Emily wasn't sure of how long she had been asleep but the huge thud had woke her up, it was apparent it had woke up James. For James had fell out of his bunk and looked up with a surprised expression on his face. Emily had to off of the bunk that she had been sleeping in and went to the doors like the rest of the able demigods, hunters and others that were help with the fighting. Emily took a sharp intake of breath when she had saw a Lydian drakon up on the Empire State Building. Not only that but the Titan army was moving towards them, Emily and the fourteen hunters had move forward some so that they were closer to the Titan army. Among the other fourteen hunters left that were not wounded or killed was Thalia, Hannah and Phoebe. Emily was glad of that, for those three she wanted to remain in fighting conditions when they are facing something like this.
More so when it there was a Lydian Drakon here, when the Titan army was close enough that they started fighting. But it seemed like the more fighting the more they had lost, Emily had managed to get a couple more of wounds in the process. During the fighting that the demigods and the rest were forced back to the Empire State Building. However the Ares cabin had come and started to fight with the drakon, Emily wasn't sure what happened with the Drakon but it was killed by one of the children of Ares and the ares cabin had joined in the fighting. That had helped the demigods and the others to defend the Empire State Building, Emily and the hunters were shooting arrows into the titan's army. However the Titan army had fallen back behind a shield while the one who killed the drakon was riding up and down the line demanding Kronos to meet her in battle.
Emily had shook her head in disbelief as the girl drove up and down with the drakon behind her. The girl might have her blessing but in time it would wear off. Emily had looked down at herself and she didn't look too good, her clothes were torn and had blood, gime, dirt, gold dust and other things on it. Thankfully her brown jacket was not damaged but it was just covered in dirt and other things from the fight. Emily had used her healing powers to close up the wounds she recently got and limped over to where this one guy was standing with Percy, Annabeth and Thalia. As Emily reached them that Emily could hear what they were saying.
"What about the camp? Is anybody left there?"
"Only Argus and the nature spirits. Peleus the dragon is still guarding the tree."
"They won't last long, but I'm glad you came."
"I'm sorry it took so long. I tried to reason with Clarisse. I said there's no point in defending camp if you guys die. All our friends are here. I'm sorry it took Silena . . ." Emily could tell Thalia was about ready to say so thing but Emily had beat Thalia to it.
"My Hunters will help you stand guard." Percy nodded his thanks and Emily had went to make sure the able hunters were on guard duty. However she heard what Alia had said to Annabeth and Percy.
"Annabeth and Percy, you should go to Olympus. I have a feeling they'll need you up there - to set up the final defense."
Emily didn't say anything as the two of them went past her and into the elevator along with Grover. Emily had sent the able hunters up on guard duty and she did her best to help heal the wounded in the lobby. She had have some ambrosia and Nectar to help heal her own wounds and being her energy back. This was one time of many times that she wished the howling commandos were awake, sure they had a similar blessing as the hunters. But Emily was still unsure of why the spelling spell affected the howling commandos but none of the hunters that had no godly connections till they joined the hunt. After about a hour that the Titan army had started coming back once more, Emily had told Thalia to tell Percy and Annabeth of what was happening. Many more campers and hunters were wounded by the time Percy, Annabeth and Thalia had come down. The one girl who killed the drakon was frozen in ice, she had been fighting a giant. Emily had thought that the girl might have dodged the blast or something. Kronos was close to the Empire State Building, the only thing that stood in his way was Chrion.
Emily was worried, for she knows Chiron well enough to know that his least favorite weapon was the sword and he was a teacher. Not that Chiron wasn't capable of fighting, it was just uncommon for him to fight unless if he has to like now. For Chiron was like Hestia in that respect, of where he would help and does what he can to make sure that the demigods know that they had parents that cares for them. Emily knows that the gods do care about their children but due to the laws that they couldn't help their children no matter of how much they wanted to. Emily had watched in horror as Kronos send a white blast and Chiron and landed in a pile of rubble. But than Mrs. O'Leary had come down the street with a figure on he back, Emily smiled when she saw Nico on her back and he slid off of her. Emily had figured that Percy had sent Ms. O'Leary to get Nico, Percy was the only other person, besides herself and her uncle, could tell Mrs. O'Leary of what to do. Than Hades, Persephone, and her mother had come up on his black chariot, Emily assumed it was the same chariot as the one he used to kidnap her older half sister. Hades was smiling coolly at Kronos.
"Hello, Father. You're looking . . . young."
"Hades, I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegiance."
"I'm afraid not. My son here convinced me that perhaps I should prioritize my list of enemies. As much as I dislike certain upstart demigods, it would not do for Olympus to fall. I would miss bickering with my siblings. And if there is one thing we agree on - it is that you were a TERRIBLE father." When he had brought list of enemies that he had looked Percy, Emily figured that Hades didn't like Percy all that much. Though Emily was sure half of it was because of the fact that Poseidon had broke his oath.
"True. No appreciation of agriculture."
"Mother!" Emily rolled her eyes when Persephone had said that, not that she dislike her half sister, it was just that in a way she agreed with Persephone. Though unlike with Persephone, her mother hadn't bothered to tell Emily to eat more cereal or anything. That had been only because she had one man telling to do that and than 200 men, or at least the ones hat know her the best, telling her the same thing. However that had stopped from both parties such Emily has stopped aging. But that was not important at the moment.
"Now fight me! For today the House of Hades will be called the saviors of Olympus."
"I don't have time for this." Kronos had than hit the ground with his weapon and tissues had appeared around the Empire State Building. Emily was standing by Thalia so that she was cut off from James and Phil of who were on the other side as well as the rest of the hunters. Emily had notice that everyone was starting to wake up, it was clear that the mortals were confused. If they were awake than her uncle and the howling commandos were awake now. However Emily had to push that thought back because Kronos had than slipped into the Empire State Building and the five of them had went after Kronos. When they reached Mount Olympus that they had to get across the crumbling bridge and it was destroyed by the time that they had reached the other side.
The five of them kept running till they reached a marble archway and it started to fell as Grover cried out to the four of them. Emily was close of reaction but Thalia was quicker for she had pushed the other two out of the way. Emily had to back away some due to the dust that had come up, Emily was panicking for the last thing she wanted or needed was another hunter to be killed. During the year and half that Thalia was in the hunt that Emily had become close to Thalia, almost as close as she was to Lauren. He memory of being told that Lauren being killed in the line of duty had been difficult to shallow more so after she had saw Lauren's body of which happened shortly after her uncle had crashed the plane. That had been the most difficult day in her life and the last three days, Emily felt like that one day was repeated itself.
When he dust had cleared that Emily had sighed in a little bit of relief, for thankfully Thalia didn't die from the statue falling on her. Instead it fell on her legs and had broke her legs from what Emily could tell, Thalia had told the other three to go. However Emily had remained behind and helped Thalia by using her fire ability to burn enough of the state so that Thalia could pull her legs from under it. Emily had helped Thalia to her feet and they made their way slowly to the throne room, they had to move slowly since Emily had a cut in one of her legs and her ankle was sprained and Thalia's legs might be broken or were sprained. Thalia and Emily had barely made it to the throne when they saw smoke coming from the hearth. Emily took a sharp intake of breath as she watched a scene from the battle below, it looked like it was in the titan's army favor. Emily could see Nico fighting as well as Mrs. O'Leary chewing up monsters, as it seemed like that all was lost for the demigods that Emily heard howling from the smoke image.
Emily watched in surprise as Alexandria, her silver wolf, and Thomas, her falcon, had run, or flew in Thomas' case, to the titan's army. One of the giants was about throw Alexandria to one side when she she sunk her tee into his legs. But he started to freeze up, but one of the other monsters was going to attack Alexandria but it was knocked off of it's feet and into Nico's sword by a shield. A shield that Emily knows all to well, for it was red white and blue with a white star in the middle of the shield. The shield had went back to her uncle of who catch it, Bucky was standing next to him and Gabe was on the other side of her uncle and the rest of the howling commandos were behind them. Emily could hear Kronos yelling no as he watched the 200 men joining in the fight, than Kronos had changed the image. But this it was that of the Olympians fighting Typhon and the cloud had shifted and Emily saw him clearly for the first time.
She was sure no one could get rid of that image, it was terrible to look at Typhon, but than again since when was that a surprise. She had seen things that she couldn't get the image out of her mind, like the red skull or Gaea. But than Typhon had stepped into the Hudson River and a forty foot wave had erupted and a massive hippocampi had come out of the water and Poseidon was behind the hippocampi. Emily smiled as she watched the gods take down Typhon with the help of Poseidon, she wasn't sure of how Poseidon knew when to help but she was glad of it. Just like she was glad the howling commandos had come to help with the fighting as well. Emily felt better now that it seem like the favor was turning towards the gods, Kronos was yelling no as he watched what was happening. Kronos had slash though the image and went over to Grover but tossed him aside and he disarmed Percy. It was at that moment that Thalia and Emily had shot a couple of arrows at Kronos and he pulled them out and looked at the two of them but than something made Kronos stop.
"STOP." Kronos had whirled around to slash at Annabeth but she caught with her knife, Annabeth had stepped closer to Kronos till she was at a standstill with Kronos. "Luke, I understand now. You have to trust me."
"Luke Castellan is dead! His body will burn away as I assume my true form!" Kronos had pushed he back trying to dislodge his blade but Annabeth held it somehow. Emily could see Annabeth trembling from the force Kronos as using.
"Your mother," Annabeth grunted. "She saw your fate."
"Service to Kronos! This is my fate."
"No! That's not the end, Luke. The prophecy: she saw what you would do. It applies to you!" Annabeth was tearing up as she was saying this.
"I will crush you, child!"
"You won't, You promised. You're holding Kronos back even now."
"LIES!" Kronos had pushed her back again, but this time Kronos had managed to succeed. Annabeth had lost her balance and Kronos had struck at Annabeth's face, causing her to slid backward. Kronos was over Annabeth with his sword raised but Annabeth had raised her knife more like as if she was trying to get him to understand something. There was blood that was coming from the corner of her mouth.
"Family, Luke. You promised." Emily didn't dare take a step forward neither did Thalia, Emily didn't know what was going on, neither did Percy or Grover from the looks of it. But it was clear that Thalia knows what was going on but she didn't say anything. Emily had a couple of guesses of what might be happening but she wasn't sure on that, and hat was if she was thinking correctly of who Luke's mother was. Emily had only had that one dream and nothing else, so here was she knows for sure that the last women who tried to take the spirit of the oracle was Luke's mother. "Promise." Kronos had looked at the knife and the bleed on Annabeth's face Than suddenly Kronos had grasp it was like he couldn't get any air.
"Annabeth . . . You're bleeding. . . ." However the voice was different, it sounded like Luke form the one time she had meet him before he had become the host for Kronos.
"My knife." Annabeth tried to hold the knife but it fell to the floor. "Percy, please . . ." Emily had than understood of what was going on, she understand of what Rachel said and the prophecy. Percy wasn't the hero of the prophecy like everyone though but it was Luke who was the hero. But it was clear that Luke was struggling against him, however Emily felt like that there was more to it. When Kronos tried to get to his sword when went into the hearth that he dropped it and Hestia appeared frowning at him. Than Hestia had looked over at Emily and suddenly Emily wasn't there any more, instead she was on Mount Othrys. Emily had looked around and notice she was in the throne room of the titan's base, but she wasn't the only one in here. Besides atlas that is, for there were roman demigods that were fighting the Greek demigods and the monsters. Emily had watched Jason toppled Kronos' throne, than all the sudden she found herself back at amount Olympus and it seemed like she never left.
Emily knows a good part of it had to do with the knife but she knew that a part of it had to do with Jason toppling Kronos' throne making Kronos weaker. Not only that but it gave Luke a better chance of controlling or fight against Kronos. Percy had than gave Luke the knife and Luke had stabbed himself in his one mortal point. Luke had howled and there was an energy surrounding Luke and Emily had closed her eyes as it had become brighter. After a moment of silence that Emily opened her eyes and smiled a little, even though there was damage, the throne room was as it should be. The hearth was burning like it was suppose to, Thalia, Percy, Annabeth and Grover and went over to Luke. However Emily had walked over to the hearth of where an eight year girl in brown robes was sitting. Emily had sat down besides Hestia as she smiled before she she spoke.
"You did well today."
"I think Percy, Thalia, Annabeth and Grover had a bigger part than I did."
"In a way that is true, if it wasn't for yo the howling commandos may not have come to the Empire State Building when they did, not only that but you brought the hunters. You know how the hunters look up to even without being Lieutenant America, just make sure you remain who you are."
Hestia had out her hand on Emily's shoulder. "For without hope, among many others, than there is less chance that the one side would succeeded. Be that hope, Emily. For I can promise that it will help in the near future and it had help your friends here and else where."Emily had smiled when Hestia said that, Emily knew what Hestia had meant by her friends else where. Than the gods had entered the throne room and they started to repair once they realized what had happen. Soon enough the gods were giving out gifts to some of the demigods, first Hades had promise to make sure that the hunters that had died would go to Elysium before Zeus had promised Emily and Thalia that he would help in filling the ranks in the hunters. Than Emily and Thalia had limped over to where Artemis of who told them of how proud she was. Percy's half brother, a cyclops, had become a general in the Olympian army and Grover had become a member of Council of Cloven Elders. Emily couldn't help but chuckle at Grover's reaction, Thalia had also smiled and chuckle at Grover's reaction as well. Than Annabeth had become the official architect of Olympus of which was a big honor for a demigod. It was one of the biggest honors that a demigod could have and there was only one that was higher than that.
Than Percy was called forward and was offered the biggest honor, godhood, however he rejects it and made the gods promise to claim their children by the time they were thirteen. He had made sure to cover all the basic and made them swear on the river Styx and to claim all the children of all the gods, including minor gods. As well as building cabins for the minor gods and goddess and that all peaceful Titan should be let go as well from their punishments that they were given. After this that the gods agreed to this, of which made Emily smile, when they were done that Emily and the others had wen to the elevator and went down to the first floor. When Emily had reached the first floor that she saw her uncle, Bucky, James and Phil standing at he desk with two others. The two that Emily didn't know had went over to Percy while Emily had limped over to her uncle of who ran over to her.
"Are you all right?"
"For the most part yes, I just have a couple of cuts and a sprained ankle." After a few minutes of her uncle making sure that she was all right that Nico had entered the empire and said the words that Emily dreaded to hear.