Chaos' Six

Chapter 21

A/N: Sorry for the long wait for the chapter, but I've had a lot going on lately in my life. I got together with my crush, and I've been spending a lot of time with her. On top of that I had my normal amount of assignments (too much if you ask me), and other things. Finally, I would like to thank my girl, the greatest human being in the universe (her words not mine ;)) forgetting me back on track with my writing. Enjoy the chapter!

Percy POV:

I was slightly trailing behind the group, and assessed the others' gear.

Luke was in high-tech special edition chaotic metal armor. The chest plate however, only covered his torso because he preferred to have his arms free when he was fighting. He had protective gauntlets that covered his forearms, but stopped just above his wrists. Finally, on his left wrist he has the classic watch that can turn into a shield, and on his right hand he was wearing a steel bracelet with peculiar etchings that made it easier to control time. Finally, he had a chaotic metal helmet that left his ears open. There was a pattern of a clock on the back of the mask just to emphasize the fact that he can control time.

Bianca was holding Sting. After she was resurrected into Chaos' army, she moved away from the weapons that were originally given to her when she first entered the world of demigods. Now she used Sting, which was very similar to a spear, but instead of a traditional spearhead at the end, it had a blade as long as a dagger, and resembled a stinger; which is how it got its name. She was wearing light armor underneath her usual robe with a maroon streak, as she in sponsored by Ourea, and her hood was up covering her face.

Kenneth was wearing his armour; the set that looked like it was made of shadows and moved with him, and had his two swords strapped to his back. The swords that I originally thought were samurai swords. Turns out he can disarm people with the gap in between the two points of his swords, making them deadly. I knew that he probably had his crescent knives with him as well in case he needed them. Finally, he had his pistol strapped to his right hip, standing out against all the other less modern weapons.

Calypso was wearing standard issue Chaos' Army armour with some tweaks to allow her extra mobility. She had her sai strapped to her hips in leather hilts, but the main thing she used in battle were her magic cards. We all know that she conjures amazing things with those cards, and has only gotten more talented after joining Chaos' Army.

Zoe was still at the top of Thalia's tree wearing minimal armour, giving her extra mobility, but more vulnerable. She was ready to shoot her custom bow from the top of the tree to help during the battle.

Suddenly, I could hear the feet of the opposing army approaching.

"Everyone!" I called out. "The Zerg are approaching us! This is our chance to prove to them that we aren't pushovers; that they will not, can not win! Suit up and get ready for a heck of a fight! C'mon guys! That's what we're going to do, right?! Give them a hard-fought battle?! Let's make some noise!" I shouted out.

"Yeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhhrrrrrrrrgggggggg!" shouted the campers.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrrr!" yelled the Zerg army back into our faces. It was a bit of a put off because of how much louder they were, due to their sheer size.

With that they charged at the border, but were repelled by the barrier. This was a good sign because it bought us much needed time. the Zerg were running into the barrier and getting hurt, some of them even dying! Just as I was thinking that, the barrier started to flicker from the stress that was being applied to the wall. Some of the Zerg were starting to seep through little by little and charged at the walls. They didn't fare too well though, because it was a few of them coming through at a time, versus a human wall of warriors.

Our victory was short-lived though, as the barrier broke. The following onslaught was horrible. The Zerg all piled forwards through the opening that they were able to create in the camp border, pressing against the campers with a ruthless attack. Screams of both campers and Zerg were easily distinguishable right from the beginning of the fight.

Zoe was raining arrows down on the lines of Zerg that were farther back from the campers, so to not accidentally hurt a camper. She fired three arrows at a time taking out Zerg with ease because of their lack of marksmen. However, she was careful to shoot the Zerg with spears or other long ranged weapons first, just in case.

I still hadn't joined the fray because I was waiting to see where I would be needed most. The right side of the campers' formation was starting t lose ground and campers, so I jumped in with them. I wielded my blade in my right slashing through Zerg like butter, while using my shield to guard against the other Zerg that were attacking me at the same time. we started to rally, but it wasn't enough. We were saved though; a metallic hydra went crashing through their ranks killing many of the Zerg on the right side before being brought down. Calypso was trying to start to make her way to the back of the ranks because conjuring the hydrabot drained quite a bit of her energy. I could already tell that she wouldn't make it back on time, but I was tangle up with 5 Zerg, and couldn't go to her aid. Luke slashed through Zerg after Zerg so that he could go help her, and Zoe was picking off all the Zerg around her to increase her chances of getting to the back line.

It wasn't enough though, and two Zerg got to her and attacked! She was a good fighter though and her instincts kicked in as she rolled out of the way of the attacks. She stabbed up with her sai, catching one of them in the face. However, the second one dodged her strike and knocked her sai out of her hand. It swiped at her with its 6 inch claws, and she was barely able to lock its claws no her remaining sai. She was still not at full strength though, like and she started to waver as the Zerg pushed against her trying to win the weapons lock. Many of the campers were in situations like this throughout the battlefield, and they were losing hope.

"Legion, cuneum formate!" shouted a familiar voice. "Advance!"

I had heard those exact words before! My gamble payed off! The Romans had arrived! They moved forward as a single unit and plowed straight through the unprepared Zerg.

"Great, the Romans." I heard Kenneth mutter.

After that, the battle ended quickly, and bodies littered the ground. This was my least favourite time. The time when everyone looks around franticly, hoping that everyone they care about made it through. The time when so many are disappointed, and everyone is affected. It's why I hate war; the casualties. I can't keep mourning though. I'm not allowed to, I have more important things to focus on. I have to win a war.

A/N: We see some of Percy's struggles that he hides from everyone at the end there. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. R&R