THAT'S RIGHT! I SURVIVED FRANKENSTORM SANDY. TAKE THAT DIRTY GODS!

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Truly a miracle I am still here.

Question time to those who asked!

Question: Tips for Writing.

1. Draft. Alot. Every chapter needs at lesat 3 drafts for it to be even decent. More is always better, but make sure you have the time.
2. Grammer and spelling. A reader likes a neat story.
3. Take advice from reviewers, family, teachers, friends, ect. They view the story differently from you, and will offer good tips.
4. Believe in yourself. I know this sounds corny and cheesy, but you won't do any good to yourself being a nervous wreck. It certainly won't improve your story. At least fake confidence whenever you read a paper, story or post something on Fanfiction or Wattpad.
5. Its OK to steal ideas. True originality is very hard to come by these days. Just remember to give due credit and try to write the idea in your own way.
6. Recieve inspiration. Wether its your mom giving you donuts (o nom nom nom) or listening to your favorite music (my fav is 2 steps from hell), find something to keep you going. Do not give up a story unless there's some serious emergency.
7. Organization. Make sure you don't have too many characters, or the reader will be confused.
8. Realism. Make the story as realistic to the world as possible. Don't make crazy ideas because you're short on time. In my opinion, its better to have an incomplete, good story rather than a sloppy, unrealistic and fake one. An example of this- go onto Wattpad and search a user called jasongrace567. He wrote a great MoA series, but towards the end, his deadline made the story stray quite a bit from what would be considered possible in the Greek Mythological world.
Hope these helped! :D

Question- Do u play Minecraft?

A little, though I am primarily a Total War fan. CAN'T WAIT FOR ROME II!

QUestion- Do you live NY or NJ (related to Sandy)

NY, though where I live, I feel i got hit lightly. My heart goes out to those in lower Manhattan, Statan Island, Jersey Shore, Brooklyn, and all the other places I can't think of.

Question- Will Kronos help Percy and Annabeth?

Read the chapter.

(PM) Question- What video games do you play?

I am a Total War fan, though I also play a vareity of games including Counter Strike, Battlefield, Halo, ArmA 2 (DayZ is awesome), Mount and Blade, Ghost Recon, Assassin's Creed, and others. I do not play Call of Duty.

Question (PM)- Are you ever going to start another story?

Yes, sometime around chapter 20, I will start drafting. Vote on my channel, PM me or review what kind you want.

Question- R u Rick?

No. Read below.

Disclaimer- Rick Riordan owns all the characters. Sadly, I am not him.

Sorry for OOC Kronos, but I don't blame him for not wanting to be stuck in hell for eternity. ENJOY

IX

Percy

"Kronos. What. Do. You. Want." Percy asked through gritted teeth.

The lord of time smiled like they were 2 friends screwing around. He opened his arms. "To greet an old friend!" he said. Annabeth gagged behind Percy.

Percy sighed. "Hey, if you want to hand us over to Gaea, let's just fight and get it over with."

Kronos's smile faded. He sneered instead, "You suspect I work for Gaea, Jackson? Is that what you think? I AM KRONOS. I work for NO ONE! Not even my mother. Oh, she's very convincing, but I have better things in store than trying to abduct you two."

Percy didn't show it, but he was extremely relieved. IN this state, he doubted he and Annabeth could take Kronos. Last time they fought, they couldn't even get close to defeating him conventionally. Kronos's face contorted into a look of bitterness. He looked down and sighed. "Percy Jackson, all I ever wanted was to be my own master. When I ruled before the gods overthrew me, it was really Gaea telling me what to do. When I invaded Olympus, I hoped that I could regain that former position, this time without a knife held at my throat, its owner whispering into my ears."

Percy could tell from his tone and look that he really was bitter. He could relate to it. The gods had used him to many times, and Percy felt like he deserved a break after all he and Annabeth had been through. He lowered his sword hesitantly. "So what do you want then?"

Kronos frowned. It looked pretty weird to see the a titan do that. "I don't want much, Jackson. I cannot kill you or the girl. The Ancient Laws forbid any immortal to attack a mortal, unless attacked first, as you may remember. But I WILL give you a few pointers."

Percy lowered his sword, but didn't put it away. He motioned for Annabeth to relax. She seemed hesitant, but sheathed her dagger (Dagger, knife. Not much difference) as well.

Kronos started talking. "First off, that breeze that's been forcing you to move in a certain direction- that's Gaea. She wants you to get to the Doors for whatever reason. Also, you're friends up in the real world have just started their quest for the Doors of Death."

Percy breathed a sigh of relief that his friends had made it and were heading to the House of Hades.

"One more thing. This place is pure evil, as you might have figured. Tartarus, the spirit of the Abyss himself, cannot rise because he is bound to the pit. However, the power he holds here is enough to, over time, drive you insane."

Percy's mouth dropped. "WHAT!?"

Kronos waved him away. "It's not instantaneous. But over time, your mind will start collapsing. Eventually, you will be reduced to a drooling hunk of meat. So I suggest you hurry. You have, oh, maybe a month at best?"

"Um, OK?" Percy asked. He opened his mouth to speak again, but just then, his head exploded in agonizing pain. Percy's knees buckled, and he yelled out. Images so horrible he couldn't even describe flashed through his head rapidly.

He collapsed, ready to pass out, but everything stopped as soon as it began. The pain stopped, the images ceased. He laid on the floor, panting for breath. "Percy," Annabeth muttered behind her weakly. "What… was that?" She was on her elbows and knees, head drooping, breathing heavily.

"That would be one of the attempts the Abyss has made to destroy your mind," Kronos said cheerfully. "You will resist at first, but it's like a battering ram. Each strike weakens your fortifications, until the gate finally collapses and the besiegers ransacks the city. Or in this case, your sanity." He applauded like he was at a theatre.

Percy wanted to murder Kronos, but it seemed time wasn't on his side.

"I will take my leave now, and leave you with a friend." Kronos whistled. A sickening crunch came from behind Percy. As Kronos dissolved, he whipped around and saw her. Arachne.

Annabeth backed up a few steps and groaned. "Why can't you just die!" She complained.

Arachne hissed. "You will not fool me this time, daughter of Athena." She began tramping forward slowly.

Percy backed up a bit, his natural reflexes taking over. Percy's eyes sharpened, and he could feel the effect his adrenaline rush was having. As Arachne lunged forward with her right leg, Percy sidestepped and quickly stabbed it in the side of her left leg.

Riptide sunk several inches deep into the spider queen's leg. She hissed in pain, quickly withdrawing several feet. For a few minutes, Percy and Annabeth, whose leg was almost completely healed from the ambrosia, skirmished with Arachne.

Nothing happened except for the spider getting angrier and Percy receiving a few small cuts. Then things went wrong.

Annabeth stumbled as she put slightly to much weight on her bad leg, and Arachne took the chance to lash out. Percy quickly stepped in and attempted to block the blow. It caught on Riptide. Then Arachne pushed the blade downward, twisting Percy's arm painfully and causing him to drop Riptide.

Another leg came from his unprotected left and slammed into Percy's left leg, sweeping his feet out. He fell on his back, landing painfully. Hissing in victory, a certain goddess of spiders (who will not be named) jumped forward with all 8 legs, slamming into Annabeth and sending them both flying backwards.

"Annabeth!" Percy shouted and jumped back onto his feet. He brought out Riptide from his pocket and stepped forward to stab Arachne in her massive butt. She rolled away, leaving a very angry Annabeth cursing as she brushed herself off. Annabeth nodded at Percy, and then darted off to the side, holding her knife in a way Percy had never seen before. It was a very loose grip held awkwardly.

Percy approached Arachne from the front. She instantly zeroed in on him, hissing disgusting spider foam and clicking her jaws.

Percy battled with it for a few seconds, exchanging lightning fast swipes and blocks. However, Percy only had one weapon and Arachne had 4 legs to use as spears. As Percy blocked an overhead swing from Arachne, another leg came from around and smashed into his exposed ribs. Fortunately, the sides of Arachne's claws weren't sharp, but the force shot Percy sideways 5 feet.

His eyesight was burry, and he couldn't get up. His ears were ringing. Percy saw the Spiderwoman approach him, ready to deliver a killing blow. Then without warning, she stumbled to the side. Arachne's face held one last look of surprise and confusion, before disintegrating into wherever monsters killed in Tartarus go. A knife with no owner clattered to the floor. Percy pushed himself onto his feet, and picked up Annabeth's knife. She walked over, all cut up and bruised, still limping. Her shirt was torn on the elbow with a suspicious line of red around the tear.

"Hey," she said mildly and snatched her knife out of Percy's hand. "You ok?"

Percy responded by delivering a quick kiss to her cheek Annabeth pushed him away, and sat down on a large rock nearby.

"Well, I finally killed her," she said.

Percy smiled. "Yes, you did. The first person to ever do so. And a child of Athena, no less," he said. "Why couldn't you just stab her?"

Annabeth gave him a look as if the answer were obvious. "Because I'm a child of Athena. How am I supposed to approach her with a damaged ankle? Besides, I always wanted to test if my blade was balanced for throwing."

"And if it wasn't?" Percy asked.

Annabeth shurgged. "I supossed you'd have been killed. Besi-" She was cut off by a flash of bronze. Everything happened so fast.

A sharp tipped weapon pierced Annabeth's chest and sent her sprawling. Blood flew everywhere. Percy, before he could react, stumbled forward as wave of horrible pain shot across his chest. He gasped. Percy's knees buckled. Everything started going back. Fortunately, he didn't have to experience the pain for along, as another sharp pain shot through his head as something slammed it, and everything wen't black.

Not dead yet, don't worry. Vote for my future story.

So I think I've developed a coffee adiction. I pretty much can't live without a cup of it (w/ 1 sugar) every morning. French Vanilla is my favorite beans.

ASSASSIN'S CREED III IS REALESED WOOT WOOT WOOT WOOT! I've played it for about 2 hours on my friend's XBOX (I'm waiting for my own version when it comes out for PC) AND IT IS FCKING AMAZING!

*READ* So you guys know in the last chapter and during Percy's fight with the twins, he starts showing signs of tiredness and begins to actually question whether all of it was worth it. This is an ENORMOUS point in character development. He's not the carefree, seaweed brain son of Poseidon anymore. Keep this in mind, as Percy's weariness of this fight will play an enormous role in the end of this story.

Quote of the Chapter- Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone.

Song of the Chapter- Soldiers' Chant from the Rome Total War Soundtrack by Jeff Van Dyck.

Entertainment of the Chapter- ASSASSIN'S CREED III!

Peace out and see you in the next chapter. REVIEW AND FAVORITE! I really appreciate them :)