To RandomFanAuthor- oh hell yeah, she would die to piss everyone off. But by staying alive, she'll piss off MORE people. And yes. They're back. Mwhaha.
Short chapter! ^_^
"Leo. Leo. Babe, look at me." Calypso shook him, patted his cheek. Leo's eyes had dimmed, as if someone had taken his batteries away. Louisa glanced over her shoulder quickly, shifting uneasily. "Come on, Leo, it's us. Listen to us, ignore that thing."
"Leave him alone!" Louisa shouted. She still could not see whatever Calypso had, but she could feel something there. It pulsed, suspended somewhere in their path. It felt… cold. Menacing. Patient.
Leo groaned, closing his eyes and swaying.
"Leo?" Calypso asked hopefully. Louisa's stomach squeezed. She turned in time to see Leo open his eyes. His expression remained blank, tired. But his eyes were gold, lit from within. Calypso startled back, grasping Louisa's sleeve. "What- what is this, what's happening to him?"
"I… I don't know, but this… this is familiar!" Louisa growled, batting her palm on her forehead. Leo cocked his head to one side, smiling a smile that was not his.
"Daughter of Neptune." He said coldly. It was not his voice- gruff, empty. He raised his head, golden eyes fixing on them both. "And a sorceress without her magic. This should be interesting."
"Who are you?" Calypso demanded. "What do you want with Leo?"
"He defeated my brothers. I am here to avenge them."
"Who were ya brothers?" Louisa asked. She had her eyes closed, her mind throwing obscure images at her at random, flashing through them between breaths. They drove a hot spike between her eyes, strong enough to make them water.
"Struggling, are we, sea spawn?" Leo smirked. "I am an eidolon. Your friend here," he lay a hand on his chest, "was accompanied by one of my brothers."
"Eidolon." Calypso repeated, testing the word. Louisa's sword dipped, the point scraping on the ground. She leaned on the blade, groaning, clutching at her head with her free hand. "Lou? Is it your memories?" Louisa managed a nod. Calypso touched her shoulder, heart sinking when she realised she could not help.
Leo snorted. Calypso caught his face in her hands. "Let Leo go."
"No."
"What do you want?"
"Mother Earth promised we would rise again. Leo Valdez destroyed her. She will not wake again. She will not regain a physical form. We are trapped amongst the dead, we were robbed of our triumph. Leo Valdez is to blame. He shall get his punishment."
"No." Calypso stressed, squeezing Leo's face in desperation, as if she could pop him back into his body. "No, no, you leave him alone."
"You understand what it's like to be trapped, sorceress. Tell me, why should we suffer when you get to be free?"
"I-"
"I have decided Leo Valdez's punishment."
"No, be quiet." Calypso demanded. Leo's hands jolted, eruptions of fires sending Calypso back. The flames ate up his arms. He grinned, eyes dead behind the gold. His features became engulfed in a myriad of light and shadows. He looked Calypso up and down. And then regarded Louisa, battling to stand upright with a chronic shake throughout her body, gritting her teeth in pain. Leo tipped his head with an amused 'mmph'. He spread his arms, meeting Calypso's gaze once more.
"I will give Leo Valdez his body back." He promised. "But only once he's killed his friends."
Challenge for ya'll- get the reviews to 300 by chapter 90! (Last chapter!) Dark Prophecy rewrite is complete, Burning Maze is underway! I am still going to do two things for Jason AWAKE and NAPPING.
