Here is the next chapter, please don't hate me but I fell asleep last night before updating this chapter, so please don't get mad. I have been missing sleep because of school and have to do lots of things, but I try my best. I promise on my life that I will update again today, for real this time. I am getting to the end of what I have already written, so it will take longer to update after that. Please review and enjoy!;)

I was half listening to what it was saying, and to that I stopped. Who is Astraeus? The creature said "Lord", so whoever it was, was the master of this horrible monster.

"Who is Astraeus?" I ask defiantly, trying to keep the creature talking so it wouldn't kill me. It laughed.

"The real titan lord, the one who will bring back the world to the titans. He will be the king of the titans, for he is king of the stars. Lord Astraeus has found you, daughter of Athena, relative to the children of Zeus and Jupiter, amusing. He ordered us to extract you from the half-bloods, so he may speak to you himself." It looked at my shocked face and laughed. "He wants you by his side, so you may watch as he burns down Olympus and the mortals with his bare hands. He will be pleased by me taking you to him, so he may play with you and do as he pleases." It lunged for me, and I stood there, frozen to the spot.

As it lunged at me, I saw something fly from the corner of my eye before the monster screeched and fell to the ground. It writhed for a while before turning to yellow dust, a dagger falling to the ground. I looked to where the dagger had come from and I saw Annabeth holding a Yankees cap in her left hand, which she must've just taken off. I looked around. All of the creatures had been killed, turned to yellow powder. All of the demigods were staring at me, their armor scratched and torn while I stood on the hill, looking at them.I ran my hands in my blond hair, the tips stained with blood and dirt. I turned back to Annabeth. "Jasmin, what happened?" She knew something was wrong, but she didn't know what it was. I looked down at my hands, bloody from where the thing scratched me.

My head pounded, making me dizzy from the adrenaline and the blood. I hear someone shout far away and see the sky. A face comes into view, blond hair falling around her troubled face. Annabeth, I thought groggily. Another face came into view, a boy with black hair and sea-green eyes, his face scrunched up in worry. I saw his lips move, but no sound came out. The last thing I saw is the boy's face come closer before everything went dark.

A figure stood in front of me. He wore no shirt, black straps crossing his chest. The straps were from two sheathed swords on his back, where he could easily reach back to grab them. His eyes were a dark silver color, the color of the sky and night. He wore ripped jeans that hugged his hips, a black belt in the loops of his jeans. His shoes were black shoes, the kind that looked like sandals but had no holes except for his feet and covered both entirely. His hair was jet black, his straight hair falling in his face. His hands were stuffed in his pockets, making him look like a teenager that would smile at you and then grafitti your entire house.

When I looked back at his dark eyes I saw that they were staring at me as well. "Like what you see, blossom?"

"What? N-no- I just-, who are you?" He chuckled at my cluelessness. I didn't get what was so funny about not knowing who he was.

"Poor, blossom. Of course you don't know me, for this is the first time you have seen me or even heard of me." He looked at me carefully, watching as my expression changed. The first time I had heard of him was-

"You're Astraeus." I said, shocked to where my voice was a whisper. He nodded with both sadness and satisfaction.

"I am, but you have heard of me from the wrong creature. The empousa didn't know my intentions, and since they have no emotions, they are like wind against the mountain." He made it sound poetic, which seemed strange for a titan lord to even think, much less say.

"What do you want from me?" I said before actually looking at my surroundings. We were in an alleyway, Astraeus leaning against the wall behind him while I stood in the middle. Normal sounds like conversations and voices could be heard from around the bends. He must've brought me here to keep me from running before he could catch me.

I looked at what I was wearing. I wore my blond hair in a ponytail, the ends clean of blood. I had a red shirt on, my jeans that fit around my hips, my shoes were red sneakers, ones that looked like addidas but were obviously not from where I was raised. I felt comfortable in it, surprising me.

He shrugged, walking towards me as I stepped back. "Just to get to know your intentions and motives, blossom. It has been a while since I have spoken to a living being, much less a demigod as special as you." My back hit the brick wall, the coldness of it against my back making me shiver involuntarily. He walked closer, enough that he placed his left hand against the wall next to my head, his body close to mine. It felt nerve-racking that he was so close to me. My mouth closed tightly as he leaned down to look at my face, his eyes filled with a light in the corners of his eyes. "I hope the gods have not ruined you yet, for I hope to save you before they change your mind and control you as they do the others." He whispered it in my ear, his warm breath stirring my hair before he tucked it behind my ear. "Join me and the others, and we will take care of the corrupted god tyrants they are. What do you say, my blossom? Will you join me and the new titans to the start of a better age?" He leaned back enough for me to speak without breathing on his face.

"Why would you want me? I'm just a new demigod who didn't even know about the gods until I went to Camp Jupiter, where Annabeth told me about the gods a bit and told me they were trustworthy and-" He leaned forward, my words dying in my throat. How did he do that, just making my voice not work when I felt his face so close to mine?

"She just needs you to help her see reason. You are children of Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Even you should be able to convince her once you know both sides." His right hand cupped my left cheek, another involuntary shudder passing through me and he smiled sadly. "I hope we meet again, in better circumstances. He grabbed my right hand as he walked backwards a few steps to kneel before me as he gave my hand a kiss, his lips pressing before brushing against my skin. Why was he doing this? "You must wake, before they suspect anything. Take care of yourself, my blossom. I shall see you soon." He waved his hand and the scene dissolved.

me:Cliffhanger! That was a weird encounter for you wasn't it?

Jasmin: Yeah, I guess so. *rubs back of neck* It was the first time I met Astraeus, so I would say so.

me: Okay, so I will be updating again today, mostly because I am sorry and Jasmin is holding me accountable for it.

Jasmin:Pssh *sarcastically* Me? No, it was your choice to make up for it.

me: whatever *sighs* okay, so I will update and I hope to get more reviews before that. Thanks!;)