{𝟑} 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 | 𝙻𝚞𝚔𝚎 𝙲.

17.

⚔︎ 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 {𝟕} ⚔︎

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞, until I met Thalia and Annabeth. But then Thalia died, and the Gods didn't care for her, Annabeth had sided with Percy Jackson, a boy she barely even knew.

It broke me to see that, it broke me to see her do this. And yet now with Hayley it seems that I am the one pushing her away when she is the one struggling to meet me in the middle.

More like I am struggling to do so, and she is offering to do anything she can just to help me.

And now I understand that while I may want my friends to side with me, I see that I will reject it. Or would I? Is it just Hayley? What is it about her that I will be at her feet any time she calls for me.

My mind is in different places when I am not with her but when she is standing there, right in front of me. She is the only light in my world left in a cave of darkness. But even she...is dimly lit.

And now as I sliced a portal, I hesitated. I hesitated to step through and run in just to turn back and pick her up in my arms and agree to run with her. Run from the selfish Gods that will never understand why I chose to do this. And why I am slowly regretting my choices.

They will never listen, why would they? They would be happier to see me die than live on under their noses.

I had walked through the portal seeing Thorn there standing tall on the balcony we were at. Dozens of guards, mortal guards on the balcony. And 2 reptilian women also can be referred to as Scythian dracaenae.

"You are late!" He screamed out and I shut my eyes "I was busy." I hissed out under my breath.

He walked over to me slowly taking me by the collar of my coat and scoffed "still cold. You were with that stupid girl. Were you not?"

Thorn shoved me away as I sighed, shutting my eyes, as he said, "I should have my way with her next time you do this."

I glared his way, lunging at him till we heard "enough!" The General spoke in annoyance towards our actions.

"I am sorry sir that I am late, please forgive me." I apologized to him...otherwise known... never mind.

Gripping onto Backbiter tightly in my hand, I looked to my side. He sat on his throne in the shadows.

"Well, they are here General in the rocket museum." Thorn had tried to speak, and I scoffed "he means the Air and Space Museum. I may be late, but I remember the details." I snickered.

Thorn glared my way as the General sighed rubbing his temples, "enough of your arguing it's giving me a ripening headache." He spoke and I looked at Thorn.

"How many of them are there?" I asked Thorn to clarify for the General, but he wouldn't speak.

"Answer the question." The General grumbled out as Thorn responded "Four, General. The Satyr Grover Underwood. The punk girl with dark skin and hair with those weird blue eyes that went from dark to light-"

"Her name is Thalia..." I announced as the man rolled his eyes my way.

Thorn had continued ignoring me "The two other girls are Hunters. One of them had a silver circlet."

The General groaned and shifted in his throne hearing him speak of that one detail, we all turned away from him as I told him "Let me take them."

I knew if I took them, it would make matters least dangerous as I wouldn't try to kill them. I couldn't say the same for the others.

"Patience," he spoke to me. "They will have their hands full already. I've sent them a little playmate."

"But-"

"We cannot risk you boy." He spoke to me, not offering me one more word.

Thorn was annoying all of our asses, "Yes boy. You are too fragile to risk. Let me finish them off." He begged the General, but he had a different answer.

"No." Spoke the General.

The General stood up from the shadows walking into the light and I stepped back gripping the handle of my sword even tighter than before.

"You have already failed me once before, Thorn." He spoke and a small smirk grew on my face.

Thorn tried to excuse his actions, but the General had enough of him.

Thorn was terrified of the General, it made me pleased to see him be beaten down a few levels of confidence since he had threatened Hayley, I was happy to see him kicked down a leg or two.

"You are a disappointment, and you shall thank me for not throwing you into the depths of Tartarus just for your incompetence." The General spat at Thorn as he caved in like a little weasel.

"I send you to capture a child of the three elder Gods and instead you bring me a scrawny daughter of Athena?" My throat closed at that moment; I had made a deal.

A deal to go through all of this if Hayley wasn't touched.

She is a daughter of the Big 3, perhaps one of the most powerful. But no one knows that besides Poseidon, some other half bloods, some of the Gods in Olympus. For anyone else. They see her as a weak Demi-God who just started so late in life she won't catch up.

But just in case I made sure to strike a deal to keep her protected. That's why I went to see her, to feel her, to look at her and make sure she's okay from these monsters. I guess I am one as well even if I claim I am not. But I'm doing this for a reason.

How can...never mind.

"But you promised me revenge! A command of my own!" Thorn screeched at the General.

"I am Lord Kronos's senior Commander. And I will choose lieutenants that get me results. Why do you think I have spared the stupid love of Luke just for this sake! As he calls her weak and meek and she will be useless to our cause. But for his brilliant information to salvage our plan I spared him." He spoke to Thorn as I shut my eyes trying to control my breathing out of fear.

The General groaned out, "Go off until I have another stupid task for you Thorn."

Once Thorn left the room the General turned to me and slowly walked my way and he muttered in my face "your plan better work. If it does not...I swear to you I will grab that girl of yours and have her do my very bidding. In more ways than one."

My throat closed as I told him "It will work, I know it will. It has too." I choked out.

He told me "Good then. We see eye to eye. You will take Thalia and we can lure the monster out easily."

I nodded and told him "How will we deal with the hunters? They are highly trained and Zoe-"

But I couldn't finish my sentence as he grumbled out at me, "Do not speak her name!" He spat in my face as I tried to remain calm.

"I'm sorry sir..." I muttered as he waved his hand saying, "now let me show you how we will take those Hunters down." He chuckled and demonstrated his plan.

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OH MY GOD NOOOOO THALIA!!

NOOOO HAYLEY!!!!

LUKE IS GOING CRAY-CRAY!!!!

But he also feels guilty....

Also fancasting the General as
Michael B Jordan