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Chapter 1:

Tide has been dreaming about this for a long time. The moment has finally come. He had hunted the monster that killed his family halfway across the country. It took him fifteen years to find it but he finally has. He tracked it to a small town in California. One of his friends had tracked it here and alerted Tide to its whereabouts. It's lair was in a warehouse by the Docks and he was ready to finally kill this thing.

As he was gearing up in the motel room he was staying at their was a knock at the door. Tide's experience had taught him to never be too careful so he drew his sword as he approached the door. When Tide reached the door he looked through the peephole to see someone unexpected standing there. Reluctantly he opened the door.

"Poseidon." Tide said coldly.

"My son." Poseidon replied with kindness and worry. "I know what you are about to do and I will not try to stop you. But when you are fighting this monster you will need to make a choice. There will be some half-bloods there that need saving and escort to Camp. But if you do save them the monster will escape."

"Well then you already know the answer" Tide replied.

"Trust me son. The Fates will not allow specifics but it is a very important decision."

Tide snorted, "They aren't my problem. Besides if they're really that important go help them yourself. The last time I helped another demigod if you recall ended very poorly for me."

Poseidon looked at his son with such sadness in his eyes that Tide was forced to look away. Over the years Tide's physical appearance has reflected his emotional state. His shaggy black hair was longer and shaggier. His face was wearier and tired with bags under his eyes. Speaking of his eyes they have turned from a nice sea green to a dark menacing green. He face looked like he hadn't shaved in a while as his beard was medium sized. And he hated the name Tide. He prefered his son's birth name. It had power and it meant something. But he wished ti be called Tide now. Poseidon never knew why Tide specifically but he always said the person he used to be is dead and that's why he changed it.

"Whatever you do is your choice. You're still my son."

Tide looked at Father for awhile, "I have to go now before he moves again. I'm not waiting any longer."

"As you wish. But please just consider it."

"I will." Tide replied but Poseidon could tell he was lying. As he departed he gave Tide one last smile and vanished into thin air.

Tide hopped on his motorcycle and took off towards the warehouse wearing his regular CHB T-Shirt and khaki shorts. He also had a leather jacket modified by Hephaestus to act like armor. He also wore his Camp necklace with 14 beads. He's know he was a demigod for about 25 years and Chiron always offered him a bead but since his family died he stopped putting them on.

When he arrived at the lair he could tell it was here just by the smell. It smelled like shit mixed with shit that smells even had had a few beers before he came so he decided to play it pretty ballsy and walked straight through the front door. The warehouse was filled with crates filled with stuff he didn't care to investigate. He drew his sword illuminating the area around him and began to search. It was really that hard he just followed the smell. When he got to the middle of the lair he saw a small fire beginning to form with a cage above it. Within it were three figures facing away from him.

"The demigods," he thought to himself.

Then sitting by the fire he saw it. The beast he'd been hunting all these years. The monster that killed his family.

The Minotaur.

He was ugly as ever. His horns were long and his face was covered with snot. He appeared to be sleeping and Tide could easily sneak up behind him and kill him. But he had waited to long and been through too much to end it that quickly. So he walked into the open and shouted,

"Hey Cock- Sucker!" The minotaur stirred. He could also hear the demigods 20 ft. above rustling about in their cage.

The monster smiled in a monster way remembering this demigod. He got up ready to kill him once and for all. He flipped a switch causing the caged heroes to start to descend towards the fire. He was going to be hungry after this.

Tide noticed the demigods start to awaken now but he didn't care. He just focused on the thing that killed her.

He didn't waste any time taunting. He charged straight at the monster. The bull brought his hand up to knock Tide away but at the last second he slide slicing the beasts right leg deep enough to hurt but not kill. But the monster had gotten faster in the past fifteen years. He spun around swatting Tide into a box of crates. Dazed he got back up. The minotaur charged but kept his eyes on his opponent expecting him to sidestep. So Tide just stood there. Then when the minotaur reached him he put his sword out horizontally and blocked the minotaur's horns and pushed him to she side.

Tide started to just play with the creature. Dodging, cutting, stabbing but never killing. Then when Tide sliced off both horns with one cut the Minotaur realized it was beaten and he turned and ran hoping to escape. Tide was about to chase him when one of the demigods got their gag out.

"Please help us!"

Tide looked up and was so shocked he thought he was dreaming. She looked just like her. Curly blond hair, stormy grey eyes, and a Cali tan. He stopped dead in his tracks. He wanted to chase the thing that killed her but he had to save this girl. Then he remembered what his Father said. If he tried to save them he had a feeling he wouldn't see the Minotaur for awhile.

He made his choice. The cage was getting low and something was different about the fire. He hadn't felt it until now but it was super hot. If the demigods got too low they would burn alive. Tide quickly climbed some crates up to the cage. He jumped onto it and sliced the door open with his sword. He untied all three and pulled them out.

"JUMP!" he yelled at them.

They all jumped but all of a sudden the ground opened and they all fell through the floor.