Poseidon was beginning to lose patience. It had been 2 days since Pontus had promised to assist him in his war against his son and all he had managed to get from the Primordial was that he would show up "when necessary" no plan of attack, no training instructions. The closest thing he had gotten to instruction was to not leave the ocean and not to speak with anyone on the surface, not for any reason. Olympus could be gone for all he knew, well not gone he could still feel it there but any range of attacks could take place and he could do nothing about it. It was moments like this that made him think if he made the right decision all those years ago. The answer was yes, sentiment was not befitting of a god. How could his son who would end his own life for a friend expect him to choose his life over the world? It made no sense. Poseidon remembered the lie he told Sally, the quest he had invented that Percy didn't return from, the way the light left her eyes. Poseidon was brought out of his musings by a dolphin carrying a piece of parchment. Poseidon thanked the dolphin, unfurled the parchment and read.

"Come, it is time to put our designs in motion." The note said

"Finally."

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If you had put Wale against 200 skeletal warriors and a legendary demigod last year he had to admit he probably would have fainted. Today the only emotion he felt was excitement. Wale gripped his sword tight and smiled tilting his head to the side. Nico noticed the smile and was instantly unnerved, that was a smile he had seen once before; when Percy had dismantled that army his father had sent after him just after he received the Curse of Achilles. Two seconds. Nico lost focus for two seconds, enough time for Wale to yell.

"Turn against your master!" Instantly every single skeletal warrior turned and faced Nico.

"Well this is new." Nico said. Nico watched as his subjects were struggling to decide who to attack. Refusing to lose a battle of will Nico released a guttural scream and a wave of black energy encompassed the area. Black light shone from the eyes of the skeletons as the Ghost King sank to his knees. The good news was it seemed that Wale could no longer take control of his warriors. The bad news was Wale smirk had not disappeared. Wale took a deep breath and advanced from a slow jog to a full sprint. Before Nico could blink, 10 skeletons were dead by the time he caught his breath 50 were dead. Though his charmspeak could no longer turn these skeletons against Nico, they were slowed immensely. It was like they were standing still compared to him. Through all the carnage Wales eyes never left his true target. Wale wanted to make a statement, he wanted Nico to watch him be a one man army. By the time Nico finally got back on his feet 100 skeletons had been sent back to the underworld. Nico finally got a good look at Wale's one man onslaught, in a word? Terrifying. Nico watched with bated breath as Wale danced his way through his warriors slicing and dodging with grace and skill that was impossible to percept by regular standards. When about 50 skeletons remained Nico pulled his warriors into a retreat forming concave lines of 10 to try to overtake this warrior. This move was useless. There was a yell and before Nico knew it Wale stood before him, minor nicks and cuts peppered him but those eyes sent the message that he was nowhere near done.

"What the hell did Percy teach you?" Nico asked

"Everything." Wale answered. Wale managed to bring his blade just fast enough to block the initial strike. Sparks flew as the pair exchanged strikes, parrying Nico's onslaught was easy. The Ghost king had power that couldn't be questioned and impressive techniques but Wale knew why he would crush him. Wale wasn't only stronger but his techniques were flawless. No movement was wasted, every strike was intentional and flowed into the next. The break came when Thalia came in flying into Nico, her clothes still smoking.

Thalia hated losing. Sarah didn't care. Lightning and fire clashed in explosions that sent shockwaves across the beach. Percy could only grin watching his kid kick the shit out of Thalia. Sarah had decided that the best thing to do was to fully overpower her aunt. No flashy spear work, no calculated method of attack. The best way to deal with a child of Zeus was to show them that they were utterly outmatched. Sarah stabbed her spear into the ground, outstretched both arms and blasted a huge plume of flame at her opponent. Thalia ducked behind Aegis waiting for the flames to subside. When they finally did she quickly discarded it, the fiery assault had melted the edges and softed the middle. Electricity bathed the demigod she saw her opponent approach spearless.

"Oh you want a good old fashion brawl huh?" Thalia said as she stabbed her own spear into the ground before charging right through another plume of blue flame, grabbing Sarah and throwing her across the beach and sending tendrils of electricity screaming towards her. Sarah spun in the air wreathing herself in flame and expanding the barrier thus pushing the lightning away. Flames exploded from Sarah's feet as she blasted towards Thalia, hitting her with a flame wretched punch that sent her flying back. Thalia regained her bearings and charged once more, her fist wreathed in electricity striking Sarah right in the stomach only this time Sarah simply skidded back. Before sending Thalia flying once more with a flaming kick.

"ENOUGH." Thalia yelled as a bolt of lightning came out the clear sky striking her and covering in an aura of electricity. Thalia was upon Sarah instantly, unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks, every strike covered in lightning. Finally, Thalia brought both fists down onto Sarah's back. A plume of sand went up as Sarah's body hit the earth. Thalia took a step back and went to retrieve her spear to go finish off the other upstart.

"Where are you going?" Sarah said as she rose from the crater that had been formed by her assault. Thalia turned in disbelief to a sight that shocked her. Sarah, dusting herself off, other than a few nicks and bruises appeared perfectly fine.

"How…..how are still?"

"Honestly? I'm just built different." Sarah said as she charged the demigod. Thalia stuck her spear out on instinct, Sarah responded by blocking the spear with her arm, taking a deep breath and blasting Thalia with a violent explosion. Thalia barely had time to get her arms up to try and buffet the explosion before she was sent flying, coming to a stop when her body collided with Nico's.

Nico and Thalia looked at one another noticing the plethora of injuries.

"I see you're having about as much fun as I am." Nico said sarcastically.

"Shut Up. Look alive they're coming." Thalia answered. Nico and Thalia rose groggily as Wale and Sarah walked towards them, eyes blazing.

"I think we need to go for broke here Thals." Nico said.

"Any ideas? Cuz i'm open to suggestions." Thalia answered

" Let's pour everything we have into this next attack."

" Fine." Thalia said as she raised her spear as lightning engulfed her person as the sky began to darken. Nico raised his sword and an aura of darkness wrapped around him.

"They're really going all out." Wale said

"Adorable." Sarah answered as she and Wale unleashed their full power. Blue and pink aura engulfing them both. Nico and Thalia put their weapons together. With a yell the largest lightning bolt Thalia had ever summoned struck both her and Nico before turning black as if it had been dipped in black oil paint. Jutting out their hands Nico and Thalia sent the massive bolt towards their opponents. Sarah knew that taking this bolt head on would be suicide she prepared to dodge until Wale stood infront of her and held up his sword. Sarah heard Wale's command to his sword.

"DO NOT FALTER REFLECT ALL THINGS!" The bolt made contact with the blade in an explosion of force. Sarah could see all the muscles in Wales's arms tensed to their absolute limit. Wale gave one final yell as he sent the attack into the sky. Wale turned and looked at his sister, eyes flickering pink.

"Let's end this." Wale said.

"Roger." Power exploded from Sarah as she lifted her arms, flame began to build larger and larger, turning into a sphere of flame. Sarah was having trouble controlling an attack of this size. Wale noticed the look of discomfort and stared at the ball of flame.

"Condense." Wale said. Instantly the ball of blue fire shrunk down from the size of a whale to that of a basketball. Sarah brought the attack to her face before taking a very deep breath. The ball was forced forward towards Nico and Thalia who were much too drained to even move. The explosion rocked the island to its entirety. The plume of flame mimicked a nuclear explosion. Sarah and Wale were concerned that they had overdone it. This anxiety turned to relief when they saw Percy standing there with his hand outstretched, Nico and Thalia lying unconscious on the ground behind him. On Percy's face was a huge smile of approval as Zoe walked between the siblings and lifted up their hands.

"Winners."

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Silena was having the time of her life. Imagine finally finding the source of everything that made you feel bad about yourself, the source of all your regrets and every action you wish you could take back. Then imagine beating it through the Australian desert at the speed of sound. Aphrodite to her credit could take a beating. Getting smashed through rock formations and sand dunes did not remove the goddesses spark of defiance. With a yell Silena slammed Aphrodite into the earth.

"This is fun. I won't lie, it's been maybe 6 years since I assumed this form. I'm never angry enough." Silena said.

"Silence! You insignificant waste of divinity!" Aphrodite answered.

"Woah, woah, woah! Hostile much. You would think I'm doing this for no reason. Like you didn't push me to put everyone I loved at risk just to spite you."

"Your decisions were your own, live with them."

"There's a difference between me making mistakes and my mother threatening to curse me because of who my boyfriend is. I'm not laying what I did at your feet no, no, no. That's way too much responsibility for an Olympian. I'm laying the fact that there was even a war in the first place at the feet of all of you Olympians."

"So what, 600 years passed and come to air out your grudge?" Aphrodite said as she coughed up ichor.

"No." Silena said casually

"No? Then what do you call the war you've waged?" Aphrodite said. Silena crouched down and looked at the goddess, black orbs met shattered kaleidoscopes.

"Bait."

Aphrodite looked up at her former daughter, her vision blurry and her consciousness fading fast. With all her strength Aphrodite pushed off the ground and tried to catch her adversary on nape with her blade. To her surprise the open gauntleted hand of Silena caught the blade before it could strike her neck. Aphrodite poured every ounce of godly strength into her sword but it refused to budge. With a quick squeeze Aphrodites sword was shattered and the goddess stumbled back trying to crawl away from this monster. The goddesses tears fell as she tried to flash, tried to escape.

"I once heard that flowers grew where your tears touched the earth. I see that was a lie." Aphrodite instinctively looked back but Silena was no longer there. For a split second Aphrodite's mind allowed her to relax, to feel some semblance of hope. This was quickly snatched away where she was yanked up by her hair. Her eyes filled with fear, tears staining her cheeks, Aphrodite tried to punch, slap and claw her way away but Silena held her fast. With a supersonic jerk Silena snapped Aphrodite's neck. Her body fell limp and began to turn to ash signalling the death of the goddesses of love. Silena took a shaky breath and reigned in her power, her armor dissolving and the stars returning above her. She looked up, finding the moon and waved holding her hands out to make a heart and blowing a kiss. With a wave of her hands darkness swallowed her.

Hey guys i'm this took so long. I contracted coronavirus from a family member and I was out of it for a while please stay safe out there. With that being said heres the next chapter I hope you like it. If you have a comments questions or concerns leave a review and I'll answer back i always do. Thanks for understanding,

Peacoat.