chapter 5

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Hades shot out of his throne, his pale face red with anger and astonishment. 

"You can not play with death Perseus Jackson!"  I walked up to the god of the underworld, our noses inches apart from one another and growled. 

"I. Don't. Care. Why shouldn't you bring her back?! She's a brilliant demigod and could still do so much for this world!" Hades posture stiffened. 

"There are rules Percy, you can't just raise someone from the dead without dire consequences." 

My nostrils flared. "I don't care about consequences Hades, I want my wise girl back." 

All of the other gods shouted and argued in protest, until Zeus slammed his master bolt into the ground.

"ENOUGH!" the room fell silent "I am sorry Percy but we cannot allow you to raise Annabeth from the dead, there are too many consequences and rules, is there anything else you could possibly wish for?" 

 I shook my head, tears streaming down my face and started to leave the throne room, before I took my last step out I shouted to the Olympians. 

"I'm done doing your dirty work. From here on out I wont do any more quests or errands for the gods. You have officially made an enemy of your savior!" 

I walked slowly to the elevator doors and walked in, the doors closed and "Stayin Alive" started playing. I grimaced at the irony of the song, so many of my friends and loved ones had died, and yet here I sat. Bearing the curse of Achilles and still alive, while my friends were dead, dying, or suffering. I walked through the streets of Manhattan, seeing the smoke and fire, the panicked mortals running around looking for their cell phones and their vehicles. I looked at the top of the Empire State Building and cursed in ancient Greek. I could imagine the gods celebrating in their thrones, eating their ambrosia and drinking their nectar. Patting themselves on the back for winning a war they had their children fight for them. I clenched and and opened my fists, breathing deeply and smiling as I plotted my revenge. Yes, it was going to be glorious. 


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