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Wow! There was a lot of interest, so due to popular demand, here is the story of Ena, Leo, and Percy's quest!

This first chapter has a lot of history, but you need to read it all so you'll understand the rest of the story, I hope it doesn't bore you!

And now, without further ado, I present to you:

The Ring of Gyges

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It was time for the drawing.

Ena Echo Collins was standing excitedly in front of the Big House in the midst of a crowd of about 25 other demigods. Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Piper McLean, Nico DiAngelo, Katie Gardner, Clarisse LaRue, Michael Yew, and the rest of the Head Counselors were there, waiting for Chiron to come out and pick a name out of the bowl.

Hanging from the porch was a banner with a copy the ancient prophecy the drawing was based on; the prophecy that so many demigods before them had pinned their hopes of glory on. The actual parchment with the original prophecy was lying on the table next to the bowl of names:

Journey south and help the weak

In a muddy swamp with no sun.

Darkness envelopes those who cannot see- the ring appears only to one.

To rescue from darkness, when the curse is undone,

And once you've succeeded

You'll find your journey has only begun.

The prophecy was so vague, that every 50 to 100 years, Chiron had issued the quest to the head of a cabin, in a desperate attempt to find the hero of the prophecy.

Others had volunteered to go on the seemingly impossible quest, but each demigod returned empty-handed. Some had thought that the line defining the hero of the prophecy was up for interpretation, but, well, the ring hadn't appeared to Daniel One of the Apollo cabin either.

The Ring of Gyges was the long-lost item the quest was about; the quest was to recover the ancient treasure. The ring belonged to Gyges of Lydia, thousands of years ago. The ring could render the wearer invisible, but with great power comes great responsibility, and Gyges misused his power. After Gyges used the ring to seduce the Queen of Lydia, and the two of them murdered her husband, Gyges became the king of Lydia.

After the ring was used for evil, it was said to be cursed. King Gyges's reign was an unhappy one, full of plague and famine, and the gods scorned him, especially Apollo and Demeter. Demeter banished him and his kingdom to Lake Copais, a desolate Grecian Valley, and Apollo refused to fly the sun over his kingdom. Since there was no sun, it is said that the residents of the Copais valley became sickly and frail. Gyges ruled over the destitute Copais Valley until his death, and then the valley and it's lake sank into the earth. The god Pan took pity on the sinking population and turned the dying people into woodland spirits.

It was said that Gyges passed the ring to his son, Croesus, who was given permission by the gods to return to Lydia and rule over the kingdom there. Unfortunately, after Croesus died, nobody knew what happened to the ring.

The cursed ring had been long-sought after, ever since the Oracle at Delphi had issued the prophecy hundreds of years ago.

Ena stood on tiptoe to see over the heads of the crowd. She wanted to get a better look at the parchment with the prophecy. The scroll was decorated with a fire and waves pattern, and at the bottom was a stamp that looked like a moon and star combined. Ena thought it looked very mysterious.

"Thank you all for coming," Chiron said, stepping out of the Big House as the crowd gave a polite round of applause. "Let's not delay. You all know what we're here for, and I wish you all the best of luck!"

Chiron stepped up to the bowl and stuck his hand inside, swirling the papers with the Head Counselors' names on them around for a few tantalizing moments, until finally he plucked a single paper from the bowl.

Chiron unfolded it slowly, and a big smile spread across his face. He cleared his throat before announcing loudly, "Ena Collins!"

Ena's jaw dropped, and she felt several pairs of hands clap her on the back as they pushed her towards the front.

"Ah, this is your first quest, isn't it?" Chiron asked when she was standing beside him. Ena couldn't speak, so she just nodded. "Well, I wish you the best of luck. We all hope you'll succeed!"

Ena managed a smile. "I'll do my best, sir."

"I know, child," he said kindly. "Now, which two demigods will you choose to accompany you?"

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Well, there's the first chapter! I have another story, Camp Half-Blood Oneshots, so those stories may be abandoned for a while! Next week I'll probably update that story, and then the week after you'll get chapter two of this story.:) Unless this story becomes more popular, then I may suspend CHB Onshots indefinetely to focus on this one.

I hope you enjoyed it!:) Please review!

Xoxoxo,

EmMarie