The Gods are gone

Darkness

Danny

Annabeth had literally just started to fall asleep when I enveloped her in darkness. Pure darkness. Like the stuff in Tartarus. I want to make sure she trusts me more than Percy. The way to do that? Make her think Percy is trying to kill several people. Just like herself, innocent people. Make her see her boyfriend as a psychopath. Make her see that I'll always protect her.

Seeing her withering in pain makes me feel...hollow...I can't believe I'm doing this. I...I want to tell her all will be ok but...but I know if I do that she might not believe me. I want to comfort her. I want to let her see me. Not the person I make out to be. I want to be the loving, caring person I was before Kronos found me. Before I was tortured. Before I endured endless pain. Before I sought out refugee here. Before...I made End my puppet. I want to be who I was. I went through countless hours of that darkness. I started to learn how to control it. To lessen the pain. To stop it myself from lashing out. I learnt how to be horrid. I learnt:

To love is to destroy and to be loved, is the one to be destroyed

I can imagine how I'd ever love again. How I would want to protect someone. Yet since seeing Annabeth and seeing how Percy was, I wanted to protect her but I can't. I've got to stay unattached. I can't let myself fall in love. I can't allow myself the luxury of thinking I'm safe either. Kronos would kill me. And I can't put Annabeth in that position.

'DANNY! Where is Percy Jackson?'

'He was...He was next to your pillar, My Lord,'

'Well then, why isn't he that there?'

'My Lord,I do not know, I was sorting the girl out,'

'Well then, I suggest you go down to Olympus, and that you get the child of death while your at it,'

'Olympus! But how did he get there?'

'Just do it, the girl will be fine here,'

'Of course My Lord, it shall be done,'

I don't know how I'm gonna get Percy and ermm...dam what was his name?! Err what was it? Child of death...child of death...er what is it!?! Nico!! That's his name! Child of Hades. I'll never remember his name. Oh well. As long as I keep up this act I'll be fine. I'll stay safe. And I'll keep Annabeth safe. I've already put her through so much, I can't put her through too much more.

I know exactly how she feels. A person can only go so long before breaking.

A sob escapes her lips. A chocked sob. I wonder if she'll wake up soon. I can't keep her in darkness for too long. She, she'll...I can't even think about what she's going through. It's probably worse than what I had. She has her entire life that could come up, I only had my step sister. I...I...tried to protect her. Kronos found her and...I...I couldn't...stop...him. She was just like Annabeth. Sweet, caring, she always helped me through everything. I...I can't let Annabeth go through so much pain. It's too much for anybody. Even I was on the verge of breaking.

Yet I was the one who had to kill one of them. Either Percy or Annabeth. I...I don't think I'll be able to kill Annabeth. She reminds me too much of my step sister. It'd be too much. I wouldn't be able to live with myself. It'd be like killing myself. I'll have to kill Percy then. Unless...Kronos would accept Nico. That would be the only way around it. And I mean the only way. Even my dad, Apollo, disowned me. Yea, I'm not Percy's brother, I just needed to say that so he'd come with me. But still, he's like the greatest demigod ever. I couldn't just kill him to save Annabeth. It's going have to be Nico. Theres no other way around it. No other way. No other way.

"D..Danny?"

Flipping hell! Annabeth wasn't meant to wake up yet. Unless Kronos had something to do with it.

"Shh Annabeth, everything will be fine,"

"But Percy, he...he tried to...kill me,"

"And I'll never let that happen,"

"Just go back to sleep, no more nightmares will come;"

"No, I want to help you,"

"Are you sure? I've got to find Percy and Nico,"

"Ok, I'll help, I think Nico trusts me more anyway,"

"Fine but I would prefer for you to stay here,"

"Too bad I'm tagging along then isn't it,"

"Go on, there's some armour, weapons and clothes in the closet,"

"Right, now if you'll excuse me, I'd like some privacy so I can get changed,"

"Sure Annabeth, I'll go sort myself out,"

She's not meant to be awake! I can only hope Kronos is behind this. I can only hope. Maybe this means he trusts her to come with me. I don't know. I get maybe using the darkness was too much but letting her come with me? I really don't know. It's crazy but hopefully this means that she'll be safe. I honestly don't know what I'll do if she even got the slightest of scratch on her. Saying that she's usually a good fighter especially with a dagger.