The Coming of the Green Mist (Ashes Part Three) (The Tales of Tartarus)

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At that moment, I quickly learned something bad was going to happen. Stabbing her spear out, Thalia tried to find a weak spot on Kronos body.

He dodged Thalia's stab and kicked her in the shin. A sickly sounding snap could be heard, as she fell forward, her shin shattered, not being able to support her anymore. Kronos smacked her in the face, and she was flung backwards with a broken nose. Her spear was thrown from her grasp, and clattered to the floor.

She hit the ground and slid before coming to a stop. Thalia didn't move after that. I swung my sword like a baseball bat and smacked Kronos legs out from underneath him, causing him to faceplant into the floor. Since he bore the curse of Achilles no real damage was done. I glanced at Thalia before I turned around and was met with a golden beam of energy to the face which sent me flying head over heels across the room, before landing in a heap on the floor. My face burned like Hades itself. Luke's skin was now glowing a blinding gold. I jumped to my feet and tried to run at him but before I got there, Luke's body exploded in a flash of light, knocking me off my feet onto my back.

I slid a few feet across the floor, before staring around in horror. A horrible smell filled the air, the smell of rotting and death. Coating me and the walls was Luke's blood. I gagged and spat out the blood that was in my mouth and slowly rose to my feet, dreading what I was going to find. I stumbled at the sheer power of this voice. Wiping Luke's internal organs off my face, I saw a sight that made me want to curl up into a ball and die. Standing in front of me was a foot tall being clad in heavy, golden armour.

Large, slightly curved spikes rose upward from his pauldrons, his vambraces also adorned with spikes that ran almost parallel to his forearm. Atop his head sat a spiked helm with a golden face guard, and in his hands rested the largest and deadliest Scythe I had ever seen in my life. Suddenly there were multiple flashes of golden light, along with the sounds of many people marching in. Looking towards the entrance of the Throne Room, demigods filed in, in tight formation. They formed a half circle around Kronos as the 12 Olympians stood opposite of them, surrounding Kronos.

Kronos smiled evilly and said, "It is too late, puny gods. Welcome to your deaths. The Golden Age is here! A golden beam of pure energy shot out of the tip of his sword, flying at Zeus. Zeus raised his Master Bolt and attempted to block the beam of pure energy, but his Master Bolt exploded, sending the King of the Gods flying across the room. Befitting to his name, Ares gave a loud war cry as he leveled his wickedly sharp two handed sword in Kronos direction, before charging.

Kronos stood, smirking lazily, making no attempt to raise his own weapon. My breath hitched, as I looked at Kronos standing lazily, and at that moment I knew Ares was going to die. The god of War swung his two handed sword attempting to behead Kronos. Faster than the eye can see, Kronos crouched under the swing, while his scythe switched hands. Kronos stepped sideways, as Ares, still sprinting full speed, was met with Kronos scythe to his neck, decapitating him.

Ares head flew off his shoulders as his body crumpled onto floor. His head hit the ground, splattering golden blood all over, before it rolled over near me. I stared into Ares now empty lifeless eyes, which had only moments ago been filled with hate.

Seconds later, he disappeared into golden dust. All that was left of the God of War was his two handed sword, lying alone on the ground. The remaining Olympians stared at Kronos in shock. A wave of fear seemed to ripple through the Olympians because of how fast Ares had been bested. And time is my specialty. Following Kronos words, flashes of deep blue, red, and purple filled the room. Slowly, the colors came together and began swirling in a circle.

It looked like some sort of portal.

Across the room, Athena gasped. The Olympians got in a defensive stance, all drawing their respective weapons. The demigods followed suit, getting into their defensive formation. The portal began spinning faster and faster. Small cracking and scraping sounds filled the room. The portal began to pulse violet before an explosion came from within. A light filled the room, so bright that even the remaining Olympians had to shield their eyes.

Suddenly the light dimmed and everyone turned to face Kronos.

Standing in front of Kronos were hundreds and hundreds of armored warriors. Each one had flaming hair and a celestial bronze donkey leg. All the warriors held golden swords, and stood around six to seven feet in height. Their eyes glowed red. These have been blessed with the abilities to kill even gods. The monsters surged forward with a screeching war cry. I ran in the direction of my demigod friends, hoping to be in time to help. An Empousa jumped out in front of me, slashing its sword in my direction. I swung my sword right through it's sword arm, before spinning around and stabbing another right through it's head.

I stabbed backwards, without looking, impaling another through it's chestplate. Ripping my sword free, I kept running. I glanced to my left to see Athena with dual knives. She spun on her knees under a sword slash, before swinging her knives upwards slicing two Empousa's throats. Standing up, she did a spin before kicking an Empousa's legs out from underneath it. She brought both knives down stabbing them through its chest.

I turned away and kept moving in the direction of my friends. I hacked and slashed my way towards the demigods. Cutting down one more Empousa, I caught a glance of the demigods. It was not good. All over there were dead bodies of my comrades. I watched frozen in horror as Clarisse took a blade through the stomach. She gave a growl, decapitating her offender. Two more Empousa proceeded to slash her legs and arms as they ran past. She fell to her knees, blood pouring from many wounds, before falling over dead.

I then saw Katie get pounced on by an Empousa. I rushed forward, grabbing the demon and threw it off. I stabbed it through its throat before it disintegrated.

I looked down at Katie to see her unmoving, her throat ripped out. I turned away, before running right into an Empousa. It stabbed me in the chest, but it's blade bounced off. Angry, I stepped forward and snapped its neck. To my left, I saw Travis Stoll taking on three enemies. I whipped my sword like a javelin, and in impaled all three Empousa through the chest. They poofed into dust. Travis nodded me his thanks before attacking another.

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Chiron and Dionysus were looking uncharacteristically serious and Mr. D was actually paying attention as Artemis sat in one of the chairs beside Chiron. Artemis looked happier than usual as she thanked all of the immortal campers for coming. An emergency council meeting hadn't been called for almost a century, which had made Annabeth think that all Tartarus was about to break loose. A smile appeared on Artemis' face. Tomorrow the Doors of Death will open in the forest here and a quest will enter Tartarus to free Perseus Jackson.

There was complete silence for several seconds before Chiron looked around at the campers. Now, who would like to lead the questers? Everyone turned to look at Annabeth and Thalia grinned at her friend. Assuming you are still sane after, then we shall discuss the members of the quest. Could you pass me the map and I will see if I can add anything? Annabeth didn't know what she should feel. On one hand she was going to free her Seaweed Brain, but on the other, she was going back to Tartarus.

Annabeth trekked half-way up Half-Blood Hill to a cave set back in the hill. A purple drape covered the entrance and inside it was even more comfy than the cabins as being the Oracle was an important position. Annabeth had voluntarily taken up the task of searching for the Oracle when the current one resigned from their position. So she knew each Oracle personally. Personally I don't want any more naked statues of him around here," Diana laughed.

Annabeth smiled as she sat down on one of the couches. Diana slumped forward and Annabeth quickly caught her, leaning her up against the couch. Diana's eyes fluttered open and she gagged. Annabeth repeated the prophecy for Diana, finishing with: It was never going to be easy. Diana nodded and gave Annabeth a hug. Annabeth swiftly left the cave and soon found herself back with the immortal campers.

They were all crowded around Daedalus' laptop. Chiron looked up when she entered the room and she saw slight shock on his expression. Annabeth nodded slightly as she sat down. Tartarus is like a massive body. The Doors are his heart and everything flows towards it.

Chiron looked at the screen of the laptop for a few more seconds. Annabeth nodded, "Wisdom, skies, beauty and fire. That's obviously me, Thalia, Jason, Piper and Leo. So we need four more.