I knew what I had to do. Kronos was after me, he knew that I killed Gaia, and that meant he wanted me gone.

So that meant that the only way to save Percy and all the others was to give kronos what he wanted. I had to let him kill me.

For some reason, I still didn't like the plan.

But that couldn't matter. This was about saving Percy, than about saving Nico. I'm just Leo Valdez, the guy who will hurt everyone once again.

I walked briskly into the forest clearing I had found a few months ago. "Kronos! Come out come out wherever you are!"

Kronos (still in nicos body) shadow traveled in front of me, Percy staring blankly next to him.

"Leo Valdez. Come for more torture?"

"I've come for a deal,"

"Ooh, are we a lawyer now?"

"Let percy go from your spell, stop hosting Nico, and I will be your host. I won't even put up a fight,"

"What?"

"You heard me. Deal or no deal?"

Kronos gave a crooked smile, one that just looked wrong on nico. "I'll let go of Nico, take you, then I'll release Percy,"

"I didn't hear you swear,"

"I swear in the River Styx,"

"As do I,"

Nico collapses to the ground and I felt a powerful being enter me. All of a sudden, I was trapped. my mind was sent somewhere else.

It was a black room, and if I wanted to, I could see everything I outside. And I knew I wasn't in control anymore.

All this j didn't want to, a fireball appeared in my hand and I gave a evil and crooked smile. I talked in an innocent yet disturbing voice,

"Goodbye, neeks,"