Young Gods - Book 1 - Alex Stone

Part 1

'"Alex. Alex... Alex" I look up at whoever was shouting my name and see the wrinkled face of Mr Popper glaring down at me 

"Yes, sir?"I take my elbows off the desk and scan the board trying to figure out what he wanted of me "Um 12" With this came a laugh from the rest of the classroom

"No Alex this is an English class and the answer to what pathetic fallacy is isn't 12" Mr Popper sighs as he sits down at the desk "And I believe you fell asleep during class so that's a detention with me tomorrow evening" with that the bell rang signalling the end of class "Ok that's all for today" Everyone in the classroom scrambled around collecting their bags and leaving the room. As I leave Mr Popper calls after me "Alex I have you for a detention today as well so please sit down" 

I sigh as I sit back down in my chair staring out the window for another hour and I watch how the already gloomy outside starts raining heavily "Ok Alex you can go now and please stop falling asleep during lesson" 

"Can you try to make the lessons more exciting" I mutter and leave the room slinging my backpack on my back. I leave the school building and turn to the bike shelter "You have got to be kidding me" I pull my phone out of my pocket and see the text from Caleb my best friend 'Hey bro had to borrow your bike looked like it was going to rain. See you later' I type back quickly 'Thanks. now I get to walk home in the rain' He responds almost instantly 'Go through the woods you'll be there in no time' He had a point I guess and I leave the school gates heading for the woods

Hi, by the way, I'm Alex I forgot to do one of these introductions. I guess this is where your gonna learn how my life got more dangerous but equally more fun so yeah I hope you enjoy

Anyway, as I head into the woods I pull my jumpers hood over my head to try to protect myself from the rain as much as I can. Suddenly I can see some lightning flash across the sky and then hear the slow rumbling sound of thunder. I quicken my pace trying to get home as fast as I can. I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket and I take shelter under a particularly well-covered tree and read the message - Mum - 'Where are you? Are you coming home for tea? Be careful of the thunder & lightning' i respond ' On my way home now. Just in woods' and I pocket the phone and continue walking

A couple moments later still traipsing along in the woods a lightning bolt shoots down into a clearing in the woods. "Holy mother of Jesus"I shout and stop in my tracks it looks as if something has been left by the strike. I think about in my head and decide to go check it out. I jog over to it and see that it is a hammer lodged in the ground with weird carvings and symbols on it. I hold my hand out and grab the handle. As I do so electricity sparks between my fingers and the handle and I try to pull my hand away but I cant and so my hand wraps around the hammers handle sending out a shockwave of energy and I black out