What Did We Do?

Chapter 10

"Hang on a sec. You're all saying that you're 'One of the Seven', but only six of you said that. Who's the seventh?" It's Beckendorf. He's been so quiet I almost forgot he was here. Before I can answer, Chiron interrupts.

"Excuse me Charles, but can I just ask, who is Fluctus?" I take a deep breath.

"The answer to both of your questions is... Percy Jackson." There's a collective intake of breath from the crowd. Chiron is momentarily at a loss for words.

"L-Luke?" He stammers. "Is this true?" Luke nods affirmative, and I think that the old centaur's heart must have stopped for a second. Everyone looks like they have a million questions, so I step up.

"Alright. Questions will be answered in the amphitheatre. TEN MINUTES!" Chiron looks at me gratefully as the crowd disperses, most of them heading towards the ampitheatre, although I see Nico and Will sneaking off.

'Okay, so, Chiron. Are there any questions that you wish for us to answer now?" Luke asks.

"No... Wait. Actually, yes." Chiron says "Where exactly is Fluc- Percy?" Luke sighs.

"Void-" Chiron cuts him off.

"Void?" Luke sighs again.

"The father of Chaos. Can I continue without interruptions?" Chiron nods sheepishly. "Void took him to discuss some things."

"Why did Void take him? To discuss what?" Chiron asks.

Zoe replies before Luke can. "We'll answer that in the ampitheatre. We better be heading down about now."

"Yes" Luke says "You head on down Chiron." There's a menacing tone to his voice, and even Chiron doesn't question him. I shiver.

"Is there something wrong, Luke?" Silena asks timidly.

"Of course there isn't, Silena. Why would there be?" Luke's cruel sarcasm makes Silena move back to Beckondorf.

"We should head down. Now." Beckendorf doesn't question me, and heads down, still holding onto Silena. I wait until the others have all left, before approaching Luke.

"That was really mean back there, with Silena."

"I'm not in the mood for a lecture." I feel my anger growing.

"Well, you SHOULD be! That was really horrible! You made her CRY, for gods sake!" Luke drops his eyes to the ground, so I soften my voice. "Luke, you have to apologise to her. Now. Right now." I step forwards and give him a hug. "When I see you in the ampitheatre, I expect you to have apologised to her." And with that, I walk down the hill.

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"Campers. Nymphs. Satyrs. Centaurs. Gods." The gods had flashed in as soon as Chiron notified them. "We are here to answer questions about Percy, or Fluctus. We will also answer questions about what happened with Chaos, and Void." The room comes alive with whispers, most of them saying the same thing.

"Who's Void?"

"How do they not know who he is?" Luke murmurs under his breath, before raising his voice. "Void is the father of Chaos." Zoë takes over.

"We're not sure what exactly prompted Percy to leave. We do, however, know what he was up to after he left." I step forward.

"Wait. Void showed me a series of visions, and one of them was when Percy left. Chaos convinced him by saying that Percy was his son. He also said that we all consented to Percy leaving for training with Chaos." At my statement, the amphitheatre erupts into protests. Silena steps forward and raises her hands.