The Unusual Half-Blood

Prologue

Ayanokoji's POV:

If I may, I'd like to pose an interesting question.

Do you believe in God?

The discussion regarding the existence of God or deities is very controversial and highly debatable. Various arguments for and against their existence have been made since ancient times by countless Philosophers and critical thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, etc.

Even today, the opinions are split, because we still lack the means or capability to prove or disprove these ideas.

While some people might argue that logically, such concepts are mere tools that earlier civilizations used to explain various natural phenomena beyond their grasp, others reason against it, using claims like the Theological or Cosmological arguments. There are also people, with beliefs somewhere between these 2 extremities.

The debate is endless and may take many forms.

But at the end of the day, these are all just mere speculations of the human mind, with no conclusive evidence for either side.

As a result, different people perceive the world through their limited senses, creating their belief systems and drawing unique conclusions, based on their exclusive thought process.

Reality is subjective, after all.

In my reality, however, the Gods or Deities DO exist. Bolstered and sustained by the power of human belief, they are alive and heavily involved in changing the course of human history. And sometimes, these 'deities' intermingle with mortals to have kids called 'Half-bloods'.

If I had a normal childhood, I would've never believed this given my highly pragmatic thought process. But for better or worse, my upbringing was...........different.......than mortals or even half-bloods. The things I have witnessed in the past.......and the things I have learned till now compel me to acknowledge their existence.

My name is Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. 12 years old.

I am, as you might've guessed, a half-Blood. Half-mortal, half-god.

Personally, after everything I've been through, I would want nothing more than to live my days in peace – a normal life. But part of me knows that 'normal' doesn't exist for Half-bloods.

We have a queer 'scent' that attracts monsters. To make it worse, this 'scent' grows stronger as we age – making it impossible for most of us to survive in the outside world.

And this brings me, to my current predicament.

"IT'S RIGHT BEHIND US!", Grover yelled over the thunderstorm sound.

I turned for a moment to look behind me through the mud-splattered rear windshield of the Camaro. Even though the rain made it almost impossible to see, I could roughly make out a large black silhouette, following a few meters behind us. It was no doubt, a monster, and Judging from its size and aura, I had a pretty good hunch what it was.

"We're almost there," Grover said, praying, "Another mile. Please. Please. Please".

I wasn't sure where 'there' was, but I focused on driving. If I have to guess, I would say he's talking about the 'Summer camp' deep in the woods. I've been told that there is a secret facility on Long Island Sound, for training demigods. It has magical boundaries that keep Monsters at bay, making it the only safe place on earth, for a half-blood.