Kate I
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Hey Liam,
I know it's been more than a year since we contacted each other. More than a year since Sky disappeared and more than a year since Nico…you know. I ended my search for Sky around four weeks ago. I looked for so long but still…no clue. So, I had to give up. Why? Because I have realized that I spent too much time on looking for him than everyday things. I only used to do half of my homework, which lead to stress on school. I always used to think about Sky in the shower, which made me come late to my school. Barely being in school, lead to me failing tests. So, know you know where my mind has been all the time.
I also couldn't my mind of certain other things for example…Leo. How could he betray us? He was one of the seven, the savior of Olympus and Rome! Nevertheless, I can't get the moment out of my mind when we told Calypso and Diego that Leo is dead.
Nor the moment at Nico's funeral.
Why him? I mean, he wasn't that old yet! He deserved a happy retirement. I am so angry! I could have done better! I…I could have used my sword to fight Leo, instead I wasted my time on a stupid vision.
Well, that's not the reason I'm writing this letter. First of all—Happy Birthday! And Merry Christmas! Does it suck to have a birthday on 25th December? I mean, instead of getting gifts two times a year, you only get them once.
Ugh.
I'm getting diverted again. So—the reason I'm writing this letter is because I need your help. You see, as soon as I gave up looking for Sky, I got something…weird. Well, let me start from the beginning. I woke up and saw that my bedroom was different. I stepped out of bed seeing, that I had new bedsheet and the bed was clean. I looked to my right, towards my wardrobe and opened it. All my clothes were freshly ironed and folded and sorted into my shelves by color. I looked to my bedside table and saw that my lamp got fixed and all my books were sorted into shelf by title. Then I looked to my desk and saw, that no pens and pencils were scattered across the house. They were set in one coffee mug with a text saying, 'Human bodies are 70% water—Jesus can walk on water—I can walk on bodies—I'M 70% JESUS!'. Everything was so clean and ordered it felt very alien to me.
But then an envelope on the desk caught my eye.
I walked towards it and took a look at it. There was nothing on the envelope. No name, no address, not even my name and address. It just said, YOU'RE WELCOME. So, I opened the envelope and inside, there was a folded old, brownish-yellow papyrus. I unfolded it and saw…stuff. There were symbols which would maybe become a word, but I couldn't decipher it. It wasn't English, nor Latin, nor Ancient Greek. It was nothing alike. There were pictures of flags, men sitting on thrones, vases and whole other stuff. I tried to take it out my room to show my dad or google it, but then it started to glow. I didn't want to take any risks, that it might explode, so I kept back on my desk. Then I took my phone out of my pocket and tried to take a photo of it and find information through Google Image Search but as soon as I hit click, my phone display turned black. A few seconds later my phone kind of exploded (so now you at least know, why my WhatsApp wasn't working).
But that was all four weeks ago.
Recently, my Mom came back for Christmas from a 6-week business trip in Los Angeles. She came to my room and I told her that I stopped looking for Sky, my grades are improving and all other stuff, you know. Then my Mom looked at the desk and asked, 'What is this?', while pointing to the folded papyrus. I was surprised, because when my dad or Cooper came home, they never paid attention to it, so I figured they couldn't see it.
My Mom walked up to it asked me again, `What is this?'. I sighed and told her the whole story behind it. Like, I got it 4 weeks ago, normally others don't see it, etc. And when I asked her if she knew what this was or what it could mean, she answered me with just one word,
'Hieroglyphs'
I looked puzzled and my Mom must have seen that, so she gave me the Use-Your-Athena-Approved-Brain-Look. Then my gears started moving. I knew what hieroglyphs were.
'Took you long enough…'
For the record, if you don't know what hieroglyphs are, Liam, then let me explain. Hieroglyphs are the letters of Ancient Egyptian. Yeah, you read right, Ancient Egyptian! I took the papyrus and held it in my hand. It felt different. When I first got it, the papyrus felt delicate, as if it would rip into pieces if I dropped it. Or, dangerous-delicate like a bomb. If I touched the papyrus somewhere I shouldn't have, then it would explode.
But now, it felt like a normal middle-school-essay. I looked at my mom for an explanation.
'Mom, why did I get these? And why can others not see them?'
'I don't know. But I think only we can see them is because we're descendant from Athena'
'But Cooper couldn't see it, too'
'You're right. Maybe because we're females?'
'No idea. But can you read Hieroglyphs? Decipher them?'
My Mom shook her head. 'But I know who could. You see, the Greek Gods are not the only gods'
'Yeah, I know. Uncle Magnus is the son of the Norse god Frey, right?'
'Yes. But there are also Egyptian Gods. Ancient Egyptian'
'Woah'
'I know it sounds weird and shocking, but it's true. We crossed paths with two Egyptian Magicians. Carter and Sadie Kane'
'I think dad told me about that once…'
'He might. Anyway if there's one person, who could help you with this, that would be one of the Kanes.
'Where can I find them?'
'In Brooklyn. You'll find a huge storage hall, and on top of there's a villa. Go to that villa. Once you're in front of the door say, that you're the daughter of the Son of Sobek, Percy Jackson. It is the twenty-first Nome of the House of Life, or as they like to call it, the Brooklyn House'
'Got it'
You see now, Liam? I want somebody to come with me. Since Sky's is gone and you're my best friend, you'll have to come all that way from L.A.
See you soon,
Kate
A/N – What's up FF-Community?! I'M BACK! DA KING OF NEXT GENERATIONS IS BACK! I hope you like this chapter: please review, favorite and follow! So…until next time!