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I haven't been on in like YONKS but do not here for I am here, and I bring with me a new chapter!
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It's the start of Christmas holidays here in Aus so I've got like weeks, and weeks to update my stories and so on and so forth. So expect more from me for the next few weeks!
Also, if you're interested I'm going to start writing a Narnia story, though I hardly doubt I can do it any justice, but nonetheless I shall try.
I watched Narnia The Dawn Treader yesterday and I've started reading the Chronicles and all I can say is HOW FREAKING AMAZING IT IS!
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Chapter 6
I was in a forest, an eerie one. I looked up at the trees, past the branches and into the sky. It was raining, I realised, but for some weird reason I wasn't getting wet. The clouds were rolling in and they were looking as dangerous as ever.
I looked past the trees and saw mountains, and then a flash of lightning that hit the top of that mountain, and suddenly an echoing, loud burst of laughter. And then suddenly a flash of black.
I opened my eyes again and found myself in a different place, the storms and lightning were closer, and louder, like you could actually feel the electric charge running through your veins. I looked around me, there were ancient buildings and empty land everywhere. And suddenly from the distance I saw a man, a groggy, old looking man. He looked hunched over, and bent and broken. He was talking to someone. His voice booming and mysterious, I walked closer to him. My feet seemed to have a mind of their own. I didn't want to come closer to this man, what happened to stranger danger? What happened if that old man was actually a petifile ready to take me into his white van?
Though these thoughts ran through my head I still kept walking towards him. And as I got closer I saw that the man was actually talking to two women, Electra and Alycone. I gasped, in shock.
'What do you mean she's not with you?' The old man roared angrily at them.
I looked back at the man, grey, old and hunched back. I realised then that the reason for his position was that he had the sky on his shoulders. Wow, I thought to myself, talk about heavy burden. I looked at his face, he didn't look scary at all. Well, apart from the whole growling and sky on his shoulders thing; this guy could actually pull off a grandpa look. And then I realised something, something in his green eyes. My mother's green eyes and the same nose, this guy was actually my grandfather.
At this point in time I realised that this was actually some sort of dream, or maybe reality. Or maybe both.
I looked at Electra and Alycone who were both looking pretty scared. They looked so different now, their scared eyes and chattering teeth as they experience their father's wrath.
When none of them replied Atlas, my grand-daddy, roared at them again.
'You imbeciles! I set you free, let you be free of your punishment and this is how you repay me? You are both worthless!'
'F-Father, we are sorry.' Alycone tried, pleading in her eyes. I almost felt a little sorry for her, almost.
'Sorry just isn't good enough Alycone. She has escaped and she is meant to be dead.' He shouted at her, emphasizing dead.
They were obviously talking about me, I thought to myself.
'We could always kill the father instead, he's just as important to her.' Electra chimed in, hissing.
'No.' I tried to speak outloud, but no sound or words came out.
Suddenly, I became very scared. Funny how I didn't feel like this when it was my life they were threatening. Gosh I missed my dad.
'No. It must be her. She is more important, and they'll suffer both with her gone. And anyways, with any luck he'll probably try and look for her and then he'll leave Ogygia, not able to come back. Calypso will suffer, like she was meant to.' He finished, spite and anger in his eyes.
'Not my parents!' I tried shouting out to them, unable to speak.
'Then we will find her father. We will not let you down. She is at the camp, we know that much.' Alycone said, standing up straighter, seeming to regain her pride.
'Yes, yes. And then I'll grab her pretty little neck and strangle it with my bare hands.' Electra growled angrily, making chocking hand gestures.
'Do you know where she is father?' Alycone said, ignoring her sister.
Atlas looked around for a second, seeming to sniff the air. He then saw me, his gaze meeting my eyes. I was standing there the whole time and he only notices now?
'She is here.' He whispers menacingly, un-wavering in his gaze.
'What? Father, I-' Alycone starts.
'She is here.' He repeats.
'She's using her dreams, however unintentional. She is using her dreams and she can hear every word.' He says threatingly, a smile playing on his lips.
'I've just had an idea daughters.' He says, suddenly averting his gaze back unto Alycone and Electra.
'Don't kill her, find her and bring her to me.' He says a smirk on his face.
'Why father?' Alycone asks, quizzically.
'I'll punish her, torture her in the most cruellest way, and when Calypso finds out, she will hopefully die of grief, along with the pestering husband of hers.'
'What are you going to do?' Alycone asks again, a smile now on her face.
'I shall give her my every burden.' He finishes.
He then glares at me, his green dangerous eyes meeting my blue ones.
'This darling,' He starts menacingly, nodding his head upwards and looking at the sky on top of him.
'Will be all yours.' He finishes, a low growling emerging from his chest.
Suddenly from the corner of my eye, I can see and hear Electra suddenly burst out in hysterical laughter, clapping her hands ferociously together.
'We'll see you soon.' Atlas finally finishes, giving me the iciest look imaginable.
I wake up, in a state of shock. I gasp, and grab the sand beneath me. I breathe heavily trying to calm my nerves and heartbeat.
'What's wrong?' Nico mumbles from beside me. He rolls over on the sand to face me, his bright new, dark eyes sparkling in the sun.
'Nothing...' I whisper, the terror starting to fade, instead anger and revenge started to rise. My throat felt dry and my head thumping with an uncontrollable rage.
He sits up, raising his eyebrows and observing my face, I look back at him staring into his deep, dark eyes.
'It's not nothing is it?' He asks softly.
'I found out who was trying to kill me, Atlas. My grandfather, I need to get to him... to... to... talk, or ... kill or... I need to do something.' I said, my voice full of anger and hate.
Well this day was starting out great, I thought to myself, more tears.
'I don't think that's a good idea.' He says, his voice full of concern.
'Why?'
'You could get killed.' He replies with seriousness in his voice.
'So could my parents. I'd rather me then them. They've done so much for me... I can't... I just can't let them die.'
'But what if it's a trap? He'll get you and your parents.' Nico says.
'Then I'll take someone with me, so they can go back to camp, call for help, warn my parents. Whatever, I know that I just need to meet this guy and try as hard as I can to protect my parents.' I say, getting up and dusting off the sand on my jeans.
'Are you sure your acting out of protection and not revenge?' Nico says warily, getting himself up.
'What's the difference? What he did was wrong.' I snap angrily at him.
'Lucy, a hero never acts out of revenge. Your here to protect.' Nico says strictly.
'No, I'm here because I fell out of the sky and because my two evil Aunties tried to kidnap me. And I'm not a hero, I'm not a demigod. I don't even belong here, so I can do whatever the hell I want.' I retort angrily.
I start to stomp my way back to the camp with Nico trailing behind me.
'Lucy, there's one more thing.' Nico says softly, running up beside me.
'What is it?' I say more calmly then before.
As we approach camp I can spot the brown-haired girl form the previous meeting before. She's running up to us with a suspicious, angry look on her face. She then suddenly stops in front of us with her arms crossed against her chest, she eyes both me and Nico.
'Would you like something?' I ask her slowly.
The girl growls angrily at my attitude.
'You shouldn't speak to a head cabin leader like that. It's rude.' She snaps at me, her wispy brown hair flowing in the wind.
'Um, Lucy this is Ariel head of Cabin number 12, daughter of Dionysus.' Nico says awkwardly and nervously from behind me.
'Daughter of Dionysus?' I repeat, astounded by the newly found information.
'Yes, HEAD CABIN LEADER of Dionysus cabin. Do you have a problem with that?' She asks in a bratty, up herself tone.
'No, no problems. It just explains a lot of things...' I say with a little smirk on my face.
'Ugh, don't talk to me that you little rat. You don't even belong here do you? But I can bet you've already figured that out. You're not even a demigod and to make it worse your Luke Castellans daughter.' Ariel spits at me, her tone of voice full of distaste.
I hated her, right there and then I just wanted to slap her in the face and kick her in the head. But then I'd be even more of an outcast.
'You're worthless.' She finishes in a harsh tone.
Without thinking, I pull out my father's dagger pointing it towards her and her plump face.
'Lucy don't.' Nico warns, pushing my arm down, lowering the dagger.
'Humph, as if you could even beat me.' She grunts angrily.
'C'mon Nico.' She then suddenly grabs Nico's hand and pulls him along.
Nico, to my surprise just tags along behind her giving me an apologetic look.
'Wha-What? Nico where are you-'
'Didn't you know dear?' Ariel then says abruptly, a cold, hard look on her face.
'Nico and I, we're sort of a couple.'
She then winks at me, holding Nico's hand tighter and kissing him softly on the cheek.
Nico's gaze is still on me a pained expression on his face.
I'm sorry, he mouths at me. But by then it's too late. No apology could ever put my already broken heart together.
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