Chapter 10- Son of Khione

Stephanie's POV

As soon as I fell asleep, I began to dream. Vivid, lifelike

dreams, that terrified me...

Running. But getting no where. Something chasing me. I wouldn't get very far. Another roar thundered behind me. It vibrated. A breathstopping shaking sensation. It was getting closer.

The worse thing was that it wouldn't stop.

It kept running. It was gaining rapidly on me.

I wouldn't survive.

I screamed as I was tackled from behind.

I went down. I fell face flat to the ground.

The beast held his head high, ready to strike and end my life.

I screamed.

"Is she going to wake up?" a male voice asked. I fluttered my eyes open, "Unhhghghgh." "THANK GODS SHE'S ALIVE," a warm female voice exclaimed. I groaned and turned over the colder side of the bed but I went too far and fell off the bed. "Ergh," I grunted. I laid face down in the infirmary floor. Someone carried me back up onto the bed with my floppy arms. I grunted again. What was WRONG with me? I RARELY get this weak! I could barely move. "What happened?" a concerned Chiron asked. I opened my eyes slowly and saw a bunch of people crowded around me. Clarisse, Alex, Simon, Malikai, and Chiron were staring at me with heavy concern. "What happened?" Alex asked curiously. Suddenly, everything came back. I flailed my arms, "I, there, was a dream, something, I was running, and then, i got no where, there, I, uhm, I was killed I think and then I uh.." I trailed off. Everyone was staring and I started to sweat. And then I passed out again.

I woke up in my cabin. Sigh. I felt lightheaded and so I went back to sleep and ignored the rest of the people.

Specter's POV

I was so close! I just needed to kill that girl in the dream and she will not interfere any longer, I thought pounding the roof and observing the window. Oh well, I will just have to wait for another opportunity. The son of Thanatos is watching me though, so I must be careful. I looked around and saw a black silhouette in the distance. I heard that he is harsher than I have expected him to be, I believe the kin might be stronger than the deity. Those medics are helping the girl, so I must depart… Son of Thanatos and Khione, I will kill you both. I clenched my fist, jumped down the roof, and dashed away not letting anyone notice me.

Gabe's POV

"Aaaand, I'm done. Harvesting completed, Father. Castor's soul is about to be taken to Hades," I grabbed the dead boy's soul and ended the call. I scrolled through my contact list and found Charon.

After a few tones, the old man finally answered.

"Hey, I'm delivering you the special soul that you wanted...'' I said in a monotone, there could be so many other things I could be doing right now but nooo I had to go find Charon at the Styx.

I soon found the complaining ferryman coming from the Earth opening up and handed him the soul.

"Hey could you ask Thanatos to refer to Hades for a pay raise?" his eyes were pleading when he asked the questions that even I would consider. I just rolled my eyes and walked to the nearest shadow, missing his look of disappointment disappear and a new look of excitement cross his face.

Charon's POV

I began my journey down the river as I occasionally glanced at the poor soul I was delivering. I was delivering the deceased demigod to an unknown source, for a high reward. Part of my conscious said "Noo don't do it!" but the majority said "Do it for the money! Money! Money! Money! Money!" i then decided to go with the Hades on my shoulder that said to do it. I finally arrived at the abandoned dock at an unseen point of the Styx.

At the edge was a cloaked and hooded figure, "Did you bring me the soul?" he said as he suddenly shivered in the presence of the cloaked man.

For once he was scared of a client he was about to question his motives of the soul but the sudden shiver and doubts sent him back the other way I quickly gave him the soul and barely caught the bag of drachmas thrown to me so hard, that I nearly dropped it on the ground.

I was really regretting giving this man the soul, just his presence was scaring the living, wait, dying shit out of me!

As soon as i got the bag on the boat i rowed out of there so fast that I think I left a trail of broken dreams behind me.

Specter's POV

Oh how greedy Charon is, it may just be his downfall someday. I could have killed him today in fact, but if i did there would be nobody to bring souls to the underworld and then suspicion would arise, I don't need that just yet. I think I will hide my identity for just a little bit longer.

Aly's POV

Okaaaaay. I've been waiting for them to drop by like they said, but I did not hear or see a sign of them anywhere. Ugh. I go back into my truck and stare at the window. Whatever, it's not like I have a place to go back to. I glanced around and saw a group of kids with a lot of stuff coming up to me. Oh-h. It's them. I glance away and look at my steering wheel. If they wanted a ride somewhere, good luck with that.

I spit out my gum and glance at them through my truck window again. They're getting closer, but a really pretty girl is with them. Who is that person? Anyways, it didn't matter, I needed to talk to them, and it seemed like they needed to talk to me.

"Hey Aly, my driver, I guess. We need a ride, because, erm. We need to get to California soon." I shook my head. Not even a formal hello. Straight to the point.

"And, why exactly, Malikai, would you need a ride from me to California, when you haven't even visited me like you said?" I asked, hopefully a bit cold.

The others shifted a bit on their feet and the gorgeous one stepped forward, "Excuse me, um, Aly. We need to get to California, this instant." She was doing something to try to influence me, but I just shook my head.

"Please, just because your one of those bratty rich, popular, and queen bee girls and I'm not doesn't mean I'll fall instantly under your spell."

"Hana, don't be pushy, we need her for this," someone in the back whispered. So NOW they need me?

"Guys," I sighed, "You never saw me, when you said you would. And now you need me for something and you won't stop bothering me? Idiots don't know when to stop." I rolled my tongue over my braces.

"Please, Aly, we'll repay you. We need to go, now. We need to stop something huge and terrible. You gotta help us, Aly!" Malikai exclaimed.

I finally relented at the sound of being repaid and "something huge and terrible" and ushered them into my truck. I smiled as I turned on the engine. I've always wanted to go to California, actually. "And one more thing, you're paying for the gas."