I stomped on the ground and screamed with power, a blue aura surrounded me and I let out the most powerful earthquake that I knew would make my father proud. The blessing of Triton I could feel it, he is near. The ground cracked open and it split further and further apart. I knew this hole went straight to Tartarus. I then willed the water vapor in the air to stop feeding Mars oxygen. Mars suddenly turned white when he realized what I was doing. He jumped in the air and tried to slash at me, I blocked it with riptide and struck him straight in the stomach causing the air to pop out of his chest. He gasped for breath, but it never came. I grinned as he fell to the ground clutching his throat. His blade clanged to the ground, and I stood in front of him, "For Phoebe, the daughter of Poseidon."

I then decapitated Mars causing his head to roll on the ground all the way to Artemis' feet. Mars true form tried to fill the battlefield, but everyone knew it was to late. I fell to the ground in exhaustion, but not before I threw Nico my sword in pen form who was now fighting with renewed vigor. Skeleton warriors had surrounded me in protection, even though I am sure it was unneeded. Only three immortals remained on the field, Artemis, Bacchus, and Demos. I warily stood up and tried to help who needed it the most, and it looked like it was Ricky.

I limped over there in pain. Demos was hacking away at Ricky who was now on the ground. Next to him on the ground laid the incapacitated Phobos. I stretched my senses and held the water in Phobos' ichor. He froze and Ricky eyed him warily. He then noticed me and quickly darted forward ramming his blade into Phobos. I let go of him as Ricky took his blade running it straight threw Phobos' stomach and ripping it out and swinging in a decapitation movement. I knew he wasn't dead, but I also knew he was going to Tartarus while he attempts to reform.

Ricky looked at me gratefully and ran over to Jason who was losing his fight with Bacchus. I walked over to Nico and saw him fighting two blades vs. two hunting knives. The fight was nothing, but a blur of strikes from both contenders. I knew I didn't have the strength to hold Artemis' blood and I also knew that I didn't have the strength to fight any longer. My chest still felt like it was trying to be ripped in two. I felt like my soul was trying to escape me. All I could do was watch as my little brother swung and hacked at Artemis. It was strike after strike, blow after blow, dodge, counter, parry, both sides seemed evenly matched. Artemis had such speed, but she was having to fight other forces coming in from different directions. She would be slashed in the leg by skeleton warriors and she would have to fight Nico and them at the same time. She was losing a slowly turning fight. Nico swung riptide high and Artemis successfully blocked it. However she wasn't fast enough to catch his stygian iron blade that stuck her in the thigh. She let out a childish scream and she glared murderously at Nico. He just grinned though as his speed seemed to increase. Artemis tried a desperate impaling technique, but Nico spun around the blade and elbowed Artemis in the back of the head causing her to fall to the ground in pain. Nico held riptide at her throat, "This is for my sister you man hating bitch!"

He then drove my blade straight through the Goddess of the moons throat causing ichor to erupt from her body. Nico walked away dramatically as the world filled with a bright golden light, which was her true form.

Our attention went to Jason who was on the ground breathing heavily. Ricky was throwing beams of light right in Bacchus' face, but that was not stopping the advancing God. Nico darted forward and shadows surrounded Bacchus. He roared, "You Di Michael brat! Where are you? Are you a coward? Are you wounded after my daddy killed yours!"

I could see Nico take a demented form in the shadows. It was the same form I had once seen Hades take in my first few days at Camp Half Blood when he came out of the fire. It struck fear into my core, Nico said in a demonic voice, "Look into the eyes of death and see your never ending punishment!"

Nico threw Riptide to the ground and impale Bacchus in the throat with his Stygian Iron Sword. He would reform, but not anytime soon. He had gone straight to Tartarus.

Jason stood up gasping for breath shaking himself off, "Damn I hate plants! No more! Next time I fight Mars, Percy fights Bacchus!"

I chuckled lightly, but it hurt to laugh. We looked around the ruins of the base and Ricky blew a quiet whistle, "Damn guys, we did good work!"

Jason and Nico high fived each other and reached for me to continue the three way high five, but my eyes were already somewhere else. I slowly and solemnly walked over to my deceased sister. I fell to me knees as I wrapped Phoebe in my arms. Her sea green eyes were still open and I slid my fingers across them closing them. Tears stung the back of my eyes as I felt the pain of the lost of my oldest and only sister. I sobbed lightly, "I am sorry Phoebe. I promised you, I promised you would be safe. I am so sorry, I didn't know. Please forgive me!"

Suddenly multiple bright lights appeared and many immortals with weapons drawn appeared. I heard a loud voice boom, "Is the area secured?"

I recognized the voice, but I couldn't respond to it. Jason shouted back, "Immortals are all gone, but Triton there is something you should see."

I heard footsteps running towards me, then I saw Triton on the ground next to me staring at our sister in shock. He stuttered out, "H-H-H How? Percy who did this to her?"

I couldn't manage to find my words and Nico said, "Mars did this Triton. Percy killed him. We also managed to send Phobos, Demos, and Bacchus to Tartarus. I sent Lady Artemis packing to the void with her brother however with Riptide. There are three more Olympians out of the picture. We sustained no losses other than our spy Phoebe, daughter of Poseidon."

Many gasped went up and questions filled the air, none were directed at Triton or I though for we were cradling our dead sister, in extreme depression. I felt two arms go around my neck and gently pull me away from the body. Triton still held our deceased sister, and my eyes never left the two of them. I only let Reyna pull me away, because I knew this death would hit Triton harder for he has known for much longer than I.

I was supposed to be the general, but at the moment I was in no mental state to lead. Reyna led me away from the gathering immortals as more and more began to arrive. Of course it was more of a ten demigods to one immortal ratio. Without Hermes transportation became much more difficult. He ran to Canada to sit out the rest of the war, I couldn't blame him though, and I will not hold it against him when he returns after the war. Eventually though our entire army had arrived in our middle grounds for the war. We had one an important battlefield and tactical position, but it came at another great cost to my heart. When this war is over will I even have any family left? It hurts me to think not, but its looking that way more and more by the day.

I looked at Reyna and kissed her on the head. We sat away from the crowd as Ricky, Nico, and Jason, told everyone of our plan and what had happened on the battlefield. I could see in Reyna's eyes that she wasn't happy with the way I did it. But she knew and I knew she knew that it was the right and only thing to do. Hundreds of people could of died on this field today, but instead we sustained one loss. That lost may have cost me someone important, but it could've been worse.

A helicopter flew over head and Nico threw shadows above us, to make it look like an empty field. I knew Hecate had her hand in the mist still. The mortals believed the Olympian conflict was just a bunch of freak accidents and weather disasters. Most of our battle ground has been away from civilian population, but that will be coming to an end on our next battle. For there is still one to win. The battle of all battles. The climax of the war to end all wars. Was I ready? No. Was anyone ready? No. But that means Zeus isn't ready either, and he has just costed me one more important person. His death is being more and more reassured by the day.

The night and story went on. It was almost like it never happened after a few hours. Reyna and I laid in our rooms back in the Atlantis. We have patrols in Wichita running in case of attacks, but Zeus is crippled at the moment, and we know he is not going to be launching any full scale attacks now. He is running short on Olympian's. Only Apollo, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Hera remain now. His all star line up has been defeated and I feel the war is coming to a close. I think we both know it to. Tonight we have forced him into a permanent defense, it was a crippling move, by our offense.

I laid in bed with Reyna on my chest. We were both awake and we knew it. I was still in a solemn mood after the loss of my sister, and even Reyna was near speechless for the night. I decided to say something after a long silence, "After this war there will be a new age of peace. You and I can go away somewhere for a while. Have kids, come back raise our family, start something permanent. Our kids will be immortal you know, we will train them to fight monsters, but even that will be peaceful. No more wars, less death. If we can make it through this Rey, it will be like Elysium on Earth."

Reyna sat up a bit and looked me in the eyes with a small smile on her face, "You want kids?"

I gave her an equally small smile, "With you? Of course! I mean whats not to like them the process of making them and the joy after the born!"

Reyna chuckled at my witty response, or maybe it was my stupidty I am not really sure. She put her head back on my chest saying, "I never thought I would live to see children. I never thought I would get married, or grow up and grow old. Well I guess now we will never grow old, but I always had a sad feeling I wouldn't make it. It may be strange, but there is nothing I look more forward to than settling down. Once its all over, we can get married and my sister can be my maid of honor. Maybe my mom will show up and try not to kill you. It will be perfect."

I grinned lightly. We sat there in bliss for a few moments thinking of our potentially bright future. It seem to hit us at about the same time, that one of us may not make it out of the war. I could feel her tense up a bit and I rubbed her back soothingly, "Were going to make it beautiful. One more battle. I am going to kill Zeus and it will all be over. I swear to you babe, we are going to make it to the end. There is a light at the end of this tunnel. We just have to sprint to the end and then we will be okay."

She sat up again, "And what if we don't make it? What if you die in the oncoming battle. What if Zeus kills you? Haven't you even considered it a possibility?"

I cringed inwardly. I had, I just didn't want to tell her that. I smiled forcefully, "Zeus won't win. The fates won't allow it. You know why? Because I have reasons to fight for. I have a future to look forward to and someone and I want to spend the rest of my immortal life with. Zeus doesn't have the family I have. We are going to bring in a new age of peace and prosperity. Baby I will do it for you and my brothers, I swear it. This ends on the winter solcistice. It has to. Don't worry, I can do this."

Reyna moved to where she was on to of me and her hands were on my chest. She kissed me smoothly saying, "I have and never will doubt you Percy. I am just worried."

I gave her a sad smile, "Don't be, I love you, and we will make it through this together."

No more words needed to be said. A firey and desperate kiss started between us. That lead to one thing and then another. I knew in three days time, the final battle for the world would begin.

(A/N) Not some of my best work. I am struggling with this part of the story. I never thought it out very well in the middle so I am kind of flying by the seat of my pants. The battle for Olympus I think will be good and back and par. I just have to get there! I have many plans for the final battle ladies and gentlemen please stick with me! Check out my new story the Roman Avenger, i think it is going to be much more popular than this one!

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