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So...yeah...I'm back...and my very long apology is at the bottom...
When the doors receded back into the left and right sides of the elevator with a painful creak, it became clear that the sight was not what the two Chaos crews had been expecting.
From their limited view, there was no destruction on Mount Olympus. The buildings were in tact and there was no screaming or nymphs or satyrs running around to avoid danger. There was an uneasy feeling, however, with the lack of absolute sounds that were being omitted. There was no music, no partying, no laughing, but there wasn't any fighting or yelling either. It was silent, except for the occasional crackle that the thunder would produce. The only sign of turmoil- the same turmoil that these Chaos members needed to face head-to-head- was the lightning above the Throne Room, shreds of sunlight and other colors going along with it. That was their destination, and the fact that the fight had not spread to the streets was encouraging, but worrying as well. How long would it take? How many gods were injured? Would nymphs and satyrs and minor gods get injured if the fight spread?
Something else became clear to the men and women that stood there, prepared to face danger: there was no pathway to reach the Throne Room.
"Well shit, that's a problem," Bailey said, wrinkling her nose.
"No," Naden replied, rolling her eyes. "We simply need to make one of our own."
"I'll make an ice one, and everyone will cross, and we'll go from there," Percy announced, and Piper reached over to grab his fingers and give them a squeeze of appreciation.
Percy took a deep breath and focused on the water molecules in the air- the molecules that were hanging in the darkened clouds and were swirling around the members. The deep tug appeared in his stomach, strong and obvious, and there was a slight pinch that appeared but disappeared easily within a few seconds. As he gathered all the water vapor, he slowly started to close his fist, condensing the molecules to go closer to each other so they would change states of matter. Once a long trail of water had appeared in midway, he swiped his hand over so that it would create a path from the mouth of the elevator to the crumbling remains of the stone pathway leading up through the city on top of Mount Olympus. Tightening his fist and locking his jaw, he urged the molecules even closer together, and this action emitted a crack or so as ice appeared and thickened the pathway. The tug in his stomach was barely noticeable, and he looked over at Piper. "Go on," he said through gritted teeth to keep up his concentration.
She nodded, and got ready to get on the ice pathway. She was not worried that the path would not hold up- she had complete faith in Percy and his abilities, especially after all these years that he spent on advancing them, and she had all her faith and trust within Percy because of their relationship from the past, in the present, and for the future. She was worried of slipping and falling off, however, because her flying skills were only at a beginners' level. Flying was something she had connected with Jason, and those flying memories had not been good to her in any way. She was broken then, unable to handle the memories of what was but never could be after they occurred; she was crumbled and weak, but no longer. Now, she was strong- Percy had repaired her, picked up the pieces and put them back together with evidence of glue that would hold her together forever. She was a better woman for that now, more confident and she was prepared to show that.
Piper McLean was no longer weak or broken. She was strong, beautiful and powerful. She was the fucking Peacemaker for the creator of all universes with powers that people only dream of possessing and she was well aware of how to utilize them. Piper McLean was brand new, and she was going to teach those disrespectful gods a lesson on how to be nicer to each other and to their kids. She was going to make them realize that they should never act like this again because they did not want to mess with her. She was a force to be reckoned with, and it was all because of Percy.
The first step on that ice bridge was for Percy, so that she could get this stupid battle over with and repair their relationship that she damaged and show him how thankful she was for having him repair her and make her herself again- something that no one had accomplished in any time of those years she spent apart. She wanted to be with Percy, to find happiness for both him and her, so they could relax. And she was going to get that, and get it soon.
The next steps she dedicated to each of her crew, and Bailey's crew, because they had been there for her the entire time she was broken, and they helped her become stronger as well. She wanted them to be happy and proud to be under her command. The only way to give them that was to prove she was able to lead, but not only that, but lead them to victory.
After she crossed over, she turned out to the others left at the elevator and ordered, "Come on." Her eyes were a dark green, hard and determined. "We're going to settle this."
Bailey was the next to cross over, and she grinned at Piper. "I'll follow you, Peacemaker."
Others crossed next, each repeating the phrase as they met up with Piper, and she nodded at them all, a slight smile on her face. Percy was breaking a sweat as more wait was pushed down on the ice, and the tug was getting slightly more noticeable, but then there was something that made it come full force. It was so sudden that Percy instantly wanted to double over in pain, but instead, he only let a strangled groan. The force was strong and demanding, and it wanted the water molecules to be back in the air, dispersed. It began melting the bridge from the bottom, and Percy tried to get all of his concentration into the bridge, spreading his surface area beyond where the Chaos crew stood on the remaining stone path to draw in more water to strengthen the bridge. It was not working very well.
Faughn was crossing when the melting had begun, and Marcus yelled for her to go, go, go! in order for her to make it. "What's going on?" Piper yelled as a frantic Faughn made it over safely.
"Fire!" someone yelled, and Percy fell to his knees to conserve energy and closed his eyes (his vision was going anyway). The pain was becoming prominent now; the tug in his gut was demanding he stop and give into the force- whatever it was- because it was too much. All of it was too much. He even used the sweat that was falling down his face. "There's a fire under the bridge!"
"Go, go, go!" Percy gritted his teeth and he could not breathe, but he needed to get these people across the bridge. He needed them to be successful. It would save everyone, especially his dad. His dad would be saved. He would be better and no longer be hurt. Of course there'd be harsh feelings, but that's something he didn't need to worry about because the future, and he's living in the present. He needs to save his dad, his camp, his friends and family, and Piper. She needed him to be successful so he was going to be.
Marcus and Carl ran over, and they were able to douse the fire, all of the Chaos crews combined, but Naden was not able to make it because Percy was weak and collapsed. The water fell down to the Earth below them, and then the fire was back up. It was Greek fire, blazing green flames that reached high above the elevator before it fell slightly, at an average campfire level. Everyone backed as far as they could, and then with all the power put together, they worked for it to go away- it was successful for only a few moments before it came back again with a venegance. After a few tries, they gave up, and headed slowly towards the center.
"Are you guys okay?" Piper asked, and the people that crossed lingered worriedly, watching the others.
"We're all fine," Naden said, helping Percy up. He leaned heavily on her with exhaustion. "Go on. We'll meet you there."
"We can't go on without you!" Piper exclaimed, and she lingered on Percy's condition.
"I'm going to shadow-travel us," Nico said from inside the elevator, and Percy was mildly surprised that he was not one of the first people to cross the bridge. "Don't worry about it."
"Are you sure?" Piper asked, worry and uneasiness still deep-rooted in her nerves.
"Yes," Percy gasped, and he opened his eyes to lock with Piper's. "Go."
Piper went.
The members that crossed the bridge did not have time to go sight-seeing, but they noticed the essentials as they headed up towards the Throne Room. No nymphs or satyrs roamed the streets like usual, nor were there any lights on in any of the temples or shops that lined the sides. There was no noise as they ascended (their footfalls were cautious and stealthy and so they were not heard). Buildings were not on fire, nor was there any damage done to the sides or on the inside. No debris was scattering across the street, no papers or leaves or anything. It was bizarre to see such a normal and happy place so full of nothing, so in tact but broken too.
Piper was in the lead of the group, and she was trying her damn hardest not to focus on Percy and how he was doing, or the rest of the crew that was left behind and across that gaping hole in the ground. Where had the fire come from? Why had it come at that time? Who was trying to stop them from settling peace? It didn't make any sense. The only god that was on Zeus's side that she guessed would do such a thing was Hephaestus, but that couldn't be right. Why would he want to prolong the war? There was nothing that would benefit him. Ares was on the opposite side, but so was Aphrodite, and no matter how much Hephaestus wanted to hurt Ares, he wouldn't want to hurt Aphrodite. Piper did, obviously, but not Hephaestus. Maybe there was someone who wanted him to do it? Hades was on Zeus's side, but...could he do something like that?
It didn't make any sense. None of it did. Piper didn't understand, but there was no time to focus on that. They needed to get this done and over with. Maybe whoever was responsible would tell why they did it when Piper asked. Probably not, but that wasn't something to worry about just yet.
"Peacemaker," Carl whispered, and he grabbed her wrist so that she would stop walking. "Do you see that person against the building there on the right?"
Piper immediately had everyone else stopped and she looked over towards the dark figure that was, indeed, leaning against the wall of an abandoned temple. She immediately got her dagger out of her boot, and she was alert and ready for a fight. It was automatically suspicious when you see someone on a deserted street after you have not seen someone for so long. Not to mention that it was in a dark and shady place that would suggest they wished harm for you. "Linger behind," she commanded. "Do not reveal yourselves. Use your shadow skills. I'm going to see who it is."
"Are you sure that's safe?" Bailey asked, and she stepped up. "Let me come with you, just in case."
"If anyone should go with her, it's Marcus because he's the most intimidating," Faughn mumbled. "And you should know by now that we're not gonna let you go into a dangerous situation by yourself at any point."
Piper sighed through her nose, prepared to fight back, but Marcus was already walking up the hill towards the person. She cursed and looked briefly at the rest of the crew. "No moving! Hide unless we need help, understand?" She ran off to join Marcus before they met up with the person. As they approached, they realized it was a woman, and she had a ball of light that was floating over her head. She was a rather short woman who looked insignificant and shy. Her dress hugged her figure and it revealed a perfect hourglass figure; it was a flowing white dress with layers starting under the gold belt that accentuated her hips, and with the light breeze it pushed them around. Her skin was a creamy white, absolutely flawless, but her features on her face were average- yet something about it drew attention to her. Reaching and swirling up her right arm was a gold band that contained swirls and branched out as if it was a tattoo that shined. It ended right before her shoulder, and her hair covered the top part of it: long black hair that faded slightly into grey at the tips went over her right shoulder and showed skin on her left one. A circlet with the same gold design as her arm band sat upon her forehead to hold the hair back, and there was a beautiful ruby in the middle.
Her lips curled into a small smile as Marcus and Piper approached her cautiously- they had learned the quiet, kind ones were often the dangerous ones.
"Hello," she greeted simply, and she stood up straight.
"Hello," Piper replied, putting her dagger down to appear peaceful. "What are you doing out here?"
"This is my home," she stated simply. "This is my temple."
Piper looked over at it, trying to discern whose it was exactly, but that did not seem like it was a possibility because of the lack of light. "I'm sorry, who are you?"
The goddess frowned. "I did not expect you to know my name, Peacemaker, but I was hoping you would." She sighed. "It is all right, however, because I am used to such things." Her eyes swept over Marcus's body. "Do you, perchance, know my name?"
Marcus crossed his arms over his chest, shaking his head but not speaking a word.
Another disappointed sigh. "That is a true shame, considering you are very nice on the eyes." A smirk flirted with her lips. "Perhaps you would like to come inside my temple and you can guess who I am from there?" He looked momentarily confused. "My bedroom does give quite a bit away about myself," she laughed, as if she was giving them a clue.
"No thank you," Marcus said, and his voice was deep with finality.
"Oh, come now," the goddess purred, taking a few steps forward to face him. He did not move. "There are some things we should discuss," she said, and she grabbed his shoulder to pull him slightly down as she raised on her toes to whisper something in his ear. His eyes went wide, and then his ears became pointed and blue- something that occurs when he gets incredibly embarrassed. The goddess leaned back and smiled brilliantly, causing the ears to turn an even deeper blue. She grabbed the front of his uniform and pulled him back towards the temple, and he went willingly. Piper slapped her hand away. "What did you say to him?" she demanded, her face red with anger.
"Oh, honey, that is a secret," the goddess teased with that same brilliant smile.
"Who are you?"
"I am Peitho, the goddess of persuasion and seduction," she revealed, and she let go of Marcus. "I gave you your Charmspeak."
"What? No you didn't, my mother-"
"Is a...close friend of mine. I choose a child of hers to bless with the gift every once in a while." Peitho smiled softer. "You were a very beautiful child, but you were simple and unlike other children of hers. I wished you well, and Charmspeak was my gift to you."
"But how does that-"
"Aphrodite is the looks, but without me, she would have no followers or admirers. I am the one to draw them in." She flashed that smile at Marcus and he coughed uncomfortably and turned away, ears still a bright blue. "As I did with handsome Marcus here."
"Well, what are you doing out here?"
Peitho laughed loudly, but it was a delicate laugh. "I am of no help within a battle, Peacemaker. I am a gentle goddess, but in a battle of words, I am a fierce competitor."
"I wouldn't deny it."
"I came out here to enjoy the beauty of the last night on Olympus before it is destroyed and in shambles." Her eyes, which Piper realized was a startling bright blue. "Until, of course, I realized you would be here." She grabbed her hand and squeezed. "I want to warn you, Piper McLean. You should know that I do wish well on you, but there is a terrible turbulence among the gods that I doubt you will be able to handle. The conflicts are too deep-rooted and there is no fixing it."
"I have to," Piper said, and she was determined, her eyes a lightning blue that seemed to shock you with an actual lightning bolt. "Everything depends on this."
Peitho nodded. "I am well aware of this. I have been watching over you since I blessed you with my gift. But I do not want you going in there with too much hope; there is little chance that you will be able to fix this. The battle that is occurring is harsh and merciless. Someone in your crew is going to get hurt. It is bound to happen with the wrath of the gods, especially those on Zeus's side."
Piper's eyebrows furrowed together. "Are you telling me not to go through with this."
"I am telling you to be extremely cautious when you battle. There is an uneasiness tonight that I wish is nothing for you to be concerned with, but you can never be too careful." She grabbed both of Piper's hands and got to closer to her, lowering her voice, "Percy and your crews are in danger, Piper. You are in danger. The wrath of the gods is an extremely dangerous place at this time. Watch out for all your people, but watch out for yourself. I must go."
"Wait!"
"I am sorry, but I have to leave. I will help in any way I can, as little as it may seem. I am easily overlooked." Peitho kissed her forehead, turned around and headed into the shadow, and there was no more.
"Damn," Piper cursed, and she looked over at Marcus. "Come on, we need to get to the Throne Room. I bet Nico and Percy and them are there by now. Hopefully they haven't gone in."
"What did she say to you?" Marcus wondered, and his ears were only the slightest pointed now, the blue long gone.
"This is going to be so much more difficult than we thought," she replied. "Apparently, I'm not going to be able to make peace between the gods."
"I think you can."
"I believe in you too, man," Bailey announced as the crew revealed themselves.
"Yeah, well, I believed in myself too until Peitho made it clear that it was too dangerous for us." Piper sighed and looked up at Mount Olympus where the lightning was becoming brighter and more frequent. The other lights were becoming clearer, as well, and it was all of the gods' colors. Thunder roared in the sky, and the light that was hanging above Peitho faded as dread filled Piper. "Chaos help us."
The light went out, but lightning lit up the road ahead of them.
"Okay, well this shouldn't be too difficult," Nico said as he looked at the few people left inside the elevator. "Perce, you okay?"
"Fine," Percy replied, and he took a shaky breath. "Just need a breather."
"Think you're ready to go shadow travel?" Naden asked. "We have to get across soon."
"I'm ready, yeah. Let's go."
"Okay, everyone grab a hand," Nico commanded, taking Naden's hand and they were soon all connected and Nico was concentrating on the shadows as Percy tried to get his energy back. It didn't take long, but the disappointment weighed heavily on his shoulders. He failed Piper, and he failed himself. The one simple job that he had did not help in the slightest. He failed and he couldn't stop beating himself up about it. Chaos help him, he sucks at this. Even when he thinks he's going to be able to do something, he can't. The pressure that was put on him should've been nothing to him. He couldn't do it, though. He let it get the best of him and he couldn't believe such a thing has happened. After how many wars, this one stupid fire made him fail? He was even stronger now that he was trained by Chaos. Granted, it was minimal training but there was such much more he should've been able to do and yet he couldn't. Percy felt like a damn failure, and he had no confidence in himself going into that battle. He was taking away the time they so desperately needed to win.
Minutes passed, and they weren't going anywhere. "What's the hold-up?" Sasa asked, looking over at Nico. His eyebrows furrowed.
"I don't know. Maybe there's no shadows in here?"
They looked around, and indeed, the whole elevator had no darkness in it whatsoever, which was impossible because there should've been a shadow created by the flickering flames of the Greek fire, but there was nothing of the sort along the elevator floor. "What the...?"
Someone laughed loudly and appeared behind the fire, on the remaining stone path that appeared to recede further in on itself. There was a tall, lanky man that had dark, long hair falling down in his eyes. His skin was a deep olive, and he was wearing a dark leather jacket that had a collar. His hands were stuffed in the pockets, and there was a hint of a grey button down shirt underneath it. The jeans he wore were dark and loose around his hips only the slightest so that it did not sag but did not fit completely either. Flipping his hair back, the darkness illuminated this guy's face, and he looked very ominous and somber. "Why would you believe we would reunite you with your little crew?" he laughed. "Now why would we do something like that?"
There was sounds of metal clashing together as each Chaos member pulled a sword in defense against the suspicious man. "Who're you?" Percy asked, and he forced himself to be confident and strong. Later he would brood and apologize to everyone.
The man, whose facial features made him appear to be in his mid-twenties, smirked. "Why, little Nico knows who I am, don't you, youngster?"
Nico's eyes were filled with anger and hatred. "Hello, Erebus," he hissed through gritted teeth.
Erebus laughed as Percy flinched from the tone of Nico's voice. "Still upset about our first encounter?"
"You killed my only brother," Nico said, and his voice was too calm, too steady for it to be safe for Erebus. The whiteness that appeared in his knuckles as he gripped his sword with all he could handle, was evidence of the anger- the very, very intense angry- that he held for the god. "I am not in any way happy with you."
The fire went out from below Erebus, and Percy expected there to be darkness, more shadows that Nico and them could finally use in order to get out of the elevator and up to Piper to finish this. That did not happen. Erebus walked on the darkness that became a bridge of its own and he stood at the mouth of the elevator, grinning at the members inside. "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. Your fatal flaw is holding grudges after all," Erebus laughed, shaking his head at this fact. "It's so silly of you."
"Can you just let us go, please?" Naden asked, and she sounded frustrated. "We don't really have time for your jokes and glamors."
"Ah, but you see, I am the god of darkness, so without my help, you will be able to get no where. And I am definitely not going to let you cross my bridge." He thought for a moment as Nico took a step forward to attack and Percy held him back. These were not the right conditions to fight. The elevator was too small and he had too much powerful from the darkness that was becoming of the blocked sun. They had no way to defend themselves because they were bound to bump into each other as they were fighting. "Unless..." Erebus said, and he drew out the word before he snapped his fingers suddenly. "Unless you answer my riddle!"
"We're not going to answer your stupid riddle!" Sasa yelled, and her eyes were blazing with actual flames considering she was from Saturn and emotions were widely exposed through their eyes. "We have to get going!"
Darkness crept in from them, and it was foreboding and dangerous. Erebus's smile had left his face and he was now serious. "You will answer my riddle or I will consume you in a darkness that you will never escape from."
Percy stepped forward. "Okay, what's the riddle, Erebus?" he asked and he was determined not to fuck this up either. He had been with Annabeth for many years, and he was bound to learn something from it. He was no longer completely stupid; he was able to help out in some way in this. Chaos help him if he was of no help. He was probably going to never forgive himself if he didn't.
Erebus smiled and made the darkness fall back into him. "I think that I will give you an extra difficult for you."
"Wait!" Naden exclaimed, and she pushed between Nico and Percy. "You need to make an oath. If we answer correctly on this riddle of yours, you have to let us pass over a solid darkness bridge, and you cannot let the bridge fall out as we pass. Every single one of us has to pass, and we have to pass safely. And you cannot bother us anymore as we head up to the Throne Room to meet with Piper. You cannot mess with Piper and them as they wait for us, and you certainly can't stop us at any point as we head up there."
Erebus frowned. "You are taking away all my fun, aren't you? But you are intelligent for thinking past all my tricks."
"Do we have a deal?" Naden asked.
"What do I get if you lose?" He paused and stroked his chin in thought. "I think that if you lose, I will conceal you in this elevator until this battle of yours is over, and Nico and I will be having a family friendly chat, won't we?"
"I won't go with you-"
"You will have to if you do not get my riddle right. You will have no choice, as I have no choice to obey your wishes."
Nico cursed loudly and turned around in the elevator, furious and it was very obvious. "By the gods! Do we have to do this?"
"If you want to help Piper, then yes," Percy snapped and he looked over at Erebus. "Swear it by the River Styx, and we'll do the same."
"Trying to save your pretty little girlfriend, aren't you?" Erebus joked, laughing slightly. "You are very lucky the little lady there forbade me from messing with her, otherwise I would have sank into the shadows and-"
"I swear to you if you lay a finger on her, I will kill you." Percy growled dangerously, and all those who were not Nico stepped back in surprise.
Erebus, however, laughed loudly and held up his hands in surrender. "Slow down there, tiger," he said. "I have no plans to mess with your girlfriend. Father would not be happy with me in the slightest." He chuckled again as his eyes slid over to Nico, and his grin grew. "Now, Nico's girlfriend...you said nothing about messing with her..."
"Erebus," Nico warned, and his voice was low and just as dangerous as Percy's growl. "Don't you dare-"
"So you do admit she's your girlfriend!" Erebus grinned, his eyebrows disappearing within the hair that fell over his forehead. "Ha! Nyx will get a riot of this one!"
"I said nothing- Chaos, just make the fucking deal already!" Nico yelled, and he stormed up to the mouth, almost as close as he could get but there was still a safe distance between them. "Swear! Now!"
Erebus, laughing joyfully as if this was a great amusement and great entertainment for him, nodded and said, "I swear on the River Styx that if these children answer my riddle correctly, I will abide by their terms." His eyes- a very, very dark black- seemed to twinkle at them. "Your turn."
At once, they all recited the oath: "We swear on the River Styx that if we answer the riddle incorrectly, we will abide by his terms."
Erebus grinned, but this was a dangerous kind of grin, one that made you instantly nervous and afraid for your life. He stroked his chin for a few moments before he nodded to himself. "Alone I am 24th, with a friend I am 20. Another friend and I am unclean. What am I?"
Percy cursed softly and turned around to face the people there. "Okay, guys, we got this, we can think this through," he encouraged and there was a huddle of the five people that were left. Sasa stayed quiet, mumbling to herself and Nico was leaning against the wall, looking down at the ground. "Damn," Percy said. "What has 24 things? Dots maybe? Lines?"
"Dots or lines don't make any sense," Naden said, shaking her head. "I don't...hmmm, what could it be?"
They conversed quietly for many minutes, dismissing other ideas and possibilities that could not work so well with the answer. Each time they dismissed an idea, they grew more frustrated and worried, anxious of getting the right answer but knowing there was a large chance that they were going to be wrong and they would not be able to aid Piper and the rest of them in this very important battle. The pressure was weighing heavily down upon their shoulders; it was damaging their thought processes and their contributions were turning too far-fetched. It was not helping their cause, but they could not help in doing it. The pressure was becoming too much.
Well the members of Chaos struggled, Erebus stood upon on his darkness bridge, leaning against a wall of darkness that he created. A lazy grin sat upon his lips: he was confident and not afraid of losing in any way. His arms were crossed over his chest, and he was quite proud of himself that he was able to stall these kids for this long. It had not been his plan, but it had been his orders- who was he to deny his beautiful wife? His grin widened as he thought of the battle raging on within the Throne Room and how his father's crew were going to fail.
"The answer is x," Sasa announced, stepping forward- directly in front of Erebus. "Now move."
His grin fell to be replaced with a vicious scowl before he turned and let them pass. "How did you get it?" Naden asked Sasa as they started running up towards the Throne Room.
"It's the 24th letter in the alphabet," she replied, and Percy was so fucking grateful that this girl was with them. They would've never gotten it otherwise. His luck was turning up, maybe. It all depended on how this would work within the Throne Room. Praying to Chaos that the rest of the guys were waiting by the front of the Throne Room and had not left them outside to put themselves in danger, he listened to Sasa continue, "If you put two of them together, it's 20 in Roman Numerals. Three of them indicates an inappropriate movie; that's unclean and I'm not surprised he put that in there."
"Fuck, good job!" Nico exclaimed as they hurried their pace. "I'm buying you some ice cream after this."
"After you go on a date with your girlfriend?" Berry, the last member who was present but stayed off to the side consistently.
"Shut the fuck up."
Berry laughed, and Percy cracked a smile. "Who is your girlfriend, Neeks?"
Nico took a deep breath through his nose. "First off, don't ever call me that again- I don't know why you do it even after I tell you so many times- and second, she's not my girlfriend."
"We'll talk more later about this," Percy decided, and then the Throne Room doors were in sight. There was no one in sight. Percy's stomach dropped and a deep, deep uneasiness settled in his stomach. "We were too late."
Well...isn't this really awkward? You do not even understand how sorry I am for being a terrible, terrible person. I am so so so so so so sorry. Damn, I am ridiculously sorry, and I know that doesn't make up for my terrible lack in updating, but I'm going to get better, I promise.
I've had a shit ton of family issues lately, and I've moved like three times just this year, so my internet has been wacky and inconsistent. School is giving me a lot of homework and projects that I have to do. I've lost interest in writing, and I had for a long time- something that frankly scared the absolute shit out of me, by the way- but I'm starting to get back into it. This is something I love and just because I'm not happy in life doesn't mean I can take the one thing I enjoy and can continue doing away from myself. This is gonna happen, and I'm going to better my writing as much as I can as soon as I can.
I thank every single one of you for your reviews and your follows. THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH. ALL OF YOU. I would mention you all, but that would require me looking it up and I have a lot of them (YOU GUYS ARE FREAKING AWESOME) and I am a extremely lazy person(: BUT KNOW THAT YOU ARE LITERALLY MY FAVORITE PEOPLE AND CONTINUOUSLY MAKE ME SMILE. :D
Well, I apologize for all my mistakes because I know it's not perfect. I've read through it a couple times, but I seem to miss all my mistakes no matter how hard I try. Um...I got the information about Peitho here: . edu/dsimpson/pers/peitho. html (no spaces)
and Erebus here: articles/e/erebus. html (no spaces) and if you know more than I do and I did them wrong, correct me please.
Is it bad that I have not read House of Hades nor the Mark of Athena yet? I'm a bad Percy Jackson follower.../:
On another note, Fragments is a great book (sequel to Partials) and Happy late Easter to all those who celebrate it! Hope you had an amazing day!
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