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Chapter 21 – Soul for a Soul

-Bella POV-

The Newborns were coming. We were defiantly in for it now. I prepared my big shield, taking a wall of water and layering it in front of the group of people, on our side.

"Bella! Power up!" Thalia yelled, and I nodded, a stiff nod. I kept on adding the water, taking some from the sewers, other people's houses, and from random puddles on the ground. I smiled, enjoying the feeling of power surging through me.

"Percy! I need water now!" Thalia yelled, shooting lighting at the Newborns who were advancing to us really, really quick. He shot water, little knives of water going right through them, and making them collapse. Thalia quickly showered lighting over the bodies, making sure that they don't regenerate like vampires do.

Sometimes I wonder what makes the gods so stupid? Why aren't they here right now? Oh yeah. The gods are off trying to fight off Typhon, who had been released by who knows what, and is creating havoc across the nation as it did last time.

Percy was the offense for half of the time, while I would be defense. It was like this because we were the only two halfbloods that could generate the same amount of power, in the same type of region. I had better defensive skills, so it made sense I would be the defensive player. Percy and I are pretty same in the offensive way, but if it comes down to it… when he's mad he makes more damage than I could ever do.

"Bella! Strengthen up!" Annabeth yelled, aiming and shooting a bow and arrow at one of the monsters, turning it to dust. The monsters were attacking us from all over and the newborns weren't. Thank the gods for that.

I saw the Cullens forward in the battle, taking on the Newborns. The monsters seemed to stay away from them as they had with the newborns. That's a plus.

I saw the graceful way Edward took on a newborn, ripping it to pieces. It shouldn't seem graceful, but as a fellow warrior, it sure did. Emmet looked completely different. He wasn't the teddy bear I was used to seeing anymore. He was what he looked like- a fierce opponent, ripping the body apart in less time than I thought possible.

I got attacked from behind, and pulled out my sword, throwing it at the hellhound trying to bite my butt off from behind me. Stupid hellhounds.

I kept focus on the shield, so it wouldn't turn into a giant puddle, but I noticed that it weakened when the monster attacked me from behind. Let's not make a habit of that, right? I was immediately pulled from my reverie by a scream, making my blood run cold.

"AHH!" Alice screamed, being thrown into a brick building. I heard a great crack, and it echoed throughout the deathly silent streets of Manhatten… well, apart from the battle cries and booms, whooshes, Thalia's yelling, and the list goes on. But the usual Manhatten… was gone.

"Alice!" Jasper exclaimed, quickly finishing off the Newborn he was fighting. I cried out, being slashed by a monster. I kicked back, sending whatever it was flying back. Annabeth covered me, and I sighed in relief, but it was gone quickly when I saw the Newborns advancing faster than they were before. Crap.

I strengthened the shield of water, and tried to do some offensive attacks to keep out the Newborns. They were our prime target, and the rest of the halfbloods could take care of the monsters. We had Morpheus's children and Nemesis's children fighting with Annabeth and Grover to keep the monsters from doing any more harm.

We had more campers now than we did before, so it was easier to take them down. Not to mention that the veterans from the last war knew what we were up against. Plus, they were able to train their fellow cabin mates that came here within the last three years a thing or two about fighting monsters in a real battle.

I saw Edward and Carlisle finish off five more Newborns, and felt relief surge through me. He was okay. For now, anyways. I checked on Alice to see Jasper defending her, taking on any Newborn who dare lay a hand on her.

Alice was healing, a crack in the head shouldn't be that big of a deal for a vampire. I heard that the venom will repair any fracture or tare in their rock hard skin, rather quickly anyways. But I've never seen it happen before. And there, right before my eyes, Alice healed herself.

I was watching with shock, but rememberd quickly about my duties . I turned back to the battle, and held the ground.

A couple hours later, Alice was good to go, fighting alongside a now wary Jasper. I could tell he didn't want my best friend to get hurt, and I didn't want her to get hurt either. I was really happy she had someone looking out for her.

"Bella! Let the defensive line drop!" Thalia directed, and I looked at her like she was insane. This was the only thing, still, that was holding the Newborns back from completely killing us.

"Are you sure?"

"Just do it!"

I nodded at her and dropped the shield. The water sprayed all over, and Percy and I covered our side while letting others take the blow. I saw monster dust go with the water, so that told me that the water flooding the streets took out some enemy monsters, much to my pleasure.

I went out in full offensive mode, shooting arrows at long range as Percy took the shorter range ones. It's like the offensive defense thing. We're each other's missing piece in warfare, yet we are still equal in power.

"WE NEED TO GET TO OLYMPUS! NOW!" Annabeth screeched, and I saw what was happening. I saw Kronos, who'd taken over some crazy half blood I've never seen before's body, and Victoria. Crap number two.

Percy, Annabeth, Edward, Grover, Nico, Thalia, and I took off running after telling the Cullens what to do. I guess that was Annabeth's job anyways.

We ran into the Empire state building, the people/workers there long gone. We ran into the Elevator, and Edward watched in awe as we activated the floor, reaching Mount Olympus.

It was a long ride up there, and I chuckled to myself, thinking of Kronos and Victoria waiting to reach Olympus. I hope Hesitia is still at the Hearth when we reach there. I need Edward to meet his mother. His real mother.

I also made a mental note to tell Zeus to get some better Elevator music. It sucks.

When the elevator got to the floor, we all ran inside to the throne room. Before we entered, I saw Hestia. She looked beaten and battered. "Edward!" I exclaimed, causing him to stop, and take my shoulders helping me stop too.

"What is it?"

"I need you to stay and help her. She's Hestia, the Last Olympian… and your mother."

He paled, even more so than he was before. I saw him look at the beaten and battered woman that looked at the most thirty right now. I guess she put on some age being beaten like that. He looked from me to her and I gave him a small smile, seeing how he didn't know what to pick.

"Help her," I told him, pushing him off to his mother. I smiled when he looked down at his real mom, and took off after the others. But I screamed at the sight I saw.

Kronos and Victoria were standing in the middle of the throne room, smiling at what they had done. They had my friends chained up to their parent's thrones, a mist of power sucking energy draining them. They all looked as if they had been tortured. Just to think it hadn't been that long either…

" Well, well, well. Look at who we have here. Isabella Jackson, the one who got away," Kronos seethed, smirking at me. He looked like the freaking Grinch.

"You don't know how bad I want to kill you right now," Victoria spat, glaring at me.

"Why don't you get to it? I really don't want to waste any time," I told them, my voice wavering. They knew I was scared. I could feel them sensing it.

"Why don't we?" Victoria smirked, and ran at me in a blinding speed, gripping my wrists. "Kronos, would you do the honors?"

"Sure." He smiled, and took a sword. It was ancient looking, and reminded me of those sacrifices the ancients used to do. This must be one of the swords they have used. I saw some dried blood near the hilt.

"Wh-What is that?" I asked, and saw Kronos smile at me. It was one of those smiles you would see Chuckie wear.

"Oh. I just used this to kill many in line before you."

I gulped, staring down that sharp blade. It had jagged edges… I assumed it to be rather painful.

Just as Kronos was going to stab me, sword in the air and everything, Edward ran in. "BELLA!" Kronos turned to him, and as he ran to tackle Victoria, Kronos stabbed him. the sword went through his 'immortally strong' skin, and I cried out.

"NO!"

Edward dropped to the ground. "EDWARD! NO!" but he remained still. Non moving. And that's what scared me the most.

I heard Nico cry out, and I knew what had just happened. Edward, the love of my life, sadly now I realize that, had just died. Right there. Trying to save me. He died thinking I hated him.

"You really shouldn't have done that." I glared, putting all of the anger I held into it. Victoria even backed off. I saw Kronos's evil eyes, go wide… now scared.

I saw a tornado surround me, engulfing anything willing to go in. Lighting, water, anything was in there that I had willed there to be. The ground started to shake.

I sent it all hurling at them, setting them on fire, washing them out, and all together… banishing them forever to Tarturus. I heard everyone gasp, shocked at what had just taken place.

"You-You just…"

"How?"

"WHAT!"

"Oh. My. Gods."

The one thing that stuck out was a gasp from the entrance. Alice ran in, taking in the scene. "EDWARD!"

She tried everything to wake him up. I just stood there in silence. The world was just taken from me. Everything. I didn't even care about what my anger, sadness, pain, and more anger had caused. I didn't even think to help my friends.

All that mattered to me was the broken body of my eternal soul mate right in front of me.

Wait… soul… a soul for a soul! That's what the prophecy meant!

"Alice… can you step away?" I asked, and Alice's dry sobs went silent. I saw her get up, looking at me scared, knowing what was about to take place. She wouldn't try to stop me. She knew my future was set.

I saw her walk back to the rest of the Cullens who were dry sobbing, looking at Edward in shock, complete terror. Hestia even walked in, and she started to have soundless tears flow down her face. Her son…

"Isabella. Do what you must do to complete your fate." Lady Hestia spoke, her voice knowing, and I saw her eyes hold so much pain, that I wanted to help her… and doing this, would.

I nodded to her, and looked at Edward. I know what I must do.

I kneeled in front of the body. I touched his chest and touched mine, humming a rhythm that was created a millennia ago. A soul for a soul. That is what is needed to get Edward back.

"BELLA! DON'T!" all my friends yelled, as they were yanking on their chains. Alice was watching in wide eyes, and Hestia was looking at me in sorrow.

Sea Green mist surrounded me, and my eyes rolled back in my head. My life flashed before my eyes as I felt my life drain from me. It was complete. I am complete.

I heard my friends cry, as I gave my soul away, and to Edward, willing him to be alive once more. My soul wouldn't be dominant, helping him come back. Then, he'd live once more, and I would die. This had only happened once, and I'm not even sure half the gods even remember it.

The green mist went into Edward, and it all went black.