A/N: Well .. Hi? (: Yes, I know I haven't updated ANYTHING for almost a year. I will be discontinuing my other stories, unless I get an urge to update, so don't hope. I'm sorry …

Well, I've decided to try something new. Recently, I became more and more obsessed with Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the Heroes of Olympus series. Here's the consequence of that obsession! Hope I get to finish this one, and all goes well.

Also, as you can see, I'm writing under a new pen name. No problems, I hope?

xHadesChildx

Chapter 1 – Escape

There was a distant growling, a rumbling that followed me wherever I went. I was used to it by now. When the noise became a certain pitch or volume, there would be monsters that appeared. These monsters would attack me as I fended them off, making the earth rumble beneath my feet, causing fissures in the ground, at times. I was only ten; well at least I looked that way. As a matter of fact, I was over a hundred years old, if you were to think about it, but I would not think that way.

The growling of the monsters grew louder as I sighed, plucking up the energy to face them with a deep grey dagger. I wore a midnight black cloak and black skinny jeans. I had been dressed like this for days, without the opportunity to change. Soon, two figures with writhing hair came into view. Two women with snakes for hair. Gorgons, I immediately thought, although I had no idea how I knew. The sisters of Medusa, my brain supplied, much to my dismay. Well, this would certainly go well, I thought sarcastically whilst mentally preparing myself for battle.

I parried their blows but failed miserably in even getting near to stabbing them. I knew I was dead for sure, as one of the two had me by the throat, when a soft feminine voice called, "Hello," from behind.

Both gorgons spun their heads to see the newcomer, so I kicked out, freeing myself from their grip. As I looked up, I saw a boy with messy hair, a blonde, intelligent-looking girl and another girl with spiky black hair and a punk-like dress sense. It was the blonde one that had spoken, but the spiky-haired girl was looking at me with obvious concern. The boy eyed the monsters, with...was that a pen?! I swear it was a pen in his hand; however, I could not be sure because, as soon as I blinked, there was a sword there.

As the blonde girl and the boy each fought a gorgon each, the other girl came towards me. At that point, I was shaking and just realised how tired I was from the fight. The girl approaching me probably guessed that I was worn out, so she picked me up as if I weighed nothing and nimbly ran away from the scene, bringing me to safety.

At that moment, I closed my eyes, enjoying the feeling of being in her arms, flying across the streets and not actually feeling scared or threatened, for just this once in my life. It was, for the first time in my life, as if I was free, as if I was flying. I was safe, free and feeling like it was heaven.

*FLASHBACK*

Jabbing, stabbing and kicking to get free. I fought as hard as I had ever done, knowing that surely, I'd die, that this would be my last fight. The snakes hissed upon both their heads, lurching forward with their tongs extended, attacking in sync with those gruesome feminine bodies. They stank from sweat and dirt, as if they had worked for all their lives, but could not do much to cleanse themselves. It was disgusting, but that was the least of my worries. If I was to live, they had to die.

A well placed kick connected with the skull of one, but she got up way to quickly, as if the attack barely hit. My dagger slashed at the other's snake hair, cutting them off by the hundred, blood splattering everywhere, when they both advanced, too in sync than was humanly possible.

But they weren't human.

*END FLASHBACK*

I awoke, screaming, as I had legitimately thought it had happened again.

A/N: Well, this is kinda a prologue, so yes, it is meant to be this short. Don't worry, future chapters will definitely be longer! :D

Hope you enjoyed this. R&R!

- xHadesChildx