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Perhaps everyone has gone to the point that they wished they were "special", "unique", and that their life was anything but the ordinary. More often than not people do not get this while some... well some of them wished that they didn't get more than what they bargained for. I was one of those few who regretted ever living a life other than that of an average human being. I was handed the life of a demigod.
It started out like every other story. I was normal, living with my parents, worrying about school, and generally just minding my own business. In a word, it was boring. It's like living the same day over and over again. Wake up, study, take a bath, eat breakfast, go to school, go home, read, sleep and repeat. Nothing exciting ever happened. I was just me, the "weird girl" who didn't have friends. I didn't think I'd ever miss that life of peaceful solitude. I was wrong.
I was on my way to the park for one of my usual on the field drawing sessions and everything was as it was supposed to be. Birds were singing their merry tune and people were relaxing under the cloudy skies. The weather was absolutely perfect for me, no bright sunlight to make the world look like an overly saturated mess with almost zero contrast. It couldn't have gone any better. Then the world just decided to throw one of those 180 degree turns that made a perfectly peachy day into an excerpt of a horror film. For those who saw this coming congrats, you just predicted how a peaceful day ended up with me running for my life. Hilarious, absolutely hilarious, I get the worst wake up call in history; a huge freak of nature who probably labeled me as lunch.
Nothing was making sense because apparently I'm the only one who could see it. Nothing to top off a crazy day with the oh so reassuring thought that you've gone mad. Delightful no? Just what every thirteen year old girl needs. Well apparently whoever was writing the script for the divine comedy that was my life had some smidgen of mercy because someone came to help me. It was one of my schoolmates, a fellow outcast. Well for one he had a peculiar speech impediment, wore an assortment of beanies to school, and generally avoided the company of the general population. Odd enough he seemed to be everywhere I went now that I think of it... that aside he pulled me to a corner away from the creature's path and started dragging me to who knows where.
That was five years ago.
Now, I am at camp helping people like me train and become stronger. In the last five years I have been in enough quests for me to not want to do it ever again. With the wars passed things are better, but it doesn't take away everything that came with them.
With me today is a fresh new batch of possibly future heroes. Who knows maybe one of them would save the world too (most likely not).
"Well kids, first off I need to know just how much you know and what you expect to gain from this," I said as I watched their faces. They looked so confused, a lot like I would've had five years ago.
One of them shyly raised his hand trembling a bit. "um, I uh... have a question" he mumbled shakily
"Go on. Might as well have it brought up" I replied examining his face. He was roughly 8-10 years old based on his features. Then again appearance could be very deceiving.
"Can we have lives outside of camp where we won't get chased by monsters?" he asked
"Short answer, no" I deadpanned "We can lead normal lives but monsters won't steer clear of us. They're bound to pop up sooner or later so we train so you guys won't end up as monster chow"
He stepped back with his eyes fixed on his sneakers til he mustered up the courage to talk again. "Will my dad be okay?" he asked
"I have no idea, but I suppose you can ask Chiron about that later," I replied putting a hand on his shoulder "for now you kids are going to learn how to survive on your own"
