"Isn't it obvious?" Annabeth asked and I raised an eyebrow

"It's Alcatraz Luke" Nico said and I just looked confused but shook it off

"Whatever, we need to figure out who those voices belong to" I said as I started to creep forward through the prison

I heard the others following me silently and I smiled slightly. However, the smile faded as soon as I saw the two beings creating the voices, the scary voice was coming from a monstrosity that should never exist, it had wings, vipers for hair, different animal heads appearing out of its waist, two scimitars at its sides and a whip made purely out of fire, and even more disgusting details.

"Damn she's ugly" I whispered and I heard Nico stifle a laugh

I turned my attention to the other being and was almost as equally grossed out. He had like, a hundred hands, all doing different things, some were arm wrestling, others were making shadow puppets, others were creating and destroying things. The being was also going through so many different personalities I thought my head was going to explode.

"I shall enjoy your pain Briares. If you thought your first imprisonment was unbearable, you have yet to experience true torment. Think on this until I return" the ugly monster laughed before it walked off

Nico, Annabeth, and I raced to the cell with the other being and we stopped in front of it. It looked toward us and I felt like I was under surveillance.

"Who are you?" the being who I assumed was Briares asked in a whisper voice

"I'm Luke, that's Annabeth, and this is Nico" I say pointing to the respective person "Who was that?"

"That was Kampe, the Jailor and torturer" Briares said in a defeated tone "You might as well leave, she will return soon."

I frowned and looked around not seeing anything.

"Why don't you break free? You obviously have enough strength" I stated simply but Briares shook his head

"You do not understand, I am the last of my kind, my brothers have faded, I am all that is left of the fabled hundred handed ones" Briares sulked and I narrowed my eyes "I am weak and pathetic"

"Alright, so say you are weak and pathetic, I won't leave until you convince me to. And the only way to convince me to leave is to beat me in Rock Paper Scissors" I say slyly as a plan formulates in my head

"Very well human, but I must tell you, I never lose in that game" Briares says as I make a fist and he does the same with all one hundred of his

"Rock... Paper... Scissors" I say and when I finish saying scissors I stick my thumb up and index finger out while Briares creates an avalanche of boulders, a month's worth of homework paper, and enough scissors to give to a whole high school class "I win" I say as I wave my finger gun around

"You cheated" Briares says and I smile

"I didn't cheat if it wasn't explained in the rules" I say slyly and Briares sighs "Now come on, open those bars and follow us. Kampe won't even know you're gone until it's too late" I reason and Briares looks at me

"Fine" Briares says as he grabs the bars of his cell and bends them open easier than breathing before stepping out just as Kampe comes around the corner and sees us

"Run!" I shout as Kampe draws two scimitars that look like their dripping with poison

We all turn around and race away, Briares following right behind us.

"YOU WILL ALL PERISH!!!" Kampe yelled back and I turned around and back peddled and pulled a Percy

I raised a closed fist and extended my middle finger as I smirked.

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