Power vs. Love
A/N: Titanking666 here. If you're wondering why I haven't added this chapter in a while, I thought waiting for awhile longer would help my story get more reviews, favorites, and followers. Unfortunately, it didn't work. So, I'm just gonna stop waiting and finish this right away. Here's chapter 18.
Annabeth's POV
That night, my nightmare became worse and worse. Not only was Percy having sex with another woman, but I also saw him kneel and bow down to Kronos. Also, by the looks of things, Kronos was in his original form. I so wanted to run to Kronos and chop him up myself and even slap Percy in the face so hard that it would stay red for all eternity. In hopes of that, I hope slapping him with help free him from the curse that Kronos bestowed upon him and get my back my husband. If only it was that easy. I woke up in the middle of the night with tears in my eyes. I desperately wanted to think that the dream was nothing more than a dream. I prayed to every god and goddess that it was nothing more than a dream. I placed Percy's wedding ring in my camp necklace, so I could keep it very close to my heart.
'I WILL get my husband back, and no one is gonna stop me from getting my husband back!' I thought to myself defiantly.
With that thought, I got up and saw Rachel sleeping right next to the campfire. I put my blanket around her and put my Yankee's cap on. Even if it was a stupid idea, I wanted to save Percy alone. I became invisible and I silently crept myself through the sleeping army of monster and titans guarding the entrance to the mountain.
After so much traveling through twists and turns in a maze, I finally found the center to Kronos' chambers. I went inside through the doors and looked throughout his chambers. It may sound surprising or stupid coming from a child of Athena, but I have no idea what-so-ever how I'm gonna be able to accomplish what I came here for. Like I said, I just wanted to find Kronos and chop him up into little pieces, and find my husband and get him back to the way he was when he left camp. I looked throughout Kronos' chambers, and I have to admit, it was amazing. It helped me understand how he could get anyone to join him and turn people's backs on Olympus. It had everything you could ever want or need and a lot more. But nothing in here was what I wanted or needed. I came here for one thing and that is my beloved husband Percy.
"All I want from Kronos is Percy!" I said to myself.
I searched around for what felt like hours. I was still looking for Kronos' throne room. As I continued to travel, I began to notice something. The place feels a little different from what I remember. It didn't feel like how it did when Percy and I had our first kiss. Remembering that scene made me even more anxious to find both Percy and Kronos. After so much traveling through this god-forsaken place, I found a golden double door. I had no doubt that the room behind those doors was Kronos' throne room. I mean, after all, where else would a golden double door like that lead to. I silently opened the door and I found the Titan King Kronos resting in a large king-sized bed. I got up to it slowly and drew out my dagger, hoping to slice him up in his sleep. But as I got close enough to try to kill him, his eyes opened, causing me to walk backwards away from his bed as he stared at me with those lava colored eyes.
"Welcome Mrs. Jackson." He taunted me. "Or should I say Ex-Mrs. Jackson. He laughed with pure evil in his tone.
"Give me back my husband!" I shouted, ignoring the way he just called me Percy's ex.
"I'm afraid that for you, you foolish half-blood insect, that your Percy is already gone. He has been replaced and corrupted into my new general, and my new deadliest servant." Kronos said with both evil and death in his voice.
"You don't know my Percy. I know him because he's my husband, and I know he would never join you." I tried to counter, but it sounded a little more like I was trying to explain it to myself than to him. Kronos just laughed with evil and mockingness all over his voice.
"You're nowhere near to be right about your little theory, you stupid daughter of Athena. He is now nothing more than my servant. My second in-command." Kronos said.
I dodge at that thought, thinking he was just lying to me so he can disarm me and prevent me from having the strength to fight.
"You still don't believe me? Very well then." Kronos said. Then, he snapper his fingers and came in two silhouettes, one of a man and one of a woman.
"I would like for you to meet my new general, PERSEUS JACKSON! And his new mate, CALYPSO!" Kronos said triumphantly.
I couldn't believe what I saw, it was Percy, but something didn't seem right about him. He looked different, mainly because of his eyes. They looked like gold and they were clouded, clouded as if he couldn't see anything.
"PERCY!, PERCY!, PLEASE WAKE UP! PERCY, IT'S ME! IT'S ANNABETH! PERCY, PLEASE, PLEASE COME BACK TO ME! PERCY, I LOVE YOU!" I tried to reach him, tears now forming in my eyes.
To my great pain, Percy did the complete opposite of what I was hoping he would do. He faced Calypso and he kissed her like there was no tomorrow. I could see there tongues intertwining. This was pure torture. I collapsed on my knees as they continued to kiss. This was way worse than being punched, kicked, or slashed by a sword with in the stomach. I could feel the pain from within me threatening to come out. I knew if it did come out, I would lose everything. I would lose the war. But worst of all, I would lose my husband.
"Percy, please stop, your breaking my heart." I begged him weakly, my tears becoming full on sobs.
Kronos was obviously enjoying himself by watching me in my grief.
"YOU BASTARD! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY PERCY!? I shouted.
My anger and my grief were greatly increasing and becoming my permanent emotions.
"Perseus, could you get rid of this piece of trash, get out of my fortress immediately."
Kronos commanded. That's when Percy finally stopped kissing Calypso and obeyed. That's when I learned that she set Percy up. She swore her allegiance to Kronos and now, she has taken away my Percy. This was all because of her. I threw at her a bunch of death glares, but she just looked smug, like she just won a lottery or something.
"BITCH!" I shouted at Calypso. I saw Percy uncap Riptide and draw out The Sword of Olympus. As soon as both swords were in his hands, he quickly swung at me. I parried his attack. From that event, it didn't seem like Percy was the one fighting me. Percy is far more skilled and better trained than this. I got a slash in and it hit his torso, drawing blood. I got confident that I could beat him. But, he suddenly became far more skilled than ever. After so many hits from my dagger on him, he just got even stronger and stronger. So I was forced to go from aggressive stance to defensive stance.
"Percy please, come back to me. Go back to the way you were before. Go back to being the Seaweed Brain that I fell in love with and married." I pleaded with him being exhausted, but he still had the strength to continue fighting.
He nearly cut my throat, but thank the gods I parried in time. With one swing of his sword, the collar of my shirt got ripped off, leaving my neck and my camp necklace exposed. I dropped down to the ground on my knees, completely exhausted. Even though it was probably not something to dwell on at a time like this, I managed a smile at the expression.
'It's certainly appropriate.' I thought to myself as Percy pointed the tip of The Sword of Olympus to my throat.
"I love you." I finally said, waiting for him to deliver the death blow.
That's all I'm gonna do for this chapter. There will only be two chapters left until I finish this fanfiction. I'm not gonna bother waiting for any reviews, favorites, or followers anymore. I'm just gonna finish this fanfiction, so I can finish the other two I'm working on, and start a new one I recently just thought of. This new fanfiction is gonna be called The Joys of Memory Loss. Hopefully, that fanfiction will do really good. We'll see very soon. Take care people.