Irene

I was at school today, when I saw my friend Cayla, looking absent and was about to tumble down the stairs before I caught her. “Woah, Cayla, stop there.” “Huh? What?” She said and shook her head, “Oh! Hi, good morning, Irene.” “You were about to tumble down the stairs, missy.” I teased her and continued, “Isn’t our class right here?”

“Oh, yeah. Thanks.” Cayla said embarrassed. “I have art class over there, see you at lunch!” I said and walked into the crowd. I sat down on my seat and continued to make my cushion, we were making cushions in art class, bo-ring!

Finally, I was able to survive through all those boring English and math lessons, it’s now time for lunch! I skipped down the stairs, hoping to see some of my other friends: Nyx, Rue and- oh wait, Sydney went somewhere else. I sighed and opened my lunch box as I sat down on a bench, oh yes, sushi. “Hi, so sorry that I am late!” Cayla said as she slipped onto the seat opposite of me.

“No problem!” I said cheerfully, “Thanks.” Cayla said and took out her lunch box, we chatted and ate. Suddenly, the ground shook. “W-w-wwhat is happening?!” Cayla said, dropping her spoon.

“EARTHQUAKE!! DUCK!!” I yelled and dropped onto the ground. Cayla followed me as I crawled on the floor, finally at the courtyard. “WHAT ARE WE DOING?” she yelled over the noise. Instead of answering her. I pulled her behind a plant.

“NYX! RUE! TAKE COVER!” Cayla yelled as she shielded us with her body. Rocks plumbered down from the sky and hit Cayla. When the smoke cleared, we were unharmed. I was sure Cayla was dead, but a smoky figure walked out, wait. IT WAS CAYLA!!

“CAYLA!! Are you hurt?” Nyx said urgently, “Do we need medicine?” Rue panicked, “I feel… fine. The rocks didn’t hurt me at all. Thunder shook the ground and we crouched on the floor. Kids ran from everywhere, trying to open the door to the assembly hall. “Go! We need to help them!” I urged as we ran towards them. One of the people from my class ran to help us too. We pulled open the doors and encouraged the kids to go in, Nyx and Rue attended the wounded in there. Finally, me and the other student, Ventes, held open the door, trying to get in, but the earth rumbled our step.

“STAY AWAY!!” A voice rumbled in the sky. “HELP!!!” I yelled as I got thrown in the sky, looping the loop. “VENTES!! HELP ME PLEASE!!” I screamed and screamed for help, kids banged on the doors, trying to come out and help. As for Ventes, s-s-she was flying in the air! “I’m done helping you stupid half-blood!” She screeched and burst into the assembly hall, grinning and showing her fangs, “Well, well, well. What do we have here? 3 powerful demigods? I grant you that, my mistress would be glad and will grant me my wishes! Oh yesssssssss, she would be glad, very glad.”

“You wish.” said a familiar voice in the mist. A girl walked out from it, she was wearing a long black hood with a long black robe, she was wearing all black. Even a pure black raven sat on her shoulder. The only thing that wasn’t black that she had was her weapons. Her black raven cawed and she froze. She turned her attention to me and I backed up. She turned back to Ventes and took her sword out. Her sword was silver and bronze. She pulled out a gold dagger with silver sparkles which burst into blue flames every few seconds.

She charged and advanced on Ventes, her moves were incredible, in a few seconds she had Ventes in chains. She sheathed her dagger near her throat but Ventes started to turn to mist. “You stupid venti!!” She growled and whistled, her raven flew after her trying to grab her.

I wanted to help but I seemed useless compared to the girl’s incredible moves. She whipped her dagger when Ventes’s back was turned. She stabbed it at her back and with a painful wail she disappeared in a puff of black smoke.

The raven cawed and flew back to the girl, she shethed up her sleeve and showed up her large cut. The raven dripped tears on it and the cut sealed up. After that, the girl turned to me. Uh oh, I thought, how was I going to escape when that girl was advancing on me?

She turned her head towards the glass door of the assembly hall. The children backed up and she shot her arm towards it. The children backed and jumped back. “WHO ARE YOU??!!” Nyx yelled and grabbed a long piece of glass and charged at her. When the glass was out to reach the girl, she grabbed the hilt of it, then broke it with her strength. She turned her head towards Nyx, she backed up and stumbled down. “Who are you??!!” She screamed in terror.

The girl chuckled, “Is that how you treat an old friend?” Then she lowered her hood……

“N-n-n-no way…” Rue stammered, she was the first to get over the shock of the girl.

The girl had dark chocolate colored eyes and dark caramel hair. Her dark clothes melted into something else. She was wearing jeans and a white top with a jean like jacket on. Her black hood was still on and a pack of silvery arrows and a bow was on her back. She wore a bracelet with weird markings and her sword was sheathed at her side along with her dagger. Her raven perched itself on her shoulder and burst into blue flames, suddenly it was a phoenix! A blue phoenix! “Alia, go back to camp.” She ordered her phoenix, “And bring me Diana.” The phoenix squaked in reply and flew off leaving specks of blue flames behind. “S-S-Sydney.” I started to tremble and a smirk crept up on her lips. “Irene, nice seeing you again, you too Rue, Cayla and Nyx.” She helped Nyx up as a large shadow appeared in the skies. My faithful companion awaits me, as for you, you might want to go to camp, where it will be safe. As for you Cayla… our director would have to think about something.

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