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Chapter 3
Andromeda POV
''Get out now, Andy!'' yelled Dad.
''I can't open the door!'' I screamed panicked.
Dad cursed in Ancient Greek and drew Riptide, smashing through the glass as if it was made of plastic.
''Come on. Fast. We have no time to waste.''
''And the driver? What about him Dad?''
''They won't harm him. It is us they want.'' He replied helping me to my feet. We stood up only to find four hellhounds surrounding us. We were outnumbered.
''Andy, run to camp. Let me handle them.'' Said Dad.
''No! I am not leaving you!'' I protested.
''Go. This is an order. '' he barked. His face was stern. His eyes glittered like stones. Looking at him I was a little afraid. This was the Percy Jackson who had defeated thousands of monsters, the hero of Olympus, child of the prophecy. Not my laid back Dad, the goofy marine biologist. ''You will have a greater challenge to face on your way and you must conserve your energy. You must leave now. I can handle this. Now GO!''
I looked behind one last time just in time to see all four hellhounds pounce on my Dad at the same time and them I ran.
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I had reached the foot of the hill by now and could see the old faded sign of ''PICK YOUR OWN STRAWBERRIES''. The pine tree loomed in the distance.
''There you are. Can't run away anymore can you, my dear demigod.'' Someone cackled behind me.
I whirled around to see Kampe. Of all the monsters to face! My luck is even worse than Dad.
''You will make a tasty snack.'' She crooned, edging towards me. I hastily stumbled back. ''To die even before you reach that stupid camp of yours. What a pity.'' A feral grin stretched across her face.
I lunged at her. Thank the gods I had listened to Dad and kept my sword handy but she was too fast.
''You want to fight demigod?'' she snarled. ''Alright then.''
She lunged at me with both her knives and I stumbled back. Luckily, thanks to my training I managed to deflect her blows. Kampe gave an enraged yell and spat acid while trying to bring her knives to slice my neck off. I dodged, ducked and parried.
I was now making progress up the hill. I was halfway up. But it was becoming steeper and more difficult to climb up. It did not make it any easier that I was climbing up backwards and could not see where I was going.I sneaked a glance at the hillside and blanched. The grass had been destroyed and was now a sickly yellow and smoking due to the acid. I lunged at her again. This time I managed to get a hit at her left side.
She roared and spewed acid.
It missed me by a millimetre.
My hands were trembling. My lungs burnt and my heart was pounding in my chest so hard that I though it would come out. I could not keep dodging her acid and the attacks for ever. I had no choice. I was getting tired and had to use my powers before I was too exhausted to even do that.
Have you ever tried doing two things at once? Well if you have I am pretty sure it was not fighting a Greek Mythological monster and thinking of ways to summon water out of nowhere at the same time. Trust me, it is NOT easy.
I feinted to the left. Kampe was not fooled.
''I will get you demigod!'' she yelled.
She lunged at me her eyes filled with rage. I was frozen. I could not move. Her stench filled my nostrils. It smelt like blood. Probably from all the demigods she had killed.
Water, I thought furiously. Please, let there be water. Somewhere. Anywhere. The soil, I thought. For the grass to grow, there had to be water. I imagined pulling up the water from the soil as fast as I could. Everything was in slow motion. I was going to die, I knew it. Kampe's fangs were an inch from my throat when
''AARGH!''
Water shot up in all directions like a hotspring. Kampe was thrown back.
Due to her acid, the water was also smoking. It was a sickly green colour. I willed the water to form chains and bind her. Kampe struggled but it was futile. The water was like acid too. And it would harm her. Don't ask me how I knew that. I just did. I threw wave after wave at her while she struggled against the water-chains. They were as strong as iron ones if not stronger. I had practiced this for years, not knowing why Mom would push me to learn how to do so. Now I finally knew.
Where ever it touched her, she was burnt. Large welts appeared on her scaly skin. Adrenaline pumped in my veins. I was going to make it to camp. I was not going to let a monster like Kampe defeat me. I was the daughter of Percy and Annabeth Jackson. If they could have managed to do this so could I.
I charged and with a yell plunged my sword into Kampe's chest. She split apart like confetti. Yellow dust scattered everywhere. The silence was eerie. The water went inside the ground with a WHOOSH. I fell to my knees.
I was exhausted. I had faced my first monster. I wanted to do nothing more than lie on the grass forever but it was not an option. Even now I could feel the poisonous acid leaking through my shoe soles. I needed ambrosia and fast. If I did not get any, I might just lose my feet.
Somehow, I staggered to camp. Every step hurt like Hades. I was delirious with pain. Kampe had got her revenge. I was getting dizzy with pain. I stumbled to camp at last just in time to see a Centuar in from of me. It must be Chiron.
''Help... Poison... Kampe" I croaked.
Then everything went black.
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