Legacy of Asgard

A Night Not Soon Forgotten

Ch. 27

It wasn't easy to leave his cohort or the other legionnaires, the people who had accepted him as one of their own, to go off and fight alone but Percy knew the Greeks had far inferior numbers after they had been wiped out by the attack from the Labyrinth. He headed for the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel knowing the hunters were on their way to the Holland Tunnel.

When he got there, the situation was already bad for the Greeks. They had been pushed back, taking cover behind overturned vehicles and anything else they could find as the majority of demigods, most of who seemed to be Apollo children, fired arrows hoping to slow the progress of the Titan Army. He watched one fire an arrow into the middle of a group of monsters and force anything within a ten foot radius to drop to its knees holding its ears to try and block out the ringing of its ears from the sonic blast of the specialty arrow. It didn't kill the monsters but it was undoubtedly quite effective.

A small band of less than thirty demigods were still in open combat with the monster army but they were losing ground fast. The monsters had the superior numbers and momentum as the small band of warriors desperately tried to not be overrun. Percy touched down a few yards behind the archers as they tried to provide support for their fellow campers.

He saw Thalia trying to rally the Greeks, taking the lead as her spear crackled with electricity. She ducked under an incoming arrow and put her spear through the chest of an Empousa who was ready to impale her. The daughter of Zeus wrenched her spear to the side, the attached Empousa flying off and knocking over a few more monsters before it dissolved.

Percy ran forward, past the stunned looking Apollo campers as he hurled Mjolnir forward. The weapon flew end over end and passed inches over Thalia's shoulder and smashed into the face of a Hellhound who was about to lunge. Thalia whirled around, her eyes widening when she saw Percy catching Mjolnir as it flew back to him. He slammed the hammer into the chest of a Dracaena just as Thalia impaled another Empousa with her spear.

"Where's the disguise?" Thalia shouted as she parried an incoming blade and dropped the monster with two quick jabs to the throat. Had they not been in the middle of a heated battle, she would have asked about the ridiculous horned helmet he was wearing... Though she felt a little jealous as it made him look both equally badass as it did foolish.

Percy grabbed her arm, pulling her towards him as an arrow flew harmlessly through the spot she had been standing.

"He died a little while ago on the Brooklyn Bridge." He blocked a spear with Mjolnir, kicking the monster in the stomach before crushing its jaw with a mighty uppercut. "I have no time for games. This was for the best."

Thalia turned to look at the Norse demigod, Aegis springing from her wrist and blocking an incoming arrow.

"Well, Perseus Jackson, if that is your name, I have to say, it's good to see you at the moment."

"Always happy to lend a hand."

Percy raised Mjolnir to the sky and lightning dropped from the sky and thunder cracked loudly overhead.

"This is all you have for fighters? I don't think we're going to last long."

Thalia glanced behind her before turning back to the battle. She opened her mouth to warn Percy but was too slow as a spear hit the back of his neck. He stumbled, falling on his knees in a bit of a daze from the unexpected strike. Before Thalia could kill the stunned monster, it suddenly exploded into a shower of dust.

A figured solidified in its spot as Annabeth Chase, dagger in hand, pulled a baseball cap from her head.

"I guess you weren't kidding about that dip in the Styx."