A/N: Story will be in third person but will switch attention I guess. What I'm saying is that depending on who the focus is on you will see their thoughts as well. The title of this chapter and all future titles have a meaning that is not what it seems. Maybe you guys could try and decipher what each title means. Hope you enjoy!

P.S: amazingAwesomeness I did read your review and I pm'd you about it.

DISCLAIMER:I do not own pjo or the characters. Rick Riordan does.

Ice

A cacophony of screams sounded off like a gunshot in the dark. Thalia's eyes shot open with a gasp. She quickly sat up wondering what was going on. Fire. Thalia was surrounded by… fire. She struggled to her feet and reached for her concealed spear and shield, but found both missing.

"What…but they're always…" she trailed off as a wave of exhaustion washed over her forcing her to her hands and knees. As she was trying to shake the clouds out her mind, the screams returned. She looked to see a familiar sight. Camp Half-blood and the subsequent memories filled her mind. The screams faded out. It was almost the same way she remembered it. Cabins of both Olympians and minor gods were neatly arranged in a U formation. She looked to her right and found the aptly- named Big House standing tall. It would have been just a normal day at camp. Had everything not been on fire.

An explosion that shook the ground beneath her sent her flying a few feet and causing her to roll. She stopped her tumble only to be met with the grey, lifeless eyes of a dead demigod. The piercing grey eyes that had once scanned an opponent like a computer, now seemed to have the look of pure terror imprinted on them. Thalia screamed as she crawled to her feet as quick as she could. Now having some distance she recognized the face.

"Malcom…" she whispered. She wanted to drag the body away from this chaos, but the hard impact of a body hitting her back didn't allow that.

"Thalia?! What are you standing here for! Run! Go!" The demigod said as he took off towards the forest, the only place not on fire. As she watched him run off many other followed his example, running past her screaming all the while. She turned to the direction they were coming from.

Atop the hill of the Big Tree dozens of demigods lay dead, killed in different ways. Some were missing heads. Others had bodies contorted in gruesome angles. Thalia looked toward the base of the hill and saw what was successfully sieging camp.

Masked warriors darted around as blurs to Thalia's confused and tired mind. A phalanx of campers from the Ares cabin started forming as the masked ones got closer. Random campers from various cabins seemed to be guarding their flanks.

"Warriors of Olympus! We cannot let them through!" A female voice screamed out. Thalia looked to see who it was. Clarisse La Rue stood proudly facing the campers. She was covered in head to toe in heavy bronze armor, her spear crackling with electricity. The red plume atop her helmet was singed and frayed with fire, but she paid no mind to it

"This is your home! Defend it with your lives! Don't let these thugs through! Show them what demigods are made of!" Clarisse shouted as she rallied the troops. The campers around her cheered and started a war cry. Many profanities were thrown at the opposing force trying to intimidate them. The masked ones finally turned their attentions off the stragglers and looked towards the wall of flesh and bronze. And that is when Thalia saw…Him

He was tall and bulky and had the build of a true warrior. His mask covered his entire head and resembled a fox complete with ears and a long snout. The fox was entirely covered in a blue fire but seemed to be unaffected by it. He was the heart of the fire. He picked up a camper that was trying to crawl away and held him up by the throat, his fire fading away. The camper kicked with desperation as he struggled for breath.

His struggles stopped as he looked at his assaulter. The fox seemed to study this one, turning his head to look at the camper from different angles. He then stopped and forced the camper to look him in the eyes of his mask. Silence covered the battlefield for a couple of moments. Only to be broken as the camper started to scream violently. Blue fire covered the camper cooking him alive. His screams drowned out by the countless others racing through the air. The camper's screams became quieter and quieter until they stopped entirely. The fire vanished to reveal the charred remains of his corpse. Many demigods became sick and began hurling their interrupted dinners.

The fox looked at the body only to crush the corpse with his hand, the body turning into ash that was carried off by the wind. He looked at the phalanx, his emotion hidden by his mask. His head turned in her direction and stopped. He was looking right at her. Her legs started to shake. She had never been so scared in her life.

He stared for a few seconds. His eyes appeared with a vibrant blue, from inside the mask. They were entirely covered in an indigo blaze. He reached both hands beneath his back and pulled out his tools of dismay. A long, thick and rectangular shape was strapped to his right arm. What is that… she thought fighting off her fight or flight instincts. He then revealed a pistol, its frame being lit up by the fire blazing just a couple of feet away. He then did something that made her blood run cold.

He lifted his right arm and pointed at her.

"There she is" He said softly. The masked ones slowly turned their heads towards her. The fox dropped his arm. The object strapped to it quickly sprung out and extended, its function quickly being revealed. It was a giant tower shield that was almost as tall as him. He lowered his stance, as did all the masked ones did, getting ready to run after her. That's when she let her instincts take over

Predator…run

She sprinted away from them, finding speed she never thought she had. Sounds of flesh meeting metal and screams followed her. She hoped the campers were dishing out more than they were taking. The all familiar voices of the fates flooded her mind.

The Champions Come Into The Fray

She looked behind her to see the phalanx completely gone the only remnants of it were the twisted and bleeding bodies of the campers. The masked ones ran over them, continuing their chase.

Best not give yourself away

She looked towards the forest seeing campers fleeing into it, only to be cut down as more masked warriors flowed out of it. She looked to her left to see the remaining survivors running into the arena. They started to wave her towards them, begging her to run faster.

Guardian To Let You Live Or Raze

A camper handed her a spear. This was it. The survivors faced the entrance of the arena. The masked ones quickly filled the entrance cutting them off. Thalia heard whooping and jeering from above her. She looked up to see the masked ones standing atop the arena like vultures. The blue fire entered the arena surrounding her. The fox stepped through the fire killing a demigod that had tried to attack him, with a swift headshot from his pistol. He slowly walked towards her, the blaze encroaching her.

Demigods Must Withstand The Blaze

He put the pistol to her head and pulled the trigger.