Shattered

Chapter 3:

Their hearts were pounding against their chests, their minds were clouded with fear, and their powers were just trying to break free. However, Thalia's mind was probably the clearest of the three. She kept feeling a pull, a slight comforting tug. And she followed it, making sure that her cousins stayed with her.

"Thalia, look!" Percy suddenly cried out, as she pointed to the sky. They all stopped, to just see what it was.

"Oh Styx. Run!" Thalia shouted, as she saw arai. She grabbed Percy's hand, and Nico grabbed her other. Then they shot off again, this time trying to get away from monsters.

"Thalia, where are we running to?!?" Nico shouted, and Thalia looked around.

"There, water!" She shouted back, and they turned and headed for the harbor. Which was still very far away, unfortunately.

"Th-Thalia. My-my Head." Percy said, before she tripped and fell. Thalia and Nico fell with her, and they all tumbled.

"Ugh, What happened?" Nico asked, as he sat up. Thalia checked on Percy, and saw she was too dazed. Her eyes were glossy, and she was pale.

"Schist, Percy. She's not doing good, she's been away from water for too long, we've got to hurry." Thalia said, as she picked up Percy and grabbed Nico's hand. Then they continued, not slowing down for anything.

They reached the bay, and Percy already started looking better. However, she wasn't healed enough to be too helpful. The three Arai landed in front of them, and Percy was better enough to know to defend herself.

"Thalia, What do we do?" Asked Nico, and Thalia sighed.

"Just kill these things." She grumbled, as she took out her bow, Nico took out his sword, and so did Percy. They killed their chasers, and instantly were consumed by pain.

"We have to get whatever is within us, we have to get it out." Percy rasped out as she threw her hand out towards the water. Solidifying it so they could run on it, they all got up and stumbled onto the hardened water. The shadows following Nico, and the sky darkening and staring to dance with lightning.

"Hurry!" Nico shouted, as he felt the pain intensify. They stopped then held hands, and closed their eyes.

Thalia's opened first, they were glowing white with lightning dancing around the edges. Nico was next, his eyes were glowing black, and it was like dark shadows were exiting his eyes. Lastly was Percy. Her eyes were glowing sea green and mist was exiting her eyes.

Together they raised their arms up, and flew up into the air. Winds picked up, and the water rose up from the bay and created a cyclone around them, while lightning danced around inside and outside of it.

"*Apoválloume tin ontótita pou epélexe na chrisimopoiísei to sóma mas os skáfi. Exitus, apeleftheróste tis psychés mas kai epistrépste sto lákko. POTE!" They said in unison, and gold dust began to exit their bodies. It formed a person, someone Percy recognized.

"^Nos uti nostrae potestatis mittam te ad patres tuos in pit. Sume tibi gratiam quam prius redeamus." Percy said, and then the three cousins closed their eyes.

Then, their eyes opened, and they flew backwards. All three of them channeling their power out, out towards the dust. Three beams of pure power shot forward.

One of pure golden electricity, one of pure onyx shadows, and one of pure sea green power. They hit the dust head on, and cast it back into the pit. However, the amount of power they used, and what Tartarus extracted from them, had horrible consequences.

The backlash itself almost killed them. However, their fathers flashed in and saved them.

Zeus caught Thalia, Hades caught Nico, and Poseidon caught Percy. They carried them safely back to the pier, and gently laid them down on it.