Path of Fire Book one

Chapter seven

Willow opened her eyes and looked around, it was nighttime, great. She had slept the whole day and not cared about Artemis and Skylar's safety at all. She sat up and looked around. Skylar was here, but where was Artemis?

"Where is Artemis?" Willow asked.

Skylar jumped. "Oh, you're awake. That's good. Artemis is out hunting."

She nodded and looked at Skylar's phone in her hands. "Are you gaming?"

Skylar nodded absentmindedly "Yep."

"Where'd you get Wi-Fi?"

"Oh, from my own personal device."

Willow looked up at the sky and gasped. It was full moon, just like what the prophecy said. "SKYLAR IT'S FULL MOON!!"

Skylar rolled her eyes "Seriously Willow, stop getting so enthusiastic about everything. Even Zeus can hear you."

Willow giggled and jumped up. "But isn't this the night the prophecy mentioned, when there is full moon and an eclipse?"

Skylar gasped "Oh my gods, I forgot all about it for a moment!"

Suddenly, a rustle came from the bushes. Skylar immediately leapt up, eyes alert for danger. Willow was already standing up, so she just needed focus intensely on the rustling.

A giant, about thirty meters tall (how long was a meter again?) stomped out of the bushes. His dirty, greasy hair looked like it hadn't been washed for a century. And his skin? Willow didn't want to talk about it just in case she loses her lunch.

Willow concentrated on making a roaring, huge fire to throw at the giants. Remembering what Hestia had taught her, she made some hand gestures and concentrated as hard and as fast as she could. Sure enough, her hand grew hot and two large balls of flame appeared in both of her hands.

How did I do that, Hestia didn't teach me, she thought with surprise. But it was too late to wonder. With great force, she threw the two fireballs at the giant's tummy. The giant roared in pain and collapsed onto the ground. At the same time she threw the fireballs, Skylar threw razor-sharp daggers that seemed to slice the giant's ribs out.

Just then, two girls with identical dark brown (almost black) hair and flashing green eyes came out from behind the giant.

"Who are you," Skylar asked.

"I'm Lauren," the first girl answered. "Are you two part of the prophecy?"

"I'm Laurel," the second girl answered. "Are you two part of the prophecy?"

Willow and Skylar giggled in unison.

"Are you talking about the prophecy that starts with five?" Willow asked.

Lauren and Laurel nodded and sat down beside them. Their story was almost the same as Skylar's, Artemis's, and Willow's. She had her mother to rescue. And Laurel had chlorokinesis while Lauren had chlorokinesis. Just as the discussion lasted for a while, Artemis came from the trees and threw a piece of meat into the fire Willow created. At the sight of Artemis, both of them quickly bowed to the goddess.

Skylar sat on a log and took out her phone again.

"How on Earth did you get Wi-Fi?" Artemis, Willow, Laurel, and Lauren asked at the exact same time. They all laughed.

Skylar shrugged. "Oh, from my own personal device." She answered sarcastically.