Chapter 1

I had no idea that today would be my last day of a normal life. I was on my way to school when it happened. A blue Dodge Challenger stopped in front of me. I instinctively reached for my my back pocket, where my switchblade was slightly sticking out. You may think its od that I carry a switchblade to school, but I have been ever since 6th grade, when an 8th grader tried to stab me in the gut ith it because I didn't pay him the 5 dollars he needed to buy his drugs. He was kindof drunk, and high, so I easily flipped him into a locker and took the knife. Then i walked away. He hasn't bothered me since, But I know he still has a grudge. The person in the ar could be one of his thug freinds. I did what I had been practicing for months. I pulled it out without it being noticed and ushed the button. It isn't a traditional switchblade, its more of a Stiletto, the blade doesnt flip out of the handle, it pops out of a hole on the top. I had it up my sleeve, ready to push the button and fight.

The car's window rolled down. A teenager about 16 with Black hair and sea green yes looked out. "Hey, Im Percy," he said "How 'bout you get in the car? I was sent here to pick you up." I quickly let my hand come out of my sleeve, and pushed the button. His face looked surpried for a moment. "Im not going with you. You wanna kill me over Five dollars? Really? I thought even Chris had more decency than that." I said. "Who's Chris?" The teenager asked. then he threw me a butterfly knife. I opened it slowly an saw that the blade was made of...What is that? Bronze?. "What the fuck is this?" I asked him. "Well, it'll be more useful that that stiletto, just, when you get attacked, use that." He said, and sped off.

I finished walking to school, thinking about what he said. I wasn't gonna use that knife if I got attacked, I was gonna use my Stiletto. I had been training with the Switchblade. I didnt even know how to operate a buttrfly knife.

I saw my freind Jacob walk up to me. "Hey, Nikolai, what are you doing with your knife - Nice Butterfly Knife man, whered you get it?" I then realized I still had both knives out. Oh shit... I thought when I saw Officer Turner walking twards me. "Nikolai Drevin! What do you think You are doing? He said, and took the butterfly knife. Wait a second,he didnt take my stilleto... I thought. "Come to my office. NOW." he stated. I was definetly in trouble. "Nikolai, don't go with him! He's a-" Jacob started. "Shut up, Satyr." Officer Turner said, and dragged me to his office. Satyr? What does a Satyr jhave to do with Jaco-My thought was cut off by Officer Turner Turning around and turning into...What is that Thing? He had the head of a man, but the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion. "HOLY SHIT!" I yelled. Just then the Percy guy I met earlier Busted in with...A ballpoint pen. "DIE MANTICORE!" he said and uncapped the pen, which became a sword. He than chopped Officer Turner the manticore's head off, and he turned to dust.

"You'd better come with me now, okay?" Percy asked, but it was more of an order. I picked up the butterfly knife and followed him.