Chapter 1: I am Adara, Daughter of Apollo

Just two months ago I had learned that, although I've been dealing with monsters for three years, since my mom died when I was ten. At Camp Half blood where I live now, I can't tell what their priorities are, to fight monsters, or let them live among us.

I didn't ask to be a Demigod, or to be daughter of a jerk, or even to live at Camp Half Blood. Yet here I am. I hate it here.

I heard rumor that there was a mountain that no one ever returned from, Mt. Ebott. It had been bugging me ever since I heard about it, whatever was up there, keeping people from coming back, I wanted to face it, and end it's tyranny.

My mom was fourteen years older than me, whenever I asked her about having a kid so young, she said that she was depressed and immature, that she'd learned from her mistakes now, and she was still glad that she had me. She always talked about dad with distaste, she said he was selfish and arrogant and handsome and a jerk. Since I was five, I knew that I had to protect my mom from creeps. She was beautiful, and nice, she wanted to be a nurse, but she couldn't go to medical school because she didn't have the money… she lived on her own with me, we were poor, and she was beautiful. No man on earth deserved her, and she said that she wouldn't make the same mistake twice. So one day, she went to work at the shifty fast food joint that I hated, I begged and begged her not to go, but she went anyway. When she didn't come home that night I got worried, I left home to try to make my way from memory to the joint she worked at, since it wasn't far, it was pretty easy, but when I got there… the place was taped off and surrounded by police cars…

A police officer saw me and tried to explain that my mom was dead and her boss was a crazy psychopath who had gone completely insane and killed her, he said that I needed to come with him to a new home, but I ran. I ran and ran as fast and as far as I could, crying my eyes out, until I was finally exhausted.

But then I saw something horrifying. It was a boy, a couple of years older than me, his chest had a huge claw mark across it, and it was steaming. He lie on the ground, dead. A bow lying not to far from him, a ripped quiver by his side, there were multiple arrows in good condition stuck in trees or lying on the ground, but most of them were broken. I decided to pick up my findings, I wanted to do something about the boy, but the only thing I could think of was to call the police. So I did nothing, I ran home to grab a backpack and clothes and other things needed to survive.

I stayed with a few people, let them think they took me in, then when they were no use to me anymore I snuck out in the night, this was a dangerous path though… I had to constantly find or make disguises because I was on the news almost all the time.

When I turned thirteen, less people were willing to take me in, I wasn't as "cute" anymore… people thought I was only trouble. Ah, but you might be wondering about the monsters, the chicken girls and demon dogs, crazy sample ladies. I've seen it all, and I found out that only certain metals worked against them, this weird bronze and gold stuff, and silver.

Later I ran into a goat boy who took me to a summer camp where they teach special kids how to kill the monsters under your bed.

After hearing about Mt. Ebott, I knew I had to find out what was going on up there. Some people said it was monsters, I've dealt with monsters before, so if that's it, it shouldn't be a problem. But if it's a cyclops… that could be a bit more of a problem, but I'm still sure I could handle it! In fact, I snuck out of Camp Half blood and I'm almost at the top of the mountain! Interestingly enough, I've run into zero monsters, but I don't want to celebrate early. I readied my bow and quiver (which thanks to CHB was fully stocked) ready for what I was about to encounter at the top of the mountain. All I could see was a hole… is that seriously it? No one ever returned EVER, because they fell down a pit? A fricken pit! I got a little closer and looked down, it was pitch black. I dropped an arrow down and I couldn't hear it hit the ground. Ok… so a very deep pit, but I'm still surprised no one could avoid it. I shone my flashlight on the walls of the pit, for as far down as my flashlight could reach they seemed to not stray far from the opening. I got out my rope and tied it to a nearby tree, with the remaining end I harnessed myself, I got ready to jump into the pit.

What? I needed to find out what all the fuss was about. I just hope this pit doesn't lead straight down to hell…

I jumped, for a while I fell freely, but then with horror, I heard my rope snap.

(A/N) Hello! You reached the end of this very small chapter! Congrats! Anyways, this is my first story I've attempted to write… so sorry if the past and present tense is confusing… You can tell me if my use of commas is too excessive xD I just use them for effect, for when there is a pause in the dialog but the sentence isn't over. ANYWAYS! This authors note has become to long! Goodbye! And have a wonderful day!