Hey guys! Im so so so so so sorry, I should have left a note, I have been so busy and just writers block, so I haven't had time to update. I hope you enjoy chapter 6 and as normal, let me know what you think!
There really was a lot of different things I could have dreamed of after I passed out following the battle with Cacus who by the way scared the living daylights out of me! But to be honest watching some guy with sandy blonde hair and a scar which made him just look disgusting. But back to the point, I was standing in what seemed to be an open room inside a cave system
In the middle of the room was a golden sarcophagus which seemed to have a massive amount of energy coming off that I could even feel when dreaming. The blonde boy seemed to be talking to himself "My lord, when you rise we shall crush all of the gods and demigods underfoot. We shall make them wish they were never born as the gods can only watch as we slaughter their children." He smirked to himself, putting his hand on the coffin and closing his eyes as if touching the thing gave him some sort of pleasure.
I tried to not to gag in my dream (I don't know if I can) but seeing the coffin itself made me think, about how the gods don't seem to care if their children die, because my father never once visited me, he never once cared for me. He probably just gave me this spear and bloody armour as an attempt for an apology which I surely do not and will not give him!
I looked back as up and saw the guy was staring at the spot I was standing in again? How does he know? I frowned while he just stared…his eyes were gold again! He just stared and stared, and I willed myself to wake up and then I awoke. I sat up rather fast and hit my head off a tree branch. "fuck!" I exclaimed rubbing my forehead, that was going to leave a bruise as I thought and stood up. I picked verdict off the floor and changed it back into its ring and slid it onto my finger.
I looked around spotting the body of who I assumed was Jacob the centurion. I went over and picked up the body and walked to the parking lot I had seen on the outskirts of the park where I "acquired" a van, I put Jacobs body in the back with a blanket I had found in the back and I had to learn how to drive pretty quickly before the owner of the van came back. So, I set off with only a few jump starts and the engine cutting out a few times, to me cruising over the Golden Gate Bridge on the way back to camp Jupiter! I sighed thinking about my dream and how my prayers to the gods went unanswered in my dreams.
I glanced out the window at the encroaching sunset in the distance and decided to speed up and I quickly made my way back to the Caldecott Tunnel and I hopped out and noticed that Jason was on guard duty at the gate. "Blake" he grinned in recognition when he saw me and then frowned when I was the only one to get out of the vehicle. "where's Jacob?" he continued. I looked at the back of the van and he looked at the floor and nodded, "I guess that makes you centurion then, what did you face?" I looked at the back doors of the van and spoke "Cacus" Jason's face paled and he nodded grimly "I understand that we shouldn't have sent you, or just a centurion alone, but it looks like you got away with just a few bumps and bruises." I noticed he glanced at verdict on my hand as I ran my fingers over it, just as a relief exercise and slowly breathed in and out.
I opened the back of the doors of the van and lifted Jacobs body out with the sheet on top of him and followed Jason as I brought Jacobs body back to camp. As we crossed the bridge over the Tiber we got many stares which was expected. I looked over to my right to see Octavian standing there with a wide-eyed stare and looked like he was also shaking in anger, I smirked at him as he probably expected me to die. We came into the dining pavilion where a large pyre was being constructed, I guess it was either going to be for me or Jacob lucky enough it was the latter. I saw Reyna watching me sternly as I walked towards her with her cape blowing in the breeze as I stopped short of the pyre as Jason went up to stand aside his fellow praetor.
"Romans!" Reyna called as I noticed almost every camper was crowded in the area or tried to at least. She scanned the crowd of Romans as she finally set her eyes on me and continued "we are here today to remember Jacob son of Somnus, centurion of the third as he died bravely facing…" Jason whispered something into her ear. "Cacus" she continued "we now need a new person to take his place, and I feel like you can agree with me, for bringing back the body of our friend Jacob" I placed his body on the pyre and stepped back. She nodded at me "I present to you, Blake Jefferson Son of Janus, god of doorways, beginnings, endings, choices and time. He has also brought along credentials with him, from his father and has been recommended by Lady Lupa for this position, so I hope you will all agree with me that we should trust in the judgement of the gods." I glanced around seeing Octavian staring at me with pure hatred and he turned and stormed off. "third cohort, will you accept this hero as your centurion.?" I glanced in the direction that Reyna was looking and got stares back of sadness and hope. One individual stepped forward "We do" they then banged their shields on the floor and swords against shields as I grinned, and Reyna looked at me again. "so be it. Blake Jefferson, do the legion proud." She paused and then roared "Twelfth Legion Fulminata!" the legion roared it right back at her as a lightning bolt came down from the heavens and hit the pyre lighting it on fire and burning the body as I watched the old centurion's body slowly disappear beneath the flames I thought about my plans for the cohort I was what it seemed to be destined to lead.
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Ryano
