CHAPTER 3
May P.O.V (Her dream)
That night I had the strangest dream. I was standing on the polished marble floor, in the middle of what looked like an assembled
council. It was weird. The people present were atleast 10feet tall, sitting on what looked like thrones. And I could feel the intense amount of power present there. The Olympian Council, my inner self informed me. Voices spoke in my head:
So The sapphire jewel has finally awakened..
Hmmm... Powerful aura
One who penetrates the mist...
The saviour...
Looks peaky, needs cereal...
Whaat?
I looked around wondering what they were talking about. Curiosity overtook me and my dream self posed the question:
What is going on?
"Welcome Sapphire jewel. We noticed u are a mortal, yet u see through the mist."
"Yes, sir."
"Not only that but u bear our marks.
"What marks?"
"The birth mark. Those are not just random pictures, they are our symbols. You are branded with them. They provide u strength and power when you most need it."
I stared open mouthed at the god in front of her.
"Well we wanted to meet you face to face."
"Face to face." I repeated nervously.
"One more thing child. Don't knock them out, kill them."
I really didn't get that and had no chance to ask. Because everything went blank.
I woke up rubbing my eyes. Way to put pressure on me. I yawned and stretched. As I was about to get out, something shiny caught my eye. It was a bracelet bejewelled with sapphires. There was a note next to it.
Sapphire,
Dont knock them out, kill them.
Hmm.. But how? You give me a bloody bracelet to use to kill them? "It sucks being the sapphire jewel." I muttered out loud.
I stifled a scream as the bracelet started glowing, becoming a sword with a sapphire studded handle. Sweet I thought. There's a verbal password. Right, Now let's practice.
Drew P.O.V
We rushed out of the cabin on Chiron's call. It must be important as he rarely summons an emergency meeting.
"Chiron what's up?" asks Ash as we finally take a seat.
All the cabin heads are present. Me(Zeus), Ash(Ares), Paul(Hades), Dawn(Aphrodite), Misty(Poseidon), Barry(Hermes), Brock(Demeter), Angie(Dionysus), Annabel(Athena), Lucy(Apollo), Will(Hephaestus).
"I've received a dream message from the oracle." Chiron states.
Our eyes widen as we gawk in shock. That happening is very rare. "So the message is…?" I bravely ask.
Chiron looks at me, and the way he looks at me gives me the creeps. It's as if he is looking at my future, my past, my thoughts and trying to figure out where I will end up.
"The message links to you, Drew. It was: The Sapphire Jewel has awaken, stronger and purer than ever, it is time the weapons are addressed to safety. Savitar is reaching his awakening, you have a month to pass through the endless maze, and seek what is wanted of you. Come to me, son of Zeus, Come to me so I can tell you your destiny."
Chiron looks shaken as he reveals this.
"Time to visit the Oracle then," I say, trying to lighten the mood.
"Go on," Chiron coaxes, "Assuming you are still sane, we will talk about it. We will all wait here."
I creep upstairs to the attic to get my prophecy. I'm terrified, but something in Chiron's message made me curious. Funny, I thought to myself, The night Chiron gets the message is the day I get attacked by empousa, and get saved by a girl with sapphire eyes… Could it be.. but how could it, I mean, she's a mortal. These thoughts fly around in my head as I face the Oracle, the mummy sitting on the three legged stool, appearing as if she's smiling her skeletal smile. I shiver as I approach.
"Come, son of Zeus, Come and ask me." She invites, her voice buzzing in my mind, blue smoke billowing from her mouth, her skeletal eye holes alive with blue fire.
"Tell me, what is my destiny." I say, trying to keep my voice from trembling.
"The sapphire will be the guiding light,
In the dark where no way is right,
All breath will be lost except for one,
The light will shine when all is done,
Shrouding you in her last breath,
And the token of passion shall prevent her death."
All smoke vanished as she finished her speech, and I hurried out the door downstairs to give the verdict.
May P.O.V
This is a really cool weapon. It just feels so right and balanced, and man, can I do things with it that I never even imagined. I've been practising for the last couple hrs, still wondering what my dream means, and as good I am at fighting, I can only practise so much on a dummy, which is why i intended to go to Olympic hill. I mean the guy I saved had a sword, maybe he could teach me some tricks, and fight with me and train me. Hmmm… Now how do I make this turn back to a bracelet. "Sapphire jewel" I say aloud, but to no avail. I tap the sapphire hilt, and the blade glows and shrinks Nice I murmur as I clasp it on, grab my back pack and lock the door as I get out.
I bicycle it all the way to the palm tree where I saw him last, and put my leg out slowly to take a step beyond the blue light, which I guess is a barrier for stopping random people from entering. Thankfully, it doesn't stop me. I take cautious steps down the hill, then running across the path to find someone. "Hey" I call out as I see someone, "can you take me to the girl with blazing red hair?" He turns around, revealing messy brown hair and green eyes. "She's in a meeting with Chiron, our camp leader. Who are you?" "It doesn't matter, I really need to see her, I doubt she will mind." He looks at me doubtfully, and then nods his head. He leads me to a white building, 4 floors high, with a light pink trim, looking like a dollhouse.
He opens the door and steers me to another door on the far left hand side of the corridor. "Thanks," I say. He nods his head in reply. "Go in, I can't come in, the meeting is for cabin heads only."
"Thanks," I repeat and walk in.
Drew P.O.V
I was just about to begin when she walked in, her eyes shining, her face flushed, as if she had come from working out, her hair in a messy ponytail and biting her lips nervously.
"Hey again," Ash smiles goofily "Sorry but I still don't know your name yet."
"It's May." She says in her soft angelic voice.
Chiron clears his throat politely. "What are you doing here, my dear?" He asks
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but I had to talk to him (she points at Ash). You see, I had a weird dream. There were people about 10ft tall and full of power. They told me kill them and when I woke up, there was a bracelet at my bedside with a note that said kill them, that I discovered doubles as a weapon, and whilst I am good at fighting, I wanted to spar with someone. Last time I saw him, he had a sword with him, and it was at this hill I dropped him off to her(Misty), before there was a horn, and I ran away. So I thought he could teach me and spar with me so I came here." She rushed all this out in one breath, taking a deep breath before staring at Ash in the eye. "Will you help me?" she pleads with those sapphires.
"Who are you?" Chiron asks, before Ash gets a chance to reply.
"Believe me, I'm trying to figure that out myself." She replied.
"I mean who is your immortal parent?" Chiron clarifies.
"None of them sir, I am a mortal, not a demigod."
Chiron scrutinizes her with his special 'I am looking through you' look the rubs his beard thoughtfully.
"This is a training camp for heroes, and I assume since you have made it past the barrier, that the gods wish for you to be trained, so we will train you. You can stay in the big house for the time being."
"Thank you sir," she bows gratefully.
That's when she notices me. Her eyes widen as she recognises me and she sputters out " Y-you t-t-rain here too, I m-mean really, the least you c-could have done was told me. I thought you were the enemy too." She shouts the last part at me, whilst poking my chest.
"You ran away before I had the chance to say anything" I reminded her.
"he he " she laughs embarrassed.
May P.O.V
"Take a seat May, we were just about to discuss something. We will get to your training after that." Chiron tells me before turning to Drew. I can't believe I didn't notice him when I first walked in. I mean I knew he had a sword too, but I didn't know where to find him. I didn't know I was dropping Ash off to hero camp. Anyways, time to listen.
"She gave me a prophecy" he was saying.
"Repeat it to me Drew" Chiron ordered.
He took a deep breath and recited:
"The sapphire will be the guiding light,
In the dark where no way is right,
All breath will be lost except for one,
The light will shine when all is done,
Shrouding you in her last breath,
And the token of passion shall prevent her death"
"The Sapphire?" I muttered in surprise. All eyes turned to me as I fidgeted with the hem of me t-shirt. "It's just a co-incidence."
"There are no co-incidences, at least not in this world." Chiron looks at me as he speaks softly. "What is it?"
"You know the dream I had about the 10ft tall people? They kept calling me the Sapphire Jewel in it. And my bracelet/sword has a verbal password responding to my voice only. And that password is Sapphire Jewel."
"Well then my dear, you must be the answer to all our questions." Chiron smiles down to me.