Me, full of charm, perfection, a good outlook on life? The person who once walked into a pole while being absorbed in a book, as I didn't look where I was going? No, they must have the wrong person.
Cautiously, I asked. "Are you sure you have the correct person?"
To which they all replied simultaneously, "Of course!"
To say I was in shock about the whole things would be a colossal understatement. Only about an hour ago I was just one of your run-of-the-mill school girls whose only traces was her ability to seamlessly blend into the background. How I have been told that I was not only a daughter of Poseidon, but also the chosen child to be blessed by every single Greek god.
Yes, it had indeed occurred to me that this was all some elaborate dream, but honestly, that would be wayyyyy to cheesy to be the truth. No, I was quite sure that this was actually happening, especially since Sparky's lightning bolt in his hands was growing and sparking without being plugged into anything. Yea, this was about the point that I realised this was actually happening.
Which meant that I was a step ahead of the gobsmacked son of Apollo whose head has just dropped to the floor. Honestly, get a grip man! Did you not think that gods would ever come and claim you? Thought not.
But I still don't get what the gods really see in me.
What happened then was so amazing it is impossible to describe in words but I will try. Imagine that you have travelled to the sun, not burned up but yet still felt the heat and the raw power of the ball of fire in front of you. Yep, that sums it up. For the gods had literally gone super nova, and I was literally blasted with power and energy so vast that I felt like sunglasses would not have even made a dent. They probably would have just been blown up and melted onto my face.
How did I survive? At the time I really did not know, especially that what actually was happening (as I have now figured out) was that I was being blessed by all the Greek gods all at the same time, which I can tell you really gave me a headache. Now, you might be wondering what on earth I am going on about. And no, it was nothing like a baptism, where water is involved and the baby just gets very wet while some religious dude says a few words. This particular blessing involved the gods actually transferring their powers and abilities to me, which was pretty awesome, although I still have no idea if I would have survived it.
Yes, I lived. And this was due to a particular stone that I was wearing around my neck at the time.
When I was born, my father gave me one gift: a gorgeous and expensive necklace. On it hung a jewel, a large, flat circular emerald. According to my mum, he had told her that I should never take it off, as it was a 'part' of me. In memory of my father I had done just that. I wore it everywhere, even to school (which, let me tell you, required a note from the principle which gave me 'permission' to wear it under my school uniform). Nowadays I don't even realise it is there, it does truly feel like a part of me. However, what I did not know from the first sixteen years of my life was what the stone actually was.
It is the source.
Forged back when Gaia ruled the land, the stone has the ability to hold power of the gods, any at all, for as long as those powers respond to the wearer. He or she must have worn the jewel since birth, and never taken it off, up until the age of sixteen, when the emerald is therefore ready for use whenever the wearer desires.
It is my source.
Thanks to the emerald jewel, I survived the gods blessing, which I can tell you was painful even with the jewel on. After the process, and the revival of Luke (who I now know was actually knocked out in purpose to SURVIVE!) the gods moved on to the gift.
The present consisted of two different elements. The first was a ring that would transform into any weapon, and a bracelet that turned into a shield. After reading about the Greek monsters, I knew how important these gifts truly were. The second I did not get. Zeus brought out two necklaces, and a piece that he attached to the jewel. All three were symbols, and looked Egyptian. I really did not understand, but Zeus told me I would be able to use it someday. The other two were for Luke and...