Everything was going well. Zake was sailing, The Remnants was stable, my family was stable again. But somehow, and I blame Death, we forgot about the army of monsters that started the war. The very same ones that followed me to Durban and they just...
"Really of all the people to like, you like the two who we're going to fight?" I asked her. She never liked anyone. Well until now that is.
"Hey, it worked for you." Touche.
We walked down the street, twenty of us in total, since the two gods didn't make any move to come closer. As we drew closer, they seemed to be arguing in pure Greek but it was hard getting that detail without focusing on how good they looked. Damn!
"Well, look at this now, brother." One of then noticed us. He had brown fair skin that seemed to glow, silky black hair and sea blue eyes. He was muscular, not too muscular but just right. He looked handsome and kind of like the coolest guy in the world. And he didn't have to act like it.
The brother grunted. He had dark eyes, brown and black hair, a trimmed beard and light brown skin that was a result of standing in the sun.
"Zoe Nyx," He said my name with a tone I couldn't decipher. ", it's been a long time since I have been out and I'm greeted by my target. Trying to send me home early?"
"Well it was obvious that I was the target of the gods, so I'm not surprised you're here." I put a smug smile on my face.
He didn't look impressed, but the one with blue eyes smirked. "Well it's clear you have an idea who we are. I'm Poseidon and this is my younger brother, Zeus."
"His the younger brother, I've always been older."commented dark eyed Zeus.
"So this is yours then?" I asked them, referring to the storm. Everyone else was basically hiding behind me. Poseidon looked up and flicked his hand. The wind picked up immediately.
"A flare really. This province has such little storms compared to America. Really we're doing you a favour."
So it was something to draw us in. That much was obvious but something was off.
"You're two of the strongest gods, yet you are drawing us out." I asked, choosing my words carefully. "Surely you could've just busted in and taken me away anyway. So why all of this?"
Zeus snorted and stepped forward. As he did, lightning flashed bringing daylight back for just a second. "Insolent girl, thinking you're so important but no. It would have been easier to just blow your house up and take you there. But this is for another."
I faltered under his insults, but there was a truth. And too late did I realize what Zeus meant. He tapped his foot and the earth cracked, snaking all around us until it made a circle. Then he filled it with lightning, making a blue electric circle of death. We were trapped.
"This is my fault." I said quickly but everyone heard it.
"No," Psyche grabbed my shoulder. ", we came here thinking that Jake would be here but instead it was a lure. It's not your fault."
"But I screwed up more times than I can count. What kind of leader am I?" I sat down depressingly.
I closed my eyes. Nyx immediately appeared.
"Beg me, Zoe." she immediately said, smugly.
I gave in. "What do you want?"
"Oh that's too easy. I want you to do a glorious act in my name. Kill the leader of the Lyons, Korbyn. I want you to skin his wolf and sacrifice it for me." She said it all in one long breathe.
"That doesn't matter because I'm trapped in here," I basically screamed. ", so how am I supposed to do that?"
Nyx rolled her eyes. "I know that child. I'll give you the power, but you'll have to promise on the river Styx that you will do what I ask."
I promised on the river Styx, whatever that meant. I would worry about it later. As soon as I opened my eyes, I felt it. I felt like a goddess. I could see the Godly Energy radiating all over the city, mirroring the storm. I could see things faster now and just in time.
In a flash, where Zeus was, a sudden blast of rubble and dust and the wind blew over the circle. Everybody gawked at the now wide crater in the road. A painful noise came from the hole.
"Guess who?" A voice nailed my heart. Jake stood over a broken Zeus. I wanted to note all the details of him but then Poseidon reacted.
Poseidon swung his trident at his head only for Jake to catch it and punch him so hard that he flew thirty meters into a building that promptly collapsed on him. Zeus got up from under Jake and tried to punch him. It was clear that he couldn't get his lightning bolt, so he went for the direct approach. Only for Jake to stop it again and then Zeus resorted to a thunderclap. With my normal eyes I would never have seen it but with Nyx I could. The thunderclap ricochet off Jake and exploded sending Zeus also thirty meters down the road.
He turned to us for a first official look. There were some things that looked familiar but still didn't. His hair had grown out, so it wasn't curly afro, it was long. His brown skin had even out, not a pimple in sight. His teeth were still skew but he didn't care anymore. His black eyes glowed with some kind of power. But that was it, some kind of power. The way he walked, moved, talked, looked at people, all of this told me he was different now. Not Hades, not Jake, something new.
He walked towards me; I mean us. At the last second he noticed the barrier which he walked straight through, breaking it. He stopped right before me, and I couldn't help but breathe in his new smell.
"Well, my name is Jake Thales and we should run now." He introduced himself and that's when I the blue wave about thirty meters high behind him.
