“This is so awesome!” Will shouted as they whipped through the street on the back of the bronze bull, Marina steering it toward Manhattan. “We have got to get one of these!”
“We have one of these!” Marina shouted back with a giggle as she turned onto a bridge. Marina pressed a button on the neck console. A ball of fire shot forward and blasted a wall of monsters that had formed on the other side.
“Rephrase! I have got to get one of these!” Will corrected as the wind whipped through his hair. He looked down off the side and watched as they trampled into monsters, stamping them to dust.
“Where did you say they were?” Marina said, glancing back at Hunter. Hunter looked around and then pointed.
“There. It landed on that building. Where Clovis is standing.” Marina nodded and adjusted the direction when suddenly the bronze heated up under Will’s grip. Will turned and saw a form of pure lava climbing on top of the bull which groaned in pain as it melted under the heat.
“Bail, guys! Bail!” Will shouted as he threw his trident into the lava and slid off the side. He ran around to the other side and grabbed his trident which had shot out the other side. Marina and Hunter looked, but he waved them off. “Run! I got this! Run!” Hunter and Marina nodded before taking off down the street. Will faced his new enemy and kept light on his feet.
“A child of Poseidon. This will be fun killing you.” The lava gurgled out as it shot out a tendril of fiery hot magma. Will dodged, but it was close enough to singe off the hair on Will’s leg.
“I’d rather you didn’t kill me, though.” Will said as he back down the street. He knew he needed water and there wasn’t any close. He could tell. Will slammed on the ground and it cracked, a thin fissure shooting toward the lava, but the lava swung its arms, diverting the crack off to one side.
“Earthquakes are no chance against me.” The lava said with a laugh. It made the motion of jumping, but instead it split and formed again behind Will, making two lava monsters that Will had to deal with.
“This is not good.” Will muttered as he drew his sword. He wasn’t sure what good it would do, but it felt better to have it out. “Come on…Come on…” Will looked down and slammed his trident at his feet, creating a crack that shot all around him and then caved in the ground below him, dropping him into the sewers. “I’m really not going to like this.” Will said as he ran down one of the tunnels, stabbing the ceiling with his trident and caving it in as he ran past. Lava spilled in and sizzled as it turned the water into steam with such immense heat. Will pulled water toward it and then blocked it, so water built and built and built like a wave waiting to be released.
“Run, little demigod! Run!” The lava gurgle right before Will released the water which washed over the lava in a huge burst. Steam rose from all around and when the water was finally washed away, there laid a hunk of black rock, cooled from the water. Will ran and threw his trident with all his strength and it burst the lava like an explosion of debris that shot all around. Will hurried and used the debris to climb back out of the sewer where instead of another pile of lava, there was a huge black swirling cloud.
“Prometheus has given me no incentive to stay. You have beaten me this time, but I have a plan that will destroy you and everything you love. We will rise from the pit again and this time, you won’t be able to do anything to stop us!” The cloud fizzled with electricity and shot out a large wind that knocked Will back off his feet before shooting off down the street and over the water. Will groaned and stood up, brushing off his clothes.
“That was weird.” He said as he sheathed his sword again. “Alright. Where did they go?” Will sprinted down the street and drew his sword, slashing threw any monster he saw. He beheaded a hellhound and then rolled, stabbing into a harpy. A Laistrygonian swung at him, but he chopped off his hand then stabbed the ground, caving in a section of the ground into the sewer. He coursed the water up and washed several monsters away before pointing toward the pit. Campers pushed and attacked several monsters back into the pit and Will washed them away again. He nodded toward Penny who winked at him. Will hopped over the pit and wrapped his arms around Penny.
“I’m really glad you’re alive.” Will said before placing his lips on hers, dipping her slightly. He finally broke away, but held her close. “We’ve almost won. Stay safe.”
“You too, Will. Please.” She said quietly before placing her hands on his chest and kissing him lightly on the cheek. “Go. I know you need to.” Penny giggled a little and Will smiled at her before taking off down the alley. He climbed the fire escape and saw Marina and Hunter and a giant pair of wings.
“This was your plan?”