Twenty Two

Vendetta
Vendetta- ven·det·ta /venˈdedə/ noun
a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family

Hearing about what happened to Logan during his childhood changed my perspective of him. He's actually hurting inside and I realize now that he's protective of the ones he loves. That's why he wants to find the spy so badly.

But I mean I'm mad as well. Who in their right mind would kill Jason? He deserved better. And now my sister is hurting. Because of that damn spy. Ugh, I wanna destroy Void so badly!

I want my revenge.

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I know that I'd need a team to take out someone from Void's side. So I need to find people who are just as revengeful as I am.

Daniel definitely. He'll go with me. Maybe Noah? Ember and Jyoti have work to do. Renovation for their cabin probably. Piper needs to direct Cabin 10.

Leo and Percy? They were close to Jason so maybe they want to go. Oh, scratch that. Percy's, like, the leader of the camp and Leo is taking charge of Bunker Nine and what they have to make, along with Callen.

Annabeth's probably busy and I haven't seen Hazel and Frank in a while. They're probably at New Rome.

What about Logan? He looks like he wants vengeance. I'll ask him. But it feels so awkward around him. It's like we both like each other as much as Noah and I like each other. He told me we were just friends two years ago. He almost ruined my life. Am I ready to forgive him?

I quickly finished my breakfast and walked out of the dining hall, fists clenched and Daniel walking besides me. "We're getting vengeance for Jason's death. We won't let him die in vain." I said, teeth clenched. Daniel nodded, agreeing with me.

"I'll ask Noah, you ask Logan. They'll help. Everyone else is busy." I told him, walking away. "Wait, Kuuipo! When are we going and what plan are we making?" He questioned me.

"We leave tonight at 12. Tell him to meet us at Zeus' fist at 10:30, after curfew, to discuss plans." I explained as he nodded and ran off.

I have time to ask Noah, so I'll do it later. I ran to my cabin and sat on my bed, my head in my hands.

I packed all my things while listening to music. I didn't need much, just a backpack of necessities like ambrosia and extra weapons.

I put my stygian iron sword in the strap holder around my waist. Stuffing the backpack under my blanket, I walked out to go to my first class. Until I realized that it was Friday.

"Shit I have to take Kai today!" I shouted to no one in particular. Sprinting back to the dining hall, I made it there to see everyone cleaning up. I walked back over to the table to see Kai finishing up a piece of bacon with Jonah next to him.

"Hi Kai! Ready to go?" I smiled at him as he nodded, with a piece of bacon sticking out of his mouth. He stood up as Jonah took both their plates. Kai took my hand and we walked out to go to our first class, sword training.

"So how does your arm work?" Kai asked, observing my left arm. "Well, it's made out of indestructible ice, with a little mix of Stygian iron. But it has superpowers too." I explained as I moved my fingers, showing him.

"Can you feel anything with it?" He asked as I nodded. So Kai punched it to see if I was telling the truth. And let me tell you, this kid punches hard.

"Oww, Kai!" I whined, scrunching my face as he laughed. I pulled back my arm and rubbed it, hoping that the pain would lessen. "Dude, you punch way to hard." I complained. He shrugged while giving off a smirk and ran off towards the arena.

"Come back here, you little jerk!" I yelled, chasing after him. We made it to the arena just in time for the lesson to start. The mentor was Percy, of course. We separated into our respected groups, which was by skill, and we picked partners to duel with.

"Hey, Kuuipo, duel me." Percy said. My eyes widened as I looked at him in shock. "Me, fight you? I'm going to get my ass beat." I scoffed. He waved it off and walked to the center of the arena. I sighed as I followed him.

People started to gather around and I was honestly worried. I got in my ready position and we fought, no powers, just a sword. Our swords clashed and the cheering started. I used every move I learned and then it started to feel as if I lost control of my body.

I fought like I never have before. My movements were a blur, but so were his. Swords kept clashing and dodges were made.

It suddenly stopped when I had my sword at his neck. But what I noticed after was that his sword was pointing at my stomach. It was a tie.

"One hour and 15 minutes." I heard Leo say, jumping down from the stands. People were cheering as I noticed the crowd. It seemed as if every camper was there. I kneeled on the ground, tired, as campers from the Apollo cabin ran forward to give us water and ambrosia, along with bandages to wrap our wounds.

"That was the best fight I've had in awhile." Percy complimented, out of breath. I nodded, too tired to speak. Logan came over to me and gave me water while starting to wrap my wounds. The other Six came over to congratulate me for holding my ground against the best swordsman at camp.

"Dayum, sis, who knew you could fight?" Daniel sassed, as Callen slapped him. I rolled my eyes as Noah pulled me in a side hug, hoisting me up. He started to glow, and I realized that he was transferring energy from himself to me. I thanked him as the crowd started to disband and people told me good job as they walked by.

Everyone started to leave except for Daniel, Logan, Noah, and me, of course. "I already asked Logan." Daniel said and I nodded in approvement. "Asked what?" Noah questioned, looking confused. "We're going to take down Void's army tonight. Or at least, infiltrate their ranks." I explained.

Noah looked at me with concern. "That's dangerous, Kuuipo. We could get captured, or even worse, killed."

"But this can help the war! If we take out the worst enemies, it'll be easier for our side to win. We're all vengeful over Jason's death. So I'm asking you one time. Do you want to come, or not?" I asked, slight annoyance in my voice.

"I'll go with you guys." He said. I don't want you getting hurt. I heard him say in my head. I'll be fine, babe. I just want my revenge. I told him. He nodded at me and I sighed. "Now that that's over with, let's get back to our activities. We don't want anyone to get suspicious." I said as we all went back to our current lessons.

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After spending the whole day training with Kai (which was both fun and tiring), it was finally 9:30. Everyone was getting ready for bed and I pretended as if I was going to bed. Daniel was doing the same thing as well.

By the time everyone was actually asleep, it was 10:15. Perfect timing. I slowly made my way out of bed and got all my stuff together. "Daniel, c'mon, let's go." I whispered. Nothing. I sighed and jumped onto the top bunk, checking if he was ready to go. 

Of course, he wasn't. He was sprawled on his bed, his stuff surrounding him as he was half dressed. I rolled my eyes and snickered. And I did the obvious thing to do. 

Tickle his feet. 

And then he shot up, kicking me. "Ow, you idiot." I whispered. He looked at me and stuck his tongue out. "C'mon dipshit, let's go." I sighed, jumping off his bunk, landing quietly on the floor. 

I grabbed my bag from under my bed and took off my pajamas, a black, skin tight outfit underneath. I laced on black combat boots and put my hair up in a high ponytail. By the time I strapped on my sword to my belt, Daniel was out of bed and was lacing his boots. 

We grabbed our bags and slowly sneaked out of the cabin, avoiding harpies and making it to the forest. "Lookin' good, sis." Daniel smirked. I rolled my eyes and laughed, noticing that we were wearing the same clothes, although he was wearing those black cargo jeans and a regular long sleeve shirt. I was rearing black leggings that go to my ankles and a long sleeve compression shirt. 

"But I swear to the gods if the boys are looking at you, I'm so going to kick their asses. I don't care if you like them." He huffed, arms crossed. I facepalmed and ruffled his hair. "I can take care of myself, bro." I smiled. He gave me a sheepish smile as we made it to the clearing with Zeus's fist.

I checked my watch to see that it was 10 minutes to 10:30. I might be a little late. Percy's not going to bed. he's having nightmares. Noah mind messaged me. Okay. I'll fill you in when you get here. I told him.

"So..." Daniel said, breaking the silence. "How's you and Noah?" he asked eagerly. "Good. he's like the perfect boyfriend." I sighed dreamily. "He always comforts me, he's always there. We have a few disputes every now and then, but other than that, he's the best you could have."

"Damn, you lovesick girl, you really got hit by cupid's arrow, huh?" He laughed, elbowing me playfully in the side. I pouted as my face got red. "Shut up! You're in love with Callen!" I taunted as his cheeks grew red as well. He stuck his tongue out and I laughed at him as I saw Logan come out to the clearing.

"Where's Noah?" he asked, as I checked my watch to see that it was exactly 10:30 "He's gonna be a bit late. Percy's having nightmares and stuff so Noah probably went to go get Annabeth." I explained as both boys nodded.

"So, what's the plan?"

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