The Son of Thanatos - Chapter Twenty Six - The Distraction

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Rein's head hit his bunk, and he fell asleep. In his dream, he saw Deimos looking at him. At once, he thought of the lady of the h|_|nt, and became angry with his l()v3. "You told Artemis that we were working with Chaos?" Rein asked, angry beyond words. Deimos took a step back, and said, "What the h3ll are you talking about? I didn't tell the d@|\/|n goddess anything." Deimos's features changed, and he now suddenly had dark grey eyes and green hair. The look that usually made Rein's knees get heavier and butterflies enter his stomach. "Then why is that what the goddess told me? She spoke the words herself!" Rein said angrily. He walked up to Deimos, and put his hands on the god of fear's shoulders. He started to shake him when Deimos suddenly hugged him to his chest. Rein closed his eyes, and tried to let go of his anger, but this was something he was never good with, even in dreams. He knew that demigod dreams were never normal, and that was how he could feel the warmth of Deimos's body against his own. He opened his mouth to say something, but Deimos looked down at him, and put a finger against his lips. "Hush, my l()v3. I know, I know." Rein rested his head on Deimos's shoulder, and sighed deeply. Deimos started to move back against the floor, and Rein felt relaxed, for the first time in a while. Rein closed his eyes, and let himself enjoy the time with the god he l()v3d. The butterflies in his stomach disappeared, and he realized that he didn't feel nervous around the god anymore. He realized that Deimos made him happy, more than anything, or anyone, else in the world. And he knew that he didn't want to ruin that. After a while, he forced himself to pull away. Deimos didn't look hurt, like he was expecting it. Rein smiled at him, like he was fine. "So, what exactly are you planning to do for the distraction?" He asked after a moment of silence. "I'll say something about Typhon or something," Deimos said after a moment. "Release a monster," he said, unsure. "I need all of the gods distracted to get the Helm," Rein reminded him. Rein was trying to think of something that would get all the gods in one place when he heard a crack. He eyes bolted open, and he realized the Deimos was gone, and that it had been a demigod dream. He looked over, and saw that Aliza was watching him carefully. He sat up, and rubbed his eyes. "What do you want, Drowy?" He said with a yawn. "James Sorani wants to know how long it'll take to steal the Helm of Darkness," she said, watching him carefully still. "And he knows about the dream." "How do you know about the dream?" Rein asked, ignoring the first question. He stood up, and turned around, grabbing a short. "I would appreciate it if we talked later." She laughed, and said, "Deimos sent me a message, the timelines been moved up." He froze, and changed shirts before turning to her. His jaw was close to dropping, but he kept it closed. "Did he make the decision before or after the dream?" Rein asked, looking around his dark cabin. Aliza didn't answer, but instead, turned around, and walked out of his cabin. "Lovely, just what I need," Rein muttered under his breath. "A question that no one wants to answer." "Sorry, d3 boy," she called from the middle of the area. He could hear her laughing as she ran into her cabin. Why the daughter of hephaestus was awake at this time, he didn't know. But whatever the reason was, it was not good. He sighed, and shadow teleported to the underworld, where he appeared a couple of miles away from Hades's palace. He stared at the sight of it in awe. It was tall and mighty, and he knew that if he went inside, it would look like Olympus, where Hades had no place, or throne. He started to finger his ring, and saw bones coming out of the ground. The last time he had summoned sk3l3t()ns, it had landed him in trouble. He was not eager to get in trouble again. But he knew, eventually, that he would in fact get in trouble again. He watched as the bones came together, and recognized the sk3l3t()n as his sk3l3bro. His euebrows rose in amusement. He loved the sk3l3bro, and hoped it wouldn't alert Hades to his presence. He waited until the sk3l3bro was fully formed, then said, "Help me get into the palace undetected, sk3l3." Rein saw a slight nod from the sk3l3ton, and grinned. The sk3l3ton started to walk away from him, and Rein followed. After a couple of moments, he saw something in his head, and froze. He saw Camp Half-Bl()()d, and a dragon barging towards the barriers. "Deimos, d@|\/|n it!" He said to himself. He watched for a couple of moments, and saw it break a hole through the barrier, which Rein thought was impossible. He watched someone climb down a tree with a conch shell in his hand. He blew into it, and yelled, "A dragon's attacking the camp! Heroes, to arms!" He shook his head, and hoped the gods would hurry up. "We're good," he heard Deimos's voice in his head. He started to run behind the sk3l3ton, and smiled when they