Tether // percabeth

Chapter five: sacrifices

 PERCY'S POV:

   I had to fight for every breath. Immediately my vision began to swim around in a blurry haze. I finally made out the familiar face of a giant I had killed ages ago. Polybotes. 

  " But you're- I-", I couldn't make out a whole sentence, partly because I couldn't breathe fully, and because I was more terrified than I probably ever have been. 

  "You killed me," His horrible voice echoed through my entire body " Fortunately I made it out of Tartarus just before you and your pathetic friends closed the Doors. Although I guess that would be considered unfortunate for you as my enemy's son."

  I was grasping at my throat, trying desperately trying to free myself; even though I knew it was helpless. I needed to get down and continue to fight, I started to thrash and kick. The thought of protecting Annabeth is the only thing keeping me from giving up and just losing all consciousness. If I pass out I'll lose control of all the water. No, I needed to stay awake and fight.

  Polybotes tightened his grip. I could feel my toes lose feeling, a numb prickling that was quickly spreading, desperately trying to reach, and paralyze my lungs. I knew I didn't have long. I knew I was compromised. as my hope left my body a black fog was starting to envelop the white dots flying across my vision. They started reminding me of stars. 

  Stars. The black walls hesitated from moving farther, my head cleared enough for me to think about Bob. Bob sacrificed himself to make sure me and Annabeth survived.

    Annabeth. If I die Polybotes might go after her next. I can't have that happen. No, I need to stay, I need to fight for her. I can't give up, no matter how much I wish for a peace, that only death can give me. I can't leave her alone. The black fog was now almost gone, still apparent in the edge of my eyes but it was enough.

"F-fa-ather, hel-help..." I rasp through my lips that feel like they're getting heavier by the moment. 

Polybotes shot out a laugh that made my head ache with every sound wave that made it to my ears. " Asking daddy to help you? Do you honestly think he can save you from me? Ha!"

"h-help them, ple-ase. Pro-protec-protect the-m-m-th-them." My voice was quiet, and it sounded like sandpaper rubbing against a wall, but I hoped my father heard and understood. 

  I tried my hardest to use my hands to motion Annabeth to go. go far, far away. Hoping this would be one of the few times she decides to not be stubborn. And that my father goes through with my request, we both knew I was more than deserving of that much. Now I knew what I had to do.

  I felt a tear roll down the side of my face, I wish I could say goodbye to her, and all my other friends, to tell them that everything was alright, that this was something that needed to happen. As the tear fell down my cheek I let every ounce of my power leave my body. Taking all the water from the ground, all the water from the ocean as was possible. I used the water as if it was my own body, using my heat navigation as my eyes. passing uselessly around my friends and all the campers, and viciously destroying all the horrible monsters that were threatening them. Feeling all the deaths of the ones in the army, I realized Zeus might actually be right. I might be too powerful to be left alive.

  the second I felt the last monster turn to dust in my water I used the very last bits of my willpower to force the water back where it was before. then I was suddenly back in my body, being slowly suffocated. the black fog was now unleashed and faster this time, leaving me no time to fight it. the last thing I remember before everything went dark was the stars. they made me sad. they made me remember Bob. He risked his life for nothing. I'm sorry Bob.

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