Poseidon's daughter
Chapter 12
Lost Enemies
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Suddenly Percy, Nico, Thalia, Annabeth were surrounded by a crowd of monsters all eager to kill them.
"Why Luke why are you not here fighting by our side and there fighting against us. Luke what you ought to do will be futile and dangerous to not only you but all of us." said Thalia.
Nico elbowed Percy
"We don't have time for this. Sairah needs us now and we can't keep her waiting after what we just came across Bob. On my signal grab their hands. Promise me Percy you will do everything you can to save her. This is the only way out. I have to. For Sairah." said Nico with pain pouring through his eyes.
"But how will you do it. it's afternoon." Questioned Percy
"Just do as you I told you"said Nico
Percy could only give a nod. Annabeth couldn't understand what she had just listened. Nico was about to shadow travel in broad light. She just trusted Nico and was ready to hold Thalia's and Nico's hand on the signal.
"Kill the boys and leave the girls"ordered Luke to his army.
Percy was waiting eagerly for Nico's signal.
"Find her! Save her!" Said Nico bearing a final eye contact.
"Now" he screamed to Percy. After this everything happened in fraction of seconds. The monsters jumped over them. Nico grabbed Percy . Annabeth grabbed Percy and Thalia. Percy grabbed Thalia and Nico. And through the shadows of the monsters that were over him Nico shadow traveled.
This was just an idea that had struck Nico. Nico wasn fully aware that this shadow travel will drain him completely. He was too young for this kind of exhausting act.
"As planned!" exclaimed Luke.
"Though I didn't think that they'll leave without even a small fight. Sad" pouted Luke.
"Time to meet them again."
And whoosh every single one of them, too vanished.
They all shadow travelled. Percy remembered the surrounding quickly. Thalia catching up on with what was happening caught Nico half way through his fall aided by Annabeth. They all helped Nico back on his feet but he was too weak and drained out of energy. In a hurry Annabeth dropped her bag.
They reached the Bob's place. They drew their weapons and were ready to slash the heck out of Bob. With anger sparking the adrenaline coursing through the veins. Percy kicked to door ajar and it fell with THUD.
They went in. They were surrounded by darkness. The temperature fell a few degrees. They were blinded by the dark. Yet they charged and hit the glass wall. "Thud!"
As their eyes adjusted they noticed they were in a glass cube and the noise was of the glass door closing. But Annabeth was pulled away and bonded so that she couldn't move. She was outside the glass box.
"Hello friends!" said a familiar voice.
"Luke!"
"Ahh yes."
"Your here?"
"Let me tell you the background story while my friend here lets that gas in."
Thalia read "MIC."
Annabeth's eye turned to horror. "Methyl Iso cyanide"
"Why?" though her thoughts were racing to find an exit.
'Pump'
'Pump'
The gas entered the chamber.
"So where was I yes. We sensed or they sensed a powerful demigod here. You know what she more powerful than Jackson. 'Sairah' I was about to capture her and make her realize gods weren't worthy enough to be rule. And as they had destroyed their dad lord Kronos, it was our turn to return their favour. It was an easy thing in her case she had been through worse things without her dad Poseidon." Then Sairah entered strapped to the stretcher.
"Glad you could join us. Come meet your friends. Yup so Percy tell me
Where were you when she was administered to hell?
Where was your dad Percy?
Where was he Sairah?
When you saw your brother drown where was your brother Percy? Where was Poseidon?
Or when your sister drowned what was her name. Bianca na she Nico's sister but ya same questions apply to you too Nico. Ya Sue!"
Annabeth's Pov
I noticed Sairah was bonded to the stretcher with belt and the stretcher was placed vertically so that she was seen as standing. I could tell she was crying before this could be Sue or Bob or both.
Wait where was Bob?
And when she saw us she broke down into small sobs. Maybe seeing us captured triggered something unwanted. Shit I remembered something.
'Everyone I grew closer to died.'
She still believes in it. Nico inside had become pale due to his shadow travel. He was becoming drowsy. I could see he was fighting to stay awake. Though he was alert when Luke called out his name.
Thalia was trying to summon a lighting but all in vain. The gas was effecting them.
I was starting too loose focus and was becoming agitated.
I looked up to Percy he too was trying to summon water from anywhere. But all in vain.
Only one person can help us 'Sairah' she was our only hope.
'Pump'
Luke continued.
"That day I saw her finally running free out of the door. And you guys dropped in. I talks to my friend here Bob. Say hello." I saw an old man who appeared to be similar to Percy.
"Hello" replied Bob.
"So we had a deal he gets to torture Sairah and In change to telling me when and where could I find her and eventually you."
'Pump'
"Well Bob she's here and tied and all yours."
'Pump'
Bob's eyes showed pure anger. As he marched up to her. Wheeling the bathtub was filled with water. and there near the wall was the switch board was filled with wires with the same strange machine attached to it. Sairah was again forced into the bathtub filled with water.
Bob tied her legs and hands to the legs of the tub but this time he didn't stuff a cloth in Sairah's mouth as before.
Sairah was now shivering with fear of her haunted past anticipating the pain. She was begging him to stop.
Bob emotionlessly continued he was constantly ignoring her pleas. Bob then faced the machine and turned some switches on.
He removed the two chords that he had used before. Tested them by joining them zzzzZZZZzzzz the sparks flew.
"Thalia" I gasped.
"I...I.. can't its not under my control"
Next he dipped two wires into the water and switched on the machine. Water fell out with every painful moment Sairah made.
Sairah screamed and shouted in pain and agony yet Bob didn't switched off.
Nico's pov
I saw her Sairah as she was forced into the bath tub. She was screaming thrashing her limbs. She was there and going through all this shit and I was here just staring at her.
Sairah shrieked "NNNNnnnooooo"
"Please stop it uncle."
And the chords went into the water.
Her deafening screams filled the room with horror, anger, pity, vengeance.
I wanted to scream to her to stay strong but my own body had grew paler and my voice was no louder that a whisper. And soon it was just my lips moving.
Tears trickled down. She's my responsibility, Sairah. And this is what I give her.
"You wont be able use your powers due to MIC cause that gas has a property to cause mutation in humans and in case of demigods the half godly side tends to sacrifice itself."
"As stated by my friend Fred." Pointing at a boy standing beside the cylinder.
"I'm Fred Son of Athena. Hi sis." He said to Annabeth.
Annabeth snarled.
I saw Sairah she became tired. Sairah looked sick she was half conscious, shivering with fear.
Then Bob turned around to face us and then looked at Luke.
"There is one more thing, Luke, my brother had come to check on Sairah, the day she ran away. These two boys were there tampering with my house and that black boy kicked my brother. So if you don't have any problem I'd like to take his revenge .."
Luke was lost in deep thoughts and then finally said
"Yes."
Bob grinned.
Luke said to me "Nico please listen to him and do as told any kind of mishaps will cost Percy a sister." he threatened holding a blade against Sairah neck.
Annabeth's pov
Nico was growing paler just by looking at her, Sairah. Then came Luke's warning but the only image that stayed on my mind was Sairah's screams and her shaking body.
Next Nico was being beaten up by Bob and two others. There were a few black-blue spots but it wasn't done yet.
Percy pov
I had never felt so helpless. I was useless here. My sister was being tortured and by cousin was being thrashed.
And then a final
'Pump'
Caused my brain to explode with pain, the MIC was choking my throat making my lungs dry and crave for oxygen. I wanted to give up. My eyes stung yet I opened them to look at them.
I let my tears fall. Thalia was no better but she wasn't a quitter. She was going to hold on untill...
For her sake I collected myself.
Sairah's pov
With all the pain I was going through I saw all of them.
Annabeth wasn't subjected to any pain yet seeing your loved ones in pain is much more painful. Tears flowing down her cheeks said she was sustaining alot of pain watching other.
Thalia and Percy were too crying, their eyes were blood red. I could see them struggling under the pain of MIC's mutation. I could see them losing hope. They weren't able to control their elements this shock had frightened them even more. They were now coughing profusely and were sitting gasping for air.
Then I saw him.
Nico.
My Nico
His screams had muffled every other sound. Making my ears sting.
I wish I had listened to myself and stayed away from him. But it was late now nothing can happen now.
All that could escape my mouth was
"No" no louder than a whisper and was ignored against ego and vengeance of my uncle.
Next came the baseball bat and hockey sticks on Nico.
Nico's screams filled the room.
I saw him spit blood. So did Thalia and Percy. Then he said something that ringed many memories.
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