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Flame: To answer your question, Reyna is one of the seven. Essentially, she has taken Jason's spot, and Jason will be the one on statue delivering duty. As for the kiss, you will just have to read and see.
Reyna walked straight out into the clearing and unsheathed her sword. She flipped it into a javelin and walked towards Enceladus. Her nerves weren't failing her, yet.
Enceladus turned towards her and stopped chanting. His eyes moved over the four, and a smirk came to his face. The giant spoke, "What a surprise!"
"If you don't let the movie star go, I will give you a surprise with a hoof right up your rear!" Hedge yelled. Enceladus laughed.
"I love how entertaining your kind is. When we rule the world, I will keep you around as a snack while I entertain myself with the humans," Enceladus commented. His teeth began to glow as he opened his mouth.
"Scatter!" Reyna yelled. She dove to the left, and Hedge landed next to her. As Reyna scrambled to her feet, she saw Leo drop something into the seat of a bulldozer.
"I think he insulted me, and he lit my jacket on fire. I liked this jacket!" Hedge yelled as he tore off his jacket and ran forward. Reyna rolled her eyes and was right behind him. Enceladus smirked and slammed his spear into the ground.
Reyna knew what was happening, but there was nothing she could do as the shockwave slammed into her. She hit the ground hard but somehow managed to roll backwards and end up on her feet. A glance around showed that Hedge was unconscious. Of course.
"I see you Piper McLean," Enceladus bellowed. He blew fire at bushes, and Piper hurried out of the bush. Reyna took a step forward and immediately became dizzy. She probably hit her head on the ground when she first fell.
"I have been waiting for you," Enceladus said. "You brought these two to me, and you brought me a snack. Now, you shouldn't look so shocked son of Hephaestus. I didn't even think that your scrawny self would survive but oh well."
"If Piper McLean betrays you, she can take her father and go. I have no use for him," Enceladus said with a smirk. Piper glanced at them looking scared and confused.
A man slowly looked up. His clothes were all torn up, and there was a long cut on the side of his face. Reyna could only guess that it was Piper's father. Piper looked at him and yelled, "Dad?"
"Pipes?" the man asked weakly. He looked like he wanted to say more but didn't have the strength. Piper grabbed her dagger and turned towards the giant.
"Let him ago!" Piper yelled. She was shaking from rage and anger. Reyna watched the scene and slowly took a step forward. The dizziness had subsided.
"Swear your loyalty to me, and I will," Enceladus promised. Piper looked back at them and met Reyna's eyes.
"He is going to kill you," Leo warned. "You can't trust him."
Reyna remained silent. This was Piper's choice to make. She would betray them, or she would work with them. Either way, the fate of the world was about to be determined.
"Mother Gaea made me to fight Athena herself. I may not be the biggest of my brothers, but I am the smartest. I daresay that I am smarter than the goddess I was made to destroy. My bargain will be kept with you," Enceladus promised as he looked at Piper. He followed it up with a roar.
A glance towards the forest showed six orge-like creatures rising up. They were only about seven feet tall and six arms all together. Their smell was terrible.
"Gegeness," Piper said looking back at them. "The Earthborn that fought the Jason from the myths."
"Very smart," Enceladus commented. "They live here instead of that horrible place called Bear Mountain. They are also good with construction equipment. So, Piper. Are you going to save your father or attempt to save your friends?"
Piper took a deep breath and stepped forward. She was now radiating a sort of power. Piper spoke, "You will not take the people I love. You are going to leave them alone."
The Earthborn all started to apologize and back away. Enceladus seemed disappointed and angry. He spoke, "Stand your ground!"
"I really wanted you alive daughter of Aphrodite. You could have been extremely useful to us but alas. There is something you should know about the Earthborn: they hate Jason. Lucky for me, I have a Jason right here," Enceladus said pointing at Piper's father.
Reyna glanced at her friends and nodded once. Then, she ran right for Enceladus. Piper went after her father, and Leo went towards the tree harvester.
"Do you really think you can beat me?" Enceladus wondered. He spewed fire at her. Reyna easily rolled to side and motioned for him to attack. Enceladus obliged.
Reyna focused on avoiding the fire and the spear. The hardest part was avoiding the fire since she usually had to dive out of the way. It was slowly exhausting her.
As she fought, there was a burning sensation on her arm. It was where her tattoo was. For a little bit, it seemed like she was feeling Piper and Leo's fear, but that was impossible. Reyna paused for a moment, and it was almost her final mistake.
The tip of a spear barely cut into her face, but it still hurt. Reyna quickly backed away and placed a hand to the cut. After lowering the hand, she stared at the blood. Enceladus laughed.
They were both distracted by the sound of a bulldozer starting up. Reyna turned to see the Earthborn moving towards Piper. Her instincts caused her to dive to the right. Fire lit up the ground where she had been.
"Getting distracted?" Enceladus taunted. Reyna looked at him and took a deep breath. She knew that she had to be calm. Reyna had fought worse than Enceladus, and she had defeated them.
Reyna wiped some of the blood from her face and threw the javelin right at Enceladus. It hit the giant right in his arm as he tried to swat it away. Enceladus roared in pain.
Reyna ran towards the giant and grabbed onto her javelin. She pulled himself onto his arm and tore the javelin out of his arm. The armor made it easy for her to climb up to the giant's neck. As he tried to swat at her, Reyna stabbed him in the neck.
Enceladus yelled in anger and pain. Reyna tore the javelin out of his neck and jumped back onto the giant's arm. It only took a split second for her to jump off of his arm and land safely back on the ground. She turned towards the giant and saw the blunt end of the javelin flying at her face.
Upon trying to move, it seemed like the mud had a death grip on her ankle. Being unable to move distracted her for a split second. That was all it took for a javelin to slam into her face.
Reyna hit the ground hard and stunned. She forced herself to her feet, but the movement caused her to feel dizzy. A hand moved to the cut on her face as blood tricked into her eye.
It took Reyna a few moments to examine her situation. The good news was that she didn't have a concussion. The bad news was that the fighting conditions sucked. Smoke was hurting her lungs, the heat was intense, and the stupid ground was working against her.
Enceladus rubbed his neck and seemed to be busy dealing with the wound. Reyna glanced around quickly. Piper had gotten her father out of harms way. That was good.
"Tell me," Enceladus growled. He seemed surprised that she was on her feet. "How does it feel to get none of the glory?"
"What?" Reyna questioned. She took a step backwards, but it felt like trying to walk in quick sand. A deep breath sent her into a coughing fit because of the smoke.
"Well, you didn't topple the black throne," Enceladus began. "Does no one mention how you led the army? Does no one talk about you taking on Koios and causing him to flee? Doesn't that hurt?"
Reyna stared at the giant and had no clue what he was saying. He smirked and seemed to think she was distracted. Out of the corner of her eye, Reyna saw the spear moving towards her. A simple step to the side could have avoided it. Instead, she stepped forward to stab the giant.
Enceladus jumped back and slammed his spear into her javelin. The golden weapon shattered in her hands. Light blinded Reyna for a moment, and she felt herself hit the ground hard.
It took a few moments for Reyna to open her eyes. She slowly raised her head and looked around. The javelin had caused an explosion that made a thirty foot cone shaped pit. The dirt and rock had been fused into a glassy substance. Enceladus was at the other side of the pit trying to get his bearings.
Reyna was amazed that she was alive with no broken bones. She laid her head back trying to conserve her strength. Enceladus jumped across the pit in a single bound. He landed easily and stood over Reyna with a raised spear.
"That was a very nice trick," Enceladus complimented. "I do hope you enjoy being Gaea's first sacrifice."
The spear came at Reyna's chest in slow motion. She tried to move, but the mud just kept her in place. It angered her more than anything. Death was staring her in the face, and there was nothing she could do. Before the end could come, a black metal wedge slammed into Enceladus. The giant fell backwards and into the pit.
Two hands grabbed Reyna and pulled her up. She slowly looked at Piper who grabbed her face. Piper spoke, "You are not going to die on me, understood?"
"I'll do my best," Reyna answered. She quickly examined Piper for injuries. Other than a cut on her arm, she was fine. Piper placed a hand to Reyna's cut and tried wiping away some of the blood.
"You can thank me later," Leo yelled. Reyna slowly glanced at him. About a hundred feet away, Leo was standing on a piece of construction equipment that had the end missing. A glance into the pit showed the end of it, a hydraulic axe, stuck in Enceladus' breastplate.
Enceladus yelled in pain as he tore the axe from his chest. As he stood, his armor was already mending itself. Enceladus spoke, "That was a nice try, but you do know that you cannot beat me, right?"
"Would you do us a favor and allow us to beat you?" Leo yelled.
Reyna slowly looked at Piper with a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. She spoke, "We need a god."
"A god and hero has to combine," Piper said. She looked down into the pit and at Enceladus.
"And, you won't live long enough for a god to help you," Enceladus hissed as he tried scrambling up the pit. "Of course, your kind never really had the gods, did they?"
"What is he talking about?" Leo yelled. "We've had plenty of gods help us!"
"He's not talking about you," Reyna whispered as the world slowed down, and her mind started racing. Juno had erased her memories and brought her to the Wilderness School. In effect, she had taken Reyna to Camp Half-Blood.
Reyna was a bridge. She was bridging Camp Half-Blood and another place. That other place was like Reyna: Roman.
Centurion was a Roman rank. The tattoo on her arm with SPQR represented the Roman republic. She had been called a child of Rome. It just made sense.
Now, that left the question of her mother. A goddess of war was her mother, but it had to be the Roman goddess of war. Lupa said the name would ring a bell, but Reyna just couldn't think of it.
"What do you mean?" Piper asked interrupting Reyna's thoughts. Reyna shook her head and slipped her backpack off of her shoulder. She grabbed her dagger from inside and gripped it.
Enceladus was near the top of the pit. It would have been smart for him to stay down. Reyna looked at Leo and yelled, "Get some rope ready."
"Distract him," Reyna whispered to Piper. As she lifted her dagger, she glanced at the ring. Her mother's name would ring a bell. Reyna closed her eyes. "Mother, please. I need to save my friends. Please give me the strength to do this."
"Enceladus, behind you!" Piper yelled. A look of surprise appeared on the giant's face, and he turned around. Reyna ran right at the giant and jumped into him.
As Reyna jumped, she felt new strength in her limbs. The extra strength caused her to catapult herself into Enceladus' chest and knock him over into the pit. Reyna didn't focus on the fact that she probably wouldn't survive the fall into the pit. Hopefully, the giant would take most of the blow.
Reyna sent another prayer to her mother and gripped her dagger. She stabbed it into the giant's chest. The dagger tore through Enceladus' breastplate like it was butter. Reyna's hand went through the giant's chest, and her dagger came out of his back.
It took a split second for Reyna to realize that she had just effectively punched a dagger through the giant's chest. After a moment, the giant hit the bottom of the pit. Reyna felt the dagger break, and it exploded a moment later.