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Chapter 25

The Titan War Part One

Camp Half blood

Clarisse panted and leant against the tree, resting her tired sword arm. Her muscles were numb from exertion, and she was covered in minor wounds and blood.

She took a deep breath and yelled, "Regroup!"

Immediately a score of half bloods disengaged and gathered around her. They were all like her, bloody and tired.

"We can't hold out for much longer."

"Yeah I know. But we have to hold this pass no matter what. Beyond us are the camp boundaries."

"If we continue to fight, we'll be anihilat-" the boy protested, but Clarisse shut him up with a wave of her hand.

"I KNOW you idiot. But I'm not going down retreating like a coward. If Leonidas could do it, so can I."

The small task force assembled look at her with a mixture of admiration and awe. She ignored them, but tightened her grip on her sword and readied herself for the next assault. Her spear was long ago destroyed by a rampaging hellhound.

"I'll stand my ground even if I'm the only one staying."

"And we'll stand with you, Polemarch." (That's General in Greek.)

As the defenders looked up, the first of the enemy appeared, hurtling down at them from the above ridge. An enormous half bull half man wielding a wickedly sharp scimitar flanked by two half bloods charged. Together, they locked shields and readied their weapons. They were here to do what there were supposed to do, fight the enemy, kill the enemy, bleed, and die.

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Somewhere near Puerto Rico Trench

His life flashed before his eyes. It was all gold flashes. Weird. His life hadn't been that dazzling. Percy rubbed his eyes. He was breathing underwater again. He felt the currents in the water again. He quickly conjured a bubble of oxygen around Thalia's head. Thalia turned and looked at him in confusion. "What's happening?"

Then they realized the battle that was being played out in front of him. Enormous Cyclops wielding two handed swords fought with serpentine monsters, and Dracaena sparred with Merman. They were wearing bronze armor that shone brightly underwater, its reflective index multiplying the flashes of gold. All the warriors wore tunics emblematized with a single three tipped spear, a Trident. Poseidon's army was here.

Percy spun around, and he beheld the famed underwater armada of Poseidon. Legions of Merman carried scintillating blades of iridescent bronze, and strange contraptions were strapped to slower, lumbering sea beasts that resembled turtles. Beautiful sea nymphs in floating tunics sang their enchanting songs, boosting the warrior's morale and confusing the enemy.

The sea monsters of Aigaitos flinched at the sight of this impressive army. The serpentine beasts were being cut down in scores, and every shaft fired into the fray found took its toll on the sea beasts of the Titan lord.

Aigaitos looked relaxed amid the crisis of, even triumphant."Something's not right…" Percy thought.

Just as the triangular wedge of Poseidon's army vanguard broke through the ranks of the sea monsters guarding Aigaitos, he got up and his javelin cackled with green energy, striking a Cyclops dead. Laughing insanely, he raised both arms and out from the depths of the Puerto Rico trench emerged masses of monsters, their numbers far surpassing that of the Olympian host. These new additions to the fray tilted the balance of the scale in favor of the Titans. The Olympian army reared in shock and disbelief, as they were battered away by the weight of sheer numbers of the enemy. Here and there warriors were falling, and the deep blue depths of the sea were colored red by the blood of the fallen. Schools of sharks gathered at the edge of the battle, ready to feed on the fallen.

Thalia tugged Percy on the shoulder. "We must fight!" she mouthed to him.

"How are you supposed to fight underwater?" Percy mouthed back.

Thalia glared at him through the bubble of air, looking extremely ridiculous. "Watch me, seaweed brain." She mouthed back.

Her hunter's bow appeared in her hands, and she began firing bronze shafts at the monsters. A dozen Scythian dracaena noticed the two half bloods drifting just above the battle, and swam up to them, lances ready.( I can't help but picture Naga siren when I think of Scythian Dracaena.)

Percy gripped Riptide and readied himself. Then he remembered his rejuvenated powers. Just as the dracaena moved in for the kill, an invisible current punched through their ranks, scattering them and shattering their weapons. Percy swam among them, cutting down the now unarmed sea monsters. They disappeared into foam as Riptide sliced through them, their screams echoing in his mind. Percy grinned at Thalia, who gave him a thumbs up. Something suddenly caught his attention. The enormous Sea beast that swallowed Annabeth had left its masters side and was now quietly slithering away from the battle, into the murky depths. Hot rage filled his heart as he recalled Annabeth's death. Biting his lip, he swam after it.

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A loud wail ran through the line of sea monstrosities. The Titan host flinched and some even started retreating or cowered behind sea debris. Riding a magnificent sea chariot pulled by two sea dragons was Poseidon himself. He wielded an enormous Trident that flickered with sea green flames, and was flanked by his Royal guard. The Olympian army let out a cheer, and pressed the attack. Aigaitos grinned maniacally at the sight of his bitter rival.

"Come out of hiding, boy?" he sneered.

He disengaged and headed straight for the Sea God, striking his guard dead with a flourish of his Javelin and swinging it at his foe. The immortal battle began.

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Elsewhere, Percy stalked the monster into the deeps of the trench. The temperature of the water fell drastically, and he could feel the pressure of the water on his ears.

Suddenly, the monster reared and did a 180, coming straight for Percy. Percy let his rage build around him, forming a swirling current that cocooned him. The colossal beast slammed against the barrier, stabbing its horned head viciously at Percy.

Percy closed his fist, and made a grabbing motion. The sea around the monster contracted, squeezing the life out of the sea serpent. The monster ignored it, and continued battling at the shield. Soon it would give way.

The sea monster stopped attacking abruptly. It began to glow, and Percy instinctively averted his eyes. In a flash, it had disappeared, and in its place was a monstrosity, the thousand handed monster, the titan Briareos

"Didn't realize who I was, pup?" he hissed, his fork tongue vibrating.

"Where's Annabeth?" Percy yelled.

"Oh, right here, in my gullet….heh"

"No…!" Percy suddenly felt a great wrench in his heart. She was gone… Victory would be pointless without her…

Seeing his adversary weaken, Briareos attacked Percy, one of his clawed hands swiping through the water and missing Percy by an inch.

"I'll avenge you, Annabeth. I'll slay this beast…" thought Percy coldly. He suddenly felt a power within him surge, one that he didn't realize had existed.

Percy began to glow a bright sea-green. "Didn't know you had it in you, boy…" Briareos sneered.

He raised Riptide, which had grown in length, its ancient power awakened once again. Its handle narrowed, and green vines grew around the smooth blade, solidifying.

Then, they both charged at each other.

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