This is my sequel to the Ultionem trilogy. I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Rick Riordan.

Reyna knew she was dreaming when she found herself in a temple. Of course, she immediately recognized the temple. It belonged to the Fates. Reyna looked around and found Atropos watching her.

"Reaper," Atropos greeted. She rocked back and forth in her chair. "You seem to be in quite a predicament."

"Which one?" Reyna questioned. Atropos laughed. She seemed amused. It was true though. Reyna was getting herself into a lot of trouble.

Reyna glanced at the word exile on her arm. She swallowed painfully and spoke, "Have you been able to do anything about the bounty?"

"You will have to appeal to Artemis personally," Atropos answered. Reyna closed her eyes. In exchange for information from Circe, Reyna had killed a few Hunters of Artemis. They had been attendants for Circe.

Reyna sat against a pillar and tried to think. She was completely exhausted and just wanted to have a peaceful sleep. Of course, she wouldn't be able to since Atropos wanted to talk to her. Reyna stared ahead.

"You haven't been talking to your therapist," Atropos began. Reyna didn't answer. She would meet the Fate's eyes either. Reyna didn't need a therapist. She didn't need to talk to anyone about her schizophrenia or PTSD.

"I've been busy," Reyna lied. Atropo didn't buy it for one second. Reyna looked down at the ground. "Between the Hunters, your list, and the Arimaspi, I haven't had time."

"I told you that your mental health was more important than the list," Atropos countered. "After you are done with your current situation, you will visit the therapist."

"Yes ma'am," Reyna muttered. She swallowed painfully and waited. Atropos didn't say anything. Reyna looked up. "Anything else ma'am?"

Atropos still didn't answer. Reyna sighed and looked at her knee. She traced the scar from the rogue Amazon attack that happened on her birthday. That attack led to so much more. Hylla had gone to Circe because she was no longer confident in her position as queen of the Amazons.

Circe had charmspeaked Hylla into stealing Mars' shield. That forced Reyna, Piper, and Annabeth to go on a quest to retrieve the shield. The prophecy that they received for the quest was from the Fates. That should have tipped Reyna off that something big was going to happen.

The stealing of the shield was just to distract everyone. Ouranos wanted to rise in peace, and he was able to. He started a war that would destroy Reyna's life.

Reyna's hand moved from her knee to her lip. She rubbed the scar on her lip as the war ran through her mind. First, they had to rescue Minerva, Mars, and Bellona. They had been kidnapped for various reasons.

After that, Reyna found the pieces to Kronos' sword and reforged it. Her attention then turned to keeping Ouranos from raising his wife. That led to them to the temple that Reyna standing in.

Her decision to go to the temple had cost her a quarter of the legion, and it led to Camp Jupiter falling. Reyna blamed herself completely for it. A barbarian by the name of Odovacer led the attack. He gave Reyna the scar on her lip as well.

Reyna also learned that Ouranos wanted to use her as a vessel because of how powerful her bloodline was and because she was destined to destroy him. Reyna lowered her hand and closed her eyes. She remembered trying to kill Jason because his destiny called for him to destroy Jupiter.

When Reyna tried to kill Jason, it backfired because of Piper. Her charmspeak had distracted Reyna which left her vulnerable for a stab in the chest. Atropos was in the middle of cutting her string, but the Fate was kidnapped by Ouranos before she could finish it.

A thread was the only thing keeping the two pieces of Reyna's string together. Reyna had returned to Camp Half-Blood with the knowledge that no one could die until Atropos was freed. Her former mentor decided that was the opportune time to attack her and steal Kronos' blade.

The daughter of Bellona stood and walked towards the fountain in the middle of the temple. She stared at her reflection. Ouranos was going to use Kronos' blade to sacrifice Atropos and use her as a vessel for Gaea. Reyna interrupted the ritual.

Reyna had turned the ritual on its head. She had done the same steps that Ouranos had, but she got to the altar before him. Reyna spilled her own blood to become a vessel for Kronos.

From there, the only thing Reyna could do was watch as Ouranos was destroyed. She then watched Kronos turn his wrath towards Percy, Annabeth, Piper, and Hylla. Everything after that was too pain filled to recall.

Reyna knew that she had been stabbed by Hylla which tore Kronos from her body and forced him back to Tartarus. She was suffering side effects though. The most obvious was the hint of gold in her eyes. Before, it was hard to tell where her pupil and iris were. Now, a circle of gold surrounded her pupil.

Reyna should have died from her injuries. Atropos spared her, but there was a catch. Reyna had to become a champion for Atropos. In doing so, she would kill those who escaped the Underworld or cheated death in general. That included Leo and Hazel.

Annabeth learned about her mission. She sold Reyna out to the Senate by admitting that Reyna had committed patricide. The two had their arguments during the war, but Chase had no right to do what she did. Reyna gritted her teeth thinking about how she had been exiled from Camp Jupiter because of it.

"After this," Atropos began. Reyna looked up at the Fate as she was torn from her reminiscing. "You will find the champion of Lachesis. My calculations were off."

"You said that it would take a few months for them to decide," Reyna recalled. Atropos nodded. "Has Clotho picked?"

"She decided long before I did. I tried to change her mind, but she is stuck on this person. Lachesis was quick to chose Clarisse," Atropos explained. She stood.

"Clarisse?" Reyna questioned. She frowned as she thought about it. Who had Clotho picked though?

"Yes." Atropos confirmed. She walked towards Reyna and studied her. "Clarisse needs your help. Lachesis' sword was broken many years ago. It was never reforged, and Clarisse requires assistance."

"I will help her after this," Reyna promised. She looked down at the ground. According to Circe's deadline, Reyna had three days left to rescue Amazons that had been captured during Orion's attack.

"You should see that you do," Atropos said. She studied Reyna. "Good luck."

Reyna's dream ended as water was thrown in her face. Her eyes snapped open, and she looked around. Reyna looked up at the man in front of her as she spat water out.

"Morning," the man sneered. He punched her hard in the face. Reyna's head snapped to the side. She spat more water out along with blood. "Are you feeling talkative yet?"

Reyna studied her surroundings instead of answering. She was in a dark room that had a single light in the middle of it. The walls were the gray of a jail cell. Reyna was tied to a chair in the middle of the room.

"How did you find us?" the man demanded. He wore armor that could have been mistaken for the armor of a Spartan warrior, but it was older. The shape of the helmet was also different.

"I followed the smell," Reyna spat. She received another punch in the face. Truthfully, she had spent the last week trying to find them. Reyna managed to find a way there with the help of Prometheus. Her own carelessness caused her current predicament.

"How?" the man demanded. Reyna looked up at him. The man belonged to the Arimaspi. They were a tribe of one eyed men who hated females. Amazons were the bane of their existence.

Reyna still didn't answer. The man grabbed the broken fingers on her right hand. He bent back her middle finger. Reyna gritted her teeth to keep from crying out.

Every bone in her right hand had been broken. There was no way she could move her hand without terrible pain. The man laughed at the pain Reyna was trying to hide.

The man let go of her finger. He grabbed the dagger that had been stabbed into her right arm. Reyna cried out in pain as the man twisted the dagger. He spoke, "You are going to tell me!"

"I won't," Reyna snapped. Her left arm struggled with the restraints, but it was no use. The man grabbed her chin as he pulled the dagger out of her arm. Reyna spat blood into his face.

The man stabbed the dagger into her right arm. Reyna couldn't stop from crying out. She closed her eyes tightly. The man spoke, "Answer me!"

Reyna didn't respond, and she didn't open her eyes. She felt the man let go of her chin. He walked out a moment later. Reyna slowly opened her eyes.

Reyna took a deep breath. She shifted in her restraints. There was a rope that was wrapped tightly around her chest. It was keeping her trapped to the chair. Reyna's arms were tied to the arms of the chair.

She sat there for a few moments. The pain in her right arm was horrible. Reyna needed to get moving though. She looked up as the door opened again.

A different, larger man walked in. He had one green eye in the middle of his forehead. Since he was so large, it would have been easy to mistake him for a Cyclops. The man spoke, "Reyna."

"How do you know my name?" Reyna questioned. She looked up at him in surprise. He walked towards her and smirked.

"My name is Atticus," the man replied. He pulled the dagger out of her arm. Reyna hissed in pain. "I have spent the last two years planning to kill your sister."

"You won't lay a hand on her," Reyna spat. Atticus laughed. He stabbed the dagger into her right arm again. Reyna cursed painfully.

"Are you going to stop me?" Atticus questioned. Reyna bit her tongue painfully. "How did you know we were here? Was it Circe?"

Reyna didn't answer. Atticus sighed. He grabbed her chin and spoke, "You can save yourself the pain. We have so much torture to go through."

Reyna looked up. She kicked him hard in the groin. Atticus gasped in pain. Reyna kicked him backwards. She stood and slammed her chair into him. It broke on impact.

"You should really learn to tie the legs of your captives," Reyna commented as she dropped the rope. She painfully pulled the dagger out of her arm and took deep breaths. The world was starting to spin, and she felt dizzy from blood loss.

Atticus took deep breaths. The chair had hit him right in the temple. He tried to get up. Reyna kicked him as hard as she could in the temple. She knelt by him and spoke, "Murum aries attigit."

"It means the ram has touched the wall. In other words, no mercy. If you touch my sister, I will not show you any mercy," Reyna warned. She knocked Atticus out. Reyna stood, slipped out of the room, and looked around.

Reyna was standing in a large hallway. There was no one else around. She pressed her arm to her shirt and tried to stop the bleeding. Reyna walked down the hallway and heard a door open. She ducked into an empty room.

Seeing her sword was an extreme relief. Reyna hurried towards the table. She grabbed the red blade. It was the item that marked her as Atropos' champion. Reyna grabbed her belt and awkwardly put it on.

There was a rod attached to the belt. It turned into a javelin when she flipped it. There was also brass knuckles which she slipped into her pocket. That turned into a shield.

Reyna looked around and gripped her right arm. Along with the stab wounds and broken fingers, her forearm was broken in multiple places. The pain was overwhelming and made her feel sick.

"You need to move," Reyna growled to herself. She glanced out into the hallway and saw no one. Reyna stepped into the hallway and hurried down it. She had no clue where she was going.

Out of instinct, Reyna stopped at a door. She glanced at it before opening it. Reyna stared as she saw two men kicking the crap out of a girl.

The girl had auburn hair, but it was dirty and ratted. That was all Reyna needed to see. She grabbed the rod, flipped it, and threw it at one of the men. It hit him in the throat. The other looked up and tried to cry out. Reyna jabbed her sword into his throat before he could.

Reyna shoved the man down. She sheathed her sword and knelt next to the girl. Pained eyes looked up at her.

"Hylla?" the girl questioned. Both of her eyes were blackened. Her face was a bruised and bloodied mess. It was clear that she had suffered weeks of punishment.

"It's Reyna. You're safe now," Reyna whispered. "Where are the others?"

The girl looked down. She slowly spoke, "They killed them. It's been so long. They said that I could help them kill Hylla. That's why they kept me alive."

"Kinzie, it's okay," Reyna whispered. "I'm going to get you out of here. I promise. Can you walk?"

Kinzie shook her head. Reyna placed a hand into her pocket and felt the string. She helped Kinzie stand and led her away.

"Hylla, is she hurt?" Kinzie whispered. A cough wracked her body. She was leaning heavily on Reyna.

"She's fine," Reyna answered. She was inwardly panicking. If the men saw them, there was no way Reyna could defend the two.

Reyna found the room she was looking for. The door handle was rusted because it hadn't been used in forever. She kicked the door open and stepped inside.

Her eyes darted around the room. She saw the symbol she was looking for. Reyna helped Kinzie towards it. She heard a man in another room yell in alarm. Reyna looked around before placing a hand to the symbol.

The wall in front of them opened. Reyna helped Kinzie into the Labyrinth. The maze had been destroyed, but Pasiphae brought it back. As the wall closed, Reyna grabbed the string from her pocket.

"Ariadne's string?" Kinzie guessed in a weak voice. Reyna nodded. "Oh, good."

Kinzie passed out. Reyna wasn't expecting it and barely managed to keep the Amazon standing. The daughter of Bellona practically carried Kinzie down the hallway.

"Let's get you back to Hylla," Reyna whispered as she looked at Kinzie. She forced herself to focus on walking. Reyna's promise to Atropos ran through her mind. After this, she would need to help Clarisse. The only problem was how she would get close to Clarisse without any of the other Greeks knowing.