Camp Half-Blood New Age Book One Chapter One

VENGEANCE

“AHHHHHHHHHH!” I awoke to the sound of my mother’s scream. I fled my bedroom and rushed down the corridor of the palace to find my mother on the floor bleeding with a horn the size of a small dog in her stomach. Talk about a thorn in your side. I tried to help her when a sudden force swept me off my feet and threw me into the wall. The hit sent a sensation of dizziness to my head. My thigh was bleeding from a broken tile, and pain shot through my left arm. When I finally saw the force that almost killed my mother and me, I almost screamed. It was a hairy, and very muscular man with a bull's head and tail. He was at least 8 foot tall. What really impressed and frightened me was his remaining horn. It was about 2 feet long.

“Who are you?”, I asked. He responded with a smirk, “Your worst nightmare.”

“Oh my gosh, I have always wanted an enemy to say that to me.”

“Why?”

“Because then it would be really funny when I kill you”

I remember my mother telling me about a monster named the minotaur and how to fight it so I don’t get killed. At the time it seemed dumb that my mom was wasting a training session on a non-existent foe. But now I realize there was a reason. When the minotaur charged at me I dodged and stabbed it with the Knife I keep in my pocket at night, never know when you may need it. The knife folded as it touched the creature's hide. “Its skin is impenetrable, the only thing that we have that can pierce it is its own horns, take this”, my mother said breathing heavily.

I started crying, “I can’t take it out of you, you’ll die, You can’t g—”. My body slapped against the wall. I fell with everything hurting. I couldn’t breathe. “My son, you are powerful beyond your wildest dreams. Everything I used to tell you about monsters, gods, demigods, it’s all true. Cyrus, you are a Demigod. You have godly blood in you, you are strong, use it for the good of all. I have gotten in trouble with the gods, do not tell them I am your mother. I freed the former sun god Helios—”, The minotaur crushed her head under his hoof, and I heard a snap in her neck. “NOOOOOOOOO!!!” I tried to run to her side but something caught me from behind. I turned around. It was my stepdad King Ragnar. I embraced him with a hug, I couldn’t let go, I was scared and confused. “Cyrus it’s ok, you have to go, go to america, find Long Island and go to camp Half-Blood. It’s a place for demigods to train, and go on quests to save the world, it’s ok.”

I could tell he was holding back tears. I tried to say something but I was very rudely interrupted by this maniac bull man trying to kill me. I have no clue exactly what happened. I could feel heat shooting through my bones, but it didn’t hurt. When I saw myself in the reflection of the floor, I saw my eyes glowing fiery orange, and my arms were flaming. I felt strong, and powerful, I was angry, sad, and irritated. I was going to kill this beast.

The minotaur stopped charging at me. His eyes widened right before I shot him in his snout with fire. He went flying backwards. I jumped in the air and I went really high. Fire surrounded me like a blanket, I was suddenly in full battle armor. I have a clear breastplate with a sun on it, my awesome 8 pack abs and copper colored skin showing. I have gauntlets around my wrists silver and gold, also with suns on them, what’s with the suns? I have a laurel resting atop my silky black hair which is down to the bottom of my ears now. I had bronze and copper boots up to my knees, a mens warrior skirt(hey I have superpowers don’t make fun of me)with copper all around it. I have shoulder armor with little flaps, and flaps in the back down to the floor as a cape sort of.

When I landed I pounded this beast like he deserved. When my fist hit the ground, fire shot in all directions. The fiery ablaze lit up the corridor. The Minotaur was trying to get to his feet, but everytime he tried he just crumpled back to the ground like a baby walking for the first time. Now he will die the same way my mother did. I stepped over him. A crackle sound was made as I yanked the horn off his head. When I stabbed him with the horn, he vaporized. His ashes only moving from the wind. I smiled, I had avenged my mother. I stopped glowing and everything, and I may have been a bit too loud, “THAT WAS AWESOME”. I ran back over to my stepdad. He had a stern look on his face, “I’m sure your mother has already told you about Greek mythology not actually being a myth?” I nodded. “Okay, well follow me. Your father left some gifts for you to be taken on a day like this.”

“Gifts, what kind?”

“The monster slaying kind.”

“Wait a sec, what will they think when the Queen and Prince of Greece go missing?”

“I will conjure up a story. Okay here we are, only you can open the chest.”

“Um do I just touch the—” The chest opened at the touch of my very awesome majestic godly finger. Both me and my stepdad gasped, the inside was full of straight wealth, as well as a sword. There was also some weird horn, it was hollow. “Take it”, I broke the silence. My step dad looked flabbergasted, “What I can’t take this from you.” I sighed, “Yes you can, I take the sword and what I’m realizing is the cornucopia, and you take the money, you need it. You can repair the palace, get things together and organized, and use it for an overall better kingdom.” He seemed overwhelmed but he thanked me. I took the sword out, and only then did I realize it wasn’t the gold making the sword glow, it was the sword itself. It had a regular hilt. The pommel was a silver lion head, the grip was brown leather, and the guard was in the shape of wings, made out of gold, and engraved in the middle of the guard in between the wings was ruby the side of an eye. The blade is what I guessed was the godly part. It was a fiery blade of energy, at least it was still the same shape.

“Goodbye, Cyrus, stay safe. Come visit. Your name means Son of Light, remember that.” My step dad said, now crying. I embraced him in a hug, “I will really miss you, thank you for being there and being a great dad. Love you.” My stepdad handed me the cornucopia, “Love you too. Now go.” I ran out of the palace and took the palace private jet. Let’s hope I know how to fly it.