Two weeks after last chapters events.

Mirra's point of view.

I had always hated nightmares. They always seem so real and so scary. Unlike dreams, where you wake up at the most interesting part, you continue dreaming until someone wakes you up. Nightmares always scared me. Whenever I would have them, I would always go running to my parents, or just recently, my big brother. He would always hold me, comfort me, remind me that everything was going to be alright.

But he's not here.

I tossed and turned in cold sweats, trembling in fear. I had never had a nightmare like this before. It didn't just feel real, It seemed like this was real.

I was running, from what, I don't know. I just knew I had to run. I trembled as whatever was chasing me got closer. It reached out a hand, a giant, hairy, wrinkly hand. It was gaining fast, so close by now that I could feel it's glowing red eyes burning holes in my back.

Up ahead I was a staircase. I couldn't see the top to where it led, but it was my only chance of escape.

The monster continued to chase me up the stairs. The stairs were so high that they led out into the sky. Over the side I could see all of Manhattan. Something was going on in the streets.

There were kids, all Percy's age, probably younger. They were all screaming running away from something. No, wait, they weren't running away from something. They were running towards something. Standing by a bridge near the Huston river, there was a man. I couldn't see his face, in fact all I saw was a shadowy silhouette, but someone was there.

I finaly reached the top of the stairs. I found myself in the courtyard of an amazing palace. Fountains of crystal clear water, statues higher than skyscrapers, a beautiful castle, not like anything in fairytales. The sun glissened on the golden roof. Walls as white as pearls with thousands of diamonds and jems carved into the sides.

I stopped dead in my tracks. The monster that had been chasing me disappeared. I gazed out at the courtyard, admitting it's beauty. Then cracks suddenly started to appear on the marble paths. Statues fell over, crumbling to bits. There was an explosion near the other side, that caused a fire. Plants and trees from the gardens burned, leaving only ash and the horrid smell of smoke.

That's when I noticed the people running out to the courtyard.

People were fighting each other, which was what was causing the castle to crumble. Some people lit trees on fire as others used the rubble as weapons. Some people were trying to hide, but got caught in the crossfire.

I gasped when I saw Percy fighting as well.

He was running though the battle, stabbing monsters with the bloody knife in his hand. He was running towards the front lines. Currently standing at the front lines was a giant man in blood red armor with singed blackened stains. My vision went blurry for a few seconds, and in that time, I heard a blood curdling scream.

When my vision came back into focus, I was Percy with completely pale eyes as a knife was suddenly driven into the small of his back.

I watched him fall on the ground, blood pooling around him. His face was frozen in absolute shock, his mouth in an 'O' shape, his eyes wide as all the color drained out of them.

I didn't scream, but ran towards him as fast as my legs would go. I reached out my hand, tears flowing from my eyes as I called out his name. But before I could reach him, the monster from before grabbed me from behind. I gasped as it pulled me away. The last thing I saw was Percy's lifeless body as everything went black.

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I woke up shrieking, clutching onto the blankets though that did no good to calm me down. I breathed heavily as my whole body shook in fear.

I looked out the window. It was daylight outside. The sky was a stormy grey and I could see small bits of lighting trying to reach the earth.

I sniffed, wiping away my tears in my eyes. I slowly got out of bed, not paying attention to what I was doing and ran into the nightstand. I accidentally knocked over the picture that was on there. It was the same one as percy had in his room. Mommy, daddy, Percy, and me, taken the day I first arrived here.

I clenched my fist. Percy had been gone for two weeks. That was way too long for someone to be gone without hearing any word from them. I was terrified. I wanted him back, I don't want to live without my big brother. Mommy keeps telling me that he's fine, but will never tell me where. I always get the same excuse.

"Its not my place to tell you, Mirra"

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I was sitting at the dinning room table starring down at my food. Daddy sat across from me, reading the newspaper. Mommy ran about the kitchen making pancakes.

"Want any more Mirra!" Mommy called from the kitchen.

I shook my head, slowly getting up from the table without taking a single bite of the food I already had. Daddy took notice to my attitude.

"Something the matter?" He sat down his newspaper. Mommy came in the room with a bowl of blue batter in her hand.

They ask my that all the time, and I always respond with the same answer. "Where's my big brothers?"

Always that same response. "Its not our place to-"

"No!" I snapped, interrupting her as a spun around to meet there gaze. "You anyways give me that same old excuse! I want to know where he really is!"

"Mirra!" Mommy snapped, probably upset that I yelled at them, but I wasn't listening.

"I don't want any more lies!" I yelled. "Percys in danger! You know that but your not telling! It's true, isn't it!"

Mommy and daddy sent each other a nervous glance, which was more than enough proof I needed.

I was about to run up to my room when mommy stopped me and hugged me.

"Calm down" she said, surprisingly calm. "Percy is fine. I sure of it'" she smiled.

I pushed her away, sending her a glare. I clenched my fist so hard my knuckles cracked.

"How do you know!?" I shouted. "He's been gone so long, we haven't heard a single word from him and-a-a-nd" I started to choke on my words. "How can you know something like that?"

Suddenly, the door handle started jiggling, like someone was trying to unlock it. It opened revealing the person standing outside.

Mommy smiled at me. "Thats how."

Percy looked like he had been put though the wringer. His hair was tussled like he had stood though a hurricane. His shirt was torn, revealing success dozens of milky white scars I had never noticed before. His jeans were ripped at the hip, knee, and ankle. He was covered in mud, a golden dust-like substance, and what I prayed wasn't blood. But he was here. He was right here.

I sniffed back tears when I saw him. He smiled that bright smile and bent down to my level.

I find waste anytime time. I bolted straight to him, wrapping my arms around him tightly in fear that he might disappear again.

"Where we're you!" I sobbed into his chest. "I was worried. I was so scared something bad happened to you!"

Percy stroked my hair softly. I felt him pick me up, then carry me to the couch. Percy turned my cheek over to face me. He smiled warmly.

"M." He started, but before he could finish, I hit him on the chest. He was shocked.

"Don't 'M' me!" I snapped. "For the last two weeks all I've gotten are lies and excuses. I want the truth! Now!".

Percy looked over to Mommy and daddy and nodded. He turned back to me and smiled.

"The truth, huh?" He repeated. "Well, it's gonna take a bit of explaining. Okay, so, I'm hoping you know about Greek mythology, right?"

I nodded. "Yeah, daddy used to talk about them all the time."

Percy sighed of relief. "Okay, good. So, the thing is..." he stopped, trying to figure out what to say next. "...they're real."

I blinked, tilting my head slightly to the right. "Huh?"

"They're real." He repeated. "They follow the western civilization, which is sort of like the most powerful country, which at the moment is America." He sighed, pondering over his next choice of words. "I know this because, well, see the gods like to...um...so anyway, they have children with mortals, which are known as demigods. And, I'm a demigod."

I starred up at him in disbelief. It was pretty bazaar, I didn't know what to think. I asked the first question that came to mind. "Who's your godly parent?"

"Poseidon"

"Poseidon" I repeat. "So, what can you do? What can demigods do I mean."

Percy chuckled. "It really depends on there parent." He said. "See, watch this."

He pointed to the glass of water on the table. Then a ball of water suddenly floated out f it. It floated to in front of me. Then it turned into ice. It then turned back into water, then evaporated. I looked back over to the cup where I saw small droplets of water collect into a ball then fall back into the cup without even a splash.

My jaw dropped down to the floor. You could describe me As completely broken. Percy chuckled at my response.

"Belive me now?"

Still to stunned to speak, I nodded like a boblehead.

"And so," Percy continued, "demigods have to go on quest. When I was gone, I was on a quest. Sorry I didn't tell you sooner."

"Sorry?!" In gasped. "Big brother, why are you sorry! I-i-i...Your amazing!" I jumped him into a hug. "My big brothers a hero!".

Percy chucked. "Yeah, sure."

I then perked up. "Hey, Percy, can you tell me about your all the quest you've been on?"

Percy smiled as he ruffled up my hair. "Sure sis. It all started when my teacher tried to kill me."

My eyes widened. "What!?"

"You might want to get comfortable."

What wil become of the two siblings now that Mirra knows the truth. Guess you'll have to log in tomorrow to find out. By the way, is it normal to cut your finger on a space bar? Because I did that...