Hello I am back again and here is chapter ten read and review please.
First, I feel the weightlessness of falling then I feel a lot of pain. When I open my eyes in am in my fathers castle in a nice room. I look out of the window and I see friendly monsters and spirits milling about the paved streets of Dis. The door opens to reveal my father and a chef with a cart of food.
"Hello son you did a very brave and stupid thing there. Nevertheless, you did reform very quickly so no harm done. Eat some food then I will send you back to your friends in my chariot." He says with a look of pride on his face.
"Thank you father." I say then I dig into the food.
My father give a whistle and his chariot appears at the city gates. It is made out of Black Ironwood and Tartarean Steel, six black Alicorns are harnessed to the front and my father hands me the reigns. I give him a farewell hug and I head off. In a few minutes I arrive out of a rift in the earth shocking my friends and the Hunters. The Hunters have their weapons aimed at me as I jump off the chariot. Soon I am barraged by two black and olive masses.
"What happened you went over the cliff and Artimis could not sense you at all." Bianca says to me with tear in her eyes.
"W-Why did s-she do that A-Austin?" Nico says while crying.
"I just reformed in my fathers kingdom so killing me is pretty difficult." I tell them.
A huntress in a silver parka and silver jogging pants walks up to me.
"Lady Artimis wants a few words with you." She says trying not to look directly at me.
"I will be right there." I say to her.
Bianca fallows me as Nico talks to James and Ryan. I walk up to the tent and I let the Hunter go in ahead of me. I see a beautiful girl that is around my age, she has a lithe frame but I can see that she has muscles that are from constant running and fighting. I go to one knee and Bianca and the other hunter does the same.
"Lady Artimis here is the boy that you wanted to speak to My Lady." The hunter says to the silver clad girl.
"Thank you Stephanie that will be all, please check the parameter." Artimis says to the hunter.
Lady Artimis turns to me.
"So you are the boy that the traitor pulled over the cliff." Artimis says while looking me over.
"Yes Lady Artimis. I was sent here by a friend of mine to protect these two demigods and make sure that they are taken to Camp." I say to her while still kneeling.
"Fine. You there do you want to join the Hunt?" she says while looking at Bianca.
Bianca stares between Lady Artimis and myself and I see her eyes land on mine.
"I can not join the Hunt Lady Artimis." She says.
"You boy let me see your necklace." She says with her hand out.
I hand her the necklace and she sees the Manticore amulet on it.
"How did you defeat the Manticore? He was the monster I was hunting." She says seeming a little upset.
"I cut him down in combat and thanks to my father's powers I can absorb the souls of monsters." I tell Lady Artimis.
"Is that so then I want to test you in your abilities let me contact my brother first. Teleporting so many godlings can give me a real head ache and dawn is nearing." She says as she pulls out a silver scroll and writes a message on it.
A golden eagle appears form the woods and takes the message.
"He should be here soon." Artimis says in a slightly annoyed tone.
Not even five minutes later, a flaming Lamborghini pulls up melting the snow and causing flowers to bloom. The door opens to reveal a typical California surfer dude.
"Some one call for a lift?" He says with a heavy accent.
"Apollo we need a ride to Camp Halfblood, and NO FLIRTING WITH MY HUNTERS!" She yells the last part.
Brandon's Point of View –Detroit-
I wake up in a dark alley the smell of refuse and the stench of vomit overwhelms my scenes. I look around an I see the end of the alleyway infront of me and to my left I see a worn old book bag. I look in the bag and I find a sixties style switchblade and some tools. I close the bag and head out of the alley. The traffic speeds by and the light is almost blinding.
I look around for anything dangerous, I see a gang banger walking down the street towards me. when he gets a little closer, I see that he is yelling into his cell, I try to listen in on his conversation.
"You better have my money bitch or I will gut you." He says in a drawl.
I trail him and I see a run down building with a shoddy door. I head to the back threw the alley next to the house and I see a guy leaning next against the building. I look around and I see a lead pipe, I grab it and I sneak up to the guy. I hit him and I hear him groan so I know he will make it. I look at the lock and it is connected by a few screws. I grab my book bag and I get out my multi-tool and take the screws out. I sneak in and I find a revolver with four rounds in it. I look around and I find a stash of money in the back of a cabinet. I put the money in my backpack then I look around some more.
I hear a crash from upstairs so I go check it out, and I try to make my way upstairs. I open a door a crack and I see a lady with long brown hair and the gang banger from before is hitting her. I pull out the revolver and I aim for his shoulder. I hear a deafening krak and then I see the guy on the floor bleeding and cursing. I hit him with the gun while saying.
"It is not nice to hit ladies."
He goes quiet but I can still see him breathing, I ask the lady if she is okay and she says she will be fine. I look around and I see a loose floorboard. I lift it and I find ten clear plastic bags full of money. I give four to the lady then I take the guy's gun and I throw it out the window. I find a small wood stove in the kitchen so I take out the rounds from the revolver and I toss it in. I walk out the back and down the street.
I am near the old car-making district so I look for a place to stay.
Austin's Point of View
We land at camp and the snow is covering the ground I lead the children of Hades to my fathers cabin.
"So this is where you two will be staying for now." I say to them.
"This place is so cool." Nico says with excitement.
"Here we can learn what powers you both have and how you both can use them.
We get some sleep and in the morning, and I see Bianca playing Call of Duty with my brother while Nico is watching them. I ask Nico if he wants breakfast and he responds with a yup. I lead my cabin to the dining pavilion for breakfast. I have a bowl of cereal along with some yogurt and fresh snowberries. I lead my cabin to the arena and I have most of them sit in the stand except for Bianca and Nico.
"These children of Hades are under father's protection and we are here to help them become strong!" I yell to them.
I see Nico is sporting a pair of dark grey jeans with suspenders holding them up a light grey t-shirt some combat boots and a leather bomber jacket. Bianca on the other hand is wearing a pair of black hiking boots and a pair of dark grey sweatpants a Nirvana graphic t-shirt and a down jacket.
"First up Nico, give me your hand." I say to the youth.
I shake his hand and I can sense his power, summoning the dead and controlling them along with the control of shadows. I give him a small power boost, he stabs his sword into the dirt of the arena, and a skeletal Spartan crawls from the dirt. With a waive of my hand the skeleton goes back. For Bianca's turn, she has control over the precious wealth of the earth along with shadow control. She has a black diamond appear at her feet but it is only as big as a dime. I show them my power by summoning hellhounds and I also summon an albino hellhound that has a scar running down its face from right above where its eyebrow would be to its cheekbone.
"This is Rex he is one of the alphas I can summon." I say climbing onto the hellhounds back.
"I am like a companion for Prince Austin here." Rex says in a heavy accent.
"Whoa the alpha speaks!" Nico exclaims.
"Whoa the demigod speaks!" Rex say mimicking Nico.
"You two stop bickering now." I say while getting a headache.
When we are done training, we take a hike threw the woods and we defeat several monsters. After talking with my father, he made it so monsters drop loot every time one is killed. We get several hellhound pelts and claws, a young hydra skin and some teeth of a juvenile drakon. We train more until lunch and for lunch, and we have venison potatoes roasted carrots and a brown gravy. We do our turn for border check then we relax until it is time for our next activity. We summon some medieval French soldiers for tactical combat training.
I pull a map of the forest and I see that the French soldiers have set up a fortification at the most northern part of the forest. I have the banner planted at Zeus's fist, which is a rocky outcropping that resembles a fist if you tilt your head and squint at it. I have two groups of nine protect the outcropping and I have four groups of three guarding the edge of the forest. I move the four groups of three to the edge of the forest looking onto the creek. I see five of the six groups of French soldiers approach the creek. They hesitate but they start to cross the river, I give the signal to the archers and I hear the twang of the strings as Tartarean steel arrows fill the sky.
Fifteen of the French soldiers are cut down by the arrows leaving ten more. The French rush forward and make it to the beach, as they do I grab an extra bow and arrow and light the end of it. I aim for the buried greek-fire traps that are buried in the sand on the rivers edge. I let the bowstring go and I hear the twang of the string as the arrow flies towards it target. The Greek fire is lit and the beach erupts in fire I hear the screams coming from the French, as they became what they were originally. While we were dealing with the main assault party the last five troops made their way threw the woods near the French encampment across the creek where our archers did not notice them and according to my scouts they are near the rock outcropping. I summon Rex and as he runs by me I grab a hold of his fur and pull myself onto his back as he races towards the enemy's location. I throw a spear at one of the French and it impales him threw the chest. The other four close ranks but it mattered not for when Rex smashed into their shields he grabbed one in his jaws and with a sickening crunch the soldier moved no more. I stabbed another threw the throat with my arming sword and as the last one tried to stab me in the ribs Nico throws a hand ax at his throat causing his head to fall off. While the last one falls to Bianca's hunting knives.