Perseus Jackson: Titan of The Hunt

CH36: Past Enemies, Past Battlefields

Diana)

I slowly pulled myself up from the floor, full of determination as I flashed myself back to my palace and got changed out of my tear stained top.

I looked at the time and saw it was already late afternoon. Time was of the essence for in a few hours I would have to return to the chariot for the night. Though I was stronger now due to the rise in number of hunters, I still did not feel strong enough to separate my aspects and effectively multitask. Besides I had it bad enough concentrating on things as it was without effectively having two sides of me also analyzing my current predicament.

The only advantage I had was the fact Orthrys was in another time zone, which would allow me to effectively cheat and gain a few more hours of daylight with which to hopefully complete my task or at least effectively begin it and tell the Titan council what occurred.

The first thing I had to do was collect my 'companions', I had no problem with bringing Reyna as Hades and my father had been correct it would save the huntress a lot of stress if she was separated from Thalia until the situation was resolved. I knew Reyna was forbidden from revealing what she knew because Percy had made her swear an oath. However Thalia was not one to let Styx get in her way when she wanted to know something desperately.

My other companion I was more uncertain about. The minor god was as far as I was aware Percy's best friend as well as his cousin alongside Thalia, and it had often seemed that Percy acted as his surrogate big brother in place of his sister. The root of the problem was that one fact, I had accepted Bianca Di Angelo into the hunt and within a week she had died while on a quest to save me. I had spent little time around the god since his ascension and I was unaware of how he would take the news of him being forced by his father to accompany me.

When I finished my musing and was certain I was ready I flashed out of my temple and to the Greek camp.

(Reyna)

'Thalia we have been over this four times already, I Cannot tell you anything until I am released from my oath by Percy so stop asking.' I explained slowly word by word. Hoping she would finally give up every half an hour she would keep asking the same questions.

'I outrank you so tell me why what you know about why Percy is now a Titan, I know you know everything. So tell me what happened with Seaweed Brain' She complained.

'Don't play the rank card with me Thalia, I swore on the Styx which means that even if it were your father I would still not be able to tell you. All I can say is that yes Percy is a Titan Lord now and yes he has wings.' I stated wearily as her body crackled with lightning as she got steadily more frustrated, it was another similarity she shared with her brother when they both got annoyed or agitated they would start crackling like an electric storm.

Speaking of Jason I was glad he was not in the camp as from what I understood with the brief chat I had with Frank who was one of our temporary 'guardians' alongside Hazel was that he was still covering for Apollo while the Olympians were in a council meeting arguing over what had happened today. I was happy now with the hunt or at least I was before one of my stupid minded 'sisters' decided to try sniping Percy, I did not want any more painful reminders of my past and the god was nothing but a walking reminder of what could have been.

As for 'her' I had not seen her since Tania's capture and from what I had been told she was supervising Nemea who would not allow anyone to approach her as she sat guard over the site where her master had been attacked as well as his fallen weapons. Hyperion's spear and the sword of Saturn still lay on the ground where Percy had laid them while he was treating the goddess, both due to the fact no one else could move them and the fact the lioness would not allow anyone else to try.