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Chapter 7:
Some demigods snuck past the harpies, who were patrolling the camp, and hid behind a cabin until the patrols passed them. They heaved a sigh of relief and tightened their grips on their weapons. They looked at a tree that was conveniently planted next to the Big House.
The leader of this demigod group nodded, strapping his spear to his back and leaping up to climb the tree expertly. He looked in the window, seeing the beds of the six clones. All of them was occupied, and he smirked, slowly creaking the window open.
Two other demigods joined him in peering through the window, as they took a hold of their weapons, ready to kill them. However, at the last moment, the third demigod noticed one bed empty. Her eyes widened and she tried to bring it to her friends' attentions, who ignored her, and prepared to strike.
Before they could, however, they suddenly found themselves tied up.
They looked down, seeing the other four demigods also tied up by Lin Chung. The female demigod turned around, finally noticing a figure perched on the branch just above them. The figure down to join his brother, grabbing the three tied up demigods.
"So…what are you doing here?"
Zeus glared at the cowering group of demigods, while their godly parent - minor gods - stood to the side. Two belonged to Morpheus, three belonged to Nemesis, one to Janus, and one to Iris. "What are you doing, betraying the gods?"
The leader, the son of Nemesis - Jake, scowled. "At camp, no one respects us. They treat us like dirt!"
Out of the corner of their eyes, most of the Olympians noticed Hawk frown at this information. "They do?"
Jake nodded, defiant. "They call us pathetic! The children of the Olympians avoid us!"
"And why would they do that?" The Olympians turned to Hawk, whose voice was sharp. They shifted uncomfortably.
"Many tease us about the minor gods not having proper positions! Especially about Ethan Nakamura!"
Hawk tilted his head. "Ethan Nakamura? The one who got the minor gods cabins and thrones?" Jake nodded firmly. Hawk raised an eyebrow at the Olympians, demanding an explanation.
Hestia, sitting nearby, tilted her head. "I have heard some rumours, but I was hoping they were false."
Zeus frowned. "It does not matter! They are guilty, and their punishment…is death!" The minor gods sprang forth, trying desperately to protect their children, but it was all in vain as the children were led away by cyclops, who, to their credit, looked slightly apologetic.
"Council dismissed!"
Every Olympian disappeared, leaving only Hawk behind with the minor gods. Hawk turned, ready to go as well, before the minor gods stopped him. "Please!"
He turned back. "What?"
"Please! I - we - know that our children have done wrong, but please! Save them!" Nemesis pleaded him. Hawk frowned.
"And why should I?" He knew that he was not so heartless, but they didn't.
Janus' faces fell. "They are simply misguided. Bring them to us, and we will deal out proper punishment to them instead of death."
"What would you give me if I do?"
"We will forever be in your debt." Morpheus stated quickly. Hawk sighed.
"Very well. But I need to talk with the brothers, if you don't mind." They nodded, before Nemesis spoke again.
"Hawk." He turned to her. "Can you try and stop the rumours? The bad things at camp about our children?" To her surprise, his eye gleamed.
"No problem." He turned to Hestia. "You won't tell them about this, would you?"
Hestia fixed her eyes on the fire in front of her. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"He owes us big time." Ke muttered under his breath, before being violently shushed by his brothers. He grumbled but kept silent, looking around the outside of the prison where the seven demigods were kept. Hawk was currently distracting the guards, but the distraction wouldn't last long.
He turned to his brothers, and they nodded, each taking an individual cell. So far, there were only six in sight, and so they silently made a way through the metal wall, courtesy of Zhi, and entered softly. They quickly snatched up the six demigods, gagging them and ignoring their struggles.
Lin Chung handed his to Shen, the closest to him, then took off to find the last one: Jake, son of Nemesis.
He wandered around, quietly passing any nymphs or other minor gods, before reaching a locked room. He gently pressed a hand to the door, searching for a weak spot. After much searching, he finally found it in the smallest of cracks near the bottom of the door.
Setting his hand aflame, he slowly set the bottom on fire, watching it melt. When he tried to open the door once more, it opened more than willingly for him. He walked inside, seeing Jake bound up and gagged.
Well, looks like his job was done for him.
He grabbed the demigod and ran out. Checking to make sure no one was around, he disappeared. The clone reappeared in Nemesis' temple, where the others were already waiting. The two other children of Nemesis were looking pale with worry for their brother, their faces shining with relief as Lin Chung dropped their brother next them.
Nemesis gently released him, sighing in relief. Except for a small cut on his arm, he was unharmed. She smiled at the six brothers and Hawk. "Thank you."
The demigods grudgingly nodded.
Janus nodded. "We will be forever in your debt." Lin Chung sighed.
"Just make sure that they keep out of trouble and are rightly punished."
"You don't have to worry about that." Janus said. "After today, this never happened." They nodded and then the group disappeared, leaving the minor gods and demigods in Nemesis' temple.