Chapter 11: March to War

Disclaimer: PJO, HoO, Halo, or LOTR are not owned by me. The plot is definitely mine though. I think.

Annabeth POV

(Enroute to CHB)

The surviving members of the prophecy of seven were in tears, Piper was bawling while Jason tried fruitlessly to comfort her. It felt as if the heart of the group has been ripped out. With Leo dead, Annabeth didn't know how she wouldn't be crushed under the pressure of the situation. Leo never knew, but after Percy left, Annabeth could always rely on him to keep her spirits up. Now, she would be alone. She knew the rest of the seven would be there for her, but her support group was finished.

Angmar POV

(Ruins of New Rome)

"My prince, what are your orders?"

"Arbiter, the army will soon begin the march towards Mt. Olympus."

"Yes, my warriors await the battle."

"Do not allow them to become overconfident, we can still lose this war. Your Sangheili will act as the vanguard once again, alongside the National Guardsmen."

"Yes Leader."

"The Uruks will be the bulk of the army, defending our tanks. And the Turians and Krogans shall act as our advance scout force."

"Where will you be lord?"

"With the van. Arbiter, you are dismissed my friend."

The Arbiter nodded and exited Angmar's command tent. Angmar turned to Sauron and said,

"I'm planning on expanding my guard."

"Sir, I think that to be a great idea. Though we will need an official name."

"I will leave that to you, Hector and Achilles."

"Yes my lord. And I must say the plan for us to move out leaves us without a rear guard."

"Yes it does, there's a reason for that. We will draw out the Hunters and quickly slaughter them."

Sauron nodded.

"Sauron you are dismissed, inform your fellow guardsmen of the expansion project. Tell Morgoth to ready the army, we move out in five hours."

Sauron saluted and left the tent, leaving Angmar alone with his thoughts.

-Annabeth POV-

(Mt. Olympus)

The gods had called for a war council. They called all forms of them, though Chaos erected a field around all the mortals that were present so they could be in the gods' presence without combusting, so they could discuss the situation without to much interruption. Annabeth was still distraught about Leo's death, so she didn't really pay much attention to the meeting. Plus she didn't care for the gods' form of reaching an agreement. It usually went along the lines of Zeus backing on option and then threatening everyone else to follow the plan. Honestly it pissed Annabeth off. In her haze of nothingness, Annabeth looked up at Chaos and saw a look of contempt. She was shocked, even the creator hated what the gods were doing. Annabeth made a mental note to ask Chaos why he was fighting to defend earth if he hated its leaders so much.

-Angmar POV-

(En-route to the Hunters camp)

"My lord, our Turian scouts have found the Hunters' camp."

"Good, have Morgoth bring one of our tanks. And rally my bodyguard to me, this battle will the trial by fire for the 'Knights of Angmar'."

"As you wish my prince."

The Uruk pikeman, bowed and hurried to fulfill Angmar's orders. Angmar telepathically called the massive army to a halt and had them set camp for the night. It only took 15 minutes for Angmar's Knights to arm and armor themselves and their horses and arrive in battle order in front of their Prince. The tank arrived a few minutes after the Knights did. Hector dismounted and saluted Angmar,

"My lord, your guard is armed for battle. And we have brought your mount as well."

"Thank you Hector, call my squire to me to assist me with my armor."

"Yes my lord."

"Once I'm prepared, I will go over the plan with the men."

"Yes sire."

Hector them bowed his head and went off to find Angmar's squire. Young Aloeus arrived at Angmar's side in a few minutes, and proceeded to gather Angmar's armor and assist Angmar in equipping himself for battle. This took about 15 minutes, and by that time Angmar had already formed a plan on how to attack the Hunters' camp. Angmar then dismissed Aloeus, and gathered his guard and the tank crew to him so he only had to go over the plan once. While the assault force gathered, Angmar looked over his troops. He trusted each of these men with his life. Which surprised even Angmar himself, as his trust was extremely hard to earn. It helped that each of these men had sworn a binding oath of loyalty to Angmar himself. Once the troops gathered Angmar began telling them the plan.

"Alright listen up, I'm only going over this once. Our target today is the Hunters of Artemis' camp. They are the only force of notable strength standing between us and the Mountain. Here's the plan of attack."

Angmar then summoned a map and drew a circle on the map.

"That right there is the camp. Tankers, once we are about 5 clicks out, I will teleport you to this location. Do not make any noises, I really don't want to lose one of our greatest assets right now."

The tank crewmen nodded.

"And turn off your engine before we teleport. Anyway, once I've returned from deploying the tank, Hector, I want you to give the order for a wedge. Once we have reformed I want lances prepared and we will continue at a trot. When the forest is in sight we will break into a gallop, and smash into the unsuspecting hunters. Tankers, once you hear the charge, get the tank moving and I want you to blitzkrieg the shit out of the hunters."

Julius, the tank commander, asked,

"Sir what do you mean by 'blitzkrieg the shit out of them'?"

"I mean you charge in guns blazing, just be sure not to fire on my Knights."

Julius and the rest of his crewmen nodded.

"Alright lads let's mount up and go."

(Five clicks from hunter camp)

"Julius, kill the engine. We're at the deployment zone."

"Roger that, my lord. Engine is now off."

The roar of the Königstiger's engine suddenly died and Angmar dismounted from his horse and walked towards the tank. Over their coms Angmar said to Julius,

"Alright prepare for deployment."

"Huah."

Angmar then placed his hand on the tank's side and teleported both himself and the tank to the predetermined position.

"Julius, have your crew open the hatches."

Angmar said in a whisper.

Julius replied just as quietly,

"Yes sire."

Julius then turned to his crew and said,

"You heard our lord, open up the hatches."

"Julius I leave you."

Julius turned to Angmar and nodded. Angmar then teleported back to his Knights. When his vision cleared enough for him to see, Angmar saw his guard already forming up into wedge formation with his horse at the tip. Angmar mounted his horse and ordered,

"Knights! Move out!"

The wedge of horsemen then began trotting towards their objective. It took Angmar and his guard half an hour to reach the tree line. Angmar ordered his force to a gallop and said over comms,

"Julius, change of plan. Do you see the hunters?"

"Yes sir."

"Good, close all hatches and begin firing into their camp. The Knights will charge into them whilst they are dazed and confused."

"Roger that sire. I'll also stop firing once you've made contact with the enemy."

"Roger that Julius, Angmar out."

Angmar then lowered his lance as he heard explosions erupt deep within the forest.

"Knights! Charge!"

Angmar's formation then lowered their lances as they passed into the forest, dodging tress left and right with ease. Minutes later, Angmar's force smashed into the disorganized hunters slaughtering many. Few of the immortal girls survived the initial charge. Angmar dropped his lance and drew Desolation, in preparation to duel any of the surviving hunters. Singling out a familiar face, Angmar leaped from his mount and charged at her. She turned and fired a bolt of lightening at Angmar's chest. Angmar simply absorbed the bolt with his sword and swung down at her with all his might. The huntress narrowly avoided his strike and drew her hunting knives. The following duel could have gone down in the histories of Earth had it been in Ancient Greece. Angmar and the huntress dueled, sword on knives, for hours. Angmar eventually gained an upper hand and grabbed Desolation's blade and swung the cross guard at the huntress's head, piercing her skull and killing her instantly. After the huntress fell Angmar said, his voice full of sorrow,

"Oh Thalia, I will miss you. You were one of the few who didn't betray me. That is until you chose to stand among my enemies. I pray you will sleep soundly for all time."

Angmar then waved his hand over Thalia's body, dissolving her remains and sending her to Tamriel. Angmar knew she would be able to live out the rest of time in peace there.

"Sir, the camp is destroyed. All huntresses are killed. Where did you send her?"

"Julius I sent her to the land of my uncle."

"Tamriel? Why?"

"She was one of the few who didn't betray me before I was named heir to the throne of Barad-Dûr."

"Ah."

"Julius mount up, we need to rejoin the army."

Julius saluted and trotted back to his tank. Once Angmar's Knights were back on their horses, Angmar then teleported the entire force to the front of the army. Angmar then amplified his voice,

"Commanders, make camp and meet me in my tent."

A/N: Hello my loyal readers! Surprise, I'm not dead. I apologize for the horrendous wait, college was kicking the hell out of me but it's all over now, so hopefully I will be able to post much more often. As always thanks for reading and don't forget to review.