DANIEL'S POV
Naturally, making it all the way to Olympus, stepping up the grand steps to Aphrodite's palace, the goddess was not home.
I mean, how is that possible. Physically, and metaphysically?
"The Olympians are currently searching, as of now." A minor god informed me.
Classic, classic.
Aphrodite charms us, then disappears momentarily to only reappear a century later.
I sure hope I'm wrong.
I'm definitely right.
Rose heaved a sigh, "Just our luck."
"Just our luck," I agreed.
Luckily, our hotel from last night was still reserved, due to my high intelligence.
I plopped down on the pullout couch, "What now?"
Rose laid down on the bed, "We wait for a sign."
"Until then?"
"We find clues."
"You're being extremely vague," I sighed.
"I know."
We were both silent after that.
I finally got up and walked over to the snack fridge, "Weird, right. No more monster attacks."
Rose nodded, "Now that I think about it, we should've gotten attacked on our way back here."
"Something's up," I said densely.
Night fell quickly, meaning that I slipped into the realm of sleep easily.
In my dream, I was surrounded by mist. The ground was studded with roots and the mist rolled around it as it would usually in a horror movie.
An eerie growl came from the woods, all around me.
Suddenly, a shadow loomed over me.
A voice boomed, "Daniel Silvers, son of Zeus. You're more pathetic than I imagined."
I looked up and saw a humanoid. At least 8 feet tall. Towering over me with a 5-foot sword in his right hand.
The blade was jagged and sharp, it looked like it was made of pure obsidian, radiating a type of malevolence that I immediately wanted to shrink away from.
I definitely did not have enough training to be fighting these kinds of monsters.
I wanted to speak, scream, run, but my body was frozen in mid-air, like time itself had stopped.
The humanoid stepped forward, "I am your bane. Seek me and you shall find what you wish in the West, but be warned; you will die a harsh and final death."