Wonder why I titled it statues?

You'll see :D

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.: Third Person :.

The raven haired empousa, Talla, with her hair up in a bun with a horrible bent over clip scanned them. Eyeing them one by one with her glowing red eyes. Fanny, the acting like she's high empousa with brown hair in an uneven pig tail grinned at the three with her fangs baring brightly. Betha, the blonde empousa licked her lips in anticipation of that the three would do.

The empousai didn't seem to notice that the other kids inside the Cage Room were free from their cages. All their attention was to the three demigods - obviously, since demigods are better snacks than mortals for any monster with a sharp wit.

Now, there was two things the three can do, run or fight.

Six kept a close eye on them. The empousai are Hecate's servants and could control the Mist, charmspeak, and shapeshift, so she was keeping an eye out for any magic spelling. Now probably you are thinking "Oh so Six is safe from them?" Nope she's not. They would still eat the children of any god, even their master's - Silent treatment made it possible that way.

The empousai shreiked and lunged without any second thought. Six saw Mono pull out a ladle in his trenchcoat and slammed the empousa Betha to the wall. Turning her into golden dust and making the other two back off, gasping on the fact their friend (servant) is gone to Tartarus - meaning, she's dead.

"The HECK HOW DID THAT WORK," Seven asked, Mono turned to him, "Celestial Bronze Ladle - I know pretty weird, but it turns to a sword and bow too. Now let's go!" He said while gripping on his ladle and running away.

"Celestial Bronze?" Seven asked and Six looked at him, "A very rare metal that is made from the gods. If its a weapon it can kill monsters but not harm mortals," she quickly explained, "Now let's go!" She said as she and Seven turned to catched up with Mono.

"OH nO yOu DoN'T," Fanny shrilled and Six turned to look at her, with a small fwick of her finger she urged in all her power to fwip her to the side, which worked quickly. The empousa flew while screaming and slammed on the wall like Betha, but Fanny just got a back ache.

The two remaining empousai shrieked and chased after them. Unfortunately, they were lightning fast so the three had to pick up their paces to lose them on their trail.

Mono did a little circle motion with his ladle and it quickly turned into a bow, Six didn't say much but rose her eyebrows in amusement. It was the first time she saw a weapon turning into other weapons before and it was fun to see the Mist altering it into a bow after a small circle motion.

The empousai were getting closer anytime Six would look back. Mono got an arrow from the inside of his trenchcoat and shot Fanny on her donkey leg, earning a shriek from the demon lady.

"NuOOOOO I JuST GoT mY lEg SHaVeD," she hissed while pulling the arrow off. Big mistake for her since it made blood pour off her leg and she shrieked in pain. Talla shrilled at her, "Fool!" She chided.

"AhHhHh I'M dYinGgGGGg," Fanny shouted dramatically while choking and slamming onto the floor with a thud. More blood pouring off the leg and she exploded into monster dust. Talla gasped, "NOT FANNY TOO YOU LITTLE RUNTS," she hissed and chased after them with so much determination.

"What was that arrow you used?!" Seven asked and Mono turned to him as they continued to run off, "It had poison, glad it worked well. Sometimes there are poisons that won't affect any of the monsters," he explained while looking back at Talla, chasing them through cold metal hall.

"Woah, dude!" Seven gasped as he pulled Mono's trenchcoat collar, Mono nearly fell off the end of the metal platform. Mono quickly backed away, "Thanks," he said and Seven nodded.

Six turned around and saw a small staircase that connected to another hallway, she pointed to it, "Over there!" She said to them and they quickly climbed up, Talla hissing and following behind.

They made it to the other hallway, dimly lit and metal walls once again. On the other end was a big wooden door with a big wrinkly eye looking down. The three ran up and made way to the door. Talla reached the top and hissed at them, then looked up to the door.

Suddenly her face became grim and she ran away, "No, not her," she quickly squeaked while hopping away from the stairs. The three children blinked, in total silence that the empousa just ran away.

Six blinked, "Well that was something," she bluntly pointed it out. Mono nodded, "Yeah, I wonder what she was running away from," he said while turning over to the door.

Seven looked at the door and to him, "Uh, we go in there? Really?"

"Danger always comes to demigods, newbie. And besides, we have to go through in here," Mono explained and Seven frowned, "Newbie?"

"You didn't knew you were a demigod up until now. Well now you're lucky you met us, newbie," Mono said in an amused tone and Six could imagine a little smile in his face. Seven looked at him annoyed, "Whatever," he mumbled.

"I'm just stating facts," Mono shugged. Six sighed while a little banter from the two slowly rose, "Boys," she interjected, "Are we gonna go in or banter here until some monster would take the joy on eating us behind our backs?"

Mono nodded, "Thanks for reminding me that, okay, let's go," he said while reaching up to the door and slowly opening it.

And the three went in.

.: Seven's P.o.V. :.
.: First Person :.

It was dark inside the room, it wasn't totally dark - dimly lit by a low blue glow - and I could still see figures of something in the shadows. There was coldness that hung in the air and some sort of sadness and grief with it. I pulled out the flashlight I stole back then on my first runaway escapade and looked around. Six turned on her lighter and Mono's bow which he turned back to a ladle... glowed?

I was clearly shocked about it but didn't ask, probably something Celestial Bronze does.

Geesh, so many things are happening right now and the mortal side of my brain isn't handling it. I hope the kids I saved back at the Cage Room are okay, why did Mono didn't want to save them?

He is kinda a jerk thinking about our safety than the kids. It's just wrong to leave them to the shared fate of mortal or demigod children alike. Six is cool, but would agree with Mono taken they both know more about the demigod jazz than me.

Eesh, and is this just the start of being a demigod? Good golly what is the other things we would probably face?

We walked on and I noticed something very weird. There was many children statues everywhere, all with the face of pure horror, like they saw something horrendous before turning to stone. Probably this is where they bring the other children who got turned into stone from the Eye.

Mono suddenly cursed under his breath in a different language but I understood it perfectly. Six and I turned to him, "What is it Mono?" I asked but Mono shushed us.

"What is it?" I asked in a whisper, Mono looked around seeming like he was listening intently to the surroundings before sighing and looked at us, "Turn off your light and be as silent as possible," he ordered while putting away his ladle.

Six tilted her head while turning off her lighter and I turned off my flashlight, "Why Mono?" She asked.

"Can't you see? We're in Medusa's Nest," he pointed it out matter-of-factly.

Then something hissed.

.: Mono's P.o.V. :.
.: Third Person-ish :.

The hiss came from the far end of the room and Mono quickly dragged the two behind a heap of statues. He peeked out to see the form of the monster that turns anyone who looks at her to stone. Six shivered, "Oh gods I should have noticed it sooner," she mumbled.

"Medusa? You mean... that monster lady who turns people to stone?" Seven asked, dang this kid totally doesn't know anything. It'll be so hard for him, although Mono was being mean-ish, being a demigod is not a fun ride.

He nodded, "Yup," and Seven gulped, "How are we gonna escape her?"

"We could sneak away in the shadows or don't look at her by closing our eyes," Mono answered. Medusa hissed again and a staue was toppled. Mono quickly peeked outside to see her standing on another pile of statues like a seat on the table infront another Eye, pressing the button while overlooking the other places of the Maw.

The room became dimly lit and Mono could see her - well, her back. Snakes of any kind nipped and wrestled on the top of her hair, shouting who was nipping who back to back. Her lower body was one of a snake while the upper part was human that was covered in a torn up white tunic. Her slender hands had long pointy nails at the end and she had sharp talons too.

"So she's the one handling the Eyes that turn kids to stone?" Six wondered in a whisper and Mono shrugged, "Probably. Taken they would both turn kids to stone.

"Let's got out of here," Seven suggested and Mono nodded, "Yes, now be as silent as possible," he strictly ordered and the two nodded. Slowly they walked out the heap of statues and walked on to the other side of the room where the other door stood to another long hallway.

Slowly and silenty like a mouse, they made it to the other door in the room. Six was the most quiet one so she want on ahead, she was about to reach out to open the door when the Medusa stopped pressing the button. Sniffing the air.

"Demigods?" She rasped.

.: Third Person :.

Medusa turned and looked around the dark, her glowing red eyes looked around in hopes to find the faint smell of demigods. She sniffed again and she was sure she could also smell one of the Big Three's children.

Oh a Big Three, how she missed to turn on plently of their children to statues. She sniffed again and she was sure she smelled magic on one, nature and animal on the other, and the salty spray of the ocean of one of the children. She sneered in the air once she noticed that last scent.

A Poseidon's child.

Medusa slithered down her throne of horrified monster and children statues and looked around. Six hid behind one statue that hid her perfectly, Mono was in another, and Seven was at the back of a tiny heap.

All their hearts were beating loudly as Medusa sniffed and looked for them, "You are there," she lulled, "I can smell you."

They stayed silent, yet Medusa continued.

"It has been lonely here," she said, "My friends hoped to meet someone new, even my little babies agrees," she said as she leaned down and caressed the cheek of a child. Her snakes hissed agreeingly.

Six picked up a stone and tossed it far from their direction. Causing a noise, Medusa snapped her head and turned to that direction, slithering over to look for the cause of the noise.

Seven peeked out from the heap of the statues he was hiding from and saw Medusa's back on him. He looked around and saw Mono peeking out too while holding his ladle that turned to a sword this time.

Seven knew Mono would not make it in time if he did want to end Medusa on the spot. Seven was closer to Medusa, downside he has no weapon to kill her. Suddenly they both heard Medusa hiss, "You thought you can fool me!"

Six squeaked in surprise while Seven looked back out to see Medusa's grip on Six's throat. Luckily Six's eyes were shut. Unluckily, she was being held on the throat by some woman with snake hair and long nails with the power to turn anyone to stone.

"I found your friend, come on out before I find you," Medusa hissed while gently placed a long nail on Six's throat and scratching it. Six shuddered and tried to break free, which only made Medusa deeply poke the side of her neck.

"Get out before I cut her neck," Medusa hissed.

Mono turned to Seven, making signals with his hand. Seven blinked and tried to understand what he meant. Slowly he did, he was signalling that either one of them would distract Medusa while the other cuts her head off for an efficient kill. He nodded at Mono, signalling him he got the drift of what he meant.

He looked around and thought how to distract Medusa. While looking around thinking, he caught something in the corner of his eye. He slowly crept to the tiny glow and saw a dual bladed Celestial Bronze sword in the hand, no body just a hand.

Seven was closer, Mono can distract the monster.

He turned to Mono to see he was watching Seven's every move, and he nodded. Seven nodded back and grabbed the sword which slid away from the hand with ease. Slowly he crept out.

Mono poked out the statue he was hiding from, "Hey snake breath!" He shouted out and quickly running away from the statue with his eyes shut. Medusa snapped her head to him, "SnAkE BrEaTh?!" She hissed and dropped Six, who layed on the floor and coughed, trying to catch her breath.

"NOW SEVEN!" Mono yelled and Seven quickly ran out to Medusa's back and jumped. Medusa was about to turn but he quickly closing his eyes and swinging the sword on the place where Medusa's neck was hopefully placed.

A shriek, slice of the sword, and two loud thuds were heard. Seven landed safefully on the floor and took a deep breath and exhaling it out.

Six wobbily stood up and walked up to them, they all opened their eyes a tiny bit to see the dead headless body of Medusa.

And the Medusa's head on the floor, face first on the ground.

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AAAAH done.

Oh well, bye guysss :D

Oh schist I forgot about Six's feet wound--

WHATEVER.

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