I know, I know, it's been like forever since I last updated. I'm sorry, I just was really really busy. If you want to chastise me for breaking my promise about updating frequently, go ahead, I can take it:D So, personally, I'm not too happy with how this chapter came out. But hopefully I'm just being hard on myself and you'll love it. So enjoy this much needed chapter:D
" I –I can't believe that just happened" Herry announced in shock.
" It couldn't-it's-it's just not possible" Archie added as the two stared at the grieving Hermes.
" Well it did" Hermes murmured in reply without looking up from his son.
"Hermes-" Odie started before being interrupted.
"Don't say it. Just get back at that bastard" Hermes replied as he wrung his hands.
" No problem" Herry agreed as he pounded his fist into his hand.
" Odie do you think we could use this against Cronus?" Jay asked referring to the orb in his hands.
" Let me see" Odie said as he typed furiously away on his laptop.
" Cronus is Greek. So you should be able to use it suck away his powers and immortality, just like he did with Hermes"
" Perfect" Jay said as he smiled and turned towards the oblivious and laughing Cronus. Suddenly, the god seemed to realize what was going on and stopped his evil laughter.
" Hah! You think you're going to defeat me?" Cronus laughed once more as he began to open a portal for escape.
"Not this time. Not again" Jay said as he aimed the orb at Cronus and the forming portal disappeared.
" Stupid boy. You still can't beat me. There's not seven of you" Cronus said as he pointed his thumb towards the unconscious Theresa and Atlanta.
" You're wrong" Jay said passionately as he pointed the orb at the two girls and they started to stir.
" Damn it!" Cronus muttered under his breath.
" Ugh, what the hell happened?" Theresa said as she raised herself from the ground.
" I'll tell you what happened!" A pissed off Atlanta answered as she jumped to her feet.
" That jackass over there with the gray hair and ugly scar knocked us out! And now he's gonna pay for it! She said as she lunged towards Cronus, only to be knocked to the ground.
" Hey! Uncalled for!" Archie screamed in defense as he rushed towards Atlanta's aid.
" Atlanta you okay?" he asked.
" Archie, I'm perfectly fine. Calm down"
" You sure? Cause you know if anything ever happened to you…."
" I get it. Just get off of me and we can get back at that S.O.B"
" Deal" The two rose in unison as they prepared to fight Cronus together. Archie whipped the villain in the back as Atlanta successfully completed a roundhouse kick, sending Cronus wobbling to the ground.
" You children are still trying? Haven't I taught you anything? Nice guys never win" Cronus said as he stood back up.
" Who said we were nice?" Herry said, as he seemed to come out of nowhere and ambushed Cronus, sending him flying. The villain landed with a hard thud as he gasped in pain and wiped his bloody nose.
" Well, this is new" he muttered as he looked down at the blood, only to look up and find himself surrounded. Jay stood looming over him with his sword in hand, aimed as Cronus's chest.
" You wouldn't" Cronus teased. " You would never be able to wipe it off your conscious. You can't KILL me"
" Oh yah?" Jay replied as he raised his sword. But that word, that ugly word, the word KILL, echoed in his thoughts. Oh who am I kidding? I can't kill him, not like this anyway, Jay thought.
" You're right, I can't," He said as he dropped his sword and buried his head in his hands in shame.
" You're kidding me right!" Atlanta fumed.
" Honestly Atlanta. Just shut up. Not all of us…can kill so easily" A now agitated Theresa responded.
" Ooh cat fight!" Neil squealed excitedly.
" Shut up!" The two girls replied before going at it once more.
" What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Atlanta responded.
" Just cause you're some hotheaded bitch, that likes to kill things, doesn't mean the rest of us are"
" What makes you think I like to kill things?"
" You hunt don't you?"
" Fuck you! I hunt because I have to. Unlike you, I don't have a filthy rich father that can just buy out the entire grocery store on my command"
" My father is none of your business!"
Odie, feeling uncomfortable with such bickering, and even more uncomfortable with seeing Theresa act so hotheaded, needed to escape. The genius walked away only to return moment later with a brilliant idea. Odie rushed over to Jay and whispered a plan.
" You're a genius!" Jay beamed.
" I know" Odie agreed.
" Well. Secrets, secrets, are no fun, unless they're shared with everyone" Cronus teased.
" Well then, I guess we'll just have to share it won't we? I'll let Jay show you" Odie replied. Jay took the orb and aimed it at Cronus and the villain's eyes grew wide.
"Don't you dare do it!" the god warned.
" I'm done playing your games, Cronus" Jay spat. Rapidly, the red orb, and Cronus's eyes turned black and the god collapsed lifelessy.
" Uh, what just happened?" Archie questioned, incredibly confused.
" I'll let Odie explain" Jay answered as he pointed at him.
" Well you see. I figured that if the orb is strong enough to suck away auras and even immortality. Then it should be able to literally suck the life out of someone, even Cronus. It was a pretty risky guess. But it worked"
" Good job, little man!" Herry said as he patted Odie on the back, a little to forcefully.
" I'm not little. I'm just…vertically challenged"
" Whatever you need to tell yourself to get to sleep at night," Archie joked.
" Come on, let's get out of here, and go home" Jay said.
" But what about Hermes, and Cronus?" Theresa whispered.
" I can help Hermes, and Herry can handle Cronus" Odie volunteered.
" Nah. We're a team, and we'll take care of this together" Jay reassured them.
So, you laughed, you cried, you screamed. Just kidding:D but it was like really all over the place wasn't it? Anyways just shoot me a comment/review and it would be very much appreciated.( almost forgot my smiley face...(:P)