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Chapter 3: Camilla

The noise and chatter that had once filled the cavern had immediately died when Tartarus had spoken. I looked around and quickly located one of my siblings. Kilan my half brother was looking around his dark brown eyes flicking anxiously around. I inched my way over to him. He turned when I approached.

"Do you know why we're here?" He asked. I shook my head and we faced forward as another message rolled over the crowd.

"Two months ago something happened. Two little demigods by the name of Perseus Jackson and Annabeth Chase fell here. They fell alone without weapons. Yet somehow they managed to free the Doors of Death and walk through an entire army of monsters." It was quiet for a moment before the loudest announcement yet sounded.

"HOW?" I cringed and covered my ears. "Two meager demigods wander through us and you cant even kill them?"

I personally hadnt been around when my mother had met the two now infamous demigods. But I had heard the stories. I too marveled at how they had managed to live through their experience here. No one had gotten past the great Nyx before. Tartarus resumed his speech.

"The waking of my beloved Gaea has put me into more of a clear minded state. Every rebellion recently has thought too small. Destroying Mount Olympus was the Titans goal." I saw a couple Titans in the crowd standing up taller expecting to be praised. "That was a fools idea. Too small." the Titans then looked around. Very embarrassed. "Even Gaea thought small. The only way to win the gods is to destroy them themselves. They wont die or end when their roots are pulled. Like a weed. It spreads and then thickens. When you try to pull it out it pops. Leaving small remnants that will slowly grow back."

A sickness started to grow in my stomach. Tartarus didnt just call family councils to check on his children. He never called family councils. He didnt even talk to any of us!

"Cleansing is what we need. We need to pull out the gods themselves. Ive already taken a couple minor gods into my custody. Dionysis, Nike, Hypnos. We will rule!" Cheers erupted around the room. Tartarus resumed. "But to cleanse the gods we must cleanse ourselves. Only the strongest may prevail." suddenly dust rose in the air. Chatter erupted. A Drecena ran by her flaming hair glowing a dark purple and her misshapen donkey and reptilian legs moving as fast as they could go. Suddenly right as she passed me she turned to dust. What was going on?

Kilan turned to me intense fear in his eyes. "Camilla hurry you have to.." He never finished his sentence. He dissolved into dust. I understood at once. Cleansing. HE was cleansing us! He was getting rid of all of the weaker beings. I started to run. I needed to find shadows. If i could I could just shadow travel away... A cyclops groaned and burst to dust. I saw my opportunity.

Before the falling dust hit the ground I jumped into the speckled shadow. Embracing the cold that whisked me away to safety.

I appeared on a green hill. A tall pine tree with a golden fleece was in front of me. And a large red wood house stood to the left, strawberry patches surrounded the field around.

I heard screeching behind me and turned to see a boy about my age fending off at least twelve gryphons. One raked his talons against the boys arm. He yelped in pain, and dropped his sword. I didnt want to help. I was used to fending for my self. You were either powerful and in charge or weak and picked on. Thats how things worked.

But I felt an urge to help this boy. And even against my greater instinct i ran down the hill and blocked what wouldve been a fatal blow by another claw. My blade smoked with radiation and darkness. I stabbed one and turned around. The boy was clutching his arm. He opened his eyes.

"Who are you?" he asked. I smiled. "The person who just saved your life."

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