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Chapter 10
I woke up in an unfamiliar place, until I realized I was in one of the tents Artemis had let me sleep in. I crawled out the door to see Hannah, Amanda, and Sydney sitting on a stool outside holding some breakfast and casually chatting to the hunters.
Walking over to them I asked them, "Can you be ready to leave soon," and they complained.
Some of the hunters overheard and asked "where we were going?" But before they could say anything I walked over to Lady Artemis.
Artemis looked like she was concentrating on her thoughts, but I interrupted her, "Lady Artemis I thank you for your kind services, and we are sorry to have intruded on you and your hunters. I would like to inform you that we will be leaving after breakfast." I started exiting the tent, until Artemis called out to me.
"Annabeth, Thalia told me you wanted to talk to me before you left on your quest. What did you want to talk to me about, and don't rush away from me so soon. Sit down, and tell me what you wanted to tell me when you asked Thalia." I walked back towards the tent, and sat down next to Lady Artemis.
"I wanted to become a member of the hunters, for a while I despised men, when actually I was mad at Percy. He didn't talk to me after the cave, I thought he was ignoring me. Last night I had a dream, and realized that he didn't do anything. I know I couldn't live as a hunter, I would become too lonely. My life would break without Percy, he is the only one I can rely on at some times, and even though he didn't admit feelings for me that should not destroy our friendship." I said out of breathe, but not caring that what I just told Lady Artemis was a bunch of confusing nonsense.
"Annabeth you are right, and I'm glad you understand that everything is for a purpose." I was shocked at what Artemis said, but gathered the girls up and walked back towards the train track. Quickly I got them to run over the track, and we walked along the edge of the other side until we saw a town. I walked over to it, and whilst motioning to the girls ran into someone. Turning around I apologized, but was so surprised when they turned around. There was no one there.
Looking for a taxi rental place I gave them our destination, and we hopped in. The car ride was getting boring, there had been no monster activity since the day before, and my instincts were telling me something was wrong. I looked out the wing mirror in the shotgun side, and saw a hellhound chasing the car. GREAT! I thought. We had to be attacked by monsters right now.
Rachel's POV
I was growing weaker, my mind was driving me insane. Green smoke was coming from me like during a prophecy, but I couldn't say anything. A white presence burned my eyes, but I couldn't move to shield myself from it. I was paralyzed right before I blacked out I yelled to all that could hear me, "Sorry Percy!" My mind went dead.
I stood in front of the judges of the underworld, they were talking and I looked around to see whose fate they were discussing. At loss for words I realized it was mine. I shouted at the judges yelling I did not deserve death. I ran up to the podium to start hitting them, but I couldn't my arm passed through them, I looked around the room then I saw myself, I was battered and bruised. My hair was tangled in so many knots and my eyes held so much pain.
I couldn't do anything before I collapsed like a mad man pleading. I opened my eyes and saw someone else where I had just been. It called to me like a mother does to her child, it was glowing so powerful I touched, I knew I shouldn't have. I was lifted of a heavy weight. One I had been carrying far too long, I saw myself growing up alone a crazy cat lady who could not talk but instead spewed green smoke. I saw myself losing my mind. Another force cried out to me, and I listened like I should have all those years ago. I was alone and had no one to care for me. That was all I remembered before taking it. Holding the darkness to my head and letting it take over my brain. What I didn't realize was it wasn't power, it wasn't a cure, and it was death. It now lived in my mind.
All those months ago when I made my decision I was happy, and free. I had to listen to my mind and everyone would be in pain and I would be happy. The mist between the darkness and my mind was lifting. I had made history I Rachel Elizabeth Dare was the only one who could see between the 3 worlds. The mortal, the mist, and the dark. I walked to the wall, and lent against it urging the power to come back to me. The spirit of Delphi had left, but it didn't matter. The spirit of light was leaving me, I lay down in my bed. I had come like I was told, my mind would go black, hope would leave me, and its brother would settle down instead. I remembered taking the box it was all so easy. I had been told to wait until the power settled down before letting go of hope. The solstice in a few days would work better, no one would realize it was gone until it was too late. I Rachel Elizabeth Dare, former oracle of Delphi, the true veil between 3 world, and Pandora's box which had taken hold inside me. I held everything but what I needed most, the power of all of the demi-gods. Somehow I needed Hera to become my patron, or I could just take her myself.