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Silent Running

Chapter 20

Percy's POV

I didn't let him finish the question before I disappeared back into the cave. Now that Grover is safe, it's time to save Annabeth.

That's not to say that I didn't believe Annabeth could hold her own. However, it would break my already fractured heart knowing that she perished (died or was turned) while I could've done something to save her life. I couldn't carry on knowing that all my efforts to save myself and protect her had been in vain.

My fears were mostly unfounded, I soon realized. I walked into the cave to see the large cavern occupied only by one blonde angel. She had her back against the wall, hiding in a natural alcove created by the rock. Her gaze was on the entrance to the room where I was supposed to defile her, though now it was sealed off by large rocks. Looking up, the ceiling was missing a few chunks.

"Annabeth," I whispered gently, trying not to startle her. A dagger was in her hand, it's blade silver and coated in golden dust.

No matter my efforts to ease her, the daughter of Athena startled badly. The dagger in her hand slipped ever so slightly, almost dropping to the ground. Thankfully, she caught it right before it slipped past her fingertips.

"Percy," she hissed when she saw me, "don't scare me like that!"

I tried my best to look bashful. "I'm sorry, I was trying not to."

After staring at me for a moment, I saw her face soften. "I know. It's just," she pointed towards the sealed entrance, "I had barely managed to catch them all before you walked back in."

I nodded. "Sorry." I glanced between Annabeth, the sealed entrance, and the entrance flooded with sunlight. "You have to get out of here."

"Already?" Annabeth asked, frowning at me. "Are you sure you don't want my help?"

I shook my head quickly. "No, you can't be here. I can't risk something happening to you, Annabeth. That would kill me."

"Think about how I feel knowing these monsters could kill you! You're going to be facing odds that statistically should kill you. How do you expect me to just walk away?"

I thought over her words, understanding that she was just as afraid as I was. "Annabeth, I know this is going to be tough. For both of us. But please, trust me. I've always faced the impossible, and I'll be able to get out of here with my life. The worst they could do is kill me, and gods know how many times I've faced that consequence before. As long as you're safe, I'd fight a thousand werewolves to get back to you."

She stared at me for a long minute, and I feared she would change her mind and refuse to leave me. After a moment, she sighed. "Fine. We'll go. But please Percy, don't forget to come back to us. To me."

"I'll be there by the time a week is up."

"You'd better be," Annabeth mock-threatened. We exchanged smiles, though I longed for a kiss. She would never kiss a monster, though. Instead, I wrapped her up in a quick hug, my nails sharp against her skin. I tried to make them more blunt, like a human's, but they refused to comply.

"Hurry, Annabeth, you have to go," I said, borderline frantic. I knew I was slowly losing my humanity. I would need every second I could get.

I don't think she realized that. "Be safe," Annabeth whispered before turning away from me and sprinting out into the sunshine. I waited until I heard her greet Grover before I prayed to my favorite goddess.

"Hestia," I murmured, "if you can hear me, please transport Annabeth and Grover to Camp Half-Blood. They need to be as far away from this as possible. Please, I can't have them get hurt."

I risked a glance through the cave entrance, spotting a flash of light that could only be an immortal deity at work. "Thank you, my lady."

Knowing that Annabeth and Grover were now safe at or on the way to Camp Half-Blood gave me the strength to finish this fight with nothing to hold me back. Stalking up to the sealed entry way of the small cavern, I took Riptide out of my pocket and slashed at the rocks holding all the werewolves hostage. The boulders came tumbling down around me, hopefully even squishing one or two of the beasts on the other side. That would make my odds of survival even better.

I capped Riptide a second before the monsters burst through the feeble remains of the wall.

The first one through scowled when he saw me, a growl rumbling in the back of his throat. "Where is the daughter of Athena that we are to have?" he snarled.

I sneered at him. "She's not for you." Unsheathing the silver dagger Annabeth had concealed at my waist, I thrust it at the first werewolf as he lunged at me. He tried to stop himself in midair, but his momentum carried him forwards onto my blade. It impaled him through the chest and he burst into golden sand.

The wolves behind him that had seen the exchange looked warily at my knife. One of them ventured as far as to ask, "Where is Lycaon?"

"He, too, has fallen by this blade," I answered, a hint of a threat to my voice. The more cowardly of the monsters backed even farther into the darkness of the cave, while the bravest they had to offer stood cautiously in the front.

One of the smarter, braver ones in the front looked around and asked, "Where is Samuel?"

There were murmurs of agreement, followed by some whispers that Samuel was the only one needed to defeat me.

"Samuel put up a brave fight," I started, smirking, "but he was no match for me in battle."

My announcement was greeted by an uproar. The monsters protested, claiming that Samuel could not have been defeated, while others simply howled in despair over their fallen comrade.

The first monster to succumb to his anger lashed out at me. He jumped over the rocks and lunged for me, striking out with his claws outstretched. I waved my dagger in the air, slicing off his arms, and reducing him to a pile of golden dust.

This fourth death seemed to set almost all the others off. Cowardly and brave, meek and strong, they all came rushing towards me with the intent to kill. I stood my ground, a challenging smirk on my face as I faced off the beasts. It was anyone's guess whether or not I would survive to see the next hour.

For several minutes, I slashed, dodged, and parried, fighting off the wolves one by one. And one my one, they fell to my blade.

A few times, a monster managed to get a lucky shot in. Due to that, red blood was leaking from several small wounds. My arm was dripping at the elbow with blood, while my entire left leg was caked with the red substance from multiple shots.

Finally, only about ten wolves remained. They all stayed a good distance away from me, none of them approaching me alone. I saw them exchange a unanimous glance before, as one, they charged.

I couldn't hold off all ten wolves at once. They pounced on me, tearing at my limps and wrestling the silver dagger from my grasp. One of the smarter wolves grabbed the leather hilt in it's mouth, advancing on me. The other nine wolves had managed to get me down to the rocky ground. I was pinned, defenseless, by nine enemies in their home territory. The leader stalked forward, inclining his head so that he would be able to stab me with my own blade. I refused to close my eyes. If this was how I was supposed to end, so be it.

One of the wolves holding me down, the one crouched closest to my head, growled out words. "This is the end of Perseus Jackson." The others barked out in laughter. "We shall finally be rid of this little pest!"

They laughed once more at my expense, my mouth covered to prevent me talking my way out of this. The leader raised the knife up as high as he could before, in a flash of silver, it fell down towards me.

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