nickolaos is the son of Poseidon and has lost the one he loves he needs to find her before the amazons attack andros

this has modern langue but is set in ancient Greece

this is my own book its set in ancient Greece and is in no affiliated with PJ/HoO i wrote this before i read the books

The quest of the amazons

Book 1

I

I sit on the rocks of Athena hopping for inspiration, looking at the blank piece of parchment mocking me. Why did I volunteer to write the summer solstice poem to Apollo I should have done the sword demonstration to my dad, Poseidon. That's rite my dad's Poseidon, king of the seas, and it's so boring. Don't get me wrong I love my dad and my powers but I'm a rare breed of the sea god's child, I'm not a jerk you see my brothers & sisters are powerful and selfish, using their power to gain advantage over the other children of gods. So me Nikolaos the son of the see god has been trapped in the snare of lies and deceit that surrounds my family. So I try and stay away from them as much as possible. So I wait for inspiration on the rocks of Athena and then it hits me I write about the prejudice of my siblings. I write of the way they threaten new comers to the island of Andros, the fighting and the lying. When I'm done it looks like the best bit of writing I've done. I thank Athena and Apollo for being my guides. Then I run to Chiron to hand in my poem. He reads it and he says to me

"on the road of art you may damage those you love. You see Nikolaos this an amazing poem but it speaks too many truths about your brothers & sisters like this bit about your sister Chloe. 'She fights with everyone not caring who she steps on. Selfish and rude the traits of the sea.' You see Nikolaos you may be telling the truth about your siblings but did you consider their feelings writing this?"

His question rings in my head for days "I want to perform it on the solstice" I say to my best friend Demon, son of Nyx the goddess of night. This gives him a dark nature at the best of times. I find this refreshing because he reminds me of the dangers of being a demigod. He's seen it on his way to the island he fought off hell hounds by the dozen, gorgons and a sea monster. He made it but at a price, his sister Helena died after she was eaten by the sea monster just before they got to the island and the gods protection charms.

He says "you got to think how your actions affect others"

I know he's talking about Helena. They were fighting with each other when the sea monster attacked. He couldn't save her nether could the satyrs that were escorting them to the island. That was 6 months ago it was hard on Demon and he still blames himself. But I consider what he said and I say "I know what you mean man I'm sorry. But I think it will open their eyes to the way they treat the others at Andros. Besides I'm the best swords men out of all of them besides maybe Aesop." I said.

"Yeah Aesop is the only one who could beat you on a good day" Said Demon.

That was true, I was the best swordsmen on the island. So no one but

Demon would train with me in the arena. When I first got to Andros four

years ago I was forced to fight my half sister Chloe and she left the arena

with 6 cuts and I left with a bruise from tripping at the begging of the

fight then a sea storm appeared and Poseidon burst out of the funnel and

proclaimed me as his son. It was a shock to every one because I was built

different to other Poseidon children. I have a mix of Hermes and Ares, an

elfish face and a strong build. The other children of Poseidon have a

medium build and a strong flat face. I also have powers they don't like

controlling boats, controlling water in all three of its forms ice, water,

mist and surviving at the bottom of the ocean.

Here I am starring into her eyes the girl I've had a crush on for the last 4

years after the first time I laid eyes on her after my trip in the arena and

every on laughed except her. Agatha daughter of Apollo was the nicest

person on Andros and I was finally on a date with her.

"Agatha would you like me to show you the wonders of the sea" I ask

her.

"yes" she answers.

I grab her arm then I pull her under the water and create a bubble of air

for us to breathe our clothes stay dry 'thankyou dad' and us go as deep

as she can then we stop and talk.

"I've had a crush on you for ages" I confess to her "ever since my first

day here after the fight with Chloe."

"Why?" she asked.

"Why what?" I asked.

"Why do you like me because half the guys here say the like me but they

just like me because I'm pretty." she answers.

"Well, when I tripped in the arena that day you were the only one who

didn't laugh at me. The way you helped me learn the ropes when the

others thought I was a freak. Just to name a few. you are the nicest person

here like when you helped my friend Demon with that grief therapy after

Helena died. You're the kindest person on the island. That's why I like

you" I say.

"sob, sniff that's beautiful Nikolaos. I know you mean every word

because you're a terrible liar" she half laughs half sobs.

I laugh at this and tell her "would you like me to show you one of my

powers that Chiron doesn't know about. it always cheers me up when I'm

sad. that's why I disappear all the time.

"yeah I'd like that" she smiles at me.

I wave my hand in a fluent motion and the coral lights up in a dazzling

display of colours and motion.

She looks at me amazed "you're the ghost of coral cove."

"what?"

"you don't know?"

"know what?" I said irritated.

"we've been seeing these lights for weeks we named them the ghost of coral cove. Their beautiful though Nikolaos and then it happens she kisses me. I have a brief moment of bliss that I have only felt 3 times before at Andros the time Poseidon claimed me 2nd I became leader of Poseidon's tribe 3rd I made my first friend in Demon. By far this was the best I'd felt in years not since before my mum die. Agatha removes her warm lips from mine and it's over the happiest I've felt in 4 years. we sit there for a minuet then I realize the colours of the coral have changed from sea green to bright yellow.

"The colours change according to my emotions" I mutter.

"What?"

"Look" I say pointing to the reef. "The colours change with my emotions see, I guess yellow means I'm really happy" I say shyly.

"Ah. You're so sweet" she said happily.

Then she kissed me three more times one on each cheek and one the lips as she does the reef glows such a powerful yellow the rays burst out of the water and form a ring in the cove that would blind anyone who saw it, unless you were under the sea. Agatha finally drew her lips but the light lingered for a moment then changed back to sea green. I let the lights fade away and we float to the top we swim to the pier still dry and then we kiss each other good night and we go to our temples.