Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! It's been a while since this was updated, but I'm glad to be back with it. Here we'll be seeing the questers arriving at the Lotus Hotel and Casino, with a changes and surprise appearances. So, without further ado.
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Kyoko, Annabeth, Percy, and Grover looked over a burning pit, with the Daughter of Athena having an annoyed expression on her face, while Grover looked terrified and relieved.
"For the record, I blame you." Annabeth stated, while looking at Percy, who looked at her with wide eyes.
"Me?! What did I do?!" Demanded Percy, annoyed that he was being blamed.
"Oh gee, let me think, you were the one with the bright idea to attack the Chupacabra and ended up attracting the whole pack!" Said Annabeth, glaring at the Son of Poseidon, who had the decency to blush in embarrassment.
They had been traveling through New Mexico, continuing their way to California, when they had come across another monster, that they all recognized as the Chupacabra. With Grover being absolutely terrified at seeing it, with Percy suggesting that they take it out, just in case it caught their scent. Though Annabeth suggested simply sneaking around it, only for Percy to go ahead and attack the monster.
This leading to it letting out a cry, that ended up bringing out nearly thirty more Chupacabra, leading to a rather long chase. With Kyoko sending a few clones ahead to set up a trap, since she was still feeling winded from having to use her Mangekyō Sharingan repeatedly, in the past few days. Leading the pack to a large pit, filled with oil, before igniting it with a Grand Fireball. With the group now watching the Chupacabra burn to ash.
"We-well, how was I supposed to know there was more than one?!" Percy retorted, not thinking there'd be more than one Chupacabra.
"It should have been obvious, actually. Given all the sightings in Central and South America, along within the Caribbean." Stated Kyoko, with Percy giving her an annoyed look, while Annabeth smirked.
"I knew we should've taken that left turn at Albuquerque! But noooo! You said go right, well we went right and look what happened!" Grover said, while letting out a scream/bleat, given the Chupacabra seemed to have been particularly focused on him.
And given how they were known to drink goat blood, it was understandable for them to target, what was the equivalent of an all you can eat buffet.
Soon, the flames were put out, with all the Chupacabra were dead, leaving behind the Spoils of War. Jumping into the pit, Kyoko saw the spoils left behind, were some leather hides and skulls.
"What'd they leave behind?" Annabeth asked.
"Just some leather hides and skulls." Replied Kyoko, before sealing the spoils away, figuring they'd make good trophies, or they could see if Cabin Nine could use them as materials for weapons or armor.
Once she finished sealing away the spoils, Kyoko jumped out of the pit before the four continued on their way.
"Come on, we'll hopefully find some place where we can get a car and get to Las Vegas, from there it'll be a straight path to Los Angeles." Said Kyoko, with the others nodding in agreement, relieved that they were almost to their destination and still had plenty of time to spare as well.
Now they just had to hope nothing would happen to delay them.
*Later*
The questers had eventually arrived at a small town, where they were able to steal a truck and drive towards Las Vegas.
Kyoko had been the driver again and, after some near pleading from her friends, had driven at a more reasonable speed, rather than just driving in a straight line towards Vegas. Thankfully, the truck had run out of gas just outside of Las Vegas, with the four walking the rest of the way towards the city.
However, while they were making good time, Annabeth, Percy, and Grover were starting to get tired from the lack of sleep and not having taken a break for a while.
With this in mind, it was decided they'd find a hotel to stay at for the night, before continuing their journey in the morning. Eventually the group came across the Lotus Hotel and Casino.
Kyoko narrowed her eyes that huge neon flower entrance, she wasn't sure what it was, but something felt off about this place. Maybe it was the fact no one was going in or out, despite the fact the place was clearly open, but Kyoko was sure this wasn't a normal casino and hotel.
"Hey, kids. You look tired. You want to come in and sit down?" Said the doorman, while smiling at them.
'He seems normal enough, but it could also be a disguise.' Kyoko thought, but figured that wouldn't hurt too much to go inside.
And if it came down to it, than they could easily fight their way out.
But the moment the group walked through the revolving door; their eyes widened in amazement.
"Woah…" Grover said as they looked around.
The whole lobby was a giant game room. There was an indoor waterslide snaking around the glass elevator, which went straight up at least forty floors. There was a climbing wall on the side of one building, and an indoor bungee-jumping bridge. There were virtual-reality suits, with working laser guns. And hundreds of video games, each one the size of a widescreen TV.
There were a few other kids playing, but not that many. None of them waiting for any of the games. There were waitresses and snack bars all around, serving every kind of food you can imagine.
'Yeah, this place definitely isn't normal.' Kyoko thought, knowing no normal casino could possibly be this extravagant.
"Hey!" Said a bellhop, at least they guessed he was a bellhop.
"Welcome to the Lotus Casino. Here's your room key." The bellhop said, while holding out a room key.
"But we haven't paid for a room." Said Percy confused, only for the bellhop to laugh.
"No, no, the bills taken care of. No extra charges, no tips. Just go on up to the top floor, room 4001. If you need anything, like extra bubbles for the hot tub, or skeet targets for the shooting range, or whatever, just call the front desk. Here are your Lotus Cash cards. They work in the restaurants and on all the games and rides." Said the bellhop, handing Percy the room key and giving them all green plastic credit cards.
This just confused them even more, since who would pay for their room and these cards.
"How much is on here?" Kyoko asked, finding this more and more suspicious.
"What do you mean?" Said the bellhop, his brows knitting together as if not understanding her question.
"I mean, when does it run out of cash?" Said Kyoko, this just made the bellhop laugh again.
"Oh, you're making a joke. Hey, that's cool. Enjoy your stay." The bellhop said, before walking off.
"This place is definitely weird." Said Percy, looking at the room key and Lotus Cash Card.
"Yeah, that guy made it sound like these things don't have a limit." Kyoko said, frowning as she felt like she should know what was happening, but couldn't quite place it.
"Well, let's just stay for the night and then leave first thing in the morning." Suggested Annabeth, agreeing that something was strange about this place, but it'd also be good for them to get a decent night's sleep and relax a little, given everything they've been through the past few days.
Nodding in agreement, the four took the elevator upstairs and checked out their room. Only to be surprised when it was just as lavish as the rest of the place.
It was a suite with four separate bedrooms and a bar stocked with candy, sodas, and chips. A hotline to room service. Fluffy towels and water beds with feather pillows. A big-screen television with satellite and high-speed Internet. The balcony had its own hot tub, and sure enough, there was a skeet-shooting machine and a shotgun, so you could launch clay pigeons right out over the Las Vegas skyline, and plug them with your gun.
"Oh, goodness. This place is…" Annabeth trailed off, looking around the suite in amazement.
"Sweet, absolutely sweet." Said Grover.
'Okay, I know somethings definitely up.' Kyoko thought, checking the closet of her room and find it filled with clothes that fit her perfectly.
After taking a shower and changing into a spare set of clothes, Kyoko exited the room to see the others had also showered and changed, along with helping themselves to the snack bar.
"So what now? Sleep?" Annabeth asked, looking away from the National Geographic Channel.
"Play time." Percy and Grover said, grinning as they held up their Cash Cards.
Personally, Kyoko would prefer if they all simply left right now and didn't look back. But she also didn't fault her friends for wanting a moment to relax and act like everything is normal. Especially with everything they've seen and learned since this quest started.
So, they all headed back down to the ground floor, with Percy, Annabeth, and Grover going off to play different games and activities. Kyoko looked around, before her eyes fell on a shop selling manga and anime.
'Well, if these Lotus Cash Cards don't have any spending limit, I might as well take advantage of it, while we're here.' Kyoko thought as her eyes gleaming in excitement.
*Later*
Kyoko ended up also going to a shop selling video games and another selling figurines, and even one selling complete replicas of some of her favorite characters outfits!
She knew she should stay focused, along with realizing how no one so much as batted an eye whenever she sealed her purchases away. But Kyoko couldn't help it when she saw all the things she wanted to buy.
After visiting probably a dozen different shops, Kyoko had eventually found a ramen stand to get something to eat at.
Glancing at the only other customer, a ten-year-old boy with shaggy black hair looking like he just got out of bed, dark brown eyes, and olive skin. He was also had several cards and mini figurines on the counter in front of him.
"What's that?" Kyoko asked curiously, with the boy looking at her for a moment, before smiling.
"It's my Mythomagic collection, a card game I really like." Said the boy.
"A card game?" Said Kyoko, with the boy nodding.
"Yeah, it's based on Greek Mythology, with all the gods, monsters, and titans. I already have all the figures and cards, except Hades, that's the last one I need." The boy said, with Kyoko smiling slightly at how excited he was talking about his game.
"Huh, sounds pretty cool. By the way, I'm Kyoko Uchiha." Kyoko introduced, holding out her hand which the boy shook.
"Nice to meet you Kyoko, I'm Ni-"
"Nico!"
The sudden shout made Kyoko and the now named Nico jump slightly, before turning to the source.
Kyoko saw it was a girl her age, with long silky dark hair, jet black eyes, olive skin, a slender build, and being a little shorter than average.
'Wow, she's really beautiful.' Kyoko thought, at seeing this girl was comparable to Thalia.
"Nico, there you are. What have I said about wondering off." Said the girl, whom Kyoko guessed was Nico's sister, sternly, while Nico looked down sheepishly.
"To not to. Sorry Bianca, I just wanted to get something to eat, and thought I could get back fast enough." Nico said, Bianca sighing at his words.
"Well just tell me next time, I was really worried." Said Bianca, before taking notice of Kyoko and Nico's Mythomagic collection, making her groan quietly.
"I'm really sorry for my brother, if he was bothering you about his game." Bianca said, knowing once Nico started going on about something, he didn't stop until he tired himself out.
"It's fine and I actually asked him about. I'm Kyoko Uchiha by the way, nice to meet you." Kyoko said, shaking Bianca's hand.
"You too, Kyoko. I'm Bianca di Angelo, and this is my little brother Nico. And sorry, but we need to get back to our room." Said Bianca, while looking at her brother and motioning him to gather his collection, with Nico nodding and started gathering everything up.
Once he had everything, Nico hopped off his stool with Bianca taking his hand.
"See ya Nico, Bianca." Kyoko said, waving at the siblings, which they returned before vanishing into the crowd.
Turning back to her ramen, Kyoko frowned when she saw that no one was in the stand anymore.
'Huh, did they go on a break or something?' Kyoko thought, when she didn't see anyone or hear anything coming from the back.
It only got stranger when she looked up and saw the lights were now considerably dimmer, and were starting to flicker.
"Yeah, cause this doesn't scream horror movie." Kyoko muttered, feeling something off, even more so than when she and her friends first arrived here.
Kyoko then stiffened slightly, when she could no longer hear anything outside the stand. No footsteps, no talking, no games, nothing. Subtly turning her head, Kyoko instinctively moved her hand to her weapons, when she saw that the casino was now completely devoid of people.
"I wouldn't do that." Said a voice, that seemed to come from everywhere.
Kyoko froze, both at the sudden voice and the wave of power that washed over her.
It was unlike anything she felt before, the sheer power made Kyoko feel small, as if she were in the presence of a giant. Even the times her father unleashed his Killing Intent on her during her training, or when her mother would unleash her godly power to get her used to being in a god's presence, this feeling it made both her parents seem insignificant in comparison.
Looking at her hands, Kyoko saw they were shaking from the power and she knew that whoever, or whatever, was here would have killed her, if they wanted to. As if they were stepping on an ant.
The Uchiha stiffened, when she heard footsteps echoing in the empty casino, and they were getting close.
Soon the footsteps stopped, and Kyoko could just see someone standing in the corner of her eyes, but she didn't dare look at them, out of self-preservation of angering them. The person then sat down in the seat next to Kyoko, finally letting the Uchiha see the stranger.
It was an adult male with slicked back, dark black hair, deathly pale skin that he almost seemed transparent, dark sunglasses covering his eyes, and wearing a jet black suit with silver trimming and a strange pin, that looked like a rune or a symbol that Kyoko couldn't place. The strangest part was that he seemed to be emitting black smoke from his body.
Kyoko racked her brain going over all the descriptions of the gods her mother gave her to try and figure out who this guy is, but she just came up blank on who he was. She could only guess he was a god, her mother didn't know very well or, and Kyoko felt it might be true, he wasn't a god of the Greek Pantheon.
"You're half right, I prefer not wasting my time with the Olympians and their petty arguments. But they do know of me and if they met me, they'd likely be dust." The man said smirking.
This made Kyoko gulp in fear, since this guy was obviously powerful to casually talk about turning the Olympians into dust. And he said they knew of him, meaning he was part of the Greek Pantheon, but he wasn't a god. Kyoko also guessed he wasn't a Titan, otherwise he wouldn't be talking to her and would have just killed her, instead.
That only left one option as to what he was.
A Primordial.
An Elder God, one of the first in existence, born from Chaos itself and sentient aspects of the Universe, with complete and total control over their aspects, even surpassing the Gods and Titans.
With that in mind, Kyoko already knew who this was, given her surroundings and the darkness outside.
"Erebus." Kyoko said, with the man now smiling showing unnaturally pointed teeth and leaned against the counter, while lowering his sunglasses revealing his eyes.
Rather than normal eyes, they were instead a solid black color. Looking at them made Kyoko feel like she was falling into an endless abyss, while also having her lungs filled with smoke.
"Greetings, Kyoko Uchiha." Said Erebus, while putting his glasses back up, much to Kyoko's relief, since she could breathe again.
"Wh-why are you here?" Kyoko asked, both curious and worried as to why a Primordial wanted to speak with her, especially the Primordial of Darkness and the Mist.
Erebus shrugged and folded his arms on the counter.
"Curiosity, boredom, a dozen or so reasons. After all, it's not every day a demigod like you is born, one from the Queen of Olympus. If it were any other god, no one would care, but when people hear that Hera, the Goddess of Marriage and known for her loyalty to her man-whore husband, sired a demigod, it gets people interested." Stated Erebus, with Kyoko gulping, since that could be either good or bad depending on who's attention, she had on her.
"And…why are you here, Lord Erebus?" Kyoko asked, worried, and even afraid, of why a Primordial was speaking with her, while Erebus smirked and chuckled, with the sound only unnerving Kyoko at how…wrong it sounded.
"You don't have to be afraid, or so formal. I honestly couldn't care less for such titles. As for why I'm here, I would offer you my blessing, with it you'll have access to Umbrakinesis, surpassing that of even Children of Hades. Along with control over mist and the Mist." Erebus said, with Kyoko looking at him in complete shock, not expecting to have a Primordial offer her their blessing.
"Yo-you want t-to-to gi-give your bl-blessing, to m-me? Why?" Asked Kyoko, unable to keep the shock out of her voice.
"As I said before, a dozen or so reasons. But truthfully, when you exist for as long as I have, you try to find entertainment wherever you can. With my blessing, I'll be able to keep a closer eye on your adventures, and something tells me it'll be quite the show." Erebus said, smirking, before raising his hand to snap his fingers.
"Wait! Would you be able to lift a curse?" Asked Kyoko, making Erebus look at her with a raised brow.
"Of course. What curse?" Erebus questioned.
"The one placed on Medusa by Athena. I'd ask that instead, you would lift Medusa's curse and return her to normal, and if possible, revive her sisters as well." Kyoko said, seeing this as the perfect opportunity to not only turn Medusa back to normal, but also give her a second chance at life, hopefully with her sisters as well.
Erebus looked at her in intrigue and amusement.
"You'd reject a Primordial's blessing and instead ask for me to help someone else? Even if it means not getting access to that kind of power?" Erebus asked in amusement, while Kyoko nodded.
"Yes." Replied Kyoko, knowing she was missing out on a once in a lifetime opportunity, but she swore she'd help Medusa and she will.
The Primordial smirked, before chuckling again, before he snapped his fingers loudly. With Kyoko looked down in surprise as a black aura surrounded her, for a moment.
"It's done, when Medusa reforms from the Underworld, she will once again be human, with a few improvements, and her sisters will be restored along with her. I've even granted you my blessing, as well." Erebus said, surprising Kyoko, before she nodded in thanks.
"Thank you, Erebus." Said Kyoko, with Erebus nodding, before standing up and turned to leave, only to pause and turn his head back towards Kyoko.
"Oh, I'd also suggest you and your friends leave, you've already spent four days here and have a deadline. Not to mention, I can sense a monster is on your tail, a powerful at that. Better get moving, Kyoko Uchiha." Erebus stated, before snapping his fingers again.
Kyoko gasped as everything around her suddenly returned to normal, with the casino once again filled with people.
Though not a moment later, she cursed and immediately exited the ramen stand.
'Gods damn it! The Lotus Eaters, it should have been obvious!' Kyoko thought, berating herself for not having seen it from the beginning.
And if Erebus was right, she and her friends have already been here for four days, even if it only felt like a few hours. Meaning they now only had two days until the Summer Solstice, just great.
'If Tou-san was here, he would put me through Genjutsu Drills for a year, with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.' Kyoko thought, while shiver at the thought of what her father would have done to her, if he ever found out about this.
Running around the casino, Kyoko soon found Percy and from his expression, he's likely figured out what's happening as well.
"Kyoko, we need to leave now! Everyone here, they all think it's a different year!" Percy said, having asked several people what year was and got different answers from all of them, some going back as far 1977.
"Yeah, it's the Lotus Eaters, they mess with your perception of time, a few hours in here is a few decades outside, while making you addicted to whatever they're offering to make you stay. You find Grover, I'll find Annabeth so we can get out of here now!" Kyoko said, Percy nodded in agreement, before they split up to find their friends.
Kyoko soon found Annabeth building a virtual 3D city.
"Annabeth! Hey, we need to go now!" Kyoko said, grabbing Annabeth's arm, only for the blonde to pull away.
"Go? What are you talking about? I've just got the towers-"
"Yeah, yeah, it's great, but let's go! Besides we both know you'd just end up killing everyone in your city, to satisfy your own sadism." Kyoko cutoff, with Annabeth turning and glared at her.
"I'm not a sadi-" Annabeth said, only to stop and blinked a few times, before her eyes widened in realization.
"What? Oh gods, how long have we been here?" Said Annabeth.
"Four days, Percy's getting Grover, we need to leave!" Kyoko said quickly, with Annabeth nodding before running for the exit.
They met Percy dragging Grover along the way, much to Kyoko's relief, as she hoped they'd be able to avoid whatever monster Erebus warned them about. They already wasted enough time and couldn't afford to waste anymore.
Unfortunately, they were stopped by the bellhop from before running up to them. He was about to say something, until Kyoko grabbed him by his collar and lifted him into the air, glaring at him with her Sharingan.
"Buddy, I'm in a really bad mood, most in part due to this gods forsaken place. And if you don't want this place to be caught in the middle of a war between the gods. Then I suggest you and your lotus eating friends, get the fuck out of our way!" Kyoko growled, with the bellhop paling at the thought.
"Ri-right. I-I hope yo-you enjoyed yo-your st-stay." The bellhop stuttered, with Kyoko dropping him and immediately running off, while her friends looked at her with wide eyes.
The questers then heard someone giggling darkly, before freezing when they spoke.
"My oh my, you have quite the temper, Daughter of Hera." Said a low and seductive female voice.
Looking the group gulped, when they saw the person who spoke standing right in front of the exit.
The person in question was an impossibly beautiful adult woman, with pale skin, long sweeping light blue hair with two braids on either side of her face, large curving horns sprouting from the sides of her head, pointed ears, dark blue eyes with slit pupils, and elongated canines. Her attire consisted only of dark blue arms sleeves and a matching shoulder cape, and dark blue leg restraints, while her breasts and crotch were covered in light blue scales, while the rest of her body was completely exposed.
"Uh, Kyoko, who or what is that?" Annabeth asked, while reaching for her knife, with Percy doing the same with Riptide and Grover his axe.
"I, I'm actually lost." Kyoko confessed, while unsealing her katana, doubting anyone in the casino would actually take the time to look away from their games to see what was happening.
The woman giggled at Kyoko's words, before smiling viciously.
"Of course you wouldn't know who I am Kyoko Uchiha, at least while I'm in this form. I am Echidna, Mother of Monsters." Revealed Echidna, surprising the questers and making them worry of facing a monster like her.
"Why are you here? What do you want from us?" Annabeth questioned, with Echidna giggling again.
"Why? I simply wished to see what the Daughter of Hera was capable of, rather than having one of my own children test her. I believed this warranted my personal attention~" Echidna cooed, with Kyoko gripping her katana tightly tempted to use her other blades, but couldn't risk using them now.
"Well, be careful what you wish for." Kyoko said, before speeding behind Echidna and swung her sword to decapitate her, only for Echidna to block her strike with a finger.
Surprised at her reaction time, Kyoko used the momentum to flip over Echidna, with her fist pulled back to smash into her face. But once again, Echidna blocked the strike with a bored look on her face.
"How disappointing, I expected more Kyoko." Echidna said, with Kyoko gritting her teeth as her Mangekyō flared to life.
While she didn't want to use her Mangekyō and further deteriorate her eyesight, Kyoko knew they couldn't waste any more time here, fighting Echidna. Especially since they were still inside the Lotus Hotel. Meaning more time could have passed by, and they still had a time limit to find the Master Bolt and Helm of Darkness.
"Mahakala!" Kyoko said as time froze around her, with her eye bleeding from using the jutsu.
Landing on the ground, Kyoko swung her katana at Echidna's neck, decapitating the Mother of Monsters. What Kyoko failed to see though, was Echidna smirking, despite supposedly being frozen in time.
Once time resumed, Percy, Annabeth, and Grover saw Kyoko on her knees with Echidna's body dissolving into gold dust.
"Kyoko, did you use your Mangekyō again?" Annabeth asked, worried, since that's now three times Kyoko's used her Mangekyō Sharingan, making it even closer to her going blind.
"Yeah, I had to. We've already lost enough time and couldn't afford to waste anymore, while fighting." Said Kyoko as she shook her head and wiped the blood from her eyes, as her vision distorted for a moment before settling.
Nodding, the three knew Kyoko was right, they couldn't waste what time they had left fighting monsters. They needed to reach the Underworld, quickly.
Standing up, Kyoko looked at what spoils was left from Echidna, only to grin widely and look at Annabeth, with the daughter of Athena shaking her head and giving the Uchiha a warning look.
"Don't you dare." Annabeth warned, knowing what Kyoko was thinking, while Percy and Grover slowly backed away to the exit, but still were amused at what spoils were left.
"Oh Annie, it seems that your look is now complete." Said Kyoko, while holding it up, as Annabeth glared at her.
The reason being was that the Spoils of War left by Echidna, was a skintight black leather suit with blue spiraling designs on it.
"You now have a whip, a helmet, and the leather suit! You can finally fulfill your dream of being a true sadist, Annie!" Said Kyoko, while grinning widely.
"I'm not a sad…let's just get to Los Angeles." Annabeth muttered darkly, while grabbing the suit from Kyoko, knowing her friend would just find a way to sneak it to her, anyway.
And Annabeth wasn't going to say no to a potentially useful Spoils of War, either. Especially if it had some kind of ability, that will make Kyoko envious and regret giving it to her as a prank.
*Unknown Location*
Meanwhile, Echidna sat in her cave, smiling at the image of the four questers, specifically at Kyoko, as they took a cab to Los Angeles. She hadn't actually been killed; what Kyoko killed was just a replica of herself, sent to see what the Uchiha was capable of.
And Echidna hadn't been disappointed in seeing Kyoko's ability.
"You just become more and more interesting Kyoko, being able to freeze time. I do look forward to seeing what else you are capable of, and what you'll do." Echidna commented, interested in observing Kyoko longer now, to see what else she'll do.
Perhaps, she'll even approach her again, but not as Echidna, as who she truly is.
As the Primordial Deity and Chaos Karma Dragon, Tiamat.
So, what did you think, good. Yep first we see the questers looking over the burning remains of a pack of Chupacabra's, after Percy tried attacking one leading to hem being chased by all of them. With Kyoko still being exhausted at the multiple uses of her Mangekyō Sharingan to fight them personally, instead leading them into a trap to kill them all at once. Then we see them arriving in Las Vegas and the Lotus Hotel, with Kyoko being suspicious and wary of such a place, only to end up being ensnared by everything around her. With Kyoko also meeting Bianca and Nico, before having a very shocking encounter when the Primordial Erebus appears before her, revealing that given she's Hera's first demigod, Kyoko has attracted quite the attention. Before Erebus offers her his blessing for his own entertainment, only for Kyoko to ask him to lift Medusa's curse instead and revive her sisters, with the Primordial doing so and even still granting her his blessing. Erebus then takes his leave but not before revealing the trap they're in and a monster on their tails, leading to Kyoko rushing to get her friends to escape. Only for them to encounter Echidna (who's appearance is based on Tiamat's from the Nasuverse) with Kyoko once again using Mahakala to kill her, while giving Annabeth the Spoils of War to complete her sadist/dominatrix look. Finally we see Echidna is in fact alive and really Tiamat, the Chaos Karma Dragon. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
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