![]() "Who are you, dear child? Why are you out in the middle of the woods in the dead of night?" The boy turned to look at the woman that held him gently, feeling no threat from her. These people clearly were the family of his father, a man he'd never had the displeasure to meet. The boy twitched nervously in the woman's arms, having watched the conversation with curiosity and fear. "Very well, Demeter, I will leave the boy alone.for now." Please, Hades, do not take your anger at Poseidon out on this boy." "I am sorry for the wrongdoings of your siblings, but this child has done nothing to you He is innocent. Of course both of my brothers broke the oath they forced me into." His tone was bitter.ĭemeter looked at her son-in-law disapprovingly. "He is a son of Poseidon I can see the sea in his eyes and smell it on his being. Suddenly a look of realization crossed the man's face and he scowled angrily, taking a few steps towards the woman and the boy she held close. The man smiled slightly and nodded his welcome, looking into the child's eyes. "Thank you for saving me," he managed to croak out. The boy looked warily over at the man, who was staring at him with a sense of curious detachment. You have nothing to fear any more, my son-in-law took care of that beast." "Who-who are you?" the boy stuttered out. The arms loosened their hold on him and he turned to look into the face of the woman, who was gazing at him worriedly. Slowly the boy's struggling slowed, until he was still. A warmth radiated from the being behind him, from the one who had spoken. "Be calm, you are in no danger," a gentle voice said. He struggled against the embrace, his fear evident. He scrambled to his feet and turned to run, only for two strong arms to wrap around his midsection, effectively trapping him. The boy's eyes widened and he began to panic, thinking the man was something much worse than the creature. Right before the child's eyes the monster let out a cry of pain and then dissolved into dust. The man that had only a moment ago been sitting by the fire was twenty feet away, his hand raised towards the creature that had been hunting the boy. He turned quickly to try and croak out a plea for help when he saw a surprising sight. He grunted as he used his remaining strength to leap over the fire, falling roughly to the forest floor and scraping his knee as he landed. He came within a foot of the couple when the woman noticed the child. The boy refused to give up, deciding that if he couldn't call out to them, he'd barrel straight into them. He opened his mouth to call out for help but found he couldn't he had rarely used his voice in the last six months except for screaming. Gaining a sudden burst of energy, the boy ran faster, becoming close enough to see two people, a man and a woman, sitting on elegant looking chairs next to the flames, furniture that was out of place in the woods. Just as the boy was loosing hope that he would ever get away from this latest monster, he caught sight of a fire a little ways away. The effects of his starvation were starting to take their tole on him his vision was blurring and his muscles felt weak, making avoiding trees in the dark as he ran very difficult. It had been thirty-six hours since the boy had last eaten, and thirteen hours since he'd had something to drink. ![]() ![]() The boy had been running from monsters like that thing for the past six months, since he had been kicked onto the street, and even sometimes before that. ![]() The multi-headed creature bounded after him, mockingly calling out for the child to slow down, to stop and say hello. The small boy ran through the woods, praying his little legs would carry him faster than the monster could catch up to him. Stats: Published: Completed: Words: 14,594 Chapters: 6/6 Comments: 46 Kudos: 664 Bookmarks: 102 Hits: 9,613 Abandoned Work - Unfinished and Discontinued.Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan.
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