Notes: So... if any of you are wondering how the Elites uniform looked like, just imagine SHINRA soldiers uniform (FF-VII), brownish. Simple. As for the Voids, it's pretty much the same except that theirs are customized, personalized and black. Clothings and armors but not the heavy kind of armor :) Also, I'm changing something about the Voids helmet/mask. From now on, they don their helmet/mask the way the Visard does in Bleach :) Pretty cool eh?
Enjoy!
Camp Half Blood, Amphitheater;
Upon their arrivals, the Elites were brought to the amphitheater where they could set up their base.
"I hope this is fine." Chiron asked
"This will do. Thank you very much- "
"You can call me Chiron." Chiron smiled
"Thank you, Chiron. My name is Rudy... Captain of the Elites." Rudy introduced himself as he saluted. He may have introduced himself in front of everyone, but now that the crowd was gone, he felt that he and Chiron were really meeting for the first time.
Chiron bowed politely and walk away.
"Alright people! Let's move it! The Voids will be here soon and I want everything set up nice and quick. Time to meet is…" Rudy checked his watch. "One hour. Meet then or face the consequences!" Rudy ordered.
"Sir!" Everyone shouted and saluted.
All the soldier started moving, working on tents and other things so that they could finish on time. Nobody wanted to face the consequences of not working fast enough. They all worked together in sync, and never let anything distract them.
"Wow. You have great leadership skills!" A voice said.
Rudy turned around and saw a group of people coming into the amphitheater.
"My name is Annabeth." Annabeth extended her hand toward Rudy, trying to be kind to the Captain.
"Rudy. Captain Rudy." Rudy accepted the handshake offer.
"Hah! You must be part of the stupid elite group... What was it called?" Eric sneered at the Captain, showing off just how lowly he thought of him and the Voids.
Rudy frowned at Eric. "I'm flattered, but no. None of us here are anywhere near the Voids' league." Rudy said, emphasizing on the 'us'.
"Oh really? That just means that I could crush any of you." Eric claimed. Thalia and Nico rolled their eyes.
"Careful kid... you're too close to the fire..." Rudy warned as he turned to walk away.
"I am a son of Poseidon! Fire won't hurt me!" Eric rebuked.
Rudy stopped. "You can never be to sure..."
Eric walk nearer to Rudy and place his hand on Rudy shoulder. "Listen you worthless piece of trash. You come into my camp, you have to show me respect." He whispered to Rudy, warning him of what happens when you disrespect him on his home turf.
Rudy, annoyed at Eric's obnoxious attitude, decided to ignore him. Rudy tried to walk away but Eric grip tightened on his shoulder.
"It's best if you let me go..." Rudy asked nicely.
"Or else what?" Eric said
Without hesitation, as soon as Eric finished his sentence, Rudy turned around swiftly and grabbed Eric by the wrist. Rudy then pulled Eric's hand to the opposite side and hooked his other hand on Eric's shoulder. Taking a small step towards Eric, Rudy continued pulling as Eric's whole body followed the motion. Rudy held his hand in the same position and brought Eric's arm parallel to the ground as Eric slammed down. The counselors were shocked, though some were awed at the great strength Rudy had.
"You want respect, you have to earn it." Rudy hissed.
Some of the counselors then realized what exactly happened and brought out their weapon. Some of the soldiers saw the scene and joined in too with their weapons. Other campers also started joining in. It was beginning to look like a fight was starting.
Out of nowhere. Rudy felt a chill. The sky turned grey and mist started crawling from behind the elite soldiers. Five figure walked and stood behind Rudy back. The mist cleared away, exposing the five Voids with their terrifyingly glorious auras.
"What did I said about not causing trouble, Captain?" Luna reminded Rudy.
Everyone's eyes were on the Voids. They stood there looking like nobility as everyone else admired their awe-inspiring and intimidating aura. Some of the campers even dropped their weapons. The soldiers however, kept their weapons and quickly went to attention, fearing the consequences of their actions. Rudy himself released Eric and stood up and faced the Voids with his head down.
"Apology, ma'am!" "Finish up everything here! After you're done, two hours of running, no breaks... Move!" Luna lashed out her orders.
The soldiers began moving about more quickly than when Rudy gave out his order. The Voids made their way to the group of campers.
"See me after the meeting, Captain..." Ulixes voice was deep and cold.
Rudy trembled a little. "Sir!" Rudy saluted and joined the rest of the soldiers.
Elysia walked up to the counselors. "I'm truly sorry for the trouble that Rudy and the soldiers have caused."
"It's okay. It's not his fault and I kind of enjoyed it." Thalia grinned. Nico rolled his eyes.
"You guys must be the Voids?" Annabeth asked.
Ulixes was silent.
"We are... You must be Annabeth?" Elysia asked.
Annabeth, a little dumbfounded on how they know her name said, "Yes I am..."
"I'm Kyros!" Kyros burst out, raising his hand up to hers'. Anyone could tell that even he was letting his excitement get the better of him.
"You must be weak, being so little..." Eric said as he looked down on Kyros.
Kyros assumed the position he usually did when he wanted to materialized his weapon. Aeolus jumped in between the two, knocking into Eric in an attempt to avoid having a fight.
"Kyros, buddy. No trouble." Aeolus said to Kyros.
"The hell..." Eric sentence was cut upon looking at Aeolus who towered over him. Not to mentioned the intimidating aura too.
"The meeting..." Ulixes said
"Right! The meeting is this way. Follow me." Annabeth said.
The campers dispersed and Annabeth led the Voids towards the Big House. "Can't you just shut your arrogant mouth for ten seconds, Eric?!" Thalia hissed.
"Ignore him, Thalia. You can't tame this fish." Nico said.
Nico, Thalia and Grover followed behind the Voids as did the other counselors. Even Eric swallowed his pride long enough to follow the Voids.
Camp Half Blood, The Big House;
At the meeting place was more spacious than it originally does. Inside the room, the gods and the Voids were having a face off with the exceptions of the Voids, since they were donning their masks. It was a silent battle of auras. The gods with their divine and holy auras against the Voids' dark and menacing auras. The counsellors stood at the side, intimidated by both parties. Their heads turned left and right as if they were watching a tennis match as the Gods and the Voids exchanged words.
"You must be the Voids. Khaos spoke highly of you." Zeus said.
"So what if we are?" Ulixes answered. Kyros snickered.
"Not now buddy..." Aeolus whispered to Kyros.
"Acting all high and mighty, aren't you?" Zeus bellowed as the sky rumbled with thunder.
"What did you say?" Ulixes was getting annoyed.
Ulixes took a step forward but stop when someone raised a sword to his neck. Ulixes threw a hard stare at the person with the sword.
"Don't bother taking another step!" Eric pointed his sword at Ulixes.
"Eric... right?" Ulixes asked with a voice so cold.
In a split second, Ulixes moved under the sword and stood behind Eric with Mesanychta held horizontally at Eric's neck. Ulixes stood behind Eric as he faced Zeus.
"What are you doing? Release him!" Annabeth demanded.
"Saving your useless boyfriend, Annabeth?" Ulixes said still glaring at Zeus.
"He's not my boyfriend... He was never my boyfriend." Annabeth said emphasizing on the word "never".
That word caught Ulixes attention. He shifted out Mesanychta and walked towards Annabeth. Annabeth backed away till she couldn't move. Ulixes was approaching but Annabeth couldn't do anything. As Ulixes stood in front of Annabeth, he raised his left hand and touched Annabeth's right temple with his fingers. Flashes of her memories immediately flushed into his mind, showing him what really happened between the two people he hated the most.
Eric was at the beach kissing some other girl.
"Eric?" A teary eyed Annabeth called out.
"Don't give me that look, Annie... you know I only wanted you because you belonged to Percy. My goal in life now is to have anything and everything of his that I can, only to show him who's the best son of Poseidon," Eric scoffed.
"Jerk!" Annabeth shouted as she ran away, crying her eyes out as she realized her grave mistake.
Annabeth was in a hospital, her father was in a coma after an accident on the road.
"Dad.." Annabeth sobbed. "Please don't leave me too..." Annabeth rested her head on her father chest as she cried out.
Annabeth knelt in front of Percy's tombstone, both hands clutching the patch of grass. The weather was gloom and raining.
"Percy... where are you? I need you... Why..." Annabeth cried.
Ulixes let go of Annabeth. "What did you do?" Annabeth asked, confused.
From a corner, a vortex appeared as Khaos stepped out. All the voids immediately turned around and bowed down to her. "Let's begin the meeting, shall we?" Khaos voice echoed.
After hours of planning strategies which were mostly discussed between Athena, Luna, and Annabeth, Khaos made a reminder.
"The match will be held tomorrow at the arena. Be ready Voids." Ares, Clarisse and Eric were anticipating the match. "That is all!" Khaos said as she disappeared into a vortex.
Ulixes walk to the door but stop when Eric confront him.
"How about you choose me? We'll fight it out." Eric demanded.
"You're not worth it... And we have already chosen our opponents." Ulixes said as he slightly turned his head towards the gods before starting to walk again.
As Ulixes open the door, he stopped again. "This goes out to the Voids..." Ulixes voice were colder than before. "Nobody, and I mean nobody is to bother me or try to find out what just happened. Go back and get everything else ready. I expect no mistake and will show no mercy if anyone disobeys... Is that clear?" Ulixes said loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.
"Sir..." the Voids was trembling a little.
"I said... is that clear?" Ulixes emphasized on his sentence.
"Yes, Sir!" The Voids stood straight and salute. Even though they have been calling each other by name, they knew that now is not the time to piss off Ulixes.
Ulixes continued walking. When he was a little further away, The Voids relaxed.
"That was not good..." Elysia said to the rest.
"I was scared for a moment!" Kyros remarked. Aeolus patted on Kyros shoulder and sighed.
"Let's all just return to our base." Luna suggested. The rest of them nodded and left. Elysia was the last one. As she walks to the door, she knocked into Nico who was leaving at the same time.
"Ah, sorry, Nico..." Elysia said.
"It's fine... How do you know my name." Nico asked.
Elysia was stammering for words.. "Ah..."
"We know everyone's name in this camp... or at most those who are directly involved with the meeting and all." Aeolus was standing behind Elysia.
"I see. No need for introduction then." Nico fidgeted, waiting for them to move first.
"Come one Ely..." Aeolus pulled away Elysia who keep looking back at Nico.
"Nico..." Elysia whispered.
"Not now, Ely..." Aeolus said.
Camp Half Blood, Amphitheater;
Inside the main tent, Ulixes was throwing one of his extremely rare tantrums. The rest of the Voids could only watched in silence. He usually kept his composure no matter what the situation was. But, this was different. Soon enough, Khaos walked in.
"What's with this madness, Ulixes?" Khaos asked, her voice was stern.
Ulixes just stood there breathing heavily.
"Ulix-"
"We shouldn't have come back. It's their war! We have nothing to do with them and their problems!" Ulixes shouted, anger evident in his voice.
Khaos stood silently, here eyes a little wider. "The rest of you. Out." Khaos demanded.
The rest of the Voids walked out obediently.
"This is not our war, Khaos." Ulixes turned, facing Khaos and dropping all the formalities.
Khaos went nearer to Ulixes and looked up. "Need I remind you of what we're supposed to do?"
Ulixes wanted to say something but Khaos cut in, "We get involve because we need to. To protect the justice that we hold dear. It's not our war, Ulixes, but you have sworn to protect that justice no matter what, where, when and how." Khaos reminded Ulixes.
Ulixes was still mad but he felt strange talking 'business' with a twelve year old girl. Ulixes sighed.
"Why are you twelve anyway?" Ulixes felt it was needed to ask.
Khaos shrugged and turned to walked away. Before leaving, she stopped herself. "Remember what I said, Ulixes."
"Yes..." Ulixes said. Ulixes too went out.
Rudy came running towards Ulixes. Rudy was in his physical attire. The punishment was complete.
"Follow me, Captain." Ulixes said as he walked towards the arena.
Camp Half-Blood, Arena;
"You should know your punishment is not over, Captain." Ulixes said.
"Yes, sir." Rudy looked down, taking interest in the arena ground.
"My instructions were simple. Finish the preparations and no trouble. What's the first thing I find you doing? Making trouble." Ulixes remarked.
Rudy didn't say anything.
"Eric... wasn't it?" Ulixes asked.
"Yes, sir."
Ulixes saw the counselors walking towards the arena. He turned back to Rudy.
"I have a proposition... or punishment if you think it is." Ulixes said.
"Sir?" Rudy wasn't sure what Ulixes was up to.