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9th February 8, 2021

A hellhound near a small town in New Mexico was sniffing at a discarded shoe near the dumpster when it caught the scent. A hellhound's life was simple,1. catch the scent of a demigod 2. go after the demigod 3. Kill the demigod. The hellhound gave a deep bone chilling howl and bounded into the shadow of the trashcan and disappeared.

It reappeared a kilometer away near a small hill, which had a small cave in it. Protected by iron doors and covered by a variety sweet smelling plants. It had a pleasant, peaceful feeling. It also had a distinctive fragrance of lavender and cinnamon, which served well to hide the two children of Hades currently sleeping inside, unaware that their haven was about to be infiltrated by half a ton of muscle, hair and razor sharp teeth.

The hellhound pawed at the door, trying to break it with brute force. The hellhound finally gave up and shadow travelled inside the little cave, where two children were trying to get out through the back door a small wooden door leading to a small river farther downhill. The elder one, a girl of 15 with obsidian eyes and dark brown hair pushed a boy about 2 years younger than her outside saying something to him.

The girl turns around just in time to see the hellhound pounce on her, she rolls below the hellhound's belly and makes a small cut with a grey-black knife, the hellhound yowls in pain and smacks the girl with the back of its paw. The girl struggles to get up and tries to reach the knife which skittered from her hands when the hellhound smacked her. Her face is pale and her hands are shaking as the hellhound advances on her growling menacingly.

The hellhound places its heavy paw over the girl's heart and slowly leans down with its jaws wide open and teeth glistening. It is at that time three things occur, the boy comes back in and charges the hellhound with a grey-black sword, the hellhound tears open Bianca Di Angelo's heart and Nico Di Angelo's heart dies.

The boy (Nico) slices the hellhound open from the belly to the face and watches it dissolves into golden dust.

Nico's POV –

He woke up with a start. He had been reliving the same dream for two months now. Bianca's sacrifice was still fresh on his mind, her mangled body, her hair streaked with red and her eyes lifeless. No longer containing the love and care for him. He had cried and tried everything he could to bring her back. But, nothing worked. He threw things and basically destroyed the house. He then covered Bianca's body with a white linen bedsheet and after cutting some trees he made a pyre and burnt her body.

He remembered the last thing Bianca told him. "Run Nico! get as far away from this place as you can, there is a demigod hideout somewhere near New York. Don't wait for me. Train with your powers and remember that I love you." After running downhill for a while he had a gut feeling to run back up which, he ignored until he heard Bianca's scream of terror. He ran back up and saw the hellhound going for the kill. He raced forwards and using his skull pendant, he summoned his stygian iron sword and killed the hellhound but, he was too late, his sister was dead.

After gathering himself, he took some food for the journey ahead. He also grabbed some photos of himself and Bianca in Italy on vacation. He then took a notebook along with 4-5 pens.

Two weeks later, facing a monster attack every day, he found himself sleeping inside a cardboard box under a bridge. He was staring at his beautiful blade θεριστής αίματος meaning blood reaper. He was losing hope now, he had no way of finding the hidden demigod place that Bianca told him about.

He was also practicing his powers. His powers over the dead were weak and unreliable, he mostly travelled at night when he could easily manipulate the shadows. He scrounged for some food in his backpack and found some protein bars. The last of his supplies.

He then just practiced on drawing the shadows closer to him for camouflage, but as it was morning it didn't work that well. At last the night came. He went up to the main road and made his way jogging through the night. Everywhere he could see boarded up houses.

When the Titans won, the mortals didn't understand anything. When they came to know that Greek mythology was real they panicked, which led to Kronos's forces assassinating the command structure of the country. As for the other countries, he had no idea. Mortals were whipped and raped everyday. Forced to do work for the monsters.

He saw a blue bike parked near a tree. He ran towards on it and started cycling which gave his legs a little bit of relief as he didn't have to walk anymore. He didn't notice the eyes of an empousa staring at him hungrily and he certainly didn't know that, from that moment on Kronos knew of another child of Big Three.

3rd person's POV –

Mount Othrys

Kelli the empousa appeared atop a hellhound outside the gates of Kronos's Black Fortress. A battalion of Cyclopes stationed at the entry pointed the imperial gold tipped spears at her before realizing who it was. "Lady Kelli, my apologies" the captain of cyclopes said. Kelli nodded coolly and the captain gestured to open the gates.

The gates made of black marble from the depths of Tartarus opened silently. Kelli walked through the outer courtyard into the main palace. The fortress had three wings. The treasury and armory was one. The second one was the Royal wing where the Titans and their consorts resided and the third one was where the demigod prisons and Throne room was.

The throne room guarded by the Titan Menoetius and Laistrygonians let Kelli through for an audience with Lord Kronos. Hyperion and Atlas were arguing about expanding the cafeteria while the others simply looked bored. "ENOUGH!" said Kronos still inhabiting Luke Castellan's body. He still had a gash on his stomach where Thalia Grace struck him with lightning.

At the same time Kelli entered "My Lord Kronos" she purred. "What is it empousa?" said the Titan Lord. "I have possibly found a Child of Hades". Kronos was silent for a count of 5. He then looked at Kelli with a hungry sort of look on his face " Where was the demigod seen?" he asked in an impossibly soft voice. His old voice which sounded like knives scraping against metal now was a smooth, deep voice.

"Cloudcroft, New Mexico my lord." Said the Empousa flicking her red tongue from side to side. "Kronos looked enraged and conjured up a Arke message and said "Show me Perses in New York".

Perses the Titan of Destruction was holding court in the courtroom of the Olympians when his Lord Kronos appeared in front of him looking furious as hell. Kronos began ranting about Perses not knowing about a child of the Big Three roaming around. It was his duty to track down all demigods. "You worthless swine, find that demigod and bring him to Othrys dead or alive!".

Perses was pale and shaking at the end of the message. Kronos took deep breaths to calm himself because his mortal form would not be able to handle the power.

To the Empousa he said "Find the child, I have plans for him". He then proceeded to teleport away to god knows where.

All the other Titans were unaware that were being spied upon by a child of Pluto hiding behind the braziers.

Roman's Hideout

Still 3rd person's POV-

Hazel shadow travelled back to the 'Resistentiam' the Roman hideout which meant Resistance in Latin. She went through the gates nodding at the guards who greeted her. She headed straight to the Castrum. It was a Castra stativa – A permanent camp. She walked down Via Principalis which was the main street which led to the Praetorium the headquarters of the camp. Besides the Praetorium there was the building of the quaestor (supply officer).

On the other side was the Forum, a small duplicate of the original Forum where public businesses could be conducted along with the cafeteria where food was served. Along the Via Principalis there were the homes of the vetrans. The cohorts had their own barracks and Hazel was Primus Pilus, Centurion of 1st Cohort.

The Via Quintana and the Via Principalis divided the camp into three districts: the Latera Praetorii, the Praetentura and the Retentura. In the latera ("sides") were the Arae (sacrificial altars), the Auguratorium (for auspices), the Tribunal, where courts martial and arbitrations were conducted (it had a raised platform), the guardhouse, the quarters of various kinds of staff and the storehouses for grain. Also located there was a long shed with containing any weapons and artillery not on the walls guarding 'Resistentiam'. Also near the Principia was the valetudinarium the hospital.

There were five barracks built, one for each cohort. All were identical the arms and sleeping quarters at one end and common area at another.

Hazel knocked on the door of the Praetor's office. Hazel walked in after hearing a 'Come in'. "Praetor I have information".

"Really? Do share" said Reyna Avila Ramirez Arellano looking up from her battle map.

Whew that's it for this chap, I hope my grammar and spellings and all that stuff was right. If not, please PM me. We got Nico in this chap along with Kronos's Fortress and the Roman hideout which took me like 1 day to research and stuff. All of the descriptions in the Roman Camp are 100 percent accurate. Next chapter on 16th Feb.

Btw Arke is the twin of Iris who is also a Titan. Arke allied with the Titans in the first Titananochamy , so now that the Titans won, she gets to be the messenger.

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