Artemis Child

Artemis Child Ch54

As if on que a Legion of Camp Jupiter demigods approached in a huge formation. Must have been at least twenty of them, two having a new expression as they saw me. Lexi and Marc standing two rows apart. Marc with a bow arrows notched and aimed at Gena, the rest of the Legion fanning out to keep us from getting any closer to  defending our camp.
"What the hell is she?" Marc said looking at her. His hand looking twitchy. I knew he of all people wouldn't miss. "Cory I thought you were working with us..." Lexi's voice said low but she still gripped her weapon, holding it out towards us. "There is no reason for us to fight. We kill monsters and try to keep the world safe. What does it matter who our parents are?" I said looking at her. "After all the things we been through. You can't seriously believe that this camp is good. Octavian said that..."
"He's wrong." I cut her off. "The people at this camp have had the same problems as your camp's people. Dealing with being born in one world and then taken to this one where monsters hide in the dark and hurt people. Yeah different events and challenges but you can't seriously believe we are bad?" I said my weapons disappearing into a cloud before setting down low on the ground stretching thin.
"He said...that Romans are superior and that without the greek demigods...the greek gods would be no more." She said her weapon wavering slightly as if she didn't truly believe it. Gena gave a small cough don't know if it was intentional but a spout of black flames came out slightly before she covered her mouth. Marc must have taken it as a sign of attack because he let loose the arrow from his bow.
I watched in slow motion as the arrows made its way through the air. I wanted reached up to grab it or move her I couldn't decide what to do.
'I'm not gonna make it!'
My left arm got in the way but just enough to hit the back end of the arrow throwing off its flight path. It clipped the side of her neck gnashing it badly. She cupped her hand on her neck but still went down. He body started to shake rapidly. She was going into some kind of seizure for some reason. "Andrew, Serena. Get her out of her!" I said making the dust on the ground come up like a wall blocking new arrows being drawn and fired. Serena rushed through the ranks as Toni fired bullets at the Romans.
"Toni. You're with me." I said as Andrew frantically picked her up and handed my golden sword to me before following Serena. "Marc, I hope your close combat improved. Because I'm going to rip you gods damn head off." I said. The wall dropped back to the ground as me and Toni rushed forward.
My eyes focused on Marc as more arrows and now demigods came at us. Toni popped arrows out of the air spinning his guns like a demon as he switched rapidly between blocking and shooting. Using dirt as his compacted bullets, Toni was able to use it for a none lethal way to reduce their numbers. My sword in my left hand, a gauntlet on my right I was using the wrong one for defense and attack, or at least maybe thats what the enemy thought.
My sword deflecting attacks while my right hand broke all, weapon, armor and bones. Attack from the left bringing my sword down easy to block, Toni fired over my shoulder to knock her out. Demigod with a mace looking weapon swung at Toni he nudged me as he dodged making me look backwards. His guns rang off in my ears as he stopped two more arrows from hitting me. The mace swung towards my face my gauntlet grasped over end stopping the attack cold.
A jolt suddenly courses through my body starting from my hand. My body locks up making me start to fall backwards. Toni was dodging himself making us collide. Like cards we fell to the ground slow, definitely not able to recover quick enough. Mace wielder clicked something on his weapon making energy jump wildly all around the end. Damn Vulcan kids. Tasers rang out, possibly hitting Toni behind me.
They surrounded us, metal, blood and sweat was pretty much all we could see or smell. Lexi had her weapon to my throat though it started to shake slightly. "I'm so-orry. B-but you have now become property of Ca-camp Jupiter again either comply or die." She said her voice was unsteady.
(Gena's pov) I couldn't move my body, it felt heavy. I could only murmur as Andrew picked me up. "I just got him back." My words came out below a whisper. My neck felt like a pincushion and my muscles locked in place. It was like being under piles of hay. Every part of my skin felt uncomfortable.
They got to a point where they felt far enough that they put me down. "Her heart rate is skyrocketing." Serena said holding her hand to my pulse. "The wound swelled and closed its self. This isn't good." She said checking my temperature. 'That's pointless.' I thought as I tried to move my body. "She is freezing." Serena said which made me realize how bad this was. My wings sprouted from my back but only produced embers. 'I can still move my wings.' I said in my head letting out a small groan
I had to go back. My wings moved but only twitching and small spasms. They were being affected too. 'Damn it. Cory you better not die on me or I'll slap your corpse.'