Demigod City – The Quest for a Friend

Prologue

3 Days earlier…

Of all times, he never expected any monster attacks. They had left him alone, possibly because he was just a son of Raven, the trickster, of Native American Mythology. David was known in his school for his cunning, and his ability to escape from any situation unscathed. He'd leave thumbtacks on the teacher's chair, fill the teacher's bag with spiders, or place a bucket filled with detergent-water solution on the door. These "little" events always livened up boring lessons, and the best part was that the teachers never found out who did it.

He could escape anything, so why couldn't he shake off this shape-shifter that was after him right now!? The monster would turn into random animals, gaining on him, before having to switch back to human form. This was particularly infuriating, given that the shape-shifter never seemed to run out of stamina. It had hounded him across the entire east coast, in 5 minutes. That sort of speed would be the envy of many Olympic athletes, but he was not in the mood for racing. He was almost out of strength, and the damn creature didn't give up.

"Dammit, go chase something else, won't you!"

"ROAR!"

Tiger?! You have got to be kidding me!

The Shape-Shifter bounded forwards, but he dodged its pounce by ducking and rolling, before running off to the left. The Shape-Shifter hit the ground, and leapt forwards again, turning into an African Wild Dog. The beast tore after David. 1 minute later, they reached Pasir Ris Park. David dashed for the Park's nearest exit, before dashing towards the landed properties.

These homeowners won't be happy about this.

He leapt over the wall, before throwing himself up onto the roof. Sprinting along it, he heard a squawk, turning his head just in time to see a parrot turning into a Peregrine falcon. It immediately flew up towards the heavens.

David jumped across the road and swung off a lamp post. He rolled onto the road, and made a dash out of the landed properties. He made it across Elias Road, and dashed into the HDB blocks. After a while, he paused to catch his breath. That was when all the energy he had left left his legs and he collapsed in a heap, too tired to move.

There was a screech, and a falcon swooped in. Transforming into a hyena, it stalked towards him. Trembling with exhaustion, he saw it arrive out of the corner of his eyes.

Please let it end soon.

Last thing he saw before passing out was an arrow in midair.

~Line Break~

~Darryl POV~

I had just left the hawker centre when I felt a slight pull in my mind. I was a legacy of Apollo and Hephaestus, and strangely have a connection with demigods, legacies and monsters. More of the tracking type, not the mental communication type. I raced over, noticing the two blips in my mental radar were moving at ridiculously high speeds. My self-customized self-built motorcycle was half their speed! Given their direction, I moved to cut them off at the HDB blocks opposite Elias Community Centre.

When I reached there, a few seconds later the demigod arrived in a blur. He was soaked in perspiration and was panting heavily. He stood for a few seconds, before collapsing in a pile. Then the Shape-Shifter arrived. It walked towards him in hyena form, laughing maniacally before proceeding to eat him. I stepped forward and let my arrow fly. It hit the Shape-Shifter in the neck. I released 3 more shots before charging it with my twin hunting knives. Duck, slash, swipe, dodge, hack, repeat. I would change the order every 5 seconds, and the Shape-Shifter couldn't keep up. I sent an overhead strike, feinted to its neck, and then swiped out its feet.

The creature growled at me, and turned into a fly. It then flew away before I could land the killing blow. I cursed under my breath in Cantonese and Mandarin, before turning to the Demigod on the ground. His breathing was even, and I could tell he was pushed past his limits in exhaustion.

How long was he running?

I put away my hunting knives, transforming into the bracelets on my wrists. My bow was in the necklace charm on my neck. I gathered the Demigod's still form in my arms, noticing how disturbingly light he was. I quickly set him down, and took out my healing orb. Placing it on his chest, I kept it there while I picked him up once more and set off for my base.

~Line Break~

I got him into the hideout under the Elias Community Centre, and placed him on my bed. I grabbed my supplies, and waited for him to wake up. Later, at around 7.00 A.M., he opened his eyes. I noticed him looking around frantically. I suppressed a smile, and made my way over. He panicked and scrambled away.

"Don't worry, I'm not gonna hurt you."

"Where is it?"

"It escaped, but it's not coming back."

I handed him a bowl of Prawn Noodles, and made him eat it, despite his protests that he wasn't hungry.

"You're starving, even if you don't know it. Now EAT IT!"

After many threats and promises, he finally finished the noodles. I then took the bowl and washed up, before eating my own breakfast, which was a plate of Chicken Rice. After eating, he asked me to train him, so he could hold his own against such monsters.

At that I spluttered, having choked on the last mouthful I had popped in my mouth.

"Me, train YOU?!"

I thought I was hallucinating, but he nodded. "Yes, you know how to fight it. I want to be able to go toe-to-toe with creatures like it."

I groaned, "I'm in no place to teach you. If you want to be trained though, then I'll send you to a camp to train. However, if you choose to join them, then we will never meet again. I'm in exile from that camp, given what I did then. If you want to go, then I'm not stopping you, but just remember me, okay?"

He nodded, "Yes, I want to go. I need to train. But maybe I can come to look for you after I leave."

I shook my head, "We'll never meet. I'm always on the move, and no one can find me. Are you sure about this?"

He nodded.

"Very well, then let's go."

~Line Break~

~Third Person POV~

The two left the hideout after gathering supplies for David, and they wheeled Darryl's motorcycle out. After Darryl activated the pocket dimensional doorway, the entire hideout shrunk down into a pellet the size of a 5 cent coin.

Pocketing the hideout, Darryl hopped on the bike, and David climbed on too. Clinging on tightly, he then braced himself as Darryl kick started the engine. The two then roared down the road towards the TPE.

They pulled over on the TPE, stopping by a set of staircases. "When you go up, keep right. After the 5th tree, you turn right. Walk in until you reach the 3rd tree in your way. Make sure you keep in the same direction. When you reach there, they will come to get you. No matter what, do not leave that tree. Else they cannot locate you."

He nodded, and proceeded to walk off. He paused and waved goodbye, before walking up the stairs and turning into the forest.

Darryl watched as he entered, and knew he made it in. Sighing to himself, he started the bike again and set off for Sengkang.