Chapter One: Dream Came True (And Gone Wrong)

I woke up really startled.

First, I fell off from my bed in the upper side of the double-decked sleeper with a large THUD!, which is notably high. I hurt my back but somehow fortunate because there is no one in the room at this moment. That startled me for sure, but what startled me the most is a dream (or a nightmare? You judge.) about a voice of a woman saying "Be careful for what you wish for, boy. You'll never know what you'll going to get." After that comes a sadistic laugh, and I found myself being swallowed by a dark hole underneath.

Hi, I'm Kevin Fernandez, living at the Philippines, 17 years-old, 1st year college student. If you are wondering why I'm in a boarding house right now is because why parents died in a car accident last year, leaving me alone in my life, with my far relatives giving me stipends and expenses in the boarding house even though I never knew them at the first place.

I'm also a Greek mythology nerd, ask me something about the famous Trojan War or the adventures of Perseus, Theseus or Jason, I'll answer that with no hesitation. That's why I read the fiction Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus because I can relate to the story and it gave me more perspective about the gods.

It became my hobby to read the fictions of Rick Riordan, maybe because I am finding a god to blame to for having my parents killed. I also imagine myself being a demigod, or some sort of because I thought it was cool. All of this being a fiction, of course, but I should've know better than that.

I geared up for school, carrying the pain from the earlier incident. My school is not so far from the boarding house, just one jeepney to spare. As I find my way to school, I kept thinking about what really happened in my dream. Who is the owner of that voice? Why did she say such thing? I have many questions in mind. "Be careful for what you wish for", is that related to my "dream" of being a demigod? I shrugged the thought when I entered my the classroom.

At the course of the day, we had a lot of tests, so I am frequently calling Athena for guidance. Yep, she is my favorite goddess. I thought of her to be the most useful god in times of hardships (major exams I mean). Being a goddess of wisdom after all is enough to be idolized by a nerd like me, not to mention that she is the mother of Annabeth, whom I have a crush on (but it's a fictional character though, story of my life).

After my class is finished, I went back to my boarding house, ate, finished some assignments and went back to sleep. But the dream I have is even more terrifying.

I am (again) alone in a dark place, walking mindlessly when I heard the familiar voice that startled me from yesterday. The woman's voice said "Are you ready, young man? Today is the start of your new adventure that you've been longing for."

I became nervous at that notion, but bit back my fear and found my courage to speak, "Who the hell are you to begin with? Why are you messing with me?"

"Such harsh words, my dear," She laughed conservatively. "I'm just your favorite goddess, the one you are asking for guidance when you're in an exam.

My eyes became wide open and my jaw suddenly dropped. This is not happening, it's just a dream, I thought to myself. "Y-You're kidding right?" I laughed nervously. "You can't be Athena, how can a major goddess waste some of her precious time on a mortal like me?" I answered.

"It is because you are special, my dear, and I know you want to be under my guidance." She heaved a big sigh, "I trust you, and you must prove yourself to me. be thankful, your wish is about to come true, now wake up, mortal. You have a lot to do starting from now."

The voice vanishes, and I suddenly woke up. It's still evening, it is dark and the stars are visible from the night sky. Wait, the stars? I scanned my surroundings, I'm supposed to be in my room, but no. I'm not even on my bed! Where the hell am I? All I can see is trees and the visible night sky. This is wrong. I started to panic, this is no joke anymore. I'm really in another place.

Just moments after, I noticed two lighted torch and a gate in between. Is this a village? I thought. The label on the keystone written is in another language, but quite familiar. It is written in Greek.

"No way, it can't be." I thought to myself. I pushed the gate and it suddenly opened and I saw the whole camp from the hill I am standing. "Camp Half-Blood, oh no…" and I started to walk down from the hills to the camp of what will be my second home.

A/N

Hi! This is my first fanfiction, so bear with me if the story is a little bit vague. I will update the story as soon as possible. Please leave some reviews, criticisms are greatly appreciated (Honestly, I need some advice in story writing.)