The Downfall of Suffer

The Downfall of Suffer is the chronicles of how four Demigods defies the evil that is Suffer and must destroy his power source and save Mount Olympus and maybe even the world.

Characters
Andrew Trevor Robson

Linda Louis (At the beginning, the middle and the end)

JJ Ronaldson

Suffer

Sadie Jennifer Robson

Shimaru Robson

Chapter 1: Andrew POV
The arrow hit the red circle directly, i sighed and walked towards the target and pulled out the arrows when suddenly Linda, one of my teamates on The Godslingers walked up to me....i had to admit even though she was wearing armour she was still hot.

I kissed her and she smiled "Getting better at that" she pointed out my bow "Yeah, i was almost as bad as Percy but now with Chiron and Josh 's help i'm almost as better as Apollo himself" Linda laughed "Don't let him be hearing you, he'll make you say crappy poems he made up" i laughed too, Linda rested a hand on her stomach "So...anything?" i asked "Yeah... Jack took me to the hospital in Manhatten and it seems healthy" "Do...do they know if its a boy or a girl" "No"

I put my hand on her stomach "Still at least its ok" She smiled at me.

Suddenly my brain started pounding against my skull and immense pain washed over me, i screamed in pain and dropped my bow and quiver of arrows.

I crumpled to my knees, Linda's cries of terror mute in my ears.

Suddenly images danced across my eyes i...i saw a man or....something, i couldn't tell but he was unatural, he had dark eyes, black hair that hung near his cheeks and a dark black coat was draped over his shoulders, he seemed to be charging at something and suddenly i noticed the person her was running at.

My Father, Zeus.

His voice rang in my ears

"My son...i don't have much time, find JJ Ronaldson and tell him Suffer has provailed against Olympus and the jewels must be destroyed, he knows what i speak of"

Suddenly the vision disappeared as this man punched Zeus and a great flash illuminated my eyes.

I fainted.

Chapter 2: JJ POV
I sulked, walking through the Sahara with my wine purple cloak well draped iver my head. Due to the poor care I took of myself, I had gained sheet-white skin, dark rings around my eyes, and black-streaked, shoulder-lenght hair. I sat by a cactus, using it's mass to form a house around me as the sandstorm started. Then I heard the voice.

"My son will look for you...accept his offer, for he is a Sage among Demigods."

I knew that voice: it was Zeus. But he only had 2 living demigod sons, Andrew Robson and Jason Grace. Jason wasn't exactly known for his Sagelyness....but Andrew was calm, collected and wise. Not wiser than I, of course, but wise.

So if he came, I would defy Zeus and fight him, of course.

Quickly my mind changed to a different topic: Quandroid. He killed Hope, the one person I truly loved. I still saw the knives fly through her heart and libs as she defended me, her last words as she clutche dthe locket that held our picture: "Joeseph...I love you."

I swore on the Styx I would kill Quandroid that day. I don't care when, or how, or even if my own life was sacrificed in the proccess. He would die.

But I had to fight Andrew to show my strength. I ripped out one of the roots from the cactus, and channeled my energy through it to the strawberries of Camp Half-Blood, giving a message: ''Robson. In the Sahara. JJ. ''

'Yes...' I thought, licking my lips, 'My time to shine is now.'

Chapter 3: Andrew POV
I packed my rucksack with the essencials, a tent, some food and a map.

I was about to go when suddenly someone came threw the door, it was Linda. She was clutching something in her hand along with some envelope "Linda....is something wrong?" "I...i just wanted to warn you...JJ....hasn't been well since his girlfriend Hope was murdered so please.....be careful he is powerful, even as powerful as Jack" I smiled then hugged her.

"Don't worry i'll be careful" suddenly she put the envelope and somekind of locket in my hand "Its a gift and those....are pictures of the baby" I opened the locket to see a picture of me and Linda after our first kiss on Polythemus's island and when i opened the envelope i almost cried "It's beautiful"

Me and Linda shared one last kiss before i went off to the Pegasus stables.

I asked Silena if i could borrow a pegasi and she happily gave me one named Flapjack (Don't ask)

Before long i was flying in the air, i know i could fly but i thought it would be easier if i used pegasi.

It took about 5 hours at full speed to get to the Sahara and when i landed i just found a load of sand and cactus.

Who would live here?

Chapter 4: JJ POV
I licked my lips as I saw Andrew descend from the sky. I focused, muttered "Die" under my breath and a giant snake rose from the ground and ate his pegasus. He crashed to the ground, but I grabbed his shirt just before he reached the ground.

"Every rose has thorns." I said as snakes tied him down. I rose my hand as Iaculis slid from my robe sleeve. "Begone like the setting sun." I sliced down.

A silver sword blocked his heart. I laughed. "So this is Lightstrike, the sword of Heroes."

He stood up, and the swordfight of the century began.

Chapter 5: Andrew POV
I had to admit JJ was good.

As both our magic blades clashed sparks of differant colors shot everywhere it almost felt like a lightsaber fight from star wars, minus the sound effects.

Although he was good i was better since i had the Curse of Achilles, every blow he shot at me i blocked and shot back at him tenfold.

But he had a advantage too, his brain.

Everytime i got close to disarming him he did some dirty moves like kicking sand in my face and retreating to higher ground while making snakes fight for him but i quickly dispatched the snakes and got right back at him.

It seemed like this fight would last forever till i came up with one of my greatest ideas ever.

I crossed blades with JJ then kicked him in the family jewels, he yelped in pain and crumpled to his knees, and with the time i had i inciated my plan.

I sheathed my sword and extended my left hand and suddenly the sky rumbled then i did the same with my right and suddenly lightning crackled at my finger tips, suddenly jets of lightning shot out of my fingers and hit JJ stright in the stomach, he was knocked back and he lay on the ground, unmoving.

I calmed my mind and the thunder and lightning ceased.

I ran over to JJ to see if he was ok but nearly passed out when i saw a snake coming out of his mouth and suddenly the body disappearing into the sand.

Thats when i felt the cold steel of JJ's magic sword impale my back.

"Sleep well, Son of Zeus"

Chapter 6: JJ's POV
I stabbed Andrew in the back, my memories of Hope's death and Koshu's betrayal flashing through my mind. Blood splattered through the gold desert sand, creating pools of pinkish-orange. I laughed.

"The Frog in the Well does not know the Great Ocean." I muttered. Hope's favorite quote. "Looks like your Achilles Heel is...here." I said, twissting Iaculis. He screamed, writhing on the ground. "So, your dad is the god of eagles. Got some news for you...SNAKES EAT BIRDS, IDIOT!"

He groaned, and clutched a locket. He stood. "I...I can't die here..." He whispered.

"WHAT?" I shouted.

"I'm having a family, I can't let my son grow up without a father. Linda and our baby...I love them. Jack is like my brother. I may have lost in the past...BUT MY FAMILY'S SUPPORTED ME! JACK, LINDA, JOSH AND WILLIAM! THE GODSLINGERS ARE A FAMILY!!!!"

Tears came to my eyes. I clutched my locket, and Andrew hugged me.

"JJ...I know your pain. You've lost parents, and even a brother, it seems. We're the same. What's different is how we respond to the pain."

"I'll help you...on one condition..." I whispered.

"What?" Andrew groaned.

I quickly disarmed him, caused a sname to pop up behind him, and pushed him so he tripped facefirst.

"You agree I kicked your ass."

Chapter 7: Andrew POV
I jumped up, i laughed "Lets have a fight after we defeat Suffer, we'll then decide whos better" he nodded and we shook hands.

"So where we heading?" Asked JJ "I don't know" JJ stopped dead in his tracks "You come find me and you don't know where we're heading?" "My father only told me that something but it barely made sense" JJ stared at me "Zeus not make sense?" "He was dying" JJ became pale (Paler) then started mumbling to himself "Dying.......not demigod.....not a god or titan.....must be him..." He then turned back to me "Did he mention the name Suffer?" I stared at him curiously "Yes, he said that he concered Olympus"

JJ nearly fainted of lack of blood to his face "That means all is lost....for mortal and demigod alike" I suddenly remembered "Maybe not, before this guy or Suffer beat my dad he mentioned something about jewels and that they needed to be destroyed" JJ looked up at me, new hope in his eyes

"Yes!! the jewels, Suffer uses them to keep his emergency power so if he ever loses enough power but if they were destroyed....yes that just may work, if we fight him together and with his jewels destroyed he would be powerless against us"

I knew that father was right, JJ knew exactly what to do, i knew i could count on him.

"So where are they?"

He sulked, his head dangling "I don't know"

I sighed, so much for knowing everything "But i do know how to find them"

I looked up at him "How?"

"We find the map" "Theres a map?" "Yeah Suffer made it so that when he lost his power he could find it" New hope burned in my eyes "Where is it?"

"Somewhere in South America"

Chapter 8: JJ POV
"WAIT...WHAT THE HELL?" I shouted.

"Yeah."

"THAT'S HALFWAY ACROSS THE OCEAN! AND YOU CAN'T GET ON A BOAT! GODDAMNIT!"

"Hey" Andrew said, throwing up his hands in defence "I gotta do what I got to do. Can't you just make some giant plant bridge or sea snake or--"

"NOT OVER 1000 MILES OF OCEAN, TURD!"

"Fine."

"So much for the great Sage of Demigiods."

Andrew glared. Then he jumped. "YOU'VE MADE TWO JOKES! THAT'S THE JJ I'VE HEARD ABOUT!"

"Shut up." I whispered, using my earth powers to make sand lauch him 50 feet back with extreme force.

"I used to be a rose, but now I know the truth...all roses got thorns."

"Damn."

Chapter 9: Andrew POV
I thought for a minute then finally i had an idea "I could use my air abilitys so while i'm flying i could manipulate the air so you could fly too" JJ looked at me curiously "I guess that could work but i have a slight fear of heights" "Don't worry as long as i keep focused you won't fall" He became pale "That's.....encouraging"

Before we know it we were flying threw the skys, our rucksacks on our backs, JJ with his eye's closed close behind me "Tell me when we're on the ground!!" he shouted, terrified. I looked down and saw that we were just flying over San Francisco, i looked up at the sun, it was almost night, i turned to JJ "We better land, its getting dark and its dangerous to fly at night"

"Ok just get me down from here" Said JJ, his eyes firmly closed.

We soon landed on a long grassy plain, JJ used his powers to make a wide circle so the fire we used to cook food wouldn't burn any of the grass, we set up our tents and set everything up inside.

I sat outside my tent, cleaning Lightstrike while JJ lay fast asleep in his tent, when i was sure he was asleep i took out my locket and stared at it....oh Linda.

Suddenly a arrow made of solid gold lodged into my shoulder and before i knew it someone was pinning me down to the floor.

"Stay where you are Greek"

Chapter 10: Andrew POV
I looked around. Finally I saw the arrow, barely half an inch in my diamond skin. I frowned. "Really? I've got the Achilles Curse, idiots."

Then she came up.

Wearing a hooded cloak and a mask, with tatoos on her cheeks and forehead, she lifted me up easily. I kicked her in the gut, then rolled between her legs before just dodging an arrow. I jumped, kicked her in the head, then rolled, whipping out Lightstrike.

The girl looked out. The fall had knocked off her hood and mask, and the dirt scratched the tatoos, brown hair dye and contacts off. She had blonde hair, green eyes (like mine), and a faint crescent moon scar over her left eye.

No...she couldn't be...

"Little sis? S-Sadie?"

Chapter 11: JJ POV
I woke up to Andrew's scream of pain when the arrow hit him, i crawled out my tent to see him rolling threw his attackers feet and kick him to the ground.

But when i saw the mask fall of his face and the tattoos disappear i nearly fell to the ground, it was no he but a she, a very pretty...no ultra hot girl.

I also almost fainted when i found out she was Andrew's sister.

Although i had no time to say anything because before i knew it she was up and ready. She kicked the stunned Andrew to the ground and pinned him to the floor, she retrieved her mask as some more kids came out of nowhere wearing roman armour and spears.

One of them, a very skinny boy with salty blond hair came up "Masked Archer, it seems you've found us some Greeks" Some buff guys grabbed me before i could grab Iacullis and pulled me out of my tent and pinned me down to the ground as well.

She growled at the skinny boy "Just take them away Octavian, i've had enough of their wretched smell already" Octavian gulped then the guys holding me pulled me to my knees.

And knocked me out.

Chapter 12: JJ POV
I woke up, tied up next to Andrew. As the Romans discussed what to do with us, I summoned a snake to bite through our ropes. Then I stood up, and remembered.

''Crap. If I was disarmed only I couls get Iaculis back. Or maybe...if the blade chose me...''

I clapped and focused. I saw the blade in my mind's eye, it's hilt sticking out of the sand. Then I focused more. A rainbow lit up the sky in the Sahara as the bade exploded into colors. The rainbow filtered through the window here and into my hand before materialising into my hands. I laughed as the romans both charged me. I laughed and rose my sword. I laughed as rainbow energy glowed around me, but Sadie in Lightning Armor managed to match my speed.

Dodge, kick, jab, block. My mind just sort of went on autopilot. Finally, after a long battle, I managed to pin her down and hold Iaculis to her throat.

"Come with us on our quest or die." I moaaned.

"Fine." she said. Short and crisp.

"HEY ANDREW!!! YOUR HOT SIS IS COMIN WITH! SO WAKE THE HELL UP!"

Chapter 13: Andrew POV
As soon as i woke up we were off, the romans gave us no problem and any that did i just disarmed and knocked them out.

I was extremly shocked to hear that my little sis Sadie was coming with us, we came to what they called the Barracks and she came out wearing a purple t-shirt, skinny jeans and a leather jacket.

I looked at JJ and he was bright red, i chuckled then turned back to Sadie.

"You ready to go?" she had a permenent frown on "I'm only coming with you because your friend is some rainbow crazed lunatic with snakes and that he nearly killed me and for the record"

She punched me

"You are not my brother"

she stormed off to the gates, JJ helped me up

"I have to admit, you sister is turning me on man"

Chapter 14: JJ's POV
Okay. Don't think me a pervert, don't think me messed up, don't think I have mental issues or anything.

But I just saw Sadie changing.

I was walking from the baracks, when I saw a backpack in the middle of the hall. So I picked it up and walked it into the nearest changing room.

"Hey I think you--" I said before stopping in my tracks. Sadie was standing in front of me, buck naked.

No underwear or anything.

I blushed, and ran like hell.

So yeah, that's why I was beet red.

Back to the story.

So, after we left camp, Sadie and Andrew did this wierd hymn to Zeus thing that shot us lightspeed to South America.

"Okay, we're so close to finding this thing!" Andrew cheered.

"Yeah, except we have 6880706 square miles of land to search, genius!" I shouted.

Andrew laughed and Sadie punched him in the face.

This is going to be a long quest.

Chapter 15: Sadies POV
I didn't even want to go on this quest with these Greeks so why would i ever believe that that this Andrew was my brother.

So anyway we soon had to make camp so we took refuge in some dank cave in the middle of a forest, this JJ guy made the fire while me and Andrew set up the tents.

I was fine as long as these guys left me alone, Andrew was fine most of the time he just sat at the entrance of the cave and looked at some dumb locket, the real problem was JJ, while i was making the tents he came up to me and offered to help but i could tell he was blushing so i said get lost.

Anyway it wasn't long till we had dinner and i fell asleep in my bed.

Chapter 16: JJ's POV
As I wnet to lay down my sleeping bag I tripped on something. I picked it up, and noticed it was a metal scroll holder. I opened it.

Torn up yellow paper, with seven white dots on it. One was moving.

''The map. ''

Maybe, I thought maybe I could impress Sadie and Andrew with it later. I summoned a snake from my wrist, which swallowed the scroll whole. I snuck into Sadie's tent. I tapped her on the shoulder.

"Sades, look what I found." I said, materializing the scroll in my hand. Sadie woke up, slapped me, and I noticed she was in only underwear.

"WHY IS IT I ALWAYS SEE YOU NAKED?" I screamed, running into my tent and putting a snake dome around it.

Then I walked out, carved "MAP" into the scroll holster and left it out in the middle of our tents.

Chapter 17: Andrew POV
I sat outside the cave, i was polishing my sword when suddenly i felt the same pain in my head as when i got the vision.

But this was differant.

When i opened my eyes it didn't go away, i saw the guy they called Suffer, he was staring stright at me, those evil red eyes tearing threw my mind.

"No...no...leave me alone!!" I clutched my head, trying to stop him but the pain kept coming.

You are brave brother, but you shall lose everything if you continue this quest, it is impossible

Finally i had enough, Suffers mind broke threw mine and the last image i saw was pain, death, destruction.

Chapter 18: Sadie POV
I sat in my tent, thinking about JJ.

''He's a criminal at that Greek Camp and Camp Jupiter! So why do I feel this way about him?'' I thought. Then my brain began to hurt.

''Sister...I know your every weakness. I shall exploit them when you duel me...I will burn everything you carre about to the ground. ''

Then I saw Camp Jupiter burned to the ground, all my friends dead, before I saw...

JJ lying on the ground, arrows and these wierd Kunai knives & shurikens coming from his body. His wine cloak was ripped off, he only had one leg, and his eyes showed one thing. He was clearly

DEAD.

I screamed. The world went black around me as the final imag shot into my mind. Pure blackness, with two red eyes flecked with dark grey and filled with murder. A voice, like an icy knife on a blacboard said You...Must...SUFFER!

Chapter 19: Andrew POV I woke up to the sound of humming, like some demonic tune that slowly drove a person insande.

The room was jet black, no doors, no walls, no windows just a black space.

Suddenly the air around me rippled and fire shot out from everywhere, burning me to the core. I fell down screaming as the fires spread, i tried batting them out with my hands but they were impossible.

These were eternal flames.

I tried to ignore the pain and looked up, staring at me with a smug smile was Suffer, a sword was in his hand.

I drew my sword which was stabbed into the ground next to me and charged at him.

It only felt like a second but i found myself disarmed and with Suffers blade in my Achilles Heel.

"ARGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Suffer laughed like a mad man as he twisted the blade "SUFFER, FEEL THE SUFFERING OF THIS EVERLASTING PAIN!!!"

I screamed in pain, i could feel the blade digging deeper.

Suddenly something lit up in my chest...the locket.

I took it out and opening it and a beam of light hit Suffer, he screamed in pain as the beams hit him.

I retrieved my blade and slashed Suffers face.

As blood gushed out of his gash the black space seemed to shatter and i found myself outside the cave, Suffers sword still in my back.

Chapter 20: JJ's POV
I walked out into the desert, holding Iaculis and the map.

Andrew and Sadie's visions...I was torturing them by staying with them. I ran out into the desert, farther and farther. I ran until I colapsed, rested, than ran more. I ran until I was over a mile away.

''Sadie...I love you. I'm just sorry I couldn't be with you now.'' I thought.

Chapter 21: Sadie POV
The pain finally stopped suddenly, i crawled out of bed and ran out of my tent

"Andrew! JJ!"

no response.

I went deeper into the cave to look for them but no, JJ's tent was missing and Andrew's was empty. I ran outside and shouted their names "Andrew!! JJ!!!" she shouted.

Suddenly i saw a glimpse of a light coming from between an outcrop of trees then i relised it was a sword stained with some kind of mud......wait not mud....blood.

"ANDREW!!!"

I ran to him, i carefully pulled out the sword and checked his pulse.

Nothing...... I started crying....why....i had just found my brother and......he's gone

"NOOOO!!!!!" I screamed to the skys

Chapter 22: Sadie POV
I sobbed. Andrew's carcass remained limp. I had heard he was going to become a father, how would I explain this to his wife?

Then someone tapped me on the shoulder.

I turned. Andrew stood there, his left side wrapped in bandages, and wearing a camoflauge cape. He laughed. "Glad to see you care."

I hugged him. I turned to the dead Andrew. "But what's--"

"Some armor filled with fake blood."

That's when I fell over laughing.

Chapter 23: Andrew's POV
I grunted in pain as Sadie cleaned up my wound "When we face Suffer i'm gonna bash his face so much his own mother wouldn't reconize him" "Well she wouldn't, she's been dead for more then 560 years" She laughed, she then took out a needle and thread from her pack "This may sting a little"

"ARGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

When she was done i looked at her handiwork, my wound was completly sealed "Thanks" she nodded then packed up all her medical supplies and walked to her tent.

I pulled on my shirt and walked to my tent but then a thought came to me

"Sadie, where's JJ?"

Chapter 24: JJ's POV
I woke up in a black and grey brick room. I groaned...

"Where am I?" I moaned.

Then Suffer walked up, and I realized what the moving blip was on the map: Suffer had put one of the Pearls in his heart.

I quickly turned my arms into snakes, which slipped out of the chains. I jumped up, shouted my old motto: "DIE DRUNK ON HOLY!" and dove my sword into where (I thought) the pearl was. He screamed, and a splurt of dark grey liquid came from his chest. I unzipped his coat and a cracked up pearl coming from his chest was what the liquid came from.

"One down, six to go." I laughed.

Chapter 25: Andrew POV
Me and Sadie flew threw the air covering the Sahara, if JJ was missing he was must be most likely in here somewhere.

I turned to Sadie "You take the skys, i'm gonna go check the ground" She nodded then flew off.

I landed ok enough, i reconized the landscape and remembered, this was where me and him dueled so he's most likely somewhere here.

I dug under the sand to see if he was under but all i found was some sandstones

Suddenly i heard a moan then the air felt hard, it was hard to breath in this.

Suddenly i found my self in some black and grey space, i remembered this from when i encountered Suffer....that means....

Suddenly i saw him, JJ and Suffer.

JJ had some kind of broken jewel in his hand and Suffer was on his knees, dark grey blood coming from a wound on his chest.

"JJ!!!" He looked at me "Andrew?" suddenly something happened.

Suffer got up then pointed his palm at JJ and out of nowhere JJ just was flung away by some invisable force "JJ!!!"

I drew Lightstrike and charged at Suffer.

No wasted movements, Suffer was good, his black sword came at me from every angle, trying to bite into my flesh.

Suddenly i made a mistake, i saw a opening towards his chest and thrust my sword forward but Suffer twirled and dodged it then kicked me in the back of the head, making me fly away towards JJ.

I landed a thy metres away from JJ, right next to the jewel.

Then i had an idea and by the gods i hoped it would work or we're both done for.

I jumped to the left, and shot lightning into the wound. He screamed, and collapsed.

Just before some purple man made of mist hit me on the head, and I lost consiousness.

Chapter 26: Sadie POV
I heard a huge scream from somewhere, i think it was where Andrew had landed.

I flew back and gasped when i saw it, there was some kind of black space that covered nearly half the Sahara, i had no idea how we missed that but i guess Andrew must have walked stright into it.

Anyway i needed to find a way to get him out of there.

Suddenly before i could do anything the black space seemed to implode on itself and the space disappeared.

I almost thought it had taken Andrew with it until i saw someone dragging an uncoinscious body, who i saw was Andrew, out of the sand.

It was JJ.

I dived down and hugged him "Where have you been!!" JJ seemed stunned by the hug.

Then i did something i did not expect myself to do.

I kissed him.

Chapter 27: JJ's POV
Okay, when me and Sadie kissed, it was heaven. I felt her tongue intertwine with mine, and we hugged at the same time. Andrew split us apart and we both blushed.

"Damn." I muttered. I materialized the map in my hand, and checked the places where the jewel's are.

"Anyone up for a trip to Portugal?" I asked.

Chapter 28: Sadie POV
I managed to pray to my dad so 3 giant gold eagles flew with us on their backs.

JJ sighed.

"What?" I asked.

"Portugal. I lived there for 6 years, with my mom and brother."

"Oh."

"And it's where I first kissed Hope."

"Damn."

"Yeah. It has memories good and bad."

"Hn." Andrew said. "Guys, we're almost there."

"YES, FINALLY!"

Chapter 29: Andrew POV
One at a time the eagles dropped us.

We ducked into a alley to avoid attention. We walked down the alley "Where are we?" Sadie asked "Lisbon" said JJ "How did you know that?" i asked "That" he pointed to a sign saying Lisbon, we all laughed.

Suddenly a Laistygonian with a mallet jumped down from the roof "Yum, two children of zeus!" he grabbed JJ and smelled him "Yuck, i smell nature, i don't like salad"

Ok now JJ was angry.

He suddenly turned into a whole load of snakes and slivered up the monsters arms and rapped themselves around the giants neck.

The giant gagged and spluttered, trying to pull the snakes off.

Suddenly a snake slithered up my shoulder and whispered into my head "Stab it already idiot"

I drew Lightstrike and stabbed the giant in the chest.

It blew up in a heap of gold dust and the snakes around his neck slithered back together and melded together to make JJ again "Well that was fun"

"Um JJ, how can you do that thing with the snakes" asked Sadie "Have you always been able to do that?" JJ shook his head "It was just after Hope died, i made a deal with a Snake spirit named Nagar, he would give me some of his power in exchange for my blood" he said "Let me guess, you broke the deal" i said and he nodded "Before he could steal my blood i absorbed all his power and he faded" I laughed while Sadie shook her head "Thats very unroman like, not keeping a deal" "Well i'm not roman aren't i"

We all laughed at that

Chapter 30: JJ's POV
I checked the map. "Hey Andrew, see that resturaunt?" I said, pointing to a resturaunt that says "Os Alimentos Delisiosos."

"Yeah. What about it?"

"Walk in there and stab the person at the desk."

"Why?" Andrew asked, hoorified.

"She has the pearl."

"Next Time, lead with that."

He walked into the resturaunt, and I heard a scream. "WRONG RESTURAUNT!" Then he ran into "José e Padaria Fiho."

5 seconds later the resturaunt exploded, Andrew rolling out like a ragdoll.

Chapter 31: Sadie POV
I screamed.

Me and JJ ran to Andrew, he had bad burns all over his body and his breathing was slow. I pulled out some Nectar and Ambrosia and made him eat and drink as much as he could.

His eyes opened but not completly, he opened his hand to show a blue jewel "Destroy....it" and his eyes closed again.

JJ took the jewel and lay it flat on the floor "You do it Sadie" he handed me Iacullis.

I stared at the jewel, it was hard to believe that Suffers power was in such a tiny thing.

But Andrew had been hurt by this thing, i wouldn't let how small this thing is stopping me from this.

I plunged the magic blade into the jewel then there was a big flash and the sound of shattering.

The Jewel had been destroyed.

Chapter 32: JJ's POV
"I got it." I said, before taking out a bottle full of clear, jelly-like liquid. It had a black label with raibow letters saying "DRAUGHT OF HIDDEN LEAF LOTUS". I put the Draught down Andrew's throat.

"What is that?" Sadie asked.

"The Draught of the Hidden Leaf Lotus is a potion invented by Nagar. Whoever drinks it can die twice and come back to life each time."

Andrew shuddered and stood up, his burns and scrapes healing, but not all the way. He stood up.

"Let's go." He said, Sadie shedding a few tears at her brother's revival.

Chapter 33: Andrew POV
We took refuge under one of the highway bridges where we set up our camp, JJ used the Mist to hide our location to mortals.

We sat around the camp fire, the light of the fire shining in our faces as we unrolled the map "Ok lets see, where to now..." JJ muttered.

He pointed to a red dot "There" Sadie smiled "Paris! woohoo!"

Chapter 34: JJ's POV
I looked at the fire. It was dying.

"How are we gonna suvive and/or get to Paris?" Andrew asked.

I took of my cloak and the top half of my armor, and threw them into the fire.

"Aphrodite and Ares, two of the Olympian Twelve, I pray to thee with sacrifices. Aphrodite, I grant you a new cloak to wear and shed as you please. Ares, I grant you new armor to wear in battle. All I ask in return is a simple kindness. Transport us to Paris." I muttered under my breath.

The cloak and armor vanished.

The fire turned banana yellow and engulfed us.

When it vanished in a puff of smoke, we were in Paris. I looked down.

My normal outfit, before Hope died. Overalls, with a red shirt under it and Iaculis in a sheath in one of the beltloops.

"Now to destroy the pearl. And to get me a new cloak."

Chapter 35: Sadie POV
I was so excited to be in Paris.

I loved the food and the sights, plus it was one of the places i had been when i travelled to Camp Jupiter.

Anyway we buyed JJ a new cloak so people wouldn't see his scaly skin then set up camp on top of an abandoned building where we changed into our normal clothes and put our armour under it.

Andrew took out his sword and replaced the sheath, he put the sheath on his back and strapped it on.

At first i thought it would be easy to see but then it seemed to evaporate into one of those painting tubes artists wear on their shoulders.

Wow the mist rocks.

So we were off looking for the pearl, JJ studied the map as we walked down the pavement, looking quizical "This one seems to moving too, looks like its heading to.....Franklin J Avenue.

We nodded and headed towards Franklin J Avenue.

Chapter 36: Andrew POV
As we walked down the roads of Paris we actually brought some attention to ourselves.

In these new clothes i looked like a college graduate so girls lined up to talk to me and they followed us everywhere we went.

Sadie was reeling in some high school boys here on a school trip, they soon gave up when they saw her and JJ holding hands.

JJ was the most since he kept his new purple cloak on all the time, some asked what he was hiding under his hood and he replied he just likes shady things.

So anyway it took us quite a while to get to Fraklin J Avenue and when we got there our mood didn't change.

Franklin J Avenue just led to some French Night Club.

Oh no not again!! I remembered my last trip to a night club when i just wanted directions, i came out with girls clinging to me and asking me to go out with them

The gods have a weird sense of humor

Chapter 37: Sadie POV
I watched as Andrew turned around, but JJ continued in. He stormed in and all the girls ran out, but he grabbed one with a snake around the waist, and she said in a gruff voice, "Well played."

A flash of yellow sent us all flying. Andrew muttered, "Only...Jack can do stuff like this."

A man with brown and blonde hair, yellow eyes and tanned skin stood there in a robe like the one Suffer wears. One of the pearls was on a necklace he wore. He began to chat and put the pearl, now glowing yellow on the ground under Andrew. A swirl of black energy engulfed Andrew, and a bloodcurtling scream echoed through the night.

Chapter 38: Andrew POV
After the blackness and major pain, I woke up floating in some place made of grey clouds, red lightning flashing behind me.

Then I was struck.

The pain was like nothing I've ever experienced, it was like fire was melting every nerve in my body and my brain being shot through with arrows drenched in acid.

After it subsided and my vision cleared, I saw I was nailed to a cross like Jesus. A flaming spear was stuck through my stomach, and I looked up.

Suffer stood in front of me, holding the spear.

Chapter 39: JJ POV
As soon as the lights died down i drew Iacullis.

I stabbed the sorcerer in the back and ripped the necklace from his neck as he fell.

"Guys i got the pearl, i got the-" suddenly i felt a sharp, intense pain hurt my back and before i knew it i was crashing threw the night club walls.

I got up and turned to the unknown opponent and gasped when i saw him.

It was Andrew.

Well kinda, he looked differant, his skin had gone dead white, his eyes red as blood and weird markings were spreading on his face like the blood in his veins were turning black.

"Andrew! What the hell is wrong with-" suddenly Andrew was standing at the hole in the wall then was next to me as quick as i blinked and grabbed me by the neck and threw me threw the wall again into the kitchens.

When he came at me again i grabbed his hand and punched him in the face but it did not stop him from uppercuting me in the jaw, ripping my hood off my face and then throwing me back into the main room.

Sadie helped me up as Andrew walked threw the rubble.

"Whats wrong with him?" she asked "I don't know...but i can sense great evil inside him"

Suddenly Andrew was upon us again, he knocked aside Sadie then kicked me in the face, sending me flying across the room and making a crater in the wall behind me.

As i slid down the wall i grabbed a broken chair as Andrew approached and tried hitting him with it but he ducked then hit me in the face with the back of his hand which would have just stunned me but instead sent me spinning in the air into a pile of rubble and broken tables.

Andrew then grabbed me by the scruff of my cloak and lifted me in the air.

He raised his fist and beated me repeatedly till i was close to death but before he could finish me Sadie hit him on the back with a broken table which smashed across his back but leaving no mark.

Andrew turned to Sadie, he then dropped me and went for her.

"NO!!"

To late, he punched her so hard in the stomach she spat out a load of blood, he then let her drop then turned to me.

I lost consciousness from his next blow and when i woke up he was gone.

What the hell had just happened?

Chapter 40: JJ's POV
I lifted up Sadie, her body limp.

This was just like Hope's death, it brought back that painful memory.

FLASHBACK

''I watched as Quandroid lifted his kinfe, licking my blood off of it. My chest hurt from the cut, and his souless grey eyes looked at me coldly. I groaned.''

Then he threw the knife.

Splitting into thousands of knives as it flew, I knew I was done for.

''Until a yellow blur blocked my way. ''

''I gasped. Hope's lifeless body lay in front of me, every one of her vital points having a knife in it. I sobbed, Hope was gone forever.''

More knives flew at me, but a blue shield blocked them.

''Jack Sullivan, Jaxon Reel and Hunter McReily ran up. Ice trapped Quandroid and a volley of arrows impaled both his shoulders. ''

''A flash of light green illuminated the room, and I was back in my home. I sobebd, and lay on my couch. ''

Now it was happening again, until a hand touched my face.

Sadie smiled at me. I gasped and kissed her.

Now we were going to find Andrew and bring him back.

Chapter 41: Dark Andrew POV 1
I watched from the very top of the Eiffel Tower, the powers Lord Suffer had bestowed upon me was incredible, i felt his power running threw my veins, his blood and mine in perfect harmony.

No.....must stop Suffer

I shook my head, it seems that the transformation wasn't nearly complete, 

I needed more blood

From my pocket i pulled out a small vial of black liquid and drunk the contents, i felt a cold, pleasurable chill go down my spine as the Blood of Suffer ran down my vein.

I then jumped off the railings of the tower.

Normally someone would fall, and i'm a son of Zeus so i can fly but this was not how i flew.

I just landed on the ground, safely with no pain anywhere.

My main goal now was to kill JJ and Sadie.

The will of Suffer must be obeyed

Chapter 42: Sadie POV
I sobbed, Andrew was gone. Gone forever, my older bro. I sobbed, but JJ wrapped his arms around me. I sobbed more, before a thud and a shock wave knocked us down.

Dark Andrew stood infront of me.

Chapter 43: JJ POV
I drew my sword and pointed it at Andrew.

Andrew seemed to laugh, his laugh was hard and bone chilling like his whole soul had changed.

"Whats happened to you Andrew?!" i shouted as he approached "I have relised the truth, this quest was doomed to fail at the very start, i have just relised it before you too"

The tip of my sword was now digging into his shirt but it didn't seem to make any differance, Andrew was my friend, I couldn't kill him "I won't kill you Andrew" i said as if reasurring me too "Good, then i'll kill you"

Suddenly in a blink of an eye my sword disappeared from my hand and flew across the room, i then saw a quick blur of movement and then a horrible pain in my chest and then i was thrown threw the wall on the other side of the exit.

I quickly regained my focus and got up, ignoring the seering pain in my back to see Sadie, her katana drawn, slashing wildly at Andrew who dodged with ease, he then grabbed the blade with his hand and snapped it with one flick of his hand.

I grabbed a metal rod from a broken pipe and jumped in and hit away the thrust Andrew did with Sadie's broken blade.

Andrew jumped back and threw away the broken blade and looked at his hand, not a cut from the blade not even a mark.

"Suffer is using you Andrew, he knows how powerful you are he'll turn on you....please come back to us" i said but Andrew just laughed "Lord Suffer will reign as the new god of this world, he will make the mortals bend to his and his loyal servants whim and i will be by his side at the turning of the new world!"

He then jumped across the room towards us.

He quickly disarmed me then he grabbed me by the collar and threw me away then he did a round-house kick which sent Sadie flying into a pile of rubble.

We needed to find a way to beat him!

Chapter 44: Sadie POV
I pulled myself out of the rubble to see JJ and Dark Andrew fighting hand to hand.

Never knew JJ was this good at hand to hand combat but i guess he is, but Andrew is more powerful now so i worried about JJ.

I saw Iaculis next to me, i grabbed the magic blade and sneaked up on Andrew, i planned on trying to cripple him by slashing the back of his knee but somehow he saw me coming, he pushed JJ away and drew his own sword, even Lightstrike had been corrupted, black veins were rapping around the blade.

I tried desperatly to block every blow he sent at me but i was no swordsmen, i was magnificent with a bow and arrow but i was crap at swordplay.

Finally i slipped up, I was so busy defending myself i didn't notice that Andrew was just pushing me towards the wall, i only relised it when i hit the solid stone wall and saw Andrew's blow coming towards my head.

I twisted my head and managed to dodge it but i screamed when i felt the blade cut my cheek.

I closed my eyes and lunged forward, knocking into Andrew and i felt myself tumble over.

When i opened my eyes again i found i was ontop of Andrew, Iaculis pierced in his shoulder.

I looked up at JJ who was staring in bewilderment and horror...

What had i done.....i had killed my brother....

Suddenly a flash of light hit my body and i flew into the air, htting the top of the ceiling and landing hard on my back.

When i looked up i saw Andrew, only he wasn't him any longer.....he had changed.

His shirt had been ripped off showing his muscles, his skin was black along with his face, his pupils had disappeared leaving just red holes where his eyes were.

His nails had become claws and he had sprouted black shadowy wings.

What the hell? What was going on?

Chapter 45: JJ's POV
I groaned and sat up. Another snake power I have: regeneration by snake-shedding. I

I stood up, and saw Iaculis on the ground next to Sadie.

No...no....NO.

I watched as, slow-mo, Sadie was punched through by Andrew. I stood up, and Iaculis shot towards me into my hand.

"YOU'LL-YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!" I screamed.

Then I heard Nagar's voice in my head: Joseph...give me your heart...all the powers of a god will be yours in exchange for your lifeblood.

Yes... I thought. Then I felt as if my heart was pricked with an icicle, before freezing over.

I watched as my skin rippled and turned un-scaly without losing the color. I saw in a reflection in Sadie's blood that my hair was now light blue-grey like Nagar's was, and my eyes were slitted like a snakes. I stared at Iaculis, now a black blade with a single, rainbow streak. I raised the blade, and ran faster than sound.

I sliced, he barely dodged, and then the reverse happened with me ducking, before kicking him up in the air.

"NOW I'M GONNA TAKE YOU BACK!" I shouted. I vanished, before grabbing his legs and pumping my power into him. He began to glow black, then screamed and reverted to his original Suffer form, now glowing hazel. Then a gold flash zoomed through the room, and both me and Andrew were back to normal.

Chapter 46: Sadie's POV
I moaned, and opened my eyes slightly.

JJ and Andrew--wait, ANDREW?

I sat up, and whispered in a raspy voice, "Andrew, you are back."

"Yeah."

Then I fainted.

5 DAYS LATER

I woke up in a hospital room. I moaned.

"Where the hell am I?" I moaned.t

I gasped and looked outside-we were in the GREEK camp.

<p style="text-align: left;">Then JJ walked in. He kissed me on the cheek, and sat down next to me. He had removed his cloak, and now wore an orange camp shirt and black sweat pants. He kicked off his old, beat up Nikes, and lay down next to me.

<p style="text-align: left;">"I was so afraid you were dead, gone forever, and I couldn't do anything about it." he whispered in my ear.

<p style="text-align: left;">"Hey-where's Andrew?"

<p style="text-align: left;">"Probably making out with his girlfriend somewhere-wanna intrude?" JJ answered.

<p style="text-align: left;">"Wanna crash the party?"

<p style="text-align: left;">"HELL YEAH."

<p style="text-align: left;">We stormed into the Zeus cabin, and saw Andrew, laying next to a girl who looked around 4 months pregnant, and they were kissing.

<p style="text-align: left;">I noticed that Andrew was now wearing a black long sleeved shirt and brown pants along with sneakers.

<p style="text-align: left;">The girl laughed, and Andrewblushed bright red and fell off the bed.

<p style="text-align: left;">JJ couldn't stop laughing, in fact he was rolling on the floor, and I leaned on the doorframe for support.

<p style="text-align: left;">"Hah hah, very funny, but where's the pearl?" he asked.

<p style="text-align: left;">"Somewhere in camp, map won't say where." JJ said.

<h2 style="text-align: left; ">Chapter 47: Andrew POV I know that Suffer's taint in me was gone but....i just feel it in me....crawling threw my veins.

The other thing that bothered me if the taint was still there that means i still have a part of Suffer in me which almost made him....my blood-brother.

I didn't mention this to Linda because i knew she would make a big deal out of it and also because i knew if we killed Suffer the taint may disappear.

Anyway back to the pearl search.

The logical thing to do would to ask Chiron but for some unknown reason when we mentioned Suffer he stiffened and became pale and nearly fainted.

He refused to say anything about the pearl and sent us away.

I stared at the camp from Thalia, my half-sisters, tree i wondered if what Suffer said was right, would this be my last quest and if so.....what would happen to this place and Linda.

Would Suffer destroy it along with her and my child to stop anyone start a uprising like me, JJ and Sadie were doing.

I shook these thoughts off, we would defeat Suffer and i would come back here and take care of Linda and my child.

Suddenly i relised something...somewhere in the camp.

I ran to JJ who was sitting on the edges of the monster filled forest, making out with Sadie.

"Guys i figured it out!" "What?" asked JJ, reluctant to pull away from Sadie "The pearls location, what if it isn't in the camp what if its under it!" JJ smiled "Yes! the tunnels made by the metal ants! if we find one of the entrances then it'll be easy to find the pearl"

JJ's smile wavered "But the ants are smart, they hid their ant holes so it will be hard to find one" I stopped him "But i know one"

they both looked up at me

"Where?!"

"Just under the Hephasteus Cabin"

Chapter 48: Sadie POV
As we approached the Hephasteus Cabin i couldn't help being a little jumpy.

Giant metal ants? whos ever heard of giant metal ants, spiders i can deal with but ants i feel like i'm in some story book.

Ok so we sneaked into the cabin, it was empty for the moment

"Why are we sneaking in here?" Andrew asked "Because did you see Chirons expression, if he refuses so will the Hephasteus cabin in letting us use their tunnel entrance" Said JJ

Soon we found the elevator down to the deepest cavern of the Hephasteus Cabin.

We took out flashlights because it didn't seem the Hephasteus kids had got to working on this part and proceeded down a path towards a large pair of bronze doors.

On them was some greek writing which i couldn't read since i was roman "What does it say?" i asked JJ

"Beware for all who enter will soon become dinner"

Chapter 49: JJ's POV
I broke into the tunnell, and saw the pearl almost instantly.

Ants aren't smart.

"Sadie..." I whispered. "You're a crackshot, destroy the pearl from here."

Sadie notched an arrow, and shot it at the pearl. The arrow broke, but the pearl fell and brained an ant.

Chapter 50: Andrew's POV
Ants rushed from every corner, biting at us with their metal mandibles.

We drew our weapons "Split!" i shouted, i was used to being attacked in groups, some kids thinking they have to prove themselves by beating me but i was too good for them.

I pulled back my sleeve to show a bronze armband with the greek words for Warshield.

I pulled it off and suddenly it turned into a large, round shield with a lightning bolt etched on the surface.

I jumped into the main group of the metal ants, hitting them across the face with my shield then finshing them off with a quick jab to the skull.

It seemed to be going well until Sadie was knocked down by one of the Ants, JJ was cornered by some big ants which i guessed were adults so i rushed to Sadie's side and quickly hit the ant that was pinning her to the floor which made it go flying across the room.

I threw Sadie my shield "Use it to get to JJ, i'll deal with this"

Suddenly i felt sharp pain in my chest, i fell to my knees, the ants forming a circle around me, JJ and Sadie's crys of dismay echoeing in the bottom of my skull.

It was the wound Suffer had delivered me when i was stuck on that cross, i felt it rushing threw my blood again

The Taint had return

Chapter 51: Dark Andrew POV 2
I rised from my knees, my sword clenched in my hand, the spiders stared at me with their ruby eyes, their faces emotionless but i could taste the fear inside them.

I jumped forward, my instincts took over, i landed on my hand then somersaulted onto one of the bigger ants, roughly about the size of a house's back, i then plunged my sword deep into its metal hide.

The beast screamed in pain, it jumped up and down, trying to knock me off but i stayed as still as a statue, the beast slowly became quiet and died quietly as the ants tried scalling its dead body to get to me.

I stared down at them, so feeble, so.....disgusting.

I raised my hand into the air and arcs of electricty sparked at my finger tips.

I pointed my hand at them and bolts of lightning shot from my fingers, hitting each and everyone of the ants, even the ones JJ and Sadie were fighting.

When i was sure they were all dead i turned to the tunnels, i needed to take care of them incase more ants come.

I tore off one of ants metal legs then ran at the first tunnel, I charged the metal with explosive thunder and threw it into the tunnel and the same with the others execpt the one leading back to the Hephasteus cabin.

It only took a minute but soon all of the legs of the ants blew up in a surge of thunder, collapsing the passages.

I turned back to JJ and Sadie "Hello again" I said.

JJ pointed his sword at me and Sadie drew an arrow from her quiver.

"What are you doing here?" JJ Said "I thought i had destroyed you" I laughed "Oh i am not that Andrew anymore, that part died" "Died?" "Yes, though it is true Andrew still has some of Suffers blood in him it is techniclly not his blood anymore" JJ stared at me in confusion "Its hard to explain" He nodded "So your not trying to kill us, or Andrew?" I nodded "I am dark but also the light" Another confused look "....Just get the damn pearl before i change my mind" Sadie stepped up "What about the other Andrew? where is he?" I stared at JJ "It was by your help, Snake Spirit that Andrew was able to defeat the taint but you knew such a thing would leave him physically and mentally exausted" JJ stared at me in confusion, then out of nowhere came a voice "I ssssee you knew it wasssss me all along"

The voice was from inside JJ.

Chapter 52: Sadie POV
I stared in horror as JJ's scales came back, his hair turned back to its color when he had Nagar's power but his eyes had changed, they had turned to yellow slits.

When he spoke it was in a charming and suave voice but at the same time it had a hiss like a snake.

"I wasss sure that you had been killed" said JJ, suddenly i relised it wasn't him talking but it was the voice of Nagar himself.

Dark Andrew sheathed his sword and stepped towards Nagar-JJ, who backed away "Get away from me!" He said in a shriek "Thisssss boy made me a promissse and i intend to collect!" Dark Andrew put out his hand "I think you should just disappear" When he touched JJ on the forehead suddenly some kind of wispy green smoke came out of his mouth and it quickly formed into a scaly figure.

"You will pay for that you copy!!!!" shouted Nagar, who charged at Dark Andrew with the intent to kill while JJ fainted, his hair was turning back to red and his eye went wispy grey.

Suddenly Dark Andrew jumped into the air, nearly hitting the top of the ceiling, Nagar stared up at him and hissed, showing his enormous fangs.

Nagar suddenly shape shifted into a great big black snake which took up nearly half the room.

It launched itself at Dark Andrew, who was falling down towards it.

"''DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ''Suddenly Dark Andrew twisted in the air and went stright for Nagar's large mouth.

"ANDREW!!!!" I screamed.

"'''LEARN YOUR PLACE SNAKE SPIRT!!!!!" '''Suddenly Dark Andrew leapt off one of Nagar's Fangs then kicked Nagar threw the skull, he went stright threw the snakes skull and out its throat where he landed safely beside me and JJ while Nagar collapsed, dead.

Dark Andrew wiped the green blood of his face then faced me "We will meet again......sister" Suddenly Andrew's hair turned back to black, his eyes to green then color flushed back to his face.

He collapsed.

Chapter 53: JJ's POV
I stood up, and instatly regretted it. I fell back, pain coarsing through every chromasome in my body. I saw Andrew lying on the floor. Suffer's blood gave him so much pain.

I knew what I had to do.

I walked over to Nagar's corpse, now shaped back to a man in a pile of golden sand. His hair was blue, and his skin was scaly. He had golden, slitted eyes, half open and glassy. I focused what I had left of my Egyptian Magic, and focused on the ichor flowing through my veins. I put my hands on his chest, and I was suddenly standing at the bottom of a pit.

I looked up, and just saw dark shadows. No sky, not even the slightest hint of a cave roof. Only one pit was this deep, and had this evil aura. Holy shit, I was in--

"Tartarus." what sounded like 50 sly, calm and raspy voices talking at once said.

I turned. A big snake, made of millions of smaller silver, gold and black snakes with a giant, fanged, man's head. The head had long & black hair, slitted red eyes, and tanned skin. It spoke in those 50 voices, "You have great will and a peaceful aura of complete light. You are in Tartarus, without fading or going insane. Guess you are worthy of Iaculis."

I put my hand on the ground. "Nagar. You've been stuck here, but I'll get you out of your misery." I drew my blade. The rainbow colors lit up the pit ominously, shadows clashing with light. I cut the head from the snakes, ichor and a scream filling the pit. The snakes flew around and circled me, creating a tornado.

"Hah, a post-mortem trap. Nagar, you really are something." I muttered. I put my hands together, holding up the index and middle on both. The tornado dissipated, and the snakes flew towards me, vanishing within 2 inches of my body.

I opened my eyes.

I looked down at my hands, they were scaly again. Sadie looked at me in shock. I realized I stood in a pile of bloody sand. I stepped out of it towards Andrew.

I grabbed his hands, lifting them up. I focused my whole energy into him, and felt Suffer fight me.

''You will never win. As long as we live, love will exist. Love breeds to sacrifice, which breeds to pain, which breeds to suffering. ''I heard in my head, cold voices repeating it over and over.

I grabbed my head with one hand, and held on to Andrews hands with my other one.

''No. It's a chain of animosity, you say? Well in every chain, there's a weak link. And in this case, IT'S ME!'' my mind said, the last to words mine and Nagar's voices. Andrew's eyes opened, glassy and grey. He began vommiting up crows, which flew away and began forming the outline of a Person. They merged, and a sillouhette appeared.

"So, this is life, huh. It's causes a perfect death...like my name, SHIMARU!"

Dark Andrew stood in front of me.

Chapter 54: Shimaru POV
I sat up. It felt good to not be deep inside Andrew's psyche. I saw as everyone stared at me in shock, and some black lightning appeared surrounded my hands. I grinned, and said, "JJ Ronaldson...pretty great of you to bring me to the surface like this, hn?"

JJ stood up, charged me and punched. I dodged easily, and snakes stretched from his wrist and knocked me back. Pain shot through me, and I wiped what looked like dark red-grey blood off my lip. He vanished, he was moving so fast, and a numbing sensation went throough me.

I looked down at where I had blocked JJ's snake punch. 2 bitemarks were on my hand, the skin around them a pale green.

It was the last thing I saw before I blacked out.

Chapter 55: JJ's POV
I climbed back out of the hole, and I saw that we had caused an EARTHQUAKE we were fighting so hard.

​​ The Hepheastus Cabin had been blown to shreds, and ugly cracks went through all the other cabins.

"Oh..." I muttered. I had 2 snakes coming from my back, one with Shimaru in his mouth, and the other with Andrew on his back. I slid out, and I walked over to the infirmary. I dropped Andrew and Shimaru on some beds. I groaned, and Sadie stared at me as the snakes vanished. I stared at Shimaru. Had I really done the right thing, bringing him out of Andrew?

I sat down on a chair, and then closed my eyes for a few minutes.

A big BAM woke me up. I stood up, and saw Shimaru, holding out a fist surrounded in black energy, and Andrew flying aross the room with blood splattering everywhere. He stood up, and his hair and eyes turned yellow, his skin a pale-white, and he got orange streaks in his hair.

His Apollo Blessing.

He dashed around Shimaru, and an arrow of sunlight hit Shimaru in the back. Shiamru growled, and pulled a Heroic Silver sword off the wall, his hand phasing right through the River Styx-cooled glass. He drew the sword out, and I tried to move. My body was paralyzed.

Andrew stood, and drew Lightstrike.

"Shit." I said.

Chapter 56: Andrew's POV
So this was my other self.

I had only met him once, the time when Suffer had injected his blood into me, the image of what happened flooded back to my head as i had a flashblack.

''I screamed in agony as Suffer dug the spear deeper into my chest. When was this unbearable pain gonna end?! Suddenly the pain stopped, i soon relised that Suffer had pulled the spear out.''

He smirked at me "The deed is done" I stared at him in confusion, suddenly i noticed something running up the tip of the spear....black liquid.

''Oh dear god! he had put his blood inside me!!''

I writhed in pain as if the blood had awoken when i had relised it was inside me and suddenly i felt a searing hot pain shoot threw my veins.

It was enough pain to make 5 strong men die but my father had taught me to store some of my energy away, i sipped into these stores and tried fighting back.

Suddenly i felt something coming up my throat, i wretched in agony as a big black crow shot out of my mouth and sat in front of me.

''What the hell? Suddenly the crow took on a human like figure, the wings turned into pale, skinny arms and suddenly the whole crow grew in size.''

I watched in horror as the crow that had come out of my throat turned into.....me?!

Well sort of me, his hair was crimson, his eyes were red slits and he had black marks on his face like his blood was black.

Suddenly i felt my energy sap when i saw him, it was like this guy was consuming me.

Suddenly Suffer's voice echoed in my voice "You shall be mine Brother, with you at my side we will rule this world by ourselves and the Gods will be the ones to suffer, not us brother!"

''Suddenly the cross disappeared, i fell to the ground, i stared up at the other me "Who are you?" His voice was deeper then mine "I am you and you are me, some call me Dark Andrew but i call myself by a differant name" Suddenly he got into a battle position like they did when trained kung fu fighters were about to fight ''

<p style="text-align: center;">''"The Will of Suffer Must Be Obeyed!" ''

As the flashback disappeared i relised that JJ had stepped between us "Stop this!" he said but suddenly Shimaru hit him across the head with his sword, knocking him out cold.

"JJ!" I shouted, i charged at Shimaru.

When we clashed blades the whole cabin's atmosphere seemed to ripple, like our battle was a crime against nature itself.

Shimaru didn't seem to notice it because he pressed on the attack, I dodged everyblow then shot back as many as i could but Shimaru was as powerful with a sword as me (And i was camp half-bloods greatest sword fighter for 3 years) Suddenly he managed to lock his hilt with mine and he twisted, sending my sword go flying.

I jumped back from Shimaru's next strike then kicked his sword out of his hand.

He seemed to smirk then he got into a combat position, i did the same (hopefully all those wrestling lessons with Clarisse would pay off) I jumped from side to side, dodging Shimaru's quick jabs and punches then i swiped at his feet with my foot that knocked him down.

He would have landed on his butt if he hadn't landed hand first, propelled himself upright then pressed the attack again.

This time it was harder, each time his fist connected with some part of my body i felt a ripple in the atmosphere like any minute the entire place would implode.

Suddenly Shimaru ducked from one of my punches, uppercutted me in the jaw then pulled back his fist and punched me in the chest.

I spat out a loud of blood, this was no ordinary punch, i could feel the shockwave stab threw me like a spear and i could feel the bones in my body break.

I was propelled by the shockwave threw the wall and outside, right in the middle of the volleyball court.

People stared in horror and awe as Shimaru marched towards me.

Girls (Namely Drew) got hearts in their eyes when they saw him, he ignored them and approached me.

"ANDREW!!!"

It was Linda

Chapter 57: JJ's POV
I stood up, and was instantly angered.

"He'll pay for that." I muttered. I drew Iaculis, channeled Nagar's power, and charged Shimaru. He, distracted by Andrew, didn't notice me, moving faster than sound, knock him into the air and stab him as he fell. He vanished into darkness at the last second. He reappeared behind me, but a snake shot up and bit him. The dark lightning he held turned into a few gold sparks.

"Special poison I designed. Represses Suffer's blood." I chuckled.

Shimaru glared at me as I kicked him in the stomach. He flew, skidded, landed on his knees, and vometed up blood. I picked up a rock and chucked it at him.

He passed out next to Andrew, who woke up barely.

Chapter 58: Sadie POV
We strapped Shimaru onto the bed, stygian iron chains rapped all around him.

Linda held Andrew who was still weak from his defeat at the hand of Shimaru, His chest was rapped in bandages and he had a bandage around his head from the impact against the wall, he had a clump of Ambrosia in his hand.

JJ had a single bandage around his head from the blow to the head by Shimaru.

Secretly i felt sort of useless, i could have helped but all i did was watched as the ones i loved were beated to a pulp.

Shimaru stared at us, he didn't even want to escape, all he did was stare at us not even saying anything to us. Finally JJ broke the silence "I thought you said you didn't have the Suffer taint in you anymore?" "I don't, i attacked Andrew because i wanted to see how strong he was, i already know his mental strength from our constent battle in his mind for power but i did not know his physical strength"

JJ stood up "So you tried to kill him because you wanted to test him!" He said with anger in his voice "Yes" said Shimaru without any hesitation.

Suddenly the chains seemed to crack then in a second they exploded, sending black shards flying across the room.

When we looked back we saw Shimaru in front of us, free.

JJ went for his sword but Shimaru stopped him "Stop, i do not want to fight now, i told you before my new purpose in life is to help you defeat Suffer and i shall" suddenly he pulled out the pearl we got from the tunnels out of his trouser pocket "One pearl at a time"

JJ stared in confusion then into his pockets and back pockets "How-" "I have more skills then just fighting you know" he put out his hand "May i borrow you blade" JJ hesitated but eventually handed him Iacullis.

Shimaru stabbed the pearl, there was a bright flash which quickly subsided and the remains of the pearl crumbled into dust into his hand.

"One down, about 10 more to go"

Chapter 59: Shimaru's POV
I could get used to this, i thought as i lay on the top bunk bed in the Zeus cabin.

Andrew was asleep on the bottom bunk and Sadie was just along in the bed at the corner. JJ had decided that we would head out for the next jewel tommorow but we needed rest for now.

But he failed to specify one thing.... I. Don't. Sleep!

I jumped off my bunk and stared out the window at the lake, it was still weird....life, it was hard to believe that i was only created a thy days ago by the very creature we were going to kill.

Not that i felt any remorse for the guy, he is holding the gods captive, he wants to make some kind of "Perfect world" which involved all the mortals being slaves.

I wanted so much to kill him, even if i was just some fake....some alter personality of some person.....No i was my own person, i was no longer a Suffer Spawn or Dark Andrew.....My name is Shimaru!

I got back into bed and waited till the sun came up, Sadie was the first to wake up, she looked up at me and smiled "Nice sleep" "Yeah..." i lied.

Well....i guess this was what people called making friends....how...heart warming.

I smiled, i mean actually smiled, not like my battle smirks but a real genuine smile.

Andrew woke up moments later "Pancakes ready Linda...." Sadie giggled and patted Andrew on the back "Well come on guys lets go see JJ" "Yeah" i said.

I wonder...if these two were family....were they my family too....Was not just Shimaru...was i Shimaru Robson.

I guess i'll ask them after we beat Suffer to a pulp

Chapter 60: JJ's POV
I woke up, and watched as Shimaru, Sadie, and Andrew walked out.

"Hey, since I know my powers and am now used to having a body, sooooo...you wanna fight?" Shimaru said.

I drew Iaculis.

He drew his sword, now with the symbols "黙示録" engraved in the blade.

"I named this blade 'Mokushiroku', as it is a tool to aid in apocalypse." Shimaru muttered.

I drew Iaculis, and we charged eachother.

Chapter 61: Sadie POV
I watched as these 2 extremely skileld swordsmen fought. JJ parried, blocked, and dodged as Shimaru struck. JJ was on the defensive, not a snake or strike coming from him...until Shimaru cut a gash in JJ's robe-sleeve.

"This is it..." JJ muttered. He charged Shimaru, and the swords didn't collide.

"Wow." Andrew said. "That's skilled. Both able to come that close to hitting eachother, without even touching."

I thought back to that move. They had barely touched, just a brush, and JJ had frozen up just for a mere fraction of a second.

"No...they just brushed." I muttered.

JJ skidded, charged Shimaru, and punched him. Shimaru dodged, and followed the same way. JJ went flying, but snapped just as he hit the ground. JJ's snakes caught him, and Shimaru froze.

"Poison again...?" he groaned as blood fell from his mouth. He clutched his elft arm, and fainted.

Chapter 62: Andrew POV
I caught Shimaru when he fainted.

Well he fought his best but no one could figure out JJ's poison, I pulled out a flask of Nectar from my rucksack and poured some of it down his throat and soon he opened his eyes.

"Thanks Little bro" he said, grabbing my hand to help him up.

I was careful not to show my shock, little bro....I guess if you think about it this does mean i kinda have a brother now....wow these were weirdest months of my life, first i find my sister now i have a brother...

I shook of this feeling, we marched towards the edge of camp, i stared back at the camp...i wondered if this was the last time i would see it....the last time i would see Linda and the other Godslingers.

We marched down to a car waiting for us.

"Ok....who knows how to drive?" asked JJ, i put my hand up "I do, Jack taught me" "Jack Sullivan? wow" Said JJ, getting in the back seat with Sadie.

I sat down at the drivers seat and twisted the key, the engine roared to life.

Shimaru sat next to me, his boots tapping on the floor of the car.

"So wheres the next jewel?" Asked Shimaru, getting sick of the silence.

JJ took out the map and examined it "Hmmm....the closest one is in....Texas" My jaw dropped "Texas!" "Don't worry we'll take a plane don't worry!" JJ said reasurrng me....Me and Texas had bad blood...During one of my quests i was nearly eaten by a Chimera there but was saved thanks to my half-sister Zarana Gale.

We took the quickest route and headed towards the nearest airport.

We got out the car and marched towards the entrance.

Foreign Girls stared at both me and Shimaru but he didn't seem to care, he just shrugged them off, i tried to too but i was no Shimaru, i ended up with girls clinging to my arms, they only went away when JJ took of his cloak's hood and showed the girls his forked tongue...which kinda made them all faint.

We left the scene and got 4 tickets for Texas.

Chapter 63: Shimaru POV
A plane wasn't all bad, i thought we would encounter loads of venti and stuff but there was no trouble the entire Half way of the plane journey.

Although when we were somewhere over the atlantic the plane shuddered "What's going on?" said Sadie, clutching her katana.

JJ's eyes widened in horror "We need to leave, like now!" Andrew sprang to his feet "Why whats wrong?!" Sadie asked.

Andrew and JJ exchanged a private look and nodded.

"Ocean Spirit, Follower of Suffer"

We grabbed parachutes, Andrew manipulated the mist so people would not notice the shudder.

We opened the hatch door and one after the other we jumped out the plane.

I was the last, and when i jumped i saw what the others were talking about.

A giant, watery hand was holding the plane like it was somekind of action figure and two pair of seagreen eyes were looking at us in the water.

I opened the parachute and watched as the Ocean spirit let go of the plane then swiped its great big hand at us.

"OH SH-" The water hand hit us and the next thing i remember was a whole load of sea water clogging my lungs.

Chapter 64: JJ's POV
We fell, and I had pulled Sadie and I out of the way. I saw as Shimaru was knocked down by the hand. Andrew was grazed, and He fell into the ocean.

"NO!" Sadie yelled.

I shook my head.

"They're dead, Sadie. It's over"

Chapter 65: Andrew POV
So this was the end....drowning, i guess its a painless end as i had hoped for.....i just wished i had seen my child been brought into this world....just wish..

Suddenly faces danced around my eyes, faces of various girls, smiling at me.

I felt there arms pull me and suddenly i found myself on the shore of a beach.

I looked behind me to see the girls who had saved me, they blew kisses at me "Thanks..." they winked and disappeared into the sea.

Sea Nymphs....wow, when i get home i'm gonna thank all the nymphs back at Camp. I dragged myself to my feet, my clothes were drenched in sea water but it seemed that i had everything i needed, sword, shield, rucksack....all execpt my friends.

I stared at the sky but saw no sign of them. The last thing i saw before i fell into the ocean that JJ had pulled Sadie out the way so at least their alive....but what about Shimaru, he had got the full blast of that Sea Spirts hand attack.

....He was stronger then he looked, stronger then any of us, he would be ok.....i just had to wait.

Right now my new goal was to regroup with my friends so i pulled out a map that i had kept with me the entire time and had plotted the course of our travels.

Ok so before i fell i saw that the plane was going west so i plotted the line where the nymphs had brought me.

When i finished i gasped....I was in Texas....after all that trouble it looked like i was the first one to get to Texas.

I packed up my map and trudged off the beach and towards the nearest town

I just hoped the others were ok.

Chapter 66: Shimaru POV
Twelve Minutes after Andrew had been transported by the Nymphs

OK! Now that stupid Sea Spirit had it coming!

I channeled my power over darkness, it helped alot because the sea was full of it.

Suddenly i felt the water churning beneath me and suddenly i was on top of a giant funnel of dark energy.

My lower half had disappeared into the darkness funnel, the storm spirit lifted its great head to show a watery beard and curly hair.

I smirked "BRING IT ON YOU BIG PIECE OF SEAWEED!!!!" I shouted as i charged towards the spirit.

The Spirit tried effortlessly to hit me with its great big hands but i was too quick, i ducked and dodged every blow it made at me.

Suddenly the Spirit gasped for breath, it was exausted.

Now was my chance.

I channeled some of my energy into my feet and then jumped high into the air.

The spirit looked up at me and a grin ran across its face, it positioned itself just under me and opened its mouth.

So it was gonna eat me huh!

I channeled half my power into my fist till it was practicaly glowing with black energy.

As i neared the spirits mouth i twisted my body into a dive and quickly entered the things mouth.

I dodged torrents of water then i saw it, the one weakness to this spirit.

It's Heart.

I went full speed at the thing and as i neared i pulled back my fist "LEARN YOUR PLACE!!!" and punched the heart.

The black energy in my hand made the crystal heart shatter, i could feel the spirit groan in pain.

I needed to get out of this place quick.

I jumped high up till i made it to the creatures throat and jumped out of the mouth towards the floating image of Sadie and JJ.

Sadie grabbed my hand and pulled me up next to JJ, they both stared at me in shock "How...How did you-" "I'm a special guy" i said, smirking as the dead Sea spirit crashed into the sea.

I was so busy with my kill i forgot "Oh no ANDREW!"

Chapter 67: JJ POV
Ok you will not believe what Shimaru did.

We were just floating in air, not a draft or wisp of wind making us move so Shimaru used his power over darkness and made a funnel of darkness make the parachute move towards Texas.

It was freaking amazing!

I soon saw the edge of some beach and reconized it from the wikipedia map "We're here!" Shimaru eased on the darkness funnel and allowed us to slowly lower into the ocean.

I trudged onto the beach with Sadie, Shimaru was on the beach already.

I looked at my cloak "Oh come on! this is dry cleaned! your paying for a new one Shimaru!" Shimaru smirked and walked up the beach, Sadie behind him.

The beach was abandoned so we had no problem with people asking questions, we decided to make camp on the beach, i hanged up my cloak to dry so i wore a plain white, long sleeved T-Shirt and jeans, my nikes looked like they were dead if i walked another step

"Here"

Shimaru handed me his spare pair of boots "Um...but what about-" "I'm fine with one pair, besides it goes well with the whole shadowy snake look" I chuckled "When did you become a fashion whiz?" he laughed "Just take them"

They fitted fine, infact they were nice to walk in much better then my old nikes.

We sat around the campfire, eating dinner until Sadie brought it up "I hope Andrew's ok" Shimaru's face turned grim and i sighed "Andrew's tough plus he's got something to stay living for so it will be hard for something like a water spirit to kill him" Sadie seemed to lighten up from this comment.

Sadie crawled into her tent and in seconds was asleep, I was about to when i noticed Shimaru "Aren't you sleepy?" He looked at me "No....i never am" i sent him a confused look "Everyone gets tired-" "I'm not "everyone"" I suddenly relised what i said "Sorry..." he sighed "Its ok, you go to sleep i'll stay and keep watch tonight" i nodded and dozed off.

Andrew...be safe.