Child of the Moon and Hunt

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Author's Note: Hee guys, I am finally back with another chapter! I am still alive (who would have thought) I am really sorry that it took me this long, but I didn't know how to continue it so I hope you will like it. This was the best version of the 20 something versions I have on my laptop. I will write more often from now one since I am almost done with this school year so I will have more time in three weeks. I also wanted to thank everyone who favorite, followed or reviewed my story! I love all of you and thanks to all of you I have the motivation to continue this story. Otherwise I would have probably dropped it after 3 chapters... But I have let you wait long enough so on with the story!

Previously

''Oh, you stupid boy,'' She spoke lovingly, ''I will worry about you no matter what, I am your Mother, that's part of the job.'' she said smiling softly. ''We will figure things out, the Titans will not get you, not again, I will not allow it.'' She spoke confidently. And just like that she erased my fears, the fears that the titans would capture me again. Tears were streaming down my face and before I knew it I was pulled in a hug.

''It will all be okay.'' she murmured in my ear.

Chapter 17 Another Prophecy

Percy's POV

''You can't be serious?!'' Thalia cried out, ''I won, I shot more monsters than you did!''

I sighted, how can she keep this up. Thalia had a game going with Phoebe. The one who shot the most monsters won. I looked at Zoe and she was trying to hide her laughter. I rolled my eyes, I had counted how many both of them shot and Phoebe had won for sure. Not that I was going to tell Thalia that. I would like to stay completely intact, thank you very much.

While Phoebe and Thalia kept up their bickering Zoe and I starting setting up the tents and gave out orders.

We had been hunting for months now. The monsters just kept coming and coming. We got some new hunters, but that only made things worse, because we had to train them and protect them from the more dangerous monsters. Which seemed to be the kind of monster we encountered more often.

It was late in the afternoon when we got an Iris message from Annabeth. A prophecy was given for a quest and she needed advice and help. My Mom frowned at this, she didn't like it. Prophecy always meant that something bad was about to happen. And in a way she was right.

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''You can't be serious?!'' I yelled.

''I'm sorry Percy, but we need your help! You are the only one who knows anything about that place. The only one that has been there!'' Annabeth almost begged me.

''It's just.. I can't go back there.. Please…'' I begged her. I couldn't do this. I had spent too much time in that place.
I looked at Annabeth and saw her pleading look. I sighted, ''What did the prophecy say?''

''You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze.
The dead, the traitor and the lost one raise.
You shall rise or fall by the ghost king's hand.
The child of Athena's final stand.
Destroyed by a hero's final breath,
and lose a love to worse than death.'' Annabeth recited, like she had done a thousand times by now.

I started thinking about it more and I knew that it was about the Labyrinth that Daedalus had made. The same one I had been trapped in for a long while. I looked towards the trees and only now did I notice Thalia she was looking at me with worry.

''I- I need some time to think about this..'' I said before walking away. I walked straight to the beach. I looked up into the sky, the moon was slowly rising in the air. I smiled softly, the moon always helped me think.

And of course I knew that I had to help Annabeth. I couldn't just leave her to figure out the Labyrinth all on her own. After I got out I did a lot of research on it, I wanted to understand the place even though I never thought I would go back in there.

To navigate the endless maze you would need Ariadne's string, but to get that one you would probably need to go find Daedalus workshop, which was in the middle of the maze, according to some old books. But Ariadne was a clear-sighted mortal. The only person that could navigate the Labyrinth. Even demigods were fooled by the mist in that place.

I ran back, hoping to find Annabeth as soon as possible. Maybe she would know something more, I mean she is a daughter of Athena she would know more about this for sure, at least I hope that she does.

''Annabeth!'' I yelled at her when I finally saw her. She turned around and smiled at me, but I could see the questioning look.

''I was thinking'' I started.

''A very dangerous thing..'' she said playfully.

I glared slightly at her, not really meaning it, before she could make another remark I told her what I had been thinking about.

''It could work..'' She started. ''but why had no one tried this before then?'' She asked.

''Well, maybe because no one is stupid enough to go into a deadly maze in which you can get lost and the time is different?'' I sarcastically retorted. ''No one will go there for an experiment.''

And so it was decided. They planned for a few days and decided on who to take with them into the maze. Eventually the small group consisted of Annabeth, Thalia, Percy and a clearsighted mortal named Rachel Elizabeth Dare.

And then it was finally time for them to enter the maze. I have never thought I would enter the maze again, certainly not willingly, but fate has a strange way of playing out. I only hoped that this time I would make it out much faster...

Author's Note: I hope you all like it and I hope to post the next chapter soon!