I thought that it was going to be a regular day. Housewives gossip like there was no tomorrow, kids playing in the sand pit and dogs taking a leak on fire hydrants. Well let's just say I am dead wrong.
"Dad, I'm back," no one answered. "Dad?" my heart started beating like when I was watching a horror movie. The house was deadly silent, you could almost hear a pin drop. Out of nowhere, my dad bursts out of the living room, with a crescent sword that is made of bronze.
"Zack, you came home way too early" my dad muttered the last part hoping I would not hear it.
"What do you mean I came home way too early and why are you holding a sword and why do you like you just ran 13 marathons in an hour?" I raised my eyebrow just to inquire my questions. Suddenly, what looked like a female monster just follow through the door my dad just came out of, but what is even weirder is that this thing has a bronze leg and the other leg looked like a goat or something?
"Talk later, for now let's RUN!" my dad grabbed the collar of my shirt and dragged me out the door just in time before the monster that look like it just came out of my textbook burst into flames. Once we got into a safe place, I started to bomb my father with questions.
"WHAT ON EARTH WAS THAT THING? WHY WAS IT ON FIRE? AND WHY WAS IT CHASING US?" I emphasized on the US, as I really have no idea. I just came home one day to have to do the most dangerous workout in my life.
"Long story or you want the shorter one?" he asked me. Well after what I've been through, I think I deserved a detailed explanation.
"Long one." I answered back with no hesitation. I waited for my answer but it seems that he was not going to give it to me without thinking about it. I snapped.
"You know how every time you would ask me about your mother and I avoided it every time?" I nodded, signalling my attention, but I do not know where he was going with this conversation." Well, to put it simply your mom is a Greek goddess and you are the result of me having copulating with her. Long story short you are a demigod and monsters are attracted to the scent of the demigod. Considering the fact that you now know about this thing. Your life is now in danger." I just sat there wide-eyed, trying to take in all of this information. Countless of questions raced through my mind, like why hasn't mom try to help us through this times, I have been made fun of at school, they say things like 'where's your mom bastard' or the most recent one ' you are a retard, no wonder your mom left you.' I was just about to ask my father a question, but I interrupted by the screeching noise of nails on the whiteboard.
The door burst open like a piece of slice cheese. There came out the monster that was chasing us, snarling with its dagger like tooth. I rolled out the way when it raised it claws to slash me with its talons.
We ran towards the houses living room. I tripped over my own feet it gave the monster the chance to grabbed hold of me with its foot. It lifted me up like I was piece of paper, I was trying my hardest to squeal like a girl. Just about the monster was about to eat me, my hero came to save me, my dad severed its hand and I watched as that part of the body turned into golden dust. Just before the monster was going to turn into a pile a pixie dust. It regained its movement and slashed the back of my dads back leaving a nasty gash.
"Dad!" I ran towards him holding his body. It is slowly turning limp in my arms, "Zack take your sword, it was a gift from your mother before she left. It is yours anyway" he said as watched as his life is slowly fading.
"No NONONONO, I can't lose you dad you're the only family I have left." I felt my tears leaked out, my dams broke, " Son, listen I want to go to Long island, argh you will meet others like you, a demigod, there is this place called camp half-blood, on the outside it will look like a barn house just ignore it and continue forward" my dad is losing his conscious and his veins are showing, it was poison, " Zack I do not have any time left and I still have so many things to tell you, well I really want to see my grandchildren, Zack I really wanted to let you know that I love you no matter how many problems you might have caused me in the past." With that I saw his eyes roll back and I just sit there contemplating, I know my dad died, I know my dad love me, I know that I was not strong enough, I know that monster killed him, I will make them pay all of them, I promise.
I walked in my bed room with my black hoodie on and my black jeans I looked at myself in the mirror looking into my purple eyes and my messy brown hair, I took my sword and see the words of ancient Greek and it shifted to settle the spazzy letter to be read as vengeance. I walked out of my door and started stalking towards Long island. Whether they like it or not I am going to get my vengeance, I will make them pay, I will make it that they will suffer, I would not spare any mercy on them as I swear it on my dad's name..
