Percy Jackson, son of Chaos

Chapter 4 - Helix Attacks

3rd Person's PoV

Silence.

For a loud city like New York, the mere idea of it without a noise, without a light, would remind people of those old prehistoric films about alien invasions, experiments gone wrong, and anarchy around the world, and in them only the strong are fit for survival.

In this case, you'd not be even close to the real thing.

Taking the cloak of night as an advantage, Helix, son of Nyx and Erebus, led the first group of his soldiers through the city, silently and effortlessly putting the citizens to sleep. Whenever they crossed him, no matter how far they were, Helix would make them fall asleep right on the spot.

The chaos would begin when those that were driving their cars in the middle of the street fell asleep. Helix couldn't care less.

"The city that never sleeps is actually... sleeping." Helix chuckled to himself, as his soldiers have no sense of humor. They were only are created to listen and to follow orders from someone evil such as Helix, which made them the perfect soldiers for Nyx and Erebus.

"Do not waste our time!" Nyx hissed, from somewhere to his right. "We need to make the whole city asleep before we catch their attention!"

"Mother, I still believe that keeping them awake would be a better-"

"Don't you dare question me, Helix." Nyx warned him, in a tone that every kid recognized as their mothers, 'do not mess with me and do as told' tone. "If you'd rather be the master of a city where no one is alive, then we can see how fast you get bored and come back running to Mommy..." The mock was obvious and the temper, visible.

"Nyx, stop taunting him." Erebus ordered and, for once, Nyx listened to her husband. They followed their way until the entire Island of Manhattan was covered in silence. The passers even fell asleep, more than one colliding with each other.

Once everyone was asleep, Nyx decreed it was show time.

The first building that was attacked was the City Hall. The representation of the Government and their Power.

The next target was the local and nearest church, symbol of marriage and faith.

The public library was also used as practice target, as the knowledge inside of it burned to ashes.

The police station, where the force and the order come from, was demolished with the force of 10 tanks.

The nearest public school, where the youth and tomorrow gather, found its walls corrupted by the quick pass of the time, crumbling down into nothing but debris.

One would wonder, why they would attack all theses places? Places that, some are not important whatsoever to some people. But the entities of the night weren't just tearing down buildings at random.

They were making war declarations.

The first response didn't wait long. A couple of the most gigantic boars you'd ever see had appeared out of thin air, in front of Helix and his army. Literally smirking, Helix stopped his march and waited for the boars to attack him. The boars didn't wait any longer. The first boar honked and screeched loudly, and madly before launching against the enemy. Unfortunately for the boar, the shadow soldiers were exactly that, shadow, so it passed right through them, colliding with the wall behind and burying itself with it.

The second Boer did the same as the first one, but was more intelligent, digging its back hooves before colliding with the rubble. Instead of laying in the debris, it got up and charged again, but was knocked down by a single hit from Helix, who celebrated his first 'victory' by laughing maniacally. Though his victory was spoiled by a loud screech.

From the sky, three pairs of the most gigantic birds soared around the night army, in full display for them to see. Two eagles, one golden and one white-headed leaded two owls on their right and two peacocks on their left. This only causes Helix to intensified the volume of his laughs, and since no one was there to hear this, it sounded as if his voice was the only this that could be heard in miles around.

"Even the gods know to fear us..." Nyx recognized, smirking at the view of the birds who, wouldn't approach enough to attack them. "Sending their birds as what? Spies? We're not hiding and we won't go anywhere... bait? Using birds as it sounds less poetic... targets? I could use a few, but I like them more corporeal and bigger!"

"We should focus, dear," Erebus pulled Nyx out of her taunting, pulling her directly eyes directly to the Empire State Building. If the birds were indeed their eyes on them, Erebus wasn't stupid and decided to take out Olympus next, that way, the Olympians would lose their power and they'd have no other option other than to plead for them to spare their lives or join them. He knew Nyx would like more the first one, but he was more into the second one, having slaves never runs out of fashion.

"Remember, Olympus is yours... But the city is mine!" Helix reminded his parents, who paid him no attention. He was useful, until he wasn't. Nyx leaded the way towards Olympus, the birds doing some diving to attack them and slowing them down once in awhile, but never stopping them. At first, it was funny the way they tried to attack them, but it got bored quickly, making themselves shadows so the birds just passed through them.

Reaching the building was easy. Climbing into the elevator that took you to the home of the Gods, easy as well. Strolling around the immortal city, like they owned it felt... pleasurable. But, we'd have to add that those minor gods that walked into their path and ran away in fear and panic was nothing else, but delightful.

"I never thought that this would be so... easy. I'm disappointed." Nyx confessed, walking through the door of the Council Room. There, in all their glory, the twelve thrones of the Olympians.

"Easy?! I say they handed us Olympus because they're cowards, Mother." Helix reasoned, while his mother sat in Zeus' throne.

"It is true that I always seduced them into fear, but this... Is too easy." She glanced at Erebus, who was taking a thoughtful attitude, while sitting down on Poseidon's throne. Helix, on the other hand, chose to sit on Artemis'.

"Whatever... I'm gonna see if I can hunt that little goddess of the moon." His smile was the wickedest he'd ever pull off. "After all... the moon and the night always get along." He chuckled after his stupid word play and left the Council Room, almost strutting away. Only when he disappeared behind the doors, Erebus vented his concerns.

"We gained a victory and we should celebrate it-"

"Why do I feel a 'but' coming next?" She predicted, rolling her eyes.

"As you said, it's too easy." He recognized, agreeing with her. "They'd probably would send some kind of distraction-" As soon as those words left his mind and mouth, screams of battle and fight reached their ears. After all, these Primordial gods were linked with the night and everything around them. Nothing happened into their night without them knowing.

Watching from Olympus, Nyx and Erebus recognized Helix leading their soldiers against one visible enemy. One enemy that had made its appearance silently and quietly into their newly acquire city. Maybe this is the distraction Erebus was talking about, Nyx thought to herself. Not wanting to deal with not important things, she focused on what was behind that army. A power that she never felt before. And a power that she thought extinct. One thing went through her mind... and that was.

She wouldn't give her city without a fight!

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