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The full moon shines bright when I stroll back to the dining pavilion at Camp Half-Blood. My skin glimmers in the moonlight, a dimmed blue hue radiating from my body. The Greek demigods stare after me, not accustomed to a daughter of Hekate. Thanks mom.
When I glimpse back over my shoulder, I see three similarly blue lights moving away from me. My sisters and I have to spend the night in the Hades Cabin because Camp Half-Blood doesn't have one for Hekate.
I see the hearth of the dining pavilion glowing from a distance. Earlier, we were told to come back to it to chat with Atticus the centaur. Once at the circle around the hearth, I sit down next to Kyle, a boy from my own camp. At least my skin has stopped glimmering now that I'm out of the moonlight.
When I sit down, I feel Kyle adjust his posture next to me. He's two years younger than me, 5 ft. 11 in. tall and a son of Jupiter. He has dark brown hair, a hooked nose and a light skin, although he has this surfer boy vibe around him. He's loud and sarcastic, which I appreciate, but I don't know him that well.
The other chosen ones file in taking the remaining spots around the burning hearth, which glows orange and purple. I notice how Adonis, the handsome, scarred guy from Camp Half-Blood, sits next to a copper-skinned, black-haired girl who's a bit shorter than me. Adonis' muscles are bulging underneath his orange T-shirt.
Atticus stands near the hearth in the middle of the circle. His red hair is in a ponytail, which I find more than ironic, and he has a bow and quiver on his back. I'm still unsure what to think of him. The only centaur I ever came in contact with wanted to kidnap daughters of Venus from our camp and my sisters and I had to vanquish him with a spell. We didn't really chat with him before we blew him to pieces.
"Thank you all for being here," Atticus starts, "I'm glad you all showed up." It's not like we had a choice.
"Well then. You all are here to get to know each other," he claps his hands, "Isn't that great? Now we will go around in a circle starting with you," he points to some boy I've never seen before, "You can start."
Stammering a bit, the kid starts to introduce himself. He isn't much of a shocker, just the typical Greek that can't wait to show us Romans who rules. If I weren't a pacifist, I would have thrown a shoe at him to shut his smug little ass up.
Next up is Kalila. She's drop-dead gorgeous, but what would you expect from a daughter of Venus. From the few times I've run into her, she seemed devious, using her charmspeak and looks as effectively as her preferred bow and arrow. She's determined to win this quest and to prove that she isn't a typical child of Venus. I don't think she'll have much trouble doing so.
After her, I'm delighted that Atticus, who by now has urged us all to call him Ati, points out Adonis to share his story. I'm immediately on the edge of my seat. Adonis glares at Ati and grumbles before he starts.
I expected him to say he's a son of Aphrodite, but he completely blows me away when he says he's a son of Hephaestus. Okay, he's Aphrodite's husband, so close enough, but that still surprises me. Adonis is 17 years old, like me, which only makes me like him more, and he's a real handyman. Like his Camp Half-Blood peer, he's excited for the quest. Unfortunately, he's not a big talker, so that'll all he's willing to share.
Suddenly eager to be in the spotlight, I raise my hand in the air before Ati has the chance to point at anyone, a move I regret instantly. Adonis and his good looks made me forget my shyness, but it resurfaces as the eyes of the other demigods turn to me. Ati is actually happy to finally see some spontaneity.
"Great! What's your name, sweetheart?" he smiles.
"I'm Kim Hellfire," I answer hesitantly. "I'm 17 years old and I'm a daughter of Hekate."
Now everyone is interested. Daughters of Hekate aren't only rare, they're also infamous.
"That sounds mighty intriguing. Do you have any special abilities?" Ati asks.
"Well, like my sisters, I'm able to cast spells and brew potions…"
"What do those do?" a curious girl asks. This is the first time one of the other campers has asked anything to anyone. I must really be fascinating.
"Oh, we usually use spells to vanquish…destroy…evil monsters and the potions' effects really depend on the type."
Some kids around the circle are leaning forward like I did with Adonis and nodding their heads in appreciation. Ati poses the next question.
"If I'm not mistaken, daughters of Hekate each have a personal power?"
"Yes," I beam. "I can stop objects or people from moving entirely. If you throw something at me, I can make it hang motionlessly in the air like a balloon."
"Really?" the copper-skinned girl next to Adonis smirks.
"Yes, it's really…", right then she sends a knife flying my way and I stretch my hands out to stop it, "Aaah!"
As soon as I stretch my hands, the knife stops and hangs motionlessly in the air just a few inches away from my nose. The sudden attack caused the other Camp Jupiter kids to reach for their weapons. I'm the first to act though.
"What is your problem?" I yell at the girl next to Adonis who's now disappointed her knife didn't follow through. I take the motionless blade out of the air, get up from my seat and stampede over to her.
"Why did you even bother? I mean, you threw a knife at the only person against whom this attack is pointless. That's not very smart. Then again, you are from Camp Half-Blood," I sneer.
Furiously, she jumps up. "I just wanted to test you. It wouldn't be the first time a demigod from Camp Jupiter was lying through her teeth."
"Seriously? Why would I lie about that?"
"I just thought you wanted to scare us, so we would stay away from you. Not that it helped; I would've taken you out first anyway," she smirks. I notice from the corner of my eye that everyone, except for Ati, finds our cat fight quite entertaining. Some boys look practically ready to throw buckets of jello at us.
"I'd like to see you try," I laugh.
"Oh yeah? Bring it on, witch!"
The Camp Jupiter kids gasp. They know me well enough to never EVER call me like that, but if you've never encountered a daughter of Hekate before, such a mistake is easily made. Nonetheless, I shall have no mercy on this brat any longer.
"Barbarian on my path, prepare to feel my wrath. Barbarian along my road, enjoy your life as a…" before I can finish my spell, a boy has put his hand over my mouth and pulled me back. To my surprise, it's Kyle. Now that he has subdued me, the girl wants to punch me, but Adonis gets up from behind her and pulls her back too.
"Stop it, Aglaeca!" he orders her. Ati finally steps in and separates us entirely by placing himself between us.
"You two have bickered long enough. Sit down and calm yourselves," he looks around the circle, "I suggest you all calm down. There will be no fighting tonight. You'll have plenty of time for that when the quest starts."
Kyle redirects me to my seat and doesn't let his hand off my mouth until I've stopped fuming. Aglaeca composes herself quicker than me, but continues to glare at me. When I'm finally calm and Kyle has released me, Ati questions me further.
"Okay Kim, since we already spent a fair amount of time on you, I want you to answer these questions as concise as you can. What do you think about the quest?"
"I hate it. I want to go home with my sisters," I grumble.
"I can understand that. Why do you think Antonius chose you?"
"I honestly don't know. I'm a pacifist, although you may find that hard to believe after tonight," I smile sheepishly.
He chuckles. "Just a little, yes. What will be the biggest challenge for you in the quest?"
"To survive."
"Do you think you will make it to Olympus?"
"I doubt it," I whisper. I know better than anyone that the Underworld would have to freeze over before I could win a fight. Ati graciously lets me off the hook and interviews someone else while I have a miniature mental breakdown. I hope miracles happen, because that's what it will take for me to survive this.
