11. Chapter 10 (1/2)

chapter 10

at the foot of mt. orthyrs

3rd pov

zoe looked absolutely petrified, even if she herself would never admit it. perseus knew that the garden of hesperides was a little bit past the ridge they stood on now. he couldn't imagine what it was like to square off against those that you once called your own flesh and blood. sisters.

yet he was about to find out along with the rest of the members of the quest group.

perseus gave zoe a gentle nudge of encouragement. and said huntress looked at him with panic in her eyes but it all seemed to fade away the moment her gaze met his; pained volcanic-black vs. tired sea-green.

"zoe, i know this is difficult for you but remember that we are all here for you. we are all in this till the bitter end, no matter what." perseus smiled as he watched phoebe and tracy nod their agreements.

"lady artemis!"

the goddess of the hunt looked pretty beaten up if all truth be told. her clothing was cut and torn in several places and her entire body was covered in sweat and grim. her face was ever so slightly twisted in pain as she knelt down on one knee whilst the single greatest weight in the entire world rested upon her shoulders.

the weight of the sky.

and standing off to the right of the struggling goddess was the mastermind of the entire kidnapping. he stood at a gargantuan seven feet tall and his very presence seemed to demand respect and obedience from those he led. his hulking frame was clad in a set of old greek-style armor, whilst a heavy spear sat lazily in his right hand and a massive shield was slung across his shoulders.

"well, well, well. if it isn't my traitorous daughter and her freaky little friends!" the titan of strength shouted out to the heavens themselves before returning his almost animalistic gaze back upon the weary quest members. "a daughter of ares, and a daughter of apollo. both hunters."

"pathetic!" he yelled as his face took on an expression of pure fury before smashing the ground with his spear. percy managed to

ace his legs just in time, as the earth itself began to shake violently from the titan's display of strength. the others were less lucky and fell over, all of them barely managing to stop their heads smacking into the ground with their own hands of weapons.

when he realized who was left standing, the titan could barely control the glee in his voice as he levelled the spear tip at perseus. a shit-eating grin spread across his face and his eyes seemed to burn with excitement. "and then there's you. the only male member of the quest…" the titan paused for several seconds as he seemed to sniff the air before he continued, "…and you are by far the most powerful member of this shitty little group."

perseus narrowed his eyes at the titan of strength as he made eye contact and rolled his shoulders as he summoned his armor and weapons to appear.

"nice armor you've got yourself there, boy. it's going to look really nice in my palace once we've conquered the pathetic gods of your world." atlas snarled as his own eyes narrowed slightly.

atlas

ought his shield up and levelled his spear at perseus before calling out. "luke!

ing out our ally and prisoner!"

perseus snarled as the sickly boy from the museum waltzed out from behind a small outcropping of

icks and rocks that marked the start of mt. orthyrs. the son of hermes readied himself with a few swings of his sword before calling out to the group of heroes.

"you've all done so well to get so far! join us and help

ing about the end of the olympians vile reign of terror! throw down your weapons and swear allegiance to lord kronos and i swear on the styx that you will be welcomed with open arms and not mistreated!" everyone's eyes widened slightly as the traditional rumble of thunder sealed the oath.

percy

iefly turned to see annabeth in chains and bleeding from various cuts all over her body. she was being held up by thalia, who held her spear at annabeth's throat.

the ancient son of hebe chuckled slightly before calling out to the traitorous daughter of zeus and son of hermes. "fuck off you limp-dicked bastard! the only way we'll go anywhere willingly with you is if we're dead. and trust me that is not going to happen. besides, your girlfriend will find herself dead by the end of the hour if i have anything to say about it."

luke looked at perseus with a murderous glare and looked ready to charge at perseus but he was cut off from doing anything stupid by atlas' voice. "the spawn of hebe is mine!" atlas yelled as he began to make his way towards perseus.

"zoe. i need you and the others to deal with those idiots as fast as possible and find a way to free lady artemis so that we can deal with this bastard." perseus stated as calmly as possible.

"perseus, he'll kill you!"

"deal with those guys first! atlas has no idea who he's messing with!" perseus yelled, before charging straight at atlas.