Jewels // DNF

Chapter five

"GEORGE!"

The earth felt like it was going to be split apart as a voice from the deaths yelled. It was like Hades had been watching over the camp, not interfering until now, the voice which screamed out his name came from everywhere, from below the earth. George froze, eyes wide.

He was scared out of his mind, his body wouldn't move. Dream had tried to break out of the formation but was told to stay put by the god which ran the camp. "George, I need you to slowly walk towards the person in the smiley mask, okay..?" you could tell the god was scared himself, but was trying to remain calm.

If this creature could scare a god what could it do to a human?

George didn't move well he did but not towards 'Smile' George preferred that name to Dream. George slowly turned around.

The beast stood twenty feet away from him, it was tall, extremely tall, covered in what looked to be souls or black, floating goo. It had glowing red eyes and long, sharp, blood stained fangs.

It didn't have wings but it did have a long, spiked scaly tail which was covered in bones which had become bound to its plated skin of armour. It started George down, eyes glowing with rage and antipuation. George felt his throat close up, he felt his lungs squeeze together as it started to get closer, to slowly creep towards him, head spinning in a cuial, this demon wasn't friendly at all.

George didn't move, he couldn't hear the shouts of people, he couldn't hear the person running towards him, he didn't see the blue like inside if his gem faded, he didn't see how it became a dull, lifeless blue orb of nothingness.

The sound of a lion's roar filled the air, it was louder, more crackled and demonic than it should be. George broke out of his daze, seeing as the demonic being opened its mouth wide, ready to feed on him, ready to eat him whole.

He squeezed his eyes shut, ready to be killed, ready for all of it to go away, ready to become nothing.

But that didn't happen, he felt someone pull him to a firm, armoured chest, dragging him back into the protective barrier. He heard a creature scratch in pain as a blue lava filled animal attacked it.

George kept his eyes squeezed shut, as tightly as possible, he felt some in this person's arms. He could hear yelling, yawling, hissing, demonic screeches of pain and rage. He felt the person's arms around his waist tighten, trying to keep him away from all the violence, all the death, all the evil.

George.. A voice in the son of hades head spoke, gently, calming him slightly. He let himself relax into the armoured chest, he felt safe, protected. Are you hurt..?

Oh how he wanted to reply how he wanted to respond. How he wanted to say "No, i'm just a little shaken up" and not have anyone question him as to why he whispered that aloud but he knew he couldn't otherwise the protection around him will leave and he'll be alone again.

I'm glad you're not hurt then George, please listen to Dionysus next time and stay with the group, I don't want you getting hurt.

Something in George's chest warmed, he thought he could feel another person hug him as well as the one who was keeping him in their arms, safe away from any monsters.

Stay with him, he'll keep you safe. Son of Aphrodite or not, he'll protect you.

With that george had no reason to close his eyes anymore, the other person hugging him faded to nothing as a roar of trumph filled the air, it was clear the blue glowing demon had won the fight. And George was going to have to find out who was holding him to make sure he knew who would be the best person to stay around.