I felt weird, I'd almost forgotten that Chiron had said that my mother was going to announce who I was to all of the camp... "Um.. hi..." I said nervously, then looked to Chiron and said "Um sorry about the Beach... Am I in trouble for building the ice castle..." Chiron acted as if he'd only just noticed the giant Ice Castle I built on the beach and looked around it as he said "Well, since we don't currently have a Khione cabin, and you need to sleep somewhere... It can stay..." I gave him a wave and decided to call it a night, after all the cryokinesis I had performed I was tired... Really tired. As I entered the cabin, I found my self hovering over my bed, I landed on it, then immediately fell into a deep sleep... I soon found out one of the worst things about being a half-blood... Demigod Dreams... I saw my dad... waiting outside of Rubish heap High That was when I remembered, I never told him what happened, Thats when I saw a frantic looking man run up to his car. my mind went to Uncle Ben's death in the Sam Rami Spider-Man film, and my worst fears were confirmed when the man pulled out a gun and shot my dad twice in the chest. I saw myself reach out to my dad, he fell to the ground as I screamed "NO!" Somehow I could tell this wasn't just a dream... this was real... it had happened My Dad had died... and it was all my fault... I began to weep, and felt myself choke on my own tears as I couldn't even cry out. Then I woke up... The Large Bedroom that I made for myself, no longer felt like a luxury... It stood as a reminder that I'd mostly be alone...( My mother was still out there, but being a goddess she couldn't see me that often...) I wept as I thought about the past hour, and I heard a gentle knock at my door. "W-who is it?" I sniffled. A voice I'd never heard before replied "Delivery..."
I looked through the peephole and saw a man in a UPS uniform. He had familiar looking mischievous look on his face... The weirdest thing though, was his shoes... they looked like Air Jordan's but they also had tiny wings... I racked my brain through my limited knowledge of Greek Mythology... and I recalled his name... it was Hermes, the messenger god... I unlocked my door and opened it. "Hi, I'm W-?" Hermes interrupted me by handing me a envelope. I recognized the handwriting of my (now late) father: Dear Wulfric, If You're reading this son, then I'm likely dead, If you didn't know by now, your mother was a Greek Goddess.. Specifically Khione, Goddess of Snow... I Ask you to Remember the things you learned from those movies you and I watched... That With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility, and That The Needs of The Many, Outweigh the Needs of the Few.. You may just want to be a normal kid... But you can't... Always hold in your heart the pride of your special heritage. It is a glory that you are a demi-god, a special creature Connected to the Universe, the Gods, and each other... Do not Hold My Death against your mortal half... Humanity is good... They Need only Heros to show them the way I Have, And Always shall be... Proud of you, My only Son... Father As usual, The positive encouragement, and amazing metaphor of the last few lines were enough to make me want to cry for his sake... But he was right. I'm a hero.
I looked up from reading the letter, Hermes was still standing there "Say hi to your mom for me kid..." Hermes said before leaving (I didn't hold it against him, he was probably busy doing god stuff) I knew my dad would've wanted me to be proud of what I am, and that's why I'm going to do this...
I was going to be a hero.
This was it... This camp was where I was meant to be... I picked up the snowflake necklace I got from my mom last night... And that's when I discovered it wasn't just a necklace... It was a Sword... I held it in my hands and felt the extraordinary coldness of it... Even I could tell that this was no common weapon. I was going to be a hero... Besides... The Cold never bothered me anyway...
