"Don't just glare at me, use your so called wisdom, dissect the prophecy and look carefully," Raze mocked, as he paced in front of the demigods.

His shifting and nervous energy clearly showed his sense of unease.

That being said, none of the demigods felt like confronting him over it, so they all turned to the only other person who seemed to have any idea on what was happening.

"Walk with us," murmured Runa as she waved her hand and a glowing crystal bridge shimmered into existence, its destination, the island in the distance.

"W-we are going there?" Katie asked awestruck, this paradise before them could only be Elysium.

Runa only smiled knowingly as she stepped on to the platform, her white cloak not disguising her effortlessly grace. Carefully, the tired demigods edged on the bridge, delighting in the fact of the opaque yet solid bridge under their feet.

As soon as Will, who was the last one to step on to the platform, Raze nodded to Runa before melting into a stream of fiery water before joining the lake, Beckendorf, Silena and Bianca all following him while Luke walked with Runa.

"Oracle, if you will,"

Rachel bowed her head and her eyes flared green before the spirit in her took control.

"Risen has the Legends that cannot die,

Cursed are the ones who have lived a lie,

Fallen from the stars, a hero returns,

Seek salvation through the river that burns,

Evil shall stir and ruins shall rise,

The End of All is nigh."

"And what can you deduce from that, daughter of Athena?" Runa's voice echoed across the Heart, the chaotic waters stilling for only a moment before continuing to crash upon the shore, mirroring Raze's conflicted emotions.

"How does any of that help us?" Clarisse asked, "And better yet, what does any of it have to do with us?"

They were halfway across the Heart at this point, to Runa and Luke, it was clear that Raze was listening in.

"How about we break it down backwards? I can only share with you some parts to the prophecy that my patrons have allowed me to discuss," Runa said evenly, shifting so her hood wreathed her face in shadows.

"The End of All, that explains itself fairly well, and yet, it is also not decisive," she paused, seemingly trying to form the words in her mind, "It does not state that the universe as we know it will fade forever, but rather that future possibility is upon us,"

She stopped, her back still facing them.

She turned and slowly walked up to Annabeth and Rachel, who were leading their small group.

"This means that every action you take, every single decision you make, will affect the outcome of our destiny," Her voice held a solemn tone, but also had a hint of a threat buried in it. "I would advise you to not to mishandle any of the upcoming situations."

She stared at each of the demigods individually before turning and continued to walk along her bridge.

All of the demigods glanced at each other, clearly intimidated before hurrying after her.

"The next line is fairly simple," Luke cut in, clearly enjoying this, "Really bad things will try and destroy the world and old buildings will rebuild,"

"My colleague has summed up the current situation quite well," She spoke dryly, but sounded as if that vague description was enough.

Will jumped into the conversation, "And the next line we already solved, we used the Phlegathon to find you,"

"Clever boy, why couldn't you be more like that?" That was directed at Luke, who glared indignantly.

The group was nearly to the end, a silence fell upon the group, which Annabeth started to break by opening her mouth but was stopped as Runa raised her hand, "I apologize, but I cannot share anything else, the rest will come in time," Her expression did not betray the way she shut down the conversation.

It was obvious she would not speak about the matter anymore.

As soon as all of them stepped ashore, the bridge shimmered out of existence.

But that did not surprise the demigods because due to their awestruck expressions, nothing else could surprise them anymore.

They could not even comprehend what they were viewing, from a distance, the island appeared to be tropical but as they all gazed upon the unadulterated beauty, they all perceived something differently that shook them to their very core.

It would not do it justice to describe it in words.

After what felt like an eternity, they were shaken from their stupor as a voice cut through the fog that clouded their mind.

"This is where the greatest heroes will arrive once they have passed from the mortal realm," Raze quietly but proudly spoke.

Jason was the first to speak, tear stains still lining his cheeks, "Is this not Elysium?"

"This is my patron's domain," Luke smugly added, "If the world doesn't go to Hades within the next year and I die peacefully, I'm coming here,"

Jealous glares were thrown until Runa smacked his head.

"When he means here, he means the reflecting branch of the Heart in the Underworld," Bianca suddenly materialized, nodding at the two deities there.

"You have spent enough time here, in Tartarus and my domain as well. It is time for you to return home demigods," Raze adopted an emotionless tone.

Trying very hard not to incinerate some of them.

"Wait!"

Everyone turned to look at Leo, who shuffled nervously.

"What about the friends we left behind? Is there a way to cure them?" The demigods turned and cast a pleading look towards the two deities.

The Lord of the Heart and the Lady of Fate both took genuinely sorrowful expressions.

"No I am sorry, neither of us have the power to change them, the Puppets have control now, we have lost them forever,"

Clarisse started to tear up, Silena pulling her into an embrace.

There was a moment of silence for the fallen heroes.

"Puppets?" Katie asked fearfully, her mind flashing back to the horrible laughter and demented poetry that emanated from the creatures.

"Parasites, creatures from the time of the Protogenoi," said Raze darkly. "Once taken under possession by them, there is no return, they warp and feed on your soul as they use your body to find more hosts."

"How do we fight them?" Annabeth said, her mind running a million miles an hour.

"You don't," Beckendorf cut in, "I tried and they almost got me," His voice got impossibly soft, "You run, you run and you don't look back,"

There was absolute silence after that, almost too much for the demigods to take in.

Raze clapped his hands together, getting everyone's attention, "You must leave now and prepare Olympus and Camp Olympia."

With a flex of his hand, Raze summoned a scythe to his hand, a truly menacing weapon that radiated archaic power. Ghostly vapor started to swirl around the demigods as they bunched together. Swirling higher and higher, forming a veritable typhoon around the heroes, the vapor condensed into a liquid form, shifting between different colors of the Underworld Rivers before enclosing on the demigods.

And right before Jason's vision was covered by the fiery water, he saw Raze's image flicker, being replaced by a solemn Percy Jackson.

And he watched him whisper one sentence.

A sentence that would change Jason's world forever.

Okay yes I'm back, you would know that if you read my update to Beginning of All,

Which you should read if you haven't.

Quick note, dedications are giving to the best comment, either entertaining or just great.

This long awaited chapter is dedicated to AnnoyingGoddess who really made me update

And she is also to blame for the cliffhanger

Catch ya on the Flipside Pixels and Pixies:P