Narrator / December 5th
Layton quickly found out that a three hundred pound lava monster was faster that it should be. Despite using his time-skip ability, Umbra was able to keep up with him and almost hit him a couple of times.
"Stop running" Umbra said as he threw his fist forward
"Stop chasing" Layton put up a barrier to block the hit
"Being worthy in combat does not mean delaying your defeat" Umbra replied
"I'm not delaying my defeat, only yours" Layton said
He dropped the barrier and jolted around, running towards the rope. Umbra chased after and Chloe, who was now next to Leo and Nico, readied her bow and arrow.
"Let's hope this works" Chloe said as she aimed
Just as Umbra made it under the anvil and rope, lava erupted from the pit on the side of Chloe and stole her bow, dragging it into the pit and melting it away.
"Not my bow too..." Chloe frowned
Layton noticed the failure of Leo's plan and turned around, putting up another barrier before Umbra could catch him. The lava monster pounded away at he magical defense, cracking it each time. After a couple of punch Umbra managed to shatter it to pieces.
Layton rolled back, dodging the slam of Umbra's fist, and counterattacking with an uppercut as he recovered. Umbra groaned as his head flew back from the force. He swiped his palm and Layton blocked with his gloves, but the force threw him across the room and sent him slamming against a wall.
"Ok, clearly that didn't go well" Layton said
"I think I've got another idea" Leo announced
"One that'll work?" Layton asked
"Maybe. I just need you guys to steer clear"
The other three demigods jogged over to the center table as Leo continued to stand by the lava pit. Umbra noticed it and asked, "So this is who you've chosen as your combatant. I hope he is skilled"
Ironically, Leo was the least-skilled out of the four demigods on the trip, and he knew that as Umbra charged at him. He only barley managed to roll in between his legs and out of the way, making Umbra tumble back into the lava pit. He then put all his strength into shifting the lever back into its original position and then past it, so it was opposite to its previous position - which he also barely managed.
The lava pit began to mix like a blender, and Umbra grunted multiple times as his body got shifted around.
"Let me know when you've taken enough" Leo said
The other demigods joined Leo by his side and waited five whole minutes until Umbra gave up.
"I yield!" Umbra said
Chloe moved the lever back into the on position and Umbra slowly crawled out of the lava pit, groaning in pain while his body regenerated his shape.
"I will make your lamp for you, so long as you leave me alone after" Umbra said
"Deal" Leo grinned
Umbra took the blueprints, somehow not melting it to ashes, and walked over to the center table where he began to work away.
"How'd you know it would do that?" Chloe asked Leo
"I don't know. Lucky guess" He shrugged
"That was smart" Chloe said and Leo slightly blushed. "I did loose both my bow and dagger though..."
"I think it's still in there. Vibranium won't go down that easily" Layton said as he cautiously approach the pit, holding out a hand. Like a magnet, Chloe's damaged bow flew out of the pit and into his hand.
"Can I even still use this?..." Chloe questioned as she examined her bow
"If I had some of that metal I could probably fix it" Leo said
"Not happening" Layton shook his head. "We're not finding any Vibranium"
"I can patch up with Imperial Gold then" Leo offered
"Can you really?" Chloe asked
"Sure, I could try" Leo said
"Thanks!" Chloe smiled and Leo's heart fluttered again
Time Skip
The group of demigods retreated to the Argo II with one magical sealing-lamp that looked nearly identical to the first. Nico recounted the story and much to Leo's relief, left out that he had a crush on Chloe.
"So we've got the lamp. Now do we just... charge him with it?" Jason said
"We'll need to bring him to a water source. You and Percy will have to somehow recreate that storm" Layton replied
"I think we could manage it" Percy assured
"Then I'll do the sealing. We'll need someone to distract him though" Layton said
"I've got a plan. It should work considering he isn't very bright" Annabeth said
With that, the demigods exited the Argo II and approached Majin Kai who was still sitting on the ground twenty feet away from the ship, blandly staring at the hourglass in anticipation.
Percy cleared his throat. "Well your in luck, we're going to bring you right to Mount Olympus"
Majin Kai's head snapped in their direction frighteningly quickly. "Let's hope this isn't a trick. For your own well being..."
Leo gulped. "No, no trick at all. Once in a lifetime V.I.P access to Mount Olympus"
Every single one of the twelve demigods on board the Argo II would agree upon their lives that it was awkward having Majin Kai on board the ship so casually. They sat around the dining table and waited around in silence while Majin Kai walked around the room and examined it like a child who had been introduced to a playground for the first time.
And it was agreed upon that the statue would need to be returned to immediately once they sealed away Majin Kai.
"So... what do you do for fun?" Leo asked the demon
"Torture gods and demigods" Majin Kai simply answered as he opened and closed a cabinet
"Leo, why are you making conversation?" Piper whispered
"The awkward silence is getting to me" Leo put his forehead on the table
"Well, you don't have to stay in the room" Layton said
"I don't trust this guy with my ship!" Leo argued
"We shouldn't trust him for anything. If he wanted to, he could blow us all up right now" Layton pointed out
Finally, the demigods spotted a large lake beneath them, so Leo got the Argo II to lower and land next to it. Majin Kai hopped off the ship first and touched down upon the ground swiftly.
"The entrance to Mount Olympus is in a random lake in the middle of nowhere?" He said
"Of course. They can't make it obvious" Annabeth replied
"You do make a good point..."
A few of the demigods sighed with relief.
"Well then, we'll get started on opening up the entrance..." Jason awkwardly said as he and Percy approached the lake
"You see, to open up Olympus's entrance, you need a storm" Annabeth explained
"A storm..." Majin Kai repeated. "When I absorb Zeus and Poseidon, my storms will be unmatched in power"
Piper gritted her teeth. "I can't wait..."
"Actually, I think there's a couple of gods that wait, fresh for absorbing" Victor pointed over to the left
"Take me at once" Majin Kai ordered
"Will do" Annabeth agreed
Percy and Jason stayed behind, working to conjure up a small and delicate storm that could contain but not shatter the lamp. Piper stayed behind to watch as well, while the other demigods escorted Majin Kai to the supposed gods.
"I'm not sensing any gods" Majin Kai said
"It's the god of invisibly" Leo blurted out
"That would be Hades" Majin Kai retorted
"I mean... um..."
"What he means is that the god can't be traced" Annabeth recovered. "Even by magical means, like whatever your doing..." her voice trailed off as she realized what she was saying didn't make any sense.
"Take the others back, it'll get ugly" Layton whispered to Annabeth
"What do you mean? I had to skip out last time so I'm fighting this time" She replied
"You've still got a bad leg. You're asking to die"
"Who's asking to die?" Majin Kai asked
"Uh, the god is!" Annabeth quickly answered. "He's um, right over by that tree"
Majin Kai walked away calmly to the tree Annabeth pointed to.
"Using this many people against Majin Kai means he'll try to use his ki to create some explosions. It's common sense" Layton stated his point. "We need to keep the combatants down to a minimum"
"We'll fight. Our amor will keep us safe for the most part" Ryan said
"And I've already got experience fighting him once" Nico added
"Frank, hold the lamp but hide it behind your back or something. Hazel, cover him from harm" Layton said. "Annabeth... you can go give Percy some moral support"
Annabeth crossed her arms and looked back in the direction where they came from. "Fine". She muttered something about how she should be able to fight and help as she walked away.
"What do I do?" Leo asked
"Oh, forgot about you" Layton said. "Fire blasts, I guess. Do some on any stray ki blasts"
"There's no god over here!" Majin Kai shouted
"Just a sec!" Hazel called back
The five battling demigods approached the tree and pretended to examine it as if something was wrong with it.
"He should be here somewhere" Layton put his finger against the tree, tracing the indents, but then made a fist and rocked Majin Kai's face with it
Majin Kai's face contorted to match his fist, as if Layton had punched sand. The demon then pushed forward and head butted the demigod, causing his skull to smack the tree with a nauseating thud.
Nico and Chloe drew their weapons, and Victor summoned up vines that held Majin Kai in place as the two of them chopped him to pieces. The severed up blocks stacked up on top of each other and quickly regenerated the Majin's shape.
"So you did deceive me" Majin Kai said, clearly not happy. "I kill liars..."
The Majin extended out his palm and went to fire a blast of ki, but Layton placed a dome around him, causing the explosion from the impact to hit Majin Kai. Smoke blinded the view of the barrier, but the demon quickly shattered the glass and stepped through, unaffected by his own attack.
Nico attempted to decapitate Majin Kai, but his skin now felt like solid steel, opposed to easily perviously severable material - indicating The Majin was no longer going to play around.
"Time to die" Majin Kai announced
Percy
"We're surprisingly good at this" I said as a small storm began to deviate up from the lake
"Well it helps to have a good partner"
"True. I would toast to this friendship if I had a free hand"
Annabeth came back from the trail, arms folded across her chest and a scowl on her face.
"What happened to you?" Piper asked
"Apparently I can't fight" She answered as she marched to stand next to Piper
"Well, yeah... you've got an injured leg Annabeth" I chuckled
"But I can still fight" She said
Piper frowned. "Barely"
"But it's still something" Annabeth argued
"Not against Majin Kai, Annabeth. I'm glad they didn't let you fight, because you would probably die. No offense" I replied
"Did they start the battle yet?" Jason asked
An explosion went off in the distance.
"Never mind" Jason said and refocused on the storm
"The dimensions are off" Annabeth pointed out, a scowl still on her face
"What? What do you mean?" I asked
"The shape's too small," Annabeth answered, "make it bigger"
Me and Jason quickly glanced at each other and shrugged before willing the cubicle storm to grow a few inches in dimension.
"Now it's too big. Make it somewhere in between" Annabeth said
The storm shrunk to hopefully match the size she wanted.
"Still a tiny bit big"
It shrunk.
Annabeth shook her head. "Now it's too small"
It grew a bit.
"No, still-"
"Look, it doesn't have to be perfect" I snapped, agitated at the entire situation
"Doesn't have to be perfect? If you don't get it right, we die" Annabeth fired back
"Just like how you wanted to charge in there with a broken leg?" I pointed out
"Well I was just trying to help!" Annabeth exclaimed. "If I had water powers, then I would get the size right the first time"
"I'm doing my best! Not everyone is as smart as a child of Athena!" I said and the storm exploded with a pop
Annabeth sighed deeply. "Sorry Percy, I was just annoyed because of what happened back there"
"It's fine. We'll just get it right this time" I muttered as Jason and I restarted
Annabeth walked over to stand next to me, and moved my arms into a favorable position so that the storm became the perfect size. I was about to apologize when the ground boomed and nearly made me lose my footing.
"Things don't look so pretty over there" Jason said as he eyed behind me, where the fight was going on
"They need to bring Majin Kai over here" Annabeth said
"Or, we can bring the storm to them" Jason nodded at me and I nodded back