Annabeth pov:
Zain had a psychotic grin as he rushed the Ares campers. The first camper he came to had a spear and thrusted it at Zain-who dove under it matrix style.
The second Ares camper came at him with a sword and swung it in a downward arc. Zain lifted a drumstick and parried the blow before throwing the other drumstick at the third Ares camper who came from the left.
The drumstick flew like a throwing knife and impaled itself into the third camper's stomach making him drop his mace and clutch his gut, his stomach bleeding furiously.
Zain stood up only to have the spear from the first Ares camper thrusted into him from behind.
'He's dead.' I thought to myself before he grabbed the front of the spear and pulled it all the way through, all the while having the strangest look on his face. He then turned to face the first Ares camper who was wide eyed in shock.
"H-how?!" He stuttered before Zain hit his temple with the blunt end of the spear successfully knocking him out.
I saw no hole from where the spear entered his body, nor was there a stab wound from his fight with Kristina when he turned back around to fight the next camper.
Zain parried a sword slash with the spear and then he threw it at the fourth Ares camper-who had stood still watching the fight until now- who was aiming with a bow. The spear flew through the air and missed the Ares camper by a hair string, but hit his bow string slicing it rendering his bow useless.
The third camper recovered enough to charge Zain when his back was turned. Zain was battling the second camper when the second camper thrusted his sword at Zain's chest. Zain dodged the thrust but the third camper was coming in to fast and got impaled in the chest by the sword.
The second camper was still in shock, before Zain struck him in the jaw knocking him out. Only Zain and the fourth camper were left. Zain crouched down and slapped the floor, hard.
There was silence then the ground had a minor tremor and a hand shot out of the ground and started crawling out. While everyone was distracted the fourth camper ran forward and swung his sword down.
Zain jumped back but he was not fast enough for the blade made contact with his right hand and ripped his glove. Zains skin started to change from blue to pale. He reached up to a bunch of fabric around his neck and pulled a gold pin out which made the fabric fall down and around him like a cloak. He then pulled a hood up and covered his head. The fourth tried to attack but was thrown back by some person dressed up as a zombie.
"Dude, you need to seriously chill." The figure said.
Kristina got up from the floor with her spazzing session over. She walked forward toward Zain before she fell. The zombie dude caught her before she would have hit the ground.
"Woah there beautiful." He said.
Her eyes went wide, she was speechless.
"J-J-John...?" She seemed to say.
"The one and only." John said.
"But your dead how...?" Kristina said.
John turned his head toward Zain who just finished the last Ares camper, by decking him on the face.
"Umm... Ok. Kristina, why is Zain having to fight in the arena?" John asked.
"He-he killed you and took you away from me." Kristina said.
"Zain says your a stupid girl. He says that he saved me from hours of torture as my body would have shut down on me... Well he is right about my body although this one is ten times worse..." John said.
Just then Nico appeared behind John- I assume it was by shadow travelling.
"Wait, you can hear Zain? As in he's talking?" Nico asked. John stood Kristina up before turning to Nico.
"It's more like a telepathic thing. I can hear his thoughts that he directs to me." John said.
Zain went to the third camper who was dying. Zain grabbed his hand and slowly pulled his spirit out of his body. He then nodded his head and the campers spirit disappeared.
"Close enough. Zain, what happened to him? Where is Percy Jackson!" Nico said.
Zain turned around and looked at Nico while not saying a word, you could almost feel a glare coming from his direction but Zain's face was emotionless.
"Why should I tell you anything? I told you once that he died but you still don't want to listen. Once you understand you will see that I told you the truth." John said for Zain.
Zain then walked over to Kristina.
"As part of our deal your... WHAT?! Kristina you couldn't have..." John said. He was then nudged by Zain.
"Your soul belongs to the underworld. Unless you say that you owe me one and I'll call it a draw so we neither lose nor win. your choice." John said. " Kristina please just..." John started to say before Zain put a hand on his shoulder and a hole appeared underneath him and he fell into the earth which then covered him once he was six feet down.
Zain stood and waited.
"Fine, I owe you." Kristina said. Zain held out his hand and Kristina took it shaking it. Zain pulled out his blue book and wrote something then handed it to her.
"You can't be serious." Kristina said. Nico walked over and read the note. His face went to shock.
"Why? I mean that's pretty good but why?" Nico asked. Zain pointed at Chad. He then walked out of the arena. Everyone started to leave when Zain was gone. I hopped down from the stands and into the arena.
I walked over to where Nico was when something shiny caught my eye. I picked it up and saw that it was a ring. I put the ring on and saw that my skin became a deep blue.
"Oh my gods! Annabeth you're blue!" Nico said.
"I think that Zain was wearing this ring. That's why he was blue." I said.
Nico looked at me like I was crazy.
"What are you talking about?" Nico asked.
I sighed.
"Do you remember the color of Zain's skin?" I asked.
"Yah it was a deep blue." Nico said.
I took off the ring and handed it to him.
"This ring changes your skin color... And maybe other stuff too." I said while thinking back to both of the times Zain was stabbed and no damage was seen.
Just then the conch sounded for dinner. We left the arena and headed for the dinning hall. After dinner we had the usual camp fire, except that Kristina stood up in front of the entire camp, cleared her throat, and made an announcement.
"As you know I owe Zain for the draw... So I Kristina, daughter of Ares, give up my sword to... Clarisse, daughter of Ares and cabin leader, I swear on the Styx to accept her as leader of my cabin and to not go against her. I will do as she commands as long as it is reasonable." Kristina said.
Clarisse stood up. "As long as you don't try to take my leadership from me again, and you listen to me from now on, you may keep your sword and do as you please." Clarisse said.
A hour later everyone turned in for the night.
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Poseidon pov:
I was alone in the Olympian throne room on Olympus. We had just finished another meeting which had all of us except Artemis, for she was critically wounded as Apollo said. There was the normal yelling, accusations, and verbal fights happening as usual.
I didn't get into it for I was still depressed about my son Percy. He has been missing for a while and it upsets me to lose any of my children. Most of them are Cyclops' and if they die they will just reform and come back. Not many of them have gone evil but they all receive gifts from me every once in a while.
My demigod children are Percy, Chad, and Kacie. I love each of my children but I can't do anything for them when they are in trouble. I couldn't comfort Percy when his mom and step father died, nor could i help Chad when monsters started attacking him when he was three. They killed his mother and made him bounce from foster home to foster home. He is somewhat of a prick, but you can't blame someone who's been to twenty different foster homes and doesn't know how to act around others. Then there is Kacie who I can't currently help as she is being abused by her stepfather. Kacie is five and is in the need of help but I can't do anything thanks to the stupid laws.
I was still sitting thinking about my three children and each of there situations.
'If anyone would know where Percy is it would be Chaos of all people. I mean he/she did create ever... CHAOS!' I thought to myself.
I made a rainbow out of mist and threw ten gold drachmas in.
"Iris really long distance Chaos." I said.
There was a pause then the rainbow went all black.
"I've been waiting Poseidon." Chaos said.
"Chaos it's good to hear you." I said hoping the creator wasn't pissed.
"Don't beat around the bush Poseidon. Ask your question. I have paper work to get back to." Chaos said. I paused as I tried to figure out why chaos had paper work. I mean if your the creator of the universe why would you have paper work? Why have any work much less a white collar type of work? It seemed really strange To me.
"Chaos do you by chance have my son Percy in your army? Or do you know where he is?" I asked humbly.
There was a pause from chaos.
"No he is not. We were going to pick him up but a god and two goddesses got to him first. He then left Olympus, and we lost him after that." Chaos said.
I sat there shocked.
"Hmm... I believe that is centered around your son... Start a conversation with Apollo and say: ^he seems unreachable.^ That should give you a way to find Percy." Chaos said. Then he said goodbye and a snapping sound was heard before the IM was closed.
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Authors note: hey! Told you guys it was a temporary pause. Had to write the next chap for the new age. I am also happy with all the reviews I get back thank you very much.
Also thinking on writing another Percy Jackson book. Thinking doing a chaos one. Now don't start groaning yet for nothing is set in stone! If you think I should or if you think I should write a different one let me know in a review or pm.
Also major and minor foreshadowing in this chapter. Can you find both?
To Lexie Cole who said:
wow! your story was really good! i really hope that you continue writing it... i also have a suggestion if you would take it.. please make Annabeth so angry with Chad that she does something original and really horrible to him.. anyway hope that you continue writing and don't let anything else stop!
Thank you for the suggestion and I'll see if it will wok in the story. Also you are one of the few that suggest stuff to me. I know that this is entertaining, but suggestions help. Now no guarantee that it will happen but I can try.
Time for all characters are now the same. It took 2 chapters but they now have the same time. Which right now is night. What will happen next?