Towards The End

It didn't take long for Annabeth to fall asleep on the back of a bronze machine that was shaped as a dragon. One would think that falling asleep on the metal back wouldn't be so easy, Annabeth's sleeping body said otherwise.

Her dreams weren't the usual demigods. For the past month with Perseus there was another thing that she had noticed; her dreams were vague and flashes of ancient battles.

At the moment, while Annabeth was sleeping peacefully, something else was going on in Alaska.

Perseus didn't know what to think. Three quests. Three quests crossed paths, and at his house no less. The Fates had always hated him, it showed from all the times his life got bad. It got bad most of the time. His life wasn't a happy one. He wasn't meant to have a happy ending.

Perseus sighed. He had taken a walk out back to the lake. Once the seven other demigods left, he left the unnervingly quiet house. He was used to the silence, but after spending a month with Annabeth, he hated the emptiness. Inside and outside.

From the moment he found out about being a demigod to now, Perseus can't remember the last time he felt relaxed around someone. Annabeth didn't even talk with him all the time. She would spend hours with her nose in a book, not speaking a word. In those times, Perseus would stare at her and take in the moment. With all the warfare and conflict in his life, Annabeth brought him a sense of peace. A new beginning.

Reaching the waterfront of the lake, Perseus sat down heavily. The last conversation with the daughter of Athena came to his mind. What was he thinking? Why was he pushing away the only one who might be able to save him? To save him before he drowned. She started to remind him what it was like to be human again. For what living feels like.

Perseus has survived for too long. He was alone for too long. He craved for another person, he was done with the isolated loner phase. He gladly welcomed a prophecy for the first time in his life. Of course, Annabeth probably wouldn't like what it entails, but you can't mess with The Fates. Even Perseus couldn't mess with fate too much.

He sighed again, closing his eyes, and feeling the cool air.

"Perseus."

Perseus didn't move when he heard the sleepy voice. "Gaea." He greeted her back.

"Are you ready for what's to come?" Gaea asked, her voice like velvet.

"Your son is dead, isn't he?" Though it was phased as a question, they both knew it was a statement.

He heard a huff from Mother Earth herself. "Alcyoneus may have failed, but the plan is still on track. We will win this war."

Perseus didn't respond. He didn't know how to respond. Annabeth's stormy grey eyes, blonde princess curls, her smile, and the way her face moves as she's lost in thought came to him. The whole image made his heart skip a beat. He had only felt this a few times, and most of that time, it made him sick to his stomach.

"Perseus. You swore an oath-"

"I know." He cut Gaea off before she could finish her sentence.

"Having second thoughts? You could always back out." Perseus can picture the cold smile on Gaea's lips. Her evil intentions for the bloodbath that is coming on the horizon fresh on both their minds.

"Even if I was having second thoughts, I'm already in too deep. The only way out of this is my death." He spoke with truth.

His great-grandmother hummed. "This war will end in death, Perseus, don't make it yours." She warned him, her presence disappearing from the area.

A tear fell from the immortal demigod's closed eyes. "I'm so sorry, Annabeth. You were never meant to get in the middle of this. None of you were." Perseus said to the open air, wishing Annabeth could hear him. For her to forgive him.

Perseus stood, opened his sea green eyes, and walked back to his house. It was towards the end now, this is when the loyalties truly mattered.

And he would never forgive himself for lying to the daughter of Athena. Lying to the one person who was said to be the only one to save him from himself. Unfortunately, he was too far gone to be saved now.

I know this was short, I wanted to show some of Gaea's side of the war, and I couldn't exactly add more to this. I will start the next chapter now and it will be more about both camps and the quests.

On another note, for the book of mine that's getting published in paperback, I had ordered a few copies and they came in today! I am so excited! I am freaking out right now! I gave you a peek into Perseus' perspective as a thank you for all the support. I appreciate each and every one of you! Love you!

As this book is getting towards the end (has nothing to do with the title...okay, maybe it does have something to do with the title. Don't judge…), I wanted to ask if there was anything you would like to see in this book.

And if you have any questions or complaints, let me know!

Later!

~MsPenguingirl1234.

Published: January 9, 2018.