The Purely Dark Demigod

Denial or Hope?

Ella looked at thw fates. "Thank you."

"For what?"

"Helping. Sort of anyway. You still have good in you."

Silence. "You know what to do now. The only way to defeat Tartarus is to drive your sword and another one equally as poweeful, Riptide, through his heart. The one in his body form not the one in hell."

Percy frowned. "But what about Dra-"
The fates shook thrir heads. "You will save him but not by sacrifice. That we can guarantee." Percy sadly nodded. Thr fates noticed this and reassured him. "Malfroy is a strong one. For he has been through worse."

Percy frowned. "What is worse than Tartarus?"
The fates raised an eyebrow. "Out of all people you should know best Perseus."
Percy was still confused but shrugged it off.
Ella raised an eyebrow. "Okay then. So we have a war and stab Tar tar sauce in the heart with our swords?"

The fates scowled. "You make it sound simple. No you need to find the sun, air, death, and love. All immortals up above."

"Hey that rhymed.." Percy mentioned absent mindedly.

They stared at him.

"ADHD remember?"

The fates rolled their eyes. "Wait" Ella started. "Umm. Who are the sun, love, death, and air?"

"Really? 5 years child and you still haven't figured it out?"

"No. That's why I'm asking."

The fates sighed. "Apollo, Thantos, Eros, Aether. Not neccesarily in that order."

"NO! It can't be Apollo!" Ella protested .

The fates raised an eyebrow. "And why not?"

"You said the 4 would be depressed or crazy!"

"We said that the four would not be in a healthy state of mind."

"Same thing." Percy pointed out.

"Exactly." Ella agreed. "Fates, I know Apollo. Him and Artemis and Hermes and Hades.... They were my family all those years in the Underworld. I knew them and they knew- know me.."

"You can't just tell me that Apollo, the one that painted a mustache on Artemis and called it quote: a piece of art', you cannot be telling me that he's crazy or broken or.. Worse."

The fates eent quiet but one spoke up. " But do you?"

"What?"

"Do you really know Apollo?" The fates said cruelly. "The saddest people smile the brightest."

Ella raised her arms ready to hurt them. Hurt the ones who she had been patient so long for. But Percy stopped her.

"Ella. They just might be telling the truth. Apollo is one of the four. You knew that didn't you?" Percy said softly.

Ella let out a few tears. "Maybe... But Apollo?" Percy gave her a small smile. "Is strong and we will help him in whatever he's going through." Ella smiled. "Thank you..brother"

Percy turned to the fates. "And the only reason I believe you" he started venomously "- is because the most damaged people are the wisest. You may have good in you, but you are damaged."

The fates held their ground. "At least we're not in denial about it Perseus."

Percy shook his head. " That's hope not denial. You should try feeling hope for a change."

The fates turned away. "We haven't felt that in a long time."

Ella smiled a little. "The rest of us have enough to share. C'mon Perce lets get Solangelo and find Apollo. We've spent way to many chapters here anyway."

And they walked away as brother and sister while the fates walked away, feeling too guilty to complain about a broken fourth wall.