Zoe's P. O. V

I ran at full length, grapes blurring into a green scenery, my sword tight in my hand. My eyes had scanned the blurry scene before Andrew pulled me back. I looked at him questionary but I soon saw the reason he stopped me. A farmer was struggling to get a scythe out his stomach. I immediately noticed the golden blood, the blood of the gods, flowing over the scythe.

Andrew tapped my shoulder and shared a look with me. We both knew that this was a god who had been wounded by Death. He hadn't noticed-

"Hey you! Come help me here." He yelled at us but we didn't move. Luckily I didn't skip a beat.

"We're here to collect a godling by the name of-"

"-Jake Thales. " He sneered out. This guy liked to interrupt. He pointed towards the back of the farm. "After he had done this to me, he headed that way. My guess his probably fighting Demeter right now."

I smiled and stepped around the wounded god and immediately broke out into a run. The closer I got the more godly energy I felt. Andrew and I stopped by the clearing and our friends spilled out as well, coming from all directions. Psyche stood in front of us, probably the first to arrive with Bradlin. She was looking at the Victorian house.

"They're in there." She said softly. I nodded.

"I can feel it." And this time I was not lying. I could feel three gods somewhere in the house.

Suddenly my eyes flickered, changing the day into night. First I thought it was Death but it was just me. The power of Nyx showed me some kind of infrared for godly energy. There I saw green and black energy lighting the sky. My vision returned to normal.

The gang was by the door, waiting for a move. Daniel and Psyche were climbing up the walls. Psyche, with her own custom made armor, like Daniel, was an archer and she had learned from him to get a high advantage. A part of me wished I could also just sit on the roof and wait for the action instead of making it happen.

The door swung open with a big bang! Nobody moved because of the commotion that was coming from the what we presumed was the backyard. Psyche and I looked out at the once pretty backyard.

Rapid First P. O.V's

Death's P. O. V

Hades and I were never fighters but that changed as soon as we met each other.

I parried another strike. Sparks flew as Demeter and I kept at each other. All you could see was the blur of gold. Some time in the fight, Demeter changed her modern clothes into a Greek style fighting dress. The type which has shoulder straps and only one of the legs would be covered. It wasn't tight fighting being made of silk but hey, I'm a dude and don't exactly know what you call that type of dress.

Distracted, Demeter broke my nose and took her sword. I stumbled back and felt the blood gush out. But Demeter wasn't that stupid, not wanting to give me time to gather myself, attacked wielding the two Crescent blades.

Zoe's P. O. V
The garden was in chaos. Death, Jake, stood there handsome as ever. His eyes both black and red. His nose was gushing blood as a middle aged woman, Demeter I presumed, pressed him. And in that moment his image wavered changing between his normal one and the Hades version.

He roared and pulled his black sword out of nowhere, and blocked the two golden blades. He spat out blood and went to work on Demeter. Backing her to the stone table which she jumped on knocking a tea set over. But Death didn't stop, demolishing the table in one swipe.

This was not Jake. This was pure Death.

Psyche's P. O. V
The sight of Death was frightening but I noticed a beautiful girl standing by the sidelines. The infamous Caitlyn. I started towards Death, but she stepped in the way.

"Daniel, Andrew and Gabriel." she greeted, and they responded with a nod. The rest of us, not so much.

"Caitlyn, we're here to rescue you." Toni told her but something was bugging me.

"I can see that." She just said. Then it gnawed at me.

"How is it that you were here so long? Couldn't you just ask your mother to set you free?" I questioned her. She nodded.

"I did, but she refused to let me go back to Jake." She said in a weird tone. "How long have I been here?"

"About three months." I lied, but she didn't seem to catch on. That was answer enough and it seemed like Zoe knew it too.

"You weren't held here against your will. You were the bait! Why?" Zoe yelled and Caitlyn just smiled evilly. That settled it for me.

"To kill Jake."

Death's P. O. V
I backed Demeter to every corner of the garden but maybe fighting her in here was not a good idea. Every time she couldn't strike, vines and plants alike covered my sword or grew around my legs trying to trip or trap me. Demeter readjusted and drove her blade in my back piercing straight through my body.

My reaction: I swung my left hand into her face. Blood spilled from her mouth and trickled towards me. I pulled the golden blade out of me. I fisted my hand and every plant around the garden died.

Zoe's P. O. V
"You b¡tch! I knew you couldn't be trusted!" I yelled but Caitlyn just shrugged.

"No one would guess that the queen of The Remnants would hate her king." She added.

"But I don't understand, you love Jake. Why do this to him?" Psyche questioned and Caitlyn's expression turned to one of pure hatred.

"You think I love him?" She said in disbelief. All the plants around us died from her or Jake; we didn't know. "This whole mess started when he kissed me and it was because he was angry. All his ever did was cheat, use or hurt me or did you all forget the player side of Jake? He wants to drag me to the Underworld to get married, but I won't have it. I'm staying here and his going to the Underworld the hard way. "

I lunged at her, ready to kill the queen of the Underworld.

Psyche's P. O. V
Everybody was shocked except Zoe who lunged at Caitlyn with a night whip in her hand. The two collided, fists flying, Zoe trying to wrap the whip around her neck while Caitlyn tried to kill her.

Zoe landed one in her stomach, and she stumbled back. Caitlyn roared, and roots immediately grew around all of us. Pomegranate roots. Zoe wasn't down for long when somehow the roots around her burst into black flames, melting them. The rest of us struggled to find a way out.

Death's P. O. V
Demeter stumbled back, weakly parring my strikes. She swung one blade at my legs but the golden blade disintegrated on impact. She swung the other one at my face, but I grabbed it and yanked it out her hand. I dropped hers and my blade and grabbed her neck. She howled in pain as the searing sensation erupted in her godly veins. Black lines spread slowly away from my hand. This fight was over.

But Demeter wasn't done yet because this was her plan. Stupid Hades, stupid me! In her hand she held a bracelet with a moon charm hanging. In a millisecond she thrusted it onto my neck. It ignited, pain passing through my body.

My hand left her neck as I collapsed on my knees. Demeter rubbed her neck while my vision was dotting with black dots. She walked to her golden blade.

"You like that?" She said as she retrieved it. "It was a charm designed by the Roman Titan, Trigon. Made to do one job and that is to expel dark gods out their hosts."

She stepped in front of me and raised her blade. And then she swung.

Zoe's P. O. V
Gems flew at me from every direction, but they immediately burnt as soon as they got near me. A flame defense, Nyx's gift to me. I cracked the whip and whipped it around her legs making her fall. She screamed as if it was to crucify her. I pulled the whip and with strength that I have no idea where it came from, I picked her up and threw her into the broken stone table.

I advanced but was stopped when hate filled roar pierced me. The earth rumbled. I turned to see Death who was on his knees, whose roar had split the earth. Demeter fell in immediately but grabbed the ledge at the last moment. The crack didn't stop though, moving like a snake towards me. I jumped back as it hit Caitlyn who, like her mother grabbed the edge as well. Unfortunately, she was on the other side of the crack, so I would have to jump. But before I could another roar, no roars, resonated from the crack that I knew led to to Tartarus.

Death's P. O. V
With the bracelet still burning Hades out of me, I stood up. Its power was weak meant for those who didn't think they can be one with their gods.

I walked to where Demeter was hanging. "Well, it seems it's 2-0 to Hades. Come back when you're ready to face me."

I grabbed her hand and this time the black lines spread like a wildfire. She screamed and held on, but it wasn't enough as she gave in and fell to Tartarus.

I collapsed on my knees and clawed the stupid bracelet off my neck. As soon as it was off, the pain faded.

Zoe's P. O. V
Stupid Zoe. Just hit her with the whip, so she falls into Tartarus where she belongs. I swung it and cracked the whip on her hands. She yelped and fell but for only a millisecond before Death caught her.

Caitlyn winced and tears started pouring. I thought it was an act, but I started realizing that it was Death's power. I guess it only works on people who are his enemies.

"Please Cait, come back to me. I'd open the gates of the underworld for you." Jake begged and my heart broke. This crazy girl, who'd been corrupted, had this player begging for her. I don't know how he could still love her but it occurred to me that he didn't care if she wanted to kill him. It didn't stop him from trying.

Black lines, her dead veins, covered her body. She smiled sadly. "You already have but I... I think it's time you did that for someone who deserves it, Jakie. S...someone who understands you and is j...just as crazy as you. " she said, while looking at me.

It was the first time I had seen Jake cry this much. He was covered in dirt, dust and dead roots. Blood leaked slowly from a wound in his shoulder and his nose. Yet in this moment he was at his best.

"You need someone to be your queen here, who deserves to be your night in shining armor."

And with that she let go of his hand and fell into the abyss.