Chapter 2: My First Battle that I fight by Myself { Thanks, Hunters}
The Hunters of Artemis agree that I should not be left along, because I quote," That boy's a good for nothing, dangerous thing." I had snorted, causing the Hunter's to glare at me. I prayed that I wouldn't have to stay with them long. Boy, little did I know how much the Fates hated me; it has been three month since they found me.
The Hunters tolerate me and call me Perseus. They make sure I'm never alone, except when I bathe or relieve myself. After an awkward discussion, they agreed to this and made me agreed to become their servant. Usually either Phoebe or Naomi followed me around; they had to since Artemis ordered them to. Naomi, Celyn, and other Hunters of Artemis [ minus Zoe and Phoebe] have befriended me. They taught me how to hunt, how to survive, and Greek Mythology plus schooling up to my guessed age which was ten. Zoe and Phoebe were teaching me how to be a great healer, how to track, how to talk to animals, how to respect women, how to be stronger, faster, more accurate than most demigods, and how to fight. Apparently, because I am a boy, it would take me years to be as good as them.
I respect them, am nice to them, can hunt as well as them, can identity monsters and poisonous plants as well as them, and can cook and clean pretty well. But Zoe and Phoebe will barely help me. The other hunters have been ordered to stop helping me, and Artemis has done nothing for me, except rescue me once. I sigh. Why does life have to be hard? I train for hours with the silver bow and arrows plus the two hunting knives and sword I made by hand after receiving metal from Hephaestus . I wish something would happen to make them realize I am not like every other boy and I need a family to help me. For a while, Naomi and Celyn were my family until they were ordered away.
I was not prepared for what was coming next; I had no idea my wish would cause such Chaos. I learned to be careful for what you wish for, because even the smallest wish can cause several deaths or anguish.
I was cleaning the dishes for the fourth time to day; I swear they eat four times a day instead of three just for my benefit. I was tired from washing the dishes and my hours of training. I was smart enough to keep my hunting knives by my side after almost being killed by monsters a few days after I was found.
I heard an explosion to a couple yards north of me on my right, near where I put Zoe's shield. I pray it doesn't get even the tiniest mark ,because then, Zoe would use me for target practice. I would much rather have my limbs attached, thank you very much. I also would like to live another day. But luck was not on my side; Zoe's shield exploded into millions of pieces. Opps. Well, I guess this means good-bye world. But I can't help laughing when I remember her saying not a mark on it or I'll kill you.
My smile disappears and is replaced by the look of a solider when I see the monsters. I decide to sneak up on them and attack. I scurry behind bushes till I'm close enough to attack. My heart is racing from my fear and nervous energy. After all, this was the first fight I've been in by myself. I take a deep breath and charge. In a flash, the two hellhounds and three Cylclops. The Empousai beg for mercy and forgiveness with flattery and charm speak. They try by fan girling over my jet, black hair that isn't very tame, my nice tan, and muscular yet lean built. I wasn't fazed by either method, thanks to Naomi and Celyn. I kill them too and now have golden monster dust all over me. I laugh, until I notice the Minotaur.
The Minotaur is plenty ugly with his thick, snarly brown hair and red eyes not to mention his ram horns. He's scary, heck would have scared me to death if he wasn't wearing that underwear. I mean bright white Fruit looms. I am cracking up until he charges my moving figure. I move to the side to avoid being impaled. I imagine me going to the Doctor's office. " How did you get that wound?" the Doctor asks. " I was impaled by Minotaur in Fruit looms." I answer. I wonder how that would look on my injury is caused by list. The Minotaur charges again, and this time I'll ready or so I think. I hold up my hunting knives and prepare to deflect his blow, when he charges. Unfortunately, the plan didn't go as planned. The Minotaur knocked the weapons out of hands and spends me to the ground in front of a tree.
I move out of the way just in time to avoid the Minotaur. The Minotaur gets its horns struck in the tree, and it's trying to get out. I realize it only had one mode: forward. I could use this, and maybe its horn to defeat it. The Minotaur is way different from the others I fought which is the Hunters and my first monsters. I quickly jump on him and try to pull out his horn. I stumble and manage to pull it out. The Minotaur screams in pain and tries to free itself. I decide if I want to live I use its horn to kill me. The Minotaur explodes in golden dust, leaving me with a spoil of war and alone. I rush through the battlefield, killing monsters with the Hunters.
Sadly, five of the Hunters are killed before they can be helped. I turn to see Zoe cornered on her knees. I sprint past the battling to her side. She's pale as an egg shell and looks sick. I kill the monster and suffer only a large cut on my chest. I help her up. She smiles and says," Perhaps I was wrong about you." She runs to help other Hunters. I feel warm inside and feel accepted. Just maybe, I can have a family. I feel hope for the first time in three months. Then, I follow her lead and join the battle.
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