Astron's Cry: Chapter 13

Heart's P.O.V.
I sat on the passenger seat next to Sine, who drove absent-mindedly. Hermione was squished between the left window and Mary Lester, Evan sat next to Mary, while Josh was at the rightmost. Each of us did nothing but look at the rearview mirror, hoping nothing would attack us on our journey to the Castle of Eternal Night located at Arctic Circle.

"So, if we're going to the Arctic Circle, wouldn't that mean Josh'll freeze over there?" Hermione asked.

My eyes cut to Josh, with the don't-tell-them look, he nodded, feeling my complete unpleasentness. "Well no, cold doesn't affect light." He responded.

"Guys, if we don't know where Apollo is -in actuality- then we still can't stop the sun from falling to our own world." Sine intervened. Deadly silence swept all over the car.

"But at least we can have our leader in the right shape." I insisted. "Josh's legendary, true, we'll need all the experience we could possibly get, from Mary, Evan, or anyone in this group, Sine. The enemies' got power and strength and all we have is a pact for Astron and 3 - which includes me - campers who are barely in camp for more than months."

All of them nodded. "But what can we do?" Mary asked. "What if the darkness consumes Hyperion before we get there?"

Sine pressed on the accelerator. "Let's just hope Nyx's got enough patience to wait for us."

I slumped backward and closed my eyes.

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I didn't know how I fell asleep, but I awoke to a sound of something between a human battlecry and an animal roar. Sine pressed on the accelerator as though he clinged to life. I looked at the rearview mirror to see the Minotaur.

The others looked at the back, then at Sine as they urged him to hurry.

"I am!" He insisted. That was when the Minotaur took a tree and threw it at us. ''Wham! ''The tree hit the car and we flew all the way. The car landed unpleasantly as we all screamed.

I kicked my door and it flew open, immediately, I scrambled up and opened Josh's door. I helped him and Evan up to their feet as Sine tried with Hermione and Mary. Soon, we all stood near the pile of broken shard remains of the car.

I took my necklace off and tossed it in the air as the others took their weapons, soon, in my hand, was my sword.

"Shall we fight it or run off?" Sine asked nervously.

"We fight. Or we die trying to run, face it, that animal's fast." Hermione retorted.