Chapter 4 Powers

I had been walking for about six hours but the sky still Hadn't lost the dreary black and red sky and until I got to Redmond it stayed. Redmond despite not being hit with the full force of the explosion was still in bad condition. The outer area leading from Seattle to Redmond was obliterated and even the outer area of Redmond looked like a little slice of Seattle. It took me about ten minutes to enter the area that wasn't affected by the blast but that didn't look to good either.
There were family's scattered on the streets holding each other. They were likely not killed by the blast but had their homes destroyed because many of them were wearing injuries and their clothing was reduced to rags. I heard a woman talking and turned around but it was only the news. I turned around and began to watch. "In recent reports the casualties have risen from 100,000 to an estimated amount of 700,000 not including the amount of people outside of Seattle. Researchers are blaming this phenomenon on a nuclear bomb detonation from a terrorist attack.
The president is currently searching for the suspects and has already contacted other countries asking if they know anything of it. I'm Rachel Jane and this is 8 news." "A terrorist attack? Did no one see me did no one see the sky?" My brain lurched from the idea that no one saw what I saw. Remembered a book I read on Greek mythology mention avail of some sort that separated the gods from the mortals.
"That must be what's happening."
"I can't believe anything like this ever happened."
"Fucking terrorists, I will see them executed."
I've been called a terrorist before. In the fourth grade I threw a soaked sponge we were using for the dunk tank on field day at a girl who stole my dollar and she called me a terrorist who was worse than Osama Bin Laden.
I brushed the insult off after all she was massive bitch and she needed to be taught a lesson. But those two grown men saying that hit me like a hundred bullets because they were right I was a terrorist; I was worse than Osama Bin Laden. I have 700,000 people lives under my belt those people were mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons. Believe me some of those people deserved to die but most were just ordinary people who didn't deserve their fate. I felt the anger began to burn up in me; I felt like destroying something. I didn't make eye contact with the men who called me a terrorist.
I began to walk away to a place where I could let out all my frustration. I was going to the forest. Redmond was where I lived until I was seven so I remembered all the forests secret paths. The forest was extremely lush and full of spring flowers. The vegetation had finally seemed to have the strength to fight off the cold breath of winter.
Too Bad I was going to knock its streak down. When I felt like I was deep enough I shot a lighting bolt at a tree out of pure frustration. The tree fell down with a bang.
"So it does make a sound", I said chuckling I was impressed with my work. The tree I knocked down was at least twenty feet tall and the trunk was two or three feet.
"Alright let's try this".
I built up the electricity in my hand watching sparks fly and a red light surround my hand. After about three seconds I released it. The bolt was three times as large as my original bolt and broke through the tree and stopped when it knocked down another. "Whew, that was some mighty fine shooting Percy", I said with an undeniably large grin. I felt the rage I had from watching the news disappear. "Okay one more".
I began to gather electricity in my arms but this time I let it come out of my body and build up on my hand. It looked like a perfect sphere and was black rimmed with red (like everything else!). I took the ball in my hands and hurled it. The ball exploded in a blast of black and red and reduced everything around it to rubble. "That is so overpowered", I panted.
I was exhausted because of the amount of electricity I used. I looked up at the sky and saw the sun begin to sink and the moon starting to rise. My hand raised out and concentrated. "This should work right?" Black clouds with streaks of red began to fill the sky and a large black bolt of lightning struck me.
Every part of my body was filled with energy and my body burned but in a good way. When the bolt stopped my body still volutes with electricity. I had so much energy flowing inside me I held out my hand and let all the electricity I didn't need go into one massive bolt which crushed at least five trees before stopping." oh man! That is amazing!" I began to calm down. I began to look at my surroundings and find the fact that destroyed everything in my immediate vicinity.
My stomach grumbled loudly." OK there should be a stream around here; Well lets see how good these powers are at fishing. I walked to the stream and then took my shoes and socks off. I put them up in the water and then surged. In a few seconds dozens of fish began to rise up from the bottom of the stream.
Since I eat a lot for my age I took about three of the biggest ones and began to set up a fire place. Once the stones were in place and the logs were set I shot a tiny bolt at the wood and a tiny flame appeared. Soon it began to burn into a blazing fire but the flames were strangely dark red and the smoke was pitch black. " Wow I must have a red and black fetish". After the fish was roasted I didn't hesitate to bite into them.
They were juicy and were like fireworks of flavor in my mouth. Though they weren't the best fish I've eaten. I remember when mom used to make fish. She added the perfect amount of salt and pepper which was a lot but not too much to drowned out the taste. I also remembered the time we went to the cape in Massachusetts and I had flounder for the first time.
I was a bit skeptical at first because I thought an ugly fish could never taste good. But when I tried it flounders ranked among one of my favorite foods. I smiled faintly at those events they made me happy. But they also made me want to cry because I knew those moments were long gone just like mom. Fighting back the tears I ate the remaining fish and laid down.
I looked up at the stars. They were a magnificent sight to behold I had never seen so many in one place in my entire life. I felt the sadness of the memories begin to slip away. I slowly began to close my eyes and I felt a wave of exhaustion fall over me I then began to fall asleep.
" Hey boy what are you doing here", An anonymous voice say. I got up the drowsiness still in effect to see two girls one with black hair and obsidian eyes.
The other one had auburn hair and brown eyes. They both seemed to be around thirteen or fourteen, they were wearing silver clothing, and had a bow and arrow with them.
" You know its kinda rude to wake someone up so harshly", I muttered still drowsy.
"You didn't answer my question boy. What are you doing here", The one with black hair said harshly.
"Could you refer to me by anything else besides boy"?
"We will call you whatever we want boy", the one with auburn hair said.
" Okay then if were going to play it like that then screw your answer and screw you two", I said as laid back down.
"You're going to tell us what we want to hear", The black haired one said as she drew her bow.
" So you're going to kill a twelve year old boy for not telling you a simple question?
That makes so much sense you are the pinnacle of logic and reason".
"Don't mock us boy tell us your name", The dark haired one said.
"Oh I can answer that question my name is Perseus Jackson a pleasure to ma- I was cut off by a figure tackling me and cuffing me with some sort of metal that blocked me from summoning electricity from my body. I then recognized the figure. She had auburn hair and silver eyes. She got up. " Huntresses we have found the abomination.