The New Chaos Army

Nothing and No One

Please thank Telaine9112 for this chapter. She is the only reason I posted today, so yeah. This chapter is dedicated to you Telaine.

Annabeth's pov

Apokíryxe was thrown into the cell. He hadn't passed out but he was barely conscious. I grabbed the bucket of water and forced it down his throat. He coughed and pushed the bucket away.

"No." He said in a whisper.

"Please. You need it." I said. He shook his head.

"No, save some for everyone else." He said barely audible.

"Your drinking some. I won't leave you alone until you drink some." I said. He actually had the nerve to laugh.

"Ok, but not too much." He said. He drank, and as soon as the water touched his lips he chugged it. There was only about a third left when we gave it back to me. I smiled.

"Thank you Apokíryxe." I said.

He nodded.

"You should get some sleep." I said. He nodded and curled up in the corner.
But I could tell her wasn't sleeping. His breathing was too uneven to be asleep. Maybe if he lied there he would drift off eventually.

I scooted over to Hazel, Piper and Leo.

"So what's the plan?" Leo asked me whispering.

"What?" I asked.

"The escape plan. What is it?" Leo said.

"I don't have one." I said.

"Then why have you been so close to Apokìryxe lately? We figured you were trying to find a way to escape with him." Hazel said.

"No...I'm just making sure were all ok. He got, whatever that thing end did, and he seems...different since then. Almost....nicer." I said.

"You heard him. He doesn't care what happens to us." Hazel said.

"This is going to sound terrible but what if we just tell End what he wants to hear. I mean, maybe we can fight him with the campers." Piper said.

"I don't think so. Kìri can beat all of us and he claims he's only the third most powerful being. Just under End and Chaos. With out the army we would never be able to defeat him. And who says End would let us go. He'd probably kill us once he was done with us." I said. The three of them nodded.

"Since when have you called him Kìri?" Leo asked.

"Well, I consider him a friend and friends give each other nicknames." I said.

"You literally said you wanted to kill him like two days ago." Piper said.

"Yeah and Kìri is Scarlett's nickname for him. If she finds out your using it...well, she breaks innocent people's arms when she's in a good mood. Imagine what she would do to you." Leo said. 

"Lets just get back on track. Do you think Apokìryxe has a plan?" Piper asked.

"I don't know. Every day were here he seems to get weaker. Like his life force is being drained. But when he drank the water he seemed to gain strength. Maybe there's some sort of healing property in the water that keeps us going enough so we don't die." I said.

"Well. Whatever your talking about it's giving me a headache. I'm going to sleep." Leo said. Hazel and Piper murmured in agreement. They all curled up on the ground.

I scooted between them and Apokirixye. He wasn't asleep. I could tell that much. His  breathing was harsh and uneven.

"You need to sleep." I whispered.

He remained silent.

"Kìri. You need to sleep. Your too weak to go without it." I said. He sat up.

"I am not weak. And don't call me that. That's Scar's nickname for me." He said weakly. I frowned.

"Just sleep. Maybe you'll get some if your powers back if you sleep." I said.
He shook his head.

"There's only one way for me to get my powers back. Aside from End just giving them back." He said.

"How?" I asked. He shook his head.

"That's confidential." He said smirking. With his hoodie I could just barely see the bottom of his nose and his mouth. His skin was pale and there was a long white scar on his chin.

"Where did you get your scar?" I asked. He jumped in surprise.

"You can see my face?" He asked, fear creeping into his voice.

"No, just the bottom of it." I said. He sighed with relief. Why was be so scared to show me his face.

"I got it from Scarlett actaully." He said, "She was a little upset when I stole her Oreos." I laughed.

"Why would you steal her Oreos?" I asked.

"On Planet Chaos, the only food is this black goo that helps us maintain our powers. But whenever we travel to other planets we are able to get real food. She always hordes the snacks she buys. Whenever she is out training or on a solo mission I try to steal her snacks." He explained.

"Try. I'm guessing you don't succeed." I said. He nodded and we laughed.

"I'm also guessing this Black Goo isn't exactly tasty." I said.

"Actaully, it's kind of like Ambrosia and Necter. It taste like your favorite foods." He said.

"So what does it taste like for you?" I asked. He blushed.

"My mom's cooking." He said embarrassed.

"You mom. That means your dad is your godly parent." I said.

"Well, I thought if was obvious but my dad is Chaos." He said.

"Who's your mom?" I asked.

"She's a mortal who lived in the city." He said.

"Lived. I'm guessing that means she isn't alive anymore?" I asked.

"I haven't seen her in awhile. I don't know if she's alive or not." He said, "If we get out of this alive I'll have to visit."

"You said she's mortal, your a halfblood?" I asked.

"Yeah, one of the most powerful beings is a halfblood." He said. He smiled.

"Maybe when we get out if this I'll take you out for burgers. I know a great place in Manhattan. Then after we can see your mom." I said. His smile wavered but he nodded.

"I don't think she's alive. And I'm not sure I know you well enough to introduce you to my mom. Also I usually don't go on a date with blondes." He said. My eyes went wide and I'm sure I blushed.

"I wasn't asking you on a-you know what never mind. Do you have a plan?" I asked.

"Huh. That's a first. Daughter Of Athena asks me for the plan." He said.
I punched him.

"I'm serious. You know more about End than I do. And you said you could get some of your powers back." I said.

"I said I might be able to. But if I do that, you...you might see me differently." He said. He didn't look at me.

"I'm not going to judge you based on your powers." I said. He sighed.

"If I'm going to do this we need sleep. You guys are going to have to fight." He said, he smirked, "I heard you know judo."

"Where'd you hear that?" I asked.

"Like I said. It's my job to know who I'm helping." He said booping my nose.

I swatted his hand away. He laughed lightly. Then he leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. I waited until his breathing evened out before I decided to sleep. He needed to sleep to, I wasn't going to let him get out of sleeping so easily.

I laid down on the floor but it was too cold. And Apokirixye's cloak was taken when they shocked him.

I decided to do something that might get me killed. I scooted closer to him and laid my head on his shoulder.