Chapter 3
Proving It ad The Daughter of Hades
When Achlys heard she was a demigod, she wasn't surprised. Freaky things had happened all her life, making her wonder about her species. When Ajax heard it, he wasn't so sure. Maybe this will explain the abnormal shade of green of my eyes thought Ajax curiously.
But when Zoranna heard it, she did something she hadn't done in years. She...laughed. She laughed so hard, she fell off the bed, and had tears in her eyes. When she stopped laughing, she stood up, breathless giggle escaping her.
"Oh you have got to be kidding me! Demigods! Demigods! Are you that much of an idiot to think we would believe that!" laughed Zoranna as she turned around. But when she did, she didn't like what she saw. Her siblings weren't laughing. They were staring at her...well Ajax was gaping, and Achlys staring intensely at the wall.
"Oh! You guys believe him! Are you serious! This is the most bullshit I've ever heard!" Zoranna turned back around to see a trembling Grover. "Well if we are demigods, prove it!" Grover finally stopped shaking and stood up straight.
Achlys took her gaze off the wall to look at Grover, hatred and anger for her sister swirling in her cold, icy blue eyes. Ajax took his gaze off his ignorant sister to look at Grover as well, sympathy swirling in his emerald green eyes.
"Fine. I will." growled Grover, angry at the girl he thought was extremely cute, but really stupid. Zoranna looked at him shocked as a smirking Achlys, and a smiling Ajax walked passed her. "Well" said Achlys coldly "Aren't you coming."
Grover lead them through the camp, earning stares from everybody. Achlys held her head down, while Ajax and Zoranna grinned at people. Grover bumped shoulders with Achlys, making her look at him. He gave her a comforting smile, as they finally arrived to where they were going.
"Gladiola! Zoya!" yelled Grover "Come 'ere!" One set of twin girls came skipping over. Gladiola had a cotton candy blue hair pulled into a pigtail, and she had Electric blue eyes. She wore a white tank that said "Camp Half-Blood" with white Bermuda shorts, and white flip-flops.
Zoya had powder pink hair pulled up in two pony tails, and she had Magenta eyes. She wore a plain black tank, black capris, and black sneakers. "What's up Grover!" grinned Zoya. Grover bent down to whisper at them. They smiled mischievous smiles, and looked at the triplets.
They turned around and began walking away, motioning for the triplets to follow. Achlys and Ajax followed, but Zoranna wouldn't move.
Gladiola, Zoya, Achlys, and Ajax stopped to look back at her. Achlys growled under her breath and said, "Come on, Zoranna." Zoranna's eyes hardened as she said, "No." Ajax's jaws clenched as he spook through clenched teeth.
"Zoranna, if you don't move your ass, I swear to the gods above I will hang you by your toes and sacrifice you to Hades." If Zoranna was surprised at her brother's attitude she sure didn't show it. "No." she said as she stomped her foot. Ajax smirked at this and began walking toward her. Zoranna was brave and stood her ground, but it was no avail.
Ajax picked her up and threw her over his shoulder, taking her screaming and yelling. Achlys, Zoya, and Gladiola laughed at her distress as they walked to gods know where.
When they were done walking, they were staring at a growing berry bush. "What's this going to prove. It's a bush,so what!" growled Zoranna as Ajax sat her down. Gladiola and Zoya rolled their eyes and bent down on one knee.
They grasped each other's hand and touched two different leaves. At first, nothing happened, but then, the bush began sprouting. It grew from a itty, bitty, tiny bush to a big, full grown bush. Strawberries began popping up everywhere on the bush. When they took their hands away, the plant stopped sprouting.
It was a full grown strawberry plant, and they looked delicious. Achlys stared at the berries, mystified. Ajax looked at the berries cautiously. But Zoranna looked at the berries, horrified. No she screamed in her head This can't be happening to me! I don't want to be a demigod! I want to be human! I want to live a normal life! Why can't I be normal for once!
Tears burned Zoranna's eyes. Achlys gave her sister one glance before sighing. "What's wrong, Zoranna." Zoranna looked at her sister with hate. She doesn't give a shit thought Zoranna She never does. "What's wrong! What's WRONG! I'm ten times more of a freak than I was! I mean, look at me! I'm an albino for crying out loud!
Now, I'm being told I'm a demigod! That's just fucking icing on the cake!" screamed Zoranna, making everyone stare at her. Achlys stared at her blankly. Then walked up to her sister, and surprised everyone.
Zoranna cradled her swelling cheek while she stared at her sister, surprised at all the hate in her eyes. Achlys hand began to throb and sting while she stared at her sister. Achlys spoke with all the hate, anger, and pain she could muster, "You bitch! You think your a freak! Think again! Who was the one that has all the friends! Who was the one who had pity form everyone!
"How can you think your a freak! Everyone loves you! I am the freak here! It is I that went through the most bullshit in life! I was the one who was outcasted by everyone! I was the one that picked on and bullied in school! While Ajax was worried about you, and people picking on you, I was the one being shoved into lockers! I was the one receiving notes of pain and suffering from everyone in our lives! It was me! Not you! ME!"
Black smoke rose from the ground, and Achlys eyes went completely black. Achlys could feel something, she just didn't know what it was. She could feel it pulsing through her veins. She focused her gaze on her sister as things began to sprout out of her back. Black, slimy tentacles.
Suddenly, it all died down, and she went back to normal. She felt tired and sore. Everyone was staring above her head. "Oh no!" said a horrified Centaur. Achlys eyes furrowed in confusion as everyone began to back away from her...well, everyone but Ajax, and Zoranna.
Achlys looked up to see a fading black helm. Everyone began to kneel, except Ajax and Zoranna looking around confused and scared. "Hades" started a shaken Centaur "King of the Dead, God of The Dead and Riches. Hail, Achlys Reed, daughter of The Death God."
