The end is near, he has fallen. Rick owns everyone.
Monica POV:
I couldn't believe what I had just seen. James's limp body fell to the floor as the Phoenix vaporized agonizingly slow. A wail echoed through the cavern as its head was consumed by fire. Blood pooled around James as the light lowered to a dull glow. I shook myself free of Joe's grip and ran forward. I knelt down and cradled his head in my lap as tears began to fall. His eyes, which were always dark, were now glowing white. Ruined by the last thing he saw.
"It was the prophecy." Annabeth muttered. "James was the Spirit of Life. He was destined to die and we never saw it."
"He can't be dead." I muttered. "He can't be!"
"We aren't leaving him here." Joe said.
"No shit!" I yelled.
"Wait," Annabeth told us. "This cavern's structure has been weakened."
Right when she said that the ceiling cracked and debris rained down. As rocks rained down I remembered my mothers words. I jumped up and ran up the dais, ignoring the pleas of my friends. I grabbed my mother's torch from the dais and jumped down as a rock smashed where I was standing. I tightened my grip and felt power surging through my limbs. We needed to escape. My first lesson as a child of Hecate returned to me. Greater power comes from sacrifice. If James wasn't a heroic sacrifice I was Hera.
I knelt down again as grief threatened to overcome me. A shield formed over us as I concentrated on the magic energy that surged off of James's body. Light formed around us as the cavern began to fall. I concentrated harder and felt our scenery shift. The air turned bitter and cold as I looked up. We had teleported outside of Alabaster's fortress.
Annabeth was looking around completely bewildered. Then her eyes fell on me still cradling James. Her eyes flashed from confused, to somber, then accusatory.
"How did you get us out of there?" She asked pointedly.
"There's no point in arguing." I whispered as I brushed some dirt off of James's face.
"Annabeth, back off." Percy said and pulled her away. "Let them be."
I cast my eyes to the fortress, which was now just a pile of rubble. I felt the need to go down there and pulverize everything. Before I could do anything though, James's body began to heat up. As the heat grew a white light glowed from where his heart would be. Then he crumbled. It started slow, but his body crumbled into a pile of ashes before our very eyes. I couldn't take it anymore.
I sobbed. My friends joined in with me, lamenting over our loss, how he had sacrificed to save us. Nothing lasts when you're a demigod though. Not even time to grieve. The ground began to shake violently. Then the rubble exploded as a dark figure shot out on wings black as night. It circled before crashing down not thirty yards from where we knelt.
Its body was as black as coals with red pulsating veins. Smoke curled off its wings and red eyes glowed beneath its hood. Halos of black fire burned around its feet as it took a step forward. Then another. I sadistic smile flashed before returning to an impassive visage. Its torso was bare as muscle and sinew rippled across its chest and arms.
"Such a worthy sacrifice." It hissed. The voice seemed to come from everywhere. "But useless. I am free! You think you stood a chance? Alabaster was a useful puppet in my release, and even more useful in death. His body contained so much hate, so easy to possess."
Hope is lost under black wings unfurled.
"You stand alone, and the only one capable of containing me is dead."
A black ball of flame conjured in his hand and he threw it at us. Before it could land a swirling vortex of bright white fire threw us back and blocked it. It hovered then centered on where James used to be. As it intensified and grew in size I saw the silhouette of a human figure. The fire distorted the image but I had to believe what I had seen. As the fire slowed the figure was lowered to the ground. It dissipated and my hopes were confirmed. James.
He stood in silence, staring down Wrath incarnate.
"How is this possible?"
"Justice still has a chance in this world." He said, but his voice was a mix.
His two-handed sword appeared in his hands and he took a step forward. Then the even more surprising. His eyes began to glow a fiery white. White fire encircled his feet and sword as angelic wings sprouted from his back. Small tongues of flame could be seen licking off his body.
"You could never stand against me before? What makes you think you have a chance now? I have won this contest before!"
"We are not alone." James said.
We?
Then he charged forward. Black and white fire mingled as the flaming titans grappled for control. Before either could gain the upper hand Wrath spread his wings and took off.
"There will be a reckoning! You will never be welcome at your home! Even after I destroy it!"
With that black fire swirled around him and he vanished.
"So be it." James said.
As James turned around his gaze fell on us. I felt as if his burning white eyes could see everything I had done wrong. He strode toward us with long strides that did not befit someone who should be dead. I took a cautious step forward. The closer he came the more his fire faded. His wings dissipated into smoke and he wrapped me in a huge hug. I returned it just as eagerly. When we pulled apart I looked into his eyes. Hazel. Like they should be. The disturbing difference was that his pupils were pure white.
"Is it really you?" I asked.
"Yes." He said. "My eyes are opened. There is much to be done if we are to stand against Wrath. My power grows with his."
"Where did you get those powers? And you were dead. We saw you get stabbed!"
"Wrath is not the only spirit to inhabit the Phoenix."
"What do you mean?"
"The prophecy. Justice has reawakened."
He's back and more powerful than ever. And to anyone who is wondering, the OC completion lasts until I post the first chapter of the sequel, 'Black Dawn." I would like to remind you that your characters can be creations of your own. One submission was a girl with the blood of a dragon so she could become a full dragon when she wants to. BE CREATIVE.
There are only two chapters left. Stay with me until the end my friends.
