Chapter 7: The prophecy

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I woke in the infirmary like I had days before.

"CRAP!" I screamed bringing my hand to my forehead. The memories from the attack before came flooding into my mind. I could practically feel the weight of the monster on top of me. I was so angry that I was so useless when the beast attacked. All I did was let the thing tear the shit out of me while Leo killed them. I slammed my hands down trying to get my frustration out. But when then came down I hit something other than the bed.

"OWW!" I heard Leo yelp and I jolted up. I glared at him slightly, still letting my anger towards myself show. There was a deep embarrassment that was growing in my stomach. I'm supposed to be some legendary daughter, but I can't even kill a small monster.

"What are you doing here?" I growled slightly without intending to. He looked surprised as he rubbed the spot that I smacked on the back of his head. My face went red, he came to see me. Plus he carried me all the way back here, practically saving my life. I shouldn't have let my emotions get the best of me.

"Sorry," I said shyly as I leaned back on my pillow wincing on the way down. Leo looked at me as I winced and I could see worry in his eyes. It was hard for me to meet his eyes, he had killed two beast and carried me all the way back to the infirmary. He had saved me while all I did was get hurt. I sighed and stared at the ceiling.

I felt like crying. I had just got to this camp and there were so many things I was looking forward to doing but now I'm going to miss out on so much because I have to heal. Leo could tell I was upset so he placed his hand on my thy trying to comfort me, and I stiffened. I could feel his fiery eye burning into me, "You okay?" He asked. I shook my head "no" and got mad at myself for letting a tear fall down my face. "Hey your going to be fine," he tells me in a comforting voice. I wipe the year from my face and I sat up wincing again. I was about to say something but Chiron walked through the door cutting me off, "Hannah, I need to talk to you." He looked at Leo then glared, "And Leo I need to talk to you later." Leo shoved himself off the chair he was sitting in and began to walk out then room. I could see that be had bags under his eyes, bandages around his arm and leading into his waist and stomach, he even walked with a limp. I started to worry. How bad did Leo get hurt during the attack, he seemed fine when he was carrying me through the woods. I thought. But maybe he was just fighting through the pain for me. Why would this kid want to save me so much? Chiron interrupted my thoughts, "I need to tell you something. The gods just told me about a prophecy about you and a dragon," I interrupted him and panicked a little, "Wait hold on. Are you telling me there is a real live dragon and I have something to do with it?" I laughed in a both angry and worried way. Chiron sighed and explained the rest of what he was going to say, "Yes you have a big part of of all of this. The prophecy states that a forbidden child will face a dragon and decide the fate of Olympus. For Olympus to either let it burn or let it survive from the dragon. Hannah you are the forbidden child and you will wait until we know for sure Olympus needs to be saved." I stared at him in awe. Then I got angry, "What are you talking about my mom could be up there and I don't want her to be put in danger if i can do something about it!" I swung my legs over so my feet were dangling over the side of the bed. I was lifting myself off the bed when I heard Chiron ask, "What are you doing?" I winced a little when I pushed myself off the bed, "Going to kill the dragon when I have the chance, and to save my mom and the rest of the gods." I began to limp out of the building. Once I got to the door I hesitated, clutching my stomach with one arm and holding myself up against the door frame with the other. I opened the door to a bright sun burning into my eyes. I had to cover my eyes with my hand to be able to use my eyesight at all. "Hannah you barely survived the hellhound attack without Leo's help, what makes you think you could just wonder into the wilderness and facedown a DRAGON and actually win?" I heard Chiron yell to me from the doorway to the infirmary. But I ignored him and went on my way to the training arena to snag my bow and quiver before I go. But then I felt a hand on my shoulder and winced. The sharp pain traveled through my body making me feel worse, "Hannah you need more time to recover and you could use a lot more training. But I will let you do one thing, I'm allowing you to leave the infirmary during the day. But I want you back in there for bed so the Apollo children can tend to you for the night, and once they say you are ready to train again I will let you as long as you take it easy from now on." A smile of happiness stretched across my face revealing snow white teeth, "Thanks Chiron." I saw Annabeth and waved to her. She waved back and gestured me to come with her. Chiron watched me as I slowly limped over to where Annabeth was standing. And she asked me, "Are you okay, we were all so worried about you. You were out for three days...Leo stayed by your side the the whole time. He never slept, never ate, and everyone was worried what would happen if...if..." Her voice trailed off but I knew what she was about to say, what if I didn't make it? And then I began to think, what would happen if I died? Would the gods die too from the dragon's breath? Would I have been the destruction of Olympus?

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