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Co-Written by Engineer4Ever

Fils de l'Amour: Mark of Athena

7: Eidolons

"Gaia!" Jason and Percy both drew their swords and their steeds grew wary. The sunflowers turned towards them ominously and the grains around them became akin to thousands of scythes ready to move at a moment's notice.

I need the blood of a boy and girl. The voice was warm, yet powerful and old. Hypnotic, that's how Naruto would describe it. Like a genjutsu from Itachi Uchiha, it made him doubt his own senses. Hopefully, faces of his friends wouldn't start to sprout from his body. Talk about reliving a nightmare.

"Show yourself!" Jason demanded. He hid his fear well, they all did. To the trained eye, it was easy to spot. Naruto tightened his grip around his staff and looked at his bandaged hand. If need be...he would release the Rikudō chakra he had sealed away. Hopefully, it wouldn't come to that.

One girl and three boys, what a lovely treat I've been offered. What was it Bacchus said? That today's people would like organic snacks and a simple get together?

"Okay, she's really starting to creep me out. And I don't get spooked easily," Kurama said.

I hear you. Naruto frowned. Even Zabuza didn't unnerve him as much as this voice, Gaia, did.

Since there's only one girl present, I will give her the choice of who accompanies her to my revival. Will it be the son of Jupiter, who looks so just and handsome upon his steed?

Piper scowled at the voice and Jason let a light shudder cross his body.

Or perhaps she'll want to be joined by the noble and roguish son of Poseidon?

"Lady, you are messed up," Percy said with a grimace.

Oh, I know! Nothing brings more joy than a family event. Maybe she should choose her charming brother, who has claimed the role of a warrior and taken the attention of the sky itself.

Naruto tightened his grip and narrowed his eyes. The air shifted and what was once a clear day started to cloud.

Yes...I think that would be most appropriate, seeing as it was all because of him that I wound up so desperate, that my son followed in his footsteps and that the cycle repeated endlessly.

"Any ideas who this 'him' is that she's talking about?" Naruto asked the others. They shook their heads and he groaned. "Figures."

Choose girl. Two must die.

"I'm not choosing anyone," Piper said with a frown as she held her dagger tightly in one hand. "No one has to die!"

Oh, how cute. You think that pitiful charm can work on me? Very well, I will do nothing. I won't force you to choose...however, I won't stop the choice from being made, either.

Jason and Percy suddenly went rigid on their steeds. Their hands tightened around the grips of their swords. Their eyes turned gold and their faces went blank.

"Two must die." They spoke without emotion, in a hollow monotone that sent a shiver down Naruto's spine. They raised their swords and turned their steeds to face one another.

"Piper, move!" Naruto was quick to shout as the surprised horses were urged to rush each other, with his sister still between them. The daughter of Aphrodite did as he said, not freezing thanks to the instincts that kept most demigods alive. Jason and Percy's swords clashed, bronze against gold, and sparks shot out as they passed each other.

"Jason! Percy! Stop!" Piper cried out.

"Two must die." The boys repeated as they whirled around and charged at each other once more.

"Not today," Naruto said as he separated his staff and tossed it at both teens. He struck both in the side, knocking them from their rides. Tempest vanished in a gust of wind just as Blackjack would've collided with him, and the Pegasus took to the sky, startled by Tempest's absence.

Impressive. The voice appraised him. I am interested with how you will fight, demigod. Let's see how you fair against them. Boys?

"I will live..." Jason said as he rose to his feet. The golden eyes locked onto Naruto and he gripped his gladius with both hands. The clouds rumbled overhead and a bolt crashed down in the distance.

"Gaia promised..." Percy said and the earth trembled as he righted himself with his bronze sword. Golden eyes narrowed on Naruto and then looked over to Jason. Jason's golden eyes met his and they nodded at each other.

"Together, we will kill you." They said in the eerie monotone.

Naruto breathed through his nose before he grinned. "Well, the best way to knock someone out of a genjutsu...is through pain."

He stepped back and crossed his arms over his chest, stilling his breathing and reaching out to the world.

What is this? The voice demanded. You...what are you doing? That's my energy! Mine! You can't have it!

"Lady, deal with it," Naruto said as his eyelids became orange and he opened his eyes to reveal golden orbs with horizontal bar-like pupils. "I'm going to end this quickly."

Kill h-him! He's...drained me...tired...so tired...

"Naruto, what did you do?" Piper asked as Gaia's presence faded.

"Stay there, Imouto," Naruto said as he looked at the zombie-like duo and he willed the natural energy to be converted into his chakra. His orange eyeliner faded and his eyes returned to the blue they were. It wouldn't be fair to fight them in Sage mode, but Naruto was glad to know that he could take some of the fight out of Gaia. He figured that since Natural Energy came from the Earth, it would come from Gaia. Low and behold, he was right.

Still, Naruto was no fool. He remembered how deadly Jason could be without his memories, and knew how well he fought with them. He hadn't gotten to see Percy in action yet, but from what he'd heard, the son of Poseidon was a natural with a sword.

A grin spread across Naruto's face. This was bound to be interesting.

"For Gaia." The two charged forward, with Jason just a bit faster. A lightning bolt came down from the sky and struck his sword. Jason flung the bolt at Naruto, who stayed motionless.

"Lightning? Really?" Naruto asked with an amused smile. Wind chakra built around his hand and he backhanded the lightning off to the side like it was nothing. He caught Jason's wrist as the gladius was swung at him and brought his hand back. Naruto's open palm was driven into Jason's stomach and the son of Jupiter was sent soaring back. "Try again."

"Die." Percy's monotone almost caught Naruto off guard. The whiskered blond weaved his head back and around the edge of Percy's sword, the tips of his hair being cut slightly. Naruto brought both hands back and drove both palms into Percy's gut, sending the boy flying back much like he did Jason.

"Come on, don't be so predicable," Naruto said with a small frown. These things had complete control over Jason and Percy, both boys were supposed to be very skilled. As it is, Naruto felt like he was fighting Konohamaru again, only this time it wasn't genin-level Konohamaru, but fresh from their first meeting, hardly good at the Henge no Jutsu Konohamaru.

Percy was quick to rise to his feet and held his hand out at Naruto. The whiskered blond arched a brow before the earth began to shake slightly beneath him. Naruto hummed, intrigued, but not impressed. Channel some chakra into his feet and ta-da, no earthquake effects anymore.

Another bolt of lightning was flung at him and Naruto rolled his eyes before he batted it away.

"What is it with lightning users and being one-trick ponies?" Naruto asked. "I mean seriously. Sasuke had the Chidori, and that's all he used. Kakashi-sensei had the Chidori and the Raikiri, and that's all he uses! The Third and Forth Raikages had the Lightning Armor, and that's all they used! Where's the imagination? The oomph? The creativity?"

"Die!" demanded a monotone Jason. Naruto spun around the sword thrust and delivered a hard kick to the other blond's back, which sent Jason tumbling forward.

"Naruto, are you really going to fight Jason again?" Piper asked in a mix between awe and horror. She really didn't want Jason to get another head injury. One blow was enough, and if he lost his memory of her...

"He started it," Naruto said. He dropped to his palms and brought his legs around in a windmill to sweep Percy off his feet after the black-haired boy took another swing at him. "Besides, this way they're not trying to kill each other. I can take whatever they dish out."

He suddenly jolted as a third lightning bolt found its mark and struck him in the back. Naruto looked over his shoulder at the burning hole in his hoodie just below the Uzumaki swirl and then glared at Jason. The blond son of Jupiter froze as a wave of killing intent washed over him, the entity within unfamiliar with the negative wave sent its way.

Percy jumped at him with his sword high, prepared to bring it down on the motionless whiskered demigod. The sword passed through Naruto, bisecting him at the shoulder, before Naruto exploded and a parted log took his place. While the mind-controlled Percy took in this information, Naruto reappeared with his leg brought back.

"I need you out of commission for a moment, so, sorry in advance." Naruto frowned as he brought his leg forward and nailed Percy right in the pearls.

Piper winced and looked away, that might've been a bit much.

Percy let out a gurgle before he crumpled to the ground. It seems whatever was controlling him felt that pain. It was the universal weak spot, after all. For guys and girls. Guys were just more prone to get hit there.

Naruto turned to face Jason with murder in his blue eyes. "You ruined my jacket..."

Kurama groaned. "Really? It's not like you don't have duplicates of it."

It was a gift from Ayame-neechan and the old man, and besides, it's the principle of the thing!

"Sage above, you're without a doubt the oddest container I've ever had." Kurama chuckled darkly. "But, who am I to argue against some violence? Kick his ass, Naruto."

Naruto moved before the son of Jupiter could let out a sound. He vanished and reappeared with his knee imbedded in Jason's stomach. The boy folded over his knee and then went flying back, landing in a roll until he stopped with his face on the ground and his butt in the air. Jason put his hands on the dirt and started to get to his feet when he heard a voice come from behind him.

Naruto crouched behind Jason with his index and middle fingers pressed together in the Tiger hand seal. His eyes were closed and an ominous aura radiated off of him. His eyes snapped open and gleamed with evil intent.

"Konohagakure Hiden Taijutsu Ōgi: Sennin Goroshi (Konohagakure's Most Secret and Sacred Hand Technique: One Thousand Years of Death)!"

Naruto shoved his chakra-encased fingers right into Jason's raised rear and time stopped. The gold in Jason's eyes suddenly vanished and his electric blue eyes widened immensely. Jason let out a rather undignified shriek as he went flying across the fields. He soared for a good mile before he landed in the grains, a dust cloud shooting up from his impact.

Piper just watched with a blush on her face. Was that even really a ninja technique? All Naruto did was poke Jason in the ass! Piper's blush intensified and she rubbed her face. She'd never be able to unsee that.

Naruto grinned as the blue energy around his hands dimmed down. Justice has been served and his jacket has been avenged. His grin widened at Kurama's laughter.

"The most knuckleheaded, unpredictable shinobi! What an accurate name for you, Naruto! Oh Sage, I wish the others could've seen that!" The fox chortled.

"Yeah, I do good. And hey, I think I knocked him out of that genjutsu thingy," Naruto said with a grin. "Bonus."

The victory wasn't guaranteed, as it seemed Percy had recovered from his blow down below. The son of Poseidon charged at Naruto with his sword aimed to be thrust through the shinobi's chest. Naruto arched a brow and took the stab, before once more he substituted himself with a log. Percy, as emotionless as the controlled body could, let a scowl form on his face.

"Praise be the log, for it saves us," Naruto said with his back to Percy's. A pair of hands burst from the ground and grabbed onto Percy's ankles, making the possessed teen start. "Man, I love the Kage Bunshin. They're so useful and quick to get in position. Note to self: Thank Kakashi-sensei for teaching me the Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu (Earth Release: Hiding Like A Mole Technique)."

"This will not hold me." Percy's monotone voice declared. "I will kill two and live again."

"Live again?" Naruto asked, not moving from where he stood. "Are you dead or something?"

"I am eidolon, promised life once more by mother Gaia."

Naruto paled and began to shake. "Oh man...Not a ghost. I don't like ghosts."

Kurama laughed. "The mighty Nidaime Rikudō Sennin, savior to the world, defeater of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki...and he's still afraid of ghosts."

"Hey, phobia's aren't supposed to be rational, Kurama!" Naruto glared at his naval. He shuddered. "They're just so eerie! And you can't punch 'em in the face!"

"I will live again." The eidolon declared as he turned Percy's sword around and lifted it in the air. He brought it back to stab Naruto, only for the whiskered blond to replace himself with a log once again.

"I'm going to have to plant a tree or something to atone for all these substitutions," Naruto said as he reappeared in front of Percy. He shuddered at the blank stare the eidolon gave him. "You are seriously creepy."

"And your whiskers are stupid," the Percy-like voice said.

Naruto's eye twitched. He lifted his leg quickly and mercilessly to deliver another blow to the junk. The hands around Percy's ankles exploded into smoke, allowing the golden-eyed Percy to slump to his knees and hiss, with a hand over the assaulted area. A minute passed before the eidolon got back to its feet.

"You...Can not...harm me..."

Naruto smirked. "That's not very convincing."

Wham. Not-Percy dropped again. He rose once more.

"All...you...are doing...is injuring...the boy..."

"He'll live." Naruto chuckled at the words he used.

Wham. Down went Not-Percy. Shakily, he got back to his feet.

"Is that...the best...you got...?"

"No, but I am impressed. I can't take more than two hits before I black out," Naruto said.

Wham. Again, Not-Percy dropped to the ground. This time he didn't get up.

"You keep kicking me in the dick..." Not-Percy's voice was higher and tears were brimming at the edge of his eyes. "Why? Why do you keep kicking me in the dick?"

"You want to live? Life is pain. I'm just reminding you. Oh, and Percy, if you're in there, sorry dude. But it's either this, or I poke you in the ass." Naruto shrugged. He'd rather get kicked in the dick multiple times rather than take a Sennin Goroshi again. The shinobi shuddered. It truly was one of the most frightening techniques in his arsenal.

"I...Will...Live...Again..." The eidolon got to its feet once more.

Naruto shook his head. "No you won't."

Naruto dropped to his knees with his arm brought back. The fist flew forward and the eidolon possessed-Percy's eyes went wide as it collided with the still tender pearls. The gold faded and Percy let out a squeak before he fell to the side, unconscious.

The whiskered blond nodded and got to his feet. He reached down and picked Percy up, throwing the boy over his shoulders with ease. Naruto looked over at his stunned sister and he grinned sheepishly.

"What? I couldn't beat the crap out of them like I did Leo and Jason last time."

Piper glowered at the reminder of Medea but looked over in the area where Jason landed with worry. Blackjack trotted up to them from the grains with Jason on his back. Naruto smiled at him.

"Thanks, Blackjack," Naruto said with a smile as he lightly stroked the horse's neck. "Can you carry Percy, too?"

Blackjack snorted and Naruto shrugged. "Just checking."

The whiskered blond dumped the unconscious form of Percy over the Pegasus' back, careful to not restrict the wings, before he grabbed the two parts of his staff and recombined them. He slid his hoodie off and looked at the charred hole with a pout.

"Man...I liked this one, too," Naruto said. This was beyond any patchwork. The interior armor was melted and the cloth was ruined. He balled the hoodie up and tossed it to the side of the road before he picked Piper up in a piggyback, much to her protest, and ran at Blackjack's fastest speed back towards the Argo II.

The hoodie left behind was swallowed into the earth after a moment, and a soft sigh echoed in the area.

Much like he was when younger. Very much like he was.

"Oh, gods, what happened to them?" Annabeth asked once they returned to the Argo II. She looked over the unconscious form of her boyfriend with worry written on her face.

"They got possessed by some ghosts," Naruto said simply with a shiver. He grinned proudly and leaned on his staff. "I knocked them out of it before they could kill each other."

"...You what?" Annabeth asked, horrified.

"Don't worry, I didn't do anything too damaging...we might want to get Percy a lot of ice and Jason should have some, uh, stool loosener just in case," Naruto said sheepishly. Piper gave him a look and he shuffled uncomfortably. "Trust me, the Sennin Goroshi is dangerous...not only painful, but can cause constipation."

Leo, who walked in on the last comment, suddenly turned around. "I'm out. I don't want to know. I don't want to know."

"In the dick..." Percy suddenly whimpered softly. "Why? Why the dick?"

Annabeth looked from her pained boyfriend to her unharmed nephew. "What did you do to them?"

"...ikdjinck..." Naruto mumbled as he looked away.

"What was that?" Annabeth narrowed her eyes.

Naruto shifted awkwardly and looked to Piper for help, but she was too busy checking on Jason's head wound. With a gulp that made his Adam's apple bounce, Naruto looked back at his aunt and gave her the best apologetic smile he could muster. "I might've...sort of...kicked-him-in-the-dick-over-and-over-while-he-was-possessed."

"...Wha-Naruto! Why would you do that?!" Annabeth glared at her nephew. That was something campers frowned upon. Even Ares' sons and daughters respected that rule!

"It was the only really non-lethal move I could think of! ...Well, that, or I would use the Sennin Goroshi on him like I did Jason," Naruto said.

Jason shivered in his sleep and rolled onto his side with a grimace.

"...Wait, hold up, you used the Sennin Goroshi on Jason!?" Annabeth gaped at her nephew. "How-when did you even learn that!? Minato only learned it from Jiraiya and used it once on Obito during the Genin test!"

Naruto scratched his cheek and looked away. "...Kakashi-sensei used it on me..."

Annabeth rubbed her head and glanced at the pained grimace on Percy's face. "How many times did you hit him?"

"Um...Five?"

"Five?!" Annabeth repeated with wide eyes.

Naruto let out a sheepish laugh. "He's, uh, durable?"

"...You are so grounded."

"Wha-I'm older than you!"

"Grounded!" Annabeth glared at her nephew.

"He was trying to stab me!"

"I don't care, Naruto, you don't do that in a fight!"

"I was trying not to hurt him too bad! I'm sorry he's not as strong as me!"

"Both of you, knock it off!" Piper's voice made the two quiet as she mustered a glare at them. "Annabeth, I don't like it either, but it was better than having Naruto go ninja on Jason again. And Naruto, Annabeth's right. Don't do that ever again, or I'll ban ramen from the Argo II, am I clear?!"

Naruto, who looked like a scolded puppy, nodded while Annabeth frowned and turned to Percy as he groaned.

"Diiiick..."

Annabeth sighed. "I guess it's better than having him being hit by a Rasengan..."

Kurama snorted. "No duh. The boy's internal organs would've been shredded, or bruised, even at the lightest form. You were merciful."

Naruto nodded and winced when Percy groaned again. "I think... one popped..."

Kurama sighed. "Humans and their weak spots. This is why I'm glad I don't have an actual gender. I just am."

Shut up, Kurama. Naruto turned and started to walk away while the two were doted on.

As Naruto walked to his room, he frowned as a thought occurred to him. Hey, Kurama. Could you sense their negative intent?

Kurama huffed. "Do you inhale ramen like it's about to expire?"

Can you still sense them?

Kurama was quiet for a moment. Naruto didn't like that. He stopped walking and waited before Kurama growled. "There's three in total."

Naruto's eyes hardened. "Then we'll wait until the meeting to call them out."

The gathering for lunch was quiet. Jason and Percy, both rejuvenated from nectar and ambrosia, were still sore. Most of their recovery could be attributed to Hedge, who was pretty decent with healing salves. Though, Jason had needed a cushion to sit on and Percy had an icepack over his lap, both boys glowered at Naruto. To their surprise, Naruto glared back, which made them look away.

"Alright," Leo said as he finally arrived. "We're set for Atlanta and I think I convinced Coach not to land at a military base for 'fun'."

"Good," Annabeth said with a nod. She looked around the table and looked at Frank and Hazel. "Any sign of Romans?"

"We found a few eagles, but Miu took care of them," Frank said. He sent the golden eagle an appraising look from where she had perched next to Naruto. "She's good in aerial combat. How'd you train her?"

"I didn't train her," Naruto said as he gave Miu a gentle stroke on the beak. "She's just awesome like that."

Miu crooned at his praise and accepted a piece of beef from his offered chopsticks.

"We got lucky, there were only three," Hazel said. "And Miu got them all before they could return."

Miu received another piece of beef from the whiskered blond.

"Well, on our end, repairs are done and we don't have to worry about making anymore stops," Leo said. He frowned. "I wish I had known that Romans had tracking eagles, though. Could've made a smokescreen or something that made us smell like chicken nuggets..."

"What's a chicken nugget?" Hazel asked, her brow furrowed.

Leo stared at her before he nodded. "Right, you missed, like, the last seventy years. Well, my apprentice, a chicken nugget is–"

"You can explain later," Annabeth said with a frown. She looked at Piper, took a glance at Naruto, and then looked back at Piper. "Tell them about Bacchus."

Piper did. She told them about the conversation they had with the Roman god of wine, the trap sprung by Gaia, and the eidolons that forced the two to fight each other and Naruto. Naruto was tense during the conversation, his eyes locked on Jason and Percy, watching their reactions. His eyes narrowed slightly as he searched for the possible third.

He doubted it was Annabeth or Piper. Both had yet to show any real hostility to anyone without reason. Hazel was another unlikely person to be possessed, considering she was the daughter of Pluto. That left Frank and Leo...and Hedge, but satyrs were already spirits, so that was another unlikely possibility.

Naruto watched Frank as Percy talked about a dream he had about the anti-Poseidon, Polybotes. He absentmindedly scanned the son of Mars as the group talked about Gaia's desire for two demigods, a male and female. The portly boy hadn't shown a lot of hostility, and had been rather kind to Naruto in passing and back at New Rome. However, there was something that had him off edge. He was nervous around Leo, wary, and brash.

The Latino in question could still be possessed. He ate a burrito and offered a few soothing jokes, but since his little run off with Hazel, he'd been distant from the others and Naruto. Something was bothering Leo, as well. Was it supernatural, or just teen hormones? Naruto wasn't sure, but since the stop in Utah, Leo was off. The smile was too forced, the jokes worse than ever, and he was distracted often.

"What do you think?"

Naruto looked up at the question from Piper. "What?"

"About Gaia's interest in you, man," Leo said. "Remember? You said she visited you in Detroit and that fountain in Chicago, she changed faces whenever you were in view."

"Not to mention the way she spoke about you," Percy said. "She was comparing you to someone."

Naruto frowned. "Yeah...And?"

"You're not worried?" Percy asked.

Naruto held his tongue for a moment, trying not to lash out at the source of some minor negative emotions sent his way. "Not really."

"Naruto, you said Gaia was lonely," Annabeth said. "Don't you think that it's weird that she's so...interested in you?"

Naruto arched a brow and looked around the table. All eyes were on him, waiting for him to respond. "Yeah, it's weird...but I don't think Tsuchi-chan and I would click. She's, like, the whole planet, right? I'm just a shinobi."

Leo snickered. "He's got a point. Might be some size issues."

Naruto let a small smile show, but it left as a wave of anger was directed at him.

Kurama growled. "It's the pyro. He's got one in him."

Naruto tightened his grip on the chopsticks to the point that they snapped. Eyes went to him again and Naruto let a weak smile cross his face. "Whoops, I guess I was too eager to eat my ramen."

The demigods had all eyes on him again, but Naruto felt it. There were six more eyes than normal. Three eidolons. Three hosts.

Percy.

Jason.

Leo.

"Water, Earth, Lightning, Wind and Fire," Kurama said softly. "The five primary elements. This Gaia covered her bases, she possessed the strongest three."

Too bad I'm stronger. Naruto stood up and closed his eyes. He let his presence fill the room and listened to the sound of tableware and food clatter to plates under his pressure. The demigods wilted under it, weakly reaching for their weapons as Naruto's killing intent washed over them.

"N-Naruto...what are you doing?" Annabeth managed to get out.

Naruto moved to the end of the table and crossed his arms, his pressure still encasing the room. He heard Blackjack whinny uncomfortably on the deck and he was sure there was a faint baa from Hedge. He picked Miu up, the bird frozen between the fight-or-flight instincts, and moved her to sit on the counter behind him, where his intent wouldn't be as potent.

"We're being spied on," Naruto said calmly. The demigods wanted to ask what he meant, but Naruto held a hand up to keep them quiet. "Not intentionally. The eidolons are still here. All three of them."

Naruto narrowed his eyes and let Kurama's intent leak into his own. The demigods' eyes went wide and glazed slightly as they most likely saw their own deaths. Then it happened, his opening appeared.

The eyes of Leo, Jason and Percy turned a glowing gold and they staggered to their feet. A weak flame encased Leo's right hand, while both Jason and Percy gripped their swords and tried to lift them.

"Stop." Naruto's voice was calm, cold, and demanding. He let up on the room-filling killer intent and focused on the three possessed boys. The three bodies froze. Naruto narrowed his eyes. "Why are you here?"

"Gaia promised us life once again." Percy's dead voice rang out. Annabeth, a hand on her chest as she tried to calm down from Naruto's silent mental attack, gave him a look of worry.

"We will live once more." Leo declared emotionlessly. Hazel and Frank were quick to move away from him, and Frank lifted his bow.

A kunai cut the string above the thumb, causing a sharp crack to ring out and Frank to drop the bow with a cry. Naruto's eyes never left the three eidolons.

"You are not welcome here," Naruto said firmly. "You had your chance and you wasted it."

The eidolons hissed at him. Jason's arm shook as he tried to lift his sword.

"We were promised life!" Jason hissed.

"Not at their expense!" Piper said with a pained scowl on her face. She moved to stand beside Naruto and watched the three. "Are there more of you?"

"No. The Earth Mother sent three," Percy said.

"The strongest and the best." Leo added.

"We will live again." Jason narrowed his eyes.

Naruto flared his nostrils and growled lowly. "You're just like Orochimaru...using other people's bodies to extend your own life!"

"You will leave those bodies," Piper commanded.

"No!" Percy growled back.

"We must live." Jason frowned.

Naruto's fists tightened to the point that his nails pierced his palm and blood leaked out over his fingers. He wanted so badly to beat these things down. They were too much like that traitorous snake bastard. Using bodies of other people to live on, it was disgusting. If Gaia was going so far as to use these things, then he wanted nothing to do with her.

It was only Piper's hand on his arm that kept him back.

"You do not belong here," Piper said again. She added more force to her words. "You will leave those bodies."

Sweat appeared on Jason's head as the eidolon growled. "We – we will leave these bodies."

"You will vow on the River Styx to never return to this ship and you will never again possess any of its crew." Piper ordered.

Leo and Percy hissed.

"You will promise on the River Styx!" Piper repeated firmly.

The tension filled the air and the three bodies struggled visibly. Naruto's eyes flashed red and he growled.

"You will do as Piper says."

The eidolons hissed and struggled for another moment before they spoke in perfect unison: "We promise on the River Styx."

"You are dead," Piper said.

"We...are dead." They repeated.

"Now leave!" Piper's eyes hardened.

The three boys crumpled as their eyes lost their glow and shut. Leo landed on his face on the ground, Jason into Piper's arms, and Percy landed with a loud splat face-first into his pizza.

Naruto felt negative intent coming from outside of the ship and sent a massive wave of both his and Kurama's killing intent out. The ghostly wail was faint, but very rewarding. He watched The Seven recover from the event and he rested against the counter, where Miu nuzzled into his arm. Naruto stroked the eagle gently as she crooned, a frown still on his face.

He just knew, deep down, that wasn't the last they would hear of the eidolons.

AN: No wit tonight. Brain hurts.

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