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To be honest, waking up inside a tent was not what I planned or expected after being taken by Sun. I had only expected to wake up in the underworld with Pluto standing over me like "welcome to hell" but alas, I woke up inside what seemed to be a medical tent. I looked around seeing other empty beds; hopefully I was in Camp Jupiter! I tried to get up and fell out of the bed onto the floor with a thud. I groaned as my side exploded in pain and someone came into the tent under a flap. He looked at me with those green eyes and blonde brown hair he was quite terrifying when he smiled.
"I see you are awake" he came over and helped me back onto the bed. "My name is Alabaster Torrington I'm a son of Hecate. I frowned and replied "isn't Hecate Greek?" he nodded "there are both Greek and Roman Demigods on opposite sides of the country, and both are working for Kronos, or Saturn, whichever one you choose but be careful around Kronos saying his name, he tends to get pissed, the last Roman who called him Saturn was thrown off the mountain." I swallowed trying to take all this information in, Greek as well as Roman? Then I realized…Samuel Strife...his mother was Eris Greek goddess of strife and discord all I could do was simply nod. "So I am guessing you are important around here?" he nodded and smiled making his scar twitch and stretch. "I'm his top lieutenant and I am soon to be the full host of Kronos, he may still be in the sarcophagus but he is still the king of the Titans."
I nodded and he gestured at me to follow him, I stood up slowly enough and followed him out of the tent. "Welcome to Mount Orthys, home of the Titans" he smirked as I took in all the sights around me, different kinds of monsters, and titans walking around shouting orders at the monsters to do their bidding. I swallowed and Alabaster noticed and took his chance "you decided to join us, so don't worry you will be a powerful asset to our demigod divisions." I nodded again and rubbed my fingers across my golden ring just in case I needed verdict at any time. I decided not to ask Alabaster what brought him to fight on the titan's side, but it seemed he already knew what I was going to ask. "There are many gods already on our side, as the Olympians treat them as lesser beings they flock to our armies and soon we will be able to destroy them, once Lord Kronos is restored. But it might be a little while longer…since a stupid son of Poseidon destroyed our forge creating Lord Kronos's scythe."
I looked to my left and saw no other than Samuel Strife son of Eris, he was marching towards me and I could tell from his face he was heavily conflicted by his choices he stopped in front of me and my mind just took on a job of its own and he did not get a single word out before I spoke "you're conflicted" and my hand rose onto his temple not under my control as I showed him his conflicts inside his head and his life and what kind of choice he would have to make, Alabaster stood there watching the two of us as I dealt with Sam's issues which I knew would help him decide. I withdrew my hand and he collapsed a second later and then his snapped open and Alabaster and I looked down at the tearing up son of Eris. I watched as he quickly got up and ran and Alabaster turned and looked at me strangely with an eyebrow raised. "I showed him, his internal conflicts, what he needs to deal with if he is to fight for Kronos." But what I had really saw was Sam pulling his father and a demigod named Will solace, a name that was very prevalent in the young demigods mind. I knew he would betray Kronos, but I decided that is his fate to decide and that I should not do it for him.
The son of Hecate nodded and shrugged "I have heard reports from your camp that you have been declared a traitor and banished from Camp Jupiter." My eyes widened in shock but he continued quickly "your quest mates got back safely and they told the Praetors that you were taken by Sun, but Octavian got the senate behind him and now they decided to banish you for being a traitor." My eyes narrowed and I clenched my fists, that little weasel banished me from that place I call home!? How dare he! He will die by my hand! Alabaster seemed to notice me getting really angry and placed a hand on my shoulder and he muttered a word and I had a wave of calm wash over me as a ruin on his neck glowed softly.
When I had calmed down enough I shrugged his hand off and sighed, I guess the second line of the prophecy has come true. "Accused by the seer of Rome, you will be banished from what you call home" I looked down in defeat as I knew that I would never be able to go home, which drove my wedge with the gods even further. I looked at Alabaster and spoke, my voice shaky "look…I some air" he nodded "take all the time you need son of Janus, I will be with Luke in the tent up there" he pointed towards the summit miles in the distance sitting away from everything else. I nodded and walked away until I came across a cliff edge pointing towards San Francisco.
I sat there debating my choices with my legs swinging over the edge and I heard footsteps approaching behind me and soon a big form sat down beside me on the cliff edge, the Titan, which I guessed was a titan was wearing a tuxedo, he had black hair in a ponytail, dark grey eyes and he sat at about 20 feet tall as he studied the city in the distance. I didn't know what to say, but luckily he spoke first. "You do not know who I am but I know who you are, son of Janus." He turned and glanced at me, examining me with those grey eyes causing me to shudder.
"My name is Prometheus and I am the Titan of Forethought." He watched me waiting for my reaction which I simply gave with a sort of wide eyes nod and the only thing that came out of my mouth "uh-huh" he flashed a quick smile and turned back to face the city and world beyond. "your father and I have one thing in common Roman" he said the last word with a slight hiss and his form flickered slightly to him wearing a toga and his hair flowing free just for a brief second and then he was back in his tux with a grunt. "We both can see into the future and past, not as much as Apollo, it seems we are both interconnected in a way" his eyes flashed and his smile grew until he glanced up towards the summit "I rarely come here, in reality I fear my uncle as much as he fears my knowledge, he does not trust me because I sided with the gods in the first titanomarchy."
He glanced at me before continuing "I have seen the possible futures which will unfurl on this mountain, I fear to tell my uncle as I wish to not incur his wrath once he is reborn, but I see you leading that army, Blake Jefferson" he said matter of factly. "I see you leading the demigod army in the name of kronos and destroying Camp Jupiter with the help of Sun and Samuel Strife, I see you being hailed as a hero within Kronos's army and being one of his top lieutenants but that is not all I see." He took a breath and continued "I also see you leading an army of Roman demigods attacking the mountain and helping a certain son of Jupiter toppling the throne of my uncle" I really didn't know what to say to this so I just simply nodded.
He turned to face me once again "it is not my job, nor is your fathers to help you decide your fate, but it is your own, I will not impede or prevent you from choosing a course of action because the consequences are your own to handle when the time comes son of Janus." He once again smiled almost…sadly and once again cast his gaze over the view of the city in the distance "I will not tell my uncles or fathers about our meeting, as I will side with my dear uncle during this war that we will win, you will either die trying to stop us, or stay fighting as one of us" he stood up then and placed a hand on my shoulder "goodbye, great nephew" he smiled and I turned as he flashed away."
I turned back to the view just debating on the choices that Prometheus presented to me about my possible death or glory. I swallowed and decided I need more time and advice on this. I ran my fingers across my ring as I mulled over the possibilities and conflict going on inside me. I laughed too myself how ironic the son of god of choices is conflicted on choices, the one thing my life has been plagued with since I have been a child. I got up and turned around and decided about walking to the tent I woke up in. but before I got there I got grabbed by my arm and hoisted into the air and spun around to face none other than Sun.
He grinned "son of Janus, I hear you are well" I cried out in pain as my side was still sore from him hurting me during the battle his grin just got bigger the more I cried out in pain. He suddenly stopped and dropped me glancing up at the summit as golden light started to blind everyone as monsters and Titans alike covered their eyes. Sun just stood there grinning like a mad man and he dropped me leading me to cry out in even more pain. He started cackling like an old wish and he flashed away in blinding light almost as bright as the summit. I decided it wasn't a good idea to go up there but I fought against my gut instincts and ran up the hill and hid behind some rocks and what I saw…would haunt my forever.
I saw Alabaster and Sam with who I guessed was Luke…well it wasn't Luke anymore his eyes were pure gold as one word flashed in my mind Kronos. He held up his hand and Sam got pushed against the wall. When he spoke the whole mountain vibrated "well, you to help that pitiful little camp don't you? I'm afraid I can't allow this boy! You are my top assassin and lieutenant." His voice was like nails against a chalk board. I zoned out thinking about what I could do when suddenly Sam dropped to the floor I can feel the power he was fighting against from here and then he stood up and grinned "those campers are good as dead" I knew I had heard enough as kronos turned and stared right at me and grinned.
I swallowed and turn and ran back down the summit only to be grabbed by Sun and slammed against the rock face. "you will fight in this battle son of Janus, you join the third wave after Kampe is that understood?" I nodded and whimpered as he released pressure holding me and I gasped for air and stood tall and faced him. "they shall all die my lord" he grinned "you can navigate the maze perfectly and will bring the army with you as reinforcements but only when Kampe loses a lot of troops will you burst out." I went to fetch my armour and helmet, I tucked my helmet under my arm and marched down to the army that was waiting for me.
Hellhounds, giants and countless other monsters I didn't recognize as Sun appeared on the cliff edge above us. "MONSTERS" he roared, "You will follow the son of Janus to victory against the gods, you will help him crush the pathetic mistakes of the gods into dust, such as they do to you." The monsters roared in approval and banged their shields and weapons and I stepped into the labyrinth, knowing this would be one hell of a fight.
We quickly made our way through the maze…well as quick as I could by trying to accidentally/not accidently kill some of the monsters, I knew this was a bad idea I just knew it would be..i turned the corner to what I guessed was the Greek camp as I heard the shouting and roars of the battle. But before I went out , suddenly all the monsters from outside came running back in and I dived out of the way as they trampled my troops and they all ran in a mass panic back down any tunnel that was in front of them as I watched them run by me in mass panic it seemed. When the flood of monsters stopped I got up and realised that I should not go through that doorway and see what they all came through.
I turned around and marched back to mount Orthys and as soon as I went through the doorway I was grabbed by the throat and I opened my eyes to reveal Luke-no Kronos baring his teeth at me. "what. Did. You. Do." He threw me against the cliff face and I cried out once again in pain with the rocks cutting into my armour. "my army fled, Samuel Strife was captured, Kampe was Killed, and it seems you didn't even go out onto the battlefield" he roared. "my lord…I" I took a breath and winced in pain "The army led by Samuel and Kampe retreated into the tunnel and trampled my army" his eyes flashed gold "you will stay here for the time being" he turned and stormed off up to the summit.
I sat down with my back against the rocks and closed my eyes and teared up and starting crying, I really didn't care who say, Kronos was probably laughing at me from the summit with his brother Sun. I didn't care and I got up and limped back to camp with tears in my multi-coloured eyes.
