WHY DID YOU END THE CHAPTER WITH A CLIFF HANGER? I HATE CLIFF HANGERS! NO MORE CLIFF HANGERS, were the messages I was getting, so, sorry about that...but chill yourself, where would the fun be without a cliffhanger? ok joking...no more cliff hangers from now on :P

Anyway, here is chapter 16, even though it says 18...ITS 16! This is another intro as to what is going to happen next chapter, PLEASE read the other chapters or you won't get any of the story :S

Here is a brief recap of what happened on chapter 13, (PERCY POV):

1. Percy and Annabeth manage to escape from the maze that Hyperion trapped them in

2. A red "mist/creature" talks to them and helps them escape and fights Hyperion for them

3. When they regroup with Pythos, they find out that Gleeson Hedge is missing and that the "mist/creature" was actually Eurynomos, who was a demon and wants to possess Percy (according to Wikipedia)

And now...

Annabeth V

Annabeth wanted to kidnap her boyfriend and run away. But where would she go? She regarded Percy with a look of horror? Pity? Gratefulness? To be honest, she had no idea what to feel after hearing what Pythos had said.

This chalkboard voice that had helped them escape Hyperion's wrath was actually a…demon? What was next? Hyperion was a male model? Annabeth shuddered at the thought. She looked at Percy who was also having mixed emotions. He seemed tired but was still holding on, keeping the brave face, like everyone else. His hair that had grown longer in the past few weeks and was swept over his sea green eyes. She sighed. All of the stress and realization of the war that was coming was finally getting to the both of them. She knew that in the end, they would be the ones who would once again…save the world, or end it.

There was a war breaking out. The giants were preparing. Gaea was awakening, and there was a demon out to possess Percy. She had to keep strong and keep moving forward.

Percy, surprisingly had the nerve to speak first after what the dragon had told him.

"So…this demon dude…wants my soul or something?" said Percy.

The ancient dragons mind rattled her head.

The demon dude you speak of, also known as Eurynomos, was Hades most prized monster. It would work for him and kill under the name of Hades.

"But then he turned evil, Hades had to banish him but now he's back. And let me guess. You're not sure if this demon wants to help me or kill me right? Well I don't want to find out either, and besides I have that Achilles- oh right…well then this guy is in for a tough fight if he wants to take my soul" said Percy, Annabeth knew that if she were in Percy's case, she would be terrified.

You guessed correctly, youngling. We must journey to the hundred hander's village. I…uh…know someone there who will be able to help you. I shall take you.

"Well anywhere but here is better" said Annabeth. "Let's go"

Percy mounted Pythosand Annabeth got on as well. Then the dragon spread its mighty wings and took off into the air. Pythos's hide sparkled in the air and Annabeth actually found herself enjoying being so high. And by high she meant her altitude…never mind.

She took a look around and she had to admit. She sight was breathtaking. She could see valleys and forests wherever she looked. When she would think of Tartarus, you would imagine an endless pit, but not another world! She had always wanted to go and see the Parthenon because of the great architecture and of course, being the daughter of Athena and all, she wanted to see the place dedicated to her mother. This place was just as beautiful…even though it was all red, it was like the place was alive and energized. She shook her head. Percy hated it when she got so philosophical. He would try to pay attention whenever Annabeth began her talks about engineering and architecture, and although it was sweet of him to try and pay attention, he would always look confused.

After about twenty minutes, after sightseeing, she found herself falling asleep. Slowly, and slowly, drifting away. And right before she fell asleep (and yes, while riding a dragon), she could hear, if she listened very closely, a faint laughter. But this laughter sent a message. A message that said: Give no mercy to the fallen.

And of course, no demigod could dream without having a nightmare. Not just any nightmare…A DEMIGOD NIGHTMARE! Once, when Leo was still constructing the ship, the time when Annabeth was the most at loss, when her idiot boyfriend was still missing, she had had a dream of Coach Hedge angrily cooking a stew while listening to "eye of the tiger". It was not the sight you wanted to see. But Annabeth would never dare to tell anyone that. WAIT! Where was the goat anyway? They would find out soon…

This time she dreamed the same dreamy dream that she had dreamed last time she had her dream. WHAT? That doesn't make sense…

She saw the giant fort/castle once again. This time…it was a horrible sight because there were rows and rows of hundreds of thousands of giants assembled all bearing banners and flags of Gaea. And in the front of the battalion? Was Prometheus! She could tell that it was him because of the various books she had read while Leo was still building the Argo II.

It dawned on her on what she was seeing. It was a rally. The giants where preparing for war. And Gaea was soon awakening. MAN, THIS WOMAN COULD SLEEP!

She could also see that Prometheus was saying something to the thousands of giants assembled in ranks, however she could hear a single word over the roars and applauses of giants and the wave of banners. The giants looked excited and eager for battle.

These monsters would soon be off to invade their camp and Olympus. If Chiron could somehow make peace with the angry romans, then maybe…maybe they would have a chance, but looking at these monsters…the prophecy was right. The gods needed the half-bloods and they needed the gods. And then Prometheus turned to Annabeth and faced her. This time, she could hear what he was saying.

"Annabeth! Hello? You still there? Annabeth? WAKE UP!" said Prometheus. What? Wake up? What was this guy saying. But then her dream began to fade, and then she found herself awake with Percy shaking her.

"Annabeth! Wake up!" said Percy.

Annabeth didn't need to be told again to wake up. She didn't want to sleep ever again because of what she saw. She looked around her and noticed that they were still in the forest but on the ground…not the air.

"I'm up seaweed brain." She said, rubbing her eyes.

He handed her an apple and she took it.

"According to Pythos, the village is just a mile from here but he said we need to enter it from the ground…not sure why, but we need to get going, and I think the satyr will be there too." said Percy helping her up.

"Alright, let's go" she said, and they began walking with Pythos lumbering behind. If they ever had to sneak up on someone, Annabeth knew that it would be extremely hard considering that there was a 1 ton dragon behind them, causing an earthquake whenever he walked.

Soon she could see smoke up ahead and the sound of children playing. She wondering how in the world, hundred handed children looked. She shuddered at the thought.

As the forest began to clear up, a large village came into view. There were straw houses and wooden ones as well. There were people about, doing their own business. There was a path straight ahead that went through the whole village which seemed pretty cool. BUT THEN…the people in Tartarus weren't always so cool.

At once, the villagers all looked at Annabeth and then at Percy. They all stopped working and then just stared at them as if they had fallen from space.

A child with several hands was epic-ally bouncing a ball with a hundred hands, dropped the ball and stared at Percy with his mouth open.

"Uuh…sup?" said Percy.

And then, the villagers began yelling and got whatever they could (pitchforks, shovels, and she could even see a small army coming towards them).

Don't worry. They're a little…paranoid. Said Pythos.

"YEAH, a little?" said Percy. He then brought his hands up, as surrender, and then fell on his knees. Annabeth did the same, and winced as the twigs scraped her. Her ankle still hadn't fully healed.

By this time, the villagers had formed a circle around Annabeth and Percy and where muttering angry curses. And then, the army Annabeth had seen came into view with their spears held out. A man, who was not a hundred hander, was in the lead. He wore a white robe (Assassin's Creed anyone?), and his face was covered by his white hood.

He walked towards Percy and pulled him up by his collar.

"May I know" said the man, "Why there are other humans in my village?"

"Uh, if I told you we were tourists, would you believe me?" said Percy. Annabeth elbowed his gut. When they were about to get their heads cut off, Percy had the nerve to joke?

The man looked ready to punch Percy.

"Ok fine, don't laugh. Listen, uh, we were running away from this demon who is supposed to take my soul away. Eurynomos is his name I think. I'm Percy, the son of Poseidon she's Annabeth, daughter of Athena. The only reason we came here is because Pythos told us to." Said Percy, nodding towards the dragon.

At this moment, everything became quiet. VERY quiet. Then there were some gasps and people began to mutter amongst themselves. The man raised his head for the first time, and his hood fell. He looked around 40, with a short beard, and had a face that would have done well for the movie 300.

He looked at Pythos and nodded. Annabeth could tell that Pythos and this man where having a mental conversation.

"Very well." Said the man. "Follow me, please."

The man took off with his soldiers following him. The people cleared a path for them and stared at Annabeth as she, along with Percy and Pythos, followed the man.

Soon, the man arrived at a clearing near a pond. She could see a path leading from the pond to the forest. They were well away from the village at this point. The man snapped his fingers and his soldiers went away. And then he turned to Percy and looked at him dead in the eye.

My name is Draco, my former dragon tells me that Eurynomos is back and is looking for you" said… Draco. What kind of a name was that? And former dragon? Was their something that Pythos wasn't telling them about?

"But, my boy, I would like to hear the story from you, if you please." Said Draco, waiting.

Percy looked at Annabeth uneasily but then began to speak about how they had gotten here. While Percy spoke, she also realized that this was the first time Percy was telling of what had happened when she had passed out, and she was grateful of having Percy with her. She took hold of his hand.

"And here we are now" said Percy, finishing off his story.

The man's face turned grim as he regarded Percy.

"My boy, I am afraid that if Eurynomos is back, then it will be looked to take over you" then Draco turned his back on them and looked at the beautiful pond.

"But that is part of the story" he said, "It is said that in the lost prophecy, it was written that if someone were to be possessed my Eurynomos, they could either let the demonic spirit take over and burn out their soul, or tame the demon and use its power for good. But that decision is entirely up to Percy and Eurynomos. If tamed, the person would gain extraordinary powers and would be able to use all the powers Hades had given Eurynomos" then Draco turned back to Percy and regarded him with a hostile look.

"The person who could tame the demon would be a god" he said, "But they could die in the process"

Then Draco seemed to regard Annabeth for the first time. "I must take my leave now, we fount a satyr a couple of hours before you arrived, he is in the prison but will be released shortly. You may stay here as long as you like but we cannot offer protection from the demon, my sources tell me that he is coming fast, Annabeth Chase, your time is coming, and soon you will be faced with a challenging decision, one even harder than the mark of Athena, you must kill people closest to you before they kill you" and then the man walked way.

Annabeth shuddered but soon found Percy's arm around her shoulders.

"C'mon wise girl, let's take a walk, we already have enough to worry about" said Percy.

And he led her along the path. She rested her head against him as she thought about what Drako had said. He smelled like the ocean.

"Well, things could be worse right?" she said to Percy. They both laughed.

The walk lightened Annabeth's mood. Yeah, Tartarus was an evil place, but the people here had made it into something else, something that could last centuries. Was that her fatal flaw talking again? She always wanted things closest to her, to actually last for a lifetime. She didn't really like change that much. But the gods thought otherwise. First there was Luke, who had turned evil and then, right before he died, he began to like Annabeth, and then Percy, who always seemed to annoy her, but finally, they were together again, although he was still irritating and she still had to punch him a couple of times.

Annabeth had a feeling to judo flip Percy again, like she had when they had met after 8 months. Then she got rid of the idea, if she was scared, Percy had even more the right to be scared. He was going to lose his soul after all…IF he couldn't fight Eurynomos.

They continued on the trial for a couple of minutes when suddenly, a sense of dread washed over them. The sky turned grey for the first time ever, and she could feel Percy tense. They both knew what was happening, they just didn't want to admit it.

"Annabeth, this isn't good, go while you can and-" Percy was cut short by a terrifying scream that would have left even Gaea screaming for mercy. A red mist formed in front of them.

"You're time is up, Perrrrrcy" said Eurynomos, "Time to surrender."

Then the mist began circling around Percy and pushed Annabeth away.

Percy pulled out his sword but what would he fight? A giant ball of gas? It was no use and she could see it in Percy's eyes that it would be hopeless. But NO, she would not let it end like this; it was her turn…to make the decision.

"Annabeth! Go-"

"ARE you crazy?" she shrieked, "NO, I'm not-"

"Annabeth, GO and GET help, it's no use and I can't hold on forever" said Percy.

And then, the most horrible thing that could ever happen to her, happened.

The mist stopped swirling around Percy and went into Percy though his mouth and nose. She heard him scream, and fall to the ground.

However, she still refused to leave Percy. She rushed up to him and gasped. His eyes where changing color between red and green. She was losing him, and she had only a couple of seconds before he would be taken over. She could see him raging a fight inside, but he was losing the battle.

His last words were: "Go."

Annabeth ran for help, she ran and ran feeling both terrified and angry. Why did the people closest to her always have to…no Percy would be okay right? He would survive right? Let's find out…

Annabeth reached the village quickly. Her ankle burned but she refused to give up. She began yelling and shouting and within no time, Pythos and Draco (with his soldiers) were assembled and following Annabeth to where she had last seen Percy.

When they found him Annabeth wanted to curse every single person.

Percy lay motionless on the path. His long hair, was no longer swept over his face, but looked burnt. The ground under him was all burnt as well. Pythos let out a long roar of anger.

Annabeth, alongside Draco rushed to Percy. He was motionless but she could feel his pulse. Then Drako opened Percy's eyes and she gasped. Percy's eyes where a mix of green and red, and where constantly moving like a lunatic.

Draco picked up Percy and turned to Annabeth.

"The boy is alive, but…but barely" he said, "He will now have to fight to battles…against the giants and against himself…inside"

Aye, the demon has taken over, but Percy can still regain his strength. Do not fear Annabeth, he is strong. Stronger than anyone, and if he can tame the demon and use his powers, then Percy will be practically a god, even stronger.

Annabeth looked at Percy.

"Get well soon Percy," muttered Annabeth, too herself. She concluded that when Percy woke up, she would give him the best punch she could ever manage. "And Gaea, you just messed with the wrong person…I will find you and I will kill you"

Does that count as a cliff hanger? I hope not! Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter, if you did then PLEASE remember to review, feedback is important :D Also anyone hear about star wars coming back? :D But disney's making them? They better make it good :D

Also, I read ffs myself and I promise to update sooner, trust me, I hate waiting too.

So here's a basic recap of what the heck just happened:

1. Annabeth and Percy go to a hundred hander village

2. There they find Draco, their leader, and the former owner of Pythos...

3. He tells them that Eurynomos is after Percy and will possess Percy, but if he can fight back, he would be able to use all of the demons powers and be basically...A GOD

4. Percy is attacked and saved but is barely surviving

5. Now Percy must get his mind under control, and if he can manage to "tame" Eurynomos, well then I'm afraid the giants are going to have a very very bad time. :D

NOW ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER, WHICH WILL BE MORE EPIC.

So until next time GOODBYE AND REMEMBER TO FOLLOW :P

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