A/N Sigh I'm not even going to try and apologize because it's been over 2 months since I updated, and I said I would update in less than a month but oh well, life happens I guess. Meaning I got lazy and did not expect moving into an apartment, school starting, and video games to take all my time. I did plan to make this chapter as a sort of coming back one, where I pound out 10k words and it's like super epic, however it didn't happen so I'm sorry for that, but here it is, Ch 7.
*Shoutout to Lyequid for getting me off my ass a week ago and to actually pump out the next chapter. I appreciate your kinds words and that you genuinely like my story so thank you and everyone else who does as well.
Chapter 7: Changing Winds
Olympus Throne Room
All Gods Present
"Father I request my hunters to be stationed in the Roman camp to rendezvous with the prophesized Greek demigods." Artemis asked bowing slightly to Zeus who was sitting on his throne.
"So, you wish to station your hunters prematurely in preparation of the looming threat of Gaia?" Zeus replied stroking his beard while leaning back.
"Yes father, exactly."
"And what would become of Camp Half-Blood once your hunters leave? It could easily become vulnerable if Gaia were to concentrate her forces there."
"Camp-Half Blood itself has a large tactical advantage both by being on top of an easily defensible position and being protected by Peleus and the golden fleece." Athena intervened.
"That is true daughter, but do you not think this is what Gaia will be expecting?" Zeus countered looking at Athena.
"What Gaia will be expecting father, is the Roman camp to be severely weakened with four of its strongest members out on a quest." Artemis pointed out, crossing her arms and giving Zeus a stare.
"I see… I agree with these points, all in favor of Artemis taking her and her hunters to aid in the defense of the roman camp?"
All the gods raised their hands, simply because this was a serious discussion that could possibly affect the outcome of the upcoming war, one wrong move could cause the tides to turn.
"I will allow it…" Zeus began before a bright flash lit the throne room as Poseidon appeared, dressed in full battle regalia, his trident in his right hand.
Zeus immediately locked eyes with Poseidon, about to question his tardiness on this meeting of the utmost importance. However, all Zeus could see was his cold, sea green eyes directed at Athena.
"Poseidon what is the meaning of this?" Zeus asked sharply wanting to cut straight to the point.
Poseidon broke off his glare and responded to Zeus and the rest of the Olympians as he brought his trident down onto the floor diverting everyone's gaze onto him.
"Perseus has been captured by Gaia." Poseidon said simply.
Silence rang throughout the throne room as it took a few seconds for his statement to ring throughout the Olympian's heads.
"What?" Demeter exclaimed in shock.
"Percy has been captured…?" Apollo echoed, as he glanced at his sister who was standing near Poseidon who had a similar expression on her face.
"Impossible! How can our strongest demigod be captured by the enemy at such an imperative time?" Hephaestus yelled angrily at Poseidon who only glared back at the smith god.
"SILENCE." Zeus bellowed causing everybody to cease talking.
"Tell us how he was captured, Poseidon." Zeus said calmly, asking the question that was on everyone's mind.
"Everybody knows about the Roman quest to free Thanatos yes?" Poseidon asked, keeping his anger in check as he watched everybody nod their heads.
"The four Romans including Percy knew that traveling such a large distance by land would be detrimental to their success, so they decided to go by sea so I could monitor them until they were out of my control. But disaster occurred."
"Disaster? You mean disaster occurred on the ocean for them?" Hades asked intrigued.
"Yes… It was when they were in Alaskan waters, Oceanus was watching the whole time." Poseidon revealed angrily.
"Oceanus?" Zeus asked in shock, the rest of the council also being surprised at such an altercation.
"Yes, he ran away in the battle for Atlantis, but it seems that he was smart enough to team up with Gaia this time. He destroyed the boat they were using, but Percy was able to get them to shore and had to duel Oceanus." Poseidon revealed.
"No way… Percy fought a titan again?" Hermes said impressed.
Poseidon nodded his head, "Yes he did, it was going well at first until Oceanus was able to knock Percy into the mountain near American waters. By the time I got there, it was already too late and Gaia had swallowed him up in the mountain."
Poseidon took a pause gauging everyone's reaction before continuing.
"After that, I fought shortly with Oceanus, but he fled after revealing that they weren't going to kill Percy. He said that Gaia had a more vital role for him."
"Wow." Apollo said bluntly, causing everybody to look at him. "What? I'm the god of truth, I can't lie about how I feel. I'll just say it aloud."
"So, the other three have to finish the quest without him then." Artemis surmised, after giving her brother a look to knock off the antics.
"Yes, but I have something else to address." Poseidon spoke.
Poseidon again redirected his gaze at Athena. "How long do you plan on keeping this a secret Athena? Hiding it from your fellow gods and goddesses?" Poseidon spat out, angry at not only her but his frustration at not saving Percy in time.
"Secret?" Hermes repeated curious at what Athena was supposedly "hiding".
"You have kept secrets from us daughter?" Zeus asked, surprised that Athena would do such a thing.
"It's not like you haven't kept secrets from us before, father." Athena remarked. "I recall the big three not having children rule, was broken by you first."
Zeus' faced turned red as he seethed at the gall of his daughter. "That has nothing to do with the situation at hand. Will you care to explain yourself? Or will Poseidon do it for you?"
"What I did had nothing to do with Perseus getting captured. I like everybody else did not know that Gaia had her hand in capturing Percy. This is new news even to me." Athena replied which only caused Poseidon to grip his trident harder.
"So, it seems that you don't care that your new toy just got captured by the enemy." Poseidon replied angrily which caused even Hestia who was tending the hearth to flinch at the viciousness in his tone.
"New toy?" Hestia said aloud which turned everybody's eyes towards her for a moment. This gave Athena time to glance at Ares and Hera knowing that she couldn't keep this a secret any longer.
"Tell them, goddess of wisdom." Poseidon stated pointing his trident at Athena who glanced back at Poseidon from her throne. "You owe me that much."
Athena closed her eyes for a moment as she sighed, standing up from her throne and motioned for Poseidon and Artemis to take their seats. Athena walked slowly into the middle of the room all eyes on her as the room was silent for a moment before she spoke.
"I took away Percy's memories." Athena said simply.
"So?" Zeus said unsurprised. "We did the same to Jason when he first went to Camp Half-Blood, why should Poseidon's son be so different?"
"It's because she took his memories away permanently." Hera stated from Zeus' left.
"What?" Zeus said surprised at this unexpected change of events. "You knew about this Hera?"
"Yes, it was I, Ares, and Athena who spawned this plan. Originally to have Jason's memories along with Piper and Leo be temporarily removed, but Athena decided to take matters into her own hands with Percy."
"So, you're saying old Perry doesn't remember anything?" Dionysus asked a can of coke in his right hand.
"If you're asking if he remembers you of all people, I don't think the boy would care too much since you could never say his name correctly." Hermes quipped.
"So?" Dionysus asked turning toward Hermes. "I was asking if he forgot about how he defeated Kronos and his time at Camp-Half Blood."
"Oh." Hermes said a sheepish grin on his face. "I'll keep my mouth shut next time Mr. D."
Dionysus gave Hermes a look before being interrupted as Athena continued.
"It was not my decision to take away his memories that I feel caused Percy to be captured." Athena said immediately causing Poseidon to stand up from his throne in uproar.
"And what do you presume taking away his memories would do for the boy? You think his time at Camp-Half Blood was a waste?"
"No of course not, I just felt he would blend in more in the Roman Camp if he didn't have to worry about his friends."
"So, you thought that because he would have no memory of his old friends he would become more of a leader in Camp Jupiter and overall a stronger demigod?" Apollo interrupted as the Gods were merely watching Poseidon and Athena bicker back and forth so he decided to break the ice.
"Why do you think Jason's memories were taken? So, he could succeed and lead the Greek camp. But with Percy it's an analogous situation." Athena reasoned.
"I assume you're talking about his flaw." Hestia said, still tending the hearth.
"Yes, I am. His fatal flaw to be exact, personal loyalty." Athena finished.
"This is absurd!" Hades yelled standing up from his throne. "You're saying that because of his flaw it would hold him back because he would be worried about his friends in Camp Half-Blood?"
Athena stayed calm at the newly throned God of the underworld. "I'm not saying it's the whole reason, but it is something that could affect Percy." Athena said.
"And these are all reasons to justify you taking his memories." Poseidon said watching as Athena nodded her head, not fazed at all by his words.
"Have you no remorse for my son, Athena? Is this all a means to an end for you?"
"I feel remorse for your son getting captured if that is what you are alluding to." Athena responded. "As for taking Percy's memories, I felt it would increase our chances of winning the war so I decided to take matters into my own hands."
"And you felt it was alright to not tell us and make this decision on your own?" Zeus asked crossing his arms.
"I considered it, but I have my own reasons for doing so." Athena answered.
It was obvious from this response she wouldn't be explaining her "own reasons for doing so" and it irked not only Poseidon but the other Gods as well for Athena keeping her own secrets.
"And you just let her go along with it?" Poseidon asked directing his question toward Ares and Hera.
Ares grunted at this before finally speaking up. "I had nothing to do with the plans initially, it was mostly because my Roman aspect is Rome's patron that Athena informed me about it."
"Initially?" Demeter probed.
A bright flash of light lit the room for a moment as Ares shifted into his roman form.
"Of course, I had to meet Perseus myself especially when a prophecy was revealed to the four on their quest. From what I saw the boy is a capable leader, even with his memories gone. Athena seemed to know that without the memory of his past friends, he would grow even stronger to fight for the new ones he's made at the legion."
"I see…" Poseidon trailed off as Hera put in her two cents.
"The plan originally was to swap Percy and Jason, take their memories and let them lead each other's respective camps to an eventual unity." Hera explained. "It was going along well at first until Athena took matters into her own hands."
"Nothing has drastically happened prior to him that had anything to do with losing his memories." Athena reasoned after Hera finished speaking.
"Sounds like you have been watching Perseus since you did take his memories." Artemis pointed out giving her fellow maiden goddess a raised eyebrow.
"I knew he would do well at the legion, it was only a matter of time when he got there and I wasn't wrong."
"That may be true, but is there a particular reason you seem to put more time into Percy than your own daughter?" Poseidon asked.
"Are you an idiot Poseidon? Annabeth is fine right now, and yes she will be surprised when the Greeks and Romans eventually reunite but she can handle herself." Athena responded curtly, tired of this talk.
"That's not who I was referring to, I meant your Roman daughter." Poseidon said watching Athena's reaction carefully. "You think she, Frank, and Hazel can complete the quest on their own without Percy?"
Hermes nodded his head as everybody in the Olympian council had the same opinion. "Uncle Poseidon is right, without Percy it will be hard to free Thanatos by themselves, especially if they encounter another titan, like Oceanus."
However, ever since Poseidon mentioned Sofia, Athena had a confident look on her face. "She will not fail the quest, she knows how important it is that she succeeds."
"I hope this time you're not keeping any secrets from us, Athena." Zeus said as he rose from his throne to address the council. "Spend the next week looking for leads on the whereabouts of Perseus, make sure that any Camp-Half Blood campers do not find out about his existence. It is too soon for the Greeks and Romans to unite, not until the quest is completed."
"And if he doesn't get found after a week?" Artemis asked, usually disliking searching for a boy.
"Let's hope it doesn't come to that." Zeus finished eyeing Poseidon closely. "Dismissed."
Everybody began flashing out of the throne room, to search and attend to their own matters leaving Poseidon and Athena along with Hera and Mars.
Poseidon gripped his trident tightly his knuckles almost turning white.
"You better hope he gets found goddess of wisdom." Poseidon said gritting his teeth.
"And if he doesn't?" Athena asked, not at all fazed by his words.
"Have some faith in everybody, Poseidon." Hestia said, appearing in between them to cease any potential conflict.
"Nothing will come of a grudge, Poseidon, you're not Hades." Mars said warningly, it sounded more like a statement than an actual threat.
Poseidon said nothing more as he released the tight grip on his trident nodding his head at Mars, acknowledging his words before giving Athena one final look as he flashed away, clearly to look for his son.
"Although she did lie to us, Perseus has grown more as a person from what I've seen." Hera said, glancing at Mars.
"He has, let's just hope that we can find him." Mars said gruffly.
"You better know what you are doing, Athena." Hestia said as she came up to Athena from her place at the hearth watching her reaction closely.
Athena switched her gaze from Mars and Hera to the goddess of the hearth looking at her questioningly.
"You make it sound like you care a great deal about Perseus, Hestia."
"He may not remember it, but he did save us in the last war and is more than likely a crucial part in this one as well. Do you not care at all about him as a human being is he just a means to an end?"
Athena for once softened her eyes as she looked away from Hestia's intense stare. "I may not care about him as much as Poseidon does, but I have faith in him. You're not wrong about any of your points."
"No more lies, you have caused enough trouble already." Hestia said to her leaving her a lingering stare as she walked back to her place at the hearth.
Athena's form shifted slightly as she turned to Mars and Hera.
"Do not inform the legion of Perseus' absence, it will only serve to cause uproar to them, especially in the state they are in right now."
Mars nodded his head. "Agreed, Terra is mobilizing her forces as we speak, I will do what I can to prepare their defenses."
As Mars flashed away to tend to the legion, Hera said her final words to Athena. "Let's hope your daughter knows what she is doing Minerva. I wouldn't want to find Perseus, and he discovers his three other quest members perished without him."
"She will succeed, no matter the opposition." Athena said confidently glancing at Hera as she turned away from her.
"It is time to look for our missing demigod."
Hera only nodded as two flashes lit the room briefly, and the only sounds were the hearth crackling as Hestia tended to it.
Line break With Sofia, Frank, and Hazel
Morning 7 Am
Sofia was the first one awake, noticing Arion was back once she left her tent signaling to her that Hazel most likely took the last shift, and went to sleep once Arion returned from running around.
She took a deep breath, shivering slightly as she breathed in the chilly air of Alaska as she mentally prepared herself for the day. Before they went to sleep, Hazel informed Frank and herself who Arion was, and she was surprised that they would most likely reach the Hubbard Glacier in no time at all with Arion's speed.
Her gear was all set, her gladius in its usual scabbard, and after eating quick breakfast from the ration bars they had packed, she tightened her hoodie as Frank and Hazel came out from their tents a few minutes later.
Sofia eyed them questioningly, not noticing it since during her watch last night she had been scouting the area briefly and keeping an eye out for anything strange, but while she slept in her own tent, Frank and Hazel had come out of the same tent which was obviously larger than a single one.
"What is something on my face?" Frank asked Sofia noticing her questioning gaze.
Sofia opened her mouth to speak, but was cut off by Hazel who hastily interrupted.
"It's not what you think okay? It's just it was cold at night, and it's warmer when someone is inside with you." Hazel said quickly.
Sofia had a ghost of a smile on her face as she nodded her head. "It's good to have relaxing moments like this before we head off."
"Both ready to go?"
Frank and Hazel nodded their heads at her words and the three approached Arion after cleaning up camp. Arion glanced at them as they approached looking at Hazel as she directed Arion toward where Hubbard Glacier would be and after feeding him a mountain of gold bars. The three were on top of the horse taking off.
"Holy shit he's fast!" Frank yelled from behind Hazel who was in the front holding tightly onto Arion's neck.
While Arion wasn't going nearly as fast as he could, he was still going over 200 miles per hour, making it so they could reach their destination easily within a few hours.
"Remember, we have to be extremely careful when traveling on the land, Terra may have captured Percy, but that doesn't mean she won't try and stop us." Sofia yelled out as she grabbed her hood to keep it from falling off her head.
The three could hardly see their surroundings as they mostly were trekking through Alaskan snow, trying to avoid most towns and cities since they were so quick and mortals could mistake them for a snowstorm through the mist.
Couple Hours Later, Noon
The ride was mostly quiet as the only noises were the wind whipping by and the noises Arion made as he was running across the snow. It was hard to hear each other on horseback even with all of them being so close, so they mostly kept to themselves until they arrived at their destination.
"I hope Percy is alright." Hazel thought. "We have to free Thanatos no matter what or the war will never end."
"Let's hope the fighting is kept to a minimum." Frank thought hopefully. "I was confident before since Percy seemed so strong, but with just three of us, we can fight, but depending on the enemy victory isn't guaranteed anymore."
The three arrived at the base of the glacier, dismounting off Arion. Hazel rubbed his head and mane tenderly, signaling him to come back at this position if things go awry.
"From what Neptune said, the enemy is most likely on the surface of the glacier, they will most likely see us coming even if we try and be sneaky by going on foot." Sofia started.
"It makes sense I guess." Frank said from Sofia's left as he was making sure his arrows were in good condition. "There's only three of us so try and remain unseen for the most part, right?"
Sofia nodded. "If we have an opportunity to get the jump on them that is ideal. We still don't know who or what we are fighting so keep that in mind. Scouting is a priority before we engage."
"Hazel, can Arion give us a ride to the top of the glacier? We will scan the area on foot as we are approaching the center." Sofia asked, turning her gray eyes onto the other girl.
"Yeah, no problem." Hazel replied, pausing as she shivered slightly from a particularly cold gust of wind.
"Sofia what do you think are odds are of succeeding without Percy?"
Frank turned his head as well waiting for Sofia's reply, it was on both of their minds.
"To be honest, I had a feeling that not all of us would make it through the quest, but not in this particular way." Sofia revealed.
"What?!" Hazel asked surprised. "Did you expect one of us to die before the quest was over?"
Sofia quickly shook her head. "No sorry, that's not what I meant. I had an inkling of that line in the prophecy that referenced all of us, but I wasn't too sure about the meaning so I didn't mention it to Reyna."
"That's why when Neptune visited us yesterday that this is what we have to do. We can't whine about not having Percy anymore, we have to do this without him now." she said seriously.
And with those words Frank and Hazel nodded their heads understanding that there was no point in complaining. The three demigods once again rode Arion to the top of the glacier and after reaching it continued their trek on foot.
They could see it as they dismounted off Arion. The sky which was as clear and as cloud-free earlier, now had streaks of turquoise in it as they approached the summit of the glacier. A complete replica of the legion lay in wait at the top, but it was different as it was much larger than the one back home.
"It's a ghost town." Sofia said eyeing the entrance, as she tested the ice by stepping on it slowly.
The three of them with their weapons drawn approached the camp slowly, noticing no outer guards, and most importantly no signs of life other than themselves. The walls and buildings of the legion as they reached their entrance, seemed the same, but it was hard to tell with the amount of frost and ice on them. The ground which they were trekking on was turquoise in color, and some parts including the walls and buildings of the legion leaked black ice.
"It doesn't seem like anybody has been here for centuries really." Frank said as he inspected the entrance they were standing in, somewhat marveling at how similar it looked to the one in California.
"Be on guard, Frank. Remember this is not our home." Sofia said, her gladius in her left hand as she signaled Frank to move forward.
Frank moved to where Sofia was a few steps ahead of him, but noticed Hazel was slightly shaking behind them.
"Hazel what's wrong?"
"Frank, I can feel him."
"Feel who?"
"Thanatos, he's close."
Sofia who had ventured forward, approached the entrance to the principia finding a robed figure bound in chains who looked eerily like the grim reaper, without his scythe. She held her sword in front of her to the figure's neck causing the person to look up from their kneeled down position.
"Welcome to your tomb, daughter of Minerva." he spoke, his voice deep and pleasant which contrasted with his words.
"Sofia don't!" Frank yelled from behind her, as he approached with Hazel.
Sofia lowered her sword waiting for Frank and Hazel to come up to her.
"Thanatos." Hazel said timidly, watching as he turned his honey-gold eyes onto her.
"Hazel Levesque. You are quite famous in the list of souls I still need to collect." Thanatos said offhandedly.
"We're here to free you, Is he here?"
"Free me? There's a reason this camp will be your graves. And as for him, he's coming."
Right as he finished his words a war cry sounded out throughout the camp almost forcing the three demigods to cover their ears. Out of the barracks, and the surrounding buildings, figures wearing what seemed like replicas of roman armor started flooding out. They had no legs, as their bodies ended in wisps of black, but they had icy swords along with dented and battered shields in their holsters.
"Scatter! Do not get surrounded at all costs." Sofia said loudly as she ran at the nearest shade, and after taking a swing watched as her blade felt contact with whatever his body was made of. The shade exploded, its armor and weapons hitting the floor, but reformed almost instantly a few feet from where it was struck down.
"Shit, and I thought these things were already dead." Sofia cursed as she quickly picked up the shade's shield and ran to regroup with Frank and Hazel who were fighting around Thanatos.
"We have to free him, if we want to dwindle any of their numbers, or we will eventually run out of stamina." Sofia said taking a breath as she pushed one back with her shield.
"Cover me, I'm going to ask Thanatos how to free him." Hazel yelled, as Frank was currently swatting a group of shades back as he was now in the form of a polar bear.
"Hurry Hazel, we won't be able to hold them off for long." Sofia stated urgently.
Due to only being three of them, they were slowly getting encircled even with Frank in the frontlines trying to create space.
Hazel approached Thanatos and with a quick flick of her wrist watched as her spatha simply bounce off the chains that were holding him.
Thanatos, even with all the fighting going around them laughed melodiously. "If it were that easy, I'm sure your friend would have tried that already. The only way to free me, is with the fire of life."
Hazel's eyes widened, as she understood the meaning behind his words. "You don't mean…"
"I do." Thanatos simply as he turned his gaze from behind Hazel to where her friends were fighting.
Sofia who had retreated to the front of the principia after almost being encircled by four shades, along with Frank on her right stopped fighting as a voice was heard throughout the frozen legion which caused the shades to also cease their attacks.
"It seems, that you will be the first to be judged by the new master of death." Alcyoneus said as he approached the entrance to camp standing menacingly behind his army of shades.
"Alcyoneus…" Hazel spat out watching as he moved to the front of his army and stared down the three demigods.
Alcyoneus being the first giant Sofia and Frank had seen was intimidating to say the least. He was every word a giant, over 40 feet tall with gold-like skin and gems littered all over his body, including his shaggy brown hair. He held an iron staff as a walking stick easily as tall as a three-story building and as a wide as a traffic signal on a street.
"It was too easy really, to lure you here." Alcyoneus began, as the shades circled them, leaving the icy principia behind them and over forty shades with Alcyoneus in the middle in their front.
"Without the son of Poseidon, you should have retreated to your little camp. Now this will be the end of the line."
"Son of Poseidon?" Frank asked surprised, transforming back into his human form and standing near his friends and Thanatos.
"Oh, you don't know? Brilliant! How loyal the Gods are to their children." Alcyoneus stated sarcastically with his deep voice which caused the glacier they were on to shake ever so slightly.
"Are you saying that Perseus is not who he says he is?" Sofia asked trying to distract the giant as she tried to come up with a plan.
"Stall all you want. But you know I can't be killed in my domain. But I will give you one chance."
"Give me Hazel Levesque and I won't skewer your bodies on the iceberg." Alcyoneus said viciously.
"And so instead you will just kill us?" Sofia responded pointing her gladius threateningly at the giant.
Alcyoneus smiled. "Slowly and painfully."
"What do you want with Hazel anyways?" Frank asked the giant his hands shaking with anger at the sudden turn of events. They were not in an appropriate position to barter.
"She helped bring me back to life and for that I am forever thankful." he began bowing slightly toward Hazel who spat on the floor in disgust at his gesture. "I can be the new God of Death, but with Hazel I can have all the gems and riches I could ever ask for. And I won't be taking no for an answer."
Hazel pulled Frank to the side and whispered into his ears quickly as they didn't have much time before the giant decided to attack.
"Frank… Thanatos said you have to use your stick to cut the chains, and then he will be freed."
Frank's eyes widened as he clenched his fists and nodded his head. "What about Alcyoneus? We could hardly hold the shades off on our own before he showed up."
"Leave him to me." Hazel said determination blazing in her golden eyes.
"What are you insane?" Frank said hushed, but concern laced on his face.
"Listen, we can't do anything unless Thanatos is free, but we also can't do anything with him watching us so somebody needs to distract him."
"He's the bane of Pluto! He's literally your worst nightmare, Hazel." Frank warned.
"I know but I have to do this. I have a plan, don't think I'm going to give my life away so easily."
"Okay… I'll trust you on this Hazel." Frank said relenting.
And in one swift move Hazel planted a kiss on Frank's cheek, which normally would have stunned him because he had never expected Hazel to like him in this way, but instead he only took a step back in shock as Hazel flashed him a smile.
"Thanks for caring so much, Frank." were Hazel's last words before she turned to face Alcyoneus.
Hazel stepped forward walking to face Alcyoneus. Sofia gave her a look, as she witnessed her little scene with Frank and she gave Hazel a quick nod, understanding what she wanted to do.
"So, the daughter of Pluto decides to hand herself over. What a noble decision, it won't be in vain I assure you." Alcyoneus said smiling disgustingly at Hazel as the shade army slightly parted to let her through.
Hazel walked forward seemingly surrendering herself, to the confusion of Frank who was about to yell out her name. She paused, kneeling suddenly as if she had run for miles as she clenched her right hand and miraculously, on both sides of her the shades that were wielding their imperial gold weapons floated out of their hands and immediately impaled Alcyoneus on the legs and torso.
"Arghhh!" the giant yelled in pain as oil dripped onto the glacier floor and immediately the shades began to rush at Hazel.
"Kill them all!" Alcyoneus ordered turning his gaze onto the daughter of Pluto immediately behind him.
"Arion to me!" Hazel yelled out after taking a deep breath, and in seconds Arion appeared in front of his trusty owner, stomping its hooves threateningly as Hazel got on and rode to one end of the frozen legion.
"Leave the girl to me, kill those two first." Alcyoneus stated and without even turning back began running toward where Hazel set off too.
"Sofia did you know Hazel was planning this?" Frank asked, watching as the shades began advancing forward slowly.
"I did not. Hazel was pretty smart to come up with all of this on her own, we can't waste this opportunity." Sofia stated as she readied her gladius and picked up the old shade's shield. "It was a risky move, but it worked out in the end."
Sofia took a few steps in front of Frank turning and pointing her gladius at Thanatos.
"All of this will be for naught if we don't free Thanatos, I assume Hazel told you how to free him yes?"
Frank nodded.
"Do whatever it is you need to do, I can hold them off, but not forever since they can't be killed." Sofia stated after taking a deep breath.
"Are you sure you'll be alright? There's like 40 of them closing in!" Frank said worried.
"I can fight defensively without taking too many risks don't worry." Sofia said giving Frank a look.
Her gray eyes told everything to him. That this isn't something she would die from.
"And besides, if I let you die here, Hazel wouldn't have anybody else to go back to, right?"
And with that last statement Frank watched as shade after shade began rushing Sofia.
A/N Sorry for no Zoe again for my Zoe fans, next chapter I promise no joke! I took a break for a month and I literally had to reread all my chapters to find out where I left off, so I'm sorry if some stuff seemed rushed/out of place, but I think I did a decent job with it.
Thanks again for those of you that are still reading, let me know what I can improve on with a review or just tell me what you like or are looking forward too.
I swear I will finish this story no matter how many breaks I take haha.
Cya next time (hopefully its under a month this time zzzz).