Piper's POV
The next day, After Mitchell's funeral, Chiron held the meeting, as promised.
"Does anyone have any proof or evidence of who or what could've this?"
As usual, Annabeth was the first to speak up. "I examined the wound on his body. It looked different than a regular wound would. The edges of the skin were black, but it wasn't poison or a burn, it was like a dark force. Maybe a titan?" Chiron shook his head.
"The gods have ensured the security of the titans bonds."
"I saw my dad a while ago when I went for a swim. He mentioned something about he feared his brother might have been talking to demigods to form an army or something. He changed the subject pretty quick after that." Chiron asked, exasperated, and asked why Percy hadn't said anything before now. The son of Poseidon just shrugged and stated that his father had also said that they had found no proof or anything.
"Anyway, I highly doubt that Hades would try to overthrow Olympus, it's against Ancient Laws."
"But then again, he did break that oath twice with Bianca and Nico." I pointed out. "So did Poseidon and my dad so that one wasn't too big of a deal." Jason stated.
"Ancient laws are cursed, Originally the War with Gaea was supposed to be held thousands of years from now, but since the Ancient Laws were broken, it was reversed to last month."
"So if some of the kids from the Big Three weren't born, the war wouldn't have until thousands of years later?" Chiron nodded to Percy. "That's correct. But everything happens for a reason, I suppose."
The meeting dragged on for another hour, but we had accomplished absolutely nothing. That night, the Aphrodite cabin was unusually quiet. The girls quietly took off their makeup, not caring to gossip like they usually did. The guys sat quietly, on their phones, but not bothering to laugh and show each other memes. I sigh in my head and lay down, turning the other way so no one would bother me.
A few hours later...
A terrified scream rang out against the quiet night. Why does this keep happening? I was up in an instant, looking around to see if anyone was missing. Drew's bubblegum pink bed was empty, the sheets strewn again the bed and the floor. Once again our group formed, searching for Drew. My heart pounded, praying to my mother that Drew would be found safely. She wasn't. Much like Mitchell, she was found in the woods, obviously placed. The person or thing that did this wanted us to find the bodies. Once again, the wound was black around the edges, so whoever was the culprit, he used the same thing as before.
Jason's hands went around my waist, a sad attempt to comfort me. I take a deep breath, trying to stay calm. Annabeth shot me a look, trying to silently communicate with me. I looked away, trying to hide how saddened I was. Sure, Drew could be a royal pain, but this was my own flesh and blood. Well, half at least.
Just as before, we had a funeral the next day after a sleepless night, and another pointless meeting that just left us baffled. Was this going to become a regular thing? What if I were next? I mean, both people had been from the Aphrodite cabin. Was this revenge on Aphrodite for something? Maybe it was Hephaestus, for cheating on him. But that made no sense he never left his workshop. And, he wasn't that bad of a guy. Maybe Ares?Him and Aphrodite were dating... But his aura is so powerful it probably would have woken someone up. And what about the blacken wounds? Ugh, this is just too confusing! There was Hades, but at the second meeting, we had ruled him out. In fact, we had ruled out all gods, because there was no good reason for them to be angry. Jason had kept his promise, making shrines for every god and goddess. There were still in the making, but they were going to be built. Maybe there was an obvious answer that was right under my nose, but I didn't see because I was so tired. I need a nap... I hadn't slept a full night's sleep in two days now.
Okay, I know that chapter sucked, but I've had my hands full. I've been trying to be there for my boyfriend through a hard time. (His house caught fire, and it was baaaad. No one was hurt, thank god!) Or gods, as Percy Jackson would say. Maybe. I don't know. Anywho... any suggestions for the story? Love hearing what you guys think! I'd like to thank the people who reviewed and will in the future. It really helps, guys! :D
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