Chapter 1
HELLO! Yeah I know I'm a month late but I was in China so I mean...
Like half this chapter was already finished but I couldn't post it in China because I did not have any time whatsoever... Sorry!
Percy and Annabeth walked tiredly on the sidewalk, nearly collapsing from exhaustion.
Leo was gone.
They had to face it, after scouring New York for hours on end, Leo was nowhere to be found.
He was gone.
Maybe even forever.
Just as they were about to turn around, there was a tremor in the streets of New York.
A piercing scream rattled through the city.
Percy and Annabeth's heads snapped up simultaneously, their eyes finding each other, coming to a conclusion.
Somebody was in danger. A woman, from the sound of it.
Percy and Annabeth pushed aside the exhaustion and followed the sound, raced to the source of the scream, catching a glimpse of flaming red hair flying through the air.
Another piercing scream disturbed the peace, seemingly traveling farther and farther away.
A loud roar followed.
Another scream.
The sound of ripping.
Percy and Annabeth ran even faster, panting as they reached a clearing. A body hung from the jaws of a monster, one that Percy was far too familiar with.
The Minotaur.
The monster was just as ugly as Percy remembered, saliva dripping off the teeth, jagged horns, a sickeningly muscular body.
Fun.
The revolting creature turned to face Percy, the body of a mysterious redhead falling out of its open jaw.
Annabeth carried her to a spot far away from the Minotaur's reach. She joined Percy, together staring down the monster that had once kidnapped Percy's mom.
It almost seemed to cower under two accusing glares.
Of course, the Minotaur doesn't cower.
The monster charged, slashing wildly as Percy parried a strike easily.
Annabeth was a blur, the metallic shine of her dagger cutting through the air like a lightning bolt.
The Minotaur was easily defeated, leaving behind a pile of shimmery golden dust, looking nothing like the revolting creature that was sent to the depths of Tartarus.
What a beautiful sight, golden sand adorning the bright, lively green and red of the grass clearing.
Of course, it was much more beautiful than when the Minotaur had been standing on the grass.
As Percy and Annabeth both smiled for the first time in what felt like ages, panic ripped through their bodies.
The woman.
The redhead that they had left in the open had disappeared. There was a thin trail of deep red liquid leading into the city.
Percy and Annabeth sprinted along the trail, following the red footprints. As the crashed through the woods, Percy began to feel like he was being followed. Nudging Annabeth, Percy turned around to see what was going on, only to be met with a sleek, black handgun pointed at his chest by a middle-aged man in a suit.
Percy smiled weakly.
"Hi?"
Yes I do realize my chapters are short but that's partially because half the time I'm too lazy to write and my typing cannot keep up with my thought process
Love,
Akilah