The God of Mako Island (I'm a Mermaid Series Book 3)

Chapter 3

Power is a dangerous thing. It's funny, most people go their whole lives desiring power, wanting to have more and more. I was never that way, or at least I thought I wasn't. It wasn't about the power to me, and I never even wanted the powers I had, but I had them. It's funny that when you have the thing people desire, they resent you for it. It's funny, they're afraid of you when you have the power they want. The demigods knew they had no chance of killing me then, yet they were still ready to fight, because they were so afraid. Afraid, of the person who risked his life countless times to save theirs, and who they risked their lives to save. It's funny, power makes you forget all that. Instead you're blinded, and in that moment, all you have is rage humming through your veins, fear driving that force, and when you let it go, all hell breaks loose. Or at least that's how it went this time. 

What the demogods said to me got to me- it was my home, and they were forcing me out! They were the ones in the wrong here, it wasn't me. I came to check on them, and to visit my friends, my family , and then they did this to me. But then I did something I'll regret for the rest of my life, and I'll never forgive myself for it.

The anger overtook my senses, I wasn't in control anymore, of my powers and emotions. In one blast I sent a tsunami into camp, then left back to Mako straight away. I didn't know who survived and who didn't, but I knew then I'd made the biggest mistake of my life. "What have I done?" I thought and kept repeating to myself. I was officially broken, I destroyed my home, I destroyed the place of refuge for all Demigods away from monsters and the outside world. I could have killed people! I could have killed my family! And maybe I did, maybe I did kill some of them. I became the person they thought I was, I became the person to fear, the one who betrayed them. It wasn't the other way around, I. did this. They were rightfully scared of me, but now I'd made enemies out of them. How did I let this happen to myself? How did I just destroy my home in a fit of anger? I wasn't safe for people to be around anymore. 

You're right, I do think isolation is what you need right now, but none of that was your fault. We all lose control, it happens, think about how many times in the past everyone around you has lost control in some way. Camp is gone, but it's for the better, because now they realize you  are a force to be reckoned with. They wanted you gone, it was their fault, not yours. They drove you to that state and caused you to lose control. The voice was back, comforting me when I knew I needed it. 

"I destroyed my home, people might have even died, I don't know what to do. I need to be around them to say sorry, I can't leave it like this, they'll think I did it on purpose! "

Percy, the best thing for you and camp right now is for you to be alone, just isolate yourself for a while until you can regain control. We know you could hurt them again when you don't mean to, and they need some time to regain their strength too. They might blame you, but you don't want to make things worse for everyone.

Hearing that made me realize how dangerous I truly was to camp, especially in the state I was in at that time. If I went back, if people even came to me I could have just was easily lost control again, and the outcomes could have been worse. I agreed with the voice, I had to be alone, I couldn't be around anyone, for their own good. "But where can I go? I lost my home today-"

You have another home that you seem to have forgotten about- Mako Island. You can easily isolate there and together we can learn how to control your powers. We just have to make sure no one can get to you, so you don't hurt them.

I know now that I shouldn't have listened to the voice, trusted it even, but I did in that moment. I took control of Mako, centering my power in the moon pool. I didn't realise it at the time, but because of my selfishness I drove the mermaids away from their home and took it for my own. Mako Island became my home, my domain even. It was like I controlled the entire island, which to be honest, I actually did. 

I sent the sharks to control the border, making sure that no one got in and that all boats were driven away, and since I saved them from the virus, all of the sea creatures were happy to help me. I created a barrier of waves, leaving me with a bay next to the beach, and harsh, stormy seas beyond it (yes, somewhat like Moana's island).

I now had my new safe place, my new home, and like when I got to camp, I was ready to train, to gain control of my powers, just like I'd started my whole story again. However, I wasn't ready for the events that followed that day. I wasn't ready for any of it.

And that's it for Chapter 3! Sorry for the long wait for all of you reading, but as I said before I'm not following a strict update schedule for this book and trying to get a chapter out once a month instead of once a fortnight this time.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! <333