Khoines revenge

Chapter 12

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Percy

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Blackjack landed at the back of the ice palace, at the bottom of the hill it was on. Festus landed nearby too.

"Thanks Blackjack." I said to my horse.

"Anytime boss!" He replied, "Go get the fire kid so we can get going, freezing my wings off here!"

We all grouped together in the shin-high snow. Pulling out our respective weapons carefully and quietly while we set up the hill. Jason paced his stps to my right and Annabeth my left. I could see Jason's face in my peripheral vision, he had that look on his face when we fought Gaia'a army, it was determination - only this time it was mixed with worry and something else i couldn't quite pin.

We made it slowly to the top of the hill.

Padding through the open doors we realised we were heading for a balcony, columns lined the way in this all-white and grey palace. Even in my puffa jacket felt cold, Leo in this environment for the time he had been... i didn't want to think about it.

We crept along the column ledge, 3 a side.

The most disturbing thing about here was the silence. I just couldn't imagine Leo in a setting like this, at all like this, and yet he was.

It was white, everywhere. But not the winter-wonderland type. The cold, unforgiving, grey and white you get. The White that gives of an evil atmosphere.

The kind that was deadly to a fire-user.

Frank, the opposite side of me on the hall gestured he heard voices. At that moment i heard them too, as did Piper, obviously shown with the ruler-like straightening of her back.

Khione.

We all meandered through columns silently and carefully to the balcony barrier. It was a low one, a meter at most in high and more for decoration than saftey. Backs to the barrier we peeked over.

Khione, she wore a Ancient Greek dress as white as her surrounding and long hair was held up in a pin. She was down on one knee in front of someone... Leo.

Leo.

Even from this distance I could see he was in a horrible condition, he was iced over almost completely, bloody patches all over his body and slumped over in a very un-Leo like way. Worst of all, he was silent. Saying nothing back to whatever Khione was saying.

I looked over at Jason and Piper. I had never seen the expressions they were wearing on their faces until then. It was rather scary.

We all looked at each other more or less at the same time. Jason used two fingers, his middle and index, to bring us all together. In a silent whisper he said.

"Here's the plan."

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Sorry it's short, but lets face it, we all just want to know what happens next, don't we?

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