Author's note: Thanks for the reviews, guys! You all are awesome! Yeah! Man, I need to stop posting stories. Soon, I'm going to become swamped with stories that need to be updated and finished -.- This is the longest chapter I've ever written o.O

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Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh, the Percy Jackson idea, or Elecktra. I only own Akio and other minor OC's.

"Alright you two, I'm going to explain something to you. And no matter how strange it sounds, I want you to believe me."

The twins nodded, looking up at the girl expectantly. She sighed, running a hand through her long, black hair. "Okay, well," she bit her lip, glancing at the other two. "You could see those ladies clearly, right?"

"We could see them perfectly well," Anzu began quietly. "Ravens head, panther's body, big wings. You called it a gryphon. Why would a gryphon be in the mall?"

Akio nodded, looking at her out of the corner of his eye. "And I thought gryphons didn't exist? Who believes in old fairytales like that?"

Bakura glared down at them, crossing his arms over his chest. "Well unfortunately for you two, this "fairytale," is real. To put this in words that you two can understand, you are half-bloods. Demigods, to be exact."

Anzu stared at the three teenagers with a deadpan face, not really believing what she had just been told. A laugh broke through her lips as she began to laugh quite loudly, holding her ribs as the hysterical noises ripped through her body. "Half-bloods? Demigods? Are you three on drugs or something?" she continued to laugh. "You have got to be kidding me!"

The other boy, Atem, gave her a gentle smile. "I'm sorry, but we're not joking. You are half-bloods," his smile faded, and he pressed his lips together in a thin line. "I wish we were, but we're not. Listen, the world you know is gone. You're part of our world now."

Akio just stared at Atem, his eyes still full of disbelief. "But what is a half-blood? And why do you keep calling us that? Who are you?"

Elecktra let out a laugh. "One question at a time," she cleared her throat. "For your first question, a half blood, or, demigod, as we say, is a child between a god and a human. The Greek gods, to be exact. For your second question, we call you that because that is what you are. A half blood."

Atem nodded. "That's right," he nodded his head towards the two of them again. "My name is Atem, and my godly parent is Zeus."

"And I'm Elecktra Merane, half-blood daughter of the goddess Hekate," Elecktra smiled kindly towards them. "She's a minor goddess, but respected none the less."

Bakura just glanced at them as he examined the ashes of the gryphon, fingering the dust as it slipped through his long, pale fingers. "I'm Bakura," he muttered quietly. "My father is Hades."

Akio shook his head, his blue eyes still wide with horror. "You're all crazy! Gods and half-bloods don't exist! We're just normal kids who live in Kyoto. We've never seen monsters, and everyone knows monsters simply do not exist."

Elecktra narrowed her eyes, placing her hands on her slim hips and glanced at Atem. The boy sighed, kneeling down to look at the twins. "Look," he began. "I know this is a lot to take in, but there is someone else who can explain it better."

"Who?" Anzu asked. "This is all very confusing."

Elecktra smiled slightly, offering her hand towards them. "We can explain more on the way to our home, if you come with us. Just trust us, we'll keep you safe."

Anzu glanced at Akio, who did the same before nodding. She took the girl's hand, standing up on shaky legs before taking Akio's hand. "We'll come with you," she said firmly. "But only if you can be sure that we'll be safe."

Bakura snorted. "We can't guarantee that other monsters won't be around, but I can hold your hand if you want me to, Princess."

Anzu glared at him, her cheeks turning pink. "I don't need my hand held!"

"Uh-huh, you looked pretty scared back there to me."

"Why you…"

Elecktra pulled out her flute, smacking Bakura on the head with it. "Enough," she growled. "They're new, Bakura, be nice. It may actually do you some good one day."

"Whatever."

Atem sighed, shaking his head at his companions and motioning them forward. "I think it's time we leave," he said lightly, glancing at the people who were beginning to stare at them. "We don't want to cause any more trouble."

The twins looked at each other, but followed the other three hesitantly. Atem led them out of the back entrance of the mall, knowing full well that was where the employees left. There was no one in the parking lot, and he held his head towards the sky, calling out loudly. "Slifer! Please return to us! We need you to take us back home!"

The wind gave a strong gust, almost knocking Akio off his feet. Bakura snickered at that, but a kick from Elecktra shut him up. A loud flapping noise could be heard from the distance, and Anzu's eyes widened when a large, red dragon roared, lifting his head up towards Atem as he landed. Atem smiled at him, rubbing his head gently. "Thank you, Slifer," he looked towards the twins, seeing as the dragon was now sniffing them. "They're our new friends, Slifer. No, you cannot eat them."

Both Anzu and Akio took a step back, glancing at each other nervously. Atem laughed, motioning them forward. "Relax," he advised. "He won't eat you. He doesn't like the taste of demigods."

Anzu stepped forward, seeing as the other three had already got on the huge beast. She took Elecktra's hand, sitting behind the girl as Akio sat behind her. Atem smiled, making sure everyone was situated before giving Slifer a pat. The dragon roared again, lifting its body partially off the air and into the sky. Anzu's eyes widened, watching as the ground became smaller and smaller as they rode up into the air. She felt Akio nudge her, a smile on his own face.

"This is pretty cool," he admitted. "I never thought I would be flying on dragon today."

"Me either."

Elecktra glanced back at them, grinning from ear to ear. "One of the many perks of being a half blood," she listed, patting the dragon's scales. "You get to ride dragons."

A groan from farther up made the three of them lean forward. Bakura was pale, even paler than he was usually. "I think I'm going to be sick," he wheezed. "I really hate flying."

"Nonsense," Atem scoffed. "Flying is wonderful."

Elecktra shook her head, turning to the twins once again. "Bakura and Atem are the sons of two of the most powerful gods, Zeus and Hades, if you remember," she switched positions on the dragon so that she was facing them. "And since their fathers are so powerful, they are protected by their fathers when they're in their father's domain."

Akio frowned. "What does that mean?"

"It means that Atem can fly certain creatures in the sky at ease, and control lightning and such. Bakura, if you can figure out by now, can control shadows and even reverse death itself by raising zombies. However, they generally don't like being in one of their uncle's domain. See how Bakura is feeling sick, and a bit nervous?"

The twins nodded a yes, identical eyes shining widely. Elecktra carried on with a grin. "And if we were perhaps underground or in the underworld itself, Atem would be nervous and a bit sick. It's also the same if they go into Poseidon's domain. They both hate large bodies of water."

"That explains a lot," Anzu muttered, glancing back up at the white haired male. "So, do you have any places that you particularly don't like?"

Elecktra shrugged. "Well, I'm not fond of the underground myself, but other than that, no. It just pisses me off when someone says magic isn't real."

"What about your flute?" Akio asked, running his fingers through a cloud. "Did you make that? It's pretty cool."

Elecktra dug her flute out of her bag, showing them the carvings on it. "It was a gift from my mom," she said a bit more quietly. "I got it when I celebrated my first birthday at camp when I was around ten years old. People come into camp at different ages, starting from maybe ten to fifteen. How old are you two?"

"Sixteen," Anzu answered. "We'll be seventeen in two months."

"Really? That's odd. Most half-bloods are done arriving when they're at fifteen. And you two swear you've never seen monsters around before?"

They shook their heads, looking at her in confusion. "We've never seen monsters before, up until today," Akio said truthfully. "Is that..bad? Did we do something wrong?"

Elecktra blushed, shaking her head. "No, you two didn't do anything wrong. I just found it a bit odd."

The elevation dipped a little, Atem looking at all of them from over his shoulder. "Hang on guys, we're beginning to land!"

Slifer began to fly downwards, making the air a bit sharper around their heads as the wind blew towards them. Anzu felt her heart beat quicken, seeing as land was coming closer and closer. Akio seemed to sense her worry, for his hand gripped hers tightly.

Atem landed Slifer gently, sliding off with ease as he patted the dragon's nose. "Thanks for the ride, Slifer. Tell Father I said hi!"

The dragon gave a grunt before flying back into the air and out of sight. The twins looked around, not expecting what they saw. It didn't really look like a camp, though, it did a little. There were many cabins, at least twenty one of them and were all placed U shape, all made of the same marble and all of them looking ordinary.

Though, there were some noticeable differences. One cabin had lightning bolts carved into the side of it, with a statue of a man wearing a toga and holding a lightning bolt. Another cabin had a woman with three sides, each looking different than the other, and another cabin had a carving of a war helmet hanging over the wooden doorway.

"See the cabins?" Elecktra murmured to them. "The one with the statue of the three women is where I live. Let me drop off some things before I take you to Pegasus."

The twins watched her as she ran off, her black hair flying behind her as she ran inside the cabin. They stood there with Atem and Bakura, who didn't really say anything until Elecktra came back, her dagger still in her sheath and her flute hanging loosely in her belt loop.

"Alright," she began, taking the two of them by the arms. "Let's go see Pegasus."

"I'll come with you," Atme offered. "I have nothing better to do with my time."

Bakura snorted at them before stalking away, the ends of his black trench coat flying behind him as he walked into his cabin.

"He's the only one who lives in the Hades cabin," Elecktra murmured. "It's kind of sad, really, but he can be a real jerk at times."

Anzu narrowed her eyes at him, noting the way he had acted around them all. "You don't say," she whispered back to the girl. "He's not a people person, is he?"

"No, but that's Bakura for you."

Atem sighed, shaking his head. "He's never really felt at home here, even though most people have been kind towards him. He just refuses to let people in."

Elecktra raised her eyes towards the sky, inhaling deeply. "Well, there's no point on dwelling on it even further," she pulled them along towards a yellow, colonial looking home. "Come on, Pegasus lives in here, and whatever you do, don't stare at his left eye."

"Why?" Akio asked.

"You'll see."

The minute they laid eyes on Pegasus, they knew exactly what Elecktra had been talking about.

Pegasus was a handsome man, young, mid or late twenties, but he had a certain grace to him. His long, silver colored hair did well for him. His brown eye were focused on the laptop in front of him, his long fingers typing away on the keyboard. He looked like an ordinary man, except for he was missing his left eye. He didn't look up until Atem shut the door, his eyes peering up at the four teens in front of him.

"Atem, Elecktra, you came back earlier than I expected," he turned towards the twins. "And you've brought some friends."

Atem nodded, indicating towards them. "Pegasus, sir, this is Anzu and her twin brother, Akio Mazaki. We found them while they were being attacked by trio of gryphons."

"Gryphons eh? Haven't seen some of those in a long time," the man's eyes looked a bit troubled. "Lots of monsters have been stirring these days. I wonder why," he trailed off, looking back at the twins. "And how old are you two?"

"We're sixteen," Akio started.

"But we'll be seventeen in two months," Anzu finished. "Can you tell us who are godly parent is?"

Pegasus shook his head. "Only your parent can claim you, but we can make assumptions after a while. And it all depends. Is your mortal parent your mother or your father?"

"Father," Akio stated. "Our mother died shortly after we were born. We live with our father."

"I see," Pegasus started. "And your father is obviously not your biological father?"

Anzu shrugged. "I don't think he is, we look nothing like him. He doesn't even really treat us like we're his. Maybe our mom had an affair or something. He won't say. I'm pretty sure our mother wasn't a goddess. Her parents and sister were in the funeral picture and will."

Pegasus stood from his desk, his hands clasped behind his back. "I have a few more questions to ask you. Don't worry, you're not in trouble or anything, we just like to know as much about our family as possible. Maybe you'll even be claimed by your father tonight," he looked at Akio. "Now, which one of you is the oldest?"

"That would be me," Anzu said. "But only by twenty seven seconds."

Pegasus nodded. "And do you two have any abilities? Such as Atem can control certain aspects of the sky and how Elecktra can associate with animals, particularly dogs."

Akio stepped forward a bit. "I can slow people down."

"How?"

He shrugged. "If I concentrate hard enough, I can will everyone around me to walk or talk slower than I can. Actually, I can make them do anything slower than I can."

Pegasus turned to Anzu. "Can you do anything?"

"Well," Anzu began. "I can make the people around me speed up, move or talk quicker than they actually can. Yet, for some reason, this doesn't affect Akio. And his abilities don't affect me either."

"Huh," was all Pegasus said for a moment. "You can do different things, yet, you are immune to each other. Interesting."

Elecktra glanced at Atem, who merely shrugged. "Pegasus, what does that mean?" she asked, her green eyes staring into Pegasus intently. "Do you know who their father is?"

Pegasus shook his head. "No, I don't have any guesses right now, but maybe something will come up later," he sat back down in his chair, looking back at the twins. "Now, Anzu, Akio, I welcome you to the International camp for Demigods and other creatures. For short, we call it the ICFD. We've been meaning to think of a better title, but so far, nothing sounds good."

Akio frowned. "What do you mean by international?"

Pegasus smiled at him. "We have campers here from all over the world. Atem and Elecktra are from Egypt, though Elecktra lives here in Japan. We even have some kids from the Americas and even Siberia."

"Wow," was all Anzu managed to say.

Pegasus leaned back. "Now, I'm sure Atem, Bakura, and Elecktra have briefed you a little on your situation, but I'll repeat it. You are demigods. Half mortal, and half god. You are not immortal, mind you, but you do have certain abilities that will attract monsters to you. Or you to them. They leave you alone until you come of age at usually ten to fifteen, but it appears you two have successfully avoided confronting them."

Akio raised an eyebrow. "Is that a bad thing?"

Pegasus frowned. "It depends. I wouldn't worry about it though, because you're here now. I'm sure Elecktra and Atem will find a place to put you, for you don't know who your parent is just yet, but kids are usually claimed on their first or second night here."

Anzu crossed her arms. "What happens if we're not?"

"Oh, I'm sure you will. The Gods swore on the river Styx a long time ago to claim their children soon after they come here. And it is very bad to break an oath, mind you," Pegasus laced his fingers together. "Anyway, the camp is protected by magic, since the Gods were all tired of their kids dying before they were of good use, or so they say. So, no monsters are in here and they can only come in if they're invited."

Akio looked appalled. "Why would anyone want monsters to come in here?"

Pegasus just smiled serenely. "For our tournaments or for maybe pranks. Mean pranks, I assure you, but we all have to learn somehow," he sighed. "I'm going to let Atem and Elecktra take things from here. Why don't you two tour them around the camp?"

The other two nodded, giving the older man a goodbye before taking the twins out of the door. They stood on the doorstep as Atem and Elecktra chatted intently to each other. Anzu looked out towards the camp, seeing a couple of teens come out. They looked at the twins curiously, looking as if they wanted to come over, but decided not to.

"Alright," Atem suddenly said, both Anzu and Akio jumping out of their thoughts. "I'm going to tour Akio and Elecktra has decided that she'll tour Anzu. Is that okay with both of you?"

"Yeah," Akio answered while Anzu just nodded. "It's fine. But where are we going to stay?"

"Well, Akio can stay with me and my brother while Anzu can stay with Elecktra," Atem offered. "Do you think that's okay?"

They nodded, giving each other one last glance as they temporarily went their separate ways. Elecktra pulled Anzu by the arm gently, pointing out the different cabins. "See those cabins? Pretty soon, you'll be living in one of them with your brother."

Anzu looked at it. "Whose cabin is that?"

Elecktra looked at it. "Well, if you look at it, you can figure out who's it belongs to. See the lightning bolts and statue of a man holding a lightning bolt? Guess who that is."

"Zeus?"

"Bingo."

Anzu looked at the next cabin, noting the intricate marble sea waves and aquatic animals. "And I'm guessing that's Poseidon's?"

Elecktra nodded, pointing to the one next to that one. "And the one with the skulls and precious metals on it belongs to Hades. But you already saw Bakura enter that one."

They continued to walk along the cabins, Elecktra pointing out the ones next to Hades' cabin. "And the one with the sun belongs to Apollo, and Aretmis' one is right across from that one. No one lives in that cabin, along with Hera's and Hestia's. They vowed to remain virgins, but we have cabins for them anyway. Alright, continuing on, Ares cabin is next, but you wouldn't want to go in there."

A loud crashing sound blasted through the cabin, sending two boys flying through the door. They wrestled on the ground, completely ignoring the fact that the two girls were standing there.

"Honda! Get your ass back here! I'm not done kicking it yet!"

"Fat chance Jounouchi!"

Elecktra frowned. "Will you two stop it? We have a new camper!"

The boys looked up, immediately jumping to attention. "Hello!" they both greeted, grinning sheepishly. "Welcome to camp."

Elecktra rolled her eyes. "This is Honda Hiroto and Katsuya Jounouchi. They're sons of Ares," she looked back at them. "Is Marik here by any chance?"

Jounouchi snickered. "Your boyfriend is out on a quest, remember?" he continued to snicker. "You miss him that much?"

Her green eyes narrowed, and he held up his hands as he backed off. Elecktra sighed, pulling Anzu's arm once again and leading her away. "Stupid boys," she grumbled. "Anyway, after Ares you have Hermes, Dionysus, Morpheus, Hephaestus, Hypnos, Aether, and Phanes."

She pulled Anzu towards the other side of the cabins. "And these are where the Goddess' cabins are. The first one you see that is across from Zeus' is Hera's. No one lives there, as I said before. The one next to it is Aphrodite's. Oh look, there's Mai!"

Anzu looked as a girl, older than she was, head over to them. Anzu was taken aback. This girl was beautiful. No, beautiful could not describe her. The girl smiled at her, her violet eyes amused. "So you're the newbie," she said with a smirk. "Not bad, though, you don't really look like a fighter."

Anzu blinked. "Excuse me?"

Mai laughed. "Don't worry; I wasn't trying to offend you. I was just observing you. We daughters and sons of Aphrodite are more than just looks. We do make excellent fighters, you know."

Elecktra nodded. "This is Anzu. She and her twin brother are waiting to be claimed. They just arrived here an hour ago."

"Twin brother? Is he cute?" Mai laughed again, noticing Anzu's annoyed look. "Relax hun; I already have my eyes on another."

Elecktra gripped her arm a bit tighter. "Well, it was nice seeing you, Mai. I have to finish giving Anzu the tour."

"Bye you two!"

Elecktra sighed the minute they were out of Mai's ear shot. "She's a nice person, but sometimes, she can be a bit too much," she shook her black hair. "Now, the cabin next to Aphrodite's is Athena's. I don't see anyone coming out, so I guess we can keep going. Now, I already said that Artemis' cabin was across from Apollo's, so we'll skip that one. Next, we have Demeter's, Hestia's, Ananke's, Hemera's, and the last one is where I live. Hekate's."

Anzu nodded, her head swarmed with names as her brain tried to process it all in. "What happens if you find a kid who doesn't live in any of these cabins? Then what?"

Elecktra just shrugged. "We build another, I guess, but some of the minor gods don't consort with humans. And our parents, well, let's just say it's a very complicated relationship."

"What do you mean?"

Elecktra sighed, motioning for her to come inside the cabin. Anzu looked around, seeing as the cabin was dimly lit, candles lining the walls and spell books littering the floors, tables, and podiums. Anzu was surprised. The cabins looked so small on the outside, yet inside, they were very wide and spacious. Like a house.

Elecktra sat on her bed, looking at Anzu. "The gods aren't exactly what you would call the most loving parents. They do love us, in their own way, but other than that, they really have nothing to do with us. Unless they need us to do something for them or if we ask for their assistance. Some of them are nicer than others, like my mom, but others like Ares and even Zeus don't really care."

"Oh," was all Anzu could say as she sat down on someone's bed. "That's really…sad."

"It is, but hey, it's not that bad. It's just better to not think about it."

Anzu just stared at her, thinking she was crazy. How could someone not be hurt by the fact that their parent probably didn't care about them? Her own father didn't care, he blamed her and her brother for the death of their mother, and they were used to his coldness, but still.

Anzu sighed, resting her chin in her hands. This place didn't seem like it was going to feel like home any time soon.

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