Friends Become Foes

chapter 13

My body was completely frozen in place. I couldn't move. I couldn't think properly. Well, what was there to think? My brother was just snogging some random stranger that gives me off signals about what he is.

As If someone pressed play on the universal remote control, a wave of unadultered anger flowed through me like a furious tornado intent on shedding blood in the worst way possible.

In my fury, I accidently let out a small earthquake. It was a good thing that I did, because it got them to finally separate from their shared 'kiss'. They looked at me in shock before they quickly jumped off each other and blushed.

Well, Nico did, but the waiter looked VERY self satisfied. He looked as if he just received the most expensive gift in the world. At least Nico had the decency to look guilty. His breathing was rough and hoarse. His clothes were somewhat ruffled. His hair looked more bushy than usual. His eyes were still glazed over though.

I turned my attention to the waiter and finally took notice of his name tag; Hi! I'm Spensor, how may I serve you?

I blinked in confusion. Something was seriously wrong here. I shook it off for now. I looked up at him and glared my signature dilux glare. I saw Nico shrink back in slight fear through the corners of my eyes, but that didn't dampen my glare like it usually does.
Spensor's shoulders quivered in terror. I could see just how afraid he was. I think he finally realised who I was.

"Who. The. Hell. Are. You?" I spat out every word as if it was poison. My voice sounded murderous even for my standards. He's hurting my brother, and now he is going to pay. I will personally send him to Hades. That, is a promise.

"M-my name is Ardious. Ardious son of Antea." I looked at him curiously. He didn't look like a child of Antea. Was he being serious? I shrugged off my curiosity and pulled out my most trusted sword, Riptide.

The guy shrank a little in obvious fear.

Before he could blink an eye, I uncapped Riptide and held him at neck break, the tip of my sword at his neck. He blinked and held his breath to avoid movement at his neck. One small movement and he will die by a slit throat.

"What thy hell are you? Who the hell do you work for? And what the hell do you want with my brother?" I ground out between clenched teeth. I was so mad that it took all of my will power not to just end its life right here and now.

He shook his head slightly, in defiance and chuckled, his fear gone. Replaced with sick, malicious mirth. "Hehehehe. Oh, I see, you are the great, high and mighty Percy Jackson. The one who was betrayed by his entire camp and certain select few members of his ring of friends. The one who ran away. The coward. Well, if you must know, I am a sidian. I cast a spell on innocent young children to do what ever I want. They become my slave forever until I get bored of them. When this dazzling young boy walked in, I knew it. I just had to have him. He would make the rest of my other slaves look like rust in comparison to his pure persona." He said blissfully. "As soon as we made eye contact,I cast the spell on him, effectively making him my beautiful little pet."

I could have threw up at that moment. If you think I was sick before, I was absolutely disgusted now. I wanted nothing more than to take my baby brother as far away from here as possible. I glared as hard as could at the guy and pulled Riptide away. He seemed to have lost some of the tention he was holding in his shoulders as soon as I moved my sword away from him and took a deep gasping breath. I didn't let him enjoy his 'freedom' for long, because, without a warning, I kicked him as hard as could in his side. It must have been pretty hard because he was sent flying into the wall next to us.

He gasped for air and coughed up a bit of blood. Che. Why didn't the kick just kill him off?

Then out of the blue, he started laughing. No really I mean it. He started laughing like some mad scientist or something. "Heh. Do you really think that you could stop her from rising?" I was taken aback by that question. What does he mean? Was he talking about the new foe?

I was about to thrust my sword through his bulging stomach, but he crackled again. "Heheh. Just remember this, young demigod of Poseidon, you can't beat her. If you can't beat her, then no one will." I raised an eyebrow. "What the hell are you talking about?"

He laughed, took my blade and abruptly shoved it through his bulging stomach. Before he turned to dust, he said something...

"Change water to poison,
Air to thin,
Ice to fire.
Free her soul!"