Chapt. 4

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Annabeth POV

The tyranny of Steve was still going. Everyday he would whip campers for the fun of it and every day he would punish the Seven for being "horrible heroes." Once he called Jason a twit. He acted like he was the best. The next day he {the rest of this sentence is censored for some readers}.

Steve POV

It's just so fun seeing weaker people suffer. This will just help them get stronger.

Percy POV

Poseidon begged in front of me. "Percy, please come back."

"WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS EXILED! YOU DIDN'T DEFEND ME! YOU EXPECT ME TO SIDE WITH OLYMPUS? YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND POSEIDON."

"But Percy, what about Annabeth, Jason, Pi-"

"DON'T MENTION THOSE NAMES!" I roared. "THEY BETRAYED ME! NOW YOU EXPECT ME TO HELP THEM!" Then in a smaller voice, I said, "If they can earn my trust back, pray I will leave Olympus intact." (Taken from The house of Hades)

"But-"

"NO BUT'S! YOU NEVER HELPED ME. YOU CLAIMED ME BECAUSE YOU NEEDED A JOB DONE. Maybe you aren't different from the other gods. Maybe you are the same after all."

"Percy, I will help you."

I faltered. Poseidon was... helping me? My mind spun with questions, but I held them back. 

"Take this."


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