To go from one extreme to another was pretty common in a demigod's life. One second, they would be piled under school work, the next, piled under monsters. Not that there was much difference, both were as taxing as the other. But then there were extremes of extremes. To go from what felt and looked like the surface of the sun to what could only be described as Atlantean carnage in the space of three minutes had completely overstepped any and all boundaries imaginable. Hurricanes the size and width of skyscrapers plundered the blackened ground; the waves on the beach returning with all the force of a thousand stampedes; the smoke above interlinking with storm clouds so rich and imposing, the sky itself seemed to be history.
Louisa stood in the centre of it all, arms raised, wide grin, enjoying every bit of her destruction. This is what she had been born to do. There was no tip-toeing around her temper anymore, no keeping everything in check. She was born to represent the mercilessness of the vast seas, born to rip the earth to shreds, tear up the sky and make everything in her image, razing land, sea and sky with no bounds. Oh, it was glorious!
Although, it was missing something...
She turned, seeing her pale-faced brother kneeling, his girlfriend and Pegasus to his left, Leo lying still on his right. Green met green, vicious content to horror. It started to rain. Louisa waved her hand and the others were pushed away by an unseen will. "Don't just sit there, bro. We've got work to do." She held her hand out. Percy didn't take it.
"This isn't what we do, Lou."
"This isn't what you do." She argued, offered hand furling into a fist. "You got the best of everythin', ya too good natured for ya own good. But don't you see? That ain't gonna get you anywhere. Not anymore." Louisa spread her hand, motioning to all she had done and was doing. "Come on, Percy. We don't need this shit, look at what we can do!"
"At what you can do." He shook his head.
"Oh yes, very clever. But ya don't know what it's like, I never had anyone ta help me, I was given the worst parts of our powers. I had ta control them, I've controlled them every day for seventeen years. Not anymore. Ya wanna know why I'm the way I am? Look around, bro. Ya call me crazy all the fuckin' time, here's why!" She drew her sword. "But if you won't join me... I don't need you."