Percy Jackson and The Olympians:Half-Blood Struggle[PG-13] [Accepting via PM,Started]

[Corvidae]

Xaiklez nodded. 'I know just the person.' Then she heard Harry gulp. 'What is it?' She asked sharply. But now he's gone... He's been gone for years... That's why I joined the Hunters... I'll have to find someone else.

 

Dante stood up. 'I'll stay up, too. I have a sort of sleeping problem, so I fall asleep and wake up later.'

Nikki looked up at the bird. 'Looks more like maybe a raven to me. But then, it's hard to see right now. Or, owls are more nocturnal...' She yawned. 'Whatever. It can't be important. It's just a bird.'

 

Zelkiax regained conciousness first. 'What the? Where am I? Diana? Who's there?' He asked confusedly.

The evil newspaper salesman came up to him. 'About time you finally woke up, Mr. Scavar.' He blandly greeted him. Zelkiax swore at him, struggling to escape his bonds.

'Don't swear; it's not nice.' The man smirked. 'You're only here and living because Mr. Shaadler wants you alive. The girl, however, she's not important. I may as well kill her before she wakes.'

'No!' Zelkiax yelled, thrashing unsuccessfully. 'She - she can help you! She knows the Alkahest prophecy! Just don't hurt her!'

'Alkahest? I see... Mr. Shaadler may find this useful...'

'D-Damian? You're working with Damian?'

The vendor laughed.

[Jakeronijo]

"Yea thanks guys." Brian yawned. Brian pulled over into the grass and unbuckled his seat belt. He stretched and went to the back of the van. He put headphones in his ears and played his music. It was always easier ffor him to sleep with music in his ears. He tried to get comfortable on the seat but that was difficult. It would be daytime soon so it was probably best to fall asleep before it got too dark. Brian put one hand under his hand and stared out of the window before sleep got up to him three minutes later.

[ArtemisFowl]

Jecht got out then into the driver's seat. He started humming loudly. Maybe ten minutes later he saw something out the window and the humming stopped. He moved his head lower to see the sky. He saw a huge dark bird, the same one. As if it was following them. It swooped low, right over the roof of the car. "Woah! It almost hit us! It looks like that same exact bird too." Jecht said making a turn and the it looked like the bird went whichever way they went. "That's too wierd."

[Corvidae]

Dante started. 'That looks like... the Caucasian Eagle? No way. It... but... But Heracles shot... what? Man, I can never get used to the fact that the monsters from legends come back, even super-powerful ones like that!'

Nikki was already asleep.

 

Damian climbed into the car that Titin dragged over. Then, at Damian's instruction, Titin lifted up Scathe, tearing his bonds to shreds, and carried him into the car. 'You got a phone?' He grunted.

 

' 'Course I'm working for Mr. Shaadler.' The evil newspaper salesman laughed again. 'Why wouldn't I? He's got an Alkahest Weapon, not to mention that great brute of a man, Titin.'

'A-Alkahest Item?' Zelkiax went limp. 'What are you talking about? Which one?'

Diana had begun to stir. 'What's... what happened?'

The man smirked. 'The Shield. It's especially powerful, because he's so strong already, and having it makes it impossible to hurt him. Not to mention the fact that it'll heal anything that ever could somehow hurt him. Face it, Damian's invulnerable.'

[Pegasasu]

((Is the above happening at camp?))

 

IC: Talia sat down in the Hades cabin, alone. Her father had finally told her who she was. Who he was. It was starting to clear up. Finally, she was informed. Talia looked down at through her sneakers, through the floor, and down into the underworld. Maybe Hades was watching her at this very second. Maybe he was counting on her to keep his reputation, to not let it get any lower. Talia walked out of the black cabin, and looked around at the other campers that were staring at her with awe. She was uncomfortable with all of the attention directed towards her. Talia shuffled her feet, and shoved her hands in her pockets. She decided to go "socialize" and "make friends".

[Corvidae]

ooc: In a secret room in a LA casino, actually. And I'm pretty sure there isn't a Hades cabin

IC: Xaiklez walked outside the Big House in search of a third camper. She heard someone walking past her, and she abruptly asked, 'Who's there?' She turned to Talia slowly. 'Who are you?' Her blind eyes narrowed uselessly, a force of habit that she had never gotten over, since becoming blind years ago.

 

Zelkiax renewed his struggling. 'There is no shield, you fool. There are only six Weapons, and the shield isn't one of them.'

'You're wrong.' The man said. 'Mr. Shaadler has the Shield, and that makes him invulnerable. There is a shield.' He seemed to be convincing himself more than Zelkiax.

'You've been misinformed. The Alkahest Items are the Sword, Axe, Javelin, Bow, Crown, and Scepter. No shield. Never was, never will be.' Zelkiax corrected.

[Jakeronijo]

OoC: Nothing seems to be happening on the quest so im going to introduce a new character since Brian is sleeping

 

Nick bumped into Talia. "Oh sorry," He said brushing his hair behind his ear and looking at her. Nick had been on patrol duty so he missed the big determination of a hades daughter. "Whats the hurry you seem like you are rushing..from..some..where..." He saw the sideways glaances from the campers hurrying away from staring at Talia. "Um, did I miss something?" He asked looking down at her. "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it though...You want to get out of here and talk somewhere else?

 

Brian shifted in his sleep. "What is going on whats all the comotion about?" He asked opening one eye. It was around noon by now and the flashes from shadows of birds were waking up Brian. "Whats happening?" He asked rubbing his eyes.

[Pegasasu]

Talia looked at the demi-god that had just bumped into her. "It's okay," She said to the demi-god, looking straight back at him. "I'm not running from anything in particular- just everybody." Talia said, sighing. "You actually did miss something though. Something important." Talia paused, letting the suspense build up. "I'll talk about it, it's fine- oh, well I'm a daughter of Hades." Talia said simply, like she had only said a simple fact. Talia looked around quickly. "It probably would be nice to talk somewhere other then right in the middle of camp, though," Talia said with a warm smile towards Nick- something she hadn't done in a long time- smile.

[Corvidae]

Dante muttered quietly, 'I think it's the Caucasian Eagle. The monster that was sent to torture Prometheus by Zeus. For some reason, it's following us.'

 

Desiree finally managed to get Marissa out of the Lotus hotel, and then, since Marissa had already fully regained her energy, they set off to find Nikki, and also the Alkahest Scepter, which would return them to normal.

 

Xaiklez turned her head to face Talia. 'A daughter of Hades? Interesting... Harry may like to know that... Are you by any chance busy at the moment? A daughter of Hades could be useful against Nyx...' She turned to the Big House and ran off.

 

'You're wrong!' The man exclaimed again.

Diana sat up and recited:

The Alkahest Weapons are seven in number,

The magical Crown will induce endless slumber.

The horrible Axe terrifies any foe,

The Sword boosts your power and size, don't you know?

The Alkahest bow can teach sacred knowledge,

The Lance teleports things, hard to acknowledge

The Scepter of magic will fuse and divide,

The Tome is the Item Oitus tried to hide.

 

At the same time, an extremely old man known as Zephyr woke up, reciting the same prophecy. 'Hmm... So that tells me the special powers of the first six Items, and also hints at the legendary seventh. But Oitus? The invulnerable giant? Hmm... Better write this down.' He brought out a sheaf of paper. The topmost page was covered in scribbled prophecies. Doors of death... Entombed within stone... Where'd I write down the Alkahest prophecies? Zephyr thought, frowning.

[Jakeronijo]

Brian's phone secretly whirred as he sat up. Prophecies by Apollo An app beeped but Brian paid no mind. Usually the prophecies that beeped through his phone were Lottery predictions. Little did Brian know the Prophecy Diana spoke was as important.

 

Nick felt a smile creep across his face, Must be contagious He thought. "We could walk on the beach, not many people venture through the out skirts of camp." He motioned with one hand and put his hand on Talia's shoulder gently nudging her in the right direction. "My dad's Apollo By the way, and didn't Hades swear on the river styx not to have children?.."

[Luna Lovegood]

Harry stepped out of the cabin and turned to see Thalia. He sighed. She always made him feel quite depressed. He saw Xaiklez run towards the Big House. "Where's the fire?" he shouted after her. He enjoyed annoying random people round camp, especially if he knew them. He was feeling grim, even though he had just annoyed someone. The cabin needed saving, and it couldn't wait even three days more. They had to depart the next day.

[Pegasasu]

"Apollo... Cool. Apparently, yes, Hades did- but he had children- me- anyway." Talia said, her shoulders stiff- she was trying not to acknowledge the fact that he had put her arm around her. "So the beach it is, then- just somewhere not as crowded as the middle of camp." Talia said, and began to walk with Nick to the beach. "So, what were we talking about?" Talia said- a little tired and confused. She put her hand to the chain that hung around her neck.

[Luna Lovegood]

Harry decided to go into his cabin and read up on what he was likely to encounter. The sad truth was that, most likely, all living beings were descendants of Nyx, so anyone could be in her realm. Also, there was the problem of locating her realm. It wasn't like looking it up in a book would help, it moved along with Western Civilization, just like Olympus. It would be somewhere in North America, but it could be anywhere. Underground, in a forest, up north, the list went on.

[Jakeronijo]

OoC: Nick's arm wasn't around you it was on the shoulder closest to him on your back, leading you.

 

IC: Nick noticed the way Talia shifted uncomfortably and he dropped his hand. "We were talking about you basically. "You got it bad, Percy was the only son of the big three but you are too...maybe you are the demigod of the prophecy!" He said understanding crossing his face. "THat means the gods are not going to be happy with your existance! What in hades was Hades thinking?!?!?" Brian exclaimed hands raised high. He exhaled and put his arms down looking at Talia.

[Luna Lovegood]

Then again, he thought, Nyx's lair would be the mot powerful location within a hundred miles of wherever it was. Maybe I could just... But no, that wouldn't be a good idea. Harry had to be careful what he asked his father to do in relation to this quest. He was already reluctant to send Harry to awaken Nyx. Harry would have to be careful not to bring it up to his attention. He would depart without another word to Mr D

[Pegasasu]

"Wasn't there another girl who was a child of Zeus... Talia, right? And now she's a pine tree..." Talia said quizzically, then continued, "I would hate to be the child in the prophecy. It would be way too much pressure to handle- I would never be able to do it." Talia paused, and added, "Besides, of course the Gods aren't happy with my existence- I'm a child of the Big Three. My dad broke the promise he made to not have children." Talia said, a little regretfully. "Hopefully, I won't be turned into a tree like the child of Zeus." She shuddered.

[Corvidae]

Xaiklez walked up to Harry. 'There you are. I have somebody who could help you with your quest. Talia, daughter of Hades. She'll be extremely helpful in Nyx's territory. Death and Night, a perfect combination'

 

Zephyr finally found the paper where he had written the Alkahest prophecies.

Work hard but work wrong, for your foes are strong,

If Xaiklez fails, your life won't last long

The javelin's gone, guarded by a great beast,

Nobody defeated him, then took his Fleece,

The magical scepter, it can't be found when,

Your foe has it hidden, away from heaven,

The Bow with it's arrow is easy to find;

But only with help from the goddess who's blind.

 

Who is Xaiklez? Zephyr thought. Maybe somebody who's trying to stop Kronos from getting the Alkahest Items? Or this prophecy is meant for somebody else, and I'm merely eavesdropping on the oracle? In which case this Xaiklez person could be helping Kronos to get the Alkahest weapons, and they're going to do something extremely important and vital? It's hard to tell... Your foe has it hidden, away from heaven? That'd be... Either the underworld, or... or Tartarus itself. But the axe, buried in lands of grey, is already in the Underworld. That leaves Tartarus. The Alkahest Scepter is in Tartarus. Good to know. Nobody defeated him, then took his fleece... Nobody was the name Theseus used to defeat Polyphemus, and the Golden Fleece was... Jason, was it? Something to do with the cyclops Polyphemus. The blind goddess would be Thetis, who will reside in the Supreme Court, Washington DC. If she knows where it is, I can't learn anything more without asking her, which I can do either by going to Washington DC, or... Zephyr stood up weakly, clutching his cane. He stumbled over to a sacrificial brazier he had had placed inside the room, which he was now confined inside, so that he could pray to the gods. He lit the flame, and the fire flared up. 'Oh, Thetis, accept my offering.' He reached over to a table covered with food of all kinds, and tossed some food into the flame. 'Tell me where the Alkahest Bow is.' I may be too old to get them, but I'm not too young to think about it.

[Corvidae]

ooc: Sorry for the double post, but nobody else is posting.

IC: Zephyr froze as he heard... something.

"Only those who have proven their case, whether it be for Gods or Titans, can learn my secret, for justice is blind to allegiance." Thetis appeared, and spoke to him. Zephyr started. 'I am worthy, Thetis. I seek nothing more than wisdom to help pass the time until my time runs out, for I am but an old man, and none shall get the wisdom from me until the day I finally die. Until then, I simply wish to learn as much as I can, and these secrets I know will go to my grave with me. I swear it on the River Styx.' He bowed clumsily.

"Very well" Thetis nodded. And she told him where the Alkahest Bow was, not knowing that Zephyr wasn't the only person who heard her, nor that the other person hadn't sworn an oath that he would keep the secret.

 

Damian paused, and opened his laptop. Damian, there isa man named Zephyr; he musst be destroyed. He knows too much about the Alkahest Items. I just learned where the Bow isfrom his carelesdness. Talos, the giant mechanical monster. The original Taloss, the one who drowned in Ancient Greeece. The Bow is there. And I've managed to steal a llist of Alkahest prophecies from him. The fool! In his old age he is unable to work from memory. He writes down his propheccies. Paper can be st olen, memory cannot. He lives not far from Camp Halfblood. Will send more propheciees when am able. Flashed onto his screen, a poorly spelled email from one of his contacts.

[ArtemisFowl]

Jecht was trying to watch the eagle and the road at the same time. "Monsters everywhere." He muttered. "Can't get to the Land of the Dead with being narrowly killed every frikin minute." He glanced back at the others. "Well guys it looks like were somewhere in Missouri. Brian does that fancy phone have some sort of GPS. It'd be nice to know where we're going." Jecht said then yawned. Then he suddenly slammed on the brakes as the Caucasian Eagle landed infront of them. "HEY!" He drew his bow. "Its just staring at us."

[Luna Lovegood]

"sure, whatever. We leave tomorrow morning. Get ready or get lost." said Harry. He turned and slowly began to move towards his cabin. He needed to pac light, only things that would be needed. A flashlight was at the top of his list. Matches were close behind. He would also need all of his gold Drachmas, to contact camp and anyone he need. An maybe, he thought, Just to be on the safe side, I should bring my book about Nyx. It would be good to know a little bit more about this mysterious Goddess.

[Jakeronijo]

Brian turned on the GPS and put his hand forward to hand the phone to Jetch but when he slammed on the brakes the phone flew from Brian's hand and straight through the windsheild.

"Oops. Hehe." Brian laughed nervously as the phone plunked the eagle on the nose.

 

Nick shook his head. "No I doubt Your dad would do that." Nick said walking along one foot in front pof the other. "He'd probably let you die and you'd become one of his ghost servants." NIck said smiling at Talia

 

OoC: And its Thalia not Talia...

[Luna Lovegood]

OoC: No, here it's Talia

 

IC:

Before Harry departed, he wanted to try one thing. Something he had never tried before. He had no idea if it would work, as very few people needed to do it. He approached a spray bottle he had, and squirted the water into the air. It formed a rainbow. He continued squirting it as he began to talk. "Oh Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, accept my offering. Show me my Mother". and he threw a golden Drachma into the mist. It shimmered, and then spat out the Golden Drachma. Even the gods do not know who my mother is. He thought sadly

[Corvidae]

Xaiklez followed Harry. 'You need to say who to talk to by name, not relation. You can't talk with anyone you don't know the name of. Like email on mortal internet.'

 

Nikki woke up when Jecht jerked the car stopped. 'What's... What's going on?' She asked sleepily, not fully awake. 'Where are we?'

 

 

The man grinned. 'Okay then. Apollo?'

Zelkiax nodded. 'Diana Kindred. A... a friend of mine.' Hmm... He looks familiar, now that I think about it... But from where?

[Luna Lovegood]

"Well that's stupid. Well, go tell Talia that she better pack her bags, we leave at dawn. You might want to pack some stuff too. You'll need all the weapons you can get, and a few more." Harry wanted the party to be prepared, but he had no idea what they were up against. They would need to play it careful. Also, the fact that he had no idea where in North America they were headed for, that didn't help his confidence levels. And the Quest was to save the cabin, and he had no idea how to do that either. The blind leaving the blind, he thought sadly. Then he chuckled. It was almost literal.

[Corvidae]

Xaiklez shook her head. 'I'm a traveller. Everything I'll ever need is already packed. If you never live anywhere, you learn to live off as little as possible, and to carry everything you do need.'

 

Scathe (((I have permission to control him))) slipped his hand into his pocket, and drew his baton, yelling 'Tomba!', which transformed it into a blade. Titin fell back, and Scathe grabbed his toy robot. 'Tomba!' the toy transformed into a power suit, which Scathe was wearing. 'Activate jet pack!'. A rocket pack appeared on the back of Scathe's suit, and he flew off. Before he escaped, Damian managed to grab his machine gun and fire a few shots. They all missed. Scathe headed back to Camp Half-Blood.

Damian opened his laptop, and began typing. We've lost Scathe. He's headed back to Camp Half-Blood. Do not follow him. I'll take care of it. Damian hit the send button. Heh. Monsters can't track email, just phones. Why is it that nobody's thought of that yet?