Assassin of Worlds {Percy Jackson Fanfiction} 🗸

Chapter 34 - The Beginning of the End

Prophecy:

Order rises from its chains,

End cannot be restrained,

Heroes of the past face ancient evil,

The cost of life shall stop upheaval.

Allies will be unmasked,

And Death will be tasked.

Previously

Kronos smiled and pat his half-brother on the back. "No worries. We are brothers, correct?"

Porphyrion nodded.

"Great, let's go get our army set up."

The two brothers walked out the door.

Now

Kronos. Saturn. The Lord of Time. The King of Mount Othyrs. The Crooked One. King Cannibal. Whatever you want to call him. All that mattered is that he was back. Back, in his own body. Not Luke's. His own original Titan body. Just the thought made his skin crawl and his muscles quake.

"You've met him before, haven't you?" A voice sounded behind him. Annabeth. They were the first group to make it to the Empire State Building, and waiting for the others to arrive was agonizing. He turned. Indeed, the blonde stood behind him, her stormy eyes watching his every movement.

"Yes," Theron answered her gravely, his voice low and hoarse. "I have."

"I have, too, you know," Annabeth told him, walking over to the balcony he stood at. The sun reflected in her eyes, making them sparkle. The platform they stood on overlooked the silent city. If war and death were not upon them, it might have been peaceful.

"I know," he said quietly. His eyes bore into hers. "You wouldn't believe how far the stories of the Heroes of Olympus travel throughout the Universe."

She blushed, a rosy color that painted her cheeks the brightest color. "What is it like?" She asked, staring at the cloudless sky. "What are the worlds past our atmosphere like?"

"Beautiful and Ugly. Rich and Poor. Large and Small. Forever varying. It all depends on the People and the People's choices."

"What was the first planet you visited?"

They spent the time waiting for the others talking about their adventures. They talked so animatedly and so enthusiastically to one another that they didn't even realize the others had returned from their treks back to the building.

Only when Theron heard the whispers and giggles coming from outside the door did he snap from his daze. Annabeth must have heard them too, as they both turned their heads to the muffled noise. He spotted his fellow Commanders as well as a few Immortal Campers peaking at them from the doorway. He cleared his throat and shot up from his spot he was previously sitting in. "I think it would be best if we go," He said quickly, offering a hand to the Daughter of Athena.

"Yes," Annabeth agreed, accepting his hand and pulling herself to her feet. As their hands touched, a faint spark of electricity shot across their hands and up their arms. They pulled away quickly. "I'll see you later, Commander."

She scurried out the door, his eyes following her until she disappeared, dragged away by her friends. The Commanders shortly followed, dragging him into the hallway.