I hadn't had a 'demigod' dream in months. That was until now. I saw the throne room on Olympus just as the gods started to flash in.
"I have called this meeting to discuss a very serious matter concerning a fallen Primordial," Zeus said. "I'm afraid that Gaea has somehow birthed a demigod." The entire throne room erupted into chaos.
"How would a primordial create a demigod?" Athena asked.
"I'm not sure, but whoever this demigod is, he poses a major threat to Olympus," Zeus responded.
Hades scoffed. "I have heard you say that so many times, and every single time the demigod stays loyal to Olympus."
"You dare question my judgment?" Zeus boomed.
"Well, if we didn't question it, we would have lost the last two wars," Poseidon said.
"Whatever," Zeus said, "Hades, you need to guard the underworld, we don't want him bathing in the Styx." Hades shrugged and flashed out of the throne room. "And I'll find the mortals who raised him."
I woke up in a cold sweat I immediately noticed that I wasn't in my bunk in the Hermes Cabin. I was in a small room with no windows and one door. I went to exit the bed to find out that my left hand was handcuffed to the headboard. I almost laughed. Spending four years in the Hermes cabin taught a lot of things. One of them was how to pick a lock. I reached into my pocket just as Percy walked in. I pulled my hand out of my pocket. Percy sat on the end of the bed and began to speak.
"Why'd you kill him?" he asked. I told him the story. "Why'd you pass out afterwards?"
"Sometimes I get tired when I use my powers," I explained. "I've never passed out before."
"I guess with your powers being from a primordial and you being in a human body would cause that to happen." he said. That actually made a lot of sense. "Holding you here isn't doing anyone good however." He pulled out a key and released me from the handcuffs. "I don't know where you'll go, but it can't be here. You and Alexis have to leave if you want to be safe."
"Where would I go?" I asked.
"Camp Jupiter would probably be the best place to go, considering they don't really care about your godly parent. You could always just say that you're a legacy of Apollo." I nodded and we walked onto the porch of the big house where Chiron, Alexis, and Nico were waiting. "By the way, Nico will shadow travel you as far as about Nebraska." Nico waved awkwardly. I looked over at Alexis and remembered the first time we stood on the porch of the Big House. She looked so much more innocent then with her baby face and blonde hair. Now her face had sharper details and her hair was a dark brown. She almost reminded me of Reyna. I also noticed that she had a new sword on her side. It looked to be half imperial gold- half silver. I shuddered when I thought about the reason behind the silver. John, 15 year old son of Athena, 10 year old Alexis, and a 14 year old me went on a quest to help bring back a demigod who had left camp accidently and gotten lost. A single werewolf attacked us and killed the son of Athena. I killed the wolf with silver in the ground and we never fund the boy's body.
"Hey man, you still in there?" Nico asked while waving his hand in front of my face.
"Yeah, just thinking," I replied. Chiron trotted over to me and put his hand on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry this is happening to you, but I fear it is the only way I can guarantee your safety." Chiron said with a tone of sadness in his voice.
"Yeah, I know," I replied while internally wincing at the cold edge in my voice. Nico signaled for me and Alexis to follow into the dark tree line.
"By the way, we're taking a slight detour," Nico said as we faded into darkness.
When my senses recovered I looked around and saw that we were in a dark place with a red tinge to it. There was a sludgy, yellow river… Wait a second.
"You're joking right?" I asked Nico.
"Unfortunately no, but hear me out," he said
"No way in hell I am bathing in the Styx!" I yelled.
"Well 1, you are in hell, and 2, you will get better control over your powers and your strong aura will have an excuse for being so strong." I'm an open-minded person, but sometimes I really wish I wasn't.
"By the way, your dad is guarding this place more than usual because of me," I said as I approached the acidic river. I said.
"Cool," Nico said. "Anyways, you'll need to focus on a part of your body that will remain tied to the mortal world and you will need focus on someone you love."
"I don't really lo-"
"It doesn't have to be romantic love."
"Alright, here goes nothing" I said as Alexis gripped my arm and I dipped my foot underneath the surface just as a large figure appeared in the distance. The pain in my leg shot up to the rest of my body. I knew the figure was speaking, but all I could focus on was trying not to close my eyes as I dipped farther into the river. Soon my head was submerged and I focused on my brown eye and my memories of Alexis. Just when I thought I was going to explode, I flew out of the river with a new surge of power running through my veins.
"Eric y-you're flying!" Alexis said, while holding on my arm for dear life. As shocked as I was, I managed to place us on the ground. When I looked up, I realized my sight was much stronger than it was previously. I looked at the figure who was approaching and realized it was Hades himself.