Of Gods and Monsters
written by [offline]Rowan Blackthorn
Evie has always been... different. She's seen weird things, and doesn't know what to make of them; but it all changes when she gets attacked and is helped out of danger by an unlikely savior. (Percy Jackson fan fic)
Last Updated
05/31/21
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Camp Half-Blood
Chapter 8
Jake and I took a taxi to get out of the city, and after several hours, we finally pulled off the road at the base of a hill. We got out of the car, and Jake handed the driver a handful of money. After the taxi pulled away, I turned to Jake.
“Why are we here again?” I asked him. “Weren’t we going to a place where demigods can stay and be safe?”
“Yeah, we are,” he replied, looking up at the hill. “Welcome to Half-Blood Hill.”
He started walking up the hill, and I followed him. We got to the top, and I gasped. Beneath me was a valley full of buildings, most of them cabins, but some different, like a dining hall and what looked like an arena, as well as an archery range.
“You like it?” said Jake, looking at me with a slight smile on his face. “This is Camp Half-Blood. A place for demigods to live and train.”
“It’s…” I muttered, “It’s amazing!”
Jake grinned, but the grin quickly disappeared off his face. “Harpies again,” he snarled. “Let’s go.” He took my arm and we ran down into the valley, in the direction of a big house that was painted blue. As we reached the porch of it, I looked back up at the hill. I saw three harpies there. It looked as if they were trying to get into the valley, but there was an invisible wall holding them back. After a while they gave up, and flew away.
I looked at Jake, then around the valley. “Do I have to register now or something? And you say I’m a demigod; who’s my godly parent then?”
Jake didn’t answer; he was looking behind me. I turned around, and saw a man in a wheelchair sitting in the doorway of the house.
“Hey Chiron,” Jake said to him. “This is Evie. I’m pretty sure she’s a demigod, because she got attacked by harpies earlier this afternoon…”
“Your name is Chiron?” I asked him. “Are you named after the centaur?”
“Well, something like that,” said Chiron with a warm smile. “Welcome to Camp Half-Blood, Evie.”
“Why are we here again?” I asked him. “Weren’t we going to a place where demigods can stay and be safe?”
“Yeah, we are,” he replied, looking up at the hill. “Welcome to Half-Blood Hill.”
He started walking up the hill, and I followed him. We got to the top, and I gasped. Beneath me was a valley full of buildings, most of them cabins, but some different, like a dining hall and what looked like an arena, as well as an archery range.
“You like it?” said Jake, looking at me with a slight smile on his face. “This is Camp Half-Blood. A place for demigods to live and train.”
“It’s…” I muttered, “It’s amazing!”
Jake grinned, but the grin quickly disappeared off his face. “Harpies again,” he snarled. “Let’s go.” He took my arm and we ran down into the valley, in the direction of a big house that was painted blue. As we reached the porch of it, I looked back up at the hill. I saw three harpies there. It looked as if they were trying to get into the valley, but there was an invisible wall holding them back. After a while they gave up, and flew away.
I looked at Jake, then around the valley. “Do I have to register now or something? And you say I’m a demigod; who’s my godly parent then?”
Jake didn’t answer; he was looking behind me. I turned around, and saw a man in a wheelchair sitting in the doorway of the house.
“Hey Chiron,” Jake said to him. “This is Evie. I’m pretty sure she’s a demigod, because she got attacked by harpies earlier this afternoon…”
“Your name is Chiron?” I asked him. “Are you named after the centaur?”
“Well, something like that,” said Chiron with a warm smile. “Welcome to Camp Half-Blood, Evie.”
