The Eleven Demigods Truth Or Dare

Reyna's past

Hellllllloooooo! So we will explore her past, ig? Welllllllll haaaaavvvvvvveeeeee aaaaaaa gooooooddddddd tiiiiiiiimmmmmmeeeee rreeeeaaddddinnnggggg!

Annabeth:

So I sang....and people cheered....and that's weird. We are back in our circle and I'm hiking who to pick. I've always wanted to know more about Reyna's past....hmmmm. "Reyna, truth or dare" I asked. "Truth" she said. Ok. Good. "Tell me everything before Camp Jupiter"

Reyna:

I froze. Everything before camp? I..I can't! Right? I inhaled and started my story. "I loved my home in Puerto Rico, even though I began to fear it as I got older. I loved the sound of Coquí frogs in my neighborhood and the smell of the ocean and magnolia and citrus trees. My sister Hylla and I would walk down the Calle San Jose, counting cats and making stories for each other. I also loved to go to Plaza de Armas and watch the old men play dominos. Hylla and I lived in a huge estate with big white steps devoid of decoration. Our furniture was made of oak, steel, and leather. In my main room, there were terraces, which made me feel like I was being watched. My father, Julian,  did everything he could to make our hacienda look like a modern home, adding skylights and painting everything white to make it bigger and brighter, but it still felt old. My neighborhood had cats on the street, banana trees, crumbling pastel houses, and cobblestone.

My father changed during our childhood, and suffered from PTSD. He couldn't stop thinking about the war and he had constant chronic pain from a roadside bomb that left shrapnel in his shoulder. He became paranoid and thought Bellona's words meant that their bloodline would die and that Rome would fall. He saw enemies everywhere and began collecting weapons, turning their house into a fortress. He was unable to adjust to civilian life.

Hylla and I would sometimes be able to escape from our father. We would hide in the fireplace and imagine that we could travel to places from there. On Sunday afternoons, we could escape to Barrachina's kitchen, where the staff would take pity on us and let us eat in the kitchen. However, Julian would lock Hylla and I in our room at night, and if we snuck out, he would yell and throw furniture at us. He even became convinced that Hylla and I were the enemies, spying and trying to undermine him. Ghosts began appearing and whispering to Julian, confirming his suspicions. They would watch me from the terraces in my living room. Eventually, Julian became a psycho with only his worst qualities remaining. Hylla would try her best to protect me." I took a breath and continued.

One day, after we snuck out, when I was ten, Julian was so angry he was glowing. He couldn't touch things anymore and learned how to move things like a poltergeist. He tore up the floor tiles and ripped open the sofa. He then threw a chair at my sister, knocking her out. I lost it and thought she was dead. I grabbed Pirate Cofresí's saber and used it to vaporize my father. After I  killed him, ghosts appeared at me and taunted me, telling me I can never flee my crime, calling me a murderer and a traitor. When Hylla woke up, we finally escaped.

We eventually ended up on Circe's island. Circe treated us well and gave Hylla pet leopards and a good health plan. While Hylla was a clerk, I did people's hair and makeup. Both of us helped turn men into guinea pigs." Percy flinched at that and I smiled. "I learned about the Mark of Athena while there, when a man washed up on the island talking about the Mark of Athena. The man muttered about how he ended up in Rome and saw the giants bane before we turned him into a guinea pig. I spent enough time on Circe's island to know and recognize Charm-speak, like what Piper has.

I was one of the female attendants on Circe's island when Annabeth and Percy first arrived, I think I brushed Annabeth's hair and helped with her makeover. I was on Circe's island because my sister had wanted to protect me. After Annabeth accidentally freed Blackbeard and his crew of pirates using Hermes' Multivitamins, they captured Hylla and I and took us with them as they left the island.

During our months long time with Blackbeard, we endured a lot from the pirates and learned to be tough, otherwise we would have been killed. Our time with the pirates was when we learned they were good with weapons, and I learned how to use two blades, which came in handy when facing monsters. Hylla eventually saved my life by making the pirates respect and fear her. After a while, Hylla dueled for our freedom and made the crew so afraid of her that they dropped us off in California, just so she wouldn't take over the ship.

Me and Hylla eventually parted ways, with Hylla joining the Amazons," I sniffled remembering my sister, then continued. "And me going to the Wolf House. Lupa taught me how to sleep lightly, wake up alert, and be ready for an attack. Then I went to camp Jupiter" I finished. Everyone was staring at me. "I'm so sorry" Percy said hugging me. I scowled, I didn't want their pity, I've learned to deal with this, but I hugged back nonetheless. Part of me felt happy, and that part won, I hugged and let a tear fall. I needed that, all this pent up sadness from my past, it was no use running away from it, and now I was exploding. The dam broke and the tears rushed out. I gathered myself and stood up. "I'm going for a walk" and I left.

Hey guys! I hope you liked my backstory chappie! It'll happen a lot so get used to it! Lol, anyways! Salut! Bonne Soirée! Bonne a bientot!