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Alex went out from his cabin and he was surprised to see Jason in front of the door.

"You're awake." The child of Jupiter said. "I was about to wake you up. Chiron has something to tell."

"I have too." Alex nodded his head. "Let's go."

They made their way to the Big House. When Jason opened the door, Alex could see everyone was there. Including Thalia.

"Good morning." Chiron greeted. "Now that everyone's here, let's start the meeting. I hope you had a pleasant sleep."

"I slept like a dead." Percy nodded his head.

"I'll break down my news first." Thalia said. "Unfortunately, I cannot contact Lady Artemis. I've been trying for the past 24 hours but none of my messages or telepathies got through. Not to mention other hunters—"

"Are out to hunt the daughter." Alex completed. He then told them about his dream, although he left out the part where Hera said he wasn't Zeus's son fully and the fact that he was on the very-naughty-list-of-the-Olympians due to his involvement with Artemis's daughter, though Aletheia said she sensed him having an important role in saving the gods. And most likely, the world. He also left out the part where he met Brigitta and she told him to make his choice alone, and when Morpheus told him he was the only one who could protect her. Whatever that meant.

The room went into a silence.

Just then, the door was slammed open and Rachel stepped in.

"Another!" she panted. "There's another part of the prophecy!"

They stared at her in shock out of surprise, then in disbelieve.

"How come you didn't say the complete prophecy before?" Thalia asked.

"I don't know!" Rachel answered. "But I have this tugging feeling and I just know there's another part of the prophecy. Here it comes."

Right after Rachel said that, green smoke slithered around her body.

"Hope will be crushed by the dead,

A lone half-blood shall be the only protector.

The chosen pharaoh steps out from the underworld,

And the sacred arrow must have its three anchors."

The green mist dissipated, and Rachel gasped for air. Her friends looked even flabbergasted then before and Chiron stared at her.

"Ugh… Guys?" she muttered.

"This doesn't make any sense." Thalia sighed.

"Hold on, which means the complete prophecy goes like this:

Six will go to find the seventh,

The journey guided by the gods' voices.

Uniting the Big Three for all she's worth,

Hail, The Child of Artemis.

Hope will be crushed by the dead,

A lone half-blood shall be the only protector.

The chosen pharaoh steps out from the underworld,

And the sacred arrow must have its three anchors.

If you ask me, that sounds like two different prophecies." Annabeth said.

"I said that?" Rachel gasped. "That's gloomy."

"Let's break this down one-by-one." Piper suggested. "The first line. We did find her, even though she told us it's not the time which the prophecy meant."

"But she did say we foundher, so I guess we can check that one." Jason said.

"Okay, so the second line. Brigitta said the journey is not over yet." Annabeth continued.

"Which makes sense because we have a new prophecy just now." Percy added.

"The third line," Piper said. "judging from Alex's dream, we can safely assume the Big Three is exactly as we thought. The three most known civilizations: Greek, Roman, and Egyptian. Since she has the blood of all three somehow, she unites them."

"The fourth line," Annabeth said. "I still don't know why the word 'hail' is used. Is it because she's important?"

"Our only salvation according to Aletheia." Jason nodded.

"Still, I think the word 'hail' should be used for kings. Or someone related to kings." Annabeth said.

"There are plenty of kings in this world. Exist in all sorts of different versions as well." Thalia said.

"The king of gods." Alex said. "Each civilization does have its own version of king of gods."

"Okay, so Greek has Zeus and Roman has Jupiter." Percy said. "Who's for Egyptian?"

"Horus." Alex said. "He's the Egyptian god of war before he became their king."

"Wait a minute, does that mean… Brigitta is Horus's daughter?" Annabeth asked.

Silence fell for a good one minute. Thalia widened her eyes as she gripped her bow tight.

"That," Chiron cleared his throat. "is impossible. There's no way a demigod could be born from two godly parents. Moreover, a Greek goddess and an Egyptian god."

"What if she was born from a demigod father?" Alex asked.

He received weird stares. And a very very cold stare from Thalia.

"Well, it's a probability." Chiron said. "But we all know from Aphrodite that Artemis didn't break her vow."

"What worries me is the new prophecy. Hope shall be crushed by the dead and The chosen pharaoh steps out from the underworld." Annabeth said. "I don't like the sound of that."

"Who's the last far-away?" Percy asked. "What is far-away actually in Egyptian? Cause I know for sure that isn't a Greek nor a Roman word."

"P-h-a-r-a-o-h, pharaoh." Alex said. "It means king."

"The chosen king of Egypt." Chiron said. "Do you know who, Alex?"

Alex shook his head. "There are tons of kings who ruled Egypt. To choose only one, I wouldn't know who."

"I know one." Annabeth shrugged. "King Tut. Cursed tomb."

"Tooth?" Percy raised an eyebrow.

"Aren't all Egyptians' tombs cursed?" Piper asked.

"T-u-t, Seaweed Brain." Annabeth rolled her eyes. "And yeah, Pipes, I think most of the tombs are cursed."

"Is the tooth guy the chosen pharaoh?" Percy asked.

"Maybe." Alex answered. "He died pretty early, at the age of 19, and he's famous for that. Although I think chosen means more than just being famous."

Percy choked. "I'm 19 next year."

"You're not an Egyptian." Nico muttered.

"Nico, did Lord Hades said anything to you?" Chiron asked. "Perhaps the Underworld is having a problem."

"Do you actually think he loves to visit?" Nico scoffed. "No, Chiron. He said absolutely nothing. But I don't sense anything strange either."

"And the last line also disturbed me. And the sacred arrow must have its three anchors," Jason said. "does arrow have any anchor?"

"Rhymes," Percy muttered. "maybe it means the arrow is made fromthree ingredients."

"I thought arrows are made from wood." Nico said. "I'm pretty sure that's only one ingredient."

"Don't forget the pointy tip and the feathery base." Piper said.

"Sacred." Annabeth said. "It means the arrow is not a normal arrow."

"Do gods like anything normal?" Jason said.

"This is as confusing as before. And I'm also worried with this line: A lone half-blood shall be the only protector. What's that supposed to mean?" Piper said.

"Prophecies." Percy muttered.

"Children, we still have so minimal clues." Chiron said. "All we can do now is to keep an eye on the Underworld."

"Right." Nico mumbled.

"Nico, if there's anything happen in the Underworld—no matter how tiny it is—do tell us. Judging from the prophecy and Alex's dream, I think it's best to assume that this world is ending unless Lady Artemis's daughter stays alive." Chiron said.

"And hopefully she wants to save us." Annabeth muttered.

"In any case, we should keep our ears and eyes all open." Chiron said. "As Brigitta said, the journey is not over yet."

"More dreams. Yay." Percy said.

Annabeth said something to her boyfriend as a comment, but Alex couldn't hear it. The second line of the new prophecy lingered in his mind.

A lone half-blood shall be the only protector.

Alex knew that line meant him.

You're the only one who can protect her, Morpheus had said.

But why? Why him?

Remember, Alex Rebel, you have to make your choice alone.

Alex let out a small sigh. Alone was not a word he fancied.

Chiron dismissed the meeting and they stepped out from the Big House. Alex was about to return to his cabin when Thalia stopped him. She gripped his shoulder.

"We need to talk." The hunter said.

Alex followed her into the woods and tried to act as casual as possible. He knew she had the same blood running through her veins as him, and he didn't fancy the way her quiver was full of arrows.

Thalia stopped, and Alex followed. She turned her body around and stared at him.

"I'll get this straight to the point." Thalia said, her voice was cold. "What makes you think my Lady is involved with some demigod male?"

Alex's body tensed. Thalia might be his half-sibling, but he knew better than to give her an unsatisfactory answer. Alex knew Thalia could shoot her arrow faster than he could duck. "Well, I just made my guess based on that prophecy." Alex cleared his throat. "No offense. Honestly."

Thalia narrowed her eyes and Alex could see she gripped her bow tighter. "And you think my Lady is involved with… an Egyptian demigod?"

Alex fell into a silence. Just now… How clear it was. Hurt was apparent in both of Thalia's voice and eyes. Alex knew that deep inside, Thalia must have felt… betrayed. He took a breath. "Thalia, believe me, Artemis has a reason for everything that happened. Including why did she choose to let her hunters stay in the dark about her daughter. But like Aletheia said, we cannot kill her."

"Do you expect me to really believe that?" Thalia asked. Her knuckles had turned white from gripping her bow so tight. Alex hoped that the reason she gripped her bow so tight like that was to restrain herself from shooting him.

"I know how anxious the hunters are, especially you, as you are the lieutenant." Alex said. "But think about this the other way. Can you really kill her and risking the world? You know Aletheia can never lie."

It was Thalia's turn to fall into a silence. She gave Alex a good stare for a couple of seconds. "There's something you're not telling."

Alex choked. "What?" Was he so transparent? Or there was some sort of Zeus's-children-telepathy ability?

"The way you are so sure about not killing the girl." Thalia said. "You know something we don't."

"Am not!" Alex denied.

"Then how come you believe what Aletheia said easily? I know she's the goddess of truth, but it seems like you have no doubt about it yourself." Thalia said. "And if you dare to deny it, I'll make you speak with my arrow."

"Whoa, chill out." Alex raised his hands. "To be honest, I'm not that sure about the girl as well. But one thing for sure is that she knows something. Or maybe everything, I don't know. She knew that even though we found her, it isn't the end of the prophecy. And you can't just take any prophecies lightly. The prophecy specifically mentioned her."

Thalia gave Alex another good stare before letting out a sigh. "Very well, Alex Rebel. I will trust your judgment. You are the head of Zeus cabin and you are my half-sibling, and I believe you won't make a stupid choice. But remember, the moment the girl becomes suspicious, I won't hesitate to shoot her down myself."

You're the only one who can protect her.

Alex nodded his head. "Fine."

Thalia nodded back and then walked away, leaving Alex in silence. He took a deep breath, as Thalia's words latched itself into his brain. She would kill Brigitta without any doubt if she thinks Brigitta is suspicious.

Alex scoffed inside. Well, define suspicious.

Alex let out a sigh and looked up to the sky. This was his first quest after being claimed, and he already listed himself in a live-or-death situation. If he protects Brigitta, he might stay alive and save the world, but if he does that, he would probably be hunted down by the gods also. But Alex knew deep inside that protecting Brigitta was the right thing to do. And Morpheus had clearly said that he was the only one who could protect Artemis's daughter. Just like what the prophecy said.

A lone half-blood shall be the only protector.


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