Percy's Pov:

Red. It was the only thing I saw. The blood was running down my sword as I struck down another demigod that was working with Luke. Another came swinging his sword. I blocked it and with another swing, I caught his throat and was rewarded with a spray of blood in my face.

My breath came out harshly as I ran towards Kronos. He stood at the top of the hill. Luke's face gazed coldly down at the battle at camp. His lips formed into a crazed grin and his face filled with absolute delight. His eyes once blue, now was pure gold. It was Kronos alright.

I came to a halt blood falling from a cut on my forehead as I leaned onto my sword. My left thigh had a giant gash and was flowing blood. My left arm useless, from the hammer that had slammed into me from the cyclops. I was in no shape to duel with the titan of time.

Kronos turned to me, his twisted smile giving me a chill. "Welcome Perseus Jackson! Welcome to the annihilation of the gods!" He drew his scythe. The blade was made of cold steel and bronze, as the light caught the weapon in a harsh way. He pointed his scythe at me and said, "You have come just in time, to see your pathetic camp fall."

I gathered my strength together and stood upright and pointed my sword at him. "You'll have to get through me first." His grin never wavered as he replied back with, "Very well."

Suddenly he lunged. He was a good 10 yards away and next thing I knew, he was in front of me swinging his scythe. I caught the blade with my sword just in time. His grin wavered slightly but caught again as he backed off and came at me again.

We fought for what seemed like hours as my whole body ached. I was loosing. My swings were becoming slower. He was relentless as he kept coming at me. With a sudden yell I felt a force hitting my chest and I flew backwards. I landed on the ground 5 yards away with a grunt.

"I hate it when you Titans do that." I grumbled as I saw him walking to me with a smile on his face.

"You demigods really think that you stood a chance against me. The immortal that controlled time." He said as he swung his scythe ominously as he walked towards me. "Pathetic."

I smirked at him with false confidence. "I'm going to chop you up into millions of pieces the size of my shit like my father and his brothers did eons ago."

His smile dropped completely for the first time. He ran and jumped at me, his scythe in the air mid swing. With the last bit of my strength, I blocked his blow. He kept beating at my sword with fury as my arm dropped lower and lower, closer to my body. Eventually, my sword dropped from my hands. I groaned as I felt something in my elbow pop.

"Finally." He snarled. "You will rot in Tartarus for eternity."

I coughed up some blood. "That's my line stupid." I gave him another cocky smirk.

His eyes turned bright as he said, "Die you demigod scum."

Suddenly out of nowhere, a voice screamed, "No Luke!"

The swing of his arms halted as I craned my neck to see the speaker.

It was Annabeth. The stupid girl had blood everywhere. She was hurt and yet she was running towards us.

"Get back!" I screamed. She didn't listen as she sprinted towards us.

Kronos smiled once more as he realized what was going on. He turned to look at me and said, "Maybe I should kill her first don't you think?" I struggled against his foot that was planted on my chest. I could not let Annabeth die.

"Luke please!" Annabeth begged. "You're in there somewhere. I know you are. Please. Fight back!"

Kronos just laughed harshly as he pointed his finger at Annabeth. She suddenly flew backwards and slammed into a boulder and dropped, not moving.

"No." I muttered as I saw her slumped on the ground. Amazingly she struggled to get up. She turned her head to stare at Luke. Than her gaze flickered onto me.

My attention was soon snapped to Kronos as he gave a loud laugh. He swung his scythe. I stared defiantly as the point seemed to come at me slowly.

It stopped, a centimeter away from my chest. Kronos' face was frozen with confusion. He gave a loud growl as he backed off, dropping his scythe. It landed with a loud dull next to me. He gave a scream of annoyance as he tumbled backwards. His eyes flickered blue. "NO!" He roared as he clutched his head. The blue came again as he screamed. "Anna...Beth" Luke gasped out before the golden lights took over his eyes again.

"You are my SLAVE!" Kronos roared at Luke. He lurched at me and put me in a headlock. "I will kill this tyrant and send the rest of you to the pits of Tarturus!" He started twisting and again, the blue flashed into his eyes.

"Percy." Luke gasped. "Please, I can't hold him for much long." His face scrunched up in pain. He still held my neck in a painful way and I was losing my breath. "This is the best I can do, I'm sorry." He said painfully. "You have too-"

His eyes blinked gold for half a second and reverted back. "You have to fulfill the prophecy." He gasped out painfully.

A single choice shall end his days.

I knew what I had to do. My hands moved from Kronos' arms and to my pocket. I drew my pen out and aimed. I could hear Kronos in the back of my head screaming "NO!"

I turned my head towards Annabeth. Her eyes were opened wide in shock her mouth forming the word no.

I grabbed the pen cap and with a final breath I let out, "You lose Kronos." I yanked the cap off as Riptide opened up and punched into my ribs and with a painful sound slammed into Luke as well.

Kronos grip on me released as he screamed in pain. He was pulled out of Luke from the hole in Luke's chest. We both fell apart, the sword sticking in my body from being buried to the hilt. My blood was pouring out now as well as Luke. "Thank- you." He croaked as his eyes closed.

Kronos was turning bright now. He was glowing brighter and brighter as he screamed into my ears. He was going to explode.

I was destined to die. It was my fate. Annabeth had loved Luke and she had probably loved me. But only one person was fated to die today.

In a split second decision, I somehow absorbed all the explosion and my body flew twenty yards away next to Annabeth. My sword slid out of me with a clang. Everything hurt. But I was finally at peace. I had done it. I saved Olympus and my friends.

Memories seemed to flash before me. Killing a Minotaur. Fighting Ares. Fighting a giant cyclops. Holding the sky. Calypso's voice. Grover's nervous laugh.

Than one final memory came to me strongly. I had fallen out of my canoe trying to do some trick. I looked up from the inside of the river and saw Annabeth with laughter in her eyes. Her hand was reaching out to pull me out.

I had made a promise to her last night. I thought. With that thought, I reached up and grabbed her hand.

Blackness in cased my vision and my thoughts vanished.