Time's Darkness

Chapter 2 - The Lost Demigod

 

I woke up when Saul was carrying me through the border.

"Whoa, what happened to the Zombie," said another Ares camper, Raquel.

"Say that again and I will kill you. I wouldn't even have passed out if your little cabin leader hadn't stopped fighting!" I snarled as he put me down and I staggered a bit.

Audrey gave me a weird look. I knew that look. She was going to hate me, just like everyone else and I didn't care anymore.

"Just tell Chiron I shouldn't do rescues," I said. She could have stayed with her family longer if I hadn't been there. It was completely my fault. That laistrygonian giant may not have come out for months.

"Sure. Just change back into normal clothes. Blue and brown just don't suit you and your pants are ripped." he said annoyingly but he was right. I had two gashes in my pants.

I walked back to the Hades cabin feeling really annoyed with myself and Saul, mostly Saul. The one time I came close to making a friend HE had to show up and I had to snap at her.

I remembered what my old, and probably only, friend here at told me. I had to play nice and prove to them who I was, not who they wanted me to be. Sandor was a son of Hermes and a brother to me until he went on a quest and vanished. His group's bodies were discovered but his wasn't. He was still missing.

I had just finished changing when Raquel pushed the door open. "Chiron wants all the Councilors in the Big House."

"Why?" I said suspiciously. I didn't really want to deal with anyone right now.

"They found Sandor Leal, son of Hermes."

"Sandor? If this is a joke you won't live to see tomorrow!"

"Why would you care anyway?"

"If you don't know- he's really back!" I smiled and darted past her out the door and ran to the Big House and burst through the door.

Sandor sat next to the Hermes Councilor.

"That's everyone, Sandor."

"I'm afraid I don't recognize anyone. Can I have some introductions? In my defense, I've been gone for five years." He had been my friend since I came here when I was seven and vanished when. I was eleven. I was sixteen now which meant he was eighteen.

Everyone introduced themselves and then they got to me. I glared at Sandor as I said, "Ebony Colt."

"Eb?"

"Who else is in Hades?" I grumbled and twisted my ring in annoyance, the shadows starting to form darkness. Why I could only use it when I was mad? I would really like to know.

"More like who else has albino hair and goth clothing," Saul muttered. I glared.

"Sorry, can you not attack me though?" he said, still able to predict my movements.

"Sandor, can you tell us what happened?" Chiron said.

"I don't know really. I was being attacked and my dad saved me. I don't know why but I've tried to ask him and he's not telling much, only that Kronos's trying to get out again."

"There was that prophecy, Ebony, Sandor, you know which one I mean-"

"It can't happen. It called for two children of the eldest gods. I'm the only one."

"It has to! We just need to get more demigods until one is a child of the Big Three!"

"Sandor, searching won't mean that we'll find one. The fact may be that we can't," I said.