The Great Huntress

Chapter 12- A Matter of Life and Death

I walked towards the edge, still wearing my black coat. I stood there and stared. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.

The monsters looked like they increased in number. Krios was still on top of the hill. My friends were growing weak; they had bruises on they’re faces, arms, and legs. I have to go help them.

I aimed my arrow at a hellhound and shoot! The monster faded. I aimed for another…and another… until the hellhound specie was extinct.

“Find the child of the Sun god!” Krios roared. I ran around the crater, shooting arrows. That would distract them on where to find me.

“You will never have her, Krios!” Alex growled as he slashed through a Telekhine.

“What makes you think that, my boy? Haven’t you learned from your uncle? I get what I want!” Krios said.

Uncle? Okay, that’s just plain weird. What did he mean by uncle?

I shot and shot arrows like there’s no tomorrow. This was too easy… never thought the monsters were this stupid.

Krios glanced down the foot of the hill. His face turned bright red, and he roared. The earth shook with him. “WHERE. IS. THE. HUNTER?”

Neona did a pretty good job, I guess. She saved Thalia without Krios ever noticing. I smiled at the thought that Krios was as stupid as the monsters here.

Neona got distracted when the earth shook. She lost her balance and fell flat on her butt. The dracanae named Ley, pointed a spear at her.

“I just found you a new hunter, my lord.” She hissed.

“Good… She’s not as powerful, but she’ll do.”Krios said. He snapped his finger and a strong wind whooshed around Neona like a mini-tornado.

“Aaagh!” Neona shrieked.

Her face went pale, and I could see in her eyes that it really hurt. She screamed so loud that I almost jumped in the crater and help her; but I knew that it wouldn’t do any good. If I jump in there, Krios would just do the tornado thing at me.

“Neona!” Annabeth screamed.

Neona was lying on the floor, completely unconscious. I looked at her and saw a blue-ish sparkly rope tied around her.Titan lord of Constellations….stars…. Krios used the the stars to tie her up! I thought.

The dracanae carried Neona to the foot of the hill, where she lay there like a rag doll.

“Now… where were we?” Krios said. “Ah…yes.” He snapped his fingers and another whoosh came. This time it tied up Percy, Annabeth, and Alex. They didn’t scream or anything, unlike what happened to Neona. The three of them were kneeling at the foot of the hill. The monsters pointed their weapons at them. They struggled to get out, but the rope was too strong.

“Okay… we had our fun. Now it’s time to get serious.” He said.

“Let us go, Krios!” Alex growled as he glared at the Titan.

Krios looked at him and gave him an evil smile, “Is that how you talk to your uncle? My..my…Alexander, I think you know better than that.”

Alex gritted his teeth, “Release my friends! This isn’t their fight. It’s ours.”

“True… true. But I need your little friends so that I could lure the daughter of the sun-god here.” He grinned widely. “Don’t you get it, my boy? You simply lead her to her death!”

When I heard the “D” word, I gasped. I am the golden eagle… the one who got killed. Maybe the one in the prophecy too; the one Annabeth wouldn’t tell us about. Tears stung my eyes, but I blinked them back. I have to be strong, I thought.