The Saga of Percy Jackson – Prologue
A lone woman with a small child raced through the woods in search of the ocean, pursued by an enormous creature that had been chasing her for nearly half an hour now. Out of breath, she quickly ducked behind a tree and prayed to her lover to find her, but no help came. She turned to run, but the monster was too fast and pounced upon her, its claws sinking deep into her torso.
The young child watching all of this was too young to comprehend the horrific loss that had just taken place, but was scared of the monster. The creature looked at him inquisitively as if deciding whether or not to kill the boy as well, but decided against it, quickly leaving the way it came.
At this time on Olympus, Hestia had just reached her palace after a particularly long meeting in the Olympian court in which the next Great Prophecy had been announced. Pondering the events of the past day, she could not bring herself to sleep, instead choosing to descend to her favorite spot by the tranquil waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
"Who will the chosen hero be?" she quietly wondered to herself, until she was snapped out of her reverie by the dying cry of a woman. Deciding to investigate, she vanished in a flash of fire and reappeared just when the death throes of Sally Jackson had subsided. Every death she witnessed brought her closer and closer to losing hope, but hope was too important to be lost; it kept the hearth going.
She was about to leave when a twig snapped behind her, and she whirled around to reveal a young boy who she realized was now an orphan with sickening certainty.
"What is your name, young one?" she asked, and was met with the still-innocent reply of "Pewcy Jackson".
And thus begins the saga of Percy Jackson, a young hero destined for greatness.
A/N: This is my first story, so I would love some reviews :). Please R&R, tell me how I can improve, but please be gentle.
Who is Sally Jackson's lover? (The answer is obvious, but humor me).