𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑭𝑨𝑳𝑳𝑬𝑵 𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬𝑳 [ᕼᑭ ᙭ ᑭᒍO]

XIV || "Illusion. Confusion and fear."

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"Put down my friend. I’m the one who insulted you."

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LILITH FELT HER WHOLE BODY SHAKE WITH THE EXPLOSION.

She looked up and was met with the sight of Annabeth hanging upside down by her legs, stuck in Polyphemus grip.

Her Yankees cap lay on the floor and she was now clearly visible, the Cyclope shook her.

"I got Nobody!" Polyphemus gloated. "Hah! Nasty invisible girl! Already got feisty one for wife. Means you gotta be grilled with mango chutney!"

Annabeth struggled, but she looked dazed. She had a nasty cut on her forehead. Her eyes were glassy.

"I’ll rush him," Percy whispered to the. "Our ship is around the back of the island. You and Grover-"

"No way," they said at the same time.

Clarisse had armed herself with a highly collectible ramshorn spear from the Cyclops’s cave. Grover had found a sheep’s thigh bone, which he didn’t look too happy about, but he was gripping it like a club, ready to attack.

"We’ll take him together," Clarisse growled.

"Yeah," Grover said. Then he blinked, like he couldn’t believe he’d just agreed with Clarisse about something.

Percy shared a glance with Lilith. "All right, Attack plan Macedonia."

They nodded.

Lilith turned to Evelyn. "Illusion. Confusion and fear."

Evelyn nodded, she understood Lilith's plan as the girl made her way with Clarisse and Grover.

The plan was that they would sneak around either side and attack the Cyclops from the flanks while Lilith ans Percy held his attention in the front. Evelyn will create worst possible illusions which will buy them time to kill the Cyclope.

Percy turned and nudged Lilith who was glaring at the Cyclope. "Let's go."

The girl snapped out of her trance and nodded firmly. Her sword conjured in her hand. Percy held up his Riptide. "Hey, Ugly!"

The giant whirled toward them. "Another one? Who are you?"

Lilith gave him a glare. "Put down my friend. I’m the one who insulted you."

"You are Nobody?"

"That’s right, you smelly bucket of nose drool!" Percy shouted "I’m Nobody and I’m proud of it! Now, put her down and get over here. I want to stab your eye out again."

"RAAAR!" he bellowed.

The good news: he dropped Annabeth.

The bad news: he dropped her headfirst onto the rocks, where she lay motionless as a rag doll.

The other bad news: Polyphemus barreled toward them, a thousand smelly pounds of Cyclops that they would have to fight with a very small sword.

Lilith immediately turned her sword into her bow as she knocked an arrow that stuck in Polyphemus's arm. The Cyclope blewed in pain as Grover rushed in from the right. He threw his sheep bone, which bounced harmlessly off the monster’s forehead.

Lilith knocked another arrow which brought Clarisse time as she ran in from the left and set her spear against the ground just in time for the Cyclops to step on it.