"Hurricane!"
Percy and Larissa shot awake at the sound of Sally screaming. Both of them had a major headache since they had gotten up too fast and had slammed their foreheads together. Looking around slightly dazed, both of them were looking at one another with a slight blush on the others face completely forgetting that Sally had yelled Hurricane.
Neither of them would admit but they were thinking about the dream they had together. Larissa was slightly angry that she hadn't been able to get him to swear on the River Styx but she could wait for another opportunity. Percy meanwhile was thinking about something else, that only he knew.
He could only remember a few things but he remembered a large black dragon that was standing in front of Larissa who had been paralyzed in fear. Before the dream could continue though it shifted and then he ended up in the main dream. One thing was ringing through his head though and it was when he saw the dragon it felt almost familiar.
"Larissa, Percy hurry and grab your things." Sally shouted taking the two kids out of their individual thoughts.
Looking outside of the window Percy and Larissa watched in horror, as a huge storm was raging outside. Hurricanes were spiraling out of control on top of the sea, some were also approaching the shack but as they moved closer they were slowing down.
Outside of the shack was a different story; trees were tilting in various directions because of the force of the wind. Rain was also falling from the sky but unlike normal rain the drops were much larger. At most they were size of a babies hand.
Throwing there blankets off Percy and Larissa shot out of bed and ran to there bags that sat in different corners. Grabbing everything they could they stuffed the most important things in the bags first. Various other things they had brought first and then followed by the clothes.
As Larissa was placing her things into her bags, her hairclip fell out of her hair and onto the ground under head bed. Suddenly the sound of someone yelling outside startled the two of them. Followed up by a thud that freaked Larissa out a little but she would never admit. Percy meanwhile was shivering and it was obvious the only thing keeping him together was that his mother was next to him and his best friend was less than a few feet away.
When a pounding was sounding off the door Sally ran over to the door ignoring the fact that she had night clothes on still. Opening the door a gust of cold air filled the room causing everyone to shiver but now standing in the hallway was none other than Grover Underwood.
Percy was covering his eyes with one arm trying to block the cold air when he noticed that Grover's legs were no longer human and that they were instead goat legs. Larissa cursed under her breath seeing them since it confirmed her suspicions and her best friend would be sent to the camp that she didn't want to go to.
"I've been searching all night… what were you thinking?" Grover demanded as he took some time to breathe. Larissa looked at Sally and Percy and saw that she was now giving him the evil eye.
"Percy what happened at school? What haven't you told me?"
"O Zue kai alloi theoi!" Grover shouted but then an ear shattering roar ripped through the darkness and it was approaching.
He jumped in fear while Larissa began to pale significantly as her mother taught her the sounds of most monsters and that particular roar was one of the legendary minotaur's that Percy's ancestor and half-brother Thesues had beaten in the Labyrinth.
"Percy tell me now!"
While Percy was explaining what was happening the roar of the Minotaur continued to sound in the darkness. Running to the open doorway Larissa looked out around in hopes of seeing some sign of the beast but her eyesight wasn't the best. Reaching for her hairclip and sword she was scared since it wasn't in her hair anymore, turning around she saw that Sally had a worried expression on her face.
"Get to the car all of you Now!" Sally demanded and before Larissa could get a chance to look for her hairclip Grover grabbed her arm and pulled her out towards the Camaro. Surprisingly the car hadn't been damaged during the storm but there was no time to marvel at the cars apparent survival. As Grover opened the car door with his free hand Larissa got her arm free of his grip and glared at him.
"Grover I can't leave yet," she cried as tears were beginning to form. "I left my hairclip in the cabin and I can't leave it behind." Hearing that his best friend's hairclip was left behind in the cabin Percy turned around and saw Sally was running towards them with their bags in her hands. Not wanting to see Larissa cry he knew what he had to.
"Larissa stay here I'll get it for you." He said before running off and leaving his friends with them arms outstretched towards them.
Both of them wanted to argue for him to stop but neither could get the words to come out of their mouth since suddenly a large figure appeared on the beach and was heading towards them. They couldn't see much but whatever it was had a giant battle axe in hand and was moving towards the shack.
As Percy was running to the shack he passed Sally who looked back at him in shock. "Percy where are you going?" she cried but he didn't respond instead his mind was on the hairclip Larissa had left behind. Grabbing onto the door handle he threw the door open and bolted inside not noticing the large figure that was approaching from behind.
Running to the beds he threw the blankets off and tossed the pillows aside and he was getting scared that he wouldn't be able to find it. Continuing his search on the ground he frantically threw things around until out of the corner of his eye he saw a familiar gem shining underneath a bed.
Placing his hand under the bed he reached his arm out as far as he could until his fingers felt something familiar. Making sure he had a good grip on the item he pulled his hand out and inside the palm of his hand was Larissa's hairclip.
Placing it onto his shirt pocket he ran outside before suddenly a loud smashing sound was heard behind him. Stopping dead in his tracks he turned around slowly and standing behind him was a 7ft tall monster that looked like a bull and a human combined. As his eyes went up the things body he saw that it was a holding a double bladed battle axe and that its eyes were on him.
Meanwhile underneath the Minotaur were the destroyed remains of the cabin. The only thing left was the door frame but it was then crushed by the things foot as it walked over to him. Percy tried to move but he found that his legs wouldn't move and that they were shaking uncontrollably. Looking at the beast he could have sworn he saw a grin appear on the things face as it placed its axe on top of its huge meaty shoulders.
Unsure of what to do he tried to examine his choices but the only one available was running. Out of the corner of his eye he saw that his mom and Grover were sitting in the car with a determined look. As the sound of the Camaro ripped through the night sky the Minotaur turned its head towards the sound and saw it heading towards him.
Wondering what his mom was doing Percy felt someone's familiar body tackle him to the ground as the side as the car skid and slammed into the Minotaur's legs. Not expecting such an attack the beast was caught off guard and fell backwards while its axe flew several feet away until it landed in the sand its hilt aimed towards the sky.
Looking at who had tackled him Percy saw Larissa and that there were tears in her eyes. Not sure what to say he chose to stay quite as she pulled him and dragged him to the car.
She threw the passenger door open before he got tossed inside. Surprised by her sudden show of strength he didn't get time to process the car had started to drive away down the road while the roar of the Minotaur was heard somewhere behind them.
The sound of Larissa sniveling then drew his attention. Turning to face her he saw that her eyes were filled with tears and she was wiping them away with her sleeve. Somehow she was able to pull of the angry women glare and that was what he was seeing.
"Percy you idiot. You shouldn't have risked yourself for the hairpin, do you have any idea how foolish you are?" she demanded while at the same time glaring at him.
The one thing he was certain was that she was angry and now she would give him a piece of her mind.
"Larissa—I"
"You're an idiot you know that. You could have died and then what huh not only would you have broken Sally's and Grover's heart but you would have broken mine as well." She then motioned with a hand above her heart.
Unsure of what to say Percy just sat there completely forgetting about everything around him, instead his entire self was on the fact that he could have broken his best friend's heart had he died. Even though he knew he would have broken his mom's the thought of breaking Larissa's was too much for him to bear.
He didn't know why but it felt just right that he had to think that way while he remembered the hairclip was in his pocket. Looking at his shirt pocket he grabbed her hairclip and before giving her anymore time to rant he reached over and cupped her face with his free hand.
Making sure that she was steady he looked directly into her dark blue tear filled eyes before placing the hairclip on again. Pulling back he saw that she was no longer angry instead her emotions had morphed to that of sadness. Placing a hand on her re-gained hairclip she looked at Percy and despite himself being an idiot and nearly sacrificing himself she was thankful that he had gone back to get it for her.
I won't admit it to you but thank you Percy. She thought as she looked into his sea green eyes.
With that last thought a flash of light lit up the sky. Everyone looked up towards the sky and before they could react a bolt of lightning slammed right into the center of the car. As the car exploded something happened that no one expected, as everyone was sent flying from the wreckage they all noticed that a black transparent sphere was surrounding them and it had protected them from harm.
As everyone hit the ground and bounced away from the wreckage of the car surprisingly there bags also survived and landed next to their respective owners.
Slowly Larissa pulled herself up and looked around for the others until her eyes landed on Percy who was laying face first on the ground. Her eyes were drawn towards one thing though and it was the shadows that were pouring out of his palms.
Running over to him she ignored the pain in her legs and flipped his body over. Once he was turned over the shadows stopped pouring out of his hands and instead a black diamond was sitting in his palms. She placed a hand onto his palm and before she could react she felt herself get pulled into a memory that was connected to the gem.
o-O-o-O-o
Turning around she came face to face with the black dragon Darkness as it roared in anger. It was thrashing around in the cage that it had been placed into, meanwhile two male figures stood over it. One was wearing a black robe and the other a white one.
"RELEASE ME!" Darkness roared as it opened its mouth to let out a torrent of flames but was surprised to see nothing come out but a puff of smoke.
"Darkness you are to be sealed away and I am taking your powers away from you. While you are imprisoned I hope that you will have time to think." Chaos said as he looked down at his defeated opponent.
"Chaos I curse you. You hear me I curse you for taking my powers, I am an Original and so was your father. I demand you give me back my powers!" he demanded before slamming his large tail into the bars that surrounded him.
"You may be the same as my father but you shall never wield these powers again," he extended a hand and inside his palm sat a familiar gem that Larissa recognized. "Instead when the day comes a champion will rise to face you and he shall be the one who controls these ancient and dark powers."
The one with a white cloak tensed slightly but Chaos didn't notice. As the memory continued Larissa watched as the dragon was then forcibly placed into a planet that was then taken away. Right before the memory ended the planet glowed and a transparent spirit of darkness rose from the planet before taking off into space and vanishing.
Realization then hit her and now she knew many things. One was that Percy was destined to battle Darkness one day in the future. The last was that the legend her mother knew had been false and instead it must have been the spirit of Darkness that had led to all the devastation the planet had faced.
Darkness must have possessed multiple humans in his search for the person he wanted. With that the memory ended and she felt something pushing her out of it. Wanting to see more she tried to resist but it was hopeless since whatever was pushing her out had a stronger mind than her own.
o-O-o-O-o
Opening her eyes Larissa saw that Percy was carrying her in his arms and that they were currently running up a hillside. Grover and Sally were right behind them while the Minotaur was approaching the remains of the Camaro. Unsure of what to do she just chose to lay there while at the same being surprised that Percy had the strength to carry her.
"Larissa can I stop carrying you?" he asked suddenly.
She lay there with her mouth open slightly and a small blush on her cheeks. At least it was dark and she was grateful for that since he wouldn't be able to see it. Looking at her options she just punched him in the arm before she suddenly fell onto the ground butt first. Sorry that he had dropped her he extended a hand for her to take which she took gratefully before punching him as hard as she could in his arm.
"That's for dropping me."
"I'm sorry." Percy said as he rubbed his arm while Grover and Sally looked at the two of them like they were crazy.
"Come on you two we have to keep running to that Pine Tree." Sally said while pointing to a tree that was maybe 50ft away.
Following her arm Larissa looked at the tree and sighed in annoyance, even though it was the only chance they had she didn't want to go there. The Minotaur's roar was heard again and without a second thought everyone began the run towards the tree that awaited them.
As everyone was continuing to run up the hill Percy stopped and gripped the sides of his head as he felt someone talking in his head. The voice was both ancient and mysterious but at the same time he was feeling a strange sense of déjà vu since he could have sworn he heard the voice before.
"If you don't use my powers boy everyone will surely die in front of you." The voice taunted as it watched the situation unfold. The time had finally come to regain his powers and he would be damned if he didn't take this opportunity.
"Shut up my mom says that if we reach the Pine Tree we will be safe."
"More like only you and your friends will be safe; however your mother will die." The voice was adamant in its belief since it had seen it and it was waiting for the time when the boy would give into his despair.
Meanwhile Larissa turned around to look at Percy and standing behind him was the spirit of Darkness that she had seen earlier. It was standing next to Percy with its great head next to his and it was saying something to him.
As if the situation couldn't get any worse the dragon vanished and the Minotaur appeared standing in front of Percy with its axes in hand. Percy looked up at the Minotaur with fear in his eyes as he fell backward onto his butt unable to move as the axes were raised above his body.
Knowing she wouldn't be able to make it time Larissa watched in horror as the axes came down on Percy. Feeling a gust of wind shot past her Larissa was shocked to see that Sally had managed to somehow get in front of Percy with her arms extended outwards. No time to act everyone watched as the axe slashed her torso.
"Mom NO!" Percy cried as he held Sally in his arms. Looking at her torso he saw a large deep cut in her chest and from what Larissa could see she only a few more seconds to live. Some of her vital organs had been hit and there was no stopping the blood loss.
Looking up at her son Sally raised a hand and placed it onto his cheek. "Percy my boy I am so sorry but this is far as I can go," she croaked. "I won't be able to see you grow into a kind strong man."
Percy gripped her hand ignoring the Minotaur standing over him and his mom. Tears were falling out of his eyes and he couldn't care less what happened to him now. All he wanted was for time to rewind so that he could relive his life without this happening.
"Mom please don't speak like that, you will be able to see me grow into an adult. You'll be able to see me get married; I'll go to college so please don't leave me!" He cried as he gripped her hand.
Sally looked up at her son and nodded slowly as she looked up into his sea green eyes. No matter how much her son wished for her to live she knew that her time remaining was running out. Raising her hand a little higher she wiped away some of his tears while she forced a smile onto her face.
"Percy your father would be so proud," a door appeared out of the corner of her eyes and she knew her time was almost up. "Percy you must survive. Promise me you will become an adult and live a long happy life, once you do that we will meet again I promise." She looked into his eyes and he closed his before he nodded.
Knowing that her son would survive was more than enough for her to hear but she needed to ask one last thing. Percy would now be alone and he would need someone else to watch over him in her place and there was only one person she trusted to do that. She was certain Poseidon would watch over him but she wasn't entirely sure.
"Larissa please watch over my son for me." She asked and Larissa fought the hardest she could to stop tears from coming but they just kept pouring out. Looking at Sally she saw that her eyes were pleading and that her time was out.
"I promise you." She said before falling onto her knees and crying her eyes out even more. Grover placed a hand onto her shoulder but no words could leave his mouth. Inside he was a broken record and outside tears were in his eyes as well.
Thankful that Larissa would watch over her son she looked up at Percy one last time. Tears were streaming down his face but he was trying his hardest to stop them.
Wanting to say one last thing she raised her hand but as they were centimeters away from his cheek.
"Percy your father will w—" before she could finish her sentence her hand fell and her eyes closed for one last time. Catching his mothers hand Percy held it tightly as he looked down at her. Part of him wished that she was just sleeping and that she would wake up.
The Minotaur huffed and raised its axes to finish off Percy. Before the beast could swing its great axes Percy let out a deafening scream towards the sky. Larissa and Grover looked at him and they could feel the scream was full of pain, guilt, and most of all anger. The anger was directed towards the Minotaur but it made his friends shiver because of the sheer power coming from him.
Roaring the Minotaur charged Percy with its horns aimed towards his chest but as they were about to connect a sphere of shadows rose from the ground and surrounded Percy stopping the beast in its tracks. Pulling away the beast looked up and saw that its horns were burn off and that the top of its head was burning.
Larissa watched as the beasts eyes were filled with hate before raising an axe and slamming it against the black sphere. Like the horns the axe melted as it made contact with the barrier. Tossing the ruined axe out of its hand it stepped back and examined its choices. Walking over to a tree the beast ripped it out of the ground and slammed it against the sphere.
Looking for Sally's body Grover and Larissa watched as her body began to slowly burn. Unlike normal flames the fire was black and it was engulfing her entire body from the waist up. Grover was about to run over to get her body but he felt Larissa's hand grab his shoulder and hold him.
"Larissa let me go I need to get Sally's body. She doesn't deserve to burn like that she deserves to burn in a funeral pyre."
"Grover look at the sphere," she motioned. "If you touch it you will burn away. Sally is gone and the Minotaur is over there. Do you think you will be able to get there before getting chopped in half?"
"Percy deserves to at least see his mom one last time. Besides don't you want to know where that barrier came from?" he demanded as he pulled her hand away. Larissa looked at the sphere and for a second she thought she saw something moving inside and swirling out of control.
o-O-o-O-o
Meanwhile inside of the sphere Percy was in a deep state of depression. Sally had just died in front of him and he couldn't do anything to save her. Now the only thing he wanted was to die and join her in the afterlife but one thing was keeping him anchored to the world and it was a shining light.
Despite there being a light a black liquid threatening to swallow him a light broke through and it was determined to reach him. It was far away but it was slowly getting closer and he could almost feel its warmth.
What was that light you might ask well it was none other than his friend Larissa. Holding his face in his hands tears started to stream down his eyes as he remembered that she was now standing somewhere near him while the Minotaur was still standing next to him.
In his heart he was pleading for someone to save him and his friends but the more he pleaded the more he began to realize that it was hopeless. Ready to fall into despair Percy felt something standing behind and breathing slowly.
Turning around slowly Percy turned his head to face whatever was behind him and he came face to face with a large black dragon with golden eyes. Feeling a strange sense of déjà vu Percy reached his hand out towards the dragon like it was an old friend he hadn't seen in a long time and placed it on its nose.
"Do you seek help young boy?" the dragon asked while it examined the boy.
"Who are you?"
"I am someone that can give you the power to save your remaining friends but you must relinquish control." The dragon said and if a dragon could grin Percy would have sworn he saw it.
Percy was about to ask another question but an image appeared and it showed Larissa and Grover lying on the ground dead and motionless. The Minotaur was standing over them and he was watching the whole thing unable to move.
Seeing his friend's dead caused a chain reaction as Percy felt a sudden power build up in his body. It was burning up his body and he could barely stand the pain but the image of his friends dead was changing him. He didn't care if he had to sacrifice himself to get revenge he would take it to avenge his friends and family.
Yes boy give into your anger, harness it and when you are ready I shall take control of your body. The dragon thought mentally as it watched the young boy get angrier by the second as it stared at him and the image of his dead friends who were really alive but not for long.
"If you have the power will you help me seek revenge?" Percy demanded as the fire inside his body began to burn brighter than before. As the fire got stronger his heart turned black, signaling that he would never be the same kid again. Now all that remained was the final touch and the body would be his and he would be free again.
"I do but you must do what I want."
"If you can avenge my friends and family I will do anything." Percy said defiantly while all common sense went right out the window. A part of him was yelling at him to think this through but his anger was the dominant emotion and he wanted nothing more than to rip the Minotaur apart.
"I'd watch what you say boy but I will give you the power to 'avenge' your friends."
"What do you—m" Percy asked but before he could he looked down at his feet and the black liquid was rising from the ground and surrounding his body. Unsure of what it was he began to freak out inside and looked at the dragon who was laughing but it was more of a roar than anything.
"You are so arrogant boy, your friends aren't dead yet and you are so manipulative. Don't worry though I will kill your friends and you will be forced to watch." The Dragon said before melting into the black liquid. Hearing that the dragon had lied to him Percy squeezed his hands and watched in fear as it continued to climb up his body.
Not wanting to give up without a fight he struggled but the more he did the more the black liquid rose up until it had everything but his head.
"God damn it I won't let you harm my friends."
He knew the chances of winning this mental contest were impossible but he didn't want to lose not like this. As his last eye was about to be covered in the black liquid the white light shined and looking up he saw it was none other than Larissa who was floating towards him. Extending her arms out he watched as his last eye was covered and he saw nothing. Feeling her hands grab onto his shirt he felt as she was beginning to pull him out but a part of him was trying to resist but her strength was nearly impossible for him to resist.
o-O-o-O-o
Before she could do anything a roar ripped through the forest and everyone looked around for the source of it. Grover and Larissa were sweating a little since the roar was one of a dragon and from the sound of the roar the beast was angry. The sky lit up and a lightning bolt slammed into the black sphere.
Covering her eyes Larissa watched as the sphere split and instead of Percy a black dragon was standing there. It was standing on four legs while its wings were folded in. the claws were large and probably could have torn through three school buses like Swiss cheese.
"Percy—?" she asked dumbfounded that he had somehow turned into a black dragon.
He wasn't large like an adult dragon but he was standing at the same height of the Minotaur and both were facing off against the other waiting for the first person to make a move.
The dragon roared but as soon as its mouth opened a large amount of black liquid poured from him mouth and onto the ground. As the liquid touched the ground it began to bubble and three black armored figure rose from the ground cloaked in full black medieval armor. Unlike the normal Greek Armor spikes were in various places that they shouldn't be and it made them all the more menacing.
Large thick robes were wrapped around there entire body and a hood was covering their faces in darkness. As one of them turned to face Larissa she fell down gripping her head as all her worst fears went through her mind. Out of all her fears though one was affecting her the most and it was of Percy leaving her and never coming back.
Screaming in pain she extended her hand outwards towards the soldier and a large amount of ice flew from her hand and encased the soldier in a solid block. As the pain stopped she stood up and looked at the other two who didn't seem to notice what had happened to their companion. Instead there attention was on the Minotaur who was glaring at the three of them.
Unlike Larissa the beast was unaffected by their faces instead it was annoyed by how calm the new people were. Even though it was an ancient beast from legend it should still be feared by anyone that crosses his path. The new warriors that appeared were standing there motionless.
One of the two turned to face the dragon who nodded its great head. Seeing it as a command Larissa watched as the soldier pulled out a giant two handed sword from inside of its robes. Shouting a battle cry the soldier charged the Minotaur who stood there and extended its legs out awaiting the impact.
As the blade connected with the Minotaur's chest it didn't turn to dust instead the blade bounced off and the beast had gained more muscle mass. It was almost imaginable for Larissa to comprehend how the Minotaur managed to pump so much into its body in such a brief amount of time.
If one of the soldiers could be surprised by anything then it was hard to tell since it was trying to pull back its blade and failing miserably. The fist of the Minotaur then connected with the soldiers head and with a sickening snap the head flew off of the body and landed next to the dragon.
The body fell forward and slammed into the ground motionless and like before it turned into liquid and vanished. The roar of the dragon told everyone it was angry but the one thing Larissa was worried about was what had happened to her friend. If even a part of him still existed inside of the dragon she would try to reach him and pull him back.
Looking to see if Grover was all right she instead saw that he was unconscious and lying on the ground mentioning something about enchiladas. Feeling something standing behind her, she turned around and the soldier she had frozen earlier was standing over her. He seemed to be unfazed but in its hands was a scythe.
Widening her eyes in shock she raised her arms in hopes to defend herself but as the scythe was about to connect with her arms a barrier blocked it. Opening her eyes she saw a large transparent shield in front of her before it flashed out of existence.
"If you wish to save your friend you must listen to me." The voice of Aether demanded as he examined the situation.
The ancient laws prevented him from interfering until Darkness broke free from his prison he would have to use the girl instead who had yet to unlock her dormant potential.
"Who are you?" Larissa asked.
Only one thing was going through her head and it was the power the voice was radiating. At the same time though it reminded her of someone that had stood over her when she was a baby and it felt both strong and kind.
"I am a person that has come to aid you. If we don't act soon your friend will be consumed by the darkness forever." Just hearing that made her head turn towards the dragon that she began to look over. In a book it was said that the liquid that left his mouth could make an army and that was what she was seeing.
"Do you mean one of the first originals or rather more specifically darkness?" she asked as she watched the dragon charge the Minotaur and pin in to a tree.
Like before the Minotaur pumped more muscles into its arms and grabbed onto the dragon's feet before tossing it down. The other soldier was missing and from what she could tell it must have been defeated.
"This isn't time for chit chat girl. If you don't act now he will be lost forever." Aether was beyond stressed since everything his father had planned was falling apart. If he didn't hurry soon then Darkness would not only regain a new body but at the same time he would be stronger than before.
"What do I do?"
"Place your hand on your heart and then extend your free hand towards the dragon. Once you feel a pull don't resist instead let it pull you in. Once you are inside you must find your friend and help him regain the power to control his body. Do you understand should you mess up he will be lost."
As if it wasn't hard enough to know Percy was in trouble but then this man just had to tell her that if she messed up then he would be gone forever. Nodding she walked over to the Dragon and Minotaur who hadn't taken notice in her yet. Placing a hand onto her heart she extended her left arm towards the dragon that looked at her and roared in anger.
As its mouth opened and a black flame was about to leave its large mouth the sudden pull the voice told her happened. The pull was beyond anything she had felt before and she began to resist until she remembered it was for Percy. Letting the pull take her to wherever it wanted she looked around and found herself standing in a hallway while black liquid dripped from the ceiling.
"Percy!" she called out into the endless room. Not getting a response she ran forward until she heard someone grunting behind a black and gold door that was waiting at the end of a hallway while a doorknob was missing.
Having no choice but to use force she kicked the door open and inside Percy was standing there while a black liquid was crawling up his body. Most of his body was already covered and the only thing remaining was a corner of his head.
"Percy!" She shouted as she ran over to him her arms outstretched. As soon as her hands touched the liquid she felt all the emotions that were running through his mind and she was scared. Most of his mind was dominated by anger but she refused to let that hold her back. Pushing her hand into the black liquid she grabbed onto something that felt like a shirt and pulled as hard as she could.
She found the harder she pulled the more the liquid fought back to keep her from freeing her friend. As she was about to lose hope a sudden glow in her heart drew her attention and a white light shined while another light glowed in the black liquid. Getting the strength to continue on she pulled with renewed strength and slowly the body of Percy came out and fell on top of her.
As if the black liquid was being held together by Percy a chain reaction happened and everything got filled with a blinding light that pushed away the darkness. it didn't have a host so it had to retreat to the darkest depths of the boys mind if it hoped to survive. The light then faded and Larissa found herself standing in the forest again but instead of a dragon and Minotaur fighting one another, the body of Percy lying on the ground next to burned leaves with black liquid slowly retreating back into the diamonds that were in his palms.
She watched as the liquid tried to grab onto Percy one last time but the light shining from their hearts pushed it back and it vanished promising to return one day. Deciding to wait a little longer she looked down at Percy and saw that his eyes were beginning to open slightly. As his eyes opened completely and he blinked a little he looked around and saw Larissa was sitting next to him. She was just sitting there but her face was in her hands and she was silently crying since he had returned.
"Larissa is that really you?" he asked as he began to cry. She didn't respond instead she did something he didn't expect she grabbed him and wrapped him into a warm and tight hug.
Realizing that it was really her Percy let lose all his pent up emotions and cried into her shoulder as he held onto her tightly. He didn't want to let her go for even a second since he feared that of he did it would all be a dream.
"My mom's dead Larissa... she's dead." Slowly his eyes closed and the last thing he saw was her face and how tears were in her eyes as well.