AN: This Story Is Far From Finished, I'm Only Posting To Know Whether The Story's Good Or Not, All Comments And PM's Welcome, BTW: I'll Change The Story's Format Into One More Comfortable To Read And Split It Into The Chapters You're Accustomed To After I Know If I Should Keep Writing Or Modify It
The Son Of Iris, Manticore Slayer
Chapter 2
As we charged into battle, I remember thinking "This day is going well! I'm fighting a Manticore right out of the Ancient Greek stories, a ring appeared in my pocket and then turned into the black sword from my dreams, I have electric powers, and three teenagers with obviously way more experience doing this just got knocked out by a beast that was already killed by Heracles. Good times!" I attempted to stab the beast but it just dodged like it was nothing. The Manticore bit Angel's arm and I was sure it would spit in half but that light that was surrounding his arm apparently protected him because no matter how hard it tried, the Manticore couldn't break his arm. I took advantage of the fact that it was distracted to punch the Manticore in the side of his rib cage. I knew it was useless so I charged all the energy I could from the electricity running down my arm and passed it on to the beast. Then, I discovered I could do so much more than that. When I my punch connected with the Manticore, I saw arcs of lightning coming down from every light bulb, every air conditioner, and every monitor around me. I couldn't just use lightning; I could manipulate the electricity around me and use it as an energy source. I did my best to control the power going into the punch as to not get drained and pass out like Leo did. The Manticore flew back like Angel did when he touched me except that this time it was with such force that even the Manticore staggered. Angel took that time to stare at the Manticore as if concentrating and closed his fist at the beast. The Manticore exploded a sphere of bright, multicolored light and laid unconscious in the newly formed crater. Seeing we killed the Manticore, Angel and I rushed over to Leo, Percy, and Annabeth and with the same careful control as with Angel, I gave them a little shock. Again, I didn't shock them enough to hurt them, but just enough to get the corporal functions working properly again. Percy was the first to wake up and was mortified when I told him that I shocked him. "Never do that to me again!" he said and I responded by saying "You're welcome." Next was Annabeth who looked at me as if I'd attempted to grab her while she was unconscious. Leo actually said "thank you" for a change. When I looked over, Annabeth looked absolutely mortified. "Why didn't you finish it?!" she asked. "What do you mean? Just look at it its–" I was left hanging in mid sentence as I noticed the Manticore was stirring. Angel and I were in a state of shock "B-b-but w-we…we killed it, it was dead" said Angel. "Its fur is impenetrable, you just knocked it out, besides, monsters turn to dust when they die" stated Annabeth matter-of-factly. By now the Manticore had stood up and was roaring defiantly but obviously still dazed. "I got and idea" I said but Annabeth just looked over me as if she thought that I would say that we should try tickling it. "Angel, can you cover your entire body with that light?" I asked hoping, no, praying for a yes. " Uh…I don't know maybe why?" "Because it couldn't bite through your arm when it was covered in light" at this point Annabeth's eye widened as if suddenly realizing what I was thinking. "That's actually a good plan" she said with a slight tone of grudging respect. There was no time to explain the plan as the Manticore was preparing to charge but Annabeth saved me. "Here" she said to Angel taking away my sword and giving it to him. "Cover yourself in light and stab him in the nose and when the time comes, make the light erupt like you did last time." Angel was about to protest when Annabeth pushed him toward the beast and drew her dagger as if she was actually planning on attacking the beast again, Percy and Leo did the same though they just looked like they were going with it rather than actually figuring out the plan. Once again, lightning arched down my arm but this time, it seemed to move across my arm slightly faster, stronger. Angel charged the beast and attempted to stab it when the Manticore swallowed him whole. Hoping Angel knew what to do Annabeth and I lowered our weapons. Percy and Leo just stared at us in disbelief that we'd to that after it just ate a comrade. Suddenly, light shimmered in the Manticore's eyes, it roared in agony as Angel's light burned him from the inside out and suddenly there was a fur coat in front of us with Angels shape under it. Angel crawled out covered in gold dust and poured the remaining dust from the coat. "Give me a fucking warning next time!" "Dude, calm the fuck down there was no time to explain the whole plan besides your alive." As if on cue, Angel tried to take three steps and collapsed, exhausted. We ran over to him and then a dark shadow fell on us. A chariot pulled by two winged horses, pegasi, and landed next to us. After all that I just saw, there was still one thing that up to this day, puzzles me beyond hope, and that was the fact that no one noticed anything, no one heard anything, no one even casually passed by the hallway. Nobody. I retrieved my sword from under the fur coat left behind by the Manticore. Not exactly knowing what to do, I concentrated and pictured the sword turning back into a ring and surprisingly it worked. "What now?" I asked facing the three people who had just changed my life forever. "Well we're going to take you to camp, the only safe place for half-bloods like us. Camp Half-Blood, where we train Greek demigods!" said Annabeth, actually looking cheerful instead of being cold. Apparently she let go our comment about her ass, but something about her was wrong, something about the way she eyed my ring, like she was scared, or confused, or both.
Alright, I Know This Chapter Was Short And Chapter Three I Believe Is Shorter But The Chapters Are Gradually Growing Larger So It's All Good, Remember To Comment Or PM Any Suggestions