My eyes still burned. I had to shut off his light.

 

I concentrated on the tidal wave and forced it to reverse. Just before impact, I

jumped upward on a jet of water.

 

"AHHHHH!" The waves smashed into Hyperion and he went under, his light

extinguished.

 

I landed on the lake's surface just as Hyperion struggled to his feet. His

golden armor was dripping wet. His eyes no longer blazed, but they still looked

murderous.

 

"You will bum, Jackson!" he roared.

 

Our swords met again and the air charged with ozone.

 

The battle still raged around us. On the right flank, Annabeth was leading an

assault with her siblings.

 

On the left flank, Grover and his nature spirits were regrouping, entangling the

enemies with bushes and weeds.

 

"Enough games," Hyperion told me. "We fight on land."

 

I was about to make some clever comment, like "No," when the Titan yelled. A