So here is chapter 2, the prologue. And just to let you know, I will only be doing first person point of view for Chad only, not for other characters. Anyway, be sure to review and enjoy.
(Chad's POV)
Did you know there are times people mistake me as a son of Hermes, what with all the shenanigans I cause and all. I mean, I feel like that's stereotypical, just because there had never been a child of Chaos before, they pitch me in with some other deity. Excluding Hephaestus, I don't think I would fit in with other gods. Though, Hermes does sound like someone I'd be related too. Take right now for example, as I am sneaking through a building in England, owned by a bunch of Devils. Why, you might ask? It's because they have something I need, and something they shouldn't have.
Currently I am moving through the ventilation system of the building, looking where they are keeping the objective. When I first arrived, I had to kill three Low-Class Devils, but I managed to dispose of the bodies so no one could find them or know of an intruder. I don't like killing, but I will do it if I must. Besides, those guys were a bunch of jerks, I mean they were talking about killing humans like it was fun. I don't know if all Devils were like that, but I know that the world is safe from those three from now on.
Back to the present, I had finally reached my destination, peering through an air vent cover attached to the wall, I looked at the room where my target was. The room was large and circular, with pillars holding up the ceiling. At the other end of the room I saw a door, probably the entrance. Using my suit's visor, I saw that they were at least six Devils outside. Inside, I could spot at least seven Devils moving about, as well as several pieces of furniture such as desks, closets, tables, chests, chairs, and so on. And at the center, directly below a chandelier, was the High-Class Devil, near a small round table, decorated with several types of fancy material, like four candles on the corners, and in the center of the table was a large dark bluish crystal that was glowing with energy. My prize, a Void Crystal.
To put it simply, these crystals were formed from the oldest and ancient areas on the planet, when the Earth was first formed. From those places, energy from the void seeps out and will solidify and becomes crystal. These crystals were incredible powerful and incredible volatile. The idea of someone using my father's power did not sit well with me, so I made it my job to find them wherever they were, and making sure they were kept somewhere safe and out of the hands of the wrong people.
Anyway, I decided to act, before the Devil did something stupid with the crystal. Phasing through the vent cover, I soundlessly landed on the floor. Then, I turned myself invisible, before making my way towards the door and pulled out a pressurized-trigger mine from my Zero, who was in its satchel form. I didn't see any reason to wear my armor, since there weren't many powerful Devils here. I then placed the mine just a few inches from door, just in case anyone else came in. That way, they would get a shocking surprise. With that done, I decided to get what I came for.
I warped right next to the High-Class Devil, surprising the man, er, Devil. "Hi there, can I have that?" I asked with mock politeness as I swiftly impaled him through the heart. Ignoring his dying breath, I snatched the rock just as the other Devils saw that their master had been killed. "See ya!" I exclaimed as they all came charging towards me. Warping again, I appeared next to the chandelier just as the Devils all reached their fallen master, while others were searching for me. Using my blade, I cut the chains holding the chandelier and watched it fall down to the ground. The chandelier struck hard, killing the Devils that were underneath it.
The noise caught the attention of those outside, the other Devils came running in. The first one unfortunately stepped on the land mine I placed earlier. The Greek fire immediately erupted, consuming the Devil, and the ones closes to him. The others were either severely burned or blown back by the explosion.
"Hope you enjoyed the present." I said before phasing into the ventilation shaft.
After a few seconds, I came out of the building and safely landed on my feet. Once I landed I put the crystal into my satchel and began to make my way back home when I noticed that…I was surrounded by several armed, and very angry Devils. "Well, this is going to get messy." I muttered.
"Surrender!" One of the Devils commanded, as they all began conjuring magic circles. "You will face judgment for murdering a High-Class Devil!" The same Devil said, trying to sound intimidating to make me submit.
Instead, I just gave him a blank stare. Honestly, these people just love running their mouths. Not even given him a chance to finish his speech, I pulled out my Desert Eagle pair and opened fire. The bullets, created by null energy, easily piercing the Devil's face as it was blown apart. Blood and gore flew everywhere as the headless body fell backwards to the floor.
The other Devils were shocked about what just transpired. Clearly, they hadn't expected me to kill the messenger like that. Of course, I wasn't really in the mood to wait for them to snap out of it. I warped into the air above them, and just as a few of them realized what was going on, I opened fire on them with my pistols. Their magic circles never stood a chance, as my null bullets broke their defenses and struck their bodies, blowing them to pieces. When I landed, they all fell down, dead as the first. There were a few survivors, but I elected to ignore them, since I favored on getting the hell out of there rather than fight them all. The last thing the surviving Devils saw was me warping out of the area.
A few seconds later, I arrived back home, AKA Mill Rock. The small island was completely abandoned, save for my house, a villa/fortress that was hidden by the Mist, thus blocking it from most eyes. Also, my home had an underground section that leads to a large chasm with a pool and various other features too, to be shown later. Other rooms included a living room, a kitchen, at least four bathrooms, two guest bedrooms and my own, several closets, a workshop, library, the attic and basement, an armory, dining room, lab, training room, meeting room, an extra living room, a communication room, a game room, vault, several balconies, landing pad, and finally a small, hidden dock for my boats.
Opening the front door, I took out the wrapped-up crystal, then threw my satchel on a nearby hanger before placing my coat with it too. Then I took off my boots and placed them on the floor next to the hanger. That just left me in a short-sleeve grey shirt, black jeans and white socks. Summoning a remote to my hand, I clicked a button and soon the lights in the building came on, followed by fans and the AC, consuming me in fresh, cool air. The sensation felt good after being outside in the hot weather for so long.
I made my way upstairs and arrived at the vault, where I stored all the most valuable and/or dangerous items I collect. After punching in the combination lock, the vault door opened, revealing a large room filled with various shelves that all had their own combination locks. I walked up towards one of the shelves in the back and after opening it, I placed the crystal into it, then closed and locked the shelf. Another Void crystal locked up and secured. Now all that was left was to kick back and order some pizza and soda to complete the evening.
Two hours later, I was sitting on the couch, watching cartoons and eating a large pie with a bottle of coke. Tonight, they were showing a Looney Tunes marathon (the classics never get old). As I watched Bugs Bunny run away from Elmer Fudd, when my Ipad began to beep, signaling that I just got a message. With a slice of pizza still in my mouth, I picked it up and leaned back onto the couch and opened my emails. I saw that it was from Jacob Redder, a Son of Hermes who acted as my middleman, the one who helped me find new contracts. Being the son of the Messenger God, Jacob was quite good at it, along with his girlfriend who is a daughter of Iris.
Anyway, the email he sent was another job from Olympus. Apparently, Apollo had learned that one of his demigod children, who had just turned thirteen, moved to Japan. Since it was Shinto territory, the Olympians couldn't go in and get the child without getting permission with the Japan deities. If a team was sent without permission, it could very well cause an incident between the Olympians and Shinto Faction. Since I wasn't a part of the Greek-Roman faction, it would not matter if I went to Japan to get the kid and their mother. Apollo was also willing to pay for any expenses needed for this contract. The reason being explained at the bottom of Jacob's email. Apparently, the demigod had moved to a town called Kuoh. While the town was under Shinto control, it was being rented by a Devil family, the Gremory clan.
Reading that part, I could tell why Apollo wanted his kid out of there quickly. Since the Devil Civil War ended 200 years ago, the Devils invented something called the Evil Pieces, which allowed them to reincarnate other people into Devils, basically making them their servants. Naturally, not all were given the option of whether or not they wanted to be Devil, and the bats were known to be greedy, sometimes resorting to underhanded methods. If the Devils learned that a demigod was in that town, who knows what they could do.
I knew Apollo pretty well, had a few run ins with the Sun God a couple of times when I visited Olympus, so I figure I help him out. Plus, he was giving a pretty good deal, what with the reward he was offering. With that said, I replied back saying I would take the contract before eating the rest of my pizza, then gushing it down with soda. Letting out a burp, I got up from the couch and began making preparations for my journey to Kuoh. I was feeling it just be a simple job, nothing new, but my gut was telling me that what would come next would be a pain in my ass…or it was just the food digesting, can't say.
And with that, the prologue is done. I hope you enjoyed this brief demonstration of Chad's abilities and be sure to leave a review!
Wacko12
P.S. If any of you make your own Chaos-Percy Jackson stories, let me know and I can add it to my community.