Hey guys! This is my new PJO fanfiction. My amazing and awesome friend, MelodyOfSong, edited this chapter and a bunch of other ones.

Go and check out her stories! She's amazing at writing!

Anyway, enjoy the first chapter and I'd love to hear some feedback

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Disclaimer: The Percy Jackson Books belong to Rick Riordon. Not me!

Chapter One

Maybe running wasn't a good idea. Maybe staying and lying there was better than running away from who-knows-what. Still, I ran. I hadn't given up just yet.

RAWR!

I heard something behind me, growling. Something large, fast, and deadly. What could I do but run?

The darkness pressed around me. The tall, dark trees loomed over my small form as I dashed by.

Light! I could see a faint pulsing of it as I raced on.

I burst out of the dark forest, panting and streaming with sweat. For a scary moment, I thought I was trapped. There was a giant pine tree towering on an equally giant hill. I could see there was something circling around the base of the hill, like a guardian. Behind me, there was something unknown, but definitely evil. On the sides, there were vast, farm-like lands that stretched on forever.

I took my chances. My feet started to race up the steep hill, dragging my body along, like my feet had its own brain and were completely ignoring my real brain.

Somehow, I made it to the crest of the hill, where the thing was guarding the tree. As I got closer, I realized that the "thing" was a serpent… or was it a dragon?

No time to waste, I had to run. I sped past the dragon-like thing. It barley even looked at me. I breathed a sigh of relief before turning.

Something shot near my head. Luckily, I ducked and saw the flash of an arrow whiz by.

I didn't exactly want to stick around and be killed by unknown creatures, so I ran again.

A big—no, gigantic—blue house stood tall and proud. It wasn't much to look at. Nothing was decorated, and it looked worn down.

My feet moved of its own record and I ran to the house.

The door opened before I could slam my fist into it.

"Monsters!" I gasped. My vision was all blurry with what seemed to be tears. I sank to the ground, my head throbbing.

Somehow I knew I was safe. For now.

Let me make this clear. This is not an ordinary story. Sure, it sounds like a whole bunch of mush, but my life was a whole bunch of mush; the worst, gooey mush that you can sink right through.

As I was saying, this isn't a random fantasy that some silly writer came up with. This is my life. I'll warn you once. Don't go on. Don't browse through all my suffering and all the pain I caused. If you do, they'll come for you.
I don't expect you mortals to actually listen to me, but let me warn you one more time. Don't go on…

I jolted awake in my bed. Sweat streamed down my face and neck, making me a human sweat rag. The dream—memory—was so clear, I felt as though it was only yesterday I'd been chased away from my home.

I scrambled to the bathroom to splash water on my face. The coolness of the water awakened me. My fingers found the bead necklace around my neck.

Eight.

Each one of the beads represented a year at camp. Not just any camp. Camp Half-Blood.

I know that sounds weird, but really, it isn't that weird. Camp Half-Blood trained heroes, under the instruction of Chiron, our lovely, beloved centaur. Half-bloods learn how to fight and how to beat monsters in combat.

Okay, maybe it is weird.

Half-bloods, AKA demigods, are what we're talking about here. Not some lost pizza delivery guy that hit his head and spilled half of his blood out. That's happened. Don't question it.

Let me say this in a blunt way. Demigods are children of Greek gods. I am one of them.

Call me crazy, but I swear it's true. Of course mortals like you can't see stuff like this, but it's always worth a try.
I brushed my teeth, bunched my hair up in a messy ponytail, and stepped outside. The conch horn blew, signaling that it was time for breakfast.

No one lived in my cabin but me. I was a loner, like always. My cabin sat behind all the other glamorous cabins, on the male god side. Nothing was really special about it. My cabin had sleek black walls and outside, by the doors, there were torches lit with green flames.
"Hey!"

I turned to see my best friend. My smile flashed across my face.

"Hi Shiny!"

Shiny, otherwise known as Shine, had smooth black hair and tanned skin. Her eyes were dark brown, but if you looked closely, you could see little flecks of gold in them.

Shine rolled her eyes, stuffing her hands in the pockets of her jeans.

"Ready?" She asked flatly.

I gave her a smile, which I rarely do when I'm around others.

Breakfast was no different than any other ones. I sat alone at my table, chewing on my food. Chirp chirp! I half-smiled when I saw a tiny bird flapping its wings to get closer. It looked like a baby. Apparently, I was the only one who thought so.

"AHHH! Get away you pesky, filthy creature!"

I turned to look at an Aphrodite girl, who was batting an old fashioned fan at the cute bird. My eyes shot daggers at her.

Several more girls shrieked.

The pavilion erupted in chaos. I sighed, rolling my eyes and looked at Chiron.

Another bird landed close by. Then another. And another.

Suddenly, these cute little birds didn't seem cute anymore. I noted that they had beady, black, glossy eyes, and sharp, knife-like beak.

Why did these creatures look so familiar?

Oh gods…

My hands clammed up. Suddenly, it was hard to swallow.

I glanced at Chiron, who seemed to have the same realization.

"Silence!" He stomped his hoof violently against the hard pavement.

The demigods eventually sat down, shooting insults to each other.

Chiron glanced at me, nodding slowly. Tingles went up my back and I took my sword out of my hair. Well, kind of. My sword could transform into a hairclip so that it was convenient.

Others seemed to get the idea and pulled out their weapons too. They were mostly daggers and knifes because they had left their swords back in their cabins.

My blood was ice-cold. I'd met these savage bird before… when I was young. Who wouldn't have bad memories of these?

The birds stared at us with their beady eyes.

Someone stood up. I was about to snap at them, but I realized it was Anna. She had dark chocolate hair and bright green eyes that was unusual for a daughter of Nemesis. She was an okay kid, you could say, but she took revenge way too seriously.

She had this kind of stare down with the biggest bird. I thought I saw a flash of recognition in the bird's eyes before it bobbed its head and flew away. The other birds flew after it.

I stared at Anna with new respect. Here I was, thinking that Anna was just another simple demigod.

She sat down, cheeks turning rosy. One of her sisters hugged her, smiling.

Chiron swished his horse tail in a nervous way.

"Counselors, meet me at the Big House after your breakfast." he cantered away.

I locked eyes with Shine, getting up as I did so.

She mouthed, Hold on!

Shoving my hands in my pockets, I walked away anyway.

I let the shadows engulf me, feeling at ease. I don't know how long I stood there, but finally I heard Chiron calling for me.

Time to see what the old horse-man wanted.