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Chapter 12

Annabeth was sitting on her bunk in the Athena cabin, thinking about the night before when Percy and Nico had attacked, the camp. They had destroyed the Apollo and the Artemis cabin and killed Connor and Phoebe.

The daughters of Apollo and the hunters were staying in the Hecate cabin while the sons of Apollo were staying in the Nemesis cabin.

Even though it had only been one night since the incident involving Percy and Nico, the camp had surprisingly come back and managed itself pretty well. Instead of the rubble of bricks and mortar, there was a clean space where the ruined cabins used to be.

Of course, it was Annabeth who had to take the role of the leader of the camp but she couldn't keep her grief inside her the whole time.

So whenever she was alone, she would cry for the past times and for losing Percy and not being able to handle the responsibility of leading the camp and being a role model for many.

Annabeth then went to the bathroom and freshened up. She still had to submit reports about the progress of the rebuilding of the cabins and more importantly, build up the moral of the campers and make some of their fear go away.

But it wouldn't be easy. She herself wasn't sure what to do, they didn't know who their enemy was, and Percy and Nico were just fighters. The true mastermind was yet to be revealed.

She later got told that Percy broke Ares' back and that was when she truly realized that her Seaweed Brain would never come back. She had to stop thinking from her heart and only use her mind. But she ignored everything, went to the training area and practiced on the dummies for the next few hours.

Thalia came by and said, "Hey Wise Girl, breakfast is almost over. Enough training, get some grub and then some sleep, you have dark circles under your eyes. If you want to take care of the camp then you better take care of yourself first." She was snickering by the end.

Annabeth just smiled sadly. "This camp has been my home for the past 9 years. Chiron is a father to me and I even liked Mr. D at some point of time. You are always on the hunt, killing animals and living in tents. That's why you don't have the feeling to want to give up your life to save this camp. I just can't believe that Percy has attacked the place he considered his true home."

"Listen honey, you have to get it in that overworked head of yours that Percy is gone and will never come back. Even I am sad and can barely hold it, but I am trying my best. That kelp head was very dear to me in our own way. He was the best cousin a person can ask for. Seeing him in his current state has made me realize that good things always go away in the end. But enough of sorrow, we have to be strong and fight because we know that we are the good side and we have the power of the gods with us. We will win."

Annabeth just smiled sadly and slumped on the ground, "I just don't know if I can handle being the leader of this camp. I was so pathetic last night; I was no match for Percy. You are much better a fighter than I am and that was proved last night. Also, your heritage makes you a natural leader as daughter of Zeus."

Thalia sat down next to her with her eyebrow raised, "You think I like being a daughter of Zeus? Sure, I have a lot of power, but at what cost? No matter what everybody will always fear me, even my friends. Many are scared of me because of my father, this being the reason that I was always treated like an outcast in my childhood. I don't have any brothers or sisters, no one to share a cabin with, no one to eat my meals with. Even in the hunt, the only reason I'm the lieutenant is because I am the only demigod daughter of Zeus, and subsequently, Artemis' half-sister. This is the bond I used to share with Percy and Nico. Now both of them have gone so far that I will never be able to get them back again."

Thalia sighed and then continued, "But bunk that, it's no use reminiscing about the past. I have to get you up and in the spirits for the task of reconstructing this camp. So I challenge you to a race Athena spawn, the one who reaches the pavilion first has to admit that the other is better and also handle the kitchen duties for any forthcoming punishment. Come on."

Annabeth smirked and raced forward with Thalia on her heels as they both ran, not realizing that this was one of the last times they would ever get the time to be happy.

Line Breaker

"Mother, I don't like this at all. He has been angry all night and even now the storms are raging far beyond what I can control. I need you to cool him down as I have already tried and the only result was me getting slapped. Do something." said Triton.

Amphitrite sighed and said, "I managed to get the reason out from him late last night. It is because of the events involving your half-brother Perseus Jackson and his recent ventures. There was a little spat between Lord Zeus and Lord Poseidon around this topic and due to his temper, Poseidon stormed out of there (A.N : get the irony?) and the storms have been the consequent results. In his state, it is best to leave him be and let his temper cool down himself. There are ….."

Suddenly there was a bright flash of light and Athena appeared in the throne room of Atlantis, next to Amphitrite and Triton. She then nodded to Amphitrite and said, "I have come here to meet Poseidon. Where is he?"

Triton folded his arms and responded, "Athena, you have been coming to Atlantis a lot these days. There is no chance you are reconsidering your state of affairs with father, is there?"

Athena just sighed and said, "I have already solved this matter with Poseidon and I will only say that ….."

Triton interrupter by saying, "While you are in Atlantis, you will refer to father by the title of Lord, because unlike in Olympus, father is king here and the one with the most power. With a flick of my finger I can crush you under the millions of quintals of water and there won't even be any remains left for you to reform. Your fatal flaw of hubris will not be tolerated here."

Athena seethed in her mind and was about to remark when a loud booming voice echoed throughout the throne room, "Triton, that is no way to talk to a guest. Regardless of your past with Athena she is by all means my guest and friend and this disrespect will not be tolerated. Apologize immediately."

Triton just glared at Athena, then bowed in Poseidon's direction and flashed away along with Amphitrite, who had just stared at Athena the whole time.

Poseidon then sighed and asked Athena, "What is it? If that nitwit brother of mine sent you here to give some kind of message then I don't want to hear it."

Athena let out a snort and then said, "You really think father even wants to talk to you anymore? Anyways, I have come here to cool you down on my own behalf. Your seas are flooding coastal cities and towns and I'm worried. I know that you are conflicted between your love for your demigod son and your loyalty to Olympus. But you need to think about this with a cool mind. You need to figure out the pros and cons of the situation and look at the bigger picture. And in the meantime, I can stay with you at Atlantis so as to help you while you think. What do you say?"

Poseidon closed his eyes and thought about it for a while and then said, "Well, since you like books a lot I will have your room prepared near the library. That way you will not get bored and also avoid any unnecessary confrontation with either Triton or Amphitrite. My attendant will guide you to the room."

Then Poseidon left and Athena had an uncanny grin plastered on her face, while following the attendant. Her plan was coming to fruition. It would soon be time, and then he would suffer the fate he was destined to.

Line Breaker – A Few Days Later

It was a very humid day as Nico grunted again and again, with his body perspiring rapidly. Percy was behind him, standing as always in a motionless posture.

Percy and Nico were trying to obtain an instrument from the hidden bunker of Cabin 9, the Hephaestus Cabin. This particular instrument was just a prototype but it could make a normal human being, a demigod, god or even titan mentally unstable and vulnerable to any command given to it by the user.

If used properly, in the war they could turn innumerable people to their side with less than no effort.

While the campers were having dinner in the pavilion, Nico and Percy were stealing this instrument. But the traps guarding the instrument were so many in number and so hard to pass through that manipulating shadows to obtain the object utilized a lot of power and also a lot of precision and accuracy.

So, for a few days they just stole some weapons which were barely made any big difference in the armory of the campers while biding for time and when the Hephaestus campers lowered their guard, they came for the instrument.

Nico used more and more of his power and then got a hold of the instrument. 'Now to get the instrument without dropping it" – thought Nico. After another 7-8 minutes Nico had the instrument in his hand.

While Nico was inspecting the instrument, he suddenly felt Percy jerk behind him. This could only mean one thing – the campers were coming back. Both the warriors ran towards the trees for cover but Nico fell due to exhaustion from using too much power.

They were spotted by one camper who shouted immediately, "Oh my god, that's Percy Jackson and Nico Di Angelo. They are back." All campers rushed towards them. Nico didn't have enough power to fight the campers so Percy took out his pen and uncapped it, revealing Riptide.

Then he picked up Nico on his shoulder and threw his sword like a javelin at the campers. The throw had so much power that it went through 3 campers before being deflected by a shield held by a camper. A camper, probably a son of Nike, ran with amazing speed and stood blocking Percy's path with his sword.

But Percy kicked with even faster speed at the shield of the camper who was sent flying into the bushes. The campers stood back while Annabeth, Will Solace, Thalia, Katie, Travis, and a few other close friends of Percy pushed their way to the front with their weapons taken out.

Travis then shouted, "You bastards, you killed my brother, Connor. I will kill you even if it's the last thing I ever do. Come back."

Percy kept walking and this angered him so much that he rushed without a second thought, anger clouding his judgment. Annabeth shouted, "No, he's too strong for you. Come back Travis."

Thalia shot a lightning bolt at Percy and then he reacted so quickly that not many could see what actually happened. Percy dropped Nico, turned around and took out Riptide out of his pocket. Then he threw the sword at Travis. The lightning got attracted to the sword because it is a conductor and it continued on its way as a combination of sword and lightning.

Travis managed to deflect Riptide with his own sword but couldn't prevent Riptide from stabbing him in the shoulder. The lightning stored in the sword electrocuted him and he fell down, not moving at all.

Then Percy picked Nico and ran away in the forest again, leaving the campers with more casualties. 'They had never left the camp but had only stayed in the forbidden forest, thus outwitting even the most intelligent of the Athena children, damn it' – thought Annabeth.

Percy kept running and returned to their makeshift campsite. There he dropped Nico who had come back to consciousness by then. He said, "Pretty crazy ….. out there, huh? Well, at least we're ….. alive. So what actually happened out there?"

All of a sudden 'the voice' started speaking in their minds. "Nice work Percy. You did an excellent job of warding off the campers. You both acquired the prototype I asked you to get. Now use it to get strong fighters onto our side. For even though I have an army, I lack quality generals. The people who you need to get are Thalia Grace, Annabeth Chase, Chiron the centaur, Clarisse La Rue, and a few of the minor gods. This may take time but you should also gather any and all fighters who seem strong enough to fight in my army. Kill all those who are weak and vulnerable with no mercy. I have faith in you Percy, and Nico."

After this the voice spoke no more and Percy and Nico went about their own ways. Percy sat motionlessly along while Nico paced around.

Nico had observed that 'the voice' favored Percy on terms of skill, power, technique, etc. It was always Percy who did the good work and Nico never got any recognition. This aggravated Nico to no end.

Nico knew that Percy had "the voice's" essence in him but that didn't mean that Percy was more powerful than him. Even though Percy and Nico had never fought, Nico knew that he could take on Percy and win. He just needed to prove himself to 'the voice' that he was better than Percy.

And when he got the chance he would do just that. Nico then kept glaring at Percy as if only a glare would kill him.

That was Chapter 12, readers. And don't forget to Review. I don't care if you criticize me, but please review.