Ace Ashford POV- 15 years old

My eyes dart around my room. I heard something, what was it? A monster? I quickly tap my leather wristband with a skull and sword crossbones four times, activating its magic and turning it into my twin stygian iron swords. Makes sense, since my dad is Hades.

"You're not getting away this time! Whatever you are-"

"Graghhhh! Grrrrrrr..." My head snaps around and I stare right into the eyes of a creature that I've never even seen before. That's crazy, I thought I'd seen all of them... I brace myself and start attacking, while defending myself against the grotesque monster. Slobber drips from its fangs... no, never mind, that's blood.

"You cannot defeat Ace!" I shout at the thing as it hurls itself towards me. "G...ghaaa!" Sheer weight flies into me and I topple to the ground, the thing on top of me. "No...you...don't!" I slam my swords into it over and over until finally it lets out a shrill scream and disintegrates. "Have fun in Tarturus" I mutter under my breath, pulling myself off the ground. How did that thing get in here anyway? I glance around for a moment. This is it. I've been pushed to my breaking point, all the monstors, all the fear. All my life I've been preparing to leave, my long journey to Camp Half Blood, the place I'm meant to be, the place where I'll be safe. It's time, I know it is. It's time to start my journey. I guess I'll have to tell my mom, Julie, that I'm leaving now- for good. It's the only way. I tiptoe through the dark house and quietly open my mom's bedroom door. "Mom...?" I hear a rustling and then my mother's voice.

"What? Why are you up so late?"

"I have to go mom. I won't survive if I stay here."

"I knew the time was coming, but... now?" She sounds devastated. I'll miss her a lot, but hey, I really don't have a choice here. Other than live or die.

"I'm sorry, truly I am. But I want to live," its kind of coincidental, actually, because my father is God of the Underworld. "I love you mom. I'll miss you." She wipes away a tear.

"You're right, You need to go. I was a fool to keep you here so long. You need to go to camp, where you'll be safe." She hugs me tightly. "You can make it."

"Of course I can." If only dad cared about me. If only he actually wanted to help me. I've never even talked to him. If he helped me, I'd be undefeatable. I'm just me though. On the other cc hand, he did give me the swords/wristband, which have saved my life many times. Maybe he dies care. Anything's possible, even for Hades. I comb out my short cropped black hair and stare at the two blood red streaks on the side. Like blood. I wonder if dad wanted me to be like that, it's kind of underworldly I guess. I pull on a white v neck, jeans, and my black converse shoes, grabbing my most important possesions; my replica of the helm of darkness, another gift from dad, that puts me into invisibility, my leather jacket that has pockets that contain infinite throwing knives, My skull necklace with a picture of my mom... and Hades in his human form, and my sword wristband. I suppose this is all I need. I suppose I must go now, start this long journey. I wonder if I'll even make it. I've been fighting monstors since I was seven, yet sometimes I still doubt myself... mom is waiting for me, wiping her eyes.

"Stay safe Ace. I know that you can do this, you can make it. I wish I could take you, but the monsters..."

"I know. Its not even possible anymore. I have to go alone. This is My quest, right here, right now. I must survive."

"Goodbye, good luck. I love you."

"I love you too. Goodbye..." I open the door and begin to walk. Strange, how fast all of thi has happened. Now I have just one thing to do though, one thing to focus on... survive. I will survive. I walk through our yard and get a sense of direction. East, I need to go east. I turn to the right and start walking through our small town. Camp Half Blood is approximately 490 miles away from here, maybe 500. What will these days bring me? It is dark, and a light rain falls from the sky. My fingers rest right above my wristband, ready to tap it four times at any moment. Who knows how many monsters lurk in this darkness. I take a deep breath ans bring in the scent of damp evergreens, clean sidewalks, early morning. I turn around and can see a dim light illuminating the front window of home, my mother's silhouette waving to me. I wave back for a moment and then turn around, not looking back again. Now my journey must begin.

Alright guys, there it is! The first real chapter... I want to tell you guys how grateful I am for all submitted characters! All ten spits were filled in less than a day, thats a first for me, plus, all the characters I got are really great! I'd like to thank NeverForgiveOrForget161616 for Ace! Great character! Okay, so, the way this story is going to work is first I will have "start of the journey" chapters for each character, like this one. Then I will just have chapters, slowly the halfbloods will meet eachother and group together, and bit by bit the whole group will become one. They will journey together after that, and who knows what that will bring. I'll jump that hurdle when I get there. For now, please review! Reviews help me know how I'm doing and if people like my work! If you have just a minute or two, please, takethe time to review! Alright, I guess that's it for now, I hope you enjoyed this first chapter, and again, thank you guys for creating these amazing characters so quickly, and making them so well. Bye!

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