Trees, more trees, oh look, Empusa, wait EMPUSA!! Hazel noticed them about the same time I did. She grabbed my wrist and started running, even though she was 2 years younger than me physically, she was way stronger. I start running with her into the woods. She starts to climb up a tree and I do the same to the next one. The Empusa ran past our hiding spots and we climb back down and follow her until Hazel randomly pulls out her spatha and turns the monster to dust.

"So Frank, did you sign up for Tessera?" She asks, in fact I did, but I didn't know what it meant.

"Yes, what was it for?" She shrugs as we walk back into town. We walked in silence, which was kind of weird, but also not at the same time. We had, on many occasions, guarded the entrance to camp without saying a word, and now that I was praetor, well we haven't been able to be together, completely alone for a while.

"Well, I do have to say that in less than a week our friends will be fighting to the death." That sends a chill down my spine. Leo, at first I hated him, I thought Hazel would choose him. Then Reyna, I have know her since I cam to camp. The Jason and Piper, I didn't really get to know Piper, but Jason was my Idol before he went missing. We walk up to town square and wait until dusk to go into the wood to sleep.

*****I am not taking a break from this story, if I don't update for about a week just know that a either I am writing The Legacy of Jackson or a spam is coming and about 3-4 parts will be published soon. These spams will happen about once a month but yeah, just thought I would tell y'all.****