Touch Of The Gods

_-=|=-_ Chapter 1 _-=|=-_

**Percy**

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The war was finally over. All the monsters in the woods surrounding Camp Half Blood had been vanquished and turned into a familiar golden dust that brought with it a sense of relief so strong it could knock you over.

However, as I looked over the decimated forrest, I felt nothing but despair. As the other campers from CHB and Camp Jupiter celebrated not getting killed by the army of monsters, my eyes only sought out the dead.

Jason, Piper, Frank, Hazel, Leo, and some other campers I didnt know.

I felt a pair of arms sneak around my waist and my relief was enough to bring a goofy smile to my face.

Annabeth.

At least she was okay. I turned around to hug her back and burried my face in the crook of her neck, wantingnothing more than to disappear from this horrible place of death we stood in.

I have no idea how long we stayed like that, not saying anything, but I was brought back to my senses by sudden screams and cries of despair. My head shot up to look for the danger, when I saw her.

Gaia.

The reason this was all happening in the first place.

'Perseus Jackson...'

Her mouth didnt move, as she was speaking straight into my mind, but I had no doubt that the rest of both camps could hear exactly what she was saying as well.

'The Great Prophecy states that the world shall end either by Fire or by Storm. Our great Fire Bringer is dead' she made a gesture to Leo's lifeless body and continued in her low, grating whisper 'Oh, Great Stormbringer, how ever shall we bring about the apocalypse?' Her sleeping form smiled a sinister smile 'I know! We shall take away the one thing tying you to your sanity'

I opened my mouth to give a very witty and sarcastic comment, when her words finally sank in. I looked down to Annabeth whod suddenly grasped my shirt tightly and had given a gasp of pain.

Seeing a very nasty looking dagger in my wise girls back, I pulled it out stupidly and tossed it to the ground, watching as it turned into soil and made a disguested sound in the back of my throat.

Annabeth, choosing that moment to collapse, was caught (by me) and gently lowered to the ground. A dull panic was taking root in my stomach as I watched her face contort in pain, and knelt beside her. She looked up at me and through the tears that had started collecting in her eyes, smiled at me and wiped away my own tears away. It was only then that i realized id started crying.

She gave a small chuckle at my shocked look and started talking weakly "I love you, seaweed brain." I opened my mouth to tell her to stop talking like she was going to die cause she wasn't, but she held a finger to my lips "shhh. Im not done" she said causing both of us to chuckle throughour tears "I want you to to keep living-- for the both of us. Live a long, full life and keep smiling that beautiful goofy smile you've got. And remember, no matter what, that this wasnt your fault." She pulled me down to kiss her one last time but I couldnt feel it. Then she whispered in my ear "Ill meet you in elisium, seaweed brain." And with that, she closed her eyes and drew her last breath.

For a few moments, all I felt was pain. All I heard was the other campers crying at the scene infront of them. Then as the pain began to be too much,  I bent over to touch my forehead to Annabeths still frame. I blocked out all other sounds until one reached me.