So uh, y’all get a look at what’s happening to Luke this chapter >:) enjooooy! :P 

Chapter Quote:

“Love can be a terrible curse…"

~unknown from Brisingr

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Chapter 4: Curse My Luck

Luke 

He called out for Bryn the moment he woke up.  She had to be okay.  There was no other option.  The last time he’d seen her, she’d been in a crumpled ball on the sand back on Montauk Beach.  He’d been battling too many Laistrygonians.  Luke swore at himself mentally.  Why hadn’t he harnessed the power of the ocean to just sweep those stupid monsters away?  What type of demigod was he?

Apparently a sucky one.

Then another thought struck him.

Where was he?

He felt the hard surface of wood, or possibly rock, underneath him.  It certainly wasn’t the sand he’d been on at Montauk.

“Bryn!” Luke cried out.

Pain ripped through his head as someone struck him with a blunt object.  He involuntarily shouted, earning him another blow, this time to the jaw.

“Shut up,” a voice hissed.  Luke tasted something metallic in his mouth as he opened his eyes slightly.  Hannah sat leisurely in a chair, her brown hair cascading over her shoulders.  Had Luke not despised her so much, he would’ve found her very alluring and beautiful.  Of course she had nothing on Bryn.  No one did.  Luke hadn’t looked at another girl the same way since he met the daughter of Zeus.  She had no idea.  He had to keep it that way.

“You’re not nice,” Luke mumbled to the person who suddenly loomed over him.  They had a club in their hand.  It was stained with flaking brown stuff.

Dried blood…

The person kicked him in the stomach. “I said shut up.”

“Nice of you to wake up, Luke,” Hannah remarked casually.  She seemed unperturbed that one of her minions kept beating up the guy she obviously captured for leverage. “How are you?”

“Oh I’m great.  I’ve always wanted to be kidnapped.  How about you?” He replied sarcastically.

“Better now that I have you here.”

“Sorry, but I’m taken.”

“Yes, by a girl who does not reciprocate your feelings.  How pitiful.  But don’t worry, I’m not trying to date you.  I have more important things to focus on, although you are on my list of things to take care of.”

“I thought you were after Bryn?  Why kidnap me?” Luke queried.  He had to buy himself time.  He knew Hannah didn’t plan on killing him just yet.  She needed him for something.  Just what, he had to find out.

“I was, and I still am.  See, you are her weak spot.  She would die for you.  As we speak, she is on her way over with Derek, Silena, and Rachel to rescue you.  As we speak, your parents are trailing her, trying to get to you before she does.  You better pray to your pathetic gods that Grover isn’t with them.  The prophecy given to them stated only seven shall come back.  If Grover has hitched along for the ride, one of you won’t be returning,” Hannah explained.

Luke kept his anxiety in check. “Bryn won’t fall for that, nor would my parents risk bringing Grover.  We’re all getting out of here alive, Bryn too.  She’ll kick your butt like she did in Milos.  Speaking of, what’s with you and underground places?  Afraid of sunlight or something?”

“I’m safer in my territory, the earth.  Demeter is not my only heritage.  She is the weakest heritage in my ancestry.  If you only knew what I was capable of.” Hannah smiled wickedly.

“Enlighten me, O Annoying One.”

“And ruin my fun? Not a chance.”

“So once Bryn gets here… what?  You’re going to set me free?”

“Yes.”

“You’re not much of a villain.  Why not lure Bryn here and then kill me too?  Get rid of two powerful demigods that really want to kill you,” Luke suggested.  He was pushing his luck.

“Oh sweetie, I’m not letting you leave here completely unscathed!  You’re right, I would be a horrible villain but then again, I’m not a villain.  Not in my terms.  The gods are the villains.”

“So what are you going to do to me?”

“Let me give you an option first.  Serve me.  Help me win this war,” Hannah insisted.

“And why should I do that?  You’re trying to kill the-” Luke stopped himself.  He almost said ‘the girl I loved.’  While it was true, he didn’t want Hannah to know the extent of how much in love he was with Bryn. “-the girl I consider my best friend.  Not exactly a great thing to have on your side if you’re trying to convince me to serve you.”

“Oh but see, the thing is, when I become ruler, I may kill her, but I can bring her back.  You two can live out your lives together without having to worry about Poseidon or Zeus striking you down.  I can give the two of you everything you want.”

The idea sounded tempting.  Luke had a good amount of anger towards Zeus and Poseidon.  They couldn’t push past things that had happened in the past so their offspring could date?  Luke had dreamed of him and Bryn being together multiple times, and sometimes they’d been more than just ‘together.’  They’re been married, sometimes with children.  Luke loved those dreams in particular.

But then he shook himself out of all those thoughts.  Hannah couldn’t be trusted.

“Thanks, but I’ll pass.  I’ll find my own way.  In case you haven’t realized, I’m sort of good at avoiding my supposed ‘destiny.’  Try again,” Luke told her.

“Then I have no choice,” Hannah sighed.

“There’s always a choice.”

“Spoken like a true demigod.  Always thinking you can change your fate.  I let you live last summer.  I let you escape.  I didn’t want to make it easy for you.  I intended to keep Bryn but that backfired.  This plan I have now is fail-proof.  All of you are playing directly into my hands.”

“So what, are you going to kill me now or something?”

“Oh no, death is too merciful.  I shall do worse.”  Closing her eyes, Hannah placed her hand on Luke’s forehead.  His gut wrenched in excruciating pain.  Blood filled his mouth.  This went on for a full minute.  Luke grimaced severely from the pain.  When Hannah was done, he fell to the floor in a heap, hardly able to lift his head.  He spat out some blood before asking, “What have you done to me?”

“I have cursed you, Luke Jackson.  Your lifeline is tied to my survival.  If you save the Olympians, therefore destroying me, you will die.  However, if I win this war, which I know I will, you will live in eternal torment by watching your friends die and seeing me rule the earth.” She grinned maliciously. “What do you think about your choices now?”

“Looks like I’ll be seeing you in the pits of Tartarus then,” Luke spat.  Hannah shook her head.

“Have fun with him, Braxton.  But don’t kill him.  We still need him alive,” she ordered.  With that, Hannah left the room, leaving Luke with a Laistrygonian who was hell bent on beating him alive.

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So one of the shorter chapters but I hope you enjoyed!

I HAVE SOME NEWS: I feel like there was a lot in between last summer and this summer that I was unable to put in UnDefined SO that means, I’ve created a blog on tumblr where you, the readers, can post questions for the demigods (any of them) and they’ll respond back :)  I’ll answer questions on there too!  I’ll post pictures of the characters from this trilogy (meaning the actors/actresses I’ve chosen to play them) and have captions for each one.  If you’re interested, message me and I’ll give you the URL and password (since it’s a private blog).

Please review!!!