Dead Man's Quest

Chapter 1

Claire's POV

I sat at my workbench, a pencil in my hand. I just got back from school, and I'm now at Camp.

I've been in school for the past two months, and it's now December. So, I had a lot of homework to catch up on.

One of the assignments is to write a paper about a life changing event. I know what I want to write about, but I just don't know how to write it. The pain was still fresh.

Plus it's hard to write an essay when you have dyslexia and ADHD, so that's great.

'Okay Claire, you have to focus.' I thought sternly, looking at my piece of paper that sat on my workbench.

That's when my siblings burst through the cabin doors.

"Hey Claire! What are you doing?" Lidiya, a 14 year old with black hair, copper toned skin, and deep brown eyes, asked.

"I'm trying to catch up on my homework that I missed." I said, setting my pencil down on the table.

Lidiya glance at another one of my siblings, Natali, before looking back at me.

"Claire, we know you've been struggling recently, and we know we can only comfort you so much. Why don't you come outside and hang out with us. We miss hanging out with our big sister." Lidiya said slowly, and Natali nodded.

I looked at them before sighing. They were right. I have been distant lately, but that's because I've been trying to cope through everything that's happened.

"I'll come out in a bit. I have so much work to do. Maybe I'll go to the campfire tonight." I said, before turning back to do my essay.

I heard my siblings give off a defeated sigh before I heard the door close. I sighed before pressing my hands against my face, thinking about how it should've been me and not him.

~flashback~

Kurt and I were surrounded.

I could feel the heat of the volcano rub abrasively against my back.

We had our weapons drawn as Telekhines kept pushing us back. My fists were clenched on my celestial bronze chain that I used for a weapon. Kurt was beside me, his sword ready to strike any Telekhine that came close.

"Who is the false god?" Kurt growled, his brown eyes glinting in the sunlight. He was really good at fighting, since he was a Son of Ares.

"We can not tell you. But he will be pleased when we capture you, Son of Ares." Growled one. It then jumped at us.

I immediately smacked it with my celestial bronze chain, sending up a cloud of monster dust as it hit its target. The others began to come closer.

"You are not taking him or me." I said, my hands growing hot. I stood somewhat in front of Kurt, but mostly to the side.

That's when they attacked.

I could feel their claws trying to grab me, but I was quicker. I let go of my chain, so now it was in one hand. In the other, I held a flame. I began to fight them with fire and celestial bronze. I had my back pressed up against Kurt, but I don't remember doing it. He was swinging away with his sword.

I felt a claw slice my arm, and I cursed, turning a bit to see a Telekhine not far from my arm. So, like the kind person I am, I decided to reward it with a faceful of fire.

"Claire.....we have to do something...."Kurt panted, glancing at me.

I nodded, "But what? We only have a little bit of spa-" I was about to finish when I was grabbed by multiple flippers.

I struggled against the monsters, trying to free myself.

"Claire!!!" I heard Kurt yell, trying to fight his way towards me, but the Telekhine were pushing up, so he would be close to the volcano's edge.

'No, No!' I thought, struggling. I was helpless. I couldn't break free. Kurt was now at the edge of the volcano, his eyes trained on me. I could tell what he was thinking. We were outnumbered, and I knew what he would do next would probably save me, not him.

"KURT DON'T!!!!!" I screeched through the Telekhine's flipper. Kurt looked at me with a small smile, as if he knew that this would be the end for him.

"Claire......I love you." He said softly before becoming overpowered by Telekhines. They pushed him off of the volcano, and he plunged downward, towards the lava below.

"NOOOO!!!!!" I screamed in anger and sadness.

~End Flashback~

I felt my tears sting my cheeks as I opened my eyes. I looked down at my paper before beginning to write.

'My name is Claire Bolton, and I'll be writing about the trip that killed my boyfriend."

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Ooooo, what's this? A Percy Jackson fanfiction?!? Well of course it is 😂.

Before I wrote this chapter, I was going to write a prologue, but decided against it and started to do flashbacks.

Just so you know, this Claire is a totally different Claire than the one in 'Bitten'.

Also, I'll have two more OCs joining us sometime in the near future. One is named Alix, who is a daughter of Apollo, and Jace, who is a son of Demeater.

And, if you guys want me to show you pictures of them, I'll probably make a chapter doing so!