Project Demigod (a Percico fanfic)

Chapter 24: Life Beneath the Snow

Words: 10,608.

I really don't feel like writing this chapter, or anything at all really. But I made a promise to finish this book and I'm going to do so. I'd rather be dead. It seems like whenever things in my life are all going right, the universe does something to screw it up. I'm done with love and I'm done taking chances, so here's your chapter.

Now get ready.

"Sole and born creation. The lion's in the house. Flowers are up in the air. Crashing against the dark."

"Fire in the water... is the body of our love."

...

"Quick, get him onto the table!"

"Percy!"

Lub-dub. Lub-dub.

He started to cough up blood.

"PERCY!"

"Put it in his mouth to soak up some of blood!"

Lub-dub. Lub-dub.

"I doubt he's got a disability since he walked the entire way there. So that's good, no spine or neck damage...

"W-Wait! Wha d'you need that knife f–"

"I need to cut open his shirt!"

Lub-dub. Lub-dub.

"O-Oh my god!"

"Go! In the shelf!"

Boots shuffled away quickly.

"I'll hold him down but you gotta inject Thalia's anesthesia!"

"But I'm not–"

Piiiiii-ciss!

"Stop that, prince! He's losing–"

Lub-dub. Lub-dub.

"Argh! Get... Get him off m–"

"Percy, let go! Let... H-He can't hear us!"

"I-It's alright, highness. I've got it."

Lub-dub. Lub-dub.

"Prince!"

"I... I-I'm sorry!"

"Just listen to my voice and I'll guide you through it."

Lub-dub. Lub-dub.

"I'm not going to bail and neither are you, got it?"

"O-Okay..."

Lub-dub.

"Okay, I'm ready!"

"Pass me the forceps!"

Lub-dub.

"'Please Percy... Please!"

"Whoa!"

Something loud clattered against the steel table.

Lub-dub. Lub-dub.

"What is... Ow! My arm! It's moving on its own! What's he doing with his fi–"

"I-It's his center gene!"

"What?!"

Lub-dub. Lub-dub.

"Percy? Percy, can you hear me!?"

Lub-dub. Lub-dub.

Lub-dub. Lub-dub.