Hello my fellow demigods!
I'm so thankful that your reading the story but I must admit wattpad has been acting weird.

It has been deleting this story from my library. I wonder if it's doing that to other people.

Like I'll have United Again in my library to see how it doing but it was deleted from my library. Weird.

Any way here's the next chapter!

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"I find it funny how long it took you to figure that out." The girl said.

"I don't even know you never seem you around camp." Reyna sneers gently placing Nico head down.

The girl flickers and she has glowing red eyes one gold leg and a donkey leg.

"Ah you're not even a demigods you're a emposuai." Reyna say standing up.

"You caught me now you know why I had to stay away Chiron can see through the thickest of mist and my mothers other children as well." She laughs, "And that daughter of pluto she's a strong user of the mist aw well! Stronger then any of my mothers children."

"Hazel." Nico mummers weakly.

"Now I'm going to take what's rightly my masters." She said her fangs sliding into place, "Him."

Reyna unshed her sword stepping protectively over Nico, "He is not going anywhere."

She hisses, "He must and he will. I will not mind having a little blood of my hell completely a task so many have failed."

"Did my tone not make it clear that he isn't leaving?" She raises an eyebrow as well as her sword.

"He will be coming with me at whatever cost." She places her finger on her mouth and gives a high whistle.

Nothing happens but a hellhound left from the ground taking Reyna off guard. It moves it's huge paw raking Reyna arm.

She bits her bottom lip but let's put a whimper. The empousai has her hands on Nico pulling him up.

"Hey!" Reyna yells in protest.

The hellhound still is looking at Reyna like an extra large streak.

He pounces again leaping on it's strong hind legs. It's in mid air when Reyna falls back letting her sword pointed toward the sky.

She closes her eyes as the hellhound impales it's self on her sword. A second. A second later it's turns to ashes.

Reyna scrambles to get off the grass and focuses on the empousai. She hisses at Reyna.

"Let him go." She said.

"If you want something done you have to do it yourself." She drops Nico who was groaning in pain clutching his stomach.

Her moment of distraction costed her. The empousai was baring her fangs and kicked Reyna square in the jaw with her golden leg making her teeth smash together.

She was still standing by she stumbled slightly. The empousai slashes her nails across Reyna face leaving a four claw mark.

Blood drips from her wound.

"Now I'm giving a chance to leave or stay her and fight me." Reyna smiles and the empousai cowards back.

"Not Roman I finish what I start."

"As do I." Reyna said and goes on the offense. The empousai was quick but Reyna did stab through her shoulder.

She shrieks in pain it echos around camp half blood.

"You will pay dearly for that!" She screams.

"Oh will I?" Reyna said sarcastically s she delivered the final blow.

The empousai scream even louder making Reyna cover her ears. She dissolves into a pile of ash with a vial of a clear liquid that looked like water but sparkled and a gold earring.

Reyna takes the clear liquid vial and walks over to Nico her shirt collared was stained with blood.

She leans Nico's head and drips the liquid down his throat. A minute passes then another and with each minute Reyna holds her breath.

Then he opens his eyes.

"Oh thank the gods!" Reyna cries as she strokes his hair.

"Reyna." He said softly using the pad of his thumb wiping the blood from her cuts on her face, "Who did this to you?"

"And empousai." She answers as Nico helps pull her up.

She had her hand across her stomach clutching her arm. The pain was dull.

"All I remember was talking to you about sunset then looking down at my hands reaching for the vial. I don't remember getting it or wanting to drink it but it was too late."

"Charmspeak very strong charmspeak." Reyna said.

"Here let me." He pulls out a roll of bandages and picks up Reyna arm bandaging it.

He takes out a actual bandage and cups Reyna face placing on her cheek.

"Sorry." He said still cupping her face.

"It's alright she was going to kidnap you I couldn't let that happen." She whispers back.

He looks deep into her eyes and places a kiss oh her forehead.

"I would let you be in combat...alone." He said sheepish running both his hands through his hair.

She smiles at the action takes his hand, "It's dark we should head to the cabin."

"That's fine and we can look at maps of California." He adds and looks at their intertwined hands and a ghost of a smile plays across his lips.

Reyna has noticed that he has been smiling a lot more lately. It made her feel...Happy as well.

They walk hand and hand to the cabin skipping out on the campfire tonight.

Once inside Nico walks over to a oak book shelf and takes out a few books and scrolls as well.

He places them on a coffe take and unravels the scroll, "Shall we?"

After a hours of talking looking at maps and reading scrolls plus some McDonalds.

"So how is reading up on the giants doing?" Reyna ask as she takes a fry and places it in her mouth.

He places the scroll back down and it snaps shut, "Nothing new. Same demigod and god thing to take them down. And the maps of California where could they be hiding."

"I canceled out Southern California they are hidden somewhere in the north but we an army lying at the front doors of Camp Jupiter they can't be too far off." Reyna rest her head on the back of the sofa and a soft groan escapes her lips.

"Are you in pain?" Nico asks walking over.

"No just a little tried." She said as she closes her eyes.

"After getting eaten by a strawberry fighting an empousai I get why you're tried."

"But I want to find out more about the giants and how to defeat them and where they are." Reyna said opening her eyes slowly.

"And we will Reyna." Nico said.

"I have a question."

"About what?"

"Do you know when we are to start the quest. Because usually quest start during the two solstices." Reyna said as he eyes scan over a map of California again.

"No but I think we'll get a sign or something." Nico answered brushing hair from his eyes.

After a few more minutes that sooner turned into two hours the sky was a dark blue.

Then another hour passed when Reyna but down the the 10th map of California.

"This is frustrating. I wish I knew exactly where they were." She rubs her temples.

"Nothing?"

"Yep." Reyna said, "I've been looking at different maps hoping that the answer will be revealed but it hasn't. Only the-"

Reyna freezes and her eyes grow wide.

"Only what?" Nico asks putting a scroll away staring at Reyna.

"The Titians were in California." Reyna said standing up, "Could the giants be using the same location as the giants?"

"It would be reasonable." Nico said adding, "Where were the Titians in California?"

"Mount Diablo."

"That's not very far from Camp Jupiter." Nico said rubbing his chin.

"It must be where that are." Reyna yawns the last part.

"We can tell Chiron and the head counselors tomorrow." Nico said as he gathers up scrolls and books putting then away and Reyna helps.

Reyna was muscles were sore and she was exhausted. She collapsed on of the bunks.

However Nico was sitting on the couch staring out the window.

"Are you going to go to sleep?" Reyna asks sleepily as she kicks of her shoes.

"I try but tonight feels like on of those nights I'll have a nightmare." He looks at her and Reyna sees a something in her eyes that quickly vanishes.

Reyna sits up from the bunk and takes a seat next to Nico, "If you are going to stay awake then so will I."

He stares a her, "Are you sure I mean you look pretty tried."

"Nico it's fine." Reyna smiles.

He takes her hand and pulls her close. Her head rest on his shoulder as the both stay awake watching the sky slowly turn lighter. As another day dawns over Camp Half Blood.

But Reyna thoughts were a mix of Camp Jupiter and Camp Half Blood and the faith of both camps.

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Hello!

I have nothing to really say but thanks you for reading the story.

I really wish I could talk to you guys an answer your comments, but I have to activate my account which I want to get around to.

Oh and PS she the empousai was the one letting in all the monsters into camp. She was pretty sneaky.

In the mean while not activating my account I finished

-the chosen one
-where she went
-confessions of a muder suspect
-the young world
- the wild queen the days and nights of Mary Queen of scots

All both I recommend reading I loved then all!

I hope you keep reading and one last question.

Is anyone a The Mortal Instruments/ The infernal devices fan?

~daughter_of_demeter