The Beginning of the End

I know, I haven't been updating in a while. I'm truthfully sorry for it. I'll try to update as frequently as I can, which now will be pretty hard since school coming back very soon. But on the bright side, I don't have as many classes this year as I did last year. So, hopefully, time will be on my side for once.

Percy's POV

As soon as my son Percales and his friends left for a ride with his birthday present, Annabeth and went to go spend some private time together. We went over to the beach to get a little peace and quiet. We don't mind being near people around camp, but sometimes, we just need some time to get away from it all. We got a blanket from my cabin, laid it on the sand, and sat down to enjoy the waves of the ocean. Can you believe that we've been happily married for eighteen years? I have to admit, I can't. I never thought I'd ever be a husband, or even a father. Annabeth and Percales are my greatest accomplishment, and I'm very happy to call them my wife and my son.

"What's up Percy?" Annabeth asked me, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"I was just thinking. I really can't believe we've been married for over 18 years. Can you?" I stated.

"No, I can't either. It seems like we've done the impossible, live longer than age eighteen." She said.

"Yeah, we have. And we're the first half-bloods in this time to bring into the world a second-generation half-blood." I stated proudly.

"Percy?" Annabeth asked.

"Yes?" I responded.

"I love you." She said.

"I love you too." I said.

I leaned towards her and was about to kiss my wife, but unfortunately, that didn't happen. Out of nowhere, there was the sound of a huge explosion. Annabeth and I jumped at the sound, wondering what the hell is going on. Just then, a horn in the distance was sounded. But it didn't sound like any horn of Olympus or Camp. It sounded something dreaded and dark. Annabeth and I rush over to see what was going on. We both obviously knew whatever was happening, it wasn't anything good.

When we got to where we heard the sound from, what we saw was not what either of us was expecting. We saw an army of Cyclopes attacking the camp. We had no idea where these Cyclopes came from, what they're doing here, or who they were sent by. But I did know one thing; this was no army of Poseidon. Whoever is leading this army, they're clearly no friend of ours.

"We need to help them." Annabeth said.

I nodded and got the Sword of Hades out. (Yeah, I kept the sword. I know, probably not too good of an idea, but I kept it because I thought there would come a day that I might need it again. Not to mention I gave Percales Riptide.) Annabeth got out her knife, and the two of us went down to help the other campers in this fight.

We ran to our lines to see what was going on as far as an army came out of nowhere and is attacking us. "Thalia, what the hell's going on here, where did these Cyclopes come from?" Annabeth asked.

"I was gonna ask you the same thing. I don't know, they just somehow got through the barrier and began attacking us." She said.

"Is everyone getting ready for these Cyclopes?" I asked.

"We're trying, but the Cyclopes coming out from nowhere isn't making this any easier." She said.

"Get everyone prepared now, we need to get them out of here. Get the warriors in the front line and the archers to the rear." Annabeth demanded.

"My hunters are already on it, there doing everything they can." Thalia said.

"You guys get everyone ready; I'll go distract them for a while." I said.

"Percy, what if you die?" Annabeth asked worried.

"They can't possibly know about my invincibility or blade. I'll use that to my advantage and distract them while everyone else prepares. While their attention is focused on me, everyone in camp can have a better chance at preparing." I said.

"Just be careful." Annabeth said as she came in to kiss me. I can tell she was still scared of losing me despite everything we've already been through and that I'm Olympus' greatest defender ever. I don't blame her; this is the first time in years that there was a huge conflict like this. I'll admit, I'm nervous too, but this is the only chance I can give the camp a fighting chance. If I don't, who will?

I pulled away and went to the take the Cyclopes head on. I charged forward and attacked. As soon as the Cyclopes saw me, my plan automatically worked. All attention they had on everyone else was completely forgotten and their attention was on me now. They all came over to charge back at me. If it was for my invincibility, I'd be a dead man. The Cyclopes kept coming, no matter how many I killed. Thanks to the Sword of Hades, when I kill monsters, they actually stay dead.

Annabeth's POV

Percy was working through his plan very well, but I was still really nervous. Any one of those Cyclopes could hit the small on his back. It scared me that Percy was out there by himself. But his plan seems good so far. All the Cyclopes only seem to be after Percy right now. Camp Half-Blood was getting as much time as Percy could provide to prepare. We needed everyone to prepare for this onslaught, and they needed to make it quick. There's no telling how much longer Percy could last.

The Cyclopes can't seem to lay a finger on him. Back then, the Achilles curse would, if overused, drain him of his energy and he would be too tired to even move a muscle. But now, it just seems the side effects don't do much to him as they use to. He said he has been trying to train himself to fight the exhaustion and pain. I didn't think it was possible, but I guess I was proven wrong.

As we were almost ready and as Percy was killing as many Cyclopes as he needed to buy us time, there was uproar in the distance. The Cyclopes stopped dead in their tracks, as did Percy.

Everyone actually stopped what they were doing. From the army, a Cyclops with a trident as a weapon and pitch black armor. This Cyclops was without a doubt the leader of this army. This Cyclops was unlike any other I've ever seen before. Not to mention, there was something about this Cyclops that made me feel very frightened. This Cyclops seemed to be shrouded and fueled by an unusual dread of evil. Something was telling me that this Cyclops might not be one Percy can beat.

Percy's POV

Just when I thought my plan was working perfectly, this one Cyclops causes all the others to move away from me. This Cyclops obviously wanted a one on one fight with me. Something about this Cyclops seemed different than all the others. I've seen and fought many Cyclopes in my life, but this one seems a lot more dangerous than all others.

"The son of Poseidon." He said. He has quite a deep and powerful voice for an ordinary Cyclops.

"The leader of this army, I presume." I said.

"Yes, I am Gargarensis, the original Cyclops." He said.

'The original Cyclops? Wow, no wonder he seems to be more powerful than any other Cyclops. He's the very first of his kind. I don't know whether I'm supposed to be honored to fight the original Cyclops, or scared on the fact I'm probably fighting an enemy unlike any other. Either or, I'm pretty much both right now.

"Why have you come here?" I asked, demanding an answer.

"I've come to claim your life." He simply said.

"You come to kill me?" I said, not exactly too surprised.

"Unfortunately, no, I'm not here to kill you. I've come to kidnap you. There is a price on your head, and I intend to be the one to claim the reward." He explained.

I heard what he said, but what was he getting at exactly? There's a price on my head, who has a price on my head? It can't be Kronos. I utterly destroyed him. There's no trace of life of him left anywhere. He's completely dead, so who could inspire so many Cyclopes and the original Cyclops to come to camp to claim me? This doesn't quite seem like something Kronos would be capable of doing, now that I think about it. I've beaten him so many time, so you would think that any mission to kill me his servants would decline no matter what. My reputation is well known to every monster, so who could actually have the talent of sending an army to come for me?

"Who are you working for?" I asked.

"Don't worry, you're about to find out." He said as he shocked me, literally.

Annabeth's POV

"PERCY!" I shouted when was shocked by, what's his name again, Gargarensis.

From his fingers, he unleashed a red lightning attack on Percy, and by the way he's screaming right now, his curse isn't saving him from this attack. That Cyclops is killing him, but how? No Cyclops has ever had such a power before. This was unlike anything I've ever seen before. No Cyclops has ever been this powerful before. I don't know how one Cyclops could possess such a power, but now wasn't the time to figure that out. I didn't care if it was suicide or not. I was going out there to help him. I would never be able to live with myself if I let my own husband die.

But by the time I was going to go help him, he stopped screaming. He fell to the ground, unable to fight any longer. Gargarensis picked him up and threw him over his shoulder.

"The almighty Percy Jackson is now ours. The mistress will be well pleased. Let go boys." Gargarensis announced.

"Hey, give me back my husband, you one eyed freak." I demanded.

"Sorry worm, you're in no position to be giving me orders. The son of Poseidon is ours, and we have a tight schedule to keep." He said.

No one hurts my husband and gets away with it. "GIVE HIM BACK!" I shouted as I charged.

Gargarensis simply sighed and just raised his hand.

"Annabeth, look out!" Thalia shouted.

I looked to see what she was talking about, when Gargarensis' hand lit on fire. Then out of nowhere, meteors came from the sky and began smashing near me. 'How can one Cyclops be this powerful?' I thought to myself. Just when the meteors stopped, I looked in Gargarensis' direction, only to find him and his entire army gone.

By the looks of things, it seems like everyone was just as confused about this as I was.

"Annabeth, are you okay!?" Thalia asked as she ran to me.

"Yeah, I'm fine. But where are the Cyclopes, and where's Percy?" I asked worried.

"I don't know, but what I want to know is who was that Cyclops that did that to us and Percy?" Thalia said.

That alone was disturbing too. Percy was gone. My husband was gone. How could this happen, and what is this all about?

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