This is my first story so I hope you like it! Though it is quite short...

I closed my eyes, imagining a world so different from mine, a normal world where I had a mum and dad or even brothers and sisters and each night having a family meal around the table. But the pain just brought me back down to reality. Hold on Aella, I chanted to myself. I tried to move my body but it was too painful. I wanted to close my eyes and just sleep for once, though every time I close my eyes I hear his evil laughter, see his cold eyes. For the first time I realize that no one is going to save me. No one ever will.

Chapter 1

I glared at the Lamia. Ugh pretending to be a teacher and feasting on children at a boarding school is so not obvious. Her huge, thick, green scaly tail swished from side to side. She was slithered closer, lifting her spear up high. Her black hair looked like another monster itself on her head. This would be the second monster I would've killed tonight. I just love my job!

"Taking your anger out on little children is not a healthy lifestyle choice," I told her taking a tiny step backwards, stalling for time as I slowly unsheathed my sword.

"Mmm...the taste of your demigod blood will be better than those whiny brats anyway," she hissed at me, showing her long yellow teeth. Someone hasn't heard of toothpaste.

"Yeah well tough luck because you're heading straight back to the pit where you belong," I said.

She lunged for me her teeth ready to bite. I dodged to the right and the Lamia sped past me. Snarling her head whipped round to glare at me. Her eyes light up with a primal fury, venom dripping from her protruding fangs.

"By the way there's somthing in your teeth. You might want to sort that out if your every going to get a husband," I jeered. I wish I had a camera because the look on her face was priceless. "but then again who would marry a baby eating, half snake whose never heard of conditioner."

That did it. Snarling she threw herself at me, cursing in some ancient language. A small smile played across my face as I knew that I had hit a raw nerve. Once again I dodged but she was expecting that. Her spear grazed my side and I cried out, more in surprise than actual pain. Okay, now it was personal. I growled, letting my anger build up inside of me. The clouds started to gather in the sky, the moon dissapearing completely behind them. The Lamia grinned maliciously as she closed in for the kill, still oblivous to the danger.

The anger pounded against my chest, begging to be let out of the cage which was my body. I looked down at my hands and saw the familiar electric blue glow which covered my skin. The air around me crackled with electricity. As I growled the skies replied with a clap of thunder.

"So, little warrior, it seems as if you're in over your head a little bit here. Just like your mother was when she met Zeus. You don't belong in this world, you don't belong in any world. You're no one and nobody would want you. You're nothing. Completley nothing."

That was the last straw.

I let out the scream which had been growing in my throat. I plunged my sword into the Lamia's chest releasing all the built up energy. The wind roared, thunder boomed and rain pelted down. Power surged out of my hands, up my sword and directly into the foul creatures heart. Sparks flew out of her nose and mouth which was opened in an unearthly scream. The ear shattering sound hung in the air even after she turned to dust. Panting heavily I looked down at the pile of ash. She was gone - and so was my energy.

I looked around at the empty park trembling from exhaustion, I didn't like humans watching me kill monster, that's why I do my hunting at night. Anyway to normal people they would have seen a crazy teenage girl whacking a middle aged woman with a baseball bat in the middle of a freak weather storm. And that was completley normal. Thank the Gods for glamour. Normal people have nothing to worry about except for their taxes and paying the rent on time and I hope it stays like that.

Looking at the night sky, I wondered if there were others like me, doing this all night and working a job that pays pretty much nothing. Sighing, I limped to the place I call home. It was only a couple of blocks away so that was not so bad. I live in a rundownflat that had a weird smell of cat piss, but it's cheap and you can survive living it. I glanced at the door. I am tired of this life but it's better than knowing that someone out there is dead because of the monster you didn't kill when you could of done.

Quickly having a shower to wash of the blood, this was also just as soothing to my tired muscles as well. After I got out I inspected my side where the Lamia's spear had grazed me. It was healing quickly but it was still sore and a red circle was starting to appear. Pulling on some clothes I ignored it knowing that it would probably be fine in the morning. I frowned at another microwave meal I would have to eat for dinner. Yum! I just love plastic chicken! But food is food. I was going to ache like hell in the morning.

Dragging my body over to the lumpy mattress, I closed my eyes waiting for sleep, until I heard a tapping. Grabbing my sword from under my bed, I slowly headed toward my kitchen window. I listened again.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Narrowing my eyes I could just make out a black silhouette stadning in the moonlight. Oh come one! Seriously? I mean, I kill two flipping monsters in one night, create a freaking thunder storm and all I want to do is go to bed. But can I even do that? No! Another monster has to come and go tappity tap-tap on my fricking window. What does a girl have to do to get a break around here? I remembered my training, slowed my breathing and crept along the wall. Praying that it was going to be an easy kill I spun round brandishing my sword. But there was nothing. What? I opened the window and a blast of icy ait hit me. Looking out on the street, it was gone. Frustrated I slammed the window down.

What the hell! Well isn't this nice. On top of on fighting mosters nightly, creating weather storms weakly and getting a good night sleep yearly, I'm hearing things as well! Whoopde do. Brilliant. Just what I needed.

I looked at my hands. Damn it. They were glowing blue again. Sparks flew from my finger tips. I needed to get rid of it. I glanced for something metal. Anything would do but metal was the best. I spotted my shield. Perfect. Placing my hands on the shield, I felt the electricity flowing out of my body. When the electricity was gone I went to get a glass of water knowing that the curse called dehydration would soon fall upon me. I stared at my glowing shield, trying to decide whether to leave it or not. Nahh, the electricity would die out sooner or later...hopefully sooner. I lay in bed and for the first time the darkness enveloped me. Finally. Sleep.

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Oh, can I just say thank you to my friend Secret Agent Codename Bob as she edited this chapter and really helped in plot ideas, the fight scene between the Lamia and Aella as well as just general support! Thank you SACB! The next chapter will be more interesting I promise! :)