The Broken and the Hunted (Percy Jackson Fanfic)

chapter 5

Thalia P.O.V.
Completely baffled I just sat there trying to figure out what just happened. The sound of gun fire brought me out of my stupor. I dashed to the tent opening and peaked outside. I saw Talon fighting two guys and dodging gunfire from the others at the same time. He seemed to dance around his enemy never still for more than a second. His two swords seemed to bend around the others to strike the flesh of the hired thugs. Talon sheathed one sword and pulled his gun and with three quick shots took out the other men. I could hear others coming though, as I looked back at Talon I saw the air around him shimmer and I could feel vibrations from here. I saw his clothes change his shirt and cloak disappeared his pants turned into loose fitting pants that looked like sweat pants and his black combat boots disappeared too, and a cloth wrapped around his head coming down to his nose. Just the rest of the mercenaries arrived two pitch black wings ripped out of his back spacing their full length about 10 feel long. Everyone was stunned and froze watching him he flapped them once to rise into the air to hover there. One of the men seemed to gather him self and started yelling at everyone to shoot him. As men started to aim their gun at him, Talon suddenly clapped his hands and whispered "the aura of insanity, the field of madness let the chaos free your mind of yourselves hahaha haha haha" he spoke getting louder and louder with each word until he was screaming as he laughed.

Then as he threw his head back still laughing and his arm in the air, a shock wave erupted from him and quickly spread. Just before it hit me though it stopped for a second and then just flowed over me like I was in a bubble. Then the screams started, screams of terror, pain, anger, and happiness. I looked and saw... Insanity.

Some men were on the ground clawing at their skin, eyes, hair, and even their tongues leaving deep red gouges from their nails. Others were attacking each other with swords, knives, fists, guns what ever they had. A couple were sitting down crying their eyes out, one sticking his thumb in his mouth.

Two were skipping arm in arm in a circle laughing happily, until another guy tackled them with a grenade in his hand blowing them all up. Talon was still in the air looking around with a grin that seemed to split in face in half, he laughed and pointed to a man who was stabbing himself in the stomach over and over again.

The few that tried to attack Talon were quickly struck down with his swords. Finally the only ones that were left were either the ones that were crying on the ground or laughing somewhere. One was standing by a tree hitting his head against it. Talon slowly drifted to the ground and raised his hand over one of the crying men's head. After a second he gave a small twist. The man then instantly sped crying and ran to the man by the tree grabbed his head and smashed his head into so hard i could hear it in the tent.

Talon then walked to each person and quickly slid his sword across their throat. After everyone was dead he changed back into his other outfit with a snap of his fingers. " You can come out now Thalia." He said without looking me.

"What did you do to them?"I asked after I walked up to him.

He waved his hand dismissively. He walked back to the tent and went inside. He came back out after a couple seconds and tossed something at me. I caught in the air and saw that they were keys. I looked at his confused for a second before remembering the other hunters.

I ran through the tents until I found the cage they were keeping us in and fumbled with the keys until I found the right one and opened the door. All the hunters were asking me what happened at the same time. Until Talon walked in behind me, then they got quiet and defensive. I quickly explained who Talon was and how he took out all the men.

He walked over to the hunter that was shot and knelt down before her and asked with a bowed head "milady i know I am but a boy but I must ask if you would permit me to take a look at your wound I may be able to take care of it and heal it for you." The way he asked her with such respect and kindness surprised us all so she could only nod at a loss for words.

He held his hand over her would not touching her "this may hurt at first I apologize." He said before she yelled in pain and the bullet in her shoulder popped out and into his hand.

All the other hunters who were in mid lunge towards him froze when he help up the bullet. He layed it to the side and held his hand over her shoulder again. This time she sighed in relief as the wound just disappeared. Then Talon stood up and smiled. " I feel like im forgetting something." He muttered to himself "shit" he suddenly yelled and ran back out.

He ran body to body rolling them over looking their faces. The hunters all followed me after him. Then as he rolled over one with a knife in his neck I saw that it was the one who shot the hunter. "Good damn it Markus" Talon yelled and kicked the dead body "why did you bloody die I told them not to kill you. You idiot." Everyone was looking at him like he was insane and im beginning to think he really is.

Talon bent down and pulled the knife from his neck and place his hand on the body's chest. Talon started mumbling something under his breath and we watched in amazement as the blood seeped back into the wound and closed up.

"Death will not take you this time, i have a promise to keep you bloody bastard, and I always keep my word." Then a bright light came from under his hand and slowly the dead man's chest. "Take care of me please after I pass out." Talon said to me, then promptly collapsed on the ground.

We all stood there in shock. Again I was so confused. But then every single one of us jumped nearly out of our skins when the man who shot the hunter, who was dead just minutes ago gasped and opened his eyes. Talon just brought him back from the dead, I thought to myself in wonder.

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