Logan
At first, everyone looked at me. They were confused. I willed myself to change. My eyes became red as black wings sprouted from my back. A sword made out of Chaos metal appeared in my hands.
"Logan." Mom said.
Then the monsters roared. The first few that charged were frozen and then shattered by mom. We charged into battle. I didn't want anyone else in this, but if they must.
Then, a knife that was headed towards me was caught by Psyche. She glared at me. Another one appeared in her hand.
"You are not dying." Psyche said.
Then Mom and Alex appeared by my side. Mom's dress had become armor. Hecate probably put an enchantment on it.
"What the fuck is going on?" Mom asked.
"This isn't your fight." I answered.
Alex looked at me confused.
"What are you talking about?" Mom asked.
"Chaos told me about this. She gave me her blessing and trained me so that I can save you." I answered.
"That's not what you told me." Psyche said.
"I don't care. But if you won't leave, I need a path to Tartarus." I said.
"That can be arranged." Alex said.
"We'll discuss this later." Mom agreed.
Then she knelt to the ground, placing her hand on it. The ground froze over and all the monsters in the way turned into ice. Then we charged through.
I've never seen Psyche fight before, but she was just as graceful as she was when she was dancing. Just a lot more dangerous.
Tartarus was watching this all happen with a smile on his face. Everytime a monster was killed, it quickly reformed. But, we were onto the next one when that happened.
Eventually, we broke through the crowd.
"Tartarus!" I yelled.
Mom and Alex had to turn around and were pulled back into the frenzy. Psyche stayed by my side. Tartarus bent down so he could see me. He laughed.
"This is the hero that's supposed to fight me? You're only ten years old." He said.
"14." I corrected.
"Not much better." He said.
"Leave this place. There's nothing here for you." I said.
"There's plenty for me here." He said.
Psyche looked at me. She seemed frightened. Tartarus was 10 feet tall. But that didn't matter.
"He is pretty tall." She said.
"But I've had experience." I said.
The wind around us began to swirl around. The fire was swept up into the storm. Soon, a warrior the same height as Tartarus was standing with me. My sword grew until it was the proper height. It appeared in the warrior's hand.
"Okay. Now we have a chance." Psyche said.
"And leave." I said.
Psyche looked at me.
"I'm not leaving." Psyche said.
Gods, she was infuriating. I grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her. She kissed me back.
"Leave." I said.
"Be careful." She said.
Then she ran at Tartarus. I growled. She really was annoying.
I flew up until I was in the middle of my warrior. It followed my movements.
A sword appeared in Tartarus' hands. He tried to hit me, but I blocked his strike.
"Your efforts are futile." Tartarus said.
"To you, maybe." I said.
"Why do you bother? What has this world ever done for you?" Tartarus asked.
"It's not what about I have, but what others have. Everything I've ever done was for others, and not for myself." I said.
"And how could you live like that? Haven't you ever wanted to do something for yourself, for once?" Tartarus asked.
I faltered. Yes, I have. But then again, everything that I've done has given me a benefit. In the end, Psyche cared about me. My mother returned to us, Alex is once again happy. The gods themselves are happy.
"Everything I've done, has helped me. Not only does it make others happy, but it makes me happy. You should try it sometime. Maybe you wouldn't be so monstrous all the time." I said, smiling.
Tartarus shouted out in pain. I looked down and saw Psyche stabbing away at his legs. My mom was freezing it over so that she could chop faster.
"You'll all die." He said.
"Maybe, but at least I won't die alone." I said.
Then I stabbed my sword through his stomach. He yelled out in pain.
"If I'm going down, you're going with me." He said.
Then he stabbed his sword through my avatar's stomach. The wound appeared on myself. My avatar disappeared and I fell to the ground.
Tartarus began glowing. Then he disappeared. Finally, the gods were able to kill the monsters.
Mom and Alex surrounded me. Psyche stood out the most. She pressed the hem of her dress against my wound.
"Oh, come on. Please. Stay awake." She said.
Tears were falling. It made me sad to see her sad. But I knew that it was coming.
I put my hand on hers. I coughed up blood.
"Logan." Mom said.
I looked at her. Alex and Mom were both close to tears.
"My baby." She said.
"It's okay." I said.
"You didn't have to do this." Psyche said.
"Yes, I did. You all needed a chance to be happy. And no one deserves it more than mom and Alex." I said, looking at them.
"But you deserve a chance too. Why couldn't you let someone else be the hero for once?" Psyche asked.
I smiled.
"Where's the fun in that?" I asked.
"I don't want you to leave me." Psyche answered.
"It won't be long. If I get the chance, maybe I'll come back as a faun. Or a beautiful flower that you'll wear in your hair." I joked.
Psyche smiled.
"You always were an idiot." She said.
Then she leaned down and kissed me.
"I love you." I said.
"I love you, too." She replied.