Hey everyone how is life? A bit of a shorter chapter, but it was necessary. This chapter is dedicated to darknight014 and all those you favored or followed my story i really appreciate it.

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Rick Riordan and C.S Lewis

Chapter 8

Hazel's POV

I felt my knees begin to shake as I began to walk towards him. I could feel the ancient and powerful magic swirl around him. It was unlike anything I had ever experienced before.

As I reached him I too began to kneel as I felt the strong power of his magic on me and felt the respect that the Lion seemed to deserve.

"Rise daughter, do not be afraid, I am afraid that the magic you posses is nothing compared to mine. But do not worry I wish you no harm. I know that you too have had a rough life. You were killed following the orders of someone you loved and in the end having to destroy it. Yet your life wasn't gone from you yet. Your brother came to you and restored you. Yet you feel as though you do not belong in the modern world or among your friends. I am here to tell you that you are cared for and will never be left behind. Step closer child allow me to breathe upon your face." He said. With no hesitation I stepped forward and allowed him to breathe upon me. It felt like a door had finally been opened and on the other side were love, hope, and redemption for all I had done. I now understood why Reyna had begun to cry for I too began to cry. He had done something to me that I couldn't understand but would have given anything to experience it.

"I would now like Frank Zhang to step forward." He said in his regal voice.

Frank's POV

He had talked to me. He was asking me to step forward. So I began to walk towards the giant lion. It reminded me of the time I had turned into a lion to help defeat the katoblep's. Except now I felt like the prey. As I stepped towards him and began to bow I felt his breathe on the top of my head so I quickly looked up.

"I see you are afraid my son. There is no need to be afraid for I know who you are. You have felt from the age of being a small child that you would never be good enough to satisfy others. You do not believe you can be a leader to the legion. You believe you are too "clumsy" to accomplish anything. You posses great power yet still feel inferior to others. You are also constantly afraid that your lifeline will burn up even though your friend has given you a great gift to keep it safe. I also know that you have helped achieve greatness though you do not see it. I also know that you will again help to achieve greatness. Allow me to look into your eyes to show you that I am truly here for you." He said all this in a voice that seemed to know my very soul. As I looked into his great eyes I saw the trust, the age, the wisdom, the power, and the kindness within them. I also saw sadness in them that said that all the pain we felt, he felt and took it gladly. Finally I saw the hope in his eyes that let me know he would always be there for me. As I slowly looked away from his golden eyes I knew that I would never be the same, yet I knew it was a good thing.

"Lastly let me see Jason Grace." He said in his glorious voice.

Jason's POV

I walked toward the lion with as much confidence as I could. I did not know what to think of this lion. He had made one of the strongest people I knew cry, yet she did not seem to mind. Hazel looked as though she had finally found what she had been looking for while Frank looked as though he had seen something no other person had seen.

"I see my son that you are not afraid, but are uneasy about me. You do not know if I will be able to understand you like I have the others. I shall tell you that I do. I know that you struggle with the prospect of being a leader. You dislike the pressure people have put on you since you are a son of Jupiter. You worry about your allegiance to the Greeks or Romans. You fear that even though the camps have come together you will be an outsider who doesn't know where he belongs. You also fear the wrath of the gods if your job as Pontifex Maximus is not the way they want it to be. You fear your father will never again approve of you. My son I am here to tell you that you don't have to be someone else for others to like you. You do not have to be the fearless leader that has been forced on you. You are exactly who I want you to be. Do not let others change who you are. Now if you will stick out your hand I shall wash away the names that have been placed on you from others." I immediately stuck out my hand. As he began to lick my hand I felt as though the person I had been hadn't been washed away but had been revealed. I was finally me. I knew that I had changed but I would make sure it was for the better. I would still be a leader, but I would do it on my own terms. I would become the person that the Great Lion seemed to know I could be.