The Stolen Diadem

by Lovesherox

In a world full of demigods, monsters, and of course us wimpy mortals, love proves to overcome all. Leo Valdez is faced with his past when a girl shows up, a girl he fell in love with. Watch as their lives collide yet again in order to save the world (again) from a war of the gods. Will they save the world in time, or will blood spill over the thrones of the gods?

2. Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Haiden

I gained consciousness to a searing pain in my right shoulder, right side, and head. Struggling to pull myself up into a sitting position, I cradled my head in my left hand. The pain prevented me to glance at my surroundings. Once I managed to shift my head, I saw that there were shards of glass scattered across the street. I quickly became aware of the warm and sticky feeling under my palms. Slowly pulling my hand away from my head, I dreaded what would be on them. Dark red blood was splattered across my hand and below me where I lay. A puddle was forming under the body I spotted that was trapped under the wreck of a black SUV a few meters away.

I did my best to stand. Evaluating the damage done to my body, I found a deep gash in my right side that had caused most of the blood. By the amount of blood on my left hand, I assumed that I had a pretty bad cut on my head as well. I attempted to remember what had happened.

As I had popped (yes popped) into the scene a few moments ago, the SUV sped past a red light and slammed into the convenience store that was about 10 feet to the left of me. To my convenience (see what I did there) the glass shattered, throwing me into the street. I was thrown against a cement parking block, and slide across it, leaving the gash in my side. I landed on my shoulder and smashed my head against the pavement. I was knocked unconscious.

Stumbling over to the car wreck, I grabbed the cold, bloody, mangled body of a middle-aged woman, and pulled her out of the wreckage. About a dozen bottles rolled out after I pulled her free. I dragged her to the sidewalk and laid her on her back. Closing her eyes, I leaned forward and whispered in her ear. She slowly started to disintegrate into golden dust that flew up into the wind, seeking a path to the Underworld. Have fun in Hell, I thought.

Sending her soul on exhausted me. I sat down hard on the sidewalk. I felt nauseous and uneasy. Black spots in my vision started to appear as I heard sirens from the police heading my way. I fell back into unconsciousness.