Hey! Sorry about the last chapter if it seemed confusing. Basically in a condensed version, Camilla is a Champion. A Champion is basically a God or Goddesses favorite demigod. They use them to do everything. They are usually kept a secret to make Gods look better. Camilla on her first meeting with her mother was quite shocked. So instead of talking it out with her dad she decided to run away. She spent the next couple years doing small things for Nyx. When the war with Gaea began Nyx took her daughters memories away for some unknown reason. Supposedly so she wouldnt get involved in the war. When Tartarus started his "clensing" Nyx lost control of her daughters memoreies and so now Camilla remembers everything.
I hope that cleared stuff up. PM me if you have more questions.
Chapter Thirteen: Percy
You know, I can understand Gods needing others to do their work. Sometimes. And I can understand when Gods need to send certain people on a couple quests. But three big prophecies? Why did I always have to be the one to get the big prophecies? I mean three in a row is overdoing it. I'm done with helping the Gods. Haven't I done enough?
And that was my whole night. I rolled around with thoughts jumping around in my head. I tried to count sheep. Didn't work. I tried washing my face and then going back to bed. Now I was wet and still awake. I even tried reading. Reading, people! Just to put things in perspective. I'm dyslexic. Reading is hard. After finally decoding a paragraph of Little Women I decided to give up.
Don't ask me why Little Women was in my room. It just was. At six AM I decided to give up. I got dressed and headed out for a morning stroll. I wasnt the only one with that idea. I saw a girl a way off walking toward the woods. I was curious and sleep deprived so I followed her.
The light was barley reaching the horizon. So it was hard to follow the dark path into the woods. Eventually I came to a small stream. The girl sat next to it. She was tossing small pebbles into the water making splashes. She turned and I recognised her as the girl that I had briefly sparred with in the Big House. She gave a weak smile then turned back to throwing rocks into the water.
I was more than a little curious to find out who this girl was. She looked so much like Nyx..
"You can sit down if you want to. I don't bite." I realized I had been hovering next to a rock. Lost in my own thoughts. I shrugged. "Ok." I sat down. The silence was almost tangible. It was starting to get awkward so I asked the big question. "Who's you're godly parent?" She looked at me quizicaly. "You of all people should know." I didn't want to be right. Maybe her dad was actually Hades and by coincidence she had the same powerful aura and long dark hair like Nyx. Yeah that had to be it.
She looked at me for awhile but when I offered no response she sighed, "I know what you're thinking. Nyx doesn't have kids. Well.." She spread her arms. "I'm the exception to that. I understand why there was a fight earlier. My mother isn't exactly friendly. Family resemblance really sucks sometimes." I snickered. "No kidding." She continued, "This time though if you're going to try and kill me with that pen of yours give me a little warning?" I smiled and nodded. "Alright, I guess I can give you that." she smiled back.
The more I talked with her the more I began to realize that this girl was nothing like her mother. First glances were kind of freaky. But when you talked to her she was pretty funny and definitely not hollow like Nyx was. We sat by the river for a time. Chatting and laughing. I found out her name is Camilla. She loves doughnuts and wants to live in California. When asked why she said, "Because! If I live on the sunniest place on Earth my mother will leave me alone!" We laughed.
But before I knew it, the bell for breakfast was being rung. I stood and offered my hand to Camilla. She grabbed it and I helped her up. We walked back to camp sharing stories. I was quite surprised on how much she had been through. She looked really young.
When we made it to the eating pavilion we said our goodbyes and then went our separate ways to our own tables. Annabeth shot me a look that said, Where were you? I waved at her and then dug into my blue pancakes. Blue. Such a wonderful color.
I looked around. There was some commotion over at the Hermes table. A new kid with reddish-brown hair was laughing and throwing eggs at Connor and Travis. They returned the fire and soon the whole Hermes table was in on the mini food fight. I smiled as they all teamed up on the new kid. One of the younger girls snuck up behind the kid and poured a bottle of syrup on his head. He sputtered and the whole table laughed. He laughed along with them.
My attention was drawn to the Hades table. Camilla sat with Nico. That made sense. The god of death seemed to be as close to Nyx as she could get. Nico was staring down at his food and Camilla talked. He took a drink of orange juice but Camilla must've said something funny because it came out his nose. He coughed and glared at Camilla while she lay rolling on the floor laughing. I was surprised to see how much Nico was smiling though. Maybe him and Camilla had more in common then it looked. They did look a little bit alike. The black hair and dark brown eyes. They could probably pass as cousins. Camilla got up from the floor and sat back down still giggling.
Everyone quieted slightly as Chiron walked up to the front of the pavilion. "Welcome campers to another wonderful day at camp. Today we have chariot racing at two. If you would like to join please sign up at the Big Houses spreadsheet." He looked around thoughtfully. His eyes landing on Camilla and the new boy. "It seems we have two campers accompanying us today. Would you share your names with us?" Camilla stood up first. "Hello everyone my name is Camilla and my mother is Nyx. Sadly I won't be able to stay here very long but it has been good getting to know some of you." She sent me a look and then sat down. Harley from the Hephaestus cabin raised his hand excitedly. Chiron nodded at him. "You're mom is Nyx?" Camilla smiled at the young boy. "Yup." Harley was in awe. "So, do you have powers?" Camilla snorted. "If thats what you want to call them." Harley sank back down in his seat. "Like what?" Camilla's cheeks started to redden. "I'll show you later ok?" Harley looked ecstatic. He turned to his older sister Nyssa and mouthed, Wow!
The other kid stood up. He was about medium height and had knowing golden eyes. "Hello! My name is Kian. I have no idea who my father is. And I no longer like syrup." The Hermes table laughed and he sat down. Chiron nodded. "Welcome to Camp Half Blood Camilla and Kian. Now everyone enjoy your meal." The chatter resumed. But I felt a pit in my stomach. Something was going to happen today. Something big.