A/N I realised that the last chapter was quite short so I decided to upload two today.
Chapter 14
Percy's POV
It had been about a week since anyone had heard from the quest members. Lady Artemis had found nothing suspicious about Mt Othrys. My mum was worried. I was not. Time passed differently in places like the Labyrinth. I was not therefore going to worry as for all we knew they had been in there for about an hour.
I was currently about to set out on a job for dad. I had to catch and kill some trouble makers on the outskirts of Atlantis. Of course as soon as I walked out of the front door someone pressed the button on their amulet. I sighed. I told a nearby fish to tell Triton to cover for me and I flashed out to where the signal had come from.
We were in a volcano. There was a half made scythe. I assumed that it was for Kronos. That was most likely the titans' aim anyway. I looked around more and saw Thalia and Luke kissing with the other three watching. They then all left Luke alone and he turned to the scythe. I knew he felt he had to destroy it. H felt it was his responsibility to help Thalia as much as he could with the prophecy. He knew that if Kronos had no scythe he would be weakened. He took a step towards it and about fifty Telkines faced him. I pressed a button on my watch and Nemea flashed in beside me. (That is the reason that you want Hephaestus as a good friend.) As Luke was about to charge them he looked around to see if I was there. When he did not see me he cursed. They charged him and he braced himself only for none of them to reach. He looked at them to see Nemea ripping through them while I just swept half of them away with water. He smiled at me while keeping a safe distance from Nemea. When she had finished with the last Telkine she flashed back out again.
Luke turned to me and said, "We need to get rid of this weapon."
I nodded, "I agree, however I am not sure it is possible to destroy it."
He looked at me in desperation. "We could give it to one of the gods." I suggested."
"Do you trust any of them with it?" He asked.
"Yes, I would trust my mother and father. I do however think keeping it on Olympus would be a bad idea. I will send it to my father. We need to destroy this forge." I said. "We cannot let them have access to one of this importance. You go; I will take care of it." He nodded and ran off in the direction of the other demigods.
I closed my eyes and touched the floor. A huge earthquake came out from where I touched it. The roof started to collapse and I brought in water to stop the lava from erupting. There was a hiss as the water and lava collided. I looked up and there was only falling rocks. I flashed out. I flashed into my dad's castle with the scythe. When he saw it the look he gave me was priceless. "How?" was all that he said.
I explained to him what had happened.
"So it was you who caused the earthquake. I was not sure." He pointed to the scythe and said, "Are you sure that you want me to keep hold of this?" he said
I nodded, "You are one of the two gods that I trust the most. Mum is on Olympus so you never know whether Zeus might obtain it. If he got hold of it that might be almost as destructive as if Kronos had it." Poseidon nodded grimly.
"I agree, if my brother had this kind of power he would not be held back by anyone or anything."
"Yes, so therefore I cannot take the risk that he will somehow find it. So that is why I brought it here."
"Okay, Percy. I…." They needed me again.
"Sorry dad I have got to go."
Annabeth's POV
We had been captured by titan's forces. They were about to put Luke in the arena.
The person who was in charge said, "Bring out the demigod."
"No." I shouted. I pressed the button on my amulet. "We have our own champion who will be able to cause far more entertainment."
The man looked at me surprised. He even turned which caused a small earthquake because of his weight. "Who is this champion?"
"He is a powerful warrior who has defeated many great opponents in single combat."
"We shall see how good he is. Call him in."
Percy's POV
I saw them all shut in the cage and I walked right past. I had heard the whole exchange. Annabeth was right; Luke would not have been able to defeat some of the monsters in this army. As I walked into the arena the whole crowd jeered. They sent out a dracanae to test me. I did not even draw my swords. It threw the net and I caught it. I threw it to one side. It followed through with a trident. I left it to the last second and I grabbed it. I ripped it from the Dracanae's grasp. I spun it round hitting it in the chest and I stabbed it through the skull.
"No." the man in charge shouted. "My father Poseidon will not be pleased that you have finished it so quickly."
I smirked, "If you want it to last longer send me a challenge."
He growled in anger. Three lastrigonian giants with a hellhound on a leash each came out to attack me. "Right, I shall call my own pet then." I said quietly but just loud enough for the demigods in the cage to hear. I pressed the button on my watch and Nemea flashed in.
She attacked the three hellhounds and I attacked the giants. I drew my swords and as I jumped off onto one of them I created an earthquake. Two of the giants fell down and I stabbed the other through the eye. I then rolled as I hit the ground and sent a spear of ice to impale another. I walked over to the final one who was currently cowering away from Nemea, whose jaw was covered in monster dust. I clicked my fingers and she pounced. I turned back to the man.
"Are you not entertained?" he was about to call out more monsters when I shouted, "Fight me, fight me yourself."
He looked around and saw the entire crowd was egging him on. He got up slowly and said, "I have never lost a battle." He said.
I smiled, "Neither have I." I pointed to the cage and Nemea went to break it open. The guards tried to stop her. They died. While I was thought to be distracted, he charged. He tried to punch me and I ducked under it and cut off his head. I picked it up and I could see the ground trying to for a neck between the head and the body. I just through the head up into the air and it got stuck in the rafters.
His body dissolved into sand in the floor. I nodded to the demigods who had just been 'let out' and then Nemea and I flashed out.