Chapter 7 The Invasion
Nico POV
I was standing outside of Camp Demigod with the other Gods surrounding me. We were behind the north entrance facing The Field of Mars. Percy stood in the front of us.
"Put on your disguises." He ordered. "We blend in until we get to the forum. When you arrive find me at the senate house. I give the signal and we capture the city. Do not make a move until I give the signal. Understood?"
Everyone nodded; I looked over and saw my dad. I still couldn't get over him starting a war just for personal gain. When all this ended we were going to have a nice little talk about what he did.
I snapped my fingers and envisioned my disguise. I was to be a Son of Dionysus, Paul, who is just arriving at the camp for the first time. I was 5'8 with curly brown hair and a fair complexion.
We all scattered to different entrances. I was in front of the Caldecott Tunnel, the main entrance to Camp Demigod. In front of me were two guards one Roman, and the other Greek.
"Who are you?" The Roman asked shakily.
I shoved past them without giving them a second thought. I walked through the familiar tunnel.
I came out and gazed upon the camp. It had doubled in size. It looked divided as well, Greek on one side and Roman on the other. The Greek side looked more peaceful while the Roman side looked more organized.
I focused on my task. Before we had left Percy had assigned us an individual task to complete. Completing these tasks would help us for when it is time to strike. My task was simple yet challenging.
I was to infiltrate the Roman side and destroy their weapons. I walked into the Roman Camp and looked around for their cargo sheds. I spotted a big one down the road but it was heavily guarded. I couldn't just simply walk in there and destroy it. I also had to be stealthy.
I concentrated my power and focused on the guards. 5 ghosts emerged from the ground and sped towards them. They engulfed each and every last guard. They stood up and walked away leaving it wide open for me.
I started a fire and walked out of the shed. On to the Forum.
Piper POV
I was walking through the Roman side of the camp. I was disguised as a Daughter of Bellona. As I was walking I remembered all the good times I spent here. That was before anything happened. That was before he betrayed me.
Percy told me that I have to get the Officers to order their men to go off duty and to stop patrolling.
I walked up to a man in full armor and spoke to him in my thickest charmspeak.
"Don't you think it's time you and your men got some time off? You work so hard but all they ask of you is more and more. The line should end somewhere." I told him in a husky voice.
He seemed to agree and he walked over to the other Demigods and they walked into the arcade.
That was easy.
Now I had to find Percy.
Leo POV
I had definitely gotten the hardest task. I kept mulling it over and there was no way to do it without igniting open conflict. I walked through the forum disguised as a Roman Legionary. I was twirling my sword, as I was deep in thought. My job was to assassinate the Praetor of the Twelfth Legion, Derrick McIntyre, a Son of Jason.
I had been following my target for about thirty minutes now and I still couldn't come up with a plan. He stopped walking. He turned towards me and drew his sword.
"Why are you following me?" He asked.
Damn.
Without thinking I charged at him. We were in a secluded alleyway so no one would see me attacking the Praetor. I lunged at his chest but he parried, he slashed at my head. I ducked just in time but I didn't see his kick coming and I was on the floor. My stomach was burning.
I looked up and saw him going in for the final blow. I rolled to the side just in time and drew my fire sword. I swung and knocked his weapon out of his hand.
He crawled back in terror. He was trapped in a corner.
"W-Who are you?" he cried out.
"That won't matter now will it?" I responded cleverly.
I stood over him and lunged the sword into his throat. He was dead in seconds. I grabbed his body and dissolved it into ash. Best that nobody finds it.
All I was waiting for was Percy to give the signal.
Percy POV
I was sitting a top a building near the Forum. Slowly everything had turned into chaos for the Romans. The remaining demigods were in a confused state. I could see plumes of smoke everywhere. I noticed a group of 11 people standing below me. Good, they had all arrived.
I stood up and whistled as loud as a man could. What happened next was amazing. The gods dispersed and started fighting at speeds of which I have never seen before. Within seconds multiple unconscious bodies cluttered the floor of The Forum.
I was getting ready to jump off the building when I felt a shove in my back. I fell off but landed on my feet. I looked up; it was the other Praetor. Amanda Fitzgerald, Daughter of Athena.
"Leave our camp now." She ordered.
"What would be the fun in that?" I responded. She was still looking me down with those icy grey eyes.
"I will not repeat myself again, leave or you will die." She responded furiously.
I guess conflict wasn't going to be avoided. She drew two daggers from her belt and jumped down towards me. I blocked and pushed her back. She started running towards me. She started lunging at me at the speed of light. I dodged all of them of course.
I drew my sword and started to go on the offensive. Slash here, slash there and we have an unconscious Praetor. I looked up to the flag flying above the senate house.
Come on Leo.
Then in an instant the flag changed into our symbol. A blue flag with a M in red in front of it.
We had captured Camp Jupiter.
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