Poseidon's Trident by A. P. Mobley

Author:A. P. Mobley [A. P. Mobley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sea of Ink Press
Published: 2022-02-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Capture

Andy swung his sword at Violet. “Let him go.”

“I’d rather not,” Violet said, twirling a blonde wave with her fingers. “Satyr, take your arrow and point the tip at your own throat. If either of your former companions try to hurt me, stop you, or run away, I want you to skewer yourself.”

Darko raised the arrow to his neck. “Anything for you.”

“No!” Andy cried. “Don’t hurt him!”

Violet strode toward Andy. “My, my, this is a strange development: the pig-faced mortal boy seems to care for the incompetent satyr. Didn’t you know the gods would have you both killed for less?”

“Please,” Andy said. “Stop.”

The demigod laughed. “If you don’t want the satyr harmed, then I’d advise you to drop your weapons.” Andy threw his sword to the ground, while Kali tossed her spear aside. “Oh, get rid of the dagger too.”

Andy took the knife from his belt and pitched it into the dirt. “Okay. We’re unarmed. Now would you please let Darko go?”

“Tell me,” Violet started, eyeing the group’s supplies bags, “what do those packs carry?”

“Our stuff,” Andy said.

“Empty them, or the satyr dies.”

Kali put a hand on Andy’s shoulder. “Andy, I’m not sure we should do as she says,” she whispered. “The Helm.”

“I know what you mean,” he replied. “But we can’t just let her kill Darko. Besides, even if we did fight, she might have more of those dart things, knock us out, and get someone else to take the Helm anyway. At least this way we can fight later.”

After coming to the agreement that it was better to save Darko’s life instead of overpowering the demigod, Andy and Kali did as Violet instructed: they opened the bags and dumped out the contents inside. Their things came tumbling to the forest floor, including the Helm of Darkness.

Violet burst into a fit of cackling. “Oh my gods, you’re the two mortals from the Before Time, aren’t you?”

“I’m not,” Kali said.

“But he is, isn’t he?” Violet continued, pointing at Andy. “Does this mean the Daughter of Apollo is in Hephaestus City? It must. Tell me, did you really think you’d be able to get away with such heinous crimes?”

“It’s not like you can take the Helm from us, anyway,” Andy blurted out, desperation flooding his senses. “And I’m sure you know that. Diana does, and Spencer did. You can’t touch it. It’ll suck your life force away.”

“I may not be able to,” Violet replied, “but there are others who can. You, the girl, and the satyr.” She pointed at Darko. “Satyr! Grab the Helm of Darkness, conceal it inside one of the bags, and carry it for me. As for the two of you,” she continued, looking to Andy and Kali. “The Olympians will be pleased when I deliver you to them in chains.”

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