Ch56

Percy slashed at a skeletal warrior as Chrysaor and Ethan helped fend off the ones around him. Damn it not now.

"Nico!" Bianca yelled as various skeletal warriors jumped out of the ground.

Skeletal warriors ranging from Revolutionary soldiers, Roman legionnaires, and Napoleonic soldiers broke through the ground and began to attack the campers as their lines slowly became disorganized.

The battlefield was full of screams as their formations lowly broke, Nico di Angelo laughed like a lunatic and seemed to do a small dance where he stood as if he were in a small party.

"Oh gods," Malcolm muttered his eyes widening in horror. The campers were all taken by surprise as the dead warriors began to attack them and push them back. They came from everywhere attacking them from various positions. "Our lines are going to break really fast."

Turning to face Nico he saw the son of Hades emerge from the shadows and kill Castor son of Dionysus. His brother Pollux screamed in the distance as Nico smeared his face in blood. The ground shook and a large skeletal drakon emerged from the ground. "Bianca I'm going to take you back now!"

The skeletal drakon knocked Chiron to the ground before knocking Grover against a tree. "Grover! Chiron!" He yelled in shock as he saw their unconscious bodies fall to the ground, anger boiled inside of him as he glared at the son of Hades.

"Percy you need to rally everyone before our lines completely break," Chris yelled as he hacked a skeletal warrior to pieces.

"What why me?" He asked as he turned to look for Chiron only find him being fighting various dead warriors.

Chrysaor shook him and looked him in the eys. "Right now we need a leader, if no one steps up we will be finished."

His heart raced but he nodded. "Fine, Bianca do you have a horn?"

Bianca took one out of her bag. "I use it for hunting but it should work."

"Thanks," he said taking it in from her. His hands shook as he held it to his lips and blew it.

All the campers turned to him, his heart raced in his chest but he raised Riptide and pointed it at Nico di Angelo. "Don't let them destroy our camp! Demigods get into formation and advance! For Olympus!" His heart raced in his chest as he said it but he knew his brother was right, if no one acted they would die.

"For Olympus!" Clarisse yelled her spear bloodied as she knocked down a skeleton.

"For Olympus!" Beckendorf yelled raising his battle axe.

"For Olympus!" The various other campers yelled in agreement before they charged.

His heart raced in his chest, sweat streaming down his body as he gripped Riptide. I did it, now for the biggest challenge.

"We'll take him leave the large skeleton to us," he yelled as the skeletal drakon approached them.

Nico di Angelo pointed his sword at them his eyes were steely cold. "Bianca I won't allow them to take you. I'll save you from the gods!"

"Nico please stop this," Bianca begged. Tears fell down her face as her body shook. "This isn't right."

"They turned you against me!" Nico yelled gripping his sword tightly, tears falling down his face. "You fired your arrow at me because they told you to didn't they!" Nico pointed his sword to the sky and laughed, "I swear the gods will be punished for how they turned you against me."

"Foolish boy are you blind to the damage you are causing?" Chrysaor yelled as he decapitated a dead soldier and kicked it to the ground.

"The gods started this," Nico said coldly pointing his sword at them. "They will pay. Lord Kronos will make things right!"

"Looks like we'll have to fight," Malcolm said as Nico's drakon charged at them.

Bianca stepped forward and took a deep breath her gaze turning cold as the ground around them began to shake. Thousands of skeletons emerged from the ground and began to grab the drakon. "Nico I won't let you do this," She said firmly. "I won't let you destroy the camp!"

"Then come with me!" Nico demanded his eyes were watery as they pleaded at his sister.. "Please just come with me." The son of Hades' expression softened, his eyes appeared tired and watery as he looked at his sister. "Please Bianca."

Bianca's body shook as the drakon kicked away the skeletons. The campers had managed to regroup but their position was delicate. "I'm sorry Nico. I won't join Kronos. I won't abandon Lady Artemis."

Nico's eyes widened his body shook as his drakon stopped moving. The son of Hades looked like Christmas had just been canceled as tears fell down his face. "They brainwashed you," Nico muttered his body shaking as a dark aura enveloped him

"No Nico no one did," Bianca insisted. "Please stop this."

"THEY BRIANWASHED YOU AND TURNED YOU AGAINST ME!" Nico shouted as the earth shook and more skeletons began to emerge. Nico stumbled his eyes widening in shock. He slowly stood up and glared at them his sword pointed directly at them. "I won't let them get away with this. I'll take you back one way or another."

The drakon charged at them breaking the line of Archers from the Apollo Cabin. Michael Yew and Will Solace let out screams as their siblings were crushed to death.

Nico only laughed and raised his hands into the air. The dead corpses all around them arose. There were screams as the remaining campers had to fight off the bodies of their fallen comrades.

"Nico stop," Bianca begged. "Please don't do this." Yet her brother did not pay attention to her.

"Go take care of him," Chris said stepping forward. "Maybe you can talk some sense into him."

Bianca nodded her face firm with determination. "Alright I'll go."

He nodded and turned to the group of demigods around them. "Ethan go support her. Malcolm go to your siblings and analyze the situation."

"Understood," Ethan said.

Malcolm nodded. "Got it."

"Lets do this," Bianca said as they ran towards her brother.

He looked around at the carnage around him looking to where he could help when the hairs on his neck stood up.

"Percy look out!" Lou Ellen yelled.

He snapped his head at the sound of movement from the trees. A figure lunged at him with a large spear. It came so fast he didn't have time to react.

"Percy!" Tyson screamed as he jumped in front of him.

"Tyson!" He yelled as he was thrown under the cyclops.

He froze his eyes widening as he saw Tyson spit out blood, a spear ran through his chest as he collapse to the ground. "TYSON!"

"I want to protect my brother," Tyson said coughing up blood as skeletons stabbed him from the ground. The cyclops gave him one last look before turning to dust.

No. His body shook as tears fell down his face. Looking up he saw a woman in Ancient Greek armor. Staring at the figure his eyes widened when he realized it was a woman, the same woman he saw in his dream. She had tan skin and short hair and wore Greek style armor but unlike in his dream her face showed nothing but contempt.

"My is this what Poseidon's brats can do it?" The woman sneered.

"Y-You killed Tyson!" He yelled gripping Riptide. The woman from his dreams flashed in his head. However, instead of quivering in fear she stood with an evil glare in her eyes.

Briares roared as he charged at the woman. "Come now no need to interrupt me," she said coldly. In a flash of light she pierced Briares in the chest and the hundred armed cyclops fell to the ground before turning into golden dust.

"You bastard!" He yelled charging at her with Riptide. The woman only laughed as she kicked him. Damn you. He was sent flying but was caught by Chrysaor.

"Calm down she isn't an easy opponent," Chris said his body shaking. "Focus now! Caenis has hated us sons of Poseidon for ages."

He wanted to yell and scream as the tears fell down his face. "Fine," he said softly.

"Percy!" He heard Reyna yell as he was sent flying to the ground.

"So disappointed," the woman said shaking her head. "This is the best that old geezer's kids can do, pathetic."

Chris went up between him and the strange woman. "Long time no see Caenis," his brother said as he pointed his sword at the woman.

She is our father's old lover. The one he raped. His body shook as he glared at her.

The woman named Caenis laughed. "Ah Chrysaor long time no see. Looks like you turned into a little shit."

"Chris who is she?" Ellen asked.

His brother gripped his sword his stance rigid as he faced Caenis. "She is one of our father's former lo-"

"DON'T NOT FINISH THAT SENTENCE!" Caenis yelled slamming her spear into the ground. She glared at him and Chrysaor with nothing short of contempt, her body shaking as she pulled her spear out and pointed at them.

"Let me make this clear you little shit," Caenis said coldly. "I will avenge what you father did against me and I will do it by sending your heads to him!"

His body shook as he glared at her. Rage swelled inside of him, he wanted to scream and send a tidal wave at her. "You'll pay for what you did to Tyson."

Caenis only laughed. "I'll take down all of Poseidon's children starting you both."

His body shook with rage, every part of him wanted to kill her and make her suffer for what she did. "Percy calm down," Reyna said placing a hand on his shoulder. "You have to calm down this is serious."

Looking into Reyna's eyes he saw calmness in them. He took a deep breath nodded. "I know. Thanks." Turning to Ellen, "Just use your supporting magic on us. We'll need it."

Ellen nodded her face tense with worry. "Got it. Be careful."

Gripping Riptide he and Reyna went up to beside Chrysaor. "If you want to fight come on. I'll avenge Tyson here and now."

Chrysaor turned to him his expression tense, "Percy be careful she is not an easy opponent."

He was surprised by the urgency in his brother's voice, Chrysaor was a strong fighter but he could tell by the way he stood and faced Caenis that this woman was not going to be an easy opponent.

Caenis lunged at Chris with her spear. She moved like a hawk lunging at pray thrusting her spear at Chrysaor.

His brother barely managed to block the attacks with his sword. Damn it she is quick. It took him about a minute before he could see her attacks fully. Caenis fought like a caged animal and was putting his brother on the defensive.

He went to support him. Caenis managed to keep them both at a distance with her spear and the attacks that did land didn't even scratch her.

Then it happened, in one solid movement Caenis kicked Chrysaor and sent him flying. "That's all you got pirate boy? Looks like mortality did you now good."

Chrysaor spat out blood. "Oh I don't think it is." His brother removed his glasses and made with Caenis. "Try going for her insides!"

He charged at Caenis when he noticed the ground shake beneath him. "Percy look out!" Reyna said as she pulled him away from a skeleton that emerged from the ground.

Caenis laughed. Snapping his head he saw his brother gripping his bleeding side as he decapitated a dead soldier.

"Chrysaor!" he yelled as Caenis charged at him.

His instincts took over as he blocked the attack with Riptide. No please no. Tears fell down his face as he saw Lou run over to Chrysaor.

Caenis laughed, "Is this the great child of the prophecy? How pathetic just like your father."

"Don't insult my father," he said through gritted teeth as he put gripped Riptide with all of his strength. The two exchanged blows, all of his training went to his head as he blocked her attacks.

Caenis chuckled and gave him a cold glare, "Why not? Just because he is your father doesn't mean he didn't do anything bad."

"Shut up!" He yelled swinging his sword at her. "You're nothing but a murderer."

"Oh really? Did you not read any of the myths of your father?" Caenis asked her expression turning as cold as the Artic Ocean. "Do you know have of the things he did?"

A part him knew she was right, his dad was still a god and even if he was nice to him doesn't mean he didn't have a dark past like the other gods.

"Let me tell you something you punk," Caenis said coldly clenching her spear in her hand. "Your father and all the gods will pay for their crimes."

The two exchanged blows but just like with Chris every time he landed a hit she seemed completely unphased by it. Damn it why can't we harm her. He grazed her arm but Riptide could not break through her skin.

She thrusted her spear at him and he barely blocked the attack. His eyes widened as he saw her get close and slam her fist into his gut.

His vision spun as he fell to the ground, Chrysaor and Ellen screamed his name as he nearly collapsed. Damn it we can't beat her. He spat up blood as he glared at Caenis who only laughed.

"Percy come on we can do this," Reyna said lifting him up.

She'll pay for killing Tyson. He wanted to cry but all he could feel was anger as he gripped his sword tightly. "Lets end this woman."

Chrysaor got up and clenched his side. "Don't worry I still got some fight in me."

"Are you sure?" he asked.

His brother gave him a weak smile. "Don't worry I won't go down that easily."

They charged at Caenis to assist Chrysaor. His brother was barely keeping up with the woman's spear. He gripped Riptide and tried to land a hit only for her to block it.

Caenis laughed. "Foolish boy. Can you only rely on daddy for help?"

With a movement of her spear she pushed him and Reyna back. They both tried to get close to her but she continued to hold them back at a distance.

"Percy!" Chris yelled as he leapt between him and Caenis.

It all happed at once. Caenis quickly thrusted her spear through his brother's right side. Chrysaor fell to his knees and clenched his wound.

"Chris!" He yelled as his brother dropped sword and coughed up blood.

No no. He watched his brother fall to the ground in a pile of blood as Caenis laughed.

"Serves you punks right. I'll you both to hell now," Caenis said.

His body shook. No. His emotions took over, he willed every bit of water he could touch along with the ground. For after all his father was also the earth shaker. "Percy calm down," Reyna begged She flinched as she looked into his eyes.

Slowly standing up he gripped Riptide and focusing on all the Earth beneath him he thrusted his blade into the ground. The ground around him began to quake as fissures broke the ground around him. Campers screamed as Caenis leapt back but tripped on a crack just as a large wave crashed down on her soaking the area around them in water.

"Percy calm down!" Reyna begged grabbing his arm. "The campers will get hurt." He didn't care, right now he just wanted to kill this woman. "Percy you need to live. Please calm down."

He took a deep breath tears falling down his face just as a blast of energy hit Caenis. "If anyone wanted to kill Chrysaor it was supposed to be me," Circe said coldly as the Hecate cabin surrounded them in a protective formation. "I'll deal with her take down the son of Hades. I swear on the Styx we'll try to keep your brother alive. Everyone save Chrysaor this instant."

His body shook as Lou Ellen went over to Chrysaor's body and began to chant, a green mist enveloped his brother holding him gently. "I'm going to try and freeze his body. Percy you have to end this."

Tears fell down his face as he looked up at Circe, he didn't trust her but now wasn't a time to be petty. "I'm going to end this now. Circe I trust Caenis to you?"

Circe nodded as energy enveloped her body. "In the name of my mother I swear on the River Styx I will stop her now go!"

Reyna drew her sword as a pot of Greek fire fell on Caenis. "Go! I'll keep her distracted."

Circe, Reyna, and Ethan quickly formed a formation around Caenis as a pot of Greek fire fell on her. Caenis screamed as her body caught fire but her flesh didn't burn.

Seeing the dragon an idea came to him. His mind focused on the water within the Earth as he slammed his sword into the ground, after all his father was also the earth shaker. The battlefield shook as Nico di Angelo fell from his steed.

You'll pay for this you brat. In a moment he was in front of him. For a moment Nico quivered in fear and he was that little boy who he saved, but now he had no sympathy for him.

The son of Hades raised his sword in a feeble attempt at a defense. He slashed at him, not giving him a chance to land a hit. Nico tried to block his attack but easily blocked it before slashing him in the gut. "You piece of shit!" He slashed Nico's arm and then his leg. The son of Hades screamed as his bravado drained from his face.

He kicked him hard sending him flying backwards. "You'll pay for this," he growled. Nico's eyes met his, all of his bravado was gone.

Just as Nico was about to go to the shadows he lunged at him and ended up crashing into him. Nico let out a scream as they both fell into the river. As soon as he touched the water his body felt better, his wounds and fatigues disappeared as he grabbed ahold of Nico di Angelo.

Only one thought spread through his mind, revenge.

"Oh no you don't," he said gripping him tightly. "You hurt a lot of people close to me I won't let you escape," he said coldly his body shaking with anger as he gripped Nico by the throat.

Chrysaor Tyson. Tears fell down his face as he brought his fist down on Nico's face. The water moved just before he made contact. "This is for Tyson," He hit Nico's nose so hard he broke it. "And this is Chrysaor!" He hit Nico in the eye creating a large bruise.

He repeatedly beat him with his fist blood enveloping the water around him. Nico stared at him, his eyes watery with tears as he willed water into all the opening he could find. He glared at the son of Hades, his reflection showing his steely eyes like his father during a storm. "You hurt my family now you'll pay you dam brat!" Nico tried to speak but he wouldn't let him say a word as the water began choke him.

His blood boiled as he willed the water into Nico's body. From his backside to his ear he forced the water into his body and ordered it to slowly drown him to attack anything they could find but not kill him. Oh no, he was going to get justice for his brothers.

Nico tried to squirm and scream but that only made it worse as more water entered his body. Chris please be ok. Tears fell down his face at the image of his brother's limp body. I can't lose you too.

Tears fell down his face as he remembered Tyson disappearing into golden dust. Damn you all. Slowly Nico's movements became softer as his blood dyed the water around him red. Don't worry I'll send this brat right to you.

"Percy!" Reyna yelled snapping him out of his anger. He turned to see his Reyna and Lou along with Malcolm and Bianca with shocked expressions on their faces.

"Percy just restrain him," Reyna said softly her eyes pleading him to stop. "Please you don't want to do this. Chris he wouldn't want this, he is being treated now I promise."

Her gaze was soft and it softened his heart enough to order the water to stop attack Nico. He sighed and took a deep breath and loosened his grip on Nico's throat, but not before willing the water to bind his hands. "Sorry I got a bit carried away there," he said as Nico coughed up water and sobbed.

Before Nico could react Lou Ellen threw a ball at him and turned him into a guinea pig and quickly put himi in the cage.

"Yeah true. Sorry Bianca I got carried away," He said looking the daughter of Hades in the eyes."

Bianca nodded, tears falling down her face. "I'm sorry for your loss too."


AN: Yeah I had fun writing that Nico scene.

As for Caenis I thought it would be an interesting villain since it shows that Poseidon isn't exactly a clean god either. Too bad she wasn't in the series.