War for Olympus *Almost Finished*

Rosarie

The skimming arrow to Athena was strangely satisfying.

In the room, there was Emmy, Gem, Rayah, Jason and I, all standing mockingly around the two goddesses, once so regal and powerful, but now bruised and battered. Where was Ivan and Andrew? I shook my head mentally, refocusing myself to the matters at hand. Emmy had fired a shot and seemed ready to fire another one.

"Now are you gonna tell me what I want to know? sixty seconds before Emmy puts a bullet in your shoulder." Gem spoke up.

Though Aphrodite was still being spiteful and shooting us daggers, Athena simply sat, as a teacher who was waiting for the children to quiet down would be. I could tell that infuriated Emmy all the more. Rayah was literally trembling with hatred and Gem shot the goddesses a look of disdain. I couldn't read Jason's expression, but it was still nice to have someone familiar close by.

"Why my shoulder?" Athena rasped, discreetly wincing from pain, "Why not aim a bullet straight at my heart?"

Emmy stiffened up.

"Oh right...because you can't kill me."

"We won't kill you," Emmy answered calmly, finger steady around the trigger, "We'd just leave you on death's doorsteps."

Gemini Randa

"Times up! Emmy one in the shoulder!" I yell.

Emmy shot again catching Athena in the shoulder, Athena screamed in pain griping her shoulder. But nothing could have prepared me what I heard next, I heard it my name being called. I bolted outside and saw Rayah on her knees her mother on the ground, her hands over the love goddess and pulled the dagger free from her. But it was to late, tear's crossed Rayah's face as she became transloucant and just simply disappeared. I look down in despair hanging my head in shame I couldn't do anything from stopping it from happening, I leaned against the wall tears threatening to burst out of me. I try to contain my emotion's the best I can.

Jason "Jay" Chastain

It all happens so fast. Athena's shot again, Aphrodite breaks loose, Gem runs to Rayah, Rayah and her mother disappear, Gem leans against the wall... I can't react.
Emmy and Rosarie keep their eyes locked on Athena as she screams in pain, something I thought I'd never hear from the war goddess, and I decide to check on Gemini. What good's a team if the leader can't lead?
The more I look at her, the closer I get, the easier it is to tell that she's unstable.
"Gem?" I whisper when in distance, not wanting to call anymore attention to her than mine. "You alright? It's not your fault... Things happen."
I glance at where Rayah used to stand, the dagger still on the floor, and can't say that I don't feel similar to Gem. Rayah was an ally, a friend, but she did what she could. She reacted.
Like I should have.

Emmy

We were just standing there, the tension building, when something snapped. Rayah took off out of the throne room, and Gem and a few of the others sprinted after her. I heard screams outside, and then uncontrolled sobbing. I kept my eyes locked on Athena, but I could tell that something was horribly wrong.

"Rayah?" I called. "Gem? What's going on?"

Athena lifted her good arm. "I think--"

"Shut up!" I snarled, pointing my pistol at her other shoulder. "Gem, what's going on?!"

Rosarie


Damn it...damn it...damn it...

Cold sweat broke out all over my body as I squeezed my eyes shut, daring to hope that it was all just a slight hallucination, a simple slip of control for just a second.

But the screams were so real. The tears are real and the pounding fear inside me is really damn real.

"Rayah?" Emmy called out carefully. "Gem? What's going on?"

Athena lifted an arm. "I think-"

"Shut up!" Emmy snarled, aiming at yet another point on Athena's body, "Gem, what's going on?!"

I opened my eyes to see Jason trembling and Gem pale as a sheet. Rayah was nowhere to be seen.

Andrew~

I walked silently around the halls of the palace. I had arranged to meet back up with Rayah in the throne room after a short recon route to see where the gods were located. I pressed the button on my throat mic

"Rayah, how are things going on your end?" I asked.

There was no answer...

"Rayah, do you copy?"

No answer again...

I ran through the halls, when I reached the throne room I saw Emmy yell at Gem.

"What the hell is going on Gem?!" I ran towards them,

"Guys, Rayah is silent over the air-waves. Is something going on?

Jason

Andrew shows up and I swallow, remembering the little moment he and Rayah shared beforehand.
"Guys, Rayah is silent over the air-waves. Is something going on?" He asks.
I glance at Gem, seeing if she'll answer, and turn to him when she doesn't.
"Rayah's...She's gone, Andrew." I say, my voice close to a whisper. "Aphrodite took her with her."

Gemini "Gem" Randa

Without another word I walked back into the throne room I walked half way to Athena who had a grin on her face, must have figured out the news. I levataited off my feet and charged in faster grabbing her by the throut and slammed her to the wall, making a small dent in it.

"That's two of us now! Because of you worthless gods Rayah is gone!" I screamed at her.

I drew my blade and swung twice cutting her across the cheeks, just as I was about to stick it right into Athena stomach Emmy grab my shoulder to remind me of my task. I looked at her then put my sword away and grabbed Athena by her toga .

"Your going to tell me how to save my friends from disappearing after killing you worthless gods. And your going to do it right, now." I said angerly.

RAYAH~

I was just about to throw my mom in my room to be tortured when she snapped on me.

"You child, never where as beautiful as your siblings. Never treated yourself like you should've. You could've came and lived with me. Your stupid for making that decision." She said, tauntingly.

That's when it happened. I ran for her and pinned her against the wall, piercing my blade Into her stomach. When she dropped to the ground, the same pain came to me. I dropped to my knees, hands on my stomach and dropped the blade. My face became a shade of pale white. Tears fell from my eyes, knowing I was gone. With one last look at Gem, I closed my eyes and I had disappeared, no where to be seen...

Andrew!

"Rayah's gone..." I heard Jason say, my world became silent. I could see Gem yelling at Athena, but there was no sound. Just static in my mind, two words repeating in my mind.

Rayah's gone...

I went into a trance, I saw myself standing in the middle of the throne room. Jason moving toward me. My eyes were cold and dead, devoid of all life. Jason moved in front of me and started jostling my shoulders. I moved back into my own body.

I let out all my rage and sadness at once, in the same direction. Right at Jason, I slapped him right across the face. He staggered back, I yelled at him.

"WHY COULDN'T YOU SAVE HER?" I exclaimed.

He looked me in the eye,

"What?" he asked.

I ran toward him and held him up by his shirt.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAVE HER?!?!" I yell in his face. I threw him to the floor.

Gem turned to him,

"Jason! Don't do anything, give him time to cool off." Jason backed off and walked away.

I was out of my body again, I was above the scene. I dropped to my knees, my eyes were cold and dead again.

Gemini Randa

My anger leaves me as I hear Andrew's words, I let go of Athena and walk over to Andrew only a few steps away from him. I sit on the ground watching him his eyes still cold and dead from hearing of Rayah's passing.

"Andrew, I don't know if you can hear me, and I don't know what you and Rayah had between each other but, she was all of our friend to, god damn she was one of the few I have feeling's for. But your not the only one ticked at her loss. we all are, and now, let's beat the gods and take over Olympus and become the new gods to honor her memory and her sacrafice and Clhoe to. Just stay in the game alright buddy?" I ask with a weak smile.

I get up not knowing if he heard me to see Athena getting up, my anger coming back as I look at rose and nod to her to take out Athena's other knee.

Spoiler

Aw yeah. Time for Jason's breakdown.

Jason

Andrew slaps me across the face and I fall back as he yells.

"Why couldn't you save her?!" He shouts.

I look him in the eye, confused.

"What?" I ask. She couldn't be saved... She killed her mother, in turn killing herself. I couldn't heal her without healing her mother. She wouldn't want that...Gem wouldn't want that.

He bolts towards me and holds me up by my shirt, my body numb to everything but the sting of the slap across my cheek.

"Why didn't you save her?!" He repeats, throwing me on the floor.

I open my mouth to speak, but can't find the words. Gem turns to me.

"Jason! Don't do anything. Give him time to cool off." She orders.

I send her a look, even more confused. W-what was I doing?

She leaves Athena and tries to calm Andrew herself, speaking to him sweetly. A memory flashes through my mind, a memory of the day my mother had been taken from me the same way Rayah was taken from Andrew. I'd been in the same car...

Something burns behind my eyes, trickling down the side of my face, and I jump up and run off, finding an dank, empty room in the cellar of the palace and dropping down there. I hold my head in my hands and draw my knees up to my chest, rocking slightly as I cried.

'Why couldn't you save her?!'

Why couldn't I?

Char

My vision was blurring and my eyes swimming with unwanted tears, threatening to spill.

Rayah. Its not possible. It just can't be. Rayah can't die, none of us could...should. Then there was that agitating voice that kept on saying it was my fault. I was suppose to be a protector. That was the one decent thing I got from my mother; being a protector of people, women especially. And even that I failed.

I fired another arrow on Gem's command and watched Athena crumble into a little pathetic figure. It wasn't bringing Rayah back though.

"Why didn't you save her?!"

Before the voice registered in my mind, I heard a slap and a heavy silence. I dared a look around to see Jason running off. My heart was heavy and felt like it wanted to split in two. I was obligated to stay here and finish the job, for Rayah at least, for all of us. But Jason is like family to me and seeing him fall apart like that hurt.

Spoiler

SB resumed!

Gemini Randa

I see Jason run off, I want to run after him but soon Ares explodes from the gaint hole in the wall that I made because of my father and I. Everyone refocuses on Ares, he comes in fast and quick with a boar hammer and slams downwards, I dodge out of the way and pull my two handed sword out.

"Fire!" I yell to Rose and Emmy.

They don't hesatiate and start shotting at Ares an Arrow get's stuck in his armor, but it doesn't seem to slow him down at all. He charges me again and slams his hammer into the wall, I dodge and continue to as he slams his hammer around roaring and yelling at me.