War Child

Chapter IX

I woke up in a dark cave, I was laying in a cot.  "What happened?" I spoke in a weak voice.  I noticed an IV in my arm, "What is this?"

"Don't worry little demigod, it will be over soon for you and your little friends," a squeaky yet raspy voice spoke as the person or monster walked towards me.  I looked around in a panic, I was alone with this thing. 

I only saw one exit, but it was blocked.  I wasn't strong, I was weak.  My muscles felt like mush and everything hurt.  All I could do was think about the pain of each joint, or each bone.

"Aw aren't you feeling well?" he asked with a smirk. 

There was no way I'm going to die like this, "No, I'm feeling great!  Are you feeling okay?  You don't look so good.  Does your head hurt?" I asked the man.

His expression turned to confusion "I'm perfectly fi-" before he could finish his sentence I kicked him in the face.  "You little demigod!" he roared.  I heard footsteps for maybe eight or nine other men running towards this room cave thing.

"Haha, they will finish you off just like they did to your little friends from that stupid brainwashed camp!"

"So you were the guys who took the demigods that went missing at Camp Half-Blood? What did you do with them?" I demanded.  He didn't answer.   I felt my temper getting the best of me, I punched the guy in the face and held him by the collar "What did you do to them?!" I asked in a unsettlingly calm voice that even I was surprised by.

"You're too late anyway.  We sent them off to the pits of Tartarus.  Let's see how the gods and goddesses will deal with this batch.  Probably just look it over like they did with the rest."

"That's their children you're talking about, why would they use ignore them?!" I yelled.

"Because they don't care! Don't you see that? Do you really think they would care for all of those weaklings?  They don't.  They don't care about anyone, but themselves no matter what you do for them."

Before I could reply the footsteps were too close I had to run.  I ran out the exit and was faced with nine other monster men that looked very similar to the one I just finished talking to.

I looked around for anything to get away from the crowd of people.  I looked to the left and seen a railing.

Now looking back on this I don't think it was very smart, but I don't do smart things so um don't try this at home or caves in this case. 

I jumped over the railing and fell what felt like hours until I laid on the hard rocky floor.  I blacked out again.  Man, I wish I had a drachma for every time I blacked out on this quest.  I'd be richer than the gods.

I open my eyes and I was standing in another cave however thing one lead out to a big field.  I thought all was well till I discovered I was dreaming.

A demigods dreams can be powerful, they can tell the future sometimes, they can give you clues for quests, they can help guide you, and most of all they are a serious pain.  I hate dreams of all kind!

I overhear voices coming closer and closer till I could see the same men I did before.  There were ten.  Something in my mind knew what they were, but I couldn't think of the name.

They are always in a group of ten, they seem to know medical stuff looking back at the old cave I was in it looked like an uncleaned and small version of the infirmary back at camp.

They had to know how to build all of these machines because this place is in the middle of nowhere and I highly doubt that amazon prime would ship it here.