Ash III
Ash walked into the Aether Cabin. But it wasn't for a nap like he'd told Aria. No. He needed to talk to their father. Alone. He looked at the ceiling for about three seconds before he realized he was in his fathers realm. All around them, stars glowed with radiant light. Stardust drifted randomly about, and in the distance sat Aether himself. Aether was the god of stars and dust, so anyone can guess his realm. In space. Aether turned. His bright blue eyes twinkled with curiosity. His skin was as black as deep space, with random stars drifting through it. He was wearing a purple cloak, so Ash assumed he was in Roman form, Cosmos. Why the Romans had made Cosmos female, Ash will never know. Ash bowed.
"Ah, my son." said Cosmos. "What is your concern?"
"Aria," said Ash.
"Is it not always?" said Cosmos, her white hair seeming to get brighter.
"It's not the same! We had a mission and she saw a boy and-"
"She's around that age, Ash."
"We were in the middle of a swarm of hellhounds‼" Ash said.
"I'm sorry Ash." Cosmos said calmly. "But we can't talk too often anymore. Ouranos is fighting back, getting stronger since Gaea has been defeated."
Thats when Ash noticed her hair was not getting brighter, but getting whiter.
"Apollo has ruined everything for me, kicking me off of earth, making me be the god of the Stars. It is very lonely for me since he stole my place as god of light. Now you must leave, for Helios and Selene stir."
And with that, Ash was back in the cabin. He heard a scream outside. He grabbed his staff and ran out the door. He immediately was tackled by a girl in battle armor, who weilded two axes. He was charged through the cabin, then through the Hecate, Tyche, and Iris cabins before it all slowed down enough for him to twist his leg and jump off her head. He slammed his staff into the ground so hard it cracked, and dust created a funnel around him. He sincerely hoped that it would keep her down, but… Hope is never in his favor. He saw her walking through the storm, unfazed by a massive amount of dust slamming against her left side. Tyche must have been mad or something, cause he fell, right on his behind. In the middle of battle. The enemy laughed.
"I am sturdy, I have trained against worse than this in Tartarus, you fool. I am Dawn, daughter of a beast and a mortal. Tell me, Ash. Will you resist death?"
Ash knew Aria was in trouble. He summoned one quick gust of dust to to fly into her eyes, then flew off, dust carrying him to where he'd heard the screams of his sister. Above her stood a girl with blond hair and pale blue eyes holding a bronze and steel scythe, and a boy about as tall as Xander with dark hair and deep red eyes, who held a black sword. Chiron ran outside.
"What is the meaning of this?" He asked furiously. He drew his bow and Ash landed at his side.
"If it isn't the famed Chiron." the girl said.
"Can we not do the villainous clichés?" said the boy.
"It is I, Kiara Castellan, here to get revenge for my father, Kronos!"
Chiron flinched.
"Of course, we were powerful enough to capture Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase, so surrender peacefully or be destroyed." said the boy.
"ASH!" shouted Dawn as she charged toward them.
Ash simply stepped aside. "Olé!"
Dawn flew past him, tripped over Xander's legs, fell in the water, and sank. Ash stifled a laugh. Chiron shot an arrow and as it whizzed, Kiara's eyes glowed and it slowed down midair. The boy then caught it, snapped it in half, and threw each side like a dart. They impaled Chiron in the front legs. He shouted in agony and fell to the ground. Dawn swam out of the lake angrily. And thats when Ash knew the camp was hopeless.
That's when Xander did the most unexpected. He pulled out his flute and automatically the sun seemed to brighten. It glowed a bright yellow, and the grass around him started to burn. Dawn, Kiara, and the boy backed up uncertainly. He played a note on it, and a wall of light knocked the invaders off of campgrounds. Apollo had chosen the perfect time to claim him.