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Chapter 2

I'm A Demigod

"So..." Anna started.

"You're a demigod." Rose cuts in.

"I'm a... what?"

Anna glares at Rose, but I can see she doesn't mean it.

"You're a demigod." Rose repeats, giving a grin at Anna.

"I'm sorry, I have no idea what a demigod is."

"What Rose means-" Jack says.

"-is that you're half mortal, half god." Daniel finishes.

"Half mortal and half what?"

"Half god." John says.

My head is spinning. I, Luna Ray, is half god?

"No. No way am I half god. You've got the wrong person."

"Nope. If you were all mortal, you wound't be able to see this camp." Anna says.

"Demigods are also known as half-bloods." John says.

"Camp Half-Blood." I mutter.

"Exactly." Rose says.

"So... Being a demigod... What does that mean?"

"You know about the Greek myths, right?" John asks.

"Yeah." I answer.

"Well, they're all real." Rose quickly says.

I blink. What?

"The Greek myths, the gods, the Titans, sphinxes, the Minotaur, everything are real." Daniel says, quite unnecessarily.

I take a deep breath. Okay, I can handle this. After all, that was the second sphinx that came afetr me.

"Okay, so... If they're real, then where are they?" I ask.

"Here." Rose says, grinning.

"Here? In New York?"

"Yeah. Mount Olympus too." Anna says.

"Mount Olympus? Wouldn't the uh, mortals, see a palace for the gods?"

"No, because the Mist, which is a magical substance thing, obscurs the mortals' view of anything that isn't normal. If something happens involving a demigod and a monster, all mortals would see a kid and someone else fighting, or something like that." John explains.

"Okay, so... How do you I'm a demigod?"

"All demigods are dyslexic and have ADHD." Anna says.

"We're dyslexic because our brains are hardwired to read Ancient Greek, not English." Jack says.

"And we're ADHD because of our reflexes. In a class, we might not be able to sit still, whereas in a battle, it would keep us alive." Daniel adds.

"Okay... What about camp?" I ask.

"The twelve cabins represent the twelve Olympians." Anna quickly says.

"Yeah, but a few have no demigods in it." Rose says.

"Like, which ones?"

"Hera's, for example. She's a sworn maiden, so no kids. Artemis', she's a sworn maiden too, so no kids. And Zeus."

"Zeus? Why is his cabin empty? And don't try to tell me that he's a sworn maiden too!" I joke.

They all laugh.

"Nah, of course he isn't." John says.

"He's one of the Big Three." Anna says mysteriously.

"The Big Three?"

"The Big Three consists of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades." Rose says, rolling her eyes.

"The most powerful brothers." I nod.

"Yep. Anyway, after World War Two, which happened between demigods of Zeus and Poseidon's against Hades', they made a pact about not siring any more demigods because they were just too powerful."

"They even swore on the River Styx." Anna whispers.

Above us, thunder boomed. I'm guessing that was a pretty serious pact.

"Well, I get why Hades doesn't have a cabin; he's not exactly an Olympian, but you didn't mention Poseidon's cabin as empty." I say.

"That's because it isn't." John says.

"Zeus and Poseidon both broke the pact. Zeus sired Thalia Grace, but she's a story for another time." Jack says.

"And Poseidon?" I prompt.

"Poseidon sired Percy." Daniel replies.

"Percy?" I yelp. "As in, Percy Jackson, the guy who took me here?"

"The very one." Rose says.

"That's so cool! Who's your parents?"

"Hermes." Anna says.

"So, this is the Hermes cabin?" I look around, smiling despite myself. "So, I'm a daughter of Hermes?"

"Percy says you're undetermined." John says.

"What does that mean?"

"It means we don't know if you're in this cabin to stay."

"Wait..." I frown. "I can't be a daughter of Hermes anyway. I know my dad. It's my mom that's a goddess."

"Sometimes, your parent doesn't claim you, and when that happens, you have to stay here." Anna says sadly.

"So... I might not ever get claimed?"

They all shake their heads. I let out a puff of breath. There's a chance I might not ever get to see my mom.

"And to make matters worse, you've discovered all this at a wrong time." John says, rubbing the back of his neck.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, the Titans are making war on the Olympians." Rose says.

"Seriously? Who's winning?"

"Sadly, the Titans. The Olympians themselves are fighting all the monsters and the most ancient gods that have turned against them."

"Which means they won't have time to claim me." I state.

There's a silence.

"So, what do you's do at camp?"

"Oh, we train how to fight, play Capture The Flag, have sing-alongs, classes, and occasionally a quest." Daniel says cheerily.

"Oh, quests are when something in the outside world goes wrong, Chiron issues a quest, and if you're chosen to lead the quest, you go to the Big House and consult the Oracle in the attic." John explains.

"The Oracle?"

"Yeah. You know, like a prophet. The Oracle of Delphi."

Oh... I've heard about the Oracle of Delphi.

"I just hope I'm not a daughter of Aphrodite." I joke.

"How come?" Anna asks, curious.

I shrug carelessly.

"I just don't generally like guys touching me, never mind kissing or dating one." I glance at Jack, Daniel and John. "Uh, no offense guys."

"None taken." John says quickly.

"So, what kind of classes do you get here?"

"There's canoeing, running, scaling a wall, flying pegasi, sword fighting, archery, that kind of stuff. Anything that will keep us alive in the oustide world." John says.

My ears perk up at the word 'archery'.

"They have archery?"

"Yeah, why? It's mostly Apollo's kids that go down there to practise. Other demigods only go there when they have a class." Anna says.

"Why? Archery's a great sport!"

"It's because Apollo's kids dominate that area. Literally no one can beat them. They're the best archers Camp Half-Blood has to offer." Rose says.

"You said a moment ago that archery's a great sport. Have you ever tried it?" John asks.

"Of course! My dad owns a place where he teaches archery. I used to go there all the time."

"How good are you?" Daniel asks.

"As good as I need to be." I grin mischievously.

"That's not a real answer!" Anna says.

"Well, why don't you's come down and see for yourself?"

"Let's go!" Rose says, standing up.

We follow suit and head down to the archery range. A line of kids are standing next to each other, all with their own bows and quiver, all standing in front of a target. As I watch, a guy, who looks about seventeen or eighteen, gives a signal and they all let go of their arrows, one by one. Not one missed their target. They, I suppose, were all Apollo's.

"Does he usually teach the classes?" I whisper, indicating at the guy who was giving the signal to fire again.

"Who, Stark? Nah, he just takes over when Chiron's busy." Anne whispers.

"Hey Stark!" Rose calls out.

He glanced towards us then turned back to the archers.

"Keep firing, I'll be back!" he called out.

Then he made his way towards us.

"Hey Rose, Anna, Jack and Daniel, John." he greets, nodding at us.

His eyes then rest on me. I give a little smile.

"Hey Stark, meet Luna Ray! Luna, this is Stark, from the Apollo cabin." Anna introduces us.

"So, what can I do for you's today?" Stark asks.

"I was wondering if I could practise here." I say.

Stark studies me, looking me up and down.

"You any good?" he asks.

I shrug.

"Yeah, I suppose. Probably not as good as you Apollo kids, but maybe close enough. You can be the judge of that, if you'll let me practise."

"Sure thing. You got your own bow and arrows?"

For some strange reason, I don't want to reveal my magical weapons just yet.

"No, not really." I say.

"I see."

Stark turns, looking down the line of archers.

"Cady!"

A blonde girl turns around. Stark motions for her to join us. She looks back at the target, shoots another arrow then walks slowly towards us.

"Cady, meet Luna. Luna, meet Cady." Stark says.

We smile at each other.

"So uh, Cady, I was wondering if you would let Luna borrow your bow for a while?"

Cady studies me.

"She in our cabin?"

"No, she's in ours." John says.

"A daughter of Hermes wants to practise archery?" Cady raises a brow.

I flinch.

"I'm not a daughter of Hermes." I say.

Cady winces.

"Sorry."

"It's cool."

"So you're undetermined?"

I nod.

"You any good at archery?"

"I suppose."

Cady smiles and hands me her bow.

"Just be careful with it, alright? I got it personally from Dad when I visited Mount Olympus."

"You've been to Mount Olympus?" I say, totally awestruck.

"Sure. Six hundredth floor of the Empire State building."

My mouth drops open.

"Its on top of the Empire State building? But how?"

"The gods go to where the flame shines brightest. In this century, it's in the Western civilization." Stark explains.

"How come the mortals don't notice it?"

"The Mist Luna, don't forget the Mist!" Daniel says, rolling his eyes.

I pull a face at him and take Cady's bow. It's made like mine, but without the engravings of the animals and the moon. Instead, it has the sun and other things associated with Apollo.

"Thanks Cady."

"No problem."

But before I can try it out, a conch horn sounded.

"Dinner." Rose sighs.

I look wistfully down at the bow I'm holding, then hand it back to Cady.

"Maybe next time, yeah?" I say.

"Sure."

We smile then head off to our respective cabins. We had to go in line in order from the oldest to the youngest. I was somewhere in the middle as I am still not quite fifteen. The youngest was a kid with sandy brown hair and twinkling eyes and was only twelve.

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