νεκρός || Annabeth Chase x Fem!OC

Vol. 4-21: Percy literally has no game

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I'd like to say I drove the enemy away from the Empire State Building. The truth was, the others did all the work. Even without her armor or spear, Clarisse was a demon. She rode her chariot straight into the Titan's army and crushed everything in her path, with Silena Beauregard by her side.

They were so inspiring, even the panicked centaurs started to rally. The Hunters scrounged arrows from the fallen and launched volley after volley into the enemy. The Ares cabin slashed and hacked, which was their favorite thing. The monsters retreated toward 35th Street.

Clarisse drove to the drakon's carcass and looped a grappling line through its eye sockets. Silena lashed the horses and took off, dragging the drakon behind the chariot like a Chinese New Year dragon. The girls charged after the enemy, yelling insults and casting charmspeak and daring the monsters to cross them. As they rode, I realized they were literally glowing. An aura of red fire flickered around both of them.

"The blessing of Ares," Thalia said. "I've never seen it in person before."

For the moment, Clarisse and Silena were as invincible as Percy was. The enemy threw spears and arrows, but nothing hit them.

"I AM CLARISSE, DRAKON-SLAYER!" Clarisse bellowed. "I will kill you ALL! Where is Kronos? Bring him out! Is he a coward?"

"Clarisse, Silena!" Percy yelled. "Stop it. Withdraw!"

"Don't withdraw!" I ordered, which made Percy give me a sideways look. "KICK SOME ASS, SILENA!"

"What's the matter, Titan lord?" Silena demanded. "BRING IT ON!"

There was no answer from the enemy. Slowly, they began to fall back behind a dracaenae shield wall, while Clarisse and Silena drove in circles around Fifth Avenue, daring anyone to cross their path. The two-hundred-foot-long drakon carcass made a hollow scraping noise against the pavement, like a thousand knives.

Meanwhile, we tended our wounded, bringing them inside the lobby. Long after the enemy had retreated from sight, the girls kept riding up and down the avenue with their frightening trophy, demanding that Kronos meet them battle. I mean, you might expect that from Clarisse, but from Silena? Like, she's the girl you go to for a haircut or for tips on flirting. You'd never expect her to lift a spear and scream for the Titan King to come out of hiding.

Chris said, "I'll watch them. They'll get tired eventually. I'll make sure they come inside."

"What about the camp?" I asked. "Is anybody left there?"

Chris shook his head. "Only Argus and the nature spirits. Peleus the dragon is still guarding the tree."

"They won't last long," Percy said. "But I'm glad you came."

Chris nodded sadly. "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 can't believe it took Silena..."

All of us glanced at the mayhem. Silena charmspoke a hoard of dracaenae to lower their shields, and the Hunters shot them down in an instant. Silena and Clarisse roared with triumph and kept riding in the chariot.