Somewhere else...
"She won't last," A figure said. "She can't come to me in time,"
Another figure bowed. "I am sorry, Miss. Shall I send a sign?"
The figure shook her head sadly. "The marking is advancing. I doubt she'll make it.
Ally
I opened my eyes, sunlight coming in. I blinked a couple of times. I realized I was in a small room, on a mattress. To my side was a flower blossom shaped in glass, with a tree sapling of gold in the middle, dangling a pearl. It was filled with water.
I reached out to drink it, but the door swung open. It was Will.
"No! Don't drink that!" He suddenly acted like we were in slow motion.
I turned bright red, then furious. "HOW ON EARTH DID YOU KNOW THAT I WAS GONNA DRINK THIS?!?!"
Will stopped, and looked down. "Me and Keesa were gonna make sure you were ok.... there's a window in your room, ya know?" He waved his hands. "This is the hospital part of my house. Pretty rich for 12, huh?"
I didn't say anything. "You live here by yourself?"
Will nodded happily. "Yep! Pretty sweet for a youngster!" He stuck his tongue out at me as Keesa walked in.
She glared at Will. "GET OUTTA HERE!"
Will did his innocent face... but then I noticed something weird. His eyes weren't regular eyes... he looked like he was in a manga! I turned my head. So did Keesa!
"Uh," I mumbled. "Please excuse me."
I jumped out of the bed and calmly walked outside. Once I was out of sight, I darted into the bathroom, looking at the mirror.
My skin was more slender, and my hair looked so silky and smooth. My eyes were big and purple, just like in an anime or manga. I looked so unrealistic... this couldn't be happening!
I walked outside of the room. Keesa was standing there. "What's wrong?"
"I'm sorry," I nodded. "When you're in here, you become more different than my world." I gave out a chuckle. Suddenly, my palms were holding fire.
"Ack!" I exclaimed.
Will came into the scene. Him and Keesa exchanged glances.
"Will's gonna show you something," Keesa said. "It's an attempt to help your curse."
Will grabbed my wrist with his hand and dragged me across the floor. He stopped at two large metal doors.
"Ow," I softly said. Then I stood up, dusting myself off. "What's in there?"
"Ancestors have passed it down generation to generation. We haven't found any use for it, but it could help control you." Will answered.
I tilted my head, and Will pushed the doors open. There stood a glass case, hanging a necklace. "Whoa," I said.
The necklace was plain and silver. But on it, was a decent ruby. A flame was moving rapidly inside the gem. It was so creepy, yet cool.
"Why couldn't I drink the water from the glass sapling?" I suddenly asked. "That was peculiar."
"It's nothing." Will replied, almost immediately. Then he pressed a flashing green button, and the case opened. Keesa came in with a tray of unicorn tea, and placed it down. Then, she took the necklace and handed it to me.
"What does this necklace do?" I asked, flinging it around my neck. Then, I saw the visions of the phoenix and the fiery blossoms. I covered my head with my arms, trying to make it go away. As it ended, I suddenly knew what it does.
"The fire of my heart." I said. "It controls the fire of my heart."
"Correct," Keesa nodded, and we all took a cup of the unicorn tea.
"What happened to the Kage?" I asked, after taking a sip.
"Chef scared them away with a rocket launcher." Keesa said.
I kept being bugged by the glass tree, and the visions. "And it's still odd how I can't drink the water from that antique."
Keesa sighed. Then she took my arm. "Where's your mark?"
I showed her my palm. Then, my heart stopped. The mark: (❂) had turned more complex, that looked like this: (✑❂) overlapping each other. It was beginning to look all creepy.
"The necklace can harness your fire power, and will hopefully give us more time." Keesa explained. "And the water is pure. Since you are becoming like fire, you cannot drink pure water."
"What about freshwater?"
"That's fine, because it isn't pure." Keesa answered.
I looked down at my unicorn tea, then my mark. I sighed. I wish mom and dad were here. I wish I never had to do this thing! I wish I was back at that place, except the hobo wasn't there. I wish that I could go back to that mysterious little house, and try to attempt to see it on the inside!
"It's fine," Keesa told me. "It's fine. Soon this will all be over."
"Thanks," I said, and Will huffed.
"Inside the car." He ordered.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Chapter IV
Ally
I held my breath as the doorknob slowly twisted open, eerily and ominously, revealing that no one had opened the door.
Chef lifted me up into the house, along with Keesa. It was just one single, plain room... with a ornate mirror.
"This is it?" I asked. "Where's Mr. Soldier? To scared to face a gir..."
Two gloved hands reached out of the mirror and one covered my mouth, making me get cut off. The other one pulled me into the mirror.
I groaned, and sat up. What just happened? I felt cold and damp. My eyes slowly adjusted to the dark. There was a small waterfall and a miniature stream... there was a red sofa with a person on it.
"Ack!" I jerked.
The lights turned on, revealing a boy. His head was turned down, with glossy brown hair. He wore a cloth suit covered in soot, that hung a single gun. His gloves were tattered.
"The name's Will Samton." The boy peered at me with intense blue eyes. "Why have you come?"
"Um... uh..." I stammered. For a boy, that's really creepy. A boy as a soldier? A boy who can grab people from mirrors? CREEPY!
Suddenly, Will began to crack up. His face turned red, than purple. "Loosen up, will ya?"
I just stared at him.
"It's alright, don't sweat it!"
Will suddenly went to the waterfall, and pulled out Keesa. "Hello, Keesa!" He said.
Keesa spit out a mouthful of water. She glared at Will. "No thanks. I'd rather not say hello to you."
Will frowned. I blinked. "What just happened?"
"Will's my cousin." Keesa explained. "And he can pull off pranks. Unfortunately, you got affected." She glared at Will. "And his pranks are cheap and selfish."
"HYAAAHH!"
Will tried to do a karate move, but Keesa blocked it with her arm, clenching her teeth. "STOP IT!" Keesa gave Will a hard look, and he stopped.
"Alright." Will said. "Why have you come?" He placed a hand on his gun.
"My name's Ally Skyheart." I responded. I showed him my marking, my curse. His eyes widened. "I need plenty of allies. Just one more. Will you join us?"
Will thought for a moment. "No."
Keesa ran up to Will, and smacked his face. "Why. Not?"
Will rubbed his cheek. "I won't join you until little miss Ally here battles me."
"What?" I asked, completely shocked.
"It's time to prove your power, cursed heroine. Despicable human." Will taunted, and pulled out his gun.
The furniture went away, and Keesa was pinned to the wall, which turned into a little glass room. She put two hands on the window.
"No!"
The stream and waterfall expanded, becoming more wilder. The roots that dangled from above got thicker, and grew nasty thorns. The ground was dotted with boulders stuck in ground. I weakly took out my sword, feeling faint.
Will fired his gun, but bounced off my sword in luck. I could only hold my breath.
"Fight!" Will laughed. "Aren't you a reincarnation of Rina? You've brought dishonor to her! Ha!"
Suddenly, I saw visions of the fiery blossoms and the single phoenix. It got intensely hot, but then I saw Will standing still, my vision outlined in fire. I raised my sword and charged at him.
Will blocked the blow with his gun, which got chopped in half. The visions of fire went away. I could hear my heart's beating echo away.
"Oh my gosh!" Will exclaimed. He looked down at me, flabbergasted. "Are you ok?"
I noticed around me was a circular blast of ash. The smell of smoke hung in the air. My sword's blade had some rising out of it.
"I'm... I'm fine." I mumbled, which was a lie. Then, I managed to close my eyes and fall onto the grassy ground.
I held my breath as the doorknob slowly twisted open, eerily and ominously, revealing that no one had opened the door.
Chef lifted me up into the house, along with Keesa. It was just one single, plain room... with a ornate mirror.
"This is it?" I asked. "Where's Mr. Soldier? To scared to face a gir..."
Two gloved hands reached out of the mirror and one covered my mouth, making me get cut off. The other one pulled me into the mirror.
I groaned, and sat up. What just happened? I felt cold and damp. My eyes slowly adjusted to the dark. There was a small waterfall and a miniature stream... there was a red sofa with a person on it.
"Ack!" I jerked.
The lights turned on, revealing a boy. His head was turned down, with glossy brown hair. He wore a cloth suit covered in soot, that hung a single gun. His gloves were tattered.
"The name's Will Samton." The boy peered at me with intense blue eyes. "Why have you come?"
"Um... uh..." I stammered. For a boy, that's really creepy. A boy as a soldier? A boy who can grab people from mirrors? CREEPY!
Suddenly, Will began to crack up. His face turned red, than purple. "Loosen up, will ya?"
I just stared at him.
"It's alright, don't sweat it!"
Will suddenly went to the waterfall, and pulled out Keesa. "Hello, Keesa!" He said.
Keesa spit out a mouthful of water. She glared at Will. "No thanks. I'd rather not say hello to you."
Will frowned. I blinked. "What just happened?"
"Will's my cousin." Keesa explained. "And he can pull off pranks. Unfortunately, you got affected." She glared at Will. "And his pranks are cheap and selfish."
"HYAAAHH!"
Will tried to do a karate move, but Keesa blocked it with her arm, clenching her teeth. "STOP IT!" Keesa gave Will a hard look, and he stopped.
"Alright." Will said. "Why have you come?" He placed a hand on his gun.
"My name's Ally Skyheart." I responded. I showed him my marking, my curse. His eyes widened. "I need plenty of allies. Just one more. Will you join us?"
Will thought for a moment. "No."
Keesa ran up to Will, and smacked his face. "Why. Not?"
Will rubbed his cheek. "I won't join you until little miss Ally here battles me."
"What?" I asked, completely shocked.
"It's time to prove your power, cursed heroine. Despicable human." Will taunted, and pulled out his gun.
The furniture went away, and Keesa was pinned to the wall, which turned into a little glass room. She put two hands on the window.
"No!"
The stream and waterfall expanded, becoming more wilder. The roots that dangled from above got thicker, and grew nasty thorns. The ground was dotted with boulders stuck in ground. I weakly took out my sword, feeling faint.
Will fired his gun, but bounced off my sword in luck. I could only hold my breath.
"Fight!" Will laughed. "Aren't you a reincarnation of Rina? You've brought dishonor to her! Ha!"
Suddenly, I saw visions of the fiery blossoms and the single phoenix. It got intensely hot, but then I saw Will standing still, my vision outlined in fire. I raised my sword and charged at him.
Will blocked the blow with his gun, which got chopped in half. The visions of fire went away. I could hear my heart's beating echo away.
"Oh my gosh!" Will exclaimed. He looked down at me, flabbergasted. "Are you ok?"
I noticed around me was a circular blast of ash. The smell of smoke hung in the air. My sword's blade had some rising out of it.
"I'm... I'm fine." I mumbled, which was a lie. Then, I managed to close my eyes and fall onto the grassy ground.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Chapter III
Ally
I realized it was nighttime.
"That was quick." I remarked. "Nighttime already?"
"Yes, but we musn't linger here any longer," Keesa said. She picked up the ancient scroll, fragile and crinkling. "The shadow wolves here are dangerous beings. They're called Kage. They have no hearts, and they can trick you by morphing into humans. Kage love doing that at night."
"Where do we have to go?" I asked, jumping up and down.
"To the Pizzeria. Chef is kind. He can lead us to his son. His son's a soldier. That'll help us more with offense on our way." Keesa answered. Then, we heard howling. "Quickly! Go straight!"
I blinked, partially stunned. The town looked like a completely different place in the dark. I ran blind, jumping over fallen goods and loose rocks.
"I hear yapping!" I called out, hearing barks.
"Just keep going!" Keesa said.
I ran, and slid on a stick. Then I dodged a low stand's wooden frame. I skidded to a halt as I saw glaring eyes as yellow as a topaz, feeling a small bump from Keesa.
"Don't move." Keesa ordered.
The Kage stepped out of the shadows, revealing rough black fur, and chains wrapped around them. I felt for my sword, but a Kage growled at me, snarling, showing stained teeth.
One of the wolves began to morph into a little boy, showing innocent eyes. "Please don't hurt us," He said in a sweet voice. "I'm too wittle."
I gasped, but Keesa took out a gun and shot him, who yipped and morphed back into a Kage, except dead.
"Kage's trick you." She reminded.
Then, the Kage began to growl, and lunged at us with sharp teeth as I squeezed my eyes shut. Then, a light blue force pushed them back, and slammed them onto the ground. I opened my eyes, astonished. Keesa was struggling to keep the shield open.
"Run, heroine!"
I ran in the circle, that began to act like a hamster ball. Kage attacked, but got ran over by the strong force. We crushed crates, the fruits being mashed up, and the shield exploded into psychic fragments. Keesa escorted me into the pizzeria, then shut and locked the door. A fat man wearing a stained white apron and fluffy hat walked in, surprised. It was Chef.
"You can put your hood down," Keesa whispered, and I did as I was told.
"Human," Chef exclaimed in a slow voice.
"Duh!" I said, a little agitated. I was sick and tired of being called 'Human'. It made me feel like a terrorist, if you know what I mean.
"I am sincerely sorry," Chef bowed, his fat belly shaking like a bowl of jelly. "What do you want?"
"We need you to lead you to your son," Keesa answered. "We seek him for assistance."
"Aye," Chef answered. "Follow me."
Chef led us through a door that said Employes Only, revealing a huge garden that had trees growing various kinds of pizza. The fountains were squirting out beverages, like soda, juice, or slushies. At the very end of the garden was a car, and a garage door.
"Quickly!"
I whirled around, seeing Kage flooding the garden. They had clawed the door open. We ran into the car, Chef taking the driver's seat. He locked the car doors, and pressed a button. The garage door slowly opened, revealing more Kage.
"AHHH!" Me and Keesa screamed.
Drool was slowly coming down on the windows. Among the drool were patches of fur.
"We're getting out of here!" Chef stepped on the gas pedal, and we zoomed out of the ambush of Kage.
I turned around, seeing more Kage chasing after us. I looked straight, seeing a truck.
"MOVE!" I shrieked, and Chef swerved wildly to the right. I buckled my seat belt, feeling my heart racing. If this was fake, this would be an awesome roller coaster ride.
Chef then swerved to the left as Kage came into view. Then, a huge Kage pounded on the windshield, and jumped off as we skidded in circles.
"I'm getting dizzy," Keesa groaned.
Then, we stopped circling, teetering on a cliff.
"Don't move," Chef ordered.
The bloodthirsty wolves flooded the hood of the car. They jumped off the car as we barreled down the cliff, which was nearly steep.
"AHHHH!!!!!" We all screamed. Then we stopped, being caught by a thick root that was wider than the car. I covered my ears as the tires popped. Keesa fainted from fear.
"We at son's house," Chef pointed to a large tree house on other large roots.
I realized it was nighttime.
"That was quick." I remarked. "Nighttime already?"
"Yes, but we musn't linger here any longer," Keesa said. She picked up the ancient scroll, fragile and crinkling. "The shadow wolves here are dangerous beings. They're called Kage. They have no hearts, and they can trick you by morphing into humans. Kage love doing that at night."
"Where do we have to go?" I asked, jumping up and down.
"To the Pizzeria. Chef is kind. He can lead us to his son. His son's a soldier. That'll help us more with offense on our way." Keesa answered. Then, we heard howling. "Quickly! Go straight!"
I blinked, partially stunned. The town looked like a completely different place in the dark. I ran blind, jumping over fallen goods and loose rocks.
"I hear yapping!" I called out, hearing barks.
"Just keep going!" Keesa said.
I ran, and slid on a stick. Then I dodged a low stand's wooden frame. I skidded to a halt as I saw glaring eyes as yellow as a topaz, feeling a small bump from Keesa.
"Don't move." Keesa ordered.
The Kage stepped out of the shadows, revealing rough black fur, and chains wrapped around them. I felt for my sword, but a Kage growled at me, snarling, showing stained teeth.
One of the wolves began to morph into a little boy, showing innocent eyes. "Please don't hurt us," He said in a sweet voice. "I'm too wittle."
I gasped, but Keesa took out a gun and shot him, who yipped and morphed back into a Kage, except dead.
"Kage's trick you." She reminded.
Then, the Kage began to growl, and lunged at us with sharp teeth as I squeezed my eyes shut. Then, a light blue force pushed them back, and slammed them onto the ground. I opened my eyes, astonished. Keesa was struggling to keep the shield open.
"Run, heroine!"
I ran in the circle, that began to act like a hamster ball. Kage attacked, but got ran over by the strong force. We crushed crates, the fruits being mashed up, and the shield exploded into psychic fragments. Keesa escorted me into the pizzeria, then shut and locked the door. A fat man wearing a stained white apron and fluffy hat walked in, surprised. It was Chef.
"You can put your hood down," Keesa whispered, and I did as I was told.
"Human," Chef exclaimed in a slow voice.
"Duh!" I said, a little agitated. I was sick and tired of being called 'Human'. It made me feel like a terrorist, if you know what I mean.
"I am sincerely sorry," Chef bowed, his fat belly shaking like a bowl of jelly. "What do you want?"
"We need you to lead you to your son," Keesa answered. "We seek him for assistance."
"Aye," Chef answered. "Follow me."
Chef led us through a door that said Employes Only, revealing a huge garden that had trees growing various kinds of pizza. The fountains were squirting out beverages, like soda, juice, or slushies. At the very end of the garden was a car, and a garage door.
"Quickly!"
I whirled around, seeing Kage flooding the garden. They had clawed the door open. We ran into the car, Chef taking the driver's seat. He locked the car doors, and pressed a button. The garage door slowly opened, revealing more Kage.
"AHHH!" Me and Keesa screamed.
Drool was slowly coming down on the windows. Among the drool were patches of fur.
"We're getting out of here!" Chef stepped on the gas pedal, and we zoomed out of the ambush of Kage.
I turned around, seeing more Kage chasing after us. I looked straight, seeing a truck.
"MOVE!" I shrieked, and Chef swerved wildly to the right. I buckled my seat belt, feeling my heart racing. If this was fake, this would be an awesome roller coaster ride.
Chef then swerved to the left as Kage came into view. Then, a huge Kage pounded on the windshield, and jumped off as we skidded in circles.
"I'm getting dizzy," Keesa groaned.
Then, we stopped circling, teetering on a cliff.
"Don't move," Chef ordered.
The bloodthirsty wolves flooded the hood of the car. They jumped off the car as we barreled down the cliff, which was nearly steep.
"AHHHH!!!!!" We all screamed. Then we stopped, being caught by a thick root that was wider than the car. I covered my ears as the tires popped. Keesa fainted from fear.
"We at son's house," Chef pointed to a large tree house on other large roots.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Chapter II
Ally
I blinked in the sunlight. How busy it was! The dirt streets were being filled with traders and caravans. Dust clouds was thrown up. There were stands with light, dyed cloth as a roof, with bookshelves
"And blangers?" A trader showed me necklaces. I quickly looked down, shaking my head.
"I'd rather not." Keesa said.
"Ah, it's the 13 year old Keesa, finally out of her little house!" The trader said.
"Shut. Your. Mouth." Keesa hissed.
Keesa rushed me into the road. Just then, drums were banging loudly. All the people stopped.
"Make way, for the soldiers have returned!" A man shouted.
The people split up into one side of the road. 5 golden caravans were strolling along.
"What's happening?" I asked.
"The soldiers are back from their raid. They were attacking a small part of the Unborne. For the first in 20 battles, they were successful." Keesa said.
"Oh," I said. Maybe other people could attack the Unborne instead of me! After all, the soldiers were successful.
"But they can't stop the Demon Lord." Keesa said, as if reading my mind. "No one but only the ones that are human can stop the Demon Lord."
"But I'm normal!" I said.
"Shush, now." Keesa said. "We must cross quickly."
We ran quietly through the streets, and tumbled into a building. "Ow." I murmured.
Keesa shut the door, and covered it with a curtain, making it pitch dark. A single candle was flickering on a table, but no one has lit it.
"Come forth, chosen one." An elderly, yet ghostly voice said. I turned my head, and saw a transparent, floating lady hovering slightly above the ground. "No need to fear me."
I put down my hood, and slowly walked towards the table. My hands were shaking. The shaman was a freaking ghost.
"Why have you come, heroine?" The shaman said. She put a stick into the candle's fire. Putting the stick back out, a wisp of smoke twisted to the ceiling slowly. The air suddenly smelled like sweet honeysuckle.
"I'm cursed." I said. I showed her the marking. The shaman's eyes widened. "By fire. And I can't understand my name. I forgot it."
"Now that we can fix." The shaman took out a blood red berry. "Humans always forget who they are. It increases the more they hang around here."
She was right. I forgot who or where my parents were. I forgot my age and last name.
"You must first eat the food of here to remember." The shaman said. She placed the berry into my hand. "Quickly, now."
I chewed the berry slowly. It tasted sweet, and energizing. I finally remembered where my parents were. Still at the meeting, hopefully. "My name is Ally Skyheart." I said, feeling braver.
"Ally the chosen one," The shaman said. "It is time to see what you're Fate is."
"Fate?"
"Your quest to complete." Keesa responded.
The shaman took the smoke and pressed it down into a glass orb. She placed it onto the table. "May kah buh diya. SACKA TOOM FRAS!" The orb lit up. There were pictures of a clock, and the marking growing more advanced the more time passed. Then, it stopped after 7 days. It showed the mark looking really creepy. Then it showed a person turning into a demonic, four-legged creature. Then it showed the clock again, starting at Day 1. Then, instead of turning into a monster, it showed the person turning into ice, with a fire flicking in it. The orb lastly showed a phoenix on top of a volcano, before turning back into a dull color.
"This is ominous." The shaman said. "You must go to the phoenix in 7 days. Your mark will advance, as it goes along. But when you don't reach her in 7 days, you will turn into the prize of the Unborne. But, if you succeed before the 7th day, you will turn into a flaming ice, and gain eternal life."
"As what?" I coughed. I sat straight as she glared at me. "I mean, why would I turn into a prize of those Unbornes?"
"Because," The shaman said. "The Unborne want you. Humans are very powerful in here. They want your power to manipulate you to destroy everything. And if you're a monster, even better."
"Well what can I do? I'm a terrible puncher. Or kicker." I said.
The shaman stood up, and walked to a visible shelf. She took a sheathed sword, and gave it to me, with a sword belt. I unsheathed the sword, and saw that the blade was made out of silver. My reflection was clearly on it, as if it were a mirror. The hilt of the sword was golden, with a dragon curved around it, opening it's mouth to roar. Inside the dragon's mouth was a small, red ruby.
"I've been waiting for someone to complete this other task." The shaman said. "Now go!"
A strong wind was beginning to blow me and Keesa out of the building.
"Wait!" I said, sheathing my sword and tossing my hood up. "Where's the phoenix' volcano?"
"You must figure it out!" The shaman mysteriously said, before we got tossed out of the door, along with a scroll.
I blinked in the sunlight. How busy it was! The dirt streets were being filled with traders and caravans. Dust clouds was thrown up. There were stands with light, dyed cloth as a roof, with bookshelves
"And blangers?" A trader showed me necklaces. I quickly looked down, shaking my head.
"I'd rather not." Keesa said.
"Ah, it's the 13 year old Keesa, finally out of her little house!" The trader said.
"Shut. Your. Mouth." Keesa hissed.
Keesa rushed me into the road. Just then, drums were banging loudly. All the people stopped.
"Make way, for the soldiers have returned!" A man shouted.
The people split up into one side of the road. 5 golden caravans were strolling along.
"What's happening?" I asked.
"The soldiers are back from their raid. They were attacking a small part of the Unborne. For the first in 20 battles, they were successful." Keesa said.
"Oh," I said. Maybe other people could attack the Unborne instead of me! After all, the soldiers were successful.
"But they can't stop the Demon Lord." Keesa said, as if reading my mind. "No one but only the ones that are human can stop the Demon Lord."
"But I'm normal!" I said.
"Shush, now." Keesa said. "We must cross quickly."
We ran quietly through the streets, and tumbled into a building. "Ow." I murmured.
Keesa shut the door, and covered it with a curtain, making it pitch dark. A single candle was flickering on a table, but no one has lit it.
"Come forth, chosen one." An elderly, yet ghostly voice said. I turned my head, and saw a transparent, floating lady hovering slightly above the ground. "No need to fear me."
I put down my hood, and slowly walked towards the table. My hands were shaking. The shaman was a freaking ghost.
"Why have you come, heroine?" The shaman said. She put a stick into the candle's fire. Putting the stick back out, a wisp of smoke twisted to the ceiling slowly. The air suddenly smelled like sweet honeysuckle.
"I'm cursed." I said. I showed her the marking. The shaman's eyes widened. "By fire. And I can't understand my name. I forgot it."
"Now that we can fix." The shaman took out a blood red berry. "Humans always forget who they are. It increases the more they hang around here."
She was right. I forgot who or where my parents were. I forgot my age and last name.
"You must first eat the food of here to remember." The shaman said. She placed the berry into my hand. "Quickly, now."
I chewed the berry slowly. It tasted sweet, and energizing. I finally remembered where my parents were. Still at the meeting, hopefully. "My name is Ally Skyheart." I said, feeling braver.
"Ally the chosen one," The shaman said. "It is time to see what you're Fate is."
"Fate?"
"Your quest to complete." Keesa responded.
The shaman took the smoke and pressed it down into a glass orb. She placed it onto the table. "May kah buh diya. SACKA TOOM FRAS!" The orb lit up. There were pictures of a clock, and the marking growing more advanced the more time passed. Then, it stopped after 7 days. It showed the mark looking really creepy. Then it showed a person turning into a demonic, four-legged creature. Then it showed the clock again, starting at Day 1. Then, instead of turning into a monster, it showed the person turning into ice, with a fire flicking in it. The orb lastly showed a phoenix on top of a volcano, before turning back into a dull color.
"This is ominous." The shaman said. "You must go to the phoenix in 7 days. Your mark will advance, as it goes along. But when you don't reach her in 7 days, you will turn into the prize of the Unborne. But, if you succeed before the 7th day, you will turn into a flaming ice, and gain eternal life."
"As what?" I coughed. I sat straight as she glared at me. "I mean, why would I turn into a prize of those Unbornes?"
"Because," The shaman said. "The Unborne want you. Humans are very powerful in here. They want your power to manipulate you to destroy everything. And if you're a monster, even better."
"Well what can I do? I'm a terrible puncher. Or kicker." I said.
The shaman stood up, and walked to a visible shelf. She took a sheathed sword, and gave it to me, with a sword belt. I unsheathed the sword, and saw that the blade was made out of silver. My reflection was clearly on it, as if it were a mirror. The hilt of the sword was golden, with a dragon curved around it, opening it's mouth to roar. Inside the dragon's mouth was a small, red ruby.
"I've been waiting for someone to complete this other task." The shaman said. "Now go!"
A strong wind was beginning to blow me and Keesa out of the building.
"Wait!" I said, sheathing my sword and tossing my hood up. "Where's the phoenix' volcano?"
"You must figure it out!" The shaman mysteriously said, before we got tossed out of the door, along with a scroll.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Chapter I
Ally
I managed to open my eyes, seeing a tan wooden ceiling. I sat up, groaning. I rubbed my head. I blinked, seeing weird clay figures and orbs and silk rugs and clothed draped all around. In my opinion, it kinda looked like a darker version of Anthropology.
Do you feel fine? A voice said.
I looked around wildly, and saw a dirty blonde-haired girl, wearing a silk, orange kimono, printed with an orange blossom in fire. She stared at me with light blue eyes.
"You tumbled from the sky out of a blue portal," The girl said. "You did look like a dead monkey." She paused. "My apologies! I forgot to introduce myself! My name's Keesa Firestar, and you are?"
I opened my mouth to say my name, but all that came out was mumbles. Then, a terrible feeling swept over me. It felt like there was a huge, jagged stone was planted into my stomach.
I had no idea what my name was.
Keesa took to finger cymbals, and rang them in front of me. She shook her head. "This is interesting. You do not come from here, do you?"
"First of all," I said. "What is here?"
"You're in the land called Lynara. The town you're in is called Bondrum." Keesa said. "You... you come from the Human World, yes?"
"Aren't you human?" I tilted my head.
Keesa smiled. "I am the person who weaves the lives of Lynara's people." She chuckled. "So no, I am not human. I am vaguely close to being one, if you think about it."
A plump woman came in, wearing a hankerchief and with a floral dress for apparel. She gasped, almost dropping her tray of tea.
"Good gracious!" The woman exclaimed. "HUMAN!"
"Hush," Keesa said. She turned to me. "Would you care for a spot of tea?"
I nodded gratefully.
Keesa took the tray from the plump woman. "That is Impa." She said. "She is a human, yes, but she has the ability to erase someone's memory, though she never does that!"
I gasped quietly. I took a cup and sipped it. It didn't taste like regular tea; it tasted like honey and dewdrops. It was delicious.
"You like unicorn tea?" She laughed. "It's my favorite, too! And it's healthy for your heart!"
I coughed. "Unicorn tea."
"Don't worry!" Keesa said quickly. "It comes from the horn of the unicorn. The tea comes from the water it generates from it's horn."
"Yipee." I said quietly. I put my cup aside. "Why are the people so shocked that I'm human? Is it good or bad?"
Keesa paused. An eerie silence wafted around the room, as if I shouldn't have asked that.
"Yes and no." Keesa finally said. "Long ago, there was a legend that a human had come to our land. Of course, it was in dark times, where demonic beings called the Unborne tormented the land, where plants and animals were scarce, hiding in the most difficult places to get to, or simply dead. Our savior, Rina, was a human. She had come out of nowhere, and defeated the evil race. The land had flourished again, and the animals had returned and the plants had regrown."
"But why are they still surprised?" I asked.
"Because," Keesa took a sip of tea. "The Unborne had returned once again. And because our savior is human, she's dead by now." She looked up. "And now I think you're next in line."
Next in line. The words echoed in my head. I somehow felt brave, yet nervous. At school, I'd be the shortest kid in my grade. I took a big gulp of the comforting tea. "Then why can't I find out my..."
My voice trailed off. I saw fire everywhere, and a phoenix was hovering in the middle of it. I gasped, and the vision went away. My palm hurt suddenly. I stared hard at it, and saw a marking that looked just like this: (❂). It glowed orange.
"That's a curse!" Keesa said. "This is the most ominous!"
My heart was racing. I felt faint. "What?"
"You are cursed by the Fire Spirit." Keesa said. "Not Amaterasu, the white wolf. The Fire Spirit."
"How can I get rid of it?" I asked.
"I'll escort you to the town's shaman. She knows how to get rid of every curse." Keesa put me in a dark green cloak. "That will hide your human scent."
I shivered. I couldn't believe the fact that I was cursed.
I managed to open my eyes, seeing a tan wooden ceiling. I sat up, groaning. I rubbed my head. I blinked, seeing weird clay figures and orbs and silk rugs and clothed draped all around. In my opinion, it kinda looked like a darker version of Anthropology.
Do you feel fine? A voice said.
I looked around wildly, and saw a dirty blonde-haired girl, wearing a silk, orange kimono, printed with an orange blossom in fire. She stared at me with light blue eyes.
"You tumbled from the sky out of a blue portal," The girl said. "You did look like a dead monkey." She paused. "My apologies! I forgot to introduce myself! My name's Keesa Firestar, and you are?"
I opened my mouth to say my name, but all that came out was mumbles. Then, a terrible feeling swept over me. It felt like there was a huge, jagged stone was planted into my stomach.
I had no idea what my name was.
Keesa took to finger cymbals, and rang them in front of me. She shook her head. "This is interesting. You do not come from here, do you?"
"First of all," I said. "What is here?"
"You're in the land called Lynara. The town you're in is called Bondrum." Keesa said. "You... you come from the Human World, yes?"
"Aren't you human?" I tilted my head.
Keesa smiled. "I am the person who weaves the lives of Lynara's people." She chuckled. "So no, I am not human. I am vaguely close to being one, if you think about it."
A plump woman came in, wearing a hankerchief and with a floral dress for apparel. She gasped, almost dropping her tray of tea.
"Good gracious!" The woman exclaimed. "HUMAN!"
"Hush," Keesa said. She turned to me. "Would you care for a spot of tea?"
I nodded gratefully.
Keesa took the tray from the plump woman. "That is Impa." She said. "She is a human, yes, but she has the ability to erase someone's memory, though she never does that!"
I gasped quietly. I took a cup and sipped it. It didn't taste like regular tea; it tasted like honey and dewdrops. It was delicious.
"You like unicorn tea?" She laughed. "It's my favorite, too! And it's healthy for your heart!"
I coughed. "Unicorn tea."
"Don't worry!" Keesa said quickly. "It comes from the horn of the unicorn. The tea comes from the water it generates from it's horn."
"Yipee." I said quietly. I put my cup aside. "Why are the people so shocked that I'm human? Is it good or bad?"
Keesa paused. An eerie silence wafted around the room, as if I shouldn't have asked that.
"Yes and no." Keesa finally said. "Long ago, there was a legend that a human had come to our land. Of course, it was in dark times, where demonic beings called the Unborne tormented the land, where plants and animals were scarce, hiding in the most difficult places to get to, or simply dead. Our savior, Rina, was a human. She had come out of nowhere, and defeated the evil race. The land had flourished again, and the animals had returned and the plants had regrown."
"But why are they still surprised?" I asked.
"Because," Keesa took a sip of tea. "The Unborne had returned once again. And because our savior is human, she's dead by now." She looked up. "And now I think you're next in line."
Next in line. The words echoed in my head. I somehow felt brave, yet nervous. At school, I'd be the shortest kid in my grade. I took a big gulp of the comforting tea. "Then why can't I find out my..."
My voice trailed off. I saw fire everywhere, and a phoenix was hovering in the middle of it. I gasped, and the vision went away. My palm hurt suddenly. I stared hard at it, and saw a marking that looked just like this: (❂). It glowed orange.
"That's a curse!" Keesa said. "This is the most ominous!"
My heart was racing. I felt faint. "What?"
"You are cursed by the Fire Spirit." Keesa said. "Not Amaterasu, the white wolf. The Fire Spirit."
"How can I get rid of it?" I asked.
"I'll escort you to the town's shaman. She knows how to get rid of every curse." Keesa put me in a dark green cloak. "That will hide your human scent."
I shivered. I couldn't believe the fact that I was cursed.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Prologue: The Accident
Ally
I played around with my fingers. I was waiting for my parents to finish their meeting with the gas pump problem. It was chilly out here. To my left was an odd building. Once, I tried to get in there, but when I tried to get in, a weird force was blocking me from it. I breathed out the misty cold air. Gosh, how long would this take? Meetings take so long!
I looked at the charm bracelet my grandma had given to me. She said it was from Ancient Japan, where they would carve bracelet charms to worship the Fire Sprit. However, I didn't believe such thing, although it did speak out to me a little.
Now, since she died, I try my best to believe in it. It was her wishes to pass along the legend.
Just then, I saw a hobo place a timed bomb right on the gas tank. No! Who does that hobo think he is?
I began to race to the bomb, trying to stop it. 5...4...3...2... No! I couldn't make it. My heart froze as it hit 1, then 0.
I felt a fiery surge build up in me, seeing visions of phoenix' and fire blossoms. Then I sank to the ground, slowly closing my eyes, feeling the pain. A bright blue vortex appeared underneath me, and I tumbled into the blue hole.
I played around with my fingers. I was waiting for my parents to finish their meeting with the gas pump problem. It was chilly out here. To my left was an odd building. Once, I tried to get in there, but when I tried to get in, a weird force was blocking me from it. I breathed out the misty cold air. Gosh, how long would this take? Meetings take so long!
I looked at the charm bracelet my grandma had given to me. She said it was from Ancient Japan, where they would carve bracelet charms to worship the Fire Sprit. However, I didn't believe such thing, although it did speak out to me a little.
Now, since she died, I try my best to believe in it. It was her wishes to pass along the legend.
Just then, I saw a hobo place a timed bomb right on the gas tank. No! Who does that hobo think he is?
I began to race to the bomb, trying to stop it. 5...4...3...2... No! I couldn't make it. My heart froze as it hit 1, then 0.
I felt a fiery surge build up in me, seeing visions of phoenix' and fire blossoms. Then I sank to the ground, slowly closing my eyes, feeling the pain. A bright blue vortex appeared underneath me, and I tumbled into the blue hole.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Introduction/Preview for Upcoming Story!!
May the spirit of fire now guide you, for the moment you read this forth, you will be cursed of the spirit I had spoken earlier.
Yes, an explosion had happened at the end of the epilogue. That leads us into the next story. It does not include anything about the demigods or greek things. It does have to do with a brief explanation of a Japanese legend. However, this does have to do with my made up legend. Yes, I have an awesome imagination. We will not get any deeper into that (Flying gummy bears, dancing pigs). It has to do with the spirit of fire, and these things called curses, or symbols, of fire: (❂). There will be phoenix, and a made-up land. The name will be found out in the first or second chapter.
12-year-old Ally Skyheart has a fate laid in front of her the moment she was born. She is an orphan now, but cursed by fire. Meeting new friendly allies: Keesa Firestar and Will Samton, she journeys to a destination to get rid of her curse... or simply turn into the curse. Soon as she falls into this mystical land, demonic figures called the Unborne plot to stop her, and make her into the monster curse to make her obey. Or will she just meet the special person who put the curse onto her? Find out, coming December 2011 or January 2012!
"Make my wish come true, let darkness slip aside,
Hiding all our hope, mocking what we treasure,
Battles we can win, if we believe our souls,
Hang in for the light till dawn..." The Promise from Final Fantasy XIII
Yes, an explosion had happened at the end of the epilogue. That leads us into the next story. It does not include anything about the demigods or greek things. It does have to do with a brief explanation of a Japanese legend. However, this does have to do with my made up legend. Yes, I have an awesome imagination. We will not get any deeper into that (Flying gummy bears, dancing pigs). It has to do with the spirit of fire, and these things called curses, or symbols, of fire: (❂). There will be phoenix, and a made-up land. The name will be found out in the first or second chapter.
12-year-old Ally Skyheart has a fate laid in front of her the moment she was born. She is an orphan now, but cursed by fire. Meeting new friendly allies: Keesa Firestar and Will Samton, she journeys to a destination to get rid of her curse... or simply turn into the curse. Soon as she falls into this mystical land, demonic figures called the Unborne plot to stop her, and make her into the monster curse to make her obey. Or will she just meet the special person who put the curse onto her? Find out, coming December 2011 or January 2012!
"Make my wish come true, let darkness slip aside,
Hiding all our hope, mocking what we treasure,
Battles we can win, if we believe our souls,
Hang in for the light till dawn..." The Promise from Final Fantasy XIII
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Epilogue
6 months later...
Annabeth
It was Christmas Day.
Celestia had activated the mirror, so Sara could see. Wrapped box were shining red, green, and blue, usually decorated with gingerbread cookies or reindeer with Santa. They all had either green or red bows.
"Here you go, Lucas!" Cylena handed my brother a small box.
Lucas excitedly opened it up, and frowned. He showed me some earrings. "I don't wear girl stuff."
Cylena grinned. "In that case, I'll be taking that!"
Helina gave Gravy an extremely thin box... or I should say, wrapping paper. Gravy carefully opened it and saw a gorgon staring at him, grinning evilly. "This is a very good drawing of Medusa!" Gravy told her.
"No, silly!" Helina said. "That's you! See? There's your hair, which I think is very clumpy," Gravy felt his head. "And see? Your clothes are still tattered from the battle!"
He turned red, and put it aside. "Oh, that's nice?"
"Here ya go!"
I turned around, and saw Alec shoving a present into my face. I unwrapped it, and saw five words that were insulting: A Dummy's Guide to Death.
I said nothing.
Alec began cracking up. "That's just a joke! (That's for my aunt.)" Alec gave me another box. "Here's the real present."
I opened it up excitedly, and saw a pair of crystal earrings with a faint shadow inside. I grinned. "Thank woo!" I said.
Celestia was sitting on a snow covered log. I took a box, and handed it to her. "This is for you!"
Celestia excitedly tore it open. Inside was a green crystal headband. She hugged me. "This is the best present I got in 400 years!" She paused. "Because, I'm immortal." She quickly added.
I nodded. "I forgot about that..."
Sam and Max gave each other a box. Sam opened his first. He raised up a Reshiram plushie, grinning. "Thank you!"
Max opened his. He frowned. "A Baby-Pees-A-lot?"
Sam nodded. "Cause I'm gonna crush you in our next battle!" He said, and they both whipped out their D.S.'s.
Cylena coughed. "Geeks."
Lucas gave Panda a starfish wearing a panda costume in a small glass. "Here you go! Just don't drain the water!"
Panda grinned. Then, he gave Chieko a bunch of greek history fiction books. "For you! These are the ones you haven't read yet!"
"Aww!" Chieko said, and hugged Panda.
We were all happy... until in the horizon, an explosion had occurred.
Leading into the next story... that isn't greek, but has some reference to these greek heroes and heroines... ;)
Chapter 31: Let's Go Home
Annabeth
We all began to go inside Apollo's car, and headed back to the camp.
Celestia grinned, seeing that we were all alive. The other demigods welcomed the lost batch of demigods. Max and Sam ditched there games and welcomed all of us. Everyone was rejoicing.
Celestia frowned. "Wh... where's Sara?" She asked, looking around.
Lucas pointed to the sky. "Turned into a soul, at the clouds."
Sam frowned. "Where do demititans end up?"
I sighed. "I don't know. Maybe Elysium, hopefully."
Artemis frowned. "Would you please stop reminding me of that heartbreaking sacrifice?"
I nodded. Then, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon appeared. I grinned, and threw my arms around my dad. "Daddy!" I said.
My dad patted me on the back. Then, all the other gods and goddesses appeared, congratulating the others. I smiled. Then, the immortals suddenly did a little private meeting. I wondered what Sara was doing right now.
The olympian immortals turned back around. "How would you guys like if you could contact with Sara?" Artemis asked.
We all looked at each other, flabbergasted.
"It isn't hard," Hades said. "All I need to do is make a mirror that shows Sara in the spirit world. The best part is that she could see you, too!"
Celestia grinned, and nodded. "Yes, sir!"
I smiled as my dad smiled. "Then it is done,"
~仝~
Hades returned, with a portable mirror in his hand. The handle was dark, but the glass seemed as if it was glowing. He pressed a button, and the glow turned green. The reflection slowly showed Sara, talking with her father on a cloud.
"Sara!" Celestia said.
The demititan looked up, surprised. Then she grinned. "Celestia! Everyone!"
Us 10 demigods immediately began to talk excitedly.
"What are you doing?" Chieko asked.
"Well, me and my dad heard that there was going to be a cloud party." Sara paused. "I was just about to go there."
Gravy nodded. "That's fine! We can contact you whenever we want!"
Sara said. "Be sure to call me after 6 hours!" She said. "I promise I'll still remember you!"
We all said good-bye, and everyone was at peace as Sara and her father waltzed into the fog, out of sight. For once, it felt as if the world was at peace.
And who knows what might could happen next?
✦THE END✦
We all began to go inside Apollo's car, and headed back to the camp.
Celestia grinned, seeing that we were all alive. The other demigods welcomed the lost batch of demigods. Max and Sam ditched there games and welcomed all of us. Everyone was rejoicing.
Celestia frowned. "Wh... where's Sara?" She asked, looking around.
Lucas pointed to the sky. "Turned into a soul, at the clouds."
Sam frowned. "Where do demititans end up?"
I sighed. "I don't know. Maybe Elysium, hopefully."
Artemis frowned. "Would you please stop reminding me of that heartbreaking sacrifice?"
I nodded. Then, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon appeared. I grinned, and threw my arms around my dad. "Daddy!" I said.
My dad patted me on the back. Then, all the other gods and goddesses appeared, congratulating the others. I smiled. Then, the immortals suddenly did a little private meeting. I wondered what Sara was doing right now.
The olympian immortals turned back around. "How would you guys like if you could contact with Sara?" Artemis asked.
We all looked at each other, flabbergasted.
"It isn't hard," Hades said. "All I need to do is make a mirror that shows Sara in the spirit world. The best part is that she could see you, too!"
Celestia grinned, and nodded. "Yes, sir!"
I smiled as my dad smiled. "Then it is done,"
~仝~
Hades returned, with a portable mirror in his hand. The handle was dark, but the glass seemed as if it was glowing. He pressed a button, and the glow turned green. The reflection slowly showed Sara, talking with her father on a cloud.
"Sara!" Celestia said.
The demititan looked up, surprised. Then she grinned. "Celestia! Everyone!"
Us 10 demigods immediately began to talk excitedly.
"What are you doing?" Chieko asked.
"Well, me and my dad heard that there was going to be a cloud party." Sara paused. "I was just about to go there."
Gravy nodded. "That's fine! We can contact you whenever we want!"
Sara said. "Be sure to call me after 6 hours!" She said. "I promise I'll still remember you!"
We all said good-bye, and everyone was at peace as Sara and her father waltzed into the fog, out of sight. For once, it felt as if the world was at peace.
And who knows what might could happen next?
✦THE END✦
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Chapter 30: A Great Sacrifice
Sara
I bowed. "What is it?"
Apollo and Artemis pointed to Oceanus. My mouth opened as he dissolved into water.
"That is what'll happen. Except you'll have to do it yourself." Artemis said coldly.
I felt everyone stare at me, boring their eyes towards me. I felt for the sage. Artemis gave me a dagger.
"When you die, everyone will be at peace. No demititan is allowed to live." Artemis said. "If they do live, they'll turn into a titan them self. We don't want any more titans ever! Nor demititans!"
I gulped, and nodded. I shakily ate the sage leaf. Feeling braver, I held the dagger, shakily.
"Sara, don't do this." Annabeth said, sniffling.
"Don't do this!" cried the little kids.
Lucas lowered my arm, and Chieko disarmed me. Cylena and Alec shook their heads sadly.
"You are great friends, all of you." Tears rolled down my cheeks. "Don't get me wrong! You are all great." I took my dagger back from Chieko. Even Apollo and Artemis were beginning to tear up.
"Please, Sara!" Lucas threw his arms around me.
I gently pushed him away. "Yes, you were like a brother."
"You're the last demititan on earth," Alec said. "And Celestia's best friend."
I nodded. "Please, stop. I know what I'm doing." The sun began to rise. "This is for the world's own good."
"No!" All the demititans said.
"Good-bye, all of you." I said. Then I took my dagger bravely. "Don't forget me."
I closed my eyes, and stabbed myself, entering eternal darkness.
Lucas
We were all crying. Sara... she was gone forever. Everyone cried on each other's shoulders.
"Guys, look!" Helina said.
We all opened our eyes, wiping tears away. We stared in awe as Sara slowly dissolved into seafoam. The bubbles slowly began to rise in a bubbly form of Sara. She smiled, and waved good-bye. Then the bubbles separated, shining orange as the sun rose higher. The bubbles rose all the way into Zeus' domain.
All of us demigods linked our arms together, looking up as Sara's spirit went into the clouds. It was a sad, yet happy moment. Sara would be at peace. That's what she wanted.
"Follow your heart." Eliane Cerchiari
I bowed. "What is it?"
Apollo and Artemis pointed to Oceanus. My mouth opened as he dissolved into water.
"That is what'll happen. Except you'll have to do it yourself." Artemis said coldly.
I felt everyone stare at me, boring their eyes towards me. I felt for the sage. Artemis gave me a dagger.
"When you die, everyone will be at peace. No demititan is allowed to live." Artemis said. "If they do live, they'll turn into a titan them self. We don't want any more titans ever! Nor demititans!"
I gulped, and nodded. I shakily ate the sage leaf. Feeling braver, I held the dagger, shakily.
"Sara, don't do this." Annabeth said, sniffling.
"Don't do this!" cried the little kids.
Lucas lowered my arm, and Chieko disarmed me. Cylena and Alec shook their heads sadly.
"You are great friends, all of you." Tears rolled down my cheeks. "Don't get me wrong! You are all great." I took my dagger back from Chieko. Even Apollo and Artemis were beginning to tear up.
"Please, Sara!" Lucas threw his arms around me.
I gently pushed him away. "Yes, you were like a brother."
"You're the last demititan on earth," Alec said. "And Celestia's best friend."
I nodded. "Please, stop. I know what I'm doing." The sun began to rise. "This is for the world's own good."
"No!" All the demititans said.
"Good-bye, all of you." I said. Then I took my dagger bravely. "Don't forget me."
I closed my eyes, and stabbed myself, entering eternal darkness.
Lucas
We were all crying. Sara... she was gone forever. Everyone cried on each other's shoulders.
"Guys, look!" Helina said.
We all opened our eyes, wiping tears away. We stared in awe as Sara slowly dissolved into seafoam. The bubbles slowly began to rise in a bubbly form of Sara. She smiled, and waved good-bye. Then the bubbles separated, shining orange as the sun rose higher. The bubbles rose all the way into Zeus' domain.
All of us demigods linked our arms together, looking up as Sara's spirit went into the clouds. It was a sad, yet happy moment. Sara would be at peace. That's what she wanted.
"Follow your heart." Eliane Cerchiari
Monday, December 12, 2011
Chapter 29: The Final Battle
Annabeth
"What's the plan?" I squeaked. I looked up at the lumber mill. "Do we even have a plan?"
"Yes," Chieko said. "We can win if we follow this... I am the daughter of battle strategy."
"Hurry!" Alec said and we all huddled.
Cylena
Me and Alec huddled around the little kids. We did our best. I blasted a titan's foot with lunar energy. Then I took a hunter's bow and shot. Alec burned titans. I looked up at Annabeth. She snuck around, inside the lumber mill. This was excellent. If no titan saw her sneak in the lumber mill, the plan would go excellent.
I looked to my brother. We nodded, and continued to defend the little kids, who were trying their best to shield us.
Chieko
Me and Lucas fought the titans. Amazingly, we took down 3 of them... there were only 6 titans... suddenly, Sara screamed.
I turned my head. Kronos was ready to drop Sara off a tall rock. She would break both of her legs. I quickly threw a spear in between them, and Sara was freed. She hurried into the small crowd of the titans.
Annabeth
"Apollo, go and help." I told Apollo, who was watching my back. "Go take your revenge. I can slay Kronos myself. At least I hope."
Apollo reluctantly left. I heaved myself over a crate. Then I stopped at the foot of saws. And there was Kronos, holding his scythe of death. One touch of that and I'll die.
"So this is where your life ends," Kronos laughed. "You'll never defeat me!" He laughed, and pulled a switch. The saws began to move, and the lumber mill went to life.
I dodged the saw blades. I threw a shadowy blob at Kronos, blinding his face. Then I kicked him in between the legs. I snuck behind a crate.
"You can't hide forever!" Kronos screamed.
Sara
I stopped. There stood my father. I took a long look at him, Oceanus. Then he saw me.
"Sara?" He gasped.
I felt lots of emotions: angry, confused, guilty, happy, uneasy. I blinked. "Daddy?" I managed to say. I felt my necklace. He was the one who almost hurt Celestia. How could I afford to trust him? But I couldn't slay my dad! I just couldn't. What shall I do?
What shall I do?
Alec
I bit my lip. The titans just seemed getting stronger. I managed to get a glimpse of Chieko, Lucas, and Sara, but that was it. I stared at the lumber mill. I wonder what Annabeth was doing.
"Watch out!"
Cylena deflected a fireball with a hunting knife. She dropped it as it melted to the ground. Then she summoned a pack of wolves towards the titans. They howled in pain as the alpha wolves bit them. She summoned 2 more packs until there were plentiful.
Glinda suddenly got a huge vial of perfume, and sprayed a pink cloud of the stuff towards the titans. They were all coughing.
Then, I heard a growl. I turned around, facing Cerberus.
"I can't kill Annabeth's pet!" Cylena said.
"What will we do?" I moaned.
Then, all the little kids began to use their powers and removed the spell from Cerberus.
"Whoa." Me and my sister said.
Lucas
"We can stop distracting them." Chieko said. "Now we can do real fighting."
"NO!"
I whirled around. There stood Charon, holding two paddles. They dripped with the water of the Styx. "No. My Mistress will be satisfied."
"Dude," I carefully lowered his paddle. "First of all, you can stop saying 'Mistress' 'cause we already know she's Gaea. Second of all, Styx water can't hurt us. Third of all, stop being a boat ninja. We already wiped 3 of these losers."
"Lucas, look."
I turned my head and saw Sara being chained by her father.
Annabeth
I checked my nails. Kronos wasn't smart enough to know that I was hiding behind a crate. I quickly formed another shadow spear. Then, I formed a pile of pomegranate seeds and stuffed them into my pocket. I jumped up, holding the handful of spears. Kronos was gone.
I whirled around, and faced Kronos. I blinked at the sight of the scythe so close to me. Without thinking, I used a spear to cut the scythe's handle. The blade shattered on the ground.
"FOOL!" Kronos said. He did a backflip, and then did a front flip, and punched me.
"Ow," I rubbed my cheek. It was numb. Then I cut his hand with another spear. I did his other hand. Drops of ichor fell.
Kronos punched me again, and I landed in front of a blade, barely missing it. I tried not to think about the great pain in my face and shoulders. I hoped they were ok outside. Then I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for another blow.
Sara
I looked around. Everyone wasn't holding on. Apollo was somewhere in the chaos. I knew Oceanus was watching me closely.
"Dad," I started. "Why are you so cruel to my friends? The demigods never wanted to fight you."
"Daughter," Oceanus said. "Us titans were created to destroy the gods and whatever. Didn't you ever want to be a goddess yourself?"
"Yes," I said. I felt a pang of guilt since I wasn't following the plan: slay as much titans as possible.
"Then join me again."
I stared sadly into my father's old eyes. He seemed to be weary. He seemed to miss his accompany of his beloved daughter. But one word came out: "Ok."
I covered my mouth, but then lowered it as Oceanus pulled me into the crowd. "My demititan, do not fail me. I'll notice everything about you, don't worry. Dad's got your back."
Then why didn't Oceanus see a single tear of mine shatter on the frozen ground?
Alec
"Good. Dog." Cylena said very carefully. "Attack the titans!"
Cerberus barked happily, and his right head tossed a titan up into the air. He kept the titans a fair distance away from us.
"Good job," I said turning to the little ones. They grinned.
"Little demigods can remove curses when their combined." Helina and Gravy said. Glinda and Panda nodded.
"Keep it up." Cylena said.
We said that just as Annabeth burst out of the lumber mill's wall.
Lucas
It seemed if the battle was on pause. All of us, including Charon and the titans, stared at Annabeth exploding the walls. Kronos put himself on top of her.
"Calm. Down." Chieko said very slowly as I began to hyperventilate. "Annabeth is fine."
"How do you call that fine?!" But stopped as Charon hit my head with a strong slap of the paddle.
"Ack!" I heard Chieko said, and got hit in the head also.
We both began to cling ourselves to Charon's legs, hoping that would catch the titan's attention. The plan wasn't going out as planned.
Annabeth
"OW!" I said, slapping Kronos' face. I managed to give Kronos a delivery of bruises and cuts. I kicked him in the shin.
"YOU DESTROYED MY SCYTHE!" Kronos defended.
"Well, maybe you should've gotten a metal handle instead of wood!" I said. Then I threw a shadow ball at him, and summoned some skeletons to rip his hair out. Kronos whacked them off as soon as he was bald.
I felt my shoulder. It was scraped. My ankle was twisted. I had a split lip. As I felt my pockets for the seeds, my arms were held back. I turned my head, facing Sara. Tears were coming from her eyes and rolled off her cheeks.
I'm sorry. Sara mouthed.
"Sara? Why?" I asked, completely bewildered.
"Sacrifices." Sara said with a cracked voice.
Celestia
Me, Max, and Sam were watching the battle very closely from my pendant.
"No!" I cried.
"Isn't that necklace supposed to protect Sara?" Sam said, tilting his head.
"She isn't possessed." I said. "It's coming from her heart. It's telling her to help her evil dad."
"No!" Max said. "I should've gone in the fight!"
"Well maybe you could've offered before you raided Sam's room to release his Pokemon!" I groaned. I shook my head. "What we should focused on is the fact that Sara's going to the dark side!"
"What can we do?" Sam and Max asked.
"What we can do is attack Sara with the Celestial Spear." I unzipped my pack and took out a long spear, glowing green. "We can poke Sara with this spear, an that'll hurt her, even from a poke! But do not jam it in! That'll kill her." I said, and carefully began to poke her hologram."
Sara
I ripped my necklace away from me. I reluctantly threw it on the ground, shattering it. I didn't need it, now that I was joining the titans.
Suddenly, the earth opened up and out came Gaea.
"To test you," She said. "You have to kill Annabeth."
"Kill... Annabeth?" I murmured. Then, a sharp pain went on my forearm. A scratch came out of nowhere! Another one appeared on my calf. It didn't bleed, just hurt.
"Ahahaha!" Kronos laughed, his mouth wide open. Annabeth somehow broke her chains and stuffed pomegranate seeds into his mouth. Kronos swallowed them, surprised.
"Hope you have a great time in the hole you belong in," Annabeth said as Kronos disappeared into a swirling vortex.
"SARA HAS FAILED!" Gaea said. She began to create a mini tsunami to choke me.
"No!" I turned my head. My father took a chunk of dirt out of her, and Gaea screamed as she turned into dirt. The ground didn't cling to us anymore.
I realized that my father was the only titan left. I felt my pocket, for my sage.
Suddenly, a giant moon appeared next to Apollo. Out stepped Artemis. She smiled at her brother, and hugged him.
Then, Apollo and Artemis glared at me. "Consequences." They both said. I gulped.
"Fate will not leave you, hate will not heal you." Serah Farron
"What's the plan?" I squeaked. I looked up at the lumber mill. "Do we even have a plan?"
"Yes," Chieko said. "We can win if we follow this... I am the daughter of battle strategy."
"Hurry!" Alec said and we all huddled.
Cylena
Me and Alec huddled around the little kids. We did our best. I blasted a titan's foot with lunar energy. Then I took a hunter's bow and shot. Alec burned titans. I looked up at Annabeth. She snuck around, inside the lumber mill. This was excellent. If no titan saw her sneak in the lumber mill, the plan would go excellent.
I looked to my brother. We nodded, and continued to defend the little kids, who were trying their best to shield us.
Chieko
Me and Lucas fought the titans. Amazingly, we took down 3 of them... there were only 6 titans... suddenly, Sara screamed.
I turned my head. Kronos was ready to drop Sara off a tall rock. She would break both of her legs. I quickly threw a spear in between them, and Sara was freed. She hurried into the small crowd of the titans.
Annabeth
"Apollo, go and help." I told Apollo, who was watching my back. "Go take your revenge. I can slay Kronos myself. At least I hope."
Apollo reluctantly left. I heaved myself over a crate. Then I stopped at the foot of saws. And there was Kronos, holding his scythe of death. One touch of that and I'll die.
"So this is where your life ends," Kronos laughed. "You'll never defeat me!" He laughed, and pulled a switch. The saws began to move, and the lumber mill went to life.
I dodged the saw blades. I threw a shadowy blob at Kronos, blinding his face. Then I kicked him in between the legs. I snuck behind a crate.
"You can't hide forever!" Kronos screamed.
Sara
I stopped. There stood my father. I took a long look at him, Oceanus. Then he saw me.
"Sara?" He gasped.
I felt lots of emotions: angry, confused, guilty, happy, uneasy. I blinked. "Daddy?" I managed to say. I felt my necklace. He was the one who almost hurt Celestia. How could I afford to trust him? But I couldn't slay my dad! I just couldn't. What shall I do?
What shall I do?
Alec
I bit my lip. The titans just seemed getting stronger. I managed to get a glimpse of Chieko, Lucas, and Sara, but that was it. I stared at the lumber mill. I wonder what Annabeth was doing.
"Watch out!"
Cylena deflected a fireball with a hunting knife. She dropped it as it melted to the ground. Then she summoned a pack of wolves towards the titans. They howled in pain as the alpha wolves bit them. She summoned 2 more packs until there were plentiful.
Glinda suddenly got a huge vial of perfume, and sprayed a pink cloud of the stuff towards the titans. They were all coughing.
Then, I heard a growl. I turned around, facing Cerberus.
"I can't kill Annabeth's pet!" Cylena said.
"What will we do?" I moaned.
Then, all the little kids began to use their powers and removed the spell from Cerberus.
"Whoa." Me and my sister said.
Lucas
"We can stop distracting them." Chieko said. "Now we can do real fighting."
"NO!"
I whirled around. There stood Charon, holding two paddles. They dripped with the water of the Styx. "No. My Mistress will be satisfied."
"Dude," I carefully lowered his paddle. "First of all, you can stop saying 'Mistress' 'cause we already know she's Gaea. Second of all, Styx water can't hurt us. Third of all, stop being a boat ninja. We already wiped 3 of these losers."
"Lucas, look."
I turned my head and saw Sara being chained by her father.
Annabeth
I checked my nails. Kronos wasn't smart enough to know that I was hiding behind a crate. I quickly formed another shadow spear. Then, I formed a pile of pomegranate seeds and stuffed them into my pocket. I jumped up, holding the handful of spears. Kronos was gone.
I whirled around, and faced Kronos. I blinked at the sight of the scythe so close to me. Without thinking, I used a spear to cut the scythe's handle. The blade shattered on the ground.
"FOOL!" Kronos said. He did a backflip, and then did a front flip, and punched me.
"Ow," I rubbed my cheek. It was numb. Then I cut his hand with another spear. I did his other hand. Drops of ichor fell.
Kronos punched me again, and I landed in front of a blade, barely missing it. I tried not to think about the great pain in my face and shoulders. I hoped they were ok outside. Then I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for another blow.
Sara
I looked around. Everyone wasn't holding on. Apollo was somewhere in the chaos. I knew Oceanus was watching me closely.
"Dad," I started. "Why are you so cruel to my friends? The demigods never wanted to fight you."
"Daughter," Oceanus said. "Us titans were created to destroy the gods and whatever. Didn't you ever want to be a goddess yourself?"
"Yes," I said. I felt a pang of guilt since I wasn't following the plan: slay as much titans as possible.
"Then join me again."
I stared sadly into my father's old eyes. He seemed to be weary. He seemed to miss his accompany of his beloved daughter. But one word came out: "Ok."
I covered my mouth, but then lowered it as Oceanus pulled me into the crowd. "My demititan, do not fail me. I'll notice everything about you, don't worry. Dad's got your back."
Then why didn't Oceanus see a single tear of mine shatter on the frozen ground?
Alec
"Good. Dog." Cylena said very carefully. "Attack the titans!"
Cerberus barked happily, and his right head tossed a titan up into the air. He kept the titans a fair distance away from us.
"Good job," I said turning to the little ones. They grinned.
"Little demigods can remove curses when their combined." Helina and Gravy said. Glinda and Panda nodded.
"Keep it up." Cylena said.
We said that just as Annabeth burst out of the lumber mill's wall.
Lucas
It seemed if the battle was on pause. All of us, including Charon and the titans, stared at Annabeth exploding the walls. Kronos put himself on top of her.
"Calm. Down." Chieko said very slowly as I began to hyperventilate. "Annabeth is fine."
"How do you call that fine?!" But stopped as Charon hit my head with a strong slap of the paddle.
"Ack!" I heard Chieko said, and got hit in the head also.
We both began to cling ourselves to Charon's legs, hoping that would catch the titan's attention. The plan wasn't going out as planned.
Annabeth
"OW!" I said, slapping Kronos' face. I managed to give Kronos a delivery of bruises and cuts. I kicked him in the shin.
"YOU DESTROYED MY SCYTHE!" Kronos defended.
"Well, maybe you should've gotten a metal handle instead of wood!" I said. Then I threw a shadow ball at him, and summoned some skeletons to rip his hair out. Kronos whacked them off as soon as he was bald.
I felt my shoulder. It was scraped. My ankle was twisted. I had a split lip. As I felt my pockets for the seeds, my arms were held back. I turned my head, facing Sara. Tears were coming from her eyes and rolled off her cheeks.
I'm sorry. Sara mouthed.
"Sara? Why?" I asked, completely bewildered.
"Sacrifices." Sara said with a cracked voice.
Celestia
Me, Max, and Sam were watching the battle very closely from my pendant.
"No!" I cried.
"Isn't that necklace supposed to protect Sara?" Sam said, tilting his head.
"She isn't possessed." I said. "It's coming from her heart. It's telling her to help her evil dad."
"No!" Max said. "I should've gone in the fight!"
"Well maybe you could've offered before you raided Sam's room to release his Pokemon!" I groaned. I shook my head. "What we should focused on is the fact that Sara's going to the dark side!"
"What can we do?" Sam and Max asked.
"What we can do is attack Sara with the Celestial Spear." I unzipped my pack and took out a long spear, glowing green. "We can poke Sara with this spear, an that'll hurt her, even from a poke! But do not jam it in! That'll kill her." I said, and carefully began to poke her hologram."
Sara
I ripped my necklace away from me. I reluctantly threw it on the ground, shattering it. I didn't need it, now that I was joining the titans.
Suddenly, the earth opened up and out came Gaea.
"To test you," She said. "You have to kill Annabeth."
"Kill... Annabeth?" I murmured. Then, a sharp pain went on my forearm. A scratch came out of nowhere! Another one appeared on my calf. It didn't bleed, just hurt.
"Ahahaha!" Kronos laughed, his mouth wide open. Annabeth somehow broke her chains and stuffed pomegranate seeds into his mouth. Kronos swallowed them, surprised.
"Hope you have a great time in the hole you belong in," Annabeth said as Kronos disappeared into a swirling vortex.
"SARA HAS FAILED!" Gaea said. She began to create a mini tsunami to choke me.
"No!" I turned my head. My father took a chunk of dirt out of her, and Gaea screamed as she turned into dirt. The ground didn't cling to us anymore.
I realized that my father was the only titan left. I felt my pocket, for my sage.
Suddenly, a giant moon appeared next to Apollo. Out stepped Artemis. She smiled at her brother, and hugged him.
Then, Apollo and Artemis glared at me. "Consequences." They both said. I gulped.
"Fate will not leave you, hate will not heal you." Serah Farron
Chapter 28: A Goddess is Gone
Lucas
"Look! There's Annabeth! Wait, where are they going?" I frowned. This was not part of the plan.
Helina sighed. Then we heard a loud eruption. We all turned our heads and saw tendrils rising out of the ice, near a land of grass and a lumber mill, growing crazily until they were 50 feet tall. Inside was a woman in a beaten silver gown. Artemis.
"Hurry, let's go!" Alec ordered.
We all slid down the little cliff, and then ran to the ice, joining Annabeth, Cylena, and the found Glinda.
"Mom!" Cylena cried.
Chieko put her hand over her "O" shaped mouth. "Artemis!"
Artemis moaned. "I'm sorry. I cannot fix this. What a mistake." She feebly rested her hand over her chest, the way vampires do before they go in the coffin. "No one can help me at this stage."
"Quick! Call someone!" Alec said. "We have to inform my dad!"
I took my pendant, and called Celestia.
Sara
"Celeste, your thing is glowing." I pointed to Celestia's pendant. I began to call her 'Celeste', since I was too lazy to say her full name.
"Oh," Celestia said. She opened up the holographic picture. There was Lucas, flapping his arms as if he could fly. "Lucas, what's wrong?"
"GET APOLLO! ARTEMIS IS FADING!" Lucas screamed.
"Apollo!" We both cried.
Apollo ran into the scene. "What?"
"YOUR. SISTER. IS. FADING!!" I screamed.
"NO!" Apollo said. "If Artemis fades, they'll be only 11 olympians! No~!"
"Well get your butt up and drive us there!" I said.
Celestia looked down. "You mean you. I'm not allowed outside camp borders."
"Oh," I said. Then I stared hard at Apollo. "Hurry up! Get your fastest vehicle!" I turned to the picture. "We're coming, don't worry!"
"Wait!" Celestia said. She gave me a sage. "Feed this to an enemy. This will make them go suicidal. I sense there's something in the wind... a battle will strike as soon as Artemis fades!"
I nodded, then loaded myself into the passenger's seat. Apollo began to drive away.
"Farewell!" I heard Celestia call out. Then I looked at the sage. I can do this.
Annabeth
I grinned as I saw Apollo and Sara come. They jumped off.
"Brother," Artemis said. "Help me."
Apollo quickly managed to burn the tendrils. It was no use. They quickly reformed. Artemis was stuck there.
"Look! Her feet are fading!" Helina pointed. I turned. It was. It quickly rose to her waist, then her shoulders, then she was gone, leaving a puddle of ichor.
"SISTER!" Apollo cried. The tendrils went away, and he knelt over the puddle of ichor. "WHY?!?!"
We all looked down. Cylena was sobbing. "Mother, where are you? Are you stuck up in Hades' domain? May you rest in Elysium."
"Dad," I said. "Please put Artemis in the paradise of the dead."
Suddenly, we heard a loud thump. Then a low yell. Then, a terrifying laugh. We all turned our heads, and there stood Kronos. Behind him, an army of titans, Cerberus, and Charon. We began to cling to the ice.
"Gaea's playing with us," I heard Apollo exclaim.
"Our Mistress is playing with you," Kronos laughed maniacally. His eyes were creepy golden. He held a long scythe. "Yes, the Mistress is Gaea. And we are all at power." He put his hand up, and all the enemies began to charge at us, fast.
"Guys, stay close!" Apollo ordered. "Little ones in the middle!"
We all did as he did. Panda, Gravy, Helina, and Glinda went into the middle. We all did a quick power warm up; I made a shadow fist, Lucas crackled lightning, Cylena called the animals, Apollo and Alec made a short heat wave, Chieko took out the best weapon. I blinked, seeing how fast the enemies were.
"Good luck." Kronos said, before we were engaged in battle.
"Look! There's Annabeth! Wait, where are they going?" I frowned. This was not part of the plan.
Helina sighed. Then we heard a loud eruption. We all turned our heads and saw tendrils rising out of the ice, near a land of grass and a lumber mill, growing crazily until they were 50 feet tall. Inside was a woman in a beaten silver gown. Artemis.
"Hurry, let's go!" Alec ordered.
We all slid down the little cliff, and then ran to the ice, joining Annabeth, Cylena, and the found Glinda.
"Mom!" Cylena cried.
Chieko put her hand over her "O" shaped mouth. "Artemis!"
Artemis moaned. "I'm sorry. I cannot fix this. What a mistake." She feebly rested her hand over her chest, the way vampires do before they go in the coffin. "No one can help me at this stage."
"Quick! Call someone!" Alec said. "We have to inform my dad!"
I took my pendant, and called Celestia.
Sara
"Celeste, your thing is glowing." I pointed to Celestia's pendant. I began to call her 'Celeste', since I was too lazy to say her full name.
"Oh," Celestia said. She opened up the holographic picture. There was Lucas, flapping his arms as if he could fly. "Lucas, what's wrong?"
"GET APOLLO! ARTEMIS IS FADING!" Lucas screamed.
"Apollo!" We both cried.
Apollo ran into the scene. "What?"
"YOUR. SISTER. IS. FADING!!" I screamed.
"NO!" Apollo said. "If Artemis fades, they'll be only 11 olympians! No~!"
"Well get your butt up and drive us there!" I said.
Celestia looked down. "You mean you. I'm not allowed outside camp borders."
"Oh," I said. Then I stared hard at Apollo. "Hurry up! Get your fastest vehicle!" I turned to the picture. "We're coming, don't worry!"
"Wait!" Celestia said. She gave me a sage. "Feed this to an enemy. This will make them go suicidal. I sense there's something in the wind... a battle will strike as soon as Artemis fades!"
I nodded, then loaded myself into the passenger's seat. Apollo began to drive away.
"Farewell!" I heard Celestia call out. Then I looked at the sage. I can do this.
Annabeth
I grinned as I saw Apollo and Sara come. They jumped off.
"Brother," Artemis said. "Help me."
Apollo quickly managed to burn the tendrils. It was no use. They quickly reformed. Artemis was stuck there.
"Look! Her feet are fading!" Helina pointed. I turned. It was. It quickly rose to her waist, then her shoulders, then she was gone, leaving a puddle of ichor.
"SISTER!" Apollo cried. The tendrils went away, and he knelt over the puddle of ichor. "WHY?!?!"
We all looked down. Cylena was sobbing. "Mother, where are you? Are you stuck up in Hades' domain? May you rest in Elysium."
"Dad," I said. "Please put Artemis in the paradise of the dead."
Suddenly, we heard a loud thump. Then a low yell. Then, a terrifying laugh. We all turned our heads, and there stood Kronos. Behind him, an army of titans, Cerberus, and Charon. We began to cling to the ice.
"Gaea's playing with us," I heard Apollo exclaim.
"Our Mistress is playing with you," Kronos laughed maniacally. His eyes were creepy golden. He held a long scythe. "Yes, the Mistress is Gaea. And we are all at power." He put his hand up, and all the enemies began to charge at us, fast.
"Guys, stay close!" Apollo ordered. "Little ones in the middle!"
We all did as he did. Panda, Gravy, Helina, and Glinda went into the middle. We all did a quick power warm up; I made a shadow fist, Lucas crackled lightning, Cylena called the animals, Apollo and Alec made a short heat wave, Chieko took out the best weapon. I blinked, seeing how fast the enemies were.
"Good luck." Kronos said, before we were engaged in battle.
"Fate is your destiny." Me, Kallik
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Chapter 27: The Cupcakes
Glinda
"Let me out~!" I shook the bars. "Please!"
The man smiled. "No can do. The cupcakes, the Mistress, Kronos, they all need the maximum power! That way, I can get my reward."
"Re... reward?" I asked.
"I'll get a thousand gold bars, and will be the ruler of this tundra!" The man cackled. Then he lowered his head. "Although, it does sound like someone's pulling my leg..."
Suddenly, a loud boom shook the entire cave. I looked at the entrance, seeing the boulder was gone. There stood the girl named Annabeth....and Cylena! Cylena was there to save me!
"Help!" I screamed.
The man bit his lip. "Those demigods keep popping up like daisies!" Then, he rattled my cage. The chains loosened up, and the cage teetered on one side, dangling above the broth.
"Help me!" I repeated.
Annabeth quickly pushed the broth away, revealing a piece of someone's hair. It was the late demigod that got trapped. I felt a pang of sadness.
The girl then unlocked the cage with a powerful bang of her first, then I jumped out. "Many thanks." I whispered.
Cylena quickly dodged the man's charge. With a powerful roar, the man pulled down a lever. On the other side was a gate I never noticed, and there a loud growl came.
"My cupcakes, seize them!" The man laughed hysterically. "Capture all of them! Many powers you will recieve!"
"What's going on?" I asked as Cylena took my hand.
"We have to hurry!" Annabeth and Cylena said.
"I have a bad feeling about these 'cupcakes'. The growl sounded it like it came from a large beast." Cylena told me.
Annabeth nodded. "Maybe they could be... a monster."
I shivered, and we darted to the door.
Celestia
"Here's your tip!" I said happily, and took a cone of peanut butter ice cream.
I sat on the bench and began to lick the ice cream. Sam and Max ran up to me, worried.
"If you're wondering where I got this, the ice cream stand's right there." I pointed to a cart.
Sam shook his head. "No, it's an olympian emergency! It's about Hades!" Sam said.
I dropped my ice cream. "What? What happened?"
On cue, a black, windy, vortex began to open up in the ground. There came out Hades, moaning in despair. He wiped a tear away.
"Mr. Hades!" I exclaimed. "What's the problem?"
Hades collapsed on the ground. "My dog! Cerberus has been missing! Now all the souls are lost! Confused! The underworld is out of order!" He moaned.
Then, a lightning flashed, and Zeus appeared.
"Brother, all the souls are coming up in my domain! What happened to your system? Is Cerberus feeling ill?" Zeus seemed a little angry, yet concerned.
Hades shook his head. "He's..."
The puddle from the ice cream gurgled. Out popped Poseidon. "Why are souls doing an ocean party in the middle of the seas? Outrageous!"
"Cerberus is missing, fools!" Hades burst out. "My prized possession! STOLEN!"
Zeus shook his head. "No, that cannot be!"
Then I remembered the 'cupcakes' the man had talked about. "Cerberus could be cursed." I said softly. "There's this really pale man."
"Pale man?" Hades said. He paused, and grew angry. "Charon has been acting odd. Then he went missing. CHARON! He must be the one who stole Cerberus! That backstabber!"
"Then Charon said that he would make a broth that granted immortality! And he would give it to a Mistress, and Kronos! And the cup... I mean Cerberus!" I said.
"Argh!" Hades exclaimed.
"What's with the racket?" Sara walked right in the center of the three brothers. "I was taking my afternoon nap."
"CHARON IS A TRAITOR!" Hades was running around. "MEH! GLOBBER-SMACK!"
"Cerberus is being unleashed," I gasped. I always had that weird feeling that something was happening. "He turned evil."
Annabeth
My eyes widened as I saw the three-headed dog, which was my 'pet'. His eyes had turned an devilish red, instead of green. The heads growled and snapped at us.
"Cerberus! Get the demigods! They are the key to unlock your maximum power!" The pale man said.
I dodged a head, and Glinda and Cylena followed.
"We need to get out!" I said.
"No."
I jumped. No. "No?" I echoed, not believing that Cylena would lead us to our death. "No?!"
"Now is a time to test if you even have powers. You've been running away so much from your enemies. You're a demigod. You have powers! Use them!"
"But I still don't know how!" I complained.
Glinda shook her head. "Concentrate!"
I remembered how I made the deathly stinky socks. I could use that death to whip their butts!
I shut my eyes, and that about a death chain, tying Cerberus up. I thought of paralyzing the pale man by using skeletons to pin him to the floor. Then I heard a roar, and an angry yell. I opened my eyes, and there it was! Cerberus was tied, the pale man was pinned! It worked!
"Yay!"
Then, I waved my hand, and Cerberus' eyes turned green. The pale man slowly formed into the boat-keeper of the underworld: Charon.
"Charon?!" We all exclaimed.
He shook his head, then grinned. "I already had to demigods. I just wanted more, greedy me. Cerberus! Drink it!"
Cerberus' eyes turned red again, broke his chains, and lapped up some of the broth. His eyes turned pitch black, and carried the cauldron. He squashed the skeletons.
"Carry it to the Mistress! Feed it to her and Kronos! Victory is ours!" Charon said with glee.
"No!" Cylena cried.
But they were already gone.
Suddenly, Glinda began to weep. "Artemis is fading! The more power evil gets, the faster she fades!"
Cylena gasped. "My mom?" She turned to us, frantic. "My mom can't fade! Hurry!"
I nodded, and Glinda showed us the way to Artemis' cage.
"Let me out~!" I shook the bars. "Please!"
The man smiled. "No can do. The cupcakes, the Mistress, Kronos, they all need the maximum power! That way, I can get my reward."
"Re... reward?" I asked.
"I'll get a thousand gold bars, and will be the ruler of this tundra!" The man cackled. Then he lowered his head. "Although, it does sound like someone's pulling my leg..."
Suddenly, a loud boom shook the entire cave. I looked at the entrance, seeing the boulder was gone. There stood the girl named Annabeth....and Cylena! Cylena was there to save me!
"Help!" I screamed.
The man bit his lip. "Those demigods keep popping up like daisies!" Then, he rattled my cage. The chains loosened up, and the cage teetered on one side, dangling above the broth.
"Help me!" I repeated.
Annabeth quickly pushed the broth away, revealing a piece of someone's hair. It was the late demigod that got trapped. I felt a pang of sadness.
The girl then unlocked the cage with a powerful bang of her first, then I jumped out. "Many thanks." I whispered.
Cylena quickly dodged the man's charge. With a powerful roar, the man pulled down a lever. On the other side was a gate I never noticed, and there a loud growl came.
"My cupcakes, seize them!" The man laughed hysterically. "Capture all of them! Many powers you will recieve!"
"What's going on?" I asked as Cylena took my hand.
"We have to hurry!" Annabeth and Cylena said.
"I have a bad feeling about these 'cupcakes'. The growl sounded it like it came from a large beast." Cylena told me.
Annabeth nodded. "Maybe they could be... a monster."
I shivered, and we darted to the door.
Celestia
"Here's your tip!" I said happily, and took a cone of peanut butter ice cream.
I sat on the bench and began to lick the ice cream. Sam and Max ran up to me, worried.
"If you're wondering where I got this, the ice cream stand's right there." I pointed to a cart.
Sam shook his head. "No, it's an olympian emergency! It's about Hades!" Sam said.
I dropped my ice cream. "What? What happened?"
On cue, a black, windy, vortex began to open up in the ground. There came out Hades, moaning in despair. He wiped a tear away.
"Mr. Hades!" I exclaimed. "What's the problem?"
Hades collapsed on the ground. "My dog! Cerberus has been missing! Now all the souls are lost! Confused! The underworld is out of order!" He moaned.
Then, a lightning flashed, and Zeus appeared.
"Brother, all the souls are coming up in my domain! What happened to your system? Is Cerberus feeling ill?" Zeus seemed a little angry, yet concerned.
Hades shook his head. "He's..."
The puddle from the ice cream gurgled. Out popped Poseidon. "Why are souls doing an ocean party in the middle of the seas? Outrageous!"
"Cerberus is missing, fools!" Hades burst out. "My prized possession! STOLEN!"
Zeus shook his head. "No, that cannot be!"
Then I remembered the 'cupcakes' the man had talked about. "Cerberus could be cursed." I said softly. "There's this really pale man."
"Pale man?" Hades said. He paused, and grew angry. "Charon has been acting odd. Then he went missing. CHARON! He must be the one who stole Cerberus! That backstabber!"
"Then Charon said that he would make a broth that granted immortality! And he would give it to a Mistress, and Kronos! And the cup... I mean Cerberus!" I said.
"Argh!" Hades exclaimed.
"What's with the racket?" Sara walked right in the center of the three brothers. "I was taking my afternoon nap."
"CHARON IS A TRAITOR!" Hades was running around. "MEH! GLOBBER-SMACK!"
"Cerberus is being unleashed," I gasped. I always had that weird feeling that something was happening. "He turned evil."
Annabeth
My eyes widened as I saw the three-headed dog, which was my 'pet'. His eyes had turned an devilish red, instead of green. The heads growled and snapped at us.
"Cerberus! Get the demigods! They are the key to unlock your maximum power!" The pale man said.
I dodged a head, and Glinda and Cylena followed.
"We need to get out!" I said.
"No."
I jumped. No. "No?" I echoed, not believing that Cylena would lead us to our death. "No?!"
"Now is a time to test if you even have powers. You've been running away so much from your enemies. You're a demigod. You have powers! Use them!"
"But I still don't know how!" I complained.
Glinda shook her head. "Concentrate!"
I remembered how I made the deathly stinky socks. I could use that death to whip their butts!
I shut my eyes, and that about a death chain, tying Cerberus up. I thought of paralyzing the pale man by using skeletons to pin him to the floor. Then I heard a roar, and an angry yell. I opened my eyes, and there it was! Cerberus was tied, the pale man was pinned! It worked!
"Yay!"
Then, I waved my hand, and Cerberus' eyes turned green. The pale man slowly formed into the boat-keeper of the underworld: Charon.
"Charon?!" We all exclaimed.
He shook his head, then grinned. "I already had to demigods. I just wanted more, greedy me. Cerberus! Drink it!"
Cerberus' eyes turned red again, broke his chains, and lapped up some of the broth. His eyes turned pitch black, and carried the cauldron. He squashed the skeletons.
"Carry it to the Mistress! Feed it to her and Kronos! Victory is ours!" Charon said with glee.
"No!" Cylena cried.
But they were already gone.
Suddenly, Glinda began to weep. "Artemis is fading! The more power evil gets, the faster she fades!"
Cylena gasped. "My mom?" She turned to us, frantic. "My mom can't fade! Hurry!"
I nodded, and Glinda showed us the way to Artemis' cage.
"Life is a risk." Diane Von Furtestenberg
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Chapter 26: A Call from Camp
Celestia
"I hope they're ok."
I turned to Sara. That was the first time she talked today. I guess she had a lot on her time. I smiled. "They are fine."
"How do you know?" Sara grumped. But I knew Oceanus wouldn't possess her again:
"Sara! Sara!"
Sara turned around. She saw me holding a clear gem, with a wave stirring in it. I smiled. "My mom made this for you, so now you won't get possessed!"
Sara saw the clothes I held in my other hand. "And this is for an outfit my mom gave you." I smiled. "Try it on!"
Within a few minutes, Sara was wearing a white hoodie with a black tank top underneath. Her pants were tan and baggy. A strand of hair was braided. Her seashell necklace was replaced with the charmed necklace.
"All better!" I said.
"I look ridiculous." Sara grumped.
"I can ask my mom. I did this morning. They are fine." Sara raised a brow. "I mean clueless, but, fine."
"Why won't you cheat? Look into something, like a fortune orb!" Sara said.
"A fortune orb?" I smirked. "That's for wannabes!" I held my necklace. "This will help us!"
I removed my necklace. "Show us where Annabeth is." I said softly, but not too soft.
The green necklace began to shimmer, then a holographic picture of Annabeth up.
"How will we find Glinda?" She groaned. "We lost her track!"
"Maybe we can get a dog!" Panda grinned. "And he'll sniff his way to Glinda!"
Lucas shrugged. "I'm allergic to dogs."
"Wolf!" Gravy decided.
"Yes, a wolf certainly won't kill us!" Alec said sarcastically.
"Listen!" I yelled.
Immediately, all heads turned my head. "Floating people!" Helina gasped.
"No," I started. "Annabeth, what do you need help with?" I asked, and Annabeth immediately spoke.
"We can't find Glinda at all!" Annabeth waved her hands.
I slashed the hologram away, then spoke into the necklace. "Show us where Glinda is." I said.
Once again, a holographic picture of Glinda showed up. She was in a rusty ol' cage, trembling with fear. An old man was perched, stirring an odd broth up. Me and Sara gasped.
"My cupcakes," The man cackled. "They'll be fed well, yes, indeed! The Mistress will be satisfied, yes. A demigod as an ingredient for my broth! Heh, heh, heh!"
Glinda shook her bars. "No! Please! Spare one's life!"
"Oh?" The man grinned. "Demigod broth will make the powerful trapped ones and my Mistress satisfied. If this isn't such, then the plan wouldn't fill." He took a deep broth. "I added a demigod in here before you. Two demigods equal immortal life! The cupcakes and the Mistress will finally, be more POWERFUL! And don't forget... KRONOS! Heh, heh!"
"No!" Sara said softly.
"Zoom out," I told the necklace.
The picture began to go out of the cave, and showed the entrance. It was a large, gray boulder. "Look up." The picture looked up, and there stood Annabeth, looking out the tundra.
"Annabeth!" Sara called. Annabeth looked down in surprise. "Hurry! Go down the cliff! Move the boulder. Glinda's in grave danger! If you don't hurry, cupcakes, the Mistress, and Kronos will be at full power!"
"I hope they're ok."
I turned to Sara. That was the first time she talked today. I guess she had a lot on her time. I smiled. "They are fine."
"How do you know?" Sara grumped. But I knew Oceanus wouldn't possess her again:
"Sara! Sara!"
Sara turned around. She saw me holding a clear gem, with a wave stirring in it. I smiled. "My mom made this for you, so now you won't get possessed!"
Sara saw the clothes I held in my other hand. "And this is for an outfit my mom gave you." I smiled. "Try it on!"
Within a few minutes, Sara was wearing a white hoodie with a black tank top underneath. Her pants were tan and baggy. A strand of hair was braided. Her seashell necklace was replaced with the charmed necklace.
"All better!" I said.
"I look ridiculous." Sara grumped.
"I can ask my mom. I did this morning. They are fine." Sara raised a brow. "I mean clueless, but, fine."
"Why won't you cheat? Look into something, like a fortune orb!" Sara said.
"A fortune orb?" I smirked. "That's for wannabes!" I held my necklace. "This will help us!"
I removed my necklace. "Show us where Annabeth is." I said softly, but not too soft.
The green necklace began to shimmer, then a holographic picture of Annabeth up.
"How will we find Glinda?" She groaned. "We lost her track!"
"Maybe we can get a dog!" Panda grinned. "And he'll sniff his way to Glinda!"
Lucas shrugged. "I'm allergic to dogs."
"Wolf!" Gravy decided.
"Yes, a wolf certainly won't kill us!" Alec said sarcastically.
"Listen!" I yelled.
Immediately, all heads turned my head. "Floating people!" Helina gasped.
"No," I started. "Annabeth, what do you need help with?" I asked, and Annabeth immediately spoke.
"We can't find Glinda at all!" Annabeth waved her hands.
I slashed the hologram away, then spoke into the necklace. "Show us where Glinda is." I said.
Once again, a holographic picture of Glinda showed up. She was in a rusty ol' cage, trembling with fear. An old man was perched, stirring an odd broth up. Me and Sara gasped.
"My cupcakes," The man cackled. "They'll be fed well, yes, indeed! The Mistress will be satisfied, yes. A demigod as an ingredient for my broth! Heh, heh, heh!"
Glinda shook her bars. "No! Please! Spare one's life!"
"Oh?" The man grinned. "Demigod broth will make the powerful trapped ones and my Mistress satisfied. If this isn't such, then the plan wouldn't fill." He took a deep broth. "I added a demigod in here before you. Two demigods equal immortal life! The cupcakes and the Mistress will finally, be more POWERFUL! And don't forget... KRONOS! Heh, heh!"
"No!" Sara said softly.
"Zoom out," I told the necklace.
The picture began to go out of the cave, and showed the entrance. It was a large, gray boulder. "Look up." The picture looked up, and there stood Annabeth, looking out the tundra.
"Annabeth!" Sara called. Annabeth looked down in surprise. "Hurry! Go down the cliff! Move the boulder. Glinda's in grave danger! If you don't hurry, cupcakes, the Mistress, and Kronos will be at full power!"
"Life isn't simple. But the beauty of it is, you can start over. It'll get easier." Alacia Bessette
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