Author's Note: KYAA My hand hurts from typing this chapter. Hope you guys enjoyed it!

Chapter 16

Annabeth's POV

I looked around my cabin, wondering if I have forgotten anything about it. I looked at the designs on the walls again and again. I don't want to forget, I don't want my memories to be altered. I opened my notebook; it was full of plans about what I wanted to do in Olympus. There are some entries about Percy Jackson from time to time. I don't want to forget him too; I love him more than anything in this world.

I started to write down notes on the notebook. First I wrote about how I met him, how I first felt love then I wrote about everything that I did for the last few years. I wrote the names of my friends, then I wrote about the plans that I wished to make in the future. After an hour, the notebook is already filled.

I didn't realize that I spend too much time in writing things on her notebook. I forgot that I locked the door and no one could get inside the cabin. I was also distracted in writing that I didn't hear the knocks of my friend.

When I finally opened the door to see Percy, sword on his hand, I knew then that he was going to try to destroy my door just to get in.

"Finally the princess opened the door." He said with a smile on his face.

"What ever seaweed brain, I was just busy planning architecture design for our camp." I lied. He immediately smiled back at me; he didn't realize that I was just lying. If I could only tell him about all of problems, all of my worries but I don't want that..I can do this on my own. I know I can.

"You had been acting strange lately. You locked the door to your cabin even though your cabin members are still outside training. Then you haven't talked to be ever since you came home. Is there something wrong Annabeth?"

"Nice thinking seaweed brain. You can be a detective someday, a lousy detective." I wanted to hug him, to kiss him to tell him everything that's inside my mind. Why is it that I care more about my stupid pride? I walked away from him. I never told anyone about what the witch told me. I don't want to tell Percy because then he'll know about the other requirements.

I tried looking for someone else I could trust. Nico's missing, Thalia's with the hunters, Grover will tell Percy, Luke's dead, there's no one else I could trust. I was walking around camp, bowing my head low so no one will talk to me.

I hated the times when I was thinking too much, it makes me forget about my surroundings. I was thinking about the prophecy the witch told me when I bumped into Alister. She too looks as disoriented and confused as I am.

"Alister I want to have a talk with you." She nodded. The two of us walked in silence until we reach a peaceful place where no one will ever disturb us. She looked at the ground and stare at it as if something will magically appear.

"I saw someone. She has long dark blue hair and she told me about the things that might happen in the future." She said, she didn't take her eyes off the ground as she talk and move her hands nervously. I nodded. I know perfectly well about this dark blue haired girl. The witch told me all about her. She's the leader of the children of protogenoi. She is the well known Adeline Vega, the savior of those in need. She used to be a camper when she was my age. Back then, there were no 12 cabins, instead there were loads of it, all around the valley but thanks to a war everything fell into ruins.

The gods promised each other to forget about everything, the campers were forced to swear to the River Styx to never tell a single soul about the past.

"Her name is Adeline Vega. I went to the witch in the Far East and asked her questions. She answered all of them. I will forget them soon enough after I told you about everything. So please listen to everything that I would be saying. Treasure every moment."

"NO! I don't want to be part of this! I don't want to be a key! I am just some normal teenager! My father died when I was five and I don't want to die! I don't want to be part of anything!" She complained at the ground. No one wants to die, we all know that.

" I have a life you know! I don't want to waste my time, my efforts and my life to the Chosen One I don't even know!" She complained even further. I slapped her, after I finally lost my temper.

"If you don't do your part on this prophecy everyone will die! Your so called life will be ruined! There will be no more time! Do you understand that Alister? Do you understand the danger of everything? If you say no now do you think you will have a better life? Do you think there will be a future? I sacrificed so much! Do you know that? Of course you don't! The only thing you care about is yourself! " Tears started to fall from her eyes as I yelled at her. Of course..who wouldn't cry if someone just shattered all of your dreams, all of plans?

"Well said Annabeth Chase." The two of us turned around to see the woman that I heard from Hei Ye's descriptions. She was more beautiful than I had imagined. Her long dark blue hair flowing across her back, her long gown that seems to made of the night sky and her eyes that seems to be made of darkness, it makes me feel like I am nothing but a rat compared to the goddess in front of me.

"Adeline Vega?" Alister asked.

"Yes, I am Adeline Vega. I am very sorry for disappearing so fast yesterday. The two of you need to know a lot about everything."

' The world started with Chaos. Then out of nowhere came Nyx, then her siblings. They ruled the universe and soon they created the earth. It was Erebus who ruled first, but he game the throne to Nyx. The Throne was passed from one generation to another and soon the first rulers were forgotten. Many believed that they had faded. Some say they lay asleep, not wanting to be disturbed but nonetheless you ignored their presence. 10 years ago, a war happened. It was a three way war. The demi-protogenoi against the demigods and of course the humans see them as threat to their race and they wanted to kill them as well. I fought during the war. Blood spread across the valley, many lives were lost and all of this is because they want the throne to go back to Phanes. War often happens because of the fighting for the throne. Back then it only happened in America, your war was smaller which only happened in one of the states. Someone out there wants another war. A war that will shake the world, the war is already starting. They had killed already a thousand of demigods in Australia alone. They want us gone. If you don't help us..the world will return to Chaos. Annabeth and Alister you are the only demigods who knows all of this information. Please help us.'

I looked at Alister, she was nervously moving her hands again and she seems to be muttering some kind of spell. I want to help her as long as I can but with the contracts of the witch… I don't know to how much length I could help.

"May I ask something?" Alister asked. She was no longer looking at the ground , instead she was looking at Adeline .Adeline looked back at her with a kind smile.

"Sure."

"Aren't you afraid to die? Aren't you afraid that when you're fighting with someone you might kill them? If you kill them, someone out there will be lonely and sad. What do you think about those kinds of things?" Adeline pats Alister's head as if saying she was a good student that needs a little patting.

"Alister, I am not very proud of my past but there are more times that I wished I could just die instead of wishing to live. I am not scared of dying; I am actually welcoming it with open arms. Everyone I ever cared about is dead. Killing? I had killed more than a thousand of people without even caring whether they have a family or not. I seem cruel to you don't I?" She smiled and stopped to look at the blue sky.

"Someone asked me, why do I give so much effort in saving this world that has done nothing but bad to me? This world that banished me, this world that looked at me as if I was some trash that isn't supposes to exist? Every single one of the people I cared about is already dead so why bother? Do you know what I told him?" She asked Alister. Alister just shooked her head, I was guessing that she doesn't believe that this beautiful goddess in front of us have such an awful past. I too was surprised. I thought that I had the worst luck, the most awful history. I was too self-centered..

"I told him that the very reason I want to say this world is because the one I care about is dead. I know that if he is alive he would do everything to help in saving everyone. That's why I want to save this world." She smiled then out of nowhere a long board sword appeared in her hand. She tossed it to Alister.

"Fight me. I want to know if you learned anything." Adeline Vega produced another sword from nothingness and she backed up a little, giving the two of them space. I watched their fight with outmost interest.

Alister charged at Adeline, but Adel was way too fast for her. Adel immediately blocked her attacked with her sword. Alister continued to attack while Adel was in the defense. I could see in the way that Alister moves that every bit of irritation, angriness and sadness she felt are focused on her sword. Alister continued to attack until Adeline was able to send her sword flying through the air.

"You learn one of the most important things Alister. While you and I were sparing you connected your feelings o your sword. A great start. I will come back tomorrow to train you Annabeth. A bit of advice tell him now or you might not be able to tell him when you lost all of your memories about him. Never ever let a single moment pass." And with that Adeline Vega was gone.