A/N: Just so you know, the description I am giving right now will not be accurate with the book since it has been a while since I have read it and I don't exactly have the time right now. Sorry!
Warning: Some informalities and missing sequences mentioned.
The moment they entered the camp, the five of them were astound by the view in front of them. At one end, there was something like the Colosseum and there was a large fortress like thing in the middle with a huge field, a stable with pegasi and unicorns, a common dining hall type of a thing and some cabins that look like they have come out of the military.
As they moved further, they could notice rows or houses filled with people bustling around like in a city. "Wow" Nico said as he took in the sights. "Yeah, that over there is New Rome, a city where demigods and their legacies live after about serving about 10 years. All have an option to go to college after the 10 years of service. Those over there are the temples honourig the 12 major Olympians and we also have battle games and other such things." Jason said and the others trailed along, taking in all the sights.
"This over here is the praetor's office area, where we are currently headed to. They are like the leaders of the camp, voted by the people and the Senate. And Derek, I don't have any denarii on me currently, ask someone in the shops." Jason said as he saw the faun.
"Is that a satyr?" Percy asked, shocked, as he looked at the half goat and half man, similar but at the same time, completely different characteristics.
"No, he's not a satyr. These are fauns, more like the street beggars than the satyrs. I had the fortune to meet one but... that was for a very short while. Very nervous and shifty, that guy but at the same time much better than the fauns." Jason said with the shake of his head.
"And here we are" he said, knocking at the door. There was a muffled come in from inside and Jason entered along with them entire gang. "Hello Jason, who are these new people?" The praetor asked.
"Stumbled upon them on the base of Mt. Othrys, two ambassadors and 3 demigods. They have their official letters and a special... request" Jason said as he saw the demigods shuffle a bit.
"I'm Percy Jackson, ambassador of Neptune while that black head is the ambassador of Pluto, Nico Di Angelo. The 3 girls behind us are Bianca Di Angelo, Nico's full blood sister, Zoe Nightshade, unknown and Hazel Levesque, the daughter of Pluto." Percy introduced each of them and they could clearly see the wince when the praetor heard the parents of each of them.
"Praetor Shane Boston. You do know that the Romans have a long history with Neptune and Pluto I presume?" She asked. "Yeah, Jason explained it to us... We assure you that nothing bad will happen while we are here. We are just here to drop off Hazel and settle her in before we move on. We are quite busy you see..." Nico said as he gave Shane the letters.
She stared at Nico for a minute before hesitantly taking the recommendation letters from his hand and silently read through it before asking "What about the other 2? And what is this beware of the Titans warning in the end? What do they mean by we will support you?" rapidly.
Percy, Nico and Zoe glanced at each other before Zoe replied. "The Titans are rising again. We have had passing and have been fighting against them as much as we can but the threat has become of a higher level. As far as our intel goes... Kro- Saturn has found a way to return and are recruiting demigods to fight against the gods. We are not permitted to say more but that is the crux of it. Pluto and Neptune want myself and if willing, Bianca to accompany those two in this... quest." She said smoothly.
"Alright, 4 guests and a new comer. Welcome Hazel." Shane said with a smile. "Don't go about with that mannerism, I know that you 2 ambassadors are hiding something there, I am a daughter of Mercury and a legacy of Apollo after all. I can spot out when you are hiding something. Be careful Greeks." she said with a mischievous smile as the rest of them freezed with surprise.
"Wha... We aren't... we" Percy spluttered and Shane laughed. "My mom was a daughter of Apollo, the Greek one not the Roman one. Of course I know the difference. And Jason, don't go around telling this out loud or I will skin you alive." She threatened.
"How about a trade? The sis I was talking about all the time turns out to be a Greek demigod and a lieutenant of The Hunters according to them. You tell that out loud, I will tattle yours out." Jason said and held out his hand.
"Deal. Jason, take Hazel to Octavian and see the signs. As much as I hate to say this but he is the only augur in the legion" she said with a sigh.
Time skip to the part where Percy and Nico depart from camp namedIamliterallywritingthisinahurryandwillincludeitlateroninaseparatementionwhenIhavetime
Nico, Percy, Zoe, Bianca, Hazel and Jason were at the opening of the tunnel, ready to leave the place. As much as the former 2 enjoyed staying there, they had more responsibilities to complete and Zoe and Bianca had volunteered to join them, leaving Hazel and Jason at camp.
"I will miss you man. Just be safe." Jason said as he clapped on their backs. In these few days they had stayed at camp, they had brought about lot of trouble between the Romans, completely knocking them off their feet with their weird styles and unpredictable attitude and most importantly put Octavian in his place (Somewhat, he is one stubborn SOB and won't change though.)
"Same goes to you Jason, don't go about monster's asses just for fun" Bianca said with a slight blush. "Is someone having a crush?" Nico asked teasingly as he saw his sister's reaction as they were leaving after saying their farewell to the Roman demigods.
"Shut up Nico" she said, slightly embarrassed while the others laughed. "Wait, does the oath till count?" Percy asked Zoe. "Technically no as she has come back from the dead. The oath is broken when the person dies or Artemis frees them off it." she explained. "Where are we headed to?"
"Brooklyn, my uncle and cousins live there and have taken the two of us in. You will fit right into the family." Percy said with a mischievous smile.
"Demigods are restricted from going to Brooklyn, Percy, I hope you know that." Zoe deadpanned. "Oh, I do know that but we are special cases. You will see when we get there." he said and grasped Zoe arm as Nico did the same with Bianca and they shadow travelled to the Brooklyn House.
"Welcome to the Brooklyn House. First we need to inform Percy's uncle of the new additions and the circumstances before we can do anything about it or explain what is happening." Nico said and dragged Bianca along with him, leaving Zoe look at Percy suspiciously.
"I will explain later about the sensations you are feeling. Now come on." Percy said with a sigh, dreading the conversation ahead of him as he dragged her along, metamorphically, he knew what will happen if he drags her and she is one damn scary demi titan.
Percy knocked on the door before peeking in to see Amos discussing something with Carter and Sadie. Sighing, he signed Zoe and Bianca to Wait before going inside with Nico.
"Hope I'm not disturbing anything. This is quite important." He said and quickly summarised what had happened. Before anyone could speak though, Anhur decided to butt in and pushed Percy's conscience aside and said "I sense the blood of the pharaohs in Di Angelo's sister, it will not be tough for her to-" "What do you mean she has the blood of the pharaohs?" Nico asked.
"Anhur, please give a guy a warning before you take over my body. As for your question, it seems it was a dormant trait in your family for a long time and it basically was basically unlocked when she died and came back again. Yours on the other hand was forced to be unlocked during your encounter, causing your body to have a... sudden power outrage, causing your body to nearly shut down but Anubis had stabilised it. He said that he will tell your family history later as there are more pressing matters right now." Percy said.
"Right... What about the other one then?"
A/N: Wow, I can't believe that this took months to write (Though I did complete most of it in the past 2 days whenever I had time). I had completely forgotten about the draft until a few days back when I was checking on which book I need to update first. My practical exams just got over, revision exams going on and this is a nice breather.
Sorry for the ommission of some of the parts in the story and grammatical errors, I will really try my best to rectify the errors and I am also planning to write a separate one shot book with all the missing parts of the story like the Kanes getting introduced to the demigod world and the visit to CJ. Please tell me how you feel about it.
Hope you all like this late chapter! All comments and criticism accepted and appreciated! Belated Happy New Year! I will look into updating my other books soon!
Thank you all for reading!
Rasi10 signing off
Published on 2 February 2020