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Chapter 7

Reyna's POV

I woke up to find I was lying close to a great stone table. I stood and moved closer to the odd table and began to try to decipher what it said. But as I did a magic unlike any I had ever felt overtook me. It was strong yet did not seem to wish to harm me. I took another step closer and was then forced to my knees by the pure power of this magic. It seemed to whisper into my ear in a voice that I felt I knew my entire life yet had never heard before. It spoke of great things, things I would do, that I belonged, that I would find love, and that everything would be ok. Tears sprang to my eyes, but I quickly tried to push them down. I was a leader; a leader couldn't and wouldn't cry. Again the voice seemed to whisper, It is ok child, let your troubles fall, let me restore your strength like you have done for so many others, I will protect you.

So I cried. I cried for all the loss I had seen, the pain I had suffered, the broken hearts I had endured, and so many other things. Yet as I cried I felt strength begin to flood into me; it was hope, courage, and everything I had ever asked for. It was as though someone else was lending me their strength like I had for so many others.

I felt the presence of the magic begin to slip away, but it was not completely gone. It was waiting in the corner of my heart waiting for me to call upon it again. I knew that I couldn't call upon it again. I was a leader and I needed to be able to stand on my own. I had to be strong for my comrades and friends, so I wiped away my tears and looked around to find only Jason, Hazel, and Frank lying around me. They were just now beginning to stir so I took this moment to observe my surroundings. We seemed to be on a hill that was surrounded by what seemed to be a never ending frozen forest, but off to the north I could just catch the glimmer of water and could barely see a cliff which seemed to have a castle upon it. Before I could contemplate this though Hazel began to speak,

"Where are we? Where is everyone? Why is it so cold?" she asked looking very confused. I remembered what Chiron had said so I began to speak.

"We have been separated from the Greeks we are supposed to have been sent to the war area to help aid the armies in preparations, but I do not see any this army." I said as I continued to think about our predicament.

"Jason, I need you to fly above and see if you can see anything that could be useful to us." He immediately took off. When he returned he looked slightly confused.

"There is a clearing west of here with which many red tents are set up. There seems to be many flags that have a red lion upon them, but I do not think they are our enemy because it seems around the area it is well… spring." He said.

"What do you mean it seems like spring?"I asked with curiosity well hidden from anyone who did not know me well.

"I mean that surrounding the area it is green. The grass is growing, the plants are blooming, and the trees are in full bloom. Yet everything everywhere else is winter. It is all snow and ice except this one area. Another thing I think you should know is that my power seems to be acting strange… Another thing is that the winds are strange here. They don't seem to be controlled by Jupiter and it was actually a bit harder. Something is very different about this world" He explained.

I began to weigh my options and decided what we should all do.

"We will go to the camp, but keep your weapons close, but hidden. We will go in peace, but any sign of treachery and we leave. If we are split we shall meet here and wait three days. If we do not return then begin to head north. There is a castle there and it seems to be the only other thing in this forest." I said as I reached into my pockets and grabbed the two rubies that were safely tucked there. I pressed them and laid them on the ground. They soon became the forms of my two dogs who bounded away to sniff around until I whistled and they soon bounded to my sides and awaited my instructions. Frank and Hazel looked mildly surprised to see my faithful pets here in this world, but Jason only laughed.

"I should have guessed they would be here, but I'm glad they came." He said with a smirk.

"Let's go meet our destiny." I said with a smirk.

We walked in silence through the forest until I began to feel the difference. The air seemed to grow warmer and the snow beneath my feet seemed to becoming slushy. I shed my coat and stuffed it in my backpack. I still had on my armor and my purple cape. Soon we reached the edge of the forest and I could see into the camp. Centaurs, animals of all kinds, fawns, all seemed to walk around the camp. I saw animals I had only heard legends of and animals I had never even knew existed. I steeled my courage wishing I could take some like I had earlier, but immediately pushed the thought away. I stepped out of the forest and was immediately noticed. My dogs shiny coats seemed to sparkle in the sun, but they looked anything but friendly. There razor teeth and harsh looks usually stopped anyone from coming close. They stood slightly in front of me ready at any moment to protect me with their lives. My fellow demigods stood behind me awaiting my instructions.

Suddenly a blurred figure rushed our way and stopped within feet of us. It was a cheetah who did not look happy to see us.

"Why have you come strangers?" he growled. I was a bit surprised that he could talk since, usually ordinary animals didn't talk. Before we could answer though he took a step to close and Argentum sprang forward. His silver coat gleaming in the sun seemed to throw the big cat off. He ripped into the cats shoulder before he could blink, but backed away and began to circle him. Aurum stayed in front of me seeming to wait to see if he was also needed. My voice was frozen in the throat so all I could do was silently scream when the cat attacked. His speed was great, but Argentum had wounded him and had become faster. They met in a furry of claws and teeth, allowing us to only see the blurred silver and yellow figures, which seemed to blend together. Argentum suddenly jumped away, but sprang back faster than my eye could see. He struck his other shoulder causing the cat to bleed from both shoulders. The cheetah seemed to come off way worse in the fight. He seemed to have a hard time standing and was bleeding from many wounds littering his back and underside. His ear also seemed to have been ripped. That didn't mean Argentum came off unscathed. He had multiple scratched on his metallic coat and seemed to be limping slightly.

"ARGENTUM! HEEL!" I yelled. He immediately began to walk to me, but not before growling menacingly at the cat. I suddenly realized that the other creatures had begun to run forward to help there companion, but had been to slow. The fight had only lasted a few minutes, but had caused a lot of damage.

A centaur came charging towards us dressed fully in armor, but only got so far before Jason suddenly appeared right in front of him brandishing his golden imperial sword. He met him sword on sword, which seemed to momentarily startle the centaur, but he soon recovered. It was obvious that Jason had more skill, but the centaur had a few advantages including size and a fighting style completely unknown to Jason.

I pulled out my sword as I saw Hazel do the same. I looked around for Frank, but only saw a giant tiger. I realized that this must be him for he was taking on three more cheetahs that seemed very angry. Suddenly a great roar erupted that seemed to shake the entire valley. I looked around for the source, but only saw the people we had been fighting begin to bow. From among the ranks of these people a great figure began to appear. It was the most majestic beast I had ever seen. It was a lion unlike any I had ever seen. He had a coat that seemed to shimmer and a mane that seemed made of gold. His eyes were also golden and seemed to hold wisdom beyond any of us could imagine. He seemed to radiate ancientness and pure power. As my eyes continued to watch the lion walk closer to me, I too began to kneel. The small part of my heart that held the most magical thing I had ever experience seemed to beat in the rhythm of which the lion stepped.

I felt the lions breathe on my neck, but could not look up let alone stand. It felt like my entire life I had waited just to stand before him.

"Rise child; let me see your face, Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano." He said in a voice just as majestic as he looked, but also held kindness that was unlike any I had heard. I slowly let my eyes trail up until I was looking into the golden eyes of the golden lion. Before my eyes I saw some of my favorite memories flash. Playing hide and go seek with my sister when we were young, going out with Jason to see new Rome, being with Nico as he let me know I wasn't alone, and finally seeing the camps join together to defeat Gaea. Silent tears began to fall from my cheeks, but as I watched the great lion soon to began to cry silent tears with me.

"I know what you have had to endure my daughter and I join you in weeping once again. Let me renew you in my tears and allow you to be cleansed." He said looking deep into my eyes. Slowly I nodded and reached up and wrapped my hands around his great neck and buried my face in his beautiful mane. I felt his tears begin to fall upon my back and with each fall of a tear I felt renewed. With each fall I began to understand what it was like to beloved unconditionally. With each fall the strength gave to others returned to me. With each fall I felt like I was finally being put back together.

Slowly I let go of the great Lion and stood. "Thank you. For everything." I said not looking away from his royal face. He reached a great paw up to my face, yet I felt no fear. He wiped away my tears and gently set his paw back on the ground. I began to remember that there were other people besides just the two of us, for I had forgotten and now that I remembered, I didn't care. He slowly turned to look at Hazel, Frank, and Jason who all didn't seem to understand what was going on.

"Be at ease my children you are safe. You are here because I called you here. You will help shape this world into a world of hope once again, from the poor desperate world it is now." Turning to Hazel he began to speak.

"Hazel Levesque, please step forward."