War and Woes

Chapter 4

Percy immediately jumped into the fray blocking a spear before stabbing the man at the end through the chest. He yanked his sword out and summoned his other one, they caught greek fire and he started his rampage.

This was for every friend he lost in war, his parents, all his lost Rangers. This was his tribute to them, hurting the people that hurt them. He sliced and stabbed through the ranks, he was losing control.

"Rangers down!" They all dropped to the ground knowing what was going to happen.

He let out a wave of power which decimated the army surrounding him. When the rangers stood another wave, the rest of the army, charged them with renewed vigor. Rangers were falling around him as tears ran down his face. He shook his head and continued to fight, trying to pretend that his family wasn't dying around him.

He could barely see through the tears blurring his vision. "Percy!" It sounded like Alex. "Percy stop!" He froze and looked around, the army was gone and he had a sword at Alex's throat. He dropped his brother and stumbled back.

"I'm so sorry. Alex i'm sorry." Alex took a step forward and Percy flinched away.

"Percy i'm not mad, i don't blame you. It's ok, i looked like the enemy." He relaxed when he found out he hadn't hurt him, but he out his weapons away.

"I told you i would break you beyond repair." He looked up and saw Malaty looking down at them from the hill. "I killed your friends, and yet i live."

"Do you love anyone, is there anyone you care about." Percy sounded so broken it brought tears to eyes.

"Yes... my family." He actually sounded like he had a soul. "But i will be leaving with them and you can't do anything about it." He laugh, it sounded insane. "You will be please to know i will never come back." He turned and walked down the hill. Percy bolted.

He sprinted up the hill after Malaty, he made it to the crest of the hill and saw Malaty sailing away with his wife and young son. He wasn't thinking straight, he wasn't in control of his body as he notched an arrow. He pointed it at Malaty, then switched his aim and released. It hit his son in the chest, he heard Malaty and his wife screaming. He notched another arrow and it flew at his wife, it pierced her heart, the last arrow he had in his quiver he let it fly and it went straight through Malachy's chest. The family lay in the boat, dead, drifting out to sea.

He turned and saw one man who had hidden stab Alex from behind before Mary decapitated him. He locked Alex's gaze.

"I love you brother, goodbye. We will see each other again."

"No! No no no Alex stay with me!" He stood frozen at the top of the hill while Alex fell at the bottom.

Percy collapsed from exhaustion.

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His eyes blinked open to a bright light and a pair of black eyes over him. "Mom?"

"Oh thank Void Percy. You let out so much energy you could have killed yourself. I'm so glad you're ok." He was pulled into a hug.

"How can you hug me?" She pulled away and looked concerned.

"Percy, you're my son who almost got himself kill. Of course i'm going to hug you."

"I'm a murderer."

"No Percy, you killed an evil man for the better."

"I killed his son and wife in front of him, they were trying to leave. He didn't even fight back when i shot the arrow, he just looked at his family. I killed them in cold-blood. That little boy was innocent, so was his mother. They did nothing wrong and i killed them!"

"Shhh Percy. Honey calm down. You weren't yourself, you're not a murderer."

"I am a murderer." His voice cracked.

"No, no you're not." She rubbed his back. "Shhh sleep now dear, you need to rest." She pushed him down and he fell into a dreamless sleep.

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He sat in the rose garden weeks after the war staring at the statue. It showed his fallen rangers fighting bravely. Every single name was engraved in a beautiful cursive surrounding the base. He looked into the face of Alex.

"I'm sorry i couldn't save you brother, i love you. I'm so sorry, it should have been me." He laid back and looked up into the stars and fell asleep with the souls of the fallen rangers protecting him.

A single figure solidified. "No brother, you have more to live for. I love you." It faded away and the last thing showing was the crying face of Alex.

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A.N. Im sorry but its not interesting if Percy just went into a war lost nobody then went to camp all happy. i had to make him sad. (lol me trying to defend myself)