Blood, Alcohol and Ambrosia

I found myself walking on a beach having no memory of how I got there but I continued to walk, the waves from the Atlantic wetting my feet as I walked on the powdery white sand glowing with a gelatinous hue in the light of the setting chrome yellow sun.

The sea foaming at the rocks bringing with it sea weed and crustaceans, taking them back as the current swept away only to be brought back by the waves. I soon came to a rock formation slightly of the beach and decided to get up there and see the sun disappear from across the horizon to make way for the moon.

I began to make my way to the rocks, carefully treading the waters to avoid any deep pools that the waves had brought in. One wrong step and I would never be able to make out of them alive but it so happened that no matter how careful I was, I wouldn't make it to the rocks to see the sunset.

A strong wave accompanied by a quick current made me lose my balance sending me into the water. I closed my eyes in fear, waiting to feel the splash and the water around me, only to find myself wide awake with sweat on my brow in a darkly lit room on my bunk in the infirmary barracks of Fort Olympus.

Instantly my bedside lamp lit up with a dim light. I turned to see who had lit it, only to find my twin sister staring at me. "It's good you are awake. I was coming to find you only." She said, her voice tensed and her lips trembling.

I sat up on my bed pulling a sweater on, it was surprisingly cold tonight, wonder why that was?

"I'll meet you in the infirmary" She said running off to the infirmary her lime green cloak billowing behind her, her beautiful brown hair tied in a loose messy braid to keep her hair away from her face while working.

I could smell the stench of blood and alcohol in the air, a stench that she had brought in and covered her and it could mean only one thing, multiple open wounds and injuries. I quickly go up from my bed and slapped myself to full consciousness.

I then opened the trunk below my bunk and pulled out my linothorax, leggings and boots. Once dressed, I picked up my lime green healers cloak from the nightstand and dashed out of my barracks.

As soon as I stepped out into the back courtyard to head to the barracks across a sudden chill got to me making goose bumps erupt all over my arms and legs. I made haste, not to help my sister with the healing but to get out of the cold and into the warm surroundings of the infirmary.

I ran across the courtyard, my robes getting wet with the falling dew.

As soon as I reached the infirmary doors, I removed my cloak to let it dry and then looked over the beds for my sister. She was nowhere in sight, "Hey Jude, Where is Alaine? She asked me to come here ASAP." I asked a petite brunette girl with sun kissed skin and warm chocolate brown eyes.

"She's in the private cabin on the other side." Jude said with a grave voice her eyes moist. I looked at her perplexed, "Its Alyssa." She said her voice quivering, "She's..." but I didn't stay long enough to hear the rest.

I quickly walked down the aisle of beds to the private cabin that served as our emergency room.

The room for the lack of a better term was crowded, not only with healers from the Apollo and Asclepius cabins but also fully armoured demigod warriors from Alyssa's Fists of Fury's Cohort.

The stench of alcohol and ambrosia in the air was thick.

A stream of negative thoughts ran through my mind grounding me to the spot however they were broken by the loud high pitched voice of one, who I knew very well.

"So what if I hit him on the head."Screamed Tzefira at the top of her lungs, her hands fisted and teeth clenched, murderous looks haunting her face one mirrored by Alice Foreman, my half-sister.

"Are you out of your bloody mind?"Alice screamed right back her, her gaze fixed on Tzefira while she stitched the cut on her patients' forehead. "Pay attention to what you are doing." Tzefira hissed back at her threateningly.

Alice bit her tongue, swallowing her retort in order to avoid any unpleasantness. I walked to her side and whispered, "Where are Alaine and Alyssa?" while passing her the bandages and a syringe with 1ml of nectar to be directly injected into the system.

She took the syringe and injected it into the patient's arm, a patient who looked really familiar to me. I had seen him around the cabin and near Alyssa's cohort barracks but had never been formally introduced.

She handed the syringe back to me and handed the bandages to Kia, another half sister of ours. She then took me by the arm outside the room, glaring at the warriors and passing a non verbal message to give them space.

Most of the warriors cleared out except for two, Tzefira and another male demigod who I noticed wore a gold ring on his right index finger, I guessed him to be the Second in command of the cohort but before I could think of anything else I was pulled out by Alice who took me to a private examination room and locked the door from within.

She then too my complete horror began to cry. I got a hold of her and hugged her tightly trying to soothe her by rubbing her back, "She's been... poi...soned with... a Stygian... arrow" she managed to say amidst her sobs.

Tears welled up into my eyes. I knew there was no known cure for a wound from a Stygian arrow, at least none known to us. The gods must know one and maybe that's where they are but I had to know.

"Where are they? " I asked her bringing her to face me, my eyes holding back my own tears. I couldn't be weak as it was my job now to manage the cabin until Alaine or Alyssa came back.

"Olympus... at Father's... sacred temple." She then again began to cry and I held her in my arms, rubbing her back, continuing to hold my own tears.

I prayed to my father to save Alyssa's s life. Without her we wouldn't know who to turn to for guidance and support. She was our pillar of strength, our foundation.

If anything happened to her it would make a serious impact, not only on us but on the life of several demigods and legacies that resided within Fort Olympus.

No, I said to myself with determination, nothing would happen to her and I continued to calm Alice down. There was much to do and I need her to be calm. My first priority was my cabin and my patients, the rest Apollo and the Gods shall take care of.

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