“The demigods are escaping!” “I’ve got them,” screamed an arai. “Gah! I can’t believe I just said that!” “It’s a trick!” Eris yelled. “Poseidon’s underpants, you can’t be serious.” “Somebody give me light!” Nyx screamed. “Ready?” “For what?” After a pause, he grunted unhappily. Annabeth’s eyes dilated so much, they felt like they were being pulled out of their sockets. ![]() If possible, the darkness became even deeper. “Ouch!” The sounds of scuffling got louder. “Mother, tell her to stop hitting me!” “I did not!” yelled Eris. “Whose foot is that?” “Eris is hitting me!” cried someone. “I did that!” “No, I did!” “Fool, it was me!” Dozens of voices argued in the darkness. “I can’t see anything.” “Yes!” shouted one of her children proudly. She gripped Percy’s hand and steeled her nerves. “No, I!” “No! Behold my darkness!” If a thousand giant octopuses had squirted ink at the same time, at the bottom of the deepest, most sunless ocean trench, it could not have been blacker. “I am the darkest!” hissed one of the demons. Eris breathed a shadowy spray of buckshot across the void. Geras spread his withered hands and dimmed the entire abyss. I mean, you’re the children of Night! Show me dark!” The horde of arai wailed, flapping their leathery wings and stirring up clouds of blackness. Every mortal fears old age!” “Yeah, yeah,” Annabeth said, trying to ignore her chattering teeth. “Wars and strife! I have caused all manner of death!” “I am darker still!” snarled Geras. “The most like you.” “I am the darkest,” hissed Eris. ![]() You’ve got to have somebody in this crowd who’s worse than that.” “The darkest,” Annabeth said. “All my children are terrifying!” Percy snorted. Her shadow horses huffed and pawed at the void. The goddess shifted uncomfortably, as if her chariot were heating up under her feet. Dozens of horrible glowing eyes turned toward Nyx. Nyx, how about one of you with your favorite child? Which one is that?” The brood rustled. “I suppose we could do one picture, but a group shot won’t work.
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