Jason fought the monsters, stabbing here and there. He whirled around, slashing them into dust, and he often caught sight of Piper, using her charm speak to make the monsters fight each other, or Leo, burning them, setting hell-hounds on fire, and giants. Bodies littered the ground, not yet dead monsters, other demi-gods, and the occasional pegasus and horse. He got angrier, and angrier, seeing his friends on the ground. He yelled, and charged a giant, chopping him into dust. He went on automatic monster slayer mode, slash, duck, roll, cut. I lose track of time, till the battle is over.
Looking around, I see other demi-gods scanning the scene, looking for friends. I see Piper, and run for her. I hug her, holding her close. "Have you seen Leo?" She asks me, looking worried. "No one has yet!" I get a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach, and I start out. "Lets go look for him" I say, and she follows behind me.
I don't see him till I'm almost on top of him, and he groans "Please don't step on me." I jump back, startled, then I push off the Dracaenae thats squishing him. He coughs, and it sounds awful, rattling and hoarse. I bend down, and pull some Nectar out of my pocket, but he shakes his head. "Its too late, I know that much" he whispers. Piper kneels beside me, tears gathering in her eyes. "Leo, please" she whispers "Try it, it might work!" "No, its too late" he coughs again, and tears run down Pipers face. He turns his head to look at me, and asks "When you and Piper grow up, tell your kids about the fantastic stories of Leo the Brave?" Even when he's dying , Leo cracks jokes. I nod, smiling faintly, and he turns his head back, and breathes in one last time, then he is still. Piper starts crying, and I wrap my arms around her, holding her.
A tear slides down my cheek, and I let it. He's gone. No more wisecracks, no more hearing him tease me and Piper, no more midnight escapades playing pranks on the Aphrodite kids. I stare out into the distance, and another tear falls, and another, and I lean my head on Piper's shoulder, and we sit there.