'Holy Hera' Percy muttered as he caught sight of the Chimera coming his way; fire vomiting from its mouth.
Percy sighed, gripping Riptide and ran to the monster, ducking as the monster vomited fire again. Percy landed by its belly, the only fleshy part of the monsters' body. But before he could penetrate it, the monster turned on him. Percy cursed under his breath, before climbing onto the Chimera's back. The Chimera however, had other ideas and turned into a basilisk.
'DAMMIT' he cried, unable to find a handhold and slid off the Basilisk's back, but not before he cast riptide into the basilisk's belly, who slowly turned to dust. Percy fell to the floor, spluttering from inhaling some of the dust. But his coughing fell short when he caught sight of the next wave of monsters about to roll upon him.
Percy stood shakily.
Jace froze.
'Claaaaaaaaary!' Sebastian called 'Come out, come out wherever you aree!'
Jace shook his head, took out his seraph blades and walked to towards the boy with the white hair. Monsters came at him, but the boy, the boy who never cried again, the boy with the star on his shoulder, ignored them. Dismissing them with the slash of a seraph blade or a rune or two. The boy with the broken heart walked towards Sebastian.
'SEBASTIAN' he called, to which the white haired boy turned, a grin spread across his face.
'Jace Herondale' he grinned
'Sebastian' the other nodded.
'Jace, my brother, where's Clarissa?' the boy grinned, taking a knife from his pocket and twirling it.
'She's...gone' he grimaced
'Hiding is she? She's always been a special one, hasn't she? COME ON CLARY, NO MORE GAMES!' Sebastian chuckled.
'Sebastian...Clary's dead' Jace grimaced
The boy froze, his eyes flashed green. The colour of green they'd been before his death. But they soon resolved into their usual black.
'How...' he whispered.
'A strigoi attack' Jace flinched
Sebastian grimaced, before a deep laugh escaped his throat, he lunged at Jace and pushed him to the floor 'You should have saved her. Why didn't you save her? It's always been you in the way...CLARY AND I COULD'VE RULED EDOM. But no...she loved you...I have lost everything Jace. MY FATHER TOLD ME I WAS A MISTAKE. TOO DEMONIC. MY MOTHER TELLS ME I'M A MONSTER...Clary...deep down she loved me'
'She didn't love you Sebastian...she felt sorry for you' Jace spat.
Sebastian growled 'I will make you pay; he shouted, pulling a knife to Jace's throat.
'Stop' Jace whispered 'Stop, please. Help me'
The Jeanine's were almost gone. No more than ten left. Tris wiped her forehead, beads of sweat dripping from her forehead. Tris watched as Tobias opened fire on the Jeanine's when she heard a click. The magazine was empty; Tobias looked down at the gun and sighed, tossing it aside.
'Tobias?' Tris called
Tobias looked at Tris, a guilty look on his face 'I'm sorry about this' he grimaced, as the Jeanine's surrounded him. His fangs slid out and sand into the first Jeanine's throat, draining her of life.
Tris stood frozen, a scream rising in her throat.
Sebastian chuckled 'Jace Herondale, begging for mercy.'
'Help me, Sebastian. I saw your eyes. Jonathon is still in there. Please, get me out of the arena, those rings you keep, they can transport us to places right? I need to survive...I...I have to scatter Clary's ashes...they're in my bag...' Jace babbled.
Sebastian flinched, his eyes flashing green once again 'But what good will that do me?'
'I know the Sebastian I saw is in there. The Sebastian who was sorry for all the crap you caused. You help me, you help Clary. Please' Jace whispered, an idea popping into his head 'I have the sword with heavenly fire. This...this one good deed could change the outcome of you being stabbed with it. You could live' he gasped.
Sebastian looked at the boy 'Okay..' he grimaced, handling him a ring identical to the one on his finger. 'These will teleport us to the place you want to go...'
'Jocelyn's' Jace whispered.
'No' Sebastian grimaced.
'Do it' Jace growled
'You'll have to kill me' Sebastian spat.
'Oh, it would be a pleasure' Jace grimaced, stabbing the boy, who gasped, through the heart and twisting the ring.
Jace Herondale disappeared, a grim look on his face.
Percy had just killed a dozen hellhounds when he heard a voice.
'Percy' the voice purred, but the identity of the voice was masked by strange hissing noises. 'How I've missed you. Our last meeting was a little...short'
Percy gasped as he realised who the voice belonged to;
Medusa.
'COME OUT MEDUSA, I'VE KILLED YOU BEFORE AND I'LL KILL YOU AGAIN' he shouted, clamping his eyes shut.
'Oh I wouldn't Percy...not unless you want me to hurt someone special...someone named Annabelle is it? No...No of course not. Annabeth' The gorgon purred.
'Annabeth?' Percy whispered.
'Percy' Annabeth's voice came.
'Turn around Percy, open your eyes. I won't bite.' Medusa hissed
'No...Let Annabeth go' he grumbled, clamping his eyes shut.
Medusa chuckled 'Oh Percy, you know I would, all you have to do is open your eyes'
Medusa walked closer to Percy, patting him on the shoulder 'Percy' she whispered.
Percy's eyes flickered; he couldn't keep his eyes closed for much longer.
Percy set her hands on each side of Percy's head. 'Brave, strong, Percy. The ultimate enemy of monsters. Surely after all these years you just want to...give up? You're tired, tired of all the quests, the fighting, the death. Aren't you?'
A picture of Luke flashed into his mind, and suddenly, her voice sounded soothing, agreeable. Yes, Percy thought, I am. So, so tired...I just want to sleep in peace. Percy nodded.
'Say it Percy' Medusa smiled.
'I'm tired, so tired of all of it...'
'Just open your eyes Percy' Medusa cooed.
Percy hesitated, a memory flashing up of Annabeth and him when they first killed Medusa. Annabeth,
'No! I can't...I have to live' Percy shouted, knocking the Gorgon away and uncapping riptide. He opened his eyes.
Annabeth was nowhere in sight. A siren stood in front of him. Percy cast riptide in an arc and sliced through the siren, which screamed and turned to dust. Percy clamping his eyes shut, then rounded on the Gorgon.