Another ten minutes and I almost regretted going on ahead of them. But just when I was about to go look for them, Zoe was now a few yards in front of us. "My lady!" She rushed toward us, Artemis smiled. "There you are."
Zoe was crying just from seeing Artemis in chains and all the cuts she had. She tried tugging at the chains, but got no result in breaking them. Percy and the others soon entered our prison. Percy was looking around, he was probably looking for me. "Hold the sky...I'll break your chains and then when you see a chance, help them." I whispered to Artemis, she nodded.
I felt the sky shift, I quickly broke her chains and got back into place. When I was holding the sky with Artemis again, Atlas returned, "Ah, how touching."
At his side were Luke and the same dracaenae from before, they were bearing the golden sarcophagus of Kronos. Annabeth stood at Luke's side. She had her hands cuffed behind her back, a gag in her mouth, and Luke was holding the point of his sword to her throat. Man he is going to regret talking to me like that, and doing that to her.
"Luke," Thalia snarled. "Let her go."
Luke's smile was weak and pale. Every time I see him, he looks worse and worse. "That is the General's decision, Thalia. But it's good to see you again."
Thalia spat at him.
Atlas chuckled. "So much for old friends. And you, Zoe. It's been a long time. How is my little traitor? I will enjoy killing you."
"Do not respond," Artemis groaned. "Do not challenge him."
"Wait a second," Percy said. "You're Atlas?"
The General glanced at him. "So, even the stupidest of heroes can finally figure something out. Yes, I am Atlas, the general of the Titans and terror of the gods. Congratulations. I will kill you presently, as soon as I deal with this wretched girl."
"You're not going to hurt Zoe" Percy said. "I won't let you."
The General sneered. "You have no right to interfere, little hero. This is a family matter."
Percy frowned. "A family matter?"
"Yes," Zoe said bleakly. "Atlas is my father."
The horrible thing was: I could see the family resemblance. Atlas had the same regal expression as Zoe, the same cold proud look in his eyes that Zoe sometimes got when she was mad, though on him it looked a thousand times more evil. He was all the things I'd originally disliked about Zoe, with none of the good I'd come to appreciate.
"Let Artemis go," Zoe demanded.
Atlas walked closer to Artemis. "Perhaps you'd like to take the sky for her, then? Be my guest."
"Zoe nor I, will not be holding up this sky, it will be you!" She yelled angrily and let go then she charged Atlas, he was stunned, Artemis kicked Atlas in the chest and made him stumbled backwards. He looked at my direction with a confused look. I couldn't concentrate anymore. My invisibility wore off.
I was now visible, Atlas snapped out of it, "You!"
Three or two more chapters on the way! Maybe more, I don't know!
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Rilurz~
