Chapter 8: The Battle Part 1
Percy's P.O.V
We waited for the Minotaur near the hill. Annabeth was out on lookout. It was 30 minutes since she went out. Suddenly there was a cry and Annabeth was tossed in front of me. She was unconscious and had three lashes on her neck.
"Annabeth!" I screamed shaking her. Her eyes fluttered open for a moment, and then closed back. Without thinking, I grabbed Riptide and ran out where Annabeth was.
"Percy no!" I heard Ariana scream below me but I kept running. It was the biggest Minotaur I had even seen. It had golden horns and holding a gigantic ax. It glared at my red shirt and tried to slice me by hitting its ax. I quickly cut its leg and ran back.
"Ahh!" I screamed. Annabeth was getting carried away and Ariana rolled her eyes.
"Idiot," she muttered under her breath. I cursed under my breath and ran back. Chiron started us off by aiming out some arrows as the Apollo cabin followed him. The Hunters of Artemis aimed their arrows to, as the Minotaur bit back the pain and the Demeter cabin strangled the Minotaur with their roots all together. The Minotaur glared and tried to cut the roots off while the Dionysus cabin strangled the Minotaur's arms.
"Go Athena cabin and Ares!" Miranda yelled holding back the Minotaur and cheering her cabin mates on. Tori whizzed past me and kneeled before the Minotaur's leg where the Demeter cabin had their roots around him and quickly stabbed the Minotaur's feet several times trying her best not to get kicked off. Clarisse charged in jumping high and low and taunting the Minotaur as she attacked him with her sword.
"Zeus and Aphrodite cabin!" Clarisse called as Jason and Jay flew and landed on the Minotaur's shoulders, both stabbing him neck. The Aphrodite cabin looked grossed out but still fought while doing their nails at the same time. I rolled my eyes.
"Ok! Hermes and the rest of the cabins, just attack when we have time!" Jay yelled. Conner and Travis nodded as they ran towards the Minotaur attacking it.
Ariana's P.O.V
As I quickly stabbed the Minotaur with my dagger, before I could do a final strong blow, the Dionysus cabin lost their hold and let go of their roots and the Minotaur flung me off. I glared at it as the Minotaur blew steam out of its nose and charged at me who was the only one on the ground injured. I slowly stood up but before I could strike another blow, I was flung off again. I cursed under my breath and charged and dodged the Minotaur's arms. I was too late and the Minotaur had laid claws against my throat. I tried my best not to squirm it was just about to throw me and then thunder stricken. Jay was using his powers the Minotaur looked up and I stabbed the Minotaur's fist. It howled but threw me as I landed near the forest with a scar across my eye. My ankle throbbed and ached. The Minotaur was about to get me one more time but as it was about to grab me one more time Jay blocked it and sliced its fist. The Minotaur roared again and Demeter cabin lost its grip too. Cat was injured mostly. The roots had fallen and most had landed on her giving her bruises and some scars on her neck like Annabeth. A guy from Hermes cabin was on the floor trying to stand but couldn't and closed his eyes. A girl from Hephaestus cabin was also on the ground blood pouring out of her chest. A girl named Stefanie from Aphrodite cabin was also on the ground trying to reach for the lake water. Percy was moaning at his arm and trying to reach the lake but the Minotaur kicked him away.
"No!" I screamed as the Minotaur was about to grab Tori who was laid on the ground blood slowly dripping out of her arm. I shielded Tori and used my sword to slice him again. The Minotaur turned red and was about to kick me just like Percy but Jay shielded me one more time but he had blood coming out of his forehead already and was kicked and landed near the Big House.
"No!" I screamed and ran towards him but the Minotaur grabbed me.
"You will pay for this!" I screamed raising my sword and stabbing his neck. The Minotaur howled and collapsed on the ground. Suddenly, I felt the ground rumble I turned around Jade and Nico were closing their eyes and murmuring something under their breath. I quickly stood back as the dead rose from the dead. There were ghosts that swarmed around it and skeletons threw bones at them. The dead were soon gone though, and the Minotaur slowly rose. I was far back by now and there was something on the ground he kept kicking. It had red hair and a few scars on her neck.
"Cat!" I screeched running towards her.
"You ruined my life!" I screamed at the Minotaur slicing it with my sword. Cat groaned and had blood coming out of her arm and legs.
"Someone take her to the infirmary!" I shouted. Beck nodded behind me and carried her away. Jade watched but said nothing. The Minotaur glared at me once more and raised his ax and I blew on my dagger and aimed it straight at the Minotaur's legs. It howled and collapsed one more time but didn't get up. Andre shot arrows at its chest and almost half of our campers were in the infirmary. Jason and Piper were taking care of some of the kids in the infirmary like the Aphrodite cabin. I slowly stood up. My ankle burned now but turned around to see Jade on the floor clutching her chest. Beck ran towards her and carried her away. Suddenly, a hammer flew past me and hit the Minotaur's arm. Robbie had aimed it. It reminds me so much of Beckendorf… I thought remembering his death. As I looked sideways the lake was red and full with blood. Percy had never made it to the river. Oh Zeus, when will this end? I thought to myself.