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DAYS IN THE SUN

chapter thirty-one❛ 𝚒'𝚕𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞

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chapter thirty-one
❛ 𝚒'𝚕𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞. ❜

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AMARA WANTED NOTHING more than to put the mechanical spider on a leash. It scuttled along the tunnels faster than she could comprehend, if they didn't have Tyson and Grover's hearing it would've been lost long ago.

They raced down a marble tunnel, suddenly dashing to the left when Grover grabbed ahold of the daughters of Athena and Zeus. The satyr had saved them from almost falling into an abyss, the same being said with Tyson saving Percy.

The tunnel continued, but there was no floor for at least a hundred feet. The only thing in the room happened to be iron rings in the ceiling, one the mechanical spider was swinging from with ease.

"Monkey bars," Annabeth said, a grin appearing on her lips. "I'm great at these."

She leapt onto the first ring, swinging her way across at a fast pace. Percy gestured for Amara to go next, and she did. He went immediately after, keeping up with her pace as the satyr and cyclops trailed behind the demigods.

Annabeth had a head start, almost disappearing into the darkness if it wasn't for her blonde hair shining through the tunnels. By the time the group of four caught up to the daughter of Athena, the tunnel had opened into a room.

A blazing light shined on the quest members, showing off the skeletons that littered the floor around them. And then, Amara saw the monster.

She stood on a glittery dais on the opposite side of the room. Her body was one huge lion with the head of a woman. She would've been pretty, but her hair was tied back in a tight bun and she wore too much makeup. She had a blue ribbon badge pinned to her chest that took Amara a moment to read, This Monster Has Been Rated Exemplary!

Tyson whimpered. "Sphinx."

Annabeth started forward, but the Sphinx roared, showing fangs in her otherwise human face. Bars came down on both tunnel exits, behind and in front. Immediately the monster's snarl turned into a brilliant smile.

"Welcome, lucky contestants!" She announced. "Get ready to play . . . Answer that Riddle!"

Canned applause blasted from the ceiling up, as if there were invisible loudspeakers. Spotlights swept across the room and reflected off the dais, throwing disco glitter over the skeletons and on the floor.

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