Son of Thanatos: Book 2

Chapter 1

I ran through the dense forest as fast as my already worn legs could handle, as if my life depended on it.

Which it sorta did.

I didn't have time to think though as my body went autopilot, narrowly ducking branches and slipping large rocks.

Despite my body wanting to stop and take a rest, I knew I couldn't just in case I was still being chased.

"Stupid god, with his dumb errands." I grumbled under my breath, referring to my unreliable friend, Deimos, the Greek god of fear. One of them, at least.

And I know what your thinking. "How does one end up friends with the Greek god of fear?" But sadly, it's too long of a story to explain right now, with my life currently on the line.

But in short, my name is Percy Jackson, and I have the misfortune of being born the demigod son of Thanatos, and I currently live with the irresponsible god, Deimos.

And right now, I am helping him out with a favor while he was running one of his "errands" but knowing him it was 100% nothing more than watching a movie.

I had only agreed to help him because I was free, and thought it would be easy enough.

Boy was I wrong.

When Deimos had told me all I needed to do was retrieve some wild "exotic worm eggs" I thought he was kidding. But once he had convinced me that he was serious I had made my way over to the nearby woods, where Deimos had said the worms where.

And was I surprised when I was met with a 20 foot long killer worm with massive fangs.

And that brings us to right now, where I was running away from said worm.

Honestly, despite the fact that the worm was terrifying, I was going to stand my ground and fight it.

But I quickly changed my mind when the beast went under ground and appeared beneath my feet, nearly ending me in one bite.

That is when I decided to run.

And now I was being chased by the monster who was currently underground.

I knew that I wouldn't be able to outrun the beast, as it had been nearly 15 minutes and it was still on my tail, plus if I completely exerted myself, I would have no energy to fight.

With that in mind, I quickly turned around and whipped out my weapon, a 6 foot long, wicked looking scythe with a sharp point.

Timoria. The name Deimos had given it, Greek for Retribution. I quite liked the name, it fitted the use of the weapon.

With the weapon, i planted myself to the ground, knowing the monster was somewhere near me.

And I was quickly proven right, as the ground around exploded upward, revealing a massive mouth full of jaws.

Immediately my mind went into slow motion, thinking of what to do.

I instinctively swiped my scythe downwards, planning to make this worms another victim of Retribution.

But the beast was surprisingly tougher than I thought, as it simply reared back in pain the second my blade made contact.

I quickly landed gracefully on the ground a moment later, ready to continue my attack.

The monster though, was quick to recover from my strike, wriggling it's way back into the ground.

Though it was quicker than expected, i had anticipated this move and was quick to launch forward two spear tipped chains that found their way through the tip of the worms tail.

But unlike I had expected, the worm continued its way into the ground, dragging my chains with it.

Though it had gotten away, as long as my chains remained in it, I had a rough estimate of where it was.

I closed my eyes and rested my weapon, focusing on where my chains were. I could feel them moving underground, getting closer and closer.

I prepared my weapon.

...Not yet...Hold it...Hold it...Now!

Immediately the ground burst open as the worm reappeared.

But I was quick to sidestep the monster, nearly losing my arm. The good one. I'll explain that part later.

With the monsters body completely exposed, I swung my scythe across the monsters squishy torso, causing a massive wound.

But apparently it would take more than that, because the monster quickly counter attacked, launching its massive body at me.

With a second to react, I raised my scythe and barely managed to stop the monster from devouring me. But the beast continued its attack, pushing me to the floor.

I continued to push against the monster, using all my power to fend it off, yet no matter how much I trained, it wouldn't help against a 2 ton worm.

I did my best to hold the beast back with my chains, but no matter how many I summoned they simply slipped of its slimy body.

My mind was racing as I tried to think of a way to get the monster off me, when I started to come to the conclusion: I may die.

"Shut up." I thought to myself.

I quickly shot out my spear chains once more, this time they piercing the beast, straight to where I thought it's heart would be, and attempted to yank it off me. But as stated, not so easy when the beast is 100 times my weight, though I was able to lessen its force.

With a big huff, I was able to push the beast off enough to get on my feet.

I knew that I couldn't keep this up forever, and decided that I needed to finish this off quickly.

With that in mind, I kicked the monster back and made space between us.

The monster quickly reared back and prepared to pounce, but I was ready with my scythe.

I stared the monster down, waiting for the first trace of movement. But the monster held its coiled position, not breaking "eye" contact with me.

It seemed like an eternity before the monster got tired of our standoff. The worm pounced at me at unimaginable speeds for such a big creature, but I was ready.

I swung my weapon in an sideways arch, piercing it's skin almost like butter.

But I wasn't left unscathed, as one of its sharp fangs piecing my arm without trouble.

The beast immediately lept back in pain, but to my surprise, it took my scythe with it, yanking it out my hands.

The massive worm screeched out, piercing the air around us. It took all of my power to not curl in a ball and cover my ears.

The monster continued to jerk around until my scythe flew out of it, landing on the floor behind it.

Once the beast had recovered, it slithered around, as if it was looking for something.

Me, I realized.

I guess it couldn't find me without eyes as long didn't make any movements.

It took a moment until the worm calmed down and burrowed its way into the ground.

I knew I had to make it to my weapon, but it would be impossible to, seeing as how any movement would probably trigger the worm to eat me alive.

But seeing no other option, I decided to make a break for it.

I sprinted full speed towards my weapon, hoping to god I wasn't eaten along the way.

And apparently he heard because I was able to pick up my weapon without any troubles.

But not a moment to soon, because not a second after I made contact with my weapon, I heard the ground behind me burst open.

I leapt back and turned around just I time to see the killer worms open jaws, two feet away from my face, ready to end my life.

And chapter 1 is done. Got it out quicker than I had planned but if I waited any longer I would probably not do it for another three months, but sadly here we are.

Sorry it was so short, I just was too indecisive on how to end it so I flipped a coin, and this was the result. Hope you enjoyed, expect frequent uploads (probably 1 or maybe even 2 a day).

Ps: if your reading this on "Book 1" go check out my page to read Book 2, it will be easier to keep up with, but sadly I kinda have to post on both stories because other wise not as many people would see it. But ig your reading on "Book 2" go on my page and read "Book 1" so this makes sense.

Pps: Shoutout to Ironeagle154, you a g.

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