The Forgotten Son Of Kronos

Chapter 1: Broken

Chapter 1

Kardian's POV

Have you ever felt like no matter what you did, you couldn't impress anyone? Ever felt like you were nothing? Worst than nothing? Like you were trapped inside a cage, half the people outside laughed at you and brought you down while the other half just walk past without looking at you?

Well if you do then multiply that times 10000!!
Yeah, that's how I feel every miserable day. Nobody likes me, nobody sees or acknowledges me. I am good for nothing. I am but a boy chained to a life of misery, pain and loneliness.

You might ask, Why is a kid like me feeling like this? Well the answer is simple. I am the 10 year old boy in an orphanage who doesn't even have a name! That's how I know I'm a nobody. My parents (whoever they may be) didn't even think to give me a name before throwing me in here.

Well I can't exactly say they threw me in here since I don't remember my parents. You see I have been in here since I was 3 years old!

I walk outside, and into the little forest in the back of the orphanage. I don't know why but I always feel at home here. At peace.

It's raining out so I wasn't really allowed to be outside right now, but I didn't care. I step out of the door and into the backyard. Instantly I am pelted by big raindrops. I swear they get bigger each time it rains!

I pull up my black hoody and walk out into the rain. Thunder sounds overhead but I'm not scared of it. To be honest, I'm not afraid of anything. At least nothing that I've come across.

I run through the small woods in the backyard and move a little deeper to its heart. I find a good tree and climb until I'm resting on a branch around the middle of the tree.

I lay my back against the tree trunk and pull my legs up into the branch. I lay my head back and take a deep breath.

This is where I belong. All alone. This is where I feel at peace, where the worries of the day disappear. This is my happy-ish place.

I stare out into the forest, no thoughts going through my head. I was drenched by now, the cold water soaking through my hoody and shirt. It was freezing out.

I close my heavy eyes, listening to the sound of birds chirping near my tree, some squirrels looking for food. Winter is definitely coming soon.

I open my eyes to find 3 beautiful birds in the branch across from mine. Two of them are baby birds. My heart begins to hurt seeing the babies with their mother. The bigger bird, who is the mother, has some worms in her mouth.

Why don't I have a mother? I ask myself.

What wrong have I possibly have done to deserve nothing?!
Did my real parents even love me? Or did they think me a freak of nature like the other kids in the orphanage?

I try to tell myself that my parents loved me, they just weren't able to take proper care of me. But it's hard not knowing for sure.

I feel my eyes water, tears soon rolling down my face.
I feel my anger rising. A rage I sometimes am unable to control. I hate my life.

'What is wrong with me!?!' I scream at the top of my lungs.

Nobody answers, not that I expected anyone to.

I sit there, my hands covering my face with tears pouring down.

'I hate my life' I whisper.

'I hate myself'

I was so caught up in my own grief I didn't notice a man standing below the tree I currently occupied.

'There's nothing wrong with you, Son' The man said.

I jump, startled. I was so startled I fell down the tree. I braced myself for the hard landing, but it never came. Opening my eyes, I see that I am hovering a foot above the ground.

I WAS HOVERING!

I was shocked beyond anything. I couldn't believe I was hovering. It wasn't until I softly landed on the ground that I realized the man was still there.

I look up to see a hand being extended towards me. I reach out to grab it and the man pulls me up.

'Are you alright?' The man asks, concern clear on his voice.

I my head, still in shock.

The man nods.

'Good, I'm sure you are wondering who I am.' The man said.

I nod my head again. 'Yes, who are you?' I ask surprised he is actually talking to me.

The man smiles.

'My name is Kronos, I am your father' He says.

'And before you get angry and start thinking that I didn't love you, I must say that your mother and I loved you so very much' Kronos cuts in seeing my stunned face expression.

So many things were going through my head, so many questions I wished answered. I quickly made a list in my head from most important to least important.

'Why did you leave me here? All alone.' I ask, fresh tears coming down my face.

Kronos looks at me worried.

'I am so sorry about that, my beloved son. I wanted to keep you. I did! Tell me my son, do you know the story of the Olympians?' He asks.

I nod my head. 'Yes, they are supposed to be Gods who killed the Titans, the original Gods' I replied.

Kronos nods his head, a saddened look on his face.

'You are partly correct. We were not killed. Zues threw us in Tartarus. In fact, I am still imprisoned there still' He says.

I open my eyes wide in what he just told me.

'You mean...The Gods are real?!' I ask shocked.

He nods.

'Yes, and you are my beloved son, Please forgive me for not being able to be with you. I really wanted to be there for you. It was torture for me to hear your cries of pain and agony. It was worse than being in Tartarus in the first place' He said, pain and sorrow leaking out of his voice.

'So...yo-you do love m-me?' I ask afraid he will say no.

'Of course I love you! I will always love you my son! You are the only son I will ever love, the only person I have left to live for' He said shocked I would ask such a question.

I instantly ran up to him, wrapping my arms around him. He didn't hesitate to do the same to me. I cried, burying my face into my father's cloak. I cried my heart out.

All my pain seemed to leave me. All my loneliness, All the thoughts that my parents didn't love me, Everything left me, to be replaced by my father's love.

Rain still pounded into us, but I didn't care. For once in my life, I was beyond happy, I was saved.