Assassin of Worlds {Percy Jackson Fanfiction} 🗸

Chapter 34 - The Beginning of the End

"You're falling again!" Charm squealed, a little too loud for his liking.

"I. . .no. . .I don't know what you're talking about," Theron stuttered, his face redder than a tomato.

"Oh no," Hunter groaned, dragging a hand down his face. "Not again!"

"What?"

"It's going to take another five years to realize your feelings for her, isn't it?" Hunter said sadly, his shoulders drooping. "That was painful to watch."

The others nodded in agreement.

"Even Artemis knew you liked each other, and she doesn't believe in romance," Stardust huffed. "She talked about that girl for a week, saying how she 'lost another amazing hunter due to the inferior male gender.' Her opinions changed after you saved her from Atlas, I watched it all from the sky." the group laughed.

"Even Kronos knew you liked that girl." Mercy blurted out. Their laughs came to a halt. He winced. "Too soon?"

"Too soon." they agreed.

Theron cleared his throat. "Notice anything out of place on your way over here?"

"Actually, Theron," Mercy played with his fingers. The Son of Hermes's eyes met his own. "I need to talk to you about something. . .in private."

Theron nodded, and the other Commanders left the two to there conversations. Mercy was pacing, still playing with his fingers.

"I can feel him," Mercy said at last. "I can feel Kronos."

Theron sucked in a breath. "How?"

"I don't know, I can just feel this. . .pull," he tried to explain. "It has the same aura as him. It's like I can feel him breathing down my neck."

Theron ran a hand over his face. "You realize that. . .you don't have to fight him if you don't want to. We'll understand if you don't."

"What?! Of course, I'm going to fight him! I won't put you guys through that again."

Theron smiled grimly underneath his hood. "Thank you. Can you feel which direction he's in?"

Mercy nodded. "He's northwest, at least a few blocks from here."

The Commander nodded. "Thank you, Luke."

Mercy smiled. "No problem, Percy."

"Can you find the Assassins of Void and tell them to meet me on the first floor? I'm going to go tell Anna- the Campers about this new information. Keep your eyes peeled for any threats."

"You go do that," Mercy smirked. He patted Theron on the shoulder before walking away.

Theron made his way back to the first floor of the Empire state building, where the Campers should be staying. The elevator door opened and he scanned the room. No sign of Annabeth, but Reyna was talking to Lucy near the front door. He made his way over to them.

"Hey guys," he greeted the two, they turned to him. "Do any of you know where Annabeth is? I think she might want to hear this."

"She's in the bathroom," Lucy replied. "What's up?"

"I know where Kron- er, Saturn is," Theron told the two, their reactions were instantaneous.

"Clark," Reyna called for a Centurion nearby. A boy with thickly-framed glasses came running. "Find Annabeth Chase, and tell her we request her presence."

The boy nodded, pushed his glasses back up, and ran off. Meanwhile, Lucy was talking to three other Centurions.

"Where did you find him?" Reyna asked the Commander, her eyes darker than usual.