Chapter 3
Carter POV
After Percy had calmed Annabeth down and we settled onto a park bench I began my story.
I was fourteen and after saving the world from Apophis (I'll tell you that story later) and declining the throne of Egypt for the time being I decide it was time to do the forbidden. So I went to Manhattan. That's where I met Luke and remember this was a month or two before he met Thalia. Well anyway I had walked through Manhattan for an hour or so finding nothing when I saw a kid my age sword fighting a monster. Of course at the time I was surprised because he had no visible staff or wand. So, being me I went and stabbed the thing in the back with my khopesh. The thing disintegrated on the spot. The boy smirked at me and said "guess I owe you." I was confused because he was so calm. "Got a name." I frowned but held out my hand "Carter Kane" "I'm Luke" I had to ask this next question oh I wish I hadn't "you don't have a last name?" his face clouded up" I do I just don't use it" he looked like he would attack me with that sword when a sphinx attacked him. I wouldn't normally panic seeing a sphinx but this thing wasn't a normal Egyptian sphinx. The kid stabbed the thing and it disintegrated. I had to ask "what Nome are you from?" he looked at me curiously "gnomes those little garden statues?" he asked. "I bit my lip "who are you?" I asked his only response was "if I tell you are we even?" I wanted to know so I said "sure" he frowned "Luke Castellen Son of Hermes.'. (A/N thank you to the guest who taught me how to spell Luke's last name) "Do you have a cell phone number?" i asked. He shook his head "not allowed to use phones it attracts monsters." he said my responce to that was amazing perfect great yes i said "oh." my mind started turning then it stopped "wait isnt Hermes a god" he nodded like i was dumb "Greek god right" he nodded again "how are you the child of a god that dosent exist." he froze "you're not a demigod." "no" i said slowly "im an egyptian magician of the 21st nome pharoh of egypt previous host of horus king of gods." the only two words he heard he repeated looking sick "Egyptian gods do we need more gods." "i know right like one set wasnt enough." he smiled then i remebered something Amos had said the other day "this is a comunication symbol" i repeated to Luke drawing on his hand. "Its magic if you think my name really loud we can have a telepathic conversation." his mouth was wide open. "shut your mouth" i smirked.