Chapter One

She was running. Running faster than she'd ever run in her life, and she couldn't stop; wouldn't stop, because she knew that it would be the death of her. For Eirene, the daughter of the Styx River was being hunted by the most vicious monster she'd seen so far. She was born with automatic knowledge of every type of Greek monster, so she knew immediately that it was a Chimera, one of the most deadly monster's she'd ever encountered. With the head of a lion, the tale of a serpent, and the head of a goat protruding from its back, it was also the strangest.

It would occasionally spit fire that engulfed her in flames for only a few seconds before it faded, and she found that her skin was perfectly intact. It was a blessing, if not curse, she had obtained from the gods. She was immortal; she could never die even if she tried, (And it was unfortunate, but she had tried quite a lot of times) which also meant that these demons had chance after chance to come after her and make her life hell.

Eirene had lived this life for sixteen years, running, fighting, and surviving. She wasn't even sure where she had learnt to fight, but it was like second nature to her. Like a Jack of all trades, she was good at every form of defense that had come her way. Sword-fighting, Archery, climbing, and it helped her escape from the clutch of futile death for a few days. Staying in one place for too long was dangerous for her; she had tried to live a normal life when she was younger. She had been enrolled in several homeless agencies but had been transferred after a few months with complaints that she was a trouble child.

It wasn't her fault; Eirene was dyslexic and ADHD. She could barely read and was constantly getting distracted by little things that caught her vision—which usually ended up being furies or other monsters chasing her.

Children had died, caretakers have died, and all it did was make Eirene feel so guilt for all of it. She had runaway at age ten and been dealing with this all on her own. She slept in local homeless shelters and ate whatever she could find. Being on the run for so long, she had been able to identify multiple editable plants, flowers, and trees; though on occasion she had been blessed with food from the gods: Ambrosia that gave her energy and filled her up since she never needed any healing.

But this time was different, this monster wouldn't give up. She had been running for days now, and she had escaped any form of human civilization. She'd lost her ring (That doubled as a sword when you tossed it in the air) miles back when the serpent tail snapped it out of her hand and encased her arm in its deadly grip. The venom had hurt like Hades, but it had faded when it realized it didn't have any affect. She didn't know what to do after that, so she ran. She had developed quite a speed for running over the years, but she never seemed fast enough. She wished she had the wit of Athena to figure a way out of this, but she was short on ideas; what would she do?

There was an approaching cliff ahead. Great, Eirene thought. With my luck, of course something as cliché as this would happen,

She skidded to a spot and turned around, seeing the Chimera swiftly approaching, the lion's, goat's, and serpent's mouth all open and ready to bite. Looking over the edge, she knew she didn't have a choice. But if she jumped over, what would she do next? Eirene looked up to the sky, pleading for Zeus to help her. She had prayed to him weeks before to help her, but so far nothing had happened. She supposed he was waiting for the right time to strike, and now seemed like a pretty good time.

And suddenly, the Chimera abruptly stopped. It had a blank look on its face for a slight second, then with a sudden lurch backwards it collapsed. In its place was a girl with a bloodied arrow in her hand. Eirene stumbled and almost fell of the cliff, clutching a nearby branch in support. She narrowed her eyes at the girl, who was crouching down and seemingly feeling the beast's pulse. Then she looked up and motioned for Eirene to come close.

Usually, Eirene would sprint off in the opposite directions in fear of a trap. She had never been saved or helped by a human, so she was sure it was a trap. But…this seemed different. As if Zeus had finally answered her prayers and was telling her go. In fact, she felt a slight shoved and heard a whisper slide past her ears. She walked towards the girl, slowly and cautiously, clutching her arms towards her waist as if she had a weapon hidden in her pocket; Which, Eirene realized, was a bit foolish since she was wearing a dress and had no pockets.

On closer inspection, the girl looked Asian American, with almond-shaped eyes and freckles spread across her face. Her eyes were brown, and her skin was pink. She narrowed her eyes and scanned Eirene from head to toe. Then her eyes snapped open and her face's expression changed to one of concern.

"Are you okay?" The girl stood up slowly, as she was trying not to scare her away. She was of average height but had a petite body. Eirene nodded as she released her hands and pointed to the slain beast.

"You've killed it?"

The girl nodded and kicked the body to prove its new found death. "It won't be harming you, or anyone, for hopefully a long time."

"Hopefully?" Eirene questioned.

"Hopefully." She repeated.

Eirene nodded. She knew from experience that monsters didn't always stay dead, if you were lucky they'd go away for a long time, if you weren't they'd come back in days or weeks.

Eirene's blue eyes scanned the girl's bow and arrow that was still stained with blood. Who was she? Was she someone like her? No. A voice in her head said. There is no one like you.

"My name's Samantha, Samantha Nagasaki. but you can call me Sam." She girl reached out her hand and smiled, a gesture Eirene hadn't had the pleasure of experiencing in years. It was a new chance at friendship, and Eirene hadn't had a friend since the orphanage.

She took her hand and shook it firmly, smiling in return. "My name's Eirene, Just Eirene."

Sam nodded and pulled Eirene closer, grasping her arm. The gesture was usually a threat, but coming from Sam it was friendlier. "Come on," She said, starting to lead her away before she protested.

"What? Where are you taking me?"

The girl smiled again, Eirene noticed that she smiled a lot.

"To Camp Half-blood, fellow Demigod."

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