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Matt, when did I say that the next chapter would have Frank?

I have a feeling you just don't like me.

Roses are red, violets are blue, I do not own PJO and unless you are Rick Riordan, neither do you! I do own Mark, Robert and Theseus though.

Last Time:

Chiron's facial expression changed to one of disbelief. "No… You died. We executed you!"

M.R. Hooded Face chuckled darkly, "The Mist is a powerful thing, as you know very well. Although, it won't be for much longer, not when my mistress is finished with it!" He cackled.

"There is no way you survived! I saw you die with my own eyes!"

"What more proof do you want, My Little Pony?"

"Wait… What's happening here?" I inserted.

"Ah… The stupid demigod himself. You don't remember me? Even after my attempted suicide attempt. Although, if I actually wanted to kill you like that, I would have. Now, if you still don't know who I am, let me enlighten you."

M.R. Hooded Face took off his hood and mask to reveal the evil face of Octavian, the legacy of Apollo.

This Time:

Leo's POV (Hopefully for the last time in a row. Oh wait… It is!)

"But… how?" I asked, with complete bewilderment.

Octavian scowled before saying, "I already told you! Now, are you going to fight me or not?"

"Why would I fight you? We could kill you anyway. Our army would crush your miniature invasion force.

"Because, if you win, I will tell you Intel about our commander. I will swear on the River Styx."

"And what happens if you win?" I inquired.

"We will be allowed to leave, without any of you attacking us. Sound fair?" Octavian asked.

I thought it over and began to feel myself agreeing to it, as Octavian never was a very skilled fighter. "Fine, now tell me the terms of this duel." I commanded.

"It's a fight to the death. First one to die loses. You cannot use your pyro kinesis powers against me; it would hardly be fair. Now, shall we begin?" Octavian questioned.

"We shall." I answered, before saying, "I swear upon the River Styx to follow your terms."

"I swear by the River Styx to abide by your terms." Octavian swore.

Both armies formed a circle around us, so that there was no escape, as this was a fight to the death. Both armies started cheering for their elected champion, as I circled Octavian, looking for a weak spot in his stance. He held a standard Imperial Golden sword, but from the grin on his face, that wasn't anything to judge by.

I was wrenched from my observing, when Octavian lunged forward, with a stab to my exposed chest. Surprised, I scrambled backwards and Octavian's sword barely missed my chest. Wary, I circled him again, before charging forward, while swinging my hammer overhead.

He dodged my powerful blow, before using my attack to my disadvantage. As I was recovering from my hammer swing, he darted forward and slashed my left arm. Now both of my arms had gashes on them. I growled at Octavian, which only caused him to smirk at my evident anger.

Instead of rushing in and taking the bait, as Octavian wanted me to, I waited patiently, until he made the mistake of lowering his sword an inch. I used this obvious sign of exhaustion to my advantage. I threw my hammer, which slammed into his gut, before I came forward and tackled him to the ground.

Now, if he was using a knife instead of a sword, I would have been in serious danger. But seeing as he was disoriented by the pain, I had surprised him. I punched him int eh stomach three times, before he shoved me off of him.

I crawled away from him and grabbed my hammer, before I rose to my feet; ready for the next stage of our grueling battle.

"So… At least you have some honor. Last time I met you, all you did was fire wave after wave of scorpion ballistae upon our city, while we were completely defenseless. Many lost their lives, because of your traitorous ways. Now, I don't really care about the lives lost, but it was my city, which means you owe me, for destroying it!" Octavian yelled.

"Look… We have been over this. Gaea attacked your city, not me!"

"It doesn't matter! Someone must pay for the damages! And I am not talking about money… I am talking about blood."

I grimaced, as the scarecrow of a kid sadistically grinned, before rushing forward, with his Imperial Golden sword raised. At the last second, he lowered his sword and stabbed towards my stomach, hoping to gut me. I intercepted his stab, before stepping underneath his guard. I slammed my hammer towards his stomach, but he somehow managed to dive to the side.

I turned to my foe, to see him rolling to his feet.

"Looks like you learned some new moves. Well, so have I!" Octavian cackled, before a blinding light shone from his outstretched palm. Closing my eyes, I stumbled around, as the harsh beam of radiance burned my retina.

Suddenly, I tripped, which caused me to lose my grip on my instrument of war, before gravity took over and I fell upon the burnt grass. A second later, I felt an enormous amount of pain in my stomach, as Octavian's foot dug its way into my stomach. Groaning, I opened my eyes, only to be smacked in the head. My head snapped to the side, from amount of force behind the blow.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. You should have known that I had inherited powers from my father! You fool! You looked like a helpless old man. Pathetic. I would have thought there would have been more fight in you. A lot more fight."

"At least I am not a coward, who tried to kill people by poisoning them. You are an honor less weasel, who only wins through trickery or speech." I retorted.

Octavian sputtered in rage, at my "not so amazing" comeback.

"You dare compare me to that… rodent? Do I look anything like those furry things?"

"Yes." I instantly answered, which only added to Octavian's look of rage..

"Why you-"

The whole time my eyes had been slowly adjusting back to the light, so when I insulted Octavian, I made my move. When I first opened my eyes, everything was the color of ink. So… black. But now, I could actually see.

I rose up from the ground and wrapped my dusty hands around his neck, before squeezing as hard as I could, hoping to choke Octavian to death. The little weasel positioned his legs against my stomach and pushed, which forced me to break my grip.

He fell onto his back, before he quickly scurried to his feet and obtained his sword. I swiveled my head from side to side, until I found my weapon. It lied between Octavian and I. Now… How to acquire it? Luckily, I still had my tool belt, so I could use something in there to help me distract the blond haired legacy of Apollo.

But first, I had to do something about that light. I grabbed my long sleeved shirt and ripped off an edge, before hastily tying it around my head. Hopefully, since the light burned my retina, if there is something blocking direct contact; Octavian's power will be useless.

Either way, it's worth a shot. I slowly walked towards Octavian, as he leisurely swung his sword side to side.

"My, my. You do look like a blind man with that over your head, Aren't you afraid you will run into a wall? Wait! Stop! There's a wall in front of you!" Octavian shouted, before laughing hysterically, like it was the most hilarious thing in the world.

Ohhhhh kayyyyyy. I think that guy had a LITTLE bit too much magic mushrooms. Taking advantage of Octavian's obvious mental state, I sprinted around him, only to be stopped by the blond haired boy himself.

"Did you actually think that I would let you walk right past me? I am the captain for a reason." Octavian stated, with an "Are you stupid" look on his face. That was a face I saw all the time. For some reason, that face was always looking at me.

Figuring I might as well try, I chucked a screwdriver I had found in my tool belt, towards Octavian's eye. I missed. It harmlessly hit him on the shoulder, but he looked down at it, stunned. Taking full advantage of his confusion, I darted forward and decked him in the face, right when he was asking, "What was that supposed to do?"

He fell to the ground, with an audible thud. Deciding not to press my luck, I darted past him and retrieved my hammer, where it lay on the ground. I smiled; when felt the familiar weight in my hand. I had done many things with this hammer. This hammer had taken countless lives, monster and demigod. It was my companion, in all of my seemingly impossible battles. It was reassuring to have it once again. Its name was, Istalri.

Once Octavian pulled himself off of the ground, he paled drastically, as he saw a hammer with orange fire runes along its head, right in front of his face. Let's just say, that he wouldn't enjoy this next part. I used my hammer like a golf club, hoping to end Octavian then and there, but it didn't work out like that.

When I swung my hammer, Octavian leaned to the side, before he yanked my hammer from my grip, before slamming me in the stomach with my own weapon. I fell to the ground, groaning, as Octavian turned to me, with a crazed look upon his grinning face.

"Don't you ever stop grinning? It gets annoying. Fast." I stated, before uttering, "Istalri, initiate defense mechanisms." The reaction was instantaneous, as Octavian let out a deafening howl, before dropping my now scorching hot hammer.

Octavian clutched his hand, as he screamed in pain, before falling onto the floor and convulsing, like he was having a seizure. Moaning in pain, I hobbled over to where my hammer was and picked up the extremely hot war instrument. Thanks for the immunity to burning dad!

I hobbled over to Octavian's prone form and gave him a harsh kick to the ribs, which instantly made him cringe. I hoisted him up, before slamming my hammer into his stomach, which made him double over in pain.

I released him, before stalking over to his head and lifting my hammer into the air. One side of the crowd around us cheered and the other booed, as each side of the armies cheered for their representatives.

"Sweet dreams, Octavian. I pray that you have fun on your vacation to hell." I stated, before preparing to pound my hammer into his skull. But suddenly Octavian's voice echoed from below me, causing me to lower my hammer.

"If you do this Valdez, you will become the very beasts you sought to destroy." Octavian warned.

I hardened my features, before raising my hammer once more above my head, ready to take the former augurs life. But I found that I couldn't. It wasn't my place. I wasn't the judge of who got to live and who died. If I killed him, I would lose a vital thing, my humanity. I would become the very thing I sought to destroy, just as he said. I couldn't do that; I wouldn't do that. I lowered my hammer and hobbled over to Chiron, who raised his eyebrows, realizing what I was doing.

"I can't kill him." I stated, which caused Octavian to sigh in relief. "But you can. I am not the judge here. This is your choice Chiron. It's your camp and you have thousands of years of experience, of making difficult decisions."

Chiron's eyes sparkled at my wisdom, before he stated, "Since we were not able to kill him before, we must execute him now. He attempted to kill innocent people. However, you have to end his life yourself, as to honor your agreement, with Lady Styx."

I nodded my head, before I stumbled back over to the fallen form of Octavian.

"You can't do it Valdez. You can't take my life. You're not man enough! However, if you release me I will tell you information about the commanders. Besides, we both know you don't have the guts to kill me, so why embarrass yourself trying?"

"That's where you are wrong, Octavian. I do whatever must be done, in order to keep my family safe." I stated, before closing my eyes and bringing my hammer down upon Octavian's head. Swoooosh! The hammer smashed into the dirt. I stood staring at the ground in shock, before I wildly whipped my head around, looking for the lost legacy of Apollo.

I found him. He was a couple yards away, staring straight at me.

"Well played, Valdez. I didn't think you had the guts. You are well on your way of becoming a monster already. Now, since I am a nice guy, I am going to tell you something about the commanders. Just to be nice. One of their names is Robert." Octavian stated, with a look of mirth upon his face, as he beheld my expression.

"Ta, ta!" Octavian shouted, before he melted away into the crowd. I stood there in shock for a second, before I quickly pursued him, only to see him standing next to the Big House. He stepped backwards into the shadows, before they rose up and devoured his body. Bewildered, I dashed to the spot where he had disintegrated and saw nothing. He vanished. The only person I know who could do that was Nico.

So how did Octavian, a legacy of Apollo, shadow-travel? That was the million dollar question, which needed answering. I raced back to the field and saw war break out between the two armies, as the members of The Abyss retreated out of our valley. It was a sight worth seeing.

After we reclaimed the Big House, Chiron instantly called a Senior Councilors Meeting. It was supposed to take place in Chiron's office, but I did not want to be there when he found out about what happened to his stuff.

When I arrived, Chiron looked calm, but I could tell that he was still upset about what happened. Hey, at least someone didn't lie in your bed pal! Wait does Chiron have a bed? Well, he is half horse so… wait… do horses sleep on the ground or standing up? There must have been someone who wanted to know this beside me. I was taken from my ADHD mind, when Chiron cleared his throat, before motioning to me.

"I didn't kill Octavian. He escaped using shadow-travel." Instantly all of the demigods started screaming and asking questions, so Chiron slammed his hoof on the wooden floor, which caused the supposed senior demigods to shut up.

"I don't know how, but I do know, that someone has to warn Camp Jupiter. Have you tried contacting them Chiron?" I asked.

Chiron nodded his head, before saying, "I have, but something seems to be blocking my signal in that particular State."

"I propose that Jason, Piper and I warn the demigods of the impending invasion, as we have the experience to survive on our own. We will take the Argo Two, as it is the fastest way of transportation that we possess, besides, we might very well need it, when we are fighting against the invasion of monster down in Camp Jupiter. What do you say Chiron?"

Chiron's face developed a thoughtful look, before he nodded his head.

"Travel fast my friends, for we don't know how long they have. And while you are going in that direction, try to help the questers on their journey. I am sure they will help you, if asked. Now, you may pack your things and leave." Chiron stated.

Once I deciphered his words, Jason, Piper and I left the room to go pack. After prepping the Argo Two for our journey, we were off. Hopefully, I would be able to find the questers, as they continued their journey west. We were on another quest, but this time, we had another deadline, which could mean many lives, if we didn't reach Camp Jupiter in time. The good thing was, I get to go to California again! Woo Hoo!

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