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Chapter 2

How long had it been since I had been down here? The city wasn't that different after just what, seven years? Yeah, I had come here seven years ago, I had just stay around for a few months before going back to Mount Olympus. Anyway, I needed to go to the halfblood camp, I walked closer to the street and signal a cab. It took a couple of minutes to get one to stop. I got lucky that it only took me a couple of minutes to get into a taxi in New York, it was usually worst then this. I told the driver where to take me and enjoyed the view changing in the window, from the city to open fields.

It was a nice change after being all this years only around the twelve, it wasn't easy to deal with all of them on good days, and it had been worst these last few years with the wars coming one after the other. However, nothing could be worst then this last year, with all of them struggling with both their sides. And believe me the worst part was that I could escape anywhere, I was stuck in Olympus since Zeus had close it up. So, my only option was stay most of the time at my father's temple and use all that time to train.

The cab came to a stop, and out of the window I could see the Camp, the Athena Parthenos was shining in the hill, and the dragon was guarding the Golden Fleece. I couldn't see any campers from here, but at this time they were all probably eating breakfast.

"Are you sure you want to be dropped here? There's nothing around." The driver asked.

"Here is fine." I replied handing him the money to pay.

I walk out of the cab, I look once again at halfblood hill. I had only seen this place from Olympus, Zeus would let me peek when he was watching what the heroes were doing during the wars, I also had watched the camp with my Father when he was keeping an eye on the camp. But this was the first time I was seeing it in person. This was the first time that I would be with the other halfbloods.

I walk up to the barrier that protect the camp from monsters and that made impossible for humans to enter the camp, one more step and I would be inside the camp. It was weird to be so nervous to be here, being a little afraid of what the campers might think, after being living with the most stubborn Gods for 22 years.I took a deep breath and prepared myself to enter camp, but before I could walk the rest of the way, a slightly shorter than me, dark hair boy appeared in front of me. Blocking my way.

"Who are you?" The boy asked.

Even before stepping in the camp I was being stopped. Well if I wanted to go ahead I needed to say something.

"I was sent here by Lord Zeus." I replied, and before he could say anything I showed him the golden envelope. "This is for Chiron, it will explain my situation."

I could see him debating in what to do next, he looked at the envelope on my hand before speaking again.

"Follow me then, I will take you to Chiron." He said turning his back to me.

I followed him up the halfblood hill, when we reach the top I could see most of the camp, for the first time I was there, I was able to finally see the camp in person. I look down to the Big house and I could see Chiron getting up from his wheelchair, coming to his full form of centaur. He started to walk in our direction so we met halfway. I could feel him staring at me, a couple of campers were by his side. By his right a tall young man, with black hair with sea green eyes, I knew who he was too, Percy son of Poseidon, by his side was a blonde girl with gray eyes. Annabeth, Percy's girlfriend and daughter of Athena. The silence was getting to me, I could fell all their eyes on me.

"What do we have here?" Chiron questioned.

"She said the Zeus sent her." The boy that had stopped me said. "She even as a letter from him."

"This is new. Care to tell me who you are?" Chiron finally spoked.

"I'm Ula, and I think this will explain everything you need to know about me and why I'm here." I replied and hand him the golden envelope that Zeus had given me.

Chiron grab the envelope and open it, he must had known who was it from just my seeing it. He read it in silence, stopping sometimes to look back at me and then back to the letter. I had no idea what was written in there so I just waited for him to finish. After a few seconds, he put down the letter and look back at me.

"I don't quite understand the situation, but I guess I will need to follow Lord Zeus instructions." Chiron said.

"What do you mean Chiron?" Annabeth asked.

"To shorter it out for now, Zeus sent her here to help us around. I will explain the rest later to all the camp" He replied and started walking back to the big house.

There weren't any more questions from them, and I walked behind them to the big house, where all the other campers were waiting

"As you all can see, a new camper arrived. And yes, she's not your usual camper. This is Ula, and I will explain the rest after dinner tonight." Chiron told the campers. "Now if you could follow me inside so we can talk a little more."

"Sure." I said following him after he sat back on his wheelchair.

It was just the two of us now, he was still looking at the letter. I had no idea what Zeus had put in there to explain the situation. I just knew that it didn't say who I really was. He gestured me to seat

"I just what to make everything clear with you before I speak with the other campers. The later says that you came to help. However, it doesn't really say in what." He started.

"I can't say anything else besides what is written in there." I explained.

"I see, with that and your Godly parent staying also in secret I can only assume that the Gods think that something is coming up again, and they felt the need to send you. But keeping all a secret like always. Very well, let's go with the story the Zeus says in his letter. You are to help around the camp and the training." Chiron said. "Ah it also says to let you choose one of the cabins, since you do know who your Godly parent is but you need to keep a secret. Where do you wish to stay?"

"If you don't mind I would prefer to stay in a room here in the Big House. Since I can't tell the campers who my Godly parent is I think it might me the better option." I proposed.

"That is fine by me, just chose one of the rooms on the second floor." He agreed. "Do you need anything else?"

"Well I could use some weapons, if I use mine they will expose my parentage." I said.

"Go ahead then, choose any from the armory. Percy and Annabeth should be there now." He informed.

"Thanks, I will go then. And sorry for all the secrets I must keep. But it is really for the best. At least for now." I said as I stand up

I walked out of the house, all the campers were dispersed now. And I was thankful to that, but I knew that they would still look at me and question my presence until Chiron explain to them what I was doing there.

"I guess you will stay with us for now. I'm Nico." Said the same boy that had stopped me before.

He was at the end of the porch looking at me. Had he stayed there while I was talking to Chiron?

"Yes, I will stay for a while, one cannot deny the requests of the King of the Gods." I sarcastically said walking closer to him. "Could you show me the way to the armory?"

"Sure, follow me." He replied and started walking. "You still have to admit that you, showing up here now it's a little weird."

I just nod at him, he was right and I knew that that was the though in everybody's minds, but there was nothing I could do for now. For the moment, I had to leave all of them just wondering who I was and why I was there now.