The Scythe of Thanatos

The Battle

Onyx launched himself into the flurry of slow flakes, and bit onto something. instantly Khione reappeared and wailed in pain as golden ichor flowed down onyx's muzzle.

"YOU STUPID MUTT!!" Khione yelled and threw onyx across the ice plateau.

"ONYX!" i yelled

I must make my leave... my lord-son... good...bye.

"Now child of Death, i'll show you the power of this scythe!" khione roared as she charged at me.

"No." i answered. Blank tendrils flowed from my feet. seeping into the ice, cracking it. Onyx's death flowed into me giving me power. the ice died. it cracked and melted and vaporized changing state rapidly melting and refreezing. "I'LL show you the power of death." i ran at her without even my sword drawn. I grabbed the scythe and thrust her backwards towards the rapidly degenerating ice. she wailed as she let go of the scythe. just holding it filled my with power. I remembered my power, and that Khione had a sliced up arm that was already healing.

Heh heh.

I snapped my left hand and her wound reopened. she screamed. i walked up to her crumpled body and crouched next to her.

"So... how what do you think of me now? snow goddess?"

"you're a monster!" she wailed and back handed me across the ice. somehow she had also grabbed the scythe and was approaching Hazel and Nico.

"DON'T LET THE BLADE TOUCH YOU!!" i yelled at my friends.

"Won't let that happen!" nico called to me. i stood limping, my leg had broken. i started walking towards khione as snow flew around me battering me. i peered through the blizzard to see the same thing happening to my friends. khione was winding up to throw the scythe. i suspected it would work like a boomerang. 

"WATCH OUT!!" i yelled but the sound was drowned out by the storm. Khione threw the scythe and it arced towards Hazel and sliced her in the arm. it wasn't a deep cut but i knew what it did. Hazel's scream bit threw the storm to me. i threw my-self out of the winds and tackled khione before she could grab the scythe again. it had impaled itself into the ice and was spreading large cracks through the plateau. khione hit the ice hard and i reopened her arm again. she screamed as i drew my sword and plunged it into her back. she vanished into a flurry of snowflakes and the storms surrounding everyone dissipated. Hazel was fading fast. i could feel the cold wind emanating from her. but i didn't want to steal her strength. i wanted to give it back.

"NICO GET HER TO CAMP!!" I yelled across the ice.

"WATCH OUT!" he yelled back Khione grabbed me from behind and drew me back towards the edge of the ice.

"I'LL BE FINE! GET HER TO CAMP!!!" Nico vanished while i threw my head back and landed a crack on Khione's head.

"That hurt you stupid god-ling!"

"Well there's more where that came from!" i yelled and snapped my left hand repeatedly. old sealed wound opened and she screamed in pure agony. i just kept snapping feeling my energy drain just as quickly. i broke her hold and stumbled towards the scythe. i grabbed it and drew it from the ice. filling me with renewed energy. 

"AAAAGH!!!" she wailed in pain as i walked towards her. i hefted the large weapon on my shoulder and stood above her. both of us were very close to the edge, maybe 2 feet. i raised the scythe above my head and brought it down right in front of her. Thunderous cracking swept the plateau and the chunk of ice that khione was lying on fell silently towards the icy water below.

"Good bye. snow goddess." i turned and melted into the shadows.