6 || Tʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʙʏʀɪɴᴛʜ (2)

It was daybreak, and we were to leave. I climbed out of the bed, and looked out the window. The sun was making a beautiful scene with the moon. Helios and Selene will soon take their domains, and places back.

Sighing, I hung my backpack on my shoulder, and set out into the area of the Labyrinth's entrance.

I reached there, and 15 campers were surrounding the entrance. Pushing through them, I found that Annabeth and Clarisse were standing there, waiting for me. I smirked, and went ahead, down in the hole of the Labyrinth.

-OO-

Jumping down in the Labyrinth, I latched on the vines, and went down slowly. Feeling the change in the Time zone, I waited for the others to come down.

One by one, each came down. Clarisse dusted her clothes, "So... Now where do we go?"

"I specifically do not know. But it is rumoured that 10 steps in the Labyrinth can make you reach California from San Francisco. We will have to find Adriane's string to guide us through this maze; but that is also with Daedalus. So, we will try our best."

"Oh fuck." Was Clarisse's reply.

"Let's go straight ahead; and see where it leads us."

I shrugged, and followed wisdom's daughter forward.

After walking for a few minutes, we found some-sort of a door. But we knew that it was taking us somewhere by seeing Daedalus's mark on it.

Annabeth pushed on the symbol, it glowed blue and opened slightly. Then she pushed the door, as it made creaking sounds.

As we looked around, we found a jail, specifically Alcatraz. In the highest secured, military base, and prison. It is said that it was used by the US in the civil war as military bases.

I walked ahead to see a crying boy, as I quietly walked to the side, I found out it was Briares. He was the youngest Hekatonkheires present, and the only hundred-handed one left. The others faded because of their lack of will to live.

He was crying, oh no. This was where Kampe was keeping the Hundred-handed ones, and torturing them. Damn the gods.

The two girls were coming towards me, when I felt a presence enter the empty corridor ahead.

I pulled the two girls beside me, touching them to the wall. By mistake, while pushing Clarisse, I pushed her with her breast. She pushed my hand away, and glared at me. I sheepishly smiled, and watched ahead.

A witchy creature came out of the shadows, Kampe. The torturer of the Hekatonkheires. She was levitating, turning towards our direction.

"I know you are their demi-gods." The girls looked shocked, but kept quiet.

"Come out, Come out."

I knew I had to get them out of here. I signed Annabeth to go towards the door, while I shall distract her. "No, Perseus. We all stick together."

I sighed, and then came out. "Kampe." I coolly said.

"Perseus. I see you are finally freed." She replied, teasingly.

Annabeth's curious eyes gave me a confused look, while Clarisse tried to strategize their exit.

"Kampe. How about, we have a one-on-one. But the deal is, that you let Briares here," I pointed at him. "Leave, and you will be gone forever. And, if you win, I will surrender."

"Okay, Perseus. I accept. I wanted to see why they called you the Destroyer for so many years."

"Also, one more thing."

"What is it?" she asked, annoyed.

"Let these girls go."

"Fine."

"Run, wait for me at the door. If I don't come back in five minutes, you go back into the maze."

"We won-"

"It's okay, Annie." Clarisse assured her.

They both calmly walked back to the door, which thankfully didn't show them the match, and when Annabeth tried to watch, Clarisse pulled her back.

"Let's start, Kampe."

"AHH!" she screamed. Her screeches erupted from her throat, as she lunged at me.

In a quick moment, I took out Shadow.

Slashing at her, now oncoming body; but she blocked the attack with her long and sharp talons.

But, due to the raw force of my sword, her nail was cut. She screamed in agony, and attacked me. I knew I couldn't show my full force here. If I did, the room would become colder, and shadows would start attracting to me, pulling them near my body.

And, the girl's Athenian brain would go in overdrive, and my secret, well won't stay a secret.

Pushing back to Kampe, I feinted on her underarm; but as her hand came near my face, I turned.

As I spun mid-air, I slashed her right arm, as well as dodged her left arm. Her scream reached till the end of the room, Briares looked up in hope. Getting up from that unhygienic prison, he held the bars, and his happy face exchanged his sad face, cheering for me.

I smiled at him, but that was my mistake. Kampe, as un-honorary as always, attacked me when I wasn't paying attention. And, she managed to get a nasty scar on my back.

Nothing too bad, not too fatal. But it still made me pissed.

Using her own shadow, I pulled her down. Her body started getting sucked in her own shadow, as she wailed, and begged for mercy. And finally, she fell, a direct entrance to my uncle's body.

"Say hello to Uncle Tartarus for me, Bitch."

I went to the hundred-hand one's bar, and broke it. Thunk was the noise, as metal broke from its body, and hit the floor.

"Thank you, Kind demi-god."

I whispered, "Not demi-god, brother."

My true form was visible to him for a moment, before it changed back to its current form. He was about to gap, before I stopped him. "I am undercover, brother. Nobody knows I am me. Do not give any clues, or any reactions to me. Okay?"

He nodded, "Now come on, big guy."

He hugged me, very tight, and went ahead.

I knew how to navigate the maze, I learnt all that from my time on the cursed island. But I could not tell my companions. They would get suspicious, hence, I am not telling them; but manipulating them, to make them go where I want.

"How did you fight her? How did you even win? How did she know you? Why did she call you the Destroyer? What did she mean by, 'I see you are finally free'?"

"Stop! Annabeth, I can't answer so many questions together. You need to calm down. Anyway, this my last quest, I will tell you along the journey. Every night, you are allowed to ask one question."

She huffed, "Fine. Now, should we go back in?"

"Yes. You go in, we shall follow behind."

As they started entering, I whispered to Briares. "Brother, tell the demi-gods that you can navigate the maze, and follow your shadow. It will lead you to Mount Othrys."

"Okay, brother."

We went inside the door, to find two pathways. Briares' shadow was leading right, while we had to go left.

"I can navigate the maze, friends. I have to go, bye." And then he ran away, just before Annabeth could say something, and she was about to, as I could note the O forming lips.

"Come on now. Follow me," I said casually.

They sighed, and walked behind me.

-OO-

We had walked for miles, and I knew that these two were very tired, and I was not even sweating. But, because of their pride, they were not complaining.

I took a new route, which led us to a cave. "How are you navigating, Perseus?"

"I do not know. Lucky guess?"

She huffed, but then went ahead to find a comfortable spot.

The pig-eyed girl had already set up camp, her sleeping bag laying on the rock floor, a sword laying beside her.

"Uhh" I moaned, as I stretched my arms and legs. Clarisse just chuckled.

"So... Clarisse, sorry for, um, touching your breast." Awkwardness was in the atmosphere, as we both blushed remembering the moment.

"It is okay, Perseus. Even though you did a dirty act, it was a mistake, and your intention was pure, and you didn't know, till I smacked your hand away. So, yes. I forgive you."

"Thank you, Clarisse."

"Now, I think we should sleep." She nodded, confirming my thought, and laid down.

I brought out my tent, and the others gawked at me. I smirked, before entering. It was a magical tent, gifted by Lady Hecate herself.

Annabeth and Clarisse came in, to find this magnificent tent, a majestic room. A queen-sized bed, a bathroom, a mirror, a table, and a TV.

"How did you get this?" Annabeth asked.

"It was a gift from Lady Hecate. She nodded. "Can we sleep here too? Please, Perseus."

"Fine."

The two set up their beds on the floor, while I slept on the bed, reaching Morpheus quite soon.

-OO-

I woke up early. The clock showed it as 6 'O' clock. Sitting upright on the bed, I looked down at my female companions.

Both rested in their panties and bra. Though, Clarisse itched near her vagina, as she removed a bit under the panty, and I spotted her moist spot.

I turned my head to the other side. I was loyal, and loyal to Zoe only.

I laid back down, put the blanket on my head, and slept again.

-OO-

I woke up again to the shaking of Annabeth, she was trying to get me to wake up.

"What?" I spoke.

"Get up lazy bones. We still have a quest to complete."

With a sleepy expression, I woke up. Moving out of the bed, I went out of the tent, and pressed a button on its back. Magically, it closed itself, and turned into a tiny box. The size of a Rubik's cube.

I put it back in my bag, and we continued the journey. "So? Now what do we have to do?"

"I do not know. We just go ahead, and find out."

"Fine." Replied Clarisse, and it was kind of awkward, with what happened last night, and she doesn't know it.

While going straight, we reached another hole, but instead of a door, it was just open. Leading to what looked like a farm.

"Come on. Let's go."

I put my leg out, under the sun, after so much time. I sighed, and got out of the Labyrinth more and more.

After I came out, I looked till the outskirts of the land, it was a huge farm.

A house could be seen, not too far away. "Come on, follow me. I can see a house."

"Coming," Annabeth replied, still inside Daedalus's maze.

As they came out, I started following my gaze, going straight ahead.

Once we reached, I knocked on the door. As it opened, a three-bodied man opened the door.

"Hello, what can I do for you? Wait, first of all, come in."

He took us in, and we sat near a fireplace.

"So, why did you demi-gods come here?"

"How did you know that we are demi-gods?" asked Annabeth in shock.

"I can smell your scent, child."

"Oh,"

"Now, I shall kill you," he said, excitedly.

"Wait, what! Why?"

"Well, you are trespassing on private property, and I hate demi-gods."

We got up, and took out our weapons, and he just laughed. Annabeth struck his heart, with her dagger. But it didn't work, as he was still laughing.

"Dear girl. Do you know the best thing about having three hearts? It is the perfect back up system."

He took out a hidden arrow, and threw it at me. I blocked it with a normal sword.

Seeing a bow and arrow on the right wall, I prayed to Lelantos, my archery is the worst, and his is the best. I prayed to him to guide my shot.

Closing my eyes, I let the arrow fly, shooting from the side, I heard three thumps. The arrow hitting all the hearts one-by-one; and coming out of the side carrying them; and sticking to the wall.

I sighed, "I never knew you were good at archery, Perseus."

"I am the worst. I prayed to a god to guide my shot."

"Oh." Replied Clarisse.

"Now I think we should leave; we still need to get to Daedalus."

"Yes, come on."

We all ran towards the door, opened it, and ran towards the maze, again.

Walking straight again, we walked for almost thirty minutes, when we found a Greek Sphinx.

"To reach Hephaestus's forge, you have to pass a quiz. Are you willing to take it?"

I didn't feel like quizzing right now, as I took my sword, and ran it through the sphinx. I had enchanted it, so now this Sphynx can't be repaired.

"Come on."

We went into the personal forge of the forge god.

Blast could be heard around, and it was intensely hot.

A bearded guy came out from under a car, "What do you want from the crippled god, demi-gods?"

"We were looking for Daedalus. I hope you can help us," asked Annabeth, politely.

"Daedalus, the old creator. Bah, he will never help you. He is a selfish motherfu-"

"Lord," I interrupted. "-We need him for our quest. He has Adriane's string, and the Titans want to use it to exploit the Labyrinth."

"Is that so? Fine. This spider," he showed on a shelf, and at the name of the spider, Annabeth got scared, "Will show you to his lair. Just know, he will not help you."

We nodded, "Thank you, Lord Hephaestus."

As the spider jumped down from the high shelf, it started going back into the Labyrinth, and we followed.

After a few minutes, a door was seen. Daedalus's logo was on it, and then the Spider vanished.

Annabeth opened the door; and gasped. All modern technology was present in his office, and the scenery was showing the Hesperides Garden.

"I see you found me," replied a guy, fairly young.

"You are Daedalus?"

"Yes, I am. I think you came for the string?" he questioned.

"Yes," replied Clarisse.

"Well, it is not with me."

"What!?" yelled Clarisse.

"You are seven hours too late," I sighed in my mind, my brethren had acquired the string.

"Sorry, Olympian spawns. They promised me no punishment after death; and only peace, plus I heard that Hades was siding with the Titans."

"You are lying." Annabeth spoke.

"No, I am not. Ask your gods. Now, I may rest in peace."

And, then he vanished into dust, his body broke apart.

"Now how will we go back?"

"We could take those wings," I thought.

"Good idea."

We took those wings, to fly back to Long Island, and then hailed a cab to Half-Blood Hill.

This quest was a waste of time.

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