UnTamed [Book 3]

Ghost King and Repair Boy

So has anyone on Tumblr seen those Dark!Percy headcanons? I actually really like those. I was looking at them last night on my tumblr page (I have multiple blogs: wisegirl502 is my main one and demigoddiaries502 is the main PJO one, and then the unknowntrilogy is the blog for this series!).

Chapter Quote:
"Lots of death, huh? Personally, I'm trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun!"
~Leo Valdez
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Chapter 31: Ghost King and Repair Boy

Bryn

The four demigods stood back to back with each other, swords elongated although Bryn knew they couldn't kill the arai. Whatever curse the arai carried would be placed on whoever killed that particular arai. They were nasty suckers that were almost impossible to kill.

"Why are there so many?" Derek questioned, jabbing his sword when one of the old hags came too close to him. It leapt out of reach.

"A lot of curses have been placed upon us. I can imagine Hannah and Ryan had a few choice ones for me," Bryn said.

"How exactly do we kill them?" Luke queried.

"We can't. They have to kill each other," Silena replied. "I mean unless you don't mind have another curse placed on you, then go ahead a kill them. But it's a stupid idea."

"You're talking to the guy who tried to charge the daughter of Tartarus," Derek pointed out. "Do not encourage him."

"Hey!" Luke protested.

"The curses, they only hurt demigods. Any immortal that has the curse placed on them is almost immediately relieved of it because their body and power counteracts it. If only we had an immortal..." Bryn muttered. None of them knew any down in Tartarus that could help them, only ones who wanted to kill them. "Our best chance is to run."

Taking a chance, the demigods ran at the arai, sliding underneath them at the last minute. Amazed that'd worked, Bryn couldn't help but smile. She heard the hags screaming in rage behind them but didn't dare look back. Not until Silena gave a yelp. One of the arai had wrapped its leathery tail around the Jackson girl's leg, causing to slam into the ground.

"Get away from her!" Derek shouted, nocking an arrow and firing. The monster exploded into dust.

"Wonder what the curse-" Derek sneezed. "I wonder what the curse-"

Derek sneezed again. "It better not be-"

He sneezed. "What monster-"

Sneeze.

"-Would wish eternal-"

Sneeze.

"-Sneezing on someone?" Derek finished before sneezing again.

"On the bright side, you'll have some killer abs," Luke said. The son of Hades glared at him.

"Incoming!" Silena shouted. Multiple arai dove at the demigods. Silena pulled out her sword and swung at one of them, killing it instantly. She stood up, only to fall back down again. "Guys?! Where are you?! I can't- I can't see!"

"Ooh the blind curse. Let's see, that was placed by a Cyclops you fought down in Mexico. There's a lot of their curses among us," one of the arai said. "Miss Jackson always had to see things to believe it so if she can't see anything, how can she believe it?"

Derek was kneeling down next to his girlfriend, sneezing out comforting words. Bryn had no time to focus on them though because one of the arai went straight for Luke. She shoved him out of the way and shot an arrow straight into the arai's heart. It exploded with a scream. Bryn tried to say something but nothing came out. She tried again, but nothing.