Son of Hades: A Percy Jackson Fanfiction

The Final Count Down

Chapter 20: The Final Count Down

"Nooooo!" I snapped my eyes open and watched as Hades destroyed half of the shower area. The building collapsed in around his staff before the whole building began to decay and rot. Seconds later, there was nothing left of the building but a pile of wooden scraps and shower heads.

"I don't understand I did everything right. I captured the chaos witch, I stole her pendant. I have all three of them; the fully turned, the one with the power in her, and the one with two soles. I have done everything as instructed..." As Hades continued his nutso rant I looked around for my weapons. I'd just about given up when Arrows head popped out of the bushes with what looked like my weapon belt I his beak. I smiled taking the belt in my hand as he ducked back under the bush.

"Well, there's no harm in trying. It was nothing, just an interruption." I watch in horror as he pulls out his staff and aims it straight at Logan. He looked terrible, blood was smeared on his forehead. He was pail and if I didn't know any better I'd say he had a concussion plus a few cuts and bruises. I was angry but by some miracle I managed keep my cool and lay still on the ground. I couldn't do anything until Arrow got to me.

Hades staff tip is inches from his neck when I know I have do something weapons or not. I'm about to charge into the woods when an arrow comes sailing through the woods digging his claws into Hades left side. Arrow swoops through the air narrowly avoiding Hades. Just as he got clear an arrow sails through air stabbing into one of the few places Hades armor didn't protect him. It sinks deep into his side and he howls in pain. Then two more follow and he collapses to his knees. Cleo emerges from the woods to the left of me with her bow drawn.

"Get away from them now!" She shouts pulling her bow string back.

"So you must be the alleged daughter of Artemis."

"I said get away from them! Now!" a second later Hades appears in front of Cleo. She makes to hit him with her bow. But he snatches it away from her and tosses it to the ground. He lifts his hand to strike her and just then I feel something cold push against back. I grab the hilts of my knives and stand. On instinct I throw my knife at the tree and watch it dig into the bark a few centimeters away from Hades' head. He turns slowly and our eyes lock.

"You should be dead."

"Well I'm not and I'm still me."

"Well this is interesting, you survived. How may I ask?" He smiles walking away from Cleo forgetting her completely.

"I didn't kill her."

"You didn't kill Galene? That's all it took?" He asked seeming genuinely interested.

"Well, that and I broke your pretty pretty necklace." I smile and Hades' eyes widen as he reaches into his belt and only pulls out a sliver chain with no pendent. He looks at me and his eyes turn into a pure black. Pure evil.

"You destroyed it! That's impossible! I had it how could you-"

"In the trials, I had the opportunity and took it. If I couldn't live, so be it, but I saw the chance to screw you and your damn plan over. I'm guessing you can't do what you want without the necklace, am I right?" Hades face darkens and he charges me throwing me off my feet. Not seconds later he pins me to the ground, wrapping his hand against my throat.

"You...I had...I had everything...the stone, the chosen, the demonic, and one with two souls. And now you," He squeezes his hand against my throat. "Years of planning, and waiting, and watching. Hundreds and hundreds of years of waiting and watching for the perfect opportunity...for all of the components to exist at the same time and you just hand to ruin it. You couldn't follow the destiny laid out before you just had to change things. You just had to be the little rebel. I'll show you what happens to little rebels who don't do what there told." He squeezes my neck and I let my range flow out of me. The red hallow I'd come to fear my entire life was now protecting me. I pushed against hades with all my strength and sent him flying far. So far he his body smacked into the oak in front of the big house.