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This. Is. It.

The final battle.

And I cannot wait! I am SO excited about your reactions I'm like- I'm gonna blow up! I spent about... probably a good week on this chapter and the next one since they are one chapter split into two parts. I couldn't squeeze it all into one update so right after I post this one, I'll post the next too. Also, it'd ruin the dramatic effect.

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This is part 1 of the most important part of this story.

I hope you enjoy and let's get right into this!

A/N:

VERY IMPORTANT!

This is a trigger warning!

The beginning part of this chapter could be considered a trigger to some so PLEASE do not read if there is any chance of being triggered by this, I would hate myself if anyone got hurt because of my writing.

I will put a note at the end to let you know when it's over and safe to read.

Makayla opened her eyes as she heard the cell door open. She was wrapped in Lauren's embrace, the two girls trying to keep warm against the freezing stone. Looking up she saw a familiar figure standing at the door.

"Red hair. You turn." The guard told the two gruffly. He never said their names, only calling them by the color of their hair. Makayla felt Lauren hold her tighter.

"She's not going." She told the man like she did every time they came for her.

The guard just rolled his eyes. He entered the cell and walked forward, grabbing Makayla by her arm and pulling her to her feet. Lauren jumped up but the man had left the cell and slammed the door shut before she could reach her, the door locking on its own once closed.

He slipped the key into his pocket as he led Makayla away. Doing the same thing they always did, the man pulled her in front of him and let go of her arm as he knew by now that she wouldn't run. It was pointless to try. He directed her into a room past a couple of halls and chained her wrists to the floor once inside.

"He'll be in later." The man said. Then, like always, he turned and left.

Almost as if it were a tradition, Makayla struggled against the bonds until she lost the energy to continue and slumped to the floor.

She sat alone and bored for about an hour before a key jiggled in the lock and Ganabranth entered. Like always, he had a smile on his face but this time it seemed... different. As if he had an idea to do something new. He walked over to Makayla and pulled up a chair, sitting on it backward in front of her.

"Good afternoon, Beautiful!" He greeted.

"You look happy. Kill any puppies today?" She asked sarcastically in response. Ganabranth shook his head.

"Nah. I may be a nut-job and not the nicest person but I at least have respect for nature and animals." He told her honestly.

"What, you a vegetarian or something?"

"Actually yes I am. I find murdering animals only to eat them nothing but cruel." The older man admitted.

Makayla raised an eyebrow.

"So killing and eating animals is cruel but torturing and cutting images onto humans isn't?" She clarified.

"Sarcastic as usual, aren't we Gorgeous?"

"That's a new one," Makayla noted. Usually, her nickname was Beautiful. Again something seemed off but she just couldn't place what it was.

"Indeed it is. That's because today we're gonna do something a bit different!" Ganabranth announced with that cruel smile of his. A tremble ran down Makayla's spine.

"Wh- What do- what do you mean?" She wondered, now nervous. Ganabranth rarely ever did anything new. The last time he did was when he gave her her Snake Scar.

"Well, I've tried almost everything to make you break and give up. Physical pain doesn't seem to work and neither does mental. I had an idea earlier, and after I thought about it for a good while, I decided why not? Why not do something that tears you down emotionally so bad that instead of cracking, it will completely shatter you?"

Ganabranth had that look in his eyes again. Makayla still couldn't pinpoint what it was but she had a very, very bad feeling.

"An- and what- what's that?" She managed to ask. Ganabranth grinned but said nothing.

Instead, he stood and removed Makayla's chains from the wall then brought her to a small table but instead of laying her onto her back like usual, he locked her chains on the far side so she was standing, leaning on her stomach over the table. Her heart skipped a beat when she felt Ganabranth trail his hand across her back as he moved around her. Makayla felt her stomach drop as a suspicion formed in her mind.

No, he wouldn't do something that awful... would he?

"So here's what will happen," He began, hopping onto the table so he sat beside her torso. "I'm going to ask you a question. I will give you two chances to answer and after that, you'll be done. No pleading for another chance, no begging, no trying to negotiate, nothing. If you do choose to answer but it's after your two chances then you'll basically have wasted it because it'll be too late. Sound like a deal?"

"Púdrete en el infierno." Makayla cursed in answer. Ganabranth just smiled and rubbed his hands together.

(rot in hell)

"Alright. So here's my question: Do you give up?" He asked. "I can tell that you're starting to figure out what's going to happen if you don't so if you give up now and let me take what I want, you can avoid it. But if you disagree then there's no escape. So are you willing to finally give up and stop all this?"

Makayla for once paused. She still wasn't sure what he meant when he said, "take what he wanted." She had nothing to take. But whatever it was, if he was going through so much to try to have it then it was obviously important and she refused to let him have what he wanted. But… if she kept that mindset then…

She took a deep and shaking breath.

"No. I will never give up, not to a snake." She decided. She expected to see that angry disappointment in his eyes that he usually had but instead, she was awarded something far worse: he looked almost happy that she had chosen that answer.

"Last chance: are you sure that's what you want your answer to be?" Ganabranth confirmed, moving off the table. Makayla answered in the affirmative, shutting her eyes tight. He clicked his tongue.

"Bummer. It would have been so much easier for you if you had only agreed. Fortunately for me, I was fine either way. No matter what your answer was, I got something I wanted." He told her with an evil chuckle.

Makayla's heart broke when she realized what that look in his eyes had been earlier: lust, terrible horrible lust.

She held back a sob as Ganabranth trailed his hand down her practically back, slowly walking around her. His hands were ice cold and left her skin tingling uncomfortably. He stopped and placed both hands on her sides, moving uncomfortably low on her waist. His right hand moved up and down her thigh as he chuckled.

"Because I'm in a good mood, I'll give you one last chance to change your mind." He decided. Makayla felt a tear slide down her cheek and closed her eyes tight, again shaking her head.

"No." She answered. She could only manage one word.

"Alrighty then. You had better pray to those dads of yours that you can still function tomorrow." He told her as he squeezed her sides.

Makayla heard something unzip and finally released the sob she had held back until then, allowing her tears to fall.

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Makayla didn't know how long it had been before she was thrown into her cell once more. She was still crying, not having stopped since she first started. All she knew was she hurt far too terribly for her to even think of moving, especially her lower body. She had never felt so broken, humiliated, tormented, and so violated in her entire lift. Lauren quickly rushed to her side.

"Makayla! Thank god you're back! What happened? Where did he hurt you?" She asked, knowing that it was pointless to ask if she was hurt as she undoubtedly was.

Makayla said nothing. She had shattered, Ganabranth finally broke her. She knew she could have stopped him. She could have just told him what he wanted to know and given him what he kept asking for. Instead, she was stubborn and he hurt her. She couldn't move, she couldn't talk, the only thing she could do was cry as she relived that moment.

Those sounds he made echoed in her ears as she cried and begged him to stop. Just the thought of how he chained her hands in front of her, binding her so she couldn't move, how his hands trailed over her bare skin… how he forced himself onto her...

She could hear Lauren begging for her to let her help but she just pushed her away. Her tears continued to stream down her cheeks as her breathing came in gasps. Eventually, after who knows how long, Makayla felt herself get dizzy from the lack of oxygen she was getting through her sobs and she slipped into unconsciousness.

Rhis time she clung to the darkness, determined to never let it go.

Trigger Warning End

Leo held his sister as she relived her past.

He sat with his sister in his arms, Lauren to her side holding her hand. Makayla's body had started shaking horribly after the third minute into her flashback and tears streamed silently from her closed eyes, worrying Leo. She hadn't screamed like she had last time though so he had hope. Ganabranth remained leaning against the wall; Nico's sword was still a threat and Percy stood by him. He had Riptide in his hand but it was in pen form.

"Leo, it's been five minutes. The last one was like two. How do you know she's even going to come out?" The son of Poseidon announced, breaking the silence. He sounded worried.

"I don't know," Leo replied quietly, his eyes remaining locked on his sister. "But I'm praying so goddamn hard that she will."

As if on cue, Makayla's eyes flew open and she gasped. Her eyes and Snake Scar glowed for several seconds before slowly fading out. Her breathing was hard as she blinked and took several deep breaths before frowning, trying to see where she was.

"Makayla! D- Do you know who I am?" Leo quickly asked.

"Leo? L- Lauren?" Makayla muttered, seeing her brother and friend, confused. Leo sighed in relief and hugged her, beyond glad that she hadn't had another memory loss.

"We're right here." He told her firmly. "We're not going anywhere."

"What… what happened?" Makayla muttered as she blinked several times.

"You had a flashback again," Lauren explained. "Where are you hurt?"

"I'm not sure… I don't know if..." Makayla trailed off slowly.

Leo moved to help her sit up but as soon as she moved her lower body she cried out from the pain she felt and pulled herself from his grasp.

"Are you okay?!" Lauren quickly asked. Makayla shook her head, a hand on her lower waist.

"No, it hurts so bad." She whimpered, failing to hold back tears as she held herself. Lauren frowned for a second then noticed where Makayla's hand. She seemed to realize and gasped, her only hand going to her mouth.

"Oh my god, your memory. Né… néiat semn, néiat thae… Oh god- Makayla please, please tell me it wasn't- that it- it wasn't when he..." She couldn't finish but her sister-by-heart knew. The redhead lowered her gaze in shame and nodded, face contorted in pain.

(No… not that, not then)

Lauren knelt silently for a moment before her face turned dark red, eyes flaring with a fire of such furious hatred that even Leo leaned away.

She stood and grabbed Makayla's sword from the ground, storming over to Ganabranth. She practically shoved Nico aside and slammed Ganabranth against the wall, pressing the sword against his throat hard enough to cause him to wince as a pinprick of blood appeared.

"YOU BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU?!" She screamed, face dark and voice filled with fury and outrage. "You had NO right to touch her! You had already caused her more pain than anyone else on this earth and you thought you could do s**t like that?! You wanted her power so damn bad that you violated a fifteen-year-old girl! You are insane! You are a crazy, soulless bastard who deserves to rot in worse than The Void!"

Lauren's face was dark red from the anger she felt and her eyes held a fire that scared every person there, including the ones on her side. Percy, Nico, and Leo stood (or knelt in Leo's case) in shock at the raven-haired girl's words. At first, they had been confused by her sudden outburst but they heard her say "violated" and their switches were flipped. They felt furious, almost as much as she did.

"What did you do to Makayla?!" Nico demanded, his Stygian Iron sword gripped tight enough that his knuckles turned white. A slow grin slid across Ganabranth's face, still well aware of the sword at his throat. She didn't directly say it but he knew what Lauren was referring to.

"All I did was have some fun." He told him, his voice dripping with false innocence. Lauren pressed the sword hard enough against his throat that a thick line of blood appeared, her only hand holding it in a steel-tight grip.

"Bull***t!" She growled.

"Well, maybe it wasn't so fun for her." He admitted. Then his grin widened. "But I sure had a good time. Those feelings, the sound of her screaming my name, her warm skin-"

"MOTHERFUCKER!" Leo charged towards Ganabranth intending to burn him alive with bare hands.

"Leo stop it!" Percy exclaimed as he and Nico quickly grabbed him and held him back, despite looking just as angry. Leo's struggling ceased but the two boys didn't let go. His glare alone could have torn him apart like a rabid wolf.

"If you ever even think of touching my sister again I swear I will kill you. I will tear you apart until there is nothing left to even remember." He threatened, voice so dead serious and dark that Ganabranth felt shivers run down his spine.

Makayla felt tears come to her eyes. She hadn't moved but having remembered what he did to her and hearing how protective her brother and friends were of her… They made her realize that she had been wrong; Ganabranth was an evil man who did only had the intention of using her. She felt like an idiot. She had been so focused on trying to keep herself safe that she had been completely blind to the truth and her true family had been trying to give her back her sight. She never felt more love for her friends and never felt more sure about what she had to do then she did then.

Ganabranth had to be stopped and Makayla knew that she was the only one who could do it.

"Leo?" She called. Her brother immediately moved her side once more.

"What's wrong?" He quickly asked.

"Help me stand." She told him, moving to sit up.

"Kayla you're way too hurt-" Leo began to protest but once she gave him a look, he stopped and relented.

Leo wrapped his arm around her shoulders but Percy saw her trembling and moved to her other side and together they helped her stand. The pain was so bad she wanted to scream and cry but she ignored it, though she gave several gasps and whimpers of pain as her legs barely managed to hold her weight. The two boys helped her move closer to where Lauren stood still holding the sword to Ganabranth's throat.

"When I accepted your offer, Ganabranth, I swore that I would side with you only if you never hurt me again and you swore to agree by that as well," Makayla told Ganabranth. The man nodded as much as he could without touching the sword, remembering what he had said. "But you broke that oath."

"How so?" He asked her with a raised eyebrow. "In case you didn't notice, I never once harmed you since you agreed."

"That's where you're wrong." She told him, shaking her head. She saw the confused look on his face and continued. "You hurt me not five minutes ago when you forced yourself onto me. Right now I can barely even stand because of the pain that you caused me. Yes, it happened in the past but my mind and body just went back in time to relive my memory and that means that my present body got hurt too." The realization was beginning to show in Ganabranth's eyes. "Right now, my body is hurt because of what you did to me which means you broke that promise. I am now free from anything that binds me to you and prevents me from hurting you in return."

A smile spread across Leo's face as he too realized what Makayla had said. Because of her flashback, Ganabranth had hurt her current body thus breaking his deal and letting Makayla free.

"You're a smart girl," Ganabranth admitted sourly. "I shouldn't be surprised that you outwitted me. So I guess the question is: what will you do now?"

Makayla's eyes darkened. Shaking free from Leo and Percy, she tried to take a step forward but stumbled to her knees with a whimper. She waved the boys off. She took a deep breath and shakily managed to stand, brushing a strand of her red hair from her face. She inhaled deeply and slowly took a few breaths until she stood by Lauren.

The Daughter or Two took her sword from her friend and the mortal stepped back. Makayla stared Ganabranth straight in his muck-green eyes, something she had never been able to do until that moment. She held the tip of her sword to his throat.

"You hurt me. You hurt me beyond repair and I will never have a normal life without worry and fear because of you. But you also taught me. You taught me how to survive through hell, remain strong through the darkest times, and most importantly: you taught me how to use my power. Ganabranth Bowick... you asked me what I'm going to do now?"

Makayla's face hardened, her eyes a swirling maze of emotion.

"I'm taking payback: I am going to make you feel every single bit of pain and hurt and anguish that you have inflicted upon every person ever."

Makayla was serious, no doubts anywhere in her mind. Ganabranth's eyes actually widened at her words. His fear was obvious as he tried to say something but stopped when Ligero was pressed deeper into his neck. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.

'I can do this.' She thought to herself. 'I'm not the scared and helpless girl I once was. I am Makayla Valdez the daughter of two Olympians. It's there, deep inside. Just let it out. I- I can save everyone. C'mon Makayla! I. Can. Do. This.'

Letting her sword fall Makayla raised both hands, palms facing the man who tortured, violated, abused, and scarred her life. She could feel the power ready to be released from its prison deep inside her and knew what she had to do:

She accepted it

Makayla's eyes snapped open, glowing pure silver. Her body felt as if she had just awoken for the first time in her life. She was aware of everything: the heartbeat of her friends, the whistling of the breeze, the heat from the sun, the rotation of the world, she felt it all. Most importantly, she was aware of the man in front of her.

Reaching deeper, her hands began to glow. She could feel the power surging through her body like electricity, filling her with energy and strength and courage. Her power filled every vein in her body, every organ, every muscle until it felt like she would explode. Instead, she focused her mind on everything this man had done and raised her hands higher towards Ganabranth. His eyes widened.

"You've caused the sufferings of too many. Now and for the rest of your time you will feel that pain." Makayla's voice was so strong and so filled with power that it shook, the power in her voice resonating through the bodies of every person.

Her hands grew brighter and brighter until it was unbearable. Then there was a blinding flash of light and Ganabranth screamed. A pulse of energy shot through them all and Lauren, Leo, Nico, and Percy were thrown off their feet.

Then suddenly it all stopped.

Time seemed to be frozen: there was no sound, nothing and no one moved, nothing to see but the light from the flash. For that moment, the entire world froze. Then time began to move again.

Leo, Percy, Nico, and Lauren felt themselves fall and landed on their backs on the hard ground as the light faded. Vision blurred and ears ringing, when their eyes cleared they saw everything the same despite the feeling like forever had passed. There was only one difference in the world: Makayla stood in the same place...

But Ganabranth was gone

And that concludes the forty-eighth chapter of Hidden Secrets and Shared Lies!

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