The Wakening of a Hero
Everything was dark, deprived of light. There was nothing in the darkness except for one person, a boy. He was around the age of sixteen with dark, curly brown hair and greenish blue eyes. He had a regular build and was around 6'3. He was looking around scared of what might be out there. There was a sudden flash of light and the boy was sucked toward the center of this light…
Collin woke with a start, covered in sweat. He was panting on the musty old motel bed which had had decided to stay the night at. He looked around to make sure it was only him in the room. When he had finally calmed down he got up and put on a shirt that he found on the ground. He went into the bathroom and washed his face and looked into the mirror.
"It was a just a dream. It was just a dream. It was just a dream", he repeated this to himself a couple more times just to calm himself down. He decided to head out and get a move on, so he packed all his clothes up and slung his bag onto his shoulder and he went to check out. When his had reached the door handle there was whoosh of wind that swept through his room that blew his hair up. When the wind died down there was an object in the middle of his room, which he warily walked up and squatted down to look at it.
The curious object that seemed to have formed out of thin air was a ring that seemed to be made out of polished coral with an engraving of a trident that wrapped around it. Collin carefully went to grab it and when his finger barely brushed it the trident glowed a deep blue right before the ring jumped and put itself onto his finger. He jumped back and tried to get it off but the ring wouldn't budge, that's when he heard a voice in his head.
"Let the ring protect and guide you my son. You are soon to be in grave danger and need somewhere safe to go. You have done well with staying hidden even if it was unintentional." The voice sounded like waves on the beach after a boat went by.
Collin was very confused and tried to take the ring off again, but it still wouldn't move. He gave up and all of sudden he saw a picture of a camp in his head. A gate to the camp with the writing of "Camp Half-Blood" written on it. He felt like that was where he had to go and that that was where he was going to be safe, safe from what he had no idea. He rushed out the door and to the main building to check out.
As he was checking out he was tapping his fingers on the desk the entire time because he felt uneasy with his surroundings. As soon as everything was checked out he rushed out the door and to the nearest train station. Even though he was in Tennessee at the time, he was somehow able to find a train that went directly to New York which he felt like this camp was at. He didn't know why he was following the weird voice's instructions, but he knew that it was telling the truth. He always knew if someone was telling the truth or lying.
He boarded the train and found a seat near the door and he calmed down a little even though he never really liked trains or airplanes. When he felt like everything was safe he brought his hand up to his face to inspect the ring. Even though it wasn't glowing or anything strange like that, he felt like when he was in danger it would protect him. He decided to give up in finding out its secrets as the train began to move with a screeching start.
He stared out the window as the train slowly sped up, watching his breath fogged up the glass. Collin knew that the journey would be long since it takes roughly 35 hours to get to New York from Tennessee so he decided to take out his 3DS which he got as a present from his mom just before she died from a terrible accident four years ago. He opened it up and started playing games.
For about four hours he played his games, getting bored of one and going to another. While he was playing he didn't notice the storm that had started to brew outside his window. He finally looked up when he saw a bright flash of light come in through the window. As he looked out the window to see the source, a large crack of lightning lit up the sky in the distance and there was a thunderous boom that came soon after.
Collin didn't think anything of it and went back to his games, the lightning and thunder kept going. For another couple hours the storm brewed and all of a sudden it dissipated, leaving no trace that it was even there. Collin looked up and saw a beautiful rainbow and looked at it, puzzled by the fact that the thick black clouds that were there originally disappeared into thin air. As he was staring confusingly, he heard a man approach and sit down next to him. Collin turned to face the man, who was staring at him.
The man was casually dressed in a swimsuit and a plain white t-shirt. Collin found this peculiar since there were no beaches in Tennessee. What made the man even more peculiar was a necklace that hung around his neck that held a trident. Collin decided to find out, "Who are you? Why are you staring at me like that?"
The man seemed to age five years right before Collin's eyes and he gave his answer in a voice like waves on the beach. "I think you already know who I am."
Collin seemed shocked by the voice because he recognized it from that morning. "You're the man that I heard in my head. Why did I hear you in my head?"
"I'm sure you have many questions" the man said, "But now is not the time for answers. I will say only this…I am your father, your real one. There is going to be a great war between the Greek and Egyptian gods that will shake the Earth. You are doing well by going to Camp Half-Blood, you will be safe there and Chiron will train you well to defend yourself. The ring that I gave you will be able to shield you from harm and destroy those you choose to destroy. I'm sorry I'm not able to stay long, Zeus has called a war meeting and I must go…"
Before Collin could respond, the man claiming to be his father disappeared into a mist that made the air smell like salt. He had more questions now than before and sat in wonder what the man had said. A war among gods? Defend myself? How will a ring protect me? Collin pondered all of this information in silence as he began to fall asleep from exhaustion, and soon did.
In his dream, he was in some city that seemed to be under attack. Fire was raining from the sky and streets were being flooded. He ran down the street to the only building that seemed intact. As he neared the building the door opened and a girl with red hair and dark eyes stood in the doorway. He tried calling for help but no sound came out, only his mouth moved. Just before he could reach the doorway a large hand came out of the ground and grabbed him, pinning him to the ground as it started to turn to what seemed like quicksand. He kept trying to yell for help as the sand climbed up his body and blocked his vision, pulling him into the Earth.
So that is my new story. It's not much but I will always accept advice through PMs. I will be accepting OCs as long as you PM your character's name, which god you want to be the child of, and what weapons you want to use. Leave a review, follow, and favorite please. Next chapter will be out in the next week or two.
