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Chapter Eight: Bast Makes A Huge Sacrifice

In the centre of the river the water rippled. A huge man erupted out of the river with a crash of water. The man had braided black hair, the head of a crocodile and slimy, reptilian skin. He carried a staff of green wood and seemed to be sweating in bucket loads (literally).

As he emerged, Bast screamed at Carter, "Move!" as the man created a five foot trench where he'd been standing.

Carter summoned the avatar of Horus and challenged the crocodile man. Meanwhile, Nico and Khufu were taking Sadie to safety. Percy, standing beside Carter, stared at the Horus avatar surrounding him with a half-shocked and half-impressed look on his face. Before he could speak however, Carter spoke.

"Sobek you ... uh weakling. How the hell are you?"

After Carter's little speech, the two traded insults and Bast and Percy tried to come up with a plan to help Carter.

"I could probably take him," said whispered to Percy "But, well ... it would most likely exhaust my power and send me back to the Duat."

"What's the Duat?" asked Percy confused.

"Are the gods and monsters come from." answered Bast, "It's also where the dead go."

"Oh," said Percy "So it's like the Underworld crossed with Heaven?"

"Well, it's a lot more complicated by that but I suppose that you've got the basic idea."

"So, basically, if you take him, you're dead for a while, right?"

"Well, yes," she said "But, I promised to keep Sadie and Carter safe, so if it comes to it, I'll do it."

Before Percy could protest, Bast charged forward with Carter to face Sobek.

Despite Bast's and Carter's combined strength, the crocodile god was winning. He managed to grab Carter and drag him into the water. Percy, who at this point felt pretty useless, controlled the river and pushed Carter out of the water.

"Demigod!" snarled Sobek and charged forward to smash Percy with his staff. Percy ducked under the staff and managed to wound the god's leg with his sword.

As the giant roared in pain, Percy got out of his way before he could smash him.

Bast, seeing Percy's struggles challenged Sobek once again. Percy, looking towards the trees nearby, saw that Nico, Sadie and Khufu hadn't made it very far. Nico actually looked quite concerned, something that Percy definitely hadn't expected.

"Is she going to make it?" asked Carter, joining them.

"Yeah," said Nico, "She'll be fine."

Percy and Carter sighed in relief. But, as usual, they couldn't enjoy this moment of relief. As they turned to rejoin the fight, they saw Bast throw herself at Sobek in one last surge of strength. With a bloodthirsty cry, both gods disappeared under the water.

Author's Note: This was a really difficult chapter to write. I hope that you enjoyed it. Please let me know in a review.

Oh, and also, one of my reviews asked me to ship Sadie and Nico. I'm not planning to do that but I will if get more than five requests for it. Anyway, please review and check out my new fic, "The Maiden Sorceress (Oneshot)". It's about a girl who gets attacked and ... well I'll let you find out the rest.

So, again please review and let me know if you want a Sadie and Nico romance. Thanks.