Percy Jackson/1D And The Creators Horn

Coming To A Close Part 1-Liam

The water made me choke and cough, the Sirens had left me after their little riddle and now I was stranded on a rock with no idea what I was doing.

The water demon was floating near me, refusing to leave me alone, after what seemed like hours the water demon spoke "Shouldn't you get moving Sir?"

"Yeah" I muttered "But where to?"

All I could see was the river and rocks surrounding me. "Its quite simple, follow the river" The creature told me.

"How" I asked, I was no way swimming!

The water demon said "If you don't want to swim sir just grab on to my back"

It was like it read my mind.

I cast the creature a wary look before I slowly crouched down and put my hand on its back, it felt slimy and extreamly slippery, I pulled a face of disgust as I slid into the water, holding on to its back.

Ugh, I hate water...

As soon as I slipped into the water and holding on to the water demons back, it started moving through the water fluidly. I almost fell of then but I grabbed on tight, just in time.

The water was freezing cold but I managed to hold and to make sure my head didn't go under and managed to stop my teeth from chattering. As we moved along the water I thought about what the Sirens had shown me...

The Romans had taken the Creators Horn from Hades....

Now some how, maybe the Romans had hidden the Creators Horn here? Or maybe they fell while trying to complete the maze's tests and the Creators horn was left here?

No matter how it happened, The maze had the Creators Horn and we had to find it but from what the Sirens said it seemed like someone else who had to find it? One of my friends? And one of them was going to blow into the Horn, creating maybe the next Great War...Oh great...

As the water demon swam along, I noticed as the water started to turn darker and darker colour...It was actually giving me the creeps.

"Um, is the water supposed to be doing that?" I asked the water demon.

It said quietly "Hush. We are entering her domain now sir"

I felt a trickle of fear run through me as I gulped "Her? Who's her?"

The creature said softly "Her name is Skylla"

I frowned...That name sounded so familiar...?

I voiced this as we went along and it told me quietly "Maybe you have heard of her before? She is quite famous Sir, she was killed by the famous hero Odysseus but still she always haunts these waters"

I couldn't help but shudder and we went on the rest of our journey in silence in till I asked, trying to stop the creepy silence from getting to me "So do you have a family?"

The water demon looked shocked that I had asked then said slowly "I do, I expect I will be joining them extremely soon"

I put on a forced smile as I said "That's good"

The water demon said, maybe a little sadly "Yes...It is good..."

As we entered deeper into Skylla territory, my hair raised up on my arms and I had goosebumps. A strange feeling came over me, like someone was watching me...

"How are we going to avoid her?" I asked, lowering my voice.

"We can't" The water demon said simply.

I stared at it as I hissed, suddenly feeling the need to be quite "What do you mean we can't?"

The creature said slowly "She requires a sacrifes to get through sir"

I was about to argue when a strange popping noise echoes around the ground and I felt like I could hear the Sirens song inside my head. Though take it slow, you never know what stirs from underneath. Or what will grab you with its teeth"

I shuddered then I looked at where the popping noise was and my eyes widened as I saw bubbles rise to the surface and a black shape from underneath the water get bigger and bigger, like something was rising from the dephs.

The Water Demon whispered fearfully "She is here Sir"

"What do we do?" I panicked.

Can you blame me? There's a giant fish that's going to eat me alive!

The creature said "It is you to decide what sacrifice she gets"

I blinked at it, confused. 

The water demon said "It is quite simply a test, to get  past her she needs a sacrifice, you have to choose if its you or me?"

"I don't understand-" 

"You either sacrifice yourself to her then she'll leave me alone or you have to sacrifice me to her for her to leave you alone, so? what will it be Hero?"