Chapter 24: Chapter 24
Ch. C24: Future Present Past
Nothing mattered but surviving and for now Demise was pressed to his limits as he got to his knees panting from his beating.
"DAMMIT! GIVE ME SOMETHING!" Demise roared slamming his fists on the cold Stygian floor searching for anything that would allow Camp Kronos victory. In his mind Yin had no Real decision making skills or solid small group training. Yin was good in one on one combat but with so many and such bad odds the poor kid must have passed out. Demise roared again his fist slamming hard into the floor again. "Damn it not even you Rhea? You always were a chatter box!"
"Damn it you say?" the voice of Rhea bounced off the Stygian towers innards. "Give you something? By all means... Do not insult the only patron to the Demititans."
The Titan took form her figure tall, skin ebony, eyes silver hair pulled back. Her body seemed to shimmer between now and ancient times ancient gold armor and modern clothes.
"Why! You have no one else to turn to!" Demise spat blood flecking her armor.
"You disgust me!" the Titan sneered as Demise was knocked back five feet into the back wall of the tower his body pinned by the Titans will. "Do you truly think my calling was to you alone? No even before your father I knew of that rage that drives you... Which splits you down the middle. There are two of you son of Hyperion! The one of reason and that driven by rage... You can't even see this can you?"
"GO AWAY THEN!" Demise roared his body being crushed by the Titans will. "If you won't help then go the hell away!"
"Perhaps your defiance will be useful..." the Titan had an evil look in her eyes. "Either way a leader has risen the camp may still fall but another 'has' answered my call who isn't clouded by such rage... No he will lead us to victory not you son of Hyperion."
"Damn you! I built this army! I am its leader! Camp Kronos will burn before I loose leadership!" Demise called making the Titan grin dangerously. "What! What could it possibly be!?"
"Well if you won't give it up I'll let you enter battle..." the Titan laughed her voice like a summer breeze that seemed to mend Demise's pain. "Let pain be forgotten and let the worst of Tartarus be freed by you."
"Now this is more like it!" Demise said popping his neck which was devoid of pain. Demise grinned as he noticed a golden chain next to the Blade of Mars. "The most terrible of Tartarus?"
"Whatever your heart desires... Be warned boy Tartarus has many evils..." Rhea said her voice chilly as she faded from existence.
Demise lunged forward grabbing the blade of Mars and the golden chains which rattled with a cold effect. "Chimeras!"
"What the hell..." Yin said as the icy Alaskan ground shuddered. The son of Prometheus turned eyes widening. "BREAK FORMATION!"
The soldiers got the message leaping away from the massive fissure that was splitting towards them.
"What type of Formation is this?" Demise's Voice laughed as he charged forward followed by twelve Chimera's.
'This will be your first test to control the fire... Don't disappoint Yin.' the voice of Rhea called.
"Dam it! Regroup!" Yin roared the Demititans followed orders to the q. "Alanna! Viel!"
The two rushed forward making a tight huddle Alanna was the first to speak up.
"What the hell is he thinking?! He just broke our line? And asked why we didn't have one?" Alanna groaned rubbing her temples.
"Yeah Viel did you see him?" Yin asked as Viel nodded. "He looks about ready to die... We need to stop this now! Our line is strong we can strike now and push the demigods into full retreat. Plan? Oh yeah we should probably let Demise know about that troublesome Calvary."
"Sounds good Yinney!" Viel said looking over the huddle. "I'll watch the line then you two lovebirds go save Demi!"
"Good let's do this then GO!" Yin called as he and Alanna leaped through the Demititan line and into a chaotic battle. The two spun around each other fighting as one cleaving a line towards Demise who had started charging the central mass of the demigod army. "Alanna left!"
The two dove to the left as the sound of thundering hooves rumbled by. Yin rolled out of his dive charging forward pulling Alanna up without breaking stride. The two tore apart a fumbling line of demigods who didn't stand a chance.
"Is this all you have to give Demigods!" Demise's voice laughed over the rumble of war. The son of Hyperion cursed as a Chimera lashed out at him. "I command you!"
The monster answered with a billow of venomous flames. Demise roared cursing Rhea as he plunged his blade deep into the Chimera's neck making the monster burst into golden ash.
"Yin Over and under!" Alanna called as a Pegasus swooped down.
"AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!" Yins roared leaping off the ground clothesline the rider with Jarring efficiency. Yin baseball slid as he hit the ground slashing a demigod in the calf as he passed. This time Alanna pulled Yin up from his fall bringing them within range of Demise. The sound of thundering hoofs filled Yin's ears. "DEMI'SE! DUCK!"
The son of Hyperion's hand burst into golden flames as an imperial gold Spatha met his face. "AAAAAAGGGGGHHHH!"