Chapter 1: I have the worst time of my life
The almost ending of my life began when an empousa tried to kill me. I was on the bus to Goode High School having a completely normal day. Up until then I was
having a really good morning. There had been no attacks, no monsters, no signs that have come after me. I mean it was the last day of school. In the school year
Annabeth sent me sketches of Olympus and pictures of her. After today, we agreed to meet up at the beach with my mom and STEP-dad. It's not that I don't like my
step-dad it's just that my real dad seems cooler. I could probably handle one more day of a normal life, right? Wrong. As soon as I got down the bus. An empousa
pounced on me and almost hit my Achilles spot. It left me with a couple of scratches but I wasn't dead, yet. You see when the world almost ended I went with Nico
down to the Underworld and bathed in the River Styx.
So everywhere you hit me I won't feel a thing except for my Achilles spot. If you hit there I would die instantly. My Achilles spot was at the small of my back
somewhere in my spine. I grabbed a pen out of my pocket, pushed the cap and it immediately turned into a sword.
"Riptide," I muttered.
"Haven't used you in a long time."
"Man, I wish this would just end."
With that, the empousa came in for another attack. I raised riptide and went in for a slash. I was able to make a small cut at its back. It screeched out of pain. I had
no idea what those people were seeing. You see, the humans are blind to the fact that people like us, demigods exist. They are blinded by mist. Although, some
people are born and can see through mist. Like my mom, Sally Jackson, my friend Rachel and Luke's mom, May Castellan.
"This will end it," I said raising riptide once more.
The empousa went in for another attack and I sliced riptide right through its body. It disappeared into a shower of gold dust. It would just re-form then attack me
then re-form then attack me. But hey, at least I killed it, for now. After school, I met up with Annabeth she was outside the door. She gave me a kiss on the cheek and I
blushed. You know after all that Luke turning into Kronos, the end of the world at hand, the almost end of western civilization. We started dating. It's not like we
weren't before, it's just that, because of all that pressure on the great prophecy and stuff.
"So... anything interesting happen to you today?" she said with a grin
Her beautiful gray eyes and her blonde hair tied up into a side braid. She was in blue jeans and her camp half-blood shirt wearing her necklace. It's been two months
since I saw her. We went to my mom's place and borrowed my step-dads Prius. Yes, I know what happened the last time and you're probably all thinking why in the
world would he lend him his car after what happened? He said:
"I know what happened the last time, it was an accident"
I was too stunned to answer. Anyway, we went with my mom because Paul was at school fixing some stuff. When we got there my mom went to check into the resort.
Me and Annabeth went over to the beach to go into the ocean. We were swimming then suddenly two hippocamp swam toward me. It's coming my lord. It's drawing
near. We have done everything to stop it. It will be here in three days...
Its voice trailed off.
"What was that about?" Annabeth had asked me
"We need to get to camp half-blood, now"
"I'll call your mom"
And with that just perfect day, I have the worst time of my life.
We drove at the fastest rate possible. Hoping not to run into any monsters on the way. Sunset was coming and we were halfway there. When we got there me and
Annabeth said bye to my mom and went in.