The Dark Side of the Moon

VII

Chapter 7

The Void

Previously...

"Okay Percy for today's training we will be focusing on your power over gravity. I will shoot a small amount of energy at you and you will redirect it by manipulating the gravity around you make sense?" Havoc asked. Percy nodded his head in agreement Havoc shot a small amount of energy at him as Percy raised his hand and focused on the gravity around him, and felt a familiar tug in his gut he redirected the small amount of energy away from him. Percy felt the beads of sweat coming down his face as he looked back at Havoc who was smiling proudly at him and spoke.

"Oh this is going to be fun."

Now

3rd Person POV

Inside the void, Chaos sits upon his throne inside his empty throne room deep in thought as he thinks of the next move his older brother will make next. While he is contemplating his options, Alexander, one of his nine Generals enters the throne room.

Alexander is a shorter, but stocky man, around 5'6 to be exact, with a fair skin complexion. While many of the other generals have facial hair Alexander prefers to be clean shaved, with dark brown hair. What really stands out about Alexander is that he has different colored eyes one brown and one blue. His weapon of choice is the Kopis. The Kopis was a one-handed, single-edged sword about 3 feet in length, with the blade curving forward and widening near the tip. The blade has a reinforced spine to give it greater strength and durability, and the hilt's wrap-around grip made the sword less likely to slip out of the user's hand in the heat of battle.

Alexander bowed to Chaos who motioned with his hand for the General to rise before speaking,

"Alexander, good to see you as always, is there something that is on your mind?" Alexander took a deep breath before speaking.

"Lord Chaos it has been brought to my attention that Havoc's troops are currently on their way to seek control over the Planet Vesperon. The other generals and I believe that Havoc has sent a small group considering the witness reports of only one ship."

Chaos looked away from his general trying to analyze what Havoc was thinking invading a Planet with only one ship of troops. Unless the ship was carrying his most elite troops, Chaos looked to his general who was watching with curious eyes and spoke,

"Alexander take Hannibal Barca and our youngest general along with 150 soldiers with you to Vesperon. Do not let them take that planet under any circumstances, but if we can capture any survivors to gain information from that will be beneficial in the war."

Alexander nodded and left the throne to find Hannibal and the young General that Chaos spoke of.

Walking down the corridors of Chaos's castle Alexander set out to the Generals chambers to find Hannibal. Finally approaching Hannibal room Alexander knocked on the door and waited patiently for a response, after waiting approximately five minutes without a response Hannibal finally opened the door.

Hannibal is a man of average height, about 5'7 with a lean body frame that is still stacked with muscle. He seems to always have a five o clock shadow, and has an olive skin complexion with deep blue eyes. His weapon of choice is the Falcata. The Falcata has a forward curved blade with a single cutting edge on its concave side. The blade widens near the tip, and narrows in the middle. The hilt of the sword typically hook shaped to better prevent it from being disarmed from him.

"Hannibal, Havoc has sent out a ship to attempt an attack on planet Vesperon. Chaos has given a direct order to dispatch 150 soldiers along with us." Hannibal looked away for a moment before he narrowed his eyes back to Alexander.

"Why do I get the feeling that there is more that you are keeping from me Alex?" Alexander broke eye contact and looked towards another door. Hannibal followed his eyes to the spot Alexander was looking towards and noticeably faltered. Alexander spoke,

"Chaos chose Oliver to be the third general to lead the defense against Havocs forces on Vesperon." Hannibal sighed as he moved his hand through his hair before speaking.

Oliver is approximately 5'11, with auburn hair and striking silver eyes and healthy tan skin color. He has a lean body frame but is still one of the strongest generals in the army. He wields twin Xiphos instead of most generals who use a sword and shield. The Xiphos is a double-edged, leaf-shaped blade that was perfect for cutting, slashing and thrusting.

Unknowing to the two generals, Oliver had heard them speaking outside in the generals corridor and decided to do a little investigating into their conversation. Oliver slowly opened the door to his room being careful not to give himself away. He silently walked through the doorway and looked left down the corridor to see Alexander and Hannibal talking amongst each other by Hannibal's room. Oliver continued to approach them slowly as the two continued to converse,

"I think that it is too soon for him to be sent out Alexander." Alex shook his head in disagreement. Oliver furrowed his eyebrows together as he thought of who they were talking about, but accidentally spoke his mind.

"It is too soon for whom to be sent out guys?" Oliver asked.

Hannibal tensed from surprise as his eyes landed on the auburn haired general walking towards them from his now open room. Alexander sighed as he spoke,

"Havoc has sent out a group of soldiers to the planet Vesperon to seek control over its inhabitants. We think that he might be looking for more soldiers to enlist into his army as well." Oliver looked at Alex expectantly as if telling him to continue. Hannibal recognized the look and picked up where Alex left off,

"Chaos has instructed us to take three generals and a group of one hundred fifty soldiers. Alexander and I have already been chosen to lead the defense of Vesperon, but the third choice is you Oliver. I know that this may be a little overwhelming at first-"Oliver quickly interrupted.

"Chaos chose me as the third general? This is great! All of my training has definitely prepared me for this. I will not let you guys down." Hannibal and Alexander just grinned at the young general in front of them until he asked his final question.

"When exactly do we depart?" Hannibal shifted his eyes to Alexander then back to Oliver before speaking,

"Tomorrow. Go get some sleep Oliver, we will meet up in the war room in the morning to go over some few more things before we leave." Oliver nodded and left to go back to his room, Hannibal and Alexander did the same.

However as the hours went by throughout the night Oliver was too excited to sleep. He needed to tell someone about the events that had happened today. Oliver walked to the bathroom and turned on the shower. He flipped in a golden drachma and spoke,

"Oh Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering. Show me Artemis Goddess of the Hunt."

Artemis shimmered into view inside of her tent sitting in a chair reading reports of monster sightings. Artemis felt like someone was watching her so she turned around and found an iris message appear. She saw the young boy and smiled as Oliver spoke,

"Hey mom".

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