The King

Chapter 34

Chapter 34: War is coming

Percy's POV

On the other side of the hill, I found an old stretch of train tracks, half buried in the snow.

"This way.'" I grabbed Thalia's arm and we ran along the rails while the boar roared behind us, slipping and sliding as it tried to navigate the steep hillside. Its hooves just were not made for this, Good.

Ahead of us, I saw a covered tunnel. Past that, an old trestle bridge spanning a gorge. I had a crazy idea.

"Follow me!"

Thalia slowed down—I didn't have time to ask why—but I pulled her along and she reluctantly followed. Behind us, a ten-ton pig tank was knocking down pine trees and crushing boulders under its hooves as it chased us.

Thalia and I ran into the tunnel and came out on the other side.

"No!" Thalia screamed.

She'd turned as white as ice. We were at the edge of the bridge. Below, the mountain dropped away into a snow-filled gorge about seventy feet.

The boar was right behind us.

"Come on!" I said. "It'll hold our weight, Plus, you can fly."

My voice was plain as if stating the obvious.

"I can't!" Thalia yelled. Her eyes were wild with fear.

The boar smashed into the covered tunnel, tearing through at full speed.

"Now!" I yelled at Thalia.

She looked down and swallowed. I swear she was turning green.

The boar was charging through the tunnel straight toward us. Plan B. I grabbed Thalia and jumped on top of the bridge. Taking a couple of steps before stopping and turning to face the boar, Thalia was clinging to me as if her life depended on it. The boar didn't stop; It kept on rushing to ram into us, and by the time it realized what had happened, it was too late, so all ten tons of the monster charged out onto the tiny trestle which buckled under its weight. The boar free-fell into the gorge with a mighty squeal and landed in a snowdrift with a huge POOOOOF!

Narrator's POV

Percy could fly, So even after the boar destroyed the bridge he stayed as if standing on an invincible surface

Thalia clung to him so hard that he could feel her breathing on his neck while shaking slightly.

"You're fine"

Percy held her under her thigh to keep her safe as she strapped his waist tightly, it was a rather... Sensual position.

While he flew down to check on the boar.

'It's alive'

Percy deducted; it wasn't going anywhere for a while, though.

Percy ignored it and then stared at Thalia, who was still strapping him...

"Somehow, I feel you're taking advantage of me."

Percy chuckled as he flew back up.

"Shut up, I don't need a reason to hug you."

Thalia hid her face in his chest; Percy laughed but didn't push further; he could feel her chest beating absurdly.

She was terrified of falling.

Luckily for her, Her legs touched the ground once more; when it did, she got off Percy and found something she could grab in case Percy tried to do something like that again.