Daughter of Mother Earth

Chapter Fourty-One

Midas growled in anger. "You'll pay for that!"

He lunged at Crystal, she tried dodging, but she was caught off guard and the man was extremely fast. Midas's hands wrapped around Crystal's throat and everything turned black.

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Crystal jolted upright, gasping for air. She reached out and touched her throat. Suddenly, she blindly jumped out and tackled the closest body to her. 

"Ah! Hermosa, it's Leo!" The person yelled.

Crystal blinked and shook her head. "I'm sorry!"

Leo got up and joked, "This is the third time I've been attacked by you, is there something about me that's attackable?"

Piper got up and sat by Crystal, wrapping a blanket around the both of them, attempting to stay warm. 

"Where are we?" Crystal shivered. 

Jason took a moment to explain, but Crystal had zoned out. 

Crystal...

"You have got to be kidding me!" Crystal growled. 

Jason glanced at her. "I'm not, they nearly ran us into the mountain!"

It's been a while, hasn't it?

Crystal frowned and ignored the voice. She caught Leo's gaze, smiling slightly before looking at the ground.

Do not ignore me... 

"Stop." Crystal mumbled to herself.

You better leave soon, or I will send my minions to kill you all.

Crystal's eyes widened. "You wouldn't."

Try me.

"Hey guys," Crystal stood up. "Maybe we should get to higher ground. I have a bad feeling about this place."

"Aeolus's palace should be above us." Coach Hedge said.

"Let's stay for a couple more minutes, try to figure out what to do. Maybe eat." Piper suggested.

Crystal hesitated but nodded. Soon, Leo had hamburgers cooking, as Jason described a dream he had. Crystal blinked as Piper suddenly explained that she had to lead them to a mountain. She looked really upset. 

"Why aren't you guys yelling at me? I was ordered to kill you." Piper exclaimed.

Crystal shook her head. "Yet, you saved our lives at Medea's place, distracted the giants, and many other incredible things."

Jason comforted her. His head bolted up, glancing around. Crystal tensed up also.

"Are those... wolves?"

Crystal immediately grabbed her dagger and stood. Glowing eyes appeared in the dark. Several other wolves creeped forward, along with a human man in the shadows.

"Who are you?" Jason asked.

"I am Lycaon, king of wolves." The man spread his arms. "My wolves are hungry."

"Look, whoever you are, you need to leave now." Crystal growled.

"Whoever I am?" Lycaon fumed. "Did you not just hear a word I said?"

Crystal shrugged, "Honestly, no. It's been kind of a rough night, you know what I mean?"

Lycaon nodded. "Yeah, actually I do, I- agh! Stop this nonsense! Wolves, attack!"