The Crown of Kronos: Chapter 30

Charlie's POV
It had been weird. I saw the Fates grimly cutting the thread of my life. I saw my soul burst from my body at the strike of the giant's club.

Then I found myself in the Underworld, facing the ghostly image of.....A-Alexandra James?

She was converged deep in a talk with her dad. Alex has this shocked look in her face, and Hades keep making gestures with his hand. Finally, Alex nodded and vanished.

Suddenly I felt the need to breathe. Wasn't I dead already? Why do I feel this? It was all very confusing.

My eyes opened, my skin-real skin- feeling the cold floor of the Eiffel Tower.

And you know what happened next.

Meanwhile, Zarana was agitated. "The car is destroyed." She said. "What do we do to get to the final piece?"

Alex shrugged. "I could call a hellhound from the Underworld." She suggested.

Zarana shuddered. "I hate cold places."

The daughter of Hades cried indignantly, "Hey, they're not all bad!"

"Stop, guys." Victoria said quietly. Zarana and Alex blushed, then stopped.

"Hey, where's my duffel?" I asked, after slipping my scissors in my pocket. "I want to try a little swordfighting."

No one answered. I gave a sort of nervous laugh. "Is it gone?" I asked fearfully. I depend on my weapons. They're my strengths.

NINJA VANISH! STORM!