Enjoy the chapter! I had a lot of fun writing this chapter.

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Annabeth pov:

All I know is that Zeus was talking and then all of a sudden chaos erupted. Huge hellhounds -bigger than I have ever seen before- come bounding over the hill. Campers run away from them, me being among them. Zeus quickly starts shouting. "Olympians! Gather as many campers as you can and transport them away!" I already start to see flashing and soon I find I am alone with Percy. Posideon hurries over and embraces us in a hug. "Dad...I'm happy to see you and everything but we're kind of pressed for time." I look over at the hill and see a huge black figure riding in a chariot with black horses leading it. They bare their fangs and I quickly grab on to Poseidon. We flash away and I stumble into the throne room. Percy keeps a hold of my arm and I see some of the campers being tended to. One kid has a huge bite wound on his calf. He grimaces in pain and Apollo hands him some ambrosia. Zeus looks stressed and he tries to calm everyone down. When nobody listens, Posideon helps out. He pounds his trident on the marble floor and everyone goes quiet. "Thank you brother," Zeus says tiredly.

"What was that thing in the chariot?!" yells one of the campers. Whispers start up about the figure and Posideon pounds his trident again. I step up to the center of the room and say, "I know who they figure is." Athena smiles at me fondly and I smile back at her. "That was Nyx, the primordial goddess of night." A few of the campers gasp and I feel Percy interlace his fingers with mine. "How can you be sure?" questions Hera. I take a deep breath. "I know because I met her before. So did Percy. When we were in Tartarus we ran into her. We tricked her and then escaped. I remember it well." I daze off a little and then snap back to reality when Zeus speaks. "You never said you met Nyx in Tartarus. That was a big detail to leave out. In fact, you didn't tell us really anything about what happened down there." All of the gods and campers eyes turn to us. Some of them show sympathy and I have a sudden urge to flee. I want to escape their prying eyes. Percy speaks for me. "Some of the things we experienced down there are too horrible to speak about. We literally went through hell and I don't want to relive it. Now are we going to talk about the possibility we might be destroyed?" Zeus looks at us guiltily. "You're right. This isn't about you and Annabeth. Even though you returned from the dead and we all want to know what happened, I ask that everyone leave them alone. That also goes for Bianca, Michael and Zoe. They deserve peace and as for the matters at hand..." He looks toward Athena who clears her throat.

"This is a big deal. Nyx can surround enemies with shadows. She can also use darkness to create portals to travel from one place to the next called Shadow Travel. Then she can use shadows to cover herself in darkness to become invisible. She can see through darkness while her enemies cannot and she can heal herself and others. One of the main abilities she possesses is she can morph into (living) darkness/shadow. This ability is referred to as Shadow Mimicry. Night Empowerment is when she is stronger at night or in dark places (e.g. Tartarus).Circadian Manipulation is another ability she has where she is capable of controlling the movement and rotation of planets thus enabling her to change the flow of night and day. Lastly, she can control nocturnal animals such as owls & bats." Everyone gapes at her. "How we supposed to beat her now?" exclaims Percy. Surprisingly, it's Aphrodite who replies. "The only way to win is if we were to get a primordial on our side." Several of the gods and goddesses look stressed. How are we supposed to win this war? Hermes flashes in while panting heavily. I didn't notice he was gone. "Hermes where did you go?" Zeus asks bewildered. Hermes has cuts all over his body with golden ichor flowing out of them.

"I went to Camp Jupiter to see if they were getting attacked and Nyx was there with her husband Erebus. They were forcing campers to join and the ones who refused were killed. I tried to stop it but I couldn't." He looks down sadly. Nobody responds. Now we have Camp Jupiter against us and some of them are dead. "How many are dead?" Reyna asks shakily stepping forward. Hermes shakes his head. "I don't know. I didn't have time to count." Reyna takes a deep breath and hugs her sister. Hermes then turns to Zeus. "I'm sorry Zeus but Jason was the one leading it. He gave me a cut on my hip and said that he won't fail like Luke did." Hermes looks sad as he does it and I remember that Luke was his child. Zeus looks as if he is in shock. I guess none of his kids have ever turned against him like this. I can tell he wants to be alone but he stands up tall. "This war is going to be the toughest one yet. I honestly have no idea how we are going to survive this. For now, we gather every ally we can and train."

Everybody spurs into action and many demigods head to the training arena. "Are we not going to camp half-blood?" I ask as everyone leaves the room. It's my mom who answers me. "It's dangerous for the campers to return. I am sorry, Annabeth." We came back to life and we might not be able to see Camp half-blood again. How could this happen? Another war...

Percy leads me with the other campers into the training arena. He knows that right now I just want to be alone but we have to train. It's the only way we can win this war. Bianca approaches me with Nico and Michael in tow. Nico is smiling and he looks really happy. I'm glad we can all be reunited. That's when Pollux approaches me. "Is my brother with you guys? I've been looking for him everywhere." Bianca looks at me confused but I know what he is talking about. He thought that Castor came back with us. I pull him aside and whisper, "I'm sorry Pollux but your brother didn't come back to life. He chose to stay in Elysium." I watch as his smile drops and he takes a step back. "Oh okay," he says. His face is filled with sadness and I start to wish Castor came. "He misses you." Pollux just shakes his head and turns away. "I'm sure he does." He walks away and Percy grabs my hand. "It's not your fault. It was Castor's decision." We continue our walk to the arena. When we enter, the first thing I notice is the size. We could fit 100 Camp half-bloods in here! I look around in awe and already hear swords clashing.

I turn to Percy and say, "I bet I could kick your butt." He has a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Is that a challenge, Chase?" he says smiling. "It sure is Jackson." He uncaps riptide and points it at me. I take out my dagger. People make a ring around us. I notice it's mostly the younger campers who heard about us in stories. We circle each other for a little while before he charges. He slashes down and I parry it with my knife. He then sends a huge wave at me. I come up from it soaked. I glare at him but he just smirks. I swipe at his legs and just as he jumps over it, I hit him in the chest with the side of my knife. He stumbles but manages to block my jab and kick my knees. I fall down and he puts riptide to my neck. "Surrender," he says with a huge grin on his face. I'm going to wipe that smug look off his face. "Never." I push riptide away from my neck just a little bit before I headbutt him. He stumbles back clutching his head and I push him to the ground. I bend over him and hold my knife to his neck. "It looks like you're going to be the one surrending," I say staring down into his vibrant green eyes. "I guess you're right. Like always." He gives me a cheeky smile and I kiss him.

I am brought out of the kiss by clapping. I look around and see most of the campers and the gods watching. Percy puts a hand on my shoulder instantly drying me. I strap my dagger to my hip and walk over to Poseidon. He smiles at me and I look at Percy. Percy rubs the back of his neck sheepishly. "Um dad...we have something to tell you." Poseidon looks at us curiously but says, "What is it son?" I look around and see everyone eavesdropping on our conversation. Of course nothing is a secret here. Percy gulps and says nervously, "Annabeth and I are married."

I expect to hear shouting and Percy being blasted into oblivion but instead I am crushed into a hug. "This is great news! I always wanted you as a daughter-in-law." Well...I did not expect this. Unfortunately my mother is a different story. She pushes her way through the crowd of campers. "I know I approved of your relationship but I think you did this too soon. You're only seventeen." I grab onto Percy's hand and find myself squeezing it tightly. Percy holds on just as tight. "With all due respect Athena, I love Annabeth and she loves me. I died for her and I don't need your approval to marry her. I know all statistics point to divorce but I will never leave her. She means everything to me." The room is silent and I am done with my mother questioning everything I do. "Mother I know this isn't ideal for you. It seems everything I do isn't enough. I will love who I want to love and will do what I want to do. I have gone through so much and so has Percy. Just for once can you let me make my own decisions." I don't know when I started crying but I can feel them streaming down my cheeks. My mom looks confused. I guess none of her kids have spoken out before. "I see," says Athena. "I feel like a fool. All these years I never knew how bad I was treating my own children." She turns to all her kids. "I am a horrible mother and I can never be forgiven. I am sorry."

Aphrodite walks into the clearing and says, "Now that we are being honest here, I have a few things to say. I encouraged my kids to break hearts when some of them just want to have a real relationship. I want my kids to know that they can do what they want. Help people into relationships, don't break them. Hephaestus and Ares..." She stops talking and walks over to Ares. She strokes his cheek and shakes her head sadly. "I am sorry Ares but I never loved you. My heart belongs with Hephaestus. I refused to interact with him because I claimed he was ugly and vile. I always loved him but I didn't want to look bad in front of the other Olympians. That was a mistake." She runs over and kisses Hephaestus.

What is happening? Everyone is confessing. It's like a reality show. "Does anyone have anything else to share?" asks Zeus incredously.

"Zeus...I want a divorce," Hera says. Holy Hades. This just got real. Zeus stares at her with wide eyes. "Okay..." Poseidon says breaking the silence. "How about we talk about this after the war?"

"Wait!" Someone calls out. We look over and see Hades with Silena, Beckondorf and Castor. Pollux runs over and hugs his brother tightly. Dionysus has tears in his eyes as he embraces Castor. Aphrodite and Hephaestus stand there as Silena and Beckondorf walk over. They each give their respected parent a hug before Silena drops a bomb. Not literally of course. "I'm pregnant," she says biting her lip. Holy shit.

Thanks for reading. I know things got a little crazy.