Immortalis : Kallisté

few minutes before Celine shouted at me, I watched how the ship crash towards the Hydra.

well technically the Hydra catches the ship, the ship didn't even got its time and glory to crash towards it, 5 of the Hydra heads collides with the ship head on, maybe its size really gave it the same amount of courage and confidence.

the moment the ship touches the heads of the Hydra, it exploded, and Celine's plans and calculations worked like magic, the blast was strong enough, it splattered all around the ocean but still it didn't reach our distance and in that very moment in my very eyes I saw the potential of that Greek Flame, it hits the water but the fire continues to ignite and the funny thing is I think it is boiling the water underneath it, somehow it cause the water to steam upwards.

the splatter of Enhanced Greek Fire is burning the Hydra.

"Mike pump it! NOW!!!" Celine shouted and I grabbed the Lever that controls the propeller of our boat and kicked it to max, out boat speeds up.

but I forgotten one thing which made me a bit nervous, I forgot to look at Nicholas but my senses said to Nod at Celine since she wont forget to make sure Nicholas survives and safe.

I'm looking at the Hydra, who is by the way dipping its heads on the water but miserably fails on every attempt, the water simply boils and when it lifts its heads up the fire seems to be even more agitated..

"ARRRGGHHH THE FIRE WHY WONT IT DIE!! CURSE YOU DEMIGODS!! I'LL DESTROY YOU'" the Hydra threats us not to mention its stench, it smells like burning rubber and plastic, its skin sizzles and bubbles to the unending blaze of the Greek fire.

it swings its heads which made the Green Liquid Fire like a very runny green magma drips all around its body, I watched how it struggled with the Greek Fire, I was so preoccupied that Celine Grabs my hand and steer the boat to go to the crevice.

"I'll steer genius you go help Nicholas to get up on the boat" Celine said and pointed to the side, I replied with just a nod and went to the side of the boat where Nicholas is.

"Mike I think our plan worked" Nicholas smiles at me "I think it did not just worked, it even surpasses my expectations" I replied to him which made him chuckle.

I pulled the rope and he climbed the boat right away, the Hydra then decided to take a dip which made a huge wave of water, but Luckily with Celine's highten wisdom which is given by her mother, she steered clear to every wave and made to the crevice where the Fog and Patch of land didnt meet.

the Hydra then surfaced still ablaze "ARGGGH YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS YOU DEMIGODS!!" The Hydra screams in pain, I dont know if my eyes played illusion on me but when the green liquid touches the water it sizzles and ignites even more, this Greek Fire is really something.

we safely crossed the crevice and inside we see no fog its just open water, I looked back and see that the fog really goes around, as far as I can see, with our current distance I can still see the Glow of the green flames and I can still hear the screams of the Hydra.

I patted Celine's back "Your plan worked!" I said.

"I know genius" she smiled at me.

"Celine, Thank you" I said it to her "yes Celine, Thank you, we won't survive without that plan of yours" Nicholas added.

she smiled "Big Thanks to the God of flames for lending us a hand" she said.

"Speaking of which Man!! that Greek Fire is sick" I said "It cant really be extinguished even by water, and the best part is I think the water made the fire even more agitated, it's igniting even more when it touches the water and is it me or the water really boils and turned into steam?" I added.

"Very true Mike you know why?" Nicholas said "Because its enchanted and it came straight from Hephaestus, just like Celine said" Nicholas Added.

"But sadly we ran out of it" I said.

"Not exactly" Nicholas said then he pulled the bottle out, I dont know how to measure fire but it looks a lot smaller but I can still see the green glow inside, which made me quite thankful and happy, cause we need heavy artilleries in this fight.

"Seems you saved up a bit Nicholas?" Celine said.

"Yes, its just for safety purposes, we might need it sooner or later, though I prefer it later, I'm so tired with all the things that happened and I hate to admit it but I think I need to doze off a bit" Nicholas said.

when he laid flat on the boat I see no scuffs on him, so thats how being immortal is, we've been in several fight so I shouldn't be more surprise but in fights he dodge attacks leaving his clothes as the target and usually the clothes aren't surviving but right now doing everything Jumping from a 35 feet probably height would at least give you something, but Nicholas is scratchless, he looked more than fine the only thing he is complaining about is how tired he was, and I have to give it for the guy, he already done a lot and I think he deserves to rest.

"You should really doze off Nicholas" I said and he Nods.

"yeah we can manage everything for the moment, but before you doze off is this the right direction?" Celine asked.

"Yeah, by the way wake me up when the fog is divided again, it means we need to choose our poison once again" Nicholas said

"You mean Scylla and Charybdis?" Celine said, Nicholas nods and doze off.

"Man I would like to ask him about that 2, but the man needs some rest, how about you Celine? Not tired? I can carry on here, I just need to watch right?" I said.

"Actually Mike, Im tired but I don't want to sleep, I want to make sure that we are first safe, I can still feel and hear the Hydra's bellowing and screams" Celine said.

which is really true the bellowing is echoing, its a very low frequency sound that is eerie and unable to misheard or actually cant be unfelt, thats how I can describe it, I cant blame Celine now, I want us safe too - I went on her side.

"Celine I know you're happy that we came out safe and in one piece and I also know that you still fear the Hydra might follow us, but trust me the way that hydra wailed in pain and agony, and with its comprehension - I doubt that it will think to follow us, not to mention its dull sense of sight in this cold night, in other words pretty much we are safe, sure I can still see the glow but we are so far from it, loosen up a bit Celine okay?! we are all in this together, don't stress yourself too much" I said and she just looked at me "Okay?!" I repeated myself.

"Mike" Celine said and Hugged me "Thank you for believing in me and for the reassurance I needed those right now" Celine added and I can feel her sobbing.

I hugged her back "hey hey?! don't cry on me right now" she pushed me back and punched my shoulder lightly "Now that's the Kitty I know" I pat her shoulder and she just smiled.

"So since Nicholas here is pretty much comatose due to extreme tiredness, would you care to explain who is our next task or poison rather?" I asked Celine sighs.

"Okay, I guess i don't have a choice plus we need to be up for some time, I'll tell you, who you want first?" Celine said.

"Lets start alphabetically lets go for Charybdis" I said.

"Okay then" Celine said and she inhaled a huge amount of air, that made me feel like she was going tell me something long, like J.K Rowling Series Novel Long.

"Charybdis was actually not a monster before she was born as a nymph a Half Titan Half God, cause Charybdis is the offspring of Poseidon and Gaea so that makes...-" before she can finish I cant just let her leave something behind "Wait, wait?! I know who Poseidon is but who is Gaea?" I said.

Celine raised a brow on me "Really? haven't he told you anything about the family tree?" She pointed at Nicholas and I swung my head.

"maybe we need to wake him then" Celine said "No just introduce Gaea to me, stories about Gaea will be asked to him" I pointed at Nicholas, Celine sighs "Okay, Gaea is the Great Goddess of Earth, another Primodial God, I thought you know her since I think Nicholas mentioned her before" I swung my head back and forth "Okay so you know how powerful Primodials are right?" Celine said and I Nodded.

"Okay, Charybdis is cursed by Zeus to become a monster some say because of the Task that Poseidon Gave, she was tasked to flood all the dry lands in behalf on the name of his father, she also caused inconsistent tides thru out the world which caught Zeus's attention and the other story she stole Hercules's sheep which is by the way He also stolen it from Geryon for his 10th labor which enraged Zeus cause his son rightfully kidnapped the sheep, that made the all father Zeus cursed her to become a whirlpool like monster, so now Charybdis is this big mouthed monster that engulfs everything that go thru its path" Celine said.

"I see so we dont piss him off and we are clear?! I guess" I said and Celine chuckled.

"Maybe, so do you have anymore question?" Celine said.

"How to beat her?" I said "You dont beat her, you survive her" she said and I see the worry on her face.

"Seriously?" I said and she nods.

"there are no accounts that someone beaten Charybdis" She added.

"in other words our chance is against Scylla? but who is she" I said.

"to be honest there are no best options this time." She said.