Here is the second demigod, I hope you like it,
Lord Momus
It was a cold evening when Nick Rider was walking casually through the cemetery; he had said that he had felt closer to his dead grandfather (from his stepfather's side) who had died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of seventy when Nick was twelve.
Nick was only covering for the fact that he wanted to hang around in the cemetery alone; he had actually disliked his grandfather when he was alive and now Nick thought that his grandfather seemed much nicer when he was dead.
Nick lied about the fact that he had felt closer to his dead grandfather when he was in the cemetery, but what else could he say? If his stepfather had found out that, he liked staying in the cemetery and in the evening alone, he would have said that he needed friends.
It wasn't like Nick hated or disliked having friends and it wasn't the fact that most people thought he was freaky or Gothic, No, it was the fact that being social wasn't part of Nick or would ever become part of him later on.
Nick liked being solitary, who was in fact part of him and would always stay part of him, his mother in much the same way as he was so she understood him more than anyone else did; his stepfather was the real problem.
His stepfather was in fact a friendly and social man, but the problem was that he always expected Nick to act much the same way as he did social and friendly which was not what Nick wanted, so he found himself hating his stepfather more and more.
Nick ran his hand through his silky shoulder-length black hair all the while he kept muttering to himself about what he would tell his mother, he had thought of running with her far away from his controlling stepfather but she kept shaking her head.
Nick sat on the cool wood bench in the park across from his house where he knew his mother would be waiting for him, so he stood up straightened his black jacket and placed his mittens on before setting off towards his mother.
Finally, he reached the front door and knocked on it three times signaling that it was he not his stepfather, his beautiful mother opened the door and upon seeing, him she smiled and her lovely emerald eyes twinkled with her smile.
He smiled at her with equal happiness before she ushered him inside telling him that it had started raining, after he changed clothes and took a shower he seated himself at the empty, clean table where his mother prepared him a ham sandwich.
When it was done she placed it in front of him before talking a seat across from him with a smile on her lovely pink lips, when he was done eating the ham sandwich he said '' when is Charles (his step father's name) going to come home ? ''
His mother's smile instantly vanished and she looked away from him with a sad expression on her face , finally she looked up and stared with her tear filled emerald eyes into his confused icy blue orbs as she said '' Charles called me two hours ago and said that he was on his way ''
Nick nodded his head with a sour filled expression and tartly said '' is he going to eat a ham sandwich too? ''
His mother looked at him pleadingly and said '' no Nick, when he comes home we will all eat fried chicken and mashed potatoes '' and with that she left to her room to weep quietly.
Nick could not help hate Charles, which made his mother's heart melt into a bowl of sadness; she tried and tried to make Nick realize the great things that Charles had done while Nick found loopholes that led to bad reasons each time.
So his mother kept trying in vain all the while she saw Charles as a very great father, so when Nick mentioned Charles in a tart full or nasty way it melted his mother's heart into a bowl of sadness and regret for not making Nick realize Charles as a gift and not a curse.
Nick loved his mother dearly and she loved him back in just the same way, maybe even more, the problem was that Nick disliked Charles while his mother loved Charles so it made them kind of distant because Nick never liked spending time with the man while she did.
Nick made his way quietly towards his room when there was a sudden knock on the door, he ran down and quickly opened the door to show a police officer who was looking at a bunch of papers with an odd expression on his face; longing? Hunger? Blood-lust? He just did not know.
The police officer looked up and said '' is this Mr. Flounder's house? Are you his stepson Master Rider? ''
Nick nodded and said '' is there any messages that we can take for him? ''
The Policeman nodded '' actually there is, can you please tell him that I tried visiting him but he wasn't there, and that he is to call me as soon as he can? ''
Nick nodded and said '' no problem, I will tell him as soon as he comes home all right? ''
'' Thank you Master Rider '' said the Policeman as he walked away and towards his police car which was just across the street.
Well that was odd thought Nick as he closed the door and made his way back towards the table, he finished his homework and then he went back to his room where he lay there in the dark thinking about his father and what he would have looked and acted like.
After what seemed like half an hour Nick fell asleep while he was thinking of his father, suddenly there was a knock on the door and his mother opened the door to show Charles her husband, he looked excessively cheerful today but she did not seem to notice.
She asked him about work '' oh I finished early today, and then I went to visit Mr. Paul who is so ill he can barely move ''
He stopped for a while then continued '' Mr. Paul is going to die soon, that was what he said to me before he asked his ashes to be thrown in the California Beach ''
Mrs. Rider nodded in understanding then she went back to the kitchen to prepare dinner, when dinner was ready she went upstairs and finding her son asleep she left a plate on his bedside so that he could eat later on, but before leaving she left him a note;
Heat this in the microwave so it would be nice and warm, if you are still hungry there is more in the fridge.
Love, Your Mother
She left the room in tears that she wiped away before going downstairs to where she knew her husband would be waiting, when she joined him at the dinner table he asked where Nick was and she told him that he was asleep so they ate in silence.
Two hours later Nick awoke and finding a plate and the note from his mother knew he missed dinner, he always did this on purpose; where he would let himself fall asleep and wake up when everyone was in bed and finished dinner.
It was the only way to avoid being with Charles but without realizing it he also missed times with his mother , sometimes he thought of his father as coming home and taking Charles's place , but of course how could his be ? He had never met him so maybe he was even worse than Charles was.
Nick ate quietly relishing how the soft fried chicken was and how tasty and creamy the potatoes were, his mother was a good cook and he missed eating her food while it was still fresh, because every time he would have to eat it from the microwave.
He was just about done his second plate when there was a sound outside the living room window, he looked at the gray-silver curtains watching for further movement, but finding none he continued eating all the while, he stared at the shifting gray-silver curtains.
After finishing his meal, he headed straight for the couch, which was at the corner of the room, and far from the gray-silver curtains, Nick sat there and started reading a book he had just borrowed from school, and the book was boring.
He ended up cursing himself for not bringing a better book than that to read, he gazed at the gray-silver curtains with suspicion clear in his icy orbs, he placed his chalk-white hand on the book he had brought from the school library.
Suddenly the gray-silver curtains shifted as to show a figure if you can possibly call it that, it was hunched over and sniffing as if it can smell something suspicious, it was shaped like a dog except it was a 6 foot tall dog which was clearly impossible right?
The giant dog sniffed some more than moved its great head to sniff out something else, Nick was terrified but he moved forward so that he could see the color of the dog's eyes, they were perfectly red orbs that glowed in the dark.
A hell-hound thought Nick as he moved closer to take a better look, which would have been a bad idea if the dog had not looked tame; it looked like a pathetic dog who needed a companion except Nick did not feel like he wanted to try to become its friend.
Nick quietly moved towards his room with every step as quit as he could make it (which was very quit), when he reached his bed he collapsed on top of it in exhaustion, where had that dog come from? Was it friendly? Was that what happened to bad dogs?
He thought of his Boston Terrier who died when he was ten and of how bad it would be for him to be that big and with red eyes, he moved away from the covers and picking the coldest corner of the bed he moved towards it for he preferred the cold and not the hot.
Suddenly there came a humongous howl from outside which shook the entire house's foundation , Nick closed his eyes and tired to ignore the loud howls, but it is quit hard to ignore howls of a wounded hell-hound so in the end Nick decided to get outside.
Therefore, he put his jacket, mittens, hat and scarf on before placing his black leather boots on his black socks, then he trudged outside on the rain-wet pavement of their front lawn where he had last seen the hug dog, Nick loved to walk around after it had rained so he was feeling content for now.
Nick reached the big bushes that his mother had insisted to be cared for and watered, his stepfather thought that they looked ugly and horrible but Nick knew the real reason he tried to prevent their creation, it was all what his that's friends would say.
Disgraceful slave thought Nick bitterly remembering the Christmas when one of his stepfather's friends had said that Nick needed a haircut and that their Christmas tree was old; his stepfather instantly bought a new tree and tried shaving a buzz haircut to Nick who greatly disagreed.
In the end , his mother said that he was allowed to do whatever he wants with his hair, but his step-father insisted saying that Nick looked like a filthy beggar, to which his mother said just to appease his step-father '' he can keep it this long if he takes care of it and brushes it ''.
His step-father so certain that he had won agreed with this arrangement so Nick was allowed to keep his silky-black hair shoulder-lengthened, he brushed it everyday because that would be the time where he would imagine his father with the same hair and same length arguing with Charles.
In winter times his hair kept him warm for it was so silky and smooth that he could bare it to touch his white tender child-like neck, his step-father had no problems with his hair length before his friend had spoken up, which was what disgusted Nick and gave him will to fight Charles.
Now Nick walked over to these hug bushes that his mother had insisted on caring for (and planting them), he hid behind them and watched the great dog sniff around the ground, the dog instantly leapt over to the bushes where Nick was hiding.
Nick's breathing stopped as the hug hound came closer and closer hoping that the hound would not eat him, while he was hoping these wishes, the hound's snot caught his bare hand and sniffing it, it gave a great yelp and started pulling Nick out of the bushes.
Nick fainted when the snot had touched him because he believed the dog had biting his arm right off, the dog on the other hand started licking him and making sure he was uninjured started to lick him again for he found his master.
Nick woke up shortly and seeing the dog right in his face, he almost fainted again, but he stopped himself and noticed the dog being friendly so he gave up some of the suspicion that it was evil. He patted the dog's hug head with his right hand while with the left, he checked for any wounds, and finding none, he started being slightly friendly to the dog.
He and the dog became friends right away and he started caring more for the dog each minute, he even sneaked back to his home and bringing back a piece of chicken from his plate which the dog ate it hungrily, realizing it was hungry Nick brought more to it which it devoured.
When the dog was full (after some raw beef and steak) Nick tried finding a name for it but every time the dog disapproved, Nick thought harder and harder but nothing worked so he stopped trying, but in his mind he never gave up and tried them in his head.
There was an old woodshed that was empty but for the sake of remembering better days Charles kept it, Nick's mother said that they could change it into a fun house for Nick when he was young but Charles just said '' Nick is a kid who doesn't understand what fun is ''.
Nick couldn't believe that his mother didn't see the obvious cruelty that Charles had, but then again; they said that love was blind after all so maybe his mother was in love with Charles after all, the very thought made some of his long held-back tears reappear at the corner of his eyes.
He held back once more knowing that crying would get him to nothing and tears just made you miserable, he stroked the now alert dog and told it that everything was alright, it marveled Nick that the dog listened to his command so understandably as though it were not a dog at all.
He is very intelligent thought Nick stroking the dog's head all the while mumbling about a day when he would leave this house with his mother or without her; she would come with me for surely she would see the mistakes that Charles commits by then.
For now however he had to return to his bedroom, he placed the hug dog in the woodshed and returning to his bedroom, he found comfort in the coldest corner, he slept after a few minutes but awoke earlier in the morning than all the rest of the household.
He always awoke earlier than anyone else in his household which never gave him pride what-so-ever, the first thing that went in his mind was the dog then the police officer who didn't quit act like a police man or a gentleman.
He went to his mother's room but before he can open the door he remembered the time when he was very young and had opened it, the sight inside had made him run away from home for two days, Charles was on-top of his naked mother and…
He shivered remembering the memory and how much it cost him to open the door in early morning, so Nick followed him own advice and knocked on the door which after a couple of minutes his mother opened herself.
She smiled at him and said '' would you help me make breakfast dear? ''
Nick nodded and said '' sorry about last night, but mom_ ''
However, someone interrupted him, he was none other than Charles who looking suspicious said '' Maria (his mother's name), did any police officer knock on the door last night? ''
Nick's mother looked up at his hazel colored eyes with her confused emerald-green ones '' why no police officer came to our house Charles, Nick would have told me and I would've noticed ''
Charles relaxed and looked into Nick's icy orbs with his hazel ones in question, Nick let his eyes betray his feelings of terror with looks of confusion and innocence, Charles believed his trick and went forward so he can go have breakfast.
Maria, Nick's mother went after him and ready breakfast to all the family members; after Nick had breakfast (which was pancakes with syrup or honey); he picked up his school bag and slung it over one shoulder before leaving the house.
Rather than go to school though, Nick went straight to the woodshed where he knew his dog friend would be waiting patiently, indeed; the dog was waiting for him so when Nick opened the door of the woodshed the dog jumped up and began licking his master fondly.
Nick laughing and petting the dog said '' you've_ got to _ stay here until _ I return! ''
The dog stopped licking him and stood near him all the while wagging it's hug tail, suddenly a neighborhood girl named Alice heard some noise so she went to look over her fence which looked out at Nick's backyard where she would've spotted the dog or (but because of the mist) something worse.
Nick heard her approaching and said '' quick hide yourself, someone is coming! ''
The dog disappeared and in its place was a tall black hound reaching Nick's hip and with icy-blue eyes just like Nick's own, Alice looked over the fence and saw it standing next to Nick and looking like such a graceful, intelligent guardian.
Alice stared with awe at the way its legs moved and the way its graceful body stood still, she went out of her backyard and into Nick's so that she might meet that fabulous creäture, she reached Nick and pleaded to touch the dog.
'' I do not really know if it is tame around other people _'' answered Nick looking at his friend who stood gracefully beside him.
'' oh please, and I promise I will go with you to school '' said Alice before she tucked a golden stray curl away from her face.
Alice was popular and so she only went with the popular kids (who Nick hated for most of the time), so if an unpopular '' Goth '' kid like him was seen next to her, well ; there would be so much gossip, people trying to meet him and others trying to be Alice's rivals.
Nick did not want that trouble and neither did Alice, but what else would she think an unpopular '' Goth '' wants? Nick looked at her closely and then said '' sure, but if you get hurt blame yourself because he is NOT my dog ''
Alice nodded and tried patting the dog who growled at her and looked at Nick for reassurance, Nick nodded in a grime expression so the dog let Alice pet him, Alice looked at Nick and said '' that dog is the most graceful dog I have seen ''
Nick nodded in understanding then he said to Alice '' can we go to school now? ''
Alice grinned at him and said '' I wouldn't mind if you became my boyfriend, you actually look pretty hot and all fancy and Gothic ''
Nick raised eyebrows but said nothing, Alice started walking thinking that he was behind her, Nick turned to the dog and said '' stay here alright ? ''
The dog's ears went down but Nick pleaded with his eyes and that made the dog understand, Nick followed Alice and they both to school where they stood in the seventh grader's line, for they were both twelve and in the same class.
When school finished Nick returned home and finding his mother there he went straight to the woodshed, when he reached the woodshed he saw no dog waiting for him but it was a man with shoulder-length silky black hair, paper white skin and black eyes.
Nick gasped and the man turned around which made Nick realize the man wasn't a man at all, he was a fourteen year-old teenager and he was standing naked in Nick's backyard, Nick started to go back to his house when the teen spoke;
'' Nick your back already? Oh how I missed you '' said the handsome teenager.
Nick looked at him and said '' what did you do to my dog you pitiless jerk! ''
The teenager laughed and said '' I'm your dog Nick, and my name is Antonius '' then he added '' I'm no dog but your guardian and companion ''
Nick stared at him suspiciously before he said '' I want proof, if you give me _ ''
The teen had disappeared and in his place was the graceful dog which Alice had loved, then the dog changed into a teenager again while Nick stared in awe, the teen smiled and said '' well ? Is that enough proof for you Nick? ''
'' what is your name again? '' Asked Nick who was quit surprised at the change of his '' dog ''.
'' Antonius, it's an Ancient Greek name so you better learn it quick '' said Antonius with a bit of easiness in his voice.
'' wait … you mean all the Ancient Greek gods are real ? '' asked Nick with his eyes wide as saucers.
'' yes, and I'm your guardian from when you were born, your father_ ''
'' wait a sec, you met my dad ? '' asked Nick with renewed interest.
'' yes, your father commanded that I be your special guardian and companion _ ''
'' how does my father look? How does he act? Is he friendly or nasty? You follow my father's orders? Is he some king? '' asked Nick with a fast accent so that Antonius could not stop him from speaking.
'' yes I follow your father's orders, so I've been your companion and guardian ever since, but I decided to go out there and meet you so here I am! '' said Antonius with pride.
'' answer my questions please '' said Nick while his head swam with more questions.
'' all in good time my friend '' said Antonius, then he added '' for now ride on my back when I change into a hell-hound then we can shadow travel to a place where your supposed to train ''
'' I'm not leaving my home Antonius '' said Nick in a stubborn way which made Antonius sigh.
'' most of your father's sons act this way and they end up fighting monsters and the like without training in camp-half blood so I trust that you can learn your arts alone '' said Antonius.
'' what ?! '' exclaimed Nick '' we train to fight monsters ? What do you think we are heroes ? ''
'' yes, but if you want you can be a villan '' said Antonius all the while feeling amused he added '' there are monsters and gods which your father is one of them ''
'' my dad is a god ?! '' said Nick in surprise '' what other sons? Does he have other children but me? ''
'' of course '' said Antonius '' he is a god and a god must lay, here I'll put it to you in simple words; your dad is Thanatos god of death ''
'' what? '' asked Nick confused '' isn't he supposed to be one of the hated twins? ''
'' yes, him and his twin Hypnos '' said Antonius with complete amusement.
'' I have an uncle? '' asked Nick.
'' oh yes, you have thousands of aunts and uncles and they are all children of the great lady Nyx ''
Nick fainted from way too much thought about everything Antonius had just said.
Two years later,
After two years Nick was already a great fighter and a great demigod with the help of his friend Antonius, he had learned more of Ancient Greek mythology and more about fighting monsters and how to find them among normal people.
On a Friday evening Nick and Antonius ( n dog form) were in the cemetery, Nick had visited it every time he can which wasn't a lot when Charles was in the house, Nick checked Antonius's watch (he finally got some clothes and a watch) and noticed it time to go home.
So he started leaving the cemetery and went towards his home where he knew his mother would be cooking dinner, when he reached the door he knocked on it and finding Charles in front of the door he stopped and looked up confused.
Antonius (after much arguing from Charles) looked up from where he was laying down, Charles's face was stained with tears as he sobbed harder and harder until he sank to his knees, Nick couldn't take all this so he jumped over Charles with Antonius on his heels.
He didn't find his mother anywhere so he went back to where Charles sobbed on the ground, Antonius looked at Charles then at Nick who understood at once, Nick bent his knees so he was leveled with Charles's face.
'' what happened to my mother? Where is she? Charles? '' asked Nick with black fury starting to burn in his eyes.
Charles stopped sobbing (tears still trickled from his eyes) then looking to Nick '' I gambled with dangerous people, I lost but didn't give them anything so they were supposed to send me three threats to make me send them money _ ''
'' what's that got to do with my mum? '' asked Nick now black-eyed and furious .
Charles continued '' they only send me two threats, one as a firefighter and the other a doctor but the last a police officer I never saw which was unjust of them they came inside and crashed into the door but finding only your mother here they … they … took her away ''
Nick's heart burned with a silent cold revenge, he looked into Charles's eyes and said '' would you like to tell me where they are? Or where they go? ''
Charles looked at him with tears streaming down his cheeks '' yes … I didn't want to call the police for those criminals might kill … me, they are at the old Cinema, that's where their foundation is … I'm sorry Nick I really am ''
Nick had already ran off with Antonius (a teenager now) and shadow-traveled to the old Cinema was and where his mother would be crying, he reached the old Cinema with Antonius at his side (as a hound), he barged in using his Styx-made steel blade to open the doors.
There he found a gang of people with his mother between them with her hands behind her back, she was crying and when she caught sight of him she cried harder thinking that the people would surely kill him and Antonius.
The people started shouting and screaming at him and some tried shooting him (which he narrowly missed), but they stopped when Antonius took the form of a 8 feet tall hell-hound with Nick at his side carrying the Styx-made steel blade.
Antonius and Nick slashed through the men like they were made of paper (which was easy because he had fought with monsters before), in the end there only remained three people from ten, one of them tried running away but Antonius caught him and swallowed him in one gulp.
The other man pleaded for mercy but the third placed his sharp knife at his mother's throat, he said '' if you don't spare me I will slash her throat open ''
Nick nodded and let the man (dragging Nick's mother) go out of the Cinema, the man smiled and let his knife slice right through the mother who cared for him, nursed him, took him out without a second thought, then the man started to run away.
Nick ran right at the man's heels and making him trip he sliced his throat open, then he sliced the man into twenty pieces and let him rot on the hard ground, he then returned to his mother's body and started to weep with not a thought about what may happen to him now.
Antonius (in man form) looked at the man who asked for mercy and then jumping towards him he let himself feast on the man who screamed and screeched as the hound Antonius ripped his flesh piece by piece and consumed them.
Nick took his mother's body and lifted it onto the back of the hell-hound Antonius, then he rode on himself and they shadow-traveled back to his home where they found Charles still weeping at his own mistake, Nick laid his mother's body next to him.
He then sliced right through Charles's neck with ease and when he saw the blood spurt out he said '' he deserved it, he was the one who killed my mother with his stupid gambling games '' then he let Antonius eat his corpse with delight.
He then called the police before shadow-traveling to the cemetery knowing they will blame Charles for his mother's death and report him missing, Nick had to get his education somehow and still train so he decided to go to that Camp Half-Blood Antonius had mentioned.
Sorry again if it took so long, I'm getting back at it with much more chapters.