Cyrus knew he should have call in for work today. It was a cold, winter, December afternoon outside a shop that he work for in the winter when he try to get away of the world ending prophecy, demigod life, but he got everything except that. When he walk into the store a male voice ran through his head.
"The phoenix," It said. "Find the phoenix."
"Find the phoenix," I thought "What phoenix?"
He shrugged it off. It was probably the wind messing with his mind. When he walked in he could smell the sweet aroma of fresh baked cookies. It made him tear up a little, because it reminded him of his grandmother house back at Tallahassee.
"Gods I miss that place." He thought.
"I wonder what she is up to right now probably reading to the children at the mall like she usually do on late afternoon in December."
Anyway as he was walking in from the corner of his eyes he saw Layla sitting at the cash register reading a book. She is the daughter of the owner of the shop. Now you expect a rich girl to be a mean, snot noise brat that thinks she is superior to everyone that walks in the room, but you never met Layla. She has a great personality, and friends with everyone. She act likes everyone's related to her. Plus she beautiful to like Aphrodite daughter kind of beauty. I went to go seat by her.
"What are you reading?" I said causally.
"Shakespeare" she said. In her usual preppy voice.
"That is my favorite poet." I said surprise.
"What your favorite quote."
"My favorite quote has to be. "Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love."
She smiled at me with her sunny, pearl white teeth. It made my heart do a summersault. I had forgot a minute had passed.
"Um... Cyrus" she said like I had grown a third head.
Which had happened before (long story).
" yea" I said inching toward her.
" why is your hair glowing" said the owners daughter inching backwards.
It took a second to understand the question then I remembered my fathers words.
" Your head shall glow bright when the times right." (Wow dad try to sound like the Oracle of Delphi, Apollo should give you a sticker.)
" Um..."
I tried to make up a lie. Like Daven said mortals shouldn't know about the world outside the mist.
"We all ready have demigods going mad about it he said what if mortals found out their beliefs were a lie?"
My brain was thinking up all the outcome of it. I didn't relies that Layla was looking at me in horror.
"Cyrus" she said screaming "What is that thing outside?!"pointing outside at what she was seeing.
Before I could turn around something hot as lava,and hard a metal hit me in my shoulder blades . Pain scorching threw my body like a waterfall hitting the river. My eyes went blurry black ,and blue spots was dancing in my sight.
"Demigod stand like a real hero should." A voice came from behind me.
His voice was sounded deep ,and ancient like it's gone from this time period like a untamed lion ready to pouncing on its pry for its meal. My energy was drain I felt like a puddle of water in the middle of a Sahara, desert slowly, but truly evaporating from existence. Then I heard Layla scream that is what me jump up ,and hit the glass part of my watch. What was in the replacement of the watch was a Greek battle gleaming silver sword " heat wave".
My eyes was set on the human figure in front of me. It was my worst nightmare Cacus the fire breathing giant that trap Rhea last summer.
"What are you doing back loser I thought you were in Tarturs" I said snarling
"I have my ways of getting out of there what you should be worried is your friends life."
With that he vanished along with Layla. I curse in ancient Greek and ran out the shop with my sword in my hand. Once I ran out the voice ranged in me head again.
"The Phoenix," it said again " Find the Phoenix"
"Phoenix," I thought "What is the Phoenix" Then I remembered something that Ariana said that their is a hidden phoenix in every New York bank because after the fire in 1776 with the patriots against the rebels ,and after the fire there was ashes and the rebels had remembered the Phoenix can burst into flame and rise out the ashes then so can America. "So find the Phoenix" I thouht
I ran to a local bank that was white with golden pillars the size of garbage trucks that had large red ribbons that wrap around them like snakes an ended with bow . The sun was setting on the west of the monument. I could hear loud Christmas music coming out of cars that was passing by me. Men with black, white, and navy blue suits was walking up and down the marble stairs. I ran to the front door that was guarded by two security guards. One of them was tall well built with brown skin ,and light brown eyes With a blue man next to him had black hair brown eyes ,and milk white skin with a black looked at me sternly like I'm a troublemaker waiting to do something devious.(in the process)
"No children aloud in the bank" said the man in the black uniform.
"sir my father is the owner of this bank"I lied
If their was an award for the worst bank security these guards will be it,because they sure let me in. Once I got in there was men in suits everywhere.
"How can I find a phoenix with tall men in suits all over the place." I thought irritated
As if my body was metal my feet was moving without my brains permission. They started moving faster until I was pushing men out the way they gave me puzzled and harsh look , but my legs were trying to find something. I went up the marble stairs. Just when I was almost up the stairs-
"screeeeech" something screached
My body froze like a water in a freezer. My sword in my hand I went into a empty hall where my ears heard the noise. Inside the hall made my eyes wide. There was a statue of a bronze blazing bird that look completely new with polished feathers,beak,and claws. Next to it was a man with golden eyes (Not light brown eyes actual solid gold eyes.) with tan skin,glowing light hair,handsome with skinny jeans,white v-neck shirt,and red converse. He looks like every girls dream guy.
"You have found the phoenix of Hyperion " He said in an loud booming ancient voice.
"Your voice don't match your age" I said casually
" I'm a god you fool I just took on this appearance because a gods can't show our true form."