The Five Demigods Who Saved Olympus | Book 1, 2, & 3

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As Heath taught Noelle how to summon the souls of the Underworld to pull Typhon back below the surface and to Tartarus where he belonged, Zander, Amara, and Ares grew to their God forms around ten feet tall and charged towards Typhon. Typhon breathed out fire, making Zander quick to retreat.

"Zander, it won't harm you, you'll be fine!" Amara assured him as she jumped on one of Typhon's many heads.

"I know, I'm just forgetting I'm no longer human!" Zander said as he started to run at Typhon again. As Amara began to pull out her sword, Typhon took hold of her by her waist and threw her to the ground.

"'Mara!" Zander shouted as he looked back. Amara stood up, feeling irritated. She took her sword and let out a battle cry as she pierced it into the ground, breaking it and making a split toward Typhon's feet. He moved himself over to one side of the Earth but found it difficult with the chains wrapped around him. He continued to break more of the chains holding him there. Amara watched as tons more souls made their way up Typhon and helped pull him down. Typhon found it more and more difficult to break the chains but carried on. Zander conjured up lightning in the sky, making attempts to strike Typhon, but couldn't seem to make a big impact.

"Why did it work better on Cronus?!" Zander yelled out in frustration as he watched Typhon break another chain. Amara then had a brilliant idea.

"Zander! Hold out your hand!" Amara shouted.

"Amara, now is not the time to be throwing items at me, can't you see I'm busy?!" Zander responded. Amara groaned and stomped her foot on the ground.

"Just hold out your hand!" Amara shouted once more. Zander sighed before complying. Not even a second after he did it, he felt something strong in his hand. He could feel the energy coursing through his body, giving him the strength he never had before. Zander finally turned to see the longest and brightest lightning bolt he had ever seen before.

"What's this?!" Zander asked as he squinted at the brightness of the bolt. Amara only watched in amazement. She hadn't ever seen it before in person, and she couldn't believe she was seeing it now.

"Zeus lightning bolt." Amara quietly said to herself, still amazed. Zander held the bolt to the sky, striking it and watching the entire night sky light up. Thunder roared like he hadn't heard before and the ground shook beneath him like an earthquake.

"Ares, get out of the way!" Zander shouted. Ares sat on one of the many heads of Typhon with a sword just about to pierce.

"Oh, come on! Let me have a little fun." Ares whined.

"You better get down from there so your ass doesn't get fried!" Donovan shouted. Ares huffed before jumping down, his weight shaking the ground. He then ran over to Donovan and wrapped an arm around his neck.

"We can't have that, can we?" Ares whispered into Donovan's ear, making him smile.

"No, we cannot." Donovan said as he leaned forward and kissed Ares. Zander then held his arm up high and struck Typhon, making him shake uncontrollably. One of Typhon's heads fell off and onto the ground, making him screech out in pain. Noelle grew tired, almost letting go of her hold on the spirits.

"Come on, Noelle. Just a little longer." Heath said as he felt Noelle leaning into his side.

"I can't... I'm tired." Noelle breathed out.

"Noelle, don't let go." Heath said, putting more energy in so Noelle could put in less. Heath watched as Typhon began to fall to the ground, back into the Underworld. He let go of his hold on the spirits and wrapped his arms around Noelle, letting her know it was over. Heath then pulled away and held her face in between his hands. He gave her sweaty forehead a quick peck before approaching Typhon.

"You should've never been able to get out. Which tells me you were banished by someone not a part of the Underworld." Heath said as Typhon angrily ran towards him.

"I banish you to Tartarus." Heath said. Chains instantly came up from the ground and wrapped around Typhon, holding him to the ground and completely unable to move. Heath then walked away and approached Noelle.

"Come on, let's head back up there." Heath said as he helped her up. Noelle leaned into his side as he wrapped an arm around her and opened a portal to Earth. The two walked through to see Donovan repairing the Earth. It was then Hermes and Helios returned with Persephone. She quickly joined Donovan by his side and helped him repair the Earth. Once the two finished, Donovan pulled his sister in for a hug and kissed her on the cheek as a 'thank you.'

"So, is it over?" Hermes asked as everyone now huddled around.

"Do you see a monster with hundreds of heads in the sky?" Amara asked. Hermes clicked his tongue and shook his head.

"Then yes, it is over." Amara said as she wrapped her arm around Zander.

"Good, we need to go get the other Olympians out of Tartarus and find our parents." Heath said as he began to turn away, but stopped when he heard a crack. Heath looked over to see Zander standing perfectly still for a moment, before falling to the ground. Amara covered her mouth in complete shock and dropped to her knees. She poked at Zander's side, hoping he'd get up. The group then turned to see Aphrodite standing there, now holding Zeus' lightning rod. She held it out, threatening all with it.

"You all could've used my help, but instead you decided that I couldn't be of any help to you. You let two humans help before you let me, a Goddess help!" Aphrodite shouted, shaking in anger. "I am not just a Goddess of Love! Now, I will make you see it!" Aphrodite continued.

"Aphrodite, stop it. You could hurt someone with that!" Ares said cautiously.

"That's the point." Aphrodite said lowly, before striking Ares. He shook uncontrollably before falling to the ground. Donovan fell by his side, shaking him in hopes of him getting up.

"You know he can't be killed, don't act like that." Aphrodite said as she reached into her pocket and pulled out the red serum.

"Aphrodite, stop please." Noelle said, stepping forward. "You're right. You are not just the Goddess of Love and we believe that you are capable of doing many great things just like the rest of us! But, please. Don't do this again." Noelle said. Aphrodite reached forward and pulled Noelle to her, gripping tightly on her hand.

"Shut it before I snap your neck too." Aphrodite said. Heath made an attempt to pull Noelle back, but Aphrodite struck him with the lightning bolt as well. Noelle then, without thinking, summoned her Trident to her and swung it around to hit Aphrodite in the face. Aphrodite stumbled back, looking up at Noelle with anger in her eyes, a large purple spot now appearing on the side of her face but quickly fading away. Amara stood up and ran towards Aphrodite, tackling her to the ground. Aphrodite's hold on the lightning bolt was now gone. Amara pinned Aphrodite to the ground, making her unable to get up. Hermes then quickly ran over and took hold of the lightning bolt to keep Aphrodite from getting it again. Aphrodite quickly shoved Amara off and stood to her feet, watching the others recover from being struck by lightning. Aphrodite realized her only source of power was now gone and that there was nothing else she could do, except for one thing. She took the small pen from out of the pocket in her dress, pulled Noelle in front of her, pressed the button, and shoved it into her torso. Noelle stood there with her mouth wide open as blood dripped down her chin. Aphrodite had surely thought someone would've pulled her way by now, made an attempt to hurt her, something, but nobody had. Noelle then took hold of the bident and pulled it out of her. Aphrodite watched in shock as the puncture wound healed and her skin returned to normal. Aphrodite then turned her head at the sound of a gasp. She saw Zander sitting up from the ground as Amara wrapped her arms around him, feeling relief that he had woken up from his sudden, not-so-permanent death. Aphrodite then realized the two were no longer human. Zander coughed as Amara began patting him on the back. He finally let out what was stuck in his throat and sighed with relief. He jumped up from the ground and placed his hands on his hips before saying,

"What'd I miss?"