The Child Of the Moon: The Battle of the Labyrinth
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Chapter 4: What?!
"Really he's back, how the hell did he find us, and why aren't people around us freaking out?" I asked the two dragons currently navigating through traffic.
"You ever hear of the mist my prince?" Akasha asked looking back at me.
"Of course, but dragons aren't affected by it like they aren't hidden like monsters." I said.
"That is true but, that doesn't mean we can't manipulate it to hide or cover up other things, to believe that we dragons cannot use the mystical veil is very dangerous especially for you since you will have many enemies such as the one currently trying to kill us." Akasha said, as she told Lawrence to take a sharp left turn.
"Well," I said as I pressed the button on my watch causing my bow and arrows to appear. "I guess we are going to have to do something or this maniac is going to pop our tires."
I then took off my seatbelt and turned and kicked out the back window causing the windshield to fly back nearly hitting Abigor's arm with his gun in hand, but unfortunately right as it hit he let out a snarl and he had flames engulf his whole arm and caused the window to disintegrate upon contact with his arm.
I notched a couple arrows in my bow, I tilted my bow sideways and let my arrows fly, but as they were about to hit he aimed his gun at one of the arrows and it seemed as if he transferred fire from his body into his gun and shot the arrow causing a massive cloud of smoke to appear, and his car flying out unscathed, but his gun now had a new look, it looked almost demonic. His hands clutching the firearm, was clawed and was on flames, but the flames seemed to be calm flowing up his arm, his claws looking like rock. His gun seemed to radiate solar radiation and seemed to glow brighter when in direct sun light.
He then aimed his gun lower I could tell he was aiming for one of the tires, my eyes widened. I summoned my orbs from my pocket, and as quick as a thought I had all of them surround all four tires like armor. And when the bullet came in contact with the tire it caused the whole car to shake causing us to go on the front two tires, causing sparks to fly from the front end of the car, and after a couple seconds we fell back to driving on all four tires and surprisingly my orbs held strong against the explosion as only small cracks formed on the orbs that surrounded the back right tire.
"If we could speed up that would be great!" I yelled at Lawrence as I noticed Abigor's charger starting to gain speed.
Lawrence seemed to gain a calculating look, as he looked at the road ahead. He then seemed to form an idea.
"My prince I am going to make a right turn up ahead, prepare two ice arrows, aim one arrow at the right corner building and another at the opposite building to the left. Then concentrate and form a barrier of Ice." Lawrence said.
"Are you sure that's going to work I haven't done anything like this, moving at this type of speed and forming such large amounts of ice, I don't even know if I would be able to create the ice to be thick enough. Hell, I don't even know If I will be able to concentrate enough to form anything from two ice arrows." I said.
"This is our best chance my prince, turning will slow him down enough to where he wouldn't be able to go though it if you can at least make the ice a few inches thick he will not be able to pass when I turn you must concentrate, now would be the optimal time for you to hang outside the window and fire. Akasha can block the incoming gun fire."
It was crazy, hell it was Percy crazy, but for some reason, a small voice was telling me this was the best and only way.
"Fuck it." I said as I notched two arrows I used my left hand covering the two in a thick lay of ice creating small ice spikes covering the arrows.
I then kicked the passenger side window out and quickly pushed out half my body out the window and fired one of the ice arrows at right building corner and it quickly forming a layer of ice on the building. I then took aim at the left building and fired, and just as it hit it too formed ice on the building I heard a loud gun shot, I then closed my eyes expecting myself to be smoldering ash, but when I opened my eyes I turned to look back and saw a bullet frozen in a red aura of energy giving off an almost liquid look, it was maybe a meter away from blowing up my face.
"Get in!" Shouted Akasha.
I then snapped out of my shock and shoved myself back in, just as she flung the bullet up exploding above the car, causing the car to shake a bit.
"Holy shit!" I shouted.
"My prince you must focus!" Said Lawrence urgently as we were taking the right turn.
Immediately I sat in my seat focusing on the two points of ice on the building, I dug deep in myself thinking cold Ice forming across from each building to form a wall, as thick as it could go. I then turned my body to the broken windshield I had kicked out and summoned as much power as I could and forced ice to form in the middle of street causing the ice to spread from corner to corner as tall as the buildings themselves. And the ice was thick thicker then I ever thought I would've been able to make, and it seemed as if it had worked, at least at first.
Till the ice melted due to a large massive orange inferno hitting the ice on the opposite side causing the ice to glow from the other side. And Abigor came flying out in his charger.
"Uhh Lawrence." I said, as he looked in the rearview mirror.
"Akasha!" Lawrence said.
"Right!" Akasha said as we crossed a bridge getting on the freeway. Her eyes glowed a reddish pink color and the supports keeping the bridge caved in just as Abigor was about to cross his eyes widened and his tires seemed to smoke as he came to a halt just as the bridge was deteriorating. And just as the concrete was going to hit the incoming traffic the concrete gained a pink red color along with the traffic on the road and landed both the passengers and concrete safely in places where traffic wasn't.
We had made an escape and left him on the bridge, and boy did he look pissed. I looked at his glowing yellowish orange flaming eyes and his eyes surprisingly did gain a look of anger, but one of excitement. One I could easily recognize as excitement of the hunt. A feeling I myself had felt many times hunting with my adoptive father. And his expression caused me to feel no amount of relief if this guy was as good as Lawrence and Akasha make this dragon out to be then it was safe to assume nowhere would be safe. I summoned back my orbs still feeling hot from being on the road and exploding but luckily still intact.
"That was amazing Akasha!" I said looking at her in awe.
"Akasha how did you do that it was incredible." I said.
She was about to respond, but Lawrence shook his head.
"Now is not the time we must focus on getting away from here quickly, Abigor may be gone for now, but he could very well catch up. We must stay alert. When we reach the sacred castle, we can talk about abilities, for now we must stay vigilant." Lawrence said.
"Man, Lawrence you're such a stick in the mud." I said.
"Lawrence is right my prince." Akasha said sheepishly as if she too wanted to talk. "Our main priority is getting you there safely and in order to do so we have to be careful, we have to be focused. We can talk about it in a better setting for now rest, I will keep a look out. What you did must've taken a lot out of you. And you will need your strength for when Abigor returns." Akasha said as if knowing we would have to face Abigor for another round.
And truth be told I was kind of tired the adrenalin from early was wearing out and it was causing my earlier tiredness to come through.
"Tell me if anything happens." I said.
"Of course, you have our word my prince." Lawrence said.
I nodded my head and used my orbs to form a sort of pillow to rest on in the seat and closed my eyes to rest.
Once I opened my eyes I was in a different location I was back in my mindscape, the arena hadn't really changed, it was an exact copy of Camps. Causing me to give a small smile, at the thought of camp and made me feel a small amount of home sickness.
"Hey kid." Asura said from behind.
Asura hadn't really changed except for his armor that he normally wore was now gone and was replaced by a leather hoodie and under a normal t-shirt that read Ginarth is a major tool in bold letters. He had jeans and a pair of boots.
I let out a loud laugh.
"What?" Asura asked confused.
"Great shirt where can I get mine?" I asked.
"Ohhh, you can't brat its patented I don't give permission for you to make anymore like it." Asura said.
"Really do you think you could really stop me from making one outside my mind?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
Asura shrugged. "I wouldn't be the one to stop you. I don't think your mother would allow you to dress in something like this." He motioned to his shirt. "She is way to stiff about those types of things."
I rolled my eyes, I knew he was right, but I wouldn't admit it to him.
"Whatever you old coot." I said.
He just grunted at being called old.
"For that your reading a dragon of my choice. And you are going to practice some mental exercises." Asura said.
"Mental exercise?" I asked.
"Chess is a hell of a game." Asura said with a smirk.
I groaned my OCD would not be happy with me just sitting playing a game, hell it was hard enough to just sit and read.
"You're a cruel man." I said.
"That is where you are wrong, my young incarnate." Asura said with a sadistic smirk. "I am a cruel dragon. I am by no means a man."
I just glared. "You know what I meant, you damn scaly bastard."
"For that we are adding talks of royalty and draconian diplomacy. After all, since you are my incarnate you are technically the only prince of dragons to be alive." Asura said.
"Whatttt!" I shouted
"Surprise!" Asura said.
"The hell do you mean I am prince of dragons!?" I shouted.
"Was I not clear, it means exactly what I said. You would be prince since you are my reincarnation. By no means are you me, I mean you couldn't compare to my amazingness." Asura said with a gleam in his eyes.
"Yeah amazing stupidity." I said slightly cringing at his bad joke.
Asura seemed to deflate slightly, then regained his composure. "Alright enough playing around. Now that we have gotten all the joking out of systems let's get to business, yes?"
"The hell we are, you're going to explain this whole you're a prince thing now." I said.
Asura groaned. "You contain my draconic soul it has intertwined itself to your soul. You are in all forms but blood the prince of dragons. Blood to us dragons as I have said before is of little importance. You have the soul of one of us you are one of us end of discussion. I could've sworn we have had a discussion like this before, but hey maybe not. My point is you are going to learn this either which way. Your most likely going to get a crash course when you talk with my mother…well our mother now I guess."
"You know you are just creating more questions then answering right?" I deadpanned.
He just slapped his hand to his face. "Are you sure your grandmother is Athena? Cause you sure as hell aren't acting like it."
"Adoptive grandchild, you ass." I grumbled. "And I would like to see you try to figure this all the hell out after basically being forced into the whole thing."
Asura sighed and rubbed his temples. "Well it looks like my plans for training are out the window. Find kid ask and you shall receive. What questions do you have?"
"Are you going to float and tell me I also have three wishes?" I asked with a small chuckle.
"You know your really funny." Asura said with a deadpanned look.
"I mean I don't mean to toot my own horn or anything, but…" I said just as Asura hit me over the head with my dragon book.
"Ow!" I shouted in pain.
"Now that we are getting serious." Asura said giving me a look that said the fun was over. "Seriously what questions do you have?"
"Well," I said as I rubbed that spot that was hit. "why do dragons put so much emphasis on the soul, isn't like blood the end all be all for royalty?"
"Mortals, and their blood ties I swear," Asura grumbled. "No in mortal ways and draconic ways they differ. We dragon take in and use our power from our cores or soul I suppose you could say. When in this case royal dragons have kids, we pass down our lineage by passing bits of our soul, the places where we give up it regenerates so it's a painless process. It comes from both mother and father. The blood just keeps us functioning and so on. Gods derive their powers from both soul and blood, hence why demigods get their powers from their bloodline of the gods. Dragons get their' s from the soul's of their parents. To a degree anyway. I suppose this would be the simplified version anyway. My mother or our mother rather would be able to go more in depth."
"Wow that's a lot to take in." I said shocked at how deep the whole soul of a dragon thing went.
"I never said it was an easy topic." Asura said with a nod.
"But how can she be my mother if its your soul? That I get your dragon kinds abilities?" I asked.
"Because as I have said my soul has traces of my mother and fathers and from theirs and so on and so forth it's a cycle of souls I guess you could say. It's weird and complex honestly its easier to just think of it as us being brothers in a sense, because you being yourself and not me proves that in order to be you the soul must mutate so the soul can fit perfectly with your own preexisting one. Hence why you can still exist as yourself and not me. In a sense you are thinking of lineage as a mortal and not a dragon. Which is understandable you were raised as such by your adoptive parents." Asura said.
"Okay I think I am getting it. But then how is it my adoptive mother is in the land of dragons. I wouldn't think they would allow mortals there?" I questioned.
"Kid I know about as much as you when it comes to that. The day you were born was the end to my travels around the world. And I wasn't really awakened till you first changed into a dragon. And since I had no clue where the sacred land of dragons was located I was never really able to go there." Asura said.
"Great still more questions." I said angrily I hated not knowing things, sometimes. I suppose my grandmother was an influence on that.
"Yes, more questions, but hey if it makes you feel any better your very existence is kind of a question." Asura said trying and failing to reassure me.
"How is that?" I asked.
"You are the first ever dragon souled, demi-gods ever to be born. At least to my knowledge since I have never seen another in all my travels as a walking soul." Asura said. "I mean dragons and gods have never created a child before and technically you would be that first child. So, your abilities are a big mystery. I mean as a child of Artemis, mind you the only one to ever exist, I can understand, how you have heightened senses, abilities with a bow, strength under the moonlight, and even talking to animals, but your abilities to change form is different. It could be the fact you are the first ever and only child of Artemis, so your powers would be stronger then any other child she ever sires which is basically impossible because I doubt she would allow what happened the first time to ever happen again. Or I think with my dragon soul mutating and merging with your own demi-god one mutated some of your abilities. Hence your abilities to change forms."
"So, you think because of your soul it changed my actual abilities as a demi-god." I asked.
"Yes, and it most likely has changed some dragon abilities as well, but you have yet to unlock said abilities, as you have only unlocked a few. But some early signs are your nature abilities for example they show high development for one of your age. So young yet you are capable of wielding your orbs to such a strong degree so quickly. Almost to a degree some dragons are not even capable of. Its just one large mystery and question of how it will affect all other aspects."
"This is a lot to take in." I said rubbing my temples.
"It is," Asura nodded. "but for now, let's not dwell on it too much we have much more pressing matters. You need to read on Sun dragons, we need to know Abigor's weaknesses and strengths. If we are to ever defeat him."
I nodded my head, and grabbed my dragon book, and imagined a desk to sit at so I could read. The desk formed with a wooden chair, and so I sat, and the book immediately turned to the page I was looking for.
Sun Dragon (solar dragon)
Description: The sun dragon colors reflect that of the sun and always as bright as the sun when in direct contact with the sun, as the scales reflect the power that the sun provides. The face of a sun dragon looks more like a lion with aspects of that of a dragon, it also has a mane that flows around its head with four spiked horns on its head, and unlike most dragons this one has no wings, but using the radiation from the sun its capable of lifting itself off the ground to fly. The dragon also has four legs with razor sharp claws that could pierce the hardest steel. It also has fangs as hot as the very sun itself. They also have a tail that if you look close enough (if you can get close enough at all) you will notice flames coming out the end of the tail. These dragons resemble those of Chinese culture as they flow like a snake only with arms and legs.
Location: Believe it or not these dragons do not live on the sun. They are not capable of traveling to space, no dragon except-
I was shocked the last parts were scratched out as if not wanting anyone reading to know where sun dragons were located and what dragons were capable of reaching the sun.
"Asura, the book it has a ripped piece." I said.
Asura walked over to me and look at the piece that was missing shocked. He rubbed his face in thought.
"I do not know who the previous own of this book was, but he sure didn't want certain things to be discovered. But to fill in that gap. The royal line has been successful in reaching the sun, even some other dragons." Asura said
As soon as Asura spoke the words the book seemed to repair itself. The missing tear recovering saying the exact words Asura spoke.
"What the hell!" I said in shock.
"The book is updating according to your knowledge. The books previous knowledge is an accumulation of all of those before you. This book updates based off true facts about dragons and puts it in." Asura said.
"That's freaky, but it still doesn't say where Sun dragons are exactly located." I said.
"And it won't because even I don't know the exact places they dwell." Asura said. "But really that isn't the important parts your trying to discover, keep reading." Asura said with a knowing look.
I sighed and nodded.
Diet: The diet of the sun dragon is very simple. They only ever eat meat.
Abilities: Most of the abilities that sun dragons come from the sun. They are capable of using solar radiation. They are able to create such hot flames it could make things turn to ash with a single touch. Solar dragons are also immune to all flames, all flames except the flames of… Which is so hot it would burn for seven days and seven nights, which surprisingly is the same flames that black dragons use.
"Umm, Asura I have another issue." I said, gaining Asura's attention again. "it seems there is another piece missing but weirdly it's not torn."
"That's because it says the answer right there, can you not read it?" Asura asked looking at me oddly.
"No, I can't. What does it?" I asked.
"It says Amaterasu. You know the Shinto Goddess of sun." Asura said.
Immediately my brain hurt as if unable to process what he said. And the hurt continued till I was actually screaming in pain.
"Kid!" Asura said dropping down to one knee as I had fallen clutching my head in pain. "You have to talk to me kid what is it?"
"M..my head. It hurts. I don't know." I said.
Then all of a sudden, my mindscape was changing over and over. And then three voices started chanting over and over. "Greek gods. No such things as others. No other gods exist only Greek."
Then suddenly Asura stood. As if staring down three different figures that continued to chant.
"You three have no domain here." Asura shouted, his voice growing deeper, a dangerous arura surrounding him.
The three voices stopped chanting and the pressure on my head released.
"We have every right. Zeus has deemed the discover of any other immortals too dangerous and destructive." A shriveled feminine voice said.
"You, and Zeus has no say Clotho. My ward is not to be messed with. Take yourself and your sisters out of my charges head." Asura said.
I looked up shaking the haziness I was originally feeling. And in front of my I saw a dragon, no longer Asura. But a white dragon. Glowing with a crown on his head. Exactly like his father, or rather our father, had looked in my dream a years ago when we went after the fleece. The white crown radiating power with the gems on each horn glowing brightly.
"He is of Greek heritage. We have every claim to him." A different female voice said.
"But has that of a dragon soul, you fates do not scare me." Roared Asura, as if the very elements were acting on his whim the elements surrounded him, flames, ice, water, trees, earth, light, darkness and so many others I could not name. "You Greeks have no claim; his cord is of no use to you fates. His destiny lies within himself. You already know of this. You know the laws of dragons and gods. Do not kid yourselves."
I turned and finally had a look at the three. It was the same three ladies Perce and I had seen on the bus. The fates. Clotho, Lachesis, and lastly Atropos.
"His ties as a demi-god holds him with in our realm." The one on left said staring straight into my soul.
"Not while I am here. Now I will not repeat myself. GET OUT OF MY WARDS HEAD!" Asura roared with so much force the three fates were pushed with so much force they were forced out and gone.
"W-what just happened." I panted in pain holding my head.
Asura looked down at me his eyes softening and returned to his human form. "Damn fates."
"I am so confused." I said feeling as if I was about to pass out. So many questions wracking up in my head. So very confused. The fates were feared by all even Zeus. They were the director to everyone's fate.
Asura grasped my shoulder and placed me on a bed. Next to a fire place. And that's when I noticed my mindscape had once again changed in its place was a house, no a castle. There were runes on the roof each representing a symbol. One I immediately noticed as an Omega rune for the gods. The others I had no recognition for, but in total including the omega symbol there were four. One looked like a weird eye, another looked like dot in the center with three lines swirling separately, and the last looked three commas going in circular motion. All very odd, but for some reason a tug on my soul reached to all of them, but mainly on the Omega symbol of Greece. In the center of all of these symbols was a large tree all branching out connecting to each symbol, as if all connected. And for a second, I thought I saw a dragon's head in the center of the tree, but then as soon as I saw it, it was gone.
"A what's going on?" I asked once again.
A came over to me with a bowl of soup and gently placed it in my hands. "This may be your mind, but this will sooth it. For now, no more reading. Rest. I cannot explain, I had hoped you had already known, but I was wrong, terribly wrong. Let my mother explain. She will know better then I. All you need to know is the fates hold no bounds to you. Only you can decide your own fate. You can die, just not by the hands of fate. Age can still kill you, wounds can kill you. But it is all in your hands. For now, you rest. When you wake you should be close to the sacred land of dragons. I know you are confused my friend. But for now, it's not the time for answers its time for rest. When you see the queen of dragons then it will be time for questions and answers. For now, rest." Asura said walking away disappearing, and all that was left was the quite and crackling of the flames.
And so, I did what was asked of me I slept.
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