Chapter: 3 Finding the truth

Leo's POV

Seeing 12 mountain sized beasts had been surprising to me, but the sight of mortals, no half-bloods I knew due to the aura of power that shone around them, standing below these beasts without fear kind of astounded me.

"All right, I need introductions right now" my frustration finally breaking through "who are you guys?"

Many of them smirked and some sighed like they had heard the question once too many times.

I observed the demigods for the first time. A teen with a gourd on his back and a kanji on his forehead, a woman that looked feline, a kid with a very long staff, an old man who looked like a sage, another one wearing Japanese warrior clothing, another one was wearing a traditional kimono with a lazy expression, a woman a teen by the looks of it with a dark tan, an old man with a goatee and seven swords poking out of him, a spiky blond teen with whisker like marks on his cheeks, another teen with hair shaped like a ducks butt.

The women gathered around the eleven tails was by far the more curious than the others as, other than two of who looked Japanese the others looked American.

"Very well introductions first, as you wish" Gourd-man said "I am and the one behind me is-" "Shukaku" the raccoon interrupted. The introductions continued along in such a manner the feline woman was Yugito and two tails was Matatabi. The kid was Yagura and the pirate turtle was Isobu. The sage was Roshi and the monkey was Son Goku. The warrior was Han and the dolphin horse was Kokuo. The lazy guy was Utakata and the slug was Saiken. The dark tanned girl was Fuu and the horned beetle was Chomei. The seven sword old man was Killer Bee and the octopus was Gukki. Spiky blond was Naruto the fox was Kurama. The ten tailed abomination was Tawzu and the duck butt guy was Sasuke.

In the group of five the Japanese introduced themselves as Hinata and Sakura both of them had different hair colors purple black and light pink respectively. The others when introducing themselves astounded because I already knew their names from the stories back at camp Silena, Bianca and Zoe. The misled inside agent, Nico's sister and finally the latest constellation the Huntress. The dove-peacock was Dishkushan and finally I turned to the dragon which was now taller than any mountain I had ever seen in my life. "So what's your name?" still irritated at him for calling me runt the moment he saw me.

"My name is Burazo" he said with a snicker at my mood.

I nodded satisfied with the introductions "And what are you doing in my mind" Kurama snickered at Naruto "He picks up on facts faster than you Naruto" while the others seemed surprised at the fact that I knew the fact that we were in my mindscape because, for some reason….. I just knew.

I again examined three of the female legends he had heard about back at camp. They all looked perfect in health, except for Zoe who constantly kept flickering like bad TV reception, no sign at all of the fact that they might have once been dead "Then again Hazel had come back from the dead and she would not have registered in my mind as a daughter of Pluto if not for her powers."

My attention snapped back to Matatabi as she started speaking "As much as we would love to tell you the stories of our life from beginning till the last, it would require time, and unfortunately we are short of time before you wake up."

"So we will give you our memories explain the important part. Sorry if it is too painful." Yagura said.

I was going to ask questions but there wasn't any time because images suddenly hit my mind very much like….memories and I had to try very hard not to black out.

The memories were trying to gain entry into my mind, and they were all mixed up, so naturally I refused to let them enter even though it made my mind feel like a titan was turning it into a punching bag.

I forced the memories back and waited, sure enough like I had expected they grouped into sixteen groups, representing sixteen people's memories. I sighed in relief.

My relief didn't last long, as I had let my guard down, the memories now slammed into me with renewed force and this time I couldn't stop it.

I screamed as sixteen life times passed in what felt like centuries. My mind nearly exploded from having to experience it all, their fears, happiness, sadness, love, hate and it repeated again and again making my brain feel like it had been mushed up in a blender. It was a surprise that I was able to think through that haze of pain. I felt that they were holding something from me.

Then the pain vanished as suddenly as it had come.

Nothing. Then I opened my eyes.

Rage coursing through my system.

3rd Person POV

The gathering of twelve beasts and sixteen half-bloods waited anxiously for the son of Hephaestus to open his eyes. A scream had escaped his mouth just a minute ago, and nearly five minutes had passed since then.

"Maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all" Yugito said "since this is the first we are using it on a living person…."

"Don't worry the kid's tough" Burazo said with a completely unconcerned tone.

"Shh…he's waking." Fuu shushed them.

For indeed Leo Valdez was opening his eyes. His eyes were half open and he looked disoriented.

Before his eyes snapped open, and they were filled with rage.

Tongues of flame started to lick up his arms starting with crimson, and slowly transforming to yellow and then gold and slowly becoming white.

His body caught on fire, and even though it shouldn't have been possible his mindscape became hot.

The half-blood could barely be recognized in the midst of firestorm he was cooking up.

He opened his mouth.

"WHAT IN THE NAME OF HADES DID YOU JUST DO?!" he roared in animalistic rage.