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Chapter Eight: Percy
I stared at the door. The girl had looked so much like Nyx. I shivered and tried to block out the imaged that surfaced but couldnt.
A torrent of memories washed through me. The red hazy air. The drumming heartbeat of Tartarus. The last image was the worst. My last view of Bob the titan. I had wiped his memory years before in a battle with water from the river Lethe. But even down in Tartarus he had decided to help us. Even when his memories had returned he had chosen good. And died for it.
I shook my head. I control my thoughts. My thoughts do not control me. Annabeth stood ridgid next to me. She had a faraway look in her eyes as if she was reliving Tartarus too. I took her hand. She looked at our fingers intertwined and smiled slightly.
Chiron returned to pacing like the girl had never arrived.
"What to do.." He rubbed his forehead. It seemed to have accumulated more lines in the past year then ever. The centaur looked old.
Connor and Travis Stoll looked at each other dubiously. Connor raised a cracker.
"Hey Chiron want to explain on who that girl was?"
Chiron looked up from his pacing.
"What about her? She's just a normal demigod like you. She will be staying here for a time and you will treat her like you would anyone else." He gave us all a meaningful look.
Travis laughed.
"If she's anything she isnt normal." Chiron glared at him but Travis continued.
"Within the first five seconds of her walking throught the door she was attacked by Annabeth, threatened by you, and she asked for Tylonol."
Katie Gardner rolled her eyes. "Oh no, not Tylenol. Thats so suspicious."
I returned to my seat. Annabeth followed suit. I knew what needed to happen I just didnt want to say it outloud. I sighed. Then looked into Annabeths eyes. We had a silent conversation and she agreed it had to be done. But together this time.
I stood. "We know what needs to happen." Everyone looked at me. "We need a prophecy."
Annabeth shot to her feet. "What? I thought we agreed that we shouldnt ask for a prophecy!"
"But you said-"
Chiron held up his hand and my sentence was cut short. He looked like he had gained three more worry lines.
"I believe a prophecy would be in the right direction. But the power of prophecy had been taken by Apollos sacred enemy Python. So sadly we cannot go down that road. Any other ideas?"
The room went silent. Suddenly a girl burst through the door. She had red hair and jeans with doodles on them. Rachel Elizabeth Dare had arrived.
She stood up straight and her eyes glowed an unnerving green. And she spoke a phrophecy.
The shadowed one shall bring three friends.
Two a couple,
One to make amends
West they shall go, to the temple of night,
But without restraint there will be no right,
The Dark one approaches sword in hand,
At the Temple of Gold there will be a last stand.
Watch out for the hatred the loathing the spite for they will truly bring an eternal night.
Born from nothing,standing alone
The one Born of Night is coming
now let her be known.
Rachel collapsed and I rushed out of my seat to grab her. She opened her eyes groggily.
"Paper." She said it in a hushed voice. "I need paper."
Annabeth grabbed a pen and sketch pad and handed it gently to Rachel. Her hand shook as she drew but the lines formed a face. A familiar face. I stared open mouthed in shock. Shadow girl stared back at me smiling. Everything was exactly the same. The black tank top. The camo pants...
Rachel looked up from her drawing. "She's the night. Anyone know her?"
Chiron glanced at the picture and sighed.
"This is going to take some explaining."
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