This chapter is a little short, sorry. i think this will be a 3 chapter story instead of 2, I think its going well since I haven't gotten any hate. Enjoy.
Clary looked up at the beast with a horrified expression. She turned back to the other boys, but only Will was sharing an equally horrified look. Nico and Simon looked at the creature with excitement. Will seemed to have seen them too because he and Clary met eyes in disbelief.
"It's a Chimera!" Both boys scream in unison.
"Yeah, we know that. Does your card game say how to kill it?" Both boys looked at Will and shook their heads.
"I don't I have that card," Nico said to Will, "What makes you think that I would have the card if I don't have the figurine?"
"You have the figurine now, don't you? Does it say anything?"
"So you do have the figurine!" Simon's attention snapped to the arguing demigods, "I swear I'll pay you anything for it!"
"Guys, I don't think we have much time to worry about your little action figure." Clary pointed at the Chimera which was now right in front of them. The beast lunged at Nico, it was so fast he didn't have time to react, he was pushed out of the alley into the street. As the rest of the teens ran out to help him they saw (and heard) cars stopped in the middle of road and people fleeing from them and screaming: "Lion!" Will notched an arrow and shot the Chimera in its goat leg and it roared in pain and backed off of Nico.
"Hold him off!" Will said as he ran towards Nico as Simon shot arrows at the Chimera. Nico didn't look too bad if you didn't count the angry red scratch across his cheek.
Nico turned towards the Shadowhunters, "We've gotta lead him away from here, there's too many people." Simon looked up at him for a split second and the Chimera pounced on him. But Clary moved in front of him just in time to slash the monster across its face, it roared again. All the teens exchanged a look of agreement and took off running. As they ran they could feel the
beast's breath of fire nipping at their heels.
Clary suddenly recalled the legend of the Chimera and how it was defeated. A hero named Bellerophon who killed the it by shoving a lead ball down its throat. It melted when the monster had breathed fire and it suffocated it. But people don't usually leave led balls lying around anymore. Was there anything that could substitute lead?
There was a fresh breath of fire that came a little too close to searing off Will's sneakers. He may be a child of the sun god but he really liked not dying in fiery flames of a goat-lion-snake thing. He also, despite popular belief, wasn't stupid. The guys they were running with aren't completely human, something about them is dangerous. But there's something much more dangerous about that Chimera so they would have to team up.
Will, running just as fast, grabbed Clary's arm, "Turn here!" he screamed loud enough so they could all hear him. The Chimera, lost in the confusion of traffic, didn't see them turn into a different busy street. It continued to search as the 4 teens took a moment rest.
"What...what are… you guys?" Nico asked. While Will and him were panting as they tried to catch their breath, Clary and Simon barely looked winded.
"Funny I was gonna ask you the same question." Clary said, "But I think I already have my answer, half-bloods."
Simon gave Clary a surprised look, "There's no way! We learned in the academy that there's no way greek gods exist."
"That's what I thought but a Chimera is a greek monster. Slayed by the son of Poseidon, Bellerophon. He was a demigod and attracted the monster, just like these guys."
Simon tried to argue, "But-"
"No she's right.' Will said as he stood up, "We're demigods and we know you're Nephilim."
"We do?"
"Yes, Nico, we do. That's the only thing that explains your weird marks. I remember meeting some on one of my first quest, they slayed a monster I couldn't. They must've thought I was a mortal that could see through the mist.
He looked Clary straight in the eye, "I don't know if we should trust you but there's fire breathing, poison spitting, immensely strong monster out there. And we all know how to do one thing," Will took out his bow and notched an arrow, "Slay a beast. So we've gotta work together."
Clary smiled a little, "Agreed, but I don't think we have to fight it head on." She gestured for Simon and Nico to come over, "I've got a plan."