Chapter 13- Chivalry is Dead
3rd Person POV
(I may just wrote the rest of the story from this way)

Nico's eyes fly open and he shifts crying out in pain.

"You're bound to the bed," says a voice.

Nico grits in pain as he turns his head to see Perseus laying not to far away in a similar predicament.

"Alpha?" He asks ignoring his pain.

"Don't strain yourself," he replies. "You almost died."

"How did we get here?"

"No idea."

"Why are we here?"

"No idea."

"What do they want from us?"

"No idea."

"What do you know?" Nico grunts.

"This place has horrible hospitality. No ice cream anywhere. Chivalry is dead."

Nico rolls his eyes. "Good to see your okay."

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The group of Elite file into Chaos's throne room a somber tone throughout.

"Chaos" stands from his throne and smiles as they enter. The smile falls from his face as he sees their faces. He says nothing and waits.

"Alpha and Shadow are MIA," Percy informs him. Chaos stiffens.

"There was an explosion," Percy continues. "Shadow is- Shadow is presumed dead while Alpha still believed to be MIA."

Chaos hides a smile as he turns around to grab some papers. "Why is just Shadow presumed dead?"

"His hood came off. He couldn't have lasted long." Clarisse stiffens slightly and tries to hide the guilt she feels.

"Anything else?"

"The rest of the army has returned. I believe there is something bigger happening. The attack on earth was purely a distraction. Since we have left things have gone silent."

Chaos nods turning back around and sitting in his throne. "Continue to check in with them hourly. Address the wounded. Prepare the dead. I will look into things bigger happening. Anything else?"

"Where's End?" Luke asks.

Chaos shrugs. "Don't know. Don't really care. While he is an idiot, he should be fine. If nothing else... go rest up we shall talk tomorrow. Dismissed.

When things settle down and the Elite sit back on their couches and chairs together no one speaks. None had bothered to remove their armor.

"This is the first time right?" Percy says quietly looking to Luke?

Luke raises an eyebrow.

"The first time we have lost our own."

Luke says nothing for a while. His silence answer enough. "There was a team... not the Elite but, similar. Perseus was on it. He wouldn't talk about what happened to them though..."

"May not get to ask him now."

"Stop it Kelp Head," Thalia says. "I know what ha going through that head of yours. None of this was your fault."

"It's mine," Clarisse says. Eyes turn to her. "I pulled his hood off. Didn't mean to. But it's my fault. Not yours Prissy."

Percy shakes his head. "Luke should have kept the position."

"No," Luke says quickly. "You actually know how to lead. I was Kronos's vessel. I've done nothing to be a leader until I got here."

"You did lead back then," Ethan pipes in. "We could tell when it was you or him. You could lead."

Luke doesn't respond.

At that moment the TV begins to turn to static and Beckendorf flicks a button on the remote and the gods are shown in their throne room.

"Hourly check in?" Jason guesses.

They nod. It's Athena who speaks. "Things have been clear. Almost too much so. A battle was just fought yet no mortals seem to have noticed what has gone on in the sky. Life carries on as of nothing has happened. It's strange."

A few more words are said before Leo changes the channel.

"Am I the only one thinking Chaos was acting strange?" Reyna asks finally.

"How so?" Silena asks.

"He was so..."

"Formal?" Zoë suggests.

Reyna nods. "He didn't seem affected. We all know how he gets when one of us gets hurt. Yet he remained stoic."

"Coping mechanism maybe?" Bianca says.

"Whatever it is, I'll admit it's strange," Calypso sighs. "He even called End an idiot. He normally goes out of his way to defend him."

Thalia opens her mouth to respond but she is cut off.

"Wait a moment," Percy says. "Did any of you check the prisoner?"

Everyone looks to the other.

Luke and Percy stand and quickly teleport out. They returns a moment later.

Percy shakes his head. "She's gone."

"How?" Immediately rings out.

"You can't just escape," Zoë says. "Chaos is watching the entire Void. He is the entire Void."

"Well she's gone," Luke states. "I don't how but she is. Or if you don't believe me would you like to check?"

Zoë frowns.

Percy nods. "I'll tell Chaos. All of you start looking and asking everyone where she could have gone. Zoë is right. You can't just walk out."

"Well you shouldn't be able to," Reyna states.

"What is that supposed to mean."

"Nothing. Let's just go."

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Sorry for the filler chapter!

I'm kind of lost at the moment. I know what I want to do but things are jumbled. Don't worry I'll figure it out.

-Jaz