This is actually the first time I'm creating a story. Don't expect anything from this hahaha. Just wanted to unload this thing from my mind.

Chapter II

Percy's POV

When I regained consciousness I felt better than ever! I tried to look around and was surprised to find my backpack (which my mom packed for me for camp, which I also never unpacked because I'm too lazy…). Inside I saw some canteen of nectar, a chunk of ambrosia and a few clothes. I slung my bag on my back and scanned my surroundings. And I'm pretty sure I'm nowhere near camp, nor New York. How I got here and why I'm here – I have no idea.

Fog covered the vast land, disabling my eyes to see the landscape of the place. All I know is that I am surrounded by trees, which I assumed that I'm in the middle of a forest. In the distance I saw the sky darkening, deafening roars of thunder can be heard followed by shrieks of lightning as if the sky is being torn apart. I headed towards the direction where I felt the storm brewing.

I blindly walked as fog covered my sight. Which is really something I advise for thrill seekers, because I only walked straight towards a tree for 4 times, I only tripped for about – gods no I can't even remember!

I continued walking until I felt like I reached a clearing. The dark sky loomed far-off in the horizon, then I noticed the red light that is protruding through the clouds as if someone turned on a gigantic laser and pointed it upwards. My instincts told me to go back, to stay put at where I was. But I started running off to that place, something is there, and it's calling me.

'I won't take another step if I were you.' I whirled around to see the owner of the voice. My gaze fell upon a man wearing brown shorts and a shirt saying 'I'M THE BEST CANDY CRUSH PLAYER IN THE WORLD!' I tried not to linger on the candy crush thing, because that will not help me take this guy seriously. And I need to take this guy seriously, I don't know maybe because of the nerve-wracking power he is radiating or the rippling muscles that made the XXXL-sized shirt look like a body fit type.

Remember the list I made in the intro? The 3 things I don't want to encounter in the forest? Well this gets 2nd place in that list. Because this big guy in front of me can make me pee my pants with an eye contact – that means he is obviously, terrifyingly, horribly, freakingly scary and hideously handsome (Yeah, he would put the looks of the Hollywood actors to shame.) Not even the Olympians can inflict this much fear upon me, not even Phobos or Deimos. The nearest experience I've ever had is when I faced Tartarus – now if you could kindly multiply that fear by 10 then you would get a grasp of what I'm feeling.

I stared at the candy crush guy hoping to get his attention off his smartphone. I tried clearing my throat, clapping in front of his face – all of it failed to get his attention. I was about to leave thinking that this is just some god who is assigned to stop me from going to that red light place. I picked up my bag and was about 4 meters away from him when he screamed – 'I finally reached level 157!' I stared at him, dumbfounded.

'Look at this boy, I reached level 157!' I was surprised when the big guy suddenly appeared beside me showing me his achievement. I smiled shyly and managed to utter 'Uhm, wow?!' He looked at me like I was the biggest disappointment in his entire life.

'Ah, anyway I won't blame you, you've been through a lot.' The candy crush guy smiled at me and nudged me with his elbow. 'Hero of Olympus huh. The hero of the Titan and Giant war.' I blushed when he praised me, I hate it when people rub it on my face (yeah especially the fact that I'm totally amazing hahaha). 'Yeah, unfortunately I've been through a lot.' I said followed by a simple laugh. The candy crush guy looked at me sympathetically and said 'Unfortunately there will be more.' I was about to ask him what he meant when he glowed blindingly red and some ancient Greek letters floated around him along with symbols that I don't know.

Our surrounding started to change, I managed to make out walls through the somewhat like giant hurricane surrounding me and the candy crush guy. He muttered a spell that I can't understand, when he finished chanting, a red light floated towards me. When the light touched my skin I felt a burning sensation spread all over my body. Every inch of my body felt pain and then I passed out.