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A/N: Reminder to vote on the poll for the pairing in this story :) I recently started the new poll and since I last checked only two people voted.
I know a lot of people are hoping for Percabeth, no promises. Make sure to vote!
Also, I will not be writing much for the next while. Most of my stories are on a type of hiatus. Sorry, but honestly I have to start up the story in my head again before I can continue to write. Unless, someone knows exactly what I was originally planning to do with the story ;)
JK
Enjoy the chapter!
-Peter
POV: Percy
My brother and sister weren't staying over at my place after all. It didn't make sense, they were just here! How could they have disappeared? Even worse is that I had to pretend to kill Alecto. Once you got past the fact she liked to torture people, she was actually a really nice fury. Her sisters are a bit of a different story though... they don't like anyone, and I mean it. Thank the gods that she was able to control her sister, or else I would be six feet under.
*Flashback*
I knew it was dangerous coming down here, but I was on a mission and the monster just happened to have to go down to the underworld. As if it sensed that I had a slight hesitance. My Uncle Hades had been slightly lenient with me. I could go in and out for tasks but he couldn't guarantee my complete safety. I was safe in the palace of course but not so much in the Fields of Punishment. After-all, Alecto and her sisters were down here, torturing some poor unfortunate soul.
I had only met Alecto once, and for a brief amount of time. She was called on Olympus to report the status of the tortured victims, but we never really talked at that point. I was hunted Kampe. She was a tricky things to hunt down. The huge she-dragon's scales were rock hard and her lizard like tail was well muscled. She could take me down easily, had I not been trained and had powers. But even so, I was young and inexperienced compared to many of the past demi-gods like, Theseus and Perseus.
I turned towards a statue in the field and slowly crept up to it, as I had heard a sound coming from the general area. Kampe appeared and I slashed my sword towards her head, which she blocked, and her claws came dangerously close towards my exposed chest. I cursed and pulled back, scolding myself for almost letting her get the best of me. Eventually, I defeated her my managing small blows that made her bleed out. I swung my sword and cut her head off to finish the deal and she disintegrated into golden dust. I was exhausted and didn't realize that my battle with Kampe had drawn attention to myself. And there they were.
Alecto and her sisters, flapping their wings and holding whips with a look a glee on their faces. They probably thought that I was one of their prisoners and that I needed to be tortured. I took out Riptide, cause I had put it pen form for the moment. The gleam from the blade blinded them and I made my move. Her sisters hissed and were on me in a matter of seconds. They were a fearsome duo and I had to admit, formidable opponents. Alecto however, was hanging around, looking at me with a serious expression, but she didn't attack. I was slightly surprised but was forced to concentrate as her sisters closed in. They got their weapons out now, knives. They moved with blinding speed and I was hard pressed to keep up with their attacks, especially since there were two of them. I'm sure a few more minutes and I would be forced to retreat.
"Stop!" Alecto screamed suddenly and her sister stopped attacking, They pulled back with an expression of disbelief and disappointment. "This is Zeus' boy, we are not to injure him or else the consequences will be hefty. Zeus said so himself." She turned towards her sisters. They pondered whether it would be worth it or not for a while until a shadow creped up along the fields.
