Grapes of Madness
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To say the Place was Dead would have been an understatement. The Ancuent Catacombs beneath Paris leading into the Daedalus's Labyrinth was in a simple word. Madness. Each twist and turn led to deadly traps and dead ends. The Maze never ending. Driving each mindless demigod he sent in to insanity.
The Man grew tired of this game. There had to be a path a way through the damned thing. He had priorities a mission to uphold. And getting through the Ancient Paris Catacombs was the Key. Afterall thats where it was hidden. The Secret stairs. A tunnel that led directly to tartarus.
"Sir.....The Newest Demigod.....He has....Descended into Madness. What do you want us to do" His second in command hesitantly asked.
The man swished the wine in the glass. In thought devious and malicious thought as he downed the rest of the blood red liquid.
"Put the Dog out of its misery and Send in the Next One."
The other man nodded and left. The Gunshot echoing through the forsaken catacombs.
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He must have dozed off. Jerking awake. The dream dancing along his brain. As the Son of the Sea got to his feet. He had an intense and busy day in New Rome. He had college courses to hop to. A Girlfriend to Spoil and of course today was the day they visited his old Summer Camp.
Camp Half-Blood. A Rather lush and perfect place to live if you have an ounce of godly blood coursing through your veins.
But he had to make it through the day. Then him and his friends would travel to his old camp. See his old camp counselor and then some. After all he eas now the head of Cabin 3. He had a duty to upheld and not only that but his Girlfriend was the Architect of the newest cabins added and she wanted to oversee the construction.
Percy still couldn't shake the feeling of the dream. He hadn't had a feeling like that in ages. Not sense Luke and Kronos. The 22 year old scanned himself in the Mirror when he finally left the comfortability of his bed. His Dormmate was asleep as he got dressed in his usual. A simple Flannel, a Purple Shirt and his sneakers.
The Feeling haunted him so he pocketed Riptide. The pen resting in his pocket made him feel just a tad bit relieved. As he grabbed his bag and left for class.
Class was a drag. By Lunch he was Miserable. And his thoughts delved to his dream. What was it about and why was he given such a vision. Needing answers he eyed his girlfriend as he closed his book setting down his blue cookie.
"Is Daedalus Labyrinth would it be connected to the Paris Catacombs?"
Annabeth sat her shake down having to finish her place in her book before she looked up.
"Possibly. The Catacombs are ancient. They could connect to the Labyrinth why do you ask" her gray eyes met his sea green hues. Concern and curiousity danced in her eyes.
Not wanting to worry her. He smiled and cleared his throat taking another bite of his cookie as he took her hand in his. "I was just curious thats all."
"Whatever Seaweed Brain"
"I love when you call me that Wise Girl"
Once Lunch was done. It was time to Pack. It was nice for the Summer to just escape from New Rome. Be among friends and be back where it all started
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The Fields of Strawberries were bloomimg and fresh. The Smell pungent and filling the camp with a sense of familliarity. Percy grinned at the Nereids in the lake. As he let go of Annabeths hand. Letting her wonder off to observe the construction as he headed to Cabin 3. He needed to Settle in as he dropped his bag off. He knew it would just be him. Afterall, a child of the Big Three. Wasn't very often.
It was rare to happen and he was kinda sad by that. Sure the powers and the abilities and the magic and all that was bad ass. But it was also lonely. He missed Cabin 13. With all the Hermes Kids. He felt like a family.
He sighed as he started to unpack. Before he sat on the bed and took out a dracmae. He knew in his heart it wouldn't work. But who else to tell about his dream. The light from the window hit the fountain just right. The shimmering rainbow beautiful as the coin went through it.
"Oh Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering. Posiedon, Olympus"
To his Dismay nothing happened. As he sighed and waved his hand through the mist. Breaking the connection. Seemed he was busy. He closed his eyes as he raised a brow opening them amd finding a camper sitting across from him.
"Hi! I'm Mindy!"
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