Then my mum walks out.
"Mother? What are you doing here?"my mum asks.
" I come with an important message. Many demigods have been disappearing lately. The total count so far is 15. We only have the names of a few of them."
"What are their names?"
"I do not have that information. But, if you must know, Chiron knows. Do you accept this mission?"
My parents look at each other, worry prominent on their faces.
"I don't know. When would we have to leave?"
"Now."
"We need a little time. And I'm still not sure we should do this."
"I can give you at least an hour. When I come back, have your answer ready."
Then she's gone.
And everything goes dark.
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Percy's POVAfter Athena leaves, Lucas collapses.
"Lucas!" Annabeth picks him up. "No, no, no, no."
Then there's a knock at the door. I open it to see Rachel and my mother.
"You guys need to hear this. It's a new prophecy I got earlier;
'A group of eleven shall remain,
an evil spirit they must contain.
The ones who returned shall fall again,
their child's condition shall never mend.
The lost twin of the loyal hero,
their time in life shall reach zero.
When you arrive it shall be too late,
the dying hero shall seal their fate.'"
I look at Lucas, the fourth line cemented in my mind. Their child's condition shall never mend. Never mend. This couldn't be what it means, could it?
I hope not. He's only a child. But, him or no, he needs help.
And soon.
How is this for a second installment?