Chapter 17
POV Janice (Co-Praetor of New Rome, Daughter of Venus)
I dust my hands off on my jeans as the Romans flood out of Camp Half-Blood. We are returning home until the Greeks need us or we need them. A few hours later I hear "You alright?" A voice says gruffly and I turn to see someone I never thought I'd see standing there.
"Juliana! Eboni! Somebody!" I shriek, looking around as we are nearing camp.
"Shh…Janice…shh," Greene says walking towards me and I know what exactly he is doing here. He needs an army, and what better than an army of angry Romans?
I see Juliana and Eboni both dashing toward me, with a Hades kid beside them. Jason, I think it is, but at this point, it doesn't matter to me. But I run away from all of them, towards camp. I need to get to the center basilica. "Romans! Meet in the basilica in five minutes!" I shout hoarsely and immediately the conch shells start to blow, letting them know.
Greene stands at one end of the basilica, wearing purple cloaks, just as I am, and is standing up straight and regal. No doubt trying to already win over the romans. Once all of the Romans were in the basilica, the race began. "I charge Praetor Greene of the twelfth legion with treason and sentence him to death," I say bitterly, twisting a piece of hair around my finger.
"On what charges?" Someone calls out, and it's the leader of the first cohort, a child of Bellona.
"He has murdered innocent people around the globe, and has killed some of our own," I reply clearly and the crowd titters nervously, and I know that they think I am a goner. But, I am not quite done.
"That isn't true, Janice, and you know it. Maybe if you actually had any proof, we could end this now." Greene says. This punches a hole in my plan. I have exactly no proof, he could direct any of it away. But I do have witnesses…
"Oh but I do. I have witnesses- Juliana, Eboni," I say and the two girls walk forward. "Tell them what you saw a while ago." They begin a very detailed story, mostly Eboni talks, and Juliana offers things when she feels Eboni left something out.
"Well. It all seems to be in order. Praetor Greene is stripped of his title, and Praetor King will become the lead Praetor. She will pick Greene's replacement and we can all just go," A lazy person from the second cohort says.
"His replacement will be," I say, nervously looking around, not knowing who to pick. Then I know. "Eboni Ashers." The whole crowd looks at the girl and she walks toward me. I give her a thin smile as they take the cloak from Greene and give it to Eboni. Eboni just looks shocked as she stands next to me. I feel a gust of air, and I let out a shriek, he's getting away!
The Apollo cabin raises their bows and arrows fly through the air, only to be sizzled by lightning. He got away. And I will have to track him down.
POV SWITCH: Jezebelle (Daughter of Hera, Head Girl of Camp Half-Blood)
A prophecy. That is what they are expecting as I wake up the morning after the Romans had left. The Oracle was out, and was standing in the middle of the breakfast place, and was spouting lines. And then I started to listen.
Wisdom's Son walks alone
The Mark of Athena burns through Rome
A broken veil lies at the heart
The heart is unforgiving, do not stray apart
Let the darkness take your light
Or else you're going downright
The Sun will need help from the other
They will need each other, to the place that is like no other
Athena. Another Mark of Athena, he needs to face the Spider, whoever this person is. I see the whole Athena cabin looking at one another worriedly, wondering which one it might be. But, I notice one is holding onto something, hard. I walk over and pat the person on the shoulder. Asher turns toward me, ghostly pale as he shows me the glowing red owl. "You'll be alright," I say softly, inspecting the owl.
"Who has the Mark of Athena?" Chiron shouts above the voices of the demi-gods.
Asher looks at me once before walking forward and says, "Me." And he holds up the silver coin with the red owl. Chiron gives him a sad smile and instructs that there will be a team of three going to Greece in three days. I, of course volunteer and so does Amber, from Apollo.
"Jezebelle, you will train him with knives, do complicated things, things you aren't used to. Amber, teach him everything you can with a bow, and Flin teach him everything with a trident. We will need every shred of skill and luck to beat Arachne," Chiron directs and I nod.
A/N: Another chapter! I'm great. I know. Thanks. Just kidding. Maybe…. But anywho! Thanks for all of the reviews! My first story with over a hundred reviews. I love you guys *tears up*