Hello my friends! How are you? Six months since I began this story, I can't believe I went this far... And that it took such time and turned out this way... But I'm glad!
This chapter announce the beginnig of the end, but the next will take us a bit in the past, like a week or so, and will focus on Angel, who you all seem to like, and Katie. So it won't be the war for another two chapter at least. And maybe five chapter before the first clash so don't worry, you still have some chapters to read.

Now, to the reviews!

allison daughter of apollo: You asked, you have. I'm glad you still followed my story, and I remember my promise, it will happen in the next chapter.

WhiteEagle1985: Thanks! I hope you will like it! I tried to make Elveril evolve a bit from his usual cold and limit sadistic self, like an update of some sorts.

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I am a pie: Yep, but I worked hard, and had the chance to travel to Austalia with my school so it helped. And the major part of my vocabulary comes from this amazing community! It comes with practice. But thanks :) (What type of pie are you? 8) )

Gold testament: Well, they never had a reason to believe him, I mean the guy just came once, beat up a goddess, disrespected another, and after that, he comes another time and directly torture the same goddess, who happens to be Heroin of Olympus, and make her fade. So he had to swear on the Styx to make himself believable. At least, that's what I thought. It made sense in my head...

JustLucky05: Well, here is another chapter, hope you'll love it as well.

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"Han Kami no jutsu, Demonic Speed." He started a step forward, and the next instant, he was an inch of her, his eyes completely white, an insane smile on his face.

"Han Kami no jutsu, Hell's punishment." Whispered the half-demon. He punched her at full speed in the stomach, a black bolt ran from his forearm to her body. She flew backward and crashed in a tree.

"I inserted pure darkness in you. You will suffer as it drains your energy." Stated Shay with a bored tone. The assassins took their weapons and prepared to attack and the Fighters were ready to defend their friend when Tania rose on her feet, dark spark running on her body. She began to laugh.

"I have to admit, you are good. Who trained you?" Chuckled darkly the girl as she stared at the ground. Shay shrugged lazily.

"Elv and Perce." She continue to chuckle, making the fighters worry. They eyed her nervously.

"This ain't be good Shay." Began Ryan. "The last time she was like this… She destroyed Percy in seconds." Percy gulped and paled at the memory of him, flying multiple times in walls as she punched and kicked him. She raised her face, to show pure black eyes. She jumped to him and disappeared. She reappeared behind him, back straight and dagger sheathed.

"Ansatsu no jutsu, Questioning of Old." Murmured the assassin. Shay crumbled on the floor and began to scream as he felt the worst pain he ever felt. The Fighters rushed to him and the sons of Apollo proceeded to heal him. Elveril saw the show and growled.

"He is a member of the Fighters, a friend. You had no right Tania." Growled the protector. Tania looked at him with an innocent face.

"Oh darling. Don't take it personally, I have nothing against the rest of you. I am just showing him who is the boss. That is all." Answered the daughter of Death with a sickeningly sweet tone. Elveril took out one of his guns purposely slowly. He then glared at her.

"Han Kami no jutsu." Tania raised an eyebrow as he showed her the technic they developed in secret. "Overheat." Instantly, flames and heated air began to swirl around him, the temperature was so high it was smothering. Only Percy, thanks to his father' blood, was unaffected.

Elveril walked to her slowly, gun still hanging in his hand.

"Han Kami no jutsu, master puppeteer" Articulated the creation of the hearth with a flat tone. Tania was now unable to move, like everyone else. He raised his arm and pressed the barrel on her forehead, the metal unnaturally cold in this heated area.

As a daughter of Thanatos, she could feel the people dying, she could tell if her attack would be successful. Apart from Percy and Elveril, the former because of the sea in him, making him unpredictable, and the later, because her powers didn't see him as a living being. But now, she was feeling something strange. Her powers told her she is about to die, which was a first for her. But at the same time, it told her she would not. She stared at her pupil as he had a blank face, no emotion showing at all. And then, behind him, she saw movements. And a pure black hand grasped his shoulder.

"Let her go Elv. I provoked her. I paid the prize. I now understand why you were all shivering." Said Shay, returned to his usual calm speaking tone.

Elveril looked at him and nodded. And the heat disappeared, making everyone sighed of relief. And then, Tania could move again. She instantly slapped Elveril, making him yelp.

"How! What was that for!" Tania glared at him and put her hands on her hips.

"For raising your weapon against your own master. And to this, I add two hundreds pushups! Now!" Snapped the daughter of Thanatos. He was about to obliged when he tensed. He whirled around, unfolding his ninjato and pointing his gun in a direction. He was imitated by everyone. Percy decided to give a warning,

"Whoever you are. Step out slowly and hand raised." Barked the demigod as he had his swords ready to slice the potential threat.

But the intruders stepped out, and it revealed to be the Hunt and Khione. Elveril sighed in relief and walked to his girlfriend. He kissed her in greetings and faced the Hunt.

"Why are you here girls? A problem?" Thalia laughed.

"No, Milady only wanted to see her beloved." Elveril chuckled as Percy blushed. Said demigod whirld around as he heard a voice.

"How are you Percy?" He smiled and nodded to the goddess.

"I am good and you? How are you? So you missed me as I heard?" Teased the son of Poseidon. Artemis slapped him at the back of his head, making Shay laugh. Tania frowned as she saw her crush kissing an unknown girl. She walked to her and glared.

"Who are you? And why are you so familiar with my student?" Asked Tania, jealousy clearly present in her voice. Anthony, behind them, only sighed.

"And here we go. Now she will learnt the truth, she will be pissed and we are the one who will suffer." Said the young Fighter as he sat down. He was imitated by one of the assassins, Lustina, a daughter of Hecate. So his half-sister. She nodded.

"Yeah… How are you little bro?" Asked the assassin with a genuine smile. Anthony smiled back.

"I am great! We really improved in the past months, plus, we have a cool work. And you? How are you?" They began to exchange news and jokes as the staring contest was still on a few meters away.

Tania kept staring at the girl.

"Plus, you are a hunter as you came with them, so you shouldn't be dating." Spat the assassin. But her rival merely laughed.

"No, I am not a hunter, I am a goddess. I'm Khione, Goddess of Snow and Ice." Tania took a step back. Was she good at fighting? Yes. Was she self-confident? Yes. But crazy enough to try and steal the lover of a cold-hearted goddess like her. No. She liked herself able to move, not in an ice statue.

"Sorry Lady Khione… I…" Began Tania. But Khione stopped her.

"I know ma chère. I understand and I don't blame you. Don't worry. There is a lot of man out of here. Don't lose hope." Said Khione.

Meanwhile, the Fighters and Assassins were joyously talking of everything, wrestling and joking. Shay integrated quite fast, thanks to the Stolls. Percy and Artemis were calmly discussing, leaned against a tree, hands brushing against each other. She was in her seventeen years old form.

Percy told her a joke and she laughed a bit, covering her mouth, and Percy smiled. Elveril, seeing his friend in a good mood and talking with his love, smiled and took Khione's hand. He was about to speak to her when a shout interrupted them.

"Fighters!" Yelled Tania. All the concerned paled while the rest snickered. The group walked to her and took a military pose, aligned and looking straight in front of them. Tania was looking at them, a dark, angry look on her face.

"You may have been ordered to go back, but you still missed training. So. You know what it means right?" Maliciously asked the daughter of Thanatos. Connor gulped.

"Ice cream?" Desperately asked the son of Hermes, approved by the nodding of his brother's head.

"No. That means that you all get in training clothes. And then, you do two hundred pushups." Ordered the assassin.

"Yes sir…" Groaned the group. They took off their armor and put their training clothes, black baggy pants, black tee and a pair of running shoes. But as Percy changed, Tania grabbed him and looked at his arm.

"What is this?" Asked the woman, concern clearly audible in her voice. Percy raised an eyebrow and saw she was talking about the arm.

"Oh! That! Well… I fought the Giant Pallas while the others fought an army of monsters. And I slipped allowing Pallas to cut of my arm. So When I could, which was five minutes later, I created this, an arm made of ice and my blood, and then enchanted by Hecate so it is as resistant as celestial bronze, and yet malleable so I can change its shape." Told Percy. Tania whistled softly, and then frowned.

"Did you kill him at least? And which god helped you? Just to be sure." Asked the assassin. Percy shrugged.

"I didn't, Elveril did, without any god by the way." Said the son of Poseidon as he smile and looked at Elveril. Said guy glared at him but stopped when Tania faced him with an astonished face.

"How did you do that? This is vital information. Imagine the strength we would have if we could kil Giants alone! Why didn't you tell me!" Fired Tania, first shocked and progressively more and more angry. Elveril glared back.

"Because it isn't a technic, nor a power. It is because of what I am." Stated Elveril. The assassins and Tania took a curious face and Elveril sighed, tired of explaining it.

"I am no son of Hestia. Angel is the only child of Hestia. I was created a bit later by Lady Hestia whe she was taken by rage as Angel was beat up by her step-mother. Her powers flared up, and in some sort of glitch, I was created, not alive, but conscious, the perfect warrior, not able to feel regret, nor hesitation. I have for mission to protect Angel until I die. I don't have a soul, so I am not a demigod, I am still mortal, so I am in between, pure power. Which made the Giant's nature to dissolve when I put a bullet in his skull." Tania looked regretful to have asked this question. Myaki, a daughter of Athena in the assassins, was unable to stop questions to come out.

"What will happen to you if you die, since you don't have a spirit? And what happen if Angel dies before you do? What if…" But when was cut by a hard slap coming from Shay. She glared at him but the cold face he was giving her made her stop, and she saw the faraway look in Elverilae's eyes. She lowered her head.

"It's okay. It is in your nature." Sighed Elveril. "When I'll die, I will simply cease to exist, nothing else. As for the second question. It won't happen." Answered the protector, his voice hardening considerably at the end of the sentence. But Myaki pushed a bit.

"But what if? In theory." Elveril pondered it for a while, a frown on his face.

"I… I think I would go berserk, destroying everything in my way, not caring of myself, not stopping until I fade from lack of energy." Answered Elveril. Everyone gulped, not wanting him to lose control. Elveril raised his head and took a deep breath.

"Alright! You said two hundred right? Let's go guys!" The Fighters nodded, feeling he was willing to drop the subject. They went in position and began the pushups, Artemis giving the rhythm, more than enjoying them sweat and have some difficulties for once.

While with the assassins, the joy left all of them. Lustina had tears in her eyes. Alan was leaning against a tree, a sad expression plastered on his face.

The Fighters continued their pushups, the first to collapse was Anthony. The white haired boy wasn't a sportive guy compared to the rest and gave up at seventy. Next were the Stolls, they stopped at a hundred and laid on their back. At a hundred a fifty, the two sons of Apollo gave up too, complaining that this exercise was useless, earning a slap from Tania.

Was left the two leaders, sweating like never before, in perfect synchrony but having obvious difficulties.

"180… 181…" They stopped for a moment. They were face to face. They looked at each other and smiled at the same time. Percy's eyes glowed ice blue and Elveril's glowed Orange-gold. The same flow as the capture the flag on Olympus passed between them, they immediately seemed to be rejuvenated.

"182,183…" They continued and arrived at the last, the stopped and collapsed, the flow being cut.

"Finally!" Yelled Percy. "Gods that was hard!" Elveril nodded, humming in agreement. Then, Percy was kicked in the ribs by Artemis.

"Ouch! What was that for?" Yelled the son of Poseidon. He raised his head and then gulped. Artemis had a dark look in her face.

"You cheated. You used one of your powers, one I still don't understand by the way. So? What do you have to say?" Asked Artemis as she tapped her foot. Tania smirked at the way Artemis handled the son of Poseidon. But she obviously forgot his cheekiness.

"Well… I'm a demigod, so it counts in my physical capacities. Plus, we were never forbidden to use them…" sheepishly answered the demigod. Shay, who was still sat a bit away, chuckled at the answer. But he stopped when Tania sat next to him.

"So. Son of Erebus. Why are you following them?" Asked the master while the two continued to bicker. Shay looked at her and gulped, but this time because of her look.

"Well…" Began the Fighter as he concentrated. "First, I want to avenge my brothers. And also, because we all heard of the exploits of Percy. And they are fun to hang around with." Said Shay as he twirled his weapon absent-mindedly. Tania nodded.

"Yeah. I may look stern, but in truth I care about them, that's why. And to be honest. If Percy ever truly gets mad against me. I know I won't be able to defend myself." Breathed Tania. Elveril sat next to her.

"Same for me. This guy is a monster. He has a huge energy reserve, perfect swordsmanship, unbreakable determination… The only thing he lacks of is archery." Laughed Elveril. Tania and Shay laughed too as they remembered Percy's attempts to use a bow.

Suddenly, the three collapsed on the ground, gripping their hearts in pain.

"What… what is that?" Managed to ask Elveril. Tania looked pale, paler than before.

"A lot of death… So much death…" Whispered Tania. Shay, him, began to rock on his feet.

"He is coming, he is coming." Breathed in fear the demi-primordial. Everyone ran to them.

"Hey! What happened to you guys?" Asked Percy as he helped them to sit up.

"So much despair, and death…" Explained Elveril as he began to recover. "A sacrifice, a huge one, to summon and slay… I can't explain, I just feel it…" Said the protector. Khione laid him on his back, his head on her lap.

"And who was summoned and slayed?" Asked softly the snow goddess. It was Tania who answered.

"At this level, there is only one possible, Tartarus." Everyone paled at the mention of this name. Percy began to see flashbacks of his meeting with the god. His hand was shaking slightly, until Artemis gripped it, making him relax.

"There is worse." Stated Shay. They all looked at him with slight fear. After all, what could be worse than the invocation of Tartarus.

"At the same time, Erebus gained a large amount of power, I think he drained his brother from his power after summoning him. So…" Percy took a serious face.

"The war is about to begin."